The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-08-29

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!, that city--a good days walk--fariners are
paying Two dollars day for harvest hands
which u perhaps higher for unskilled labo
than is paid elsewhere in the whole world
There is uncultivated land in the neighbor
hood Of Washington in every direction
which only waits for willing arms to furnsl
bread and comfort to multitude of people
! Il. Thus, il is not work that is wanting
but what is required 20 bring the hands
md tbe.work together. TO do this the maj
must acquire the habit Of the typical Ame
rican, who always committee Of ways ant
means unto himself 10 doubling the Difficult,
cape of every situation in which he might
find himself. As il is now. he is growing
ms helpless Ms the European. who can dt
only the QUO thing which he has been
taught, and who is unable to take single
step without a master.
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THE RUSSIAN RETREAT FROM
THE BLOODY BATTLEOF PI.EVNA.
Translated for the 81. Louis Globe Demo-
| crat. l.8
An eyewitness describes that battle
more infinitely than tile telegraphic
columns produced. He says: Prince Scla-
kovakor have not a man spare to cover the
retreat. Having met with brilliant sue
cess, the Turks were resolved 10 follow up
their victory and reap all possible benefits
from 1t. They advanced In swarins ON
their first position, forfeited on the 30th of
July, and took the Russian guns, even
before they could be taken on: OF the
batteries. Again, Turkish bombs were
heard whizzing over the hills above
Radischowa, aud fell into the village
situated back of them, filled with wosu-
ded were brought in incessantly over the
mountain ridges. Those badly wounded
remained where they fall. Later wnen IL
had grown dark, i,,,siii- Bazouks swarmed
over the battle field, sparing nobody.
Continuing an the hill until the moon
rose, the staff could hear through the
Silly night, doleful cries, petitions for
mercy, and blood-thirsty, fanatic and
murderolls howling. j: was an hour to
shake the hardest heart. We remained
there to see whether or what troops
would come forth from the valley of the
shadow of death" Ere night the Turks
had our position. within range. We
could see how tire bombs were fired from
the opposite side, and hear them whiz past
us. The muskeiry fire cracked without
interruption, striking the wonnded ON the
retreat and those who accompanied them.
Finally division Of troops caIre up IN
scattered, disoriered bands. You will
understand its character when wesay that
when company has been ordered to pro-
tect tie wounded on the way 10 Radis-
chown, It was composed Of members Of
different regiments. About nine O'Clock
the staff left the ridges on the hillscovered
with grpaning wounded, and proceeded
slowly onward, so as not 10 step on the
wounded stretched ont on the ground; we
lost our way, as previously we had lost
our army. For fear of Bashi- Bazouks, we
could find no rest for our weary .eet, who
swarmed around between the dispersed
and retreating Russians. Finally, ut 0
o'clock In the mUrning, after having been
nineteen hours In the saddle, we turned
into stubble field, fixed ourselves bed
of the cut grain and laid down 10 rest
Before o'clock, however, we were reused
again 10y the cry. "the Bashi-Bazouks are
after u.s. and moved ON again. The only
protection for the commanders Of our
army. but yesterday In splendid array.
was now handful Of Cossacks. In the
Gen. Krudenersent us the news
that he had suffered heavy losses, and re-
solved 10 return % the river 0sna. II Was
suggestedto renew the attack with his |
troops, but it is fact we had no troops
adequate for an attack. According 20 the
least estimate we had Lost FIVE thousand
men Of our three brigadcs. We. too, are
On The retreat 10 the river 0sma, and that, |
too, In the direction of Bulgaria, toprn.
Iect the bridge IN Sistnva ~ Ear as lies In
pur weakness. / regard lhs forces of
Price Slladschon~kor ~ completely used
~, and do not believe that during this
They may again he counted on
N part OF the army. II was ten days
since they crossed the Danlbe In splendid
plight. What remains IL demoralizei
lnd scattered. Tie loees of tile RUSSIANS
On the battlefield were heavier tl,an theirs
1t Pr. Eylau and Friedland, IN 1907, and
will cost considerable 70 replace them.
The Tndisns Of the far West arc ~ donse.
y ignorant that they keep On fighting and
killing our soldiers long after they have
been defeated. aud have no idea at whnt
they arc whipped.
A man out wost, who read that coppa.
ras put IN bed of ants would cause them
10 leave. put some 10 his mother.in-law's
,ed TO SOC i sho wouldn't 60. lle snys she
ses there at last acco unts.