The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-08-22
The sinndcr on Quarter Master
Iinrk ness Set nt Rest.

The following has been handed TO VI
for publication, In default Of IT, appear
ance In the Fremont Messenger, In which
paper Il was expected TO appear thi. week.
Tho editor Of that sheet had previously
been furnished with ample testimony TO
satisfy himself that shere was no tpith IN
the rumors which he had Published aud
seemingly endorsed, but he-.ncglectcd TO
say one word to undo the mischief he had
been instrumental in fomeuting. Such
conduct must subject the editor Of tha,
paper to tho contempt Of all honest men
FoRr PrcKER,No, MEmrHIs, TEss(
August 9th. 1869.
M. p. Bean, ESP, Editor Democratic
Messenger: '.H.
Sm:--Thc undersigned fFiccrs of the
79l Regiment o. V. I, have read in your
pop,r ofthe 10th ult., the following eji-
torial item: tHs
"lmpoRTAT RuMoRs There nrc various
rumors ailoat relutivo TO Mr.. Hirkness,
q Quartcrmastcr, Of the 72d Regiment.
We have tried to get as near the facts as
possible; aud as near as we cnn learn
they ore these; For same cnusc II. offered
his resignation VIII ich 50 far as Colonel
Buck land was concerned was accepted,
but Gen. Sherman refused to accept H..
Charges hed been mndo against him Of a
serious nature which rendered il impos-
sihlc to accept his resignation. One
rumor suya he has been arrCstcd another
that he has been court martialcd and or
derod to be shot, aud another that he
came to his Lone in Bellevue aud was
there arrested aud taken TO Washington.
The charges against him, Il L said, urc,
that he sold p,vcrnm, Mt stores to TIE
rebels aud by 20 doing not ouly "guvc
aid aud comfort TO the cnomyr bu,
amasstda u fortune. We have heard vc-
~ hard stories about Mr. Hnrkncss since
he has been with this regiment and would
not II all be utprscd IL much OF the above
shonld prove tyue."s ,.ss-r.I
We believe Il Ia be true that Lieut..
Hardness rendered his resignation, which
was approved by Col. Buck pnd and
disapproved by General Shclmln; but
the orh,r statemcnts In that article are
false, and mus. have SssR BNIsssicSn;'
Tor III y have not the least foundation IN
uu'h, Lieut. Lieut. iia,kness m 's hele'per,o,m
i'g nus su',es US euaf,etmastei, ana mas
ho' oeen snson' ron uuW . single DAY
since the heg"nent liei' camp Chase:
No charges have ever been preferred
against him to our knowledgcs, nor has
he ever been arrested or court martialcd.
lhc s,,,emen' ulat ne had been charged
win seihng Uovernn.nt stores TO the
rebels, snd' ny SO doing, not only gave
aiu ana oomior, N 70 Tue enomy, but
amasseu fortune, 70 700 grave charge
TO be made ana published without the
most rei'ooie proof oi It's truth we
pronounce 'he statement a base ieise'
hoou'
we expect y.S 70 give 'he ruollo the
source OF your Information, an your rea-
ems 'Cr poohshlhg 10 the world such IT.
oeis egalh., tue eherae'.r oi an omcer
sosen. on ms post OF auty, ana the pub
i,e wiii Juog, OF your motives and the mo-
''Ves o' yoS' y lhi9.mah's. 'i'
m"l, I,u' Eston'
n, d. roe, ohsplam'
yvhn u: Mee, surgeon.
Mm' M hao'i, Asst surgeon.
D. A. hawson' AdJutant.
Lieut. spencer Russell, Co. A.
Lieu'.Nhati Dirlan,
Sap,' Il: w; pnesland' Co. D.
LtW' w, j. flsher'
CAPT o. Al snyder, Go. Z.
is' LIE W NJ WILKINSON, ID
Leu., ~. '" hunmsn, -
N Lisu,, ~; a, row,Isr'Vo' ~
Sspt ~, bnnn, Co. r.
Lieut. " psnes' gssrg
~ 1t Wa strong, 90; T. 1
,ep.' Leroy moore-So' u
Lieut. '.h, Silmote'
.aP'. James r'Ina,o, So' u
'Llsue " IN y, p'dle' Yf
~ Lieut. = H. rvyeb
ose' Ah'aoY ioung' " H.
~ Lieut. io,ehio DICK, " s.l
.pIh 'ae9o iiskes, Co. Il
L' nloer' Da'es, C
"a LII James Donheh ta.l
luy eoh.ef ~ Tue foregoing state
meh' oi me encers ., ths t2u X glaent,
~ Is uue that Lieut. ha' 'kness rendered
h's tes'gnSuoh, ana tbat approved Il tor
lhe reason ,ha' ne accepted the position
WIN u'S u"uV's @neihg that would as
N'N"sN" =" 'hV SWhgs-
the battle OF Shioloh. but 4 reInsed 10 CON,
sent to il until after the expeetcd b,,,Is
nj Corinth. A ter tho ev.cn.,;,, 80