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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28
IKE PARTIsGTosss COMPOST
TfOS.


-Plyuogth Rock being the subject
gwen cut far the exercise Of the school.
tie teacker and boys Eere 4stonished at
the fsIIoRing Igminags ccupozitioa By
Ike PartEngsou- vkiet displays great
historical zczmea and noes astoai.h-
ing ekrnalogicaI f4eiIfty.
PEyuoa9k koek-TEis rock vas
bzuaghs 10 this eoansry in tke Nagfouer
II tbe year 1902 bg tie PTlgrins aBder
tie dfreetlaa If E1der Osmzn brewster,
wiz zfterzarris noved 70 Bossoa and Be-
care AZ zIderuan of thai city. It wa
q this r5ek tat Governer Carver frs;
skaok kands with saaoset. wko said,
4.geEsore EugIishzea :" Is Is recorded
that wkea s4zeses ezme up. GoTeruo:
Carver asked kTn If he vas real n
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28
A MONKEY IN TROUBLE.

Sam Wileoxen Of the Eagle brewery
has small nenagerie Of monkeys, badg-
ers. foxes. coyotes and the like he also
has large Newfoundland doe. on whose
hack he Sometimes places one Of his pet
monkeys when hefs goins for walk
about the town. the monkey fastened to
the collar Of the dog by = string. As >
general thing the m0nkey enjoys his ride
but ne saw him . day or two since.
when he Kould willInsly have traded
himself OF fur some less prIviIeged spec
linen Of his species His canine steed.
being allowed To roam the streets st viii.
saw another dog that he thought he
could whip. and forthwith went for him
like hairy hurricane In moment
both dogs we're On their hind legs and
guing for each other Ike two sausage
machines This made times very lively
for the monkey. Is the stranger deg evi-
IDENTIFY considered him as part and par
eel Of his antagonist. Such walls Of de-
sPair - that moakey uttered. and such
hI5so1s faces a. he made we never heard
or saw. He would climb down the side
Of the deg he bestFoele opposite TO Ehert
the war was gcing On. and thence peel
over oeeasienaEIY. his jaws quiEering
vizags distorted. and his eyes starting
from their sockets with terror As the
dogs we're constantly changing sides. i
made tines awfally lively with the mon
key. Whea he Jumped 10 the grounc
the string keld him. and he found him
self sraupled under the feet Of bott
friend and foe, and he was glad 70 get
again upon the hack of his steed anc
face the battle The poor Egakey Wa
IN worse fz than the Boy who stooG
On the burning deck. and had not tn
dogs been separated he nR=s soen hay'
been readersd Es suh5eet for the Stock
ton insane asylEn Azit was he dE
not gzt over examining the eud of Ii
tail for wounds far far hours after Il
battle perhaps he lad fears Of hydro
Pathological City BaterPv5se-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28
HOW THE EARLY yIRGINIaNS
GOT WIVES.

The history Of the Commonwealth Of
Virginia, SAYS the Richmond Whig.
commenced with an auction sale-not,
however. in = store. but beneath the
green trees ef jamestown. where proba-
bly, the most anxious aud interested
crowd Of auction habitaes ever known
in the history Of the world was gathered.
In letter. still to be seen. dated Lon.
don. Aug, 81, l6S2. aud directed to a
worthy eOlonist Of that section, the writ
er begins BY saying;
I've send you shipment one widow
and eleven maids. for wives for the peo-
pie of yirginia. There has been espec.
ial care in the choice of them. for there
hath not one Of them been received but
upon god Recommendations. In case
they cannot be presently married. We
desire that they may be put With several
househOlders that have wives until they
can be provided with husbands.
But the writer Of this epistle had lit
tie reason TO fear that any of the maid
ems faire- would be left over. The ar
ehives contain evidence to prove that
these first eargOes of yoang ladies were
put up at auction and sold for one hund-
red and twenty pounds of tobacco each.
and It was ordered that this debt should
have precedence Of all others. The sol
itary zone widow" went along with the
others, Ter they could not be particular
in those days The good minister Of
the colony. no doubt. had busy time
that day, He did not mention any fees,
nor did the bridegrOoms think of tender.
ing any. All was JOY and gladness: nc
storms ahead; no inquisitive clerk tC
stand and say. Here's tie license fork
over shat ST." Nothing of the sort.
From some Of these couples the first
families of Virginia are descended.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28
A TERRIBLE EXECUTION.

