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»ffc| 7 •y'?;^-"'.- vv:,; r.-, , *• < _ "f* >' 5t/; r 4' •' • t : ij-iiJ.>.-/.. ii.4;. f-" ,.* |gf<-"-w#? v"Afc f-'C •"' to rrr^w-:' t. •,, - ,; •«> '»*(, '^f, 5 • * |f ,# *-.$$ W&*- ' VO.y.-; «" 1T; Wa^iV v* $pl, _ ,:, * J." rj " ,^St.«.* , ;•<, «>. - .,•» » * *4 :• ; « • Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Pear Shall Awe." VOL. 8. .VniENRY, ILLINQIS, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 7. 188:}. wv, u" i- " <*** )& <%Jk> s»• .... .S T "' •*> ! ' i4 ,. .i *£V*.fo >>• F**t1 ^ PnbtUhed Rwnr IfeAnanlw by ' JT. VA> SLYKE, R^. EDITOR AND PUBLISFFKB. : ,->- I it '*•» ') \ ~t «• *• ! ; 2$$ '•* tP*** W*** , -. y t " > -ottoHta rntx * ~ ' '• TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. •ttvfe> •, •».* * ' #ae Year(m Advance) ilJW t . tf *»t r*%y \ wltMnThre's Mont As, S.SS x 'Jt t • *"•- ^.aM^rlptlms rwwlvel for throe orl six :-•. ' •••tbs in thi «%-nn nronortion. ' " ^ ̂ ; it *A • i «>.*> •»* ^ -*. * * ̂ •£«* *% v^j* I "4 - "•!*«*? * .11 Y'v'.rti# 'k • vMr* ?** fjy-- *-rs Kates of Advert 1stnfc-. ^ -We announce libeml mto« for *ilri»rtiiiiilf in the Pr-M*nK*T,Pi«t *wt ch^mw™ (wntnte tti«m *o i>!nin!v that th»T »HI Mt rajdily nn- dwrdtoo'l, Thcr aie as folWnrs: 1 Tnc.h onn rear f t 00 '• fw»h«s nne *«*r W M t T^cheR «m* wr •#'. $0.*, i~ 1* * V fol'inn on«» TMf,-. »,iT ^ a.» .'•". ;V !V> 00 V rtntnmn one v«»ap » i.: V. fo *>0 1 Colnmn one year' - .... 100 0C On« ino.h m<?r»n« the •n#i*nmm«nt of ona Inch flown the rnlnmn, ninth) nnlnmn lrlrtth. Tenr'r arlvurM^nr* *t ttw »1»t« h»T« tho i»rlrH«?« of cMa^pinar *s often a9 they choose, irithont oxtrn charee. R«vn1*ir (in','»»f,nT thoso hdA-insr lt»ndinf cnn)«l irHI he entlt'wt to in«orfion of 1o*al iiotipp* *t, r«te of S ronts nor line mob wp^V. Ml other* xritl IM* rharw'l 10of»nt*'r»er line (trot week, nnrt 5 cents per lino for oae.h anhsequent week. Tnn^iMt n-lrertisewnta *riH ho ehnrsei Ht n»te of lOr.ontn nor i*»ie, fnonnnreM tvi>o. unrne HR th'« |R s«t. int the "rut, i«nne, nn<i 5 ftenta ner lino for snhsoinont is«'io«. Thus, nn Inch Ji'lrertinement will oost >1.00 for one •week. fl.SO for two weeks, $2.0"» for three week*. nn<l «o on The T»T,\Tvnv,\T,Kn will he lih^ml In fririne H'lorlat notice*, hnt, m n rnle. It *iH reqnlre ft mnruble feo from evervbo-1v •eoking the use of its columns for pecuniary K«ln. . BUSYNESS CARDS. M ARTV;. BARBIAX. HAIR WORKEIt. . All kiuda of Hstr Work (tone in Ifrat class style an<1 at reasonable prices. Rooms at residence, north­ east corner of Public Square, McHenry, III. p.?». GREEN. VETERINARY SURGEON, V Illinois. KiMioiid, JESSE A. BALDWIN, TAWTfSR. Lav business in any •fwrt of J th« State receives promnt attention. Office room 41, new Custom House, Chicago Illinois. SIDVET DISBROW, XTO+ART PUBLIC and Conveyancer, A.1- iN den, III. BUSTXESS CARDS. TT. T. rniOTTN. M. 11. rhiir<iTr!T W \xn «iTTrinKov. omc« over ' the Post O'Tlco. onnoaito forry A'Martln'a Store nn stair*, MeHenrv, 111. P. TL. FRFTRF!*, M. N. rvrr«*Trt\H wo ̂ TTnapov. .iirt*n«bnrgfh, Tllll.--Office hour* « to 10, ,4. h. ^ f " n. ,T. NOWARN, AT. N. rHTSTn<lN \xn STTT?OFOV. Office at mv res' lence, opposite M. R. Church, •feflenry. Til. E. V. VNO^t^OX. H. !>., f>HVSTnT\N ^nrrroon. Office 1 Uesldenoe, McHehrv, Illinois, J. J. MYERS, 1 flaloon nnd Restnnnint, INT^A^KMKNTof truhnort's <s»ore. Johns, bnrirh, Til. The choicest brands of Wine*, fJonors and C'iaf»rs always on nana. Ciill and aee mo. # A. PR ATT, Proprietor. First claaa «c. »l commo'lations. Good Bafn In connection WSavconda. I'll. . BARBTAN BRO^. •5'r. plIG AR Msruifactwrer*, Af«'TTonrv,_ 111. ' I > d e r s s o l i c i t e d ~ ' " " " , , , Or- . . „ Shop, ii Old Mcffenrv, jn Keiter Block, two doors west of. Pui*- »EAI.RK Office. ' " lift' . "V- - mc II Alt I) COM P TON. TrMTiriE^f the Peaceind O'invevancer.-- Will attend oro-nntlv to the collection «f Ubte. Volo, Lake Coiiuty, III. E. E. RICHARDS. OTAS* complete Abstract ot Titles to land 11 |n.M Ilenrv County, Illinois. Office with Conatr Clerk, Woodstock, III. , ^ • "nfi; jifijrrr""* "'L -- ; -- E. M. OWEN * • - GENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Agent in Leading Farm Machinery.