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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-09

How IT Is DONE when an Illustration for
artist. Mr.. Charles knobeoch, t. take such q
scene. store or public bni ding. mir. Knobeoch
sketches from nature. We have seen him work
~ as penman would write a description. FRI m
this first sketch tracing is made. then tn" pen
craving. Mr.. En0beI0chs Den. and-ink draWinps
are real gems. SO perfect is every linz and
shade that it seems almost impossible for them
hand work, and this is the secret of the excl
lent illustrations produced for Mr. Waldo's
book. fine pen and-ink drawing makes su-
perior photo engraving During the past week
Mr.. KnCbeloch has drawn the City Hotel. Acad-
envy Of Music. the old arsenal of the Washing
ton Artillery, the stores of Rice. Born & Co..
Morris McGraw. Maybray's mills. and other
places.
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would have left none but the pleasantest rec
objections with the DISTINGUISHED spectators.
The accident occurred in the first racp-a
three-mile dash. For the first two miles Nc
Whittier and Mahlstick ran neck and neck to-
gether, when McWhirter began to weaken in
one Of her fore legs, which was hurt a couple
of months ago at Louisville. The horse was
left by Mahlstick. and after turning the quar-
ter pole was passed by Joe Rodes, and at the
half-mile pole was passed by the last horse,
Red Bluff. About half way between
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-09
W hen

Especial Correspondence Of tho Democrat
RIGGs HOUSE. |
Washington. D. c.. June 4, 1878. !
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the first three days Of this weeks races has
been very good, though hardly, believe, up
to expectations. The attendance to-day was
larger than that OF either Of the two previous
days, but numbered less than twenty thou
sand persons perhaps not more than fifteen
thousand.
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A Duellist 60 be Tried.

fVr. Ne BALTIMORE Gui.ne
a Sic lal session 81 the court will he held Mt
fa,tvillc VI today i"r tDc arrangement o A Thorn.
accused ~ Coroner nay ut the murder Oi Sidney
Pitt, Mt n Il place ih' 18th March Mr. Thorn has
not entirely Icco,ci. 9 f.. s wound and viii probably
lose the use OF s 90, h having passed through
II aud lodged thD u,k m hr sable tolcave his room
On SATURDAY. lfehnuat inNo sugauon VIII take place
tltiaN order u determine te stiun Of bail and
daN Tor the trial Mr. r0m VII plcnd elfdeicnor as the
motive lt the shooting aud lis friends cOnhden of a
verdict IN hlH favor.
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,ENNsyLvNNIA RAILROAD.
AND UNlIEn STATES NAIL rOUTE
I'm NM uli-N NM % l.--A


AND VNifEp STATES MNlL ROUTE.
On and after April -. ls1~
Trains leave Nrw Nufk. Via Dc-hro-ses and Coriland
II. lcrrir.. ~ lUllUws
Express Tor lhrf.hufah rslurgh the West and SOUTH
win ruuan Palace cars attached % \ NJ. Il and 90
daily
For Wllham,pnrt Lock Haven. Cory and Erie. at ~
NJ. connecting At CORY for IussINe. Petroleum
N,ntrc. and 90, oh R,-i0ns Munamspori ami Lock
IIhNtu. - \ VI
Rnlunioir. Washington sui ne SOUTH Limited wash.
in-tnn ENlre-. of Pullman farl" cars daily. - eut
sunday. rp \ ". ufrlNc Washington 4 10 T. VI
k'.ui o. AZ ~-lA VI L. $40. ans &" T. Sunda, 80
ami % ".
ENIf,-s ior rhnadclplhe. 80 20 go Limited II
\ !. 4 % e. D,ll. T. $50. = 3d. eui T. " sunday -
NJ. d.H.ll T. =! 30. = %, ANA ~ NJ Emisrant and
sscunt cls- T. VI
Boat, oi Hrookyn Annex" connect with all through
train M jctsoS civ. anordns speedy aud direct
transfer Tor Brooklyn travel
For trains io newark kl beth. Railway. Prime, ton.
Trenton. Perth AnhuN. FlUuiustun. bclNitrrc aud
other points ~ee local schedule. al ul Ticket Omrcs
Trhi- arrive From ritishuf-h e. .lu iuiu VI ~ - =
daily. lull s. VI . t.s1 = VI daily. except Monday
FROM ~ shmgtun ANA Baltimore. $50. ~ \ NJ, I ~.
5ii. l1InF NJ SUNDAY. g. ~. % 60 From fAila.
'rpnif. 40 d5l. 30 D. 3d. 90 90. ~ go VI 10.
no. % li N 80. - 80 10 lt. 40 20 Vi SUNDAY, % %.
t1n. - 90. Do ~ ~ ,nA nal tu 90 T. VI
~ hNt Nrla- s.i ana uif broadway A~tNr Hou>y.
ant luf "i Dr,lip-~D. ami toitialut sts Court IT.
al 49, u. tn iuusN Depot, ''0iv Fulton st. Bro NNn.
~, liN aut il@ NuIf.n -i lNln.tu n.puL J.rst y
CIV. tu. rant !. het udic". Battery pllgc
fKAAk THOMSON l. D. FARMER
General MauIler ttuI Passenger Ascent
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THE SUN.


