Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 9, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 October 1874 — Page 6

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, TUESDAY; OCTOBER 6, 1874.

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TWO SONNETS. . . . f.hilv rriirrcR. From The Specttc. i. Tf wej fools of chance, indeed, aid tend 'o wither, then the blinder fools In IUI That, loving sood, we live. In scorn of blls, Its w ageless servants to the vil end. If fit the last, man's thirst for hUth things He ouench'd in dust, the River of bis life, "Wny press with growing seal a liopefc strife, . . . "Why orn for creeping should lie dream tf wings? ( ;'.'"! ' , O Mother Dust! thou hsst one law so mild. We call it sacred all thy creatue:wn it The tie which binds the parent and Ute child, Why has man's loving heart atoueouigroa it? Why hast tboa travailed o o be deiW, tSo trampled by a would-ae matricide? JX. Hi pc fruit of science demonstrated fact We grasp at thee in trembling expectation, m wr i . - X M m. . n W n I .1 n til.' W

e II U ill )IJ wail uu lun; nr ri'iu i - "Words of i; ui verse.enshriuVi in act : "Words preguant words, but only parts of speech With meanings struggling through bet to con fuse. And hinted siga which soar beyond our ach. M'rtrfc An In nnt iprwfV rhUdrMS of the tittle Who lend your faltering modes to Nature's voioc, Fulfil your present task; some prize sublime Ve wot uotof your hearts way still rejotterHome strain of music shape tue wild turaaoil. And ennneerale t be pauses of jur toil. NEWS AND GOSJCIP. Edna Dean Proctor bas sued Franeie D. ' Jdoulton for libel, laying her damages at lO0,tK0. No young man Is proof against a gtuu dropwben she holds it between her teeth and invites Imn to tat a Due. Says John Paul, "Tis very kard to be a good Christian when one has a weak diges tion, and I sometimes fancy that a change of stomach would benefit the morbid sinner al most as much as a change of heart. A young woman at Trenton, who was sleeping with her lect hanging out of the cham oer window, was struck by lightening and almost torn to pieces. The other Trenton women bare taken their feet in. The Hon. S. J. Tilden, the democratic can didate for governor of New York, is at present in receipt of pfobably larger fees as a lawyer tban anv other lawver in New York fitv, except Charles o'Ccnor and David Dudley Field. Mr. C. II. Phelps, of Washington, swam the Hellespont August 22. Two gentlemen followed in a boat. Iu a direct line the width of the river is about a mile, but the rapidity ol the current greatly increases tbe distance that must necessarily be swum to get over. When a man ha? just been yanked out in to the back-yard by his wife and bad the door slammed into bis face, he can't take up a position in the middle of the grass-plot, with a boot in one hand and a shavinvr brush in the other, and personate Ajax defying the lightening to any great extent. Dr. Edward II. Clarke's new book, "The Iluilding of a Brain," is nearly ready for publication by Jame3 R. Osgood it Co. It is not at all iu the natnre of a reply to the criticisms! evoked by his famous "Sex in jducation. but reiterates very brielly and forcibly the essential ideas of that work, while disrusing the topics which his im portant theme suggests. Jerome Bonaparte, the second son of the deceestd American rephew of the first Napoleon, has been recently admitted to the bar at Baltimore, and his first pica is pronounced to be an admirable efiort. lie is described as a fine-looking young man of grave aspect, with an admirably formed head and a face full of intellectual expression. A. O ikey Hall, of New York, is all this! A lawyer, a poet, a politician, an orator, a journalist, an essayist, a jurist, a playwright, a pere de famille, a phrenologist, a psychologist, a novelist, an interviewer, a pedestrian, an equestrian, an Episcopalian, an epistolarian, a philosopher, a philologist, a linguist, a translator, a tli3ologi:to,atransceod',Qtalist, a Darwinian, gourmand au J a scholar. I hear that Mr. Hepworth Dixon hts arranged to turn an honest penny during his visit to the United States. lie b?.s contracted to write a weekly letter iroin America, which is to be manifolded and sent to some twenty-iivc or ourjrjvincial Journal", cachol which is to pay two guineas tor the manuscript. Thus Mr. Dixon will get about fifty guineas a weak for perhaps an Lour V labor. Ills second son is to go out with him to act as his secretary and to da the manifolding. London Lottcr. The statue of Lincoln, for the new Lincoln monument at Springfield, III., which has stood completed ut the Ames works in Springfield, Mass., for about two years, is at last boxed np, and only awaiting the arrivaj of a special car, which is to convey it westward. The weight of the statue, with the "box in which it is to be shipped, is 6,500 pounds. The Ames Company expect, in case the model arrive promptly, to complete the entire lincoln monument in from three to lour years. - ' E. M. ScbrolT, of Bombay, India, a fire worshiper, and the first of bis race fhat has visited this country, is at liotton, examining the public schools, with a view to introdnco imtitutioES like them in bis own conntry, lie a graduate of the Knglish university at Eombay, and speaks Kngllsh fluently, lie is a correspondent ot tie lioinlay Times during his stay in America. . lie adheres tenaciously to "the doctrines of Zoroaster, and is not at all favorably impressed with the operations oi the Christian missionaries in India. Widow Jones' husband died far away ironi home, and ieiookso long ior ins remains to reach her that the relict Lad quite recovered 1'rom her grief, and was giving a largo lunch party when the body finally arrived. A wagon drove op to the door, and a large box wa handed out. Curiosity ran liissh among the ladies at the window, and wiiih one accord they exclaimed,' "Why, Mrs. Jone, what can that be?" Up went Mrs. Jones' eveurl asses, and altera glance aho cool It said. "Well, it must re old Joues i come home. Charle, run down and open tb door for your father." The dato ot the great social event of the season in Chicago has at last been definitely nettled. The marriage of Fred, G rant, eon of bh excellency, the president, and Miss Ilonore, the second daughter of fl. II. Ilonore, ITsq.. of this city, will take place on the -J lib of Oe'.oU'r. 'There has been ajlu--,o:i- to this match in the papers from time to time, but they have all Ijccii lacking in definiieness lor the reason that !he day has i ust boen fixed. The marriage will take 'place at Kentwood, at the house of Potter II 'aimer, tho husband of the elder Miss ilonore. The list ol bridesmaids has not yet b3en fully made out,, but among them as Miss Dunlevy, of Chicago. The other pames will be announced, at a future day. L'hicnso Tribune.