-- Prices low and terms favorable. McIIonry, •1^ N. fl. OOLBT. MCHENRT, Mc.Henrv CO., IU. Breeder of Spanish Merino She«p, Berkf hire and Poland China- wine. V choice lot of yonng #nck stock for sale. Please call and examine before buying elsewhere. K. G. SMITH. BOOT AND SHOE M AKER. Promr>t"atten­tion given to Repairing, fthon In «,r«g- jry'» Harness Sho\», opposite Riverside House, McHenry, Illinois. MARCUS' IGERMAN DR. C. E. WILLI AMS. pvBNTTST. Residence Dundee. Will be at I ™ Wanconda, at Prat*. House, the 10th and °5thofeach month; at Parker llon«e, /Mr. Henry, the 11th and ®lth of each month. When dnt.es occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visit* to .Vaticondaon Monday. and Mcttenry on Tnesdav, following. JOHN KLEIPGEV. HOTT^K Painter, Grainer, Calcltnlner and Paner Hmorer. Rosii|eu"e one Block West of Riverside House. Work attended to prom ply and on'reasonsble terms. Notice 1o the Public. TW WE built a shoo .Inst south of E. Law. lu«' on Brick and Wood Street, where I sin preoarrfil to«lo all kinds of work in my line. As I have no hov* to do mv work, I want verv npar what it Is worth for doing it. I do mv'work la a manner that needs no watching. F. A. HEV&RD- MnHenry, Jan. »th, WM. McHENRY HOUSE. ' PETER SMITrT. PROPIUETOR. CI OOD Board by the day or week at reason. T able rates The choicest lirinds of Winex, Liquors an>l Cigars. Good ^taliling for Horses. A fine IMarenii Hols Table in connection with the House. Hive me a t^all. PETER SMITH. M. M. CLOTHIER, RtOUMOND - - - ILLINOIS, McHENRY COUNTY. Prosecutes all cla'ms in all bureaus in the Department of the Interior. Special alien, lion siven to difficult or rejected cliiims. Careful attention given to nll 'matters of Im- portance. Office at the residence ofWni. H; Cowlin, Woodstock, III. Business will bo at­ tended to by Mr. Cowlin in my absence. I shall nlwavs he there on Saturdays, and shall tie at the oftlce of .1. T. Beldin, Ks.|„ Marengo, on the lirst Kridav in each month. All letters of a business nature must contain stamp for reply. GEORGE CURTIS, House and Sign Painter, McHENRYf ILL. Shop Opposite Perry 4t Martin's. Will attend promptlv to all work and gnar- nntce satisfaction. Prices as low aa good WW* «*»V.UP 'iiw.-iwi, PINE CWAIWINC A SPECIALTY NIXED PAINTS. I am prepared to furnish Mixed Paints of all kinds at the lowest living prices, and fnr- nisii an article far superior to the common Mixed l'aints being sohi. Csll and see ine. F CEO. CURTIS. kclfeiirjr, April is, 188». I: Manufactured by F. MARCUS, --DEALER IN-- h I HIRE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock III. _ liest Tonic, in the world, and Quart Bottle.. Put lip In F. MARCUS, Patentee. I S ;< l<V'; AUENT8 WANTED. Russian N ihilism -AND-- And Exile Life in SiMa, BY J. W. BIT EL. This splendid new honk presents a thrilling miiorama of Life in Russiit and Silieria. It furnishes the only full and reliable history of that mysterious ;ind wonderful organization known as Nihilism. It gives the unwritten history of the Russian Empire. It tells of mysterious adventures with mysterious peo pie. It describes desperate hand-to-hand combats with pistols ami knives in cloeeed rooms between the police anil Nihilists. It paints K*llo Ufe III Siberia in vivid ami startling colois. It relate.- famous hunts and adventures v'ith wild animals on the frozen plains of the far North. Ii fur the first time expose the real-horrors of e.\istcne« amongihe ftibepan convicts. It describes the horrible Instruments of torture sanctioned and used by tlie Uuss'an Government, It relates the Personal Exiieriences of the author during his travels. It tells all that one could wish to know about Russia and Siberia. It is the most thrilling record of travel and adventure ever written; not retold sttries, but FACTS wit­ nessed bv the author in perton and sanctioned by the United States Government. 