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with whom we moved toward Ccntrcyllc, Co,
lIrIntzlclnn,,, although suffering fr0m q natcs,,;
wound, continued tn exercise cNtnip1nd. ,nI
maintained ILL., arat tn tho saddle. Tic tso to
cotnlnnles of cavnlry, ant the fcytton oi
ArMold't battery snorel oil tho battlefield n
EOoa nrtlcr, nr,1 wcrG tho
LAar ORGANIZED Ionlxa OF UNION TRoeps
to retire acrots Bull laan. Whom within about.
miles nf Cchtreviltc, a. tlin bridge acrobs Cut
Kun, Tic eroseing, was- ionll to bc cu,npleteis
There tci'ns i,o nthcr. crossing ayaablc, ani sbs
enemy l1AvIng opened with artillery from tmI
tion . abort distance hollow the trlttEe, anil eof
iIlanling eho lalter, Capt. Arnold was lonc,i IA
nIm!nlon III. Guns. Tho cavalry founa pass
bio ford for tllclr turp0sct and from this poIrl
no further 'nolcstatlun was encountered from
The cncty. After aiilng few hours iii h,,n. n,s
old camps. near Uqntrnytlfc, 1t NOW ,ofng lsri'
tho il'0rell was rcs,t'tcd, and kept up nnt'l Al
ltngton Was tcacl!cl, during tho forenoon of Ii,
ride from Washington 70 CcntrCvlllu, tile hIrhl
Of the Goth, that tho following night Rlio tTni
INC returning with defeated mil tctnoralI.cd
army. leWaR With the gsdatcht llllNcMlty tIl.t
Arlington sl.su q tho 1.o:'g Bridge, 70 dctess
the vary wills Of tho Capln,l. Some oI III. II.
ttgfn1edts lost tnors n,etl after the hatsis
and rctrcnt llah enlc0 than Ind been
killed. M, ,%s,oua.le,l. aud captured BY u,
as tho Zouaycs, Disappeared In tIils why. hlauIy
of the sol!licra continued tloir flight until sley
rcaclIcd New Yurk. i.
ba,o a Ell IT, a to ts an ~ ta natas q @
titled To I few Wurtls, NJ subsequent battle q.
tho War, no matter how Rucvcssiul or lmpartaut
IN results, was moru carefully Or prudentlj
planned; nDl 50 fur as Lett to, tho acyulpAtt
ihcnt Of whit lie liad proposed to 10, uni ull.
| he had expressly stipulpteli ho wn.tId tn,-ths
overthrow of 1'c6iifvEarsl'a nr,ny,-McDovell
dM all aud more than had heon expected ii
him. lie lad nsked that tho Confederate forcea
III tho Valley under Johmston should he prt
vented frusli reinforcing Beaurogasl, but thh
! was not done. Johnston unltcd. most nf III
force With that Of Acaurcgard hcforc the balil.
hogan; and even over tlloso coinDlno,l ariMltl
MCDowcll'a plan Of battle, afer 1iouss III, sever,
struggle. WA carried to sngccsafal execution
ami only ,fniicd ot attaining t!nal and eompleh
triumph by the arrival At { critical indtilent d
frcoh troops tro,n the Valley.
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Views Of Gen. Sherman and
Various Western Con-
gresBmen.
The Experience Of n Scont IN the
Bnttlc Of June 26.
Tie Reicue Of Reno's Men from tho
Fate Of Cnster's Force.
Custer's Account, in tile May s Galaxy"
Of tic First Battle Ut Bull Hun.
WAsH1NGTON.
v&. ~-.Irr,no11t tyky
TNE COMUHHESMENs
tTnkc;ai NIfuaieh Ia 1fil 1t1ANnS.

Sptc;oi DIspaieh 10 1ns 7ttbuns
WASHINGTON, D. G., July 0,-Tho Western
mon gcueraliy nre urging very strongly the pas
sago Of tho bill Which authorizes the President,
In bis discretion, to cnlst i've regiments u vol
unsocrs fos The Indian war in tho Dorlcr Statce
II 10 understood that this proposition hns tho
support Of the secretney ot War; undor tue
present law 1t IL possible for 8.ateA 10 organlzo
volunteer regiments only for tho defense Of their
own borders, tut the g,1ns which Ma Secretary
Of War ls authorized to give them ara those Of
tho second class only.
