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The National tribune., 1883-10-04
Seventh Reunion of the S9th Regiment o. VI.

The seventh annual Reunion of the Eighty
ninth 0. V. l. was held at Amelia, Ohio, on the
Goth ult., just twenty years from the bloody
battle of Chickamauga, in which so many of
that regiment were killed There was very
large attendance. The meeting was presided
over by President Aaron Corbly of the Thirty
fourth regiment 0. V. l. The address of well
come was delivered by Rev. Fl. c. Middleton,
pastor of the NJ. E. church at Amelia. Responses
were made by Comrade Aaron Corbly, of the
Thirty o. V. l., and Comrade David
Pearson, of company G, Eighty-ninth o. V. L.
and Comrade Richer. A handsomely-served
dinner varied the programme at this point, after
which Judge J. B. Foraker delivered an ad-
dress, couched in well-chosen words, eliciting
warm applause. The place chosen for the next
meeting was Frankfort, Ross county, Ohio.
For the ensuing year the following officers
were duly elected: President, VIM. j. Behyme !;
vice-president, Jacob Shiyely; secretary and
treasurer, Isma Groth. The meeting closed by
singing Marching Through Georgia" by Com
rade Spargers.
The National tribune., 1883-10-04
Reunion of the Twelfth New Hampshire.

Reunion of the Twelfth New Hampshire.
The eighteenth annual Reunion of the
Twelfth New Hampshire regiment was observed
at Ashland on the 2Sth ult. The procession
was headed by the Ashland band. At the ban
quet speeches were made by Capt. j. A. Lang,
of Meredith; Col. T. ]. Whipple, Of Lsconia;
Governor Hale, United Statea Senator Pike,
The National tribune., 1883-10-04
Reunion of the Eleventh Pa. Reserve Corps.

The second annual Reunion of the Eleventh
Pennsylvania reserve was held at Blairsville,
Pa, on the 25th ult. The citizens took a deep
interest in the affair and exerted themselves to
the utmost to make it a success, an effort in
which they were in every way successful. The
streets were beautifully decorated with bunt-
ing, evergreens and appropriate notices. Fin
ley Patch Post met each train and escorted the
veterans TO their Post room. After all had
assembled the procession, headed by the Blairs-
vile brass band, paraded the principal streets
of the town and proceeded to the public square,
where the exercises took place. Tie address
of welcome was delivered by Rev. W. H. Me-
Master, and responded to by Colonel S. NJ
Jackson of Apollo After music speeches, &C.,
the veterans adjourned to the Post room, where
an election was held, at which the following
officers were chosen for The ensuing year:
General T. F. Gallagher, president; Colonel
Jackson of Apollo, and Colonel Porter, of In
diana, vice presidents; r. S. Davis, of Blairs-
vile, secretary, and Fl. A. Torrance of Blairs-
vile, treasurer. Letters of regret were read
from many comrades who were unable to be
present. In the evening an elegant banquet
was rendered to the visitors, the hall in which
it took place being beautifully decorated for
the occasion. Speeches, songs and toasts occu-
pied the time from dinner until late in the
night, when the boys started for home.
The National tribune., 1883-10-04

Congressmen Haynes and Ray, Col Hoyt.
John Rollins. Rev. J. III. Durgin and others.
There was singing by the glee club and poem
by Miss Alice Maud Cheney.
The National tribune., 1883-10-04
Reunion Of Centre County pa Veterans.

The tenth annual Reunion and picnic of the
Centre County Veterans Club, at Philipsburg,
Pa, on the 18th ult., was presided over by
General James A. Beaver. Several thousand
persons were in attendance. The address of
welcome was delivered by James Bryson,
Esq, and a response made By the president
pro TEN, d. f. Furtney, Esq. After partaking
of a sumptuous dinner the crowd assembled
again around the speakers stand, when the
treasurer made his report, showing the club TO
be on sound financial basis. Bellefonte, Pa,
was selected as the next meeting place. The
following officers were duly chosen for the en-
suing year: President, General Jas. A. Beaver;
vice-president, George NJ. Boal; treasurer, Au-
stin Curtin secretary FL. FL. Benner.
Addresses were then delivered by Frank
Lane, of Huntingdon; DIR. Atkinson, NJ. c.,
from Miflin, and Colonel Robinson. Joseph
Siviers, a comrade of the G.. A. R. of Miles
burg, sang the song entitled "All Quiet Along
the Potomac Tonight" and repeated his rebel
prison life, both being executed in good style.
President Beaver then gave to the audience
one of his army talks, such as was just suited
for the occasion, and brought from the crowd
rounds of applause. d. n. Hastings, Esq,
made a speech full of wit and humor. Other
speeches were made full of interest and elo-
quence. The following Grand Army Posts, as
organizations, were present and participated in
the days enjoyment and exercises Post No.
IA, of huntingdon Post No. 179, OF Clearfield ;
Post No 293, of Houtzdale, and Post No. 95, of
Bellefonte, with quite number from many
other Posts in the county.
The National tribune., 1883-10-04
WASHINGTON OCTOBER