AMERICA TEICT0RIOUS.

THE CREfcDMOOR CONTEST. DEFEAT OF THK IRIS TEAM SCENES AID INCIDEJCTS NOTABLE SHOTS ANT SCORES FRESEKTA.TIO OF BMiKS, ETC . Th New York World, ot the 27th inst., contains the following lull account of the late celebrated riile contest at the Creed moor Hange, L. I. Wimbledon and her ireord have been outdone and left far behind, so taras longrrtnge shooting is concerned, in the workone by the international teasr.s at Creedinooc yesterday. America, with a riile range Bcarcely two yeaw old, and with not more thau-Efi small bore riflemen, all toC, in target practicehaametol vanquished a body ot British rtf. ecaen second to none tbat ever graced the tournament at Wimbledon -common. I.oog talked of, mr.cb thought of, the great rifle match betwen Ireland and America Is over, and, wbt America i the victor, the t or. test was one which airea no little glory to the vannuibed. No second class work was done on either side, and this great ' shoot" staixis on the rifle records of the world a measuring notch or future generations of rillemen. A man must .have the precision of an accurately ganged machine to beat a store ot 171 in a possible IM. There is no child's play in suok a run. Hotbing but the most educated experience of the effect of the wind, the light, tbo beat, the dryness, and all the little details which have so material an in tlueaice on the swift traveling bullet could bane enabled tbebampions to Tjerftrm inch leat. The whole match Was a model ot order and of fair play. and an exhibition, auove all, ot supreme f kill. The terms called lor a teaaii of six ri flemen from each nation, who were each to tire 15 abots at the distances or MJ. !K) and 1,WK) yards respectively. The time fixed for the opening gun was 1Q:3J o'clock yesterday loornlne, 15 v that hour fully .3,Utf people we-re upon the range, sowe the lriends of one of the shooting squads, and soiue of the other, la this respect the divisions wei about equally matched. Tke day was all that could be a&irea, so tar as a countrv iaanting weather wit conoerned. From a i jiieuian's point of view il w as not so good. The sun shone out bright and clear, while no refreshing breeze swept aeiosa the range. The riflemen had com to the place of contest bv several or the earlier morning trains, the ! A. M. train taking several of tbe Irish team. The targets bad been arrayed in groups of two, Xos. 19 and 0 being arranged for one body, while Son. 16 and 17 formed a second couple. No. 18 being removed. Tbia aflorded an easy distinction in the populaP eye between the Iri-jh aod American targets. Major Leech, who had won the choice of targets, took Nos, hi and 17, toward the inside of tbe range, the wisdom of bis choice b9icg manifest at 1,000 yard, where the shade of the large tree over his position was very refreshing to his men. The assignment of markers, spotters and scorers for each party to each target was then made. One man each was named by Major Leech and Capt. Wingate to go to the butts and sit at each target and careful 1 7 see that tbe marker performed his whole duty faithfully. Others were put at the firing point with good glasses to SEE THE SrOT STlU'CK by each bullet upon the target, and sec that it was marked as bit, while others again acted as scorers, duplicate tickets beiog made out, and compared at the close. These admirable precautions prevented anything like a doubt of accuracy or fair dealiog in all parts of the competition. Once or twice the men in the butts came out to examine a target more minutely, but the shot were in all cases correctly signalled, and there was no grnmbling. From the first to the last tbe shooting went steadily on without a flaw or a break. It was just 11: 13 o'clock a. m. when Capt. "Wingate gave