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HOW DIZZY CROCKETT DIED.
Thermopylse had Three Messengers OF ID
feat, the Alamo had None.


To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sh: 500 in
THE sun to-day an article entitled He Knew
Davy Crockett" In which Old Uncle Bogar-
Tennessee hunter These may all be true. but
the closing sentence. which tells Of Crockctt's
life and death in Texas. is not true.
Uncle Bogardus" says: Crockett went to
Texas. whore. after n scrics OF daring military
exploits ho was finally killed. at Fort Alamo. in
| San Antonio Do BeXar. He WAS one of the six
survivors who undor promise Of being spared.
at last surrendered, and were niterward trench-
This is all a misthk kc. Crockett never had the
opportunity 70 perform any daring military
| of Mexicnns east OF San Antonio. and Crockett
arr ived there from the East Just before the
Mexican army. under Gen. Cos. arrived from
The Texas forces undertook to defend the
Alamo, solely t9 ei!abio Houston to collect an
army that could meet the two Mexican armies
weniL iul9 the Alamo knew, ii Wonid pe his
killed inside the walls while defending himself
to !hS last with ms lruSty rille used ts q Club
wo nG Gns in hS SG o @ Dc
inson and her infant girl Angelina Hitorward
known as The Child of tho Alamo" aud II
ncgr,n, servant, who belonged to or waited upon
Col. Travis
Il. was ono of tho children in tho Mission
llefugio when il was taken. Just previous to
the fail of tho Alamo. by tho other Mexican
army under Gen. Urroa and saw the brave
defenders of that place shot down and lanced
| after thcy had surrendered as prisoners Of
war.
Tho stubborn defence of tho Alamo enabled
| Houston to collect the forces with when he mot
aud defeated tho united armies Of Cos and
| Urea under Santa Anna. 1T San Jncnto,
Tho monument to the heroes of the Alamo n
plain shaft thai stood in tho old state House at
| Austin. has inscribed on it the most expressive
sentence in tho English language: "Thcr-
mopylu, had three mcsscngers OF defeat; the
| Alamo had none.
| I have often talked with all three OF tho sur
| yivors Of the Alamo. and your Uncle Bogar-
dus" Is tho first person ] ever heard Of who
| said Crockett surrendered. He Is mistaken.
| WAsHlNGToN Nov. ~. h. N. If.
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STORIES or ANIMALS.

