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FROM THE ARMY oFraE POTOMAC

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-lAssociated Press
dispatch. Yesterday morning, as some of our
teamsters Were foraging near the Rapidan,
north Of Clark's Mountain, one of the ensmv,s
entrenched batteries fred seven shots al them
The rebels had previously threatened our pick
els that they should do SO II we repeated the
act. No one was In lured.
A rebel brigade occupy a strong position
nf rfh OF the Rapidan, near the railroad, within
short distance of our lines. The road is in
good order between the two lines
: Our troops strongly picket the Rapidan to
Jus mouth. and thence down the Rappahannock
below Falmouth.
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ST. LOUIS, Oct.5-The steamers Chancellor.
Forest Queen, and Calahoula were burned at
the levee yesterday. Thetwolatter boats were
totally destroyed. The hull and machinery OF
the former was saved. All the boats were
undergoing repairs. They were valued at
855,oOO. The amount Of insurance Is unknown.
The nre was the work OF an incendiary. Seve-
raj lives are reported to have been lost but
nothing definite 10 known at present
The steamer Campbell, burned near MILL
ken's Bend . few days since. was valued 1t
100000 and incurred for $4,000. -
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SECOND EDITION.
O'CLOCK p. n.
REPORTED FIGHT BETWEEN BAKgRs
RANGERS AND MOSEBY's
GTERRIIJAS

1t Is currently reported on the street this
morning that Col. Bakers rangers had Sc we're
fight yesterday, near Middleburg, with Nose.
oy's GuerriIlas. Howthe fight terminated is
net known. 1t is proper to state, however, that
nothing Official concerning the matter has been
received at Col. Bakers headquarters up to
the time of going to press.
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WAR DEPARTMENT. J
ADJUTAET GENERAL OFFICE.
WkSuIRETnE Ant Z llRS

ADJGTAET UHNBRAL7S UFFICE,S
WASHINGTON, Oct 8, 1858. \
The following officers having been reported
At the Headquarters of the Army for the offense
hereinafter peciSed are hereby notified that they
will be recommended for dismissal f0m the ser
vice of the United states unless within Fifteen us,
days from this date they appear before the Mill
tary Commission in sc ssion in this city, of which
Brsadier General Ricketts, il President, and make
satisfactory defence to the charges against th-ln
Failing 10 rtport at nnqpo!iS Nd as ordereI:
Second Lieutenant Madison Earle 18th u g.
infantry.
Being IN the Rig Of Hoshinston soifb0gt arthority
First LieutenantP BurtihaIs I'd L. s. cavalry
Il. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General
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War DsPARrxgxv. }
AByurAyT GkNsssL's 0PPiUR
MAaUfgGpOy lct < lsS1

War DsPARrxgxv
AByuTAyT GsyssaL's 0PPiUR
= KAsHfNGpoy Oct 5, 1851
Tho following pa ned officers, charged With
o1enses and Heretofore published, are .zen,Ss5rom
eeirs di,issed TIE srci af the DATED S,a,ess hAv
ing made satisfactory defense in their respective
cases:
Assistant Surgeon D. Dodd, U. 8. Volunteers.
First Lieutenant George IL. Brady, Rssimentsl
QusrteI master, 18th u. &. Infantry.
Surgeon 7. j. Kelly, LIST brsade, Sd division, Is.
army corps.
Second Lieutenant Robert sweetmsn 18th q. 8.
cavalry. ID. ID. TOWNSEND,
ri Assistant Adjutant General.
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THE SMITHSON COURT-MARrIAL.
This COURT met this morning, but adjourned
without transacting any business, to Thursday
morning next
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GENERAL HEINTzBLMAN

GENERAL HEINTEBLMAN
Rumor has 1t to-day that Gen. Heintzelman
has been assigned to duty elsewhere and that
either Gen. Sickles will replace him, or that the
DEPARTMENT. of Washington will be merged in
the Defensss of Washington and the whole put
in charge Of General Barnard
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ARRIVAL or TR00pS


