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A- " T lE NEW ORLEANS DAILY DEMOCRA. VOL. V--NO. 93. NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 1880-TRIPLE SHEET. PRICE, FIVE OENTlY ROCKO CANDY UD OLD RM WElT --- Y -- COOK & BERNHEIMER, NEW YORK. t CIOK ,DANDY AND W rIISiY 0 WO Iae Eru A STANDARD FAMILY IMRDor. IN CERTAIN PORTIONS Or THE 4ISmRT, POR DIFkMaBSI OF THE THROAT AND LUNOa. SUCH COMPOUNDS HAVE IUIUALLT BEN IMAD 9FROM THE COMMON CORN WHISKY OF THE LOCALITY. Wff3*UioU MUN OWLEDGE OR BEGARD FOR THE PROPER PROPORTIONS OR ~' AaIOL'sE 1oW OFFERED UNDER THE ABOVE NAME t8 CAREFULLY PRE A ' ANRIn HRE DIRECTIONS OF PHYSIOIANS OF HIGH REPUTE. FROM THE BEST S. 5-Ol . q.NTV AND WELL OUBRED PURl ItYE WteISrY. Q UA.ANTEO M AS REPMEMENTED, PROM THE REST AND PUREST QUALIFY i. fL. IRATILEY, General Agent, J. H. ARRESHIDE, 60 Magazine Street, ' Sm rLOCAL AO3T. K ITEST FOREIGN FACTS. He Ie Reports o the Situatlon In tarope. WAZ Laondon TlmHes on the Monroe weetwlo e-A Vote of Confidenoe in the Itstan Ministry- Other Leetgn Notes., 988 UMNITD I.SnDOL Ldnq osa, h1S ..-The 1 iaes this morn '+g In ma sUtlolee the Panama ship oanal - sps: "The Ir oroedeootrlne, even In its most eshalpe, hasl never t en admitted S helaw of ntsmaUmlo ertailyr so suot U tiStewrpwCt omes hMs yet beenataampted i h be tlhteed spen It by Amerloans as It is i to bear t President Hayes's message ,$ Oihres and the resolutton of the select e;tltie of the Rouse of Representatives. wArkfrlea to these two statements, had the Coloemblan Federation itself taken charge of .. pwrolet, the United States would have been lin prohibldiagtheworks. That the St tes, by larlshl n money, should pea l rht to wath over the safe sle e of the new channel, Is I and alrtularly Great Brltta._, mos ofall,,ý desire' but the world I toak the ii States to make up S delther to leot M.de Lessepe do the S himself by the resources at his oom or t charge themselves with the wx, March 90.-The steamer from Shields for New York' has been d wid in here with hershait broken. She was .II4 I twenty-two days. FRINCEL Pitmn March 20.--L 2mp : says: Ac. to letters from St. Peter burg Prince a resolution to realga the ambassador nal.dd he will present his letters of cImsudtely after his return to Paris, 'wll be replaced bhpGen. Ignatleffor Prince Prince Orlob doe' not intend to ee Parts, where heposeesses property, but or the present, withdraw from plo . Career. GERMANY. 1 ,March 0....A dispatch from Halle, Saxony, ays: A collison has Sbetween two two sener trains at the 5 Fstation here, and it st .ated seven . were kIlled and a large number everal railway carriages were 4is e to pieces. MOROCCO. Mmrch 90.-The Jews of Morocco, to reoasmnle the services rendered the United States Minister, who them the protection of the Sultan .l.-treatment, propose to organize a In his honor in token of their ITALY. jSt Ma rch 10.-In the Chamber of Depu Sel0o-oyy the debate on the government's to amm ended,tand a vote of confidence 1 g pased by 21 to 93. GBEECL. A.a'.Ul , arch 90.--The Geek Manlstry mrs tnlsnead in consequence of a resolution epte ls theO(amberof Deputles, on the matl & instanth expressing disapproval ' .p of the government t"'INBS AND CASUALTIES. asiher LIrge fim in New York-?Pro arty Dediroed to the Amount aof 81,000. Xa, Was. h I0.-A building belonging to Adolph Herman sand occupied byeo. B. G ixr .& Co., shirt and collar manufae dxs: J. Stebsier. Jr., &i Co., collar '. end Herman, Aukam i Co., Jfaufaetmurers, was destroyed by Lhses a the buidIng $40,000 in ; Clutt Bro. I Oo's lose e$1tS; luoss of 4 Stet •5IO fsor . 000So; r agent+ . w0Zr 105J; . . . dispatch ay: A party of one hundred regas laturs rod to James Bnlaon's house, on upper Btr8 ink ng week, Thursday niht, I Mbd for John Boats. a notorious caracter. who ows conoeaois bout the house. Blnlon resed to the door and commenced a ade on e regulators firing fifty shots, klling, itie believedl, one of them. The regu lastor. Who had come only to notify Boig to leave the county, then broke down the doors Three shots were fired at Binlon who was in stantly killed. Mrs. Biolon's right leg was broken. The regulators then took Bogs and haNed him toa tree and fired two shob into IV,5 Mae DROWNSD. MaYurma, March 10.-Frank G. Falls, a former resident of Memphis, together with tour neg were drowned to-day at Walnut ead, Arkeighty miles below here, by the AaNOND 10on eI MUIRDnR OF HIS MOTRB IN-LAW. DaLLAa, Teat., March 1L.--Samuel H. Myers was executed here to-day for the murder of Mary A. elaoister, his mother-in-law, In 1877. NO DUML APTEr ALL. ; liPmiuaio, Va., March 90.-Reliable In foirmation received to-day contradicts the re of a duel in Brunswick county between . A. Rainey, Readjuster, and Richard Joll, uderan S.aount of whiloh has been llshed n the papers for the past few days No dillfculty or any kind has taken place be tween the parties. The article was only written for sensational purposes. A .FIGHT nBETWam TUxAS HOIGWATMNN AND CAxPsBas. Foar Wonfr, March 20.-Friday night three highwaymen attacked a party of camp ere on Mary creek, nine miles west of here, on the Granbury road, robbed them of $100, saddle, clothing and several minor articles. They attacked a second party of campers In the same vicainty the same night, were fired on by the campers, one of their horses killed and one of the highwaymen wounded and per hape killed. The robbers made their escape in the darkness, carrying their comrade with them. Sheriff Henderson and Marshal Farmer are in pursuit. Sear. Grat in Naleo-xe-Nre Courtelses and Gifts. GALvarZrox March 20.-To-morrow's News will publish the following special, dated City of Mexicoo, March 15: "The renowned silver smith, Don Jose Velasoo, has almost com pleted a beautiful piece of gold and silver fils re work, to be presented to Gen. Grant. The Third Regiment of Rural Guards will serve as an escort to Grant as far as Apezaco on the day of his departure. and be com manded by the Mislee Friable, daughters of the American General Friable." Cmr or Mauxo, March 17.-Gen. Grant visited the mint yesterday, and was presented b the employes with a complete collection of almoneys gold and silver, current In Mex icoq, .ned this year. The Academy of Art yesterday presented him with a medal com memoratIve of his visit to Mexico. The com mission appointed by the government have presented hen. Grant and each of his party with a piece of sliver filagree work. The Searetarfo De Fomento have tendered Gen. Grant a complete collection of all works pub lished by them, bound in the various styles oustom*lry hers The Plame tanufsaerrers of New Tork Weakening. New Yoans March 20.-The unconditional promise by Haines Brothers to reopen their factory on Monday and restore the men to their places created considerable excitement among piano makers this morning. The executive oothmittee look upon this as a cer tain ind.cation that all the other manufac turers will follow their example within a few daye, thus virtually ending the lookout. Three men who returned to work in Sohn mar's factory this morning were Induced to desert their places by their locked out breth ren. J. & C. Fischer told the men they could return to work Monday if they renounced the union, but they refused. A communication was reoeived from St. Louis to-day offering pecuniary aesistance from all trades in that city if needed. clcelmnatt anmd er semth Atlatule Can meaSemos. ~aCIINNATI, March 20.-At the Chamber of Commerce to-day representatives from Knoxville, Tenn* had the floor to urge the necessity of Cinelnnati ferniehing aid toward the completion of connections with Knoxville overy what is known as the Emery (ap Rail road. It was urged, in its behalf, that by the cnstruction of forty miles of road Cinein nat. could shorten the distance to Knoxville and to the sea, via Charleston, 152 miles. Ad dreae were made by Col. rondon, Gen. . W. Ohariton and others. E. W. Cole, of the Nashville and Chatta nooga Nsilrad, was on 'Change. He stopped haere by invitation while on his way from the Bas _ _ .... sswy. THE FOITT.SIITH COIBRESS. A Debate In the House Over the Funding BilL Kr. Felton's Plan for Funding the Debt - peecohes of Mesers. Frye, Mills, Dunnell and Others. WARnInOTao, March 