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Stephens, allowance Mich.tttl F.Kiier, for Christina Gill, al lowance 11 (! 90 STATEMENT. Am't of orders p.-tid by N.J. Fr.-i.lhofT, Eiq , Treasmcr V.O.flSS 12 rHIlX WHKH DEDfOt: Orders for claims prior to Jan. 1. ldTrt f 135 Dixmont ll-)nplll.. 1,513 40 Expenses attending Conven tion V. H. I) 7 no C'onveyiiiic . 1- P. to House.. 21 OS I'hjslf-irins. tl. 1. P CIHH2 Counsel, O. Ii. I as no Monthly allowances to O. T. P. 1.337 25 Out door relief, rent, boarding and mi !. O. V. !'. .. 5S2 11 O'ftltis and funeral expenses, O. I). P - 824 4 Triinsporlation and Directors, et. ul. services, O. I. V 1 04 I.lvory, D. P 17 00 Justice ami Constable fees . 219 32 30(10 ; -J0 , H W I .Lumber, masonry and carpen ter work, new buildings, Ac. 197 01 3.H K Net expenses of hoiis? k farui for 1378. 3,3i2 90 RKTOKT or I. Lilly, Ksq., Stew ard of Crttulirirt County Poor House : Stock on Fahm-3 horses, 8 cows, 11 sheep, 7 htiri, turkeys and chickens. rreonrt-is or Famm-23 tons hnr. 500 bushels outs, i"l bosiie.'s ear corn, 850 bushels potatos, WW heads cab'jntrP. beets, beans, tomatoes and parsnips. 80 pounds wool. 91U bnliei a?. pies, Ac, Fa KM! Ml Implbmicnts. &c. One four horso wuiroo, 1 carriiiKe 1 biify, 1 c.u I. Iiand-cart, slelirh, sled, loir Med, thresliinsr macidne, mow tnir maclilii. elder mill. 'alii-drtll, cuttinr Iwr.ir- hr nkp. hav f ork. eull i ml or. 3 pious h. S 1- IS I harrows, S strain eradles. 5 scythes, rakes, forks, M on shove's, chains, axes, saws, hoes. sets horse (rear. 1 set bupgy Harness, o aauuiee, niumi wairon.&. w , -, At vi-ri. Ti-ncn rr Tn It IsTfTrTlost -12 bar- rels soft stiep, 000 niin.1 op, 135 gallomapple I buit-r, 8 bat rels ciJer. 210 quarts canned fruit, I pre. l ves. Jellies piefcics. ic; s.'ainrhtei-.-d 1.- S00 imurfl pork.5:t0 pounds veal and .-! pounds .....in , I sl.irts. 31 dres.-s.r: apron. S7 cliemiM-a. 15 pel I icon Is. 1. women s evips. 7 si.roud-, lUptiir overalls. tM pillow slips. 90 pl; l,.ws. 23 sh.-ets. 8 bolsters. 11 li.-.-ks. 12 lowe.s, I. IT CI ! pads mittens. M pair socks. 2A pair stocRln.rs. 0 73 0-I i infant's slios. 12 child a dieses and 10 ch.ld s Aktk i.r.s ox II ahp- 3.000 pounds pork. 1.000 pounds beer. rt pouiN lard. 150 pounds tallow. y0 biichelsear corn, 200 biiliels oats 10 bushels buckwheat, 20 tons hnys. 50 biisnels l'itlo-s. 1J0 quarts canned fruit, Z bai rels sort soup. 100 Is so.io. 40 bunh. is rppies. 4 iialiotiS apple- ,-00 ,,; colic.., 75 pounds ..iK.i.-. n.ei. s j st.d . i ..... .- m s.it ... Oil i.itilrlila l4tllJlC). i-f limiiiu.-" -' . ijova coins, do - - ' "W i-v ards tlekinst. 50 yanls new inattmir. a il Jams 457 ' carpet. 21t! yards flannel manufactured out of Mt : wwi i-r.-. in:a. on which there 1.5,15 40 ! iJrf..i-.i('iii fur m om l act u rinir ; ls n hand i..,. i., ,f corn TodJer and straw, and 30 2J1 25 a.fioi of wood. l"l( A TES. n"'s , No. ofinmafes January l.l-7rt - 80 M - I No. of inmates aoiiillM'o oiit'ck i' j No. of Inmates bocn during the year Total IHsehiirited anl absconded during the year. Indentured durinsr the year l)ied durinsr the year.. - - ii Kemaliiinji in House, January i, 1. .. 113 44 4 i fll lid Total.. r , . . .hn rtied durlnjr the year . . .. ;, ivi m KIcKernan. Lena ir...i,...i With.. William Davis. F.dwnrd ItobcrtS, Hcurr He'iewritter and N uncy Wendell. i w m u i ii i ii v .i:iiiiinry 1. 1ST7, there are sane males. 22; sane tenia o-s. sane males.9; Insane V"!":lf ,"11'r? ;J' 3; blind females, 1: Americans ''onth 7'C ' Avernsre number or inmates per inonth. c-' . which includes 1,057 I. LILLY, Steward. j tur. AMOITNTS DUE INSTITUTION John J. Evans, for hide John Ki rschner, fr hides . Joseph Weiser. for nhoep skins GeorirH Pevtnore. on cao le trale William Dishart, for buckwheat .. ... 49 59 4 70 3 50 3 00 1 00 J. S. Strayer, Fsq., commit too tuan- ton estate Judgment. Directors vs.bintrcr ... J.-sse Patterson.cashailvancedO. t Cleat licld eouuty BCT 05 r m 85 IN. rr 35 Tf4 4 i Am.mul dne from oottntv a Pr An (litor lleport. January 2(. ". Amo.nit paid N. J. Fret.tntiu, "i- 439 68 f Amount dne as 'shown in abve stale 7.4 4 10 t oo to tnent. :n5 I Uequisition for 1878 Total (T-Vii ' ' Amonnf nrderspaldlfl.fi. .. :--,u,DJr1 1rt a Amount orders outstandinir... . .' la "Ii- K Balance In farorof Toor House S,M8 80 We. the tmderslirned, Iir-eor. of the Poor of Cambria county, do certify, ih-t the foil irotnK is a JL-n tliri COrreci Fimriii"" - -- - , rfSTenieoi . -- - thToorand House oi r.mi""J , the rear A. I. 1870, all of which is respect fully UWMnea?;,ur hand, thla 6thday:of February A.D. 1877. pjoN.l IN. WISSINGEIt, Directors. I'M ARl.f-S FLH K. Attest l- Lilly, Steward tuiJ Cltrk. BOTH SIDES, A man In bin carriage was riding along, A B.-'ily I reused wife by Liside ; III natin and laces sbo looked like the queen And be like a king iu his pride. A wood Kawyer stood in the street aa they passed The carriage and couple he eyed ; Ami said, as he worked with his saw on a lop, "I wish I was rich and could ride." The man iu the carriage remarked to his wife, r... t . i . . . f t , , , v.uo iuiii x wouiu Kive 11 1 (OU1U I d give my wealth for the slieugth and the health Of the man who is sawing the wood." A pretty yonng maid, with a bundle cf work, Whose face, as the morning, was fair. Went tripping along with a smile of delight, While humming a love-breathing air. She looked on the carriage ; the lady she saw, Arrayea ill apparel so f.ne, Aud said iu a whisper, 'I wish from my heart Those satins and laces were mine." The lady looked ont on the maid with her work. So fair in her calico dress, And said, "IM relinquish position aud wealth. Her beauty and youth to possess." Thus it is in the world, whatever our lot, Our minds am! our time we employ Id longing aud sighing for what we have not, Ungrateful for what we enjoy. TllE SCO UT'S ADVEXTVllE. The scene of the exciting incidents we rio about to relate was located iu the now peaceful and populous State of Ohio. At the time, however, when these events tran spired, the white settlements were widely scattered, and ove; the greater portion of that fertile region savage beasts, and not less ferocious men, he'd almost undisputed dominion. Hut the fertility of the soil, salubrity of the climate, the number and utility of its navigable streams, offered many advantages to settlers, and the hardy pioucers of less favored localities were not slow iu availing themselves of them. But in addition to the hardships and pri vations inseparable from the most favored conditions of pioneer life, the early settlers 4u the rich Ohio bottoms were exposed to the constant hostility of the savages. The isolated cabins were assaulted and burned, and the luckless inmates butchered or car ried into a woeful captivity. Iluudredts thus perished, but the stream of eramigra tion rolled on with steadily increasing vol ume, and the wider the settlements spread, the more vengeful and desperate became the savages, who finally determined upon a general war of extermination. In the valley cf ilockhocking, nearly where the town of Lancaster now stands, was an Indian village, which was selected as the base of operations against the set tlers. Here the painted warriors began to assemble in August, 17tf3, and for several weeks the wji k of recruiting went on, until the savage army was swelled to such great proportions as to menace the very existence of the settlements. The whites were not slow in realizing their danger. TLey saw that a feat fnl blow was impending, but were ignorant of the exact point where it was to fall. They therefore determined to send out some trusty scouts to watch the enemy and learn, if possible, where tiie savage thunderbolt was to descend. Hubert McCleland and Arthur "White, tTvoexpetieticed hunters, t hoi oughly skilled in the subtleties of Indian warfare, fcailcss, cautious ami ciear headed, volunteered to petfoim that hazardous duty, aud in the afternoon of a balmy day in October they set out, amply armed and fully provisioned, detcimined to reconnoitre the enemy' ren dezvous and discover at what point the first blows were to fall. They traversed many miles of wood and praiie, and finally entered an extensive thicket of wild plum and hazel brush, through which they forced their way with great caution, and finally