000 I .rge pages and over 200 fine illustrations. Price, as.50. No book like it on earth. Outsells ail other ltooks. AiiENTS WANTED. Write at once for Pictorial Circulars ami full particu­ lars, or send 50 cents in money oi stamps for Coni 'plel.e Canvassing-Outfit. Act quick and aoaure first choice of territory. Address, .HISTORICAL PUBLISHING CO., 418 N. Third street, St. Louis, Mo. JOS. WEIDEMAM, Saloon and Restaurant, NEAR THE DEPOT, McHENRY, - ILLINOIS The best Brand* «f Winea, Lin Mora and Cigars always on Hand. Good Stabliug for Horses. ALSO AGENT FOR Franz Falk's MILWAUKEE Lager_Beer, Beer in Largo or Small Kegs or Bottles al ways/tn band cheaper than any other, quali ty considered. This Beer has a world wide reputation, and croodiudges acknowledge it canuot oe aur. passed in the world. Orders by mall promptly attended to. JOS. WIEDEMANN. McHenry, III. Aug. 10th. 1883. lfsumr*. Harper's Young People. AN ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY,16 P^GES. gUITKD TO IOTY8 AND GIRLS OF FROM SIX TO 81XTKEN YKARSOFAGK. VOL. IV. COMMENCES NOVEMBER. 7, 188i The Young People has been from the first successful beyond anticipation.--JV. Y. Even­ ing Po*L It has a distinct purpose, to which it steadi­ ly adheres--that, namely, of tupplanting tlie vicious papers for the young with a paper more attractive, as well as more wholesome.-- hoxto>i Journal. Kor neiitiiess, "elegance of engraving, and contents generally, it is unsurpassed by any publication of the kind ye* {mHUftrt ^ our notice.--Pittsburgh Gazette. TERMS. HARPER'S YOU K CPE Of»Ct I Per Year, Postage Paid f Sinsrle Numbers, Four cents ivich. Specimen copy seut uu receipt of three CCThc'volumes of Harper't Young People for 1831 and 18S2, handsomely bonnd in Illumin­ ated Cloth, will be sent by mail, postage pre- mid on receipt of >3.00 each. Covei for Youny People for 1882, 35 cents; postage, 13 cents additional. Remittances should be made by Post Office Money Order or Draft, to avoid chance of i0xi-wxmver* are not itficrtpy thi* advertisement without exprou order of HARPER & UROTIIKIIS. Address HARPER & BROTH Kits. New York. Sl.50 THE CREAM of all BOOKS of ADVENTURE. Pioneer and j Daring Heroes I Deeds The thnMiua adventure* of all the hero ex­ plorers ami frontier lighters with Indians, outlaws and wild beasts, over the whole country, from the earliest times to the pres. ent. Lives and famous exploits of DeSoto, LaSalle, Standish, Boone. Kenton, I.rarty, Crockett, B< wie, Houston, Carson, Caster, California Jot, Wild Bill, Buffalo Bill, Uener- als Miles and tbook, great Indian Chiefs and scores of others. GOIKiEOUSLY ILLUS­ TRATED will 17*'fine engravings to the life? AGENTS W'aI It D. Low priced and beats anything to sell. STAN DARD BOOK CO. ST. LoUlS, Mo. S. P. BENNETT, M. D. f>HT*ICIAN AND SURG EON. Also United I Stawi Examining Surgeon. Richmond, Illinois. JOSEPH N. rREUND. SALOOtf AND RET AURANT Bonslett's old stand, opposite Bishop's Mill. Mc­ Henry, III. The c ioicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the county. Fresh Oysters in their season served up in any shape desired or for sale by the On. GOODSTABLlKG FOR HORSES. ANTONY KNGELN, SALOON and Restaurant, Buck's old stand McHenry, 111.--The choicest Kentucky Whiskies, <ii«r Mash, Wines, Cigars, etc., always on hand. We buy none but the best, and sell at Reasonable Prices. Fresh Oysters in their season. ' * *s-> "AMKLION.S AMISS D KRBDSR«! Thoroughbred Poland China D Hogs. Residence. 2X miles south otf Lake County, ill, stock for sale. C. H. CULVER, A. M. CHURCH, Watohmaker and Jeweler \TO. WWRANDOLPH'STREET, (Successor IM to E. R. P. Shirley.