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4 Johnson Witness

4 "A farmer named johnson was on
trial before Detroit Jastiee-the 9th,
/ er day for assault and battery, and
when The prosecution had finished he
put little old man of about 6eI on
the strand asa witness, The, lawyer
began: suhiuj lu1se1q ctr ~
"What IS. your nsme?"a 10 .b.sislp
+ III you tcllme, your name III tell
you mine l"was The prompt answer.
"Where do you reside 11iuods IN
! 81 wont answer no such foolish
question! I'velspsid taxes i'll this
county for fifty years. and !, wont be
talked to as II If was a child.p AZ b,.
ga"Woll, Mr.. Blank, you saw this
difficulty, did your a7at1c ovi
"If I hadn't seen 1t would ] lie
herer Do you s'pose / want to be
arrested for forgery a9eqmts ,di oigi
i"How did itbegin2' 81 Of 81 II Z.
allow does anything boginf'
snapped the old msn.9it rolis9hiI
-"WclI. now, will You tell the jury
al about itapefI Yniiog ~ diima
"No, sir, l wont! If the Jury want
TO know anything aboutitithcY must
ask me.p
''You must anstter Che fdcstfons,,'
remarked bis Honor. .a1tsE
lr,tI will II | want to, but they
haven't asked ahy questions ye.rI 4
".Did the plaintiff and defendant
Ehaye. ,spy, bard wordsi". asked thc
Lawyer, IN ,oofs ,uoislwaI .bnaI
al spose they odid but lpawouldn't
s =, 1 10 it1i0s 5Yhd liA ssyiIainss.
lad Did either one call Tie oihSf3si. 4;
laraY7oile ua,ilduggn II b,fgsla All
3diFI spose they did, land that's. wbhi
brung on the fuss, Pm over sixty,
4 but il any man calls me . liar I'm
jgoing to knock his durncd hoad off
"Well, when the plsintiG called tle
defendant q liar W THAT was, athste-
4 sultl" 'oil9" 9,I ''Aoo1d ~ jsii
"why, how,do fknrSotS 5 "s 4 ;.. ,'oolo
"Didn't1yousee,a blow struckr2nnc
]9GtNot there, but The next day after
this fuss I saw the purtiest tishte in
the worldlo%% ~ n AZ lS' y'ohesv S
! was" -usao3Gu oslG cd % mi iii
add you see any part ofthls fuss R,
A mol How could 1 when, Iswas
three miles away; you ougbtto know
better than TO ask such foolish CUES
lions" OIL 10 ia5a.'.aoit ffpollj /.
r. How did you hear Of this difficult
ltYT Il ~ w, ~ o. y, o''l''9iai 81 ,feh-o
nj .Mr, johnson told me- 'io ~ !iH :,
IL That will do7uyou can go, "a ,Doi,..
! ieBat / iagreed to come here apt
'swears and Pm going to doitp Yo,
!. needn't think, you can doze1bun M
around because, ! am old ., .',, ~ ="
'rEinA constable had to haul him out Q
y che box and pntrhim ont OF doors
: but he wouldh't, 60 away mdlsh
had put His head into, The window
, and said: +
Ifyou think I'm scairtueeme, on
here and put chip OH iYoarasliopldl
:, orP
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m F"TIHI3Ilt' 7 " IIVYU
itAlna AZ Interesting 'srEs asttiing !! Belle Atls,


