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PROPOSALS FOR PURCHASE OF
DREDGEBOATS.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS. CITY HALL
New Orleans. April II. 1873.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
until SATURDAY. May II. next. at 10 o'clock
H. for the purchase from the city of SEVEN
DREDGEBOATS. In whatever condition they
now are with all machinery and appurtenances
thereunto belonging.
Parties bidding will be required to deposit
with the Administrator Of Finance 10 per cent
of the purchase price. as stipulated in their
bid a certificate Of which must accompany the
bid as a guarantee of good faith
Terms Cash; or past due obligations of the
city coming under the head of the floating
debt"
The city reserves the right. to reject any or
all bids.
JOHN MCCARTNEY,
an12 I'd Admin ist rator
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PROPOSALS FOR THE SALE OF BONDS
TO HE.CITY.

OFFICE OF TIE COMMISSIONERS OF THE Con-
solidated Debt City Of New Orleans,
Room No. g. City Hall.
New Orleans. April 16. 1878. J
FSealed proposals will be received at this
Department until THURSDAY. April 25, 1878.
at IL o'clock a. m. for the sale to the city OF
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS of
bonds of the city of New Orleans and of the
late cities Of Jefferson and Carrollton. also
PREMIUM BONDS
Bids to sell coupon bonds must state the first
coupon annexed,
Premium Bo nds will not be received unless
delivered In whole or half series
deposit Of five dollars per thousand must
accompany each bid. as guarantee.
Bids must be addressedto The Commission
ers of the Consolidated Debt" and answers
will be given at 2 o'clock on the same day.
The city reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. J. c.. DENIS,
apl6 I'd Administrator OF Finance.
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IMPORTANT TO MACHINISTS.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
Room Is, City Hail.
New Orleans. March l, 1873
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until MONDAY. the first day of April. 1878, at II
o'clock M, for the construction of q Draining
Machine, to be erected ON the banks OF the Or
leans Canal. on the property known as the OLD
CITY PARK. Metairie Ridge. In accordance
with the specifications On file In he office of the
City Surveyor. All bids must be properly en-
yeloped and Endorsed as follows: Proposal for
Construction of Draining Machine"
The city reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. JNO. MCCAFFREY,
Administrator.
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS, CITY HALL, I
New Orleans, March %, 1873. !
The time for receiving bids for construction
of draining machine is hereby extended to
Wednesday. May /, 1873.
JNO. MCCARTNEY,
Administrators
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ap14 I'd
NOTICE.

MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS.
New Orleans April IL, 1878.
Complaints being often made to this office
that public worship on the Sabbath Is fire.
quently Interrupted by bands Of music. all
military companies and societies parading on
that day are urgently requested to cause their
bands to cease playing while in the neighbor-
hood of the various churches In this city during
church hours, In order that their fellow citi-
zens may not be Interrupted In their religious
services.
ap13 ivy ED. PILSBURY Mayor
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POUND NOTICE NO. 81.

DEPARTMENT OF POLICE,
Administrators Office.
New Orleans April II. 1873
WAS BROUGHT TO THE SECOND DIS
w trict Pound corner Of Prieur and Or
leans streets, on Monday; April 8, 1873
hands high, black name and tail, with white
spot on the left hind quarter.
Which, II not claimed aim Tthn ye days ard
ton at said pound on THURSDAY, April IS,
at 70 O'Clock m.
By order Of
ap12 I'd Administrator.
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New ORLEANS, March y, 1878.
We. WELsHANS d WOODS, agents Of the
above companies. do hereby certify that the
foregoing statements are full and correct ex-
hibit of the general condition and affairs OF
said companies, as sworn to By the officers OF
said companies before the Insurance Conmis-
sioner OF the State Of New York.
WELsHANS & WOODS. Agents.
Sworn and subscribed by G. n WELsHANS. a
member OF the Arm of WELSHANS WOODS.
before me, q Notary Public. at New Orleans. this
twenty fifth OF March, 1878.
mh24 I'm EDWARD IVY. Notary Public.
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FIRE ASSOCIATION
OF PHILADELPHIA.
