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PARIS, Oct. 4.
RENTEs-e3f zoe.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-05

st Vincent. 1920 . m |
Fishers Land'g I2:40 p m
breckenridge. .1O:45 pm
Branch Line Trains, for Ant
Sank Rapids, Sank Centre
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m, Fisher's Landing and
lM-WKsT AND NORTH,
Arrive. ~
Breckenridge 4:9O . N
Fishers L'g - 80 pm
st. Vincent. 6:10 pm
} SOUTH.
Arrive
Breckenridge 10 80 p m
Minneapolis. 1856 a m
st Paul. go . N
oka, Elk River, st. Cload
and Alexandria-North.
Arrive.
st Cloud IL :65 q N
st Cloud. 1O:1b p m
AlexandriA. sos pm
Alexandria,. 1:sO . m
Evansville. :. 1885 p m
It'll.
Minneapolis. 9:45 . m
Minneapolis. 6:25 p m
st Paul. .1O:O5 . m
st Paul. %. $40 . m
Trains.
Arrive.
minneapolis. TAO q m
Minneapolis. 1850 q m
Minneapolis. %. 9:45 q m
Minneapolis ..+12 80 pm
Minneapolis. -. .2:28 D m
q Minneapolis. ia: 40 D m
Minneapolis. IS: 40 p M
Minneapolis. 100 pm
Arrive.
It. Paul. 1880 a m
It. Paul. .tl0:3 . m
It. Paul. is am
It. Paul. 80. 1910 pm
It. Paul. .t2:15 % m
It. Paul. ........5:10 p m
It. Paul. IT 10 p M
ay. Except Monday.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
%. Pact Railroad Tvs,se Tablea

st. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Rail-
stzf2 - way. -.
For Breckenridge, dlyndon, Fishers Landing and
st. Vincent.
MAIN I1NE-THRouaH TRAn-wIsT AND NORTH. .
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Inland & Seaboard Coasting Co.
WINTER AKEAEGEMENT, COMMENO-
ING OCTOBER 1st, 1870.

Connecting With Merchants and Minors Limo
fer Boston, steamer
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JGEE .THSELEE-

On SuGdhy for stones; Tuesday for Smiths
Crock end Com river, snd Friday for Chsp!ico
returning on alternate days
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ETDG' OF TEE LAKE,

EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and
FRIDAY. ut 30 o o'clock p.m.; returning, leave
Norfolk on alternate days at 400 p. II,
Fare, first Glaze, 81; round trip So.
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F9IG NEW YORE

E0Ee NEW YORK..
sTE-s~TEEss e. C. RJrgGHTSJvD.JOHJT
6ERSCySr
EVERY FRIDAY, at y M; ard returning,
leave Now York. from pier ii, East river, EV-
EEY SATURDAY, at o'clock p. m.
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RAsE.W4aDa.

