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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-09

AN INvErERATE SMoKER.-A gentleman
who studied under Boxhorne. in Holland.
told me that the professor had the most ex-
traordiuary passion for smoking and reading.
In order to enjoy both at once, lie had hole
made in the middle Of the brim Of his hat,
through which he used to stick bis lighted
pipe when hs intended to read or compose.
When it was empty. he rs6lled it. stuck it
into the hole, and smoked away without re-
curing to put his hand to it /; and this was
bis occupation almost every hour Of the day.
y An old maid is like an odd boot-of
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-09

- Happiness only begins when wishes
end. aud be- who bankers after moro enjoys
nothing.
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~ The hypocrite il worse than the ath
ist. The latter makes only light jest Of :
lieion-the former a sober one.
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~ BE- temperate in diet. Our frat par
ents ate themselves out Of house and home.
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n There is no cure for negative miser
like that Of positive misery. ..t
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~ Many persons would rather see you
stand on your head than use it fx any pur-
pose Of thought.
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y There are two things you should ne
er borrow-trouble and newspaper.
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~ II laughter is the daylight Of the soul
4 smile may be reckoued a. its twilight.
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~ Glory l. 20 euchsntins that We lev
whatsver W associate With IT, svss s~esSo
b~ death. 2 ir 10 sfo arit ssit,t
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The Reason Why.

In former times the men who worked with
the Democratic party, understood the value
OF party organization, Of party platforms, and
OF partisan policy. The opponents of the
Democracy during the same periods, learned
something Of the disadvantages Of being mere
opponents Of the party in power, and held to.
gether by bonds less rigid than those of party
discipline. The one built up dominant par.
ty and kept it in power for a long term Of
years. while the other party kept numerically
powerful party out Of the administration Of
the Government. The natural tendency Of
strict party discipline was preserved till the
corruption Of Bucharan's Administration 40
thoroughly disgusted the more honest portion
of the Democracy as to forcs them to brave
the party lash and forsake forever an associa-
tion that had been almost as dear as the ties
OF consanguinity. From that time, political
association began on q new basis. Those
who loved the Government better than party |:
who put the preservation of the Union and
the honor Of the National flag. before partisan.
ism, began naturally to wingle in political frl.
lowsl'ip; they felt themselves drawn together
by an attractive influence, before which the
old iepugnances began to weaken. and when
the storm of rebellion broke upon the country,
they came together in patriotic embrace, like
so many natural afiinitice. The new party
thus made has thus far withstood the beating
surges Of rebellion, and prevailed against the
mad factions by which it has been assailed at
home. 1t now stands By the Administration
and supports its measures for the suppression
Of rebellion:
lst. Because by far the greater portion Of
the Union men Of the country believe them
well adapted to tho purposes for which they
were offered.
I'd. Because. if they do not thus support
the Administration. it stands patent that no
measures tor the suppression Of the rebellion
and the maintenance Of the Government
could be taken.
Sd. Because by the constitut tional orgnni-
zation Of the Government, they acknowledge
an obligation resting upon them to support the
agents through whom alone the power Of the
people can be exercised.
4th. Because in unity there is strength {;
and the factionists who propose reputation Of
the Administration would divide the unity of
the North and thus render the Government
powerless against its adversaries.
The Union men, then. sssing that NO means
for the salvation of the Government exist. ex.
cept to unitedly and heartily support the Ad-
ministration, cheerfully yield that support.
Whoever does less stands in questionable
attitude between tho Government of the Uni.
ted States and the rebellion.-Ogx. States.
man.
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~ Women adom themselves S6r shrk -
emiss even more than fes thels ttttedA s'ned
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y An old maid is like an odd boot-oi
no use without fellow.
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From the Nineteenth Reglment-H0W 1t fought
aud lost at Chapin's Farm.
NEAR RIcHMoND. Va. Oct. as, 1864.

-
EDS. STATE JOURNAL On the arrival of
the veterans of the 10th at Point Comfort,
Va, they were, by request, ordered to the
front The three years men were held in
Norfolk, Va, to do .provost duty, except very
few, such as officers and sergeants, who were
needed with their companies, and few pa
triots banished to the front semi occasionally
because of their love of whiskey or some
other darling weakness. .no4. .foars
The veterans, their commanding officers
and the banished patriots, continued on the
lines on the west Of Chapin's Farm till the
26th, when we were relieved by part of
the Sd division, 18th army corps. ilsato0 !.
