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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-16

rations of soap are withheld, rendering it i'm
possiblsrfor one to rHeep eieanyor his CLOTHES
decent. Is another-s small but very general
cause of complaint.
On the Esd we we're early notified 10 be
ready TO move at a moments warning. we
were not called on, however, until afternoon.
Then we we're quietly and secretly marched
about two miles to our left and rear,-and,
connecting with the cayalrys advanced TO
make a reconnaissance We were formed in
line with skirInishers out, and moved forward
through some of their recently deserted
camps, over very rough ground tangled with
undergrowth, in careful search of concealed
foe. Our force was the first brigade, and
Generals Leggett and Blair were out to see
the-sights. The ground after little became
so uneven that the line had to be broken, and
advanced by column. Col. Fairchild had just
gOtus in line, after leading us to the top OF a
ridge, where we came up with our skirmisb-
ers, when they opened upon us from the bush
Onthe opposite side of an open field. The
order was given, "skirmishers advance" but
" advance was all we heard. We sprang
up. With some little delay the skirmishers
got the Advance, but could find no one. We
soon had battery umlimbered, which shelied
in every direction, but ELECTED no reply
About this time our cavalry on the left came
up with their battery and opened brisk FIRE.
We had to march back a little, and to the
left. Our battery soon got in position again,
and again displayed their dexterity and gave
the rebels a lively turn. They were on a
distant ridge, and distance lent enchantment
to their view, no doubt. Not being able to
make anything by following the retreating
rascals, we returned to camp about night
Yesterday and to-day there has been more
than usual quiet along our line.ssz@
This is longer than l meant it should be,
and must close. If. it, will interest your
readers can write again. - si y y
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-16
From tliOth Regiment.
Correspondence of tRtate Journal.
In CAMP AR MEMPHIS, TENN,


In CAMP AR MEMPHIS, Tenn,
Fg June 30th, 1864.
EDITORs STATE oURNAL:-Perhaps your
readers may desi again to hear of the
whereabouts and edition of the 10th regi-
ment, as not fe of them have direct
personal interest any intelligence from
this regiment. ' still remain in camp
where we stopp ON the 10th. We are
among the outer L of regiments, stationed
for the defense sthe city of Memphis
Each day our rment sends one or two
companies to the'ont to do picket duty
Co. A has gone outo-day to relieve Co. K,
which went out yterday. Each Co. usual
ly remains cut t'nty-four hours. Co. d,
went out last Suny. The boys relish go,
ling, asit dfords dttle relief from the ted.
um of the camp, d gives slight opportuni-
ties for foraging pc apples, blackberries,
&c, On the night the 22d. we had taste
of sleeping in thrain. Most of the boys
made lively time the surrounding houses
and verandahs, b some stuck it through
and concluded it Is not so bad after ALL
The general verdi was, that sleeping in
the rain, without her cover than blankets,
thought might psess attractions for a phi-
losopher, .anxiouso analyze his feelings un-
der adverse. circhstances, was of itself a
humbug."
We are furnish, with shelter tents, known
in the expressivearmy language as ''dog
tents" They doery well, however, at this
season Of the yea We are ,brigaded with
the S7th Iowa "raybeard regiment and
the 46th Iowa Today regiment, under the
command of Co Kincaid of the "Gray,
beard regiment. This will be remembered
as the regiment nde up exclusively of men
over As years old
Everything her has, to the eye of nor
therner an air of Erangeness. The habits of
the people are so different, the mode of con-
Quoting labor 50 VERSE from our own, that
one salmost images himself in az foreign
country We sci all sorts of modern and
antiquated vehich, drawp;by all the varied
mules down to ON The architecture of the
houses differs maerially, although many Of
them are in accofanc with good taste.
Passing throu9 the cemetery the other
day, discovered he following epitaph, of .
modern date, Which transeribe, verbatim,
e gE6eatipa,l q Ductsatim,", the latter es'
pecially as II addsa point to the originality
Of the thing, rA,l hu.
4Remeber Me Wien This You See. } II =
Remember Me WIN Tone OF Grace. :,
] Remember !, Win Meat The At The fhrone u
Grace. So ~ s-sAA% = ~
Our regiment is suffering considerably
from sickness, neEly one hundred being up
on TIE sick list, learly every one being at
ieoted more or les by the change of living
and climate. If the Ladies Aid Society
could send u few ielicacies to our hosplta
they would be verv acceptable.
Co. f. has gone out to-day as body guard
to Gen. Washburne, who has gone into the
interior,
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-16
From Veksburg. q ,

