Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-01

PEG LEG SMITH. .-lllG Gan TTiliciScO
Morning Call:.,nnnoncns inc horLh in that city
Of q noted mountain character, Thomas H.
Smith, who was kentuckian born and nearly
seventy years Of age when he died Tic Call
says Of him
"In early life he became Il member OF the
American Fur Company, and Tor nearly thirty
years trapped beaver hunted buffalo and
fought Indians on their frontier and IN the
businesses of The Rocky Mountains Will.
leading the life Of nounancer, he visited
nearly every portion OF the country lying be-
tween the Mississippi river and the Pacific
ocean, and the Red river on the north and
Mexico on the south He acquired The lam
cuages Of the Pawnccs, Sioux, Sho>hones,
Utahs, PanvanS, Crows, BIacklcet, Ncyajas
and other tribes, and became chief III h"
Utah tribe. In 1927, while trapping on the
head waters Of the North Platte, in Company
with four ompanions, his party was attacked by
q band Of rowing Indians During the battle
that followed, Smith was shot in the lcg, the
bones of which were shattered so badly that he
became satisfied that he would die unless the
leg vas amputatcd. As none of his compan-
the lob, Smith performed the amputation hln-
self, AS wonderful as it may appear TO the
professional reader Smith leg healed, ana
formed very good stump. 1t was TINS i;lc'
that gave him the name Of Peg-eg Smith.
T. MORE CONSCIENCE MONEY. Five communl-
cations were yesterday received by Secretary
McCuoch and the United States Treasurer
from unknown parties, enclosing money right
fully due the Government
Some person in Indianapolis, Indiana! Scnds
50, 900 through the mail, unaccompanlcu ny
any explanation or any Indication as to Wnohi
it is from. Two checks were also received
anonymously, one for the sum Of $40, proper
ly endorsed, and made payable to the Secretary
of the Treasury, from Albany, New AoIh,
given by j. j. Osterhaut, and the other loF
$2l5 given by w. II. Wallace, OF otcuocn-
vile, Ohio. Sl4 in gold is sent by pellSo,n
who states:that it is the amount due loT guy guy
on some goods which he had reason TO Dcios ;i
were Struggled. S. was also received by man
ftom some party in this city who desires 10
make restitution. Int. ...
CoNFIscAmoN OF RACE HoRsEs.-Ihc
Detroit Post says: General Morrow, Collector
of Customs, caused the seizure OF two celeprat-
ed race horses, Dan Rice and Lampl!ghtcr'
Alanson G; Shelley, Of WINDSOR a loeE Key!
owned the horses, and frequently came ~ tnis
side, ostensby for the purpose OF taxing pleas
ure drives. 1t was ascertained that the norses
we're the property of Canadian. anu were
kept and fed on British soil The information
necessary to warrant seizure being Obtained,
the horses were confscated Mr.. Shelley sub
SequentIy filed an affidavit to the erect lhat
l1amplIghter had not been smugggleGa, and al
legged that she had never been IN canada
On this side of the river Shelley sold the horses,
and this turned out to be the prime canse CT
their confiscation. A. day CT two since bonds
were given for Lamplighter. Dan hlce will be
sold at public sale in about week
TIE AMERICAN YACHTS. -For The pleasure
Of the Queen the yachts sailed in front Of
Osborne House. on the Isle OF Nlght, where
the Queen is at present residing, and at her
desire a match has been made between the
yacht Henrietta and the Duke Of Edinsburgh's
yacht Vikine-thc race to come OF in August
next and the course to be round the Isle of
Wight, the Duke sailing his own yacht
Captain Bennett and Mr.. McVicker have visit
ed the Queen at Osborne, dincd with the Duke
of Edinburgh, her second son, and have been
invited to the ball ofthc Mersey Yacht Climb at
Liverpool, which is to follow regular review
OF the squadron.
Navigation on the Ohio river is suspended