reached the top of an elevation now known as Mount ricasant. This hill or mouutain abruptly terminated on the west in a bold, almost perpendicular clitl, some hundreds of feet above the surrounding plain, and was covered by a short, stunted growth of hazel. The scouts reached the top of the cliir unobserved, and from it they could jook down into the Indian encampment, and observe every mov nient. They saw and counted each new group as they ar rived, were witucsses of their spoils, ob served their running matches, horse racing, and even their tomahawk throwing, but all Ibis gave them co clua to the informa tion they so mnch desired. Tbiee or four days were spent in this manner, and in the meantime the supply of water in their canteens became exhaust ed, and they supplied themselves from the little pools of rain water which collected iu the depressions of the rock on which they were encamped. At le-ngtb, wearying of the stagnant beverage, one of them de termined to make the hazardous journey down into the valley in quest of a fresh supply. Caiefully creeping down the bushy slope, without shaking a tree or dislodging a stone, he entered the valley without dis covery, wormed his way through the tall grass, and reached the river bank, filled his canteens and returned in peiftct safety. After this one of them catr.e down neatly everyday, and apparently with compaia. tive salety. j-.. Tr.t..i..,-.rl went on the errand. VJ.ie tiny -"I-1. " .i leas watchful than usual, ann filled hi canteen. Allu l U Vile CI IO reirnto si a l.ia steps, when Lesuddeuly found hitnstlf face to face with a couple of squaws. The surpriso was mutual, aud the women gave a loud whoop, and turned to fly. The scout was quick to comprehend his peril. If the alarm was to reach the Indian camp his discover)' and death seemed inevitable. Self preservation is the moving impulse with every liviug creature, and the scout decided that his lirst duty was to himself and his companion, and that it was expedi ent that he should inflict a speedy and noise less death upon the women, and so secretly as to leave uo trace behind. Quick as thought he sprang upon them, seized each by the throat, aud dragged them to the river, his vice like grip siitling the'r outcries. The old squaw was quickly thrust under the water and drowned, after which the body was allowed to float down the stream in hope that it would escape ob. serration. He then turned his attention to the younger one, who fought violently, and succeeded iu blinking off his grasp on her throat, when to his great astonishment and horror, she exclaimed in good English : "For Heaven's sake don't kill me, I am no Indian." These words, so strange and so utteily unexpected, nearly paralyzed the old hun ter, and releasing his hold on the woman, he demanded to know who and what she was. She quickly told her story, which was that she was a white giil, who, with her mother, had been captured in Virginia some rive years before, when nearly all her fumily had been murdered. Since then she had been a slave to her captors, over worked, starved, and beaten, aud she en treated McCleland to restore her to her own people. It was not iu the nature of the old hun ter and scout, to resist an appeal of such a character, aud giving the girl an assurance of his protection, he started with her for the place of concealment on the mountain. They had hatdly made half the distauce, when the loud alarm cry of the savages was sounded less than half a mile away. Some Indians in crossing the stream had discovered the body of the squaw. The fugitives quickened their speed and soon joined the other scout, who, from his lofty peicb, was watching the unusual commotion among the savages, but was ig norant of its cause. Parties of warriors were seen to strike off in every direction ; the terrible war whoop resounded on every side, and the dusky foe was seen gathing around the mountain, rttitil a swarthy chaiti of painted warriors completely encompassed the position, and closed all avenue of es- Certain destruction seemed inevitable, but the two meu resolved to sell their live8 as deaily as possible. Not wishing to in volve the girl