Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 7, 1876, Page 2

I o i b v THI CIHHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JU £ Diriron of the Mistonrh, Chicago: No Indiana O it 4 gt bt (Tacon of & lnrga and recent camp have been diecovered 20 at.lo miles up the Rosehud, Gibbon’s column will move his morning on the north sida of the Yellowetono for tho month of tha Bip Morn, where it will be ferried acrosa by tha qnppl{ flcnmur.,lm! whence 1t will proceed to the month of the Little Itom, and g0 an, *Custer will go v the Rosehud to-mors rouw with Al sehole regiment, and thence o tha headuwaters of the Litile Lorn; thence down the ZLutle Ilorn. A. 1. Tenny, Trigadior General CommAnding, WIIBK CUSTER CAME UPON TIIE INDIAKNS, Tiad bo withdrawn and walted the refaforcements on the way, ho might the next day have had not less than 2,000 availablo troops, and by the sccond or thind dsy probably vver 3,000, and hate had assurance of an easy victory vver the redskins, But, counting upon his former succcascs, and underrating the enemy, who was as well armed and provided with ammunition, besldes Lelug for the most part mounted, Custer had the temerity, with five companics only, to mike n charge into the very midst of the savages, num- bering at least TEN MEN TO I3 ONE, andwhobestdes had sccured the cholceof posl- tlon, aud ke fell p victim to nis own rash gal- lautry, which as well was fatal to 3061 members of the five companics of his column. The re- malnining seven companies, unider command of Ma). Reno, which attacked on tho other side of the Indlan camp, NARROWLY XSCATED THR LIKE FATB, wwhich cortainly would have been theirs but that Glbbon'a cotnmand coms to their rellef next day. ‘Tho loss, however, was 50 sovere that the remnant of Custer's command, with Gibbou's command, have fallen back tojthe Big Horn Rivor, Terry’s bse of supplies, und tho Sloux will thus probably be coabled to muke their eseape from tho Littlo Horn region, and a long thaeo will probably follow before they will be wvertaken. CUSTER. A BEETCH OF HI8 MILITARY CAREER, Qeorge A. Custer was born at New Rumley, 0., on the 5th of December, 1880, and was in his 87th year at the timcof hisdeath. Hoen- tercd the Natlonal Military Academy at West Polnt, on the 1st of July, 1657, aud graduated onthe24thof June, 1861, atanding thirty-fourth in hisclass,and wascommissionedaSecond Lieuten- antin thoSecond Covalry. Heatonceentered up- onactive service inthe Warof the Rebelllon, took part In the Manassas campalgu of July, 1801, he- ing engaged In THB BATTLE OF BULL RUN, the first of tho War. Ho aldo served in the Army of the Potumac In tho Virginia l'enhmelnr camne yalgn, being enghged In the slege of Yorktuwn and as ald-decump to Gen. McClellun in the eubscquent operations of the campaign, being promoted on the 5th of Juue, 1803, to a Coptasincy as additional elde. 1le gerved through the Maryland campaign of the fall of 132, boing ongagod In the battlvs of South Mountain sud Antfetam, In the Rap- pahanuock campaign, from March to June, 1803, ho was engaged {n Btoneman's great cavalry rald toward Richmond, and u the fight at Bran- dy Station as aldo to Gen. Fleasunton. e commanded a cavalry brigade in the Army of the Potomao in TIR PENNSYLVANIA CANFAION in tho sumimer of 1803, belng commissioned Brigadior General of volunteors ou the 20th of June of that year. In the campalgn he took part in tho engagoment ab Aldio Uap, fn the battle of Gettysburg, snd In the fights at Mon- terey, Smithburg, Hagarstown, Willlamsport, Boonsboro!, tte. e was engeged in tho cam- paign In Central Virgiula from August, 1803, to March, 1864, seoing hot work In tho fNghta at King Georgo Court-House, at Culpepper, at Bomervills Ford, in ths reconnolssante at Liberty Mills, and In the cugagements ot James City aud Brandy Statlon, nud {n the skir- miabics on the movement to Centreville. He also took part in the engugement at Galuesville and {n the Mine Run Expedition. LEAVE OF ABSINOS. In December, 1863, the effect of his hard cam- paigning began to tell upou bis health to such extent that ho.was compelled to aceept a sick leave of absence, But in April ho was aguin in command of a brigade In the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomae, fnthe campuign agalnst Richmond, and with nts command took part in THR TERUIFIC PIONTING IN THE WILDERNESS. Immediutely following this ho fought with bls tommand {n the battles of Mcudow Bridge, Hanovertown, Howe's Bhop, Cold Harbor, Trevellian Station, and Nowark. i He commanded the Third Division, Cav- alry Corps, in the Bhenandoah campaign, bolng engagud In skirmishes near Winchester, Frout Ruyal, Shepardstown, Smithtleld, and Opequan Creek; the Battlo of Opequan, and the uctions at Cedarville, Leroy, Columbia Fur- uace, Tom's Run, Cudar Creck, Middletown, and Lacoy 8prings, and on the 18th of March, 1865, was made o Brevot Mujor-General for gul- lant services during the campaign ending in the surrender of the Confederute Army of Nurth- crn Virginia, Ho comnmanded a cavalry divislon ot the bat- ties of Dinwlddle, Fivo ¥orks, Appomatox Sta- tion, and at the BULLENDER OF LEB AT APIOMATOX COURT- uoUBE, 1le wus mustered vut of the voluntevr servico February 1, 1806, and commiasloned as Livuten- ant-Colonel of tho Scventh Iegular Cavalry, whigh commisslon he leld ab the titno of bis deall Aftcr the close of the War, Gen, Custer was assigned to duty on the froutlvr, where bis share In fighting the Indluns wus no Jess than it lad been in fighting the Roebels. Ho bore o prominent part in the campaign aguiust the Kanscs Tudlans in 1667, and againet the Choy~ ennes, Arrupahas, and Comanches in the winter of 18688, in which Bluck Kettly's band of sav- ageswas destroyed fn the Cavadlan Rlyer Val- luy, terminating tho campalgn, Inthe spriug of 1608 hls reglment was trunsforred from the Departinent of tho Missourl to Kentucky, uud Lo was employed in PUTTING DOWN THE KU-KLUX In that State, In 1873, with bls regiment, he was ordered to Fort Abrahumn Lincoln. Bubsee quently ho jolned in the expedition eacorting the Northern Pacifle surveying party, doring which oceurred the skirmish with the Indlans which is the subject of & brilllant artdele by hin contributed to the lost number of the Qalaxy. Tie remalned with slx compuntes of the Seventh Cavalry In commund of the post ut Fort Lin- coln unt!l last sprivg, whuu be set out In cam- suand of his uatlre reglwent with Terry's ox- pedition, to moet the fato tidings of which yusterday reached us, . ‘Throughout he was the eame dashing cavalry~ madi, whethior upon the plalus or in tho charge down the Shenandoab, TUE MURAT OF OUX SERVICS, fearless, reckless of the odds against him, and confldent of success ugalnst almost any odds by the elan with which Le bora down upon an op- posing column, and his brilliant manmuvres on wany a ficld during the War of the Rebelilon had often enougit resulted tn signal triumph to warrant no emall self-confidence on his part, For the patient tactics by which aredellborately organized victorles, he had Mitle taste, and throughout the army he was known as oue who had to be held In, ils theory, It theory he had upon the subjes as evidontly that TIHH DUSINESS OF TUE SOLDIER WAS TO PIONT, and that the true tactics wers to forve the fight~ ng whenever there was any fighting on hand, Added to bis dauntless courage was the Joftl- est amnbition, that made kim eager to sclze upon any and every opportunity to distingulah him- solf {o the fleld. Qlder men, of cooler hends, may call [t vanity. Butat best It was but the martial pride without which the great Field- Marshal would be osaible. To ity perhaps, be owes the loss of Mslife. Reluforcements were within a day’s march, But without count- Ing the odds against bim, nor waltlng for the column advanciug to his support to come up, with desperats courage he fell upon tho savages only to be swallowed up by the overwhelming ;zumben sgalnst Wiw, and bis whole force wos 5L, PERSONALLY Custer was ona of tho