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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13
THE SWAMP ANGEL.
The Remarkable battery that
Threw Shot into Charleston
Five Miles Away.
,en. Da Wis in Pbiladelphia Times.

Gen. Da Wis in Philadelphia Times. -
At this period sprang into existence
s battery built In the marsh between
Morris and James Islands, which has
become famous as the Swamp Angel
and as such will go down to history.
Its construction was early determined
upon, and the suggestion, we believe,
was that OF Col. Serrell, commanding
the New York Volunteer engineers.
1t was expected that shells from it
would reach the enemy to evscuate.
The spot chosen was almost mile
from Morris Island, and nearly on
line between what were known as the
left batteries and Charleston, on the
edge of deep creek that served as a
wet ditch. On reconnOiterlng the To-
eaIity it was found that a pole could be
run down sixteen feet anywhere there
abouts before coming to bottom. The
active part of the work was assigned to
q LieuteDant of engineers who, when
shown where the battery was to be
built, pronounced the thing iinpractl-
cable. The Colonel replied that the
project was practicable, and the battery
must be built on the spot selected. The
officer was directed to call for anything
he might deem necessary for the work.
The next day he made a requisition on
the Ouartermaster for 100 men eigh-
teen feet high, to wade through mud
sixteen feet deep, and Immediately
called on the Surgeon of his regiment
and inquired il he could splice the
menif furnished. This piece of pleas
antry caused the Lieutenant his arrest,
and the battery was built by men OF
ordinary stature. A heavy foundation
of pine logs was laid in the mud, on
which the battery was built entirely OF
sand bags. The timber was. hauled
several miles from Folly Island. The
bags were filled with sand on the isl
and and taken to the battery in the
boats. All the work was done at night,
for tfe eyes OF a watchful enemy were
upon all our movements. They knew
tflat we were at some mischief so far
out on the marsh, but did not realize
the truth until they looked across one
bright morning and saw that, like JO-
nah's gourd, a battery had grown up
In the night. 1t was commenced on
the 4th and completed on the 18th OF
of August. The sand-bags cost s., ,OOo.
The Battery was mounted with 200
FOUNDER PGrro.t, and great labt was
required to put il in position. 1t was
hauled to the edge OF the marsh, where
it was embarked on raft to the creek
and thus hoated down to the battery.
The distance from Charleston was 5000
yards, and the gun was fired at an el-
ovation of $50. The strain on it was
such that it burst at the thirty. fourth
discharge. The "Greek fire." OF which
SO much was said, was the greatest
humbug of the war. Nothing OF the
kind was used during the siege. Three
shells filled with port-6re were fired
into the city of Charleston; but every
thing beyond this was due TO the fancy
of newspaper correspondents. The
distinctive name OF "Swamp Angel
Is said to have been suggested by Ser
geant Feller, of the New York Volun
teer Engineers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13
FACTS.

Philadelphia Press.
The Stone Mountain in North Caro-
lima is a vast wall of stones, built by
an extinct race. fFE
Castor, after whom a star in Gemin
was named, was one of the Argonauts
about 1860 b. q. sss.s
The largest battering-rams OF The
ancients were equal in force to thir-
ty-six pound shot from a cannon.
Congreve, a spirited English drama
.tist, author of ''Love for Love-" 1.-THE
Mourning Bride" etc., died in 1929. r
Aristophanes was a Greeks comic
writer ald poet, who lived about 35t
B. c., and pandered to the enemies o
Socrates. ~ fT'i - - s-i-- tf
Ancient Notifications, found in tn,
North American forest, are judged b.
the trees to be much above 1000 year:
old.
Camoens, the Portuguese author o
Lusiad, was born in 17I5, and, died il
l779. His poem is an incongrucu'
mixture Of ancient and POpish mythol
ogy. d,
Archers were formidable part of al
ancient armies, and the use of the bow
seems TO have been known to all ma
tions when first discovered. The
Scythians were the best ancient arch
ers, and the English, among the mod
ern.
Abderama, a great Moorish General
was killed in 1872, in the bloody bate
with Charles Martel, between the Chez
and Loire, where it was said the Moors
lost 375, 200 men, and the Martei but
1900, owing to an ally of Abderama
deserting him in the midst of the bat
tie. -,.
In Roman army the first line were
Hastati, or young men; the second
Principles, or middle-aged; and the
third Triarii, or veterans. The light
troops, for skirmishing, wore called
VeIites. The latter had bows hnd
slings, and even javelins. The former,
a two-edged sword, buckler and hel-
met. az
Cohdbrcet, the eminent French phil
osopter. was born in I743, and to him
we are indebted for the calculi of prob
abilities, and on the truth or falsenood
of decisions in mixed assemblies, ma
king a majority of sixty-ene votes as
the nearest approximation to truth.
At the revolution he espoused the Re
publican interest, anu DeiLS u1phSutSu
with the Brissotine party he died a
fugitive, in March, 1874.
The Spanish Armada, for invading
England, in 1888, consisted OF 130 ships,
of which 100 were larger than any be-
fore built. 1t conveyed 10, 295 soldiers,
1O. 500 seamen, and $3.50 brass cannon.
They were to convoy an army of 81, 900
men from the Scheldt in fiat bottom
boats. The English opposing fleet, OF
smaller vessels, was about 101 ships.
The Armada rctsrned by the Shetland
Islsnds, and not more than half reach
cd the Spanish ports.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13
Sp0rtive Sparrows.
Kingston Freemen.


