Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-07

DAVID HOFFMAN, living in this bor-
ough, tells how Gen. b r. Butter was
caught by an order that that he issued
while in command of his army opera
ting against Richmond, Va. He says
that on the evening OF cold day, when
he was put at the head OF squad of
men, as corporal, they were ordered not
to have fires, and were particularly Dr.
dered to capture and hold till daylight
any single, or troop of horsemen that
might make their appearance near tue
line. The night was cold, and the men
suffered a. the Sergeant stal.ons for
want OF fire. Suddenly, some time In
the nignt, the guard challenged troop
of horsemen that attempted to crcss the
line, near the station, ard the whole
force, consisting of nine men were or
dered out to cover the horsemen,
while the commander was ordered TO
dismOunt and surrender his arms, as well
as the arms of all his company The
General protested, and declared him-
self TO De the General iu command /;
but Hoffman aud his fellow soldiers
we're firm, aud the General aud the
eight other officers dIsmounted and sur
rendered their accoutrements. The
guard could not believe that they hsc
Gen. Butler a prisoner. The prisoners
asked for the Sergeant of the station,
aud when be appeared in the person OF
Sergeant Daniel Ritter, of Perry Co.,
Pa, be was requested 20 carry a note
to the Captain Of the picket line, who
was Captain G. c. Palm, also from
Perry county, this State. The note
was sent, asking that Gen. Butler be
released from the custody of soldiers
on the picket line at Station SO and SO
but the Captain, on account Of an order
to hold all captives that might be taken
Oh horseback, or for fear that the cap
tives might oe captured rebels, return
ed the note to the station with the order
that the prisoners be held till daylight,
and that they be allowed to build no
fires. So they we're held. Fey at
tempted several times to build a fire tc
warm themselves By, but at every such
attempt the fire was outeued, and al
last close guard was set around them
and they were kept in the cold till day
light, when indeed the truth was made
clea, that General b. F. Butler and q
portion of his staff were prisoners II
the hands of the Generals own sol
dlers. Butler never was in tighter
place than on that night. He promoted
Palm, who was then q captain in th'
2OSth Pa. Vols. Ritter. Hoffman, anC
Mr.. Newcomer, of East Waterford
this county, we're in the same regiment
Hoffman declares that Butler was csugh
in his own trap sleeker than any catci
be ever saw.
The Harrisburg Telegraph of las
Friday tells the following snake story
, There was mailed in a small paper boz
at Lewistown, yesterday, for Bethlehem
a live young rat.lesuake about one foo
in length. When the pouch reache'
the Harrisburg Office the box had beer
broken open, and when the mail matte
was dumped out upon the table tn
snake wrlggled out with it. 1t wa
killed aud thrown away aud the fac
reported to the department at Washing
ton. Live animals Of any kind canno
be sent through the mails. and especial
ly is it forbidden to send such Gus
toner as a venomous snake. The mai
who mailed it and the postmaster VIII
placed it in the pouch are to blame 70
the foolish and almost criminal ACT
Had any person been bitten BY th
"rattler," We suppose the old cry ~oul
have been raised of =" Didn't know
was loaded"
n The Huntingdon Jonrnal says: Tb
So SnoI