: Captain William Pierce Of the
Continental q uards. has just reseiyed
from Toledo, Ohio, q rnusket, Of, ne
rculisr make,to whichis connected a
fbito 81 history well worth being kept
lonireeord Ihhu ouiu enc iH ft9od 5v
w '''V.N6i 10 sststS OH reay 10
His brother, Lieutenant, Chas II;
Pierce, ofthe Seventh Louisiapa reg
iment and as gallant an Officer as
ever drew sword ives ia the winter
of lS6475s prisoner on Johnsoh's Is
lauds General Hill being at the time,
the Federal commander of the fort
Lieutenant Pisrce, whogit seems,
did not IKE his compulsory quarters,
and had several times attempted 10
escape, but each time without snc-
ceasU He atIsst struck upon arplan.
Picking pp allthee tinxsfS Rs lcould
|obtah, , and working ~, secret az jthe
~ manufactured o.
'' ',Sr, : on1hs 49, a $50
nh.n ms III, .,,,s.,.s accommodated
., ~, mlA v,!,,IsSs Sx.s.os3
80, ~ y ~ III rd ~ ~, ~ IN,
.,ho 49, and rohaa , r,;,h i, ~,
81, =, M $40 80 nrt NAM sar9o,.
s,Iafi @. '..,.,,E aiS.s,,,,
hm 81, iii d q
fHHos t"." w" ~, "ossSh'N W.
ssI.,. .as ~ 1''t, =. tu"0 on'
o'As He.a', nsa 70 carl pT ol oos 3
sepfiInahpasrodntm APp 'Blhpp'ppeeu n !.
cai'en hor''hspec'oh' oheHWs' this
lofconrse, lied to the captureCof the
snsuia End INC Stsi s On sS,ss
the prisoner where ~ oe'o ofHR y
the rules OF war Tho gun was hand
A. ~
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Great Giants.

|sh4gd mid t,oao,,s n,,,,,...e ,,,,
b In ono Of tf; hts let,iIcs Professor Sill
'nan'otAe Younger, alinded TO tho DIS
ICIoNeny'el the skeleton Of. an enormous
Lizard OF eightyfeets From tins ting
Professor inferred sas no living -speci'
I'm linen, aof such magnitude has beenr
found, that the spseiesswhieA it-Feprei
se ehtso hfas become degennferpateddr iheE
verify q his position ne endteay0red t.
eniorce iby a 1ln I'nt to tlIs Well'knowr
existence t,,, 81, 81 giants m olden times
i6e1 following ~ Tue Inst upon winch
this singular hypothesis 49, oased'u -
: me giant exhibited at houena ~
1881, the Professor says measured
nearly lS'leetsieJ lu.ao si,rIaup.
/ sGd9 etI saw a1g'rl that AZ
iseet high.:. g'oI, ~ sA7ll1 r',Hiod =
,-I,qei gam. va Gaaiaora' brought iron
ARABIA to Rome, 81 Under Claudiu
g@sar,l was st ten feet high; ',.,IS PUG
isgahs giant eFSrreg,iss, Slain BY or
lando',nePhswdSf EfhParrlPefmAagnfe, y wa
lees ,hlghh 1sllu snt 1 enils u ~,
IN isis near ~ 9ermain'. wa
. found tho atompsoithe' giant lsorant
VINO, mss ISL ,ciUt'lesa than ~ leet high
IL 1851, near houen, was iioand''
l v In W. q n ~ N n
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p One Of the most serious qnsiions
with which tho Wholesale merchants
Of this country are called upon to
grapple with, remarks an exchange,
is the employment of "drummers," or
travelling salesmen..sIn the first place
the question of expense is alone an
important one. Its said the num-
Der Of thepe agents in the country is
at least 100000, who receive from
$500 to $1,000, besides their expenses
for their services. THE aggregate
sum is in itself very heavy drag
upon The prosperity and profits oftho
wholesale dealers,-IN. y. Tobacco
Leaf. rtt HA
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~ltor The son.h Kehtuokisn.i' 90 D ''
THOUGHTS OF THE MIGHT
BY OLIVE BRANCH.


