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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18

The census shows the following number
Of deaths in Minnesota, for the year end.
ing June 1st, l860':-,I ::~".. -;
81 Males; 584; females, 615; total, 1,10O, or /
to every 157 of the population: a..
The following is the mortality. and
health of each section: :, ,s >...
!, .Statss.. Population. Deaths. Proportion
New England ... 8, 49,, ,283 As s59 / to every 6s
Middle States.... ,45S, 1856 81, go Ito every 88
Western States. g, ,563 377 80 6O2 to every IS
Southern States. II, ,s15, ,374 ia oe51 to evy II
The proportion Of deaths in minnesota
was thus about half tie av'erra ge Of the
Uni'el Sites in general In other words.
it is twice as healthy as the rest Of the
country It will be seen by the above to:
tie that the Western States arc / {; much
healthier than any other portion i IL; ,df Tie
tU1ion, iwhileNo Minnesota is a great deal
healthier that other Western lState,.-M.
Paul Press. ..s} ,eo'} Il; '.ns si.,a,..., =
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18

eriTERR1B1EC CALAMITY. We havejustlear-
med Of. a fatal accident which occurred in
the town Of Quincy, Olmsted county, about
Two week dgo. A Mrs. Ketcham residing
there was by some unknprn means burned
Ito death during, the absence Of her hqs.I
band, b apd no person, seez1ceptipg only ! !
little child, being in the house with her ,at
tos Oh esssa md Sssso,ss ss
corpssy ythe body lying outside the dwelling
hqusera cireunstanoe, that gave, rise to
z; sss ssas sss. s.; B p!sesss ss ;s
extending to The house ana thus destroy.
Ting the fife bf her child also. tits sup
|possd that her. clothes caught fire from
The stovo.v There dwerha indications that
she attempted to axtirguish it, but unaya.
ilingly. The terrible accident occurred 10
the day time.- Winoua Republican.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
The saturday Evening Post. ,

The, proprietors, Of Of this first class family
newspaper pa1' informs y Us that during the coming
year it will endeavor to MAINTAIN its high relp.
Iutstion for ehuioe stories, sketches and poetry,
Special Departments shall also be devoted Al
heretofore ere to Agriculture eslIttu,r Wit and Humor
Receipts, News, Markets, SC: 20, aa
The terms Of the paper are r. One copy, j: one One
yedr, 81 I Two copies So: Four copies, Sc
Eight copies, {and {; one u to- getter-up Of
qllnnh: )$'2; rYenty copies, and one to getter'
II ~ s'' "a 1911 L. /, null q; .t:,.*
For the variety and, general excellence of itt
reading matter, tho Sat. Evening Post has Nc
superior ii the county ;an such as can afford
to'take but one family news-papst; ean1 do NJ
better than to select it. ? T. .&' ..sis 81:
Address. DrAcoN;& PETERSON, 319 Walnut
st., Philadelphia. =.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
:. :, !;cHiRsTaIAs FESTIVAL.

. THE ladies ST ST. Johns Church 1Epis-
Sepal Vi! ! hSldt kP{{ppss FFss}iys, + for
tthbee benefit ct the church, at y vBrok er's
:Hsal'e On the evening, Of ,l,eo 28doof De-
ce'hbcr.s :" a table wifl,be STOUT fsom five
tillsten o'elock' ck'1v viii in the aelicss;es and
ssahsst'snstialS IF t6s season !, Rs be
table OF fancy and useful articles fss sale.
I'ckets"of adnaithucc, l0cs:, ,which will
be taken at%par towards the tickets for r.
ffeslhn'ents. Tickets forr: supper fs' fof sin
gle gentleman 80 cts; for ) gsc,hntieman
and 'ludy,, SO. cts.., Ticket, Of adia,ission
% ssn be purchased at the stores Of Measrs
lBA!bank and Tobey; and at the door Of the
nel. rao psTahaaT: sasn s1,,<r, erase
:. Good music IN attendance. ,ss'v'tds
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
oThe minne.ot. ;Inaian NJ Maraerrerq,. I q i :, ,

