National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-10-19

B}dde, Of the 24th inst, is RESPONSE
bic for the following:
\ soldier of this city who served
with distinction as colonel of Il Mi
chIgan regiment. was approached
yesterday by an oilicerwho supports
Johnson, with "A suggestion that, as
military men, they ought to pay
their respects to President Johnson
upon his arrival at Toledo.
YoH may, but I will mott repl-
ed the Michigan colonel, " for l have
no respect for him.
But" quoth the Johnsonian,
. YOU will go with us and show your
respect for Grant and Farragut who
accompany him: won't YOU"
:. My dear sir replied the colo
mel, - there was once an old lady
: who kept boarding house for la
borers. One morning she came
across a piece of tainted beef. which
she purchased cheap and boiled for
dinner. 1t = smelt to heaven" and
not a boarder would touch it. That
evening she sliced and fryed it, but
it wouldn't dot still smelt. The
next morning she made hash of it.
but it smelt louder and louder, when
a boarder could stand it no longer,
spoke his mind - Look here. old
lady, You may bile it, you may fry
it, or YOU may Spite good potatoes
by hashin' it with EN-, bit that meat
st'nks, and YOU can't crowd it down
me in any shape" Now" contin-
ucd the positive colonel" you may
take Johnson boiled, fried. stewed.
or sandwichcd between two as good
potatoes as Grant and Farragut,
and he stinks. You can't crowd
him down me at amy price"
Thc convention closed abruptly.
POLICE COURT.-On complaint of
Grand Juror Joyce, several old of
Tenders were yesterday brought be
fore Justice Smith, to answer the
charges against them, and were con
1icted and disposed Of as follows:
Frank Morseman, drunk; fined
l1.35,
VIM. Naliquette, drunk; fined
311.35. Naliquctte was re-arraign-
ed on a charge of assault and bat
terry. the circumstances Of which
F were of such an aggravated nature,
, that the Justice held him for trial
: at the March term Of the County
Court.
Fidelia johnson. drunk fined
S11.25. Fidelia was also convicted
of viola ion of the liquor law and
fined so and costs.
t Ellen Mahor, violation of the IL
quor law; fined - and costs.
Richard Johnson. assault and bat
tcrh fined 50 and costs.-Rulaad
E9uid.
Since July the Cholera has found
li07 victims in Cincinnati.
\ drunkard in Alexandria hid
$1,000, and couldn't find it when
: sober.
. Kossuth, old and worn, is de
f pendent upon the worlds charity.
FROM THE INDIAN COUNTRY
RESCUE OF WHITE WOMEN FROM
THE SAVAGES.-St. Louis. No. Oct.
11.-Capt. Barlow, of Gen. Sher-
mans staff, arrived here yesterday
from Fort Dodge, where he saw two
white girls named Doyle, one II and
the other Is years old, who had been
ranSomed from the kiowa Indians.
The girls say that on the 21th o!
; August last the Kiowas attacked
their home IN Northwestern Texas
and killed, scalped and burned their
father. Themselves. mother. and
sister eight years old were carried
off i'll captivity and treated with the
: utmost cruelty. On their arrival at
. . the Indian camp the captives were
knocked ScnseleSs with clubs and
repeatedly raviShrd by the tiends.
They were treated in this way four
or five times every day. On hear
: ing the commanding officer at Fort
Dodge. not having sufficient force
, ~ ltN'ut lll''Ill tll'ttt'l llltll ldllSOlIl.
and will send them to their friends
in Texas as soon MS they recover
from their terrible suilcrings. While
in the Indian camp the officer sent
: to arrange their ransom saw the cap
3 tiNes knocked down three times and
! violated.
5 Gen. sherman will bc here on the
10th inst.
: \ money hunter being about to
: marry u fortune. friend asked him
, how long the honey moon would last.
Don't tell me of the honey moon.
he replied; its the harvest moon
, with me-
IN lriShman said he didn't come
, to this country for want. lie had
} plenty of that in old Ireland.
, The vines of California are loaded
, down with fruit of unusual size and
j. sweetness.
, Texas has exported within Il short
;. time Il million dollars worth of cat.
, tie.
An English journal speaks of the
Rev. John Picrpont as IAN abolition.
: list. u tcctOtallcr and n spiritualist. =