most riking Giea in the service. In appearance he was the very beans ddeal of the soldier—tall, lithe and slnewsy, with the free, firm carrlago of tho veteran of many flelds, and tho dashing grace of the gal- 1ant cavaller; almost foppish in costume, allect- ing what might be atyled a blending of tho tog- gery of the stags General, and the wild Western scout's fantastic trappings, hfs sombrero and velvot jacket and buckskin legging, top-hoots and monstrous spurs, his long, yellow locks, and his sweeping moustaéhe, have been tho sub- joct of not n few satirieal ctehings, But TE WAS NO STAGE BOLDIER, and n efngle glance of his plercing cye sufMieed to disclose the fighting splrit of the sulilier who on many a hard-fought field had well earned the right to wear an extrn allowance of buttons and mjlitary braid if ho chose. Custer was searce less dasbing o writer than he was saldier, and wieldeid the quills well nigh a8 brillfantly as he did tho sword, as his contrl- butions to tho Galazy attest, Hlis paper on the battle of Bull Run, In which he participated, was by all odds THE MOST GRAPIIC ACCOUNT that hina been written of that engngement, and presents the clearcst and most sucelnet state- ment of the causes that brought about the dls- nster of that day, and will doubtless tuke its place among the historie aunals of the War, The prociaumation which he fssued to the Third Cavalry Divislon, which he commanded on the Oth of April, 1385, at Appomattox Court-1touse, 1s 8o charactertstic of him as the eoldier and author, and gives such an Insight into tho man Iimself, that we REPRODUCE IT ENTIRE! With profound gratitude toward God of hattlcs, by whoso blessing onr enemica havo heen huntbled and our arma rondercd {riumphapt, your com= manding gencral asnils himself of this, his lret opportunity, to oxpress to yon his admiration of ho horold mannor in which you have paesod througl the #criod of battles which to-day resulted In tho surrender of the encmy's entire army. Tho record established by your fndomitable courage {n unparalieled In the annals of war, Yonr proweas hos won for yon even the respect and id. miration of your cnomle, During tho past six mounths, slthough in most Instances coufronted by muperior numbers, you have captured from the unenty, In opon battle, 111 plecca of field artillery, sixty.ve battle-inge, and upwards of 10,000 risoners of war, Including several gencral ofticors, Within the pustten duys, and incinded fn the abave, you have u‘numl forty-: pleces of field artillery and ihiriy-soven baitle-fiags, You have nevor lost n gun, never lost a color, and have nover been defeated; and uutwll)m(undln;{. tho numerous engagemonts in which you have rme _a _proninent parl. Including those memorable battles of the Shenandoal, you have captured every ploce of mrtiliery which the enem hasdated to open upon you. 'The near approsd of peace rondors i Improbabl thnt you wi lfuln Lo called upon to undergo the fatlgues of tha toll- soma mnrcf;nr the expoaure of tho battlo-fluld; but should tha asalstance of keon biades, wielded by rtnrdy arms, bo required to hasten the coming ot hat g.orious fl'““ for which we have been so long contending, the General commanding Is Pmmlly contident that 1 the future, us in the past, every demand will neet with a hearty and willing ra- sponso. X'Lum hope that our work {s done, and that, blessed with' tho comforta of peace, we may be crmitted to enjoy the plestires of home and Tricins, * For on camendes wiio havo fallon, letus cherieh a grateful romembranco. =~ For the wound- ed, and to'those who Junguleh in Southern prisons, Tet our heartfelt aympatby be tendered. And now, sposking for mysclf ulane, when the war Is endod and the task of the historlan hegins: whon those deeds of daring which have rondore the name und fame of the 'Third Cavalry Divislon tinperishablo are inscribed upon the bright pages of our country's history, 1 only aak that iy name 1, ho written s that of ' the commander Of tha Thir Cavalry Divixlon, G, A, Custex, Brevet Major-Gonert Cominanding, GRN. CUSTER WAS MARNIED in 1807, nt Monsue, Michigen, His wife, who shored with him the bardships of frontier life, is now at rort Abrahum Lincoln. e leaves no ehlldren, REMINISCENCES. WITAT CUSTER'S OLD COMRADES TIINK OF T, Yoaterday evening o TrinuNe veporter met three oflleers of the old Sixth Michigan Cavalry —Col. M. D. Blrge, Maj. C. Worden Deane, and Capt. L. I, Ballard—all of whom had served under Gen, Custer untll ho was mnde Major- Genernl. The three were conversing about the unhappy end of thelr old commander when the reporter came aeross them. The conversation naturally drifted Into remndnlecences of uld aruy deeds, the talk running about as follows: CAPT. DALLARD— The first timo that I saw Custer was when wo orrived at flanover, on the march up from Falrfax Court-Ilouso futo Pennsylvanly, Custer appeared thero ono night fn command of the brigade, which wus compused of the F rst, Fifth, 8ixth and S¢venth Michigan, and First Verniont Cavalry, This was In June, 1863, On the 3d of July we struck the left, or very nearly tue left, of our ariny ut Gettysburg—the whole cavalry corps which was under command of Gen. Pleassuton. We struck Ifunterstown, within, I guess, 8 mlles from Gettysburg, Just at dark, aud Custer gave us onlers to charge down a littlo Jaue with oue of those post and rall fences on each side of the rond. Sevene ty-five of us charged, and twonty-two got back, Unfortuuately I was not among thew, for I was captured, and did not see the conmand aguln for twenty-two months, being sent to Richmond, Btill we hit them severely, for twenty-two dead were picked up, every one gabured, The command perfectly fdolized Cus- ter. 'Thu old Michigau Brigado udored Its Brig- adier, and all felb ug I ho welghod about u ton. MAS, DEANE— Custer was on McClellan's staff when he got lis flrat star. As I underatand, there wero sov- eral puliticlans who Interested themselves in s behalf, and succeeded $n giving bimu chanee, uud ho, ke o man of genlug, went on and fme proved §t. 1 was Captaln at that thme when they gavo lilm the rank of Brigadier and tho com- mund of the Michigon Brigudo. €Ol IROE— In Scptember, 1863, I went back to the regl- wment, snd te uext day wa hud the battle ot H Culpepper.. There he led us iuto the enemy, and had his white stalllon shot wunder him, and was himself shot through the calf of the leg, and Col. Gray waa put in command of the briguwle. After that, In the fall of 1863, we went into camp at Stephens- boro. At the openlng of the campafgn of 1864 hie commanded our brigade. The first onguge- muut waos ab the Wildernces, I was on pleket on tho morning of tho Gth of May, with tho whole regiment, on the left of our urmy, 1 wns friven in upon o brigade of the resurve, whoery Custer wus, Then Custer rullled the brigade und wo charged the rebuls back fnto u plowed fleld. Wo fought on for two duys and nights, I belleve, under Custer, who was on the ficld pore sunally all the tine, About the night of the 18th Moy we moved In the advance, the First Jeglment leading, sod my reglmont noxt. The muext morning about duylight Grunger, ono of tho stafl oflleers, cumg 10 us with ab arder to follow the First Michigan Cavalry. We moved out of the road, and tho first we knew wero down anong the woods, and there we recaptured sbout 800 of the reglnent, half-a-nlle further on towards Beaver Dum Btatlon, CAMT. DALLARD— There waa ono thing ubout Custor—he was al- ways at the front, and never still, I belleve that he owed hls marvelous preservation to that. e never was still, be was ulways on the move, golng just to the fdentical placo where Lo was Teaat expected, 5 COL. DIRGE— At Trevelyan Btatlon, on the 11th of June, Col. Keep, with the Firet Battallon and Aa}. Dean, churged, and wero captured. Custer rode up and ordered me to closo up and churge. He wus quite excited. The rebels were In the woods, and we charged and captured a Colonel and a Major, On that occasion his color-bearer was shot. The