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" 4T rf :r- , J "" M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WlEDNESDAY. j^PRIL 12>. 1882. urnmummir ,» ' J»Ml" ' 1 NO. 38, jjetjrarj piaulealer, V Pub hert Eve*y Wednesday by :'jjf. V^^VSLYICi©, ' Y !, : * BOIXOit ASD P0BL.ISHKR. ' ^ JiiBce lit Old P. O. Blocit, | yi. --OPTOfclTB KirBMIDB HOU8B.--f, ^ :. iw, tmtwior mriiscnitiPTidN. '• :; ; . • • . .'"A/.. 9D« Y«*r{m.A4ranc.«)..„... .......®l.» |f *•»« Pii-t wtt'llnTJsroo .Month* 2.60 Sn'»mrintl->ns r*fielve I for tlires on Mx ' f|Mnth« In fchn si-ni lironortlnn. Z1 BUSINESS CARDS. > j,... .:- • MM J- f f " ' L " J - " ' • • ' • ' • ' ; , " • ' l = s : • . W. T.nRftW5,M.n. . ; ' TJHVSTOTA.* WD SUROROV. 0««« RTFFFR 1 the Post OfBco, <»r>TK>9He Perry AiM«rHn « uti ^ nri, MnHenry, 111. O. H. PROBH*. *, », liwrmcivs AVD SITRflKOV. John»h«l*hT I ttte.--OIBce hours 8 toKKA.it. , j o. .T. HOWARD MO. •>MT*ITCIA.N A.NO StTROEOV. Office at 1 BIT re«M«nce, opposite M. E. GII^IWH.. llcWenry. HI. k- v. vyoari 5orT,'W. J»., PHYSICIAN* ftnt Snr^eon. . . nt Beslev's "Dm" ^torc, Opi>o«tto PsiTker (louse, McHenrv, Illinois. CART. CAULS. SALOON PmrrtinK Koiise, Johnsbnrjrh, III. pltRtnnt Room* fov Hunters an<l Kashermen. ' I<'e f<»r the nae of Hunters.-- Choice brands of Wines and Liquors falways • on hand, dill 1 and see me. :%ii . < T PIIATT HOUSB. t" A. PRATT, Proprietor. First class nr.- n cfrnnofitttons. Uirojin Wauconan, III: .,>> ;.^i - .: a. RARBIAN BROS . * * ••/ CIGAR Manufuetwrers, MPH^Y^' J' de^s solicited. Sh.»t». i» Old McIIonrx, in Keitor lllook, two doors west of PbAlW- MUiiKBOice. »lCttA»l» OOMPTQ#. JUSTICE of the Peace*#'I C >nveyancer.-Willattetid prouiptly to thefcoUectlon ol lebts. Volo, Lake Connty, 111. B. B. RICHARDS. 4-r ta K uimnlete AbitrnAtpi Titles to land H in l^tenoLOooDty. lUjnoifc^^ jit»* ^onnty ( lerk, Woodstock. 111. 3oiinty B.M.OWEN. V GENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Agent in Leadinu Karm " Prtco) low and Terms favorable. M< Henr\ N. 8. COLBY. • frRrNRY IMcHoHrv Co., III. B ecder of M 8jwnish Merino blieep, lterk' nir®.I.f."^ pnl(i|wi nhina> M*in6« A vhoH'o lot i young B«ck stockXi- «iic. Please call an.i examiuc before buying elsowhere. . ALOON aad Restaurant. Nearly opposite he ParKer llouse, Mr Henry. In 'first class Billiard ami 1,'aol TtU>le*. S BU81XE88 CARDS A. E. JlAI.DtW, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Offlce in rt»Bi<fcnc9 on Olav St., Woodstock, In. Prompt attention given to professional Wli at all Hours. AUo United SttUi ExamlilW Snrg»on. C. 8. GREfiN. VETERINARY SURGEON, Richmond Illinois. .» - JESSE A. BALDWIN,, ATTORNEY at Law and Sollclwr In Chnn-eery. Will pvftctice in State and in fM ernl Conrts. Office, 3d floor. Ne^ Custom House, Cliicaira SIDNEY DISBROW, ^OTARTPffBLIOtiwI Conveys DR. C. E. WILLIAMS. DENTIST. Residence Dunrteo. Will he at Waivonda the lflth and 251,h of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Snn. dav I make my visits the following' Monday. Also at Algonqnin, every Tuesday. Office at Hotel. McHENRY HOUSE. ^ P«TER SMITH, PROPRIETOR. ' 6 CI <K»D Rr»ard by the day or week at reason-T able rate* ' The choicest brands of Wine*, Liquors and Oifws. (iootl Stabling for Horses, A line Pisc«<?n Holn Table in connection with the House. Give me a call, PETER SMITH. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. 1S7 RANDOLPH STREET, (Rrijrjts House,) Chicas<>, III. Special attention pairing Fine watches and Clironoiuctcra. 49*A Pitll Assortment of Goods in his line. MRS. WM, TIDMARSH, FasMonaUi UQlllitER AND DRESSMAKER, WAUCONDA - <- ILLINOIS Invites the Indies of Wnnconda and «nr. roiindlnir towns to call, see her roods and learn her price*. Mrs. Tidmmrsh ha» at sraya on hand a ftal line ofjioods, including millinery «ud trim inlug go»HlB. I Patterns, lioth Ttntierick's and Demorest's. A tu 11 line on hand. Call an I xlve hem chance to shew good and 11a ne prices. 