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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-20
How Lincoln Relieved Gen. Rosecrans.

Gen. James B. Steedman, Familiarity
known as sold Chickamauga," was
never in happier frame than at the Ford
Post reunion the other night, when,
with other valuable anecdotes and Incl
dents of the war, he related the follow
ing: "Some weeks after the disastrous
battle Of Chickamauga, while yet Chatta-
nooga was in state of siege, Gen.
Steedman was surprised one day to re-
ceive a telegram from Abraham Lincoln
asking him to come to Washington.
Seeking out Thomas, he laid the tele-
gram before him, and was instructed to
set out at once. Repairing to the White
House, he was warmly received by Mr..
Lincoln. Mr.. Lincoln's first question
was abrupt and to the point: "Gen.
Steedman, what is your opinion of
Gen. Rosecrans?" Gen. Steedman, hes
itating moment, said: "Mr. President,
[ would rather not express my
opinion of my superior officer"
Mr.. Lincoln said: at is the man who
does not want to express an opinion
whose opinion I want. I am besieged
On all sides with advice. Every day ],
get letters from army officers asking me
to allow them to come to Washington to
impart some valuable knowledge in their
possession" "WeN, Mr.. President"
said Gen. Steedman, you are the Com
mander-in-Chief of the army, and if you
order me to speak I will do So" Mr..
Lincoln said "Then I will order an
opinion" Gen. Steedman then an
swered: Since you command me, Mr..
President, I will say that Gen. Rosecrans
is a splendid man to command victori-
GUS army But what kind of a man
is he to command defeated army?"
said Mr.. Lincoln. Gen. Steedman in
reply said cautiously: IT think there
are two or three other men in the army
that would be better" Then, with his
quaint humor, Mr.. Lincoln propounded
this question: "Who, besides yourself,
Gen. Steedman, is there in that army
who would make better commander ?"
Gen. Steedman said promptly: Gen.
George Fl. Thomas" ct am glad to
hear you say so,' said Mr.. Lincoln;
" that is my opinion exactly. But Mr..
Stanton is against him, and it was only
yesterday that powerful New York del
egation was here to protest against his
appointment. because he is from rebel
State, and cannot be trusted" Said Gen.
Steedman: A man who will leave his
own State Thomas was a Virginian-
lis friends, all his associations, to follow
the flag of bis country, can be trusted
in any position to which he may be
called" That night the order went
forth from Washington relieving Gen.
Rosecrans of of the command of the
Army of the Cumberland and appoint
ing Thomas in his place Toledo (Ohio)
Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-20
A Revolution in Ocean-Transit.

Yachtsmen and tourists who visit the
Isle OF Wight or Southampton have
often been puzzled by strange craft
that cruises in those waters, and which
invariably slows down to ordinary speed
when approached by other vessels. She
seldom appears to have anything more
serious on hand than party of gay
pleasure-seekers, but watermen and
others who have watched her closely
tell OF wonderful bursts of speed in
which she flies through the water like
an express train. She is the vessel with
which all the later experiments of the
Winans brothers, of cigar steamer"
fame, have been conducted, and the re-
suits to which these experiments have
led are as follows: spindle-shaped
steamer SOB feet longer than the Great
Eastern, Or 1900 feet in length, is al
ready designed and to be built It will
have engines of 100,O0O-horse powers
and will be propelled by twin screws
under the after quarter of the vessel.
The mean speed of this vessel is ex-
pected to be over twenty nautical, or
twenty-three statute, miles an hour.
She is to have tower $50 feet high,
containing in part state-rooms looking
out on circular balconies, but having
within a hollow cylinder, extending
vertically throughout its entire length,
and traversed by an immense weight
susceptible of being adjusted at any de-
sired height. This is an invention of
Mr.. William L. Winans, and the effect
that it produces upon the notion of the
vessel is precisely the reverse of that
which one would most readily infer.
When scaled" to proper height, in
proportion to the cheat or motion of
the waves prevailing, it absolutely pre-
vents all rolling. The great length of
this steamer will prevent pitching, SO
that, presuming it Justifes the claims
and expectations of the inventors, it
should be very advantageous for pur-
poses of ocean travel. It is designed for
the transatlantic mail and passenger
service, and their port of entry in this
country will be New London, Ct, of
which special survey was made three
years ago with this view Milford Ha-
ven is expected to be the port of entry
for Great Britain. That it will revolu-
tionize ocean travel is the conviction of
the Messrs. Winans, and on that convic-
ton they have expended millions, and
are about to expend still more, it being
their intention to construct three other
similar vessels as soon as that described
shall have been successfully operated.
The estimated cost of construction of
these vessels is 100000 each, and it
is confidently believed by the Messrs
Winans and many of their friends that
they will accomplish the passage of the
Atlantic in less than six days at all
seasons and in spite of any weather.
London Cor. Ne1U YORK; World.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-20
A $4,000 Editorial.

