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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-14

from Moses to Shakespeare. He Landed
Whisman's poems as far above those of Long
fellows. He is cousin of Senator Hosr,
and lives near Worcester. The charge of the
Indnra Ia se1rarrIr nriticirad
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Los ANGELES. April 13.h.-The train from
San Francisco. due this morning, was de-
tanned two hours by snow-drifts in the Te-
hachapi mountains. In some places the drifts
were ten feet deep, and it was with difficulty
that the train got through. The train from
the East due here tomorrow evening is re-
ported i've hours late at Casa Grande, Ari-
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The Insane Asylum at Napa.
Chinaman "stood Up..

PINo. April 13th.-About 9 o'clock this
morning Chinamsn named All Sam was
stopped by highwayman within twenty
yards OF town and robbed of $50. The rob.
Der escaped in the underbrush.
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The Marquis Of Lorne Nervous.

Boston, April 13sh.-A small street bomb
was exploded by passing carriage in front
of the Postoffice this morning, causing some
commotion, but no damage The incident
caused some talk in connection with the Mar
quis of Lorne's arrival. Lorne arrived at
$3.50. He would not take the conveyance to
the hotel, but, accompanied by the EDglish
Consul and members of his party, and fol-
lowed closely by detective, walked leisarely
to his hotel.
Business Failures.
New YoBK, April 13th.-The business
failures of the past seven days. as reported by
Dun's Agency, number 1S9. as against 1877
last week, and 1S2 the week previous. New
England States Ia, Western 81, Middle 26,
Southern Al, Pacific States and Territories
10, New York City II, and Canada 80.
Steamship Ashore.
New ORLEANS, April 13th.-The steam
ship Venezuelan. from Liverpool, via Mex
leo, went ashore 400 yards to the westward
of the South Pass this morning in 10 feet of
water. She draws IA feet
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

county. protesting against hiring out
of penitentiary eonYicts and against
the approval of the proposed peniten-
tiary lease.
BILLS REFERRED.
House joint resolution No. 80,
granting leave of absence to Judge
John Il. kennard. for sixty days.
House bill No. 40. to reOrganiZe the
10Th Judicial district and provide time
for holding courts therein.
BILLS CALLED UP.
Senate bill No. 1856, to protect the
hograislng interests of the state.
Mr.. Davis: Amendment by striking
out dogs and inserting two words by
which the sex might be particularly
designated. Lost.
Mr.. Gooch: Amendment to make
the provisions of the bill apply only to
enclosed lands. Lost-ayes IL, nays
IL; two-thlrds vote being necessary.
House bill No. %, authorizing and
requiring commissioners courts of the
several counties of the state to pro-
vide for the payment of all claims
due teachers of free schools, audited
as valid claims by act of legislature.
was called up and laid on the table
subject to call.
Senate joint resolution No. 81, pro-
| posing amendment to sections 3, 4
and 8. of article of the constitution.
and adding section relating to pub
lie schools, together with committee
substitutes.
On motion of Mr.. GoOch. the COM
mittee substitute was adopted.
| SECTION 3. There shall be annu-
ally levied and collected an al valo-
rem tax of fifteen cents on the one
hundred dollars valuation on all
property III the state, subject to tax
alton, and a poll tax of one dollar on
each male inhabitant in this state be-
! tween the ages of twenty-one- and
sixty years. for the benefit of the
public free schools: and there shall be
annually set apart for the same pur-
pose, one-fourth of the revenue of the
state derived from occupation taxes"
Mr.. Gooch: Amendment, by insert
| ing before tax" the word state"
| Adopted.
Mr.. Houston: Amendment, strike
out 10 cents and insert not more than
| % cents"
Mr.. Fleming: Amendment to the
amendment: Strike out 20 cents and
| lilStII uOJ ltSS IIlstH Id CbHiS, anu HOJ
exceeding 30 cents"
Mr.. Fleming, in support of his
amendment, made a lengthy argu-
ment. which will appear in full in a
later issue.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch, the senate
adjourned until 3 O'clock pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. FIeming's amendment pending.
Mr.. Davis moved the previous
question on the pending amendment.
Ordered.
Mr.. Fleming's amendment was lost.
Yeas 10, nays II.
| Mr.. HOuston'5 amendment, after an
able argument in its support by its
author, was adopted. Ayes II, nays
II.
Mr.. Peacock moved to reconsider
the vote by which Mr.. Housions
amendment WAS adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Pope, the senate
adjourned till Wednesday.
| [NOTE.-The Speeches of Messrs
Davis, johnson of Collin, and Ran
dolph, not having been transcribed
until very late hour, will be pub
lished tomorrow morning.l
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