rebels wero around him. 1o rode up und tried to get the staff outof the color- bearer’s hands, but he could not wrench it from his grasp, so ho atripped off the flog and stufled 1t {1 his shirt-bosom, and wade the remark that 1¢ tho rebels got that flag thoy would get his body with It. We were right with hlm, of course. In the Bhenandoah Valley ho also dis- played a great deal of courage, At that thne you could always tell Custer and hisauen by thelr wearing long red neckties. OAPT, BALLAKD— We moved up to Coldharbor just at night, snd threw up some breastworks. Custer wus pres- ent with our reghmoent sud brigade, and helped us throw up thoso works, and showed tho boys the Lest wey o do it Next morning they opened on the regular brigads on our right. Custer mounted and rode tho whole length of our line to the right of the regulars, nud es- caped without getting hurt. MAJ. DEANE— After the hattle of Yellow Tavern, at the timo Wilson ot lost, wo got down to Meadow Tridge, which was destroyed, the il rond brldgo alone remaining, The regulars had the advance, and they wero akirmishing, Sherldan ondered them bnck, and sent tho Michigan Brigade down to bulldt the bridge. Custer was walking on the raflroad track, and T was walking my horse on the road In front of the regiment, when he sung out, ** Major, yon are not. golngz to swhn the river, are youl” I #alil, * No; I am golng torldens far na [ cnn, and get down to the river and dismount.” Tho boys were golng across the ratlroad bridge, At this moment Gordon's battery plumped o shell into the ditehy and it oxploded. I got covered with mud, aud Custer remarked, Well, that Is pretty hot for us, Major, but wo will get them out of that pretty soon,? ond I notleed we did {t. As brave s thing as ever Laaw Custer do was at Winchester, We had been fightiug all the worntng, and fnally eamo down and jolned Averlll, or, rather, he Jolued us, Wa wero ordered to march along quictly. Wo could hear fighling 8 or 4 miles away, Suddenly we were ordered to battallon front, and then ngain to form brigade lne of “the el battle, and we forined our division In that way. "Then.wo striwk 15to a ploceo? woods, The rebel brlzade was In there skinmishing CUSTEI NEVER PUT OUT SKARMISHRRS ho Kept up & trot through the woods. Wihen we came out on the othier sido our line was 2 miles loug, and was ns stralght as {f on dress- parade, }{ brigade camo square.on the left of the Nebel infoutry, just at the end of the New York brigade, with Averill's divislon next, The moment wo got out the bugles ordered a charge il along the lne. We were then in colun battallon line of battle. The ptone fences which we mot, however, broke us badly in the charge, Custer got 20 rods ahcad wnix is color-bearer right fu among the Rebel in- foutry. Tho color-heater's horse was shiot, but the man was not burt, * . CUSTER JUMPRD OFF IS IlORAB, plcked up the man by the jJacket-collar and his breeehes, swung him™ on his own horse, guve bim n u!np with his gabre, und sent him off to the rear, and was left thero alone among the Rebel fnfantry; but, you bet, that we gotin there In about half-p-mitutes A little while after that, I picked up about 60 men trom dliferent repiments, Gen. Merritt came alonge and asked what command that was. 1 suld it wha -tho First Brigade, First Division. Ile fald, “Thero un}m a lob of nmmglnr: down _ there and get them, 1 50 churged down a l%u)u vulley, and picked uj nbout 75 or 80 prisouers, Thi Rebel lrms Wis ru': formed ot the hill, und stood there, but did not fire. Lbegan to think something wos wrong. I thought I had all the rmancur could handle, and started back for the rear. The Sixth Corps changed position, aml came back on the uther slde, and they had the line on far above them. 1 got away with half of my prisuners. As sobn ns I got'a recelpt for them I started to join Custer, Just na lie was starting on that lest ellnr§ e, but I got no chance to report. We ant fu with him o that charge. He and Lowell had been beggring Torbert to let thum charge for half an hour.” Just as I came up heard Custer tell Torbert YNy 0—Dy T WILL CTARGE ANTWAY," 8ays Torbert, ** All right; muke the charge and break tnem up.” Says Custer, “ Come, Lowell” Snys Torbert, “No: Lowell eannot ggo "'—he wus then mmmmylinw the regular bricade Custer slarted. We dldn’t have over. 600 men {n our brignde. We eharged between 1,600 and 1,700 Rehel Infantry, with balf-a-dozen Brigadier unhd Major-Generals trying to roform them and get thoin into line, The Rebela saw us making e, and turned two battesies from the fort on the hill upon ue, and gaye us an enfilad- fug firo untll we grot tn among tho fnfantry, Weo hadd 075 prisoncra and flve stands of colors out of that crowd. Capt, Ballard—When Custer mado a charge, ho was the first sabro thut struck, for ke was always ahead. Ma}. Deane—I remember a remark he made when he was riding slong and I reported that 1 Liad returned so mnn[vj prisoners tu the Divialon Provost-Marghal. ¢ slapped mo on the shoulder and sald, “MAlol, T 18 THB DULLIEST DAY 8INCH CHRIST WAS LORK. e was so pleased to think of those d)rlmnora and flugs, _One of the latter wis the Stonswall Joekson's Brignde battle-fiag, inscribed ¢ Wine cheater One and Two,” e could not contaln Timscll, 1o never asked the boys to go alicad, e ulwnfil auld “Come?? Capt. Bullard—Never, Col, Birge—1e never would hold his nen un- der fire where they would be shot down. If they could charge, he would draw his sabre’ and lead them. He'hna led In many a chorgee, Maj, Deanc—Our old brigade band was al- winys on the skirmlsh lne, and at Yankee Doodle _every man’s hand went to his snbre, It was alwnya the signal for a charge, At Luray ha charged on Gordon’s brigade and CAPTURED 1118 MULE TIAIN. Capt. Ballurd—"Then Itogsor wus another Gen- crul lie met then, Rosser was of the samo cluss at West Foint with Custer, nud they were warm personat {riends. Gen. Deune—At Tanover Court Mouss, be- fore the time that Grant made his tlank move- meng*to North Aunna, ho went ont and took supper with Mrs, Rosser, and left a note for Rosser In which he sald that he had met every otlier meniber of tho cluga who was in the Rebe! nruxi- and had cleaned hiin out, and that ho would CLEAN HOSSER OUT TOO. Mo neyer got 8 chrnee to meet Rosser untll the; were falllng back down the Valley, and ho was in command of the Third Divislon, Walle wo wero al I'uLcnIlun‘ Wilson made Ws ealid to Weldon, and got cut all to pleces; lost his beadquarters wigon, artillory, und overything elsc, = When we wero up the Valley Cunter was at Port Re- publle with us. Torbert went with Wilson, We rot up thero and they got Into a fight. 'fVllunn didn't bundle the tllllu;l sutly- factorlly, und Torbert told him to report to Sherldan that ho had no further uso for him, and sent an order to Custer to come and take commuud of theThird Division. Wae dldu’t rob u fleht until we got baek down to Cisher's HIL - The town of Woodstock catght fire, und our brigude was onlered to put it out, Rosser cmine up and shelled us, and wo fell b to Flsher's HL - From there I wus ordered back to Woodstock, und the next morning CUSTHR HAD THE BACK LOAD oyer the mountain, aud we wers charged from the Ell{u and_put on the middle between it and the back rond. Lowell waws nt the frout. Rosser cane down with three brigades and attacked Custer, and Custer wis lm\‘lmwuul about ull he could. biaudlo comfortably, We vamo fu und struck gRusser In tho fank, sendlg up a cll as ‘wo did so. Oue of Custer's alds safd lhat the moment our battery uYulwll, aud Cus- ter beard the old Michlgun “yell, ha struck hls baud, und ordered a clurge wlong the Hoe, say- g “There i8 iy old Michigan brigade on the flank—now go for itl* They dido't stop for twumiies. Col. Birge—Custer kupt our brigade from the thue Elon Furnsworth wus klled at Gottyaburg, up to the 19th of September, 1804 The, atter the battlo of the Wilderhess, his gatlantry thore, und the prisoners he took, MADE UM A DKKVET MAJOI-OENERAL, and he wus put In