in their fate, they advised her to return to the Indians and represent that she had been taken prisoner. This she refused to do, and begged for a gun, declaring that she was well trained to its use and could aid materially iu the defcuso. But there wss no a-capon for her, and sh5 was urged to take shelter behind the rocks, and in case of their death or capture, to claim that she had been their prisoner. Fortunately the position occupied by the scouts could only be reached over a high, rocky t idgo, which was so narrow that it could be traversed only in in single file, and there was nr tree, hush or shrub to nfloid protection to the hostile party. This ridge was constantly covered by the uner ring rides of the beleaguered men, and tvery Indian who attempted to cross it was siiot dead, and his swarthy bodey rolled down the rocky slope into the gulch below. It did not take long to convince the savages that this mode of attack was im practicable, and they attempted a Hank movement. Ou the left was a large rock thickly covered with stunted shrubbery, from which the positron occupied by the w hites could be completely commanded. But this point was difficult of access, and could only be reached by leaping a ravine in full view of the belenguered men, and within easy range of their rifles. But how could two men successfully defend so many points of assault? The case appeared hopeless, but they were not the men to de spair. To White was assigned the duty of keeping up the fire in front, while Mc Cleland uudertook to defend the flank threatened. j Soon he saw a tall, swarthy warrior, crouching on the brink of the ravine, pre- j pnii.ig for the leap which to decide the battle. Only an inch or so of the dusky figure was discernable, and the distance , was nearly a hundred yards ; but the scout knew that everything depended on his foil- 1 ing the savage, and he resolved to risk everything upon a single shot. Coolly and deliberately he raised his rifle, his trained nerves were brought under perfect control, and the weapon became as steady as the rock on which he stood, lie drew a bead so true that failure seemed 1mpoil,le, touched I he delicate trigger, the hammer came down, tltejlint vat broken into a dozen fragment, but the gun was not discharged." A half stifled cuisc escaped from the compressed lips of the hunter, but he re tained his self contol, and proceeded load just a new flint, 1 hough he felt aUnrnst certain tli.it the savage would gain the coveted position bofore he could dischaige his weapon. Finally the flint v as iu jKi- tion, and he gave the screw a f flnal turn. I.a in tl. .ii i. tii r f iiktai' f 1 1 ri uo mulcu uw " h " fciiw the enemy douched, every uen'e strained, and at the same instant he sprang with the agility of a panther for the coveted advantage. The scout gave utterance to a suppressed groau as be saw the movement, and gave up all as lost. But at the same instant the vaulting savage uttered a piercing shriek, fell limp and lifelesson the rocky edge, and rolled into the ravine. He had been shot, but by whom ! There was not time to inquire whence the friendly bullet had come, for new dangers were demanding in stant action. The fall of the swarthy warrior called forth loud cries of defiance, indicating that a man of some note had fallen, and that be was to be avengad. McCleland soon saw that the advantage gained was but temporary, for a stalwart Indian was seen to be cautiously making his way to the spot which had proved so fatal to his predecessor. He, too, was about to make the fatal leap, and had beon covered by the scout's rifle, when another shot from an unseen hand sent him reeling into the abyss. The howls of rage which came from below showed that another favorite chief had fallen. Two more essajed the fearful leap and met with a like fate, when the Indians withdrew to devise some new method of attack. They had lost seriously, were ic norant of the number and character of their enemy, and after guarding carefully evety path by which an escape was possible, they drew off to determine on a new plan of attack, and the besieged were given a brief season for rest aud reflection. Xow, for the first time, they thought of the giil, but she was missing. They con cluded that she must must have fled in terror when the firing commenced ; per haps returned to the Indian camp, or prob ably had been killed during the fight, aud her miserable captivity ended. Great was their surprise, tharefore, when she made her appearance from behind a dense clump of hazel, with a rifle in her hand. Her story was soon told." In the thickest of the fight she had noticed a warrior fall in a thicket considerably in advance of his companions ; it occurred to her that if she could only get possession of his gun she might materially aid her friends. Taking advantage of a change In position by the assailants, she crept out through the tall grass and secured the coveted prize, together with plenty of am munition. Her quick eye had also taken in the situation, and discovered the peril which threatened them from the rock which the savages had sought to occupy, and it was she who bad so successfully de fended it. Night soon came on, with a terrible storm of wind and rain, while darkness al most impenetrable coveied the mountain. Fortunately the girl was familiar with every path and ravine, and at her suggestion it was determined that she should undertake to lead the way through the savage lines into the valley, whence their escape would not be difficult. The noise of the storm, it was hoped, would prevent their move ments being heard ; and she was to take the lead, as the scouts thought that even if she encountered some of the sentinels, her acquaintance with them, her knowledge of their language, and her ready wit would enable her to turn aside suspsciou. About midnight they set ont, the girl a few rols in advance. They had proceeded 1 less than a hundred yards when she gave the scouts the signal to halt, while she went forward to reconnoitre. She soon returned and reported their retreat in that direction cut off by a half dozen savages, who occu pied the path diiectly in front of them. She then retraced her steps a few rods and descended to a deep broken gnlch, usually dry, but which was then partially filled by the falling rain. Along this gulch over the broken rocks, and through the deepening current, they cautiously went, the intense darkness, aud the noi-se aud confusion of the storm,-protecting them from discovery The gulch led to the river but a slioit dis tauce from the village, whither the guide directed the scouts to follow her. They hesitated, remonstrated, and even began to suspect treachery ; but she urged theru on, and they proceeded. Very soon a new danger confronted them. They weie sav agely assailed by a couple of docs, whose barking threatened to arouse the wholo village ; but the animals were soon quieted by the guide, as they easily recognized her voico. They soon reached the very midst of the village, the most pei feet silence be ing observed, passed through it without adventure, aud were soou miles beyond on their way to Ohio, The sagacious giil afterwards explained that she knew every probable line of es cape was carefully guaided, and that the only feasible road to liberty and safety lay through the town, which route was un guarded, as a i cli eat iu that direction was not considered among the probabilities. By any other route capture and deal h would have been almoi-t eeitain. Once clear of the enemy they took the direction tif the settlements, v. Inch they i cached in three days. The gir! who had been so singularly dis covered, a'.ul hud pioved so i fiicicnt as a soldier aud a guide letnriicd to Virginia, f.mnd that her relatives had moved to eild Knintuck,'' whither she followed them and made that Slate- hr home. She was j iua; lied a few ye-ars aflnr her adventure. and raised a large family. One of her grandsons has been Governor of the State, one served with distinction iu the Mexican war, and one was killed during the late war while holding bigh rank in the Con federate army. A XOUBT LITTLE COVVLE. Tti o of the 6mr.llest children in tho world for their ages, w hich are twelve years, and , two months old respectively, were intro- duced to the faculty and students of Jef I ferson Medical College, Philadelphia, re ' cently. Scnmita Lucia Zuranto, aspt ight i ly brunette, is a fraction under twenty j inches high, and weighs five pounds in her lie CIC)( a lib tvmi lllll, 11 1. 