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The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-09-05

Rustic twho had just been informed of
the meaning ofihe "B. d. affixed 10 the
pason'sname on the preaching nuiel--
Bachelor o. DlyInityl Then tl,at there
man amt right man to preach, by my
ways o thinking. Informant WIS not?
Rustic-'Gause he calls hissslfa l~elslor,
am knows he's married man.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-09-05
EPITApHs.

Near San Diego. California. tombstone
inscription thus reads: n +
This yere is sskrii TO the memory Of
William Henry Sksraken. who calm TO his
,leth by bcin shot by Colts revolver. ono Of
the old kind. bras mounted. and Of suteh h
the kingdom of heaven aa a
A stone cutter once received from a
German Tie following epitaph. 70 be en-
graved On the tombstone Of bis deceased
wife: H ~ FL isaa s
My wife Susan is dead IL she'd had liz
till next Friday. she'd boen dead shnss two
weeks. As tree fall. 30 she must staDd.
All things is impossible NIT God.'
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-09-05
7kRNSlfacias,iaJ Postdge:l


A discount Of twenty per cent viii be allowed
ta clubs of Fur or more pcr-ons. Thus; lour
ropi,.s el Biarkwood or vi one Review vii bc
sent to enc address for s2. $50; four cuplsoi The
Jpur iirxiewssiid iIlzeku ODD for siS and 50 on
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-09-05

The lIriiisn Qnarteri.cs give II the reader well
di.n<ird information upon the great ssclits IN
teraiiire, as well ~ summary ni the triumI,hs
uf xieure and art The wars likely 10 eonvuise
III Earapc viii form topics for discussion. that
will he ussrcd with thoranghness and ability
nowhcr else 10 h. found. iilakwood's Masa-
or he Highest Literary Merit. I
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-09-05

AZ recent meeting 10 which there va
much religious interest. m old man gave
expression 10 his joy by shouting. and con-
tinucd il until u began 70 interrupt The scr.
vices. Brother II. aid 10 Brother W..
go and stop that old mans noi,s.' He
won't to bin and spoke a few words. and the
shonting man Ut once became quiet Bro
tber II asked Brother W. .wint did you
say TO the OLD msn that quoted him so
promptlyi' Brother w. replied. Il asked
him Tor dollar for foreign missions.' n.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-09-05

I. u said that Eve was made for Adams
Express Company. bui this Il probably \
Iisment uf some cummon carrier u SANDER
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-09-05
How far Is Il 10 Club Creek? asked
.......t.. ~ !. la,,1.t,n,au

traveller OF q Duteliman.
Only shoot a leetlc Ways
~ itfour, six, cightor ten miles" I'm.
patiently nsked the stranger
Yaas, dihks II IT, seriously replied the
unnioyc,l gate keeper.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-09-05

A newly married pair were on their way
to New York from Buffalo on The cars one
night lust week. when tho husband took
from his pocket roll Of brawn paper.
which the bride snatched and threw ont of
.Le window, remarkipg: You said you'd
quit chewing tobacco when married you
As gently as he could under the circum-
stances the husband remarked that the
brown paper contained ros tobacco; but
500 in bills.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-09-05
HOW TO GET ALONG.

Don't sop 10 tell stories during business
II you have place Of business. be there
when wanted. -....... .-3z..fs.=
No man can get rich by sitting around
stores aud saloons.
Never fool in business matters.
Have order. system and regularity. and
also promptness. aaate .s.9r1
d Do not NEEDLE with business you know
not Of.
DO not kick every one 10 your path.
More mics can be made 10 day BY GO
ing steadily than stopping. si
. Pay as you 60. i,s8r 80 &
, 1877-06-09
HOOKS RECEIVED.

