The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-28
General wilson. Raid on Selma,

Some "reminiscences of Gen. Wilson's ia.
nous raid on Selma, Alabama, and his cap.
ture Of its Notifications, are thus narrated BY
Mack of the Cincinnati Commercial, from
information CLEANED during late visit to that
city:
Selma was the first important point
struck by Gen. Wilson in his famous cavalry
raid. There were several large rebel govern
ment machine shops in operation there, and
the place was, in other respects, of great vail
ne to the coniederacy. 1t was strongly forti-
fed, and Wilson men had to fight their way
in against very spirited resistance. | met
an exrebel officer yesterday, who told me
there we're twenty>one batteries concentrat-
ing their fire upon the Federal troops as they
made the final charge to capture the fortif~
cations. He said it was the grandest sight Of
the whole war. 10 see that ankee cavalry
come up the road under such fire.
Every now aud then one of the batteries
would sweep an avenue through
their ranks but the gap was no
sooner made than filed. Wilson's men, :"
said he, game at us with astonishing cool
ness they neither yelled nor shouted, and
the only thing you could hear, as they APP
preached, was the order to close up after a
cannon ball had cut down a few Of them.
They kept right on, and never stopped till
they rode right into our Notifications The
charge of the 'six hundred at Balaklava
WASH equal to that. The rebels had only
a small garrison in the place-just enough TO
man the batteries. When they found Wilson
couldn't be stopped by the fire of twenty-one
batteries, they concluded it was time to leave,
and they started on a keen run for Mont.
gomery
On taking possession of the town, Wilson
first applied the torch to an immense foun-
dry, which had been erected by the rebel
government, early in the war, for the con
strucuon OF sea coast and naval guns.
1t was the largest establishment of the kind
in the South, and there were few larger even
in the North. Many guns used in the de-
Tense Of Charleston harbor and other points
where Federal gun boats had to be resisted,
were made at it. There was also large ar
senal here, where shot aud she'll were made
IN immense quantities. This was burned
down, of course; likewise a number Of store
houses and ware rooms, and large amount
OF rebel army stores.
CHCRcH HosrIrAurY.-The right method
is. perhaps, not very difficult to reach. |.
Let there be definite rule established with
which al the pewholders are familiar, that,
at a certain time, il the regular occupant of
the seat is not present, the sexton is at Lbs
erty to give his place 10 stranger. ,. In
churches where strangers are liable to come
in considerable numbers. let a placard be
posted giving cordial invitation to strangers,
and stating at what time the ushers will seat
them. 3. Let there be at least one usher for
each aisle. The first rule would doubtless
put some families to trouble, by making them
come in season; but what is hospitality good
for ifit costs nothing? In this case, indeed,
Il "a 1 eli i 4 a. .
age of prompt attendance.
In large places it is not enough to have
good rule known to the initiated, but the
public must be informed of 1t. In the dis
senting churches of London, the visitor sees
notices requesting the performers to inform
the ushers, as they enter, what vacancies
there will be in the pews. This notifies the
stranger that he is expected, and that provi-
sion is made for him.