1878 NEW YORK. 1873
A. the Tine has come Tor thc renewal of snhoup
lions THE SUS would rcuini IT, sicui, and well w'-
crs everywhere ihnt it 3, again candiia'e tor ls
consideration and support rron It. record Tor the n
ten ycarsu relies Tor a continuance Of thc hcarN.H
patty ard generous cooperation which have hhef"
been extended 10 A. from every quarter p tie Union
The Daily sun Il q Tour page sheet Oi - cunmnc
price by msii pCs' pad. ID cents a month. or SGj'
Ter year
The Sunday edition N ruv srS is an eehtpase 'h'sI
Of 80 columns whilc giving the news Of the day,ttD
contains large amount literary ani miscellinsSl
matter specially prepared for IL rng suNpW sgS 80
metwIth great success Post paid Si.:OA ,eAr
Tho Weekly sun.
who does not know Tny wKKKtY suN' Itcirouuv,
throughout the United states the canadas ami b.
yond Ninety thousand families greet its wcic1i'
pages weekly and regard 1t IN the light Of guide ''f
eor. and friend 1t, news editorial asrcu'iurl. All
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,IOcash we wifi send nm extra copy free A'ir''
PUBLISHER or THE Sun. Sow r. 'T
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~ LAl'hsSllNE -Eicsan. steamers ALTER BKl RI
NM CHAMPION VAL ave NalN i~uuri pts d.
fr Ahnu, from rauii - North iv,r. first dn above
Peoples Lane aft T. rnunrc tu- with tram. Nofth and
West latrNieck 2ir cal M fare r m, a-Ac Freight
taken lower thHn Do, other lines A T. BLAth. supL
EOK TROY aui All points Nortli and West take 'i'i
Il I.ns' line. new Hu' magnificent steamers. Pier -,
y Il loot u Leriv Il. daily. except Saturday ats T. NJ
Fare greatly reduced FIRST clas-. a. deck. 5lV tN.
rur-nu. ~ - Through tickets pmld INprcss NiI
broHlfw az. AMI 4 tUirt Il HronktNu
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no pIiILADEIPII,A.