The Louisville Post publishes story
of a powerful editorial, once upon a
time, written and suppressed by the
late George D. Prentice, the value
placed upon the article being $25,O0O
Mr.. William Calvert, who was for many
years bookkeeper of the Louisville
Journal, gives the information, sayin g
that he and Paul R. Shipman alone, OF
persons living, know the secret. Mr.
Calvert is thus reported:
Zone day, while I was bookkeeper at
the Journal Office, $4,000 was left by a
very prominent man for Mr.. Prentice
I know it, for I handled the money, but
didn't know for what it was intended. !
always used to go to the Office in time
to send off the early mails. At this
exciting news was looked for, and the
next morning / went earlier than usual,
in order to look at the dispatches from
the proof-sheets in the composing
room. I proceeded to the hook and
commenced looking at the proofs, when
/ was astonished to find column edi-
torial written by Mr. Prentice and
strongly favoring the secession of the
State. It was at time when the ex-
element here was high, the Legislature
was in session, and this editorial was
written with view to influencing mem
bers. I was greatly surprised to think
that the Journal should espouse the
cause Of tho Rebellion, and I deter
mined, for the time at least, to kill that
editorial. I at first got a chisel and at
tempted to deface the types SO that the
article would have to be reset or laid
over, but this would not do.
"I had but short time before the
forms would 60 to press I started on
full run In search of Mr.. Shipman. I
succeeded in finding him, but where 7
do not exactly remember, as I was SO
excited at the time. I hurried with
him to the Office, reaching there just
before the form was closed, showed him
the proof, and he ordered it out. What
q relief it was to him and to mel It
was in this way that the noted editorial
which would have thrown the Journal,
perhaps Kentucky, on the side of the
South and the Rebellion, was sup
pressed. [ have not said anything in
regard to this matter until lately, and
then only when approached on the SUBJ
ject. Mr.. Belligan, who was then fore
man of the Journal, removed the edi-
torial from the form. #5
The next day there was lively time
about the Office, Mr.. Prentice being ter
ribly mad. You know how mad he
could get. A consultation was had,
matters were amicably settled, and in q
short time the Journal became one of
the leading Union organs. It was not
until after this that I knew what the
S25 600 was to be used for"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-20
A GEOLOGICAL ROMANCE.

inspired eg an snasuol Fgoo Of Antaaal Spa,sts.I
No sweeter girl eve ever gnu
mat Betty Mart ms daughter Sue.
Win SABLE hare, small tapir waist
And ups you'd gopher miles to taste
DIisht, Iambent eyes, like the gazelle,
oheep pertly brought to bear so well;
ape pretty lass, it was ayowed
u Whom her marmot to he proud
Deer girl! loved her as my life,
AND vowed to heifer for NV wife
Alas sailor on the sly.
Had cast on her his wether eve
ne SAID my lore for her was bosh
ana my affection mushouash.
ne q oog her footsteps everywhere
Anteater in his easy chair
He'd setter round this sailor chan
ana pointer out upon the man
Mhere once pirate cruiser boar
Tim captive to foreign shore.
The cruel Captain far outdid
Inc yaKs and crimes of Robert Kid
5 ne OFT would whale Jack with the cat.
ana say: My buck, doe you like thats
M, milat makes You stag around So says
nne catamounts to something, heyf"
linen he would seal 1t with an oath.
ana say: "You are a lazy slotht
III starve you down. my sailor fine
ohnl Tor been and porcupinel"
ano, iaarly horse with fendish laughter
Mou'o say: Henceforth, mind what giraffe teri"
IN snort. the many risks he ran
might well llama drawer man
WEI Wen ne was wrecked and castor shore
while teebly clinging to anoa
Hyena cleft among the rocks
he erept sans Shoes and minus OK;
ana, when he fain would go to bed
He had to lion leaves instead
linen sue would say, with troubled face;
HOW koodoo live in such placer"
AND straightway into tears would melt,
ana say: How badger must have feltl"
"hlle he, the brute, woodchuck her chin,
ana say: Aye-aye, iny lass!" and grin.
Excuse these steers TIA over now.
Iheres naught like grief the heart can COW,
Jackass'd her to be his. and she
She gave Jackal, and Tilted me-
A. d, now. alas the little minks
Is bound to him with Hymen's lynx.
Charles r. adams,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-20
HOW THE ZULUS FIGHT.
The Desperate Hand-to-Hand Struggle at
Rorlxes Drift.
ICapetown Cor. London Times.1