THE MILITARY MEN.
Gen. Sherman does not ngruo with tho Wcst-
oru Congressman IN thc'r suhon,o for the crea-
tlon Of regiments Of volunteers, but thinkA that
tue army should 6o rendered moro elective by
filing up tho cavalry regiments. Gen. slernnn
Ia very rctlecnt a. to tho p1ans Of tho Indian
campaign. liz has said, however, to few
fricnds that l,e tlinka the Indians will now sop.
aratc Into smnlEer nands. This opinion 10 not
shared By other prominent army Officers.
.skxeial Htlputch to 1ns 7,1bAn&
DETRo1r, duly U-t}on. Stanley. OF Fort
Wayne, this city, has been ordered ID hold him
scll In realiness to rcpurt with h!s regiment 10
Cen Terry At Fort Abraham Lincoln.
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SIOUX CITY.
A l'uULIC MEETING,

Sptcfal Dtfpal<h to Tic 7FlbunA -
Sioux CITY, IL, July 0-Ctlzcus Of this
place held meeting last night and gave e1.
preston TO feeling in regua 10 tho lato disaetcr
10 troups In the Indian country, resulting In tho
massacre Of Gen. Custer and his command
Resolutions were pnssed and message signed
by thu Chairman OF the Citisohs' Committee
and sent to the Secretary Of War, tendcEtng 4
regiment ot 1000 men with horses nnd equip
ments anl transportation train, to be ready
ior service within ten lnya after acceptpncc by
thu Government. Tic Indians On the uppGt
Missouri arc becoming very uneasy, and many
are leaving tho reservation. a general outbreak
VI the nEeA<dea IL expected.
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TIE BATTLE.
THE 6TOlsT or A SCOUT.

tr-
NGpatc" e, - ne'o !o'T 1era'o r,s..,
DrsMAhcK, u. u, oaly r-ucotso AcIHuont
scout sent by Gcli. Terry with 1cn. Clusters
eo1umur relates thu following Ms his oxrertenee
~ ~ 1"s' ~, a,,,t ~ tha pnsohu1 WITH Cen.
CuHtcr's connaud, To curry dispatches from
Custer to Terry;
MS aronr,
o,yo ,sf, thc i:,,srin,i an TIM ea1 NJ Juno at
isiE ~ .'''e oa' y" t,''S,''.i s,'. ~
lao'cacR; 'naFtnca w t'e losenua "uouI -
mllca md c,Ieampui i,x tho night. On tho
tnor1,lrtr Of tho At we bYt,kv cs,.p ut 5 O'Clock
au,, coni,nucI nm tho Eos.lnnl untN q o,c1otl.
ninn ,Ts atr,'rk = inrya 11sivts,H,in trn,l alnlt
t,' MuI iiavs ul1 um fulI'wcd Il alvpr tho Kosubui
nnti toward evening, when We went iato camI,
nui,al o,,t at & u'o)ork. and followed The tr,Il
ui,s' ns Il ~ m;i,s. II vixen wc met ak CroW
1,tilan srn,,ts. vim Ind becn sent
out OUT tho hight previous Dy Gen. Custer
mi fnun.j frehh nony tracks' and that 10 mllcs
'1s a;",H % lin troji wns frcshnr. irn. Euetor hnl
t The ot,irsrss cali b,own. and they aseoiablsd
aro,,uI lin, hut | did not Lear what he saId 10
n,oyed aionr 1T q fast walk. Wa moved at i
,,,rl,ct ans nh,a tf,e r,licsrs wrrn tatinst tiar
luncI. % tls % sconts ealns @ bacE md reported that
tIoy lad found whsrv tile village had bceti quite
n,,t tn watcl, tbs trail and sec that il la not
1 Htda ~ hhut nrinrk ~ IN snnn T., the ,,,"cc An
!
wllrru the village lad been apparently only
few days before, ana msnt ;, Int eAmp ,nilss Il
ocGw Tue % ~ y 1o o ill., sso5i sn
Il O'clock ut night Cnstur had oysrytl!lng pack;
ID up aud followed the scouts Up tuo r1ghtrhsnl
fork VI thu Rosebud. ...z-..-..