4 more terrible or dreadful execution
has never been witnessed. than that Of
the Eve men hung IN Leaisiana. for the
murder Of Elisha Eastward -Four of
the zen were eeleced and enc white.
All the eclered nsa had wives and ehl-
dren. Whe were admitted into the prisoa
the day preceding the execution. and
the utmost lanentation ensusd-
Tie guards had been doubled around
the Iail. and the utnest vigilance pre-
vailed The gallews stoo4 at eae side
Of the prison. fac1ng ths high rad and
the bayOa It was quite an original
structure. and enc altogether suggested
by the unexanplsd numbers Of the con-
Genned men L huge beam ran some
eIgbteen feet froa the ground. and vas
supported On either side BY heavy col
umn of wood. about halfway. or nine
feet from the ground. ran the platform.
which was 50 constructed IS - form Of
itself the trap I've pieces of lumber
supported It. and these pieces were join
ed bE 3 small wedge The trap or plat
forn vas dropped by striking cut this
wedge
Fully 5000 people were present to
witness tie ezeeat5on- The Sheriff kav-
ing guard Of 500 men. fully armed. to
| prevent trouble Il 1t arose- After the
Condemned men had made what remarks
they wished. preParations were made for
the &al act
Ii this point the spectators we're
worked Up 10 > state Of excitement.
which. beeauze silent. vas oppressive,
and al eyes were 6zed N steady herrcr
oo the seafalI The two side beams
supporting the platform were removed.
and the hanguan descended TO the
ground awaiting the signal which was
To transport FIVE human beings into
eternity
F In naneat the sheriff gave Il. the
hanguan. eompEe6eIy disguised ap-
preached eroJ-ehhIIngIys and striking the
wes5gg the trap fell. and the five men
dropped with . heaEy thm "a within
about three feet. off the grQand-
I The uea no sooner dropped frou tie
trap than i trems16gzs exclamation
aruse from the cEgzd Saeh vas In sud
/ denHess and fa-ge- that . number a
harses On the read took fright aud cas-
ed . general stampede N which nabodg
WIS hurt Here and there weasn night
be seen faIn1lHg to the ground. and the
uen saGsad Ebyr rITesed IN harrur. and N,
eapahLs of action
4 Altar the zHmg aEed by the fall
ng Al the TRAP Z saroag UEse1lar aesl0E
waz observed III the eaegsed ueE. :;
they eE1aaEgred s3 razse tEelzelEes ID
NaGn1ng fETther than this was observed
sEePd IN the case Of Perry, who Esksl
violently three different times and ther
daPqed heIpIessIy- III lived aboas -
ulzngzzes from tie time a the fall
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28
ssWHEy WE WERE BOYS TO-
GETHER.'.


An exchange puts It 50 strongly in
the following lines that We know the ed
itor has been boy once himself Says
he:-How sweet are the visions of youth
as they glide back to Us through the
dim vista Of past yearsl What rapt
dreams catch up our weary spirit. that
has long been tossed on the adverse bill
lows that roll perpetually over life's tur-
bid sea, and bear il away to the fruit
and flowers Of early boyhoOdl All ii
was then we were happiest: when we
used 70 CatoIl Iaiuuv-s IL thU J...Uh
when We stole green apples, and see-saw-
Cd On plank stuck through the crack
Of the fence when we Rhetted our bar
low knife On pzpas new razor strop to
skin frogs; when We tied the new wash
pan 70 the tail Of . prOEling cur, and new
eE saw either any more; when we threw
rotten eggs at Jones garnet windows "a
raise the ghosts. and stole the cream
and blew up pussy for it; when we tied
up CIR sore toe with mammals satin bOn-
net string and pulled out sisters knit.
ting needles 70 make pot-hooks for our
sEeethearts playhouse How our hear
leaps forth like year-old colt when w
contemplate thOse sweet by-gOne scene'
that lie buried deep down in the sepul,
ehre Of memory, where Oft We retire t.
weep alone. P. S.-But If It vas 10 d.
over again. We b4lieye We would like t.
Be . girl next tine, and try i. that wa
awhile.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28


