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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

A young city fellow, dressed in a
fauItless suit and pair of shoes
that tspered into point 10 ;be most
modern sty le... was visiting in uraI
district. A brighr liatle boy looked
him all over unul bis eyes rested on
those shoes He looked a. hIs own
chubby feet snd then at his VISITORS
and then looking up said Mister,
in sll y6ur soSs Quilted V6 but OhS n
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

Be certain and look in the papers
for a merchants advertisement be-
fore trading with him A merchant
that has anything good and cheap is
always liberal enough to advertise
Augusta News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

Here is q short satire on the
fondness some people have for
beasts: "A New York young wo-
man went around the dog show and
kissed all the pups. The next buss
bar lover got must have been one
that will finger on bis memory for
all time
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

American travellers spend, it is
estimated, SlOO,00O,000 in Europe,
every summer. The 100000 in>
hsbitants of Philadelphia, New York
and Brooklyn spend $4,000 900
during the season upon the strip of
sand between Cape May POiOt and
Long Branch.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

Stry chime 10 their coffee bother
ed the family of Andrew Daniel, at
Spartanburg, S. c., the other day.
The matter was considered of suffic>
lent importance to cause the arrest
of three negro servants.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

In Jones county Mr. Jim Green
and SOD we're suffocat d by gas in a
we'll into which they had descended
to do some blasting. Their bodies
we're drawn out by drag hooks.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

A Louisville woman has forced
her daughter, thirteen years old, to
marry a Chinamsn, with whom she
carried on a laundry. The little
girl ran away from home after the
ceremony and the police refuse to
make her return.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

Charles Fl Bryan, Nevada law
yer, in 1864, made a speech of two
or three hours length, in a mining
case. He was paid a fee of 500,
900 He went East, bought race
horse and became pauper-all in
q few months.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

Although the failure of McGeoch,
the Chicago lard dealer, involved
nearly six million dollars 10 IiabiIi
ties, the business was wound up
without the advice of counsel, with
out reaching the laws proverbiaI
delay, not only very quickly, but
also very chesply and, all within a
month.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

An Atlanta grave digger says ::
There are three times as many
whites as negroes 10 the city, and
we bury three times as many color
ed as white, and the great majority
of the coIored buried are young
children"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

Mrs. S L Peterson, Wadley, Ga =.
Gays: "Dr. II L Battle prescribed
Browns Iron Bitires for my dyspep
STA. Two bottles entirely cured me- F."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16
Schedule N. & n. Ga. Rail Road
IN EFFECT JULY 10, 1883.

...JoB PRINTING, plain and fancy, or in
colors, by experienced and skilled printers
at the JOURNAL Office viii duplicate At
lants prices, or anybody else's prices, and
guarantee Satisfaction or no charge. This
q hiH. GtVS Ms trial and Bee
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

Mrs. S NJ. Robbins, Wsdley, Ca,
says: II found great relief using
Browns Iron Bit,ers for spinal af-
lection of long standing"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

1t costs the State about 81 500 a
day to run the Legislature. This is
the biggest outlay, for the least good,
that was ever made in time of peace,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

The excitement at camp meeting
is in camp,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

John Wsunamaker, the PhiladeI>
phia dry goods king, paid 5000, 600
for advertising last year and made
1000, 1000.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16
Legal Blanks on Hand.

Criminal Warrants, Land and Mort
gage Deeds, Justice Fifas and Summonses,
Waiver Notes, Summons of Garnishment
3arnishment Affidavit and Bond, Affidavit
Bond and Attachment, Writ Declaration of
Notes and Accounts and other Legal Blanks
for sale at the journal office
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16
The man who rides horseback al
ways takes a back seat.
Griffin is going into ecstacies over
the establishment of female barber
shop in that city.

Thirty California have died 10
ten years possessed each of over
million, and some of them many mil
lions
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16

darietta. Ca, Thursday, Aug 16,. 1888.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-07-05
The First yolunteer2another Claimant.

10 tfie t.uit0f NATIONAL tribune:
In the St Paul Pioneer Press. of May 10TH saw
the following: Captain w. w. Bush, of Loekport,
n. Y, who. on April Is, 1861 was in the tele-
graph Office at the time of Lneoln's first call for
troops and hearing the call as it went over the
wire rushed down to his place of business and five
minutes after enlisted. and twenty minutes after
had nineteen men enrolled for his company of the
Twenty eighth regiment, having fully established
the right to the title of the first volunteer was pre-
large assemblage, with magnificent gold testi-
monial badge. n foot long, valued at 500,
made by Tiffany, New York. The badge was con-
tribued for by veterans of The late war in nearly
every State in the Union. The captain was very
daring, severe service in the war; went through
many battles survived the horrors of Libby prison
and is President of the Twelfth Army Corpsh
Now, what / want to know, is this How did
Captain w. w. Bush manage TO enlist in five
minutes after that call went over the wires? Was
there a recruiting Office there for that purpose or
there post of the Regular Army established
or duty there? am somewht interested about
this for this reason | was at that time a boy of
II, and being in Boston, Mass,-I lived in Alton,
Aiaine,-heard the news cried out by the newsboys
of the surrender of Fort Sumter; Major Anderson
prisoner of war, and the call for troops. My
father was with me- and told him wanted TO en-
list and go to the He replied 6 You are not
old enough!n And reioined: " I will go into the
navy and my older brothers will go into the army
anyhow" And. thereupon, my dear old patriotic
father went with me right over TO the Navy Yard
ut Boston and at before o o'clock a. M, on the
18th day of April 1851 was sworn into the United
States service as a marine, served my four years
under brave Farragut. and | almost feel like
disputing the claim of Captain w. w. Bush of
Lockport, n. Y that he the first volunteer at
Yours, truly, JOSEPH WHITCoMB.
OSBORNE KAN.
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Whfnued BY an Old Woman.
e Editor NATIoNAI. TgrnITNE.


Permit me- through your columns to narrate q
little incident which have heard so often from our
boys to make grow rather tired of it. While
on a scouting expedition in Alabama near Hunts
VILE we came on a force of rebels at Indian Creek
and routed them. capturing eighty four prisoners
was detailed to help take them to Huntsville. They
were formed in two lines, facing each other, and
extending from the provost marshafs Office across
the street, and while the officer was taking their
names, we were stationed at different points guard
ing them. aly post at tbs end of the two rows.
While there an old woman came along and with dis
NAL lamentations asked if her son Johnny who was
in the line, was hurt Johnny spoke up and replied
that he was not. though at the time his head was
baildaged from the effect OF saber blow. In fact
nearly all OF the prisoners more less wound
ed. She then tried to force her way between the
two lines, and while was attempting to prevent
her. she struck such blow with her hand rs
almost to send me to the ground When came to
my senses again, felt like striking her with my
carbine, bat the officers interfered and I was
obliged to bear the tantelizing accusation of having
been whipped by an old woman. would like 10
have some one give history of Fort Spanish and
Fort Balleley, Mobile. and Of the Sixteenth Army
Corps. l member of company NJ, Tenth
regiment, Indiana volunteer cavalry. Third bri-
gade Second division, Sixteenth Army Corps and
in the winter of Is6i-5 went with the fleet from
Paduesh KY, TO New orlsAns, to the Army of the
Gulf. Fl. J. BRADEaEYER,
Go. M, 10th Ind. Vol. Cav.
HOLLAND, IND. e14a
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Abonf the SIZE of 1t.
or NATIONAL TRIRnNE.

To the Editor NATION AL TRIBUNK:
Having read TIE TRlBUEE with much pleasure
and profit to myself 1t occurs to that its success
must necessarily depend largely upon the character
ofthe support that 1t fecsiVcS from those who
participants in the llte war, and those who are
friendly TO them. MOI only by paying the subserip-
ton price-for which we get not only value for the
amount invested, but com pound interest-but also
by contributing reIniAiscesiees, &c, should aid
you. There are but few who served in the army
who have not fund of information and narrative
from which TO draw for the benefit Of THE TRIBUNE
believe in standing by those who stood by us
especially in the hours OF dsuger-and as I ain
of those who zoo nsoiest TO plead cause
IN public, am thar for the gallant III
which TIE TRIBUNE has defended the character
and interests OF the boys. Therefore, shout
Tor THE TRIBUNE bI.y she live for thousand
years and may her subscription list never grow
less. We, in the West read with much pleasure
The contributions from the comrades in the East
and presume you III the East might read oe-
casional line from a Westerner with something of
interest. live III one OF the fourisng cities of
the West, named IN honor of the grandest of the
many grand characters who adosn the brightest
and most heroic pages Of Nations historythe
capital of State which is soon TO take its place
among the first in the Union. aud when think of
It's almost unparalleled prosperity cannot but
attribute Its development in great degree, to the
ooys who fought the battles and endured the hard
ships of the war, and thus peculiarly fitted TO
su6due this western country. SUBSCRIBER.
LINCOLN, NEE.
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NATIONAL TRIBUNE:


Comrade L. n. Humphrey of Independe nce
Kan, was right when he said that every old sol
dler should stand up for his corps j was a MEM
Der OF the Fifteenth Army Corps and was Mt the
battle OF Tunnel Hill, or Mission Ridge, it is
called. Leaving one division of Sherman's army
under General Hooker, we crossed the Tennessee
Riyer under cover OF night, and went into camp on
or near the river on the H3d General Sherman
marched his three divisions behind the hills oppo-
site the mouth OF the Chickamauga crossed over
on pontoon boats and by daylight had part of his
army entrenched on the banks of the river By
p. IN. he had nassed his three divisions in columns
by companies, and marched them across the valley
TO the first range of hills near Tunnel HILL where
we had some skirnaishing with the enemy and
drove them from this first range without much
loss. That night found us intrenched on General
BTaggs right and too strongly for him TO shake us
OIL rs he expected TO do the next day AT o'clock
out on the skirmish-line and ut daylight the conn
mand, Forward march ~ being given we advanced
up the hill, but soon were met by storm of shot
and shell, watch swept everything before it, The
order was then given to fall back. The balance Of
the army was brought up, and the battle began iii
good earnest. Never cid the old Fifteenth Army
Corps behave more valiantly. This was about sun
rise, and the struggle continued until dark by
which time sherman had fought his way up with
In q few rods OF the eneniy's works. He could not
take them, however nor could Bragg shake off the
Union forces. While all this struggle was going
on, not a gun could be heard on our right wI,rre
General Thomas was with all his army and we
began to think that Sherman had all the fighting
to do. We could see the long lines of General
Thomas army motionless during the entire morn
Ing AT p. M, however, life sprang into those
long blue columns. As soon rs Bragg had with
drawn his center to move against General Sher-
Thomas charged on Missionary Ridge and carried
1t, but darkness then came on, and nothing more
could be DONE The Fifteenth Corps encamped
only few rods from he snemy, ready to COM
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To the Editor NArToyAL TRrD1-EE:
RseeoIIeetlons Of ohickamauga.

To the EDITOR NATIONAL. TRIBUNE:
We left Mgrfreesboro on the 24th of June 1863.
il commenced rAining on that day, and continued
for fifteen days thereafter. We met the enemy ON
the 18th al hoOvers Gap. The brigade of Regulars
put IN Inc Of battle and the sixth United States
infantry nade charge across open field on the
rebels, who were opposite on high ground In front
in this charge We lost sergeant, corporal and a
private. The enemy declined TO give battle and
we them more until the 18Th Of September
We marched al through the night OF the 18th of
September towards Chattanooga, and halted IN the
morning Just long enough 70 eat little bareback
and make cup Of coffee. Very the enemy
advanced. sending shells over us but our artillery
did not reply. We formed in line facing south and
advanced with heavy line of sirmisers. Of which
the writer was one and drove the rebels back. cap
turing some prisoners and nearly whole battery.
" i1lic pressing forward passed shallow pit in
which the bodies OF many Union soldiers were
lylngIn rows. They mus have fallen the day be-
fore and for reason had not been covered
over. Al last tine rebels IL front disappeared and
halt was called Heavy firing soon began on our
right, and both lines were ordered TO about face
We rushed back TO battery battery II Fifth
United States artillery and were ordered 10 lie
down Ia 5EOlt thereof, while the poured
grape and canister over into the mass Of gray
backs wso Lad come through gap in our line and
Were advancing IN our rear. a few of US escaped
10y running OF through thai terrible fire but most
of the Fifteenth. Sixteenth, Eighteenth and Nine
teenth regiments which constituted the brigade of
Regulars and tie battery were captured The lat
b3yo3et charge. This was q bad beginning for
the Regular brigade so far as the battle of Chick
alnatsca WAS concerned. Fragments of our brigade
were gathered together If Clatsauoopa after this
months we sge1It through period of patience and
long suffering, ilardships, and exposure but we
ki lived through them, and finally got revenge
on The JOhnnIes al Mission Ridge or the afternoon
q Wednesday. November Is 1853.
VIM KTEG,
Co. c, 10th U. 6. Z
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with dead and wounded, truce WAS agreed upon
for the purpose of caring for the wounded and
buTying the Gead. member of the One Hundred
and Nineteenth New York volunteers told me that
rebel officer inquired if he would mail letter for
him to his wife who was in New York city. The
blue coat told him he would take it to the captain.
The latter read il and found that II contained re-
quest that the rebel officers wife should come
South aud bring with her several hundred dollars
in gold. In conversation with the Johnny he said
he expected to beat us and cited numerous instances
where the rebels had been victorious in a square
fight The truce ended and nothing moro was
seen of our friend in gray until after the rebel Cen
eral Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. When collect
ing the wounded this blue coat discovered the
rebel o1fcerlying on the ground MORALLY wounded.
They recognized each other, and the Union man
asked Well, Captain. what do you think of il
now" Whereupon the officer exclaimed, Oh,
my God! - and died almost instantly.
w. III. WOOD
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Shiloh and Corinth where some of his (Halleck's)
old Notifications cannot be found
Now, this is an extraordinary misstatement of
faets, and proves conclusiyefy the untrustworthi-
of NJ Quad - as military critic newspaper
correspondent. Every person who, like myself, is
familiar with the roads from Shiloh TO Coriuth,
knows very well that there is not single line of
breastworks or Notifications of any sort within
twelve or thirteen miles of Shiloh and up to about
seven miles from Corinth. These lines correctly
drawn the Government maps at the national
cemetery But j intrude on your space and pa
thence. We are hoping that next spring we shall
see host of our friends from the North and great
West the 9th and 9TH of April and also to aid us
on Memorial Day at Pittsburg Landing. 1t will
gladden. the eyes and hearts of many loyal people
here to see them come, bringing the old flag with
them. ] viii guarantee that they shall have
a royal welcome, and take back to their homes
such reeoilections viii make them glad they
came.
And now, viii the old Shiloh soldiers drop a
postal card. giving their names, present address,
and former rank in the army.
r. CoTToN,
Missionary N. e. Church, and formerly Chaplain
10th Ill. Vol. Inf.
PURDY TENN.
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The Medon Station Agalr.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBuxE:

10 the EG1toT NATIONAL tRiBESE-
Ineiosed please find 81 to renew my subscription
which will shortly expire. / am an old soldier
having enlisted October 10, 1851 aud served two
years from that time. lost my left arm near the
Vieksburg, Miss. I participated in the battles Of
Fort DouelSon, Shiloh 3ledou Station, Port Glib
son, Raymond, Champion Hill, and Vieksburg. I
should like to have of my old comrades write
up their experiences Ia those battles and especially
that of hledon Station, OF which | have never seen
an account IN any history OF the late war 1t was
fought By four companies of the Forthwith Illinois
V. L. against about nine thousand of the enemy.
The battle commenced at clock in the afternoon
CHERoxEE. Ia. @. R PoxrRor.
General NJ K. Lawler at that time COM
handing the post at Jackson, Tenn, gives an
account of the gallant fight made by four
companies of the Forty-6fth Illinois against q
vastly superior force of the enemy, but q
more detailed account Of the action by Com
rade Pomeroy wedld doubtless be read with
interest General Lawler says in his report of
engagements along the line Of the Mississippi
Central Railroad. immediately after the re-
pulse of the enemy at Bolivar large bodies of
the enemy's cavalry attacked the different de-
tachmentS stationed along the line OF the rail-
read between Medon and Toones' Station The
detachments being small, consisting at most
Of single companies, after sharp diminishing
returned to Medon Station, at which point, at
and near the railroad depot, a barricade was
constructed of cotton bales under the direction
of Adjutant Frohock, of the Forty-fifth Illinois
infantry. At 3 p. m. of August 3Ist the enemy
attacked the defenses at Medon in force, esti-
mated at l,500 strong, but was calamity held
at bay by about $50 men of the Forty fifth
Illinois. Being informed Of the attack on
Medon ! immediately sent six companies Of
the Seventh Missouri infantry, under con-
mand Of Major w. 8. Oliver, by railroad. with
inssruetions % ls-enforss eur men ss that
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Blood aad Boots.
To the Editor NAriosan TRrnusE:

Iwoud like 10 have gotten hold twenty years
ago of some of those who calling f.a,isls
but who, while were in the army, were nl1E i1g
millions out of the Government. When was {.
scout for Gen. Phil II. Sheridan, however they did
not come to the front and give me chance.
think they would have fared even worse than the
5ohnnies! IN the end it was my fate TO fall into
the atter's hands. When captured they ran
sacked my satehel. and took thing but my
boots These they wanted, TOO, bat said: Johnny
my blood goes with them Their answer was
" Blood and boots, then The Confederate Cap
tain Preston, however, who was provost marshal
at Lylleburg III the spring OF IsS5 ordered them
to let me keel, my boots lie was kind TO me and
though reei ut heart, treated me like gentle
man. II this should happen to aii into his hands
or into those OF Lieu:SIFlnt WoodlIall, or OF the
guards who kept watch over that Yankee who was
bound and confined in Il little 10 foot cage at
Lynchburg IN A:arch OF 6l, wish TO give them
my compliments and tell them that 1 would like
TO hear from them.
W. B. AIEDEs
CORAL, MICH. CO. ii, 9th Mich Cav.
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To the EDIToIs NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Where all the old soldiers Of TIE Army of
the Potomac?' IL Is seidoui I see anything III
your valuable paper eb.us that grand Oil .gnay
which finally whipped the greatest OF Southern
soldiers, lee, backed ny the best army the ~oaih
had. Wake up, men. Of the Array vi tite z, and
iet MS hear from you, espceiuliy yoa o. ts3s old
Third Corps. | had the honor oi belonging 80 The
Second Excelsior brigade, Seeoia division Third
Corps, and while the hoys u She Nest describe
ing their achievements in TlEG IRta;4. isf tel
them what we OF the EsstsfG Army Cd. ] nave
taken he TRIBUNE for solie te, ;slls, Fon 40.
do without it Tor five times lis cost for consider il.
the best soldiers paper published.
B. V. Van DEG WEIR,
Co T. i29th Ilest. y. y. >. Vols.
LINEvILLE, WAYNE Co. Iowa
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From a Danrills Prison Boarder.

: ] am an ex-soldep and one of the few now liv-
ing OF those starved boardsrs in rebel prisons I
was much interested M reading in THE Tribune of
the escape of Conirade Hiilts party to Gods eoun-
try was on my wity out inst after they effected
their escape, but found a seatinei on guard. Com
rade Hill and others lucky to escape the cruel
punishment melted ont TO those who were recap
tured and brought back to prison. Their treat
with many, and the answer is uniformly that those
soldiers who suffered living death in Southern
prlson-pens should receive pension, and trust
largely on the side of the ex-prisoner. Beck is in
the minority 20. G. Babcock, Co E, 18th u 5. A.,
YoungsvilIe, Pa.
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A Call for tia yinaseeuth Corns.

its coming with pleasure. perusc with interest
the letters Of the comrades but do not hear much
rom the Nineteenth Army Corps, members OF
would like some comrade of company l. Eighth
Vermont volunteers to give account of the
death OF q sergeant of company l. who lost his life
In the charge on the works at Port Hudson, ON
June Ia. 1853 II the rumors concerning his death
are correct, it is q story worth telling ! find a
brlef mention OF the circumstances attending it in
my memorandum of that date. Comrades, we
nave IN The TRIBUNE a good medium through
winch to speak, and let US appreciate the opportu-
nty offered and give it a liberal support IN. p
Kent, 70. A, 9Th VT v. v. l., Putmansyille, w