1 ' I PETER LEICKEM.. RrPAIRS Watcl«>3.Clocks and Jewelry of ill kinds. Also Repairs V iolins in tbo best vjssihle manner, ">n slnrt notice an<l at Jjea- ^nvl.l«rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop tra*JJorthof Riverside Block, McHenrj J. A. SHERWOOD 4.UCTIOINE BR ; i AND APPRAISER, Algonquin, III. 1 i>i ALESof Stock, Farming Tools and OeWt# ^ of ail kinds promptly attended to. Karra «les a specialty. Terms reasonable Po*t >«ceaddress Alsonquin III. W. H. SANFORD, W- .. Merchant Tailor In the store of C.H. Dickinson, East side of >*fclic Square, ^ WOODSTOCK, ILL. A tood Stock of Fine Cloths for Suiting* al' ' rays on hand. Suits made to order and a 111 warranted- Give me a call. W. H. SANFORO. Woodstock IIL,Sept. 17tli. 1875. M A R C U S ' CERMAN Manufactured by %MARCUS, - .» --DEALER IN-- PURE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. |v Jlfoodstoct III. 'iPhl'W^iTnnic, In the world. Pat'up in ^i»t and Quart Botilcb. F. MARCUS, Patentee •- Li Bonslettfc Near theDepot, MoHENRY - - - ILLINOIS. Keons constnntfy on hand the finest brands^ of Flour and Feed of all kinds, Which he will "sell at Wholesale or ^tail at Bottom Prices. Five different brands of Fiour ulwaya «B hand and warranted as rei»res«m-uj<l. *i^Flour delivered anywhere in the Cor noration. OrJers may ne given b/' Postal Card, Box 107, Post Office. • * •irm. -filf"* MR A CALL. L. BONSLEtt, --DEALERS 1^-- I r"-^ .V" s AGRICULTURAL £ (MPLE ftAENTS. ' lb Vein their.Warehotisa a full t took of. PLO^S, .Of all the best make and )>atterna, which they are selling as low as a good article rue bo bought anywhere. PUMPS! PUMPS! Both Iran and Wood, all sizes and prices. A few good Top Buggies always on hand, and Cutters and Sleighs in their season. Call when in want of any of the above. E. M. OWEN & SON. MCHKNRY, NOV. 7th IS8L JOS. WIEDEMANN, Saloon and Restaurant, NEAR THE DEPOT, MpHENRY, « ILLINOIS- The best Brands of Wines,'* Liquor* and Cigars always on Hand. Good Stabling for Hones. ALSO AGENT FOR Franz Falk's MILWAUKEE Lager_Beer. Reerin Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al way s on hand cheaper than any other, quali tv con.sulered. • This lieer lias a world wide reputation, and pood judges acknowledge.it cannot oe eur- paseed in the world. Orders toy mall promptly attended to. JOS. WIEDEMANN. McHenry, 111. Aug. loth, 1.188 Magnetic Ointment. WARRANTED „ To Car* Piles wi Ctaing Sor--. Also,Sore Byes. Sore Threat, Itarache. Br ateea, Bnnis,Onts,Oornit,Skin WurtwjWftJJ" ui all Sores, its effect in mi liKney, UTW, Bewd au'i Lang Diseases, Rheumatism, Back* Mhe, Lameness, Sf rains, and Swclltap |6 re* g»rd*d by the best physicians as simply wonaer- nil. For sale by druggists. Price an<!4© centos S. F. ^BENNETT, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. AlsoUnlted States Examining Surgeon. Richmond, Illinois. M. M. CLOTHIER, HEBRON, ILLINOIS "ROTARY PUBLIC and Convsvanccr.'-- 1" Prosecute claims in all Bureaus in De­ partment of Interior. Letters must contain stamp for reply. Post Office, Richtnoudi III, T , JOSEPH N. FREUND.. SALOON AND RESTAFRANT BonslettV old stand, opposite Riship's Mill, Mc­ Henrv, III. The c loicesi, Wiues, Liqrnrs and Cigars to lie found In the county, rvesh Ovaters in their season served up in any shape desired or Ifor sale by the Can. GOOD STABLING FQR HORSES. Soldiers' ixieut. CONDUCTED BY BENNETT. ANTONY ENGEl.N, O AT.OON and Restaurant, Buck's md stand O McHenry, III.--The choicest Kentucky Whiskies, 'our Mash, Wines, Cigars, etc., alwavs on hand. We buy none bnt the best. And sell at Reasonable Prices. Fresh Oysters in their season. Richmond House, RICHMOND. ILL. O.K. CULVER, - - PROPRIETOR. HAVING recently pnrehated the above House, I have nut it in thorough repair, with new fumltue throughout, and would respectful'v invite the pi»tronasce of the trav­ eling public and others. The tables will al­ ways be provided with the best that can be procured, and polite and attentive waiters will lie in readiness at all times to attend to the wants of quests. No p'uns will be spared to make this a First Class House. Large and commodious Iwms on the premises. Free Omnibns to and from ail trains. Sample Roomson Itrst floor. ' w S»:<- H E. WIGTITMAN, Proprietor. First class riss, with or without drivers, fiunlshed at reasonable 'rate*. Teaming ot all kinds done on short notice. , A. WENDELL, nmmm&m joiner t McHenry, III. will take tmntmcts for putting tip Btiihlliig? ami jcimrnnfe^ inv work will cnni|mre wltli any man In the State. I CHII and will <lo work from 15 to it, per cent clicHiier than other earpenterj. ax 1 have two of my ltoj-8 who work witfi me. which makes it possible for me t» do so. All Jobs In the Carpenter line protnptly attended to. Give me a cull. V ; T LETTRH V-'.. RBTRKAT >ROM ALEXANDRIA. I.ate in tlia night of §l(yr l^th, 1S64. ih<5 4i h Brigade of Cn^rufrv \ver»» re­ lieved from duty as r»«ir •ju.ird. What command took our In the rear I wjiihl not tell, hut ttiistji nlft know--that durlnsr the foliojrlitJ ̂ Ihy they had jnst all th*v could all time* .t little more, the 4th, was thrown left and rear its a minute uieu, ready tight. Soon after sunrise tt'fjtni ry and a" coMitl mounted men dlverg ed and broken eotmtr] of Marksville. Few on a grande r sight tit) before us. By and Confederate «•$»' tJie fain« great plaiti thousand men were array over that Confederate and Utlll were waving proudly The twojtrmles ma full view of the otlWk' during which time tli change*, the order of a rat ion nnd the fit made ihe day excliln; remembered. I/et moment, th« bloodf aud we could but adm and loveliness of ?fa .The wild roue and th1 •variety of flower#, of degree of color wei^ strange to tin 111 led thn ^1 We train pled tht* the melody of slngln Fria'cK were cast ItouMse and iiianslons smoke and Dame. Held* with their were blackened and the urueS avenger, IV A. M.. the rebels oiler challenge was pro Artillery hurried double qiiiuked to tiou*, and l<rt" and trial*, some of which would be doubted by manr readers If narrated here, I was able to be In saddle on tiie 18th, and to perform my part In the bloody and decisive battle ef Yellow B»m.v f • * 1 1 1 Qeeer itappenlnga In Wnr. At th* battle of Franlclli). <t*y*~t!ie Detroit Ff*e iVess, the first. Union tlehL|»l8ce to open fire kiJled twenty- six Confederates. The next five shells from this same gun either failed to ex­ plode or cleared the advancing lines. In this Mine light the horsn of a Con­ federate colonel was cut*squarn In two by a sh^t, and the rider escaped unhurt. Ten mluutea later * Union offloer be­ hind the earthworks fell forward on the ground and broke his neck. force bf4 'n on<* on Fort Wag- to and conie- f 9wn Brigade. .' wrll to tlie renervf. or ^xpectln* to »ntire tjptan >ui the wood- ^ the Plains have rested ras the scene Union deployed on tlSome thirty in battle fid prairie, battls (lags he sunlight. d, each in Severn! hours, |Mutions and h the prep ling conflict IM long to be riret, .for a. inn of war, lie grandeur handiwork, and. great shade and ere. Birds with song, and made * mockery. dwelling |»penred iu inviting harvests, esolate by about 11 tie. The accepted, infantry r |k»4- ILICKSHIII y j ; . A N D W agon Sliop, The tinderslgned, at his Shop Nortfe of Perrv ft Martin's store near the Brick Church,is now prepared to do anything in the line of Rlack*mlthing or Wagon Making, on short notice, and guarantee satisfaction. W ith the best of! material and first-class workmen we arc prepared to get tip Buggies and Wagons to order on tiie most reasonable terms and warrantias