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"aNM "NtHas =, et,W.tH. iichIn mi ..1,ris ana IL,
g." nsw York; llurd = alouvaios: Chicago;
Msuloy ntos. ,, HI"; !g9c;. 9.cy W. 49, n,x u
FE!tsoHhL lMMttrhLari' AEn 1T. UEH.H r., ~. ~.
T.: sametby; chiSaso' yAns'a' aeo'ara D. w.
l3thu'. ~. ~. ts'ee, -.
TI0y, 4 Entxs NsvtEw az rus An.UAttBu
MnsA1o AcrnW*r. ny JANA !. Ft"xasn, Now
Yorkt Char:es J.. Somcfby. t3mo., Pr, b.
Chicago: 1snson. AcClurg q CO.
nrTwsrs Tux Auss Or SIX AM E,uur, IN \
tha sS1t Ionon Eion. sau FIJI.
c!seoi <. Roman d 10. Chjcavo: Jansen, Nc
Clarg j Co. i3me. pp. 80. Fries. sl,s5.
I'll. b. Jous gsTss Cooks. Detroit: E.. i.
amith ! O., chica:o: jansen. McCiutx i CO.
A EMMirl Y.rEjjn, Aftsf ths ticrrnsn OF Lupvto
1tamnxu. m Sfrs. K. L. WIhTEn. Trtslttof OF
nTha Eceond Wifc." cte, ihiiadelulis; j. i.
, 1877-06-09
TIE TIfORTAUS.

In tho "Warrington" ren-rortraits, edited
by Mrs. ". 8. Robinson. atlong notices Of Con-
cord celebrities. tnontton Ia made Of the family Of
Thorcau, each member Of which was pcrson
oE such individuality as to bo most interest
Ing character:
This Concord Thoteau. Isa5s The: nartstorl arc
e tbs a'ss sst i, H. :y sisa IN Iva
e Iave Inherited III genius, vsia ven eeeenttls:
isk'is !sSsa:as &c Asa ni s1
sh' .essss, ssss upsa is sh Fl e. e. :p"t'sn a.
GER on ! voyage TO Maine. The dark night, the
sopal q tho waves, tho cttes q the people, aud
npoS MS5sa he @a " he heare sef
tisa!sslr M IL liz rossnes of ht xifs and Rial ;oa
Thoro ware fteaucn! opportunities Of seeing Henry
hote,u .. hs sas otea sth hts fa!!es e xxx sI
Gsn:Pn .as 'is sses e. sessa is'
.ny % .oao r.. d
asnfnT tte hs esnS xhs 60 Sss
soasss essI o. H. HUH Rabnao
was great ta'kor,-sttlns with hls bead bsat
visitor came who wAs learned ln Indian matters.
M &c t.tn!nS to thtt 4 subject
ihS @ woaas." pnhlishaA p ls5a, dro.
many visitors 10 tho hut BY tho shote Of the pond
wAgfe The phl1as1pher ka1 lived Oh thsea eent4 !
day, planted hs 6cane. and written blu Immortal
s hS q ft ct i sns s.s e Is ss:g ssg.y ~: 81 Il:
Wtittacs, aud i VI. suspected ~ hls inercduious
townapcop,c TINT hia cnpeoara was often Fopleu.
ishGd lroA hls mothers latder.
air, ltobinsuu MAI u scloolmsle Of Henry D..
Thorcau, and Of his elder brother, John
Thorcau. The latter was genial lad, and pop
utar With lda sehoUlmates, which tfeney never
VIVA. lie died young, and from trivial acet-
dent. A trtond writing to Hoblnson sayss
Ito was stropp!ng n. nzoE on Saturday after.
s sss IF ths fna S,aS e II
liz rcriacsI lii skln, md Immediately I'ai on =
rag without letting 1t bleed lie paid no moro At.
tentlun 10 Il tor two Or thtes days, when It began
| to geow painful: and On tho next Saturday hc
s ~ Ill., h 5 sss ~ ahss ss.t 70 %. t9s q aaGs: e.:
81. '"' gastiets. who drs.sed ,fts anaeI
sS9ts Psin'h h,rat .h,. 'ssaat e sa:
hono,, The next morning he complained Of stla.
violent spaims, .ad loekj4w .et 10. % bslnK tyll
~: ~ % naae1sa. mu sSsts @ 30 Eops" Is s.la
:tHons. !" replied tho doctor. IL was calm, say.
| Ing, t'Tho cup that my Father gives me. shall
| nct drink ,ss' liz d!sd Tuesday. q o'c!oek p,
Mad . on1 onE seSst SsFqsx tsMS. t.
AerElmaCk Rivers"
, 1877-06-09
A sQC1ApLHWuALH.