L
rENNSYLNANlN RAILROAD
THE OLD ESTABLISHED ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
HIINlEN
SEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA
FOURTEEN T1ROrGU TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY;
THREE DkfOrS Is rilli iDELPHIA, Two ~
SEW YORK
DOT BIZ rR ACE riiE MOST IMPROVED EQUIPMENT,
AND THE fAStt~T TINE CONSISTENT WITH
ABsoLIT IL SAFLW
Of ANp AFrEE ArRIL -. 1878
Express Tram, leave New Nulk, VIA De-br0sses and
turuhndt 81 Ferries. a. follows
40 - g. 10 ~ lmitpcl II 4 VI l. T. 3 d n No. : W
\ 30 and y i NJ sundays q A. NJ. D. q. q 10. :. 80.
~ aui nF VI. Boats 81 BROOKLYN Annex connect
with all through trains at Jersey tiiN. Hhurdng a
speedy and dircct transfer Tor BROOKLYN travel
Rcturninf train, leave Philadelphia 20 -. 80 =
: 49, and II lAntt INpr'ss 80 T. VI b. >. g.,
2 ~ and : - T. NJ and ~ nidutht. On sunday.
- go. = =, : "a 4 NJ. 70 T.. NJ aud i2midnght
Ticket Onior-. 54d and ati Broadway. A.tur llOuso,
AMI loot o pc shros,es ami Cortanit Sis Court st.
BROOKLYN IA ii6 ant lis Hudson Il ohokcn; Depot,
ler~y ~ Emisrant Ticket Once; Battery place.
FRANK THOMSON. L. y FARMER
General Manager. General PASSENGER Agent
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aIoltls.

GRANT HOUSE,, - Nrv uoNc.' '.
~ oov. Toe, 81 Ier "ight. siNs ie I0"'hs "
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Qriniins Maitrinls.

L,OH SALE cheap-Press IS fonts OF type casa.
Il cabinet, &C. Call ~ 1877 Hudson o.. store,
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STEAMBOATS, an0 Rallroios

Favou,e steamers DREW and ST JOHN leave Pier ~,
18th River daily SUNDAY. excepted. HtGr VI. tor Al
iauN ant an point. North and West Brooklyn pas
r'n-crs transfer 4 free hN Annex boats.
first.cll.s farU. -. deck. 2ir
Exrugsiuu Albany aud r., frru
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Musital.

ZION CHURCH. corner of West 10Th AMI Bcccker
~ sts-on THURSDAY evening. April -, ~ O'Clock
Union Singing Association of NcN York viii rrnicr the
second production OF Aster BrOads csnata OF Ruth
the MoAbcssn
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Muntt6. .-fmmlts.

OPERATORS wanted on fine custom shirts,
~ HUTCHINSON's, under Rossmore Hotel. Broadway
fpd
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Ettturts.

IMPORTANT free lecture Mrs Brown will
lecture in the Ladies Temperance Room IN the hall OF
the NJ. g. A, Fulton ny, Brooklyn. on Friday after
noon 10Th a O'Clock. on her great MctaphA steal
Discovery which Kills tho Root OF all Di~,h-a Come 10
this lecture will bo learned aud instructive
than any delivered aiorcume. Both sick aud well in
terrsted IN this lecture
The "Mctaphy steal Phmphlet" Of % pages, Will be
sold, after the lecture. At 10 SCENTS each.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-19
THE OTHER SIDE.
An OhjectOr 10 the Hammond Revi-
walls He Thinks They DO More
Harm Than GOOd-ihOughis rerse-
Iy Toid and Worth PcrusaI.

Cores pondence of the Register.
/ have resd with much interest the de.
scriptions given from time to time, by
your correspondent, of the meetings re.
Gently held by Rev. Mr.. Hammond, rs
sisted by others OF the clergy, in PsrkerS-
burg. | have asked myself what good
these meetings DO, and whether they are
not, in reality, drawback TO true
Christian life? Does not this temporary
excitement result IN corresponding
lethargy2 Is not n Christian character
built up by such excitement as that
described by your correspondent, like
unto the house that was built upon the
sand2 When the rains and floods, and the
winds OF temptation come,wil it be ao!e 10
stanG2 A true Christian life Is the result
of many little endeavors--a looping of
little sin-curb!ng that degrading ap.
petite. We can OF transform ourselves
10 an instant of time from the evil things
we are into glorious angels OF light and
purity. There must be growth, grad
usl, substantial, enduring. ale that
heareth these sayings of mine and 4oeth
them''-not he that in a tit If enthusiasm
resolves to lead good life, but rs soon rs
the excitement subsidies goes back into his
old habits of practiclng evils and sim
ming against God. Surely such build
ing has but sandy foundation, and
must fall when the floods of temptation
pour down upon it. But he "thst doetn"
shall endure and stand. Hence the
necessity of calm and sober preaching.
Salvation Is not a result OF belief, but rs
we'll of works; patient, sober works.
Therefore 1t appears to me, that sill
these spasmodic efforts, called revivsls,
are mere flashes in comparison with
sound, sober preaching, backed up with
good, honest life, which may be COM
pared to steady, burning flame.
Respectfully
COMMON SENSE.
January Ia, 1878.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-19
FTREK A..