Il T1tn vlLIAOH DlecOvBRED.
"About daylight we went into camp, madc
coffee, and soon after Twas light the scouts
brought Custer wortt that they lad secn the VII
lage from ths lon uf u divide d,at separates tl,a
lsusehu,l from thu Little Horn M7cr. We
moved up tlla creek until near It's heai, and con.
cealcN ourselves tn a -rayIne. II VIA about j
rnilcz FROM the head OF the creek where NC thcn
were 10 the tur u the divide wlicre the Inla,,
scouts said tho village could be seen, and sitter
IilinE hia cp1nmant, Gen. Custor, with u few
oflcr[ies, gaIlopet forward tn look ut tic In.
Iinn clll,l5 Iu aluul,t IN hour Custer returned
und snil ha eoull not eeu thu Indian yiIlag.,
iMt TIC etouta anu hait-hrred guide, Naeh
Tllyer. sald they could distinctly pee it Evme 1t
miles III, Willie Gen. Custer VIVA looking iot
tils Inuinn village tho scouts came tu uni re-
l. is..t t,u.,. N .o,,,.,n,,1 ..,1 t1.j
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H. ~ 1ns tas anu, aahG :, ,,i," 49," ~
OH the soldiers ms tl1ty fostlc'l md nsccnca tho
opfnstc bapk. ...-
sLAuaMTBR At T17h Poan.
"on account OF the nnrtuwlesa oi tho !ori
al!l became jammcd thcsa; aul into tl.is mass
fangc. The lu.a 4 lilc hc1o was fearful. Lieut..
Ilodgson fell while gallnnt!J cn'lcayorinI, ty
ssireaiy eressed The stream l,i!nsclf an was ns-:
cc,uli,ig ttc. nppositc bank when his horse wns
shot mid rnllcd down The bank With him. De-
tarhte hInsclf from the fallci cianinltl nc Ttas{'
ed tto strrirs of pSss,ng socr e !" H. f.n', H.
top when shot struck him and he fell back.
Tllc Sioux, siountci nn their swift ponies,
uae!lcd up by tue sue OIL tho soldiers my 'lfeA
a. then,, killiE llot, Neh anu l!ofsoss L.lue IT,
COMPLETE NouT
70 the ford just as ! got nut ny horac sum
blot and foil md was 1ssnlountctl, thu horse
running away sttcf Nenos comFinna. i saw
their horscs l.ssl1E been killed .r
having run away., There we,u 1lsn SONG
SOLDIERS mounted VIZ had remained bcll'i
should think II, all tl,Gro were "a n'atlF ~ mr.
tcs ss and seos 10 ,a cse fms y
eultl1crs. were wounded, and two Of thnn 81
badly they con!a M not ~ nse ~, thc1f as5 afMs. ins
soliiert *anted 70 ges oul, n.y. ea'' no, W.
wounded lnsn and must stand oy then. The
soldiers still wanted 10 70 bIt 10Y tnem va was
an old frontiGfsn'an, underhtot1l 1nutnlls, aflu
II thsJ woulu 10 % r. sa, ,su mnna ges 'nv.n % "Ms
h ID sss sss Il in9s Ts va a5sa xehss fn rs hssss
wcrc mounted, and they wanted kcc he!r
horses With them, hut told thoo 70 let tilo
hofteh 90 a1t! nKht On loos; We staM ~ tno
lush aGout three hours, md couu tlear hcavy
HrittH hclNw IN, $HA riYNr. A0nNrGntIy Al1Dtlt =
miles dNta !. l did not Know Who II Wae,
but Knew tho Indians we're hghthg some
q our men, and learned aitsFTat1 Il wy
C,tster's uotnlnant,. Nearly all thc lnuiahs ~
The upper end 81 tho yaley urGW on 9oWn tNe
river, Aud the nght N1ta Eustor las1ea % Hnout eno W.
a]iootiNg below began TO tlte away kala 70 TUG
boys, "0Mmc, NOW ts tho lime 20 9ct Out Moss ,,
q them uin not 60, oMt waltsa tos mlgat, 49, io
better be Of at once.