represented. Horse Stein &'Genl JoMnii uroiuptly|attendeil to. If In wan- o fa new O'mnn, be snre to eil at my Shop, examine one of my Wagons and learn price before purchasing. Mv Wago-is took FIRST PREMIUM AT THE COUNTY FAIR last Fa Hover all others. I Will not be undersold,quality considered. G i v e M e a ' C a l l . PHILLIP HAUPERISH. McHenry, 111., March 21st, httl. GROCERIES! CROCER ES! M. Engeln. Having removed his store to Colby's Brick Block is now prepared to offer to the buying public a full line of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Canned Goods. CIGARS, TOBACCO, PIPES &c,, &c. My Goods are all fresh and. will be sold at the lowest living prices. I also keep a full stock of Gun Material Fishing Tackle, Minnow Seirfs, Hammocks, and in fact everything pertaining to Kisiiiog and Hunting, can be found at my store at reasonable Trices. Violins, A cord eons, Picalas, Flutes, Violin Strings, ami all other extras for Violilis. My stocks of PIN WARE is complete. Call and examine It. I guarantee Prices that defy all competition. ^ KNGETX SMALL POX. S«nr1et Fever an<! Diphtheria; prevented and cured 1»v the use ot BllOMO-CiiLORALUM. Used In Hospitals of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington^ Chica- go. New Oi leans, and other cities. Patients should be sponged with it, accord­ ing to directions, several times a day. The virus of the disease is by this means neutral, ized, and contagion prevented; pitinarks are also prevented. One bottle diluted with wa» ter will make twelve pints of proper strength for use. PRICE, 50 CENTS PER BOTTLE. Sold by all Druggists. Send for a Pamphlet . ' ItROMO CHKMIOALCO. M Liberty Street, New York City S1,000 REWARD- For any case Blind, Bleeding, Ulcerated or Protruding PILES that DEBING'S PILE REMEDY tails to cure. Prepared by J. P. Miller M. D., 915 Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa. None genuine without his niffnatitre. Send for circular. All druggists or general stores have it or will get it for you. $1. Sold in Menem? 1* erttarlto mfndotis discharge's of Nearly I the whole of onr IUHUIIUM] force and a ; part of our infantry became1 engaged; i smoke settled block and dense among •Mie combatants, and under covt*r of tills cloud the Confederates hastily withdrew, They moved oft In good order toward the Aichafalaya River. It seemedsto t^s that the Unton geti- eral made a great mistake In permit­ ting the Confederates to get away without lighting a decisive battle. It was certainly in our power to force the- light, and right here was oppor­ tunity for a manhood test; a place lor ('airplay, and (one above all oiliers where the cOolest courage, the strong­ est arm and the clearest brain would iimost surely win the iiehLi 'i'lie day wore away a* it began with nothing decisive, and so far as we were con­ cerned, there were few incidents of Interest, only In a general way. Per­ sonally I diil not think rnii^h of the situation. 1 suffered with a terrible headache, nnd would. It I could, inost joy Cully have sought a resting place. ' On the 17th our Brigade sought a similar position as the day before. We were, however, moving across a somewhat rougher and more broken country, interspersed with bltyous, hedge*, forests ami vineyards. Tills day the column moved much faster than on tlte previous day, and the march was correspondingly exacting and severe. Clouds of rebel horsemen in citizen'* drees IIred upon us from «v?rv available cover, and would then instantly mount their ponies and scamper away like the wind. In course of the day, however, many of the in hit tiie du.