CHARTER PERPETUAL.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS. JANUARY i, 1873
Bonds and Mortgages and ground
rents. secured upon property In
the city OF Philadelphia 80. 81 318 ss2 II
United States registered bonds ..... AZ, 493 rs
And loans and warrants of the city
OF Philadelphia. Observation-Disclosures. 449,069 10
Loans of the city Of Pittsburg and
other cities. Observation-Disclosures. 4s, $3.50 90
Loan Of the Masonic Temple Of Phil
adeiphia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 21,600 %
Real estatein the city OF Philadel-
phia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500 10
Bonds OF various railroads and
other corporations. .-............. 335, $40 %
Stocks Of various railroads and
other corporations -.............. s2o,ss7 90
Accrued and uncollected Interest,". 23,s7o %
Premiums due by agents in course
of collection Observation-Disclosures. 124,74s SO
Cash on hand. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 125. oa9 80
Market value SITS, A9 At
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Commercial and Financial Matters.

The bark Lizzie Barry, which cleared yes
terday for Liverpool, carried away 8l72 sacks
<f oil cake.
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ASSETS.

United States bonds. 81 ,s42 $50 %
! Missouri State six per cent bonds. 52.50o %
Rochester city water loan bonds
seven Dor cent ...........''."... 1900 90
Buffalo City oonds-seven per cent 1850 90
Yonkers city bonds-seven per cent. 231O0 90
Central Pacific first mortgage gold
bonds '...'.'.'',,..... s2.5o0 90
Union Pacific first mortgage gold
bonds s2.2so 90
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific six
per cent bonds. first mortgage. $4,000 90
New York Central Railroad six Dor
cent bonds. .......-... ............ $1,000 90
Syracuse. Binghamton and NewYork
Railroad bonds. first mortgage. 10000 90
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
Railroad bonds, 5000 %
NewYork and Harlem Railroad stock 1000 90
Loans on call, secured by United
States and State bonds. .......... 2ss2Oo %
Agency cash In course Of transmits
sion. .................. bs,so1 es
Premiums due on policies. New York
Office, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1921 Il
Cash In banks ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1s7.9N 81
Cash In Office. Observation-Disclosures. 2.49s N
1884 942 a
Cash capital 81 1000 90
Losses In process OF adjustment. s9.22s n
Reserve for reinsurance. ............ 624,7s7 "a
Commissions. etc. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 13,460 Al
Net surplus Observation-Disclosures. ss7 496 10
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In the matter Of military pensions the
United States is more generous than any
other nation. She annually distributes some
S27O00,0oO while the roll of Great Britain
aggregates but $14, 230, 900; that OF France,
$3.50, 900; that of Germany. S4,0O0OOO; that
Of Austria, $7,2O0,oOo; that Of Spain, $780,
600; that Of Italy, $11,s5oooo; that of Russia,
S14 100000
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April IL .,-,...-.'...-. 143l. bW 56 l6l no VI
Total thus far. 81 557, 800 % $6145 l3 &C
There Is but little paper Offering for discount
at the banks, and on the street the movement In
commercial paper Is light and rates for money
easy.
We quote exceptional paper 1908 y cent: Al
do 991o; second grade do %: loans on col
laterals SOS: Al m ortgage paper 8ag1o; second
grade do q U cent per annum.
Gold quiet. ..-.-
Foreign Exchange dull and easy.
Sight is in fair request and steady.
State Consols steady at 775s 0771s.
Premium Bonds quiet at 3ax@3A1s.
Stocks In fair demand.
Gold opened In New York Mt 1907 and closed
at 1oo5l@looss. Saes-s2ooo at 1903, $1,000 at
s1o s,5r and I , 5000 at 1o2,,. ..o.o -,
5000 do at 4s5h@4s6, and f4o0O do at 4s41485h.
Bank Sterling -@4ssh: commercial bills 4o4@
"iF3RRHsNcs-Bank francs :. commercial s.1sx
siGHT-Bank sight q . cent premium and
commercial u y cent premium.
NEW ORLEANS STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
FIRST CALL, 10 A. NJ.
shares N. o. Insurance Association. %
s. 900 State COnSDlS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS T7l4
IS 600 state Consols OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tx
SECOND GALL. IL M.
20. 600 State Consols ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 77A
BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD CALLS.
so shares N. Q. Insurance Association. 26a
80 shares N, o, Insurance Association. 26a
$50 900 State COnSOlS, Observation-Disclosures. tn
10 600 State COnsols. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. TIA
THIRD CALL. p. NJ.
TO- 900 State Consols. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. TITS
10 600 State Consols. ...................... TIA
20 O0O Premium Bonds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 34zs
1900 City Consoi lated lMonroel, ...-... IS
AFTER THIRD CALL
20 900 Premium Bonds Observation-Disclosures. 35
Total sales-State Consols $4,000: premiums
$40, 600 stocks los shares.
