Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-05
The Indians.


| ritory have thus far croumvented the strategy,
defeated the assaults and escaped the pursuit
OF Uoited States troops and volunteer cjnpan.
| les. Flvo companies ofthe third cavalry, under
Co.. Carlton, left Camp Robinson, Nebraska,
Thursday night TO make night march and
intercept the repegadcs if possible 10 their
northward flight. IL would appear by the latest
information that they are endeavoriog to reach
the New Red Cloud agency, on Wolf Creek,
81 miles from Camp Robinson. If they sue.
coed 10 ousmarchng the troops now 10 pursuit.,
which is not at all improbable, being better
mounted and having nearly three hundred
stolen horses as a reserve, something new may
be expected. Mejor ThorDburg left Sidney,
Nebraska, Wednesday for OsalIalla, to en.
daavor to stop them. lie expected to be joined
at Julesburg by Lieut.. Davis and Command
from the South Platte. While The renegades
were passing about $50 Cheyenne prisoners, en-
route for the Indian Territory, we're stopped at
Sidney, and after much trouble compelled to
surrender their riff ,s. and ponies aud we're
closely guarded in camp at Sldney barracks
Captain Thornburg reported yesterday that the
renegadss had crossed the Union Pacific at
Akal. His command Was Fastening after
them and Cartons command was ordered to
change its course so as to meet the Indians.
a REMARKABLE case of death from remorse
for deed Of exceptional cruelty to animals ia
reported from Denmark 4 family well known
in Copenhagen had long teen in the habit of
passing their Sundays in one of the parks near
the city, taking with them son seven years old.
4 few Sundays sgo the little fellow, unr oticed
by his parents, discovered an unusually large
toad and amused himself by torturing it IN va
rious wsys finally plunglng sharp stick
through its body AID go fastening It to the
ground. The next Sunday the family again
Visited tho park, and the boy remembering his
sport of the previous week, went in search OF
more tosds. He found the animal he hsd 50
cruelty used still pinned to :he ground, and still
alive. As heapproached, the poor thing looked
at him. its immense eyes distended with psln
and suffering. The child was terror stricken st
the sight, and ran crying to his mo:hor, to ten
& grea. state Of excitement aud pu! to bed,
where he remained for three days in q burning
fever, which ended in his desth. Just before
he died he declared that wherever no looked he
ssw the pleading eyes Of tho poor toad and beg
ged to have it taken away.
WHAT BAYARD SAIs-ln rejoicing upon
the evils which to-day sHct our country, which
has Frustrated its prosperity and paralyz7d its
industries and commerce, t!sca the want OF
influence OF the fire side virtues hsvo named.
Ours is Government Of laws. but laws nodded
by public opinion. In reformed, regenersted
public opinion must we look for the cure Of the
evils which unclesn dishonesty, disregard Of
truth and honor, INSCRIPTIONS private, greed,
and unpatriotic snlmost!os hh7e brought upon
US. The family and the homo circle are the
natural birthplace and nursey of the principles
which being educated aud established there, ex-
pand into the community and pervsde the whole
body OF laws and government with their sober
and sweet Influences. The care OF his family is
the just, hsppiest and proudest duty Of the
American ctizen and to the American mother
is assigned the power and duty of molding the
character of the American man. No written
law, no established constitution has created or
assigned these duties, but in their just perfor.
nance rests our chief hopes fo- Individual and
nstonsl welfare and happiness.