Editors ate .Joln7nl:-0n the 26th inst
the folloSg Wisconsin soldiers came up the
river on tn steamer Continental, bound fol
st. Louis:
John Bar, Co. C, 29th reg, chronic di
arrhoea. 8 Fl4<lI4 W5fer
Jno. hamburger, Go. A, 18th reg, chron
| icSdiarrhea, -. 81 "a - "a
David Ayworth, %. D, ] lth reg, chronic
diarrhea. -
Charles Fher, @. C, 29th reg, anjunc-
turts.
E. Barrott Co. { 29th reg, chronic di-
arrhea. = - 90 90
]. Harris, D. I29th reg, chronic diar.
rhea. fiE
J. Bowm,u Cos, 2sd reg, chronic diar-
rhea, furlOugied.
NJ. jacobs, 60. 2Sd reg, chronic diar-
rhea.~ tf sf5ig
Jos. J. Eoskins,o. B, 29th reg, wound in
right thigh. - -
right leg.
/. /. Fuller Co. 2Sd reg, wound in left
leg.
II. Arthtt, Co. 10th reg, right arm am
putated Discharg. }ftt1s2' I
]. NJ. Sellers, c D, 18th reg, pleurisy.
Furlough.d.
L. D. Davis. Co., 18th reg, chronic d.
arrhea r. ryss7g sv-g
The boat came Sunday forenoon, and
/ went inmediatelyn board and ascertained
what mel were abcd from Wisconsin, and
if they we're we'll divided with what they
needed. / found sac of them in need of a
change Of clothings they were quite dirty,
and some of them pded a small amount of
money to get fromhe cars home, as they
had furlOughs. | Promised them their
wants should be upplied and went for
Mrs. Harvey, our ent at Vicksburg, for
the necessary suppk, who Immediately pre-
pared to go and deer to them such things
as they needed. went back to the boat
with the U. S. Sanry Agent, Mr.. Way, and
he told the surget in charge of the boat
that the ambulanceould soon be there with
some necessary sulies in charge of Mrs.
Harvey. But he in fret about some
thing else, and so uld not wait, and started
off up the river Icing the men to suffer for
the want of thingwhich were there in a
few minutes after boat left. Mrs. Har-
vey is always prom and was there within a
very short time epared to furnish such
things as would me the. men comfortable
I took another boand arrived at Cairo on
my way to Wiscon little sooner than the
Continental and sueeded in furnishing our
boys such things aaey needed, including a
change Of clothinef which they were very
much in want. I've this statement that
those who have finds in the army who do
not always get need supplies, may know
that the fault is noith the agents, but gen
agents are obliginmd prompt to supply the
orally rests with inmpetent- or pct,ient Off
GERS. Wherever ave been the sanitary
wants of the sick 'hout using whole ball
of cred tape g. -
Yours for tlsick and wounded,
,ts4 GEO. @. SMITH,
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-16

Tie ResignatiOnOfJ Mr., Chase The Faults and
Weaknesses Of the tate Secretdry-B
Things Expected of lfr. Closing
Hours Of CoagresS-IHer Cdbinet- Wiscon
SIN Fare pea. cs1u. Fund onfdencein Grant
Col Poole and Col. AHen-Ts1m of SEP
rice of he Fifth Wisconsin Expired.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-16

in the reign of James H., when popery
became the religion of the court, Haines, the
actor, with hefgreatest assurance, informed
Lord Sunderland that he had became CON
vert to, Ron1anism, having been induced to
this step BY dream, in which the Virgin Mary
appeared to him and said Joe, arise" This
was too much, however, for the credulity of
Sunderland, who drily remarked that ashe
would have said Joseph, if only out of res
meet for her husband.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-16

The President informs Gov. Seymour. that
a rebel force, estimated at $4,000 or 10000
strong, have invaded Maryland and taken
Martnsburg and Harpers Ferry, and are
other points, that the public =
safety requires call upon the State Execu.as
tive for militia force to repel the invasion,so
and he calls upon the State of New York for
II 900 militia as its quota to serve one hun
dred days sfs91e Er -ts - 3 ~e~-
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-16

Bob, how is your sweetheart getting
aleng?" "Pretty well, l guess: she says l
needn't call any more"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-16

