Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-18

igan Artillery, was bru:a!ly murdered Unda-
me ioiIowiag circumstances Lieut. Bliss had
coEt 20 = v indoW.to get his cantpen filled with
milk, which n woman offered Refnrn tho CO..,
teen could b. filled the guard told Bliss that he
hhu bern There long enough He had his can
trn nlied and turned 10 march 10 quarters
";u lic guard deliberately shot him. and the
chiNairy Of Alabama came to look n the body
ana one putting his thumbs in the arm. holes Of
Ne>', sad drrisiycly, "The damned old shot
suns make pretty good holes" GVoices-sThey
are oaFbarianS. The men who wer, only
ConTned IT Richmond do not fully know what
the horrors of Southern prisons are-fHerr
!Le speaker was interrupted by an excitement
IN The crowd, the 'nigger" question as usuaI
beng the cause The disturt.ar was quickly
hustled OF, and order rrstorrdl
Before leaving Montgomery for Atlanta. GA,
me speaker obtained permission 10 visit. under
guard, the sick in the hospitals at the former
pEice. He ionnd iGG Federal soldiers having
there, and without any attention, not even a
nurse. Many of the wounded still had on the
bloody shirts in which they Were wounded at
shiloh, two months before The soldiers cried
ana me General cried too, and cursed the man
WHO Womb not cry under like circumstances
Inc speaker then related how he had borrowed
money from two ladies TO relieve The " ants Of
these sick soldiers. The prisoners Were taken
10 Atlanta, and now if there was one rebel
sympathizer in the crowd, he wanted him to
listen. They were placed in the court house.
and one day eight men, wearing the uniforms
OF the United States, were taken past and car.
rird TO the edge of the timber and han ged-mur.
perhaps under orders, he know not; but he
wished to God there Were more there fVoice-
"There VIII be- soon."1 These men tried 10 get
back TO their camp; they had not Injured a
thing, yet We're placed In prison, tried without
hearing, and condemned because they sup
ported the Stars and Stripes And vet the
speaker was ;Otd that there were men i'm the
rebels.
There are now on their way to Annapo1is
i'go prisoners, 6OO OF whom Were taken at Shi.
loh and have on parts Of the same shirt and
pants they wore VIXEN captured. Goats, hats or
shoes they have none. What does the rebel
sympathizer now think of southern chiyalry!
1noiee...l 1t poor stuff Every man who
does not support the stars and stripes was tho
speakers enemy They We're no longer a named
OF being called negro sympathizers. ("Good
sooa: he was no more afraid OF being de-
nominated an abolitionist f"Good! good tol
w. will take all by the hand who VIII aid us
(Cheers.l
Gen. T. was exchanged in August last. hut
was nor apprized OF the fact sntil a short time
ago Gen. Prttigrew was allowed to 90 South
but Prentiss had to remain in prison
There Is a reign of terror in the South hut the
peopie OF That section are determined. and Will
crush ont every sentiment of peace or compro-
mise Gen. 7. had found Union men acting As
soldiers for the Confederacy. They are COM
PEELED to do the bidding of their masters. The
white men of the. South were to-day mora Of
slaves than the negroes ever were Voice
"That,s So The white man dare not saw he
will take part with the Government. but ,nus,
IL lS md no IAN,
federacy. '-'' 0o''-
- They have also more men, and fight better
than we think they do. 1t was a mistake TO sup
pose that men had not been sent from the West
anu South to Richmond Gen. p knew il 10
be fact that such had been done The Rebels
don't wait for transportation, for knapsacls
or ratlons, but are compelled to take TIL, field
and fight with nothing. Tell your officers and
soldiers (said the speakpr) that now is tho time
10 light without gloves. (Applause-"That's
sol Tell them that now is the time to strike:
Tor the Rebels are demor;liZad. rApplause.l
Ihey were punished severely at AntiprAm
and though ii was perhaps inhuman vet the
Federals did cheer NJ the rebel mis- fortune.
On arrival al Richmond Prentiss and his
fellow prisoners We're placed i'll the Corcoran
hotel, or I.ibbey prison. The Lbbry was a
palace compared to the prisons in the farther
South. 1t was interesting to see the occuna
non IN which all were engaged. IToices-s.Wp
KnoW.''J Fine combs were scarce and body
guards Were plenty. (I.aughterl When they
Were about leaving for Aiken's Landing the
SWIMMING commenced. The hackmen-shn
Rebel quartermaster being interested-wanted
TO charge s. a piece for a seat Gen p and his
party paid them nothing, and that was the only
tnlng ne ever swindled the Confederacy out of
The speaker paid high compliment to Cant.
Gregg, who had voluntarily returned to cap
uNlty when he could not effect a general ex
change.
Of the party captured at Shiloh Is officers
and 259 privatps lie buried on southern soil
Not in grayeyards, however, for the rebels
would have considered that Il decoration The
speaker hoped that the war would he conduct
ed differently-that the leaders of rebellion
would be hung. The rebels pronounced the
Presidents proclamation the most damnabIe of
all acts, and ii would do more to bring the
rebels To their senses than any effort vet made
or battle yet fought. GApplausej When i'm
PRISON the speaker desired TO write home but
was not allowed TO do So because he would
praise the Confederacy. He pledged himself
10 take the field the moment he was ordered To
do 30, and if he could get into Georgia twenty
hours before orders, he would burn every
bridge and house.
The speaker then retired amid cheers and
calls here made for Col Mulligan, who re-
sponded and thanked them for the honor. He
pledged himself to renewed efforts IN the sun.
preston OF the rebellion, and urged union of
effort so that success might be certain. He
said: Let ms have harmony At home and we
SHALL have victory in camp. lApplause.l
Strengthen the generals by your condolences,
and your rulers by support, Gcheers,I and if
Thai grand army now in the field should perish
he hoped there would be civilians enough to
take up the song and say We are coming
Father Abraham, :DO,0O0 more" a.
Lient- Col. Morton, of the 23d Missouri, was
next called for. He said he was prisoner of
war and not eXchanged; but if his Government
would exchange him he would see the rebellion
through or perish in the attempt.
After the speaking had been concluded, and
the General retired he was met by his officers
who- as token OF regard and respect, pre-
sented him with a fine sword, Capt De Bolt
presenting it on behalf of the officers This
was the more gratifying as IL was entirely I'M
expected.
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PECULIAR CAsE--On ID street, between
Fifth and Sixth streets, Navy Yard,) a negro
man named John Bell resides, who has been
absent from home for a year past, returning
about one month since. but he and his wife du-
r1nS the short month have lived very unhap-
PLY together. much to the annoyance of the
neighbOrs. Thursday afternoon, officers Har--
rison and Hardin Were called to arrest Bell for
beating the wife and threatening her life, and
at once started to the house. when they found
Bell returning from a garden near by, with the
corpse of an infant, which he charged the wife
with being the mother OF, and also its murderer
The Officers arrested both parties, and took
them before Justice Gull. who heard the case
The Evidence was TO the effect that the child
was horn on Wednesday morning, and that
after its birth the wife gaveit to Emily Triple,
who Is colored midwife, telling her TO bury it
in her garden. DIR. Hodges was called, and
after making an examination of the lungs
of the child, pronounced il to have been still
hlr chill