Thestr.inedi anxiety Of outraged Minnesota
lfar, r,Hengeanee :on the Indian ,miscreants, will
b. disappointed ip the clemeney Of the Pres
;ident,who, il is stated by our dispatches else!
wherss orders TO execution only thirty mine Of
the 800 convicted redskins Tint is, 10 the
fearful melee and wild ontrages ON humanity
only these are clearly identified with definite
|AetsDt muydsr, rape, and; other feadish atro.
oities. > This win MT satisfy the just Demands
ofthe law in Minnesota, and local laws must
reachathe rest. This is admirably foreshad-
lamaticn ofGov. Ramsey called ;'6u&, by the
State. The counsel is wise and just and the
Fjournale of Minnesota should uilligtntly lncu-
late 81 Leave the anisCreants to the law and the
law TO the miscreants.- Chicago aribane. .
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
A Good Recommendation.

:. The following Mem from Sundays Is Pres,
an,1ounces that the officers Of the. Third
Rsssgyiment have united in recomRlssahading s'a
:Cupt: Andrews for the appointment Of
+ rLieuatsnaq ela Colonel. This Will be extreme.
ly gratifying to- Capt. ~Andrews' friends in
}his 't sI Ana oa' PORTIONS Of the State, and
iss bat Justice to, him. The paragraph is
''as follo@g;'-, ~, n?4* .<...$... 5~~ ~; ,: >''
TH1RD~ KEGIMENr.-A meeting =, o1
about twenty of the field and line officers
'df this gallant regiment was held at the
American House yesterday afternoon, }o1
the purpose. Of uniting in their recon.
lamentations to fill the vacancies occasioned
blythe dismissal ef those officers who fa-
vored the surrender at Murfreesboro, Ten.
nessee.~ Lieut.. Col, Griggs was unaui.
mously recommended for the appointment
Of Colonel. Major Matson moved that
Captain g. c.. Andrews be recommended
for the appointment Of Lieut. Colonel,
which was unanimously coneurred in
This recommendation is deeervedly com.
plimentary to Capt: Andrews, forthe part
he took against the Nlurfreesboro. ,surren-
der, and will be highly satisfactory to the
officers and men. Of, the regiment. 1t is
also highly honorable to Major Matson to
ask for this promotion Of apt. A., under
the circumstances, even over his own head.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
= tt,N = fIHHE z Y
I,s .;!A1A:7 a B7sankrqpt an !! p|x,A!Iee. AIet: -;

#, The wealth Of manly as'2plssoo;did fortune
of many an u airgosyy 81 Wealth which was
tost i'll TIE financial sstorth If 1885, still
lies buried with all its treasure e beneath an
overwhelming sea Of of debt,; and It will lie
there f9retet tin it is. raised BY tie pass.
age Of i aNationar Bankftap'tE 'tE'::A All: fhers;
are hundreds innlthis community who Lost
their oil in that great revulsion, = with the
ability and energy, il if they v were Olsen!
thfailed Of the corpse Of old indebtedness
now boa9Bda Upon their backs, to regain all;
:: and moEs= thfh ar they have lost, and
eventually TO pay 6fff *t6ee debts of whose
present pressure they should be legally
discharged: u $3.50 :s.' y. =" s'>".'
9Tdefff hands Ia id: are now tied: Their sub.
e'isting; legal obligation to pay their debts
Is virtuallya legal prohibition to 'pI;y pay their
debts :' ~.'' :. -: VI .,.' IA T.. ,
- Old standing liens upon PROPERTY meet
them at evafyy' step aud inaict Tie aia Extreme
penalty Of con6scation Of" ths act IF aacc-
:quisition:?S In the eyes Of the Jaw the pos
:essioa by these men IF cap'itaall' or the
means Of establishin & credit ind &C.
quifins wealth, Is 5 crime. -: Oil I'd -.
'T@e.thirds of ths2 c6ammuthiit5yj 5an hi j are in
this situation, aid it'll 30 anb'veft the land, d,
The nation csiiess csiiestoeattotb6T oeatto ottb6T dzbs BANKRUPT law
and we in MINNESOTA Who axh,5aiA haAte;; ;aP1e PERHAPS
mdle need Of it'thaavsslysxhte e. Gjdassht jasht t. t.
lead what Influence w, es,16s6G 16s6G, to to swell tba,
cry. IT has Been suegs4assttgaa t6 us, and We
cordially concur in TIC Tic saggtstit0jhtg'' saggtstit0jhtg3' that
shts|1tfsegpap,>&m}baaT1 s5S6saay 1etion !; .
this subject st. Paul Press. T.!
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
An incident 1T Birc;SS Tccooi,.t .