A sparrow certainly has some ides
of fun in his head. The other evening
a small dog up tOwr made up his mind
to catch few OF the sparrows, so he
chased the birds wherever he could
find one on the ground. Ofcourse they
were always too quick for him, but as
he continued his eXertions, the spar.
rows began TO play with him. They
would drop just behind him, and un
der his very nose, and often run some
distance before they would shoot out
of his reach. The more frenzied the
dog became, the saucier were the spar
rows, until finally the canine, turning
short around, struck so close to one OF
the birds that several feathers were left
on the ground, and then the whole
flock gave cry of Take care!" and
left for safer region.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13

APPLE JELLY.-Pare and cut in
slices is acid apples, boil them in as
much water as will cover them, when
quite soft, dip coarse cloth in hot
water, wiring dry and strain the apples
through it. To one pint Of juice allow
IA ounces of sugar. Add the peel of one
lemon. Boil twenty minutes, take out
the peel aud put in jars. Take three
eggs of the same weight in ground rice,
with sugar enough to sweeten, mixed
land thoroughly beaten. Bake quickly
lin a mold. This makes a rich, nutri
tinus and easily digasted cake.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13

A man in Kilkenny saw a statement
of his own death in newspaper. He
wrote to the editor: "Sir-I notice q
few errors in the CD b'tuary of myself,
which appeared in your paper on Vel
nesday last. / was born in Dublin .not
Cork, and my retirement from bust.
ness in 1860 was not owing to i'll
health, but to a little trouble l had
with a horse. The cause of my death
was not smallpox. Please make cor
rection."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13

following provisions April
That each charged with Taxes Tax Duplicate the
% d % o " % day Dce
snooH e onf @ @ afoa @ Gin ed "s s @ e1' Tax
sb s6a 3 d on @ he TWe dy o june @ nex @ % a he Gouu
prescribed by law together with penalty Of five cntm
p n the m @ % of m Sey M % a P @ on ea % 6 n 5 nO @
in the manner erandwth the penalty n this section ~ ~
OF hs y f December e ea % S @ e2 S
5 % t s n R daG he % daa @ n @ said % a
R % eaer ed 5 distress % p s n August
Ws @ @ ohef @ 5 % @ @ ] @ anes M @ 5 @ n @ e % e @ p the
% man1sF @ ma 5 BY s an the % amount @ @ Of s 5 & da @ s a
paid year,
s
provided year by the sale such
aforesaid
will attend by Deputy the following times
SEM r9%ynsGp %a6 Tnda oo,
RGBHeAS ReH o HH B H Hs%nSsy Mead e6s tp fy m October m
RfTod p fSusy os!s5.r s ,,th
5d5 ,s sP
ESSSf ss;" $y SS .x.n,n
tssS 'S' Oct 18th 18TH
BELMoNT Goshen tp Nj sondsy aay ooSsf pef as
sonsss5 GIss4 p Wedds sisS 6stoSs 9Stso 5
Warren hPfi Fd d Dsd s October s and a7th
BEIAIgE Puney Mon I'd ay and Wednesday Oct 29h Both
OFF, :, crsvil
%snns unpaid sufet penalties by a~
for labor performed roads, received the collection of Dcem
penalty prompt
satisfy will
w. j. KELLY, Treas.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13

was mainly instrumental in saving
France from total overthrow, is too
fresh in the public mind to demand
special mention.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13

