The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-04
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The death Of Lieut.. ALEXANDER MCFER-
SON, Acting Commissary Of the 25th lodi
ana Regiment, has cast gloom over all
who enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaint-
ance. He died of typhoid fever at La
grange, Tenn, on the 9th of June, 1862,
in the eighteenth year of his age.
The writer had the pleasure of an inti-
mate acquaintance with Lieut.. McFerson,
and it gives him pleasure to say that he
has never known a more kind-hearted,
conscientious, good-natured young man,
nor one more attentive to duty. Where
duty called, there he was to be found.
He was formerly connected with the &.
& @. Railroad at Vincennes, and performed
his work faithfully in that position.
On the 1st of May, 1861, he became As
sistant Postmaster in the Evansville Post
Office, and continued in the position year.
During that time he was very attentive to
business, and gave general satisfaction.
When he asked permission of his en-
ployer to join the army, he said that he felt
it to be his duty to go into the service; that
neither of his mothers sons were there, and
lie would never feel satisfied unless he did
his share in putting down the rebellion
His employer gave his consent, although he
regretted to lose the services of so valuable
an assistant. Lieut.. McFerson went forth
to his place in the field, to return, alas no
more in life and healthful vigor.
Thus passes away another of the thou
sands of gallant and promising young men
who have become the victims of the unholy
rebellion. It's authors and abettors have a
fearful responsibility to settle with an out
ragged people and a just God. NJ.
Mr.. Train and Renters TeIegraphs.
Mr.. Train has addressed the following
letter to Mr.. Renter. the European telegraph
agent:
Is ST. JAMES STaEET, PICADILLY,l
June 4, 1862.
DEAR SIR:-The Napoleon of telegraphs
should be the Napoleon OF truth and accu-
raey-you have in your hands a mighty
engine tor good or evil. You are public
man and fair mark TO shoot at-the pub
lie look to you for correct information Pos
sessing it in advance of others you can alter
it so as to affect the Bourse, and change the
destinies of nations. Holding such power
through your enterprise, You should be care
full how you exercise it. You are the SER
want of the public as we'll as its teegrap hic
master, and, as one of that public, have a
right to ask you why the accident arises so
often of your operators reporting false
news2 Who prepares the dispatches at
Queenstown 2 Is it done on board the steam
ers?
Why do all your dispatches compare so
singularly with the tone against the Union
of Rotbschild's organ2 Why do you say
one day what you know will be corrected
the next? Where did you find the fact
you telegraphed that !, 100 men were killed
at Fort Darling, when our letters reported
but IL. Again, why did you report that
Halleck had met with reverse at Corinth?
1t was not so. Why that Davis was cap
tured and his army surrounded at Rich
mond in your special dispatch to Rotbs-
child when it was untrue2 For months
your dispatches to the Observer announced
Federal reveTses, when the mails the next
day showed they were Federal successes
Perhaps they were tempered with at the
once OF the paper Ane same thlng &C.
Cured with the secession organ, the Stand
ard These things have attracted, aud
continue to attract, considerable attention.
Rumor alleges that Rothschild and his
compeers are operating in American stocks.
Having been bearing the market, they want
bad news-look for reverses-expect de-
feat-hope TOR Federal ruin. If not why
does the Stock Exchange refuse to credit
Northern reports? Your dispatches are at
once tortured into Confederate victory. For
instance, yesterday why did you report
Confederate success at Port Royal, leading
us to suppose that Carolina was again in
the ascendant, when the place was Front
Royal, on the Shenandoah.
| make these comments in no uukind
feeling. You have been my guest-I have
been yours. | like your wonderful ener
gy but when nations are fighting the bat.
tie of liberty the hero Of the telegram
ought not to take sides. If not a Union
man, you have no right to make the light
ming talk secession. Yours truly,
GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN.
NJ. Reuter-, 9 Waterloo Place, Pail Mall,
S.W.