Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-04-15

the lluGftermaster Rt Stewarts S store. lie
asked me if had got a man to appraise
the Camp Damages. | told him no, but
knew where could get one. He asked
NE who it was, aud told him William
Hulme. He said, "then l must choose
man | added, "and the two choose a
third" He said, "very well.' He fur.
ther said he would let me know when the
time was 10 be, aud we parted and l went
home.
Mr., Hulme came down TO OraDgevillo
the same evening and saw Quartermaster
Wood. He informs me that be asked
Wood who be had chosen for appraiser:
lis said, j. Sanderson Woods. He then
asked him who was to BE the third man
and Wood replied he was to be himself.
Hulme told him that was not the UNDER
standing, the understanding was he was
to select one man, l another, and tho two
third, and he knew would not agree 10
the change. Then he said he must put
Sanderson Woods aside and select arosher;
and he named A. B. Stewart (merchant.)
But he still insisted upon acting as the
third man himself, and said he would come
up the next day to hold the appraisement.
Hulme returned home in the night and
informed me Of this conversation. / told
him would not agree that Quartermaster
Wood should bo the third man.
The next day the Quar- ,ermaster came
up and brought Sam Achenbach with him.
They passed my house without stopping
and went on to Benton, leaving word with
Mr.. Hulme when they passed his house
that they would be back at III o'clock to
hold the appraisemeut. They returned
after twelve o'clock ard saw Mr. Hulme
who told them would not agree to Wood
as the third man. Their Wood said we
must get other mon. Mr. Hume named
four or FIVE men to him He said he did
not know the men--it was getting late in
the day-he must go on-and he would
return and attend to the business another
time. lie scent of, and that is The last 1
haze heard Of Quwternaster Hood. l
do not know where he is, nor have since
been favored by his notice in any way
whatever.
l Before writing to Gen. Couch in Octo-
7 Der last, Quartermaster Wood told me I
could never get any damages--they were
9 not going TO give me any. l asked him
a why. He said because 1had been taken
o prisoner ; they were not going to give
ME anything He said"we." 1t was not
e to be expected in view OF this declara alton
d of his and in view also of his false and
= unfair report to Gen. Couch upon my
= case, that l should be foolish enough to
3 submit my claim TO his judgment. That
d would have been, indeed, like submitting
D the lamb to the nursing care Of the wolf.
+ Having waited several months without
|, any further notice OF proceedings in my
" case, i had three reputable and intelligent
l. men of the neighborhood to view my
lie premises and make appraisement of the
Il damages justly due me. This was in
st view Of my going on to make repairs upon
IN theproporty and putting the land under eul
tivation, as the arrival OF spring rendered
5, these things necessary, The appraiser;
IN made report as follows -
IN ave the Undersigned, Appraisers, af
" ter due notice all met at the House o
ID Joseph Coleman near Saltwater in Fish
b. ing Greek township, on the 23rd day O
al March, 1865, and after being duly sworr
'r according to law, do assess the damage
I'd as follows 80
le (Signed)
"Samuel Rhone,
= John 0. Dildine,
~ Cyrus B. McHenry."
'n Then follows an assessment upon III
IN several items Of claim mentioned in m
ed letter TO Gen, Couch of 29lh October, an,
'd upon three small additional ones stated i
H. papers accompanying letter to same G
he Goth Notwithstanding in the Who'll
P' TO Solo''o'
rn Thus the case stands at present, hav
a had the facts presented to the Geners
r. lately in command of "the Department {
d. the Sussuebanna," and have dsprove
ed the misslatcments and answered the a,
gumcnls (f they can be called such) of b
to subordinates, Capt, Short and Quarter
l master Wood. That answer with the e.
mt dcnce submitted, appears to have induce
ell, an order for all sppraisement ofmy dan
to ages, but the evident determination
lat Quartermaster Wood to prevent any ia
le, assessment, has prevented, thus far, al
Is, execution of the order The valuation r
on Gently made by Esquire Rhone and Mess
Dildin and McHenry shows the exte