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changing places and passed the quarter pole in
thirtysix seconds Lucy being IN me pocke5 Dreak *,
down the backstretch until near the half.mne pole
when he broke up and wilkes took the Lead followed
s fSsrS e and Lazy Fa pnS'n lucy Lady
and PRsS ~ y. s sams o a. S Ss
nomsasetcS she took the inside poaidcn and
coon cut down wilkes, coming In winner oy tnree
lengths wilkes second Two aSeaa OF Rhode
Island the latter being two lengths ahead Of Lucy.
Time OF heat 2:2a
the betting being freely offered at two to one against
the field. The horses had dne SEND on, Hhoue
Island first, Palmer second, Lady Ih9rn tnlfa.
pole LADY Thorn led one length, Palmer second,
half length ahead OF wilkes who was one length
before reaching there. Time thirysix and half sec
onds Going down the backstretch Palmer went up
TO Lady Thorn, and they passed the naifmile pole
was neck ahead Of Wilkes the latter being two
lengths in front OF Rhode Island. Going around the
reached Palmer and took his place alongside Of Lady
Thorn. The two mares came into the h0mestretch
mead anu aeau ~ ron r so om mn
staying powers OF the old one-eyed mare were too
much FOR Lucy in the end, and Thorn again got TO
the front and came In winner by half length,
Lucy on run, two lengths in front Of Wilkes, who
was half length ahead OF Rhode Island, the latter
beng ore length In advance OF Palmer. Time OF
Fytb Heat.-Three to one was now offered on
Lady Thorn against the field, with few takers. After
few attempts the horses were started evenly and
they dashed away at o rafting pace, Lucy taking the
lead on the turn, Rhode Island second Lady Thorn
and Wilkes together, Palmer close up. Al the quar-
Ter pole Lucy led one length, Rhode Island and Lady
Thorn side and side, half length In front OF Wilkes
The latter being two lengths ahead OF Palmer.
lime, thrty-six seconds Lucy Kept the lead
down the backstretch and at the half-nie pole was
tribe over length ahead, Thorn and Rhode
Island, who were neck and neck, length In front OF
Wilkes, Palmer two lengths behind. Time 1:l21s.
Al the threequarter pole Lucy and Lady Thorn
were head and head, Lucy having made break at
that place. struggle ensued as soon as they got
on the homesretch rarely seen. Wilkes had reached
the two mares, and the three had 1t neck and neck
mp 10 the stand, when at the last finish Lady Thorn
won by neck and shoulder; Lucy second, a head in
front Of Wilkes, Rhode Island one length behind and
two lengths ahead OF Palmer. Time 2:25. The fol-
lowing is the summary
Lady Thorne. ..........................2 l 1
i,uNy ......-........... :
George Wilkes. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2 3
Palmer. Observation-Disclosures. 3 s
Time.
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QUEER BALLOON AsCESsIoS.-A philosopher
named stout made an ascension In balloon at 81.
Louis the 10th inst, accompanied by protested
aeronaut The aerial adventures are thus described
by the RppsIbican:-The balloon on rising 1rst went
10 the northeast and the Mississippi was crossed at
A great height near the mouth Of the Missouri stout
SAYS they met four different currents OF wind and
travelled very rapidly In varying directions. About
an hour and quarter from the time OF leaving they
approached the ground about twenty nine miles east
OF Alton and eighteen miles northeast oil Edwards
vile. As they came the ground the anchor was
dropped but IL would not hold, as they were over
ploughed field The balloon skipped along IKE ~
immense turkey, and the star OF Stout seemed about
TO set In the clouds OF disastrous accident In
few minutes the basket banged against a
fence Something struck Mr.. stout on the
nose innictng painful cut and one OF MS legs
was bady bruised. They pulled al the vave
cora out broke and stu the balloon went drag
gIns on. stout, however, had grown desperate he
selleu the rap cord and put 70 II his strength In
n @ NC pulled open whole seam OF the balloon.
