FOR THE FAIR HEX.
NRW Tork FMIIIOK Wiolri.
Jet is the fancy oi the moment.
Carmelite brown is again worn.
Derby hats grow more and more
popular.
Fichus of lace nnd muslin of all size
A are worn.
Squirrel continues to he the popular
fur lining.
No two hats or bonnets are precisely
alike this fall.
Flounces at the bottom of dresses are
made to flare.
A new cloaking material is checked
satin de Lyons.
Young ladies wear short round skirts
at all dancing parties.
* White lisle thread gloves are the fancy
oi tlie passing moment.
Bufi'alo Bill hats take the place of the \
beef-eaters of last year.
There is a rage for flowers made of
shot silk, satin and velvet.
Very little trim uing is seen on the j
most fashionable Derby hats.
Children no longer wear light-colored j
fabrics except for evening dress.
Deep basques and square pockets ap- !
pear on the new casaquin jackets.
Scotch " lid " plaids arc as popular
for young girls and children as ever.
New French wraps are as often lined \
with soft satin quilting as silk furs.
Dresses are worn at pleasure with a
deep or a demi- train, <>r MM at all.
Jackets of a different rolor and mate- j
rial from the dress are again in vogue. !
Lambrequin paniers are the fashion- j
able form of this drapery at this mo
ment.
The newest fancy for trains is to gunge
or shirr them just at the jniint of the !
lap-over.
Matelassee silk-faced cloakings have
a back of heavy beaver or chinchilla
doth weft.
Dresses with hut one skirt of heavy
material will certainly be worn during
the winter.
Garnet of the deepest shade isa favor
ite color for dinner and afternoon recep
tion dresses.
Dress draperies and corsages present
as great a variety of fashions this fall as
bonnets and hats.
Grecian chinchilla is a new clipped
fur destined to great popularity during
the coming season.
White toile sanglier, or boar's cloth,
is a fine hut substantial all-wool fabric,
dotted in raised pin points.
Jackets of mastic-colored or Dauphin
gray cloaking cloths are worn by little
girls with very dark dresses.
Jackets have rolling shawl-shaped
collars that can be worn very high or
low according to the weather.
New flat, square side pockets in silk,
velvet, satin, and also ot leather, appear
among novelties of the season.
* Perfectly plain skirts, devoid of
flounces, ruttles, or any trimming, are
frequently seen in Fifth avenue.
New silk fans have cashmere designs
and color*, with the white ivorv sticks
painted by hand in colors to match.
Some of the jauntiest jackets are mad
of heavy natte or basket-cloth, in inter
mixture of grave ami bright colors.
Young girls in Paris wear their hair
in waves all over their head with a
knot of loosely coiled hair in the back.
The idiango in the coiffure of Parisian
women is decided; Greek styles and
classic ideas rule the coiffeur or coiffcasc
at present.
The new neck scarfs of cream colored,
polka dotted silk net require no hems.
I'hey are knotted in the throat in :ui in
crcyable bow.
A large silk cord, passing several times
around the hat and fastening under a
feather rosette, trims some of the nob-'
biestfeit Derby*.
The latest high novelty for evening
toilet is a composite costume of whit"
chudda cloth, with no trimming but
white satin ribbons.
The fashionable easanuin is a long
waisted, tight-fitting jacket, with a deep
basque, with facing in front and iargc
square pockets in the baek.
Some jacket* are regular Louis XVI.
frock coats, with immense pockets in the
baek, and opening over a long waist
coat ot silk damasec in front.
The quilted satin linings of dolmans
and visites for street wear are black
when the wrap is black, hut for evening
orenrriage wear red and old gold satin
linings are frequently seen.
Rome of the imported French wraps
are long, loose sacques, with a dolman
cape superimposed and trimmed with the
richest fringes, passementeries, cloak or
naments. and olive buttons and cords,
bended with cut jet.
The Marquise coat of silk piusb, with
a demi-trained carriage costume of the
same color and shade, of satin de Lyons
ami short India-French rashmere, silx
and wool goods, is the fashionable toilet
for ceremonious visits.
Jackets made out of Indian shawls are
worn on nidify days by wealthy I'aris-
ians. They are demi-?\jutccs. have
wide sleeves, and are trimmed with rich
fringe, in which the several color* of t
the cashmere are repeated. The hand
somest are made out of gold-embroider
ed shawls; It is, however, very easy to
outline the designs on a rashmere shawl
with gold thread ; and many ladies have 1
tiueoeded admirably in bringing the pat
tern into relief ana adding to its rich- i
nc* by this means.