ISH ~ = Great 1879
ro n,1 PEiNMSYLYANIA ROUTE
~ IhA NcEE4, VEST s SOUTHWEST
STEEL Rails, sPLE EiSDi6 SCENERY
MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMEET If
December LIST, 1879.
Trans al leaTe washington from depot Of BAL,
TlMORE d POTOMAC RAILROAD, CO..
For Philadelphia, New York .nd the Res. s1o
an. and l.SO p, m. daily, except Sunday, and
gao p. m. dsily. with Pslsco Cars. LIN.
lted Express of Pulms1 Psrlor Cars 9.31s
an dsily, except Sunday. For PhiladephIs
For P a e1seP 5so dsy
Parlor Cara to PiLtsburg; 100 D. m. dS,:r
with Palace Car to Chicsso.
For CHnsndaigua and the North, GOO o, NJ
except Sunday and T.4u :. N. lsily, except
Saturday, with Pslsce CrT Canandaisus.
For Watkins, lo.40 p. m. ds;!y except Sun.
For Baltimore, 6 Oh. $40. ESQ and 1910 q. IN.
l;30, 10, 40. $50. 40 and 9.45 p. m.
On Sunday, l0.4) $. n; $50. TAO and 9li
p. m.
For Pope's Crock Line, C 90 q. m. and 20 pm.
dsily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis 6 90 a. nj. and 420 p. NJ. daily,
LOCAL TRAINS.
For Alexandria 70, Q and II a. m, and 42l
62o, aod IL SOP. II. Sunday ct 7, and Ii
q. m. and 8 D. N.
Trains leave Alo1sndris for Washington, G.Ua
800 snd 10 &. L., and 3, i, and p. N. al
IL night.
On Sunday e. 500 and 10 y, 70. and snd 9 05
p. N.
THEOUGR TRAIN FOR THE SOUTH, =
Qua1tlco and Richmond, will lesve Aleu-
dfis at ?.D 9. IN. daily snd 70 .. Ii. daily,
except Sunday.
Tickets and information can be procured :
prin:ipa! railroad stations and tickle; eli &C.
Southsa5t. LIP. MARINER,
| Gea'l. Passenger AS.n>
Frank THOMSON
GOrorAl Manager. nov2l
| 4SF y: YiRG. MIDLAND Z &. S. L. y.
~ -. JOHN 3. BARBOUR, Receiver.
| On snd after SUNDAY, Nov. q, 1879, pss.
senger trains will run IS follows:
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South Bound Nail. Express.

Nail, Southwark, connects 3. Gcrdonayii;r.
with Ches. 81 Ohio E. IS, Hast sId West. +
LyncLturg, connects with A!isE!ic, Mis3. i
Ohio +. X, through southwest Virginia. /
Nashville, New Orleans Memphis. i.i;llo k,y.
and Texss-and Fl DaGviiio with Nichmood =,
Dsnville +. Z. TO South ind Southwest.
Ex press Southwark CONNECTS a. GorGonsr:i,r
to al points on CGcs 6 Ohio c,a! al Hcp"i}r.
10 all tho South ant Southwest. Including Flor.
MINED TRAINS f,r kiaic ;.ins losve ~.
exsndEia daily, except Sanday, 5 w q. II. AL!
II GO noon. AND returning arIivo at &iCxsmdr's
II 10 o. u. and 235 p. N.
For ID IAN SSAS LINE: leave Hash,Estr.
I 10 o. IL. sud Alexandria 81 a. H.. daily.
except Sunday, arrive st Straahur2s 1T II - pa,
connecting with tho Valley Road E4st ani
West Leave Slrssburg 81 j. NJ, arriving a.
Alexandria ut az D. m.
MIXED TRAIN FOR MANASSAS DIV
1SiON leaves Alexandria Tuesday, Thurs lay
and Saturday, ct CO s. m, ard returns hcn-
day, "Wednesday and Friday, =! , As p. m.
For Miadlaburg, dsily connection at Plains
station.
For UpporvilIo, regular connection a; Do',
For WARRENTON, losvo Washington st
III f. M. and Is p. III. daily.
All trains make good connections, at Ws5h
ington, TO and from North and Wost.
Now Orleans sleeper leaves Washington at
I 10 O.. M. running through without change,
On Expross train, leaving Washington at u ID
p. m, Marks Adjustable Reclining Chair Car.
with extra chargo only 81, through TO Dsnvie.
connecting to all South.
Excursion ticke to Jacksonville, Flo,ds,
good to retarn until May 18th, 1880. on salo At
" Washington, Alexandria, Charlottesville AID
Through tickets very low to tho South and
Southwest.
nov8 J. II. BROADUS, G.. r. a.
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g4EssaEI NesEEs3SS.