1t is night and Q solemn hush sIgi,iy
Aslshovering over the world, 40 t,.li
= Above my head In Held OF blue ia,
z a banner OF stars is anfurlod;
4 They quissr and CLEAN and fash.
And fash and CLEAN anttquiver, q,
And mirror their faces below '''- D
Ny feet, In the restless, rolling rivep. q
And wandering away from the Garth, .H
1t reaches beyond to the beautiful worRi
Where the shining stars have birth. 'ue
Behind me, far back in the gloom, 80 "
ro The city lights hIcker and glare" 'Ti
The world with ite joys and sorrows, Nfi
Thro' which have passed Is there; 1853
But wander far out in the starlight d 0dl
Away from the world OF care, rrv
And standing moment on tiptoc, -ot
timidly peep in where "a snni 90
Ifanoy the loved ones are dwelling, s,g o
a. v The loved ones no longer on earth. .t4,,
Who went in the hurh ofthe twilight =,
Where tho shining stars have birth, M,
Forever and ever am LISTENING 9hi 10
For The voice ~ loved ones sgain, n .
Who come 10 me ofteniin dream land "a
And whisper such gentle refrain. I'D
They lead nc fsy out In the myatic, 90 d.
Away from the sorrows Of earth, ttf.l
And gladly follev them upward ri
Where only the puEel haysbirth, M.
Obi what Il thc weird aroundus nan
Whom the heart Is no longer gay,lpn >
For the heart 10 the lsns Of powerful tod
That cbaseth the gloon awas, hgirnI q
Andbringeth the rays Of yladpessg i7n,
Ana 4se ieyft sss,,pds, Of mirth; ,af.
lIus mine bas gone forth, ith the loyedoncs
/, III lwhere the shining stars have births d.
And Ike tile testless river, r1yiI 81
That rushss IA along 70 tho sea-, 1n1
Ny Spirits reaching orsyer, 1ol % q
To their blissful eternity;,l,l a,lt 81. fl
TO q tome--a haven Of rsst and peace,
Fhraway frop The shadows Of earth,
:. A home Of lore that 10 only found
Where the shining sss's have birth. " DO
:. UIf| |fr..
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gut boys boots wsremado Of cast.
iron, covered with tar audagravel, and
then painted four coats and vanished,
motherss would still have. cause to
wonder how on earth "that boy" got
his feet sopping wet.
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laFAt Logan, Utah, tho other night, a
Limburger choose. factory was struck
and all the people moved
out Of town, The lightning flash also
.pknlksd away with its tail between its
legs as il ashamed Of itself.
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HOPS.

The 3. F. Commercial Herald of Oct.
9th says: The receipts from all quarters
are becoming more free. A sale Of 50
bales Russian river is reported at 80
cents; other sales may be noted within
the range Of 221s to 32H cents. accord.
ing to quality aud condition. The Geo
W Elder, from Oregon, brought 1l3
bales. The City of Toxic for Hong.
kong, carried 100 bales. and to Japan
S53 pounds.
Emmett Wells New York Circular of
September 26th says: The continued
heavy exports lover 1000 bales again
this week. have the tendency to keep
prices firm; but: the arrival Of 5000
more bales during the same period
gives us an average surplus to carry
into stock and prevent prices from
hardening. Aside from contract"
operations. our brewers are ct present
taking but few new hops They do not
seem ut oil alarmed at the heavy ship
ments to Europs. many of them being
stocked With old hops which they have
bought tor speculation AID for their
own use. We caution growers and
holders of hops in the interior not to be
mlsled by the inflated quotations given
in some papers.
The Cooperstown, New York, Journal
of September 25th says: The price of
new hops has not yet been established
in England, but the indications are that
they will pay handsome price for our
choice new hops. The Wisconsin crop
turns out lighter than first reported; it
probably will not exceed 5000 bales;
has already been largely bought up at
% to q cents. Our latest news FROM
the Continent is to the effect that there
are plenty Of low grade hops for sale.
and they will be offered in London at
e5 to e6 per cwt.
The Utica Weekly Herald says: The
prices of the new crop vary extensively.
not only according to quality but to
color also At present the demand is
for shipping hops. and buyers want q
| thorough bleach and light color to sup
ply this demand A darker or greener
hop may be equally strong in lupuline.
but it is not SO silky. and will not re.
tain its flavor so long after being baled
It 10 consequently laid aside At present
to meet the future wants Of lager beer
breweries, for which it is equally as
valuable as the lighter colored hops.
There is also some difference in the hops
from differsnt localities. Those from
the northern part Of the State are not
thought to he as strong as Oneida or
Otsrgo couuty hops. The range Of prices
paid in the country last week varied al
! the way from % TO 50 cents A good
share of the lots row offered is in small
quantities. the larger growers wishing
to see how the narke, is going to turn
before selling. Small growers however.
are disposed TO be prudent They re-
member that two years ago they refus-
ed So cents for their crops. aud were.
many of them. Obliged to sell for Is
cents. So that now. when they can &c,
80 cents In most cases they let Thorn go.
In general. the eight quality is being
bought 1t 80 cents. and FROM that they
are shaded down to % cents. or in one
instance TO % cents.
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HI TELEGRAPH AND NAIL