\ NAAnoT GscAIa;
ELEVEN o. tno tMsteeh sa,u taoy Wouln , ",
pnt tw9 stayed behind, luepioyea tito nen ~. "
administers, and " moved M loFwara on e loot
toward tho rirer When W l,ad nearly got TO
ths river Mo met aVo anaiahs On poh.es, u ahM ~
thcy arod on US. ! Ietuthcd tno hto Anq my
1hdiana brokc, ana We tnsn 1olqG0 thG svpt,
the water nsng nTeas1 ~ aSep. Mo anany mmaay for os
over, Woundeu men ana 4u, anu heaAea lor
llonS's command which could sss drawn .,s,,a " "
We reached Reno III safety We had not boon
with Renu 1nuro thah nIteen mlnatGs Wien tl,,,
saw tho Indians cnrulnE up tie valiey from
Custor'a light. Reno was then moving lsss whole
command down the rldgo, toward Cnsief.
This Indians crossed tho flSer DeloW
Acno aud swal1nco up tho bluI on
~ sass it.f II. skt1an9 i1a ,,4o, VIZ gh,ch Mn,
Aeno wei!t pacA ~ ~ w Eea.Sst t r.. htWs
| II was now about O'CLOCK, nno Inc hBht iaslel
until 1t Was too aark 70 see 70 s9oot as snon lsS
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mi only fuilC] OF Attaining tttlal I6Q cUnluleN
rllmpi by the arrival at Z critical moment d
feah troops from she Valley. o
.. a. oosrsa
cIrpir1,D
=. - zno.. ~. 49," a,,.nsn -
- ptatsa,.a @ ] q nj "a sa,.dns 1 en-. sa sas.1. -.
II 60
Tho htsoss Of tho Custer tic,
Whosu iii aro brave, thores not oaa hank
llks those vl99 ve'f tho Custer t's'
ThsIF x ~ isss I':e. 4 {ssif ii sG,oia. ~ @ .x$'l,
Mh IS snesS sna a. gssaMnEE "nrS r""r
~ 's' w ~
M onan.o sor thrm ,rhnn hu,,ct, dv
fna fG, sao S0aas oUees9 IN. te
.hn ~. a'H, ,n,ro seme ,esnc ow"s wsg n.s
.4Ti, Ia sis1tisd fonrnst' XII or u ~ e4'es
w.. :
il Sstts,s .i'osf @ e III sw!tt horse.
akS ssss sa rsv swSR1s Is,eIus az ~ 9sg p'''
Tho squadron daalics On l(s cnarae.
", ~
Where arc thosg iasa thss oas. waved blight
Tasy y .ss sseso asssa sssuss ssiS e.a ao.u
Wal, n;,r th.. h.; sbout ~ val, m,v .box tu,g
Mia nevof asHa 2ids idst | Sno gun, u i!ag, =
MI IT, ausH!r % 1s ssr,vnnlsd. s seisad;n ;nna, won,
,s rGs uise., within iAn Iinos they Irnr,",
e'e :: VII
FSr M Hao' Ronee, VIII sHSts snd assips 9si :Ioss;
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THE FIRST BULL RUN.
GEN. ousTBE's ACCOUNT OF THE BArTLn.

detail thcmpvemcnts Of troops during the battle
Of bull Run, or Mauassas, a general refcrcneo To
IN, nos,tonsh he,tl nv cacl, OF tho conton1uarm]c
ths nt"ht nyor.,ll,r ,,c comhat nav l,c If ma.
.no n's". u!o.su'"a p,'o eopteAs Ass ~ ', ,,s e
quarters wero at or near klanassas, distant from
neutrev,l1n. whero (lcn. McDowell WAS located
j.. 49, .,,t,st ~ li.s .rwv .hort , m,,..
Tho stream which gayo lts naiuo 70 tho battle
runs In u southwest DIRECTION between Centre
Wills and Mauussas, so1lewhat nearer to tho
fc,n.,, n,n.a t,wn Inn. ,atinr. g'he
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noop, und neas dark aif drew OF, We now got
| water for tho apln,ais, nlnny Vt them being al
most dead, aad the1 vcse put out 70 grsze On
'@ '' cuAnon or ros,1loz.