«t, as they wheeled to fly. No advantage or jjeivtiasiou could induce them to brace up for a staud up tight. , Late iu tli* afternoon what seemed to be a picket squad of seventeeu iu red jacket#, arined with globe-sighted rifles, boldly deployed, ami. keeping out of range of our .carbines, would occasionally dismount, vest their rifles and give in* a lively sprinkling of cold lead. Their bullets sped on their mission with fearful accuracy. We must !ook alter the red jackets or be annihilated, by peace meal. Eighteen good men wore selected, placed in charge ol a sergeant aatl instructed to punish the red coats. lie17 lailed to perform the duty well, and I Was di­ rected to go. As we passed the left of the coluinu. Major Rlc*\ a brave and skillful cavalier. Joined us. We halted, near cover of some bushes, and the column moved on. i'he red Jackets al«o passed us. Iu a tunment we were iu the lyidst of them and that rebel outfit at once closed tip shop and re­ tired from business. In this action my tiorse (a borrowed one) was shot under ute. My foot iaugbtln the stir­ rup, the horse~turnedil complete som- er-sault and fell acrosi me with great force. I wore a lirtivjr belt, but it w»» Uwvsted by the fall, |lood came froui tuy mouth, nose and- ears, and com­ rades thought me defJil. But later I f t f t U t e d * f t * ! » ' # « ner, in Charleston harbor, the Iron-clad fleet, a&dsted by land batteries num­ bering Twlnty-seven heavy cannon, bombarded the fort for two hours be­ fore killing a single soldier. From seventy to eighty heavy cannon were hurling three tons of Iron Into the fort each miuute. yet no one wai hurt until more than three hundred tons of "solid death1* had been wasted. As an oflset to till*, witness the Work of a. single solid shot thrown from a Federal gun­ boat on tlfa Lower Mississippi. A Con­ federate flying battery was Just taking position '.and one piece had already opened fire. The Federal shot was di­ rected at this pieco. The big mass of Iroo struck the six-pounder square on the miusle and upset both gun and carriage. A piece of the muzzle weigh­ ing about twenty po'tmls was broken off, and this flew to the left and killed two men. Three men were woumled \iy smaller fragments or flying splint­ ers. The big shot next struck and ex plodml a caisson, killing three more men and^ wounded two others. From the caisson It turned to the right, kill­ ing a horse, smashed a wheel for a fleld plece, and crushed the leg of a sergeant to a bloodv uiais. The one shot so disorganised tlte battery that It limbered up and dashed away to tM»ver. A Union gunboat on thifWhite River threw three shells into a Confederate camp, killed nearly fifty men, and routed a force of eight hundred. Witli- pltt.jrweett after that wltir pieces of flying artillery oft the levee, within four hundred feet of the same gunboat at anchor, nnd without the least cover for men or guns kept up the fight for more than in Itour, or un­ til the gunboat backed out of It and steamed away. Yasai Soldiers. . A. R. Mullen, who entered the Unton urtny when lie was only thirteou years old, and served during the war, died lately at Daston. Pa., aged 34 year*. Wm. Dyas, of UUca. N. Y., saya he enlisted when fifteen years two months old ami carried a musket till his reg­ iment, th« 17th New York, was muster­ ed out. J. T. Suter, of Chicago. 111., claims to have been seven uiantlis younger than Mr. Dyas when he enlisted. A,COSTLY CELLAR.--When the Union troo|jft built their fortifications at Al­ exandria the commanding general and the engineers selected the site of vJol. Herbert's property as the best location for the magazine, and there titer built tlx* best magMsiue money and 'kill of the government could construct. Sreat masclve walls of stone, deep, smooth- laijl floors of brick, ingenious contri­ vances for protection against damp­ ness, Are, frost and rain, either from heaven or oolumblads. It was water­ proof, frost-proof, lire-proof and bomb­ proof, and was built down In the ground to last a couple of cen­ turies or so. And when tbo war was over and the confederate colonel returned lionpe he had his home to re­ build. lor war had swept It away. Here was this United States magasine on Ids estate. The government needed and carnd for it no longer, and the col­ onel wisely built his hont«! right over it, and now he has the finest, costliest cellar under any private house In the Uni tedJStates.