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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-10-05

WAR DEPARTMENT
PROvOsT MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE
WAsHINGTON,D. c. JULY 6. 1854.
Commanding Military Division West Missis-
sppi, New Orleans, La.
GENERAL
In connection with letter of May 2stha
from NAV, Gen. Heron, with your endorse
ment of the 18th ult. relative to the organiza-
ton of volunteers in Texas, the following, au-
thority is hereby granted you by the Secretary
of War.
1st. You can for the force in Texas, in ad-
dtion to the cavalry force, already recruited,
recruit and organize two or more regiments OF
volunte. r cavalry (white troops) to form cav
airy Brigade. 1t must be distinctly under
stood, however that the horses must be obtain
ed from Texas or elsewhere within your COM
mand, and west not be expected from the
North.
End. You may recrult-as many regiments
of Volunteer Infantry, white or colored as can
be organized from tine persons desiring to en-
list on condition that the recruitments is con-
Quoted by successive regiments; that is, that
one regiment shall be completely recruited
and organized before another one is common
ced.
I'D. Officers for the troops herein author
lied WILL De appointed Dy the war DePalt
ment on your nomination.
The recruitment and musters must be gov
erned by the requirements of the Recruiting
and Mastering Regulations of the army, and
emil, nents be macd for two years, Is may be
found most practicable.
4th. If you deem it expedrient you may give
authority to Judge Hancock to raise brigade
of Infantry or cavalry, subject to the foregoing
conditions, to be commanded by himself, pro-
vided, it be raised within sixty (6o) days from.
the date of your authority. The two regi-
ments, already raised may form part OF the
Brigade consisting of four regiments if you
think proper. am General,
Very respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J.B. Fry, P. NJ. General.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1882.
Type for Sale.

One large, double font OF nonPariei, LOU
dance of caps, small caps, figures, leaders, ana
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GU dnIN -
The Great Popular Route Of Texas
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
RAILWAY.
CONNECTIONS.

AT GALVESTON with Mallory Line Steamers for
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AT ARCOLA with l. & G. N. R. R. for Columbia
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AT ROSENBERG with G. H. 4 S. R'y. Sunset
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ern Texas AID Mexico; also for Houston Star
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leans and all points in the Southeast. North
and East; with New York, Texas II Mexican
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that line.
AT BRENNAN with H & T. C. R'y. for Hemp
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AT MiLANo with 1. & 9. N. R'y for Hearne,
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AT TEMPLE with Mo Pacific R'y.
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that line.
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and Dallas Extention Of Mo p. R'y.
xy-See that your tickets read over this line.
6rFor full information address
Oscar q. Murray, Gen'L Pass. Agt
s-as.y GALVESTON. TEXAS
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HANCOCK ASA FEDERAL BROADER.

His Denial and the Proof Fixed Upon Him.
How Is that for q WOuld-be Congressman
from the 10th District.
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COPY
New ORLEANS, Sept. Sth, 1864

Captain.
Mr. Justus Witherc, in consequence of do
nestle afltictiOn, declines to muster in under
the provisional commission extended him as
second lieutenant to recruit ana organize Il
company from Texas refugees.
herewith return you the commission, and
request the appointment of Mr. Samuel john
son to that position.
Very Respectfully your obedient servant,
(Sgned) JOHN HANCOCK.
To Capt. Ii. F. Morcy, Present.
[Com issued Sept 8 to Sam. johnson, (SdD NJ ]
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Copy of enclosure in letter of Sept. 8, 1861
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION
OF WEST MISSISSIPPI :
NEW ORLEANS, LA, August 18th, 1854.
SIR:-Under the authority of the war depart
a second lieutenant of the Second Texas caval-
ry, and authorized to recruit and organize
Subject to the regulations Of the general re-
cruiting service), a company from Texan refll-
for the term of one year. Should the company
be organized you will be nominated to the sec
crctary of war for COMM SsiOn. You will at
once be mustered into service under the pro-
visions of paragraph !, of general orders No.
l3l, war department, adjutant generals Office,
current series.
BY order of Maj. General E. X. s. Candy.
(Signed.) Is. r. MOREY,
Capt. and Act'g Assistant Adjutant General.
TO Justus Withcrcl, New Orleans, La.
Cancelled by substituting the name of Samuel
johnson, Sept. g. 1864.
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HANCOCK'S RECORD.
Boston, October 20, 1878