} Chicago, 111. Spe­ cial attention given to repairing Fins watch­ es and Ciironomc tors. 44TA Full Assortment of Goods In his llae. Richmond House, RICHMOND. ILL C. N. CULVER, - - PROPRIETOR. pnrcbated the above House, I have put it In thorough repair. HAVING recently House, I have pill • I III viiurvnun io[mn, with new fnrnltne throughout, ana would respectfully invite the patronage ot the trav­ eling public and others. The tables will al­ ways oe provided with the best that can be procured, and polite and attentive waiters will be in readiness at all times to attend to the wants of guests. No psios will be spared to make this a First Class House. Large and commodious barns on tlic premises. Free Omnibus to and from all trains. Sample Rooms on first tloor. HE. WHJHTMAN, Proprietor. Wra» . class rigs, with or without driver®, fu.inished at reasonable rates. Teaming at all kiudsdone on short notice. A. WENDELL, CABPEHTES AHD JOHTM McHenry, III. Will take oontrnct8 fur putting up BtiII(liii^-« ami ifiitiinntee mv work will compare with any man in tho State. I enn and will <lo work from 15 to 2b per cent cheaper than other carpenter*. H« I have two of my boys who work with me. which lunkes it possible for me} to do so. Alt Jobs In the Carpenter line. , pram|»Uy AUemled t^ Give w»* Sales of! and Goods to on the and Btttis Post Office j RICI nd, Illinois. kt Farming Tools Jill kirns attended Heasonable Terms Jtion guaranteed. Jdi-ess, I0ND, ILL. Soldiers' Department, CONDUCTED BY DR, 8. T. BKXXBTT. ^ ,r ; WOOI Breech Uv-.»3?W Powdei. snot tor sale. Flshtii All kindsjof Sporll AND A grod |1 dun. W*i«t iWii.cheeterl Nickel plate! Jbelf cocki»gf 'A good Siafl Single (inn, wi I will underse] Guns and S|x Fiod gun It V warrant.ere Clothes new Kolls imir warm iv Woodstock, < erman, ITOCK, ILL, KL.KIL IN-- Muzzle Loadhijg wads, ** Cartridge, nckle cheap. ; Goods, kIRIXG DONE. I'linir, Double Barreled it, MO. model, 15 shots, »t Revolver. *2.5(1. i Bull Dog I'istol, t^-OOk irrel, Breech Loading, *1, ». 1 house in the county in sods. If you want a ' you to call iiud see me. ; igers repaired and on. Price per $2,50. B. SHERMAN. th, 1882. > " 4 ' - 1 •enter. t-W WENDELL. B. RAINTHORPJ Rins^wood - - Illinois. To the people of Uiiijjwood and vicinity I would respectfully say that f have opened si store near the Depot, where I will pay the highest market value for Eggs. Butter, and other produce, cawh or trade being immaterial to me. I shall keep on hand a select stock of Groceries and Flour, which with choice brands of Ci­ gars and Tobacco, I 11m going to sell at prices to defy competition and though I have met with 1 much more liberal patronage than I had expected, I shall yet hold out inducements calculated to increase my trade and secure a larger custom. B. RAINTHORP. RTKOWOOD.III.. June I3th, ltWi GROCERIES! CROCERIES! M. Engeln, Having removed his store to Golliy's Brick Block is now pre|uired to offer to the buying public a full line of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Canned Goods. CIGAR, TOBACCO, PIPE8, &C., &C. My Goodsare all freeh and will be «tt at the lowest living prices. I also keep a full stock of Gun Material aishing Tackle, Minnow Scins, Hammocks, and in fact everything pertaiuing to Fishing and Hunting, can be found at iny store al reasonable Prices Violins. Acordeons, Picalas, Flutes; Violin Strings, ami all other extras for Violilis. My stocksof TINWARE Is complete. Call and examine it. I guarantee Prices that defy all competition. ^ EJfGKLy KOR ! THE OF THE AGENTS WANTED MARTYR PRESIDENTS. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, "From Pioneer Home to White House," and JAMKy ARRAM GAR­ FIELD, "From Log chhin to White House." In English and Herman. Illustrated with fine steel engravings. Bv an emint nt author. Also for theonlv large steel portrait of Gar Held. .Send for "extra terms. A THE HENRV BILL PUBLISHING CO., NORWICH, CONN. 1 on long credit '•nd | easy terms, in a mild climate, free from henry snons, blight* lag frosts, and c*. coutve rains. ANDS I RiLLIONS OF ACRES for sale in the COLDER! BELT of Kansas, by the UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY, of est srleta Gsll IM the inn ever shone ou, lit lb Rood markets CMtaad west. For Descriptive and IRnHrsM with Maps, Sen* free, Addrea* LAND COMMISSIONER,--Kansas Wvl'Icf KANSAS CITY. MIS80URL tihep'opposlte pariter. Honse. - . IUIIIOIH. I would Inform mvenstomors and th" public generally that I am now prepared, with lirst class workmen and good material, to.manu­ facture Wagons and Buggies on short notice and