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The Metropolitan Museum OF Art
Book Making.

Familiar rs we are with books, we are
not much given to reflect ON the art OF
book making as among the wonderful
works of man. 1t took many thousand
wears to complete this ant rs IL Is now prac-
tiscd. For the first step was not the invon-
ton of movable tyne. Long before that,
and far more important, was the inv ention
of expressing sound by sgn-the
method of showing by crooked mark the
uttcrance Of the human voice.
In the Museum OF Art in Fourteenth
street one may 90 pretty well back in this
history. There are on pottery objects IN
the porcelain room hieroglyphics which
show the phonetic system of Egypt be-
tween three and four thousand years ago.
In the CEsNoIA collection are Cypiote
nscr.p .ptions, i'm an alphabet which perhaps
antodatcs the Greek letters. But the
specially interesting history Of book maxi
ing is that which covers the period of the
invention Of printing. The back room ON
the first floor and the north side contains
| in table cases some rare old books showing
the early practice of the art These we
| observe have been changed from time TO
/ tlmo, different books being placed ON view.
/ In the north front room mp stairs are
some exquisite examples Of manuscript
work IN books, with gorgeous illumlua-
tions. before the are OF printing.
Beside book printing, the art of book
binding is worth ones study, and the cX-
amples of bindings are numerous and elo-
CANT The luxury of bookbinding is some-
thing to astou-h those who know nothing
of the subject. Ii is II common thing in
| private libraries in New York TO see books
which have been recently bound at m eX-
peusc Of n hundred dollars volume. 1t
Is not unknown to see a volume the bind
ing Of which has cost a thousand dollars,
aud even much more. Let no man, who
hus any special love of art, find fault with
this as extravaganza. 1t is very wen for II
man who loves pictures to pay his thou
sands for n single paintings but he must
not blame one who loves elegant art in
bookhindng if he is equally free with lis
money i'm his line of taste.
We could wish that some Of the old
books in the cases in the lower room were
closed instead OF open, 50 that one might
see tie old stamped hogskIn which was Il
noble style of binding in the sixteenth
century.
Illustration belongs also to the art OF
book making. Almost as soon as books
were printed, engraved pictures were uset
to ornament them, Wood engraving
{ were at first used; uen at a little latel
: period copper plate. There are some lin,
| illustrations OF woodcut work in thes,
books IN the museum. In the summer ex
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But Rovcu All Wrong.

pom a Neic l0rk Lener nl he Springfield Republican.
Formal charges were preferred against
Theodore liton and Henry G. Bowen. These
charges had to be met. But there were two
difficulties one was that there were no Wit
ncsses Months were spent In chasing rumors,
but no reputable person could be found WHO
had ever hcerd IiltOn say anything against Mr
Beecntr. A hundred persons could be found
who were willing to tell the committee what
they had heard sombody else say, tut nobody
VINO had heard 1ilton speak himself. As tue
name Of MIR. Tlton was dropped from the rolls
tie question now recurs, "What shall be done
with MIR. Bowenr His case Is under considera-
ton, and tho lrst steps Ia disciDline have al
ready heen taken. His case Is a grave one. For
twenty-five years he has been a member OF Ply
mouth Church. He has brought his family up
under the Plymouth nj. isiry. lie has paid the
first or second highest premium Tor pews Tor
many years. lie Las one of the most prominent
seats in the house. few pews on from Mrs.
Beecher. Horace Is. Clanin and other magnates OF
Plymouth congregation. Ills Woodstock letter
has never been recalled, explained or retracted,
unless IL was done In the tri- party compact Ihls
letter was gwen back to the writer when MT.
bowen and Titon settled their business squab-
bles. But copies OF that letter are In private
hands, and are circulated from house To house.
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The yireinius and her Passengers.

The steamer Nirginius belongs TO owners
In the United -iatc'. She sails under the
United states flag. II is charged that she
has been employed 10 run arms, ammuni-
tiou. and men INTO Cuba for the insurgents.