rTNHE BEST GAS BURNER IN THE
market an warranted 10 do all that
is claimed 10 IL. 1t is In universal use
throughout the East, and the city OF Pitts.
burgh has adopted II on all the street
lamps, and in all the public buildings,
and is Ia use IN many private houses. AS
to being the -
BEST AND CHI APEST BURNER
To he had, the following comparisons
endorse: The same pressure Ia ZACH burn,
err: an Argand burner gives IS per cent
more light than q conn on Brass Fish
tail burner; Lava Tip brass burner tho
cheeky ~ per cent more; Ellis patent ~
per cent more; the Eva IS per cent
more; and the Windsor patent ~ per cent
more. Thus you will see the Ellis equals
the Argand, the Evans gives ~ per cent
more light, and the Windsor 10 per cent,
proving itself the best burner In the mar.
ket. Having been appointed sole agent
Tor the Windsor Burner, now offer them
To the cities Of Wheeling. assuring them
that IL is all that is claimed for Il, and no
one using gas can afford to be without
them. Also new and complete aSsori-
ment OF Gas Fixtures, Lead, Stone and
Iron Pipe, Brass Work OF all descriptions,
and all articles TO be found in first class
Plumbing and Gas Fitting establishment.
OSCAR SEELEY,
de 2ll2 VI un street,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-19
THE MUNICIPAL COURT
i Wheeling.
Henry Carl Ludwig Sick,

Frederick Henry Ernest Sick and Ollr
IN CHANCERY.
BY virtue OF a decree entered by %.
Municipal Court OF Wheeling, ia the Asn
entitled cause onsiLe 2lst day OF D,c,z
Der, 1877, the undersigned, who wa e,
pointed a special cnmm lssionCT Tor ~
purpose, will sell, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY y, ~
Commencing AT 10 O'Clock A. NJ, al pg.f
auction at the from door OF the g.
House OF Ohio county, the followIngGs
cribed real estate, lying and being sl,,i,
In the city OF Wheeling, county Of O..
and state OF West virginia. to:wlt. g.
south one. naIf OF lot numbered iOu' %
square numbered fifteen Q5), AS dcslGn
ed on the plat of that part az said cig
Wheeling called South Wheeling. ~
the Eighth ward, and being situate on %,
east Ssde OF EoH street, between Thin
sixth and Thiity-seyenth street. There
erected on said lst two story brick dv,,
ing house, stable and other buiiiingS
TERMS or SALE JBc-ha.i cash, aHa D
much more ms the purchaser may h. a.
ing To pay: the balance In one year si
interest from day OF sale, the puichus'
giving his bond therefor, and the / o..
the property To be retained until the .
chase money shall have been paid 10 q
X. g. BANB
iaSl Special Commia.Vlr
j. e. HERVEY, Auctioneer.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-19

ST, NICHOLAS for February is treas.
ury OF entertaining reading for the
young folks. Its short stories, poems
puzzles and pictures are the brightest
and best OF their kind. and will be found
pleasant for grown folks to read aloud &c
the little curIy-hesds. Published by
Scribner & Co., OF New York.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-19

HAPPY tidings for nervous sufferers,
and those who have been dosed, drugged
and quscked. Pulvermscher's Electric
Belts etiectuslly cure premature debility
and decay. Book and Journal, with in.
formation worth thousands, mailed free
Address Pulvermscher Gslvanic Com
psny, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-19

The Colonnsde Hotel, Philadelphia,
Pa, endorsed by eminent and distin-
guished visitors rs model establish
ment, will be an exception hereafter to
the general complaint of high prices,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-19
BUSINESS NOTICES,
NOTICE.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF r,
L stockholders Of the RenwOod +
" orkS for the election OF piTec;u>. /.
be held I the office OF the Com auy ,
II Fourteenth street, on Tuesday u,
inst, a. o'clock p. VI.
iasi ALONZO II RING. :.
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How Sne Grinned /.