The following have arrived at Soldiers Rest
and reported to Capt E. NJ. Camp: 20 conya-
lescents from Fortress Monroe; 70 GONZALES
cents from Annapolis, 60 oavalEy men; % regl-
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PRRsoNAL.-t irst Assistant Postmaster Gen /.
eral Ranoai has returned from his late visit to
Penn sylyania.
The Third Assistant Postmaster General, at
latest ad vice., y as at Atchison, Kansas.
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NAVAL ORDERS


Lient. Com'r Henry Eben, ordered to special
duty at New York.
Second Assistant Engineer Benjamin Bunce,
ordered to the Mendoza
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Come cticut Town Electiens-The Unto,
Ticket Elected.

Ticket Elected.
SroNINGroH, Oct 5.-The Republican Union
ticket for town Officers was elected to -day by
$50 majority. .EF
BRIDGEPORT, Oct. SAT the city election
held TO- day the entire Union ticket, headed by
Clapp Speoner for Mayor, was elected by. q
large majority. 49, -ss5ha s#. atA
DASBURY, Oct. 5.-The town election held
here day resulted in favor of the Union
ticket by majority Of I73. t-esa
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: TMEGRAPHIC NEWS.
FROM CHARLKSTON.
CAPTURE OF A REBEL sTlAMHR

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-The steamer Fulton,
from Charleston on the afternoon of the Sd inst,
arrived this morning.
She reports nothing new.
The rebel steamer Diamond, from Nassau for
Savannah, with cargo Of saltpetre and lilo uors,
captured by the gunboat Stettin, has arrived
at Port Royal.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
REAIGN ED.

ALBANY, Oct. 6.--The Hon. Erastns Corning
has resigned his seat a Representative in Con-
gress, owing to i'll health.
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~ Why IL Wyman, thu Ventriloquist,
greater man than the prophet Of old
Because he makes hundreds speak-Balaan
only one.
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A RAID BY THI REBEL FORREST

NEw YORK, Oct GA Nashville dispatch
TO the Herald, dated the 5th instant states that
Forrest made raid on the road between
that city and the front. cutting the telegraph
and temporarily stopping Communication.
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RsMoYED.-Qu General Fuckers
offeihassbeen removed from the corner OF G
am Eighteenth streets tothe building occupied
in PAL by Col Beckwith. The building vacated
BY EEn. Racker is being renovated preparatory
toSbei5g occupied by Col Perry
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GRovnR,s THIArER will open In magnificent
atyle to- night positively. A great deal OF doubt
has existed az to their ability to get through;
that the opening performance will be given,
and with great perfection, Tonight Seats may
Be secured at the theater until half past i've.
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SENT TO THE CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hogan, q supposed substitute or deserter, W as
arrested ana confined in the Central Guard
house last evening.
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gWby is Wyman, the Fentriloquist, like
tie american flag!
Because, like that glorious banner, he has no
eGuai
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- o OU 3 NE Wsl
10 900 LADIES. MEN, & CHILDREN WANTED