" IkG1NIA In tho Clerks uilics oC tho Cor
porstlGn Court Ct The city Of hic%aHdra
on the Ith day Of Nova Der, 1STa
Joseph Hopkins, plaintiff
VS.. Assumps;L,
Thomas Smith. defendant
Memo, The Object Of this suit is "a ,.ttach TO
Interest CT the defendant in Two brick wate-
houses at tho southwest intersection Ct King sna
Leo streets, snd also in tho dwelling house CT
tho cast SIDE Of Leo street, adjoining lie sau.a in
Ale1sndris. 10 pay the eau) OF tho plaintiff, 10
Wit: Tho sum %! twsAty-Tilo dollars and thirty
six cents. with interest from tha :0jh dag Of
Ancii, 1876. till paid, and tho costs of this suit
Tho defendant not having entered his AZ.
pesrsnce and given security according to
the act OF Assembly, and tho rules of this
Court, and it appearing by affidavit that
be IL not g resident OF this State, il is or
derod that said defendant appear here with
in one month after duo publication of this
order and do what is necessary to protect his
interests in this suit; and that copy of this Or
der be forthwith inserted in tho Alcxandra Ga
zctto, q newspaper published in the city of Al
exandria, onco y week for four successive weeks,
and posted ct tho front door of the Court House
Of this city. A copy-tosL:
iiIETpN hihRYE Clerk.
Il. horper, m
:. &. Brent, ''i nov 3-v:'.w
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Opening and Closing OF SIC as:,::s.

CLOSING.
Washington, u. G., North aud Northeastern
mails II m. and ID p. 70.
Western mails 30 and s Is p. IN.
Southern mails. via Richmond, Va, & GO p.
IN. and s 60 and 90 p. n.
South and Southwestern msiIs, via Lynch
burg, Virginia, 90 G. m. snd b 45 p. IL.
Alexandria to Lynchburg, Va, (way maiis)
including through mei!s, 6 GU a. n. and 90 r. III.
Gordonsville and Charlottesville, Va,s w a.
H. and 9 CO p. N.
Manassas Division % a. %.
Alexandria TO Round Hill, Va, 10 a. n
OPENING,
Northern and Western 1aaila via Washing.
.ol, d. c., s 80 g. m. sid = W and 90 p. IN.
Southern mails. via Richmond, Va, 90 a. 10.
nd co pm.
Southwestern mails via Lynchburg, Virginia.
Through rlai!s) including wsy mails on Midland
H.lroed, 80 o. II.
Msnssses Division &C 2. n.
hound Hill 10 AlexandriS, Va, so =. III.
Office Hours--QGco opens s! s 90 Is. IN, and
cl)sss at I 60 y. IT.
Sunday Hoars-OGlco opens at 45 e M. and
cl)scs al 30 q. II.
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F1E POTOMAC RIVER.
STE-s.WEH JOEY IT.: THO.NPs0N-
EVERY MONDAY, THURSDAY and SAT.
UADAE, at 7.30 q. 10 !; returning on alternate
days.
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The steamers Of this company mako connec-
lions y! Norfolk for Boston and all points Esst !;
81 New York with NIL points West aud North
Tost, and g: Alexandria with Virginia Midland
Railroad and Washington and Ohio Railroad.
Through rates given ard freight handled care
fully and promptly. For further information
apply 20 +. &. REED, Agent,
Jsnnoy's wharf.
SAMUEL BACON, President.
Office under Natl. Aetrop BaLk,
sep Zi-tf Washington, u. q.
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M y. YiRG. MIDLAND Z &. s. L. y.
~ JOHN ). BARBOUR, Receiver.
On snd after SUNDAY, Nov. q, 1879, Pa.
senger trains will run IS follows:
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Z PPLE PAK3K, COREK AND BLICER
"a combined, just the thing iCr drying apples,
| for sale ny JAS. f. GakLl& Y SGNa,
aug Is Gi KIM street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-01

EHANCY HOSIERY-Lades, Misses and
T. Child.en's Beautiful Fell Styles.
oct 70 FERGUSON & BRO,
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Acz$lexa)ldrlI Qouzettiie
MONDAY EyEE'G., DECEMBEKl.