]. M. Galbraith, of VIM. Hummer Post, took
command, with Lieutenant w. E. Grain, of
company I, Eighty-i first Illinois infantry, as
officer of the day. A large number of people
were on the ground, and an adjournment
was had for refreshments and an hour or two
for social talk, which time was well improved.
When the meeting was convened in the after
noon, Captain Isaac Clements, of Carbondale,
spoke in his usual patriotic and entertaining
style. He was followed by Comrades McFie,
of Randolph county; b. l.. Ulen, Ninth Illi-
nois infantry, and Colonel E. NJ. Low, OF Pu-
laski.
The National tribune., 1883-10-04
Reunion Of the One Hundred and Seventh n. Y.


The Reunion ofthe One Hundred and Seventh
New York volunteers on the 18th ult. at Elmira,
N. Y, proved a most enjoyable affair. 1t was a
little singular that among those present was
complete roster Of field and staff officers for a
regiment except chaplain, quartermaster SER
geant and hospital steward. Those making
this up were Col. A. s. Diven and Lieut.. Col.
Gabriel L. Smith, of Elmira; Major c. ]. Fox,
of Painted Post; Adjt Hull Fanton, of Havana; |;
Quartermaster E. P. Graves, of Corning; Surg.
p. III. Flood, of Elmira; Sergeant-Maior Ed
ward Kendall, of Penn Yam. Company was
the only company that had no representatives,
at the Reunion. The following named were
visiting comrades from other organizations:
Capt. M. NJ. Conklin, of Elmira, One Hundred
and fifty first New York volunteers; Capt. II.
l.. Couch of Havana, Third New York volun-
teers; Corporal R. B. Van Gorder, of Elmira,
Twenty-third New York volunteers; Sylvester
Blauvelt, of Hicks, One Hundred and Forty
seventh New York volunteers; George Wood
house, One Hundred and Sixty-first volunteers;
Frank Sayre and Alonzo Hoftell, of the One
Hundred and Forty-frst, and John Lollis, of
the Fifth New York cavalry. The after-dinner
exercises were somewhat varied from those
usually given. Instead of toasts and speeches,
papers were read by Adjutant Hull Fanton,
of Havana and Lieut.. A. S. Fitch, of Elmira.
At the business meeting the following officers
were chosen: President, Major NJ. V. B. Bach
man; first ee-president Lieut. T. NJ Cron-
krite; second viee-president, Sergeant Thos.
Homer; third vice president, Capt Benjamin
j. Tracy; secretary, Capt. A. S. Fitch; treas
urer, Theodore G. Smith; corresponding secre-
tary, Sergeant Major Edward Kendall; chap
lain, J. W. Brown. The Reunion was one
affording great satisfaction to all present and
led them to look forward to the coming one of
next year with many pleasant anticipations.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-21

lessly into his face. Then suddenly she
comprehends, and begins to laugh hvs.
terically and sob; and he, by some sub.
tie intuition, suddenly comprehends also.
and, straining her to his heart, cries:
Idiot that I have been 4 was
blind-blind; but now I see Z"
And all this time a gray. haired
weather-beaten coast-guardsman has
been tacking round and about these two
central figures, yawing of as he ap-
preached, only to be drawn at last into
irresistible contact with them. What
further words may have been spoken. or
acts performed, by the little group. his
tory does not record; but that Hum
phrey Cheal quilted Harwich Pier-He
that morning with clear two inches
added to his stature is capable of dis
tlnct proof; for is not Humphrey him
self-a witness as little given to romano
ing as any officer who serves Her Ma
Jesty on the storm-beaten coasts of these
to vouch for the fact?
They did not wait long, those lovers.
for the last act of their little domestic
they thought that, after that
parting of theirs, there was no occasion
to do so. 1t was shortly after daybreak
on the first Wednesday of the month of
May, that they met; and the following
Wednesday, just before noon, the bells
of Cherbury Church rang out a glad
some peal, and Rachel Cheal and Harry
Reed, kneeling side by side, turned over
fresh page, and as man and wife com
nenced new chapter Of the great book
# their lives.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-21
THE UNDER DOG.

