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THE OYSTER INTEREST.

In protection of the oyster interest of this
State it has been found necessary to make
some expenditures outside of the regular
appropriation. The Executive finds that
Maryland, for instance, has a feet of nine
vessels engaged in SURPRISING unlawful
dredging upon its oyster beds. Virginia
has no means of protection to her interests
in this regard, which are the largest on
this continent. A special message will be
sent to your body ON this subject, stating
my past action, and asking for more scope
as to power and money to protect this great
source of Virginia wealth."
THE DANvILLE RIOT.
| Referring to the recent trouble in Dan
vile he says: SIT IS sad to mar the pleasant
picture by illuding to an unhappy circum-
stance which all good people should pray
God shall never be repeated in the State Of
Virginia. Far be it from the Governor of
this Commonwealth. whose duties are pure
ly executive, to criticise in any partisan
sense the trouble by which death and blood
came on the Sd of November to many citi-
zens in one of the the cities of this State
There is no purpose here to ask your hon
orable body to investigate the matter; there
is no right vested in the Governor to do SO.
But the charge made against the State and
that community is this: that men were
killed, men were wounded, (of no matter
what party, or no matter what color,) and
that contrary TO all the law-serving habits
of this people no man has been accused,
arrested or tried for hts part in the killing
or wounding. This is the view of the af-
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

TIT a N'TE D.-A SITUATION as Book
w keeper or Clerk. Address
decIl-lt Rnx InG.
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DRAWING OF APRIL 10, 1888
Michael Connolly, Troy, n. Y.............. 2,
Henry NJ. Kiessling, 1888 Dearborn ST., Chi
cago, Ilis.......... .......................... Il
Anatole Tricot, Vermillionville, La......... Ii
James r. Day, Malta Bend, Saline CO.,
Edwin T. Eisenberg, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.
81. H. Harper, st. Georges, Colleton co.,
VIM. H. Hampton, Tracy City, Franklin
CO., rem ...-......
R. F. Kruger 2lI Fourth ST., Milwaukee,
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FACTS AND FIGURES.
Truth Stronger than Fiction.
The Record of the Past Year.

A partial list of the prizes above One Thou
| sand Dollars, paid by The Louisiana State Lot.
terry Company during the year ending Novem-
Der 1888, together with the names and addresses
given to the Company by the holders. emitting
those who have requested it.
Receipts for the amounts are on file at the
offices Of the Company.
DRAWING OF DECEMBER 10. 1882.
sallie F. Kingsley. 1723 Master ST.. Phila-
oeipnla, Pa..... lO,0OO
Thos. F. Bell, S26 E. 5th ST.. South Boston.
Mass....... 10000
Harper 8. Fries, 1877 w. Court ST.. Cincin-
natl. ohio........ ... ...... ... ...... 10000
John I. Garvin. % willard Place. South
End Boston, Mass...... ............... IL. 900
F. Bollhagen, I'll Pinest.. st. Louis, Mo-. 5000
Shelton, collected through Ken lucky
National Bank...-... 80
Mrs. Harriet Woodman, Vesper. Ononda-
ga CO., N ". 1900
Paid Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Bank, San
francisco, Cal....... ...... 1900
Underwood Fisher, collected through LIST
National Bank Three Rivers, Mich. 1000
Geo. @. & D. Ayres, Danville, Va.-.........- 1900
DRAWING OF JANUARY 8. 1888.
Alvin Kenser, Odessa Mo.................... 900
Augustine Lopez. 96 Baronne ST.. New Or
leans, Lam. ................ 5000
F. Tagliapietra. l23 Cont St, New Or
leans, La.... ...... =. 5000
II. E. Stevens. Titusville Pa, collected
through Penn Bank, Pittsburgh. Pa. 1900
NJ B. Apple. Omaha. Neb .................. 100
]. B. Ketchum, 632 broadway. New York. 1900
Paid Union and Planters Bans. Memphis.