TIE PEHlTESTIARY.-The report of the
board Ct directors Of The peDi!ortiary to G1V.
Holiday shows that the heavy loss resulting
from the disastrous fro tf November, 1873,
amounting to Sc, G00.C5 has been entirely re-
paired from tic ordinary resources ct tho in
stitulOp, not OILY without any additional, but
with dimIniSheHap pia!ion from the State.
a new end spacious building, 40 by 22l feet.
and three stories high, has been erected ct 80
actual outlay OF about $1,000, and the iustitu.
lion begins another year with improved ma
ohiDor5 and Increased facilities. Despite these
drawbacks and the general depression in oil
branches Of Industry, the balarc, against the
,rso0 Is some $1,000 less than it vas in 1877 IS,
and indicates al improvement in its manage
ment.
TIE report OF Ito superintendent shows the
continued good tfIecI OF the late reformation &c
the crimina! code. There were 80 less conyict5
at the clcsc O.! tho year, ard O daily average Ct
~ less c)uGnod il inc prison, tho annual COST
tf guarding, feeding eud clothing all OF whom
was So d. or &C average daily oost CT 2 trac-
lion over II cents.
While tho report OF the surgeon shows in
pr0vtmcnt 10 the health OF the conVic,s, both
10 prison and IL camp, still tic mortality is
much larger than it Was IN former years, erd
ia Yearly tw;c, as great 10 camp as i! is 10 prison
This, perhsp', csnnot b, avoided, Gs neither
tbs weekly reports Of the physicians in charge
nor the personal Inspections that have been
made, both By the surgeon and superintendent
indicate EDy neglect of treatment or want Ct
proper AID sufficient food and clothiDg.
The board rcltwS its RI c onnendation for tho
abolition Il the general agency, which is de-
mopstrattd to bo costly and unntc,s sary. 1t
is also recommended that in purchasing sup
plies for the peIi;cDtsrj sealed proposals shall
BE- invited. Tho average numbtr Of prisoners
during tho scar was oil.
, 1879-07-10

The British fiorarnmcnt bus ~ Inst succeeded
In putting down tic secret kocitty at religious
mu1dcrers In India callod Thugs, who, in tho
plupdered travellers. The labortous process Of
bunting them OUT occupied thirty years, and 1t
10 ouly la.eIY that Iotnr OF tic nIscrcauts were
brought lefo1u thu prnco OF Wales, one
OF whom boastrd Of having committed
tixty.seyen murders With hts own hand,
This eod .Iugvcrnaut IS no longer
suffered by the Government to crush the devo.
tees who fling Themselves under his chariot
wheels. 1t Is not long sluce host Of human
sacrilccs were offered bY certain un,Drahmln
tribes;, the villages where this took place used
TO purchase for the purpose mcu. Women. and
children, tho so-calcd Aicssa4s. British officers
have had tl,e difficult task Of e1leriing the 10"
llyeTauce Of these MerIahs aud slle suppression
Of The sacrifices, partly bv torcc ana partly ~
gentle means, a!ngto aillecr, Maj. Campbell,
ii The course of eighteen years, according to
the Contemporary Eep1ras, rescued l,oGo men
lOnntcd TO this saertcial death: II required
watchfulncss aud energy Of tho Bst!sh otlietats
10 nut down ths practice Of numbering young
pt,ts aud burning widows. This proh'bitson ol
the practice OF Suttcc, and thp law allowing
widows to marry aGain. wcre denounced 40 ~
attack on tito DfahMinfss religious systetn, and
rcckouca among the ptetcxts ior tho ocpoy
mutiny. Ti,c value Of human lie ~ to illndu,
iutinilclY below that of cor; l.e Ltd rather XIII
ten men than tuiure unt cow.
, 1879-07-10