"In the eysntng Col. Rene cl9nged Y a 81, ,- PEA.
sn4 stronger ta tAs sla oe We sxpsSStsa
but in ,hs morning. not u, Indian was t1 be
found. Eyery ono tslt su1u That Crook Dr Ter
y wa. eemus our tslief na Gci Hs.;g ssnt
iiscrsu wM recrlyrd TINT ueu. Terry, with ~
latKu column q troops, WAS 1aoy'Dg up my WI.
huun came III tight.
II wolt In With the scouts on tlie 'ott OF
tilrty-aye being Res Indians, ex friendly Sioux,
A. Csoys. anu the sest white myn, ~, saw
enI I'LL over, aud tllMk l,e rA4 Killed. Til.
two caYAIEy 6ul,1iprs lrlt on the t!tabcr whelI
! weat uil hays po doubt wera killed, ~ they
| hAyo nut baell eO1 since.
/ LlHuT AfINTOsA
~ saw Lieut.. MeIntush snon aftsr, he iell,
activl., aud 1t the tilao ha was killed he WIS
tises i bsnE Wills riding back to ll,a ford"
cu,.r; 'k.:g4s:1F: =, Ar ,szx ''g hs lima
aa, vla Slan1sox. j. Il, iuly o.-GouTisra arc
about tu lrayv with 0cn. Terry dispatches, alrl
| ] tahu Adyahtago of thu onportunity 10 senu
hasty and necessarily imperfect account Of the
DuttIp. wsitr tr.lu, thu secac Of custcs'e mag
ptrsnt but tsgrttly tstl enargGs t.o'H pla.ssa
slatcs Cavalry lying whssu they fell ut the
h4uJs VI 4 s4yuYu t.t, cuu and dead. Near tho
top VI little knoll iQ Tie ceutre of ts plateau
4 l.AY cu3Txh AlMakLr;
and II touehe! sny hsa5t to .ys that T. ths s1; sAy,
clay, hal respected tle corpsu u the man tllyy
knew 40 well. Other bodies were mullated !
Custur's was untouchoa-a tribute ot respect
irum such Al cnelny moro real tA2n y
)tio at nobility. III luy,, Us Il aslsep,
bis t4ce rvdn aud a smile on hla llps.
Near him ware cluven aeAl officers. Cupt.
Miles Kvogh was nn Ills right, and bis brother,
/ Cap. 1N6Mas Custer, on hls 1T. Alnost "
GSssss feet lay 1 hsnlttfnl nenbsy hoy OF t.
was Waiting ths General tt the timc he was o.
, lcrM on flis expedition. aa.l insisted upon
romnx With hiu. ln tAs Asld, , little way oil'
| }uy Boston guste1, ann.hez u the Gcuessts
T brothers, Within lew feet VI ssfh other tls
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not only defeated him, but killed him politically
dlGerpnt ehstsetesi Ha,a tho american pcopIae
forgotten what It eoat to rescoe The nn.!on iron,
rh: ;1s. doe' ne believe they s{o
pani.h Sam Tiiaea fos als sympathy viii treason, j.
II they esu get tbs opportunity.
DD7T OF AAKhICAN CITIZENS.
A. 6human, the Republican capdilate for
Lieatenant-0oyeraor o. Illinois, delivered
thoughtful sddruss at Lens, Stephenson Coun-
y, OH tho Ath, froin which We make the follow
+ Ia fortonAts for orr AopublIo that tho mass II
intoluH-st patriotif eiti4ens DO oeeaaopslly even
though sps.loaieallY, wsks to shs necessity @ st
esaiary, .hay should neglect 10 awalsan from ous
sss sSs III heSsa pa as ~
1os; ever tsss,nf al 'o
il sl.nsnt., md ii Ii. piaee upon ~ sart6 Viii
1snke.s wssdsl Th.-tai,, ny fellow country;
1utuss-1his possibility that. Il sons time, thos.
of tAa people who hsvs the Moat direct interest !.