[By Telegraph
New YORK April l6.Money closed at 6 y
cent. Exchange closed steady at 4s6R9489
Gold opened at 1904. advanced to 1905 and
closed at 1907. Governments closed frmer;
currency skies 11s4@11sh. Pacific Railroad
bonds closed as follows: Union hrsts lO5 "a
1O51f; land grants 10l 7s@lo3: Sinking funds 951t
996a Centrals 1O5htG105S.
In State bonds Louisiana consols rose from
76zs to Tx.
Gold ciearings-Gold balances 81. 1877 800 !;
currency balances $l,143097: gold clearings
s1s, BOG. 900.
Clearing House statement for to-day-Cur-
reDcy exchange $40 059,s31: currency balances
50 7o3 $40. Gold exchange 81 500 1874; gold bal
ances 81 S85, 442.
LONDON April 1s.-The stock market Is flrmer
and consols higher. having advanced from
"a 1915 to % 11-16.
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That staunch and popular old insurance
company, the Union, whereof Mr.. Chiapella
lis the president and Mr.. John Crawford is the
secretary has held its annual election, at
which the following directors were chosen !:
H. Gally, j. Bayle, v. Maignan, A. Chiapella,
3. Saioy. H. Labasse, l.. d. Sarpy, A. r.
Brousseau, Edm. Burthe.
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&c oAT 5 "a quiet. Sales $50 bags choice at
BkAN.The inquiry is small at &c !. cwt..
HAYS dull. There was a sale Of 100 bales
choice timothy ut s15 o ton.
BULK CORN,The stock on the market Is
and to arrive ar 461ac p bushel.
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK. April 16.- 1o:45 a. m.-Coffee easy
| sales-225o per j. J. B.. 1900 Maracai bo coffee,
.. t. !; cargoes-ordinary 13h@14. fair 1914. good
1914 prime H. lots l4@ls. Java 2oS22h.. Raw
sugar easy: free sellers at 73s@75s for fair to
good fair: sales-170o hhds. 1000 bags. Refined
sugar easy
$40 .. m.-Grocerles are without any quota
u ST I d1n April 1s-oDenlng-Wheat 81 10
1880 D: m Wheat-No: red 81 IA bid. No. 3
cash. Corn soS@5sI May, sss now BID. 4i@4or
june. AZ cash: Oats-27% bid May. 2sa bid
| shoulders a.65 asked loose clear rib sides 4 IS o
4s5. Bacon dull; clear rib sides 5,4o@5.45. clear
6 s2h next week.
2. m r. steady at 81 ,4b May. Corn
aaGz M Apr t0 ss 9u89 opened at :. osx
NAV no i5as ~ JUNE. Lard '7 7a7o o
.Later-Wheat was held steady at 81 osI@1 o9zs
May. 81 os7se91 os74 June. Corn 4lA@4l}s May.
AZ June. az July,
Union stock Yards 80 Hogs-Estimated re-
celn o To-Day 1900; of1ciai receipts Yesterday
and a, shade stronger; packing selling at 90 As
@S so Tor light and 80 4ocg3 60 for mixed; heavy
Shipping % 6o@e3 80: quality continues fair,
! o. m-Morntng CALL Pork So 1903 81 u
May way % u 1929 IN Jnne Lard $685. 97 May
o27aga.o5 tune; WneatiLNo; 81 10 pa cash
81 o8 asked june Corn-No 2 4o74 cash; re-
lset'q 5eA cash; regular ~ for May; Al 7zGg
2ss. May; 2sI June ~ ~s ~ N'Is
$3.50 r; m.-Close.-W Wheat steady; 81 091s9
l o96 May, 81 08S91 O81s June Corn steady !:
4l5sg4l . May, 4l1sg4l u june Oats quiet; &c q
May, 26I June. Pork g 80 May. 81 o2h69 O5
q OiNCINN N aprll l6-Mess pork qulet ana l
naa al o. ogs %. io s7sg4A
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The distrust OF savings banks in Massachu-
sets is making itself felt in steady drain OF
bills from the Boston banks to the country
This is attributed to the efforts Of the savings
banks to make good the loss of cash occa-
stoned by the continuous withdrawal OF FUNDS
by depostors
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CdsH Capital. ...,............. SZOU,UU
ASSETS.
