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STORIES OF THE WAR
Personal "reminiscences from The Rank
and File.
Tho ullrioeaih Regu, : Rattle-Flags.
To tic Editor NArIoNAL TRIBUNE:

TO the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE;
I am much interested in your valuable paper,
aud consider il Ia every sense The soldiers
friend The First briaadc Second division,
Fifteenth Army Co apElsed the sixth
aud Eighth Missouri loaaves, one Hundred
and Thirteenth and One Hundred and SIX
tueHtl Illinois and Thirteenth u. 5. infantry.
Starting from Youngs Point, La, May 7th, We
marched down the Mississippi TO Grand Gun.
EEsre wecro sed, reaching Champion Hills Mss,
Nav I6 / think. and went on TO Black RIVER
next day. Monday, the 18th, we closed III on
Nieksburg and on the l9sh OF May 1t was ce-
fc-rcined &c learn whatwe could OF the enemy
strength. At O'Clock ?. n. gun was area as
q salute or signal for the charge. The lhir-
feenth dashed to the front over fallen timber
amid perfect storm Of shot and shell, cams
ter. and every conceivable missile OF death, ana
reached the fort with its ranks badly Trimmed
Here The brave Captain Washington, OF COM
fanv C. fell We held our position until night
fan TO get over the works was utterly i'm
possible without ladder or some means OIL
scaling the fort, and 10 rctTace our steps was
suicide. SO we remained close To the works,
doing what execution We could until the dark
ness OF night hid US from the enemy, and then
quietly retraced cur steps To our reserve; and
when morning came we were farm 10 ask e2ch
other: is il possible am here to answer roll
CALI"
Company II went IN with twenty-seven men
and returned with only six Of that number
ready for duty, and out Of the battalion OF 800
men, over one-lsalf who went ia were killed or
wounded. On examination OF one Of the flags
there were found I53 ball holes, the staff hay
ing been completely riddied. Our colons fell
again and again, until the seventh man Ser
geant Nelson carried them 10 The fort After
wards the stand Of c0iors was, By request,
presented to Mrs. III. Z. sherman, General w.
r. sherman being our colonel Mrs. sherman
presenting the regiment in return with very
beautiful stand OF colors, bright and new, but
not so beautiful TO the members Of the Thir-
teenth as theOld Gag, with It's IS3 holes through
it. that had been SO dearly dedicated and bap-
tied by the blood Of 50 maay patriots on that
day Here. loo, on the same day the noble
young Lieutenant Beies gave Up his life on
freedoms altar.
On the 22d, at the general assault, the Thir-
fcenth was withheld from the charge, but did
effective work during the entire siege until our
glorious old flag. so dear to the hearts Of Its
followers was peacefully planted On the
strongholds Of that city. and its enemies present
bowed IN obedience TO its supremacy.
J. VI. FOREMAN,
INDEPENDENCE. ToA- Co. II, 18th g. S. Inf.
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TWo CAMP sToRIEs.
Told at the Recent Reunion of Crocker's Iowa
BRIGADE