A walking dress is of plaid,combined
with Sevres blue velvet in the darkest ;
shade. The round skirt is of velvet,and j
is absolutely without trimming. The
plaid is in oroad squares of blue with
broken lines of gold and gai-iet. The
plaid oversklrt is looped high on thr
right, low on the left ami is irregularly
bunched up behind. The basque is of
plaid, % ith velvet collar, cuffs, and re
• vers, and chased gilt buttons. Turban
of blue velvet with bnml of plaid velvet
and blue bird on the sh'e. Neckerchief
of plaid silk to match was worn with
this suit.
DrM<l Uooda of Stuon.
The New York Fimhirm Quarterly
say*:
The demand for certain line* of goods,
as reported by our leading wholesale
dry-goods houses, reveals the fact that
costumes in composite style will is l ns
fashionable ns ever. That!*, the skirts
► and certain other parts of costumes will
be of self-colored or plain good*, while
the basques, jackets, panlers, 'polonaises
or parts of the same will lie made of
striped, checked or figured good*.
There is an endless variety of these
kinds of goods, 1K>(II Imported und home
made, in the market, and the demand
for them has boon steadily on the in
crease since the first of September.
Tito silk and wool mixtures, lwith
American and European, show a ten
dency to run Into stripes of one k ; nd or
another. These stripes in the richest
goods consist of brochr effects In small
palm-leaf, amiure and other antique
and oriental designs of silk threads and
various colors thrown up in chameleon
effects on rich dark surfaces—garnet,
duck's-brcast, and gendarme and nary
blues, and dark browns and greens
being the tnvorite colors These mix
tures arc some times in dosa patterns,
without any striped effects, but for the
most part strines prevail. They are in
tended for the unper parts and trim
mings of dresses, the skirts of whieh are
of dark all-wool goods, matching in
eolor the plain stripe or the ground of
the figured goods. These plain self
colored goods are frequently striped too,
but the stripes are what, is ealled invis
ible, that is, striped in the weaving, not
in color, and the stripes as frequently
run crosswise as lengthwise the goods.
The stripes arc termed weiteri, ami pro
duce n fiat corduroy effect, with a plain,
soft, and smooth-finished surface that is
very attractive in appearance. Other
self-colored goods are satins and rnotnic
cloths, t<j be worn as skirts with
basques, piuiieiy, draperies, and trim
mings ol similar goods, striped or figured
in bright colors, the threads shot into
the fabric and forming the pattern being
of silk of the brightest and most sharply
contrasting tints. Yellow and red ap
pear in all, or nearly all these combina
tions, and yet these two pronounced
colors are so admirably blended as not
to produce a staring or loud effect.
In mixtures of all kinds, whether silk I
or all-wool goods, the variety is actually |
bewildering There are frequently j
eight different bright colors, so com- !
hired and mingled in the weaving as to 1
produce a solid cflVtt of the quietest,
soberest tone imaginable. The ehauie- j
Icon effects thus obtained are not start- '
ling or offensive, although pronounced. ;
Some of the India cashmere und (,'hinc so
effects produced in mixtures of silk and
wool exceed everything that lias yet;
been produc ed in France in imitation j
of Oriental ideas. The gray wool goods
in mixtures present equally novel but
inore sol>or effects. For the skirts, are
shown narrow stripes in chevron effects,
to i>e worn under broken plaids ami
cheeks in gray mixtures.
I'laiil Jaequard is another g< nuinc no- :
vcity. the large plaids being produced in
a variety of novel and striking combina
tions of sharply contrasting colors ]
woven in a .Jaequard loom, which,
while they imitate the size and colors of
tartans, are very unlike them. Broken
blocks, squares, and dashes ot color are
produced in the midst of wool mixtures
by threads of bright silk thrown in, the
predominating colors being old gold,
sapphire, and turqunis blues, cherry and
other shades of red, and bright shades
of green on dark brown, green, garnet,
and blue and black grounds. Tla-se
Jaequard plaids will 1- used only for j
trimming costumes.
Velvet, plush, and satin, plain and in
stripes, and with corduroy effects, will j
also be used for trimming dre-.ses. in i
the plnin velvets and satins for trim- i
niing purpo-es are seen no less than one
hundred and fourteen distinct shades of
different colors, to each of which is
its distinctive name is given.
I'Mhlom In Jan.
In an evening promenade the gentle
man arrays himself in a dress suit and
carries a cane, hut lie sallies forth bare
headed and makes you think some one
has stolen his hat. until you learn the
custom of the country. The ladies are
likewise bareheaded, hut they have their
hairdri -sed rather elaborately, and there
nre unkind gossips who say that someof
them have it so arranged that their maids
ean dress it in the ante-room while the
owner is slumbering in the dormitory.