Our. division (2d) rested for the night, and
on the morning of the 9th we started for
the right of our lines, where we arrived about
I'm. We rested about half an hour, then
advanced about one mile beyond the Fair.
Oaks battle field, deployedT to the left of the
highway and advanced through pine copse
where we engaged the enemies skirmish line.
We then advanced in good order, in battle
line, on the double quick, driving the enemy
across ploughed field oman ascending plane,
till we came within one-eighth Of mile of
rebel fort. The ground then descended, and
on went the I'd brigade, I'd division, till close
on to the walls of the fort, where we were
met with IAN enflading Ere from right and.
left az well as direct fire from the fort
Our brigade numbered about 600 souls, in an
open field, exhausted by an advance of three
quarters of mile, through shower of rebel
bullets, on the run, now encountered two
bitches and the fort all manned by about 1900
rebels; just imagine, 600 in the field, ex-
hausted from IL miles march, the last three
quarters of mile on the run, led against
1900 rebels, well covered by breastworks,
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-11-19

The bark SpeediceR, Capt. Dixon, reports
being boarded by the pirate Ch1ekGlnG1EgG on
the ID inst, in latitude 40 degrees 80 min
utes, longitude SO degrees 10 minutes. Hav-
ing y lady and child on board as passengers,
the SpeedsueH was bonded for $4,000, TO be
paid in gold She was then allowed to pro-
coed, after taking on board Capt. Thompson
and crew of the schooner Ohercok from Ban
gor for Georgetown, since reported abandon
ed. The schooner GoOdspeed, reported de-
stroyed by the tallahassee, was destroyed by
the Chickamduga. The bark Victoria, from
Miragoane, reports that on the 3lst ult, in
latitude 35 degrees % minutes, longitude 73
degrees minutes, she saw a vessel on fire,
burnt to the waters edge, supposed to be of
800 tons burthen.
/ A dispatch from Gen. Blunt, dated Neosho,
Mo-, Oct S0th, says on the 2Sth he came up
with Price at Newtonia, and after a severe
fight of three or four hours, drove the enemy
from the field in confusion with loss of ever
200, including two colonels Our total loss
was about 120. The Federal troops consist
ed of Ford's and Dennison's brigades of
Blunt's division. The enemy were fully
10000 strong. Price is retreating towards
Cassville and will be vigorously pursued.
He is reported still to have large train and
about 10000 unarmed conscripts, but this is
quite uOuDtiul
The Democrats Cairo special says Informal
ton from Paducah states that on Tuesday
last Forrest, with large force, placed Bate
ries on the Tennessee river, within mile
and a half of Johnsonville, where three gun
boats and eight transports were lying. Ear
ly Friday morning Forrest moved his bate
ries up and opened on the transports, which
were fired by shells, and the gunboats fell in
to the hands of the enemy after being disa-
bled. The crews and officers of the feet were
all taken prisoners. A large amount of gov
eminent stores and considerable artillery is
reported captured. 1t is also supposed that
the supplies at Johnsonville were all taken.
The Heralds Martinsburg correspondent
says Gen. Sheridan, accompanied by Colonel
Comstock, of Gen. Grants staff, Capt ]. W.
Moore and others, while on q visit to Win
chester, were suddenly taken with symptoms
of poisoning from corrosive sublimate. The
most ready antidotes were administered, and
at last accounts were doing well, though their
cases were at one time almost hopeless. The
poison is supposed to have been contained in
some cheese, of which all had partaken
freely
The Richmond Enquirer of the Sd an
nounees the capture of Plymouth by our gum
boats, after three hours fighting. The forts
were passed and all their guns dismounted,
when the rebels escaped under severe shell
ing.
The Commercials Washington special says
California officials express fears that French
and secession refugees in Mexico will endeav-
or to expell American miners from Sonora,
aad thus create trouble between the two
countries
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-11-19
Sick and Wounded Wisconsin Soldiers at st.
SIS h--s- A--~- ~ 0uiS go

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. /, 1864
The following is list of changes In the q.