0. -- House. - ghe House met to-day for debate only on the funding bill, and Immediately went into committee of the whole (Mr. Covert, of New York, in the chair) on that bill. Mr. Felton, of Georgia, spoke in favor of a substitute which he proposed to offer for the bill, and which requires the Secretary of the Treasury to redeem any United !States bonds which may become redeemable during 1880 and 1881, to theamount of gold and silver coin n; w in the treasury, which may be in excess of 25 per centum of outetandlag United States notes using said excess of gold and silver coin for the redemption of said bonds. Sec tlon 2 requires the iecretary six months after the above mentioned amount of bonds are redeemed and semi-annnally thereafter, to redeem the remaining bonds to the amount of the gold and sliver coin which may be in 1 the treasury at the time in exee.s of 2.1 per centum of outstanding United States notes. Section 8 requires the Secretary to purchase silver bullion to the amount of $4,000,000 per month with lawful monley of the United Smtatt provided said bullion can be purý chased at par, and requires him to have the bullion so purobhased coined into standard dollars as now provided by law. Section 4 forbids and prohibit the Secretary from issu ing hereafter any interest bearing bonds for the purpose of funding or refunding the national debt or any part thereof. Mr. Felton expressed himself as opposed to every form of interest bearing debt. He said the bill of the committee looked to the perpetuity of a national debt, and while that remained the outrageous revenue laws could never be repealed. It tended to estrange one section of the country from the other, and served to keep alive the memories of the war. He wanted the debt paid. How? First, by economy: second, by the unlimited coin r age of silver. Never had a greater fraud I been perpetrated upon the working classes of any people than the remonetiaation of silver buthe believed that the silver dollar would a yet be the reat coin that would free the country of the debt, elevate and enrich the laboring classes and make our vast territo Sries the happy and prosperous home of mll Slions of people. The debate was continued by Messrs. Frye, a Kelly Mille, Dnnell and Sanford, and at S:80 O'clock the House adjourned. e Mr. Frye replied to the speech made some weeks ago by Mr. F. Wood,of New York. He denied that the public debt could be paid in 1 twenty years, except by setting up printing t presses and paying it up in Irredeemable r. Mll, oT strongly opposed the funding system. In olden times wise men who managed the government in times of peace hoarded money to be used in times of war. That had one redeeming feature wholly a unknown to the funding system-it laid its ifI exactions at the doors of the opulent, while the funding system stealthily and surrepti tlosly laid all Its orushing burdens on the shoul ers of the weak and powerless. The fnancial administration of the onvern ment since the war had not sought the immortality of public credit, but the immor tality of publioc debt. As soon as the war was over, representatives of the money power had come into Congress and demanded the repeal of every tax on wealth. The government had ? surrendered $200 000,000 annual revenue de rived from wealth, and had increased the u burden of taxation laid upon the laboring classes of the Union. If that tax had been re. t tamied, includtng $72,000,000 income tax, the country would have been to-day without a Sdollar of national debt. Why was It given , away ? In order to retain the debt, whose In . terest would require one hundred or one n hundre and fifty millions for safe i investment of the great wealth, and I to provide a secure basis on which national banks could stand. National e banks hold with the national debt. Why n should all the burden fall upon the shoulders of the laboring people? Why should not the e enormous wealth of the country be taxed? If the present bill were passed it would be fol lowed quickly by a till to lower the tax on s internal revenue. On tariff ? No, that would not be touched. It was said that the country wanted a strong government. It did pot want a strong govern P ment to receive its strength from the money power. It did not want a government made strong by the military arm. It wanted a government that would receive the confi dence of the people and enjoy their affection. oThat government whose statesmen sought diligently the public good would never have to appeal to the military arm to stay its de struction. It was not a strong government t that was wanted but a just one. [Applause on the Democratic side.