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We yesterday listened to the recital oil
an incident which eane under the ohser.
salion ofona uf our police. during tue last
week, and il Il 50 eloquent, in fact, that any
comment 10 heighlen it would be onl Of
plaee.


An Illinois volunteer from Springfield,
hanad lnhn .feii, returned to Ills pofl on
one OF the New Orleans baals on last Sun
day week; lie had been discharged be.
ealse ot his physical debility. hk having
received an injury On one Of his legs, aud
being Otherwise untitled for setYee by sick.
ness. In this state on their way up. he LAY
helplessly stretched out on Que Of the deck
hefths, receiving hnl lIRlr attention, until
they pissed the mouth Of tie Arkansas
river, where in The night. an Old neafa mo.
man came on hoafl, evidently runaway
slave. she vas mol noticed until she com.
neneel 10 eoak md supply the wants Of
the suffering volunteer. Others on baafi
wefe sufpfisel al her interest lar Inn. and
expressed themselves 50. the old neffess
answered That "De man who hIn fghlni
laf hiz easH.FY mustn't he let da lie do.
If | can eib lin any help


Tn the arrival ul the boat ai ihis paIi the
old negfa woman vas consigned 10 the care
ai'the aiIieef. who related 10 Us the sifeam.
stance, and conveyed her 10 jail for safe
keeping until the boat returned. The vol.
uneer IN the meantime, remained in his
beHh. Tn Thursday. WHEN the haat was
about Ia slafi, he conveyed the runaway
down 10 her place On board, and passing
along the letee, they encountered the Sc.
anl helpless soldier, seated against SOM
height. lie bad Ian On boafd the baal
ifom Sunday nnlil Thursday. and was then
coffied gii an stafed On lha leree. The
Old uegro Woman stopped when she saw
aim, anu lhiyiua the corner Of an old hand.
kefehiei. in winch was folded up t~a dol.
afs, she look aaI oae-hall Of her whole
hoatl-aai placed /; IN his hands.


'seted b.ess yaa, masza, said she. You
heffY poorly treated for kiln yourself iof
yonr country ani shaking his hand, she
departed home 10 her bondage, satisfied that
her let was better than thai Of the diseharsl
ed soldier of the republic. The poor fellow
wepl IS he parted fiom the kind hearted
sliye.


The officer together with some humane
gentlemen raised subscription for the vol.
uniteE, aud carried him on a litter on board
the Luela, by which he was taken TO Al
ton, iroi'' whence he will have opponiuni.
tics Of getting home. No contribution.
however, either in magnitude or eircum
stance, equaled the liberalily of tue old
negro woman.


late New Orleans Pcayune contains
the following. which we think may be aptly
appended 10 the above:


The coroner held an inquest Yesterday.
at the Qunemaster's Office, ON the body Of
Robert Dicky, a returned volunteer from
the Rio Grande. Verdict: "Dceeasrd
came 10 his death from the united effects Of
dyscniery. general debility aud rqair'