The schoolmaster's beat is less extensive
than the watchman's. 1t is confined to his
schoolhouse.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-16

ABOUT NAMEs.-We need manual which
shall tell us how Engiishmen pronounce Eng
lish proper, names, The list. of those which
differ materially in their orthogra my and
their pronunciation is much longer than is
generally supposed. Who would suppose
that Cholmondeley is called Chumly-War-
wick, Warrick--Wa Watry-South-
wark, Suthark The names Beauchamp,
BeauYoir and Saint Jean-all originally
French--become, in the mouth of an Eng
lishman, Beachem, Beaver and Sinjen; and
the eognomens of those ancient towns
Worcester, Gloucester, Leicester, Chichester
and Cirencester-are respectively pronounc-
ed Woster, Gloster, Lester, IChister and Cister.
We viii not attempt to enumerate the hun
dred such cockneyisms as Grsenidge for Green
wich, Br,nmdgea for Birmingham, and other
equally absurd pronunciations of words
which are in everyday use.-Cor. Of Syria
chse Journal.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-10-13
Iowa News.

The Iowa (Marengo) Reuien announce S
the death by consumption Of Mr.. |. J. Tea
garden, late editor of that paper.
The I'd, 7,h, 10th, l1lh and 9th Iowa
Infantry Regiments are with Gen. Sherman,
and the 22d, oath, and 2Sth regiments are
with Sheridan. ~
The Supreme Court is in session at Dav-
EXPORT All the Judges are present. .ad /,
Hornish, the copperhead candidate for
Congress in the 1st District, refuses tomeet
Hon. j. F. Wilson, his Union competitor in
joint debate. Discretion is the better part
of valor in Hornish's case evidently. 1t is
wise for him to avoid too close contac,
with Wilson, Dos - it3ui
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Capt. John FumrOy Of the 9th
Iowa CAVALRY,

Capt. John Pumroy of the 9th Iowa Cav
airy, whose mortal remains, with becoming
sole,nnity, who recently consigned to the
grave, was native of Pennsylvania, where
he was born in the year 1915. At an early
age, he moved with his fathers family to
Wooster, Ohio, where he lived till he was
seventeen years Of age, having received 1u.
ring this time limited common school edu.
cation. At seventeen, he left the paternal
roofto seek his fortune. Coming West, he
lived for time in Illinois but in 1886 came
to Iowa and settled in Ft Madison. In 1916
he removed to 0ttumwa. where he continued
to reside till the fall of 1868, when he enter
ed the United States service.
AS citizen Of Ottumwa, Capt. Pumroy
was well and favorably known. His bust.
ness received his careful and earnest atten-
ton, and his family his undivided love. He
was unassuming and unaspiring, and was
always to be found at his store or at his
home. For his noble wife, whom all who
know esteem, he entertained the warmest
affection. He was jealous patriot, and as
soldier, ranked high with his command
The disease of which he died was contract
ed in the mallarious ''swamps of Arkansas
and was the same as that which has robbed
our country Of thousands on thousands OF
its gallant defenders. He died a soldiers
death, and was buried in soldiers grave
All honor to his memory II Com.
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The Knabe Piano still Ahead.

FIRST PREMIUM AT THE ILLINOIS STATE FAIR.
Among the list of premiums award
ed at the Illinois State Fair, just clos
ed at Decatur, We observe that the
Knabe Piano has taken the front rank,
thus again attesting to its wonderful
popularity, and adding another star to
its crown of glory. No exertion was
made, by way of sending to the fair,
deliberately finished and handsomely
carved instruments, but merely few
ordinary samples, such as are sold dali
ly from the ware rooms, were on exhi-
bition, and the first premium was.
therefore, awarded by an impartial
jury solely upon their intrinsic merit.
We believe the award just one, and
commend it to our readers. See ad.
vertisement in another column, of
Messrs Julius Bauer q Co, who are
general agents for the Northwest.
Ware-rooms No. 90 Clark, and 80
Washington streets.
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Pacific Railroad.