the command to "commence firing." John Iligby was tbe firat to fire on No. 10 target, making center, scoring three. Lieut. Fulton following with a bull's-eye, giving the Americans at the start a lead of one point, a vantage gained, which was increased to nine point at the end of tbe S00yard score, the Americans standing 32G, the Irish 317 each in a possible 3G0. At this range Fulton, of the Americans, and Hamilton, of the Irish, beyond doubt the best shots on tbe ground, each made ."3 in i possible CO; that is, i: bull's eyes in 15 shots. The crowd early resolved itself into two factions, the Irishmen present assembling along the ropes behind the Irish targets, wfcilo the general New Yorker and the friends of the Amateur llille club, favcring th9 American team, were found before tbe targets occupied by their favorities. At the outset a disposition to cheer and applaud the making of a fine shot t as shown, but tbe noise disconcerting tbe shooteis, it required the utmo3t persuasive rowers cf Major Leeca and Captain Wingate 1 iuduce, the crowd to repress their le!mc3 ofexultatiuu. The greatest app'ause, it was noted came from the Irish vlog of the crowd. The interest in tbe shooting was kept up to the end, and the alsorbing interest taken mny be judged of from the fact that nearly 3,000 people, to which limit the crowd increased by later trains stood unflinchingly from 10 a. m. until nesrly r. M., in a good hot sun, crowded together, watching snot alter shot on four several targets at the same time, keeping themselves well Informed of the varying chances of the marksmen. The conductor the spectators was a surprise to the managers. Watching a target is at bfst but poor tiort to an oiuside, and non-rifleman, but THE HOXOn AT STAKE and the pride of nationality kept up the attention unflagging to the end. As each five shots was completed tbo scores were posted on the bulletin boards iu full view of the crowd. At the finish of the SuO yard firing a recess for lunch was taken, and while tbo general crowds resorted to tbe eating stands in the rear, toe teams and their guests partook of an excellent lunch In a side tent. Here a new episode in the visit or the Irish team took place In the presentation by Mr. Losch of-a large silver vase to tbo riflemen of America. The speech a--ompanying tne gilt was very neatly given by Mr." Leech. He called particular attention to the fact that the vaso is of Irish design, made in Irish silver by Irish hand, and accompanied in Its bestowal by the best wishes of true Irish hearts. The gift i very large, the lid being surmounted tv u icininder of Ireland in an exact copy of one ot her unique round towers; on the sido in a wreath of roses and shamrocks en twined are tbe words, Presented iorcoin1 petition, to the riflemen of America bv Arthur Blennerbassett Leech, captain of the Irish International Tf am of Rillemen. on the occasion of their visit to New Nork, 174. Capt. ingate responded in a very lew words. Tbe presentation was supplemented by tbe gilt of a badge from Major Leech to Captain Wingate. These little eivilities were MMHi over, and with reciprocal cheers the rillemen again returned to tbe work before the targets at'.JOO yards. Here tho two paptios brought themselves down to work in . dead earnest; tbo Iribuieii to wipe out the balance of nine points aainst them, and the Amerieens to raise their advantage as high as their skill would permit. Here the Irishmen seemed tobe the superior, and at the announcement ot the result of the fifteen shots, it was seen that the Irish had made 3LJ points, while tbe American team had scored but 310. Both sets of men bad fallen away, but the visitors seemed best able to overcome the difficulties of tbw medium and awkward ran-'e, TUfir