at Low Prices as a good article can be pm'iflia solium vv here. I ALSO DO A Cenerdl Blackemlthlng Business, and will do\vonr work in the best ot manner and with the least possible delay. HORSE SHOEIHC A 8PrCIAT.Tr. n EPAIRING Of all kinds promptly attended to. Call at>d see for yourself. E. CApENTER. MeBenry.'jM. Wth, IWfe.f W. H. SANFORD, Ifercliant Tailor, In the store of C. H. Dickinson, Eastside of *|tblic Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A good Stock of Pine Cloths for Suiting* al­ ways on hand. Suits made to order and a lit rarranted. Give me a call. W. H. SANFOBD. Woodstock, Ill.,flept. S7tli. 147S. Zi. Bonslett, , Near the Depot, McHENRY - - - ILLINOIS. s Keens coustsntly on hand the f inest lnands of Flour and Feed of all kinds, which Jao. U'iU seli at Wholesale or Retail at ' Bottom Priced. Five different brands of Fionr always* on hand and warranted as represented. Flax Seed Meal Always on Hand a®*Flour delivered anywhere In the Cor poration. Orders may be giveu by Postal Oard, Box 107, Post Office.- ' GIVE MB A CALL. • L. BONSLETf. lfcHen y, "Mar(*b 8th. I8«i. DISSOLUTION. THK Firm of PKRRV A MARTIN is this •lav dissolved by mutual consent. All persons who are indebted to the late firm are requested to call ami cuttle their ac­ counts without delav. JAMES B. PBRRVt 'ALFRED A, MARTIN. McHenry, January ittli, lS83. CO-PARTNERSHIP. THE undersigned having purchased the stock of General Merchandise ot the late firm of Perry ft Martin, will continue the business as heretofore under the linn name of PKKRY A OH'KN. and would respectfully, solicit the patronage of the puollc. which, in the )Mist, has been so liberally bestowed on their predecessors, and hope, i»y strict atten­ tion to the wants of ouv customers, to merit their confidence and patronage. JAMKS B. PEBRY, < OldVKK i«. OW^N. McUenry.Ill., Jan. 84th, kftt. SKETCHES. From a Soldier's Memorandnm •' i ; : a MTVM KO. 1». ^ClIpS FROM GARRISON 1W>T*. If there Ii any one tiling mere than another that .t volunteer soldier fain weuld arold, that one tiling paramount to all other* Is doing garrison duty. And doulttlcp* owing to this fact came tl»% practice of making frequent shifts and changes--raw soldiers new to the service were often subjects for tills, aa were sometimes ' depleted regiments whose ranks had been sadly thinned on t&e plain of battle. But the rent ine wis altogether toe tame for old soldiers and the -boys Ule from the counter and the plow usually did tfuty as sentinels at the casemate*, draw bridge, parapet and wharf. Few were the regiments In Gen. Sutler's command that early In their soldier career tild not stand by the big guns and silently, perhaps orrally, curse the man that planned or built the first fort. It fell to the lot of Co.'e P, G, and I, 31st Mass>. Infy., lo for a time petsess Fort Pike, with all the privileges and Appurtenance^ thereto belonging, including acres of alligators, vast clouds of mosquitoes, and blue, tailed Hies; also chills and fever, scurvy and the tortures of the damned. The remaining seven companies of the regl* ment ecctipied Forts Jackson and St. Phillip on the Miftlssippi river below N*w Orleans. Forts Pike and IfcCotnb were on the shores of Lake Pom-hart rain, built of course, for the very commendable pur> pose ef defending New Orleans against approaches by the sea. The armament of Fort Pike, excepting one columbaid. consisted entirely of smooth bore 32- pounders, throwing a round ball that resembled lightning, aa the boys clnimcd from the oft emphasised demonstration, that neither had been known to lilt the same objuct twice. It wouldW hut Idle folly in me to recall anil review the monotonous tactics of the code of Fort Pike. lint there were many Incidents, little waifs of heaven's sunlight. Of heart aches, regre tfc, despair ami hepe scattered here and there like islands in ihe sea that have fixed in memory truces ami tokens from the *»»#• eW* e*r«Hf HHU IN »h« en.Hess chain that connect* the past with the ever present and cannot be severed before the last grand review on the Plains Abraham. We