The First Mortgage, Eight per cent Bonds
of the Bellaire and st. Clairsville Narrow
Gauge Railway Company are now ready, and
csn be had at the First National bank OF st.
Clairsville. Qanll-tf.)
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13

Why is it impossible for lady to sit
down in q plain silk dress? Because,
when she does it becomes satin.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13

SWEET PICKLEs.-One peck of fruit,
one quart of water, two quarts of vine
far, two pounds of sugar, two ounces
OF stick cinnamon, cloves, if you like.
Let this boil, then boil the fruit in il
by small quantities. When soft, take
out into jar; when all clear boil the
syrup little, and pour it over the
fruit. Cover with cloth and a Jam
cover, while hot.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13

LAST November Kershaw county. s.
c., gave Chamberlain 306 majority and
Hayes 3lS. At an election last month
thesDemOcratic candidates for County
Commissioners were chosen by 500 ma.
jority. With chuckIe, the Charles
ton News correspondent say. 1.-THE
Radicals had nominee, but they had nc
showing, the Democrats sweeping
everything before them. All quiet and
orderly. Kershaw is hereafter all
right"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13

What for did Jones call his rooster
Robinson Because, he crew so.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13
Patented April Goth, 1875.

Waste PiDs. CfsterR P1ps.
T. C. EAWCETT'S Automatic
Rain Water Cuf-0T is the thing you
want to keep the SCOT and dirt out of your
Cistern. This device runs the first dirty wa
ter away from the cistern for any length of
time desired, and then turns ofitself and runs
the clean water in.
Send for circular, free, to T. C. FAwCETT,
Patentee and Manufacturer, also dealer in
stores q d a 3fhagG re
Tin Roofing, Sc. dc, tkc.
Main Street. t. Clairsyilln, Ohio.
3-15, 1877
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-14
Gen. Howard.

Ever since the Big Hole fight with the
Nez Perces the editorial fraternity have
indulged cad nauscum,'' in unfavorable
comments on Gen. Howard. Now we
suggest to the war department to organ
ize an editorial corps, armed with goose
quills, to write Joseph and his little army
into the happy hunting grounds. No
doubt Joseph's knees would trenble like
Belshazzar's when he saw them coming
with their goose quills dipped in gall and
their eyes in furious frenzy rolling at the
consciousness Of editorial valor. While
we have enjoyed the jokes perpetrated at
Howard's expense, yet they are getting
stale. If General Howard has not done
his duty it cannot escape the sharp eyes
of General Sherman who has recently
been spending some little time in that
immediate vicinity, and we prefer to
abide the decision of Howard's superior
officers who are supposed to know all
about it. Before condemning him this is
simply justice and should be accorded to
any oMceIIn the service. sx1.$s
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-14
L BISMARCK D. T, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER "A, 1877.

The fact that the brave and persistent
Gibbon, with his gallant little army,
fought the battle and gained a victory
shall by no means make US unjust TO
Howard. Against the decision of his su-
perisrs too much praise cannot be be-
slowed upon Gibbon, but don't let that
prompt us to any injustice to anybody
else: Let us wait a while longer before
condemning. Gen. Howard was certain
ly a brave and gallant officer in our late
war, and whatever mistakes or indiscre-
tons he may properly be charged with
in his connection with the Freed
mems Bureau, has nothing DO with his
present campaign. That Gibbon is the
best Indian fighter nobody doubts, but
praises to Gibbon don't necessarily mean
INJUSTICE to Howard. 49,,
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-14
A Woman's Feat.