comniaud of the Third DI- yislon, and commanded it to the enlof the War. “The Michigun rizude has the credit of winuivg Nis second star. The men follawed him untiihe was wade Major-Goneral aud took higher rank, Cupt. Bullard—Thcro was s strong fucling of deep Indignation {n the minds of his old volun- teer command ut the way in which he hus been served stnco the War closed. We alwoys lhuu?'m ulml. the way In which ho was used waa u erylng shune, (ol, Birge—~Eyery member of hia brigade, and of the Third Cuvilry Divislon, fecls the sute way. € t\‘nl. Deane—Custer told mo once HOW 1K GOT 113 CAPTAINCY, Ho was then Licutenant on McClellan's stafl, At tho time that ticy were lying on the Chicku- howfny, sud'could not dnd any ford to cross the rlyer, he went out with the Chiel Engincor on McClellan's stafl on a reconnofssance, They got up in 4 corn-field where, looking ucross thu river, Custer said, “I don't wunt to do this unless 1 hiave an order, But you give e an or- der to xsu tu that ditch which Tuns through the corn-le] «1‘ aud I belleve I ean go clear down (o the river.” ‘They kuew that the Rebel pickets wers on the othor side of the stream. The Generul hositated, and flmll{ salil, “Qu it you waut o Custer dodged Into the diteh nfiud started. The next tbing the General suw 0 Wos UALY WAY ACIO8S THN CHICKANOMINY, - 1¢ found that the water had run douwn ditehy und washed the sund aong, and bar out futo the stream, Custer was up to arm-pits, with his revolver fu his hund, wading across thu river, The Generad dared not 1nsky any nolse, bug tried to catch his cye to beckon liin back, Custer went ucross the river tu the edge of the woods, nearly to the line of pickets und {u sfzlit of thele unur. He took some paper, made o disgraw of ull he could see, and then waded back” with bis sketeh, and banded ft to the Chlef Englnoer, who said he would put hitm uuder arrest, or rather would bave MeClellau du so. They gxu& across the river. ALout two dayd after that, 1 think, ko wes ordered to Abg Uels eral's presance and presented with his Captain's commiseion. That ds the way he got it PEISONAL ATPRARANCE, Capt..Baltard—When I tirat aaw him ho was ahout 6 fust 1 in helehty smooth-faced, except for tho long mustache, nml with long golden hialr, hanging on bhis shoulders for about a foot or 18 inches.” When o wis rhllnF it was always flowlng in the wind, llu{zeuernl ¥ wore a black velvet jacket and tight vot breeches, top-boots, and long spurs, and le nerally rodonhomso that _was' fully the belght of all won of his aize. Tlo woro the Insiznin of hls rank on his aleeve, not on the shoulder, lio also wore a white elouclt hat, and was a_vory striking-looking man, Io was one of thoso men whoo when you saw im pass at o gallop, you Instinetively turned to look at ngain, Col, Birge—When he dismounted, he always throw himsclf down flat on s breast to reat. hayo acen him do it hundreds of tinea. Ma), Deane—1 nover saw any tan but him who eould jump from hls foct from the flat po- sition without gettingon bis kuces. IHewas very actlve. ON® XOTICEAULE TUING ahout hiin wus that tifs men wers always at the front, und wero always on tho Dbestof terms with lin, A private conkl talk to him as frecly as an ofllcer, It ho hnd any complaint to make, Custer was alwnys rewly to listen. Cal, Birge—Every man n his brigado wor- shiped him, and would folluw bim™ through anything, They nover went buck on him nor he on the men. We have been in some as tight pluccsL na troops evor were b, but le always got us ou 0 Mal. Deanc—Gen, Sheridan told me once that ir l.lw)' got in o tight place they all wanted to see Custorand the Michigan Brignde, That was just before the battleof Winchester, and hewns speakiug of Custer and the Michigan men, Col. Blrge—The Third Cavalry Division which hlack vel he commanded from 1564 felt” just tho same way as the old brigade, Capt. Ballard—I" don't auppose any man fo the Eastern army had those T'ECULIAR QUALITIES OF MIKD AND HEANT AND DASIL that Custor possessed. ITe wns perfectly en- deared to nis men. 2 Col. Blrge—At night ho waa riding with us all the thine, talking to us and the men, telling how to build breast-svorks and everything of that kind, and taking right holid of the rafls himaelf, Maj, Deane—That wns a gallant thing at Tre- velyan, the time Wade Humpton churged on Woodrufl’s sectlon of our cavalry, I wis talk- fng with Woodrufl, and some of the ollleers thought the lght was pretty nearly over in that uarter, But I thought differently, I sawan cloud of dust, and Isuid to Woudrudl, * Thero are eome more of thode fnfernal fellows coming give them a . dusting” Woudenll sald, ** Nuj they are alt right.” I sald, * Not muc\n," and while talking there came a gust of wind which lifted thy dust, und there, Within 00 rude of us, was HANMPTON JOMING FULL UPON US. Woodrufl swuny the battery round and gave them o dusting, I dushed for Custer, and told him that Gen. flnm‘nun would have our guns, We rallicd ];rul.mby filty men, who were mounted headquarter men, whomn we had picked up whero we could fnd them—for all the others were dismounted—-aud we dashed down Just us Hampton hnd the guns, having driven away the gunners, They drove us back at Hrst, hnt, after about ten minutes’ fighting, Wood- mflll!!rzhurcd up his guus, got thiem nway, and we lel Maj. Deanc—All the regiment exeept those hendquartermen were dismounted. ) Col. Birge—TI have seen Custer sit on the fleld at Winchester und elsewhers sud laugh at the soldiers who wers dodging the Lalls, 1 was told by a rebel thnt at Winchester A WHOLE COMPANY WAS DETAILED TO SHOOT CUSTER, but that he noyer flinched, and sat on his horse and looked at them. Maj, Deane—The Rebels all knew Custor and his brigade. Capt. l!nllnrd—Ycfl; as well as we did, Ma}l, Deane—At Petessburg onee, I had to 4 o tho plciets b tho loft, “Tho Tled Now ersoy Hussars—New Jersey Butterflies, g3 they used to bo callod, becausa thefr ~uniforms wers covered with yellow lace—had been there and had begun pickot firing, and got driven back. When we went out there I waa ordered to replace the line n tho old post. Wo wenl about o quarter of o mile through the heavy timber, and when I came out to the open ticld Igot where the horses had stood, and Iasked the New Jersey ofllicer, * Ia that where your Hue wasd” Hosald: Yes; but you are not gulng out thore. You will get shot.” I rode out with my company and up to about 10 rads from the chiemy, Olo af them stuck his head out und sald: S YOU 'UNS CONTER'S BRIGADEDY Tenld ¢ Yes,” About o minuteafter he stuck s head out ngaln and sald: * Wo uns won't shoot I you *uns won't.? 1 sald, “All right; wo won' unless you do.”” I put wy llne on, and they stayed Without belug molested. We were thoro thres duysand nights, and not a shot waa flred. They had o wholesotne reapect for Custer's Brigade, I could hear tho boys chat- ting back sud forth, They were curious to know nbout_our guns thut’ we loaded fn the morning aud shot all day. Capt, Ballard—Those were Bpencer carbines, Thoe charge was thrown iuto the chamber by n movemoit of the thumb on the Irui;;f:r-guurd. When we threw thoe gun up it looked ™ Jike com- ing ton salute, and they sald that every timo wo ‘fln-d wo camo to a'sulute, and then shot again, LCu]l!-_ Ballnrd-I sca some.of tho papers say he was married in Ohlo, HUE MAKRIED THE DAUGHTER OF JUDGE UACON OF MONIOF, MICIL It was soon after he got his tirst star, nbhout December, 1863, I know his wife was witht hin when we were encatiped at Btevensboro, Col, Birge—Ho was called * The Boy General }vuullhuguldcu locks. e was very young- ooking, Capt. Ballard—IIe alwnys displayed excellont }uduml:ut i handling his troops, “Ho waa dlf- erent from Kilputrick, who was rash, Ills standing order was * Charge, G—1 d—n them,” whether they were fivo or five thousand, Col. Birge—ilo ulways displayed a great denl ot bravery, but 1 don'i think that you could call it rashuess, Ho never took his men fn uny place whore they couldn’t gob out. Maj. Deane—I remunber tha last timo T saw Wim. " 1 was at the hotel where he wus, und was luuklug at s atag-hound, und he eme up and sild, *“Ilow nlufou do, Mujort” And 1 sald, “deneral, Idldn't suppose you woull kuow mo.” Ho swld, 4 I gueas there ure none of our old Mieldgan flrlun o boys whom 1 wouldn't know o hundred years henee.” 