1 know that the world-that the great big
world
From the peasant up to the king;
Has different tale from the tale tell
And different song to sing.
But fore, AMI care not single fig
If they say am wrong or I'm right;
shall always go in for the weaker dog,
The under dog in the fight.
1 know that the world-that the great big
world
Will never a moment stop
To see which dog may be in fault,
But will shout for the dog on top.
But for me- never shall pause to ask
Which dog may be in the right;
For my heart will beat, while it beats at all,
For the under dog in the fight.
Perchance what I've said were better not said,
Or 'twere better I said it incog.,
But with heart and with glass filled chock to
the brim,
Here is luck to the bottom dog.
DAVID BARKER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-18

Two RIVAL CHURCHEs-There is town
in Iowa which has population of / 300, and
twelve distinct and separate church oreani-
cations which local paper says arc not
busy converting outsiders but in trying to
kill ofl'each other. Life is made miserable to
the unfortunate stranger who comes to that
town. He is bounced upon by the emes-
sares of these organizations, and if he
should be weak enough to yield to the
establishments of one, he is promptly ostra-
cized by all the others. The aforesaid local
paper seriously states that the business of
the town is very much injured by this state
of affairs: 1t would seem that if there was
more religion and a little less church, it
would be better all around. [Iu Falls
Church, Va, there are one Presbyterian,
one Congregational, two Methodist, one
Episcopal, one Baptist, one Catholic, and
two or three colored Baptist and Methodist
churches and about 1000 or 200 inhab-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-18

THE LEE STATuE.-Mr Doyle, the sculptor, has
completed his model of the statue of Gen. Robert
L. Lee TO be erected in New Orleans. The uos.
lion selected by the artist and approved by the
Lee monumental committee is that of standing
with the body poised OH the right leg and the left
thrown forward. The arms arc folded over tho
chest and in the left hand are pair of large field
glasses the body rests erect and squarcly on the
hips, the head is well proportioned and sits with
kinsiy grace upon well-mOdeled neck The face
eVinces contemplation, as though the General was
surveying movement. A large sword is TO hang
pendant from his left side, and three stars are to
ornament the collar of his coat The peculiar
style OF hat which Gen. Lee was in tho habit of
wearing covers the head of the statno. The New
orleans papers state that those who are Judges
pronounce the Likeness an excellent one and the
position well chosen "'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-18
a WRITER in the Gentlcmun's l[don-jar

a WRITER in the GenVcman's Magazine is
of the opinion that the drunkenness of the
present day is blessing. He says that,
with few exceptions, the drunkards of our
time are those whose constitutions are 81
coarse so gross and brutal that the excite
ment of alcoholic stimulation is TO them q
delicious sensual deliriun, a wild saturualia
of animal cxhatation, which they enjoy so
heartily that every new raving outbreak on.
~ whets their appetite for repetition.
This indulgence, having swept away the
red savages, will also remove the white say
ages. The writer adds that if those who love
alcoholic drinks for the sake of the excite
ment they induce are only supplied with
cheap and abundant happiness our criminal
and pauper population will be reduced to a
minimum. While conceding that there is
reason in the writer's argument. the sugges-
ton forces tselfupon us that while supply.
ing cheap and abundant happiness to those
who drink alcohol for the sake of the excite
ment it induces. in looking after this sener-
alton we forget the next. The taste for
strong drink is often an inherited taste, and
in getting rid of present evil we should
hardly sow the seed for lis prepetuation.-
Philadelphia Record
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-18
4 Correction.
MARION, ALA, Dee. a3l lSs1

MARION, ALA, Dee. .2;;,l, 1852.
jj'm. {. lhr$hmi. esq :
My Dear Sir Il have Just read, in The
Warrcnton JirginiaM Of the DIST, an ex-
tract from the Washington CORRESPONDENCE
of the Alexandria GAZETTE. in which the
writer, speaking Of the increase Of the sala.
~ OF Dir. :. =. Bayly, /. 5. consul ut Pa
lermo, says:
This Increase Was made in CONSEQUENCE
OF the efficiency with which Mr. Bayly mas
discharged the dutic:: OF his office. When he
tirSt took charge oi Inc cunsuIatc the Gov
eminent fee" Of the office amounted to 81
GOO, those inrthc present year will amount
to over 81 600
Having been Mr.. Rayly'a predecessor.
! anI somewhat concerned in this state
mcnt.
took charge of the consulate in JULY,
lS6i. The fees reported for The year before
viz that ending June HOth, 1871 were
SlG:%.l III. For the year ending June 10th
1873, the first Of my administration they
were -, 2l5.f": In May 1876 LEFT Italy for
America, and resigned the office The fees
for the year ending May %lst 1916. were
i1.H. instead of$i 900. rs stated hv the
GAZE1'rE's correspondents These facts arc
taken from 4 copy of my last report 10 The
Department OF State. and shows the randi
increase in the commerce Of the port which
it seems. is still going on. 1t is very dis
tasteful to me to have to go before the
public in such Il connection as this. but |
felt ii TO be my duty TO make this statement
that the erroneous one which called ii forth
may he corrected by the IIrginian, the
Alexandria GAZETTE, aud othcrpapers that
have given il currency.
Very truly yours. &c.
ROBERT Ep.zEp
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-18

