Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-26
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Reunion OF GarfeId's Old Regiment
speech Of the General.

Reunion OF GarfeITs Old Regiment
speech of the General.
CLEVELAND, August 25th-General Gar
fields regi nent held a reunion to-day at Ash
land, and after speeches by General Garfield
and others resolution was adopted proudly
commencing the first Colonel Of the Forty
second Ohio as man and soldier who de-
serves the votes of all men. General Garfield
said:
This is a family gathering, military family, for
in regiment is to che army what family is to
the whole civilized community. Here portion of
the platform fell military reunion without some
excitement and some accident would be altogether
too monotonous and tame to be interesting,
and in this good snatured audience we
can havei q good many accidents like
that and keep quiet and be happy. said this is a
family reunion, an assembly Of the old Forty second
military family, and it is well for US to meet here.
Nineteen years ago met crowd of earnest citizens
in the Courtroom above stsirs. Your bell was rung
in the town. Yoer people came out. The teacher
of your school was among them. The boys OF the
school there, and after we had talked together
little while about our country and its 'inperiled
flag the teacher OF the school cffeei himself to his
country, and twenty Of his boys with him. They
never went back into the school house again but
in the dark days of November, 1861, they
and enough OF Ashland county boys to make 1O0
went down with me to Columbus to join another
100 that had gone before them from Ashland coun
ty. And these 200 of your children stood in the
center of our military family, and bore these old
banners that you see tattered before you to-day
One Of them was given to our family by the ladies
Of Ashland, and Company c. from Ashland, carried
it we'll 1t was riddled by bullets and torn by un-
derbrush and tapped by the winds Of rebellion. 1t
came back tattered you see, but with never a
stain its folds, and never touch of dishonor
upon it anywhere; and the other Of these banners
was given US by the special friends OF Company A
in my old town of Hiram-the student company
e ~,
shared, like its fellows, the same fate, aud came
home covered with the glory of the conflict We
were family say again, and We did not let par
tsan politics disturb then, and do notle par
tisanship enter cur circle here to-day. We agreed
TO be brethren for the Union under the flag against
all its enemies everywhere, and brothers to all
who stood with US under the flag to fight for the
Union, whatever their color OF skin, whatever their
previous politics, whatever their religion. In that
spirit we went out; in that spirit we returned.
There never serious quarrel inside the regi-
ment ; there was never a serious disagreement be-
tween its officers. The worst thing ] have heard
said against tits that all of its then field officers
home alive, and they are all here on this stand to-
day. 1t was perhaps a little against u.s. that no one
Of had the honor to get killed or seriously Grip
pied, but hold that it was not altogether our
fault, and We trust that some day other you Will
have forgiven us, If you have not TODAY for being
alive and all here together | want to say another
thing about the soldiers work. | know OF nothing
in all the circle Of human duty tina, so unites as
do the common suffering and danger and struggle
that war brings upon a regiment. You cannot know
so thoroughly and SO 2 soon as
by the tremendous tests to which the war subjects
hin. These men knew each other By sight long
before they knew each other by name; but before
they got back home they knew each other as you
sometimes know song, by heart y for they had
been tested by fire, they had been tested by star
vat;on they had been tested, by the grim presence
Of death, and each knew that those who remained
were Union men, men that in all the hard, close
chances n IN
them TO stand up in tn very extreme spirit and
stand up ready to die. These Mt out with
out single touch OF revenge in their
hearts they went out to maintain this Union and
people Of Ashland should make the monogram of
'' United States, as you see up there, wreath of
" Union inside of very large n, capital that
stands for nationa nation so large that it includes
'U. S. A. all the people OF the Republic, and will
include il foreYermOre. That is what we meant
then, and is what we mean now; and now, fell w
citizens and soldiers Of the Forty second Regiment
greet you to-day with general satisfaction ani bid
you a cordial good bye.
General Garfield returned to Cleveland TO-
night, and will 90 to his home in Mentor to-
morrow.
The Storm in the East.
New YORK, August 25th.-A very heavy
storm passed over the city to-day, and the
temperature has been considerably lower
since the rain began, about fifteen minutes
past 1, and at half-past the gauge indicated
a rainfall of 1.41 inches. The telegraph
wires were much interferod with, making the
work very slow Indeed, there was almost a
total cessation of telegraph east for a period.
A boat capsized eff Rockaway Point and
six men were drowned.
New York, August 25th. = The sioop
yacht Intrepid, from Newport for New York,
was struck by squall off Hart Island at
1:30 p. NJ, and was unset aud sunk in twenty
fathoms of water. Everything was lost, the
crew barely escaping
WILKFsBARRE pa }, August 25th.-A flu
rious storm, with thund.r and lightning.
passed over here to-day. Several buildings
were struck, bat no great damage was done.
General divers powder mill at Laurel Run
was struck and /, 200 pounds of powder ex-
ploded, partially destroying the mixine-room
The flood caused considerable loss in this city.
BRIDGEPORT Conn. J, August 25th.-A ter
rife thunder storm passed over this city this
afternoon. Lightning struck schooner,
killing Charles +. Shryber, the steward.
Lightning struck a number of places about
the city and vicinity, including the st. Au-
gustine (Catholic) Church.
New YORK, August 25th.-The heated
term was broken this afternoon by terrific
thunderstorm, which was very destructive of
life and property throughout the country to
the north and east. The air is quite chilly
now, and fall overcoats are in request.
A telegram was received tonight from
Newiots, l.. | =, stating that the yacht Dollie
was upset in the storm, and Captain Fred
ericll Baker, of the Sixteenth Ward, Brook
Ign, and party were drowned. One man, it
was stated, was saved. There were six in the
party.
New York, August 25th.-The thunder
storm that passed over the city this afternoon
was very severe. An unknown man was
struck by lightning aid killed on Pelham
avenue, near the southern Boulevard. Two
frame houses on the Kings Bridge road at
One Hundred and Seventy-ffth street were
also struck by lightning and slightly injured.
Rain I'm Illinois.
CHICAGO, August 25th-The rains last
night were general, greatly berehting the
corn crop, which the long continued dry
weather had reduced to condition where
rain was necessity. Reports from all over
the corn-growing section shown the rain to
have been pretty heavy.
IOWA Republican state Convention.
Dies MONIES, August 25.h.-The Republi.
can State Convention met this morning.
Nearly 900 delegates were present. Great
enthusiasm prevailed. Senator Kirkwood
will be permanent Chairman All the dele
gates seem confident of defeating the Green
back candidate for Congress this fall. In
the afternoon, J. A. L. Hull was nominated
for Secretary of State by reclamation w.
v. Lucas Auditor L. II. Conger, Treas
urer. j. X. Powers was nominated for
Register of the Land Office, and Smith
Mcpherson for Attorney General. James
Harlan and A. II. Anderson were nominated
for electors at large. There is nothing re-
markable in the platform. The Convention
adjourned sine die. A new State Central
Committee reelected +. Q. Runnells as
Chairman.
westward.bound Passengers.
OMAHA, August 25,h = The following
through passengers were on to days train,
leaving at 2 P. NJ. to arrive in Sacra-
mento Angus 29th: Madame De Paul, Paris,
France; James Simpson, Captain J. r.
Mullett, Mrs. Getz and two children, J.
Newman, Louis Simon, Alfred Simon, N. j.
Donnell, L. Arnstein and wife, San Fran
cisco; +. Gangalli, st. Petersburg r.
Bigeon De Coursey, Miss J.. Stanley Simons,
Paris; A. A. Simons, New York H. c,
Taft, Oakland Captain Porter and wife, u.
S. Army.
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