Tie Spanilrds accordingly threatened TO
capture her some time since \ Spanish
mau-or-war once bio 'kad 4 her in tn"
harbor Of A>pinwall, in N,w Granada, un-
Ill She WIS ConVoycl out ~ an armed
American vessel. When the spanish cap
tain INV that lac could not tax" her with
ont heht with n anieo inau-oi-war he
let her go.
sonnet ten days ago the spanish runhoat
Tor.adn oN,rlo x the NIr-iuius AZ some
point or tie coat o. Jamaica. captured
her and took hor into santiago de Cuba.
Un luiil of hor wore "a uuintcr of per-
SONS. mostly Cuhans, VIII had been idcnti-
hcl vith tho Cuban revolution. No doubt
u.y 1,r, louul flr cuba; lat they " ere
not ln Cuban waters, and we're not en-
gagged in attempting to laod or in any
other act oi hostility towarl the spanish
GpYeruurut IN every legal respect their
situation WAS similar to that Of MAsoN and
Sii.iii. when captured 10y Commodore
Wutt- u board the British steamer
irii.
"a ". uu- b ing thus taken into sam
etd. ttl,, { ur at least of her passeu-
.-.. v.f. .l.t. such being the manner in
81. "H on" >luu ards in cuba uniformly
d-.r- ,f cuban prisoners. The Nirgi-
tIu-.u course j. stIll detained as prize
ut uau. fhc,asc is thus precisely the same
O.. il.t ~ th" Trent wouli have been II
CuuIa. iDtc WuKE- had brought her into
lur, a..I hcl nor n a prilo, and if MASON
rnd tL.irit lad been Killed after trial
and sentence 10y a dum-head cour, mar
,uI.
W,-tat' ;hc history Of this momcutoui
crur with al possible calmncss. Wha
tlr Administration al Washington will dc
atout % vc do not yet know; neither do
we know u- yet what VIII be the sent,mcn
or thru,iiou Of the American people. Al
tunt is certain i-, that il such an act ha'
been committed against an English vesse
g.. against "a vessel bolonliug To- any ma
ton thut respect. ITSELF and mean- to main
tim its rights, the a'rocity would L
promptly atoncd for even If war wel
necessary to enforce the atonencut.
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AM USEM ENTS.



The concert gwen ut Wallack's Theatre
last evening was throughout uncommonly good.
The instrumental music WAS performed by tho
orchestra Of the Strakosch Italian opera, and
NJ Wieniawski, the famous yiolinist. NJ. Rem
helinski played two or three accomplishments
on the piano with excellent taste. The singers
were Nile. lorriani, Miss Cary, Messrs.
Capoul. Maurcl, and Del Puente. The
music for the occasion was JudiciouslY
selected in quantity sufficient for a reasonably
lohg concert only but a. the audience lncoh-
sidrrately insisted on the repetition of almost
cy, rv niece ON the programme. and as the artists
for The most part very obi i-'nsy "ccrd'i 10
those demands, the performance was thus uil-
duly prolonged. When all was so Wen zone u
may seem unEtaCiuus t. suggest colnparlsuhs'
But we cannot refrain from mentioning %
worthy Of cspeciM commendNion'
ing: Aria from Lc Nol1e Ill fisarl'
sung with charming suayitN and grace by Mlle'
IuTiani " lie was dcslised,' ir"h the - Mes
slah," sung with great tenderness ana feNerel-
tial eNurcssion 10y Miss Cary; rumunla, from
"Iu Ballo in Maschera,' sung by NJ. MaHrcl
with the entire competency and finish for "hlch
this artist l. noted and the violin solos oi VI.
Wicniaw-k After his second solo tils gehtl" ",
man WAS three times rec llrd. aud very good
uaturcdly PLAYED two different selections IA ad-
dltion to the one, u "tcNcuC,' 10y NicuNtCup@,
such artistic grcCdiuc-s on The part ut the audi
eucc. Indeed, so much applause j. rarely heard
IN one evening. 1t was sincere UNANIMOUS, and
for the most art, JUdiciuusly gwen. The thea-
| trc was filled from bottom tutop, standing room
aud all. This notice should MT end without
mention uf tie unusual tAcdIrnte nt tne or
chestral accompnniments under the direction II
Mr.. :. BelIers. Indeed all the orchestral Work
wa well done.