ndudgcd 10 the cotnplasnanis In the casc, bnt
with IenYe 10 ta'snolninants TO rrncw thelr mo-
tim nt a future time. The question Of infringe
mcnt, therefore, was not settled.
DIVORCES.
Mary 1Icntlele filed bI1l against Joseph Hen.
dele ycAterttnt, asking for a divorce on the
ground Of cruelty.
William Patch .a,s that n tI,tobsr, 1874 he
about nino months afterwa.d, taking with t,cr
her ;tmontls-old child. ami lie wants tho
'1aliat tlecreo Of divorce Oh the ground Of de-
eertiun.
se ss IS1y gn sitsny sn o@ a1csa cssa &:e 81
tic GROUND uf dcscrslon.
UNITED STATES COURTS
William II. flenneKan commenced suit yes-
terllnY against John b. BteIson, I.abau y.
lIUslges jain Hoffman, ard Josepll Shocn[ngen,
rIainIini. A7.G00 damages.
Gerhard ii. Torncr iilcti bill agons. william
+. Crngiu. F. i. Cragfn, ,intl Charles Il. Cha'n!-
Ter, Peter Keller, aud john =. 1Iock, To restrain
thcm FROM using hfs patent for improvements In
bcr, 1878, to Peter Keller.
srrkHton COURT IN nRtxY.
Charles. F. ssel1cr began a suit Yesterday
arasnst JatDbue an.l N!mlck Misunderstanding
Company, claiming $1,000 ..,.e
John T. Move Il SON brought suit for s5,00o
against John stoncken.
CIRCUIT Corar
fthnklln hnu mary hcl3owciI 1lIeu pctttlnn
10 bc allowed to adout n child 3yArs old named
frank 1.athrop, a tlecste to llat effect wus
entered hy Judge BaFnnsn, tie mother OF tile
elIild cDnRent!ng.
Smith, Hewitt n Co. commenced q suit IN
trcslnss against William y. Hcyb,rn, i. A. ".
liunior, D. 7. AtonltoII, Frank /. Wilton, David
4. Prize, nntf Charles Adrancc, claiming s25,-
james i. Bird sued Theodore II. Tllton for
$1,000.
PROBATE COURT.
The viii of f1enrr Wcs.'sE, deceased, was
proved AiHi admitted tD record. I.etters i~Rta-
uen,nry srEe Issued 10 Catherine i. nt,ti Ter
l,ar.i WreslnE. nul bond nt 81, zoo approved.
The will Ut Albert Fasbcnder. tfectnae.t, was
proved and tcttcrs documentary Issued to NIng-
approved.
minort, letters nt guardianship mcrc issued Ia
Thcophft Rudolphi.
THE CALLS
Jrn9y DnrHHoNp-In chambers
IutniE tI1opoErr-set easc, Fawcett -. Hard.
Ju,,ox OAur--sotsons. ....
JunoE stcALL,-rEn-scs case 3, 1oa,;, Harycy
j Jrn"x y Ill nHnsun-Motions. ....
1vn"s 9yn s71 rr1Es-tc,i%',a' eoor!,-So; 1;a77.
JupoMKsTs.
2UrEHton CnCnT- COMMISSIONS N, i, 1Iolruyd
| ys. John schoenaser and augustine r. afeddock.
| S18J, IN.
JunuE GAnr-Bih.lts manufacturing Comuan,
Va. Thomas sayles. 214N. 20. -Joacphine Fl. vii.
keraou IT,. 1clabod =. llnstlc,t, sU1. I'll. ".
| Savage ct nj. VI. William y. Crane. S3DU. co.
jacob We'll vs. Rudolph Mcllrl, st, b0o. John IL.
berger ct a. rs. l.onis Morris nnd sc!,olio Gold.
schmidt, 81, 9s8. hl.- August t'rcitcntaecn ".
thaelea Patmaicc, $500. ~. Alfred Oliver VI. Ed!
wnr,l r. Sawyer. s1.H1. 40.-.snn II. Manirrre.
guardian, ". Lorc,k j.. Crosse. e277,41,-f. A.
| IirJan VI. II. j. Lyon, 9fN.-Emna j. i.Yttit ~,
Maggie T.. Tcwksliury. e4.0 .0.-1. Y. Farweil i
1 TO. ". Abel 3. Cummings aud n. u. rarmGtcr,
judgment fOt Still. VI observation-disclosures ". Cump
| bell. Arsicnce Of Enos s1oaeon, W. Tlomns Mack.
| III. yoedict t1r S::sa and mutton for new trial.
| C1ncuIr Rr-CnNYEsssoSe--Anton EueBt vs,
| George Cook SJ04. 10.
, 1879-07-10
GEN. TWIGGS' SWORDS.