In J. D. b. stiltnans record Of carly adven-
lures 10 California and on the Pacific, there u III
account OF whale, which gires 4 remarkable
Illustration OF the sosini disposition of that an.
imAl. In the shlp Plymouth, OF Capo Cofrlcn-
tes, several whales werc passed, alxsys two a.
least being In company. After leaving thers,
tho crew OF the plymouth discovered that GIG
Of tho whales was accompanying tho shlp, keep
Ing directly under It, and only coming out to
breathe. II was feared that In hts gambols he
might unshjp tha rud.ler OF do some other dam.
are. Ii h!s siza wa4 1lnmeu.a, hiA lenGth being
eighty feet, and hls tail trcl7s feet across,
Eytsrshlag aYsu2hle uk& thrown: a him. aud
, 1877-06-09
TIE cuEvAL1ER D,EoN.

Que Of the curious minor characters Of history
Ia the ClcyaIicr d'Eon, whose full maine wns
Charles Gcnevleve Louls Auguste Andre Tim
office d'Eon dc Beaumont. What gave him
most notorjety vas tho doubt which existed &c.
garllng Ills sex; a. ut different pc1otls, he wore
sometimes tic drcss OF ono SEX sometimes that
Of the othcf; and, during the later portion ofllls
ltc, declared himself 10 be woman. though
being very masculins In appearance. 1ic was
native Of Burgundy, horn in t72o. and by occt-
patton an advocate. liz attracted the notice of
those III power by his political writings, and at
the age of n WIS seilt by Louis XIV. Oh dipio-
matic ctranls 10 Hussta and 10 Austria.
After gislug proofs of great bravery In the
French army, he was made Secretary Of Lcga-
tton, and afterwards Ambassador 70 the English
Court. Ilc'dtd not long retoln this important
positon md thc stnry ii his life fs one of alter
| nations Of prospcrlty and misfortune, - were
century. II Is Lelleyed tIiat he assumed femi-
Iino attire In order letter 10 serve Lofts Ky. rs
secret agent. Al the n9c o. u he was rosid'ng
in London, wearing, generally, woman's apparel,
md a!v!ns lessons Il !cns1nE' In which ae:otn-
Miss Auna Seward gnve tl,ts lively account of
him the rear l1pl, which wc find copied Ia the
| lteculicctions vi Mr. Samuel breck:
THIS ID tho period of inconceivabe characters,
l a. we'll a. a. unexpected aad ptodtgioua events
Madeu,otselle le che !atr Eon exhibiting lot swo
.hiines adaitt.nee bef ,ki1l Ia the az q attask
REVERSE M Of human de.tinyi W6at humiliation
for the Aide dc. Camp OF Marshs 1IrogIo ifoE the
g e.. q ha9sy
| and the principal pianneF and negotintor Of the
tass ss'is ss, ":i :: FL Il, ,sa &C.,
ihc pomp and circumstance. of high tsast and glo.
tlous contest: In the Ametlea& . var ehe was le
liseeve1edi learned from hoIsalt INT I
, 1877-06-09
TIE SCHOOL or BOTANY AT CAM
NItIDlE.

~ AHt E*atVF u 4 ~ 11p9F+4t
CLEVELAND, O., Jut,e 7,-Tho columns Of tho :
cdueatlona, journals OF the day arc fairly tectn-
ing WIKI ~ anhounoenen1s VI eu'uns.seuoo.s "
stpay: 10 ,ho easah observer sney seem ~
plentiful ~ tue iocusts OF Egypt, and one Won
ders yThat excuEn thcrp car possibly te for any
,ansrsnt r,o,taI !, c},td, iont,rr IN hIs trnor.
T,"ea so,,on,. hv ~. .sa..,,o,,. and
ance. tne!e afo scl1oolh W sne eeA-soo.e' auo
schools on tho mountains; schools In boats, and
schools W land; schools OF science, Of LAM
,-,,,rc. of music Of c!ocuttou.-tn .bort, uyery
sua o,,ho. +, shoco ~ 1ocntion or .nhtcct ~
1n.I, .,,y i'si h.s ircn rsrefnv consulte Few aro
aware, perhaps, that what seems to us pecut-
.aslY Ames.cau Institution originated IL the !.
busy brain aud trolcss energy Of prof. Louis
Agasslz' to whom American selsnee 1s
50 deeply tn1ehteo. After yeafs ot
teaching and writing, Of public lectures and
rrira,c efforts il finally occurred TO Mr. Agas-
-. thnt tbro,,rh Tho rstabltshrent of summon.
eh t"at' t"tohso wv ",. ao.+s'uaAusAs ~ .nN"-
courses Of ttaay tof teashcss shu otasss whose
occupations did not pcr1ult them TO devote
, 1877-06-09