[ Mr. Dunnell followed In favor of the bill. Mr. Banford was the last speaker, and at the conclusion of his speech the committee Srose and the House adjourned. WASHINGTON NOTES. The Committee on the Interoraeanio Canal Adheres to its Resolution. WASHINTON, March 20.--The select com mittee on the interoceanto canal reaffirmed its previous action, and instructed their chair man, Mr. King, of Louleiant, to call up the resolution recently introduced by him in the House with the view of obtaining as soon as possible the views of the House on the subject. THE YELLOW FEVER IN HAVANA. Information has been received at the Na tional Board of Health that during February there were nine deaths from yellow fever in Havana; during the week ending March 12, live deaths. Since that time the deaths aver aged one a day. SOME EXPLANATIONS FROM SECRETARY SHER MAN. Secretary Sherman and Treasurer Gllfllan appeared before the House Committee on oinage, Weights and Measures. In the ab sence of Mr. Stephens, chairman of the com mites, the work of interviewing was carried on principally by Mr. Warner, of Ohio, and the chief point of his interrogation in regard to the clearing-house arrangement was aimed at that rule or resolution by which the receipt of silver coin in payment of balances is pro hibited. Mr. Warner treated the consent of the Treasury Department to that rule as a virtual abdication of the right of option which the law gives it over the mode of payment of government creditors-whether in gold, sll ver or paper. Mr. Sherman, while expressing his disap proval of the rule, dissented from that inter pretation of it, and contended that in agree Ing to have all balances paid in United States notes, he was merely exercslang the option of eoatent stat wed thalled tothe foeramt that the resolution stated that the government be cau io tain wena part ino tlwbe L - a ~ern~ e. a nd ttdR law warn framed with such a lauity that It permitted the government to enter into such a arrangement and the buslnss dealins of the sub-tresury with some seventy banms in New York were such that it became necee nary to enter into some arrangement for the daily settllng of balances; that the coneso tion with the clearing-house, while mutually eadvantsgeous, was prticularly so to the gov bhen asked if the aovernment, by its con neption with the laring-house, was not absolutely restricted from paying out silver in settlement of it balances, t eretry re olied that while the contract between the banks and the elearin housse strictly stipu lated that silver coin should not be paid out in settlement of bailanes, the agreement be tween the clearing -house and th Treasury Department was such that the Secretary ould abr~ogate it entirely or modify it in any way that the Interests of the government .i.ht demand, upon giving thi rt days notloe; that at present it was perfectly on* venlent to pay out gold and paper nto settle. ment of balances as there was an ample amount of each in the treasury to meet all much demands. The Tslegraph War i SIeergrla. AVOUsTA, G.,, March 20.-A temporary In Junction was granted to-day by the judge of the Superior Court, at the nlotanae of torge H. Parker, general agent of the Americ. Union Telegraph Company, restraining the Western Union Telegraph Company from ln terfering in anyway with the Amerlean Union in putting up and operating their proposed telegraph lines along the right of way of nor ta·t railroads terminating here. March 29 was set for hearing the argument upon the oppllOation of the American Union for a per manent Injunction. The American Union propose to erect lines Immediately and estab lish an olince here. Pentenee or ResaNel's Ce-Alltater. SAN F tna cMoo, March 20.