ArSt crow , GeGnFnE 10 it to u lsia, Of coHnn. So
brsan ps ] will Mia W' % M rsxyy tSsrr & Hsi
Killing csT"w, '"A'''"'
While walking III the woods Mrs Catherine j Smell of
Green township hrii coGntt, Pa, fe aud seriously
Ts nass and led Mr. III se @ h sS, wh%re @ m his VII w
Mr. Alonhc Hayes of Kitery. Ne, forgot sprinkle
pail Of meal in his mouth Just tns il nlo lie nia,sar
spaniel I.i9nsns ,, 70 TO- w'am u naylies Of rroyi'
Ing Ing Enst a.! @ nio L"bim'. onf M horse was too
% H. e "a s ses %R; @ rs ssRM I II Mta and Nd
sraahMy @ .hnls pur the horse around ana guided n"'o
Ah1eMs9Ms S.d N '9as ho,t" fssdins j" a.,"cr
" Mercy S"S 81 the dos Tr cow W. .c VIA ogSyneT I and md
SS" sSvrrS S ." s f os s.pn 'p kaaS
.Msred Hnd ,heir horns rrscnod 10 Tie dog until il
pMs" 1 n?ss % %hsG"sns to & MAYOR ,. n"Gs,nysr Mt
tracks tS street and started 10 go upon The s,drwaf
wss sns aud T N S srsst a,
""s e"f ill., %Ts ~ an aa & nHt .oa s"y .sre
ward rushed town starr. n9t waiting Tor he elevator
carriage up stairs.
kspe bird story is related BY Thomas Prince
az fenee nsar ii. house and IN not far away pair
Sf tho s9S S n
s sns s i%'s H poS s =" Msr
starving When the robins came win worm or beetle
he fence Setois horSins doS. 70 th"ir asis Eyesy
opsssG %s Ss sSs GSs %s s '@s @ an" %
oltcIy They were begging 70 ,hs hes, Of t,eir ability
s%sr,s % - nd a. ,sssSs G r. si;is ;sS'r. ysy
warmed hsT SounE while the male robin took The ss
The e Pa se: P P ~ & ana
1 ss ssss ssss&d .sd % s 'f ssns
81 I he ss .Sna uss ssdf"y GHs @
The eagle merely looked a, The i,.lis ehansIser viii
sa,S ssrass i% '%2%S the bsss. % While ,s d5.,
..u4sy sfe ws Ts a sas' @ s T a WIN
eye: ssSGS /: " at As'n s sasp q, as
bunch ol feathers in 10 at.sck Before ~ :, rtso.ersa
nid 4 SsTns sns GayTSS ss"@ II sSas
sranssr Mo,e wing, wsrs % 9p1aeS "a sNa nsi a , r.:
blow rom The e. wing and a. it feil WAS caught in
e a 1s s' b s,ss o" and t sGs u .s Ss'S,
its troubt,ome adyersaTes lN,y stepped 70 one ride
While looking down indiierently upoN the dead fowl
.,as %eSa s%r:s Siis
hs ridden ma soai ,s forty ROD. & ,"" s s .sa s
Ss lid Ind rH
s " @ lev al n'1 ns II, h.
,hsy heard her Voice ihey called ,e'Ss iHsir M sp
bear woai not lei her The s then ~ Srcpt ihtoasH 81
SsS S ea nfST .sd al. % the GS"T 4 II M
her standing upon hog extending shout halt way aero'
On the ios ' aud TS being Srsars "o fs he esl
ssiSsSe ahcS he arms aud and cs :s sHsis "ad s
clothes w,rr almost torn from her body Dnt tie bss
S' ;s $s ~. IS g." s t;el
ihc bear put her down ocea,e'sh 10 rr,, and wonl
EG, s a is H. ~ 10 nys d iat1 & &%fIrgpon ss wgn,d .S
AND .eS eo es1" IN e sr NE TT , a'sS nd
kept hsrMaTn though she lid I't iLs Liz long hsE.
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.,.,h.. ,,.s. ,'s. ,.. Wv 80 -, 80 i.,,s Nv
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. ~ . r " s 'o. y, w s,.a,v', 80 -. a..
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,. 80 ~ - So, !' w " "rf ~, a. - ~
t.s .,,s, ,.,a - ~, -. 49, = s-,. " :, go. o,.,
pis'eo s'"'''o "ore' mus ms approp'in'oo $4,000
~'.'' ~ ''' eNPe'''"'' '''.'".' ,, .'1. ' . ~ w.. ~
Wv ""', ',''"s ''"'''' 'NN'i' w '"''"'ao VIZ ,e ''
u. sa" "ss "o' arsor nt'" vi iores' W WIS "''' "
''o $50 e''' w 'S ''S'' . ,
NOW All '"h' 'ne very npie arny e"s"'eeis ""'e
p,o"''e" 's, ''"' II '.e se'e" ua"'s v a'a
the reservoirs created are hept 'ui u "euts sess'n "
m ."e 'a'er ph'' Vi suhhof. '"e. 'on'"n'e WI 'o w
"Is'"spp' "es's'''e "e.o" OF ,au, ~ ,al Wv" Wv. -
haNc rep'h nut among te sPoe"cauo"' 'o' ." "''o
oaS ARE s"ice ways ior 'he passage q" saW "s.' '"'
0''o' "o uee" "i'''"' 'o'."'nk " soo"N'''" "
"en VIII refuse 10 run ohek 'h'o .hc f"Set'o" o' W."
oene"' vi 'he 'u'uro ha'Rat'oh oe'o" "" aa' ."'
u"i'c'"s" "a'hS 'he oe"e'' Vi '"o n"Po""iu" "".
y. ,"o ,a"e" s"" WV We @ '" W." s,,,",
% 'o oo 'ne'.s III % ue 'p,'a'' "" ''e ~ ~, s
Vi "o" ihuo" WI" oe &c" W "ep ""''sa''" ~ ~
"o"'" Vi A"e"s' NhanS W 10 so'en. o"e '"'.s .
1"'e 'er'"" Wh' ""'e logs nro hoate" iooHe "u i'
III poomS between tne fa'ls OF roAes"ms anu s' @ an
thony s'eamhoat navigation between those points WI"
not no heipeu py the "ams ihere is ho'"hs @s'ea'
ooa' more atrau OF thah breaking us mo"Ne organs
on hoatns log. 1t s not the log mat suffers Hence
"h"'eNer ha'2auoh there IL ABOVE nihhe"Fo' "'' W.
destroyed 10y the dams
| Whether II wh constitutional or NOT Nohsfess has
Deeh very hi'a ana generous 10 'he trs Oh 'hheaP"
hs in helping them since lso TO the amount "t over
| Ss"oo-f-''o'' OF wheh was wasted III useless WORK
-topreVeht their hiash,ceht water power from gohs
up stream out OF their reach Is that sood reason "y
congress should Speu as nnch more TO ala the 'uper
manufacturers They do not heed or to any great ex
| tent use water power TO col'ert logs INTO ooaru'.
H. NOT log neeus 10 De hoated further "own 'he MIS-
sisspp IMAM 10 he Northeh racine hai'roaa oetofe
sSAwcd Anu II Congress Is not fooishiS mol 10 say
uncohstt0nsly generous the lunbernlen themselves
The sun., 1883-12-05
Life In the Manitoba Woods,