1O,OOO LADIES, MkN, d CHILDREN WANTED
AT HEILBRUN'S
BOOT AND SHOE STORE,
900 SereHth street Under Odd FelIo,ps' Hail.
to buy some Of those great bargains which We are
enabled to offer. ~ follows
Ladies' BALMORALs, 81 Is to Ss
Ladies' 6AIFlRs, 81 to o. so,
Lsdies' SLIPP1RS, Sc to 81 50,
Childrens' SHOES, sc. to q IS,
ANOL1TG. SOC. to %,
Mems and Boys Pssssd and sewed BOOTS,
SHOES and GAITARs. At ell prices.
L. HRtLBRUN CO.,
oc 7wS sos It'll st.. under Odd Fellows Hall.
TAKE NoTlCBl PIX.
Il II. Genuine IB. Soldiers an others who
love to psruss literature RARE - well a. Racy,
should get the Zine New Books Just issued by
M n. lylairf CO; They .rs perfect Gem.
yet INTRODUCED. each Book contains lse PAass Oh
Ma DING MAf1.a and are embellished With beauti-
full en- aravinSs, e1pressly designed and drawn By
Easiys Artist.: h.Iiys BooI, WIN b ssnt Is.s
eellsneous Panoramic Paeiass" Phunny, Phac-
ton, and fhaney, contains sketches Sonss. Acros-
etc stsg Price with Gard Sc cents Without card
IS cents WIN WRIT & co.,
ool-N' 10 Nassau st., New York.
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Gorxe II WITH = RueH-Within ave days
mast thirty I've marriage licenses hare been
Issued hy The Clerk OF the Court and yesterdey
there were sixteen issued.
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1Why IL wyman's Magic Bottle like Mag.
gie MITCHELL
Because they both keep large audiences in
constant J6oU Of good spirifs.
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AssAULTING AN OFFICER-Wm. Jones was
arrested last nigh for assaulting Officer Taylor
of the Third Ward, while in the discharge of
his duty. Justice Thompson committed HIM
to Jail for .oHrt in default OF bail.
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88yER's opEs1se.-Gspyer's beautiful
fma36c temple is a perfect hive of industry
toHaSSmaki king the final preparations for the
gHnd tpening to night. The bill for tonight
~ sAiferb one, and the cast indispensable.
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~JUDGE WILLIAM JoHNsrON, OF OHIO.
S one Of the sh'est men n the country, vi |
SPEAK n .t 'as e Ls3sus Ro ms TONIGHT. Ladies'
rArTEFTIoN, yogRNEYMEN PLASTER.
Ysmps..pee Han on ,EGRsD.v ay1t, s Oct ;os ss
By orde. Of the pre.iAent. o~sst.
~ LpaUn ,Ap q,
INDICATED BATHS.
= Mrs. M. N. ABBY, formerly of No. 3sG 18th
street. having taken ths house NO. BOB = street.
sor1er Of 18th is now prepased 70 al minister s@tas
hsso, Gout. Gore Thr, at, Erysipelas salt Rheam
.e,e,nla' Dysrep;is Fever =, hsas, Jsun iise,
Mrs hs1ins he tested the Bath is able to
Washington and rgeto~n will ~ iii thsfaseiYes
Of easy pleasant and speedy remedy st1r m o.
mr.. also ramo snsFf s. Msa = 5
leaving 20 trass Of their former sppea raacs
llfsolars al lne Eouse 90 21*
nSfUKGEON GENERALS OFFICE
@ WASHINGTON, d. O., 0cto bar 3, 1883.
An Army MED ical Board will meet in the city OF
New York, the 18th instant for the exam nation
Of candidates for admission into the Medical Staff
of the Regular Army.
Applicants must be between 81 AID 80 years of
age, and physically sound.
Applications must be m sde 10 the Secretary of
War, or through tie Surgeon General osthe Army,
stating the residence of the applicant and the date
and place Of his birth and they must also bs &C
comp4ned by respectable tssti L onias of moral
character.
No allowances is made for tbs expenses OF persone
undergoin the ation a. it is 81 in
bic pre- requisite to appointment.
There now several vaesncies in The Medical
STAFF Of the Regular Army. By order.
CH CRANE,
oc6St Surgeon q. 2 Army.
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Mn IN OPRRA.-There il a decided dutter
org the musical folks in view OF the ap-
rR here speedily of the great German
'rS mpany headed by Carl Anschutz
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GLOOMY TALK OF The RlBHLs Al TUT AZ
HAIRS ~ ONARLo q -