The fashions of Europe prevail, but with
a good many modifications. Dresses are
generally worn without trains except at '
grand hall* and other festivities, when
the wardrobes vie with those of Paris
or Ixindon. The morning array of the
ladies is the oddest of all when viewed
through foreign eyes, and it took me
several days to comprehend that it was
proper to gaze upon the fair ereatuns
that were visible on the verandas or
whom I encountered on the streets of
Bataviaor Bultenz.org. Their dress was
the loose sarong, or native petticoat,
which resembles an embroidered table
cloth gathered aliout the waist, and held
in place by a knot tied in one corner and
pushed inside tbr fold. Above tbis
sarong there Is a loose sack of white
muslin coming well up on the neck and
falling below the waist. • As far as I am
aware, these garments comprise tfip
morning dress of the European lady in
Java, or at any rate, they are the only
ones visible. I must not forget the slip
pers that rover her unstocKlnged fret, i
and when I add that her hair is hanging
loose over her shoulders and her hands
are innocent of gloves. I ask if it is any
wonder that a bashful bachelor averts
his eyes when he first meets dame or
, maiden in her morning walk.—' orrt
potuUwc FhilatUtphin Titncs.
American (dlrUanri fr orrluit Titles.
Moneure I). Conway writes from Paris
. to the Cincinnati Commercial:
"Some families that romr here appear
to be wild In their adoration of counts
and countesses, lord and ladies (with a
! big I,). Even as I write there is a poor
1 American girl here who is crying out
her eves because fate. In the form of an
i old French mamma, has forbidden her
son the pleasure of enjoying this un
happy girl's large fortune. She no
sooner saw the eount than she was
ready to throw all her father's money at
i his met, and so were her father and her
mother; the eount also was willing to
accent the sweet boon. But the old
mother, a widowed rounteas, forbade
the alliance; without her consent the
marriage could not be solemnized in
j France, nnd if performed in any other
country the son would forfeit ail inherit
ance, including title, so far as the wife
was concerned.
The foolishness of American girls—
i the insane folly of lieing dubbeo l.ady
j This and l.ady That—will probably
never cease until their fathers and
j mothers become possessed of a little
morn good, bard republican sense than
they now have. To sensible people
there is more truth than poetry In what
Ell Perkins says below:
A few years ago Leonard Jerome's
daughter married Ixml Churchill, nnd
Jerome settled (10,000 a year on him to
bind the Iwvrgnin. That is. be gave Lord
Churchill (10,000 a year to room and
travel with Ids daughter. Then Ben
nett and Belmont got Uie youthful Lord
Mandevllle over and filled him
with Knickerbocker Hub wine, and he
was caught by the beautiful Miss
Yznagii. Then Miss Steven's mother
gsveCapt. Paget, the son of Lord Paget,
f 100.000 to room and travel withiier
daughter Minnie,
High Art.
" Well!" I cried, eagerly.
" You make that picture?"
"I did!" I exclaimed, triumphantly.
" Henceforth the wife of your bosom,
devotes herself to the divine art. Is it
not line?"
" Very—very fine; hut could you not
have found a pleasiinter subject than a
battlefield? A lthotigh that group of In
dians to the right there—"
" Indians?"
" Yes, in the corner. Very natural to
be sure, hut—"
"Indians! There are no Indians.
That is a group of trees just tinted
witli the touch of autumn's finger."
" Oh, yes! to he sure! I see. Surely,
lam growing near-sighted. A grave
yard scene. Very touching. And
whose monument is that in the center?"
" Monument? Gravoyard scene?"
" Yes. But is it not rutin r unusual to •
see camels grazing in a country church- i
yard?"
"Camels? Where do you sec cam
els?"
" Why, here. I would not have be
lieved you could have got them so nut- i
ural. And those live graves all in a row.
Quit.- a family shuffled off the mortal
coil. But you are excited. This paint- i
ing has been too much for you."
"It is too much for me. That beau
tiful rustic mill a monument' And
camels! You will kill mo! They are
cows! Don't you sen they are cows?
Ami those graves, as you call them, are
moss-covered rock*. Such ignorance!"!
"I beg your pardon, it is my poor
eyes, anu f si-e aright this time. That
windmill is just the tiling, but don't
you think it should he nearer the mill?
It's jut a suggestion, you know. I may
is- wrong."
"You will make me desperate! A i
windmill! That lovely elm tree a wind
mill! I lave you no touch of the divine
genius in your soul? Have I encouraged
this divine talent hut to meet with j
scorn and sarcasm?"
"My dear Absinthe, draw it mild. I
don't know niueli about the divine nrt,
hut you have done —yes, I will say it—
better than I myself should under like
circumstances. It really is a marvel,
but knowing so little about it. it isn't
strange if I mistook your < libi t for a bat
tle or even a graveyard seen?. It is a
Swiss scene— the Alps. These glaciers
aregrand. But no; I mud he wrong
again, lor surely you wouldn't put trees
and cows on iceberg*. No. my dear,
it's ail very pretty, but I give it up.