Rorkes Drift.
ICapetown Cor. London Timesl
The main body of the British adj
vance, under Lord Chelmsford, sene-
trated considerable distance into
Zulu-land, over twenty miles beyond
| Rorke's Drift, near which camp had
been established, with convoy, con-
sisting Of 1O2 wagons, 1,4oO oxen, 2
guns, 400 shot and shell, 1920 rifles,
1000 rounds of ammunition, and q
rocket-trough, the whole valued at
$1,000 Ten miles beyond Rorke's
Drift Lord Chelmsford left the convoy
guard and advanced with the remainder
| of his forces, some ten or twelve miles
further into Zulu-land, ito look for the
enemy" who, it afterward turned out,
were at the same time 10000 strong,
Lord Chelmsford being well out of the
way, they fell upon the convoy. The
British fought hard, and retreated
gradually upon the camp and its valua-
BILE stores, thus getting the support of
all their immediate forces. The Zulus
fell fast before the deadly rife; but
they carried out their courageous tactics
with a bravery which will not be for
gotten when the historian comes to
tell their story. To hurry an encoun-
ter to the death-struggle, hand to hand,
is the Zulu idea They advance in q
body, the men In the rear rushing into
the gaps made in front by the enemy's
fire. Then the men, with short knives
and shields, sling back their rifles and
| &ha
armed with spears break them off short
and convert them into short swords.
This is what happened at Isandula
and the camp at Rorke's Drift. The
overwhelming numbers of the Zulus,
taking the troops at moment when
there seems to have been no oppor-
tunity of awaiting themselves of in
trenchments Or barbados, enabled
them to overpower the red-coats.
The British officers and men fought
and fell where they stood. each of them,
however, Staying his two or three to
enc in the unequal fight. The colors of
the regiment and the stores fell to the
victors, who thus came into possession
of valuable weapons and ammunition
which they could also show to possible
allies as inducements to join them. Not
less than 81 British officers and $40
men lay dead in the sacked camp be-
fore the Zulus carried off the spoils. In
the meanwhile Lord Chelmsford was
still Hooking for the enemy!" When
it was all over the news reached him
and he fastened back, to discover that
the force he had left in his rear had
been annihilated. The Zulus had not
held the camp, but had carried off lit
orally everything that made it camp.
It was an awful scene of slaughter.
There was not living soul in it.
There we're no wounded to tend and
succor. Quarter had neither been asked
nor given. Black and white lay to-
gether in the death-grip. Both had
fought with equal courage and despera-
ton. The sturdy Englishman had met
in the athletic Zulu foeman worthy of
| his steel. The moderated savage had
u shown himself creature upon whom
drill may be as effective in the direc-
ton of natural courage as on Euro
DeanS.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-20
AS THE SEASONS COME AND GO.
by ALBERT PIKE.