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THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

"The Governor in referring to the public
free schools, said ''that the State in the
past two years has been able almost to dou-
BILE facilities for free education; that no
proper efforts of expenditure have been
lacking by this administration to carry out
its pledge in that respect. As was said to
your predecessors and pledged to tho peo-
pie, the Executive of the Commonwealth
knows no higher duty than to contribute
all in his power to furnish the means for
teaching all the peoile to understand their
rights, to know the limit of their privileges
and TO feel and perform the full share of
their duties to those whom we have armed
with powers and responsibilities of citizen
ship
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For full particulars of the Grand Semi Annual
Drawing of the 18th inst, see scheme in anoth-
err column of this paper to-day.
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DRAWING OF JANUARY o, 1888.
Alvin Kensier, Odessa. Mo.
Augustine Lopez. SO Baronne ST.. New Or
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norsan's Division at Jonezbero,
To the Editor NATIONAL Tn1BusE:

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUSE:
T. too read with interest the signal corps articles
give due credit to whom credit was due N his
account of the action % September /, 1864, near
Joueshoro, was pleased 10 see the correction con-
tanned IN the communication OF ;. e Hutchinson,
Fisty-second o. V. l. Ibeloagesi to company G,
One Hundred and Twenty-tilth III. v. I.-sanne
brigade as the Fifty-second @. V. land the
count given by Conlrade Hutchinson is accurate
with two exceptions. General j. D. Palmer had
resigned commander OF The Fourteenth Corps,
and been succeeded by General JEFF. c. Davis, and
he hi turn. had been succeeded in command Of the
Second division by General James D. Morgan,
who. III turn. had been succeeded III command OF
the First brigade by Colonel Lunl. Ihe Second
division Fourteenth Corps-GeEerslJ }. ID. Morgan
consisted of three eTigadeS, commanded respect
lively by Colonies Luna, Mitchell and DlliwOrth.
second Indiana, Eighty-iifth, Eig-hty-sixth, One
Hundred and Twenty Illinois and EIty-second
Ohio, and in front of this tor) brigade were sub
staEtiai works Of earth and logs with the usual
head log" The point at which we struck the
works was very near the angle referred 70 by Com
rade Hutchinson, and think all the boys VIII
saying that the Fourteenth Corps =" failed 30 tBd
them" The cavalry charge referred To by him is
something to me. All viii recall, also the
splendid execution of our artillery on that occasion
In the spring of 1850. while, with others trlv
cling to Richmond libby rs ono Of Shernlaa's
aGyance-guards, the writer had the good fortune
TO have as one OF his guards q member Of one CT
the batteries captured by the Second division VINO
escaped capture by running through the woods TO
the Fesr. In describing the action he said IN al
their service they had never encountered such
effective artillery firing. Their infantry were de-
moralized, and, though the batteries continued TO
work their pieces It with little precision
These who escaped by running were transferred to
infantry commands and the batteries We're never
reOrGanized. He also said tliGt in OF the
Timber chests was a manuscript journal intended
for publication il IL and the writer thersCf bad
survived the fortunes Of war. Van Horne. IN his
Army OF the Cumberland Vol. III, pp. Ii and
Ii5 briefly but pointedly-Snd, I think, fairly
states tine part taken by AtoTsan's division.
NELSON r KIsgTALL,
Formerly SeTgt. Co. g, l25th Ill. V. ].
BOISE CITY, InAHo.