ITEADo'Rs DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS,
FT. LEAvENwoRTH, Sept. 18th 1864.
To the Editor Of the Times:
Your paper has, during MY recent absence
Aug. 3lst,) aud on former occasion, pre-
scented me as an opponent to the Kansas Pa
cifc Railroads, because Of my interests in
Iowa. and consequent interest in the Platte
Valley road.
have made and published many maps
and speeches illustrating nv views concern.
ing overland railroad connections.
As chairman of the Pacific Railroad Com
mlttee, I also drew up and presented bills
In all these presented and urged main
trunk through the mountains, with branch.
es from Kansas and Nebraska always
ir sisted that the Kaw and Platte Valleys OF.
fered convenient lines for Iowa and Nilsson.
ri, and therefore offered compromise Of in.
terests which should unite the West and
the East also. As the advocate of such a
national measure, always considered It
necessary to present the best showing for
the whole country, and this idea secured q.
nal success.
To be true to lows, was bound to be
lust to Kansas. I did not in my bills name
points. believing it sufficient to name the
valleys ofthe Platte and Kaw rivers. leav-
ing to local authorities the settlement of 10.
cal questions. I rejoice to see the two
branches, one on the Kav and the other on
the Platte, have fairly started and 1t is no
cause of grief to me to see the Kansas branch
show extraordinary and superior success in
its progress. hope it will continue, and
thereby stimulate the progress Of the road
through Nebraska. These roads must in.
evitably unite and all.intermediate and ex
terror points on the Missouri viii, as I have
already contendcd, And easy natural connec
tons with these branches. I have advocated
the Pacific Railroad since 1889. and respond
to your articles only in behalf of the great
enterprise in which realize the progress Of
my hopes aud arguments. Lhase no con-
UcCLiOu VI ultciceI VI clttitT ufdUCU VI MAIN
line, except as citizen of the u nited States
owning some property in iowa, after labor
ing for years to secure the, bill, and assist
ing in the organization, / declined all further
connection. knowing that men Of capital
should have the future control of the mat
ter; and KNOWING that during my ,exertions
it had been charged that laborsd for po-
sition in the company. Irejoiee at every
mile of every branch, and in common with
all the people of Iowa, feel no jealousy or
hostility towards branches that connect the
great lines of Missouri, or other sister States.
only desire that Congress will not encum.
Ter the o-ganizatio on With onerous addition
al branches that must delay, and may do.
feat, the execution Of the trunk lines through
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Joint Discussion in the 4th Dis
trict-FuneraEo of Young Wood

KNOXVILLE, IOWA, OcI D. 1000.
FRIEND DUNHAM.-Ye sterday Hon. j. B.
Grinnell and Mr.. Mitchell, opposing candi-
oates for Congress in the 4th District, dis.
cussed their respective claims and party
principles before the people Of this place
They had joint appointment at Eddyville
for the day previous, but owingto extreme
bad weather and other engagements Mr..
Grinnell was not there; hence here was
their first discussion. They have various
other appointments together, in the district,
and by the time they are once around Mr..
Mitchell viii be pretty badly used up and
long for respite from public political labors,
ifall his positions and sentiments of Copper.
headism generally are as Systematically an.
alyzcd, exposed and refuted by Mr.. Grinnel
everywhere as they were here, and the
Democrats ofthis District will have learned
that Mr.. Mitchell does not fill the bill when
canvassing with j. B. Grinnell. By this
Joint arrangement Mr.. GriLnel gets to talk
to Democrats, which otherwise he would not
and If they have any sense OF discrimination
or a particle ofhcnesty. they cannot do 9th.
erwise than conclude that by following the
leadership ofsuch men as, Mitchell they are
fast drifting to condition equal to-. open
and armed hostility to their Government
and their best interests, and will forfeit the
respect ofloyal citizens. He is Copper
head Of equal malignity with Vallandigham,
Seymour and Fernando Wood. His utter.
ances are copied from them. He is as much
rebel as either of them, with less than
half their sense. He treads the track they
have beaten, and cannot be indnced beyond
He declined answering several questions
propounded to him by Mr.. Grinnell, while
those he asked were promptly and unhesta
tingly answered. Such ia the beginning of
a canvass in this district that will end in the
election Of Mr.. Grinnell by majority of
Eve hundred more than he received two
years ago.
The funeral Of young Woodruff; who was
brutally assassinated i'm Poweshiek county
on last Saturday while in the discharge of
his duties as an officer Of the Government,
tool, place here to day. The attendance was
very large, and the occasion very solemn
and impressive one. The grafton was de-
livered by Hon. j. B, Grinnell, who accom-
panied the remains to this place. and who
was familiar with all the circumstances at.
tending this foul murder. and also with the
perpetrators thereof. He charged this and
similar murders as the direct and legitimate
results of the Copperhead peace teachings,
of the Chicago peace platform, and of those
arch traitors who counsel resistance to the
draft and the enforcement Of the laws. Of the
land. Some Of these murderers are arrest
ed, and some are still at large. No efforts
will be spared to capture them, and to mete
out to them the punishment they so richly
deserve Hawkeye. j. B. A.
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A Free Ballot az II free Fight.
This is what the copperheads say. As the
elections in the. Northern portion Of the
country have been always free to all legal
voters, the expression at this time has a Pc
culiar significance. 1t is undoubtedly in.
tended to intimidate somebody. The pre-
sumption is that great many Democrats
NAV not choose at this election to vote the
peace at any price ticket, but, believing
that victory is peace may desire and intend
to vote for the candidates who will prose-
cute the war until the rebellion is suppress
ed. thereby sustaining the Union ard the
army, its best defenders. 1t is quite suppos
ibls that this. bsligerent talk may be held
forth as scare crow to brighten such men
from the free exercise of their privileges as
American citizens. Again there are scatter
ed through the country great many sub
iecis of JEFF Davis, some of them wearing
his livery and bearing commissions in his
army, all Of whom will most surely desire to
help Mcclellan and PendletOn and hence it
is given out that ballot free to these men
or free fight must be had. Whatever be the
meaning of this expression. let it be univer-
sally and distinctly understood that all men
legally entitled to vote will be protected in
the free exercise OF that right both by pub
lie sentiment, and the law Of the land but
that frauds on the ballot box with be vigilant
~ watched, promtly exposed andfnost sure
ly punished. Every citizen has right to
free access to the polls, andit IS not only
his right, but his most sacred duty to vote
as his judgement and conscience dictate,
without interference or intimidation, from
individuals or combinations.
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Gen. Phil. Sheridan.