This evening "The Uucuenots" will ne re-
peated by tins company at the Acaiemy 81
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Saturday evening at the broadway
Theatre many persons awaited with interest tho
appearance Of Miss Virginia Vaughn Us IhtIe
in The Actress Of Padua." In addition to the
many dlstractug clrcumstanc incidental TO
first essay upon the stage, Miss Vaughn had
evidently to contend with the habits Of lee.
turer, and somewhat inAeXiblc deClnul-
tory style, which aided to prevent suth
surrender Of her own feelings hud con-
sciOusupss TO those suitable to the character
which she would repr sent as was nect rsarN 20
Il easouahe success. She appeared also To he
Infected hy 81 tec iUEht To such degree as To
lose much of her self command ana that cqui-
poise Of the faculties necessary to their
Anre for those untoward influences, tho
inference that the lady had not sufficiently
studied her part was irrc~iStihle. IL ls true
that the words which she had % utter came 10
her tongue readily enough. But she had not
suficieudly identified herself. IN tmaginatlun'
with ' The Actress ot Padua." Hence her fine
intelligence WAS shut out, a. II were. from any
participation in the lmpVr-ouaUon ui thlt chNr-
actor; the subtle and winning coluctrY, the
supplvnr-s and ready adaptation, with which
such feelings as aCtuatcd IhSht might lnsVlfe
to "A greater or less decree many women were
wanting, and II must be admitted that Miss
NGukhu's success was not such a. her friends
had reason 10 expect. sue has good voice, a
commanding figure large and expressive ewes,
bat on this occasion, AT least, she failed 10 sur
foreign destiny The uoWor torcc"rd a Nerdl'
the opposite of tli- would, ON many account
have given us very gtvat pleasure
Miss liclld Gulucu created some surprise ~
the prlpr.ciy with which sAo inrcI7"n-i d
CdfhFruic,
Ihls evening Mr.. Wilkie Collins will sUpcrin
tend the ufst rcuIc-tutlun ot his play, iht
New Nasdalcu, al this Theatre.
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The Lessons of Last Tuesday.

Tho Democracy send up thrilling notes
Of cXultuuon over the result of the cleo
.ons of last week. Are there adequate
-pasons for their sat sfaction!
The primary object OF national party
TO Coatrol the administration OF the
national Government. II is twenty years
vince the Democratic party cast a majority
VI the votes of the country, and it is if-
teen years since il bore sway in every
branch Of the Government at Washington.
Overwhelmingly beaten in the Prcsiden-
tIal contest of last year for the fourth
time in succession, with feeble foothold
In Congress, and controlling the admins
traton in not more than three or four
states, il will require strong proof 10 con-
vince rejecting people that anything has
occurred in the election of this autumn TO
rohut the presumption that the Democratic
party has no reasonable prospect OF sue
cc's in the Presidential campaign Of 1876
The returns of the elections held in many
States last Tuesday are sufficiently complete
70 prove that the overthrow of the Rcpub-
icaus in some States, and the reduction Of
their usual maioiitics in others, do not
result from any ucreas in the Democratic
vote, but from falling off in the Republic
ran vote. Indeed, so far ~ precise figures
have come to hand, it appears that the
Democratic vote cast in 1873 is great deal
smaller than that of lsa2, and that Demo
cratic successes this fall are due solely tO
the fact that good many more Rcpuhli-
cans than Democrats have abscutrd them
selves from the polls.