House met at $50 a. ~; Speaker
Gibson and quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. DR..
Poindexter. q
Messrs. Elliott. Brown, Stagner,
Wilson, Taylor, Thompson of Bexar,
and Moore of Washington, were ex-
cused from attendance on account of
sickness or other reasons. Also Com
mittee Clerk Lambert and Pages
Booth and Kendall.
PENDING BUSINESS.
The business pending from adj
journment was resumed. being the
joint resolution providing for a state
school tax of twenty-five cents and a
supplemental tax by school districts
by local option. as amended by Mr.
Cochran's amendment providing for a
severance of the vote by the people on
both provisions of the amendment to
the constitution.
Mr.. Stout offered amendment to
strike out % cents and insert 1853
cents.
Mr.. Upton moved to table. Carried
ayes AZ, noes %. So the amendment
was lost.
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Thirty. ThIrd Days ProeeedIngs.

SENATE
AUSTIN, Feb. 20. 1883.
The senate met at the usual hour,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-06-21
wsgner,s Brigade at Stone River.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
have never seen anything in your paper re-
speeding Wagners brigade. Second brigade,) Sec
ond division, Fourth Corps which at the time shall
mention consisted of the Fifteenth Fortieth and
Fifty seventh Indiana and Ninety seventh ohioreg
lment5 OF infantry and Tenth Indiana battery Our
men were never taken by surprise. The infantry
slept with their accouterments on, muskets by
their side, and the batteryInen at their posts On
the morning of the 3lst of December lS62-the day
OF the battle of Stone Rver-our brigade WAS lying
between the pike and railroad. Early in the fore
noon old Rosy came TO our battery, trying to see
what was going on in front told him to go to
the piece the left and he could all he wanted
to. In a few minutes he asked the gunner to send
his compliments TO General Bragg and staff in the
shape OF percussion shot at twenty -six hundred
yards. The gunner did so, the shot exploding
among the group. The gunner was complixaented,
broke loose. The enemy opened on US with sew
eral batteries. The brigade changed position
moved across the railroad, right resting the rail-
road, and we held our ground all day-the only
brigade that did SO during tho fight General Hazen
10 the contrary Notwithstanding, &c, But to give
you a very short sketch. Some time during the
afternoon after the army was doubled back " Rosy
came TO our brigade and asked General Wagner
for Gods sake TO hold his position bu. told him.
in case he could not hold it, how and to what point
to fall back. Breckenridge then charging us,
and ordering his men to take that damned bat
terry" But the little brigade said: I" You can't
have the battery" and they did not get it either.
Wagner said to - Rosy: Hadn't we better fall
back now, General?'' Our Captain, Bony Cox,
says: What in h do you want TO fall back forg
Give us plenty OF ammunition and we will hold
them" Our infantry fought like very devils. l
can hear the adjutant of the Ninety-seventh Ohio
now giving his command: Knee 'emi Damn
'em, knee 'emi" The glorious little Fifteenth
Indiana, with 500 men, counter-charged, bringing
out $50 prisoners The cool and steady Fifty
seventh Indiana supported the battery. The noisy
Fortieth Ohio gave them death at every yolley and
drove the enemy from its front, and the brigade
held its ground This much give to show that to
Wagner brigade more than any other one belongs
the credit OF saving the Army of the Cumberland
from a rout at the battle of Stone River Can any
of my old comrades tell the address of Iieuten-
ant Enge and VIM. Cheney, of the Tenth Indiana
battery? ID. g. BLoDGETT,
Sergt, 10th Ind. Bat.
Il IA Irra
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To the Editor NATIONAL. TRIBUNE:
THE NATTosAI. TRIBUNE Is daily growing in
pubic favor aud popularity in tins section It's
ren4Inlseeaces OF fort, camp and field, post and
garrison, are intensely interesting aud awaken
vivid memories Of defeats and victories the vieisi
tudes and trinphs of AN old veteran Of
tie Mexican ssr as well IS the war OF the rebel
hon, and Was OF General Grant classmates st
West Point. 1t williamsburg. ia 1859 when
Viiism AID Aa-y College vas burned That act
has been ascrihed 10 vandalism the part OF
Union soldiers, but without On that mem
oraS!e morning was stationed with my company
at the halfway house between Yorktown and
Williamsburg, when pauic-sjTickcn troops 1T
Williamsburg dsshing By Us at Il mad salon
ON their way to Yorktown. Many Of their horses
were dropping dead on the road The colonel ssHd
most OF the other officers of the regiment were also
victims of the psTic. but I succeeded In stopping
the enemy by charging them wiki my company.
We checked the rebels advance and drove Them
back through the town. As we entered Williams
burg. the citizens ATed At from the doors and
windows. The college had been used rs q rebel
barracks, and had good deal Of straw in It. II
was fred during the excitement As / believe by
some OF the hostile citizens rene. soldiers We
did ali that We could to extinguish 8e flames but
could not save the building. cur soldiers did nos
burn the college and the North Is not accountable
for that atroeity. GEORGE c. NCCLELLkSD.
Captain. 9Th Pa. cav.
POLK, YEsANGo Co, PA.
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Fifth Iowa caralryraau at Aaaersonvirls.
To the Editor NA1IosAL Tarprvr:


feel that It IL about time that gave my test-
Inony in regard to the value OF your paper. IT j.
the best soldiers paper extsult. ! read 70 az nv
SUNDAY paper, sud the letters which 10 contains
from the boys concerning their array experiences
really do good. My wife SAYS 30 nothing but
Tesd THE TRIst-SE ell day Sundays and wants to
know IT read al the advertisements III II but
tell her that II she had been soldier and carried q
gun Tor four long years and always been desk
a. hal been she could not help reading ali there
was IN THE TRlBUNE. IL does fellows very soul
good TO fight the old fights over again with our
dear oio comrades and 1t makes rs think Of those
who have gone TO meet their God and particularly
the poor boys who died IN prison. v lille J .yas
member OF our company quite sick / said
to him morning: IibDcts how do YOU
feel to-day? He reading . testament at
the tiIae-foT he a good christian and his
ihe-remarkins. 1t the same time that the boys
were going OF fast and thai 81 good many had
their toes tied together. and nc ioaOt our time
would soon come If this keps up very much
longer. August, la-ji you know, WAS the month
OF fearful mortality at ABdeTso9TIlie. But peer
Tibbets cheerfuily remarked = We viii bold on
as you know George it il always darkest lust be-
fore day. Poor fellow he eed nos long alter
THIS; he was Lynn, Mass boy snd grSo,uale Of
massachusetts College Had he lived he world
have been ajiutart Of the Filth Iowa cavalry TFis
commission was awaiting him. bat he was called
where they didn't mount quart / refer 10 him
SIMPLY because lie was exemplary young man
he was private who did his dlty Ike thousands
OF other pFivates have been looking. for reply
from some member Of our regiment IN REGARD 10
CapfOn's cavalry, In whose achievements the Filth
Iowa cavalry bad a hand ana particularly in the
night ciaartse under Major Young. ~ Duck izlver
you lslitb Iowa cavalry, and give them a shot! We
want justice.
Respectfully, yours. GEo ". HEAIEY.
Late Co. Z, 5th Iowa cavalry.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-06-21
The Affair at Milliken's Bend, La.

THE TRIBUNE is the best paper ever saw but
noticed mistake in its Chronology of the War in
regard to the engagement at MilliElen's Bend La
There were two battalions of colored troops there
Il do not remember the number of their regiment
but there were between six and eight hundred of
them,) and hundred and thirty officers and
men of the Twenty-thrd Iowa volunteer infantry
and two gunboats belonging to the Mississippi
fleet These were all tile Union troops present
that were armed, although there We're about two
hundred soldiers there in a convalescent camp
The engagement took place June z, 1868. |
belonged to company F Twenty-third Iowa V. L.
and of the one hundred and thirty men in our
command, sixty-six were killed and wounded
With the aid of the gunhoats, however, we held
the field and buried all the dead. The rebels, who
were six thousand strong,-as one of them has
since told me,-earried of their wounded. Our
own force did not number over thousand all
told."-Subscriber, Malvern, Iowa.
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belonged to the Third brigade, Second division,
Fourteenth Army Corps.
ADDISON TAsQuARy,
Corporal. Go. e, Seth Ill. v. I.
2 NJ II
The Battle OF Franklin.
To the Editor NAriosAL TRIBUNE.


