Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-01-13


one which III prove Of great advantage to
the town in more ways than one. H..
From the Southern Prison Peas.-J.xEs
DANIELS, of the Old Third, reached this place
last Tuesday frem Annapolis, Nd, where he
arrived on The 10Th ult, having been ex.
charged on the'l6th, with about 600 9th.
ers, in Charleston hGrbor. He looks pretty
well, though badly b,oatad. lie was cap.
t"red by the rebels, after being wounded, on
the 22ad Of July last, near Atlanta, and Wa
therefore nearly GIVE months prisoner. lie
relates tale Of horrors in keeping with the
numtr ous accounts already published. His
first experience was at Aude.sonville, where
there were between So, 600 and &C, 900 of our
boys. About the first OF September he was
transferred TO Charleston, S. c., where he
remained about three weeks. The prisoners
Jared very well there, having about all they
needed. Charleston has suffered very much
rom our hombardmcnt, and business is al.
most entirely. Suspended. He was next sent
to Florence, 5. O., a small place one hundred
miles north OF Charleston, where the rail.
roads leading from " ilmtr.ion and Charles.
ton interscct. At this place there were about
1900 prisoners, and he treatment received
by them was even worse than at Anderson.
vile. Their rations consisted Of corn bread.
rice and rice soup. A cup fail Of soup con-
tanned about tweaiy five kernels of rice:-
Each dag four hundred or so were put on
parole and enabled to work for extra ra,ions.
\ man would cut cord Of wood for a pound
OF beef and half a pint Of -four, or carry the
same amount Of wood mile for the same
reconpense. The prisoners were allowed to
hold an election on The 9Th Of Nov, using
beans for ballots. LiSooLS got about 6 600
votes to MCCLELLAEs LOO. Propositions
were often made to the boys to take the oath
OF allegiance and go intoibe Southern army.
Some few, mostly foreigners, accepted and
went over to the enemy. At one time the
officer in command susp icioned there being
tunnel under the camp, and be ordered
that no more rations DO dealt cot till It's loca-
ton wss disclosed. For three days nora.
tons were served. : No tunnel was discover.
ed. 1t was customary 10 stop rstions for
very trivial iihngs--the breaking or losing Of
a shovel and the like. Messrs. SHIELDS. BA-
RER, Collins mad ErAHs, Of Mr. DaNlEL's
regiment, are unexchanged and at Florence. I
They were well. The rebels selected for cx-
change such as they decrncd unfit for ser. |
'iec a least for some time to GENE. Mr.. D. !
1ad made number of attempts to be select
ID for exchange, but looked too healthy and
rigorous for success. He got off by making /
'ruse Of his wound,which he'pretcndcd had
tiffened and rendered useless his arm.
SIS - -
Capt. Boots Goes Skating Nth His Girl. !
Doors sends us tie following +" innama
ion for our kolams =" .... r..
I've been skatin' with PorIy Avx. who
diks say it's sed I'm kontemPlatir' lcadin'
highmen's alter. It was bootiful moony
light, and the iss 8 OF ful as s'ippy as usucl.
waz eyquisitin' putin the skats on her
aptivatin' fcets, and obsaryin' thar booty /
nd hleen stokins. We woz redy fynely to
ak with the skaters. She waz sottin' On
tone. put my arm round her waste and
IL her up--extetik joy! Civ her gentle .
Tessur, then unklaspt her and toohc,l her
and We woz OF, with Hundred izc on Il
$. we WOE gettin' on lastly, when PoILy
nm got behind her feets and sot down fors-
'ia On the ise to stop EN-. She jared tie Il
e so that | sot down koss | kouldn't help !
!. made believ, howSumevcr | did it
upls. We lated. On gst,in' up insisted
n putin my arm round her for obliyious
suns. We got alorg little wazs, and III
OF jest rcmarkin' tho booty OF the stars.
hen cur feets got tangled and I seed we'd
1t TO go down agin, SO | rolled down fust
} get between her and the Use. Tie ruse i
OF complete. Polly ANN Eel on me insted
the Use. II hurt me sum, but ii wsz luv !.
'at, and didn't keer. We lated agir,. She :
'ot she'd 60 alone a little, and sed /" VERY }
ell, Polly ANN" in my moosical yoysc, :
I'd sot 70 SEQ her 50. Che soon backsIid, 3
~ slid AID slid till she slid into hole. n
here she sot ike she wsz in a bathin tub :
&c CIV teribnl squel as the water pcrpe.
ated TO her pnsson. 1 went to her so ouil,
sliped up IN her lap, which made the mat.
wers. | ctcoosed myself. The water .