Inc gas escaped with rush and the whole a1air
came 70 the ground. Mr. Thayer escaped without
injury. Inc balloon had been seen by the country
people and IN few minutes after the landing there
were numbers collected around the aeronaut. The
collapsed balloon was folded up and team and
wagon procured. The two men drove eighteen miles
10 Bethato station, on the Terre Hatte and ST. Louis
Railroad and came home by rail. Stout ia slightly
the worse fp the trip, but his spirit Ia unbroken
He In fuU Of poetry concerning the beauty of the
panorama opened 10 his eyes as be passed over the
river. Lakes, cities, rivers, fields and woodland All
Law beneath HIM and overhead the boundess regions
OF air glowing wNh the liquid crimson and rold Of
-uDset and coDsidNgs his ascension grsay success
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BROOKLYN CITY.
SUPREME COURT.
Life Insurance Policy Case.
Before Judge Gilbert.

Before Judge Gilbert.
An action was brought by Marion Grunces against
the United States Casualty Company. in this court
yesterday, to $1,000, with interest," due on
policy OF insurance held by him on the life OF his
brother. appeared upon the trial that the brother
OF the plaintiff commanded vessel plying between
New York and Newfoundland. He sailed from the
latter place the l4th OF January 1867 and has not
since been heard rom. Upon the 2Sth OF the same
month the plaintiff renewed the policy held by him
in the name OF his brother for $1,000. The defence
was that inasmuch the company had had no
tidings OF either the vessel on which he sailed OF
himself IL could not be proven 10 the satisfaction OF
the company that he was dead. The jury found a
verdict IN full for the plaintiff.
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THE INDIAN WAR.
General Sheridnn's Order Thanking His Army
for Gallant Conduct in the Field.

General Sher1dnu>s Or0er THANKING Atts Army
for Gallant Conduct in the Field.
GENERAL FIELD ORDERS NO. 2.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MissOuRI,l
In THE FIELD, FORT HAYES, KANSAS.
The Major General commanding calls the attention
OF the officers and soldiers under his command TO the
following record OF some OF the engagements and
pursuits during the present Indian campaign, and
desires TO express his thanks and high appreciation
OF the gallantry, energy and bravery displayed by
First.~The afYalr on the Arrckaree fork Of the
Republican river, Kansas, September IT, 1865, where
party Of forty-seven scouts, under the command OF
airy, Acting Assistant Inspector General Depart
ment Of the Missouri, and First Lieutenant
Tended themselves against about 600 Ind-
ans for eight days. successfully repulsing
several charges and INJECTING loss upon the savages
OF over sevenfy-fve killed and wounded. In which
Lieutenant beecher, Doctor Moore and three Others
were killed and fifteen wounded, all their stock Kill
ed and the party obliged to live on horse esh during
Se,c'd-The AFFAIR at Big Sandy creek, Colorado
under the command OF Captain George Graham and
Lieutenant Am,ck. defended themselves against the
horses killed and wounded and afterwards pursuing
the Indians killing eleven and capturing number
OF their ponies.
made by Brevet Brigadier General W. ii. Penrose,
Captain Third infantry, commanding Fort Lyon,
Colorado Territory, and First Lieutenant Henry H.
Abel, Seventh cavalry, with detachment OF troop
l.. seventh cavalry, on September 3, 1865, In
Of ?, nae
turing the stock having travelled their return to
their camp 100 miles In twenty-six hours.
FOurth.-The defence made after three OF thet
number had been severely wounded by Corporal
James Goodwin, troop h, Seventh cavalry privates
John O'Donnell, company A, Charles Hartman, COM
pany II, and G. Tolan company +, Third infantry,
against fifty Indians Little Coon creek, Kansas
on september 2 1868, and the voluntary assistance
given them by Corporal Patrick Boyle troop b, Sew
enth cavalry and Leander Heron, company A, Third
infantry, mall carriers, who happened 10 be passing
FT1h.-The attack made on an Apache Indian
camp in the Ratchet Mountains, New Mexico August
2 1885, by detachment Of United States troops I'M
der command OF Brcvet Major Alexander Moore. Cap
tain Thirty eighth infantry, wherein three Indians
were killed and many wounded and large amount
OF property destroyed and animals captured.
nv command OF Major General SHERIDAN.
j. SCHUYLER CROSBY, A. A. A. General.