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the way, some members of the Wisconsin regiment
shouted at us: For shame. New England men
burning q school iaeuseti The second day we
We're assisted by the Thirtietf Massachusetts, and
the following day the whole brigade was work
ing at it. We dug it thirty feet deep bat "a twas
we could dig down and only a small body of water
run through il, and we had TO abandon what ycur
correspondent attempted seven months later. so
YOU can see It was an irish regiment that first used
pick shovel and TO change the bed Of the mighty
Father Of Waters. lie qslote from Crofut and
Morris History of Connecticut in the War pages
800 and SO: During the last week in June the
Coming i'm sight of the batteries the rebels had
erected here and there 70 command the river, the
infantry would attack by land an the flank enabling
the vessels to pass mp. The Ninth was several
times engaged and rendered much service The
vessels went up 10 the very guns of the city and
landed the brigade oung's Station, opposite
the city, Here Commodore farragut set q large
described correctly by your correspondent Fur
ther on, it says: Here the Ninth suffered greatly
There was nothing to.eat for weeks but pork and
hard tack; water but the muddy water Of the
Mississippi. Tie swafaps rocked with malaria
and the men slept upon the mud. 9uinine gave
out-that panacea for all soldiers aches and ills
and all medical supplies" Che Ninth was by far
the healthiest regiment OF the brigade but almost
all OF them were the sick list, with ciiiIs and
fever caused by privaticn and exposure. The poor
fellows died at the fearful rate of score week
out of the three hundred and fifty Connecticut sol
diers present. The State catalogue of troops shows
chat one hundred and ffty-three died during this
season--a mortality not equalled by that of any
other of State regiments within similar pc
Rod. MICHAEL z. CoEg,
Ninth Connecticut Dit. Volunteers
| NAUGATUCK, Conn.
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Thc Rebel Rnrn Ysnassas.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRrEuSE:

TO the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In your issue of the 18th Of May appeared an
article headed " The Manassas copied from the
New York Horld, IN which certain amount Of
glory is claimed for that beat and Captain Austin
in having sunk and destroyed IN e measure the
Federal feet while lying st the head OF the passes
of the Mississippi. Now was an interested party
ON the Richmond on that occasion and while asl-
nitting that It was an act of bravery on the part Of
the rebels, claim that credit IS due to our
selves In the first place, the schooner that Capt
Austin is said TO have cut in two and sunk net
hit at ALL as at the tiIae we were eoalin ship from
her and her forward hatch abreast of our coal
bltnlSers which a know annldShlps, 50 that
lying IN that position her bow was brought aeats
our port fore-rgging, aud It Eas III that part v {
received the blow. The only injury she sustained
was that one of her bowsprit shrouds and eObstIys
were carried away. As ..r ourselves cur port
battery was scattered al about the saI1sway. The
Intmaon IN the article thai we were prepared Tor
action is also false, for every seaman Knows that 81
steamer while coaling, and especially on . very
dark night, is in no condition 10 nights nor is il true
that we found ourselves disabled and leaking, Tor
got under way, after casting the schooner adrtt
and went to look after the Prehie ANA NIneeIEes
which. by the way, were sailing ships and nct able
TO maneuver in that narrow river against i've
knot current. After getting them down rs lar as
Pilot Town. as the mouth of the passes we had the
misfortune, IN our endeayor 10 turn around, TO get
aground. However, We're oECassside up the
river, and Were prepared 20 receive anything
within reach of our 9inch guns The article i,s5ls
to mention that the Ivy, WEIGH he terms dispatch
boat was provided with something that WIS not IN
our whole heet-nameiE, rife gun and could
keep ont OF reach OF our Dahgreus and throw shot
over us, and Gid SO, until sie uttle WateT Wlsen,
which the article describes soop-ot-gsar, drove
her back. The article also says thas the nam WIS
not followed by any IRE raft steamer of any
kind Now, would like TO ask what the IVY was,
for it will not be denied that she was there and
followed the feet down the river, and was engaged
with the Water Witch uRtd about II .. N. So Ear
from the Richmond being nearly total wrecs il
strikes me very forcibly that in short time ater-
wards she took very active part in helping de-
stroy thirteen vessels OF the rebel fleet, including
the pet Manassas. JoSEFH i. NANT1NE,
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died while en- route for home from disease con-
tracted IN prison.