What is it?"
"Oil. you miserable wretch! I've a
great mind not to tell you. It's a leau
tiful New England farm wtw. Any
one could sec. I'll n--vcr paint another
picture! There!" And one stroke of
the brush ruined my painting forever,
and I marched Amlndnb grimly from
the room, slumming the door. What is
my one talent?—/.in Saxon in the De
it oil Frtf /Vex.*.
The Fsrl nnd the Lion. .
Grantz, in his Snon history, tells us
of an earl of Aisatia, aurnnmed, on ac
count of hi* great strength. " Lion," who
was a great favorite of Edward 111., of
Engiiind. and much envied, as favorites
are always sure to la\ by the rest of the
courtiers, tin one occasion, when fin
king xvas nlisent. some nnhienn-n inidi
ciously instigated tin- queen to make
trial of the nohie hjood of the favorite
by causing a lion to be let loose upon
htm, saving, according to the popular
belief, that if tiie eari was truiy noble
the liein would not touch hint, ft being
t customary witli the carl to rise at the
break of day. before any other ps-rson in
the palace wa* stirring, a lion was let
loose during tin- night and turned into
the lower court. When the earl came
down in the morning, witli no more than
a nightgown ea*t over hi* -liirt. he was
I met by the lion, bristling hi* hair and
growling destruction betw-n his teeth. I
The earl, not in the least daunted, called
out with a stout voice, '• Stand, you
dog! At these words tli- lion crouched
at hi* feet, to the great amazement of
the rourtier*. who were peeping out at
every window to see tlx issue of their
ungenerous design. The earl laid hold
of the lion by the mane, turned him into
bis cage. and. placing his nightcap on
the lion's bark. < ante forth without east
ing a look behind him. "Now," said
the earl, calling out to the courtiers,
"let him among you all tlipt standeth
most upon iiis pedigree go and fetch my
nightcap."
The Greatest Attraction.
Bast night a young man took his
sweetheart to the ex|>o*ition with a
cold-bloodcddctorroinalion. He showed
l her the dog show. .
j "This,' said he, "is one of the l>est
tilings in the exposition."
He conducted her to the place where
lieautifui ltorneo Appllos hold forth. I
"This." said he, " is one of the sights
; here which is very interesting."
He then explained the two great en
gines seen in the industrial part of the
; building.
He showed her the art gallery and
that pretty picture in the press room
which is called "Farewell to tiie Forest,"
and which every lady who sees it wislie*
to carry off.
"Tills picture, ' lie rxplain'd, " ex
( liibits a gem of female loveliness, and
few tilings could t>c prettier. The great
est attraction I have reserved for tiie
last. It is by far tin- most unique tiling
in tlie building." The young laiy Im -
1 came very much interested as lie led iter
up stairs anil expatiated on the beauties
j of the unknown object.
I Soon they stood Is-fore the large mir
ror; lie paused, and so did sin-. Then,
with a eold-liiooded explanation worthy
of a better cause, he pointed into the
mirror at the young lady's reflection
and said : " That, T think is the Isms
attraction in the exposition."
" It is strange," she murmured, among
her blushes, " that one glass should
mirror both the greatest and the least
attraction at I lie same time.^ "—fxtnim-ille
(!<m "icr-tlou rnal.
A ilockinnd man read tlint one should
endeavor to draw something useful from
everything lie saw. nnd nonlv resolved
to profit by the teaching. Tnnt night
lie essayed to draw a number of useful
cord-wood stick* from ids neighbor's
wiswlpile. and got fllied so full of rock
salt out of n gun that he won't lie aide
to taste an\thing fresh for the balance of
his natural life.— llorlUmtl Cuuritr.
The first locomotive built in the
United Ntntcs, nnd the first used fit the
transportation of passengers, was built
by Peter Cooper in I*3o. nnd run from
Baltimore to hllieott's Mills.
THE FIUIIT AT MILK KIVEK.
411 Ofllrrr't Mriphlr Account ofths Hat.
Wlthllic t in In t'nlorailn I licMlng
Aunlnat flee null Itiillcla.