Acorresponeen Of the Preston. laepu1-
ltcq". tells; the following story, qfstho bat-
tie At; Birch Coolie.: ,, i: e. :Yu.<,
B. The Day before the. battle, Grant and his
company We're burying the dead not suspect
ing the: presence Of Indians. Tie snext morn
!pg At dawn as the guard Of the third relief was
gong on, guard on the west side of the camn
exclaimed, What's that in Tie seraasss?f he,
lleFe it's an Indian !" Almost att thessme time
another: said, 81 believe see an Indian
and drew up his gun and fred. Instantly
some 100 Indians arose from 4the grass and
poured yolley among the tents and horses.
klnnng about 10 horses at the first fire. The
men got behind the,dead horses and crawlikr
back ward on their faces drew the horses into
circle and laying the dead men on thier
aecks to MI up the depressions, formed
oae man was shot through the thigh with q
small n?h: was hit on the hip. bone with a
MINNIE. tbe bal! passing down his thigh
and lodged under the skin .,oye The M fnes
The next day he saw an Indian abonts Sfortv
rods from him, in the act Of shootinS hinn-he
iald low till the Indians ball passed ,overshim
ne tnen raised up and saw the. Indian bolt
uPright On hls knees, but the moment his, pun
nasaed @ the Indian dropped over on one side.
IN thls way eight shots were exchanged with
OUT effect when the man sent a 66 " shoni 6vo
er'slx rods from him with iastructiorxaoxl do A.
the Indian did. The man. dSr;ns t;Il he
supposed the Indian thought him hors dnycom.
oat, I'm the meantime FIVE shots lad been a.
cnanged between the boy and indian. when
Just as the lnd,anwas taxing aiiSs1X tx INV
ne hresi land the Indian rolled in sthe otinst
Y!A sass' Ae oey WAS shot through the head
Just aboye bsy the temple the brain vas pushed
6sck ana his head was tied up with 4 cloth
ne returned to- the battle and fought with
great cootness until reinforcements arrived
Mhen no ,lmmediately1 became tsenseless. and
died soon ,Sfter.,.. ,.Ir-, 80. 49,. "'u'
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18