The returns of the October election I'm
ONO show this. But we will select some
proofs right at our own doors. The aggrc-
gate Democratic majority for President
last year In the counties of New York and
Kings was p $50 This fail the majority
for Secretary of State in those two ooun
ties is @0iG Now, IA mere arithmeticiar
who did not look beyond these figure
might suppose that this increase of 8, 100 in
the Democratic majority was owing TO al
Increase in the Democratic vote. But tn
fact is that the Democrats OF New Yorl
and Kings cast lG,097 fewer votes this yea
Than they did last. How does il happel
mat the Democratic majority is large
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ArrAInS ~ LooIsItNI.
,Ins- Mtctirg- in New Orleans and the
Parishes tudignnt.on over the Reccnt
Grant Parish OutrngeH.


,Ip.- Mrc,irs- in New Orleans aud the
Parishes Gndignnt over the Heccnt
Grant raiish OurRgeH.
Correspondence Of The sun.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 4-Last night the
people Of this city assembled in tremendous
force at their respective headquarters for tie
purpose Of olcctlug delegates to the iolp.c :
Convention called 10y the Committee Of seventy.
IL IL estimated that ten thousand men turned
out aud assembled AROUND their various ward
L,Ad4 quarters. Ihe-o were addressed hy GOV
Mctu,ry, and others of our elected ~.
officers, all of whose spccchrs were fe'' N'd
with euthu.in-tif cheers
The Ieupie are very much iuceuscd NJ tNe
Grant Parish rnI ana tn1 t'iiul' ''u,l'-I
growing out ~ it, hut sttll resolve To- pulcsN
hIdo their timc. The hope IL generally feit that
con grc-s viii put an eud AZ least 10 the hthuts
usuruutipu. IL 10 does not order that iull Justice
shall toe mctcd ont To the state. During con-
ycrsattun a few days since win NpN' Mchhcp'
this distinguished gentleman expressed to the
writer the opinion that Congress would not fall
to rrpair our wrongs.
kcports are constantly coming in Of mass
mcciil-s and the election Of delegates IN the
/ mari hes So the people of the Aurth may see
thar the true citizens OF Louisiana have not ac-
qutcsced in the usurpat on, nut are sliI
! hopeful - being IRE d from ihr most fhlihi
| tNrannv that ever ha4 been masked under the
/ name Of Kepublcanisn.
The crops OF the state have been generally
/ poor this year. The cotton crop has turned
out badly. and the harvest of the sugar crop 30
+ far as made Indicates "A poor yield. lhc lnahoi J.
] crashes of the North seem To- have dh ut-cd
] planters, laborcrs. aud merchants ~ oar Slalr'
/ however, IL Is hoped that large arrivals Nt rfai 'e
| products in New York " III soon rlght the hutn-
! Cial condition, unlt - Sew oih buyers keep
me general outlook f.r the state in all re-
! spects seems to b" rather blue. hut hrshi'r
/ political future would influence the PROSPECT
| considerably. Aud "A good. honest, ecnnonlcu al
/ Government would immediately hunt al the
the path Il decay and set them again on the
| road Of progress. PROVINCIAL
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the accepted notion ~ tho complicated nni
exarilng nature OF reiition' ana the tsI T,,,W. %, ~
you are ant to thinl, Of very pale. stil pcr-nus,
who arr all the while wishing thcy wcrch aIlNc'
and all that My ideal of saint i- nr'Wh
woman, with red arms, WI ID gets up eArlN lh W.
morning and goes to work lNr others WHO
sfutds the hruut " hUu. .chOld work, "ui ,MNp
bears with children that She old not bear. Ihit
Is my saint Rather busy. busting saint, nut
sine Is Is saint. People say ol hrr b " 70 o hNtuc-
w. good creature She i-.' Iu uV mind tNlf ia
%Wi her pI' IN III" Vcainlar." The ap1iSaion II
theory to practice was he ciglthly gf the SCR
mon. and IL was strenuOuslN enforced. lie pc
tured man deep in nathematica ical studies us
evolution Of plan for great bridge, and the
the structure, and then asked In which relation
he was the greater, In theory or In applcattOnI
Tho sequence was that the greatest glory ul
Chr stan life L. the practica! application OF true
sentiments. The theory Of religion Is indis-
pensibe, but the application Is the test. Many
Of the forms OF religion are pure rubbish, and
their belief is not necessary in becoming Chris
tan Neither Is II necessary to walt Tor great
change, or some startling experience to com;
mence religious life. Do the hrst practical
duty as a commencement.
nIsER CURED.