Aii officer belonging to Mm troop* be
sieged by Indian* on Milk river, Col.,
for hi* days lielore tiiey were relieved
by General Merritt's loree gives tliis
vivid iieeount of the attack on Major
Thornhurgh, and the subsequent thrill
ing events in the brleagured intrench
ments: The field of liattle was admir
ably chosen for defence by the Indians,
and had it not been for Major Thorn
hurgh's advance guard, commanded by
Lieut. Cherry, discovering the ambus
cade, the entire command would have '
been annihilated. He saw it small party
ot Indians disappear over a hill half a j
mile in front, and at once divided his
party to reeonnoiter, and only discovered i
them when lie had flanked their posi
tion by about 100 yards. Lieut. Cherry
rode back at full speed witli one or two
men who were with him, and notified
Major Thornhurgh, who had already
begun the descent into the deep ravine
which was intended to engulf the com
mand. The Indians were dismounted, '
and lying down along the crest of the
high, strep ridge for a hundred yards
Ironi the point where the deadly nshanlt
would have commenced. The troops i
were withdrawn a short distance, dis
mounted, and deployed in line of Imttlc,
with orders to await the attack of the
Indians. Lieut. Cherry was here ordered
by Thornhurgh to take a detachment of
fifteen picked men and make a reeonnni
sar.eeand communicate if possible with
the Indians, as it was thought that they j
only desired to oppose ills approach to
their agency, and would parley or have
a big talk if they could be communi
cated with. Cherry moved out at a gal
lop witli Ids me n from the right flank,
and noticed a like movement of about
twenty Indians from the left of the In
dian position. lie approached to within
a couple of hundred yards of the Indi
ans and took <>fl' his hat and waved it,
but the response was a shot tired at
him, wounding a man of his party, and
killing Ids horse. This was the lirst
shot, and was instantly followed by a
volley from the Indians.
The work had now begun in real
earnest, andsi-eing the advantage of On
position he held, Lieut. Cherry dis
mounted his detachment and deployed
along the crest of the hills to prevent
tie Indians flanking his position, or to
cover the retreat, if it was found neces
sary to retire upon the wagon train,
which was then coming up slowly,
guarded hv Li- ul. l'addo< k. ( ompany
1), fifth Cavalry. Orders were sent to
park the wagons and .cover tie in with
the company guarding them. The two
companies in the advance were ('apt.
Payne's ( onipany K, Fifth Cavalry. and
('apt. Lawaoa'a, Company F. Third
Cavalry, which wen- dismounted and
etc; >yi d as skirmishers, ( apt. I'ayne on
ti., t ami (apt. I .aw son on the riglit.
Fron. Lieut. Cherry's |M<ition he could
see tliat the Indians were trying to cut
him off from the wngons, and at once
sent word to Major Thornhurgh, who
then withdrew tin- lin" slowly, keeping
the Indians in cheek until opposite-the
point which his men held, when, *w jng
, tlmt the Indians were- concentrating to
-'lit ofT his r-treat, (.'apt. I'ayne, witli
Company K, Fifth Cavalry, was ordered
to charge tic hill, which Ic -li<! in gal
lant style, liia horse being shot under
him am! several of ids m n wounded.
The Indians having hern driven from
this point, tie' company was rallied <>n
the wagon train. Major Thornhurgh
t lien gave orders to Lieut. CJu rrv to hold
his position an<i cover ("apt. Dawson's
retreat, who v. a* ordered to fall liack
slowly witli tie liors- sof his company.
Cherry i ailed for volunteers c.; twenty
men. wlio respond<d promptly and
f night witli desperation. Tliere nnm-s
will l given in a later dispatch, as
' nearly every man was wounded is-fore
hi-Ica lled tiie eanip. Two men were
killed. Cherry brought every woundid
man in with him. ('apt. I/tweon. the
brave old veteran, displayed the greatest
coolness and courage during this retreat,
sending up ammunition to ("berry's men
when, on-e, they were nearly without
it. MajorTliornburgh start- d hack to the
wagon train afb r giving Itis final orders
toCnpt. I'ayni to - Ii rge the bill and to
('apt. law- -n and Lieut. Cherry tor-over
tin retnut. He rr.mt have im n shot
dead when barely half way there, as his
body was seen by one of ("apt. Law**>n's
men, life extinct, lying on his face.
Captain I'ayne, then in command, at
once set alsiut baring the wounded
horses shot, to be used for hnast works,
dismantling the wagons o f lm*es and
bundlr* of bedding, corn and flour-sacks,
wldeli wctc quickly piled up for fortiii
e.ations. Pick* and shovels were ud
vigorously for digging intnro lnnenls.
Meantime, a galling fire was conccn
trated upon the command from ali the
surrounding bluffs which commanded
the position. Not an Indian could le
siin. but the incessant cracks of their
Sharps and Winchester rifb-s dealt fear
ful destruction among (lie horses and
men. Tr.e groans of the dying and the
agonising erifs of the wounded told
what fearful havoc was being made
among the determined and d-s|erato
command. Every man was Is.und to
sell hi* life as dearly as possible. Ab..nt
this time a gn at danger was approach
ing at a frightfully rapid pace. The red
fiends, at the ) ginning ot tlie light, had
set fire to the dry grass and to the sage
brush to the windward of our position,
and it now came sweeping down toward
us, the flakes leaping high into the air.
and immense volumes or smoke rolling
on to ingulf us. It was a sight to make
I the Stoutest heart quake, and the fiends
were waiting, ready to give u* a volley
as won u* we were driven from our
shelter. Now it reaches the flank, and
blankets, blouses and empty sack* were
freely used to extinguish the flame*.