WIZ HEE PLAy DIDs'T WoKE.-The
PottsyiEse Penn, Miners Journat Is re-
spousibIe for the following story: "a
PhsafxvilIe maid. quite old. becoming
znzious about her matrimonial chances,
recently ooneoeted plan 70 deceive .
young feIlow a. 20 her age. This is the
way she tried IL; The old family Bible
contained faithful record Of all births.
marriages aud deaths. Ikis volume the
maiden took 70 her chamber, and select
ing the birth page, she managed, by
dint II scrzeehing and writing. % change
the date IF her birth 70 = period eleven
yezrz later than What Il had legitimate
Iy been reegrdsd Thea the Bible was
plzced On tke sitting-rO0ra table in 3
conspicuous manner. That evening came
zts1g the Iover He son began 70 fn-
ger tie Bible pages. and finally reached
the blrth record. where and when be
discovered. 70 his surprise, that his An
gslinz was just ore year younger than
BE-. he thoaght Is strange ~ sbe ap-
pezrsd elaeE He kept bis Mouth shut
zDd eoltsnsed 70 fsnble oyer tie pagea.
Sext ke begzn reading the dezth list,
and szde tie very Astonishing discovery
ftat tie rzdiznt maiden, according %
he Bite, had zetzalIy beeu bern Ten
yezrs after tie dsoezse II her father.
Tie youBg ZzA quietly arse and b4de
! AngeIiDz gid b5e. and roH syezn tia;
.fsEeEz4l vigilance is indeed TIE priee d
Liberty"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28

GKEEs OlTs FOX cows,-A cores
posdent If the Coatntyy Gen1evaen writes
a. fsIlexs 10 reference % feeding green
oas4: Il agree with J. =. Champion N
raising green oats for eows, especially
yhen giyisg milk. Bot nay experience
i 70 cut them IN The bloom, and bos IN
he milk; % the sane PuneiPle that
yoa wosld cut grsss early instead Of late.
II you Ies she oats advance far enough
% raise ffty Eesslels n grain % The acre
= certain Ysrtioa n tie stalk beeomes
woody Ebfe, which adds nothing % the
e1w. ti.e miIk, sr he manure pile, and
essse. EDder tie bad n potaing from
se3kisg leaves nosbing, I saggest 70
ssssy mss .bo sss sbort n fsdder The
,sst sis.er . ~ rertion of bis loS
Iane 10 nsis way the eoming season.
Cut. care as1 led IL tie same Iaanser
a. yea would eaIy-eut grrss."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28
LIDES To barry JADE.

The baGsi Is BeH1i1- 1EilsllsfIT lnze.
The ssIisrS are =iiuiil1 EzIa-
Eiiiit. Z all rfEzin.r girsa5iiv
Ant s1fs-11l1 laEe OF Fau=
EdEr efsttiia1. an. yuu e:ssitfgG aIInx
By daziig haw I oiES v8II--
on wflali1 n ft.stE.tsIl cuitf Eve. snqf5-
= Slz-sssssl-sEs tlAz-ess-s1ssi14Fr =
70 SIE1ig III the araar, love.
Wher4 vgu SIT 1v 6r site.
Wnetf 8d that eazl. slIrgIlsfsil liikftE
You salti VTu'iE De 1y 6riafe.
On. fur wyId 1aAetiz 20 eIrsss
AlGf uetIt.riyT % kiss vsTT-
EiIsi1 tiI were 14.slifv bIiss IlHrr-
t5a-rIsEi-1l Ek-eS-SEiI-1 2
This eharbig- sEs.iis- briggs u bnie.
The EIle. Wils.sf rE-St we. bet
Z seeds 0Tifr dtfiv veszarslslE
E1IIiS I see Yuu vet
on tel De, Eb srEiilI vaTTr sFvsf
BY hopes. oh. dsf da1 iazii 1ileba
t&aslEaUd 0H editt 11s rs.sTl1c wgrSe-
Ck-lsil-sI. Ck-GlS-silrzEsil-s.ils-3 o
GHmi-bEe. by diEriilr Barry Iatie.
Tht. blif..iigilz haIIr is tit.aT.
Adj TE - llEEyilT Wis. 1E AuEe
tdr be "a. lig,rer ls.rz.
The heavy Ii. KS .lE-z falling ilssS,
A tsld ngott dirtlb Z wish Fgu
fE5,i.E=fEs8l-.J there EE u ar .irf-
Ck-EaE-IEsl-7I1 Gk-siz-z-Eir-Is
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28