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SAILED.

Steamships Aeppo, Liverpool Bremen, Bremen; Eagle,
Havana; Livingston, Savannah; Monterey, Charleston
Ashland, Wilmington, NC Abemare, Norfolk &C.
The following vessels anchored az the SonhwssS Spit
bound Banks Magma Charta for Havre Nettie Merry
for Hong Kong; Benefactor, for do; Annie Ada r,
for Gibraltar brig Amos Rogers, Koak, Belfast for
Philadelphia.
Wind a sunset NE.
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As TO the landing he says. al threw av
and let her go, and be id to her. TT inc c0rd
all right. II was not worse than be- snnung WA
OF your buggy by runaway horse ns 'nrown out
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Daring the time that this race in progress the
grand stand had become densey packed with ladies
and gentlemen, and Notwithstanding that there nad
been drizkling rain since noon the assemblage was
estimated at 700, the majority OF whom had come
10 witness The great treat OF the meeting which was
then 10 take place
PURSE $1,000 for al horses; mile heats best ,lree
IN ave- IN harness Sl65O 70 nrs 5000 TO second ana
Eve star.ed-Lady Thorn, entered by Daniel Pnfer,
OF Long Island; George Wilkes, entered by W. Il.
Simmons, OF New York: Rhode Island, entered BY
Daniel Mace, OF New York; Lucy, entered by Budd
Dobe, or Long Island, and George Palmer, entered
by Charles Chanplin. OF New YORK the bettlng
heavy, Lady Thorn being the favorte against the
1eld.
Surn wilkes got away first, Rhode Island second,
LADY Thorn third Lucy fourth and Palmer last. At
Tie quarter pole wilkes led three lengths Lucy sec
Cnd two lengths ahead OF Lady THORN VINO was
four lengths in advance OF Palmer. Time,
tnirty-hye and half seconds. Going down the
on Wilkes. At the nalf-mile pole, which was
passed 1T l.lH, Wilkes Ted one length, Lucy
second, ihreeienghs ahead OF Lady Thorn, who led
Rhode lsiand Tour lengths, Palmer NTH. cong
around the lower turn Lucy went up and passed
Wnkes, Lady Thorn drawing closer. when they
and coming with rush she closed al every stride,
aud after an extremely exciting struggle Lucy won
WnEee who was 1--WE lengths IN front of Rhode
Islano Palmer three lengths behind Time Of heat
SecOnd BeaL-Lady Thorn was stin the favorite
against She aeld. Lucy got away frat, Lady Thorn
second Rhode island tnird, wilkes fourth and
Palmer iifth on break. They went around the
turn in this way, and when they reached the
quarter QOle Lucy led Thorn two lengths. the
latter bejng two lengths ahead OF RHODE
leland who leo Wilkes one length, Palmer two
lengths behind, having broken up second time
lime thir'ynvp seconds. Going down the back
s,reich I.ncy opened the gap on Lady Thorn, and al
Tue half mc pole waa three lengths in 'front.' OF her
TIE latter was tnree lengths ahead OF Rhode island
and wilkes who were side and side, ten lengths
ahead or Palmer. Time 1:10b on the lower turr
Iucv made the distance greater between herself aud
iady Thorn, coming on the n0mestretch nye or six
ienghs In advance OF the mare the latter being two
Ignctns ahead Of Rhode Island, wilkes close mp
aaI palmer four or i've lengths iurtner on Iuc,
unaer he string a winner BY two lengths and half
80, morn second. four lengths ahead of Rhodk
ffiss .I,o w,Ns three lengths in front OF Wilkes,
,be aiier being four lengths ID advance OF Palmer.