:ssl sapo9 RS
indifference thai they will ssakcn II aver At all,
oui, y soc their hepabie in trsess,svaSlc ruins.
sa asapst sq' s1 eoeas.tat' as !Hs.e % i on ~
wesaDE sha! should y sounded abroad over a
icaly than Ill Others II 10 tA, II tksy would pre-
ssrvs thelt liberties and usintsla tio!r uationn
intsgrlty, lel all c..lEeus Of inlelgsues and patIi
political movements, huid In chuck the aver pre-
SumpAous. evts aeidsh aria kud devicea nj dema
KoEtam, and keep the rcins Of government, butt
Ioexl and general. In shelE own st1olg hands.
AL she American poople ought 10 b. active poll
uciaus- They ought W study political principles
Rystsns, and ecunO1lles, And tbs scisucp of 4tAca
pl2nship, With tho sauo Interest with which II
tss schools thOy study mathematics and the pttcti
tai sciences. In Republic whera tic tndiv,dna
s"'- ~ and personal lihsrly Of ersry man aru d.
pendant spon the snitipnt sdluinnsEatiun Of III
Gorsrrmeni, politics ID ~ much tbs part Of th
ciuxen'A business ~ ls Ii. pursuit. BY Hhlc
hs earns his daily bread Taxation, pjotsctto
OF individual aud popular rishts. and pslsxts 4
well ~ pub1e aeeunty, are maitsss u politics, ~
tlaIafufs uf sttsl eoncern to asesy mAa. The ctt
Eens Ara ths sovereign, ,-they. In lhcir argre.nt
EsVacity, sle thu poase aud EnlpEs VI the laI
~ uuicIatand how to fuls wisely should be the
ambition. aud this thay cAnnut unuusstand un!el
they study politics, isallAhking themselves nit
lie pkineip!eA Of koyernneH!. ths spirit and lett
at tbs organic laWh, ant tLp eauses and catets
political action. Uutrss lhs aasB OF inteli!4ei
cltiasns d. teGo,Aa poittc!anA, NV will bu Kose1,
sdby an .o!lgaschy, cunslstins 81 al !IsespuMeib
Claus Of lne!'. uhu will make rulItes hMr bn.iu
--thsy viii bs tbs Eysetn!ug elazs- hnd this 80
ernu,enl in kepub!.: would in tluIs degcpsIa
tule ~ ohuo1i6us Aud hardensou1e = - 'tuu
would b. an Ahsoluts dIctstutshIp. loTAr wji'
itNoula K1sduAllJ tend. and In Which. " .n'it'
to hArs ul.ntellapls4 suay. Il woull rst"
eulmInAte.
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hearing aloft hls c.,rye,i sabre, nl, ecsvi.g tie
skulls Ut all with whun hn came sn contart. We
had but two weapona 70 choose 'front.' eaGh Of
1w9'np''s r'p'lssa' s4'nr ,.p,a,n
and sut!ng tha action to the word, dashed nv
bright now blade trona Us seabaard, and rodc
yleidlng no doul,i TO- mia. lc Ecliasad wsa "tha
way NO do II at Wat Point" Initiated my Ilt,-
tlot xnd forth caao his sabra. l may havn
seaIned to him uncpneerHcd, becsusc aimed a.
ing. s' A A. va rodo It dsilberatS Walk a' tlte
hin, began atgupN fn NY oyn 1nlnd ~ to tue
comparative lMcrti ri tle aabra and revolver
~ ! Waapan Of attack, IL remainder curreet'
lYy reasoned prn and tol. aavut ~ 1ullows:
duces IN ugly wound; the term sabre Charge
It never mlsses trc. II lima thla drawback, hnw-
eyer: IN eltler to ba made effective 1t IA ladls
adversary,-sd eops ihnt L WI 4" not u'iliorse
Of disable him, he Viii must likely .eular that
service to you, 30 much lur tho sabre. Now,
- to the revolver, It Inns ttiis advantage ossr
telt alongside his adversary hctore ucstanllns
his attack, but n1ay telect hta own ti4e ana ls-
tanee. 10 b spfe ono pay mias (iia alm, but
there arc stx chau,acFs to elnpiy,, ana u nns.