many vol!eys Of ridc-sI,ots wcre fired into him; /;
hut, though his skin was broken, he took no
sa and fsa}Ha b, e fs,s s19gsnfg sDs
inc same rate OF speed as tho slip, whether ii
fair weather or foul. Ife wns like a. faithful
dog, and, seeing that be did no harm. ihe ships
people soon gave IN annoying h!n1, aercpsed
t,Ard," bceansc they could always hear hta
loud breathing. Iie, seemed 10 i'ear no ill-w'1l
towards hle new friends, in spite Of numerous
cariy iisirust, and some scratches from the
ehif's coppcrinR; while he hail to i,c forgiven
ti,t b!ackcnIng Of the sh!p's white paint by the
su!phur IN hta great roIume II breath.
there was no evidences That he nte or slept DIR.
Ing that time. Once lie LETT tho Plymouth And
went to another vessel, milo Or two 10 lecwart1,
but soon returned TO lEs fssst love. When the
Plymouth, approached land be showed great
resticssncsa, aud lnally, Ia green water, lcit
her pn1 It.nppe&yt1.
, 1877-06-09

letters, and other brlct Biographies, md articles
on tho woman 1ucstion. They aso good e
anples Of the spirited, humorous, icar'cas VII.
Ing which made "WafrlnTton" polE'cM ~
rover IN t,,s t9ay. Tho volume "a uuh!tshed by
his widow, and Il 10 l,o obtained only iron, hnr.
AdfrrAs Lea Il BLepastl. Boston.
, 1877-06-09

ELEOY WNlTTEsN IN a COUNTRY CHURCH.
YARD; ANU Ornxn PoKHs. uy TuoXAs Guar.
ny OAWpEN.A N.AoQuAINTANCE; Axp A 1OOD
LAYS i}F THE SCOTTISH CAVALIERS. ny
WILLIAM EpAoxaTouss, D. o.. j. Illus
LOVE-, FRIENDSHIP, AND DOMESTIC LIFE.
nv KALru WALpu RKkRsnr. 1lostont Jsmes II.
Osgoud H. CO. Chicago, llsdoy Hros d Co.
FrIee, TO cents per volume. .......-.
= This Ia dnintY form IN which to posscsa
cho,ro fragments Of cur literature. The titles
which. are cited toll the full story OF thoworth
Of tho 1s,okte.s that boar them. 0ray's Etegy,
two essays by Lowell, three BY EIncrson, aud
uight ot tho stirring layS Of Edmotiston1!e, III
separate coyc1s, are rurc morteaA1 Tor tho fns-
tidious lurcr Of good things.
, 1877-06-09

Duke Of Argyll concerning the dIscuvcry by his
brothcr-jn.Iaw OF large number Of dormant
swallows In a eand-bank tn Pcrsta, III TIC depth
Of winter. a SECOND article appears In Eai"ve,
giving similar testimony to the occasional
Ilitcruation Of Swallows. It Is taken from
OrnHNologis ehes CentruiblaH, May I, to which
paper II was contributed by Herr J. Ko'iwcdcr,
Witch certiaca 10 tha irustwosthlucss OF It's
WIg-Ifolstcin, but tho oxuct locality Is not
tanned. The facts arc ~ follows:
After tbs 'ouse. .swul;uw flfiFuado urolto) ln tho
autumn Of 1870, from tlc beginning to The middle
OF September. had held their utual aseenb'cs hY
and rany cod weathsf suddenly supcr,ened. "a
parsaru for thc South. Tho icw that remained
ssS;au ss!s. e III sss s ssd assss sna ss,aia
ssss't %ss se t. Es sae hst thess ans .o
Thrss ays sfsr jnfinS c tIs
nosts under The projecting roof Of the east Eide Of
hts houtc, hcfc = wtng, there ts!l or few fcath.
| hanging wings, swallow Was dragged ont. Il
was alive, but seemed paralyxcd. Aitat taa swa,.
% esslh. A. sesop& .b;ta behassd 10 ihe sans
| way; and a third showed faw signs Of life.
fourth sppes5Sd %as insl.s, slss IL s'hsf neat.
similar 10 iho.e hrsl found. Ths 6!ras near ihs
entrance ot the nest appenred IN state o. toand
life. Tile former soon were nbla to NJ, with dits
Guilty. longer Or shorter round one hythg 10
| consiar.ablu ds1anco; The latter wtre th.nwn on
day, Wien liz observer returned, no bids wsrs
| found.
, 1877-06-09