The loggers are hurrying into tho woods.
One OF them tells rerorter the OF lOggers
He says The first thing to be done in the fan il tic
building or slanty, which IL generally nstrcted OF
logs rooted with Lumbar. This il fitted up inside with
hunks for sleeping purposes In which heniork spruce
brush is cOlnnun used bedding The Chinkp liz.
tween the logs packed with aud chps and the
santy IL heated by mems OF what ia called u 'cab0ose
or open fireplace FROM which the snok. makes ts exit
" an opening IN ihc roof The cooking is generally
done by man. who s often paid the highest wages in
the camp The fare consists of barrel or ratticrnake
pork beans, potatoes dried apples. ani such game as
the men IND IN The w"ois shantymnn doesn't get
two hours before daylight tho for.nnn's nrral, boyr
is heard and few minutes after the whole shanty
alive. Some grrHsiny boots fixing hrlvea and
grinding axes while others are performing their abin
tons and running their fingers through their hair
sort OF apology for cUnbing Brcnkfast over the dicr
cnt gangs set out 10 the scene OF their work which in
and ns work always commenced hy daylight
easily We have chance to lie late The men
work all day, merely resting lcN their dinner
which IL generally eaten frozen or hair thawed hy the
side of log ire. hbcnt dusk is made for the
shauty which is reached long after dark Supper eaten
Tile wenry men bunk IN and are soon AseeE.'"
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Light Wanted.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: There
urgent need Of better light nj night ON Broadway i'm
nediatey in front of the Post ONCE building. This Is
very busy point aud crowded with vehicles In the early
evening The electric lights the other OF the
thorougfare practically oierate the feeble llunna
throw the shadow oi 1t across ,ht roadway so thai It
one Iries To cross the street The danger getting
i'll the attempt s consequently very greatly and
unnecessarily Increased IHds ~ attempts last night
aud had to Civ. up and ry another poiS hseause OF
the building similar 10 those on the Mail street side
would remove this deceptive shadow from tile street
and remove the danger nj the same time.
AkN YUgk Dee =. ruBLlc Sally
The sun., 1883-12-05