NEW ORR, Oct 9-F,euro- pu eunonia
Is making great ravsges among cattle
IN Putnam county. in tbi. State, 81 hav-
Ing died within three weeks Ia . small
neighborhood, notwithstanding the Ut
most precautions 20 prevent the spread
OF the disease. Il is said TO haze been
brought by herd Of cattle from the
Yves: which passed through the county.
Measures are being taken to quarantine
the whole district.
The steamship Canala brought 81,
067 200 in gold. The receipts Of for
eign specie since the last weekly state
ment are 50 296 500. i. is said 1900,
geo francs are on the Labrador, due on
Tuesday next.
CHATTANOOGA. Dc: jth-Ton JoEe
ani Bill Ransom. (negroes) ar;este: on
suspicion of tie murder If Dick Woods
a saloon keeper. CT the 9th Mt. have
confessed aud said they killed him with
a coupling pin while he was drawing
beer for them. They had intended TO
commit other murders for plunder il
this did no: come to light. Unknown
parties took them from the Jill on Mon
day night and hung them from the rail
road bridge at Whites Creek.
SYRACUSE, Oct 9-At the session of
the American Board Of Commissioners
of Foreign Missions it was stated that
the Board have received and expended
from the beginning about $1,000. 900.
have organized not far from $50 NATIVE
churches, with about $4,000 commuEi-
cants, and have sent out $50 ordained
missionaries and about $50 unmarried
lady missionaries. They have reduced
to writing &c languages. and have issued
in 46 languages upwards of 1900 diff
ferent educational and religious publ
cations.
New York, Oct Sir Leonard Til
ley. Finance Minister Of the Dominion
of Canada, is here, and has stated to a
reporter that there can be no doubt that
during the next five years emigration
from Europe to the Dominion will be
very large. During the next FIVE years,
said he, we will complete the Pacific
Railroad to the foot of the Rocky Noun
tains. opening up for settlement over
lOO.O00.OOO acres Of good wheat pro
ducine land. the one-hundredth portion
Of which. when put under cultivation
will produce grain export equal in
valae to the whole of the exports of the
Dominion any year since the confedera-
ton. 1t is not improbable that within
tho next thirty years our Northwestern
territories will have population equal
to that of the Dominion at this time.
The Government will build the Pacific
Railway. We expect to obtain from
the proceeds Of the land nearly sufti-
Gent means to pay for the construction.
Work will be commenced from the Pa
cific side before the close of the present
year.
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THE HEALlNs ART AT wRANGEI.