"A STALKING M sANrlrHEsls.-AtP Phi1a,'
delphia,, the o4thcr. 9th day,s s large crowd
gathered At tbez railroad 9aasdd depot, expecting
to see Gen. Mcclellan on his way to Tren3
ton, \. J. Il t1e did nqt come, however,
! {and lt se;eral memb bcr Of the crowd 70 fellto
dispul!tiing about u. merits s. The! !dqposed
General. one Of, The discussions, reported e
BY the RhiiliasasRhP Pt2q'nqf vas ppartieu-
larly rich ',,sln and We copy f.: ~, -,.~
1 discussion qss Between en- Il man i, from
Ckeseer 66ahey 'annd Stout irepjrHesentatlye
Of This efty'n' was oamuM6g:d Weig ghty had
snsthe ,asnguage, and furious the ges.
tmes s'sf7 7the disAptapts. Both had almost
efhlraushtea theif ,a.gnpepts, sglp when the gen.
COUNTY, sata trinmipt pthaintl9 :@S-:9 '7' Ia
F'd"Nowy hy friend, how do YOU Sh00w the
Justice of f'osderihgihiml to .TsentonyY .bnt
,aHJnstlceY e4elaimed the G Cbestsrloount
r. fsisn iasn'snpts9Ys3y .! 9gstiss Ms;
can do v hen duty calls hfiit.1 He 1w1aas sent
there 10 learn that onos,1 ,1as General called
Washlngton, when, lis s|army5w.s hungry,
ragge9 snd tsshoeless. crossed 2 iyes filled
With floating ao ice, fell upon . powerful and
arrpgant enemy, forced <Ihitn' <himtn 70 6rht. and
ldsfsatsd ihim%Iteos .@3'R5 III '' % '"H "1'
Tho striking iatithssisueonyyyed,in in tb,
fAtter' s,nuswsrA wasso spanksnta asto,ex
vote the ire ufv she' former, 'and,they we.,
'foniy prevented from coming ito elbows b,
1.-The Interference Of the conductor.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
GE 1icEHlU f6 rf3 irf4f3 1RD, MINI Ii
|'o!o . o"k16IaEHNTiD Dih MISSED -

,,a 1 TX by5 5Bs3b ya{ at f as Ct sss
sDap,rtmenty il xilt BE- easeenthat The, Pres:
iaedt ''has dismissea From Che ssessice 81
the United States, tho Colonel, five Cap
taips and three heutenants Of the Mime.
sots Third, for recommending the the surren-
derof their regiment, while in face of.tbe
enemy, at Mprfreesboro, Tenaessse,, onn
ithssl 9thnf July Inst: ~"
'n1as + l> ai12t Wan DrEpARrmESr.. - II >-j2
.,sADJurANr GENERAL's OFFICE,
svoda Il stWAsHinGroN, Dec: l, 1862. -,
spEc1A1 oabxf No: s7l: aoIExtract.
u % '* + g. The following officers Of the Third
Aianesqqta Volunteers, are, by direction of the
President, Dismissed the service Of the United
States, %f; fscommtsppding the SURRENDER sof
thejFnsgimept while in tie face of the ed.my ,.
'dColb'H.iC. Lsster, Commanding Regiment.
Capt. G sGurnes Company 3D. ,usre:s %
q Gapt%; ;: pfeatph, Company +, '',"'' *''
u ,Qapt. NV. :Clay, Company K, y, I'd, u:
( sCapt W.sW. W Webster; Company A. ;, ,4p i1
Capt. W. H. Mills? Company G! ',@j r. J.,
" /" = First ri Iisat w. A +. Eiqtt M panyA,o>
T. First Lispt. !. +. Ticsor, .CompairyF.
= Second Lieut.. S., Iugmau, Company F.;
'.H by order Of the Secretary Of War;.
), ,:1.,$ sn;.' ,.3 :s~ps ~, h ToTNlsEND,
10 ,n"mzs4 Assistant ,Aa;ptant- General. Il
d To- the Gsvsrnor Of Minnesota? o: III
'.sSis ss's ~ ss|ien of the Department tta@ meets
with general APPROVAL II, ., yt,::..>:
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
st. Pawl Daily Z Onion:

Ma. N: g: :sHrRnAx, Of the 25tht Wisconsin
regiment, exhibited 70 VS. u day some very
interesting lie S.ttleef y lwoed s| Lake;
among which WAS the veritable war cap worn
by little Crow. This is a curiosity worthy of
being osssn.' sit is msnuf.ctureflE principally
from loonskin and is quite handsomely NJ orna:
mented. Had Little Crow'ssealp been attach,
Cd to the CAP, the trophy would have appear
"a to still better advantage.-Mnona Repub.
rL. ga /" tNat
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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18

The Phihdelphis Press. Of thed7th, says ::
''The expedition OF Gen. Bnnksy which sailed
from NeH XQrk. recently will be heard nom
in few dkS1, kaAAt xiAsdo much to crush out
that power whiehsit now sustaining the rebell-
ion at point the very announcement Of which
will create SURPRISE,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
11H1H, - 1t.!N %! ct sg~t?
battle at fredericksburg.