gain "Of two points still lett them seven points bebmd at tbe aggregate score, but tbe 1.000 yard range tili remained, and at that distance tke Irish were confessedly superior. Tbe spirits ot tbe Irish backers were raised and at tbe ante time the determination of

TX AM ERIC AT RirXKMEK to win, or die game. Tbe Irisk riflemen themsetvea,.nowever, -kl noteeia so sanguine. From the very Mart, or at least as soon as it was known that tbev were some points behind, they seemed to shoot with a sullen display of grit. They consulted one with another in whisers, aud weut to and from tbe txring rug wltbont a glance or outward notice ot tbe immense throne present. Large beads of perspiration stood out upon tbeir foreheads, and at every mutant's grace 3piii londang ornnng they dodged under toe umbrellas with which they were provided. With the prospect of a stern cbase, and to them a untomiortablv bot dav. tbey were under a load which even their superior ttcience . and lrn; experience "Ould not remove. Tbe fight however, wan a desperate one. isiowly .bey stretched themselves along the ground, steadily they took auu, care and deliberation xiarked every step, and. that they weredoing tbeir very best is evideucedln tbe fact that by their own ad amissions tbey bad never surpassed their record of yesterday. The ex ceLIence of one team seemed lo inoculate tbo other with the fever of luck and skill, and while t beAmerteaos forged ahead until at one stage in tbe match they were It poiow ahead, tbe Irishmen closed the cap, and i their finish, which occurred several t-liots before their rival, it was actually found that tbey m ere ahead. Thea catae the critical nSbmeut of the whole day's sport. Tbe Irishmen had done their work bad placed themselves upon the record beyond possibility of change, and the Ameri cana had yet several shots to make. Lieutenant Fulton asked to know tbe opposite score before firing his last shot, and as a consequence of bis anxiety and worry made a center, leaving tbe Inshmeu one point ahead. Only tbe few scorers and counters were aware of this. In tbe rapidity of the closing shots the crowd had lost track of the course of things, and it was not generally known that the Americans were behind. Had it been so it is not unlikely that the excitement would have run so high as to destroy tbe steadiness of the one American upon whom the national chances now depended. Col. Bodine bad not yet shot. If be missed this his last trial tbe Americans lost thepiiz9 bybntone point. If be made a "bull's eye" lour would be added to their aggregate, and their opponents would be left three points in the rear. Knowing this, and with the blond running across his hand from a wound received from a broken ginger-ale bottle a few moments before. Col onel Bodine stretched hi'tiselt carefully out. grasped his laminar weapon with a firm band, and taking a long, steady aim, fired. The crowd stood, not one moved, several thousand pair of eyes fixed upon one little pnint. a ball-mile off, looking for tbe metal disk which indicates tbe opening of the trap for the marking of a shot. " mere it is!" cried one ; and in a second more ' THE WHITE EULL's-EYE DISK came slowly up, as if from a weary marker's hand, and rested plainly before t he bull'seye, covering its blackness from the glad dened eyes of at least half the crowd. Xo sooner had the mere edge of the disk ap peared than such a shout went up as notifie3 all those on the ranga that the match was over. No netd of asking who bad won the character of the cry told it at once, livery body looked upon Col. Bodine as in some measure the savior of tbe national honor, when in fact be bad simply fired, by mere chance, the closing shot. Had it not been for the almost marvellously perfect score of tho leading American shot, tbe Americans must have been beaten, not badly, but as well and as completely ns they are now the vanquishers. One of tno usual blunders which accompany rille shooting attended' Gen. l)akin, of the American side. In his fourth shot at HX yards, the cartridge happened to be defective from a bidden Haw in the composition of the bullet. The instant it left the rifle's mouth the factwas patent in tbe wabbling flight and different sound of tbe "whistle" mde by the missile in its passage through the air. The number of outers also points out the general degree ot perfection attained uy tue contestants. The whole six Irishmen in a . total of 270 shots nude but five outers and six misses, whilo the Americans, out of tbe same number of shots, have recorded ten bull's-eyes and six misses. The prediction of the World that tbe Irish were better marksmen at 1,000 yards is verified in the result. Starting at that ransre with seven odd aaainst ttiem, the7 closed up and ran one ahead just bclore the close. It is fair to as- . 1 i 1,.... . - 1 . 1 I. - 1 . ... A Sli aO mat tUOSe matting me oeai uroioai 1.000 vards are tho superior riilnien, and are able to do c quallv as good work at 800 and 900 yards. The Irish yesterdaj actually beat the American team at the most difficult range. They did not prove equally success ful at the lesser distances, nau tbo aay teen a cool, cloudy day, with mor J wind, tho vic tory would not have bscn sq cneapiy won. At ono time, when lor a lew moments a cloud did cover the tar gets, the shots made were a succession of bull's eyes. Though tho Americans are victorious on a show of totals, the Irish really accomplisli tho finest feats of marksmanship. As soon as the day's work was over a few moments' examination of the score tickets served to convince Mal. L?ech that uo error had been made in the computations. The winning team were then called together and addressed by Mr. L3ccb, in the presentation of novel badges. These were tho emblems described in the World some days a so as intended lor tbe winning riflemen. In a low words the Lady Masserene was introduced, and by her bands were tbe several badges attached to tho breasts ol tbe several winners. SiriCIlK OF A LADY STUDENT. TIIE SAD DEATH OF A lOl'SO MKIi soriloMORE AT MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. An Ann Arbor special telegram tc the Detroit Tribune, dated the 27tt says: Miss Hattie Sykes, of Bellevue, ic this State, a member of the sophomori class in tbo uuiversity, attempted suicide this morning by shooting herself in the head. Miss Sykes has been boarding at the residence of the Rev. Mr. Steele. Mrs. teele, on going to her rponi, found Miss Sykes lying on the bed, which, with the lloor, was covered with blood. She was conscious, and has remained so ail day. Drs. Frothingham, McLean and Palmer were at once sent for, aud have been in constant attendance. They found that the bali entered below tbe car, and lodged in the base of tbe brain. No hopes are entertained of ber recovery. She left a letter, in which she says: "1 know I am doing a wrong, ami am ruinlug tbe lives of my parents. 1 at times have suffered from great mental depression, and these attacks arc each time stronger. When thus affected the inclination of suicide is strong." On Saturday eveuing she pur chased a revolver for tho purpose ot' takinf her life. During tho day sbe bad beei visited by several of her friends, witl whom she conversed freely. Whei told that she must die she showed no greal emotion, but calmly accepted tfie situation. Earl j- in tho day she wished she could finish the job. Later she said she was sorry for the act. Miss Sykes graduated from our high school. She is about 20 years ol au;e, and very highly conucctC'.I,

MILITARY MEMOIRS.