DR.. Sheldon Jackson thus describes !
sick scene witnessed by him at Fort
Wrsugel:
Twas q strange, weird scene. The
sick man lay upon the floor in . blanket.
Soon an Indian came in, bearing upon
bis shoulder a large box. which was
laced By the sick man. The box con-
tailed the tools of the sorcerer. The
attendant was followed by The shaman,
dressed in The Costume of his or der, with
long disheyelad hair, his face covered
by h:deous mask, and rat,!es in his
hand. He walked sround the fire in
the center OF the room, occasionally
casting siie chances at the sick man,
and shaking his head obviously. Soon
q friend Of the sick man brought in
some furs AID laid them at the feet of
the shsmau. for he must have his pay
IL aivance. lie still shook his head.
with !ow uutterings. More furs are
brought, ana again the friends go out
ali collect what they can to satisfy the
shGman. " hen ha has received all be
thinks he can from the friends, he com
Young men beat gonss aud keep time
wi b sticks 90 the floor, while the friends
chant monoton Gus song. The shsman
shakes his rattles over tho sick man and
throws himself into every kind Of hid
eous attitude and horrible contortions
Of features. He rushes wildly around
the FIRE, strikes wildly at the attendants
with dagger. flies at the sick man,
runs his tongue at him, Kisses, some
times falls to the floor as if in swoon.
An attendant from time to time changes
his mask and hesd-dress. Each mask
represents different spirit; aud if one
spirit hs, not sufficient power, he will
try another. Worked up to perfect
frenzy. he finally declares that the sick
man is bewitehed, and he Immediately
commences to trace up the bad medi-
cine. Hand over hand, rs if following
up a cord IN labyrinth. or as dog
tracks his prey, he follows the imagin-
AIRY line here and there until it ends at
some person. who is accused of being
the witch, and is often taken and tor
turej to death. in order that the sick
person. relieved from the balefui influ-
ence. may yet get we'll.
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EASTERN STATES.

DIES MONIES, Oct IL ALI later re-
turns increase the Republican majority.
The State Register now puts the Repub-
lican majority on the State ticket at 80
900 over all other parties. and extreme
ly likely to be $4,000 The Republican
majority in the Legislature on joint
ballot will be larger than in the last
Legislature, and the Republican gain
over two years ago $4,000.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 15.-The Republican
victory is 80 complete that it surprises
Republicans and overwhelms Demo
crsts. At the Democratic committee
rooms there is little figuring being
done. The committee say that they
have no news. They concede the cleo
ton of the State ticket to the Repub-
licans by q handsome majority a"d al
low . working majority in the House
of Representatives,; hut still claim to
have one or two majority in the Senate.
The committee estimate Fosters major
ity at 20 900, with chances that full re-
turns will rather increase than diminish
these figures. They claim 20 out Of
bAf ucAbCAS Va tuC IlUus6 VI l6cDIG-
sentatives, which is IL more than is ne
cessary to pass a bill. The committee
claim 10 Senators sure. which is ma
jority Of one, with show for two Re
publican majority.
MAYvILLE, N Y. Oct 15.-The atten.
dance Ct strangers to witness the race
between Hanlan and Courtney tomorrow
is very large. HAnlan aud Courtney
were out early this morning and rowed
over their respective courses. Their
condition is frst-class, and their ap
pesrsnce on the lake was hailed With
cheers. The course over which the
race is to be rowed has been buoyed.
and every arrangement for the accom-
mediation Of spectators is being pushed
rapidly. Haulan is the favorite 1t 800
to SIS. Pool selling has been stopped
by the sheriff. who informed the sellers
that continusncs would subj sct them
TO arrest.
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aAl1fORSEf.
SAN Francesca, Oct. l5-ConslceTa-
bic interest is likely - be manifested
in tue six day match between men and
horse, which begins this evening at
the pavilion. The men are Wilcox,
Newhof, Brotie. Guerrero. McGregor,
McAlpine aud Sherwood.-moss Of
whom have fair records in either long
or short distant matches, The horse,
are Controller. Double Cross. Denver
jim. Pinafore, Mountain Maid. Addie
Mack. Dan McCartv. Stockton Belle,
Joe. Nellie. Hood!um Controller hes
mile trotting Double Cross and Nellie
are Thoroughbred runners, and the
others are we'll known local trotters
Controller goes TO d snlky. the others
under the saddle or led.
MESDocINo. Oct. 10. - Constable
Wright went out this morning with
o posse consisting Of James Morrow, E
W Potter. James Nichols. Cyrus Col.
braith. Archibald Yell and Thos Dol
lard. to arrest four men who had pre-
viously been found encamped in the
woods four miles east of town jerking
beef surreptitiously killed. Their first
camp was deserted, aud following for q
mile or two the posse came to the re-
mains Of another camp fire, apparently
also deserted. and Wright stopped over
the ashes to ascertain whether they
were yet warm. On his rising the
outlaws fired four shots from the bush
es. dangerously or fatally wounding
Wright and Dollard, inflicting flesh
wound through the shoulder Of Mich
OILS, and perforatirg Galbraith's coat.
The two latter returned for reinforce
ments, and A Nelson and another con.
stable started with q large posse in pur-
suit. also telegraphing for the Sheriff
to meet him from Little Lake with q
posse. Dolla,d has just been brought
to town dead. and Wright is just alive,
but there is little hope Of his recovery.
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The British Columbia section Of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad. advertised
fer letting now, is csi!matsi to cost
sboas $l2j .0C0 9 mile over its eu:ire
length Of i23 miles. Whea tie bids
for construction are received the Do
uinion will be staggered. ard il Is 10.
unlikely that all will he rejected.
Tenders for this section have been i'll
ri'cd before. bu. the le,ttEc va. post
pousd for reasons known only - those
having the enterprise in band.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
WARRINGTON TERRITORY.