Gen. dsutler Having Conlscntcti Them In
thu Days nt Ills Aut0crncy, tho Govern.
tnont Is Now DcseKcti by Itlval Claimants
for Their I'osseks.nn.
Sptctni Htspafch to 77e Tribune.
AUGUSTA, Co., July 0.-A week or two s!ncea n
resolution was introduced III Congress, askng
TINT the swords Of tho late Gen. Twlcgs be re-
turned to Mrs. Joseph Huedcl!a, Of England,
they then being In the Treasury Department.
There Is history hanging on these swords.
The swords were presented to Gen. Twtggs for
bravery in the Mexican War, ono bg Congress
through James X. Polk, President, one by the
State Of Georgia, and ono BY tile City vi Au-
glsta. They orc magnificent pieces. The one
presented by Congress s OF Damascus flnIsh,
tho scabhard Is Of pure gold n,ld the l,ilt OF
solid gold, act brilliantly with diamonds. IL is
worth $4,000 10 money. The other swords are
worth probably $4,000 more. When Gen. But
Ter was about entering New Orleans, t;cn.
TwigGs deposited these sworda with Miss
Florence for safe-kccn!Dg. Con. But
1cr found them, however, seized them,
md sent them to President Lincoln,
Ills purpose being, as he afterwards told Gen.
Twiags' daughter, to, have them kept in the
Treasury Is reminders uf "wllnt LaBo uses these
glorious swords bud been put" alIudtng to tho
fact tllat tien. TwIggs drew them In lcfcusc OF
the ConfclcrncY. A year ago, Mrs. Myers, The
married daughter Of. Hen. Twlggs, applied to
Congress fur tElcse swords. 10 her surprise,
Miss FLORENCE. now Mrs. Gucdclla, having mar
rted an EnHllahnau of that name, claimed TINT
tho swords were hcrs, and tbnt Ten. Twiegs had
not oplY presented her these swotds. but also a
large amount uf bis family plate. She claimed
tint tho presentation was bonn ffho and absD-
lutte. Outraged at tls claim, Judge II. ii. D.
TwlgRh. nephew Of ten. Tw!ggs, briillant
young lawyer Of Augusta, and il dauutlcss hot
blood, made public the fact TINT the r,dirl was
pEetei1sc. ntlu that the swords and silver l,ud
been sole!nnlY devised By Gen. Tw!ggs to hts
children, nld could not llnre becli giycu
nway to stranger, aml that Gen. Twivgs
valued thcso swords as his most, precious pos
sessions. -, This brought sharp letter from Mr..
Ernest I. Florence, Of New Orleans, who tn-
silver The silver plate, t. ls said, was tic prop
have been, g!yyA away. 70 this Judge
TwIggs replied In a sIlarp and sttllglng letter,
| Bny!ng: "We arc led to tl,s inortEytns con.
cluslon that thesg swords, around which cIus.
ters tllc dearest memories Of our hearts, would
be put, II Iou got thrm, to morn substantial
purpose, or converted Into baubcs for
feminine al0rnnlsHt.h Alr, Flot0nco has not
oecn heard trun s!ucc. And thus the mar oYer
the swords WAGES. The friends Of Gcn. TWiggB
WILL make every effort to secure thu swords unI
plato for hts hesrs, while It appears equally sure
thAt Mra, Guedcln will c!ain. tl,at the articles
wcrc eivel. to her absolutely, snther than CON-
'led TO her for snfo.kccptny, The stranger
| claimants hRVu no SCRAP Of paper to sustain
| their cla,n6. They are Juws, and stand well tn
| New Orleans and elsewhere.
, 1879-07-10
A DARING DEED.
an Incident OF tho First Kaflr War In
South Africa.