Told st the Recent Reunion Of crocker's Iowa
Brigade.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
These stories / heard while attending the
Reunion Of Crocker's Iowa brigade, and, as |
think they are too good 10 keep, offer them TO the
readers OF yonr paper / think, also, they are
true, because am acquainted with the parties
telling them, and two nobler men l have never
had the honor TO meet. The first was told by
Gen. ID. q. Govan, Of Arkansas, and IS as fol-
lows:
Gen. Hardee, an officer Of the old army, who
had been IN command Of the cadets at West
Point, and who WAS known asa strict discipline
rian, had occasion to Inspect personally the lines
of defense at some place III the southwest, and
with bis stat, approached a post where a new
recruit had been stationed They found the
sentinel setting upon a log, paying but little
attention TO anything but his personal comfort
Gen. Hardee. v hat are you doing here,
my mani"
Sentinel. aOh an a kind Ct guard"
Gen. Iariee. Well, If you are a guard
why don you salute me?"
Sentinel. Well, perhaps I might salute
you, # ! knew who you were"
Gen. Hardee. am Gen. Hardee, sir.
Sentinel. Why, how do you do, General"
getting up and grasping the old man by the
hand, nearly shaking it of!
r
Of Chicago. After the fail of Mobile, and while
marching through Alabama, SO much struggling
prevailed that stringent orders were issued by
Gen. Macarthur against the practice. Strange
70 say, however, the most of the stragglers
went TO the front Of the column, in hopes OF get
ting better forage than at the rear. The general
had given his adyance-guard of cavalry orders
10 keep q sharp lookout and keep the men back,
and when the time came for camping, the general
oh half Il. alrs
aud upon riding up to It, heard the following
dialogue between soldier, who had been in the
ad vance and the owner Of the farm, about
robbing bee hive:
Soldier Push her over, old man."
Farmer. can't; they viii sting nee tC
DEATH
Soldier. Push her over, 7 say, or III shell
- out OF you, bringing his gan down.
The old man made a lunge and threw the
I hive over, and the soldier commenced to hell
! himself, when the general thought it time K
show himself
General. What are you doing hcre2 Die
you Dot hear the orders against struggling read
4 this morning.
Soldier. Yes, General; but you know hun
ger VIII make man disobey any order"
The soldier who. ia the meantime had taker
4 a hard-tack from his hsversacl1 and srreas
some honey GA II, now approached the genera
( and said:
General | know where your teams are
they are about ten miles back, stack ia the mud
and yen went get q moatblul TO cat before i
o'clock tonight Won't you have a cracker
Generalf - handing tae general the craeke
! and honey.
The general was hungry, so he took I'll
cracker ard told The man to 20 10 his regiment
and Jet that be the last time he struggled, or b
would not get OF SO easy next time, with al
his cheek j. S. B.
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Here he is, sir! Now, what think? Beats last years
one out and out
Just look, mother Sis, come here, faint a-snow-
ing much say
It's my ''pinion there amt miles and miles and
miles about
Half so big him. Sam White if he wants to
talk, he may.
Yesterday, he says says he: We've got just the
biggest chap
Yours, Q my it looks to me ike chicken side
of ours"
Then he wslked of, grand as if he'd got a crown
on for cap.
of flowers.
Guess he'll see-but don't care. Ny. but amt it
jolly o!
Here's Thanksgiving in week, puddings, pies,
and all the rest
Lots Of nice thinss-sis, look here. after all, I
spOse, you know,
Every boy might just as well think his turkey is
the best.
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officers were mustered on the latter date. II
was the first re ant TO leave the Stat- foI
three years service. md it has been claimed
that it was the first mustered in for that period.
The First was offered to Governor Andrew as
ready for the field by its colonel Robert Cow
dim Immediately after the firing on Fort
Sumter, but, owing to political differences, it
VAS not mustered into the service until the
ABOVE dates. 1t did not reach Washington until
a month later,--June 19,-and then by the
direct order of President Lincoln. O. G. c.
OVID. N. Y.
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The New Prisoners Association at Hampton, Va.

The New Prisoners Association at Hampton, Va
A meeting of officers, soldiers and sailors, at
Hampton, Va, was held on the 9TH inst, for
the purpose of forming an organization similar
to the one recently perfected at Cleveland, o.,
to petition Congress to instruct the Secretary
of the Interior to place on the pension list those
who suffered from imprisonment at Anderson
vile, Castle Thunder, Libby, and other rebel
prisons during the late war. 1t is intended to
ask for an equitable annuity of pension pro-
portionate to the length Of time imprisoned
and the extent Of temporary or permanent in
jury sustained, the facts to be shown by evil
dence in each particular case. Lieutenant
John Bagley presided, and explained the OBJ
iects of the proposed organization adding that
he had correspondent with Gov. T. ?. Woodfn
at Cleveland, who had promised hearty coop
GRAFTON. Addresses were made by several ex-
prisoners, one Of whom is partially paralyzed
from the effects of the cruel treatment he re-
ceived in Southern prisons,
About eighty names were enrolled, and per-
nanent officers were chosen for this auxiliary
branch organization.
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Rhenmatlsm Quickly Cured.

