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THE WESTERN SCOUTS.

Their Apprearance at the Academy This Evening - A Drama Represensing Frontier Life to be Presented.

Tonight those celebrated scouts of the West-Buffalo Bill, Texas Jack, and Wild Bill-will appear at the Academy of Music, with a troupe of eighteen Indians, pro dancing a drama showing how matters are conducted upon the plains - where it is a word and a revolver, the revolver first. In yesterday's isene we gave a brief sketch of Wild Bih, taken from Gen, Castar's "Life on the Plains," and to-day refer to the two remaining scouts who head the combination that will appear at the Academy this evening.

Mr. Cody (Buffalo Bill) has been on the plains since he was ten years of age The title of Buffalo Bill was given him years ago for his efficiency as a hunter of the wild bison on the plains. His remarkable skill gave him the narar and in the great Ducal buffalo hunt with Alex he proved himself worthy of the fame. From among all others Mr. Cody was chosen to be the representative to show His Highness, and pioneer the hunt, and surely there can be no room for doubt when thousands have already proclaimed him so able a representative dramationly, of aloriginal life. Mr. Cody was elected to the Legislature of his State (Nebraska) by the almont unanimis minute of his district.

Texas Jack Mr. J. B. Omohundro, is nonetheless to be praised for his prowcas and daring. He fought and traded with the Indians for years and years; lived months at a time in their villages, and rendeel signal in time of peace and war with the “noble red men of the forest” Volumes could be written of the scout's adventures, and [?] who really know him thoroughly attempt to [?] him of one blushing honor. He belong to a claim of men justly termed “the link between civilization and savagery,” men who held their live “but at a pin's fee," endured hardship and danger to protect the borders force renegades and navages, and now travel to contrast city life with praline existence, serving purpose fitty in illustrating to the uninitiated, who like youths at school read histories of battles past from a theory, without stopping to think that the Indian of today is a more formidable foe to face than twenty times his number in the days of our forefathers.