Tine oil heat, L22ls. -. -. ,.,,. 49,
Yhfrd HeGf.-facy the fsvofi,e =, lohg ouus, lne
~ wiis.s second. Lucy third, Thorn fourth and
isai,ap, s,,tb TLev' vent around the turn without
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A splendid Race between Lady Thorn Lncys
Wilkes, Rhode Island sd Palmer.

PROVIDENCE r. l., Oct. To- 1909
The weather was gloomy this morning ana ram
threatened bat nevertheless at the hour appointed
for the postponed trot TO come on large crown hsu
gathered to witness the sport At ten O'Clock sharp
Ayron Perry and Hotspur were called lot, ana tney
were prompt in responding. Hoispur was the tavoz-
tie at 100 70 40 they had fine start at the frst
attempt and got away even Myron Perry gradu-
ally Grew away on the turn and led two lengths to
the quarter pole In thirty-nve and q half seconds
He kept the gap open TO the hafmie pole, which he
passed in l:lIk. Hotspur then broke and Perry led
70 the lower turn three lengths. Perry broke up
twice and Hotspur once before reaching the three
quarter pole. AS they swung into the homestretch
Perry led two lengths, but breaking, Hotspur closed
q tribe, when the latter left his feet and fell on.
Perry won the heat by two lengths and half, max.
ing the mile In 2:25A. The following Ia q summary
OF the whole trot:-
Myr0n Perry. 1 /
noispuf.. ..................... = l l 1 l l
SuIa ....-.......-.. dis.
Cidit-- Observation-Disclosures. dis.
Time, 2:2S1s 2:2a 2:251a-2:2s la-2:27%-2 :3I-
2.26-2:25M.
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LETTER FROM THE ALLEGHANY
SPRINGS OF vIRGISIA.

Special Correspondence Of the New Orleans Crescent
ALLEGHASY SPRINGS, MONTGOMERY County. va
June l6, 1868.
You know that would have nothing TO do with
'pufs," save to admire them on the head of a
beautiful woman, provided they were an nat,ael.
What follows must, therefore, be taken sine
"grano Sails"
"HiRh IN the thin keen air." of a spur of the
Allegheny mountains, lie, empowered, the Gale.
ghany Springs have travelled a long time
ago, before the war, from Vichey to Badon. from
BadenB Baden TO Saratoga, from the UraI to the
ozark mountains, from the Nile to the Mississippi,
from Constantinople to Bayou Gould, wherever
there was mineral water to drink, clear or muddy
water TO battle in-ere,ylrhere have triad
then-yet, OF all these, award the palm to the
water OF the modest, and almost unknown "Alle-
ehany Springs" for its wonderful curative now
ers, especially in dyspepsia and all diseases Of the
liver aud stomach.
with my general health impaired by four years.
service, the end of the found me a confirmed
dyspepic-the disease increasing 10 violence with
the approach OF summer-sggravated al WAYS bv
an attack OF bilious fever. In 1866, almost in
desperation, gotinto the Jackson railroad cars
horizontally translated, not knowing whittier
When the last coupon was taken od nv ticket,
found myself at Christanburg, Va, at the yerv
top Of spur of the Allegheny mountains In
curing after springs" Montgomery White
not open, Allegheny were. "Alle0hanv
Springs where are they?" "Only a few miles
off," went glad to get to a resting place. In
week was well. have been here every sum.
mer since.
On the 5'h day of the present month of June, [
left New Orleans. A broiled wafer did me for
6reakfast-a roasted butterfly for dinner. In two
days and eleven hours | reached the Springs. |
have been here eight days. For the last day or
two have been making rather intrusive statisti.
cal inquiries into the stock on hand of chickens.
mutton and beef. Feel happy that the investig..
ton Is satlsfactory-gastric juice on ran.
Unsuitable. When | got here A
quarter OF mile pedestrian feat; now
Alexander like, weep for higher mountains 10
scale. l can pitch three.pound QUOT sixty
feet, and jump over Sutherland horse-if he
will let NE.