The Sacramento Cal.Bee relates the fol-
loving: 'sSome few days ago as the Free
port ferry was taking a load of passen-
gers across the river, and when about
half way over, the rope which is attach
ed to the bank, and by means Of which
the boat is tswed, broke. CONSERVATION
reigned among the passengers; none OF
the men could swim; the boat was drift
ing down; there was nothing on board by
which it could be padded or its move
ments be directed. For few seconds
silence and inactivity relgned; then a
strong and healthy looking Canadian wo-
man, seeing that the men could do moth
ING, proceeded calmly to take off her
shoes and stockings, and, arrayed as
weiehtily as Horatius Coolies was when
the brid ge fell and he jumped into the
yellow Tiber with his harness on his
back, she caught a rope in her teeth,
plunge into the muddy current and
swan for shore. There were no exul-
tant Romans on the bank to greet her
with loud plaudits, but the suddenly
cheerful faces of the lords of creation
on the boat were beaming upon her witt
eyes of admiration. She reached the
bank, tied the rope to strong tree ano
the men hauled the boat ashore" .-
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-14
CkooE-Mr.Lo!

Between IL and 1 o'clock few In.
dams, some six OF eight in number, run
of.the Government herd from Fort
Libo.ln. The troops were in full pur-
suit in about half an hour. There is,
undoubtedly, quite body of Indians
not far away, as otherwise they would
never attempt, in midday, so cheeky
a undertaking. Yet, however large
their force may be they have business
on their hands, for from pride alone,
the boys in blue will never let them
get away with that herd. If impudence
was one Of the christian graces, these
breech clouted heroes would have a
sure passport to the kingdom of grace
and glory. That the troops may be
successful and bring back not only the
horses but their own full number,
sound and lively, is the prayer of many
anxious hearts.
LArER.-Stock recaptured; troops
still out hunting Indians.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-14
Dickens, and the popular poets at
the P. O. Book Store. ---.. y

Catching Tartar-Governess: 'Do
you know, Earnest. that heard of lit
tie boy not older than you who can read
and write we'll, and who has begun Lat
in" Earnest: "Oh, say, what jolly
GOOD teacher he must have?'
A Joint discussion is to take place a.
Dayton, Ohio. on the 18th OF Sept,
between Stanley Mathews and Iho5-
Ewing.
It was little 4-year-o!d wEo picked
I'D feather in the yard and said that "a
dove dropped it out of his pocket
The famous, or rather Infamous, Judge
Page has arrested Judge Harwood, editor
OF the Austin Transcript, for libel.
Gambetta has been sentenced to three
months imprisonment and to pay line
of two thousand francs.
The Detroit Free Press says: "oecre-
tary whats-his-name is going to rev1e"
cur alleged navy"
The shock of an earthquake was ex-
perienced at West Holley, NJ: on the
roth inst.
| The Republicans have carried Name
by from seven TO ten thousani maj
-s.Es-. 50
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-14
Pine Land Thieves.

The BraiIerd Tribune is troubled over
the fact that only the little thieves in the
pine land steals have been molested,
while the big wholesale boss robbers are
allowed, at least as yet, to go unharned.
Pe,llaps the officials, like the Pioneer
Press on the Page question, are only nib
bling round the edges at present, to whet
their appetite for aquare meal when
the essviands are properly cooked up. It
does seem little strange that some of
those parties that are known to have been
engaged in laying scrip upon pine lands,
until they were stripped of their valuable
timber and then finding they had made a
mistake in the numbers which they vish-
ed to enter, use the same scrip for fresher
fields and better timber, are still honored
citizens while the light men who chanced
to get over the lines and cut few logs, are
held up as the great depredators against
the government. The Brainerd Tribune
bewails this state of affairs partly on ac-
count of its damaging influence to the
Republican party. We confess to full
sympathy with its second cause of regret
viz, Justice and equal rights, bat if the on
ly object in being honest and melting out
justice with an even hand is to save the
life of a political party, then we say the
sooner its eulogy is pronounced the bet
ter for the country. We agree with the
Tribune in its declared results. and hope
now that there has been SO much said
about pine land thieves, that we desire
to see something done or else give us q
rest on pine land frauds. We dislike to
acknowledge that the little story told by
our friend McCaine, in the St. Paul
Chamber of Commerce seems to apply
quite aptly to this pine land prosecution.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-14
Personal.