-The agitator Gannon was sentenod to-dy to mlx months Imprisonment and five thousand dollars fine. A motion for a new trial was made. The police judge denied Gannon's motion for a new trial, and in default of $8000 ball, pending an appeal, he was sent to the House of Correction. This afternoon counsel for Ganon filed notice of an appeal and furnished for $8000. An order was then Issued for non's release from the House of Correction. There are rumors that further arreste are to be made. The West anousl megatta. PHrIADPIat aA, March 0,.-At a meeting of the committee of the Fairmount Par Commission yesterday, a communloation from the secretary of the Schuyikill navy was received statinag that the Nationl As-c clation of Amateur Oarsmen of the United States had aooepted the invitation to hold their next annual regatta at Philadelphla, on the seventh, eighth, ninth and possibl tenth of July next, and that an aggregate of about 100 boats and 200 men are expected to take part in the regatta. Tr.al of the Vlrllila Jedgs. LronnuMao, Va., March 20.-The trial of the Virginia judges indicted in the United States Court for the Western District of Vir ginia, Judge Rives presidingfor refuinn¶ too put ne roes on juries, in violatlon of United -tatee law, ws commenced here to-day. The first case called was that of Judge HII of Buckingham, who was sequlted. The other cases will come up, commencing Monday morning. The New York a.ah Slatement. Naw Yonx, March 20.-The weekly state ment of the associated banks shows the fol lowting changes: Loans deore 6e, $2 894,00; speole, decreae, $9,487, l atnders, de -eaae, $97800; deposte,a SreaMo , h81,8 ; trealaton, Inorease 870oo; rerv deease, $1,1L4,400. The ba.ka now hold b860,r ln exces. of legal requirements. - - * * - The Teares ee tlver Out @o Its anks.. NASrvmiLpe, March 20.-The Tennessee river has overflowed its banks at Danvile. It is within two inches of the covering rails of the Memphis and Louisville Railroad and Is rising half an inch an hour. Passengers have to be transferred. It will take a rise of ten feet to cause any damage to the railway bridge. Charlesten sells out Mer Steek. NASKHVtLL;, March 20.-The 15,150 shares of the stock held by the city of Uharleston in the Memphis and Oharleston Railroad were ourchbased yesterday by Newell, Dun-an & Co., of this city, at the rate of 038 cents. It is understood the purchase was made for New York parties. GRACEFUL ACKNOWLEDGIENT. The New York Herald's Irish relief fund now exceeds $290,000, and will no doubt reach a much higher figure soon. The Herald's acknowledgment of contributions from the various parts of the country are always cor dially and gracefully made, and its remarks on the fifteenth instant are specially pleasant and well-timed, as the following extract will show: The old saying about a good day and a good deed naturally came to mind yesterday when. in spite of the scanty malls which Uncle heam allows his nephews and nieces on the Babbath. the missives he brought the Herald inclosed the handsomest Lunday contributions yet rlelved for the famine fund. The littletown of Darien in Georgia. a tate ylept the New Angland of the Bouth. leads the list with a gift of 8800, voted, it will be seen by reference to the letter accompanying the money, to be sent through the Herald's agency. Our of the same sunny region comes a further contribution of over $600 from New Orleans. a oity still orescent in its charitable remembrance of Ireland's sore needs, and from adjoining Mobile an offering from a boy. whose youthful scrawl reveals him of quite tender year- a donation so artless and frank that he might be an unwittlnl instrument to help our people bury the last remants of the ani mosity of the civil war. He sends three $100 Confederate bills to be disposed of for the bene fit of the famine-stricken people of Ireland money, he says. "guilty of a wrong once." but "it has put many a piece of bread in many a hunary one's mouth, and it may do so again." The philosophy of the little fellow's letter