THE RICHMOND PAPRRS SAY ALL rs LOST
FOR THE CONFEDERATE CAUSR IE
CROAKING" Is NOT STOPPED, 20
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Washington Money Market-Latest Que

tati0nS.
Furnished by Lewis johnson & Co., Bank
ers.>
Buying. Selling.
U. s. Coupon Bonds, 1881 ......lU7X 1se1
u. 3. 52O's par
U. s. ..sI NOES ...............l6 1854
luartermaotsrS' Caecss .99S
New Certificates. 99k
nhsricah do1a. ..l44al4o A7x
American Silver. 12Ual25
NEW YoaK RAras-3 o CLOCK r. Il.
coupon 6's, 1851, itS6, 1873, IO64; Certd-
Gates OF Indebtedness, 99ss; Gold, l47; Erie E.
Il, lO1A; Michigan Southern, 81; Chicago and
Rock Island, les Chicago and Northwestern,
3exi Alton and Terrahaute, 6ih: Milwaukee
aud Prairie du CHEN, 70k.
e. Why is Wyman, the Wizard like the
kug-bee on a ladys bosom
Because he liz n brilliant humbug and a bee
wltching neck romapcer
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JOHN b: 1IAD. 4essursr Of work snA Nsssr,aI
Will sttsnd 70 en orders Left e - ssss ~ 81;
psss. coTIsx OF Aaryland avenue md 6ixth stress.
~ 'e"s" % lG-lms
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GRAND LAEogsY.-Annis Harley was ar
rested by officer Bower Of the Third Ward, for
stealing about e22 money from VIM. Bailey.
The money was taken from Bailey's house dur
ing last night, the prisoner being the only per-
sen there. She was sent to Jail by justice
THOMPSON.
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SEATS MAY be secured for the opening Of
Growers New Theater tonight at the theata,
office, in the front OF the entrance, until half.
past five O'Clock. A plat is prepared for the
occasion.
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CRIMINAL COURT, Jud7s Fisher.-Peter Lew
is, indicted for grand larceny in stealing slip
psrs, boots and segars from Caleb Warner,
was tried Jury out
Christian Norman and Kitty Mathews, tried
for stealing pair Of boots, blankets, overcoats,
&c., from W. II. Calhoun, were found guilty,
and sentenced TO the penitentiary for one year.
Louisa Dean was found guilty Of petit lar
ceny, and received q nominal sentence
James Lucas, indicted for the larceny of s65
from Mary Fox, was found not guilty.
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PoRTICo OF THE NORTH WING OF THE CAP.
1ToL.-Crawford's statuary representing va
rious epochs in our history, which were for q
resentatives, have been placed in position on
the portico 10 the north wing OF the Capitol,
presenting striking appearance.
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ORPHANS COURT, Judge PurceN-The will
OF ~ ;, CARY was this morning fully proved
The first and final account OF Jane Boulan-
ger and John M Jewell, administrators of
Joseph Boulanger, was approved and passed.
The first and final account OF Robert "
Goldman, executor Of A. Smiley, was ap-
proved and passed
Zepheniah Jones was appointed guardian to
r. L. Jones, orphan OF r. L. Jones, deceased
Louisa Dean was indentured to G. p. Fisher.
John w. Haslup obtained letters testament.
tary on the estate of Mary Ann Haslup.
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ROW WITH GUARD.-Yesterday after
noon, number of teamsters got into a difficul.
ty at the Government warehouse, near the De-
pot, with the guard, and it was apprehended
for time that something serious would take
place. 1t appears that one of the teamsters
disoheyed orders by standing on the platform,
and guard attempted TO push him off, when
the other teamsters assaulted the guard, who
was soon reinforced, and fight ensued, during
which one of them had his head cut Sc riously
with the but of a musket, and others received
some bruises. The guard succeeded, however,
in arresting three Of the principals and dis
Iersed the others
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~ Why is lyman, the Ventriloquist like q
Railway Engine -
Because he can dralp q crowd
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SECOND WARD STArIoH CAsss.-Collins
Dixon, assault and battery; security for hear
ing. VIM. Magruder, vasrancy; dismissed.
Joseph Travis, drunk; $l.5s. VIM. Kelly, sus-
picion; workhouse. Samuel Smith, drunk
diemissed. Jno. Sloan, drunk and disorderly;
do
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ARRESTED BY WARRAHTs IRON THE COURT
Yesterday, bench warrants issued BY Judge
Cartier were placed in the hands Of officers
Kelly and Pendle, Of the Fourth Yard, who at
once proceeded to arrest Miles Perry and Henry
NaEee. The prisoners were delivered into the
custody Of Deputy Marshal Phillips, and were
taken TO Jail They are charged with keeping .
gaming house; AID this morning they appeared
before the court and gave security 900 each)
Spalding going security for the flrst named and
G. w. Cochrane for the latter.
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IRON HALL 1UAHI1U1n WARE ROOMS.
fss IS 4. 1'- DIAIN0.R OoM. Am
IS 81 t4ee ps3 ORnI0D tURNITTYn1
We have The most extenatvs Gtoek n * 49,
and hsvips purcb esd excrsiysly for cash. - -
chaeors. O0I1kNR WILL0op
! --,--.rs4s Iron Hall, Psnn oveore.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-02-07