Boston, October 20, 1878.
Hearing that many our fellow-citizens are
enormously impressed as to Judge Hancock's
course during the war, it being said he had q
command in the federal army; enclosed please
find Judge Hancock's letter to me upon that
subject, which for the cause OF democracy re-
specially ask you to publish.
L. N. HALBERT.
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lCOPY.l
CITY HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
August 81, 1864.
LCOPY.l
CAPTAIN 8:


Captain:
In accordance with the request Of the super
inlcndent of the volunteer recruiting service
of the department., would ask the major gen
eral commanding to appoint Captain "A; II.
LOngley, CA. ID. c. to General iiamlltoLD, TO
superiptend The recruitment of the 2nd Texas
cavalry, and to report to the SUPERINTENDENT OF
recruiting service of the department.
Captain Longley has been ordered by General
Hamilton to assist me wherever may need his
services; a copy OF which order lett WIN the
major general commanding.
Iwould also ask that First Sergeant Lawrence
ID. Read, of company A, Ind Texas cavalry,
formerly General HamiltOns body guard, be
promoted to second lieutenant of the same.
This company has never had second lieu
tenant.
Very respectfully,
Your Obedient servant,
ISjpnedD JOHN HANCOCK.
Capt X. F. MOrcy, A. A. A. Gen.
See s. O. Aug 3l-64, and Prov. Apt. to Sgt
Read
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AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. %, 1878.


Colonel L. N. Habert:
DEAR SIR am merely passing through
here, en- route for Lee and Burleson counties
and find your esteemed favor OF 18th inst;
As to the statement of the "fellow" at Round
Top saving he will '.swear raised and COM
manded a regiment in the north" ne will
simply swear falsely. never raised or com
manded regiment in the north or any where
else. You, too, are mistaken in supposing l
had commission. never had one OF any
kind, either military or civil, under the govern
ment of the United States, nor was l ever IN
the military service of that government day
in my life; have no desire or expectation OF
being. I very rarely pay any attention to
these electioneering tales. 10 do so would
ONLY encourage the dirty fellows to invent 9TH
ers, as soon as my back should be turned, and
most persons have become satish these old
ones are mere fabrications. Any one who
will reflect moment knows if had ever held
a commission under the United States copy
of it would certainly be obtained by those who
claim that secession brought so many blessings
to the south. opposed secession, it is
true, openly and vigorously because l be-
heved it would inevitably bring war, disaster,
ruin and death to thousands and result IN
emancipation. remained quietly at home
till May, 1864, when my arrest being ordered,
got on my horse and rode away. As soon
as the war was over returned, and my course
from that time to the present is known to
many, nearly all VIII wisho to know, but rare
w allude to it, and claim no more than belongs
to any one who may have done what he be-
lieved his duty. In haste, yours truly,
JOHN HANCOCK.
HEADQUARTERS, U. FORCES,
ON THR Rio GRANDE, TEXAS,
May 18TH, 1864.
To His Excellency, President A. Lincoln.
DEAR S1R:-The loyal Texans now within
our lines ask of you the appointment Of Judge
John Hancock as 4 brigadier general of vol
unteers, with authority to take special charge
of recruiting in this state, and at once form
brigade. think he has more influence among
the Unionsts than any other one man, which
combined with his great energy and his per-
sonal good habits, would make him valuable
man for the government to have in this section.
think there is no doubt but that he could fill
up brigade within a few months. have
seen the list of Texans who recommend
Judge Hancock, and find there the names Of
all the prominent refugees. l believe the ap-
pointment of Judge H. would be benefit to
the service.
I have the honor to be with great respect,
your obedient servant,
(Sipned.) F. ]. HERON,
Maj. Gen.l Vols.
commend this subject to favorable consid-
Grafton, and from the character given Judge
Hancock, think more suitable selection
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The following correspondence shows how in
dustrlOusly Hancock went to work to recruit
his forces under the authority given MIN.
These documents are ON file in the war depart
ment:
[COPY.]
CITY HALL NEW ORLEANS,
August 10th, 1864.
Major:
Being allowed by the major general COM
handing to recommend suitable persons to
serve us recruiting officers for the IND regiment
of Texas cavalry volunteers, l herewith 1Or-
ward the names of George H. Gray and ThOs.
II. Fulton, and ask that they be authorized to
Respectfully, your 0b'dt serv,t,
(SigneD JOHN HANCOCK.
To Mai, c, T.. Christensen, A. A. Genaral.
[COPY.]
CITY HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
August %, 1854.
Captain:
In attention to yours of this date; | beg to
state that on the 10th inst, | presented the
requesting that they be appointed recruiting
officers for the 2nd Texas cavalry regiment OF
volunteers to recruit Texas refugees IN TINS
city; and on the I'D inst, presented the name
of Justus Witherel, asking that he be ap-
pointed recruiting officer 10 recruit IcNas
on the Mississippi river within this district lor
same regiment. A.
The latter application was submitted TO the
major general in person and acted upon by nm
US understand favOraby.
Respectfully your You're OF s sHCnGu
To Capt. b. F. Morcy, A. A: General.
provisional appointments granted Augugt
%, "a, SD NJ, copies furnished General
BankS.1
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Judge Hancock is before the people again
for congress; it is his sixth venture for that
position, and during his various races he has
made some record that is appropriate now as
test Of his fitness for the position he seeks.
Above all things as candidate he should be
truthful and honorable; without this qualihca'
ton his other claims are worthless.
Hancock was charged with raising regl-
ment of colored troops to subjugate Texas.
The charge was broad one, and Hancock
found it necessary to defend himself; SO in
stead of admitting his connection with the
raising of Federal troops he denied it: The
following is the denial and the proof to the
contrary:
The Portland daily press., 1882-12-06