S. General Hospital and Post Hospital at St.
Louis, NO., of sick and wounded Wisconsin
soldiers, since the last report to October LIST:
RETURNED TO DUTY, CoNyALEscENT.
Edward F. Briggs, @, SD, from Jefferson
barracks, Oct l.
Peter Christian, K, sth, from Jefferson bar
racks, Oct. T. ? = - # ~ V~T
Newell E. Combs, G, 22d, from Jefferson
barracks, Oct. l.
VIM. A. Robbins, B, S2d, from Jefferson bar
racks, Oct. l. -fsyr s.-.-..
Corp. John Oonk, l, 1st, from Jefferson
barracks, Oct. 3. <.lG.
James w. Sawyer, 1st bat, from Jefferson
barracks, Oct. 8. SIR iA
VIM. Mullin, G, SD, from jefferson barracks,
Oct. IL.
Absalom Brakeman, A, 10th, from U. S. Ma
rine, Oct. IL.
VIM 4. johnson, F, 18th, from Benton bar
racks. ss-4
Sam L. Stickles, G, llth, from Benton bar
Henry Besat, K, 1st, from Benton barracks.
TRANSFERRED TO VETERAN RESERVE CORPS.
Geo. W. Spear, G, 21st, jefferson barracks,
Amos P. somers, !, 18th, jefferson barracks,
Oct. /.
Erasmus JohnsonsC, list cav, jefferson bar
racks, Oct. %.
Sebastian Lester, D, sth, Jefferson barracks
Corp. Henry Wright, F, S5th, jefferson bar
racks. n n ~ ~-Re r *~E-f "csg1TzfE
VIM. Williams, /, 21st, Marine.
DISCHARGED ON SURGEONS CERTIFICATE OF DIsA-
Silas Ford, 81, 2th, phthis. pulmonalis, 0cto-
ber5. "a = = =
Thomas Andis, A, 4st cav, chronic diarrhea,
Oct. 8.
Samuel Richardson, D, 25th, hemorroids,
Oct. s.
Serg't Harrison Lovelace, K, 22d, wounded in
Corp. Theodore Lane, A, 22d, wounded in
head, Oct IA. t-r..
Seth Rogers, A, 25th, chronic diarrhea, Oct.
Christian Jaeger, B, 26th, wounded in thigh,
Jacob Shade, g, l1th, injury to foot, Octo-
Davis Fieldon, D, 18th, phthiss pulmonalis,
Oct. 20.
DEATHS AND BURIALs AT ST. LOUIS, MO-
hehfy T. ouuen, ~, Nosii, Ae'ei, 0eheisoi p"i
racks, Oct. 26. >. rs.s ,s.,q er.-
DEATHS ON BOARD HOSPITAL BOAT D. A. JANU-
~; AIRY, AND BURIED AT MOUND CITY, ILL.,.
Henry Whittenburg, Sd cav, Oct. 10. s-ad
Jacob Frederick, +, 4th cav.
David Barristed, B, 4th cav la
Thomas Taylor,SI, 18th. '7eas ''
Conrad Plenkey, A, 9th. Ai''7 .st'
Henry w. Landslide, A, 2Sth.
a. cubra;ffod p rE f--..--e4Fr
.--------------- GEO. w. STURGEs,
IL az 6. Wisconsin State "A gent
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i III ~
the fight of last Thursday. He was not in
the charge, and of course could not see all
that l saw. Captain If you had been there,
and lived to get out, you would have been
proud of your old company. The whole reg
iment and brigade went in like heroes, butit
was sheer madness to attempt TO carry those
works with single line. Our regiment was
on the extreme left Of the assanlting line, and
was exposed to murderOus cross fire, as
well as to direct fire from the front. Col.
Strong fell during the advance, shouting,
Go in, boys, Pm hit !" He is said to have
received ball in the leg, and could not be
got off the field, but is probably prisoner,
as the rebels charged out and killed or cap
tured all that were left Major Vaughn showed
great pluck and vas one of the very last to
leave the field. He came off unhurt amid a
shower of bullets, only single ball passing
through the breast, while carrying the colors.
Carpenter caught them up, and he too fell.
Our flag was lost, but with it was lost most of
the regiment.
Captains Scherff and Wentworth and Ad-
jutant Holley are in Libby Prison, as we learn
from rebel paper. Captain Bennett was
brought off the field dead. Lieut.. Lowry
and Sergt.I Major Earthman 4 are missing.