EIcL-siYEtY - TzE fxrrLL:SzscER-
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Nichols lnfaiIibIe Injection.

Guaranteed to cure promptly and per-
manently every case OF Gonorrhea.
elect ara Whites. no matter Of how
long standing. if directions are followed.
Internal medicine not recommended or
necessary. A cure guaranteed or money
refunded. For sale by Geo. w. Harris s
Co, wholesale and retail druggists. Sc
attic, ". T. ol6dAw6m
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Toe Pantlani took his mia 70 his ,

Joe PentlAnd took his nfis 20 bis we'd
ding. At Marks Gap. Texas. The sex
ton tried TO persuade him 10 leave it at
the door Oh entering the church. but
he persisted in carrying il across his
shoulder as he walked with the bride
up the aisle to tbs altar rail His ex-
plauation was that rival sutton had
threatened tn kill him on this occasion,
and he meant 20 be prepared for de-
fence
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EVERYBODY should have their pie
lures taken when they can he had =,
reasonable prices. and when the picture
will be true likeness. Judkins. the
Photograph Artist. Possesses this sbil-
i,y. We remain only short time
longer.
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SIS 90 REWARD.

TIVE ABOVE REWARD Will. RE PAIN nv
The undersigned for the return 70 him - /.
poeae| boos containing valuable papers recently
Io., oy John Foscey. deceased. No auessions
az oe ssxed me nnder may send 10 through
tae pc0 once, II he dsstres. after sahiae Ont r.
amoeas u contained. some twenty odd dollar
The pepsrs aee what are wanted.
el3dlm w.nnvr,
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4 Dunedin, New Zealand paper. re-
cords the death Of yet another Glasgow
Bank victim, q jewelsr. who, falling for
$3i0. GOO. emigrsted from Edinburgh.
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aAI.IfOIs MA.

PoRT TowSsEyD, Oct, l6.-ArflTed
ship Alaska, San Francisco.
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EUROPE

LONDON. Oct 1.-THE Russian press
is very impatient about the dearth news
from the Central Asia expedition. cs-
pecislly - no effort has yet been made
to reconcile apparent contradictions in
two official reports of the action at
Gcoktepe. Meanwhile a letter from
Tiflis publised in the Goios says that
grave apprehens!ons arc felt there for
the safety of the exhibition. The let
describes invalid men arriving at Baker
as being in miserable plight and says
that great Numbers have died Of diph
liberia and n scor butte disease, ard that
medical arrangement are deficient. The
truth about the Geoktepe affair is grad
uslly leaking out. The assault on the
Depgillepe earthworks was made on
PievnA pattern after an Intellectual cans
nonade. The Russians made rush
with fixed hayone,s, but were repulsed
aud retrea cal in disorder. The Turko-
man cavalry in attacking the Russian
flank aud rear created such confusion
that when the vanguard reached the
main force in the reserve. the latter was
unSble to stem the tide Of retreat. and
was itself compelled TO retire forty miles
before order could be restored. Accord
ing to private intelligence received in
ST. Petersburg. the Russian loss is much
greater than the official reports admit