thing to do with it. Kings wore their hair
long, in imitation of Samson, and the golden
Sun-Dog Mthias. I suspect from this that
the first men shorn were slaves and laborers;
that freedmen wore their hair unmutilated, as
the crown of perfect manhood and manli-
ness If this be correct the new era of free
dom, when it ever shall dawn, will be charac-
terized by men unshorn as well as women un-
perverted.
I wish that our science and our civilization
had better devices for preserving the integrity
of the hair. Badness is a deformity, and pre-
mature whiteness defect. If the head was
in health, and the body in proper vigor, am
confidant that this would not be. am appre-
hensive that our dietetic habits occasion the
bleaching of the hair; the stiff, ars snic pre-
pared Eat is responsible for much of the bald
ness. Our hats are unhealthy from the tricks
of the hatters. I suppose there are other
causes, however. Heredity has its influences
Certain diseases wither the hair at Its roots ;
others lower the vitality of the skin, and SO
depiate the body.
acknowledge that the shingled head dis
gusts me. 1t cannot be wholesome. The most
sensitive part of the head is at the back where
the neck joins. That place exposed to unusu-
al heat or cold is liable to receive an injury
that will be permanent, il not fatal, in short
period. The whole head wants protection /;
and the hair affords this no other protection
can. Men have boards because they need
them, and it is wicked to cut them off No
growth or part of the body is superfuous, and
we ought, as candidates for health and long
| life, to preserve ourselves from violence or mu-
tilat:on. Integrity is the true manly stan
| dard.
The Portland daily press., 1882-12-06
Interesting Facts About Hair.

[Dr. Wilder in Medical Tribune.]
Whether the hair should be cut 1 never
could quite satisfy myself AS physiological
practice, seriously doubt the pfopriety. Every
cutting is wounding, and there is some sort
of bleeding in consequence, and waste of vital
force. think it will be found that long lived
persons most frequently wear the hair long.
The cutting of the hair stimulates to new
growth to supply the waste. Thus the energy
required to maintain the vigor of the body is
drawn off to make good the wanton destruc-
tion. 1t is said, know, that after the hair
has grown to a certain length it loses its vitali-
tyat the extremity, and splits, or "brooms up"
Whether this would be the case if the hairs
should never be cut L would like to know.
When it is cut fluid exudes, and forms
scab Or Cicatrx at each wounded extremity,
indicating that there has been injury.
Women and priests have general y worn long
hair. L never could imagine why this distinc-
tion was made. The ancient priest was very
often unsexed or devoted to VOW of celibacy,
but cannot surmise whether that had any
The Portland daily press., 1882-12-06

WASHINGTON Post: The word Ochiltrae,
originally spelled Orkeltray, appears in a
vocabulary of the Wompanoag dialect, pre-
pared by one of the early Plynouth colo
nists, and printed in London in 1914. The
simple and beautiful meaning of Orkeltray
--or Ochiltree, as the Texas statesman
writes it's "a fountain of TRUTH
The Portland daily press., 1882-12-06