Tho possible gradual formation Of Christian
character was illustrated by this story 81 know
OF n case wht'c rOval, whole-souled womln
married man vhc as small as a man could
he and bo called man. They lived together
two score ycare. and then he died IN the udOr OF
sanctity. His name had become byword for
bencvOlcnce. How was this great change
wIOugbtI lie thought through all his married
life that he was ruling his wife, and 50 did she.
But he wasn't. A child tastes of medicine sim
gerly at nrst, but, when tue dose is found not 10
be very bitter, the whole spoonful Is swallowed.
SO this miscr took the example Of his wife, and
finally the transformation was made-not sud-
DENY, but gradually" Sir. BoeCher was finally
eloquent IN calculating how. step by step,
Christian charaCtcr may be built w by doing
Christian things, until the highest and sweetest
spiritual CXucricnCcs are reached.
Narayan Sheshadri, the converted Brahmin,
preached In the evening. His Eastern costume,
his pure pronunciation Of English, and the curi-
osi:y which he naturally excited cotVbned to
interest an unusually large house. Ills sermon
was commonplace, but 1t was attentvely lis
tened ~ throughout.
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II. w. rs. All Kight.

Nci0 l0rt C0TTtsDcfidents " Ne Chfcd0o JoufndI.
After the fiery persecution to which he
has been subjected, Mr.. Bcecher is ten times
stronger than ever before In the affections OF his
consregito and the people OF Brooklyn. As
for 1iltun, Bowen. q dl.. :hey have, so far as
public estimation Is concerned, sunk to about
the lowest depths OF nfamy. IL was only few
years ago that 1ilton aud Bowen were bright
and shining lights In Plymouth Church, bit
what a precious pair Of hypOcrites they must
have been
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hbition there was noblc series OF old
Bibles with quaint pictures, commencing
with the Cologne Bible Of 1l53 ., the first
great illustrated Bible. There are now in
the cases books illustrated by many emf
ucnt artists Of the early times Of printing,
which arc very curious TO look at and very
instructive. ON the whole. the origin and
progress Of the art Of book making are
well cNcmulincd in the museum.
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TITT M T7TT7TF
Father, wNs Greeley elected asked
an unsoI histicat"d twelve wear "id OF his lte-
publican sire. Starting up with aslunIsllneit
the latter answered MOI why DO you ask
such 4. foolish questouf' "Nccauso,' said tine
boy, "you slId last iall thnt II Greeley was solec.-
ed thaie would be a panic, aud oveN hudy SAYS
there is a panic now, 70 Thought Greeley must
haNN hNln olNNlNh.n
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Tor the a-c.mulliton u up.t own rctldcnts sdyer
tsoucuts f,r iuE StS viii be- received at our regular
ratosa thc urtoV advertisement Offices. 81 1-2 West
Thr'y second street, Junction OF broadway and sixth
rycnuc, ahd 1OS wet lWoutythrd street opposite
Grand opera House. from A. NJ TO $40 +. NJ Also,
for rtcid,ut. OF Harlem and vicinity al 2JS6 Fourth
Ayeuuc. between i@'h and ia,ih streets wet side
fom7 4 %. to = y ~, and on Sundays from . to G
l. Il
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"Thc Constitution -Rv- That all trials shall
bchv jury, mud the accused II entitled. not 10
be- first oonNirtcd by u count aud then to be ac-
suittrd bs iarN, hut 10 BE- convicted or ne
au,ted - TnB FIHsT JN-TA>CE by
ipN.". rsUt b. Nfs -,ururn
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A rrhure to Deacon Richard smith.