There has never been medicine for rheu-
matisn introduced in the United States that
has given such universal satisfaction as Du-
rang's Rheumatic Kennedy. 1t stands out alone
as the one great remedy that actually cures
this dread disease. 1t is taken internally, and
never has and never can fail to cure the worst
case in the shortest time. 1t has the indorse-
ment and recommendation of many leading
physicians in this State and elsewhere. 1t is
sold by every druggist at 81. Write for free 40
page pamphlet to r. K. HELPHENSTISE
Druggist, Washington, q. G.
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To The Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In regard 10 the First Massachusetts regi-
ment, lreferred 20 IN your reply TO 6. c. w,
Boston" under caption of Our Correspond
entss last week ] would say that the regi-
ment was mustered into the United States
service I'M May, 1861, as follows: Companies A,
=. @ and II on the 3d. d. X, X and the 2ath,
\ the 18th, and C the 9th The field and staff
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Showing What Cavalry Regiments Did The Host
Fighting During the War.


Fighting BHriag the War.
In view Of the claim made by Comrade
Mover. in the last issue Of The TRIBUNE, that
the twin regiments the First PennsTlva-
MIA and First New jersey cayalTy-did more
fighting during the war than any other two
cavalry commands ~ BE- 5sgice. the following
o.sicsal reco5l she 1sl5a Of engagements
IL which the lts lped below partici-
pated in which losses occurred, viii be found
OF interest. in each case the figures given arc
those Of the regiment whose Official record
among the regiments OF the State is the highest
IS stated in the regimental records:
First Maine. 81; First Vermont, 81; First
Massachusetts,. p: Tenth New York, 80; First
Maryland, a.; First Vest Virginia, So; First
Arkansas, 81; Sixth Kentucky. 30; Second
Ohio, g; Sixth Michigan, 90; Fourth Penn
sylvania, -: First New Jersey. 81: Third In
diana. 90; Eighth Illinois as; Tenth Missouri,
~: First Wisconsin,. IS: Fourth Iowa. 81; See
ond Kansas, So; First Rhode Island %; First
Connecsicut. p: Fourth Tennessee, 20; FiIs5
Pennsylvania, a.
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Who can lnsner THls aother's Questlon

To tie Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Please inform me- IL you can, whether the
remains Of the prisoners who died at Cahawba
prison were taken up and removed to a
national cemetery? II SO, you viii greatly
oblige the mother Of dear boy who was there.
Respectfully, Mrs. III. PATTERSON.
MARCI9IJJNF TTIs
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THE QUESTION SQUAD.
Veterans Who Want to Hear from Their Old Co
Fades.

Comgade D. G. Cameron writes ms: What Iowa
sergeant was il who came out of the easenaate ia
front of Cars division Ia TIE charge on Nielzsburg
cscorting lalonel Confederate lieutenant and q
dozen men?
What regimental flags ttwo) were planted upon
the epsulnent and kept there five hours finally
being lost 10 the ConfedeTates?
Who Is still living that went through that fire.
proof, gilt-edged HE'LL was wounded and lay
there during the long succeeding hours unable 10
rescue themselves or TO he rescued?
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CARBoyDALE, Pa, Sept l. 1888
i ara very much pleased with the watch. Ii iB a
handsome and excellent tiIne-lzeeper.
Truly, yours, jon. HAWKES..
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sMareh to the Battlefield.

by Geo. r. lPilliauas, Co. z, FIaa Ioygz euvaEra7
March TO The battlefield
The foe is now before US:
Each heart IS freedoms shield
And freedoms flag IS DER u.s.
No link remains Of CALLING chains
That cslce our land degraded
OaT flag yet flies,
In starry gEIise,
With not one glory faded.
Who from his eountry's cause
Would ever shrink or falter2
Who fears to guard ler laws,
Or die before her altar?
If one there be,
Whose servile knee
Would crouch to freedoms foeman,
May sudden doom
His life consume
And heaven avert the onlen-
*Trtten just before the battle of Nashville.
ST. PAUL, NEB., Aug. so, 1888.
The Waterbury watch you sent me has kept time
with the town regulator. / shall send you some
more subscribers soon.
Respectfully, yours, FRANK J. NoRToS.
CUBA, LIS. Aug. q, 1888.
The Waterbury watch received from you has
given perfect satisfaction
Yours, truly, CLAYTON 3. HAcSETT.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-03
Cairo, He, July 3rd, A. ID, IS
TAX PURCHASERS NOTICE.