had with lis an ordinance sergeant of the regular service who initiated lis In the big gun business, and sometimes related to our unwilling ears most horrible tales of uiosquiiodom. One of his statements was: That two years before the war a privato soldier for misdemeanor of a capital degree was court tuartialed and sentenced to be shot, preparations were wade for liis execution, but a re­ prieve was granted, directing the com­ manding officer to punUh the con­ demned soldier with extreme severity, but to spare his life. The soldier was accordingly stripped andf sentenced to ttand on the earth work, styled the water battery, twenty minutes (close by the fort). His arms wore pinioned aud in twelve mlnutes fie was dead. We very soon learned by ^terrible expert ence that no utan could stand ou guard by night without pr6tection of some kind for bis hands' aud face, and no human creature could get a single moment of rest excepting under the protecting spread of u mosquito bar which (by the way) Was about six feet long, two feet deep and two feet wide. We first arrived at Fort Pike late at night, torwarued and forearmvd, every soldier having a mosquito bar; There were soldiers (rout Maiue oil duty, aud we were accordingly turned loose to seek rest Where we would, with no cover (save' tho gauzy bar) but the blue canopy of the skies. The grass such as It was, had just been mown and and bunched up, and I (always easily tempted) made for mysell a cozy bed from available hay and arranged my mosquito bar In juxta position thereto, removing hat, jacket, boots. I laid down to rest. Of course a few hundred mosquitoes kad lovingly clung to my night apparei, but for a lime contented themselves with making a careful sur­ vey of the dimensions of my lioine, aud millions ef their next of kin sane an­ thems outside the bar. I fell asleep, but in less than forty minutes my dream of home and downy pillows was interrupted by a blind soldier stumb­ ling and falling on my starboard side, and many others in swift installments tailing over him. I (most decidedly) lack the ability as well as a disposition te draw a fitting picture of what occur­ red in the next five minutes. Sufficient, perhaps, to say that what was left of me, minus much Union blood, a hat, boots, and all warlike equipage, moved on with tlie(iritable)irresi<ftable throng en route to the then beautiful shore by the sea. Many waded out In the surf and rolled In the briny waters. A few in small boats paddled away and most fervently thanked God for a boundless ocean, as ou her rolling waves man could claim superiority over the vict^f* of that tragic night. A monster pile, driven upwards of 80 feet high stood on the wharf, and this at sunrise wa* liter* all) black with human subject*. And at loll call. Intlii.clivu pity forbid* that I be first to lift the curtain of oblivion At for myself ono eye was closed for repairs, my feet were so swollen that •my boot8, usually liberal, refused to admit them, my hands wore unwieldy and my body was sore. I heard the call but my veice could not respond,for tho throat that in tho northland was bhedient to every demand was rebelll- onsly expanding outward and contract ing inward. It seemed that the order of Nature that man sheuld be supreme over the fowls of the air and the birds of the field WM an exploded folly of onr fathers, add tho saying of the sage of old: uOli Ged what Is man that thou art mindful of -him* a dying sergeant translated "Oh God here Is man and thou art unmindful orhim.