Now lsay to the torpid livers, the bilious. the
feVerlsh, the dyspeptics of the South-poor In
purse, poorer in spirits-c0nle here. The charges
are so moderate that the purse depletion will be
a trihe. Your spirits, animal and mental. will
rise pbenix like, from the ashes Of your former
prosperlty,iar, far above the highest peaks of
the surrounding mountains.
A FORMER CORRESPONDENT"
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sition and talents, if linked with such Northern
source, might be most fortunate in its public
effects. 1t is only necessary to state that rumor
begins the name of this gentleman with Ain or
der to MORN all who are familiar with Virginia
politics or literature who this captive is"
Mr.. George Wilkes, in his Spirit of the Times,
dominates Arson Burlingame for the presidency
In 1877, on progressive oriental platform. 1t is
good idea, but attractive as it is we will not be
led astray by it. We are committed, says the New
York Sun, to the support of Horace Greeley. in
1877. as the Taxpayers candidate, and nothing
snail tempt us to desert our eOlors. II Mr.. Wilkes
would only put it off till 1876, we might be ready
to go with him.
Fanny Fern, who writes for the Ledger, re.
marks that one look into Mr.. Bonner's frank,
open, intelligent face, and you read it all there
Busy as bis life has BEEN it is this day as fresh
and care-free as boys. The eight -zlI7i-T3
presses that revOlve so steadily smoothly, surely,
day and night in the basement of the new Ledger
Office, sre typical of his treless energy and its
beautiful results. AS she saw one blank sheet
after another placed evenly on the rollers, and
then tapped over, perfectly printed Ledger, she
felt Ike rolling up her sleeves and requesting
some workman in charge to abdicate in her favor
so beautiful seemed the mechanism.
An article on The Church of the Future" il a
sort of counterpoise to Mr.. Parton's glorihcation
of the Roman Catholic Church in America, which
appeared in the Atlantic. The writer sets forth
the prominence of the Methodist Church in this
country in figures. From these it appears that
the value of Roman Catholic Church property in
the United States in 1850 was s26.774,I I9, and
that of the Methodist Church property was ss3..
O9S,Sl. The latest statistics show an increase of
the latter to s4l ,s55.439 In 1867 the Methodist
Church raised for religious purposes 1898 .3Os.
This was aside from the regular expenses of re.
fgous worship, which, with the above, was est.
mated at s7,l3S,3O3, paid by I,O32,Is church
members and probationers.
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AbysslnIa.
THEoDoRUs ORDERS HIS OWN ExECUrIoN-Hrs
LAST WORDS AND ROYAL TESTAMENT.

THEoDoRUs ORDERS HIS OWN EXECUrION-Hrs
LAST WORDS AND ROYAL TESTAMENT.
Our European flies by the steamship Hammo.
MIA convey the following interesting accounts,
from French sources, of Theodorus's last mo.
mens:
The Paris Patrie prints what purports to be an
Ahysslnlan version Of the tragedy in Magdaa
This narrative is signed by Count K. de Bison, a
traveller in Abyssnis, who was always on friendly
terms with its late ruler
The count says the number Of Abyssinians
buried amounted TO 751, while 2l39 were wounded.
Among the dead we're seven balantcheras or
men who had resembled Theodorus. and were
puipOtely dressed Ike him. Theodorus did not
commit suicide. On seeing his power leetinz from
him with the blood of his soldiers, contemplating
his empire destroyed, his dynasty overturned his
reign finished, Two streams OF tears cOursed down
his cheeks.
Two balantcheras. pistol in hand, stood silently
waiting his order De gave his will 70 one of
them. In the bosom Of the Trinity" said he to
the balantcheras, " fire.
One OF them fired, and the bullet broke the skull
of King TheodoTus.
In lbeodorUs's will be says "lf the British re-
tire desire that my son Machecha my succeed
me. and /, emperor, say 20 him : Be the friend
OF those to whom God has given the victory, tor
they know how 20 protect their friends: be the
friend Of those warriors for they invincible."