We do not read anonymous letters and commuDi-
cations. The name and address of the writ are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for ublca-
ton but as guaranty OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
nunications that are not used.
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MEETINGS
PORTLAND Il ROCHESTER RAILROAD,

HNHE Stockholders of the Portland and Rochester
Il Railroad are hereby notified that their annual
meeting will be held at the Station of the Company
on Preble Street, Portland, ON WEDNESDAY the
sixth day of December next. at two O'Clock in the
afternoon to act upon the fol- lwing business viz.
ARTICLE 1st.-To hear the eport ofthe Directors
ART. 2d-To choose nine directors for the en-
suing year.
ART. 3d-To transact any other business that
may legally come before them.
WNI. Ii. CONANT. Clerk
Portland, Nov 2lst 1852. noy22d2w
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. 8.

EVERY regular attsche Of the PRESS is furnished
With Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, Ali railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
ot every person claiming to represent our Journal
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A LETTER signed by Hon. William Gray
of Boston, Hon. Charles Frances Adams,
Jr., of Quincy. William Goddard, Esq, of
Providence, and other gentlemen from diff
ferent sections of the country, has been sent
to each Senator and Representative at
Washington, again urging the justice Of
the famous French spoliation claims and the
passage during the present session of bill
referring the whole matter to the court OF
ola
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Eastern Telegraph Company will be held at the
AUGUSTA House, in the city Of Augusta Wednesday
the twentieth day Of December instant at 10
O'Clock a. NJ. for the purpose of electing board of
directors the ensuing year; also TO make such
changes in the bylaws in relation to manner of call
ing and time and place OF holding meetings of the
company, as may be deemed expedent.
Erred L. RICHARDS, Clerk
Camden Dee. 9th, 1882. dec5d2w
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M G. w. Association.

Maine Eclectic Medical Sociefv.
TlHE Semi Annual Meeting Of the Maine Fclectic
n Medical Society will be held at he De Witt
house, IN the City Of Lewiston. on Wednesday. De
% she oth' 1857 az 10 o'clock a. M, members
ana friends are requested to be present Per order
hozldSW~ Il WRIGHT Secretary
The Portland daily press., 1882-12-06
THE most notable circumstance in con.

THE most notable circumstance in con-
nection with the propagation of Parliament
is the fact that the session ends without any
disclosure having been made of the Ministe-
rial programme in Egypt. More than two
months have elapsed since Arab was sup
pressed and the Khedive reinstated, but up
to the present time Mr.. Gladstone and his
colleagues have been as silent as the grave
upon the basis of reconstruction which has
been adopted. They now have three or four
months longer in which to mature thei
plans
The Portland daily press., 1882-12-06

IT is rather entertaining to be told that
the number of marine arrivals and depar-
lures at the port Of Chicago during the sea-
son of navigation on the lakes exceeded those
at the port of New York during the same
period of time. No mention is made OF the
rather striking difference in the relative
amount of tonnage. OF course the Chicago
vessels bear no comparison in carrying ca
pscity with the huge steamships and sailing
vessels plying to and from the port Of New
York upen the ocean highways of the
world
The Portland daily press., 1882-12-06
mr.. WIN. WESfFALl,
Of Duchess Co, Ms. so Years of A ge, suf
fered ontinuaIly for Many Years
from Stone in the Bladder:

fered Continually for Many Years
from Stone in the Bladder:
Great age and painful disease are q sad combina-
ion. Yet Mr.. William Wesfall, formerly Rock
City Duchess Co., N. Y, now of Washington Hollow
in thesame county, came to the Office eff DIR. David
Kennedy, the eminent Physician and Surgeon of
Ron out N. Y, some time since, in codition to
excite the sympathy of the most cold-blooded and
hard-hearted person in the world. We say he came
he came-he was, rather, carried to The Doctors
Office for he was totally helpless, and bore the
weight of 80 years besides He had suffered long
from Retention of Urine and had all the symptoms
of an aggravated case of calcnus formations in the
bladder The usual instrumental examinations
revealed the presence in the bladder of a urinary
told Mr.. Westfa'l that, owing to his age aud debi
ty an ope ton was out of the question: but that he
could, by the prescription of "Kennedys Lavorite
Remedy" together with local t. reatment, make
him comfortable and leave him to live out all his
days. The come of this was that the patient en-
joys good health to this day.
The e easons why
DIR. Kennedy's "Favorite Remedy, is being
extensively used by people as follows: 1t is
comb nation of vegetable alternatives. It is pleas
ant TO the taste adapted both exes and all ages
s sfectv in atfordinh immediate relief in all cases
of Kidney troubles Liver Complaints, Constipation
OF the Bowels and arrangements peculiar to women.
At the same time purifes the blood thus giving
tone and streng h to the system debitated by di-
sease or age "Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy"
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M a RRlAGE>N