*' About one mile from tho fort, at the terminous of a shell road that led through a mist foul and malarial swamp, was the wreck and ruins of wiiat was once a U. S. marine hospital. We were sorely afflicted with the pressure of a stam­ mering Jew sutler, extortionate beyond comparison and mean beyond degree, a whiskey bloat and thief. He was not content with a profit of 400 per cent, but on two occasions after selling to­ bacco to the soldiers he had stolen the same and sold It again. He was in fact up to all manner of clilcauery. For­ bearance ceasing to be a virtue, the boys resolved to carry Ills outfit by storm and scatter the proceeds as con­ traband of war, A careful and quiet council of war was held, a leader chosen slid 3 a. m, decided upon as the supreme moment; but a traitor notified the Jew of his peril and received for hid t rep cil­ ery the sum of t60. This traitor (by the way) was a Creole.enlisted at New Orleans, and the reader can bet their last cent that the $50 made two men miserable--the Jew for paying It. and the Creole for receiving it. The sutler at onco appealed to the officers for a guard. This was refused, but ho was allowed to remove Ills goods to an empty casemate Inside the fort, tho Jew to sleep Inside with his property. From this casemate, of course, was a port hole largo enough to admit a medium sized man, but the ditch 8 feet deep and 24 feet wide filled with water was deemed to be sufficient protection from without. Having completed his nrraugeinents, ofiensive and defensive, the old Jew, highly elated, strode out te the quarters, and full of benslne eloqij ftlan dry to beat mo. Pa ahead. (Jot do captains sword nn more too. Tou d--» Boston poikun beans; dink you nngh for me heb. You fight for Union tin break my store, eh. Ten men such me whip yeo oll.w The boya were quiet and the old Mtler. full and sleepy, re­ tired to the casemate, and dreamland. A reserve of ten guards were statioued near the citadel Inside, aud could cover the casemate, and a double guard was on the draw bridge. The boys also found to their regret that the officer of the guard, and the field officer of the day were unusually active and alert, aud as the night wore ou a plan was arranged to got them out of the waya A good soldier waded out Into the' swamp In water from one to three feet deep, and in this way had no difficulty in passing the guard stationed on the shell road. At a signal (the display of a light) this man was to fire one shot, which of course would call the officers down the shell road. If one shot did not hold them long enough another must be fired, but all subject to signal. About a dozen little peroes orskifls were converted Into a raft, manned by three geod uien. and in the black mid night shadows were soon in position by the Jews cusemate,aiul within sixty feet from the draw bridge. The twenty foot wall and the breaking waves ou the beach were favorable helpers. The shot was fired and officers and reserve pulled out. A brave little fellow with a dark lantern crawled into the case­ mate. To gain time one more shot was signalled. Then the long roll beat and the troops were under arms. Forty boxes of tobacco valued at 9:00 per box were shoved out and ferried away, most of It hidden in the swamp and spoiled by salt water. Tlie Jew failed to find it and no soldier was ever de tected. In a future sketch a further mention of Fort Pike Incidents will be made. In all of my varied soldier life, garrison, camp, hospital and battle that demanding the most exalted cour­ age and tlie most devoted fortitude and patriotism, was the service rendered lu tlie lowlands of tlie sea. M. M. O. tiveness wae gratified. 1 welt ber one poor feUtow who wrat ti a mere skeleton by a loiig and disease, when at fast ho was longer move avonwk, bo retired : burrow in the MgflNp,M>d wltl coat or vest miserable, loused ed himself to tfjtfiif partake one moras! of th§ wholesome food dealt out to loners, he welcomed death tt* of ending forever hi* lulsemMH tance. But death was slow to the summons. And thus ho in a semi-comatose condition, too to move either hand or foot, while lice, flies and nuisquitoea cou';l be «« crawling from his nostrils, ears mouth. Sach morning fort snaiy his comrades would so to his bar expecting to Aud that death hadi the scene; but on their near a( his stentorians breathing would neonceto them that life was rtlli the! It wat not until the vermin had ually eaten Into his flesh, creating^ sores where Innumerable found a burrow, did his spirit take flight. The amount of human snl ing endured in that prison-pen can realized only by those who have a personal residerce there during t| period of which I write. One ofy« correspondents--has referred to squad of prisoners whir were tal from Andersonvllle to Lake Ctl Florida, in the spring of lto5, and tur ed loose the last of April to seek lines by way of Jacksonville. 