An Tnollsut OF tho First Kaflr War In
Snnth Africa.
Roeheti<r UaoH aud 4tdtsTtIekf.
A reader of the Ulio1 furn.shua Us with the
following Incident OF the rst kattlr war in eouth
Africa, which has never bo foro appeared In
prInt: .-...
4 short paragraph on the word "asscgai"
(pronounced "a gu.tcral ~ tho Caucasan throat
can pronounce W, coupled With the Information
that 1t WIS uot TO b. found ia Webster's Un-
abridged, met the eye OF thu writer of this
sketch the other day, recalling 10 his mlpa al
Incident of the trat katIr war.
Tue facts stated arc true, and were told TO thu
writer by the sou OF the principal engaged In IT.,
tue rccor.ls Of tho Horse Guards, for they arc
there recorded with official exactuess,
The late Gen. Donovan, known to almost
eyery ono soma years back, 10 tho city OF Cape
Town, etc., as the man with the Hons voice, for
many years commanded that famous corns, tho
Cane Mounted Rifles. A al evidence Of tho
strength Of bis luugs il IL stated TINT ho coull
drill hts regiment NTH perfect ease at quarter
Of ,nila oil. liz MAS. at the tins of the first
Kaliir wur, Captain commanding u tfoub in
,he aboye named regiment nG va % oysr si1
eassed Of muscular strength rArely g1ven tu q
human bcing. Scarcely knowing what feaF
| meant, q consumnAte horseman. wen skilled
/ with his weapons. be invariably defeated The
| enemy Whenever they had ~ encounter, htInse!t
comuE oil scatblcss, 50 that he got to b1 regard.
| ed by The natives os beatnE charmed lite,
The Kaltlrs, then ns now. fought With address
and acsperat4on, and wcro, and aFe, peculiarly
cruel Is their captured. II not Immediately
and humanely slain BY snumberablc stabs OF tho
lcadly assepaL they we're usually rcserye1 fur
tic fearful tosture OF being AayeA allre after
suffering naneless inhFHn!ttcs.
| I'm hflrM naFt}rn1arkT tliH ZUiu6- mnUE d
row tin. II ersr lhr Devil Captain, a. they sult.
Cd Donovan, or What was the equivalent 10 tl!ctr
cutteraIs, lcll into .ets bands, hts tata would
DO worse than any that ~ preceded h'ro' aud
IN ono OF the fights that took place In the up.
! country, not far from NAeIc tho present TRACE
, 1879-07-10

tca nse being cnactc1l, tic Captains usua, lurk
seemed to have deserted him, and he ant, his
COMMAND foil into nh nmbtsh In q gully between
two riffs uf hills common In that country. III.
men were almost all kilctl or wouuded hi4
horse alint from under him, hnl,re broken ntri
pistols empty He apparently was At the
cncn,y's mercy.
1)nnoyan knew tlrat emnlt mercy voul1 be- nc.
cof1ledhiu au.las chiefs fa,nc for tl,ctr
strpngtt nnl bravery nt,yanecd To capture him
u,Ive, l,c srixcd one literally In eacll nnd. md
with his enormous nstural strcngth doubled BY
the dcsnalr el tho moment brought their heads
together will, a deadly crash, One Of hIs wound.
cd men nttcrwarl said that Il WA tikc the so,iud
of broken bottles. Ono caIiof waa killed out
t,gllt, tbr other 50 1nattned that hn lived but
U3y or two, The reat Of tic band fled In tcrsur,
now thoroughly convinced That he YES not 4
man, but demon. Tie survivors and tt'e dead
t:l,lcfa wcrc shortly nfter.ar,l brought in by a
hardly ever ngaia opposed during the eousinu-
AOcr Of the rat.