Only two Orderly Sergeants came off unhurt
-Charroin and myself. Howard, of Co. /,
was severely wounded. Nolan was hit twice
and is supposed to have been. killed. The
rest are missing. The casualties in Company
were as follows: Sergt. Dwinelle, wounded
in both legs, hand and head--all slight Corp.
Fuller, killed; Corp. Rathbun, wounded in
hip; - Grote. in head Dick Thorne, in
hand ;zSergt. Palmer, Corporals Apker and
Hobby, Bingham, Cooper, o. Fl. Dwinnelle,
Enser, Fosdick, Gahrigen, Hollinshead, Liv
ingston, Mallow,. Miller, N. II. Pitte, Pietzsch,
Sanborn and Winchester are missing.
The Regiment now consists of 81 men, or
ganized as one company, of which am Or
iderly Sergeant, Charroin Sergeant Major and
Adjutant, and Spain Captain = f
@. A. CHANDLER.
learn that of Company b only three are
left, Their names are as -follows:-Cbarles
Kribbs, Frederick Munzer and Jacob Gre
Their.
Col. Sanders is still very low, but hopes are
entertained of his recovery. A.C.B.
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The Nineteenth Regiment-Letter from Major
.rs;d9 70 s-7, Vaughan. S, cor

Correspondents of the State Journal. .,., g.s-.
CHAPN,s FARM, Va, Nov. l, 1864.
MEssRs. EDIToRs: On the morning of the
9th ult the 10th Wisconsin was ordered to
Join a reconnaissance in force, consisting of
. large portion of the 18th Army Corps. We
left camp at 8 A. NJ, with three days cooked
rations, proceeded in a northerly course,
passing through a portion of White Oak
Swamp, and arrived on the old battlefield of
Fair Oaks about p. M. same day At this
point our advance became sharply engaged
with the enemy's sskirmishers, driving them
back distance of three-fourths of mile in
20 their works. Fairchild's brigade, COM
posed of the S0th and l4Stb New York and
10Th Wisconsin, (only the veterans being
with u.s. was at once sent forward to charge
a six-gun fort, and in doing so had to pass
over an open plain three-fourths of a mile
wide, subject to a whitening cross-fre as well
as direct one from the works we were
charging. In crossing. this plain or open
field full one half the-bngade felL%The ad-
vance succeeded ingreaching within one hun
dred yards, but could go no further, and, as a
protection, laid down in this position and re-
NAMED some two hours expecting supports
would come to our assistance. 1t was now
about P. NJ, and the "Johnnies" knowing
they had us, charged out over their works
and captured nearly the whole of the regi-
ment. Some few escaped, choosing rather
to run the fire of a storm of rebel bullets
than, be sent to the 'sHotel de Libby, or
Belle .Isle.l, Among the, fortunate. was your
humble servant. - - -, - -,
We took into the fight about one hundred
and eighty men and nine officers. Our loss
is one hundre d and forty mem aidbeight off
GERS. Among those known to be killed are
Capt. Patrick Bennett of Go. Z, from Racine
county, and Lieut.. John Wright, of Co. III,
residence Milwaukee. Capt. Martin Scherf,
of Co. F, Capt. Harmon Wentworth, of Co. K,
and Ajjutsnt G. A. Holley are prisoners in
Libby. Lieut. VIM. Spiegleberg was wound
ed and brought of, the field. Lieut.. Col, r.
M. Strong known to be wounded) was last
seen on the field. Fears are entertained that
he died upon the field, as nothing can be
heard of him. Lieut. James G. Lowery and
Orderly Sergeant AZ e. Christie, of Co. ID,
are wounded and prisoners in hospital in
Riehmopdx Very few of the, wounded sue.
lceeded in getting off the field. s3s..r s;gt
/ am unable to,inform you further at this
time - Merry respectfully,
s. K. VAUGHAS, Major Com'dg
. e 81.
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IFrom Charley Robipson's " Gossip over a Cigar"
in the Green Bay Advocate So
Those who have "kept run" of these gos-
sips, may remember the campaign, the siege,
and the final, battle which we had once, per-
haps year ago. with an animal whose name
is set down in zoology as Menphitis AraeTi-
CAMS He is also known by that term, famil-
lar to card players, which designates the re-
suit of a game wherein one party makes all
the points and the other none. This last,
probably, will be more familiar TO our par
ticular readers. Whether it was victory on
our side or not, must rest with the impartial
historian of the future to decide. Contempt
raneous history is never free from the excite
ment of the moment, and cannot be relied
upon. we certainly slewshim, and saw him
carried beyond the lines ON pitchfork; but
he made such use of his batteries that for full
three months afterward the vicinity of the
battlefield was uninhabitable. Well, we got
that old chap out of the way, but now his two
children have come to take his place. One
has digged himself a habitation convenient to
the chicken yard, and the other has pitched
his camp under the wood-house:
Remembering a year ago, we treat the new
Corners with courtesy; and being, completely
masters of the situation, they sasmter forth
leisureIy from day to day, picking up a stray
chicken as they need one, and looking ct us
with slant of the eye, as much as to say,
"Fine morning, this; we are happy TO Meet
as friends; how good it is to live in unity and
peace" We have named one of these chaps
Mosby and the other Forrest, and have made
a mental compact with them that If they will
let US alone we will let them alone. 0'Don-
ovaIi wanted to shoot them the other day, and
came in to have the double-barreleds gun
loaded. Wesloadedsit fairly, for he stood by
to see, clamoring for more shot; but we man
aged to get pine plug into reach nipple, and
he has used up about a box of percussion caps
since then, swapping and swearing away at
those sweet scented guerrfllas. But o'Don-
ovan shall not hurt those fellows with our
consent. You see that they have certain
rights which we are bound shall be respected
and among these is their, peculiar institu-
ton.
If we ever make up our mind to kill them,
it shall be in December, on the first Tuesday
after the, first Monday preceding the visit Of
the tax collector. We viii see if there are
no means to prevent him coming around this
place. - - ss-
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e Admiral Vernon, who commanded the
British feet in the West Indies in 1870, wore
am undIess coat made of yrogrdm, a.cloth fab
ricated of silk and worsted.a He Ewas very
unpopular in the feet, and the Sailors in al
fusion to his coat, nicknamed him Old Grog-
ram and afterwards, by way of shortening
it, called him Old Grog. When ardent spir-
its were first given to sailors, and until the
time above mentioned. it was drank raw; but
being found TO produce many bodily diseases,
the Admiral directed that the rum should be
weakened with water. The men were highly
displeased at this, and, in derision &c The Ad-
miral, called it by his nickname, "grog," and
rum mixed with water bears the name TO this
day.
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Invalid Corps, &C., which will bring our losses
up to somewhere in the neighbol God of 400
men. A considerable number az 4yetin hos
pital, which leaves us balance o. about $50
men for duty. These are tough ind rugged,
and will think, go for Abe to a man." In
the hope that they and the whole State may
also do this,
| remain yours, &c, K. Z. +.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-11-19

Ex-GovERNoR n. P. TALLNADGE.-The re-
mains of the late Hon. n p Tallmadge, Ter
ritorial Governor of Wisconsin, passed thrO'
Chicago last night, en- route for his late home
in Fond du Lac, Wis, from Battle Greek,
Mich, where he expired on Wednesday last,
at the residence of daughter, in his 10th
year.
The deceased was a native of New York
State, and graduated at Union College. He
practiced law for some years at POughkeepsie,
was then elected State Senator for six years,
and subsequently represented the State of
New York for about twelve years in the Uni
ted States Senate. In 1914 he was appointed
Governor of the then Territory of Wisconsin,
and settled in Fond du Lac, which has ever
since been his home, though he spent great
portion of his time in Washington.
Governor Tallmsdge was originally Demo-
crat, but subsequently affiliated with the Old
Line Wing party. He was one of those who
saw at the outset that the cause of the rebel
lion was slavery, and loved the Union better
than its parasite. His last reference to po-
litical matters was made the day before he
died; he said he was sorry he could not 60
home to vote for Abraham Lincoln. He was
a man of great talent, and remarkably well
bred in legal lore, but neglected his practice
for the more public honors which were show
cred upon him during the active period of his
life. In his later years he became an admirer
of the spiritual philosophy, and edited one or
two books devoted to that subject He leaves
four daughters and two sons.-Chicago Ii-i-
baaae, 5M.