1le sald {8 didn’s make nng' difference what the odds were, or whut the place he got into, le knew that his mon wers golng to follow him, aud that gave ahn contldeuce to do things which ho would not have done if he had not kunuwn what his men would do, The Michigan Brigade, e suid, hind made his reputation, Col, ‘!lrgo—somu cullpdghim rash, snd they are suylug now that 3 CUSTER OUGUT TO HAVA KNOWN BETTER THAN TO JIAVE CHAKOLD when he did. But that Is all bosh. He had just 08 much l\ldgmem us any man. Capt. Bullurd—I fiuu- when we get to the bottum focts it will be found, I whe truth ever can by urrived A:l.il thut sowme of these old men vr]ufl.;L Jeslous of him and afrald of his pop- ularity, Mufi Deane—I know ono thing—1 am satisfiad Custer nover would bave charged under this cojnugnd unleas b had beeu deeelved us to the Jforew of the euem{'. - Capt. Ballard—I am satisfied thot It was some- hoily elsc's fuult,—thut he was not properly sup- prorted, for instunce. Mo} Deang—Ho lng been amoug those Iu- dl‘m‘:s llmng uough to kuow them and their way o uis. Col, Birge—ITe was one of those men who never wanted to go buck; but It was not rashe uesdy but gallautey. Ho wus ALWAYS WANTING TO GO IN. 17 he saw the cucmy, ho wunted to fight him, It was what e went for, e would rather by in :I :n}‘zuu thunout. Howas not rush like Ki)- patrick, Clupl.. Ballard—A different make-up alto- gether, Maj, Deano—On the 28th of May, at Hawes’ Flell, or Bhiluh, as It {s sometlnes called, about noon we wero ordercd to jnount and move down the roud wbout 8 miles, and take position, be- hind a battery, We were then ordered to 'the front, Thuy were shelllug us with two batter- fes, and we lost a number of men, aml Iu great m“"i horses killed. Wo formed fn an open fleld Jeading up to _E}m e woods, and Custer onlered us to lle down. Hebul lne wis no wore thau 10 Tods from that plec of woods: the New Jerscy Brigade wos In ty between us and the Rebels. THH BULLETS WEME COMING IN A PEBFECT UAlIL- BTOUM. Custer rode up vu his horsu with his stail, and stood and louked on, n{‘lng no more atteution than If ¢here were no Rebels there. When the thne came for us to go fn, the worder *QGlve three cheers, boys; Jump that _fence, and then give ihown bell? Wo bud nob goue 4 rods fn the woods whcn we stenck the New Jersey Brigado. ‘The Rebel Hue was not more than tive rods from our men. As we got In, Hutler's Bouth Curolins troops came in W reiuforce thems, They had Euliclds and we had 8peucer carbines. We_ went {u 000 strong, sud il wus the only tight I was {u where 1 saw * NO YLINCIING Ot SKULKING WIIATEVER, We druvu them buck, and ud 19 killud and 21 woutded, 8 ot whoia died before nlght, The lwhu\d:ughuuul {u frout of us lefs 97 oa the groun E Cul. Birgo—One thivg about Custer ke never got undor shelter {n battle. feetly unconeerned about danger. Mnjor Deane—That day that I wns speaking of, he =t on horseback and leaked Into the waods whilo that storm of bullots was golng Ny, and pald no attentlon to them whatever. “f'he Cipt. Moylan, called Custer's brother-in- law, was really” marrled to o Miss Calhoun, elster of Lieut.-Col. Calboun, who was mnar- rled to Custer's slster. Capt. T, W. Custer, his brother, was Brevet Licatenant-Colonel of the Seventh Cavalry, — A 1L1sT. THE OFFICENS. 87, Louts, July 6.—A telegram from Gen. Rugules, at 8t 1'aul, to Capt. (ireen Hale, com- manding the envalry ot the Arsenal here, glves the following s the namea of the ofticers killed In the fight betwoen the Slouxnnd Gon, Cnster's command: Gen, Custer, Col. Custer, Col. Keagh, Col, Yates, Col, Cook, Licut. Smitly Licut, Melntosly, Licut, Calhoun, Licut. Hodg' son, Licut. Ilulfl{, Licut. Porter, and Licut. Sturgis. Lieut. Harrington 1s mlssing. Iic wna per- PUBLIC SENTIMENT,. AN ADVOCATE OF THR P'EACE YOLICY, To the Kditor af The Tribune. CmeAgo, July 6,~Your editorlal remarks on the fate of the Custer command scem to o 80 much at varlance with the truth, that L hope you wlll atlow me spaco for a fow remarks, You apeak of the war, and of this catastrophe in particular, n8 the result of the peace policy with the Indlans. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Iiad the peice poliey been fafthiully maintafned, the lives of these 800 men, and the honor of the country, would have been spared, 1t is slmple truth that u this war the United States, and not the Indians, I8 the aggressor, Why this wari Isit not beeause the Indians refuse to delfver up, for a swn, which secems to them insuiliclent, territory which Is secured to them by sacred treaty? It s surely timo that we throw naiile these fnlse representations of things, and acknowledge . that we as o people have dealt with the Indlans in n manner which would never be thought of for one moment it they were our cquuls fn power. By what name should we call n powerful man who should forelbly wrest from a child his prop~ erty, seeured to him by sacred rfzht and binding promisei Bhould we not call him coward! bully! thief? And what should we sy of the ¢hild if he fought to the bitter death In defense of hia rights? Should we call Ifm savage, blood- thivaty, and only fit to be exterminated? Surely not. Now, this {s exactly the relative position of the two partics in this war, a8 well a8 most of the Tudian wars of the pust, The United States 1s playing the part of the coward and bully, rob- bing and murdering those whom sho was bound by treaty, and by the still greater obligation of guardlanship, to protect. The right of the Indlans to thelr hunting grounds {n the Northwest does not rest slmply on thelr original ownurship of the soll, clac it might reasonably be ealled In question; but it rests on speclal treaty with this Government. Buch being the ease, we have no moro right to oceupy thelr territory thau Dritaln has to over- Tun Pennaylvania, 2 It muy bo said that tho prico asked by the Ino dlans for the surrender of thelr rights was simply preposterous; {mrhnpn It was, but that does not alter the case In thelenst. If the price the Government offered was more than the value of the reservativn to them, they would sooner or Iater buve come to terms, and it was surely the duty of the United Stotea till then to proteet thiom in thelr rights, But thero ks no need of argument; everyono who {8 scquainted with our Indlan history, cspecially for tho Inst fifty ycars, must, it thelr minds are unprejudiced, know that on our sidu 1t has been crielty, deception, and ex- termination, On the side of the Indiuns, savage and ignorant retallation. Now, thore are two ways out of this disgrace- ful state of aifalrs—tho way of extermination, and the way of peace, The way of extermination is well known, It is o pursuc our past course of outrage und false- hond, and whenover the vietim turns on his of rru«mru, Ict louso the dn;'la of war, contiscate ils menns of support, mil bayonet his womes and ehildren. 15 it possible “that any nation calllng (tzelf clvidized, much less Christlan, can chioose this course Tho wny of peace this nation may pursuc by rnu’lmthlsz her treaty obtigntions to’the Indians, and by excrelsing ihe first and fundamentul duty of cvery govermment of protecting her weuker childeen from the violence of the strong. ‘This way Is practicable,—it has alren; been - largely - successful wherever [t has been falrly tried. It s economical,—much 1ess money will bo needed Lo clyllize the Indinns thun to exterminate them, It I8 Aumane,— thousnnds of men will, by this plan, be saved from tho fnte of the Custer reglment, It is the only right plan,—it is the only plan which will not leave a lasting stain and o lusting curse on our country, Allow mu oo word more fn defenso_of the polley of our Prestdent. Notwithstanding his lmlluy lias been in deflance of the mean party nterests of hia Iurpnru:nt. and much wanting in hearty, support from elthor political party, ha has held to it In the maln with o per- tinaclty thut does blin much credit as a statess man, aud it {8 only to be regretted that his moral courage was not equal to the task of stiuping out, In 1t commencement, the Incip- fent causo of this war, in which thero must. ho death to mauy, and cun be honor and glory for nono, Now, that Custer has made his Jast charge on an Indlan vllln‘;u. and hundreds of his truly brave men e beneath the soll, i might scom the part of kindness to let the paat of w lifo Hke Custer's bu forgutton; but in dofenso of truth I'must say thut I, and doubtless many more, nro unable to see wherelu some of our Generals who of Inte years huve dlstloguished themsalves In Indian warfaro ure less of savages thab tho cuemy thoy fought. JusTice, THOUONTS ON THR CUSTER MASSACKE, 0 the Editor af The Tribune, Startled and disnnyed by the painfal intelli- genco of the massacre of Gen, Custer and many others, I canuot refrain from trespassing on your kindness with these few words, Wil this last murder open the eyes of onr Government to it fearful supinencss as re- gurds these Indians ¥ Shall It be at lost an ac- cepted fact that to pet them, clothe them, fuss over them at Washington receptlons, fs not the right method to cure Inherent treachery, the cunning of wenk, uncducated minds, or base in- gratitude, so constantly displayed 1 Iow mistaken are the tactics of this country! Au army far too small in numbers, and that hug hulf-dseiplined, in n so-called free country, whero ench soldicr (with few exceptions) imag- Inea Winselt ns good as hils commanding oflicer, Hut now, when one of the bravest, claveres and best-educated Genernls hns Inllen & vig to this want of declslon on the Bun of the Goy- ernment, will not the United States awake to thelr fearful responsibility, snd rise a5 ono man to avenge these terriblo deaths) I should not e surprised to sco a rush of volunteers, julnlng the regulara to avengo the murder of thissplendid General, Custer, “Thosa who have read his * Life on the Plaine” must fecl that a great man has fallen, and oh! in such a fearful manner. Ahl these untamed brutes mnusL now be taught tholr last lesson, or shame will rest on this country for its juetliclency, A nificent country aa far ns natural beautics untold cupablilificas but when will it awake to judgment, and be true, carnest, honest, great In power und prosperityl Nuver Whils the * politieal world " I8 Favonmd by dlscordant clements, whila dishonesty stalka through the lund, and a waut of priucipte Is only met wlumdc{wcumry amile, und cor- ruption and fraud only called " smartness," un. less found out; when the pald witness is elapped ou the back, aud the publly deceiver ta glyen a public diuner! Men of Awmcrical awake to your personal re- sponsibility; suve your country und people from cantewpt; cowe up to the trua standard of no- bility; o frecdom witbout a fulse pretension to the name; a Government true to priueiple,— that right meuns right, that wrong fs wrongsi oud then the agonlzing news of this morning will yet bear fruit. God comfort the breaking hearis thls news bas caused| K MG ———————— SPRINGFIELD ITEMS, Bpeciul Dispaich ko The Tribuna, SpwarisL, 1, July 0.=The Hon. 8. M. Et- ter, State Buperintendent of Public Instruction, left for Balthnore to-day to attend the sixtecnth annual meeting of the Natlonal Education Assoctu- tlon next week, Ta-dsy, through the 8tate Departmont of Agri- culture, there was whipped for exhibition at the Centennial with the lihuols agricultural display o contributlon coustating of long, medium, and Gne wouls, ciip 0f 1876, tobacco, cotton, Sax, hewp, cuttorl-rced, fax-seed, linseed ofl. and ‘coku, spring wheat, ffty-three samples of wood from Suuthern 1linols, castor beans, caator all. The collection b a fing one. Al sesaunably pruds ugcte will be forwarded as they are gatbeswd. = 8 4 “Caraud, THE ACADEMY OF DESIGN. It Gives Its First Summer Ke- ception This Season. A Roview of the Pictures Which Adorn Its Walls, Weakness of {le Portrait Deparfments«Works by Nulvaney, Do Haay, Ele, The first summer reception of the Chieaga Academy of Destgn In its new quarters In the Pike Dullding, corner of Monroe and Btate streets, came off Inst cvening, Although the Invitations wero lmited to the old and’ new members of the Academy and the best known connoisseurs and art patrons in the city, the at- tendance was quite large, in fnct, too much so for comfort, considering that the thermometer stood nway up fu the ninoties, Tho galleries are capitelly arranged. They consfst of three salons and n vestihule. The centre salon, the largest of the thiree, Is the main gallery, and fn it are lung the most meritorfous worlis, All are well ventilated, nnd the sky windows are so arranged as to precide tha possibility of any cross lights. The gns jets for evening llumination arc about 2 fect too near the walle. As a consequence, the pletures on the line are thrown Into a half-light, which robs many of them of thelr more saltent palnts of beauty. ‘The collection of Iast ovening, taken ns a whole, surpasses that of any previous Acad- emy exhibition. _ It Is espectally strong in land- scapes aud figure pleces, 1TS MOST VULNERADLE POINT 18 fn tho portralt depurtiment. There it I8 decldedly weak. The *‘ counterfelt pre- sentinents™ are few In number, and none of them come up to the requirements of porteait painting in its best sente, Some threo or four are falely goed, both n draw- ing and teclinique, and tho remainder are below mediocnty. The best are deficlent In flesh color and toxture, Omitting the portruitx, the contribti- tiuns by local artista ara very few,~—in fact, nm{ can _ulmost be numbered on” the tngers of both hands. Generally speaking, tley ate below the averave of furmer years, and on reveral oceantons this senson Tur Tninesk hax keen works from the local eascls which rurpass those exhibited last cvening. Tho collection 1 made up principully of the works of Bustern and forelgn artists, sup- plemented by numerous cholce paintings whnich were borrowed for the occasion from private col- lections, TIE PLACE OF JIONOIL was swrrded by the Hanglng Committee—(and rlght here it may bo rowarked that the gentlemen Intrusted with that arduous and thankless task \)ul’hlrmml it in a very watlsfuctory monnor)--to Mulvaney's ** Trial of n Horse-Thief* (63). Thls pleture was noticed at considerable length in theso columns eome ten or twelve days since. While liero and there may bedletected ‘somo giaring de- fects, both _in denwing and color, the pleture pos- scrses 0 boldness and vigar that cannot fail to at- tract and retuin attentlon, [Tho threo or four heads und fl‘:un:s scated around tho judicial table aro capitally paluted, Thoy — posscss indl- viduplity ‘of charncter, The nsccessorles aro o carefully worked up (] Among to sugcest & photogruphic vralsemblanco. the lsndacapen thote ts probanty no plétiura which pousussed more of tha genulno outdoor acntiment and gives groater pleasure than HBADR'S * VIEW LN JAMALCA" It fsa truthful copy of Naturo in oue of her mont pleasing mouds, *** An Afternoon on Mossup tiver, Connecticut, by R, U, Minor, {aa capltul Iandséape, vigorously treated, and povscasing yen- wine touclies of nature, Insome respeets It recalls Achentnel's style. The Willow (162), by H. A, Elkins, s not so goud s somo of thu works which have escaped from hin casel, More outdoor painting It would ~be well for Mr, Elkins tocultivate. Kockkock, of Brusscls, is ropreronted Ly a capital composition, tnelnding Iandacape, cattle, and figurcs, The old oak In the foroground la n marvel of the lmner's srt. Thore ara tivo or three of Winsluw 1lonier’s warks on cx- r- ginla, ‘b humorous alement cotes out strongs. Chaplin's **¥lllo do Chumbro® (2:24) posacsses sume nice painta of color, but the perspective of the Interlor (s l'nll)({. **Qrandfather's