NKxIco-Like all Spanish towns.
the Mexican rich are very rich and the
poor are very poor. The wealthy are
handsomely. tastefuIly and fashionably
attired; while those Of the middle class
affect the chivzlrous dress Of the old
CastiIe-eIoth jackets With metallic but
tons. guady sashes, sombreros with em-
broidered hands. and gold and silver
clasps down the outer seams Of the pam
falcons. The women promenade with
with 10 hezddress, their faces protected
from the sun BY parasols, which they
eoquestishIy carry Prom ten 70 twelve
Ia the morning the streets are thronged,
and DE shops are crowded until four or
FIVE o'clock IN the afternoon, after which
hour few ladies are % be seen On the
thoroughfares until late IN the evening,
f,liozed By their servants and eabalie-
roe, In fail dress-sE0rds, boOts and
spurs-ride slowly around, mounted On
superb horses. whose heads and loins
are nearly covered with elegant trap
pipgx.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28

sfeakiag n hosas AID f. Jeys, Theo.
dess Parker foreIbiy szyss 4 neyer az
: gsrEeDt 10 6as fos aasa sr nssid !.
Gere Deger wzs ; ekzlr 20 god for =
ssb51er, y eo>pes. or King % 1T IN ney,
er kosse 20 Ens % shelser = hurnzn
hez4. Tbsse sseEssax sk<1aE -, the
gszzssss ~. ne i~perIzl ssn. are sss
10 gid fsr he hBnaa raes. Elsgzoee
81 weH- Bat d ne nj valve tbese
seels n housekeeping ; htste nefs than
fkey are ssrth. sd sesastizaes lsertgage
ksa< ssr ti,e s@4segzsy ss xes1 hTiay
iss1 IL I rsul1 rzfker szt ~ diassr
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28

i azZzsh rich uaa a wsrsa Is m6se
% spmaazl1F Easaa = laaTs-- He y ;
eass.k- u fae1 aEeu sae rswsa ard
prosperity af : eE He srpasea a.
Faalze eaasrrrssess szFraaas tEe peer
wien u aLs gow<r- zad hszszs Ess naa-
IT INSTEAD 81 aasax . - rae sszszzes~
1aeaz 81 tAe Fazs god Es VII sneak
arsausE and rzszz the paEers sEsEaas rag-
ng fsr sEesu- and WI sAen azase Eze
slzSav fsr aslFs<lzlng sag measazz zeg
ezassSlF sszzsesz - aas szz<sesx Tz sss-s
lie = aazaaaes ard zEsaa1 be rzzrsssz
and Lsoksz aran sg E5eral n1s-sszsz esEs~
zezA
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28

MEzK PExcE-A gsod saary = tod
C 8Efsg@ Poland Ct ' e--GcE- vel Eaa1n
Is J pronounced tee5aeaLer. 80 Illustrate
tas Vzl1e CT s1ne meas FrBsesaasas
Iagz14s3 = aa@ead #auEe zrasszlzrz-zI fss-
aIFzL the JatEgz was asked EPeu hsz az
rival Il he wa1ld haFea gIz# Il milk
and ugou rsszeus9zag PES was FrzEsr-
Il glass af sls5 BseEa1 LIE mzzE- but
wz n Eas5 mere Eesens mix Euaes-
Taxing sTP Al frsz- tie ga4sE sseu ss-
su-net g tie glass and drained Z % TIE
EGe1am- wien he rzs-zed s g ka ~
tarsszasr with tie exclamation ~Lsrz
raas-1 g ea~ -9esr Bazfs~E He~1zxv.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28
A ARHYMEFoR MONDAY MORNING