A Cool EDIToR-The man who in the late
" tin panic" or crisis" replied to the remark
of polite notary, that he had brought no
tice of protest for FIVE thousand dollars. proba-
bly, a mistake, "Oh no-a regular pu'st -
that man, we say is almost equalled by the
editor of western paper, who owes bank a
thousand dollars, for which they hold his note.
The defauting wag announces it thus in his
paper:
There is large collection Of autographs
of distinguished individuals deposited for safe
keeping in the cabinet Of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank. each accompanied with a
note 10 the handwriting Of the autographist.
We learn that they have cost the bank great
deal of money. They paid over thousand
dollars for ours. We hope great care is taken
to preserve these capital and interesting relics,
as should they be lost, we doubt whether they
could be easily collected again. Should the
bank, however, be so unfortunate as to lose
ours. we'll let them have another at half-price,
in consequence of the very hard times"
That editor is a cool one. He should have
a government contract
The weekly Butte record., 1863-02-07

RELIEF FOR NEURALGIA-As this dreadful
disease is becoming more prevalent than for
merly, ard as the doctors have not found any
method or medicine that will permanently cure
it, we simply state that for some time past a
member of our family has suffered most in
tensely from it, and could find no relief from
any remedy applied, until we saw an article
which recommended the application of bruised
horseradish to the face, for toothache. As neu-
ralgia and toothache are both nervous diseases,
we thought the remedy for the one would be
likely to cure the other, so we made the appli-
cation to the side of the body where the disease
was seated. 1t gave almost instant relief to
the severe attack of neuralgia. Since then We
have applied it several times, and with the
same gratifying results. The remeny is simple,
cheap, aud may be within the reach of every
one Lawrenceville Herald.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-02-07

NATURAL CuRIosITIEs.-In the Coso range,
about $50 miles from Los Angeles, is Brim-
stone mountain. volcano in actual operation.
Its altitude is about 1000 feet The exterior
of the mountain is pure birthstone. hard but
yielding to the pick. The birthstone is worth
SIS per 100 lbs. in Los Angeles. About two
and a-half miles from this mountain is a large
number Of hot springs, with temperature up
to boiling heat. About three miles from the
Birthstone Mountain is the Iron Mountain, SO
called. 1t rises to 5000 feet above the ocean
level, is of redish color, and contains iron ore
1t exhibits strongly the action Of FIRE. A few
miles distant from Birthstone Mountain rise;
another called the Glass Mountain, an extinct
volcano. At former period it disgorged
large quantities of glass. The glass is strewr
over the surface of the earth for distance o
over twenty miles. Some pieces weigh from
one hundred to two hundred pounds All O.
ii is perfectly free from impurities. and perfect
y Translucent Exchange.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-02-07