N. 3. Shattuck, messenger on the
stage line, has gone home to Fargo vi'i-
ting his family.
S.V. Chase, the irrepressible repre-
sentative Of Pat Kelley, St. Paul, is at
the Sheridan.
At the oheridan-Oapt Jas eGarrasta, " Bell,
str Dugal, b Wilson, Michigan; Jno Dales. Lew
Miller, river; CP Richards, HcG1s3or; Brown,
Rockford, III; A Woolman, G estof, Louisville:
WIN Young. river; Chase, Goo W Tibbitts. c
Oaks, St Paul; v Hurlbert, " A Broom, Theo
Brown, Minneapolis; r 1rasse, Fraxee City;
? Heichhold; Ps; G win,srm.te, l1orris; nc-
Garry. river; W H Dudley, str Sherman; 8 Shat
tuck. A Plunmer, Piilon, Fargo; John Leasurs,
str PEN inah; Geo rhomss; Mrs. soutavsrth; Iheo
Borup, Post No z; 4 6vest, Drsinord; Mrs hur-
doch; II 4 ssens, It Asosln; Davidson. La
CHssss.
It II. Msroaen>v-P Cancey, Knife river; L N
shawuck, john Collins, Virgin, Deadveod;
+ Phillips. Washington; X Ds1is. New orlesns,
Donald etsvsnson, IT Rice; stshs, etandinS
Rock; Jas lerbage; ssuk Center; D Gaylord
O A Tsylor, Tongue river; Dudley, 5sln Davis
ctr Beston; John Carr, Lacrosse; Robinson,
ROchAeteY.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-14
Gen. Carlin's Letter.

In our last issue in referring to Gen.
Carlin's letter in reference to reservations,
we did not complete our views ON the
SUBJECT, especially in regard to the rea-
son given for increasing the limits of the
Fort Rice reserve. To us the enlarge
ment of It's boundaries seems to tend to
defeat the very object sought to be at
tanned. If this reservation of beautiful
land was settled by farmers, the chances
would be much less for Indians to obtain
whisky and ammunition than now,
when the ceuntty is open for every strag-
gler, who, influenced BY gain, or; from
worse motives, chooses to traffic with the
Indians; for the farmers would, for their
OWE protection and for the safety of their
families, become guardians Of the pub
lie welfare; they would. be auxiliary to
the IN ditaEy in, proseryi.gi the peace Of
the frontier.
If the Indian reservations we're COM
pletely encircled by settlements Of farm
ers it would 60 far toward settling this
Indian question, for the lawless class
who now have an abundant opportunity
to operate with the Indians through this
open country, would be held in check by
the actual settlers for their own protec-
ton and compelled to obey the laws or
leave the country.
We venture the assertion that ten
times more whisky and ammunition has
been disposed of to Indians Immediately
on their reservations than in the settle
ments Immediately adjoining. We have
vet to learn of drunken Indian in Bis
marck. If there has been il has escaped
our observation since we have been here,
We are perfectly satisfied that the
mischief, at least the most of it, is done
clandes timely, close to Indian headquar-
tiers. In saying this we do not wish to be
misunderstood tor we are aware it is done
by renegades but on the reservation, and
not by the actual settlers of the country,
whose interest, above all else, is to keep
these Indians quiet and harmless.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-09-14

emily something was touched like the
body. Mrs. Cone motioned with her
hand that it was going down stream
Her directions were followed in direct
line from the boat in which the medium
and her companion were seated and the
hooks soon fastened upon the body and
b. ought it to the surface The position
of the body was partially upright, cores.
ponding to the description as seen by
Mrs. Cone in her trance Of Friday. She
had also seen, while under. the influence,
that the heavy rubber boots had half fill
ed with water and weighed him down.
Mrs. Davis said that the influence un-
der which Mrs. Cone passed while in the
|skif was very severe and exhausting. The
spirit guides made her feel all Of the
drowning sensation experienced by Mr..
Smith and the struggle Was. very hard.
The rash of blood to the head being the
last made her. very weak, and Mrs. Davis
asked Mr.. Butler to take hold. Of MrS.
Cones hand to give her strength: After
the recovery of the body, and indeed a
short time before that, Mrs. Cone was
feeling much better, which she attribute
ed to the certainty that they won Id find
the body. Several times during thu
search the clairvoyant remarked that the
grapnels touched him and that they
would get him. The search was at length
successful and the body was taken aboard
the ferryboat and brought to this city. A
coroner's inquest was held, resulting in
verdict of accidental ldrowning.-S. Pail
DisbatcI.