makes it one of the rarest contributions in the odd museum the movement In aid of Irish dis trees has collected In the Herald's columns. Let the wrangling political deuagogues. North and Soutn. read it. and they may profit by it. The additional volunteers from among the theatrical and musical profession, four more new places of amusement being added to the number this morning, at which benefit performances will be given on St. Patrick's Dar. leave little donubt of an overwhelming attendance of the charitable and of a proportionate increase of the fund. The following letters were printed in the Herald of the same date: NEW OBL0TAN' MISIaSIPPI OF CHEAITY. Orrics or Tnr Nw OzaNms PIhoaYus. March 10. 1580. To the Editor of the Herald: Inclosed we hand you cheek of the Hibernia National Bank of this city on the Hanover Na tional Bank of New York for asa5. collected by us for the Herald Irish relief fund since our re mittance of the twenty-third ultimo (being a total of se125 so, NIOHOLSON & 00. OONFEDERATE MONEY AT AUCTION. Moante, Ala., March 14, 1880. To the Editor of the Herald: I send to you three one hundred dollar Con federate notes, to be diposed of in any way for the Herald Fund. I was guilty of a wrong once, but on a second trial it may do better, for it has put many a plece of bread and meat In many a hun one's month, and it m yet do miar JOHISOI'S ISlAID. Daraing Attempts of Lieutenant Charlie Pierce to Escape. Prison Lift in the North-The At tempt of the Prisoners to Tunnel their Way Out--Pieroe's Stratagem. tBy Liteut. Mlcel Mo~ Wa ra in Southern His. torlead Payers or F bruarr. 1li5t0 Early in November, 1808, after Gen. Lee had successfully driven Meade across the tapidan back to Oentrevllle, and the entire force south of the Rappahannook, for the purpose of going into winter quarters, Hays's brigade was sent to picket the north bank at Bappahannock station. Here they were reinforced by the Loulsiana Guard bat tery and a portion of Gen. Hoke's North Carollna brigade. After being on duty a day, a forward move ment was made by the enemy in thatdireo tion, and French's entire cores under Hedge. wick, bore down upon them. The onslaught was terriflc-the enemy being ten to one but the g llant brigade held them in check until night, when their lines were broken and they were out off from their own pontoon bridge. The Rappahannock was at that point not fordable and the night was In tensely cold, so that their capture was inev itable. Nevertheless, they reelsted to the laet. The Louisiana Guard battery discharged their pieces when the enemy were upon them, and two of their men were bayoneted at the guns. Many of the officers threw away their swords to avoid surrendering them, and Lieut. Oharlie Pierce of the Seventh Loulst ana broke bis sword on his knee and handed the hilt to the ooficer-the effect of which can emily be imagined. The weapon was a high y prized one, being a trophy of the battle of Winchester. Gee. Harry T. Hays ran the gauntlet of the pontoon bridge under an en iladi fire of the enemy. Vol. Monaghan swam his horse aeroes the rivr. Col. Terry and a few others suanceefu y swam arose, but many lost their lives in the attempt. Leon BJertn, the color-bearer of the Seventh Louislmna, tore the flag from the staff and eoncealed it in his bosom. In fact every thing possible was done by the gallant fel lows to render their capture as barren of trophles as posslble, while In point of oasual t it was a dearly bought victory for the The entire force captured numbered about 1400 men conhlstl gof the Fifth, Sixth seventh, lth and Ninth Louslelan Guar Battery, and about 200 of Hoke's North Caro lina brigade. The capture was witnessed from the south bank by tGne. Lee and Early, who accepted it as a sacrifice that had to be made, and un der its cover successfully retired the remain der of the army aroes the Rapidan. But the writs missiton to record the daring and chivalricdeeds of a ember of tihI command that surrendered The captured prisoners were marched to G i. Sedgwlk' headquarters, and when assembled around the camp fire at nieht surrounded by kederal olkea Leo Bein