Tho New York Horticultural Society distrib-
ued 100 prizes for displays OF flowers In Horeui
turl Hall, at nj West Twenty eighth street. yesterday
Ic Mout took siOO for the best horAl design for
ception. H. o. Wilson 500 for the best canopy for
wedding and lanft Bros 500 for the best dner taie
decoration W. H. clements got 80 for the hest piAts
VI VreAidG The exhibition Ii " be centnasd ~ day,
The sun., 1883-12-05

/ earnestly direct attention to Alaska. yet
unorganized as u Territory. and the necessity
for the establishment there OF civil govern
me9t The ely &eyiza,IIon oi ne country Is re-,
prevented by tho absence OF proper laws and
officers charged with their enforcement.
The several reports of tho heads OF offices
and bureaus are herewith transmitted.
CHAs. j. FoIGER. Secretary.
To tho Honorable the SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
The sun., 1883-12-05

The quantity of spirits produced and do
posted in diStiery warehouses during the
fiscal year ended June 80. 1893. is less than tho
production OF 1882 by 81 .s30. .S53 and Of 1881 by
43.7l4 S42 gallons
The decrease in production of tho fiscal year
1888 as compared with that OF tho fiscal year
1882 is distributed among tho different kinds
known to the trade as follows:
The sun., 1883-12-05
THE UNITED STA TIES ar WAR WITH
THE FORESTS,
In the Isterest or Mann ufaeturers Of Lun-
ber-Damnges OF Dame.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sr: Nine or
ten years ago Congress set the War Department at
veyng the waters Of the Mississippi above tho mouth
Of the Crow Wing with the professe object Of creating
number Of reservoirs to hold back the water In tho
wet for the benefit Of the navigation when the
water should otherwise become too low In 1878 the
army engineers reported that they had projected and
surveyed seven dams and estimated the cost Of
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-18
Sea.Serpents Explained.

Letter to the Editor of the London Times.l
In reference to letter which appeared
Yesterday IN the Times, headed "1he Sea-
Serpent Once More" perhaps the follow.
ing story will throw some light on what
the Rev. Mr.. HightOn saw and on sea-ser-
rents in general In 1S4S / was attached
to her Maiesty's ship st. Vincent, bearing
the flag OF Sir Charles Napier. and lying
at Spithead. One summer evening about
6 O'Clock, just as the officers were sitting
down TO dinner, the midshipman OF
the watch ran into the ward-rOOm and re-
ported that a Sea-serpent was passing rap
idly between the ship and the Isle OF Wight
(this was after the reported appearance OF
the D9dalus sea-serpenU. We all got our
glasses and went on deck, and there, SIRE
enough, about a mile off, was large mon
ster, with head and shaggy name, about
100 feet long, and tapering toward the tail;
it was going with the tide, and had a
rapid, unduIating motion. Two or three
boats were manned, and some officers got
their guns and went in pursuit. We
watched them from the ship; they gradu-
ally got close, and guns were raised and
leveled at the creatures head; but just as
we thought the sport was about TO begin
down went the guns, and from their ges-
lures we saw something very laughable
had occurred. On their return we found
that the supposed serpent was long line
OF SCOT. Some steamer in the Southamp-
ton waters bad evidently swept her dirty
flues, and the SCOT from tubes or flues is
always Of very sticky nature, and as il
was pitched overheard it went away with
the tide, sticking together, and gradu-
ally forming into the shape Of long
serpent, the wave-motion giving it
an undulating life-like appearance. In
this case, II the boats had not all gone we
should have all believed we had seen the
real sea-serpent, and this arrangement in
SCOT" is evidently what Mr.. Highton saw.
The curl he describes toward the tail end
arose from an occasional wave having lit
tie more than ordinary velocity, and carry
ing its dusky crest for moment along
with 1t, while strong tide and fair wind
would give considerable velocity. My story
will, think, supply raiSon detre, not
only for Mr.. Highton's sea-serpent, but
probably for the whole brood.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-18
Yermak Timofeien,x standa,,,