Sergeant Gus Gibson was parofed and died,
shortly after arriving st home, from the hard
ships of prison life.
Sergeant Thomas Augustus died from star
walton, either at Andersonyille or Florence.
Place not definitely known.
Private n. Willis died of consumption i'm
medateiy upon his arrival at home.
Corporal David Plyley died of smallpox at
Danville.
Private William Houser died Of starvation.
Private William McDill died of Entertainment
Private James Ogden died of starvation at
Private Nat Fultz died at Danville
Private Wesley Christy died from cruel pun
ishment.
Private William Hitch died at Danyille from
starvation.
Private Jacob Nation was the only survivor
of the thirteen. He was preserved, as if by .
special Providence, to make known the sad
fate Of our companions
WHAT BECAME OF THE RUNAwAYs.
It may be interesting to some of TIE TRIB-
UHyE's readers to learn what became OF the
three 'run-a-ways" who have figured SO con-
speuously in this narrative. They all three
took an active part in Sherman's advance,
march, or battle, as you may be pleased to call
it. from Chattanooga to Atlanta, in the months
of May, june July, and August, 1854 At no
one time was either one of them excused from
duty. They burnt powder in all the principal
battles that marked that evenful campaign.
At the last fight for Atlanta, at Jonesboro, Sep
tember LIST, the writer fell severely wounded,
and that night as he lay, uncared for, upon
that bloody field, he heard the explosions IN
Atlanta that foretold the evacuation OF that
place by General Hood and his army. His
military career here ceased. The wound caused
me a loss OF a portion of the tibia bone OF one
Of my legs,-those dear old legs that had done
such faithful service in our flight across the
mountains valleys, and rivers of Virginia.
and | was mustered out OF the service at camp
Dennison, June 8, 1865
Being thus disabled / chose the school-room
for my field of work, but as my disability in
creased with my years was forced to abandon
my profession, and / am now, like thousands
of other WORKOUT soldiers, awaiting the final
mustering-out"
AS for Stookey, while the regiment was lying
before Atlanta, in August, 1854, he received
his commission and was mustered in as lieu
tenant and assigned 60 one of the companies Of
the regiment, Stookey and Thompson tramped
| it with Sherman on his march to the sea-
and thence around through the Carolinas and
Virginia 90 the Capital, and after the grand
review came West, and was mustered out al
Camp Dennison, Ohio.
Stookey settled down to the enjoyments OF
an agricultural life, and is to-day one Of the
most prosperous farmers in southern Ohio
Thompson also resumed his profession, and
worked with zeal TO acquire q competency OF
this worlds goods. But poor man the pleas
ures of civilians life was of short duration
Tho orderly of Celestial army babe him re-
port to the Commander Of a realm where wars
and prisons are unknown.
THE end)
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human beings, But il was glorious victory be-
cause we gained il. shall not let brother lingo
get ahead of me in praise Of General Hookers
bravery. / have seen him tried l know he was
brave to fault. IL was brigade the First Of
the Third divison-ail Western boys-that charged,
took, and held the iisvlncioie battery 81 Eesaoa.
Our division WIS commanded then and Gnts}
by General " Z. Ward Of Kentucky. / was lieu-
tenant, company G, Seventy-niHth Ohio volunteer
Creek with thirty-fiye men, and came out with
seventeen. Three cUlor-bearers were shot-tYo
killed and one wounded, / weighed about go
pouiiastoo small to be hit and consequently can't
get a pension Z rccson can't; never tried aad
don't think ] VII. went iato the army 30 haip
fight down heiss rebelI.0u ! did yv}a. I could
and the Government has not money enough 90 pay
me. but have a country, and free one. That Is
what fought forI " II. WELLS.
SEYMOUR, IND. CO. C. 79th o. v. 7.
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Who Began the ramoas yieksburs Canal.