General Sheridan being the "hero
of the hour" the. following description
Of him given some time since in one
of Mr.. 3. F. Taylor's letters from
Washington will be interesting at this
time:
ssThere is no, waste timber about
Sheridan-not much of him, physi
cally, but~ snugly put together A
square face, warm black eye, pleas
ant smile, reach ofunder jaw, showing
that "when he will, you may depend
on it," black hair trimmed round like a
garden border; no Hyperion curl about
him any more than there was about
Cromwell's troopers; and altogether
impressipg you with the truth that
there is about as much energy packed
away in the smallest space that you
ever saw in your hie. Men ranging
down from medium size TO little, with
exceptions enough to prove the rule
seem to carry the day among the he
roes. Moses was something of Gen
eral but no Falstaff; Alexander the
Great and Peter the Great were little
Cromwell was no giant, and as foi
Napoleon-why he as but the s'Little
corporal!'' Sheridan is capital exeou,
tive officer; perhaps he would hardly be
equal to planning great campaign
but Jehu! wouldn't he drive it! With q
good piece of his head behind his ears
and hardly reverence enough for 6
Mandarin, he is not afraid of the face
of clay. AS Chief OF Cavalry, he is
indeed chief among ten thousand
Pleasant voiced, mild hammered, moi
given to long yarns, you would hardly
suspect he is thunderbolt in charge
and an emphatic human syllable al
Ovar tasaH ~
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-10-13
STATE ELECTIONS.
LITTLE MACK HEARD FROM

State elections were held on Tuesday in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, and the
news. up to the time Of going to press. indi
cate that they have ALL elected the Union
Ticket.
LATER-THuRspAY Noon "A dispatch
dated Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 18th, Q p. m
says the State has gone Republican by q,
least 5000 majority on the home vote.
We gain -Four members of Congress. in
Pennsylvania.
Ohio has gone Republican by large ma.
jority. We elected sixteen out Of nineteen
congressman, being a gain Of - members
Indiana gives 10000 Urion majority, and
gain two members of Congress.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-10-13

General Mcclellan says that ..the preser
walton of our Unlon was the sole avowed
object for which the war was commenced"
The Generals meuory is imperfect. The
war was commenced by the attack on Fort
Sumper, in April. 1851, and the action Of
the United States Government was sub
segment necessity The Copperhead chiefs
are so eager to Ak the responsibility of hos
tiIities in one way or another, upon the
North, that they overlook the simplest and
most familiar facts Of history.