Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 19, 1873, Page 5

— 2 R S - —————————————— e ———— T ————————————————sna 5 B - THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, 1873. JANUARY 19, 5 THE APACHES. Their Ferocity—-First Meeting with Our People. Their Few Wants, Dauntless Cournge, Lack of Principle and Honor. Differcot DBands---Lands Desolated by Them---Prospeet of Their Ulti- ma’e Extinetion. From Our Own Correspondent. Muricors WeLLs, Arizons, Jan. 1, 1673, ThorApccho Indians are at present occupying the attcntion of & portion of the peoplo of the United States, and a few words concerning them may not be amise. It maynot be correct to characterizo one tribe of Indians as being more savago any other; Lut my beliof is, that the Apachos are—all things considered—tho OST CRUEL AND RELENTLESS of soy Indians now living witbin the boundaries of the territory belonging to the United States, and, I might €ay with truth, within the limits of the two Continents of America. They aro as un- ssmed and nntermable as o band of wolves, end tho shedding of blood furnishes them the most delightful pastime. They nover bave beon sub- ued by the white -people, whether Spaniards, Mexicans, or Americans, 2ad he who sup- poses thoy can be conquered as easily s some of cur Northern tribes have been, is grestly mistaken. They make treaties in order to gein time, and may promise to behave botter in futuro; butall experience with them . bas ehown that they sro_incapable of carrying unt the obligaticns of o tresty, and ouly wait for #n opportunity to commit fresh atrocitios and new murders. They livo by robbery and plun- dor, nd have no wish to change. For moro than two centuries, their intercourse with tho whitos has been Llnckened by evoryact which can degrode humanity ; and the monuments of their achievements may be found in the chimneys left from burmed dwellings, and the Llackened hearthstones of once happy fircaides. They Lisvo rovelled in tho very depths of iniquity, and 24ded new methods of craelty to those already Xnown to mankind. Their time is spent in plan- ning new ontrages, and in contriviug unheard-of ‘brbarities. THESE INDIANS BANGE THROUGH Arizona, a portion of New Moxico, Sonors, ‘and Chibualina. Thoy are subject to no Head Chicf, _but are broken up into different bands, aud roam sbont wherever they may think best, being ab- solutely frae in all their movements, and under Do restraiut whatover. Sometimes & man, by his boldness and cruelty, gathers s few followers abont him to help hir in his outrages, and re- tains his command 80 long 25 he is able to ehow that he is in reality = leader, and a more wily sobber than any of his comrades, Perbaps thero is not on earth & purer democrecy than that which exists among the Apaches. TREEY WERE FI2ST MET BY OCR PEOPLE fn New Mnzico in 1846, while our troops were marching throngh that country on_their way to” California. -They were north of the Gila River, fu whet is now known s Arizona. Knowing tho Americans were at war with the exicans, they lainzed the former as their friends, and marched with them over the country for several days, and, in fact, sold them several horacs. The leader of this band was & woman 60 yenrs f age, or tloreabout, dressed in some finery which she and her followers had stolen in one of ‘heir forrays in Sonore, and hed on o magnifi- 2ent necklace and some beautful ear-rings. Our eoplo were anxions to purchase the horse on Zhich ehe rode, which was a superb creature and worth a great dee] of money, Sho declined fo ecll the horse, but, in mere wanlonness, told our people she and her band wonld fight with them, 8 it wero for the mera far of the thing. Our peoplo declined, and_eaid they were only anxious to get to California, whero they conld ameet the Mexicans. 5 FINALLY, THIS APACHE MESSALINA offerad to give our people her horse pravided ono of them would overtake her while riding. She pulled off her necklsco snd cor-rings, and banded them to & young man who appeared Lo her son; thon wrapping tllm ekirt of her beaatiful dress abon 15 best she conld, she vaulted on her horse with erfect ease, sitting astrido like a man. The 5t rider and hores among the Americans wero Eicked ont to pursie her. Speeking to her orse, and at the sama ime touching him, she darted off like the wind, and & more graseful rider nover was scen. Her horee started fora mountaiz, up the steep eides of which Le wont with perfect ease, and long beforo she had reached the top, our men Lind given up the chaeo 28 perfectly hopeless und uscless. Sho returned inashort time, amid the scclamations -of her Tollowers and the sdmiration of the Americans. Bhd was by no means bad-looking, and Was & Quecn indeed among tho savages. This band traded some horecs for broken-down moler, ahd showed a keen knowledge of horse- fleeh, They mado no attempt at that time to - Taolest our people in" any way, and travelled slong the same trail. It was a considorablo period_subsequent to this before they com- menced;a SYSTEMATIC COULSE OF ROBBERY AND MURDER toward the peoplo of the United States who had eettled in Arizons, or who were _travelling shrough that Territory. Thoy scon found they bad & different race from tho poorly-armed Mez- , and dealt out death and destruction 10 the unpropared miners. They swarmed, too, near the foads, being concealed amid the bushes aud cactuscs, and, as unwary travellers came -along, pounced upon_them, murdering them, and carrying away thoir herdes, mulcs, and cat- tle. Thero Las been np exd to the depredations «commitéed by them, and corsequently the sot- tlements in Arizona are_few and far between. Tt bas becomo impossible to raise castle and Ahorses here, £s these miscreants always managy * ¢o brenk up the herds and run off the most valu- +able animals. THEY HAVE X0 TIXED HOMNLS, anless somo building way up in the gorgss of the mountaine, in almost inaccessible places, Taa be 80 called ; and, as a consequoncs, are al- ways recdy to mount their horses at a moment's cotice, nad movo off to somo new field, where they can cary on their operations. They say it is not worth whilo for them to raise crops, as the ilexican farmers do that kind of work for dhem. They wait until the harvest is over, and then go in and tske what they wanb. Asto readstuffs, thoy care nothing for them, their diet consisting, of meat elmost entirely, when they can get it ;" and borss meat smong the ia wanke ANOXG THE GREATEST OF DELICACIES. Frequently, when trevelling along with a herd of horsos, ono of them becomes lame. Hais immediatoly lanced to death with their lon lances (mude of old Spanish straight aword blades), then quickly cut to picces, ad, thus supplied with meat, they continue on their ourney. All they haveto dois to graza their orecs from time to timo, and thus th:y are en- sbled to travel overa great extentof country with rapidity. ‘When they start outon onc of #heir marauding oxcursions, they go on_foot, carrying with them a small supply of food in tho #liape of pinole. 'This is parcned corn and sugsr £round up together, and it is surprising how wotritions it is. They livo on this until they &ro zbla to eteal some horses, when fhey mount andazo abloto faco the world. So they go, rembling eboat the country, first Lere, then ;T:{:a‘ and alwaya turning up whers lesst ex- Wkhen they wieh to carry ont any particular schespe, they frequently Lie zbout in tke Lills Jor weeks at s time, waiting for o suitablo Opportunity. During This time hey BATE BUT LITTLE TO EAT, but do ot appear to suer any on this seconct. 1t is marvellous how long thes can go without eating, though, st the best of timds, an Apacho 28 poor 5 0 lizard, his ribs showing benesth theskia : for, bo it known, Lie wers bat littlo &lothing, rd scems to také 10, pains to conceal native charms. On his feet he weers sandals fuade of rawhido, the ekin of the cole of the Joot itself heing 2most as hard and'dry 83 flint, e clitcate where they éwell is very mild, and :‘0( grest amount of olotuing is required. So #4 &r awroriznos coes~23d Ihavo seca a great many of these savee,—thay are not par- Ticularly fond of pareonat sdorument, It msy b they could not procuro the trinklets that secm to bo dear to the Loart of most savages; atall events, thoy did not bave them, sad I nothing which looked liko repining oa that nc- count.~ Thoy hzve been eo accustomed to plun- der_that they e littlo. if any. effort to make &9&: own clothing or manufacture any useful ing. Whien a white man is killed by them, his cloth- ing is appropriated as & matler of courso, and they go shudlling abont, wearing tho garments, which aro red aund stiff with dricd ldood. Thoy b2ve among them several caulitos, or MEXICAN CAPTIVES; but theso people sre a3 black &8 the Indians themnelves, and do not diffor from them, 6o far n9 1 could sce, in the slighteat particular. They are, in fact, Indians to all intonts and purposce, sud little, if any, good could Le aitzined by cading them back among the MMoxicans. — Most of them, it is true, spesk a littlo Spanish; but this is tho caso with many of tho Apachas, who argablo to carry on A converestion in that lan- gisge. TIT CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES waro never able to kecp these Indinne near the Missions which were cstablished for their bene- fit. They would come in and stay for a short time when pressed by hunger; but, tho very moment it wns_attempted to diecipline thom in any way, off thoy went to tho cactus-covored plaina, and wild gorgos of {he mountaine, vliera they lived a life a8 worthless and rapocious ay that of the wolves. It is impossible to ovordraw & picturc of tho condition of these wrotched be- ings. They never Liavo been subjugatod, and it is very questionablo whothor they ever will be. Itis casy onough to gnin a temporary victory over therm, but it is dificnlt to conquer any poo- ple who Liave no Lomes, and no_fixod sbodes of any kind. They flce Lo the rocky fastnesces of thé mountaing, aud there, amid tho grandest scenery on this Continont, laugh at thoir pur- suers and taunt thom for their weakuess. When a pooploe DO NOT WISH TO RECH CIVILIZED, < itiaa dificult thing to civilize them. I serily Dbelieve these wretckes have not the lesst des.ro to be inducted into the ways of civilization, and infininitely prefer the freedom and misory of their wild Ifo to all thet cultrvation can offor. T'hoy have. no besitation in saying that he who works i n slave, and bave no deeire to cator into the condition of elavery. When zppealed to, thoy poswer in those worde: X have my horeo, my bow nd arrows, and my saddle. What more do Iwaut? Tho Mexican farmors raise what food T. requiro, nud, when this fails, I can live upen the roole and game which I find in thd mountains, . Why ehould Iwork? XNo, sir, my ‘aucortors lived without work, and it s my in- tention to follow their oxample.” Tlero is the whole businoss in a nutshell. Opor people beliove it is healthier and better for mon to lsbor. Tha Apaches beliovo. no sueh thing ; and, moreover, they will not work, ex- cept it be for a short time, in order that thoy in the eves of thowe who have them iz charge. Thero is no method of intimiduting them, for A BRAVER PLOPLE do not walk tho oarth. Tley sometimes fight at foarful odds, and, when cornered, no tigor in his native lair could show moro couraga, ferocity, and dotermination. Itisalways best “to give the dovil bis due,” and it is duc to these devils of Apachics to gay thst no human beings have over fought with moro desperation, Thoy fight for the shieer lovo of fighting, sud all the Sunday- school - teackiars in_ the land canucs pray this fighting spirit outof them. I know them per- Liaps bettar than the Sunday-school teachers do. would be very glad if the humans policy of the President could be carried out in rejard to then, and that they might be taught tho ways of peace ; but I fear 1T CANNOT BE DONE, and believe that my predictions in regerd to thom will be verified ; for this is,certain, they never can, and never will, become civilized. Many of the wild tribes have improved greatly under the wise course which has beon marked out for their govornznce, but nothing has proved bedeficial so far as the Apaches are concerned. They have committed &5 msny outrages in the Iat twelve montbs as ever before, aud Arizona is more unsafa to-day than it was ten years ugo, —tho Indizns being better armed, aud far more oxport in the knowledgo of murder. Tho pres- enta that are given them thoy consider as gifts to placato them, and are utterly uable to usd: stand how it is possible for & nation or an in- ividual {o give away _onything unlcss impelled thereto by foar. Suci a thing as de- cency is utterly boyond their comprebension, A froo =nd_voluntary gift from one friend to snother is fomothing Lhey cannot understand. Inall the world, there isnot amors unprinci- pled and cruel race of meu. - THERE ARE ELVEEAL DANDS, known ©s Moscalero, Pinal, Tonto, Jicarilla, Gils, and Mogollon Apaches, and the Apache Mobiayes. I bavo also heard the Navajos called tle Navajo Apaches. They ere notsll oguslly bad, though allof thom are bad cnough. A8 Ben B— used to say_about whiskey: *There is no such thing as bad whiskey; somo whiskey in better than -other whikey, but there is no such thing &s bad whiskey.” Bo it is with theze miscreants; good ones mmong them: some 2ra worse than others, Lutnono are good, std, asa fiiend of Imino expresses it: “They aroall & sot of holi- Jled wrotches of hell.” Imight go on and enumerato the outrages {hat have been committed by them, but this could do o geod, and soul-harrowing narsatives £ro r:ot the most pleasant reading to & person of intelligenca. The people of tho United States know what theso Indians aro, and know, more- ovor, that & fair Territory is et this moment comparatively without a whito popalation on sccount of them. But this slato of things can- not exist forever, and the tima ia not fer distaut when the Apaches WILL HAVE CEASED TO LIVE. The ago is too far advanced for these barbanians 1o continue committing their depredations, and they, in common with the cruel Spaniards who argnow_operstiug against the Republicans of Cuba, will go down to_their graves losthed by el good men, and their memory blackened for ell time. r: Thera are some fino lands in Arizona that coald PBa oceupicd wore it ot for the Apeches, I recol- loct ono beantiful landscapo on the roed to Camp Goodwin, near the upper wators of the Gila Rivor, and under the shadow of the Pinaleno Moun- tains. (It had the appearsnce of a vast park, £nd up ear the foot-hills wero many fine mots of timber, whence {ssued clear sireams of water. Thero was & wido strotch of lovel coun- ’| tryin front, covered with excellent grass; and it was imposeitle to divext the mind of the thonght that it Lad not at one time boen under cultivation. We all know that, years ago, there wero many fino farms and stock-ranches in Arizons, and that the ancestors of those eame Anaches DROVE OFF TIE OWNERS THEREOF, and everything eank back into barbarism again. Tho remains of old houses and old_irrigating ditches built by the Spaniards in old times are frequently mot with, ond some have supposed them to be the work of the Indians themselves. But this ix a1l a mistake; they wore made by civilized men, who lived Liere over a century ago, whoso works on carth havo almost dissppoare ‘There is & veil of romanco over 21l thia coun- try, and oue can almost fancy he eees the lands and houees of the old landholders, who had estates of great extent, on which lived immense herds of cattle, trorees, sheep, snd goate. He can, imagine, too, the miners whd once delved Teroabout; who took out great quantities of the precious motals, aud lived as fast and gay a life ey ever did a Californiau in the oarly gold- huntiug times. But 2il is changed now, and SILENCE AXD DESOLATION eprear on every band. = The Apaches declared thoy would' regain possession of the countr: from the Spanjards, and bold it over afterwar Thoy heve succeeded in carryiag out the first part of their programme, but I am greatly mis- taken if they succeed in the sccond part of it. Thus far they have proved more than a match for the Americans, but a ray of light eeems Dbroaking upon this benighted country, acd a fow yearsmore may goe the Apaches driven to the wall. They will fight while thersis o _AIAN OF TPEM LEFY 70 FIGHT, snd will baunt the dark defiles of the - moun- tains long after they are driven from the plains. They already appreciate tke difference between the'sturdy backwoodsmen of America and the feeble and defencelesa Mexican herdemen. Of tke former they bave & wkolezome fear, while for th~ Jatter they have the most supreme con- tempt, and somet{mes Lill them in mere wan- tonness. The teachings of religious accietiee are thrown away upon them, znd, they do ot etand in any ewe of Sunday-school teachery, ceming from what direction they may. T cannot cail tomind & single person who scbieved kigh honor sand distinction by £z ing Apaches, though 1ty fights that have ta’ _place with them Lave been numberless. I is b g;i‘.hem to battle in =nyth>nfi €5 aro too wily for this, 1 carry on & guerills’ werfare, where they can 2lwsys rewmin the nadvantage. Scme vory capeblo ' men have Leen rent sgainsi thewn, wh pposed they would ' able to put an énd to the strife in o skort tir.e; but all ‘such men bare failed sigu: There is no Goubt tlat nur people conld clean them o3 casy cnough, if thes could bring them oat; Iat tiere is tho difficalty. They fight ooly at such times and places as they shink 5§, ynleas they re sur- . bo highly acceptablo. may more thoroughly and-efToctually throw sand thers are no 1 | comody, * purils tescher, and 8o enjoyable to the audionce. prised, when most of them manage to get out of the way with tho greatest colerity. Gradually, however, THOEY ARE BEING EYLLED OFF; and it is claimed that over two hundred of them Laveboon sent to tho * Happy Hunting-Grounds of the Herealter ™ during tho past year. But it is a thankless job to fight Apaches,—nbout on a par with figlting wolves and byenss. No milsary glory can be gained i this detestatlo wa:fare, it is not a pleasing rofection to think that one's scalp may powsibly adorn the belt of some nasty, grossy Apache. ALGEDEA. bl L S s REVIEW OF AMUSEMENTS. DRAMATIC. Fair housao have been the rule at MoVicker's Theatre during tho week, in spito of the un- favorable worther. Irish drama is ono of the things of the past, &8 regards extremo popu- larity, and, under ordinary suspices, a rovival wonld not Le considered desirsble. With the aid, however, of such a combinatign a8 that msdo up of Dion Boucieault and Lis wHe (Agnes Robertson), and Mr. Shiel Barry, and with the eplondid stage effects produced at McVicker's, # Arrah-ne-Pogue " hes asaumed the proportions of & genuine novelty, and, as such, has proved to It is to be withdrawn for this week, giving place to somothing much moro meritorious and attractive, according to tho judgment of the Eastern critica, and, no doubt, according to the taste of the Chicago pub- lic. Mr. Boucicanlt's new and. sparkling drama, entitled “ Kerry; or, Night aad Morning,” which received tho most enthusinstic approbation of the London and Now York press, will bo given, with the following caat Dion Bouclcault C. Aloxander Aary Myers dino Stewart The performance will commenco with the pretty ‘comedy of “Milly, the Maid with tho Milking Pail,” introducing Jira. Boucicault s Milly, Bhiel Barry as Diccon, Mr. Alexander as Algernon, and Mr. Lanagan ay Lord Philander. Buch a bill should call out our theatro-goers in Iargo numbers, Ir. Boucicault's great drama of « Tho Phantom * ig in proparation. HOOLET'S OPERA HOUSE. Partley Campbell's very excellont modern so- cioty drama, * Fato,” bas drawn good houses at Hooley's during tho week, aud tho management hns wisely determincd upoa coutinuing it for another week. The play bas steadily grown in favor o its production kas jmproved from night to night,'and may now bo st down 86 one of the" Dbest of ita claas. Tho story is inleresting and well told, and the movemont is rapid aud con- sistent. Tho strength of 1ir. Hooloy's company is thoroughly. testod in ths handling of the characters, soveral of which are more than usu- ally oxacting. Thatof Juno Zemple i worthy of 2 botter represcntative thanitbhas yoi found; indeoed, it deserves to b taken by anactress of tho calibra of Mrs. Bowors; but tho chenga from Mra. Britton to Miss Belden bas proved to bu most aavanfagoous, and tha cast is now exceedingly find, The comedy elemont reccives effcctive at- tention at the Lianda of Dilion and des Clino, botly finding opportunity for the oxorclss of their brilliant capncity. In short, the play itself is o decided success, 33 i3 the manner of its pro- sontation by tho company. It is superbly placed upon the stage. ‘The principsl scono, ropresenting the interior of Roso coitage, has Devor been surpassed, if equalled, in Chicago. “1ate” will bo givon overy night this week, and at tho-Wednesday and Baturday matinees. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Joseph urphy, with bis always-acceptable “Help," aad sccompanied by Miss Aanic Law- rence, 1s to occupy the Academy stage this weck, including the Wodnesdny and Saturday matincea. Mr. Murphy inverisbly plays to crowdod houses in Chiczgo, nd his sppearancn is looked for with plosareble autisipation by thoso who find rare ‘entortaicment in bis remarkably vorsatileaccom- plishments. Ho bas a hoat of now songs aud eketclies, but none which can take tho place of the old ones, which aro ulways demauded. avERs' OPERA HOUSZ. ] In addition tos varied and attractive pro- grammo of minatrol specialtics by the Arling- ton, Cotton & JKemble Company at Myers' Opera House, 2 new and originel burlesque, entitled + Arrah-no-Brogue,” is to be brought out_this week, with new and clogsnt keouory by Halley (this’is po joke), and the following powermil cast of characters: Danny Crogan. Jimmy Gznega Arrih’ Mashs Mcelish, Fanuy Be The Po EKaty Tillroy. atury Ann Moriarty. .. Afeature of tho barlesiue will Lo a barn-door Jig by Mackin and Wilson, Tho uynopsis of Ecenery and incidents it a3 follows : Arral’s cabin at Laregh—Domestic fellcily—Arrabh liarg taters—The arrival of Shawa, who comes with & letter and leaves with nnote—Arrah receives Lor dowry and Feeney his deserts—Paddy’s wedding—The ‘barn-door jig—The red-coile—The gcarch-warrant— ‘The arrest. Tke Davil's Glea (uear Bridgeporty—Feeney in troublo—A Ministes at work—Thenrrival of Arral and Fauny, who take Freney in a la Pinkerton. Daliybetzgh Cavtlo—The Justice Lall—An Irich Court —A Datch Juwtice—Feency on the stand—Shawn's defenve—Tha vordict—TLe aentence—The supersadeas. A Cell in Ballybetagh Culle—}‘uen;’fl provokes tho dog until he getd bit—Arrah sings * Racio "—The magnet of Love, which draws well, 88 by its influcnce Slawn 43 drawn from his cell to tho koep—Tho ivy greep wall—Tie watch tower, The exterior of Bullybotagh Castle—Wherein Shawn 18 imprisoncd, and from whence Le_escapes, climbing ‘upon the jvy wall uctil he gains tie summit, from ‘which i$ éecn 2 magnificent view of the lakes of Kil- larncy by moonliglt. Bhis sceno the management has endesivored to place befors the putlic a gem of sceric art which has never been excelled in thus city. “Ihe Sumamit of Ballybetagh Castle—Arrali indulgiog in sour maek, “The best in the world "—The arrival o! Bhawn—The pardon—The fate of Feeney—Ez- trsordinary denouement. i NIXON'S ANPHITHEATRE. B Professor Macallister, tho celcbrated wizard, will sppo Nixon's Amplithoatro this wek, performing & largo number f kis remarkable fonts of legordemain, many of which are at- tampted only by himaelf. Ho advertises to give sway 100 prizos every night. 3 . THE CHRISTIAN UNION DRAMATIC CLARS, sehich has been under tho tramning of Mre. Anna Cowall during tho past fow weeks, produced thd that Glitters Iy not Gold,” ot the Academy of Muaic Inst Thursday aftornoon £ a kolect sud highly spprecistive auditory. The cast was wholly mado up of amatours, whose fi- spective performances wore, to Eny the leai better than is ordinarily expocted. Mrs., Cowell and her class may properly take much encouf- agement to themsolves in having produced an entortainment so_creditable to and THE 5TAB LECTURE COURSE. The managers of this popular institution, Messrs. Carpenter & Sheldon, have just publish- ed, for gratuitous’ distribution smong their pa- trous, & uall}y&)rifl(ad and oxceedingly r¢adable affnir entitled the Star Magazine, Whach contains in detail the arrangements for * t] cond Star Courso. The Star also conteius saveral inter- esting sketches by some of theleading writers of Chicago. LITERARY AND MUSICAL SOIREE. The Young People’s Association of Plymouth Church announce a literary and mausical oiree on Tueday evening of this week. pro- gramme includes readings by Prof, Barbank, solos by Alre. F. B. Brewer and Mra. C. D. Stacy, &nd organ solections by Prof. Flagler. BLIGHTLY OUT OF RECRONING is a correspondent who roplica to a recent com- munication in. Tuz TRIBUNE on the subject of * Unmannerly Audiences,” the suthor of, which, our correspondent i8 pozitive, must Le a'*‘gour, cross-grained, dyspeptic old. bachelor, whois suffermg from & complication of sggravating bodily ailments,” and wio would “make & hor- ribly dizsgreeable busband.” The latter suppo- eition 18 perfectly correct, The author of *‘ Un- mannerly Audiencea " would be & very objection- alle husband, inzemuch as *“A.D. H." is s lady of culture, zefiuement, and very pleasing appear- i is impossible to conceive of & worse: husband than A, D. H." would be, but that she would *‘mako " 2 bad husband 18 nct go clear, 4 AMUSENENTS DEAD IN OHICAGO.” : Under this bead the following paragraph, ex- tracted from tho Chicago’ correspondence of a New York peper,is gofog tho rounds of the newEpapers : X Caicago is now the city of misfortunes for thextrical compames, Even old favorites fail to draw paying hoases, partly because the people are poar, and partly from the fact that the toeatzes 2ro st e distance from the habitable parts of the tawa, Tko project for & new opera bouse has beon ahondored, azd the Chicsgo pa- Ters say it 48 to bea thing cf the fature, which will comeo Wwith necossity—that is, when peopie wantand Eave tize o go 1o it 3 The writer of the sboo mast have confined Lis theatrical visitaticns to tho coidest and siormiost of nighta, for upon any other basiait would be impesmble to rate Chicago as ‘‘the city of mistorttnes for theatrical companios.” The prosent winter his been one of elmost na- parallaled soverity in this region, with frequent occurronces of heavy storms and’ extrems cold— the worst cogditions which & m: er has to drond. Itis also trus that Chicago poople, to state it milaly, feel a little cconomic:} Just now, eod our theatres ore sitnated at 'a long dietance from tho habitable parts of thocity. Nevertkelcss, and in the face of all these drawbacks, amuscments have pros- Eored fively this winter, and sterling attractions ave almost invariably received a handsoms patronnge. The only notable exception was the engagement of Lawronce Bamett at. Aiken's Theatre, which was not supported as* it should havo been, chiefly on account of atrong connter atirections elsewhere. An offset to this may be cited in the cngagement of Charlotte Cushman at McVicker’s, which was the most successful, financially, cver played in Chicsgo. The engago. ment of Jane (goa!nbs st the samo theatra was ramunerative both to the manager snd the star, aud the Boucicaults are flourishing fincly, Sinco tho reoponing of Hooley's Opera Houso 23 a modern comedy theatro on tho stock plan, good paying sudisncea bave been the rule, and Foa ones the excoption. Tho English Opera Company drew large bouses at_the Acndem{xol Musie, where, ono week previous, Rovert Mo- Veado played cach night to-all the people tho thoatre wonld hold; while, a short time beforo, tho Lydia Thompson Troupe did sn immense business. So far from being * & city of miafor- is regarded, even &t prosent timo, 88 ~ tho beat “ghow _town" in Americs for first- class musical and dramatic attractions. Wa are, now maintaining seven regular plzces of smuso- ment, the average patronage and Bsuccess of which will bear comparison with any city in America. With such 8 supply, Chicago has no -prosent ‘eed of & now opera houss, but will ave one long bofore ber metropolitan rivals can boast of anything like tho numUer and char- ;mr of the theatros already well supported ere. Chicago TNEBAL 0OSSIP. Tho bale of cotton given, months ago, to Miss Lydia Thompson, was sold at suction for tho Dbonefit of the poor of St. Louis, end brought £505. Carlotta Loclorg was atjthe Globe Theatro, ast weolr. She has beon invariabl, th hizh favor by both the critics and tho people. 1t is not improbabla_ that she will £ill an engagoment in Chicago during the pres- ent sosson, . Alexandre Dumas has received from M. Stoinitz, thoatrical agont at Borlin, an offer of 8,000 for tho right of having Lis next piece, “La Femme do Clande,” represented in the Prussian Capital. The offer waa doclined. Jco Emmet is still doing Fritz at _the Adelphi Thetro in London. Ho haa boon delightod with the discovery of certain pamstaking genealo- gistn, who have ascertained that ho is the grest- graud-nophow of Robert Emmot, the Irish Patiiot. Joo had proviouely remainodin ignor- ance of thse fact. Lut one London marager was bold enough to dspart from the time-honored custom, and firinx out & tragedy on Clristmas Day. 1f this had bappened s few years ago, the fim in the gal- lery weuld probably bavo pelted that manaszer with his own benches; but in this inetance they rostricled their rovongeful manifostatious to immod :rate laughter at the most solomn pas- sages i1 the pley. At Mcbraska City, recently, the Sunday schoola rondercd a Teligious drama, in which the princi- pal tabiesu was to be ‘Belshazzar's fonst. Ev- orything wont smooth uatil tho feast came, wien .t was discovered thst old ‘‘Belehaz.” could not get his pants on ; and, to crovn all, blundeing local artist, to whom bad beon,on- trusted the gmducing of tho band-writing on the wall, made a mistake, aud the sentenco seen in Ietters of fire was ** Don't Give Up the Ship,” and belonged to another tebleau. . Very fow professional peoplo, much loss tho cnersl public, aro aware of the fact that Alco Kingatury, profossionally known os tho * Elfin Star,” has been dead about two years. Jhe lady was married over three years ago to a Cap- tain in the rogular army, who took Ler not only from tho stage, but induced her to give up all her professional frionds, aad by whom ho was lost sightof. They took up thieir rosidence in Vickab s, Miss., from which place thoy went to Su. Louis to reside, whoro the * Elfin Star " took sizk, died, and was buried. It has never Leea in print before. Tho Laltimore Gazetie saya: *T¢ will doubt- loss bo highly gratifsing to the thousands who Lavo learnied to look upon Joo Jefferson as a porsonal friend, and to regard tho great como- dian with affection, to kaow that he has com- pletely recovered 'his sight, with the loss of which ho was 50 _seriously throatencd in Juno Inst, and for which he suffored & most delicato 2ad painfil operation at the hands of Dr. George Rouling, the eminent oculist of thig' cily. ~Mr. feficrion states that he not only ex- periancos uow o traces of his former disenso, ut taat he can read oasily fine priut with his operated eye, aud does not'suffer pain under any light. IIs has been under Dr. Reuling’s treat- ot during the entire time, and expreszes a high approciation of the skill and succesa with which_the operation was porformed. Ho will leave Baltimore in & day ot two, to meet eu- gage:nonty in Riclimond, Charleeton, and Sa- vanoah," DARNUAI'S INTENTIONS. Io the course of o performance given ot the New York Academy of Music for the beneiit of tho sfferers by the destruction of Barnam's Mugeum, 2ir. Bamum medo & specch, in which Lo said : Ithas beenasked whether T will build up a large muscum avd menageria in New York. Well, T am now nourly 63 yeara ofaga. 1can buy plenty of building sites and get plenty of leaved lots for 3 new museurs, but 1 cannot get & new lease of life, T am situated, in this respect, zome 28 Mr. Vanderbilt. A man offerad towell him o Liorse. * What is bis pedigree” sakod Mr, Vanderbilt, It waa given “Al, that i3 the lest blood in tho country, snd 1 bim at s fair prics, How buy fast is het” I think he will fravel intwo- twenty wheu he gots old cnough,” replied: tho ownar, @WHe s & two-year-old colt™ A colt! Icont wait fo colte,” cxcisimed ;Mr. Venderbilt, Ican scarcaly wait for leascs; but younger members of my family desirs mo to” croct, in this city, 2n_estebiisbmeut worthy of Now York and of myeclf. It will beno small undertaking; for, -4 T ercct such an establish- ment, it poskérs mew and costly feattres never Before atteinpied, I bave it undor cossldoration, and within a metth shall -determine wkether I shall'do it ornot. ~MUsIC. The only musical evont of tho past week hes beea one which did nob come off,—the Orstorio Bocioty's first concart,—which was to havo been given of fho First Congrogational Church, and was usiavoidably postponed, owing to the burn- ing of tho church. /s & mattor of cariosity, howaver, wa print the programme go that ticket- Liolders may see what they lost. It was to bo 85 follows: 1. Organ Voluntary—* Hallolujah from ¢ Moupt of Olives" lr. Louis Falk, 2. Chorus—* Ho Watching Ovor Jsracl”. . Mendelaschn 8, Duo and Chorus—“I Waited for the Lord”... 5 ra, Fariell and Ars, Carrington, Chorus,” $. Canon Quartette from “ Fidelio™.......... Becthoven Hrs, Farvell, Mre. Johnaum, Messrs, Sabwn and - Lowen, 5, Lacturo—Subject, Beethoven™. . B & Riev, Jtabert Leird Collier. ¢. Solo and Chorus—* Daughter of Efro™......Blshop Hrs. Carrington. 7. Chorns—* The Curse of the Lord,” from “Nasman®, ... . on - Car What course the BSociety will now take ie somowhst uncertain. It hae been driven from pillar to post by fire, and for the second time has lost all its property. Insuranco meu will goon begin to classify it as & very hazardous risk. The Bociety, however, Las resolved to make one moro attempt, and announces the lec- tare and concert for Thursday evening, atthe Union Park Congregationsl Church, that society having donated the use of the church. As the Oratorio Society lost ita fine library of 600 vol- umes, concert-goara should now help them out. THE APOLLO CLUB ENTERTAINMENT. e first reception of the Apollo Club, fo its associate members only, will be given at Stand- ard Hall, on Tuesday evening, under the direc- tion of its conductor, Mr. A. W. Dobn. The programme for.the occssion will be as fol- lows: 1, Chorus—* Logal Soug™, 2. Soprano e .Eucken 3, Choras— Alwazs More”. eeeseers Seifert 1 Baritone Solo—*The Meeting at the Se3 Shore”. Ar, Frits’ Foll 5 Choras— Baware ... c aas Bl A Serenat 8. Bisao Sato— {4 1 e } g Alr. Robert- Goldbeck. Dreamy Lake.. Spring Again Be 2. Che 4 Ck: o ur:é: . Chorus—* Ckarzpagne Son, 10, Tt 8olo— Gaicie s Bergamo . - dlr, Frank 4, Eowen. 11. Chorud—* The Miller's Dsughtes 7, OFERA BOGTFE- The opera bonffe season commences to-mor- row eveaing, at Aiken's Theatre. With Aimee the public is already acquaiated, and will need no forther introducticn to find out that sheis s : 5. T 7. Chorus— i,: e 8. Soprano Solo, a o piquant, vivacious, brisk little actress, and a good singor. With tho otl:er membors of the troupo, Mlcs. Bonelli, Roland, Julien, Nasdin, Grenot, Baren, Deschiamps, Peraut, sad Can° trelle, ‘aud Messiours Jutesn, Leéiyer, Du- chesne, Marcas, Nardin, Julien, and Berthon, opera-goers have yet to become acquainted. Tho reglurtalm for tho week in as follows: Monday. +¢La Grande Tuchesso;" Tuezday, “Le Letit Feust;" Wednesduy, “Ls Bello Heleno;” Thursday, “ Genevievo do Brabsat;" Frids7..| “La Perichole” (benefit of Mile. Aimce Saturday afternpon, *‘ Les Cent Vierges.' orchostrat loaderis fons. Von Glole: THE ITALIAN OPERA SEASON. The time for tho commencoment of the Italian opora ecason at McVickor's, Feb, 3, is rapidly appronching, and opera-goers aro already bogin- ning to bo ina flutter of excitement over the prospects of hearing Luces and Kollogg. The Tumors ofthe bresking up of tha company ara entircly ulffcunded, and were probably set afloat by some_ malicions’ pereona urfricndly to Alr. Muarotzek, The facts of the caso are thatin Philadelphia both Madame Lucca and Miss Kel- logg took cold, and, as Mr. Maretzok has & ciause inallof the contracts with his artists that he has the right of not playing on oither Christmas week or Holy week, he docided to give Madame Lucea a. rest, aud to ow the company to enjoy themselves on Christmas. They are now playing in Boston with great success, Lucca having made a furore uotwitkstanding thet the general amuscment season in that city s dull. We bhave o doubt that they will recaive a cordial greetivg hers, after the long dearth of Italisn opera. THE BOSTON BEXTETTE. | Tpon the same evoning on which Italian opera commences, the Boston Sextettd Club will-give sta firat concert, undor the auspices of the Star Lectura Course managers, at the First Bapti Church. The artists composing this organiza- tion are 3Irs. Anne Grauger Dow (soprana), Mrs. Clarles A, Barry lgcon to), Mr. Fred. C. Pack- ard (tenor), Mr. Frank D. Spraguo (bssso), and Mies Boll (viotinist), Tho second concort will bo iven at the Union Park Congragational Churzh, ‘cb. 4, The programines on esch occasion will | be of a ballad character. ‘THE THOMAS CONCERTS. The Thomss concerts are yoi moarly four weoks off, 8o that it is a8 yot imposaille to fur- nish detalls, excopt thet tha firat will bo givon at tho Mickigan Avenue Daptist Church. Feb. 17, aud tho second at the Union Park Congro- gational Church, Fob. 18. PIANO RECITAL. Ono of the pleasant musical events of tho last weok was the first public appearace of Mr. Emil Liebling, » young Gormsn pisnist, who gave a inno recital at the piano warsrooms of H. Tanssennius & Co., 4565 Wabnsh avenue, to a small party of musicians and musical con- noisseurs. Alr. Licbling's programmo~ em- braced s Preludium and Fugue, by Mendels- son; “Bird as Prophet,” by Schumann; Chopin's * Berceuso ”; & Fugue by Bach ; Cho- pin's Concerto_in I minor; and Liszt's tran- script of tho “Wedding March.” Mr. Lisbling is & _pisnist of groab power, and has s very forcible, clear, and at the samo timo brilliant style, whilo his memory is_excallent, 2s may be inforrod from the fact that ho played ali the above numbers witkout the acores. He is us yet quito yonng, but with such musical intelligenco s Lo digplas, gives evory promiso of being an oxtraordinarily gooa player. Miss Jossicn Has- Xell and Miss Ellz White added matorially to the loasaut character of the occasion by the per- ormance of vocal solos. THE CINCINNATI MUSICAL FESTIVAL. We mako the following cxtract from 1 private sotter from Geo. Ward Nichols, Erq., the Presi- dont of the Cincinnati Muaical Festival, which Las & local intorest :. * * * You will pardon me for writing you with regard to our Festival, but there hss not been any re- sponse to our invitation from your city. It would not loole well for Chicago if ehs wero not represented at a ‘Western musical festival, or, to put it in another way, we should mot foelthat the Festival was complete, sliould the important name and fnfluence of your city be sbeont. With tha exception of Chicago, and one or two other large cities, the West will bo admirably rep- resontod et tha Festival, and in all other ways we are ‘meeting with complete success, Our own local chorus will number at lcast 700 eingers, and we are hard, but pleasantly, at work rehearsing the music, THE GERMANIA CONCERT. The Germunia Band will give its regular Sunday concert_to-day at Vorwarts Turnor Hail, on Weat Twelfth troet, instead of at Orphous Hall, 2 heretoforo, and horeafter the concerts will be given regularly every Saunday at the abovoliall. The programms for this aftenoon will ba as follows: 1. German Ewmperor March. 2, Overture to * Raymond” 3, Waltz—* Les Roses ™. 4. Potpourri—* Musical 6. Fantasio for fut 6. Lalson Polks. i erture 1o £, March Potpourri No. 1. 9. Amusement Quadrille. MUBICAL NOTES. Signor Brignoli has cancollod his engagement for La Scals, in Milan. : Horr Dader, the pianofort tuncr for Boe- thoven, has diod in Paris, in his 93t year. M. Capoul has susponded his career as a singer of Italian opers in Iialy, and hes with- drawn from the Italian Theatre in Paris. It ig expected that Mme. Fabbri and Mme. Btates will bo heard in Italian oporain San Fran- cisco. A concert is to bo given at the Theatre Italion, on behalf of tho sufferers by tho Boston fite., Mle. Alboni will sing. 2 The subscriptions for tha statue to Chopin, to be erected in Warsaw, his nativa city, aro com- ing in rapidly, and no doubt is catortained as to the oxecution of tho echemo. Wagner has intordioted_the performance of his *'Iristan und Isolde ” in"Eorlin, on the plea that there is no chef d'orchestre in the German capital able to conduct it Herr Wagner's opers, “Die Moistorsinger” 1ins beon Tevived at Weimar. Herr von Milde is Hans Sachs; Herr Feronezy Walther; Mlle. Amann, Eca; and Madsmo Ludwig-Medal, Mag- lelena, - In reply to = request from the Committee that that he would take part in a concert in aid of the Boathoven Memoris! Fand, and compose & can- tnta for tho occasion, the' Ablate Franz Liszt has declined. A Milan correspondent writes s follows: “Sinco tho vory remakablo debutof Signorina, Violotts, Colvilie. (or perliaps T shiould mora properly say, Mfiss Oolvillo, 2 she is the daugh- tor of an Irigh gentloman), sho Las received offers of engagemonts from Yenice, Milan, Man- tun, and Trieste, and has accepted {hat of Milaa, and will sing at the *Carcano Thestre’ during thie Carnival.” Carlotts Patti bas been offerod, by telegraph from Havans, 20,000 gold for ton performances, but provious engagement with uer manager, Max Strakoech, compels her to decline this offer. Thio present will be the last season of tho cele- brated cantatrice in public. She retires to pri- vate life after this engsgement. Mllo, Gindole haa not carried her point-at Vicnns ; sho has failed to obtain from the man- sgement, of the Lmporial Opers Hoes tho terms sho demanded, namcly, 13,000 florina = year; nevertheless, she hes considered it avieable to accept tho terma offored her, and has acqordipg~ Iy cigued a fresh eogagemont. One of the lesst known works of Mozart, the comia opers of * Bolmont end Constance,” hes Just been revived at the Berlin Qpers House Srith great success. The principal paris, which requico much artisiic talent, wera wel eing by Mile, Grossi, £oprano ; MM, Schott, tenox; snd Woworsky, bass, s iss Teebells Brush, an Americsn young Iady, made her debul in opers on the 15th ult., at the Toatro Pagliano, in Florence. The opers was Bollini's ** Romed end Juliet.” The young lady, who is doecribed as being very handsome, scems to have dizarmed the critics. Beyond saying that her voice, though exquisitely sweet, ia not powerful, all of thes: praise her performanco. The Rubinstein Troupe did mot attract large audiences in Bostof. *‘If we stay in Boston much Jonger,” said_ignizweki come upaccustoméd t0 appe _ Rubinetein's route after ieaving Now York will be as-follows: On Tuesday, Jan, 13, in Philadel- hia; Saturday, Feb. 13, in Pitteburgh; Monday, Both, in Indianapolia; from that place thes go to New Orleans and Momphis. 3Mra. Imogene Brown may be thankful fo Providence for the possession of a fine, very high-priced voico—the highe indeed. in the church choir way yet knows in Episcopal annals cither hera orabroad. Mrs, Imogene Browa has been engaged to u'm% forenoons aud afternoons, on Sundaye. at St. Bartholemew's Church, New York, at £3,000 8 year. In the cvening she i to sing in Chrigt Charch for arother £1,000, thua reslizing from Eer besutiful voice and culture about £30 & Sunday. Teabella Galleti, the great Italian prims doona, has Lyosen her contract for Cairo, Egypt, which woild have brogght her 200,000, in thrée months, and for no known resson. She is an incompre- hensiblg woman, oftener guided by whims thau senze. Able to earn 600 per night, she prefers, $0 remain poor rather than sing when she docs Dot foel like it. When in the divine flame, ske saves nothing of ber wonderful earnings, spend- ing liko s Princess, greatly aided by a worthless Husband, who gambles like & Rozsian nobleman, ; B e OUR GENERALS-IN-CHIEF, Services of Arthur St. Clair. The Objections to Some of “Gath’s” Historical Statements. To the Editor ¢f The Chicago Triduna : Sm: Your entertaining and geuerally accarato Washington corroepondent, in his lotter of tho 8th inst., printed in yestérday's issue, inadvor- tently does injustice. to the memory of one of the most distinguished of the soldiers of tho Revolutionary war. 1ie says: ‘Tho third Genaral-in-Chief, so-called, was Arthur St. Clair, wha lield tho place but a littls while, and was tho subject of aterrific burstof rage from President Washinpton, when St Clzir hid lost nearly all his army near tho Mismi villages. He would bave boen conrl-marifalle], Lut Washington safd there was a de- ficiency of ofiicora of rauk competent to form ruch a Court {n hin case; nud the poor soldier resizmed, at the age of 53, alter twenty years' unauccesaful but con- sclentious aeivice, and bo died ungaid, snd neasly up- pitied. The rank held by St. Clair at the time raferred to was that of Major General. Ilo was assigned, by order of the President, to the command of the troops—regulars snd raw militia to the num- ber of about 2,390—chosen ta operato againat the Indiaus of tho West. To styles himuelf, in hia official papers, ** Commandar-in-Chief.” T object more to the spirit "than to the lan- guage (though that will ke found to bo incor- Tect) of “Gath's garagraph. Tho improssion conveyed ie, that Washington was 80 angry on acconnt of the defeat of thesrmy that he would have had its commander promptly court-mar- tialed, but was conetrzined to omit that form of military justice -on account of - the | “‘deficiency of officera of rank competent to form such a Court.” The official records place tho matter in adifferent light. Thoy,show that the unfortunato General, stung by unjust public criticism, demanded & hearing before & Military Court ; and that Washington, in com- municating to him the impracticability of conati- tuting such n Court, endesvored to- southe bis wounded feclings. It is cortain that ho “con- tinued to honor him with lLis confidence and friendship.” But, before completing tho ovi- denco that the defeat of Bt. Clair was not at- tributed by the Presidgut, or well-informed per- sons, to incompotency or lack of courage, por- mit mo to refor at some length to the “burst of rage” alluded to by your correspondent in his very interesting”letter. The story is told by Rush in- his acconnt of tho domestic life of Washington, and is repeated by Irviug. . The officer bearing the depatches from tho defeated army arrived at the President’s houso, in Philadelphis, towards the closs of & December day, and demanded immediate admittance to the President. The latter was at dinner with com- pany, but finelly & servant voutured into tho dining-room and communicatod the matter to Mr. Lear, who, after a conferenco with tho mes- eonger, roturned to tho dining-room, and, inn whisper, conveyed to tho President the nows of the disaster. * Washington rose from tho table and went intp the hall, whence Le rotarned in a. ghort time and resumed his scat, apologizing for his absence, but without alluding to the cause of it. One of tho company, however, overheard Lim, 88 he took his seat, maiter to himself, with an ejaculation of extreme impatience, ‘I'know it wonld ba s0.’” S Washington_remained serene until after the company withdrer, which was sbont 10 o'clock, when, “ taking a seat on & sofs by the fire, ho told Mr. Leer to sit down. The latter had searco time to notico that ho was extreweiy agitated, when he broke out suddenly : ¢ It's all over |— Bt. Clair's defeated !