] take great satisfaction in reading the short de-
scriptioils of battles by the boys. They describe
them just as they remember them and Just as they
saw them, but as we would say on. here they get
little "rattie,i y sometimes. Colonel CaproIa's
contributions were very Interesting to me. al
though were not iii tile sTue arm of the service
Our division cut no small figure in that campaign
and we'll do remember the day when we hurried
to their and took up position ut Column
bia and saved his brave boys at their last stand
just outside the city, when Forrest was crowdine
them to the death as ii We're.
i have just finished reading title March to the
Sea-Nashviile and Franklin, . by J. D. Cox For
a small work it is the finest that have read His
description of the bloody field of Franklin is the
only that l have seen that is correct in
my judgment. / have been red hot good
many times on account OF what some writers have
had TO say about Franklin. If they had been on
the front line just to the left or the right of the
Columbia pike, they would have seen things as
they were The battle OF Franklin has never been
assigned its proper place in the history of the late
war. Not one person in ten thousand realizes the
responsibility that rested that brave little army
appreciated the peril that we were in from the
time we left Columbia until we reached Nashville
Every soldier however was aware of the situation
at Franklin and that he had a great duty TO per-
form and right royalty he did it. and the only
criticism that have TO make this battle is that
Lanes and Conrad's brigades Were uselessly
slaughtered, and the whole army jeopardized
thereby.
Yours, in r., G. and L., T. H STEVENS
ANTHONY, KAN. Co. l. 124th Ind. Vols.
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The First N. Y. Light Artillery at PEBBLES Ban.
To the EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:


should like to hear from some of the men who
supported Major G. MiniS's battery H. First New
York light artillery, at PEBBLES Run on the last
day of March, 1865. DO You remember, boys, how
the Second Corps went into the woods on the right
flank of the Fifth Corps, and almost in front?
We We're firing to the left oblique and the Second
Corps were not in the woods more than Eve min
utes before they came out and the Johnnies after
them. Do you remember how certain gunner
of battery turned his gun TO the front and let the
rebs have of his compliments in the way
of a solid shot? Do you remember how General
Warren, our corps commander, came running up
to that gunner, and, grabbing him by the shirt
collar, exclaimed: Damn you 1 viii run you
through for di5obeyng my orders! g Not much, -
replied the gunner; Il saw the gray coats and
haversacks, and, by thunder the whites of their
very eyes" Just at that moment, Brevet Major
Mink rode up on his gray charger and took Gen
eral Warren aside and removed that piece of cold
steel which pressed against the gunners
bare breast. tell you what, that gunner thought
his last hour had come, bat the Major God bless
him, saved his life. He has never seen but one of
his comrades since he WAS discharged, and he
would like to hear from Major Mink or any mem-
Der of the light battery 1t is hardly necessary to
say that the gunner in question was the under
signed W. IL. PETERSON
Corporal, Co. II, LIST. n. Y. L. A.
BROCK PORT n V
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THE TWENTIETH CORPS.
Some Further Criticisms Concerning It's Disputed
Actions and achievements.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
/ have been reading with interest the extracts in
your valuable paper concerning the Twentieth
Corps, and notice that in your issue of hay lcth
Joseph EngonIar takes issue with CornTade Chas.
A: Long in regard TO the " Rock of ChickaInauga,"
while IN your issue OF May 3Ist there is a letter
entitled Disputed Actions of the Twentieth
Corps by j. w. Hogue i find them both right
and both wrong Comrade Joseph Engomar states
that the First and Second divisions We're composed
of the old Twelfth Corps. Now, was member
the Twentieth Corps, First brigade, First divis-
ion, and my regiment before the consolidation
wore the half moon,-we belonged to the Eleventh
Corps,-so that here Comrade Engomar is wrong.
j. W. Hogue says the Second division was on the
right and the First division in He in part,
is wrong. All l know is what my regiment was
doing 81 that time and place. We were resting in
tho shade, arms in stack when the ball opened. 1t
came like q hail storm from clear sky. We took
and moved quickly by the right, in four
ranks, up n ridge striking roadway, when We
the right of regiment-filed right. was acting as
orderly sergeant OF my company the right company
but 1t WAS impossible. amid the storm OF battle,
to hear the orders given so noticing that the
companies were moving by the left flank into line of
battle, we followed suit. This movement brought
companies and A too far to the right, rs we had
overiapped on the next regiment, making US four
deep; SO we got our men to give way to the left
During this time the boys were firing rapidly
possible and, here while in the road our colonel
VIM. r. loaue, was shot. while Lieutenant-C Colonel
NcNeH lost his left arm and Major c. w Clau-
harty was shot through the thigh and Adjutant @.
w Hassard through both thighs The regiment
not relieved but held the ground until the next
Gay. NOW. III regard 10 the reserve during the
action: when our colonel fell, called member of
company A to my assistance, and as we were car
rying him Off the field noticed the One Hundred
and Seventh New York in reserve behind tempo
rary breasswork. The regiment belonged to our
division so that part of the First division in
reserve. Our regiment lost half its number in this
engagement. General Hooker was up on the line
Immediately in our rear, standing like rock. /
am glad that j. w. Hogle did say that they of the
West were in the habit of tapping their wings and
growing little This, Eastern men, we could
for ourselves, but he states that the record
of the Twentieth Corps with Hooker above the
clouds. at Resaca, New Hope Church. Sand Noun
tain, Cnlp House, Kenesaw, Peach Tree Creek,
&c, needs no champion, feel that we have place
IN the hearts OF our Western comrades
Yours, truly,
THOMAS d. GoUNDREY,
MONTERREY, N. Y. Co. b, l4ist n. Y. Vols.
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DUBUQUE, Iowa.
How the Rebel Flag at Lookout Vas sho; Dorm.
To the Editor NATroSAI. rRfEr-xE.