THE WIDOW AND HER son.
lMurkan Abytsnis, May correspondence London Timss
1heodorus's widowed queen is ia our camp. and
hef destination is said to be Bombay, where her
son, who accompanies her, is TO be educated. If
he is ever 10 be Of use in regeneraing his country
one might think England better nursery but we
may perhaps leave such cares to the next gene.
ration. He is fine, intelligent little fellow of
seven years, with good brow and eyes. but thick
Fps and corresponding chin. / saw him dressed
with sword and shield at Ashangi, being photo
grsphed by the royal engineers. and he seemed
especially delighted at some artillery practice that
was going forward at the time close by.
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SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 81, 1868.

TRIBUTE TO A HUMoRIsT.-No appreciatiye
reader OF the CRESCENT, We feel sure, will fail
to relish the afectionate piece of banter in
another column, addressed to our eccentric,
humorous, sometimes sarcastic, and some
what geographic contributor, A. Head. on
his departure last evening for New York; nor
will such reader fail to second heartily the
benson with which the last stanza is con-
ciuded. With all his oddities and comicali-
ties of phrase and of thought, Mr.. E. o.
Halle has head that is level, and a heart
that is in the right place Few writer's in the
same line and style of literature are compare
BILE with him in point of downright and spon-
taneous drollery, and in point of delicacy as
well as geniality of humor. Our readers will
hear from him occasionally hereafter, and it
is likely that the salient features of the New
York convention will be taken off in sketches
brimful of his Characteristic humorisms.
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SAILING OF THE CRESCENT CITY-The steam.
evening for New York with full freight and the
following named passengers:
Mrs. J. G. p. Sumner, child and nurse. James
Lallande. Miss Laura Ludwigseu, James n LoT.
Miss Kate Bennett, Mrs. c. Altman and two chill
drtn, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Steele and two servants A
B. McKibbin, John McVay, j. A. Karstepdiek
I'VE children and servant, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Manson, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Amory, B. F. SHINES.
Col. Josiah Cole, Col Butler, Mrs. F. W. Perkins
NJ. and Mrs. J. Fl. Keep, Mis- smmonds, Mrs.
6 ~ NICE rain, thfee children and nurse, Mrs.
Bowen and three children Mrs Beatty and child
NJ. Wood N. HuichiDgs, Albert Lieberman' O.
Bateman, VIM. G. Madden, Mr.. aad Mrs. b. Nav.
IA, Jas. TODD, Miss Maria Lesquc, MIS-. ;. Glea.
son, d; V. Claiborne. n. Hutchngs, J. C. Thomas,
and olhers in the steeraqe
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PHOTOGRAPHS PLAIN. PHOTOGRAPHS CoLoRED,
PHOTOGRAPHS COPrED.-In our rounds yesterday
we happened to step into the gallery of our
friend, Mr.. Jno. n. Clark lOl Canal street, and in
our survey of the many beautiful pictures which
decorate the walls of his saloon, we had wildly
called to MAD by the number of familiar faces we
saw, Joys that we've tasted" and some of the
most pleasant associations Of the sad past. Mr..
CLARK, faniliarly known as Jack" through his
capacity as an artist, and by his energy of char
acter as man, enjoyed prior to the war the con.
hdence and patronage of host of friends. Since
his re-estabishment in business, we have found
that be has lost none of his skill or energy and he
is now prepared to do in the highest style Of the
art all kinds of work in this line, while bis prices
are Of the most modest nature. See his card, and
give him q call.
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We are indebted to our friend, A. E. Black
mar, No. 1877 Canal street, for copies of the
following gems of music, fresh from the pub
fishers hands: "Allendale Mazurka, " by DR..
W. S. Donaldson parlor edition of Haunt
ing Eyes, in the key of E flat, by Eug. Bay
Tor, and published in this city by A. E. Black
mar. Also. for a new edition of that charm
ing ballad, by our young friend, E. o. Eaton.
Our lady friends will find at the establishment
of Mr.. Blaekmar all the latest sheet music,
and, in fact, almost any piece that they de-
sire,