11 llli;illlli:3 CUIII' plete female gatb, from a bonnet down to the modern gaiter, the latter being less than three inches long. It wns explained that she was born at San Carlos, near the city of Vera Crux, Mexico, her parents were both large and healthy jiersons. She talks Spaniel) flnen'ly, and understands a smattering of the Enclish tongue. Gen. Mitewastwelve years old th 6th of October. He was born in Green Chenango county. New Vork, his parents bearing the name of Flinn, the father who accompanied th diminutive weighing 171 pounds. At his birth the General weighed 2 pounds. His avordupois now is 9 ponnds; height 22 iaches. He is a blonde. The General wore a full ball room costume, consisting of black coat and pantaloons, white vest and white necktie. During his visit to the college the little fellow talked fluently, and was quite active, and, when not ttcading ou the trail of her ladyship's dress was busily encaged in casting affectionate glances at her. In presenting the lillipu tians to the adinirine assemblage, Professor Getchell said he had brought tbe couple there to introduce them to the Philadelphia Museum, at Ninth and Arch Streets as something wondei fill even at this wonder ful age. He explained that he had made a careful examination of the subjects and found them intelligent, healthy and per fectly formed. The heatt of either, said he is not larger than an ordinary sized hickory nut, and the liver in equal projmr tions ; and yet they perform their functions regularly and perfectly as tlioeof"ully de veloped men and women. Their brains, he added, correspond with tbe 6ize of their bodies, and their intelligence surpasses their size. At the conclusion of the Pro fessor's remaiks the Genetal shook hands all around, and the !ert Miss bowed and threw kisses at the gallant with whom she had been coquetting. Oiutoart Lffcsio. The Amtrica Iiegiftcr, a Paris publication, recently do voted a column or more to the considera tion of obituary poetry. It deprecates the vagaries of human taste which makes it pfssible for the living to connect the dead with a broad and miithprovoking farce. In the course of its criticism the H'giffr brings the Philadelphia Ledger under re view, and says that its obiuary column is usually more laughter-provoking than its comic department, If, indeed, such a de partment exists, quoting the stanza so popular w ith the Ledger, running thus : I'ut away the little Imnnet That our Saily used to wear. She will need it no more never. She has climbed the golden stair! This verse, s?ys the lleginter. seems to be an immense favorite, because of the faciltr wherewith it can be adapted to suit any particular case. Thus, tho bonnet may be changed to nightcap, jacket, trousers, slippers, stockings, in fact almost any ar ticla of attire, while the name may also be varied ad infinitum. But it the selections areabsnid, observes the critic, what shall be said of the original verces when the hart of the mourner over flows in lines guiltless of meters lhyme, and equally devoid of ideas or of gratnmai? What shall we say, for instance, to the fol lowing touching stanza, which appeared some time ago in the obituary column of the New York IL'.rahl : ,.- She lived as gently as a dove. She died as ang-ls die. And now her soul lias gone to dweU With heavenly God on high. We might get over the dying angels, through our recollections of theology al ways led us to imagine that those celestial beings were immortal. But we can bald ly explain the epithet which is applied to the Oiety in the last line, unless the writer were a believer in the ancient mythology, and so imagined that thcia ate infernal god as well. Scientific Facts. A slight blow is snf fici?nt to smash a whole pane of glass, while a bullet fiom a gun will only make a small round hole in it; lecause iu the latter I case, tbe particles of glass that receive the uiow are torn ava)T irotn tne remainder with such rapidity that the mot ion