AN Ice BRIDGE formed at noon Sunday
across the river at Niagara Falls Recent
dispatches state that the scenery about the
falls at present is exceedingly fine. The
spray from the cataracts, freezing as it
descends, has loaded the trees and shrubs
with fringe ice The new iron railing along
the edge of the precipice is hung with lace
ice, and outbuildings are so covered with
ice and snow that they resemble Icelanders'
huts. The trees in Prospect Park and Goat
Island have all assumed their winter dress
The ice mounds at the foot of the Horse
shoe and American Falls are frozen solid to
great height The bank edges of both
falls are fiozen.over for some distance with
beautiful stalactites of enormous weight
changing the whole appearance of the falls
to a wintrv fairylanC.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-18
FROM WASHINGTON

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. ID. G., january IS, 1855
The action Of the National Committee OF
the republican party is looked upon as q
victory of the Stalwart wing of The party,
and as Indicative of sitting down upon the
half breeds. or sneaks,as the members of the
other wing are called. 1t also makes The
republicans of the most certain democratic
States as potential in the national conven-
ton as those Of the most assured republican
States.
Al the meeting Of the House Mississippi
Commission this morning Col. Cowden test-
fled that the plan of the Mississippi Com
mission had not deepened the river nor
strengthened the banks thereof below
Memphis
1t is rumored to-day that Rerdell, the
witness in the star-route case, has furnished
the Government with documentary evidence
much stronger than any it has ever before
been in possession of, and with this its
counsel say they will have no difficulty in
procuring conviction, that is, of course. if
the jury has not been fixed like the other
was. Spencer's leaving the country is
thought to indicate that he too thinks the
defendants are in a bad way now, and that
that way shall not be made worse bv any
testimony that could be forced out of him.
The bill to extend the bonded term of
whiskey got black eye in the House to-
day, when that bill was laid aside for the
Naval Appropriation BILL
The Senate to-day was engaged with the
consideration of the post office appropriation
bill, long debate arising on the section bro
viding for fast mails, which were asserted to
be for sole benefit of the daily press of New
York
The understanding to-day is that should
any thing be done with the tariff at this ses-
sion, which is extremely doubtful, the duty
on sugar will be raised.
The House Committee to investigate the
charges against its Chief Clerk Bailey in
connection with the Washington Gas Com
pany will meet Tomorrow Mr.. Murch.
who introduced the resolution, has again
changed front and now says he will appear
before the committee and produce ali the
information he has at disposal.
Mr. Nimmo, the Statistician of the Treas
ury, has examined the tariff bill as prepared
by the Tariff Commission, and finds that
so far from that bill lowering the tariff as it
has been said it would do the amount that
would be collected would be four millions
in excess of that raised under the present
tariff
The proposition that the next Congress
shall meet ON the first of March is the
cause of much anxiety to the employees of the
House, who will lose their places if Con-
gress shall meet then, while they will hold
on until next December if the session shall
not commence until its regular time.
The re election of Mr.. Hoar to the Senate
is deplored here alike by democrats and re-
pubicans.
Mr.. Shackelford, democratic member of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-18