The Cincinnati Gdzctt6 has not lost the
reputation II has So long cnioyed Of being a
sound and able paper, rs regards the discussion
Of lnduCM questions.
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II seems that MIR. SAMUEL WnKrsoN
the Secretary Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, was misinforined when no told SuN
reporter that the statement that a United states
war vessel could not nnd anchorage at Tacoma
was false. We have been furnished with evil
dence that when the United States steamship
saranac visited the proposed terminus OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad In order to test the
facilities Afforded by i;s harbor for shipping, she
ran In at very slow speed and with leads going,
and could not get bottom with twenty fathoms
Of line. Having run In too close to the beach To
swing. without finding anchorage, the ship
backed OF shore, and aftcrwdrd sent In boat
TO sound with no better result. The leadsmcn
used twenty mine fathoms Of line, and the nrst
sounding obtained was twenty-one fathoms
close to the shore. In short, the Saranac was
unable to find an anchorage, and was obliged to
leave Mr.. wILkEsoS was evidently imposed
upon in regard To Tacoma harbor by the system
OF Instrumentation which appears to have
been applied to almost evcrythin: connected
with the exploded northern Pacinc scheme
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We remember man who once called rs
to see his toy engaged in a street h.ht. " Sce
him nglt. only sec him nEat" hc said bat the
boy was worsted. and tho fond father then ex-
claimed with equal exultaton, " See him run,
orl, see him run!" So It used to be with the Re
publicans. Whatever GRANT said or did was
sure to be right In their eyes. Iut last week :
elections show that they are getting their eyes
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"Seyonthly," said Mr.. Beecher, who seldom
numbers tho heads Of his discourse In the old
fashioned way; aud then he jocosey added,
" I've got two mere seventhly and eighthly.'
the scNenthy proved to be an argument aRanst
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II IL reported in the Boston Post that
GEORGE NJ. EOUEsOS Il likoly to bc elected 20
the United states senate 10y the newly chosen
Legislature Of New Jersey.
Very good. The man who took $4,000 out Of
the Treasury and gave 1t To the : cons In direct
violation Of law, ought TO tc at home in a SEN
ate which counts PATTERSON, JONfs, and CLAY
TON am ng ia members.
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The Torpedo Hoa, In the spanish NAVY Ward

The Torpedo Hoat In the spanish NAVY ward.
new torpedo boat lst be launched from the
spanish Navy lard IN brooklyn atsP. NJ. On wcdnes'
day next, Il Will oOntaia the Fowler wheel" as
eubait itute for the propeller. lhiA boat was tr
signed by Admiral Porter, and ID al experiment Of L.a
lie viii snnunutCnd ihV launch
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Public Indignation has been aroused TO "a
RACES committed in Grant parish 10y some of the
turbulent negroes who infcst that region Tho
KELLOGG Government is held responsible for
these crimes, since there can be little doubt that
they were the direct result Of the unnecessary
raid made upon that parish by kELLOGG's Metro
politan police. IL IL not supposed that the
United States Deputy Marshal who was In com
mand Of this force knew anything about the
outrages but II is nrmly believed by the whites
that 1t was the presence Of the Metropulltans
which emboldened some - the worst Of the
negroes To- commit the frlIhtful cxcesses in
which they INDUCED. There was no necessity
whatever for the expedition sent against the
whites Of Grant parish. for perfect quiet pro-
vailed there, and there would have been no
diniculty In serving warrants without tho AID Of
military pusse. lt ia thought that the object
pose to provoke Disturbances between the white
and black races. in order to supply political
capital for the u.e I krif OGG's friends In Con
ercss. Tho result o.dy serves 70 confirm the
accounts hitherto published OF the lawless char
actor of the negro iiotcrs who instigatcd the
troubles leading to the shocking COlfax massn-
cres. In which the blacl<s were fully proved to
have hccn the n,cressors. The citizens " Alex
andrin at public meeting held oct 2s passed
resolutlons appealing to the commanding officer
of the United States troops stationed opposite
that town for protection while KELLOGG :
forces remained ia their REGION.