Isl. Pefersburgh dispatch TO the London Times.
The Russian InvalideS gives an account
OF an ancient conservative ceremony of tbs
Cossacks--a kind OF trooping and bepedlc.
ton OF their colors, observed annually Al
Novotcherkask at the beginning OF Septem.
Der. All the old flags, banners, and Cos.
sack regalia. preceded by the Hetman's ba.
ton and headed by the present Ataman's To-
cum tenens, the Hoffman beingthe heir-appa-
rent, carrying the battle-axe Of the time
OF Catherine H., were borne with great
pomp and circumstance 10 the Cathedral
and back again to the Government house
The account does not state whether the
original standard OF Yermak Timofeieff.
the Cossack conqueror OF Siberia, which
the Governor-General OF Omsk and the
steppes is said TO have only recently dis.
covered, and was carried In the process.
sion. This old trophy was some time ago
brought to st. Petersburg to be shown to
the Emperor. Ii had been diligently
sought after for years past and on
the three-hundredth anniversary OF the
conquest OF Siberia. which took place Ia
December last, II was absolutely necessary
that 1t should be found, and so IL was. Il
may be mentioned that the recent establish
ment OF cadet corps and school at Noyo-
'cherkask Tor the education OF Cossack
ulcers Is one OF the many innovations that
IRE gradually turning the Cossack hordes
md sotnias into regular troops Of the line,
md destroying the peculiarities and semi.
Independence Of the civil and military or.
animation.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-18

From the London world.I


The Queen is much concerned about the
quarrel between the Grand Duke OF Sake.
Coburg and the Duke and Duchess OF
Edinburgh, rs the results may be
untoward in various ways. 1t Is not
the first time that there has been
trouble OF the same kind at Co
burg. The Grand Duke is exceedingly an.
cry not only at the insult to his "lady
friends" but also at the slight which he con-
siders has been deliberately levelled at him.
self. The Duke Of Edinburgh was in
Berlin for two days last week, 10 the
strictest inoognito, and had a very long
interview with the Emperor, who In bis
heart, probably, rather sympathizes with
the uncle than with the nephew. The Grand
Duke Is jolly gentleman, something after
the type OF one Of Thackeray's German
Princes. and has always loved pleasure and
ease. He has never kept up much real intl-
macy with his English relatives. II would
have taxed even Mr.. Charles Greville's
great talents for "adiusting differences
to arrange this matter, a. there seems to
have been on both sides sort of outburst
Of long restrained iil-ieeling. Probably
The Queen herssh viii interfere; and Il the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-18
GoId.Huntsr. of the Pacific.
A STORY WITH THE CHARM OF TOM sAwrE
AND A FLAVOR OF CAPTAIN KIDD.
Honolulu Saturday Press.