imparted to them has no time tn spread further. A door standing open, which would readily j ield on its hinges to a geutle push, is not moved by a cannon ball passing thiough it. The ball, in passing through, overcomes the whole force of cohesion among the atoms of the wood, but ils foice acts for so short a lime, owing to its rapid passage, that it is uot sufficient to affect the inertia of tha eloor to an extent to produce motion. The cohesion of the part of the wood cut out. by the b.ill would have borne a very great weight laid quietly upon it ; but, suppose to fly at the inte of 1,2H) feet in a second, and the door to be one inch thick, the cohesion being allowed to act for only the minute fiaotiou of a second, its influence is uot perceived. Be A Mas. Foolish spending is th father of poverty. !o not be ashamed of hard work. Woik for theliei-t salary or wages you can get, but work fn- half price rather than tie Hlo. Be your own master, and elo not let sH:iety or fashion swaliow you up inelividtially hat, coal and boota. 1) not eat up r wear nut a!l that joti e-arn. Compel your selfish body to spare something for profits saved. Be slinky to your own appetite, but merciful to other's necessities. Help others, and hk not help f,r von i solves. See that you are proud, too. " Let vonr pi ule be of the i ight k ind. j Be loo proud lo be lazy ; too proud to lire up w ithout conquering every oiiieuity; loo proud to wear a cton can not all'.od to buy ; l"o proud to be in ppnity thol j von e.to ivi keep up with in expense; too i proud lo be stingy. ?tnscuiHK for t' e ('Mr.ni r it e km as. A MAUV121.LOVS STOltl'. INDIANS WHO PINK THTIR CHILDREN IN AIR TIGUT ENVELOPES DI KING TUE WINTER. Having spent more than two years among the Chipjiewa Indians living on the north western shores of Lake Superior, around Chan-wo mi gan Bay, and the month of the river Mus-ke-eibi, I often heard of the strange and hitherto unpublished custom of a secluded tribe of Indians north of Ver milion Lake, who in w inter sink their chil di en under the deep waters of the lake in their vicinity, and in the spting raise them up from the bottom of the lake alive ami well, after being six months dormaut and unconscious. The Chippewa Tudiaus who related this circumstance to me were all respectable in their way, and are gent rally a trustworthy and truthful people, beii g mostly Chus tians, having been instructed by Bishop Barraga, en pious memory. Hence, when they informed me of the custom among tho Rabbit Iudians of consigning about ono Ihird of their tiibe to a kind of tomb for six months in older that the either two thirds might be saved from death by star vation, though I regarded what I heard as almost iucredible, 1 could not but pay some attention to a statemetitso frequently made by so many persons otherwise credible. The manner iu w hich the thing is done, as they stated, is in this way : The children from the age of three years to that of four teen, at the approach of w inter, are enclosed within air tight vessels or bags, made out of the bark of the bitch tree, or vetnla alba, aud aftr the "Mokock," as it is called, is sealed over and made impervious to water, it is sunk with its living fieight into The bottom of tbe LakeOwas, where it remains until spiing, when it is drawn up and the dormant pappoose found sound and well, and after a little shaking the chiid is sooil restored to consciousness. lheOwass.es live chiefly on rabbits, the skint of which animals are their only clothing ; and in the winter, when the snows are deep nnd ihe rabhits scarce, this low tiibe would starve if nece ssity had not taught themto have re course to tho desperate plan of disposing of their children to save their provisions. The writer of this narrative regaided the statement as fabulous at first ; for, though every Indian he consulted exprcswd his belief that the children of ihe wild tnlie were all buried iu the lakes dm ing the win ter, and hooked up safely again in the spi ing, 3ret none ef those who s i confident ly nairatcdthe story certified that one of them bad been present when the operation of sealing up the children in the Mokooks," or