Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-24

10 dodge ball Which rolled oUer his leg, and a
slight scratch on anotheT's $ face from the e1plo.
sion Of q she'll.
HOW THE REBELS TRY TO GET ARMS.
The following, from the New York EVsn
ing Post elbows to what tricks the rebels
resort to get arms;
A few days ago, person doing business in
this city, but not in the arms business, tied
his horse near the door of an arms aud am
munition store, walked into the store, and
asked the price of Government percussion
caps, ,.,,.. .,,.,,..., 4, +, -. -, ..,.
Cant 1 buy them any cheaper down
Esst2" '.
"No."
"TeIl me, capdidly, what is your opinion
about a speculation. l can get three dollars
per thousand for caps delivered in Havana,
and you know, from the nature OF my bust
ness it will be very easy for me to ship them.
What do you think Would you 90 q"
NO, I would not"
"Wby2n
1.-THE risk would be too great"
"Why so2"
~ should be obliged to get permit from
| the chief of police to deliver you million
| percussion caps; an escort would be detailed
| to go with those caps from here to your place
of business. They know you do not deal in
! percussion caps, and your store would
tbenceforth be watched"
"Would this also be done if bought the
caps down East2"
| "Yesn
Suppose was caught, what would be the
punishment"
mot very severe. Only your property
would be cor nfscated, you would be sent to
Fort Lafayette, and perhaps you would be
hang for treason"
1.-THE risk is too great-it won't pay"
A few evenings after this person aged
about thirty five years, and wearing the uni
form of United States naval officer, came
! into the same store. The time was near
| dusk. He requested to see q price-list of
arms, stating be wished to purchase arms
! for the use of the Spanish Government in
! Cuba.
The reply was that he could not have it.
"Why not2"
"Because itcan not be needed for any hon.
est purpose"
The stranger was quite indignant at this,
and asked what warrant the dealer had for
saying this. -.... .-...--
Because the Spanish Government is very
we'll awar that arms aud ammunition are q
hundred per cent. dearer in the United
States now than in Europe-and it has no
such pressing need of arms In Cuba, that it
should pay double prices here when it can
eShu w I1NiOPN' ~ ~ ~ w y W ASi ~ ~
wish to keep out of trouble, not to make this
inquiry of another person"
"Sir, l can bring letters from the highest
authorities in Washington to show who
am, and that am true man."
"It will do you no good. Others have had
such letters, and have been caught trying to
smuggle arms across the Potomac concealed
in cargo of hay. The highest authorities
are frequently deceived"
Afier this conversation the "naval officer
! walked off 1t may be as well to add thai
the police are on the track of persons who
are engaged in attempts of the KIDD above
recited and that their hope of escaping de
lection is very slight.
WHAT AN ILLINOIS VILLAGE HAS DONE.
The little village of Evanstown, Illinois
containing but FIVE hundred inhabitants ha
sent to the Federal army two colonels, on
lieutenant colonel, two brigade surgeons, ON
msjor, one regimental adjutant one chaplain
one lieutenant, and an indefinite number O
non commissioned officers and privates. No
| is the material yet exhausted. -.
POSITION AT WEST POINT OF PROMINENT MILL
TARY MEN.
, Below we give a table showing the year
: in which some of the most prominent mill
: tary chieftains on both sides graduated @
West Point and the position in which the
I stood in their various classes;
\ UNION MEN.