1 ed to the squad of which Vawter speaks. How well I re me ml my gaunt and feeble appearance the tottering steps with Krhieb 1 pi ded ou my way to tlie Ualon 111 along the railroad. Often I obliged to sit down and rest and 1 «r| afraid my strength would not hold < But under the stimulus of fp succeeded at last in reactiing tlM On my arrival a sympathising at once gave me a cup of black ct and a loaf of white bread. 1 belM that moment was the fcappieajfp£ j life. I soon obtained *0* clot shed my filthy and densely po| rags. With Comrade Nawter, I say from that day to this I have seen anything that looked like a loner of war. ... JMg petition of ex-t?nton soldiers ore, praying for tlie passage of a I pension soldiers and sailors of war who were confined In so-valle^! federate prisons. Tho petition (erred to the committee on peiisit WBURB VAMINK STALK MX ' - l:»a8 captured uear Guntown, Mlss.( the 10th day of June, 1884, and was Initiated iuto the horrorsof Anderson- vili ten days thereafter. When I en­ tered Andersonvilie 1 was one of tlie strongest and most vigorous of our soldiers. I had never known a sick day In my past life, and my average weight was 190 pound*. When I came out I weighed but 96 pounds, and my flue constitution was broken and ruin­ ed. Since then and dowu to the pres­ ent day I have not seen a single well day. It was undoubtedly the design of those in authority at Audersonville to leave nothing undone that would tend to propagate diseases lu those forms which would insure death, slow lingering and agonizing process, l'he more wretched lies*, sufleihig and lyiteforui u«v«Mrj°; Mr*, triumphantly--"The baud that., tlie cradle is the hand UlKt word-" Mr. Smith igftthftsSfr-* misery they could cause iu the rauks of j deed, my dear ; auvl tbatrsjost the prisuuere, the uiore their viudie* - «urid U M b*Uly THK BAD HOT AGAIN. uBut what about your pa's dancli clog dance in church Sunday, minister's hired .girl was liOf#i some codfish yesterday morn sh« said the mlulster said your] scandalised the church the worst; "O, he didn't dance In chur was a little excited, that's all. pa chews tobacco and it U pre! on him to sit all through the j without taking a chew, and nervous. He al ways reaebee av his pistol-pocket, when they I to sing the last time, and feefti' tobacco box and geu out a chei puts it in his mouth when theeaf pronounces the benediction, aA#| when they get out doors he ianM I to spit. He always dose I my chum had a present, on Chi of a music box. Just about as big so-] tobacco box, and all you have toi te touch a spring and it plays, **: Daisy, She's a Dumpling." I it and put It in pa's pistol where he keeps his tobacco be|Mj when the choir got most through l ing pa reached ills Iiand In hie | and began to fumble around for a < He touched the spring, and Just everybody bowed their heads to celve the benedictloa, and It was still you could besr a gum drop, music box began to play, and in stillness it .sounded as loud as at organ. Well, 1 thought ma wenKil The minister heard It and he towards pa. and everybody pa, too. and pa turced red, music box kept up, "She's a Daisy*I the minister looked mad and -Amen," and people begun to their coats, and the minister deacon to hunt up tho source of l worldly music, and tliey te«»k pa l the room back of the pulpit searched him, and ma says pa wlUl to be churched* They kept tho box, and I have got to carry iu coal" get money enough to buy my chunk new music box."--Aje£'« Asa. |0"A planter tells of an Incident ! his gtn-house, where a negro, ht with a sack ot cotton ou his si struck a beam with his head. blow was like the stroke of a hammer, and the whole building ! bled. "That most have hurt, SinC said the planter pif^la||!f^ sail." was the rvpiy; M*Nd»,t Will head a bit, but sprained my dreffly.** . - \< > * ISM