Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-18
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hn Afghan Chief.

nAfghau Chief.
Nearly forty years ago, in South Huntingdon
towoship, WestmoreIaDd. Penn, lived John
HiotoD. Ho vas al orphan bog, rude and un'
educated, and had wandered there from tha
pciehborhood Of IasontoNn, Fayette county
| With no knoEu relatives, he was kicked about
| from one family to another till manhood. kn'
listing, then 10 the regular army, he served 10
the Florida war. At its close be helped to es-
| cort the Cherokecs beyond the Mlsslsslppi.
| From Iudsn Territory he went to New Orleans
| and shipped as common sailor on Vessel
bound for the East Iudes. At the city OF Mad
ras, on the western shores Of the Bay Of Bengal,
ne deserted and enlisted in British regiment
He served many yeals, aud during the memo
rable Scpoy rebellion was noted Tor bis daripg
bravery. At bis discharge he was presented
With gold medal by the Governor dcnerai
himself.
He is next heard of travelling 10 caravan
from Delhi westward across the lodus river
through Afshanistan and Persia to Turkey and
back.
| 10 time, fror, trading, be became immensely
wealthy, and vas tho oWner OF i've caravans
| containing over thirteen thousand horses ana
cames saG fifty elephaots lo 1864 he visited
! Cabul, the capital of Afghaolstau, ior ooppsr,
| great uuaotties Of which are there mined aod
smelted His magnificent retinus attracted the
attention OF the Ameer, and be was Invited 10
! an audienc,-sn bonor mover before received by
| Christian. a present of hundred of his best
horses and three tusked elephant made the
| Amer his eternal irieod. Wbeu, yearly, 1t
was followed by similar pToseats, besides csmel5
aud merchandise, J Ohm Hinton cad the mopo'
| lp Of trade from the SUBMITS or the Hlndoo
| Kosh Mouutoios to the confines OF Belooohis
| .ao, and 10 real power Was s-coDd Only 10 the
| Ameer hmself.
| About 1870 be Was mads military commander
| Ct the Dls,rlos of Heret, snd 10 1876 Suppressed
local rebellion TO the great satisfaction or DIS
so7 sre;yu. Trained in the aris OF war among
the savages CT NJrth America, and among the
supersi ious natives OF lodla. where be oecsme,
thoroughly familiar with British soldiers and
| rssoGrces, together with bis years of service as
the idoiz d commander Ct the Mohammedan
tribgl armies Of Afghanistsu, amounting to tens
OF lhousapds af half civilized neu, bo Is tcday
b. a5est soldier IF Asia Desperate from
kuowledge uf tie stu uiied diplomatic chlosonery
of the re representatives. Of the Eupress OF India,
With whom, from tear OF treachery, be r,fdses
| 10 treat, add as we'll ss he Ameer, brloed Win
,nilIio ons Of Russian ,oublas, he will lead The
armies cf lha foiowore Of the Ptophes to VIC
tory OF to death h-PitsJurg Telegram.
"A Woman Goes Derauged On the CARS.
20. Friday aftr1oou asst, passenger train
NJ. lef5 Lyachb1rg for Bristol on tlGe, and IN
charge ct Conductor Fairfax. After run or
tweuty 6ge miles w9msn, With llttlo girl
a5ou. seyco years cid and aa iofsnt OF seven
montbs, showed signs of mental abberratloD'
She 5000 deserted both ch!ldreo and became a
rapinp maniac. She nistook passenger ter
her hus6aod, Shom, it seems had Dl5;reated
her, aGd which vas, i. is supposed. the cause
Of her derspgcmenr. Catching held OF tho
gertlenan's beard. she shoGE her hae IN MS
Ssce end pulled bis h ilr and abused him ganef'
al!y to1 having deserted her !or another ~o~
uan. The mau GpDc.leC to Ca0!ain l. ari'2'
sho en3ca 70lcl to pufsuado hcr ,ode5ist. I0o
wDman .hen ;ut1ed On tim and beat him aud
stamoe 90 nis hat, aoi hugged ADD kissed
r;ln, ard abus d Ia in uros The List VIC
tin resljz d the situat;ou and slipped into an
other car ard took seat With rat nao, aou
was careful 70 get On The iDslde OF Tho ssat.
E7er7thug was douc thst could De to pac!ty the
womap. bu, she cau,,nued to rave 10 the wld'
est mauner, sad Geciocd to owo her children.
and positively refused 10 muse the baby tnat
wsy urying. A. Chrs,aosburg q gentleman
got out sod bought bottle Of mix aud pro-
CURED rubber nipple ltom drug store near
By, and brought il TO TIE cars. Mrs. PlfcIola
Wa;soo, l:dy Of this place, was 90 the tra'o'
aud beiug Christine ADD kind hearted "'man'
took charge of the Child and put 1t to sleep.
The rayiog mother was eveO loturste at that,
aud grasplug Mrs WATSON, tore her bonnet GU
: and would, doubtless, have seriously ibJurea
her had cot tee gcrtlemeu ioterFefed. Inc
woman bccame somewhat quiet before roach,
. iur Wytbevil!e, Der poot Of destination and
was pu, eff there into the hands OF euzens at
the depot. -, ,:.,,,
From what was learned from the little
girl the wouan's name is Barley; formerly
Ms, Cox, Of Gravson county, Her buSnsoo
had taken her to Otause county. where &c mls
treated hsr aud associated with aoothsr wo
, mao. He had foally put her 90 the cars WIFI
nothing but ticket back 10 her home, Will
u The par,iog remark: i wish the cars wcusc
tu;t up add break your damned neck betor'
you get there. .,uu
The above is takca from the news columns
y Of the Abingdon Standard OF the 5!h.
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES OF CLOTHING
AT DEALHAM's -
c,,,,.r h,o.Nar,psn FOR TEN DAY