slue halk the wgrid Is xringfug vet
Or 1hs. lines 4 d-yilIsz-
fhn1 - aiss- seven days smIreh MAY get
weekly purifying
Va-1iv % sluu the efz we seek
II De11itz1s,e f8r 8IIr sgli1Iu--
one tag IEs tIJI-5sfE rum EEls. week
Fg miE6s eiea1 Desslunialr
E0r rs1Elerrnsz seams aa-
Type Ut cur Shame and ssfrrzIx-
W1lie r9i3es we Eurz 911 FsssterfsxE.
are N the <uls a0-EndE--fE
Al. he without. and III. Within
In u1Isgn esTnsenc1nsxE
efz 4itgS CONTRACTING sui aZIaf sIE.
0ne, washing 4zIst rspenEnsrt
On. w1rt once szvepr wiEa 1yT1Ii dJ0si.
trzIm ae1es Ut p0iIusanE
On. nitSians. eisElssd win fire and iilasi.
II dtiEFs OF alSyfIr1un
AsIT tzsIsf a0ssiiEe Us All AZ EaasSE
OF III be lBEfIIer hss.iE7IIl
And llasee Us wlere-s1E,sifs pTT=-ill;, past
~ WasliIlre+iIEE II aaeti1fII
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28

of the head eta barrel. or dress after
the fashion Of John the Baptist in the
wilderness. or sit on block sll my life.
than consume all myself before 1 got a
home. and take 50 much pains with the
outside that the inside was as hollow as
an empty nut Beauty is a great thing,
but beauty Of garments, houses and fur
niturs is very tawdry ornament CON-
pared with domestic love. All the ele-
gance in the world would not make a
home, and would give more fora spoon
full of real hearty love than for whole
ship-lcads of furniture and all the gor-
geousness that all the upholsterers of the
world could gather together.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28


The PRAYER gauge which Professor
Tyndall proposed should be used in the
London hospitals TO test the efficacy of
prayer as an assistance TO medicine was
never used, nor should It have been.
Religion and science should not be fore
ed into a prize ring to Sight out the
question Of superiority. 1t is probable
that Prof Tyndall would have had the
best Of the contest, for prayer has never
been known in our time to set a broken
leg nor to do cracked head as much
good as poor mans plaster. But that
claim for it Is not made by religious
people. who do not expect miracles, and
do not desire a surgeon to pray for
fractured limb when he ought to put it
in splint The strange sect in London
known as the Peculiar People is an ex-
eeptien to this rule Its members de-
pend wholly upon prayer for the healing
Of their sick, and the death Of child
thus treated recently caused the arrest
Of the father for mansIaughter. He was
properly acquitted. for there is no law
to compel sick people to take medicine,
and, With the exception Of > physicians
services, the child had proper attention.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28

BALKY HoRsEs.-The Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, puts
forth q set Of rules for the treatment of
balky horses:
/. Pat the horse upon the neck; ex-
anime the harness carefully. first on one
side, and then on the other. speaking
encOuragingly while doing so; then
jump into the wagon. and give the word
go; generally he win obey.
9. A teamster in Mamie says he can
start the worst balky horse by taking
him out of the shafts and make him 20
round in circle till he is giddy. If
the first dance of this sort doesn't cure
him. the second viii.
5. To cure a balky horse. simply
place your hand over the horses nose
and shut off his wind until he wants to
60.
4. The brain of a horse seems to en-
tertain but one idea at time; therefore
continued whipping only confirms his
stubborn resolve. If you can by any
means give him subject to think of
you viii generally have no trouble in
starting him. A simple remedy is to
take couple of turns of stout twine
around the fOreleg. just below the knee,
tight enough for the horse to feel, and
tie in bow knot At the first check
he viii generally 60 dancing of, and
after going short distance you can get
out and remove the string, to prevent
injury to the tendon in your further
drive.
5. Take the tail of the horse between
the hind legs. and tie it by cord to
the saddle girth-
6. Tie string around the horses
ear close to his head
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-28
A if-se ntsrIsss IN ~ .sIe sfairz
rr l.r.-.-- lf7s-z 1stzsfrrsr- zszr7- if.s- rIIsz