The number Of principal colleges and pro
fessional schools in the United States, inclu-
ding theological, law and medical, in 1860
was 233. By an act Of Congress Of July 3D.
1862, about 100000 acres of public lands
were appropriated for the support of colleges
and schools for the benefit of agriculture and
the mechanic arts in the several States and
Territories of the Union. Five millions OF per
sons received instruction in the educational in-
stitutions of the United States in the year
ending June, 1850.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-02-07

BLOODY BEEcHER.-Henry Ward Beecher,
in his recent fraternity lecture ~ Boston, said
I'VE need more martyrs we need more blood
shed. Bloodshed is the wine of the nations.-
God feeds them Oh blood" Now, (says the
Newburyport Herald, Republican paper,)
why does not this man make martyr Of HIM
seif?-why does he not shed little Of his owu
blood In no way could he do bis country
more service, for bis utteranees for years have
tended to bring US to our present position,
Good care does he take to keep himself out of
danger, while he talks so bravey-so deviish-
ly-in the Plymouth Church and the fremont
Temple Ask the wife who has lost her hus-
band aud parents who mourn sons and they
cannot talk SO fiippantly of blood as this MN
ister of the 9 meek and lotrly Jesus" If his
God is one who feeds the nations with blood,
it explains much of his preaching.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-02-07

PERILs OF PRECocIrY.-Baillett mentions
one hundred and sixty-three children, endowed
with extraordinary talents among whom few
arrived at an advanced age The two sons of
Quintilian, so vaunted by their father did not
reach their tenth year. Hermogenes, who, at
the age of fifteen, taught rhetoric to Marcus
Aurelius, who triumphed over the most cele-
brated rhetoriciaDs of Greece did not die, but
at twenty-four lost his faculties, and forgot
all he had previously acquired. Plea di Mi
randoa died at thirty-two Johannes Secun-
dus, at twenty-five, having at the age of fifteen
composed admirably, Greek and Latin verses,
and become profoundly versed in jurisprudence
and letters. Pascal, whose genius developed
itself at ten years old, did not attain the
third of century. In l79l, a child was born
at Lubbock, named Henri Heneken, whose
precocity was miraculous. At ten months of
age, he spoke distinctly, at twelve learnt the
Pentateuch by rote, and at fourteen months
was familiar with the Old and New Testament
At two years he was as familiar with Ancient
History as the most erudite authors Of antiqui
ty. Sausan and Danville could only compete
with him in geographical knowledge. In the
ancient and modern languages he was prof
cient This wonderful child was unfortunately
carried off 10 bis fourth year.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-02-07

FOREST AT NIGHT-Darkness makes the
brain giddy. Man needs light. Whoever
plunges into the opposite Of day. his heart is
chilled. When the eye sees blackness, the
mind sees trouble. In an eclipse, in night, in
sooty darkness, there is anxiety even to the
strongest. Nobody walks alone at night in
the forest without trembling. Darkness and
trees, two formidable depths-a reality of chi
meras-appear in the indistinct distance. The
inconceivable outlines itself few steps from
you with spectral clearness. You see float
ing in space, or in your brain, something
strangely vague and unsizeable as the dreams
of sleeping flowers. There are fierce phantoms
in the horizon. You breathe in the odors OF
the black void. You are afraid and tempted
to look behind you. The hollowness of night
the haggardness of all things, the silent profles
that fade away as you advance, the obscure
dishevelments, angry clumps, livid pools, the
gloom reflected in the funeral. the sepulchral
immensity of silence, the possible unknown be-
ing, the swaying of mysterious branches, the
frightful twisting of the trees, long spires oil
shivering grass-against all this you have no
defense. There Is no bravery which does not
shudder aud feel the nearness of anguish ou
feel something hideous, as if the soul were
amalgamating with the shadow. This pene-
tration of the darkness is inexpressibly dismal
for child Victor Hugo.