—ronted ; the officers nearly all killed, tho men by wholesalo; the route com- leto ; too shocking to fhink of, aud a surprise info the bargain ! All this was attered with at vehemence. Then, pausing omd rising from tho sofs, e walkod up and down the room in silenco, violently agitated, but saying nothing, When near the door, ho stopped short ; stood still for o few moments, wheu thero was another terribla explosion of wrath. ¢ Yes,” exclaimed ho, “here, on J{'“ very spot, I took lesve of him; I wished him success and honor. “You have your iostructions from tho Becrotary of - War, eaid I had a strict oy to them, and will-sdd but one word : DBEWARE OF A SURPRISE! Tndisns fight us. I ropest it: BEWARE OF A sumerise.’ Mo went off with that, my last warning, thrown into his ears. And yet, to suffor that army to be cut to pieces, hacked, butchercd, tomahawked, by & sarprise,—tho very thing T guarded Lim againgt! O God! 0 God! oxclamed bio, throwing up his bands, while his vory frame shook with_ emotion, ¢ ho's worse than a maurderor! How can ho andwer it {o his country? Thn blodd of the slsin is upon him,—the curso of widows and orphans,—the curso of Heaven!' Tho paroxyem passed by. Washington agzin sag down on thio #ofu ; ho was silcnt,-anfpnrcnll:r Incomfortable, &s 'if con- scious of the ungovarnable bursi of passion which had como over him. ¢ This -must not go bevond this room, maid longth, in » subdzed and altered toue. was another and longer pauge; then, in a tono quitolow: *General St. Clair shall have jus- tico, #aid Lo. ‘I looked hastily through tho despatohes ; saw the whole disestor, but not all tho particulars. I will roceiva him without dis- plensuro; I will hear him without projudico; bo shall have fall justice.’” 5 This noblo promiso was fully kept. St. Clair was heard ; restored to tho favor of Washing- ton, with whom he hiad alwars been a favorite; and vindicated by Genersl Krox, Secretary of War, in the following words, nnder date of the 23d of Decembor, 1791 : 2 “ Your misfortune, to be aure, has bean great and_unexpecied. Bat, sir, it was one of those incidents which Sometimes happen in human affaira, which could not, under existing oircum- stances, have beeu provenied. 4 Bo assured, sir, that, however groat tho de- feat, Loth your reputatian, ead tho Teputation of the troops under your command, &re unim- peached. The fact soems to be pretty well as- certained, by tho way of Dotroit, through differ- ent channela of communication, thet yon must have had oppoaed to you upwards of 2,300 In- disng, If thie ehould prove trus oventuaily, the consolidation would at least arige, that you ware beaten by uperior numbera.” But 8t. Clair was not content. He demarcded 2 Court of Tnquiry, as above referred to, and his frionds in Corgress liad a Committee appointed to investigate tho matter. That investigation resulted in the trimmpuant vindication of the bravo woldier, and the placing of the blame where it really belonged. Quartermaetor Hodg- don was the man who shonld have recaived the weight of Washington's passiouste, burning words. Nor was tho Sccratary of ‘War wholly tres from blemo, 1t was claimed by Sb. Clair, in his deferce, that the recruits were largely *(the eweeping of the geola¥ of Penneylvania, Delaware, etc.; that the Becretary of ¢ar directed tho incorporation of theso vagabonds,inta the regiments of regular troops; that the fecretaryhadneglected io apply to the Executjve of Virginia for authonly to draft the militis of Kentucky, and thees, not reccgnizing the autkority of the Commander-in- Chie’;. deserted larg that, while the army a8 t0 bave been ready to move forward f{rom Fort Washington in July, it was_not even im- perfectly prevared bafore' late iu the fall, owing nal negluct of the Quartarmaster, who refured to obey Eis (St, Clair's commands } that the am ition wa3 inferior, and there was_not a porticls of dry forago of any kind with tho ermy—s small quen- tity of oaa that had teen sent from Fort P Dad all beon used long before the army marched ; that the contractor failed to supply gutficieut food ; that, under his iostructions, the com- mander wee roquired to go forward ; and that, finally, e the 2d of November. in consoqueacs of the detachment of the First Regiment to bring up the supplies and catch deserters, tho army consisted of only abeat 1,300 men. On the merning of the 4th, the enemy at- tecked the troops incamp. The militis, after a fow moment's firing; fled in dismay, leaving the regulars to defend the ground. How bravely this wes dope, higtory telis; but tho officer moat distinguiehed for coolness and bravery was the Commander-in-Clief, who was 20 ill that he had to becarried in_the arms of his staff es he gave Lis orders. Iewas the last toleave the Gronnd, and, by Lis manly bearing, preserved the Qiscipline of the few regulara lofs, aud pro- vented a total wreck. . The Congressional Committee, amination, report the facts fully. Thoy at- tributed the failure of the expedition to: 1 The delay in furaishing the materials and esti- mates, and in passing tho sct for the.protsc- tion of the fronticrs, 2. Tie delays consequent upon,the gross and various mismacagements and neglects in the QuartermasieX’s and Con- siter an ex- You knor, how tho’ trector’s Deparimenta, tho lateness ¢f the sea- | sonat which the ezpedition was undertaken, . "3, Tho want of dizciplina and experienca 2 tho troors. Tho Comumittee’s roport concludes: © Tho Committes conceive it Lut justico to the Com- mauder lLief to esy that, in their opinion, the failura of the late expedition can in no re- spact bo impated to bis conduct, eithor at any ume beforo or during tie action ; bnt that, as Lis condust, in all the preparatory arrangements, was warked and zeal, go his cenduct duning ths action furnizhed strong tes- timouics of Lis coolness axd intrapidity.” ‘This report was reafiirmed &8 tho noxt session of Congress, the Secretery of War =nd Quartoc- tosster Hodgdon beving demanded a rehearing. ‘Tho expedition againat the Westorn Indians is the oaly prrt of the military cateer of Arthur St. Clair to which ths word *“ unsuccessful” can bo justly applicd. Io took an houorablo partin tho French War, and thronghout the Revolu- i War was ono of tho moss trusted ofticers ington, who frequently honored him with his coufidonco end availed Limaelf of his th pecutiar ahilif military skill. Ho was appointed by Con- gress & Colonel in tho Continontal Army in 1735, and in the February foilowing_was ordered to march with bia rogiment into Canada. In August, 1776, ho was romoted to the rank of & Brigadier, and in ebruary, 1777, on accoust of the distinguished ast Lalion by him in tho dafeat of the British at Princston, and tho subsequent movements Shich placed the army safo in Lo highlands of Now Jersey, ko was created & Major Gonoral, and ordered to repsir to Tizonderoga and place himself under the command of Goneral Gates. The abandonment of that poet, resulting in its occupation by tho enemy, was Sovaroly censured, end St. Clair was tewporarily relievod of Lis command. The inguiry inetituied showel thas St. Clair's courso w23 important in a strategic point of view ; that ho could not bave withstood tho cuemy with the small force nuder him; and its loss wonld have provented the eapture of tho army of General Lurgoyne. The ofiicers who exsmined the evidence coucarred in tho opinion that + It required moze moral conrago to induce s brave goldior to abandon & post without a bat~ tlo, than fo rmako za unsuccesful offort to do- feud it ;" and the report coucluded with the fol- lowing sentenco: * Alajor General St Clair is acquilied, wilh the higlcst honor, of the charges calibited against Aim." Washiugton bad quietly approved his conduct by keeping kim near his person, and honoring Lim with taarked atfontions, whilo this, inqui was being earriad on.Gonoral St. Clait's subsé quext military servicos, to the close of the war, were importent aud honorallo. Nor were ArtliurSt, Clair's cisil services to hia countrs leas honorsblo and successful—if the accumialetion of weaith s not considered osaon: “lial to crown with fuccess & public carcer. In 135, the Legislaaroof Ponrsvlvania ap- poiated him a delézato to tho Continantal Con- greas, sud, koon affor taling Nis ecat, Lo was elected Préaident of that budy. While sctiug as prosiding ollicer, tha ordinunc for the govern- mont of tho Northwess Lerritory was pasacd, ud ha wag choscu Governor to camy its pro- in t. 1o 1759, Presidant Weshing- ton rezppointed Lim to that position, which he held uniil 3502, wien ho wes removod at the in- etigation of tho friends of Thomas_Jefferson, who_disliked him brcauso of his nolitical opinious, ond becamwso ho _fesisted tha edizsion of Ohio eo a Statc,—an act ch Mr, Jelerson vers much desired to hava accomplislied esily. ‘The leadars in this opposi- tion to St. Clair were Thomas Worthington and his brothér-in-taw, Dr. Tifin,—both of whom afrerwanls filled tho ofico of Governor of that ‘Tho original papers giving (be particulars of this contost, which are in my peesession, show that, in those days, under the lead of Thomas Jolterson, the rancor of poliiical warfaro among {ho aspiring mra of th young West was quito 53 bittor, utrclenting, and unscrupulous as in theso luter times. Tho_ discovery of the influ~ enco of monoy in obtaining political position, however, belongs to a niora recont period. WLy Hexey Sxurra. Cm12ado, Jan. 13,1573, —_— UNTO DEATH. AR it 15 thou, tha angel of oy life, Tho one faint voico from Heaven That fillod my car amid my hours of strife, Wien hope, and joy, and light weroall but riven Trom mo, My morathan friend, My lova througy all tie years love has made dear ! Watt with mo till tho cnd { 3 Thun‘ugd“x-xxs«; me from sweet dreams; a3d yot'tla ‘well, For thon than sweclest dream Are beiter far.And I vould ever dwell Within the glory of tho tender gleam Of thosa bright esce, which lend Heaven's light to earth; and yetit canncibet Wait with me till tho'end | And thon, my love, hes coma to me from far; From that deep, sholtured valo Where firat £ mob thee, my own guiding etar, And whero, 1 twilighi bour, love's earlr o Wos #poken firal. Ol Lend Thy {air young faco abote o yet again { Wait with me till theend ! For T would have the lips af love's first dream Breathe Eindly on me now, And give their blesaug, faliing liko s gleam Of Hiuven tpon a denth-oersbadowed brow § o & bloasing that aballlenid glory that shall light me thzough the gloom 1 207wl e e 17081 the @ Thy presence lont & beauty to the dovwer, A Grectness to tha dove, A chiarm to all the sounds of trilight’s hozr s And T tind 31 thy heart's impassioned lose § But now my soul muat rend Itel{ from LLee, and go fts lonely way t Walt with rao tl the ead 1 Tleft theo on that day now locg gono by, And while T sesrclied for fa 31y soul fed on the love fn thy dark eye, ‘And burned that I might gain o uoble name, And that wo yet might bleud, Our lives in oue renown; but all fa o'or | Walt with mo till the end 1 “Thoa knewest not how of throughont tho night i preneics hovered neur, 2 And fent a lustre to my lcaely Iight, Ao tlrough the aflent lours I sestued 10 hear Thy.voice & prayer send . To Heaven for me, Now, more than guardian oucy Wait with me tilitho enil Dearlovo! I feel thy kiss upon Weep not, my love and life! TILLICS thee till we rueet; bonear menow, « While I am passing through thiamortal sirifz { Noother hand ean tend . Mo Jike thine ownramid this hour of need ! it with me till the end! —Clambers’ Journa . e e Buifalo Bizl's Mistslces During tho engegement of tho Ned Buattine company in Indianapolis, it was observed that Buffalo Bill had grown ead, ilent, aud dejected; The Sentirel undertook tw discover tho canse, with this reaultt 4 1t i3 a well-known fact that not. the moet trivial inci~ deat of the great esctpes ths exe of biatory; thus it was with untamed hunter of tlie buffalo, Lfé dojected 1o0ks eve nightfall wera nccounted for: [To bad grown tirefl of the alow monotony of lifo in the gay citfes, S lonzed once paozo for the hracing air and qatram: ‘melicd freedom of his native plajus, evea aa the thirsty toper atter a lively attack uf the jim-jams pants for the fiowing bowl, Bt be did not intend to fly alone. T arrow of Cupid had plerced hin heart, cnd long aseo- ¢,07 the blood and thunder tronpe, bror. charms. It muay be a3 well o state hero that Dore Eve, who pesses for = dusky maiden,—sa untutorid’ sod gentle denizen of tho forst— is 2 metive of the County of Wexford, sud sscd ber easly yesra fa the City of Cork, o thr Giam of the Sox, Jiow eho derived her Indisn derce..., acccrdiny to the bills and postars of the com- psay, I3 not stated, and romaing a nut for the coming ethncldgirs to crack. How in lose with Lore Ege, a3 Ber with a devotion, whlck 323 only equalled by bis | teeds wero g love for rod cyz, Veaterdsy he aprroached tho object of his affection, and fu accordance with the dime- nosel code of etiquette, casta longlag ook at Dors Eye, and exchimed: * Fiy'wits me. Lot 33 once more live oa the Lotindless prairle, never to return to the fate, Toward thenctting run wa Bem to eternal and constabios varmints fn particuler. My steed walte, let us go; or, I meant to sy, we can take the Eankakeo route~ticos thosier, cod fare aa low 2z by any cther route "—s remembering that 'ye, Gy with me to the darert; xeniember fhat therein but opo change of carson tho grest Kengaroo throogh line, The eart of tho bufalo sliyer i Jomely ; theso 1s no age to »liare Lis wigwany, nono to conk itn leathery budalo whes o returna horr ~ weary from tho ckast, and ho boila tke Joint of re:s: doyg sudt other aboriginal luz- uries § rotitude, There ia ©o charge for omnibua transfers, two experienced dociom, with & full conmpicment of amputating spparstus, on all througa traina” Willlsm wonld Eaia said much more bad he nol been preity well chargod with fire- water, 20d had he not_tried to cncirclo the slender walst of Ligve Eye 13 give emybasls tokis wooing, This changs of tacties Lrought canversation toa sudden coan. Deve Ege, tho reai £oll loving—for further par- ieulars £oa sl Lill—Las & tempes cf ber own, tha warmth of which i accounted for Ly ber anburn Hog- lets, Bhe,made 0o reply, bus plcked up & war clnb used 01 the stage and lafd 2 with such gentie force and pre- cision over the Lison homter'a occiput thathe rolled to the ‘foor. “I1 lache yess, se lomg-halred Ipeen, to be callicg a dacent kir) all thim names,” saigd she, in & brogue of the untutorpl man from oYer tho waters. Wit this sols observation she procecded tomt down on Wiiilam's manly but prostrats form, with a heftigers tLat Jeft him Mitle breath for war- whoops in the evening perforimance, He dym recollection that a few Bandfuls of blonds Jocks that e lost were twiated out in the fray. Assooned Dore Eve got out of breath, William lef¢ tha room, a raddez and a wlios man, aad will at oace sdrertiss foz szother Indiza maider, prefacicy the same with tha poaitiva ssaurance that no rodsbaired ones need apriy. iug lght, bad made bimaaiave -