Prosent 'Y 1'.’:.')1{. by Modan, of Brussols, 1s o enl»lml specimen of the modorn ¥iemish echool. lIn securacy uf drawing, technical finish, and point of stol not surpassed by any pleturo in th lectlon. * Foeding the = Doves” (2 of Parts, is a clover studlo plcturo, **Adomlog the Iiride™ by Dyckinan, is Inclined 10 bo commonplace, and (n eiluct dous not oqual ** Chiooelng thu Bridnl Druss, " with which ati the local art leungees are familiar, A DRAWING IN RED CILALK BY REPILALL, (zm) ~the study for the figure of ;\lmllo n the ‘Wedding Banguot, ™ a tresco in the Farnos Palace In Jtomoe—is exhibited h{ Prof, Gingorl, Tho drawing s from )lfo, and exhibits tho wondersul powers of the **divine muster, " Achenbach is ropresented by n marine '* Dutch Finhlng Hoats Ashora™ (227), which oxhibits his pecullar munner of yetting powerful offocts fromm drabs undl&ru 8, *vNoar Altoons,” (31) by Lin- furd, of Philadclphis, s a capital = speclinen of landscape art after tho method of the French #chool, 1t s very much In the manuer of Corol. “+The Race for Lifo™ (168) by Thomas Moran, an eplsode froquently met with on_the Indian fron- tler, i one of the atrongest and ‘most vivid pict- urea in the collection. **The Grand Market In Calro™ (23), by Pastul, is broad in ita treatment, and I8 3 good speclien of the mudern French schoal, Stratt, of London, is ropresonted by **1'he Jowlsh Maidens' Jubifes,” 1t's particularly noticenble for s fault! deInF. ‘I'he tlewh tinte, however, are dollcately baudled, **I'he Lord Is My Shep - herd ™ (not umbered), by W. 1L Heard, of New York, ia an allogorical picture In that artfet's buost manner, **‘The Gates of the Clunda™ (168), by EDWAILD MORAN, of Philadelbhia, fs & noble marins, Tho water (8 translucunt and fitll of motlon; tha clonda aro uur- charged with rain, and the ship in the distance, | under futl sall, 18 doing its beat to get vut of the storm. Tuchn! tho plétura Is wet throoghout. 0 , by Sir Sldney Cooper, nn English artist, whoss works command lnblllulll’)rlcnu ag the resultof hiv kulglithoud, ia chictly distinguished for error in drawing, Tho color” treatment, however, I very goud: the. samo_eannot D aahl of tho_composition, A cattle . pleca by Paul Potter (2u2) i A fioul n " color and drawing Qulgher of Sunlch, [s revresonted by a rather huais arous genre, ' ‘Tha Unintentional Compliment ' (210), " ‘The story {a capltaily told and thu artistic trestment of the pleture is desorving of all pratss. Croproy vxhibita ** Antunin on the fanspo v, or, 7 (154), which recalls his ** American Autumn, * which was chromoed for purchasers of tickets in hu Croshy Operu. louss lottery, It {sabrilllant mass of October colars, backed up in the distance 1y the hozo of an Indlan,Summer. ** Keene Vale gy "' (156), Ly Wiltlam Hnrt, representa a depurt- ure from the teastray fintah which his admirers were wont to pronounce **so nice, ™ "Mhe clinngo is for the better, and I8 1 to be hoped that Mr. Hart will coutinuv to mans his color with equal effect. o sumo ranarks can be ulso u!bantld o his Landscapo with Cattle” (20), ‘SOl Orchard Beach ’m. by William do 11aaa, of New York, s & pleasing viow of awell known watering pluce near Partland, Mo. ¥ BLESSING THB WIDOW'S ALMONRY" 83), by Beyhers, of Brussels, s murked by correct drawing and strong treatment It would be difffeuft to And & better bend than thut of the old padre who pronounces the benediction, C. !*'urd. erstwhillo of this city, contributesa s near Santa Barbara, Cul® (87). The lounger wil) &t ouce rucognize Mr. minute dotall in painting “trou-trunks, foliuge {8 however inclined to be somewhat sooty. ** Louis XIV. vialting thu Versalllea waterworks ™ (1), by Leyendecker, capltal stady of drepery and architecture, It fa lackivg In acrint porspec- tive, The mon, carriages, uud horees in the dise tance look lke wariuneits ** Church aud State" (2}, by Virbert, uf Paris, L8 a very poweelul wator- colbr, The umwm{ tw excellent, ud the story i8 told with great ullect, . In the Eust aolon arca anmber of water-colora and crayond, all of which ure very merliorivas, and soule of pusitive excelleuco, THERE ARK VIVE PIRCES O SCULPTUlR— four from thuatelier of J. 8. Hurley, of New York, and one (In clay) by L. WV, Vulkbuf this city. ‘The lattar {8 % portralt of & Ut u;aul woms burd ;eun’ snd la capitally moduted, Of the worka of r. Harley, the most poticeable is ** B, Ifef in bronac, which Is very such tique. Tho coupvaition 1a' pickain found It imposs! have i | Lincoln and Douglos placed 1o course uf 4 few duyw he proposes L pluce them un oxhibition at his atudio us ihe carner of Mickigan avenpy snd Van Burenstrects, TilB HECEITION waa enlivencd by adwmirsblo seloctions rendered by an orchostra under the direction of Prut. Vaas, Amang those 1n attcadance were: Ar, an J, 1L Dole, Mo sud Mre. €. H. Dole, Mr. and J,_Irving Pearce, Dr. and Mrs. Norwan I.mll’siu. Mr. and Mrs. ¥, G. Asay, Mr. and Mra, 1D, W. Mlichell, Gon. N, B. Duford, Ar. Juhm F. Staflord, Mz, and Mrs. B, L. Brand, Dr. and M Woadward, Uen. and Mra, Chetlain, Mr, aud Al B, P, Culver, Mr, aud Mra. K. . Sherwan, Mr, sud Mre, C, P. Huntiugdon, Hytord, Dr. Jones, Mr. and Mre. Krank Qlibert, bs. C, V. wm‘ Mr, and Mea, C. 8. Hquiers, Frof. and Mre, elch. ‘The studios of most of the artiats in the bullding were brilllautly lluminsted aud thiown open io the gueats of the Acudewy. e et—— Dawage to Crops by Flood, Dispatch o 5t Lauts Globe- Demucrat. BULLIVAN, Mo, July 2,—Buth the Meramec and Bourbolse und tributaries bave ricn within the past twenty-four hours to a height beyond the memory of the oldest tuhabitant, which means that these streams ure at present highes than at any otber thie duru‘x‘g the contury, The result s the wide-spresd and deep oyerflow of all the wich buttow lauds ndjacent (o thess streans, and the complete destruction of uli the cropa thereon, Thousands of werce of Wheal, (L".:uf. > ne B lld‘Iu ord's The moat of [ eut and bound, are floating nlmm(nnq very muchmore of enrn ail other erops will by a total Tuss, 'A(Q[l.m. Lo-tlay the Merieq atood thirty inches higher than at the great el In 1855, A traveler from the Bourbblse at Aq oo reports that river ldgher by - twenty. two Inches than at any other tlme during the century, Al the bonts at fords are 1oat, eon. sequently no communleation has been had with partles on the apposite side of these streamy Aluee Thuradny, * This \lnl)rccmlchlml rise hay caured a most serfous loss Lo tho great majority of the sufTerers, Rain censed at daylight, amt clear weather prevatled until midnighit, GAILROADS. RAILROAD CONDUCTORS HOUNCED, Speciat Dispatch to The Tridune, Drs Moings, la., July 4,~The Chicago, Nock Tsland & Pacifio Rallroad conductors aro on net. tles, Along fhe entire line saveral hinve atepped down and out n'hcumly. On the Towa Division, five have surrendored thelr punches on passenger. tralng, and several trelght-conductors have followed sult, A conductor will pot in his appenrance to take his traln, when he will rocelvo n note that big services are no longor required,—only that ang nathlng more., No clarges nre made, and ne explanations roquired. Tho conductor pockals he note, turns on hia heel, and retires, About the firat exclamation hio makes bs, **1 haven't got nny'.ul the Company's money; Idon't owe them s cent.” 1L has teanspireil that for somo timo, ‘apottorst have been employed on atl trning carrying pnascn. ure, Lo waleh conductors, 1t 18 probuble the con. ductors’ returns did not tally with thoy of the ‘tepotters.’™ It has also beey dircovered that n copsplracy, In somo in. sinuces, was formed by ~ conductors ané tickut ngente, by which tickets were sold withont bulug canceled with the waunl stamp, The cone ductors would take np such tickets, and retary tiem 10 tho ticket nyont, wha would acl}_thew agaln, aml the proeceds wonld be divided. Wheg thio decapfintion first began, conductors were chnrged with embezzlement, and it was uot cons flued to the Chlcago & lock Island ftoad; but ne charges now are mnide. 