Some of the v-agons were set on lire,
which required all the force possible to
smother it. No water can In- obtnini-d,
and the smoke is suffocating; hut the
fire passe*, nnd we still hold our posi
tion. In the meantime a constant volley
is pound upon us. Captain I'ayne being
wounded tor the second time, and
j Sergeant Iolan, of Company K. killed
instantly. MeKinstry and McKee are
killed ami many others wounded. Our
greah st datigei row is past. The men
have now mostly covered themselves,
, but the poor Lories and mules are con
stantly falling alniut u*.
1 Just about sundown a charge was nt
j tempted, hut was repulsed, the Indian*
trying to drive off some of our horse*
Wlticn had broken loose. The attack
j ceased at dark, and swjn every ma* was
at work enlarging the trenches, hauling
out the dend horses, earing for the
wounded and burying the dead. At
I daylight the attack was resumed, and
i the firing of the sharpshooter* was kept
' tip every day and occasionally nt night,
striding us to our pit* in a scramble.
A very fortunate thing for us was
I that the Indians left us unmolested nt
night, witli the exception of an occa
sional shot to make us scatter to our
pits. We were able at grent risk to liaul
off our dead animals every night, other
wise the stench would have been intol
erable. A sally was made everv night
for water a distance of 800 yarns from
our intrcnehments. Private Esscr, of
Company F, was shot in the face whili ;
out with a party after water. The In
dians were only a few yards away, and !
were driven off by a volley from the
guard in the trenches. Our position,
which was chosen hastily on the first
day of the fight, was under a cross-fire,
All our horses and mules, except twelve
of the latter, were killed. We sheltered
them as best we could with wagons, but
to no purpose.
(.'apt. Dodge and Lieut. Hughes, with
Company 1), Ninth Cavalry, came to
our rescue on the fifth day at daybreak,
niter a forced night's march of thirty
live miles, from It- ur river. ("l--r upon
cheer rent the air when it was ascer
tained who were coming. A lull in tliv
firing enabled tlx-m to eoine in and shel
ter tln-ir horses as well as possible.
I'licy took to the fortifications quickly,
when the attack redoubled its fury.
Had the h- fight* been accessible, ('apt.
Dodge would have charged them with
his company, while we covered them
with our rifle-pits, hut this was utterly
impossible, tlie ascent being nearly per- ,
pendieular. All we could do uur- '
ing the day was to keep a good lookout
from the loop-holes, and return the fire
when any Indian showed hi* head. This,
however, wa a very rare occurrence,
its the Indians have rifle-pits and loop
holes. Before dark every liorse hut
three of ('apt. Design's command had
been shot down General Mi-rritt
arrived with his column of relief t lie next
day. The loss to the white* was eleven
kblcd and forty-three wounded.
Forests and Meteorology.
An important paper in I\>lybi >lion on
this subject gives the result of oliserva
tions made during the last six years
und( r trees and not far from the edge of
a forest, and also in the plain and fat
from all toss. 1. Forests increase the
quantity of meteoric waters which fall
on the ground, and thu* favor the
growth of springs and of underground
waters, '!. In a forest region the ground
receives as much and more water under
cover of the tree* than the uncovered
ground of regions with little or no
wood. 3. The cover of the trees of a
fori st diminish's to a large degree the
evaporation of the water received by tin
ground, and thus contributes to the
maintenance of tin- moisture of the latter
and to the regularity of the flow of
water sources. 4. Tin temperature in a
forest is much h-ss unequal than in tlie
oj-en. although, on the whole, it may lie
a little lower; but the minima arc there
constantly higher, and the maxima
lower than in regions not covered with
wood. 'J liese observations have been
made in the neighborhood of Nancy, and
by the pupils of the school of Forestry of
of that city, umhrtlie direction of M.
Matiiieu. sub-director of the school.
On the other hand, Mr. Fautrat. when
sub-inp< - tor of forests at Ken lis, made
during four years, but <>n a different
method. ohM rrat ions on forestlai meteo
rology widch fully and completely corro
isira'e ine<rtain respects those "of Mr.
Matiiieu. The laws which acem to fol
low from the figures given by M Fau
tral, a* well as an inspect Ton of the
curves which graphically represents
them, are :u> follows f It rains more
nbundantlv, und< r identical cinumstan
c< s. over forests .lian over non-wooded
ground, and most abundantly over for
<-*(* witfi tree* in a green condition. 2.