ARBUcKLE-LETCHER. On The 80 uIt., in
Richni md. KY. Mr. Vim. A.. ArburkIe, for
merry OF Gre npri. count, W a..and Mrs
CLaYPo1. -ALDERanN On the Iiih inst ri
The residence Of the bride m th. r near FOrl
Spring. In Greenb' Ter county, West Virginia
by Rev. Ahner Chappell. Mr.. e. G. ClaypOoI
and Miss Matte Anderson, both Of Green brieI
county W Va. ~
R'BERTS .N-LTTS.-At the American Ho' ell
staun!o'. Der. nh 1882 nv k.v. VIM +; Ba.
ker, Mr. Ge.s. W. Robertson and Miss Manu-.
B. IntIs. all of Aug usfa county.
TaYLnR-F .UvER-.t the re.idence of the
brides f.ther. near Parnassus. A w usta cum
CIV. Va by Rev. J. H. H. Winfree Prof e
Granvrile raylor, OF Aibemarle county. to
Miss Elizabeth VI. F,uver.
ANDEs-LoNG AT Day ton, Rockingham coun
t. Dec l2,n by Rev. David Bush. Mr.. ] seph
!, RT bingham county. -, -l-.t
sNELL-BooN In Sa EN-. Dec l4th. by Rev L.
X. .ire-n, N Jnseph +. Smell, Of Harrison.
q ko''n. ESQ.,, % Salem, Roanoke county.
Wednesday last. in. tn
Pr-sDy ier,an chnrch, In Charlottesville, by
Rev; MI PtTe Mr. assG 49, sn .s 81 Bar
Butt. daughter of C0rnelirs Dull. OF Char
F. IoEfesvtIIe, Va. q A. r. rs ~ ',..e's
Ora wFoKD- PATTERSON. On Dec 18th. at the
residence of the brides father, on South
River, by Rev. A. F. Laird. Mr.. q. Craw-
ford and MIS-. Mary Z. Patterson, both OF
Augusta county. 80 t. E -.
HOUsER-KENNEDY.-O On Thursday last, Mr.
Isaac Hbuser. of the netghhorhoOd of Green
Vile was married to Miss E,iie Kennedy, o.
Mid say. ga vi tfag saiAEr 80 .-.-3z1} AZ
the 18th INST : ny Rev.
, Jas Murray CapL.C B Col.er and Miss Tar.
RE, daughter Of Mr. Jas B. Smith, In the
sneighborhOid Of 0feeiiville. % rGr les
LAMBERT-BA~E- tlu the It'll jnst, by Rev.
Jas Murray, M. Robert 3. Lambert. Way
nrshro', and Miss X allie. daughter of MIR. j.
N. Bare, on South River, lies from Green
Willie The bridal presents were numerous
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It will be a source ~ efatianatioa 10 onr
amusement, gosrs 70 learn ihatfhis universal
ly popular organizaiinn Is 10 appear at the
opera House on Thursday. Dec 2l>t. Csllen-
iers MINISTRIES comprises all the available col.
pred talent exam, and their tour OF the country
mas been attended by series of unbroke n sue
eesses.
We Clip The following from the Selma. Ala.
Times. Of s"~. lisa. lsss:
Tire performance Of aiesGeI;s C'nlored MIN
strels las, night Al Eiwart's Opera Honse was
the hest ever seen in Selma. II was real negro
trolIery in all its inimitab,e originality aid
rnirth provoking comiea'itv. Il vas mt
forced exaggerated or nn'rueto nature. as ne
c~sssrilv Is much nj tire Wnite T,pstralsy.-
ron, Mel toah. Billy Green. T.. lsav..aear. Tays
or Green, Johr Taylor and W. R.ynnids are
IS perfect negroes on the stage are eyer seen
an ,Sontbrep l.laptaiiors. The SINGING was
GOOD. There were not airy of The variety "a
.ures about the performance that are so com
.noI. Int this was all the better. for there was
no monotony from beg ming 10 end. Every
bcdy was pleased" 80. IT, y ,'iiifaA