1t s reporicd on good authority that an Towr Cnl!lpfln‘v woke up the wrong conductor In thy Wa; o cumo to the depot to take hir traln, as uskunl, when an - officer of thy rond and an officer bf tho Jaw appeared and arrest. ed him, On his shirt front was a 85,000 diamon{ pin; inhls pocket, a valuable gold watch and chiain, which wers scized und taken from him. He wa escorted to his housc, where hils trunks werq scarched, snd about 810,000 in Government bondi fonnd, which were taken, Ho was noxt asked i he could furnish bunds and keop himself outof Jail untid a trial was had; to which he mado aflem. ative anawer. An Eustern hank was telegraphed, which responded that bonds would be furnfshed ig 40, 000, If necessary, aa that was the amount de- posftefo his credit'thero, Tho rallroad-offcla opened his eyee, and smiled over the bunanza he hud strack in the Company's favor, This settled, it wos nest the conductor's turn, A Inwyer wag called in, who politely.informed the railrond man that the dismond pin “they bLad illegally tnken had beon worn by the conductor over twenty years; the watch had boon carriud by Rim years befare he went into the employ of tliv Company; tho Unlted Hiates Government bonds they had taken were the property of his wife, ns proceeds of hor share In un estate ns heir; as also was the money In bunk. The beat thing the Company canlyl da would b to return that which thoy had étolen,” and with it slo,ono}' aml no further questionn would he asked, Thn Company camo to the atlorney's torme, Yaoiir correspondent has socn the aforcaatd dianond pin; aud s train-mau who runs out of this clty infornts me ho ran with that conductor twenty-ane years ago, and he then wore that pin and enrried that waich. While it 1s doubtloss teite that soma conductors pocket more or les of fares, yot tnore s no means of proventing it, and the companlea ato compelled to teuet to thelr honesty, Al thoso who have been dismisked nre among the onlest and most popular mun on the road, —nion who have been years i tha cmply of the Comnpany, and becomo cotpetent and trustivorthy In all that relates to running tralnx, and upon which depends tho lves and safety of PReBeners, eposed men are of necossity’ re- placed by new men. The rosult I8 o smashnp, 08 was ' tha caso n few days - since, when the loss to the Comynn cansed” by th . tempt of the new man, with lls watch wrong, to attempt to pass another train on o alnglo track, was much Ym“m than all the deposed couductor ever stole, If ho atolo any. MICIIIGAN CENTRAL. The Dircctora of the Michigan Contral Rallrond met in Nuw York yesterday and olected the follow. ing oflicera: Presldent, SamuctSloan; Vice-Prest. dent, G, I, Tallman; Secretary and Treasurci G. Italston; Assistant Treasurer, C. F, Livere moro. Nothing definite has yot been declded upon ar regards the nctive management of the road, Mr, Sloan 18 at present the autocrat of tho road, and he means to run it to sult himself. Mr. Itobert Iarelt had the position of Uenerul Manager offred ta hhn, nmrllu is undoubtediytho beat munfo reorgan- ize tho roud and steer 1t through its present diflis cultles, But Mr. Maeelr, before accepting the offer, wanta komo guaranty ns rogards hla tenure of oftice In casu tho road could not bo at unco re. lieved of present difiicultics, These conditions Me. Stoan {a unwilling to grant, I M. Sloan cone sltlers tho noods of tho rond nnd the wishos of the patrons of the Mne, he will certalnly securo the kurvices of Mr, Ilarris, Mossra, Joy and Sldynrd havo both gone to Now York, to urge upon Mr. Sloau the appolutment of Nr, Harrls, M, K. & T, The Missour], Kausay & Texas Rallrond §a o Tongor In the hands of the Recolver. In pursusnce of an urder of the United States Court, the property has been turned over to the Unfon Trust Company of Now York na mortgageo o trst, and all busi- ticsa pertaining to the operation of the road will bo Nercafter transacted In tho nama and for the ac- caunt of that Company. Mr, Willlam Bqad, who how very ably porformed the dutles of Receiver, hos been appointed Goperal Manager und Agent of the Trusteo, ‘The hoads of departmonts, goneral of- ficers, ngonts, and cmployes hitherto In the em- ploy of the Iteceiver wh) contlnne for tho presono under the Agont of the Trustes In thole respoctive positions, 3 CANADIAN PACIFIO,. &peciol Dixpatch to The Tridune. TonoNto, Out., July 8,—It ia announced that in awock from this duto the first Jocomotive to bo employed on the Pacitfle Hallway witl be running at Thunder lay, Bome 25 miles of the roud are rondy for the ralls that aro on tho spot, snd nothing now standy In tho way of a speedy final construction of the whole 60 milos of the road between Thunder Diay and La des Mille Lncy, thence to Jtat Portagy, from which polut to the Ited River the rallway will comu into sorvice agein, There will be tempuorary communleation by water with Pomblns during the constructlon of the line between itat Po o sud La des Mille Lacs, e — TITEE NEW ORLEANS & CHICAGO. New Yons, July G,—Tho stockhiolders of tht New Orleans, 6L Loule & Chicago Raliroad Com- pany et to-day, and tho following were clected Dirgctars: 1L 8. McComb, Thomas A. Beatt, J. N. Deabarry, 8. Rogers, B, D, Rundolph, fimfirll‘r{dar' Efimu' LA. Bch;lu Dnr.nb. B:' T“ et . M. West, I, R. Letoy, lenry Day, J. B, ! ety almagica, N¢iian ‘rumble, ander, ¥, D Cobb, Henry Calhoun, W, A. Qordon,” L. ¥. Lush, Nartoy .é&fnlu. 1L, Edgar, L Q. C, Lamar, Georgoe I tate. TLEMS. Al the ronds leading from thia city for the Wes! which bave suflured from the 1atc hieavy rains have Imnl eapaired, and the trains are sunning sguin at ususl. - No auccesdor has e been appainted to Mr, THitchcock as General Agent of the Krie & Chic (.rc Mne inthis city. 18 s wnderstoud that the dutice of the.oflice will ba divided between Mr. Harry, Qeneral Western Passenger Agent of the Baltimore & Uhlo, and M1, Aring, Gencral Westorn Pusscn- ger Agent of thu Erie Ralirond. The managurs of tlie Chlcago, Nock Inland & Pacilic ltatiroad have juet published a folder can- tatning » buautiful illustrated panoramic map of o trans-continental route, with full descriptions of ail important puints. It lu ono of the fneet an maost valuuble folders ever published by w ratlroad cumpany, = & PMiadetphia Bulletin, An excellent Jittls buy who hud read in Bun day-school bouks sbout rich men who began 1 by holding horsea in the streets, and fncorrectly deduced therefrom that the only method of be comiug vpulent was l!fln‘rf;lu Ly holding horses, resolved to tread the road to wealth st onee, 8¢ hie came down town and saw 4 nlee rg staudin) {n frunt of a store with the horses unhitehie The little boy thought be was ju” Juck; as fon tunuto ag If hie had blue chips ou “ the cagle® lv roulette, lle¢ was lrinly persusded thut the horsea belouged to u Flcki mun, aud that i he held thein sufuly until the owner came oup of the store the purty would be struck by bis frank, ufivn countunsuee, give bim & position in b office, sud fu a few yenrs confer up on _bim the business aud bis daughter't hand. Bo this NiYe boy wenl up to the hourso and wus about to grasp thy bit, when the beast lowered his head, took hold of the Mttle boy by the sluck of hig pants, and depositeé bim on the sidewslk with greut emphasls, Just then the proprletor of the rig camu out of tha store, sut down on the boy, snd culled for the police, Who came in greal nuubers 43 soon a9 wu{‘nuw it wua u siull buy, e next morntug the boy was brought up ut the Police Court, where elgbt oflicers und two Bergeants testifled that he wua o well-known horge-thic! and sbandoned villlun generally. ‘The Justice sccordingly sept the boy to the Moya " for sixty duys, and at the explration of that time he returned to Lis futher’s house with all nonsensy knocked out of him. le hus abuudoned the Bunduy-schood, 1s the Presideut of a co-oporative chickeu-stealing organtzation, and says the storica sbout the humble erigin of Kreat un sre but tho idic Bgwents of w di- tuscd Luaginstion.