The degree of saturation ot the sir by
moisture is greater above forests than
over non wooded ground, and much
greater over masses of /"inut tyfro(ru
than over masses of leaved sp< - b-s. 3.
The leafage and bran< lies of leafi-d trees
.ntercept one-third, nnd those of rosin
ous tre<s tiie Jialf of Uie rain water,
which afterward returns to the atmos-
I'here hv evitporalioD. On tiie otliet
hand, these same leaves and branches
t- -train the evaporation of tiie water
which reaches the ground, and that
evaporation is nearly four times less
under a mass of icafcd forest tlian in the j
open, and two and one-third tiroes only
under a mass of pines. 4. Tiie laws (if
the < liange of temperature out of and
under wood are similar to those which
r-'-ult from the observation* of M. Ma
tiiieu. Tiie general conclusion seem to
he that forests regulate the function of
wati r. and exercise on the temperature,
as on the atmosphere, an effect of " pon
deration " and equilioriura.—London
Iran Ifnffalo 1111 l Nerved a Writ.
Huffaio Bill in Ids autobiography U-ils
tlie following story of ids official career
in the far West;
" On(*/norning a man e.atne rusldng
up to my house and said lie wanted a
writ of replevin to recover pnsession of
a horse which a stranger was taking out
oftlie country. I hail no blank forms,
and had not yet received the statutes of
Nebraska, to copy from. *• I asked the
man:
" ' Where is the fellow who ha* got
your horse ?'"
"'He is going up the road, and is
about two miles away,' he replied.
"'Very well,' said I, 'I will get the
writ roadvln a minute or two.'
" I saddled my horse, and then taking
up my old reliable rifle. Lueretia, I said
to the man: 'That's the best writ of
replevin that I can think of; come along,
nnd we'll get that horse or know the
( reason why.'
" Wv soon overtook the stranger, who
wa* driving a herd of horses, and as we
came up to him I said :
"' Hallo, sir, I am an officer, and have
an attachment for that horse,' and at
the same time I pointed out the animal.
" * Well, sir, what are you going to
do alsiut it?' he inquired.
'" I propose to take you and the horse
hack to the post,' said I.
'"You can take the horse, but I
haven't the time to return with you.'
"'You'll have to take the time, or
pay the costs here and now,' said I.
"' How much arc the costs?'
" 'Twenty dollars.'
'"Here's the money,'said he, a* he
handed nie the greenbacks. I then gave
liini a little friendly advice, and told
liim that lie was released from custody.
He went on his way a wiser and poorer
man, while the owner ol the horse and
myself returned to the fort. I pocketed
the twenty dollars, of course. Some
people might think it was not * square
way of doing business, hut I didn't know
any better Just then. I had several
little cases of this kind, nnd I became
la tter posted on law in the course of
time."
The ordinary life of a locomotive is
thirty yaars. No doubt it would live
much longer if it didn't sinoke so much.
Managing Cattle on the I'laln*.
The management of a vast herd of cat
tle tj(>r>n the open plain i* a difficult and
hazardous fiat. It requires both nerve
and an intimate knowledge of cattle
nature u> ride into the midst of tiie
thronging, pushing b<-a*t., and single
out there destined for tiieeorral. Should
" l f? a l "' c ,!n * u * both hoiae and rider
Will be borne alone ledum the resist
less tide to certain d< truetion. A h'-rd
ha* been atamp< ded at the night of a
man demounted from hi* home. They
regard the man and least a* a ninele
creature, whose will dominate*, and to
sec thin being take himself apart in a lit
tle more than bovine nature can stand.
A* a general thing, the animal* are
<iuite docile, and ready for the '• round
ing up." Possibly thev may look for
ward to it with Rome instinctive pleas
ure at the grand sight of their own nu
merical strength. Stand herewith me
upon thin granny knoll. Beneath u*. at
yon three scrub oaks, is the station
agreed upon. From throe directions
we may see long dotted -kirmish lines
growing from the little black bead-like
spot* in a row into moving least*. The
line* rapidly become more dense, gath
ering up the individuals which stop
grazing, look with wondering eyes a
morm rit, and then, evidently having re
flected, " Is . we, this is.J tine, isn't it?
they're rounding us up," obediently join
the grand advance. Those knowing
ones who have been under the brand
may have , in,., vague remembranee of
its torture. The " Mavericks." as un
claimed cattle have been called, and tho
calves have yd to feel the terrible iron
as it burns it way through the quivering
cuticle.
