Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-24
v ASHINGTON JOTTlNGS.
MORE ABOUT SHeRMAN'S PET BANK.
How Col, Cameron Was Killed Scrap Of
history Regarding Fort Pillow
The Indian Scare-B. 4 o.
Railroad Enterprise,
How Col. Cameron Died Not Shot Amer
Being Taken Prisoner.

How Col. Cameron Died lot Shot Amer
Boing Taken Prisoner.
NISuI<GToN, December 23.--A mcm-
l.rr "i Col. Cameron's regiment makes
rhc following denial oi the widely cir
culated story that Wade Hampton shot
Cameron after hr had surrendered; II
va, present with lay company aud
look part with it in the battle Of Bull
Run. saw Col. Cameron iall. He Was
NOT taken prisoner and he was not un-
atrrr near the crown oi Il SLOPE over
which the regiment had charged. lie
had large revolver in each hand,
anI WAS urging his men To
n, steady. lie stood in front of
cur line The regiment did not
llll hack until ho was killed. When
Ia him and eLdcavorcd Ia place the
h,k upon his horse, which Sergeant
Campbell had in the meantime brought
u, lhr fire got To- lac too hot; several
Il the PARTY were wounded, AMI We re-
U.uuth lcit the body OI the brave old
Iii .rl. Col. Cameron was never u pris-
ourr while hc commanded the 19th. lie
Ms killed in the midst al his own men
while leading them against the rebels.
dpuot know who killed Col. Cameron,
AN think II doubtful il any one cisc
does: for in that charge one hundred
All ninety eighI "f his mcn were killed,
wounded and taken priSuncrs, and II Is
hIul L. understand how any one can
~ that lac Nlw II particular shot fired
luAt killrd particular person when
sr,"~iug lorrvS were engaged III the tie
aNrN ami receipt ula hot iir".
j rap of History Regarding Fort Pillow.
WN>uI>oro>, December -. - Mr..
Cnamrr>, ul Mississippi, who was next
an command tu Forrest, at Fort Pillow,
hI, been interviewed in regard to that
.,liir and declares there Was no mas
,trr,. and that the charge al bad mith
ur, against Federal officers instead at
truirlrritrS. lie claims that the lOrIn-
a. took advantage al delaying action "n
th. proposition lot surrender To get the
.uuGuats into position IT, receive the
trnlrdrritr~ with canister a. they came
into the works lie SAYS there was II"
Surrender, aud 81 no murder after sur
r,ndrr. and claims that large proper
ton q, tho Federal Killed Mere shot he
lore thc rebels reached the works.
Shcrmsn's Startling Statement.
" N>uI>oroN, December 2J,-Mr-
Hewitt, ui New York, SAYS that the NOR"
lac studies the reply of Secretary Shcr-
man L. Judge kclley's resolution the
more it startlrS him. 1t not only appears
that the first National Bank of New
York held Sil,WO,0OO al | nited States
unds but, what Is equally singular, tue
hank has been allowed IA call al ninety
days on the proceeds nj all sales Uf bonds,
even after Secretary sherman saw fiji tn
ask that such proceeds should br turned
into the Treasury. In other words, the
bank Was allowed, as a member of the
syndicate. tu have II TAT percentage "n
It's sales ri four and a hlli percent bonds,
and 10 huld the pTuceeds OF such sales
uu call ul ninety days, and IN addition
It has been allowed the use, on an
average, ui ~.n.OOU.On III gold pcr
Month. bl course. the bank has been
Wi~,. enough L. MAX" this money earn
interest, and the proof that the gold has
been out at interest, and not living idle
in the bank vaults. is found IN the
tanks own monthly statement For
instance, while sherman : reply Ia kel-
lev shows that the bank had Ia its credit
>I5.OOu, ,OOu ui g"Nvrumrnt gold on DE
rrIuhcr lst. the statement al the bank
r,r December LIT shows that il had but
: .upuNtO al gold IN It's vaults on that
LhN The remaining Sli, i,WDnO had, al
course, been put where they would do
The most good d-that i, invested III
h,udo ur lent out at interest IN some
other way Mr.. Hewitt, who is an able
tnAn,ier, in connection With
thr banking business, and not ut
all given To loose statements, aud
wilhAl an earnest adyocate ot gold re-
sumption, saws the bank can not have
mur less than 500, 900, and the money
value II their privilege may have eN-
,,.jvd that amount very considerably.
Nr Sherman = lailh III the bank Is
somewhat remarkable, in view al the
Tact that it, paid-up capital Is only
-rOitnu. or "uiy IA per cent "i the
average amount of Government gold
which il has had the absolute use at.
\ COMPARISON OF figures also develops
ia, ltrl that the proportion "i gold bal
.n,r, lying in the hands oi this one bank
hs> averaged all the way from ~ !" ~
percent. ui the aggregate of gold balance
lr lhc credit ut the Government III all
the National Banks oi the country. 1t
mal hr that this pet bank has been
gwen these very valuable privileges out
"i the goodness Of Secretary sherman
heart, but the transaction has u very
suspicious look, and will most likely
get the thorough investigation il ought
lrrrIrINc.
The Indian Scare.
W ,NuIAGroN, December 23.-Ihe
Governor uf Kansas had II conference
with General sherman to-day, and Is de-