by the adviceof ColD. ]. Penn, the only field officer captured, threw the flag lntot te fames, as theeffett means rt pvetlng It from fallig into the enemy's The following morning the prisoners were ken to the Old Capitol priso, where they were confined three dats when th oMicers were sent to Johona'sslanGd and the pri vates to Point Lookout. As soon as the captured oficer reached their future risona the buooyany of their natures as Itself, and during the winter months every species of amusement possible was indulged In to drive away the ennul and render prison life bearable. A minstrel company was formed, of which Charlie H. Pierce was among the leading per formers, and their entertainments were wit nessed and appreeiated by many outside as well as inside the prison, and by none more eagerly than the officers of the garrison, who invariably assembled to witness them. They also organised base ball clubs, the Southern nine composed of those below the rank of captain, of which Charlie Pleroe was captain and catcher, and the Confederate nine, composed of the higher officers. Their championship game was considered one of the best ever played, and was witnessed by upwards of 8000 people, including the prisoners, officers and altizens of Sandusky, Ohio, who eagerly embraced the opportunity to be present. So apprehenslve were the prison offiioals that the game was gotten up' for the purpose of covering an attempt to break out, that they had the slides of the portholes drawn back and the guns prepared for action. The Bandusky Reglater published a long and eulogistic accouu of the game, which was won by the Southerns, and It was made the subjeet of severe comment by the bitter Radleal press of the North, who Im mediately demanded the removal of the com manding officer for allowing the rebels so much liberty. Their malicious efforts were successful; the commander was removed, and the amusement of the unhappy prison ers, for the time being, out off. In all the prison sports, Lleut. Charlie Pierce was regarded as the leader. Bls versa tile talent, genal humor, sterlln manhood anaundoubted bravery, together with his kindanes of heart, endeared him to all, and even commanded the respect of his captors. But his notoriety and popularity proved dis astrous to his future operations, as he was known and constantly watched by the prison spies. Johnson's Island, it will be rememoered, is three miles from Sandusky, Ohio, and about thirty miles from the Canada shore. There is, however, a strip of land twelve miles from the prison, leading to a swamp or woods on the Canada side. The severity of the winter season being past, the minds of many of the prisoners naturally reverted to attempts to escape, and no one was more bent on it than the heroic and daring Charlie Pierce. A tunnel had been commenced from block 8, but the project wae deemed abortive, owing to its long distance from the dead-line, and abandoned. Charlie then transferred his operations to block 1, where he soon organized a working party, who succeeded, by incessant labor, in com pleting a tunnel to the extreme end of the works. But, alas! for human expectations, when the attempt was made to pass out they were pounced upon by a guard and their hopes blasted. Thus ended the first attempt. On a lese active and vigorous mind, such a signal failure would have had a paralyzing effect. But it only aroused the ambition of our hero to succeed at all hazards, and his thoughts were instantly turned to some plan for the future. An opportunity soon presented itsef, which he eagerly seized. One morning the offal cart was driven in by a soldier under the in fluence of liquor, who lay down in Charlie's block while the cart was being filled. Charlie succeeded in securing his overcoat and cap. Quick as thought he jumped upon thedrlver s seat, seized the reins, drove out the cart, passed the sentinels at the gate, who opened it for his eress, and got beyond the parapet, Imagining himself at last free. But the con dition of the soldier being discovered by the prison guard, a hue and cry was raised, the the fugit. who was seoia overtska au the intrepid