FREDERlcKsBuRc, Dec. 1a-Sm
Tho rebel force sisncsrly 100000.
SscMtsp4 M = e?%nmepas % the,rshel tight extending
from Gsnnis Station e Port Royal. Long
street nns the center, ext ending from Gennis'
ststioh u Telegraph 81 Road. fee and stnart
ere PEI ep tMhs M left. .: ;5c1 -; 3os .u
"A 14t} 1A4ts}ralh. dispatch, dated at headquarters
last night, says that Cen Frankl;a's line
moved ofv1aat 1t sapriss a Iii xit6 his SSf; res
ing ID TIC river thares miles 1biiS Below sTsl
o. skira&shing commenced on s.ths left 4hout
daylight and soon after a rebel Battery opened
on ,opr'lines, ,an@etlhe he 9th New: York militi.
was ordered to- charge, but ssfter' J. fierce
stf1sgs as compellsdf' ID 9i1sif6fay isfffys; The re-
aa}Rqs ?|}Rls the brigade unders o., rayler
than eAergsb qpthe snemy'ss guns, qxhsn the
hghtssecthegsn4fsl. ssElvo.: :. .iavoe.
o0R the extreme 'leit Generals, sue.adta. r,at. and
gib9hp4a 81 encountered. the right OF Gen.- a. p
Hills command. The c.nuoaadinr rrxx.s ter
the enemy's aaffftinneeffyy:: as'I
oaf GaTfadlually the fight extended, around to the
right, Gen. Howe's division went IN IL and then
Gen. Bfook's division. "a! IL - 7';"es
'"iAl'oat no. o'clock Genpnsumnedr'ss troops
engaged the enemy back of the oity, since
which time the, battle has ragged, ,furiously
aleag, TIE whole II line. :r9s,7ut n4e5 sxa.
Ihe; tff; enemy occupying the ,voeds and hills,
haa ael'la much more advantageous portions, but
were back 81 q lhsiif' HIT mii. Ind
half esrls' in the day! ss~ o5 'a7<4,s7 ="
I About noon Goa Gibbons was sdre,nforced
ey pessleday and Meade, and by1stonsman.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
,Sr.
sd nj sai7oqs uod'v e sidT ;ss1sh ysr na7s sd w
x e! ;a[!Rp|]RS3E}A3Y 4 ]g 3 y D ECEMBER= ]8,aol862
kIa 1nra ratenaH1 n0ai,1
The Indians 1nDaRoex!z