SHERMAN ON THE WAR. THB SANITARY CXHSDCCT OF THE CIVIL. WARTHE AMERICAN STYLE OF FIGnTIKö ITS CHARACrEB COMPARED "WITH THK ECROI'KAN THE BTVLE OF ARMS CS ED AND THK METHODS OF DEFENSE AND OFf'KNSE THX RETIREMENTS OF A MOttERN MILITAKT LEADER, From the forthcoming work of Gen. Sherman on tho character of our late civil war and its military lessons and suggestions, tbe following extracts are taken, the first referring to the care ol the sick: For tke wore delicate and costly articles of food for tbe sick wo relied mostly on tbe agents of tbe sanitary commissions. I do not wish to doubt the value of these organisations that gained so much applause during our civil war, tor no one can (juration the motives of these charitable and generous people; but to be honest 1 must record an opinion that the Faniiary commission should limit its operations to tbe hospitals at tbe rear, and should never appear at tbe front. Tbey were generally local in leelinz and aimed to furnieu tbeir personal friends and neighbors with a better class of food tban tbe government supplied, and tbe consciuenco was that one regiment of a brigade would receive potatoes and frnit which would be denied another regiment lose by. Jealousy would be tbe inevita ble resuit, and in an army all parts should favor or affection."' The government should supply all essential wants, nod in tbo hospi tals to the rear will be found abundant op portunities for tbe exercise of all bossible cnariiy ana generosity, uunng tne war I several times gained the ill-will of tbe agents of the sanitary commission because I forbade their coming to tho front unless they would consent to .distribute tbeir stores equally among all, reardlrss of the parties who bad contributed tbem. Tho sick, wounded, and dead of an army are the subjects of the greatest possible anxiety, and add un immense amount of labor to tue wen men. iacn regiment in an active campaign should have a surgeon and two assistants close at hand, aud each brig ade and division should have an experienced surgeon as a medical director. The great msjority of wounds and of sickness should be treated by the regimental surgeon on the ground under the eje of the colo nel, and as few should be sent to the brigade or division hospital as possible, for the men always receive better caro with tbeir own retriment than with strangers, and, as a rule, tbe cure is more certain; but when men receive disabling wounds, or nave sickness ntieiy to become permanent, the sooner thev go far to tbe rear tbe better lor all. I be tent, or tbe shel ter of a tree, is a better hospital than a hous3, whoso walls absorb fetid and poisonous emanations, and then give them back to the atmosphere. .To men accustomed to the open air, and who live on the plainest food, wounds seem to glvo less pain, and arc at tended with 1639 dangei to life than to ordinary soldiers in barracks. Wounds which in lstil would have sent a man to the hospital for manths, in 18f3 were regarded as move scratches, rather the subject of a jok9 thaff of sorrow. To new soldiers THE SIGHT OF r.LOOD AXD DEATH" always has a sickening effect, lmt soon men become accustomed to it, and I have heard them exclaim on eeeiDg a dead comrade borne to the rear, "Well, Bill has turned up his toes to tbo daisies!" Of course during a skirmish or battle armed men should never leave their ranks to attend a dead or wounded comrade; this should be seen to in in advance by the colonel, who should designate bis musicians or company cooks as hospital attendants with a wbith rag on tbeir arm to indicate their office, A wounded man should go himself (if able) to the surgeon ntar at hand, or, if he need help be should receive it from ono ot the attendants and not a comrade. It is wonderful how soon the men accustom themselves to thwe simple rules. In great battles these matters call for a more enlarged attention, and then it becomes tbe duty of tbe division eeneral to see that proper stretchers and Held hospitals are readj- for the wounded and trenches are ilucr lor the ead. There should be no real neglect ot tbe dead, as it has a bad eilVcf on the living, lor each soldier values himself and comrades as highly as though he were living In a good house at home. Tht regimental chaplain, if any, usually attends the burials from tho hospital, and should make notes and communicate details Vr the captain of tbe company and to tbe family at borne. Of course it is usually impossible to mark the graves with namoa, date3, etc., and consequently tbe names of tbe "unknown" in our national cemeteries equal about one-half of all the dead. Very lew ot the battles In which 1 have participated were fought a3 described in European text books, viz.: in great masses, in perfect order, lnano-uvring by corps, divisions, and brigades. STe were generally in a wooded country, and though our linos were deployed according to the tactics, tho men generally iongbt in strong skirmish lines, taking every advantage of the shape ol ground, and of every cover. We were Generally tbo assailants,' and in wooded and broken countries, tbe "defensive" had a positive advantage over ns, for they were always ready, had cover, and always knew the ground to tbeir immediate Iront, whereas, we, their assailants, had to group our way over unknown ground, and generally fonnd a cleared lield or prepared entanglements that held us for a time under a close and withering Are. Itarely did the opposing lines iu coiniact order eomo into actual contact, but when, as at l'each-treo creek aod at Atlanta, the linos did become commingled, tho men fongti individually in every possible style, more frequently with the musket clubbed than with the bayonet, and in some instances the men clinched iiüe wrestlars and .' AVEXT 10 TIIE 0R0UXD TOTiETlTER. ' Europeans frequently criticised our war, because wo did not always take fall advantage of a victory; the true reason was thai habitual I v the woods served as a screen, and we often did not realize the fact that our enemy bad retreated, till he wsl already miles away and was again entrenched, having left a thiu skirmiäh line to cover the movement and to fall back to tho now position. Our war was fought witn tbe muzzle-loading rifle. Toward the close I had ono brigade ( Walcutt's) armed with breechloading "Spencer's;" the cavalry generally bad breech-loading carbines, iSfener's" and "Sharpe's," both of which , were good arms. The only change that breoch-Ioading arras will probably make in tbo art and practice of war, will be to increase tbo amount of ammunition to be expended, and ne"cssarilv to be carried alonp: to still further "thin out" the lines of attack, and o reduce battles to short, quick, decisive conHiets. It does not in t&e least aliect tho urand strategy, or tho necessity for perfect organization, drill and discipline. Thecompanics acd battalion will ba more dispersed nndthomen will be less under tho iinniediato eje of their ofüceis, and therefore a higher order of intelligence and couragoon the part oi the individual soldier will bo an element of strength. When a regiment is deployed as skirmisher?, and crosses - an open field or wood under heavy lire, if each man runs forward from tree to tree. Or stump to stump, and yet preserves a good general alignment, it will give great confidence to tbe men themselves, lor they always keep their eyes well to the right and leir, aud watcU