A STORY WITH THE CHARM OF TOM SAWYER
AND A FLAVOR OF CAPTAIN KIDD.
Honolulu Saturday Press.I
About year ago a number OF men iiv-
Ing in Honolulu were moved by spirit OF
adventure and desire for gold TO such IN
extent that they determined to exchange
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS life OF the
islands for the life Of rover Of the sea.
To this end they purchased for $4,000 the
small brig Ninito, with which they pro.
posed to visit the southeast coast OF Africa
and barter with the untamed sayages OF
that far-off country. and, II possible, mine
I'm the gold-felds there. While this pretty
little plan was being elaborated q new d.
rection was given to the thoughts OF the
promoters OF the scheme by the arrival OF
a Swedish sailor named Permien. He
learned OF the scheme and Immediately
interested himself in It, but proposed TO
navigate The Ninito and her crew OF adj
venturers and fortune-hunters to some
northern coast where the somewhat unusual
combination OF gold-digging and salmon
fishing could be successfully worked.
Permien told such glowing story that the
company Of adventures, mostly mechanics
and ignorant of the mysteries OF navigation
the head Of their expedition with share
in all possible profits. The Ninito was
loaded with salt for the salmon, flour to
trade with, and mining tools and fishing
tackle purchased I'm San Francisco. and on
the 21st of last March sailed from Honolulu
with full crew and eight of the stock
holders Of the EAST Siberia Fishing and
Mining Company" (as the expedition was
officially named) as passengers. The pass
ports Of those on board were found to be
for Vladivostock, Siberia.
When the brig was out Of sight OF the
islands The captain and mate forced the
passengers to do sailors work, and the
captain and passenger named Nelson
formed a conspiracy to run TO the nearest
land, leave the passengers, sail to the next
port and sell the entire outfit and brig,
pocketing the proceeds as a reward for
their ingenuity. This scheme failed for a
time, and on the fortieth day out the little
orig sailed into the port OF Hakodati.
Island OF Jesse. There Nelson, while on
shore, attempted to rob another one OF the
passengers named Mason OF watch.
Mason attempted to kill Nelson in order to
bring about an open rupture which should
decide whether the conspirators or the pas
sengers should thereafter manage the expe-
dition. In this amicable and highly diplo-
matte endeavor he was unsuccessful, and
the brig continued until Vladivostock was
reached.
There the dupes OF the Swede's scheme
found that no mining could be done with
out q permit from st. Petersburg, and |
Mason "gave away" the captains conspi- |
rscy to some English-speaking person he
met. For this Permien handed Mason over |
to the officer OF Russian man-of-war on q |
charge Of attempt to commit murder. The |
Russian did not hold him, as the offence
was committed in japanese port. Mason
then accepted an offer OF Permien TO sell
his interest, and worked his way TO this
city.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-18


Some remarkable ruins have been discov.
cred In Tunis by Lieutenant Massenet, who
has been dispatched ON an archaeological
mission In the neighborhood OF Bograra
and Ell Kantara, IN the Gull of Gsbes.
The exact spot Of the discovery is near
Fabella and Eel Kantara, to the
south Of the Island OF Djerba, and
it is believed, from the importance
and extent Of the ruins, that they form
what was once the capital of the island.
many years before the Christian era. The
sight Is said TO be most impressive. The
remains OF great temple-frem its form
presumably dedicated to Zephyr have
been brought TO light near the seasbore
They are OF marble, and of singular
architectural richness, composed in parts
OF huge blocks measuring more than
hIty square yards al their base
Immense columns OF red and green
marble form the eastern entrance. and
there Is square Enclosure surrounded
With white marble friezes, supported by
twisted columns. Numbers of statues
sculptured In Egyptian granite, were living
upon the ground, and ii was remarked
tnat, while they were all decapitated. not
single head was 10 be found. Another
temple was discovered, about half mile
away, built OF the same marble as that
used IN the Pagan temple Of FL Kan.
TARA. The old Notifications OF the town
can stiil be traced, having circumference
oi three or four miles, while the mosaic
noors OF the houses are easily visible. al
though much damaged by long exposure 10
me open air. The island was originally
Joined TO the mainland by causeway OF
Roman construction, the remains of which
are even now apparent.
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divergent throughout, and the better the
creature becomes the uglier II is. For the
best cats are the prettiest, and the prettiest
are the best. Their points are points
Of positive beauty, attractive to the
eye Of the common herd, and to
be undetermined Of the people"
A connoIssieur In pigeons Is naturally
both annoyed and contemptuous when he
hears the remark so frequently made that
all the prizes 10 ts deformItles, and that
the ugliest and most ridiculous birds are
Invariably the most commended. The cat
Judge never hears this said, for he In In the
happy position Of being In accord with the
general public o. 10 beauty, and his awards.
therefore, are IN sympathy with popular
taste.