'''w We ,eafp e;,i from H. YsoftaQb bako.u.
6f The 25tR dlt 1thaiit' iit''MS MS9. GaipSipR 81 tbs
PtS Amy J'.iitlhl.T Viii patty; ssaa hRsatffowg Raf
escaped d ns massacqs &c The Sands Of large
bddS Saaanee27 27fdSi ndians: Theyy" 1sfe en-
oa fon rert Bep29oabS, p29tabS'1a 1a1d 1hen within
sost miles II Foft F pieairfst,, eaft,1ia wsfe ID CON-
Peiled ~" ~ paityof siAS f'tkH 'tkHa tbs tto tooa lind,
and it was only by the utmoosiat: e1srAt 1sAt ions
Fpeq eoapleof' 'YanktonsI aiasdbyahe fact
Of Maj. iGalpin's wife, ,eofSthe party, be:
Aug Sioux, that they sssaptd i'The d.
t6'id* gives the folIowiugitenis: sd,
Q ssWhite Lodgesis the'name Of thsichief
in command at present, sofIthe, SAN tees.
ttittle Grow is At DEVILS ii Lake, a Qp the
headwaters Of the James River, where II
ii05 Is supposed lie intends vi wsint9riny.' Tie
Sahtees had but recently arrived oh the
j iMiss9pri. Miss Small bands Of stragglers are
coming ia every day from Minnesota, all
in9' aSplorably furnishing 2 fcdohditioi tt
was: estimated that 1900 lodges of, Santeaas
would be encamped onsthe Missouri with
j in week wee after the iparty ,leftt7, Thirty
lodges Of the Yaanktoaan'saiis, under Medicine
9ffi32dziy' Bsaf, ohsvc 5oi1ed D Che Santees.
These :facts 'wereI glsaned from the Indians. nas.
+. "Major Galpiu has been tventsi years
among the. Indians On the Upper Missouri
and its tributaries, and his statements and
opinions are entitled to'great weight and
credit lns bis opinion a general. Indian
war is inevitable: The Santees will fhd
no difficulty in forming an alliance with
tie Whole Sioux nation; which comprises
9 81 great majority Of Indians in. Dakota. .
IN all, about ten powerful tribes. The
confederation will BE th45 most Formidable
kno&tiiin the annals Of Indian warfare.
2hittle'i Grow @haslsaid the war would las,
sevets years, and would be fought ip The
s3Hss' fs;: v;asss !sss; x;;l be occupied i; ~ lit
Crow i'd preparing for war, and tie neexi
spring unless Uncle Sam meets him %.
Indian sod-ws GshaA, look for the depop.
qlatiop, Of the whole Northwest. ntiiear:
:, Major .Galpin will visit Washington
forthwith, and will lay his observations
Before the proper Department." ~::>2 u
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18

* 70 meet the demands Oft ravel I'D trauzpl ,f-
tstion Of express goods and mails, Burbank' 3
line is obliged to run three four-herse coaches
through from La Crosse TO St Paul,-NjA'
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
oi oiTCBtPR;IErIIN&,. y
or III kinds neatly, ohsaptyi and ezpsditlous',
., .iLaJ. executed.
REXL ESTATE AGENoX,
,s13 a3b9Iwl.v3 -i:.Ia. ~
.,orj6sT,, CLOUD, MINNESOTA ~ y, IA. >s

II moTf aoIiul as,'} ---'--- .aaG.l osoT,'
ExrENsIVE EXPLORATIONS MS Of Land in in this
District Subject 70 pprivsts entry, and long
oapss4eucs q in hand Office businessi give the H4,
darsignsd peculiar advantages in the selection OF
land and the location Of Lahl Warrants: ~
1DAND WARRANTS for hale at, o .siaall Ad-
csntestsa Prss! Emption CASE, s prosecuted be-
tore tho local and 0enetaf Land Office. ;: .e.5<
Attention paid " ths payment of taxes IN
Benton, sherburne, Morrison anu Steafns
counties. .7"+ 70 Hf7'ff "Hi '1?ts .'N4:H -
Yswa lots for sale in st.. CLOUD: ,.:,,
,y3nll7tf ;,.,;, ,.,l, L. A: EVANS.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
H. = G. . . WAIT Wa

D4alsr in Foreign md Domestle E1change,
~ EEPS Land Warrants constantly on hand
n and or sale al small advance from New
York prices! Collections madeS1 Exchange
drawn stthelowest tcurrentrate ,Taxespaid, SC.
sttCloud, July 28th, 1861. aug2-3m
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-18
req ttertnton1 StaA3ri Centre.
Q ,1U1 I9EEE ~ .. '.rt Ell !EjE Il9W
Tow e,ania HosPPiFlbAtii HosPPilbA kiSl STORES PRES x:aa
hoa t7Posfoar sxukcrs4Rs, /
.ts7oompeq, 1lth,; 1852. 3