tbeir comrades; but when some few bold back, stick too close or too long to a comlor table log. it often stops tbe wbole line and defeats tbe whole object. Therefore, the more we improve tbe firearm, the more will be the necessity of good organization, good

aiscipune, ana intelligence on tbe part of me luuiviuuHi soiaier ana officer. There is, wi wuin, -:'vu a tomg as individual courage, which bas a value In war, but familiar V v.r. a ALI mm m ity witn aanger, experience in war, and its common attendants and t.Knn,i i.Li.w eouallv valuable trait. -V,l .kIT.. 1 ..'l qualities with which we -'mr Ha urou mi u bun . deal in war. All men j mm pain ana a anter. an risks from some higher motive and I Wf : D DEFINE TRUE COURAGE to be a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger and a mental willingness to incur it, rathertban tbe insensibility to danger of which I have- heard far more than I have seen. The most courageous men are generally unconscious of possessing the quality; and, therefore, when one professes it too openly by words or bearing, there is reason to mistrust it. I would further illustrate my meaning by describing a man of trne courage to be one who posesses all his faculties and 1 ms lacuities and senses pcr - serions danger is actually pres-M-cuy v ucn serious aauger is actually pres em. Modern wars have not materially changed the relative values or proportions of the several arms of service: infantry, artillery, cavalry and engineers. If anything, the infantry has been increased in value. Tbe danger of cavalry attempting to charge infantry armed with breech-loading rifles was fully illustrated at Sedan, and with us very frequently. So improbable has such a thing become that we have omitted the intantry square from our recent tactics. Still, cavalry against cava lrv, and as auxiliary to infantry, will always be valuable, while all great wars will, as heretofore, depend chielly on tho infantry. Artillery is more valuable with new and inexperienced troops tban with veterans, in the early stages of tbe war the lield guns often bore tho proportion of six to a thousand men, but toward tbe close of tbe war one gun, or at most two, to a thousand men was deemed enough. Sieges, such as characterized the wars of the last century, are too slow for this period of the world, and the Prussians recently almost ignored them altogether, penetrated France between the forts, and left a superior force 'in observation" to watch the garrison and accept its surrender when the greater events of the war made further resistance unless but earth forts, and especially lield works, will hereafter play an important part in wars, because they enable a minor force to hold a superior one in check for a time, and time is a most valuable element In all wars. It was one of Prof. Mahan's maxims that the spade was as nseful in war as the musket, aod to this I will add tho ax. The habit ot in trenching certainly does have tbe effect of nyjJiing new troops timid. When aline of baflleisonce covered bv a eood r.aranet. made by the engineers or by the labor of tbe men, it does reo uire an eflort to maso them lcavo it IN THE FACE OF DANGER; but when the enemy is intrenched it be comes absolutely necessary to permit each brigade end division of the troops immediately opposed, to throw up a corresponding trench lor tbeir own protection in case ol a sudden sail. We invariably did this in all our recent campaigns, and it had no ill effect, though sometimes our troops were a little too slow in leaving tbeir well covered lines to assail the enemy in position or on tetreat. Even our skirmishers were in the habit of rolling logs together, or of making a lunette of rails with dirt in front to cover their bodies, and though it revealed their rosition.I can not say that it worked a bad effect; so that as a rule it may safely be left to tbe men tbemselves Un tbe "defensive" there is no doubt of tbe propriety of fortifvinz. but in the assailing army the general must watch closely to see that his men do not neglect an opportunity to drop his precautionary defenses, and act promptly on tho "ouensive ' at every chance. I have many a time crept lorward to tho skirmish line to avail myself of the cover of the picket's "little fort" to observe moro closely some expected result, and I always talked familiarly with tbe men, and was astonished to see how well tbey comprehended the geneial object, and how accurately they were informed of the state of facts existing miles away from their particular corps. Soldiers are very quick to catch the general drift aDd purpose of a canipiigu, and are always sensible when they are wall commanded or. well cared for. Once impressed witli this fact, and that they are making progress, tbey bear cheerfully any amount of labor and privation. it is related oi .Napoleon that bis last words were "Tcto-d'-Armee." Doubtless as tbe shadow of death obscured his mem ory, tbe last thought that remained for speech was of some event, when he was di recting an important "head or column." I believe that every general who bas handled armies. in battle must recall from ,hls own experience tho intensity of thought ou some similar occasion, when by a single- command he had given TIIE FlXISniXO STROKE to Fome complicated action; but to mo recurs Another thought that is worthy of record, and may encourage others who are to follow us in our profession. I never saw the rear ot an army engaged in battle but I feared that some calamity bad happened at the front. Tbe apparent confusion, broken wagons, dead horses, men lying about dead and maimed, parties hasten! 112 to and fro in seeming disorder, and a general apprehension of something dreadful about "to ensue all thcie signs, however, lessened as I nearcd tbe front, and there tho contrast was perfect; perfect order, men and horses lull of confidence, and it was not unuMial for general hilarity, laughing, and eeneral chcerine. Although the cannon mi.ht be firing, tbo musketry clattering, I and the cannon's shot bitting close, there reigned a general feeling of stiength and tn.iii riri" i n'ir i iiru riiMTM ixi unri r:ib i . iiini bloody signs that had drifted rapidly to tho rear; therefore for comfort aud safety I surely would rather be at the front line than tho rear lina ot battle. Sj also on the march, the head of a column aioves on steadily, while tbe rear is alternately halting and then rushing lorward to close up the eap; and all sorts of rumors, especially the worst, lloat back to the rear. Old troops-invaria-bly deem it a special privilege to be in the front, to be at the "head of the colvmn," becrfuso experience bas taught them that It is rilUlli tuwv V o va - m w mw uie easiest ana must comiur oi? j, .uy, u comiortnsie place, ana

