National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-11-30

GES.-The Levy enworth (Kansas)
Times has an account of the ransom
from the Ki0wa Indians of a white
family by Lieut.. llesselberger of the
Third U. S. Infantry, which is sta
toned ut Fort Dodge. The prison
ers all belonged to one family, and
at the time they were taken by the
Indians were returning from IA visit
to some sick relatives, and were but
a few miles from home when sur
prised and captured. In the melee
that ensued the head of the family.
James Box. was killed and scalped.
The remaining members of the fam.
lily were Immediately placed on ami
NAL and hurried to the haunts of
the savages. In the haunt of this
relentless foe the child fell from the
arms of its mother, while the In
dians were goading the worn out
animals that carried her. 1t was
crushed to death among the rocks,
the mother not being allowed to dis
mount and see it. The mother and
the two eldest daughters re sub
ject to the most unhcard OF cruelty
and outrages, and the youngest
child, unable to understand the
commands of her tiendish task mas
tiers, was placed upon live Goals till
she was roasted. When rescued
she had almost forgotten her mother
tongue. Altogether they were in
captivity about ten weeks.
A young lady by the name of II.
Calf, returning from visit to her
friends, near Bloomfield, Iowa, was
way laid and shot, the ball entered
near the eye and came out ut the
back of the head. The inluman
wretch then cut her throat from ear
to ear, and when dead, skinned and
quartered her, put her remains INTO
his wagon, covered them with few
bundles of oats and carried them
into town, wherethey were discover
ed by some of the citizens when the
murderer made confession. it is sup
posed by some that he is insane.
Tell me, angelic host, We messen-
gers of love, shall swindled printers
here below have no redress above a?
The shining band replied, "To MS
is knowledge given, delin1uents on
the printers book can never enter
heaven"
THE SCOOLMAsTER ABROAD
The following is a notice of lost
" Calf" which was lately nailed up
at the Winooski post office:
WINOOsKI, VT, Nov. ., 1866.
Found A Hei1er on the Premises
ocquipide by Peter Shiatt this is a
Spring Calf She is Half White and
red She is white on the Back And
She is in good order the honorc Of Il
lost Calf VIII call at j. $. Tubbs x
Co Tin shop and he will get intor,
nation.
\ Frcnchman who had been in
India, speaking of tiger hunts, re
marked: " When re trcnchman
hunt re tigarc, ah. ze SPORTS grand.
magnifiqne But when re tigare
hunt re frenchman, ouch! zere is
re perry tevil to payw
To Those WHO Borrow A PA.
PER.--The following should be read
by every man who has neglected TO
take a paper in his own place:
" Breathes there Il man with soul
SO dead-WhO never to himself hath
said--l will some county paper take
both for nysrlfand family 'ssallc
| If such their be, let him rcprnt-al!d
have the paper to him sent--and il
he'd pass Il Happy winter--he IN ad
vance should pay the printer
SHARP PEACTICE.-A Yankee
having a large family, found it rath
er hard to keep up the table, and
has adopted the following plan:
AZ evening just before supper he
calls his children around him and
addresses Them as follows:
"Who'll take a cert and do with.
cut his supper ?"
81, |, L." cXclaim the children.
eager to get the prize.
The old man pulls ont n rocket
hook full OF red cents, which he
keeps for The occasion, and after civ
ing them one apiece, sends them oil
! 10 bed.
Next morning they all look like
starved Arabs.
The old man calls them aroun(
him, and, with an air OF gravity
asks:
" Who'll give cent to have {
nice warm biscuit for breakfast :"
1t is needless to say that the cent,
are forthcoming.
RECLA1MED.-A correspondent,
writes from Belmont, n. Y, to tn,
Tribune as follows:
"Sir an amusing scene Occulrc,
at the Free Methodist Church il
our villago on Sunday last. Uncl,
d., Il life long admilvr of +. W., an,
''lal an ardent wOrsIlpper, VERY
"okc away from the Re
W. "'"g with T. W.
''atuiaiis -. used very
P"oii'""S iaS' sPi.. q
and report has it that he :,
substantial arguments in favor