My DEAR MISS M1TcHELL.-The three
Boxes Of bsospal store, e,trrxalt;ssf tt5rxat to thg
post by i!e5 You, from t6e Lapdiegs pi g. Ala spoiety
inapsap @.liyed g2S 6erp ,es day, je r. T.
behalf 'of TIE six here so 10. Hospital ppind Of
foses whose e6aince ' NAY as5 & ia sick
fere tender a 1fSs fHs sqesiot eset '1tE9T t6fodSh
Eous:1 ous 1ost ot1haap hcastfsl tHssSSf5 TOT 0' bue
Fp Ii; Ills 2ss!d ssYete ia5 1a4a
furnishes Each I man batsi5ps bat ops bans 70
that we law have Been obliged to ppait patied@
Ftwo'in i bs& with cosrse blaukets,, instead
Of sheets; and folasd odTet6o.ss forpillo1s:
4 aanaged to procure, through Capt: Me-
+ tesylas sls;lia dozen e. TeItfaa ta Blankets TRsat God
all this is inow changed by the 'opportune
'.lpafeseat& sbsetz,,,1so, sap PVT our
very sick in clean sheets, with nice COM
Portable night. shirts. sS''7'' 80;
For the last two sf mont rs hs;'Rs' w Ia have had
average r,g teen patisnts Raat
and twice that number in Quarters hay,
ing room in Hospital for p only The v<ry
ssick.sl Imagine .wen lying two in bed
with heavy woolen blankets; and suffering
with Measles, Typhoid fever, etc.,,o1t was
therefore with feelings Of profound graft
tude that'I to-day opened the boxes of the
Ladies' Aid Society. In presence of a
bumber of convalesSents' 1 began with a
clasetto ptS off tt1etops Of the 'botes-
sheets, night shirts; towels and all the
comforts Of the sick room; with bottles
and cans Of dppreserved fruit and ever
wine were taken out o'sesby one o"1Fhere
did these things come 14tpmt?" saidoa BY
stander "Froin the Ladies Aid Society
Of Minncapolis' wass,the answer We
know fFom reading aoed story books what
ths, exclamation should have been--but
our boys here arc not good boys, such as
you read about oe9tt- is,, not many of them
"Bully for! the. women y said they, "the~
have not forgotten ,the pour soldier a*ay
out of the, world HEIRESS-LOVE us the girl
that sent these things along, Being un-
able to do that, told them I would try
and sc: Sc: her; Photograph, so if you have a
spare one pray send it up, and 1t shall
grace the newly wbitewashed walls Of the
Hospital. Jim c: thought he had some
thing invested in those boxes, for when he
had only five dollars and quarter in the
world, he CHANGED to meet one of these
Minneapolis Aid Society ladies WHO asked
hin, for' contribution. '' 'He l,,unsht be be
kSdn \ give her, the quarter, LIT looking
into her handsome and benevolent; face,
he had to pull out the FIVE, though be ha-,
ted to most. confoundedly.> must must pass ass
oveet, the compliments paid ii, rough, camp
ike, but Heartfelt language, s to thse, Ladies
ofRs s0laiers Aid Society off MINI aipa:
lis,S and reiterpte tbe thanks Of ta1tt| att hsrteg
T.; !As n ''n%s'y - '"3 very 'ss'S articles ass
Yours fy4 r4ruiy, ", '' i. B. 4: 'rAb5Mtk
Miss MARY G! kI1cAErr,, 81 Sec. Ladies Aid Soc.
kr. Saint C3nin,il csiNisnn /! hf;r.y aids
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That Aaaks lsnded at sthe head of Chowan
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tIeeRs e. Suffolk: i il supposed that he
IS agSya9ySaiynga S ,yaya 9n g9yld Weldon Banks assum-
e tee eR;sf eepRRend Of the t troops under
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