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Show A Mad Anthony Button. A handsome button, ovidoutly from tho coat of one of tho inerry ofllcers j who served under Mad Anthony j Wayne In his campaign against tho Indians of tho Northwest Territory of j 1791, was recently picked up from tho ; site of his camp, eighteen miles from iiusburg on tho north bank of tho Ohio river. The button Is solid sll- , vor, and when it wns found by Attor-noy Attor-noy J. R. McCrclght of Pittsburg and tho Rev. R. B. Carrel of Baden was " covered with tho dirt of moro than a ; contury. When Gen. Wayno was sent s to punish tho Indians . for tho defeat ' of Gen. St. Clair he established a camp at what was known as Legion-vllle, Legion-vllle, whoro tho button was found. Hero for nlmost two years ho drilled his men and, when ho mot the Indians, In-dians, his victory was complete. |