To The Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNi:
IN your issue of Nav II / noticed an article on
the siege of Vicksburg Your correspondent says
The cutting OF the canal commenced about the
10th of january, 1853. and that he was one of the
first detail to begin the work I must say that he
y mistaken both to time and to his being OF
the first detail.
One month after the fall of New Orleans, April,
1852 General Butler sent General Williams, with
his brigade, composed of the following regiments
NInth Conneetieut Thirtieth Massachusetts. Fourth
WISCONSIN and Seventh Vermont 10 Viekburg,
and about the LIST of July 1862, the Ninth regiment
do the first days digging and ehopping of trees
liaat WAS done on the line OF the canal As NE were
IN the act OF burning school-house that stood in
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From q Life Subscriber.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE;
THE TRTBUNE, ofthis week eontainsar interesting
letter from Conrade Essex late of the Eighth New
York cavalry. Twas very glad to hear from mem
Der OF the old Eighth. was in Co. II; served two
years going from private to first sergeant and in
September, 1861 was promoted lieutenant Fif-
teenth New York cavalry. If any of the Eighth
or Fifteenth boys are in Ohio Michigan or Indiana
would like TO hear from them, and will try and
call on them, as am on the road'' part of each
year. THE TRIBUNE has monopoly in soldiers
papers IN this State; scarcely any other paper is
heard of. / am a life subscriber
Respectfully, yours, G. q. HAMPTON,
President Mich. Prisoners of War Association.
DETROIT MICH
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did have been waiting for some Of the boys OF
my regiment ~ write up aceount Of 9lr intro
daati0u into rebeftlon We crossed che Ohio RIVER.
st Cincinnati and marched 80 Covirsfon Heights
aud were there in front OF the rebets fortv-eszht
hours without round OF eEaIJI tlo and the et
were 50 large we had to white them down 10 get
them into our guns ST5ENE2 T.. CLARK
Late of Co. ], I'D Mich. Vol. Inf
YEExoN 4IIrH.
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The Signal Flag on lookout Mountain.
70 the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE;

have seen number OF accounts IN your valu-
able paper in regard to the shooting Of the rebel
signal flag from Lookout Mountain, and write 10
say that the shot fired from Moeeasln Point by
one of the guns belonging 10 the Eighteenth Ohio
battery. My regiment, the Twenty second Aiehi-
gan volunteer infantry, was eaElped right behind
that battery at the time for its support and neither
the Eighty-fourth Indiana eny other regiment
was anywhere near it. The second shot brought
the flag down. and it never appeared there again.
Fort Negley had no more 10 do with Is than yoa
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1ne g. Skir-Hish at Point Of Rocks, Nd, by
2d T. : eolorsd cav.
$50. kenessw MoUatain Including Lost
&s181sissln. Noses Greek, 2fa7lsttaGnd
Big Saauty2, Ga, by zlh llsh and 18th
Corps, Array ofthe Cumberland; 18th,
16th and 18th Corps, ArTslv OF the Tena.;
I'D Corps. Amy of tire Ohio.
9. Action at bioaat Stirling, Ky, b. cav.
. sssll-rish a Is9Syesse, Tenn, b. ia
Kansas cav
10. sIzirn1ish a. Frankfort. Ky: enrolled
militia and citizens MoTg.ans raid.
1o-Il. Action 81 Lexington, " Va. BY 2d DIV,
10. skisaais6 at cane czoez. Ala. BY Iassb
Ohio vols. ssirlrish with guerilaz.
To- Action at Lexington, KY. by 4Ih hy.s
cav.
10. ss.islllsl. at Psiueeson. Ky; troops nos
stated
10 Aolign II Petersburg, Va By COW. com
n1andei by tsen. Eautz. ard portion
Of the ie5h Array Corps Of tae Army
OF aAeSaIncs.