'CulcAao, June B.-Those who vlit the !" Land
ol Flowers" IN tho wlatss-tlnAs will te dtsap-
pointed II they expect to dnd everything lu
bloom. Here, Us elsexhere, piAats have their
period of rest, In accordance With tue laws OF
Nature that govern the!r production aud repro
ducsiop. Ths poctis eoguasnen Ut Florida u,
therefore, q ulsnomer; but It sounds very
pretty. aud, "a "Dlstauce lends enchant-
lacnt 10 tho vicv." may - well b. re-
,sinsd. OF ,hs 2,alp spee1s, es plants knoun to
, 1877-06-09

TIE EABTEFsN tUE5T1DN.
A nh1EF Il1sTONY. or TURKEY. Translated
br Ma, III WEssaIioE1r. VITA Mans. BoE4nN:
James II. Oagaod d 20. Chicago: I1adtay Dros
4 Co. 1B,n0., pp. 17U.E .prlce.. 90 cents.
This companion volume to tho "HisGory Of
Nussa, J" which was noticed lust week, is, like
tho lattcr, . compend we'll worth it's caet. 1t Is
highly compressed, yct It contains the outllnca
OF tho l,1sturyof tho Turks from thelr rssappcar-
ance OF, the plains Of Western ASH down To the
present time, The hook Is Furnished Will. maps
of Turkey In Europe and Turkey in Asia, a
chronology Of tho sultans Of tho Ottoman En-.
plse, aud vocabulary Of tho torr1s rccltllar 10
Tho institutions OF tho Court aud etata. In q
word, It 1nay be snil TO present all that tho MA
tortty OF readers taye ttuse to learn Of tho Mo-
hanmctiau Power now at war With the Empire
Of tho Cars.
, 1877-06-09

OF Public Works, anil has q btaT consisting Of
PRINCIPAL and nine English Professors, as.
sisted by japanese teachers. Tie course of
training extends over stx years, and comprises
three coBrecs: ~ General and Scientific; T)
Technical; and CD Practical. Tho t'eneral and
Scientific Course, finished during tic first twd
years, Includes English Language and com.
position, geography, elementary mathematics,
elementary mechanics, elementary physics.
cllc'n'stry, and mechanical dtawfng. The Tccf,-
ntcal Course, taught during the third and fourth
years, comprises civil engineering, mechanical
engineering .tclcEraphJ., architecture, chcmls.
clitlcs the higher mathematics and natural MIL
losopily, geology, naval architecture, strength
of tuatetaale, drawing. aud practical work. The
Practical Course. wlfch Nils the last tw0
Ycars. Il pursued In the laboratories OF tho Col.
iege, and In tho engineering workshops attached
to the Institution, which, 1t The prcsept time,
rive employment to oTtt 300 wnrkmrn.
Students us1dcf 10 mud native to the country
nse eligible 10 admission after passing prc1im.
as cadets. Or these there afc Two classes:
mcnt, and. In return, hind themselves to serve
the State for seven yearN after their course II
ended; and those wha nay their own e1nenscs.
aud incur no obligation to The State.
Tho building occupied bf tue ColleRB Is a
handsome structure, and ia surrounded 'by the
dorntltorfcs, professora' lioutes. museutn, and
laboratories. The Institution Ia equipped with
a sp1enItd cotlcct!un ot Instruments aud a tine
library. IL Is said by atare, which gives these
particulars, that there Ia no institution for the
| csl1ttatinn III engineers to be compared with Il
in Eur1au1.
, 1877-06-09
,coyyENr.I,unr1Eo.