--National Republican. Hungry Patriots. Patriotism is no doubt a powerful lever in urging soldiers to takf desper­ ate chances, hut the late war proved that there were other levers of equal force. A New York lieutenant and thirty men held posession of a block­ house alpng the Baltimore A Ohio Railroad In 186*3. One morning f^wout came In anil reported that a foroe of one hundred rind fifty rebels, were ad­ vancing to capture the post. The Hep- tenant ordered the men In line and thus addressed them. "Soldiers the enemy are advancing upon ust He will bO here In half an hodr. We shall be outnumbered fntsr to one, but I appeal to your respect for that dear old flair to defend the post to the last. Will yoitdolt?" ^Lieutenant,w said t*ie sargeut as he stepped forward after an ominous si­ lence, "we are too few and the John­ nies too many. We shall be killed or captured, and the men wont stick. They go for evacuating right away." ^Patriots and heroes,* continued the officer, after drawing a long breath, YW* coflee, sugar and bacon. Wo haven't been to breakfast yet. If you evacuate we have got to march twelve miles on empty stomachs. Jf we remain and defend the post nobly. I'll issue double rations as soon ns the last reb is driven oft. If yon don't want to tight for your country, let's light for a sroodj square meal." Kyery hat waa thrown up. and ev*ry man cheered, and twenty minutes later, when the enemy appeared, he was greeted with Ftich a hot recept^n that be soon sounded the retreat. 'v • ; J - . OnTho PicKet Un«. - * i We were on the Rapidan River, where it Is a little stream, hardly one hundred* feet wide. Genera! Lee sent me word that 1 must go out and . break up a communication betweeirour pick­ ets'and tiie enemy's. They had got to trading with each other in news­ papers, tobacco, lies, and whatever would Vary the monotony of picket life They would not shoot at each other and It w;is not military-like. So I startedjout one morning on inv horse and rode the whole length of tiie pick­ et line, and just as I came to a certain point 1 saw that there was considera­ ble confusion and surprise; as I had not' been expected. "What is the matter, men. here r* "Nothing General, nothing is hero." "Yon must tell me the truth,'" said I; "I am not welcome, I see, and there must be some excuoe for it. Now. what is the matter ?" " There has been nobody here Gener­ al. We were not expecting yon, that is all. * - 1 turned to two or three of the sol­ diers and said: "Beat down these bushes Itcre." They had to obey, and there suddenly rose out'of the weeds a man as stark naked tta he had come Into tlie world. " Who are yon ?" I a*k«d. r "I am from over yonder Ge9ei*l.w "Over yonder--where P" He f>otnted to tlie other side,of the river. * What regiment do you belong to?** MThe 104th Pennsylvania." "What are you doing iu my camp?" "Why, I thought I would come over and see tlie boys." "See the boys--what boys? Do you mean to say you have entered my camp except us a'prisoner? I am going to do this with you: I atn going to have yotil Why general, you wouldn't Ao just because 1 came over to tee the boys! I didn't mean any harm. "Nevermind sir; you march front this spot to Libby Prison!" riMlit sev- er.il of my soldiers spoke dp. "General, don't be too hard on him, he's a pretty good fellow. He didn't mean any bvrn; be jjust wanted to talk Willi US." 1 * "This business must b<s stopped." said 1--'tills mixing up on tlie picket line.