10. Engagement 1t tsElee's crossroads. near
GlnrO9 an, Mss. by lsa Mo-. - y. J.,
Ieta Pa-, IN and ssh Ill. 7th Ind, Sd
and d lows. and l9th kazsas cav;
Sth A{iGu.. sisf 95th .i8StiI. l33th, i1ita
aHd l-Gth LII, -. zad .5ta 0E50. and
SD Ind yois.. Is l.i-, Ssh Issd., and
couspaHy r - -. batteries ssh Las
Tenn ans. 85sl Est 4iabaugi T. : q.
T.. and battery +, L s. eoi0red art
70. Skirmish at Corinlii, Hiss, by % y. ].
cay; snsaseEaen. Suzang GaasoSn
10. Action ~ CynthiGna, Ky. By I6sth Ohio
Gao days niess}; 5lorgazs's raid.
10. Aetionat Keller brislae, Lacking River
Ky oy Iilst Quo Ito days meiili
AfOge~aE's raid
1911. Action at Ola Church, Va, by 81 div
cav. corps, Army az tile Potomac.
u. SliruylsA ~ Wilson's Lsalstli2s, Va, ~
lst T. = eoIOTs5 cav.
II. Engagement n Cynthiana, n.y. by cav.
OF the CIV. of Ay-- asorgsns raid
II. Action aS Ripley, a5ss by Sd and it'd
trss1-rf y 80 "a cav
u-l2 Action ~ FreveliiaH station, Central r
T., Va, by Iss and I'd div. cav. corps,
Army % the Potomac
e. &etion at 1e8fee's crossroads, La.
by cav, Amy Of the Cumberland
IL. Skirmish ~ Einesville, No.; scouting
party, ist Mo- ruilitia cav
Is. Engagements a. White Oak swamp
Bridge Csskelgs city cross roads tor
tdGdles Shop Va, by st CIV. cav.
eerps, and FL sav. 5lil Corps, Arusy 81
Is. slsisreish - yEii,e Post. ", Vs.. by ssh
VI. Va cav
Il sszirrnish 81 Lexington, Lafayette Co..
s,o, by detSeis42eat Of lst he. militia
"a Action At Buchanan near Lexiagton,
Va, advance OF Army OF w. Va,
ID Action at SsHaria Church, Malvern
Hi, Va, b. "a DIV, cay. corps, Army
Is. stsirsnish Al sfossovv, Tenn. by SSH q.
: eoiared troops Sist 8l4hananh
Is. Action a. Eaylerss FargEl, Va, by Sd div.
l0sh corps, Array 81 tie James.
1913. Siege Gf Petersburg. va, by 10Th aud
1sth Corps, Array Of the James; I'd,
5lh 9Th and sgh Corps, Army Of khs
Potomac
Is. SSiFusish at West Point, Ark, by 9sh
iowa cav.
IS. skirrnish AZ Otter Greek. near Liberty,
Va; advance Of Army Of r. va.
l6. Action at Wierbotten Greek. Va, by ID
u div, 10 Corps, Array Of the James,
siege OF Petersburg, Va
Is Actscu Ct Go gssska, Ga, by 20tE CoFpss
heHesaw Noun Ain.
Is. Action at Waltaal, Va, by fst div, 10Th
Corps, Array Of the James, sieEs o.
Petersburg.
i5. Skirrnish as Persons Farm, Va. hv
s6th q. s. eolored txeopa
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CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR.
Tie Leading Events OF the Var Arranged By
Weekiy Anniversaries.
1851

JaIy 6. Rockville, Nd, expedition by 1st y IT..
SD =. Y, 1s6 and 25ta Pa, "a, 81 SIN
and 9Th bat. D. G. iDf., Presidents
Mounted Guard Petaam ISangers
eo1pany r. 81 o. :. cav, and de-
tacifnent West Point Battery.
13. Action at Romuey. ". Va, by 18th Ind.
inf
a. Skirraish near Seneca Mills. nd, by
detachment Of 5tis D8t. D. e. nj
-. Action 10 Gowl8an Place, Sbsat RIVER,
W. Va, BY 18th Ohio mi.