To Thomas Jessop and James Il. Blythe, owners,
or any other person or persons Interested:
You are hereby notified that at sale OF forfeited
real estate, IN the county Of Alexander and state
of Illinois, held by the county collector OF said
county, at the -outhwesterly door OF the court
house In the city of Cairo In said county and state,
on the 18th day Of October, A. ID. 1881, the under
signed, IN accordance with an set of the general
assembly OF the state of Illinois, EMIT ed AN act
to amend section 2l3 of m act entitled m act lot
the assessment Of property and for the levy ana
collection OF taxes, approved March 80, 1879, ap'
proved lune :, 1891, IN force July l. 1881, pur,
chased the following descrbedreal estate situated
In the county of Alexander and state oil III
nois, for the taxes duo aud unpaid thereon for
tho years A. d. 1874, 1873, 1876, 1877, 1898 1879
and $50, together with penalties and costs; rhid
real e.tate having been previously forfeited TO me
state and Afterwards on the day and year aforesaid
sod as forfeited property said lands being taxed
In the name OF Joseph Lazare, and described az
4 llows, towit; Tho south part OF the sw y OF
section twenty one (sD, In township fifteen QW
south and In range three (3), west OF the 7, ~
(eing 40 acres of OF the south eide of said quarter
section) and that the time allowed by law for
the redemption of said real estate will expire on
the nth day of October, A. ID, 1888.
JOHN GATES, Purchaser.
Cairo, Ills July 3rd, A. ID. 1883.
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The Lime Kiln Club.

As soon rs Pickles Smith had ceased
coughing in that mournful way peculiar
to himself, and Trustee Pullback had got
through dsputing with Samuel Shin
about the age Of Judas Iscariot, the tri.
angle sounded and Brother Gardner
arose and said:
death has once more invaded our
ranks. yesterday received letter
containin' de informashun dat Brombus
tus De Witt, an honorary member of dis
club, residin' at Bowling Green, State
of Kentucky, had expired from airth
away, Has any member anything to
oflerp"
Judge Cadaver offered a resolution OF
sympathy for the bereaved widow and
fatheress children.
Syntax johnson moved that Paradise
Hall be draped in mourning for the
space of sixty days.
The Rev. PenStock moved that what
was the Lime-Kiln Clubs loss was the
deceased brothers. eternal gain.
Buckingham Jones suggested that the
club contribute the sum of $1,000 to-
wards monument with an angel
perched on top.
Gem len, said the President, as he
waved them down, 81 knew Brombus
tus we'll. In fack, he am de only man
who ebber stole my dog. He has eaten
at my house, an l has slept in his an
token breakfast at de highest second.
class hotel. We shall adopt skedule
about as follows: We am grieved dat
Brombustus has passed away, but
would he have amounted to shucks had
he libed? .....
"'He was kind to de poor but he stole
chickens from de rich.
"-'He was honest an upright, but he
nebber had chance to trade bosses OF
beat street kyar company
He had many virtues, but dey wal
offset by many vices. While he would
have established an orfan asylum if +
had de money to do it, he invariably
tried to pay his dues wild trade dollars
or counterfeit halves.
"'While we hope he am better olive
shan be ODER anxious to inquar furhim
when we reach de mex world.
"Gem'lin, Brombustus Dewitt was an
average man. He lbed in de average
way, mixin' de good and de bad till you
couldn't allus tell wheder to fin him
leanin ODER de front gait or lyin' on de
grass benin de BAN. He had his good
an his bad streaks, an we shan't praise
de fust an conceal de las. If he am
better off we am glad ont. If he has
gone to any wuss country dan dis it am
our solemn dooty to feel as sorry as we
know how. Any resolushuns menshun.
in his wife an chill'en am so much talk
frown away, fur he was too lazy to sup.
port wife an consequently nebber got
mar'd. We will hang cheap piece O
Grape on de doah, an forgive him de six
shillin' dues he owed de club. "
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MoRTGAGEE'S SALE.