*' It had not been In my heart, how­ ever, to arrest the man frout the be­ ginning. I only wanted to scare htm and he did beg hard. So I said: . "I'll tell you what I'll do for you this time," for I saw that ho was a brave, good humored fellow. "If you will promise me that neither you nor any of your men shall e'ver oome Into my lines again, except as prisoners, I'll let jrou go."' "God bless you. General." said the man, and without any more ado he just leaped into that stream and came up on the other side and took to the woods.--General Gordon. - •'Who Are Yon, Anjrhowl^.'V^. •• Doubtless many of our Utflon sol­ diers have had such experiences ac one doscrtbed In the following, takeu from a Southern paper: In the winter of 1883 the first regi­ ment of Virginia Artillery was in winter quarters at. Frederick "Hall. Virginia. Tha Second Com pan v «>f Richmond Howitzers was camping ou the grounds of Dr. Pendleton. Here an incident occurred which shows how Utile regard the volunteer had for army regulations. Lieutenant O , of the Saleul Artillery. *vas a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington. He made hiutseif quite obnoxious to the boys on account of Ids strict military discipline, whether iu the field or camp, or iu the whiter quarters. It was his great delight to he officer of the day. on which ocea< sions he would do all he could to im­ press the men with tlie Idea that he was perfeet in army regulation*. One night lie rode up to where the Second Howitzers were parked and yelled out in a very loud voice* "Where is the seutii.el on this post.F* The sentinel was sitting .on a rup­ tured bag of corn, engaged In • parch­ ing a quantity of the grain, more for the purpose of pa-slug tlie time away (of course) than with any intention of satiating his appetite (for all good sol­ di* rs win remember that an appetite was all implement not marked down in the catalogue of a Confederate sol­ dier's accoutrements and he replied: "It ain: a post; its a sack of corn."' VWhere's your corporal?" » *'SIeep. 1-reckon " **Why don't you walk your post?" Didn't ! tell you'twant a post?** "Who's corporal of this guard?" vBilly McCarthy, Second Howitzers: sleeps in second cabin at. head of line on left side." replied the sentry, all during the couverea'lon keeping his eye on his frvinsr pan, which he con- tinned to sbake fo keep his corn from burning. 1 " "Young man."' said Lieutenant O.. *von don't seem to know the first duty oi a soldier. How long tiave you been in the army?*' "Three years one month, ten days and eighteen h<»ur'. when tbo relief nomes round. I keep it W *Uc ttOtdi replied the sentry, singing a tfe#* snatches from the popular MM of those nays: "When this emsl war 1s ever-** 44Why did yon net rise, salnte w# and walk yotir beat when I came tipf I shall report you to headquarters fik, tli** morning for neglect of duty.** Saying which the lieutenant di» parted and *»on disappeared in tbl darkne«ft. After giving him suffiteieet time to get off some distance, the sen* tinel mounted a pile of corn aip§ yelled out: "llrllo there, mister!" | "What'U you Hrvef* was the replf;; "Who are yon. anyhowF* The Lieutenant answered: "! MM ' Lieutenant C., officer of the day.** "Oh! shucks,'" replied the aentrfs "blame my hide if I didn't tblnk y®« was General Lee." I • ^ The bravest man may gisvlpai in the face of .langer, but not throuj^ fear; It is on;y because he realises hit. peril. It is the realisation that make* him brave. The coward would flee. /. • Tlie brave man remains, although > knowing well the frail teirai* by whl^ ^; | he holds his life. ;* iroohle About (teaStag s Maiwsp*»«r. A man came Into the Skm office m Tuesday with a blaek oye. a strip of court plaster across his eheek, one am hi a sling, and as he loaned on a crutch and wi|»ed the perspiration away from around a lump on his forehead with* ̂ red cotton handkerchief, be askecLJK" the editor was