T1tE BURNING OF 4 CONvENT: A Mama.
i've Or rMK DtArnucrfox. hT Mos, or r't
1dwN. ~ REAEHsEnEh ~ 0sE o. TnE ptrtLs.
Tloston: james Il. OsTood & Co.. Chicago: Had
+ 1cI Dfot. i Co. limo, pr. 1DS.
The UrsulIhe Convent, which stood on Mt
pcuedtct, In Uharlestowu, and WAS TITO finest
building OF It's. order in Now England, was
purnct1 by mob ot slxly or eighty tfuekncn
from Boston on night In September Of 1891.
The establishment wns intended for boarding.
school, and was maintained chiefly by tito
patronage of rich rrotcstants. A feeling Of
popular indignation WINS aroused against Tho In.
stitutIou by tho publication Of suudry books
protesting TO umrel deeds OF wrong and OPP
preston pcrpctratcd in tho dungeons under.
ncat, tho cotfscnt; and this icofing WAS brought
10 tho inf?asnmable point by tho arroannt bear.
Ing Of tho Lady Superior, On tho night
wien tho building VAS sacked and
burned, II was t}llc'l with helpless women and
children, ,who csrapcl from t!,e mob After hon5s
! feH courageous friends.
Mrs. Louisa Whitney, then girl ct II ycats,
was ono OF the purity who went through Tho
horrors Of tho night, bearing herself with tho
! bravery Of llcro1c snul. Sho relates tho Ills"
tory Of The event With gFaplstc bower, Ia tho
tilo book under notiss. eyng IL " TIC s,, fSrss
| Itself II would lali to awaken. The e'stcrs Of
The Ursultua Convent are indebted to her for
/ resulting from oblivion this Instance of Catholic
| pcrscgutton By btgotcd rfotestants, although,
"a a1 furclble story runs It teavte the reader III
doubt whether most TO pity the lseligcusca
does, or TO reIolco over tic freodon tue INCIDENT
secured to tu band Of ttnpr1soncd children, con-
| ilcmnel to tho stcsncst reglrue ot convent
school.
, 1877-06-09
JAPANESE COLLEGE OF ENGINEER
ING.

Tho Imperial College Of Engineers u Tokel,
Jsnau. L. uulef the jurisdiction ol Tho Minister
, 1877-06-09

TIE CALIFORNIA QoLD-FEVEN,
SEEKING TUE GOLDEN FLkECHt A REcoap
OF PloszsM.Ls7s IN CALssoAxsAs p Wn.en II
AAxs1rU FoorFalxTs o. EAnLY AAvlaAToHs.
Ofuxn THAN 6SAhIau, ~ CAL1onxA: WITH
An Accpuar or SHx VoyAa1 or TIt1 ScHookAn
DoLruiS. bx j.. b. b. 6rsLLxAM. tWMh
.plstes) San frsneiscos 4. 1toman d Co. Chi
ra4o: taa,en, NeUlury b CO. sto., pp. 35a,
rrlcs, ~.
A really valuable contribution h made In thls
volume TO the history Of Tho gold-feyos which
RACED with extraordinary violence Ia avery city
ana ytilago Of the United States In tho early
days Of the llscoYerY OF tho precious metal III
California The bulk OF tho work eonsiats Of =
vivid acrouat Of the voyage Of tho author TO the
new Fl Dorado In tho 4arly moptll Of the year
lsa9, of bis residcncs It Sacramento, aud Of hts
Journey home La the autumn and winter oi
, 1877-10-03