The fresh young leaves are coming, dear!
In the genial prime of May:
And the bees in the blooms are humming, dear
And the world is glad and gay
is gay and glad in the ripe bright spring,
Forgetting the winter snow;
But winter again the snow must bring.
As the seasons ebb and flow;
And so the world goes round ring.
AS the seasons come and go.
AS the seasons come and go, and the years
One after another die,
With wan, sad faces wet with tears,
And the laugh that ends in sigh;
In a sigh-and signing, our hopes and joys
Pace after them, sad and slow,
With our manhood's baubles and childhood's
toys,
AS the seasons ebb and flow,
Leaving us only the pleasure that clogs,
AS the seasons come and go.
The lads are the fair girls wooing, dear,
In the rash glad days of spring,
And the greybeards for young loves suing, dear
While the thrushes, mating, sing.
They wise-for the young grow old and grey
And time is fair girls foe;
And maids are tickle, and men will stray,
AS the seasons ebb and flow;
For loves forever is but day.
AS the seasons come and go.
In the new loves lap all the old are forgot
When the mouth new kisses Graves;
They are gone, like players, remembered not.
One after one, like the waves;
On the dead loves ashes the live loves tread,
And into Its fires we throw
The false girls picture, the tress of the dead,
AS the seasons ebb and flow,
Forgetting the once sweet lips so red,
AS the seasons come and go.
No, no there were loves cannot forget
Charming faces, forever DEAR
Sweet lips, with whose kissing ours tingle yet,
Loving words we shall always hear;
Eyes that we always shall look into,
Whether they love as or no;
Alterations imm ortal, tender and true,
Though the seasons ebb and flow;
Immortal OH darling! as mine for you,
While the seasons come and go.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-20
A Family Saved by a Cat.

Last Saturday, Hiram Holdridge and
wife, of this city, went to Webster to
spend the Sabbath with their son-in-
law, j. FL. Van Antwerp. The family
and their guests sat up quite late, and
it was after the midnight hour when all
retired. About 3 o'clock in the morn
ing Mr.. Van Antwerp was aroused by
the loud mewing of cat that has been
q pet of the family for many years. Iu
fact, "puss seemed unusually dis
turbed, and, contrary to all previous
conduct on her part, made quite a
9 racket at the chamber-door. Mr..
Van Antwerp paid but little attention
to the noise as soon as he ascertained
the cause, and fell asleep. Shortly after
4 O'Clock, however, he was again awak-
ened in the same manner, and was ter
rifed on discovering that the whole
house, even the room in which he was
sleeping, was wrapped in flames. He
awoke his wife, jumped from the win
dow, with difficulty got the badly-fright-
ened lady from the proximity of the
flames, and then gave the alarm to Mr..
Holdridge and wife and other members
of the household in time for them to
save themselves. - Rochester Demo
crat
The Hnd-hearted publisher of the
Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette printed this
announcement one day last week:
" AS our printers wished to join in the
Mardi- Gras festivities yesterday, and re-
quested that but little original matter
be given to set in type, we prepared no
editorial for this mornings issue of the
paper"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-20

EMPLOYEES of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company have been notified
that drunkenness and frequenting of
liquor saloons will be considered suf-
fcient cause for immediate discharge.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-03-20
The Hungarian Disaster.

-.Neau York Sun.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-01-30
De0thS.

At Cedar Grove, Rockbridge county. on the 18th
inst, Miss Amanda H. Bosserman, in the 74th
year of her age. s5y fli1 aGfs
On the 21st inst, at his residence, Franklin, W.
Va, of dropsy, DR.. James Priest aged about 70
years.
Near Harrisonburg, on the 18th inst. of pneu-
monia, Mrs Sarah Rhodes, wife of Sa NIL Rhodes,
in the sd year Of her age. She was most excel
lent lady.
On the 18th inst. at Elizabeth, N. j., Mrs. Ade-
line Mayo, wife of Edward C. Mayo, formerly OF
Richmond city, in the 10th year of her age.
At his residence. on Cowpasture, in Highland
county, on the Dist inst Mr.. Decatur II. Jones.
family to mourn their irreparable loss.
On Sunday, the 26th inst, Mary B.. wife OF Zach
ariah McChesney, OF this county, in the oath year
of her age. Her funeral took place on the 28th
inst. from the Thinking Springs Church.
In this city, on Monday morning, at the resi-
dence OF her husband,-Mr. Richard W. Hardy,
Mrs. Martha A. Hardy. aged 50 years.
She had been member OF the Episcopal church
for number OF years, and had been great suf
ferer for the past nine months. from tumor of
the breast, which terminated in congestion of the
lungs. In all her sufferings she exhibited most
wonderful degree OF patience, and died with the
full assurance OF faith in the blood OF the bless
ed Redeemer. who cleanseth from all sin.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-01-30
Business Notice.