In. We noticed tW > there waa quite a healthy smell of yards about the visitor, but thinking that in his crippled condition we could probably whip him, if worse came worse, we admitted that we were in. vVv "Well, I want to stop my paper,"saifi he, as he sat down on one edge of £ ' " chair, as though It might hurt. "Scratch my name right oft. Toil are responsibly for my condition." ^ Thinking the mats might have beejl^^'" • taking our advice to deaf men, to a% i Ways walk on a railroad tract If the? could find one, wo were preparing tj| " * scratch hltn ofl without any argument^ believing that he was a man who knew • when lie iiad enough, whan bo spoke u|t as follows: * ^ "The amount of It I* this. I live •*!»,< >t In Jefterson county, nnd I came lnop£" the new North western road, Just to get recreation. I am a farmtr and koo(|^ cows. € recently read an article |)»-' your pa|ter about a dairymen^ iinve^l > tlon, where one of Sho inottosi ovli^ oonundrt that a cow trsatod In a polite, gan manly mauner, as tltongh she Was companion, wouldfcglve twka as muefc milk. The plan-seeinad feasablo to I had been a hatd man wllh sto^t, an|[ thought maybe that wss one reason mf cows alwayk dried up when butter wai forty cents a pound, and gaye pleutf of milk when butter was worth onl# fifteen cents a pound. 1 decided adopt your plan, and treat a cefw as would a lady. 1 had a brlndle cow thai uever had been very much mashed tnc, and 1 decided to commence OH he4: and the next soratng after reading your dovilish paper 1 put on my Sunt* day suit and a white plug hat that I? r - bought the year Greeley run for Presfc* '! • dent, and went to tlte barn to mtlk. Is > i noticed the old cow seemed to to® basht<. , v- ,-W ful and frightened, but taking ofl tiijl " , hat and bowing politely said."Madame^ ^ ^ •• exciM me the seouiing Impropriety o£ . the request, but will you do me tla<| - favor to bistef" A.i Ihe same time If,.- 4 tapped her gently on ihe flank with m^ >«. plug hat, and putting (lie pall ou thf floor under her lant dawn on tha n»Wi|»r'V.: , •=• -f lug stool." y "Did slin hlste ?" said we, rathe£ t * anxious to know how the advice of - President Smith of SlieOoygau. thj^ ^ great dairyman, had worked. *' "Didslis bisto? Well look at me say If you think she lilsted. fay. I tel you now in confidence and I don't wan it repeated, but that cow raised rigli up aud kicked me with ail four feet*... 4, •. yj switched me with her tail aud hookeiir^ ^ toe with both horns, all at oiwe, ant^ ,• . when .1 got out of the beddiug in tbo, ^ ;>,\|% stall, and dug my hat out of the | ger, and the milking stool out from uu-t der me, and began to maul that cow, I? » y. < , t forgot all about the proper treatment »,»->•' j of homed cattle. Why, she faiily galV *' ' m i ^ "4'e: loped over me, and 1 never want read your old paper again*' W# tried to explain to him that tl» advice did not apply to hrlmUe cows at, all; but he hobbled out, |l»o maddesi, • mau that ever asked a uow to bisto In . dlulomatb language.--P»ck%a Swa. j^-Young Mrs. VanderbTlt has got tired ol" grieving over the death of ; tlie old Commodore. At the end of l&nt she will be married to Dr. Nathan Bozeman. a surgeon of some reptttSr ^ tiou iu New York and tlie manager of/ - the large charity hospital It is a»^ ^ ^ iiounced, as might bt s^pe«te4, that^f < '• -"'M, Wi l l i am H . V a nde rU t IS ao t p l ea sad ' , - ) \ ' , i with the marriage, but the wife has . - | already i>assed a long widowhood, aad ^ she Is entirely herowrf msstresa m !• ^ her eholoe and tortuae. v ,f •* g9*P«H>te«tiou to life awl pKtfHji freedom of opinion, of ballot; low taxes ami «he rapid struct ton of railroads and factorlea " s* throughout the State, are presents* hf' y ^ ̂ , the Viekshurg Herald as |ndu«»«MMftL <r\* to the TOLOOO Immlgraitw who wltt l»M^ *]$ in the New World in ...