It is an old Te*an story, the origin of
the name "Maverick." hue perhaps it
will bear transplanting to tic Fast. A
certain wcll-knpwn "colonel"of the
name bought an island in one of the
river*, and stocked it with a few cat
tle, proposing to keep hi* animal* where
he could find them when In- wanted le-rf
or hides. Husimss entanglements
claimed the worthy colonel'*attention
and in course of time he well-nigh for
got hi* island colony. Bounder* began
to lind among tie ir bcrd* ancient bulis
and cows, all gui.thof owner's mark,
riiev came to Is counted by thousands,
and it was finally discovered that they
were runaway* from Colonel Maverick *
island. The old colonel was informed
by the herders of his good luck, and
told, among otlter things, that om<- two
thousand hull* wre subject to his
order*. The last thing recorded in con
nection with this legend is the colonel's
< xcitcd sp< < h upon thi* oiv-asion:
" For Ife'iv n's - ike, uoy*. go and help
yourselves!" Thereafter any animal
found without a brand was called a
" Maverick." and duly stamped with
the tinder's mark. — Harper's Moiuhly.
The Heathen Chinee in >'cw York.
The first Chinese' elub-hou*c in tliis
city, write* a N> w York correspondent,
was an old wooden building in Baxter
street. A room was fitted up for the
worship of llooali, whose horrid pic
ture bung upon the wall*. Before this
a dirty lamp was burning, and the de
votee* cam c in from time to time and
purchased taper* which were burned
in their name. After lighting the taju-r
the _ worshiper retired, having thus
settled with the deity in a satisfactory
manner. In the rear part of the build
ing were a number of hunk*, generally
occupied by tic opium smokers. Last
year the old building was demolished
and the club-house wa* removed two
Mjuares—into Mott street, The latter
i* the center of a wretched population,
of which the Chinese form a leading
el.-ment. Tin v hare, indeed, made
Mott strw t t heir center, and a* soon a*
one tutns off from the heaving crowd of
Chatham street, lie meets the strange
character* over the doorwi vs. which
orm the Chinaman's sign*. There is a
Chinese grocery and other Chinese
shop*, but the strangest place i the
club-room, which is on the main floor.
Tic door opened in response to nty
touch, and I saw that the room was full
of smoke, amid which could lc wen a
crowd of "the heathen Cliinee," while
against the wall* was a row of bunk*, in
each of which I la-held tiie horrid face
of some opium smoker who was going
tlirough tlial paradise which i* only the
opening gate of he]]. Such Is the pres
ent condition of the club-room, which i*
equally used for worship and fordrunk
enncsa. The remainder of the liouse i*
occupied by female*, who liold the
< 'hinise in utt> r detestation, and one of
them (a yorog girl whom I met in tiie
lial.) expicased her feelings in a vcrv
natural manner. "I hatetbcniChinese,''
•.aid she. 'cause tli'*y dance and make
nois< all night and we can't sleep. They
gamble too and get fighting, and then
they smoke something that come* from
I China and it makes 'em drunk."
A Bloody light with Cats.
Several morning* ago a bov 01 about
tlflein year* old. a nephew of Mr. Har
rison'*. an inmatec.f hi# family, went out
to the barn to feed the horses. When
he entered the loft lie discover.d two
| large cnt* lying on the straw asleep.
| Boy like, he took up a bundle of fodder
I and, eris'pin < up, struck lxdh of them
atone Mow. There was something of
a disappointment in the result. The
cat*, instead of running away, sprang at
the boy with a hirv that startled him.
Having nothing with which to defend
himself he tunih]<-d around, while the
eat* •Cjualled, clawed and bit him un
mercifully. His cries did not bring as
sistance, and the tmy sprang toward the
laddc, leaning against the rafter*, and
ascended to the roof of the house. "Hie
cats followed htm. and. despite Ins
effort* to k<Tn tliein away, hit and
clawed him frightfully. Realizing his
ladder folly, lie jiimfxai down in the
hay, the cat# following him. By thi*
time lie was bleeding very freely, and
hi* coat wa* almost torn in thread*.
Seizing one of tiie eat* by the hind leg*,
lie attempted to lieat it to death against
the wall, hut the animal doubled
around and I egan tearing iii* arm.
Shaking it off. he ran to the ladder lead
ing down. The animal* followed him.
Just a* he reached the ladder lie dis
covered a monkey-wrench lying on ths
floor. Seising it lie turned, dealt the
foremost cat a blow between the eyro.
and before it could recover ft*
head. The otlieg animal still ,
wfth fury. With a heavy blow tj bov
stretched out the remaining c *
beat out it* bratna. Catching t, • nn ''
the tail* tie marched to tiiehouse '™
an account of bis battle.—(/," , "V
Ark.) (hu'flf. °al" *
A colossal hotel i* being completed 31
opposite the new central station at Ber
lin. It will contain immense apartment*.
luxuriantly ftirnishcd and tastefullv do- •
inr*tl. and 500 bedroom*. beside* a
theater, two chapels and a synagogue.
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