Detroit Free Press.
A Wheeling, Virginia, man was re-
venged on his second wife by committing
sucrde on the grave of his first. That is,
ho thought he did, but he ought to have
seen that second wife grlnI
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Stockholders Meetinu

TIME ANNUAL MEETING OF lE
stockholders OF the Citizens Rails.
Company, for the Election OF Five W.
tors, a. d such other business 80 mas
their opinion require their action. ". j.
held al the room Of the Board OF klg.
ton, No. 1915 Market street, Imng,
block, at 2 O'Clock =. -, on \ tufh
January 20, 1875.
al2WSi VAN u. HALL, SEQ.
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TT - q.

respectfully call the attention OF my
customers and the public generally 10 my
stock of Teas. / have lust received,
think, the finest assortment ever brought
TO Wheeling, and special attention has
been given TO secure the best qualities. i
can refer with confidence To my best New
Imperial, Gunpowder, and the Tiger Crop
Oolong. The latter is the finest imported,
Nor have the lower grades of good Teas
been overlooked, and am sure that can
give pound OF better Tea, Black, Green
or Mixed, for Forty cents, than any other
man in West Virginia
R, j. . MI XTH,
SMITHS TEA HOUSE,
CORNER MARKET AND FOURTEENTH Srs.
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Sale of the Quigg HOMESTEAD
IN PURSUANCE OF THE WILL "
i James Quigg, deccased, will, %

l. James Quigg, deceased, Will, %
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, rs
At 10 o'clock A. NJ, at the front door =
Court House OF Ohio county, sell At pu' p
auction, the fol owing de, cribed pfopW
that Is 10 say: AL that certain pare.
ground situate on Quincy street in1'
Fourteenth s'reet,D and which j. To "A
half OF lot numbered two ~ 10 siH
numbered twenty-five (2Il In the B't,'
addition 10 the city OF Wheel ny, 0af'L'
with all the sppuTtenances thersusw =
longing, the same being the hOmestS4 y
the late James QuiRg.
TERns or SALE-One-thlTd Of the +
chase money In cash, and the remA. Z,
in two installments at six and iH''
months, bearing interest from tn cot a
the defc red installmeDp Ia be secure
lien or deed OF trust On the properv .
sold.
This rs one Of the most deIlgbiis.
located houses In the city, and u 10 ol
plete order. The property Is also uns,.
ally well supplied with convenient o..
substantial out buildings, and has :,
rear entrance for horse and vehicle. la'
property can be examined At any W.
upon application. Possession Will teg "
on the first day OF April next.
W. g. HANDBAH
Administrator estate James Quigg. o..
J. T.. HERVEI, AuctioBeeT.
JsDpVu
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TORACCOS.
MEATS AND LARD.

Sugar Cured CSnvassed Hams. Sugar
Cured Canvassed Shoulders, Sugar Cured
Breakfast Bacon, Plain shoulders, Clear
Sides, Sugar Cured Dried Beet, fresh from
smoke. house daily.
Kettle rendered Leaf Lard in tierees, bar.
rels, hall barrels, kegs and pals, al at
lowest market rates NJ. REILLY,
lSe and 1911 Main street.
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TAX NOTICE.

ALL PERSONS OWING STAT a,
a county taxes Will be cha! n,,-
after ihei2Uth inst
In cases where the take TO- 10 ID,
not been paid and two years are Nv !.
will procy ed 10 collect by legal proc,,
both years, which Will adj consider
costs. ii tax payers desire 10 ave To-.
penSe they can 10 Sc by M ug payne
at once. GRO. X. INGI"
fa7 sheriff at ohio Com.
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a CARD.