whereas John SproaL and Sarah Sproat, his wife
ala by their sale mortgagee, bearing date January
slEt 1873, and recorded IN Book ~ Of Deeds, In tho
recorders Office Of Alexander county, ILLINOIS,
convey and mortgage 10 The undersigned tle fol-
lowing described real estate situated in the coun'
" OF Alexander and city OF Cairo linois. to-wit
Lots numbered twelve Q2), thirteen d3) fourteen
Q9) and fifteen Q5), In block numbered three (3),
IN lhe First Addition TO the city Of Cairo atore'
aaid, TO secure the payment OF u certain pr0mis-
tory note executed by the said John sproat, In
said sale mo tgage fully described; and whereas
deiault has been made IN the payment of said note
and the taxes due upon said lots, and said note
remains together with said taxes, long since past
due and unpaid by said spfoat Now, therefore,
on application fthe legal holder OF said note and
under and by virtue OF tho .pecal provisions and
power OF sale In said sale mortgage, | the under
signed will on 0tI.
WEDNESDAY,, JULY EIGHTEENTH,
at the door OF the cout'h house, IN said county OF
Alexander city Of Cairo and state Of Illinois, at
the hour OF o'clock p, m of said day, offer for
sale and sell at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash the above de, crbed real estate TO pay and
satisfy the amount Of principal and interest due
upon said note, and the taxes pnid upon said lots,
as lie, in and by said mortgage, provided.
Dated Cairo, m, July 2nd, 1888.
WALTER HYSL0P,
~ reasurer and Mortgage,
Green Gilbert, Attorneys 72.2wd,
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To The West.

There are number OF routes leading to
the above mentioned section, but the direct
and reliable route is via Saint Louis and
over the Missouri Pacific Railway. Two
trains daily arerun from the Grand Union
Depot, Saint Louis to Kansas City, Leavcn.
worth, Atchison, st, Joseph and Omaha.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars of the very
finest make are attached to all trains.
At Kansas City Union Depot passengers
for Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Cal.
if1rnia connect with express trains of all
lines.
At Atchison, connection is made with
express trains for Kansas and Nebrsska
points.
At 0maha, connection is made with the
Overland train for California,
This line offers to parties enrou,e to the
West and Northwest not only fast time
and superior Accommodations, but beautiful
scenery, MS II passes through the finest por
ton of Missouri and Nebraska. Send fol
illustrated maps, pamphlets, &C., of THU
line. which will be mailed free.
G. u. KrNNAN, Y. CHANDLER,
Asst Genl Pas. Agent. Gen'l Pass Agent
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The Monkey Barber Talks Nonsense.

Inc monkey DarDer lalkS nonsense.
"Hullo Yohannes,' said the assistant
of the German barber near the Cooper
Institute on Friday, as the reporter came
in to get shaved, II got an fdea you hal
der combination uf der doorhantle for.
golden already. Also, I vosa a-scared
der olt man dalked CLEAN troO your head
hole lasd dime you vos here. He hal
vent home. l ton'd know II he's got
leedle someding he wood like to sbend
day dalking apowd NIT his wife, or if he
choost wants to gil his chaw a rest und
prace up for der Saturday rush Of drade
yet
"He can dalk choost so steady like
vintmill goes rount und he provides
his own whit pesides. He peats nv
Duesday night girl owitsite in-und dots
high braise us him, und don't you for
gid Something's. Dotgall fills pig lamp
fresh, so soon vat come effery Dues.
day night, und dalks dill der oil is
purned away. hat been sex weeks to
see asr already, und der only vorts
more as yes und 'ho' vich / hat yet got
shance to said is, 'Clementina, do You
dink you can finish on der lamp from
der hallp
"Und dot prakes her right away up,
because she knows it dakes der gondents
of dot hall lamp to lighd der place While
she been saying goot nighd. Her olt
mans hummer, und he's got to hat
bardner to make der bills ovid Dot
is der bardickler goot boint apowd
Clementina
"Py Chimaneddy! If it vosn't for me
der poss would got only Won gusdimer
dots deaf man, vich can'd see his
ears ovid, He wouldn't dumble to any
ding unless der dictated railrote fell on
dop of him. All vot der resd Of der
gusdimers come for is on accouni [
know enough to keeb my mout shut: OK
cebtng if fresh Teller comes in, dalk
him sdone plind to safe my own life.
"Seddling new goundry in is choost
der same as if man should ovid lf a
palloon drop, alretty. If he in nut
buddle sdrikes he will sure come ovid
6irdy."
But suppose he brings his mud pud-
die along with him?" the reporter sug-
gested.
Now, vot a voolish gwesdon dot
vas said the monkey barber. You
haf been gedding so long shafed nit der
olt man you hat got upsite down your
head, alretty. "-New York Sun.