Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11
ARMY BUDGET.
nrEL RFrMREN pInKETa.

DUEL BETWEEN PICKETs.
A Washington correspondent of the De.
troit Tribune tells the following yarn:
A good story is in circulation here, but
which has not yet got into the papers. As
it is too good to be lost, put it in shape for
print, for the benefit Of whom it may con-
Germ
One of the Michiganders being out on ad-
vanced picket duty, a few days ago, came in
sight of South Carolina rebel, also on SINH
lar duty, when the following dialogue and
duel took place:
Michigan-"Hallo, South Carolina, how
are you TO day ~
South Caroiina-"Pretty we'll, thank you;
how are all the Yankees"
M.-"So, so. What's the news over in
Dixie2p
S.-"Nothing in particular, only we've got
some rifles now that will outshoot your
Yankee guns all hollow"
M.-"Don' believe the yarn. You Seshers
brag too much. Can't fool your pap on that
S.-"Suppose, then, you and just take a
few private passes at each other to settle
this little question. What say your"
M.-"Agreed. Forty rods and three shots
each"
The question then arose as to the prelimi-
naries &C, there being no parties present to
act as seconds. These were, however, soon
settled by South Carolina giving Michigan q
gold dollar for the first three shots The
parties then took their positions, and South
Carolina blazed away his three shots at
Michigan, who stood erect and pointed out
to South Carolina the direction each of his
shots had taken. Michigan escaped unhurt,
and now came his turn to fire. South Car
olina, to his credit be it said, stood erect and
received Micbigan's first shot in the thigh,
which brought him down fiat upon the
ground.
"Hello, old, fellow, none of that" said
Michigan, mo dodging the question. Stand
up like man, will you? You owe me h0o
more d--n good shots, and you must pay
them, mind that, or no more Dragging about
chiUdlryP
But South Carolina, having one leg broken
eady by shot from Michigans unerring
Mimic musket, could not stand on both pegs
| of his chivalry, and therefore Sgudtted, and
consequently cheated our honest Michigan
der out of "t,Vo d--n good shots" and thus
ended this funny impromptu duel.
LITTLE COMFORTS.
Nothing makes a more refreshing and pal
| atable drink for the sick than grape Jelly and
water. At this season, when grapes are so
abundant and so cheap, would it not be well
for those who wish to add to the little com.
forts of our military hospitals to make sup
| ply lie lOllOWlUR lS Lub TeCblpL' NHSu
the grapes thoroughly in cold water, separate
them from the stems, and mash them in an
earthern vessel with potato-masher. Then
| put them over the fire and boil them twenty
| minutes. Strain them through bag made
| of three thoknesses of white musketo net.
ting; to every pint of the juice add one and
| quarter pounds sugar, and boil twenty
minutes. Put it up in pint jars-china i:
the strongest; paste white paper over the
top, and then tie a piece of strong muslin
tightly over it. Pack them with hay (or old
linen rags, il you have enough) in candle ol
starch boxes, first taking care that the box
is well nailed and strong enough. By boring
two holes in each end, near the top, and put
ting in strong rope handles, the boxes art
more certain of being kept "this side up"
THE SICK AND WOUNDED AT WASHINGTON.
The latest hospital reports, dated October
4, show that there are less than one thou
sand sick and wounded Federal soldiers ir
the hospitals at Washington, Georgetown
and Annapolis. The following deaths arr
reported
At Seminary Hospital, GeorgetoVn-Sam
uel II. Forsyth, Company A, Kentucky Cav
airy, Penn; Charles Green, Company @
Long Island volunteers, New York; MaSol
Hitchcock, Company A, Nineteenth Indiana
At Columbia Hospital, Washington.-J
S. Dicken, Company H, Stockt., Michigan
S. Earll, Company E, Seventh Msssachu
setts; a. j. Paine, Company H, Stockt
Michigan.
General Hospital, Alexandria. Haw
kins, Seventeenth New York; Elijah La
moreaux, Seventeenth New York; Ebai
Haywood, Sixteenth New York.
b, street Hospital, Washington. NJ
McClung, Company B, First Pennsylvania
Artillery.