Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-02-26

in at the knee, and lodging in the calf of his
leg. Leech, after he wounded saw fell
low reach out and shoot from between couple
of rocks. Next time Secesh peeped out
Leech drew bead on him, and both fred at
the same time. AS Leech was carried down
| the hill, he quietly remarked, 'sSh- Sh- shot
the internal cuss that hit me.'' Next morn
| ing Secesh was found with the whole top Of
his head blown off by Leech's rifle ball.
Sergeant Irish, OF Captain BushneIl's COM
pany, was bringing his cartridge TO his mouth,
when ball cut away the powder and left the
| lead in his fingers. Turning his body between
| the gun and the enemy, as he put in the next
cartridge, he said, .sThere, see if you'll get
that" Another man took out cracker,
which ball shivered in his fingers he ate the
remnant, and fired d1cnyI
A man from Co. L thought his pants chafed
/ him, but when he came to sit down, found
musket ball under his skin. He said he didn't
know it he thought one had thrown
stone at him.
| How THE SECEsH FEEL.-The secesh in Bal
! timore are terribly down hearted. They sneak
! about as if the angel of wrath was after them.
| Their friends in Congress are not much better.
! When the news of the Burnside victories was
| read in the Senate, says an eye witness. the
| cast-lron viSage of Pearce, of Maryland, took
! on new scowl, and that the sinister express
sion of Mr.. Benjamin Stark, of Oregon, grew
more illfavored. Salisbury, of Delaware, was
dispatches. Powell, of Kentucky, listened
very attentively, but seemed TO think il wasn't
| much of shower after all. The vacant chair
| of Mr.. Bright spoke volumes. L.. the House,
/ the pleasure was almost universal. There was
| one long face on the foor-that of Vallandig-
| ham, and it a very solemn face, as if his
| friends were in great trouble.
BUCKNER.-- Simon Bolivar Buckner is a
Brigadier General in the rebel army. He is a
kep tuckian, and graduated at West Point in
1914, his age being about 38. He served with
distinction as an infantry officer in the war
with Mexico, and was wounded at Churubusco.
In 1917 he was transferred to the Quartermas-
ter's Department, and in 1852 to the Subsis-
tence Department. In 1856 he resigned his
commission. Buckner then became somewhat
of speculator, and acquired large property
| in the free States, chiefly in Chicago Last
Spring he had command of the Kentucky
militia, and pretended to be loyal to the Union.
But he proved a traitor, and was rewarded by
the commission of Major General from JEFF.
Davis He is now prisoner of the Govern
ment he has BETRAYED.
BRAVERY OF OUR MEN.-To show the va1or-
Gus daring of our men, it is only necessary to
state, that in landing at Roam oke Island, they
waded in mud and water up to their middle
and that too in the face OF two rebel regi-
ments and three feld-pieces. They also made
dashlDg bayoDet charge upon the battery
commanded by young Wise, wading knee
deep through mud and water to get at the fort,
and yelling like so many Indians. The rebels
fed from their entertainments before the array
OF cold steel which was brought TO bear against
them.
MASSACHUSETTS AND MAINE SoLDIBRs.-When
the news OF the victories in the South West
reached Washington, and it was known that
volunteers were wanted for sailors Upon the
eight iron clad gunboats waiting at Cairo, 660
men from the Massachusetts, and Maine regi- |
ments FASTENED to offer themselves. and set
out at once on Monday. These noble volun-
teers. who are probably sea faring men at
home, passed west on Tuesday evening 18th.
PrLLow.-Gideon j. Pillow acquired his
first distinction, such as it was, in the war
with Mexico, where he served a Major Gen
eral. He is a native of Tennessee. and was
born June 10th, 1906. He made some sad
blunders III Mexico, but his bravery has never
been impugned. In catching him, we obtain
in Johnson and Buckner.
HONOR WELL BEsTowED.-Gen. Grant has
been nominated to Major Geueralship, as
reward for his vigor and gallantry. This is
well. We like TO see men earn their epaulets. |
We have had too many holiday generals, and
we are glad now to have some fighting Gen
erals. Gen. Grant will be confirmed promptly. !
BRUTAL PUNIsHMENT.-A Slave lately came
into the camp OF the Iowa troops at Forence |
which he had escaped from his master, who |
lives near st. Louis. Around his neck was a /
band or iron, half an inch thick, and nearly |
one and a half inches wide not locked, but Sc /
curely rircted. Three iron prongs, of light |
ming rod size, were welded to this band at e. I
quail distances apart, and arose above his head /
about nine inches, with an outward inclination. !
The iron had larcerated his neck and the |
wounds had partially healed under the protec-
ton he had given them by holding up the /
band with his hands, during the proceeding
days, that he concealed in cornfield, |
but while riding the horse be could not hold
it up, and it had opened the wounds from
which there was a bloody, mattery ooze, trick
ling down his broad shoulders. To the sol
diers who surrounded him, with pity and aston
iShment, the negro pleaded earnestly
ssPlease, massa soger. take dis collar off my
neck. Use good niger; I'll do any ting
you want me. The Illnoy soger cut the col
lar off 'er Ben" After labor of three hours
the collar was filed oil. 1t appears that the
negro had carried this iron band upon his
neck about three months, as punishment for |
assisting his wife to escape into Illinois.
Prince Albert had some idea that women
know at least little how to manage, from the
fact, that he appointed his wife executrix of
his estate and trustee for his children.
On what ground may confectioners be deem
ed very mercenary lovers Because they sell
their "kisses.';
'sI love to steal awhile away as Floyd said
when he sneaked out of Fort Donelson, be-
tween two days.
We are never satisfied that lady under
stands a iSS nu,pSS we haye fraft haro |