U,o ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM
the errors and indiscrections OF youth,
nervous weakness, early de say, loss OF
manhood. &C., will send q recipe that
win cure you, Free OF Charge. This great
remedy was discovered by a missionary in
South America. Send a seli-sddressed
envelope to the Rev. Joseph T. taman.
Station ID, Bible Honse, New York City.
oclSegc
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-19
POTOMAC HERRING.

Is Halt barrels No. just received and
or sale BY. NJ. REILLY,
1870 and 1911 Main Street.
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FRESH TEAS.

so packages GunpOwder, Imperial
Young Tyson, Oolong, English Breakfast
and SOuchong Teas In store and for sale
at low figures. 81. REILLY,
1919 and 1911 Main Street
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DUPONT,S WHEELING Pow
DER AGENCY.

7 HAVE AT ALL TINES IN MAGA-
| ZINE large stock OF the above cele-
brated Powder, viz: Rifle, Sporting, In
cans, Blasting and Mining, in metallic
packages which I will sell at wholesale at
manufacturers prices. have portable
magazines OF different sizes for shipping,
and will deliver tree on cars or boat. This
Powder is unequalled IN strength and
quality. n. REILLY.
Sole Agent.
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PART OF

u W nDyER zMsNTs
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FAMILY FLOUR.
RIO COFFEES

30 bags good 20 choice Rio Coffee JOS
received and for sale by II. REILLY.
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CAROLINA RICE.
FISH.
NEW CROP NEW ORLEAS,

SUGAR and MOLASSEs. Just received,
a lot OF strictly prime New Orleans sugar
and AOlaSses, which are offered 70 the
trade al low figures. N. REILLY.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-05-21

on the ground, and started his horse
of towards home. The hogs soon
scented him and they stayed under
and around the tree until way in the
night, and he stayed there until the
next morning. They are nearly the
same AS the wild boar Of Africa and
India, but their dens and nests are in
such thickets that they can only be
hunted on foot; yet many are killed
when they come out 10 feed at day
light and just at sundown. Their
flesh is unfit for use and they never get
fat, SO their skin is the only thing that
is utilized, and that only by the Mexi-
cans for aprons and breeches 10 hunt
cattle with and herd sheep where the
prickly pear is abundant. am tan
ming "a tiger skin now that is filed with
the thorns from the prickly pear. /
have heard of sheed that were killed
tor mutton, where the briars were
found all through their bodies inside.
They are the same as a porcupine quill
i expect; at least they work in the same
aud do not stop for anything except
bone. have had 10 have them cut
ont 10y n surgeon at Ringgold barracks;
some that got in my arms. Usually,
when they get in, the first thing to do
Is, no matter where you are, TO strip
and get them ont before they break off
and got through the skin; il You let
them go they soon get through and
make bad and painful sore.
Well. we came back from our wild
boar" hunt and got dinner and we
went then 10 the mineral well, about
10 miles. We stayed there all night
and drank the waters and took baths
in the evening, and again at sunrise or
before in the morning. The water
contains little OF every kind Of min
eral, ] guess. and not enough Of any
one kind to make il have much medi-
cinal qualities; at least il didn't affect
either of us, except 10 take a large ac-
emulation Of dirt of. aud without
soap; there is so much lime and alkali
that soap is superfluons. From there
we made tracks for Victoria. Mack
wanted to get new set Of teeth, aud
/ was as willing to get back as he. We
crossed the San Antonio River ard
went to rancho where our friend
Knox nephew Of @. T. MitchelD is at
present herding sheep, stayed over
night with him, and the next day went
into Yorktown. There we learned OF
the murder of couple Of men near
where we camped the night but one
previous. The next day but one
brought us to the classic shores of the
Guadalupe River and Victoria, where
We are resting, turned the horses out
to pasture. aud do nothing but attend
TO business. 60 TO bed at 5 o'clock and
get up between and 6, eat breakfast,
then dinner, then supper. then go 10
bed. and thus | shall continued 10 do
until May lst, when / start for Corpus
Christi on horse back and alone-about |
l25 miles.