/ see by . communication III TETE TRIR5-yE of the
9TH inst that TIE question Of te stzlissi G:e. on
Lookout 3{ounsain i not yet disposed Of. Com
rstie Clark = correct in his statement that the Sec
ond shot from one OF the guns OF the Eighteenth
OHIO battery did the work blzt / es.n assure him
that IN osEr OF TIE battery told thst the en-
envy Inade the attempt TO r-eStalblish the station
on the Following tlaZ'. when shot from the same
battery conveyed Ia them knock down argument
against any such procedure. gain viii say that
the Eighty fourth IIsssssns was cncanped on Moe
e%tsEn iGdse 20 the len and not far from the bat
tcry. We crossed the river FROM Chaitasluoat on
Tuesday, after the battle Of C7ief-alna,8sza rud
caInped near enough to Lookout to have tle ben
eilt OF the shells from the ene+ay's guns On the
mountain some one haa said thA1 the sigma as.
was brought down by shot from Fort <e.sI.y
but If It must lave Travelled long ,isse Tor
IS understand il, Eegiey located near Nash
vile, Tenn, ] think. between the Franklin end
Granny " bite pixies VIII say TO Comrasie Clark
thai We too crossed the Ohio River st CINCINNATI
and laid ia the streets Of Coyington. KY tltrs- se
night OF September s 1872, and tie next morning
marched oat on the Lexington pike. near ForG
t'sstlens nearly trentyftsar hours before we re-
ceIved our arms and equipments would be
pleased TO hesiF further from Cornrssese Clark
You VIII find inclOsed 81 To renew my s4liscrfE,-
ton 20 The TaISUSE, for I cannot do without i
and wish THAI tSe q all the old vets were
upon your books SUbscribers II would he 1
think, 10 their advantage and interest to subscribe
az once, for 1t is cG-taiDly the soldiers paper.
II. p EANNEzdAN
Late Captain Eighty-fourth Indiana
WOODgFrQy /
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north slope OF the mountain. The fighting contin-
ned all day. Just before night my brigade
narcicd up the side of the mountain. and still
there was fighting going up on the top OF Look
out. Wewent into line of battle, and found plenty
Of work to do until far into the night, when
were relieved and went back TO where the TWEEN
teth Corps was camped and rested until daylight.
Then division took the advance and followed
the enemy across the valley and through McI'ar-
hands Gap: then engaged in a hot contest Mis-
sionary Ridge, where captured nearly division
of rebels. On the 26th We followed the enemy and
early in the morning Of the 18th we were again in
the advance and moved on their strong position
behind Islyior's Ridge where we had little
battle and lost a number Of men. About noon
we succeeded in routing the enemy, ind our skir-
lnish line followed them half mile We then
went back TO the rear and went into camp, and the
Twentieth Corps took our place. If Comrade
Wheeler any other eonrade show where
The reserve" comes IN, as far rs concerns the
First division Of the Fifteenth Army Corps during
tie fighting around Chattanooga in November,
1865. he viii enlighten old Fourth Iowa veteran.
Il. p. MCisEYSoLDs,
NEIIMAH, Iowa. Co A, 4th Iowa V. V. I.