their enlargement therefrom took place. But the writer happened to be present at a wedding of the head chief of li e "hip.e was Na-ga imp's daughter. Lady Louis?, to one Boyle, a scion of one -.f the tribes of" Gal way, and at his tiiairiaee feast, lasting a whole week, were pifsent two tiapjis from the rabbit-eating Indians afoicsaiil. who, upon being asked if the story about the sinking of the children into the lake to save the fotd Ihey would consume whs fal tilous, answered, gravely. Kawin," No." They assured us that 00 of their young people were then under'tlie water since Novemlier, and that they expected thev would be all safe and well about the middle of May, when tbey would be able to supnly them wjth food. J hey then described how the "Mokocks" were piepaied how the air was excluded by the but nii.g'of diy leaves within them, "how the e.hi!i!rvn weie ordered to inhale a full bieath tit air, how the vessel or sack of birch batk w as sealed and rendered water pio.f by a coating of gum and rosin, and how they ei sunk into the lake, to repose there "till Spi ing ! Not satisfied with the testimony of these two witnesses, confitmcd by Ihe solemn clouds of smoke arising like incense fmm their large stone pi:es, your cotrespond-iit came to Ihe resolution of testing in person tb truth of these Vtiange nai rations of so many respectable Indians, Christian and Pagan. Accoidingly. the next day U-ing-the 7th of January li72, your correspondent accompanied by a son or Na-ga nUp, the chief, a son of" the head medicine man, Ma-co day be tins, and Antoiue Daye, a half breed, took the six best Jogs we could pick up. with plenty of dried meat and pro visions for men and dogs, aud started, un der the guidance of the two Babbit Indians for their home in the far North. In less than four days w e made the j nuneyof over 390 n.iles, for the sm f ice nf the snow was quite solid, a mist having prevailed for two eir three days, and. under the influence of the Host, lieconie ice. Not in all nature is there anything ni.ire desolate and melan choly than traveling iu those savage regions, where for miles and miles not a bving thi:ig is soou nor a sound heard, ereept thec-iash of a limb of a tree under its w eight of snow or the thud of the fall .f a large mass from the picturesque arches formed by the inter, weaving tops ef Luge pines. " Kveu the bilking of a pack eif hungry wolves, tha growling of a liear, or the loaiing of a lion would be pre fct able to the still.'ie&a of deat b which prevails in all that region. This articlo would be too hmg were I to describe the details of our journey to tha region of the Babbit or Owawie Indians. But, to sum tin, I must say that we found the statement of our Indian infot n.-,i ts votiiiimcd in every particular. The Babbit Indians suffor seven ly fiotn famine They enclose the youh of the. uibe in jdr-'ight envelopes called ;Mokoeks," whaped some what like a large egg. They liU up tli.- oases in the spring, and most, i if tltse en closed all but a few say jut oit. am alive and well after their tesuscitaMon. There ciu be mi doubt about tbe fact Lcre stated. We publish tho above somewhat re markable story precisely as it comes fi.m the writer, who is evidently move ace:is. tomed to the practical detail's of life on the frontier than to describing them in print. It is not the woik of a professional writer e.r sensations. KJ. Sih Francic Cull. Whkn D.m Pedro and his w if were In Naples they put up at the Hotel WVhit.g. ton. This budding i, formerly a fvorit palace of the King of Naples 'when thev wisl-d toenj y the a Ii ze. oi summer lounge wiilnoa the formality of the ijie-.t palao.'s of the Kingdom. It was at this pi ice that the Knpiess of Brazil, wi.eu young lady liked to ieide. U whs ' e. she t'M.k her Mr! Cuewfe'loT :;j.'es. w .-.. she le;aioe lh ;.fTi oiced bride or ll.e li iwror. ai d m'.aik -d in ij-e Bi '" fij. g.t'e thai conveved U l to ln r f;iti.i I ,i -il spoose. I t-on her ,f.c .,,t :.n i ) i itt,a ! r ty she w ent ,biT-e t. tlj, f .nupr ujvul i,.r- ice. i-xant liit-! u ,,,. . , , j ,. , . s. ret vpsd L.i furtl:
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