, 1864-03-07
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
ArziTnIs-The Fourth IOWA Regiment
-IIfetory mud Roster

Thc sth lows, numbering about so men, srived
in Chicago yesterday atsesaoon from Woodville,
Ala, en- rpuke for Council DiuIs. The men were
token 10 the Soldiers Rcst where dinner had been
prepared for them By the lady managers. This reg
iment wae raited at Council Bluffs, Iowa, In July,
1861 ard left there the 1st Of August for Rolla, No.
and thence 10 Pea Ridge. where they were attached
to Gen. slcele's brigade. The 1ceord Of the rcsi-
mcnt lae bcen glorious one and Includes the eelo-
bratcd engagements Of Pea Ridge, where they lost
nearly $50 men, Arkansas Post, the battle Of Jack
9on where they were the first regiment to enter the
town, the aiegc Of Vlcl:sbufg Chattanoogs and the
never to be forgotten battles Of Lookout Mountain.
MfeeIor Ridge and Ringgo'd Afer this last engage
mcnt, thcy moved 10 Woodvillc. Aabama, where,
On the 1st Of January, 186ithc boys recnlstcd up
wards Of .o0 out of 3C0 to which number the rcsi-
mcnt, originally numbering 0 had diminished, be-
coming veteran recruits.
Tho 9th left WoodEillc Fcbrunry a8.h, nnd arrived
in Chicago via Stevenson, Nashville and Cairo. The
regiment will probably leave Chicago this evening
for Council Bluffs, where they will be fnrlocshed,
FIELD AND sTAFF oFg1okEs.
Ce'0ne'4J ]: 4. Williamson.
Lieutenant Co ones-Gcosgc Burton.
Adjukant-J. T. Sales. ,...
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Sufpfon-W. n. Robbins.
Asst Sufgcon-D, i, Grecnieaf
CAopkdtN-J. EchoilB.
About Gisy men Of tho 3alh Illinois arrived at The
Rest yesterday morning, and left for Chattanooga
laet evening.
Twenty ncn Of the I'd U. 8. Sharpshoo!ers, uu-
der command Of Capt. Wright, arrived yesterday
and will leave this afternoon for Washington.
Sixty recruits Of the 9TH Illinois arrived ycstcs-
day noon and went To Camp Fry after dinner.
Fonr companies Of The 4th Iowa, left Chicago for
Des Aoincs. Iowa, on Sunday evening, Finder the
care Of Captain craithorne.
FIny recruits for the 24th Illinois regiment pass
tttLrough Chicago yesterday, en- route from Dixon
to Louisville, under the command Of Lieutenant
Williams.
"WANrEp! An HONEST GAS MErER.r-
In article under this caption, few days ago. the
Tribune spoke Of The necessity Of radical reform In
gas mctcrs, and the apparent co1usfon between gas
companies and meter manufacturers. The singular
fact that III: ez1ors were in favor of the companies
md against the consumer WAS duly noted, and the
adoption Of somc plan Which Ehould satisfy tic
consumer, both a. to Inequality Of the gas and the
correctness Of the meter strongly urged as neces-
sary to give conviction that tho consumer was hon
cst,y dealt with.
s. g. Cobb, one Of the directors Of the Chicago
Gas Light aud Coke Company, takes exception
thereto und strongly protests that srlcturcs 81
far "a they referred to tho corporation he represent
cd were unjust and uncallcd for. They had never,
he eaid refused to correct any meter when 1t could
be shown lint the amount consumed was incorrect
~ recorded; acd that in every instance on the ap
plication OF person who might consider himself
asgricyctl they would test the meter and If found
to be incorrect wou1asmake 1t right without ex-
pensc to the party making the application. This ia
all s7e1l enough so fur as the gas company is con-
cerncd but there Is no 10 modlfy our recon-
incubation that como steps should be taken to In.
epirc tho public with TINT degree OF confidence
which seems to distinguish the directors Of The
Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company. We pub
lish herewith a communication from tho Secretary
Of the company, onitsing those portions purely
personal from which the public can view the ques-
po1atIon.
II IL d TACT that can be easily proven that gas
meter will rcgist r correctly the amount OF gas that
pnescs through 1t; fact lhat nc would take great
tic presence q any namber q scientific Eeatcmen alien "a
who will favor Us with a visit 1T our works.
Az thc meters used BY this company a1c rur
country and n England: tEosc made In this cuun-
ty tEe teeted bF e,sor Inspectors appointed BY the
Legislatures Of lhe States where the meters
sume are tested under IN act OF Parliament:
afer they arrive, and before they are ect they are
snfaa 1es tht not
wiltcrs good fortune in tho past thirteen years. to
meet With soInc gentlemen in this city whose duty
II was and who were desirous Of testing the accu-
racy Of meters, Hho, after investigating tho sub-
jcct, were candid enough to acknowledge that ninc-
tentts of the rrcjudica a!ninst gas companies was
the refrlt OF ignorance.
The assertion that bills for ycara are sent where
no Ene has been consumed y absurd ns 1t Is un-
true; mistake In ta9in;; the state of the meier
NAV md docs sometimes occur, but snch errors
would chow on the face of the meter and therefore
are readily corrected.
This Company ncyer refuses, but Is always will
tng to test meter for my consumer, without
chn1Ec
The employees Of the Company can have no In
tereft In returning false consumption OF gas, and
were tEey detected in 60 doing, would be imme-
dta.ely discharged.
This Company would hall with pleasure the APP
pointuent Of a competent inspector Of meters, and
would do all in theIf power to aid him In the die
charge Of his duties, In the hope tat his iuycsti-
gatious would tend to give the consumer more con-
hdeuce In The accuracy OF meters.
JAAEs z. Dunr1s. Sec.
As proper addcndum to this communication
VIC append comparative state.nent from
respectable drug house In this city,
showing the amounts paid for gas in
each month Of the years 1898 and 1861. The
game number Of burners were used In each month.
md tie number Of hours was about the same In the
sa1re months Of each gear: