davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Worthington advance., 1883-05-10
THE FALL OF RICHMOND.

Accommodating Dtsasters-0en. IIoea'
Appearance-Last Scene Of All.
A Richmond lady in Philadelphia Times.
The battle of Gettysburg and the fall
Of Vicksburg, its twin disaster, were yet
reserved for US and it was not until 70
had drunk to the dregs that bitterness
that We felt that the fortunes of tho con-
federacy must decline and that tho
hopes of the steadfsst began to waver.
From that time until the I'd of April,
1895, the war was comparatively inac-
tive in Virginia; nor is it my purpose to
inger over the bitterness of it's closing
hours. To the very last vast number
of the people were confident of success.
On the very day before the evacuation
of Ric hmond it was believed throughout
the city that Lee had repulsed the enc
my along his entire line.
On that very day John NJ. Daniel, the
brilliant editor of the Richmond Ex-
aminer, died under the deIusion that
such was the case, and John Mitchell,
the Irish patriot, who wrote his obituary
in the morning paper, deplored that the
great Vlfg'nian, whose pen had welded
such tremendous influence throughout
the war, should have passed away lust "a
. decisive victory had given the turning
point to the success of the confederacy.
This circumstance will show how little
prepared we were on that bright Sab
bath morning in April for the direfill
news that came to US at noon.
Once more as We sat in our pewB in
church the summons came, and once
more in response to it, as in April. 1881
(wben it announced the sham terror of
the Pawnee), the people fed from the
house Of God to question the woeful
sound. Alas! for the contrast between
this call and that. We had known NO
summons such as this before and not q
panic but a nameless dread now rushed
in on our souls. But would not, If
could, depict the binding so1rows of
that memorable event. Ere another
day had dawned our city was in flames
and the glory of the rising sun was lurid
with smoke and glare. Pillaaers Oho
negroes and the rabble) were busy at
their work. Confusion reigned; the foe
had come; and from the top OF the con-
tederate capitol the federal flag was tossed
BY the morning breeze.
General Lee surrendered. On the 10th
he addressed to his army his manly,
touching letter of farewell, and on the
evening of tho 18th he rode into Rich
mond on horseback, accompanied by
his staff: Quietly the great chieftan
passed through the blackened streets.
On every side were the ruins of the
great fire; blue-coated strangers were on
the sidewalk; the wheels of busy life
were still, but it was impossible for him
to pass unnoticed. Soon the words ran
along the sidewalk: Its General Lee"
and throngs began to gather and to fol-
low the distinguished hero. There was
no shout or sound Of greeting; only IN
whispers the people spoke. The great
general simply raised his hat a. he rode
rapidly forward, until dismountine at
the door OF hn private residence. he
passed into tho cloister Of hio simple
The Worthington advance., 1883-05-10

betts.. The good news could MT s. oon-
munlcasea g MIN.
Mr.. Ross Of Illinois has achieved vh.t.
ever distinction nes in success in The intar.
State oratoIial CONTEST Of repeenentativ n
ok Northwestern colleges q Ninnesnolis.
Ar. kellogg OF Wisconsin took second
lonos'
John Rueeell. = printar did IN Rall.~r.
N. T., hospital lately. In his Epockets
bank books showing deposits for 1l0, 600
were found. Having no relatives tie ms.
~. ~ .ull'nlsss s.of 0ooA cns1se q tne prop
s.n..or loan !. .,.,.,n. -. ....,...
The Worthington advance., 1883-05-10
PROMOTED By LINCOLN.
The Way Sergeant Cover Would
Treat Attacking Cavalry.
phila6elnhia pnez.

Tho Way Sergeant Cover Would
Treat Attacking Cavalry.
Philadelphia Press.
A sergeant of infantry, whom I shall
call Dick Cover, commanded his COM
pany in q great many battles in the West
in the early days of the war. His COM
pany officers had al been killed. but
right loyalty did Dick handle his men
His discipline was perfect, his bravery
not only made him . hero among his
men, but excited the attention of all the
officers. At the first lull in the cam.
paign the officers of this regiment. of bin
brigade and of his division united in re-
commanding him for a lieutenancv in
the regular army. The commanding Of
ficerj Joined in the recommendation. M.
Lincoln ordered the appointments.
Forthwith Sergeant Dick was ordered be-
fore an examining board in Washing
ton, 1or the regular army officers wers
tenacious OF what they thought their
superiority. Dick presented himself in
soiled and faded sergeant's uniform,
bis face and hands bronzed and cracked
by the winds and suns of hot cam
paien.
The curled darlines of Washington 80
ciety, the perfumed graduates Of West
Point, who had never seen q squadron
get in the field, conducted the exam
ination to ascertain if Dick was fit to be-
come an officer in the regular army.
They asked him questions as to enqin-
eering, mathematics, philosophy and
ordnance, of harbor warfare, Of field
campaigns, and such stuff. Not single
question could Dick answer. ..What i
know" answered Dick, "! never saw
6cF dn vas the
The the y" wests "weil, What What is os a So9lo3 S% ~
square?" continued his tornentors.
''Don't know" said Dick sorrowfuliv:
II never heard of one." "Well," final.
ly said young snip in eye
glasses, "what would you do in
command of . company if tho
cavalry should charge on your" They
had A. last got down to Dicks compre-
hension, and he answered, with reso-
lutte fac, and q flashing eye: "pd give
them HI. that's what I'd do, and I'd
make hollow square in every mothers
son of them" A few more technical
questions we're asked, but poor Dick Wa
not able to answer them, and the ex-
animation closed. The report was sent
to the Secretary of War, who submitted
il to Mr.. Lincoln, saying that evidently
lick would not do for an officer. MI.
Lincoln went through the report, and
found that Dick had not answered = sim
gle question, but he came to where Dick
said what he would do if attacked by
cavalry. and then he did what sensible
L. -. ~
threw the report on the table, and made
q little memorandum in pencil orderine
the Secretary of War to appoint Dicf
Cover Lieutenant in the regular army.
Dick achieved distinction afterwArd. and
WAS everywhere known in the army asa
man without fear, who never mades
The Worthington advance., 1883-05-10

George II. 6tratton of Brainerd is heir to
large amount Of money in the bank
England, which has been waiting for the
proper proofs of ownership for m any year,.
The sudden death of Mrs. Samantha w.
Nee, which occurred Monday afternoon.
April 80, has brought sadness to many
hearts in Faribault.
Sixty cars of lumber are sent west every
day on the Winona and St. Peter road, but
even that does not supply the demand.
The blacksmith shop Ole Hanson,
hardware store of Thomas K. Dahle, and
saloon of George E. Rolph, at Browns
dale, Mimi, were entered by burglars re-
Gently, but they got small reward for their
trouble.
A severe accident occurred recently at
Duluth, to John Jones, . painter. He was
painting the Duluth's company mill, when
he fell of his ladder. an the ladder falling
on him, broke his leg in three places.
Preston Republican: A man named John
s. Ellis, who has been living in the Chat
field timber for the past four years, VA
brought to the ceuaty jill recently, charged
With having committed the crime of rape
w - Au4o y0oA OA CuAAU, "uO C81l8 nlu
father, she being q step-child We are told.
The man had his examination before JUS
tice Twitchell and the evidence of his guilt
was fully established.
The elevator at the Winona & st. Peter de-
pot at st. Peter is peing taken down, and
will be shipped to Nordland, Oak.
8. 8. Kenyon, for many years resident OF
Wilton, near Waseca, committed suicide
recently by cutting his throat with q razor.
No cause is known for the act.
The Brainerd board of health has ordered
that no pupil be admitted to the public
schools without certificate of vaccination.
The annual meeting of the Anoka confer
ence of congregational churches will be held
in Glencoe on Tuesday and Wednesday,
May Is and 18. The conference embraces .
large territory, including st. Paul and Min
neapolis. Rev. J. L. Scudder of Minneapo-
lis will preach on Tuesday afternoon.
H. G. Glitner, a pioneer of Hector, Rem
vile county, died recently after q long ill.,
ness, and his remains were buried at Brown
ton.
The Worthington Advance says the rail-
way lands in Mobiles county are to be put
on the malket.
The Worthington advance., 1883-05-10
DRUGSTORE DrOllerles.

The fun furnished to apothecaries by
their customers does not all come in
the shape of bad spelling and pronounc-
ing. Innocent greenness in second hand
values and the rules of trade as we'll as
of natural propriety, makes no little of
the sport that enlivens the quiet shop
days of the average pharmacist.
"You would be astonished at the fun
that crops out among the customers that
visit q drug said a druggist the
other day in Milwaukee, after he had
got through trying to convince q young
man that it would be impossible to take
back a tooth brnsh, after it had been
used three OF fouE days, and give him
another one size smaller.
$50 you strike all classes of fcustomers,
eh?" said the newspaper man.
"Well, should think so," said the
druggist. "A woman came in this
morning and handed me an old
back-number plaster. one that looked as
though it had been taken off al Egyptian
mummy, and wanted me to Civ her an
other one. She said the old one was no
good. She said the old man had worn it
drew blister. I tried to tell her that q
plaster was not intened to blister, but
imply to retain the back in it's proper
place, and let the pain crawl out through
the holes. She said I was q worse fraud
than the plaster.
but the worst case of economy I ever
saw was a woman who brought back four
big blue-pills that she had left after her
husbands illness, and wanted to trade
them for borax to wash with. I didn't
want to hurt her feelings, and l gave her
some borax and took tie pills and threw
them out in the alley, because nobody
would like it if l sold them second. hand
pills. Even then l came near getting
into trouble, as q couple of Polack boys
picked up the pills and ate them, and
their father was going to sue me for poi
soning their children.-Peck's Sun.
The Worthington advance., 1883-05-10
Northwestern Mail Routes.
Contracts for carrying the mails have been
let BY the postodloe department to date -
fO1lnVa.

Northwestern Mail Routes.
Contracts for carrying the mails have been
let BY the postodaoe department to date %
follows
From Jackson bv Orr and Sioux valley to railroad
9tat'ou' t.s9ty,six I mile; and back, twice week.
Springfield. tventy: eight miles and back, twice
week. l. A. Pond, $500; from Hanson to Byron,
Twelve m,;es ~. and back twice veek, b. o. skesr-
S3l2: fro.a Lester to North6eli, afteen miles snd
ssss; thfeo fson tmss %h.. week. ?: r shon.by.
eight miles and back. twice : week. 1SasS; Scs.v:
garon. 800: from Nav Uim BY Milford,
Home: Golden Gate. Lone Tree Lake. Fort Ride-
6ve miles. and back. three times week. L. 4 Pond,
e646: from Leaveuworth to Sleepy Eye, eight
miles and back, once : week, John AIlermAtt, $50:
ss F;s clever e. I'd
Glencoe BY Brush Prairie, Bergen Winston Lake.
Hale Silver Lake and Koniska to Glencoe. equal to
isy, Ss44; from Winston Lax. to Howard. nss ten
miles and back. six times week, supplying Key
stope osce week. L. A; Pond. 1892: from Stew
zen miles and back, twice = week, p B. shonsbiy.
e204: from Bird Island to Fort Rdsley. thirty-67e
miles and back. twice 3 week: tho residue
l. F"na sS s' ao issrdS" s', to s g.
dale. thirteen and one-half miles and back. six
times week. Riche.d Ritter. $497: from viii
mar by Hill. Croyden add Fahlen 10. o., to Will.
mar. equal to nineteen and half miles and back.
once week. W. F. HamberGer, $l43; from Grove
Lake to Sank Center, sixteso miles and back twice
week, Richard Ritter, 1913: from Pelican Rapids
70 Detroit City. twentyseven miles aud back three
times week, A. H. sanborn, S63l: from OIathe
to Long Prairie. twelve miles and back. twice .
week. p. r. 6honahly, $l97: from Hartford to
Matley. twenty-five miles and back. twice . week,
1. H. sanborn, 1891; from Hartford to Wadena,
eorty-four miles and back. once . week. Richard
Ritter. $343; from Roag to Hawley, eleven miles
and back, onco . week, Christian Rarvor.
The Worthington advance., 1883-05-10

1t is said that ex-senator kellogg, of
Louisiana, is 60 far victim to super
stition that, although wealthy, he has
never yet made q will, believing that
II he did 30 his death would immediate-
" follow.
The Worthington advance., 1883-05-10

Massachusetts, complains that IL has
received but s., ,6S6 900 from the federal
government for the Improvement of ite
rlvers and harbors since the foundation
Of the government.
The Worthington advance., 1883-05-10
There's Where He Had Her.


1.-TWO hundred dollars for MAKING
plain dress2' he yelled, ~ he saw the
bili-''1'n never pay it!''
"You have been very st,ngy with mo
for the last year," she replied.
"You are extrava2ant."
mo more than you are!"
"lll never pay this billl'
ou mustl'
-"Neverp
''Then IN pawn my diamonds and pay
it myself"
"Haw
eyes, hap
He goes out chuckling. He knows her
to be woman of her word, and he 10
wondering how she will feel as the pawn.
broker politely hands them back, With
the observation:
"We never advance .lloney on the
paste articlev-Wall Street News.
The Worthington advance., 1883-05-10

The Victor Emanuel statue. To be naid
for by the poorest people. b to cost g.
The Worthington advance., 1883-05-10
HOMESTEADS.

Decision Concerning Homestead
Oommutattons-New Facts About
Homestead Entries.
The commissioner of the general Land Of.
iice has sent letter to the register and re.
ceiver at st. Cloud. Minn., regarding home
stead combinations. The oommissioner
holds that under the rulings and practice Of
the office, in accordance with the third SEQ
tion ofthe act of May IA, 1880, q person
duly qualified to make q homestead entry,
who has settled upon tract of land legally.
subject to homestead entry, with the inten
ton to acquire title to the same
under homestead law, and who has re.
sided upon and cultivated the same for the
period OF SIX months, may make his home
stead entry and give notice of his intention
of the Revised Statues, on the same dav. or
be may give no.ice of bis intention to make
the entry and the Communication proof in ad-
vance; and after the notice shall have been
posted and published in the manner and for
the period prescribed by act of March 8.
1879, he may legally make the homestead
entry and the o0mmptation on the same
The commissioner Of the general land
OuC0 ua9 8e0C 10 t00 180O OG0CefS OF Crooks
ton, Minn., lette, in which he holds that
the five years allowed in homestead entry
dates from entrv and not from the COM
mencement of personal residence on the land
entered. This decision was rendered on The
appeal of Barney Phillips, from q decision
of the land officers rejecting final proof of.
fersd by him in . homestead entry. The
facts are that Phillips made his entry Nov.
6, 1877, established an actual
bona fide residence on the land March Is,
1873, and had continuously resided thereon
and cultivated the same up to date of final
proof Jan. II, 1883, period of four years.
nine months and twenty.nine days from
date Of beginning actual residence and OF
i've years, two months and eight days from
date of entry It Vas endorsed by the local
land Office upon final proof. ~ follows:
RI jeeted for the reason that the within
testi 0ny does not show IN actual residences
BY claimant of five years" Phillips,
through his attorney, appealed from this
decision on the ground that
the same lis contrary to law and rul nes OF
the general land Office" !" and urges that, in
asmuch "a his residence was established on
the land within six months rom date of en-.
try. he Was not IN default, and bis time of
residence counts from the time he filed his
homestead entry. The commissioner says:
''Your action In rejecting tho final proof was
erroneous, and the exceptions thereto by
Philips are we'll taken, and arc hereby sus.
tafned. The proof 10 satisfactory, and upon
the payment Of commissions due, you will
issue final receipt and certificate in the case, "
.
The Worthington advance., 1883-05-10
Rail and River.

WIN. H. Vanderbilt has retired from the
presidency Of the New York Central, the
Lake Ohore. and Michigan Central and his
sons from the vice presidency under the
new bylaws, the position OF chairman of
board o. directors is created with general
supervisory powers. Under this new II.
rangement c. Vanderbilt becomes the chair
man of the New York Central and Michi-
gan Central boards, and VIM. K. Vanderbilt
and becomes chairman of the Lake Shore
board Of dire cton. Each of them is . men,
Der of the board of directors of the company
OF which his brother IL chairman.
General Superintendent Egan Of the
Canadian Pacific, who has recently returned
to Winnipeg from the end Of the track
saYs work is preere,,ins at the rate Of two
miles day, and will be materially increas-
ed after the crossing of the Saskatchewan
has been affected. Over this river . tempo
rary spile bridge will be erected, to be at
early date replaced by . fine, substantial
iron bridge, now builing in England.
At Portland, Ore., considerable dissatis-
faction is expressed by business men in re-
gard to the proposed Willard railroad bridge
below that city. Merchants fear It will
prove an injury to the harbor, and rather
600 to pay expenses of . change of route Of
the railroad. 20 - to make it cross the river
above the city. The board ftrade purposes
to take action.
There were, according to the Railway
Gazette's statistics, 494 railroad accidents
during the first three months of the present
year. which resulted in the killing of 129
persons and injuring 522.
The Milwaukee line from Flandreau to
Milbank is to be built this season, and the
line running north from the latter place
lapidly pushed forward.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-30
THREE EMPIRES.

h'uss'a' austria and Germany Endeavorinc
to Reach an Understanding,
LONDON, Jan. ga Berlin corresponde,t 4
OF the Daily News says: "The Car is making
efforts to bring about the former friendly re-.
iatlons between Russia and Germany"
| A Berlin correspondent OF the Morning
Post says; THE visit of De Giers to Vienna
resulted in a complete UNDERSTANDING he.
tween Russia and Austria on leading politi-
cal questions also, in an arrangement re-
garolng navigation OF the Danube. Emperor
william has approved the plan"
Austrian newspapers are busily discnssrs
the significance of the visit of DeGiers tho
Russian Foreign Minister, to Vienna
1hey are mostly inclined TO attrib
ute to it considerable importance
1ney point to the length of his interview
with Count Kalnoky, the eAustro-Hnnoarisn
foreign minister, Prince Henry VII. Of
hussia, the German ambassador to Vienna.
the Arch-Dukes, the Emperor. and others
ana 10 the circumstance that at abonf the
same time the Grand Duke Nicholas had an
interview with Bismarck ut Berlin. ma
Jority of the special dispatches from Tho
continent to the London newspaners STATE
that the prevailing opinion is that whatever
Is conceded by Count Kalnoky to he Ciaro
was conceded with the free Concurrence and
approval of Germany.
The Neue Freie Presse, of Vienna saws.
preparation for De Giers' visit to Vienna
Tor the settlement of various questions was
hegouated through the Austrian ambassador
at St. Petersburg. According to this account
1t was agreed that Servia and Montenerro
should, for the present. be satisfied if Rms.
sla VIII support Austria at inc
London conference on the Dannhiar
question, and at Constantinople concernino
the question of junction of the Austrian and
turkish railways. In return, Austria will
make no objection to the eventual iunction
Of Bulgaria and eastern Roumelia"
The same paper hears that De Giers. in his
with Bismarck at Varzln, touched
lpon the entry OF Russia into the Austro.
ierman alliance, but met with a refusal
w nile DE Glers was at Vienna he had an in.
lerVlew with a priest of the Russian church
here, who passes for one of the best-informed
nen, regarding the Pan-Sav agitation and
S supposed to have heard his views and not
neglected. to give him his official views on
he agitation, with view TO CORRECTING anv
Illusions that the Pan-Savs may cherish.
Not single journal succeeded in interview
ng DE Giers while he was in Vienna. Two
lays before his arrival messenger from ST
'ctersburg brought detailed instructions tc
)e Giers
The Standard sums up the effect of III,
lslt OF De Giers TO Vienna by saving thai
he most important point is that the Porte /,
ran ted resDite
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-30
Notes and Personalities.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan, 29.-It is reported upon
the best of authority that Captain P. N.
Burrill will be appointed chief of the Bu-
reau of Printing and Engraving, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Colonel
Irish.
Ephram Smith has been commissioned
postmaster at Fairmount, and William M.
Mcclure at louisville.
By order of the Postmaster general mail
messenger service has been established to
Laporte form the Chicago & West Michigan
railway.
Mr.. Denote, from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds, to-day reported to
the House, adversely Mr.. Folgers letter and
other communications relating to the Bride
we'll Dock property at Chicago. This virtually
disposes of the question. The report went
to the private calendar
A bill has been introduced in the House
to give the widow of Lieutenant DeLong a
pension OF $50 per month.
Mr. Morrison has introduced bill providing
a penalty of $50 for defacng marks upon
barrels
A witness in the star-route cases, during
examination, said the Congressional investi-
CATION paralyzed them; they did not know
what they were about, and were afraid to
move
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-30
SHOT DEAD BY HIS WIFE.
Lalnentable Ending of Trivial Quarrel
Between Man and Wife

0KEMos, Mich. Jan. 29.-In Bath town
ship, Clinton county, on Friday night, Dowd
Clark, farmer, was shot and instantly
kf1ie" r Ais "i'e' rfro parties huVe lived
unhappily for some years, often coming to
blows The disagreement of Saturday arose
from the wifes determination to administer
medicine, other than that prescribed by the
attending physician, to one of her children.
The childs illness continued to grow worse
unni she was supposed to be dying. While
Clark was trying to restore her to conscious.
ness, his wife got revolver from an adion.
ing room and deliberately shot her husband
tnrougn the back. The murderess was ar
rested Immediately afterward.