United States bonds. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000 90
South Carolina bonds. ................. 1000 90
N. Y. Mutual Gaslight Co. stock 49,. 1885 90
Deposit Of currency In Mississippi. 10000 90
Union Pacific gold bonds. ............. 1.1Oo 90
Call loans on United States and other
securities. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2.s2s 90
Cash in bank and on hand. ........... s5.795 50
Real estate owned by com pany. ....... n5l5 43
Loans on bonds and mortgages. 1923 IS
Interest. due and accrued. TITS SO
Cash In transmission by agents...... $500 40
Unpaid premiums. fire and inland,
New York Office ..,,............. 1912 "a
Inland salvages. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6.240 Al
Bills receivable, inland. .........,,.. 1889 "a
a1aa 5aa %
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LIFE INSURANCE FINANCES. follow
ing statement shows the business done In the
United States by the American life insurance
companies. It Is made from detail schedules,
and does not include the companies which
make no official reports. The companies in
cluded have paid 1t will be seen, S13O, 543, o99
in death losses in five years:
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The grain OF the West continues to flow
freely into our port. AS we have already
stated, the receipts on Monday footed up
1882 bushels yesterday they amounted to
l33, 1913 bushels, making a total for the two
days Of 252245 bushels of bulk grain. The
receipts of grain yesterday were thus dis
tributed: Per steamer Liberty No. 4, with
barges, from Evansville, $1,000 bushels bulk
corn with 1891 sacks OF CORN, and by the
steamer John Gilmore with barges, from st.
Louis, 6o,OO2 bushels of wheat and 80, 491
bushels of corn.
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Aggregate income actually received
In cash. 1862 016 90
EXPENDITURES.
Net amount paid for losses during
the year. $471 ,392 "a
Commissions or brokerage paid.... 12s.so5 65
Salaries. fees and all other charges
paid for officers and employees Al 292 s5
State. national and city taxes In the
United States. Observation-Disclosures. N.445 IS
General expenses and all other pay
ments. Observation-Disclosures. 4934o 80
Aggregate amount actual expenses
during the year. In cash .......... s712377 II
ASSETS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Real estate unincumbered -....,..,.. s214, SIT 90
United States bonds. six per cent.
1881, market value. ................ 77o.aOo 90
United States bonds. 40. market
value JAG ,125 90
Alabama per cent certificates, mar
ket value. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900 90
1886 .O42 90
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MMERCIAL.
OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT

OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Tuesday Evening April IT, 1873. !
GENERAL REMARKS-This has been an un-
seasonably hot day. though not as much 80 as
was yesterday. There is but little animation
| In business.
The advices from abroad relating to Cotton
continue to be unfavorable and consequently
/ the market here was dull and easy. This
coupled with the fact that the qualities OF Cot
ton offered on the market we're too poor to
meet the wants Of buyers. restricted the trans
actions to 1900 bales.
Notwithstanding the receipts OF Flour are not
! large. they are somewhat In excess of sales and
shipments. The market rules dull and COM
paratiyely inactive, holders manifesting q de-
sire to sell freely at current quotations. The
sales amounted to 300 bbls. at from 81 2596 Is.
according to brand and quality.
For Corn Meal the demand is fair and prices
are steady and unchanged The reported sales
amounted to 2s5 barrels at from 81 1902 90.
For Mess Pork. in small lots, there was con
siderable inquiry and the market exhibited an
improved feeling at 5000 Is per BARREL
| There was firmer feeling to-day In Dry Salt
Meats. of which there is q small supply on the
market.
For Hams there is an improved demand and
the market Is steady and unchanged as to
prices
There was but light demand for Sugar. and
! the market is barely steady. The receipts were
| only 2l2 hhds while the sales were 81 hhds.
! OF Bulk Corn there ia a stock Of less than
| so 900 bushels. and that commodity Is offered on
spot and to arrive at 46hc D bushel.
| COTTON-The offerings are of poor quality
and not such rs buyers are In search Of. conse
quently the movement was confinei to 1900
bales The tone Of the market IL easy. owing
to the nnfavorable news from abroad.
The following Is the official closing Of the
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OCEAN FREIGHTS-Are quoted as follows:
By steaRm ro, to Liverpool nd, to Reyel
ID: to Bremen,d; to B .ston, Providence. Fall
River. PhiladelLhia and Baltimore, via New
York, &c; to NV York Nc: grain to Liverpool
los "a. and to Bremen . quarter.