*-OIss 1HAI EH 1Hh AHltNs
GAivBsTo*, Ort. 2.-Tllere II no truth In the
rcports telccra,1,cd from the lsto Gsande res
tcrday that shafter's and Du1ts' commands had
met with tlsattcs In Mexico. Beth commands
have returned to tho American side Ut
tic river without loss The cxtedittun
hn4 tecn unsuccessful, owing iu tho
fact that tho Indians had men warned
of1'nlls pursuit an.t esrapcl. Twelve horses and
two mules Which lad been sto'cn tru,n tho
American sislc Of thc r,vcr wcsc rceapturcd. A
small body of Mexican cavalry kept upou the
trail and III slight of t1,c command during their
tnarcf form San Diego River to tic Rio Orande
but made no offensive demonstration.
Col. sllaEtcF's otl.cta' ropuri Is rs follows:
Cisos'ixa or TuE IsIo tiuAki,z. Oct IT, 70 .fdR =.
Gen: !6ptoT. sdn -fnfooio: On "wednesday. Sept.
a. information having bern srentretl nf tie uea.
*lnnt instructions, i.ieut. isult.. With .c,aet,.
tnsnt q tn the SIKH Sayslry nntcr Llent;. Phelps,
sna Of the Tenth t;asnlsy andcs Lieut.. f.c'bufu
IN A. crossed tho 1sto Gsan,'o lid -ta.tsd
tnt t 1s eaH,p Or Th"r'ay nfrl,t they reached
ed 70 nlret Al lndIan trader With wbom arrange.
Mcnh hn.t s'rcn f1ade IL contnet them, to Ihe
faa rSt ,ai,s Ths @r.ir,n VII" h. a;refa to rntd:
nuih w.s Iu pursa,s u them, - that iii tLc p,op.
sny t'''t @ wsr not .''tt"red Of was de-
"ss 1"r .Hna~' viii in1 tve, S1e 10,
aud two ,nnIc.. l was al Lieut.. Rnllr' camp. N
the tito 0r.nde At thc time be startled, and IL the
!hdihnH camp wAs reported TO hare fHrty men In
IL and was c0ae 10 4 Mexican tt.wn with 1ou Mcx-
!can so!tcEs IN II, untitled him wnntd he with \
force Ut GAvn'Fy at tho head Of The San Ieg0 Est.
usuaT mo!lttlE 81 as 10 help hin on in tAsc he hh
any wnnnded. On the night o1 The 18th cros.cd
Win tesett companies reaching the head nf tho
snis nleGo about 1il ocDck. I remained there all
uay ntil night. and the ncx& morning learned that
Lieut.. bull.h had coHlc ih during the night and
cnmpod atout two mileA higher ~ the rtrcam,
Dlaen,es'nE purity Of from nifty e seventy .ive
Mexican caraffy following towards The head
O.: ths :tscr On h1r tfatl. thr bng!e.cali
Lieut. BULLS tnalic hs Appearance, he having din
coScfnd them IT hs same sinia did. Ele AiAr&eu
for the Rio Hfnndc. but NIT IN haste. My coupa.
nies we're scoA formed, and The limo nf march was
toEth up IN our rrlurn. UAc company OF cnvn!rJ
bt!llk put ont In ts direction nf thu Mpxjcans a.
rear guanl. Al the Mexican troow were about
mile distant. md made no effort 10 Interfere With
n.. and being IN insignificant numbeEr compared
with my pHn fhfcc. ! did not feel authorized to
nttack them. The Me11cans followed In our rcaE
Vt considerable distance for few miles, and then
disappeared.
TIC hortcs and mulcs captured arr nearly al
American stock. Some ba!ong near Forl Clark.
and were captured iaat winter. crossed about
a. H.. at the point whence Lieut.. Enliis ntarted
" his 'eont- half way between tho rtcos and tho
Devils River. sUAT1EN,
Lieutenant. Colonel Co.aManduR,
, 1877-10-03
Joliet ITEMS,

aQSlI44 IH4lNfEN ~ AVE- kabUFV &F1V4H2+
joLlxr, ILL.,, Oct. 3-John Irwin and young
woman named Ellen Westmoreland are locked
up In the County Jai! charged With burglary,
aud thr Granl Jury nov III session Will exam
lnc their casr this week. They broke into the
4ry-goous store OF n. D. Dyer. On Jefferson
street, entrance being ELECTED through vacant
stose III thu Fcar, aud succeeded In getting away
with seycra! hundred dollars worth OF proper
ty. OF Whtrh about $3V0 worth, consulting
Of dress Eoods, jeweLry, sllk fziu2es. silk ties
and lianlkeEchle:s, boots, shoes, aud hoiacry,
hayu been recovered. Chief ot Polite O'Drlca
arrested thu parties lu Cual City, brought them
~ Joliet, aud Justice Doulittle, after W exam
tusttun, sent tLcnl u ta!s. irwin Was formerly
~ the employ VI contractor 1t the Pcuiteu-
tlaty, but was discharged sone time ago. Ths
gtrl's paFeuts live tu BraldWood.
Charles butcher, publisher Of little morning
handblll here called the Stus. sold hts press md
ot11ce.matefi2l yesterday Tor cash, aud last
night absconled, learinG plumber Of creditors
to mourn hI1 sudden departure.