aliewas br l mh k ,tr s dered ourhero an obes te su. u dreaded. But h., dbLw abnoned, aud hls o s the re wrea Wtih a aor few, i eore the tke w a/ alry, The others arm rocks. Lisutenants Knowles, of Loll y., get their ladders In pos a sscent. Our hero, howeverw, who gauied the paret. A r wu as true as arlle ll ajl efberles. Withi f=e 1 the ladder, and hi body eg words to Charie w to eave him to hle fate. the sentinel In frout of bh fred other smultaneously a to avoid anotherl ho e l means of dense. Leat sued hie way over thenat ri the lake under a constant l nels, until he got bond ge guen. At the ease tm s of opened with solid t np breaking the Ice while in g be heard for mies around oi still air, Unheedin the old, for beat high at the prospet of once with hls com es in aeld, with hise sword th t that gained the strip of land twelve iles and pursued his way throgh the w daylight, when be was hated by so mere, with shotgunels olose prl body. Those fellows, whe aroused y alarm gune, w ever on the alert Sescaping prisoner, and lam dil marched back to otp chaine.d a dl° red at being1 back by clvil eth ati y anud his min epustanty darling object of escape. It was not to be wondered at now became an object 91 the vellianoe on the part every enemy. His every movement was so that his sole relianew for his fourth attempt Procuring a eder f (it posed from some one oným tal) he carefully coinsled hiti In inty he msa nucsmfacitured a gnk! " peooe .athe mand le of a ca Srought Into a lock. After aesant labor, he completed durini that t.oe e wa e ao, ss m mplo boe him how iapiece of workmanship, it was by all who saw I't marvel of o 'net, soon made look like out with them. a only a trusted few of is eueted Li lS. q g New OrlenS) to tnf1M guard as d obgied fo rit. flase suc aorrye m delre I Lsod of the pro. ee bloe ertkrd e , b obx atp e boek5 Chakwith his Feera improvised un, quletlyr wih ferd anyh suspi as itht were ar out. A the otherb ihslted without any dl l The urd was tmhea r ion. The liotenant n rn 1mg the accoutremmnteof the that Charlie had no r , Lieutena & o thb e f ow Isl that you have no cart.r box? Charlie--Well, leutenant, we fell . in such a hurry I declare r I o i.t., Lieutenant---We. you are a attack us while We are in here amnag Let me see your guo, sir I r The lieutenant proceeded to an of arms, still upbraidlng the delinq dier. . .. _ .... .. Y Oharlie seeing this his st effort feated, straightened himself, b e. to "inspection arms," in true m and passed it to the olEfer. Of dweihttold the tale. Therrsewan and by nIeletle the .atrkdge easiest of all to make, our hero was feated in his plans. By per lieutenant, however, he was we the experiment of pasling the gate, which he did without ei l prise. Hewas the taken W ill, of the One Ohio, then commandant of the Johsaon's Island., who humane and oonsiderate frankly admtted the priOner'l tempt to escape, compliment no other punishment ha t remov disgu.as and his moaney keeping hi gun, which hes da to be placed am therieso l' of Ohio whereltiatpreasnt. Charlie was then sent bask to i to brood In sorrow over his several notwithstanding the indomitable strategy, the energy and the which he p ceutead thema. so hie omra tht he had beast this last attempt that theq pt•i to lead the sentinel to beie that he there, and were ready to vouch for his aees at roll-all the following vain hope; when roll-all came the Pierce was there to andwer for there he remained until paroled others at the slose of the war. Arriving at his home in New O all true soldiere the aceepted the si best he could, and pursued the even Bt he gallant spirit that coues bend to the enemy had to saeou.cll. yellow monster in 1867, at the age of six years, and his remains now rest dust of many of his former Greenwood emetery. The brilliant reord of ay show no name more St to dot fame than that of Lieut. Pierce. An Inlas Ea s tm Texas,. FoRT DAVIS, Texas, March a party of Indians attacked a county twelve miles from Chinati mountains, killed onea red off one boy. Liet. a in pursuait. -____ A saeees4ati oe.. New Yuea, M.at.n,. e at man'sfurnit.re,, of themelt