LIQroR IN GncoASrT$-Whethcr Tia. familiar
saying about "ihe milk in the cocoanut' had its
origin in trick played upon city marshal by 4
Maine liquor dealer merely acquires there.
from new application the story is worth telling,
and T he sumerriir .iFnnl tells it very well, One
night the liquor dealer made a wager with the
marshal that he could bring 4 large quantity of
liquor into the city and sell it in small Wholesale
lots without th" lattcrs being able to catch him.
The next dav the liquor dealer disappeared, only
to rcappear Is suddenly u couple OF DAYS later
The marshal's nyrmiduus soon detected very
strong odor of whsl;cy in the public breath but
after vanly hunting the source of supply for a
week the marshal suddenly thought of his wager
and made l descent on his friend, but found moth
ing illegal on the premises. After dsmissing his
officers the marshal said Look here. Y this
town is just clinck frl Of whskcy, and | believe
You are at thu. hottGm of the barrel Now give MS
the racket, and If YOU have won yonr wager I'll
pay mp and say nothing about it, With a broad
grin. the other replied, be selected !, cocoauut
from baskcirui in the corner: Here take that
home an'l sample it. passed five thousand of
them under your very nose last week. and this is
the last Of the lot. The maIshal Maid mn and l.rt
with his sample
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-18
TO-DAY's TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

A cold wave is moving eastward.
The false prophet is still giving trouble in
the Soudau.
The village Of Maries, Switzerland, has
been destroyed by land slide.
Three thousand four hundred and thirty
nine pounds of diseased meat were seized in
New York last week
The Pope has sent a letter to the Irish
bishops advising them to adopt concilia-
tory attitude towards the Government.
A roofgave way underthe weight of snow
at Minersyile, Schuylkill county, Pa, on
Wednesday, fatally iniuriug Jacob Orfie
William Grief, Il pioneer of Schuylkill
county, Pa, aged ~ years, dropped dead at
Orwigsburg, i'll that county, ON Wednesday
Nicholas Felix, an inmate of the Alleghe.
ny City Home, Pa, aged - years, died on
Tuesday from voluntary starvation.
Mary A. Mckee was instantly killed in
New York last night by falling down u flight
Of stairs
The steamer Josephine, from Seattle. w.
T., for Skagit, blew up yesterday evening,
killing several persons.
Joseph Butler has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for life from Pittsfeld. Mass,
Tor outrageous treatment OF three infant
nieces.
The four-year old daughter Of Alvin Men
gel, of Tamaqua, Pa, drank Il quantity of
hartshorn by mistake several days ago aud
died in great agony from the effects of it.
John Lanberger,' whose disappearance
from Philadelphia caused the suspension OF
+. I. Cuisine 4 Co., with 100000 liabii-
ties, has reached Canada.
Hon: G. +. Hoar was elected L. S. Sena-
tor to-day by the Massachusetts Legislature
on the first ballot. He received l4S votes.
MIR. Grape withdrew in favor of Mr.. Hoar,
which has created much excitement in Bos-
ton
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-18
SENATORIAL CONTEsTs

Two ballots were taken in the Minnesota
Legislature yesterday for United States Sen
ator. Mr.. Window received Gj votes on the
first, and 81 on the second There are six.
teen candidates, and it Is impossible to
name the coming man.
joint convention Of the Maine lceisla.
ture was held yesterday, when it was de.
clared that William 2. Frye, was elected
United States Senator for six years from
March 1, 1888.
It's believed that Atty. Gen. Stockton
is to be made the anti-McPherson candi-
date for Senator in New Jersey
On the joint ballot in the Illinois leeisla.
ture yesterday Cullum was elected Senator,
to succeed David Davis. receiving 1O7 votes;
Palmer 90.
Mr. Plumb has been unanimously nomi.
mated for reelection to the Senate BIZ the
republican legislature Of Kansas.
No choice for Senator in either Massa-
chusetts. Nebraska or Colorado, was made
yesterday
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-18
Two WIVES AND TWENTY EIGHT CHILpRrS

Two WIVES AND TWENTY EIGHT CHILDREN
The marriage of Jonathan Longfelow, of Whit
teysburg, Delaware to the school-teacher was a
shrewd stroke Of matrimonial policy The groom
is gentleman Of nearly three score.and-teu, and
his bride is on the snnny side Of thirty. She be-
comes the mother of twenty eight children, in
Guiding all of the scholars in her school. Mr..
Longtellnw had already been married twice the
fruits of the first marriage being six children,
his second wife presented him with TWENTY-FIVE
more. The problem Of how to educate so large
FAMILY OF children was successfully solved by Mr.
Lohgfeiiow, WHO being wcllto Go farmer, built
a school,honse OF his own and employed teacher
who took part of her salary out in board at the
larm mouse This arrangement continued several
years, and the young lady who came to the LONG.
teilo" household, with 40 other purpose than fo
teach the young Longlellow ideas how To shoot
became an established part Of the family circle
When Mr.. Longfell0ws second wife died he i'm.
proved upon his educational scheme bv ma rrr;nr
the tcacher.-Phila. Record s