sIsts so.s % .4tst sas.s 's s sh'ss ny 1ss
bsttis, hsi ( ~ tsttor ietst III We Il ihs
| s,bre until after ! hays ae4ulrrd ! l!ttlu mora
| c4perlencettl the result wnx tilat ! returnesl
my sabre to IT, ss.bbara, au'l without utseriny
| 4 word :
\ pA1W MT REVOLVER
and poised II opposite my shoulder. Walker
~ II following isa III lny incntal discussion, "
sooner observed my change Qi weapon than h9
| did Ilkuwist. W,lh NY revolver III my haud
| put IL upop trial lnontsliy. First, realized
That in the Tush aud excitement III tho chargn II
wuull ba u,fiicult TO t9ke anything liko aevuFat.
siui. Then, n!ighs not every hhot h4 tired, ignt
y would y ID ~ nliast q ,qur enshaes, u;
Siaabins right anu left u eaeh 9thcg; la WlHyl
ease 4 sabre No4lA Ia Of much greater value
Ind aoEfirs than ~ simply revolver
This seemed convincing; 80 Iuuci
10 that my reYolres found its W.
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tight h4ys lesM iyuNe knuH pot, liasl thu cav
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hulug exposed tu hot artillery hsof and hhd!ul
tAat ilu direct attack upon our battery wa
b!pditateA BY the enemy, returned tu i shcl
tercl pere VI ground.
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other Of cavalry, and yeclian Of artillery, tom
hapued by Capt, Arnold. caine under TIC pei
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The New York herald., 1876-11-01
ALL HALLOW EVE.

Last evening was the anniversary festival of All
Hallow Evethat Is to say, the of All Saints Day,
which the LIST of November, and Is
kept by tho communicates OF the Roman
Catholic Church all the world. In tho
north or England the Eve Of All Haow is known
Nutcrack Night from the fashion OF cracking nuts
and eating apples that OCCASION II is the
England, when the young would know II their lovers
faithful, to put their nuts the bars OF gratc
naming the alter tho lovers II the cracks
jumps the lover who is represented by IL will provo
unaithful; II 1t begins to blaze or burn he has
sincere regard Tor the person making tho
trial II the named after the girl and lover burn
together they will DO married within year.
The game OF "snapapplc" Is provocative OF great
merriment on Halloween. stick Is hung up nori-
zontally by string IRON the ceiling candle
placed at one ena OF the stick and an apple at tho
other end The stick Is then made 10 twirl rapidly,
the nerrymakcrs succession leap up and snap the
apple with their teeth use of the hands
beng allowed, and II frequently happens that
the burning end OF tho candle scorches face
o covers with grease. Another sport Halow
Eve set apples anoat In a tub OF water and then
allow the boys and girls TO duck for them with the in
10 catch them with their teeth. Great fun Is
manifested IN watching the youngsters chase bobbing
apples with open mouths and sharpened teeth. Last
evening, despite the political bubbub thero gen.
era celebration of the festival and IN many places OF
amusement alusion was made 10 the anniversary
The New York herald., 1876-11-01

He explained the objecss Of the Palestine ExploFatiof
Society," of which ne is President and told in a few
words what had becn accomplished by It's first survey
Ing party under Lieutenant Stcever. In 1873. which
had trianguated nearly 600 square miles OF Eastern
Palestine, including Pisgah. the.s site Of which was
satisfactorily determined by Professor Paine A
opd party under Colonel Lano. in 1875 made
nossance of nearly the whole territory and brought
back collection OF inscriptions and about loo line
photographs o! ruins aud scenery. After showing
that Americans had done much If than
any other nation that direction the professor made
appeal for funds behalf OF the society," ended
by Introducing Mr. W. II. Goodyear the artist. who,
he said, would be more competent 10 explain the
chcctura features OF about thirty OF the photographs
referred 10, which were about TO be exhibited by
means OF a stereopticon
Mr. Goodyear. by means OF tho pictures polluted out
three great epochs Indicated by the architecture Of the
ruins In the East Jordan country, he said, 10
be found liner specimens OF Roman architecture than
exist anywhere else.
DR. Howard Crosby was announced TO speak this
subject, but was prevented from attending
the meeting by Illness, and Professor w.
H. Thompson, b. d., who 10 have
followed hun, introduced He entertained and in-
structcd audience for about halt with the
aid OF many handsome views OF ruins In Western Pal.
estine.
The meeting adjourned after Dr. Hitchcock had sx.
hbed few views having great biblical interest, upon
which he commented Ia very pleasing manner