The seuGher 1zsssHFzrssl the rhyme.
and called cut the euIprT- Fer Pua-
lzhmenE she gave Inn hIs eaaIess q MAKE
1uaGaer rnFH1e N five mzaIzes dr he
EhE1pesi 10 zf1Er thinking and alzaz-
Ing, and scratching hrs head sElA I'm El-ne
was usa-fF auz. and the azzhsaer rzissssi
Eae sEleE n = Earsazznzag ma11e-- 4
the Esz mHmen5 be gxEiSzDs1-
Eszrz- szznf 5elrs Miss 8aalEer.
Shes zuing srz-iis- m zEIlna "a Gnfszs 4
He vas sent q hiH sea-
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NFsLNs sMFTE

TI--CLr AyNUCNCE TO TEE PEOPLE 0R
w sar-an AMI vicinity 1ilas she Is uuw Rreparest
20 10 al iinds If Einiu Family Sewing. suc1 as Shirts
11urs Vests 1rass-a -aiaIzlnlL hE- Flease Eye her 4
- Edus- 8var TaO,uan b0Gt amt silue stlTs- -3.ily
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.---rrFsSgE TO WI JUSETN @ SONS. DEALER
n Drugs Mssiignes Dive SsuffE, Pants. eis. jap
an Hur1en1lne. TIEnisles Brushes. Finauw Szaass.
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Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-01-29
The Great Naval Drill and Pagan, o. Key
West.

The Navy Department has nearly
completed its preparations for the
grand naval drill i'm the Florida Chan
mel, off Key West. Commodore Fox
hall a. Parker, author of the "Naval
Tactics" has been appointed CHIEF Of
staff to Rear Admiral Case, the senior
ally concentrated at Key West to COM
mence warlike operations against the
Spaniards in the West indies. Com
modore Parker will, under the COM
mand of his superior officer, sup,rin-
tend the details of the drill, which
will embrace all the naval evolutions
under steam and sail. Commodore
Parker is u native of New York, and
entered the navy from Virginia in 1899.
During 1861 and 1862 he was l.Xecu-
tive Officer of the Navy Yard here. At.
ter the battle of Bull Run he GARRISON
ed Fort Ellsworth with $50 seamen
and marines, thus checking the adj
vance of the COnfederates, aiding i'm
rallying our scattered battalions and
saving Alexandria. In August, 1873,
he commanded the naval battery on
Morris Island, Charleston Harbor, and
after various services, in 1864 WAS as
signed to the command of the Potomac
tlotilla. During this time Commo-
dore Parker was engaged in perfecting
his system of tactics, which, it is said
by competent naval critics, is the
most complete eXtant, us applied
to modern naval warfare. The
Navy Department has sent to the fleet
complete outfit of day and night sig
mailing apparatus, to which it is pro-
posed to give a Thorough test. The
code of flag signals has been radically
revised and improved, and a new style
of signal lights has been adopted.
The grandeur of the naval pageant is
assured by the high character and SER.
vices of the officers in command of
the fleet and vessels, all of whom have
had experience in active war. Rear
Admiral Case, who will have chief
command, figured at the capture of
Vera Cruz, Alvarado and Tobias
co, and in the hotly contested
naval attacks on Hatteras and
Roanoke Island, and served as fleet
captain in all the general active opera
tions Oh the Atlantic coast. Rear Adj
miral Scott, second i'll command, also
took Il prominent part in the blOckad-
ing squadrons on the Atlantic during
the rebellion. The vessels, including
the largest frigates of the American
navy, are commanded by such officers
as Franklin, Whiting, Ransom, Simp-
son, Rhind, Caldwell, Traxton, Beau
mont, Carter, Badger, Lowry, Wells,
Braine, Fillebrown, Gushing, Reed,
Waters, Gates, Jewett, Kane and
Benham. The drill will not take place
till after the arrival OF the Ossipee,
which will undergo some slight repairs
at Norfolk, consuming two days, and
will then sail for Key West. 1t is
stated that the Ossesse will probably
carry out some prominent naval Oh
ficers who desire to witness the drill.
The interest ut the Navy Department
in the drill exceeds anything known
in our naval history, as this is the first
time our vessels will have ever had
the opportunity to practise by divi-
sions, school Of discipline which the
younger officers will greatly appre-
ciate.