The change that has taken place in the
proprietary interests of the VIRGINIAN rem
ders absolutely necessary settlement OF
the old business.
Accounts for advertising and job work
will be sent through the mails or presented
n person during the month, and we trust
that all will be prepared to meet them either
by cash or notes.
We have large amount upon our books,
and 1T becomes necessary to have it settled
up as speedily as possible. Contemplated
improvements in the business facilities Of
the Office require that all available means
should be on hand, and we therefore conf
IDENTIFY appeal to those who are indebted to
us to come forward and liquidate the claims
against them. The amounts generally are
SMALL and by an effort can be easily met.
We have never had to resort to public
duns to keep our business in a healthy and
progressive condition. This therefore is
purely a business notice, growing out of the
proprietary relations of the paper, rendering
ir necessary to close up the old books. We
know we need only to make this statement
it r.esi,e )r,n pit and ready response.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-01-30
Meeting of Re-Adjusters.

A conference OF some OF the leading Re-
adjusters was held last Monday when it was
determined to hold Il meeting in the Court
House on Saturday, February sth, at 70
O'Clock, M, for the purpose OF appointing
delegates to the Convention which meets in
Richmond on Tuesday, the 25th OF February.
The object of the Convention is made
known in the concluding clause of the Off
cial call which is as follows:
1t is believed to be our duty to advise, as
we do earnestly advise, those of you who
favor restoration to the State Government
of its inalienable control OF the revenue Of
the State; who favor the appropriation with
firm and unvarying fidelity for public free
school purposes of the whole fund so dedi-
Gated by the Constitution; and who favor
re-adjustment Of the public debt, upon the
principles and within the limits prescribed
bv the Barbour Bill, which has been herein
set forth, to appoint delegates, by county,
district and ward meetings, as you may see
fit, to attend convention of Re.adjusters,
to be held iE the city of Richmond, on Tues
day, the 25th day OF February, 1879, that
you may for yourselves give direct express
sion to your views in this respect, and take
such measures as may seem to you proper TO
protect your imperiled rights and interests,
as citizens and taxpayers Of the Common.
wealth.
1t is earnestly desired that as large rep
resentation as possible assemble, and that
delegates from each township be selected. i
Remember Saturday Feb. Sth, is the day
and not Monday the Sd as stated by mistake
in the Spectator
Arrangements have been made with all
the railroads leading into Richmond for the
transportation of all delegates to and from
the convention of Re-Adjusters, to be held
in that city on the 25th of February, for
one fare, and also arrangements with the
hotels, for all who may attend, at greatly re-
duced rates.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-01-30

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, January 9th, 1879
BEEF CATTLE.-The market has been very dull
throughout to-day and prices bake off on ali
grades. according to quality, The quality OF the
offerings was generally about as good as it was
last week. excepting that there were scarcely as
many Of the very lowest grades as there were
last week. There was larger number OF Illinois
quote at 50a$5 l2h per 100 lbs. few selling at the
latter price. 1.-THE quotations given in our live
stock reports of the retail market, except
where otherwise stated .t- -.
Mich CowS.-There is a full supply OF commo
cows, and they are dull good ones in fair de-
mand. We quote at 25as5O per head.
Prices this week for Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
ted first quality 8 75a$4 IS; medium or good fair
quality 75a$3 90; ordn airy thin steers, oxen and
COWS 250a$2 75 general average OF the market this
week.; extreme range OF prices 50a$5 10 Most
the sales were from 50 to 81 so per 100 lbs. =
SWINE.-The supply this week is fully equal to
the demand. which is fair for the general run of
the stock, though good for the best grades, the
quality generally not coming up in grade to that
of last weeks receipts There is some improve
ment to note in prices since last week. We quote
rough sows and stays at 4ha4Ac, best butcher
hogs at 4ha5A cents per lb net, the latter for
choice. The arrivals to Saturday were some 3Il9
and since then 1850 head. Receipts this week
6575 head. fIaI- .5ilUI
SHEEP.-The trade in sheep is very slow. our
butchers buying very sparingly most OF them
having as many as they need, and there existing
ceedingy dull. The quality is generally not quite
as good as it was last week. though there are
some choice tops. We quote at 4a4A cents, most
sales being under the outside figure. and few
choice at 5a6A cents per Id gross. Receipts this
week 1905 head.