Pavre 1890; to Bremen re; to Genoa X@1c;
grain to Liverpool 10hd.
Steam rates to Northern ports are quoted at
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Cotton on .shipboard as per account OF the
Cotton Exchange. as follows: Liverpool $50 2ol
2o7o. North Sea- 1860. Baltic ports 1893. Spain
543, Mexico ~. coastwse 1853; total. 1888
bales. This. taken from the stock at noon. a.
noted at the Exchange. leaves in presses 1l8 487
bales.
[*The figures for Liverpool include 81 $50
bales for Channel ports for ordersl
The Cotton Exchange kilograms gave the re-
celpts from noon yesterday to noon to day SLOT
bales. against 9724 last Tuesday 245s last year
and 5o28 the year before
The movement 81 ports for four days. UP to
IL m. to-day. is given below:
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WELSHANS & WOODS,
GEN ERAL
INSURANCE ACENT
1873 G1A WEIR STREET.
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW YORK
UNDERWRITERS AGENCY
ASSETS.
Cash In banks and office. .......,.,.. S1791s4 80
Bonds and mortgages ............... S01, $50 90
United States bonds. ............... l,413 1893 rs
Other bonds and stocks ...,..,....... 49l. B55 90
Accrued interest Observation-Disclosures. 1887 b6
Loans secured by colaterals. 1850 90
Real estate. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 63.564 80
Cash with agents In course OF trans
mission Observation-Disclosures. 1898 07
s3,253.519 n
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid up............... 81 900 900 90
All liabilities including reinsurance LOAF. 0s2 90
Net surplus. ,2O6, 437 90
%. 253 $40 %
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CORN-Is firm. sales-1ooo sacks white at
SOC " bushe.
OAT5-Are quiet Sales $50 bags choice at
36c. and 200 do at 36hc T. bushel.
BkAN-The inquiry is small at 7c Y cwt.
,HAY-Is dull. There was sale Of 100 bales
choice timothy Mt s15 q ton.
less than $4,000 bu hels 1t is offered on spot
and to arrive AZ 46ac 2 bushel.
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The number Of companies in 1860 was II; In
1865 30; in 1870, II; in 1875, As; in 1876, 80.
The numbers of policies In the same years
were, respectively, 5o,o46, 2O9,392, 47,8O7,
TIA, 625 and 7O6,179
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Valuable library to be sold at auction this and
Tomorrow evenings. By Montg omery 4 Co. See
advertisement.
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- IULHI. ...'''I 9b3o EI,U0b IU1OU
Receipts at ports since September L.. 3 s99 1923
Receipts same time last year. ..........37 1857 272
Receipts same time year before. g. 1854 1875
The consolidated report for four days gives
Is
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MoNErARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, |
Tuesday Evening. April 16, 1878. !

NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.
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THE REGIMENT can be created, but
is only regiment in name. The body
is there. but the soul is wanting.
Time only can make its history, aud
without tradition, without q reputa-
tion to uphold, esprit de corps cannot
exist. Regimental pride is the basis of
the English soldiers courage. Eng.
land has had few modern wars, and
yet no army can point to such splen-
did past. The regiment never dies.
It's history is kept green through the
lapse of centuries. When the English
people speak of their battles it is of
the Enniskillen Dragons, or the gal
liant Goth, that did sn and 80. Ameri.
Cnus he"rd ef Kaarnep losing his arm
at the Belen Gate or Harvey heading
the charge at Cerro Gordo,or of Bragg's
battery at Buena Vista, but they never
learn what regiment Kearney belonged
TO. or what battery Bragg commanded.
These things are preserved only IN the
simple legends of the barrack. Tho
recruit is initiated by degrees into these
traditions while he learns the customs
of the service. So important are these
unwritten laws that the oath for the
member of courtmartial requires him,
in default of direct appliadce of the art
icles of war. to follow his conscience.
the best of his understanding and the
custom of war in like cases.
Taken into the field before he has
learned his duties or received the train
ing of soldier, the trials and tribula-
tions of the recruit would be ludicroue,
if they were not too serious for ridicule.
He soon gets foot sore, If he does not
entirely break down. Though nstur-
ally courageous. he is not comfortable
backer in an Indian fight. He cannot
hit flock of barns at thirty PAGES, and
he is SO awkward that his gun is liable
to go off at all sorts of angles. But all
this disappears with training.