danger omy a ius wsi auu umuiou w im impoverishing and "depopulating our counfact. The hardest task in war is j More Rreenbacks, moro banks, mom to he in support ofj orne lon- t cheap, 'con r.terfe'.t money, or battery under fire yuttout the a lj-more rags and lampblack, are what are ilegeof returning it: or to guard some train , , relievo all the burdens leit iu the rear within bearing but mit of j uage alUhTgdefs of thcJoutf reach of danger; or lo care for the wound d and dead of somo corps which is too busy , . e.M,. ahead to caro lor its own. To be at tho bead Somoorthe c!d Shoakrs st:ll liveat tho of a strong olumn of troop?, in tho execu- j Isles, aud one of them, ejing with critical tion of somo task that requires brain, is . eyes a pretty little yacht that wa moored Rt tuk mnEsT n.EAsuRE of war, i star, las; vear. spied its name. I'ävche.

a grim one and terrible, but which leaves on tbe mind and memory the strongest mark; to detect tbo weak point of an enemy's line; to break through with vehemence, and thus lead to victory; or to discover some key point and hold it with tenacity; or to do some other distinct act that is afterward recognized as tho real cause of success. Theso all become matters tbat are never forgotten, Other great difficulties'

expressed by every general are to measure truly tbe thousand aad one reports that come to bim in the midst ot conllict, to preserve a clear and well defined purpose at every instant ot time, and to cause all etl'orts to converge to that end. To do these things-

.and quality ot each nan nf hi. w army as well as of his oppocent. and must be where be can personallyI IL , ... . . w-n ms own eyes I "w ,Uaße WUa llH OWa mind. No man can noaidhlA 1 i j- .? n"own way, and when an armv is divided up into several part's tho superior should always attend the ono which ho regards as n.ot important. Some mCQ tn!nk tbat modern armies may bo so regulated tbat a general can sit tn an office and play on his several columns as on the kevs ot a piano. This is a fearful mistake. The directing mind must be at the very bead ot the army most be seen there, and the eflWrt of his mind and personal energy must be felt bv every otiicer and man present with it. t secure the best results. Every attempt to)L ,,. . "nu Pi QUm"lalln, and disaster. 11 ia kb war ensv ttiii ft nnc ou in WALKKK VS. KELLOGG. THK TtESPONSE OF MR. C. II. WALKER TO OOV. KELIXXMI'S CRITICISMS THE TRUE CONDITION OF LOUISIANA STATED. The Chjcago Tribune contains the f. . lowing letter on Louisiana affairs, prefaced by this introductory note: Jast Monday morning the Tribune published the result of an interview with C. II. Walker, Esq., formerly of this city, but for tome years a resident ot Ixjuisiana. Saturday morning it published a telegram from the governor of Louisiana denying the correctness f t tbe statements made by Mr. Walker. The latter gentleman returned to tbe city yesterday, and replies to that dispatch in the :ollowin communication: To the Lklltor of the Chicago Tribune: Sir: Gov. Kellogg does not denv tbo trnth of my statements. I charged tbat the debt of tbe State had been increased ?20,000,000 since the war. lie saja that a large portion of t was incurred under democratic auspices. A sufficient refutation of this is that the democratic party have not l e n iu power in Louisiana since the war. The 2,500.OUO fraudulent boncLs were issued bv ov. Warmouth. I did not .state otherwise, but expressed the fears of the people that the funding commissioners under the Kellogg government would legitimate them, as they have the power to do, and thus make tbo people pay them. Gov. Kellogg does not deny this, nor does he give anv assurance that bis commissioners will not do so. I said tbe Kellogg taxes were very u.uch larger than before tbe war, bbt not larger than under tbe previous carpet-bag government. Gov. Kellogg does not denv this. out tries to bide ins H 'i-mill tax, which is very much larger than the legitimate requirements ol the State behind the larger steal of 21 mills by his predecessor, Warmouth. Iwill mention ONE REDUCTION IN STATE TAXATION. Tho Warmouth administration passel the care and construction of the levees to a levee company, who were to receive ."" or ü cents per cubic yard fr building the same, and to receive in payment a tax of four mills on the properiy oi tbe State. This was a steal of the first water, as tbe lev(-es are built for 2- cents per cubic yard. Under the bill tho company were to be responsible to any parties injured by overflow caused by their work. Now note tbe. consummation and addition to that steal made by the Kellogg administration. At the last session of the legislature a bill was passed reducing the tax for levee purposes from four mills to three mills, but at tbe same time relieving the company from any liability whatever, thus perpetuating to the compan vmore tban double tbe cost of the work, and relinquishing them from all responsibility for the safety of the country liable to overflow. Is not that a reduction with a vengeance. . In St. Marv's parish, where I reside, when tbe previous officers vacated to K el logo's appointees, there was ?7,000 left in tbe treasurv. Parish warrants were at par, with roads and bridges in fair order. Now lees tban t wo years have elapsed, and the treasury la bankrupt. Tbe warrants have sold atV cents on the dollar, and the roads and bridces are out of repair. Comment Is unnecessary. I reiterate the truth of my previous statements, and, if challenged, will furnish the necessary proofs. I have heard it publicly stated, without denial, that Gov. Kellogg issued 7(K,) in bonds to tbe New Orleans, Mobile A- Texas railroad, which ought not to have been issued. 1 do not know the facts, but on my return to Louisiana next week I will furnish you a statement in regard to the same, together with other matters particularly chargeable to Mr. Kellogg's a iorinistratioii. C. H. Wal:;lk. Chicago, Sept. 'J.174. I1ITTINCJ HACK. From the New Orleans Picayune. The Cincinnati Enquirer, the champion of sbioplasters and inllation, is quite anxious to relieve the Northern democracy (!" ot tho dead carcass of the South. All the misfortunes of the party it represents are ascribed to the wild capers of tbe South. It has no sooner made its plans, 'fixed the triggers" of a campaign whjeh is certain to give its party a chance at tbe pnV-Iic crib, tbat tbe South, by some sudden and wild eruption, frustrates and defeats all its noble pnrposos :ind thwart -s its virtuous aspirations. Tbe many occasions in the past where " the South, by exacting a conformity to sound doctrine a'nd true principles i f republican freedom and constitutional constructions, embarrassed tbe national democracy and led toils defeat, are arrayed against our section with the terrible wrath and disgust experienced by a huugrv leper wolf suddenly tln 2toal Ucm'ocratof the school of tho Er.quircr thau this weakness ar.d stubborn ness or tbe south in adhering to canliiml principles of republican liberty and of ancient democracy so fatally Incxilated by Jefferson and the founders of the repub:i? in the minds of tbo Southerners. Why should wecmbarrassthe noble and grand object of aliolisbing forever the con-titn:ionr enormity which makes goid aod silver tbe leual currency, and ot converting tbe federal government into a great iiianufaclory of rarer promises to pay. bv onr foolish a.ertion of the rizbt to l9ar arms and to overftQ ackD5wIedze(; usurpation which U Sfclt tbe old man slowlv, l" s-y-c-n-e. "Wall, ifthatnin"t tho durnäest way lexer did see to spell fish!"' sail be. lloston Glotc. Irreverent. Policeman on the occasion of cur "confirmation"); 'Stop! fetoy! io back! You musn't como in here! We're expectin o' the bishop every minute'.'' Cabby (fortissimo): "AU riebt! Wtv. I've ?t the old buffer inside:" l'unch,

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