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WHOLE NO. 1869.

that house pointing out MeLean's),
waiting to surrender to YOU"
General Grant, stiIl without dis
mounting, said:
Come, let Us 90 over.
+ He then made the same request to
General Ord, and we all went to Nc
Leans bouse. Those who entered
with General Grant were, as nearly
/ as l can recollect, Ord, Rawlins, Seth
Williams, Ingalls,, Babcock, Parker,
and myself the staff officers, or
those who accompanied, remaining
outside on the porch, steps, and in
the yard.
WHERE LEE WAS FOUND.
On entering the parlor, we found
General Lee standing in company
with Colonel Marshal, his aid-de-
camp. The first greeting was TO
General Seth Williams, who had
been Lees adjutant when ne was
Superintendent Of the Military
Academy. General Lee was then
presented to General Grant. and all
present were introduced. General
Lee was dressed in d new gray uni
form, evidently put on for the occa-
sion, and wore a handsome sword.
He had on bis face the expression Of
relief from a heavy burden. Gen eral
Grants uniform was soiled with
mud and service, and he wore no
sword. After a few words had been
spoken by those who knew General
Lee, all the officers retired, except,
perhaps, one staff officer of General
Grants, and the one who was with
Gen eral Lee. We had not been ab-
sent from the room longer than
about five minutes, when General
Babcock came to the door and said :
The surrender has taken place, you
can come in again"
THE HISTORICAL TABLE.
When we re-entered, Gen. Grant
vas writing on q little wooden, ell
Iiptical shaped table purchased by
me from Mr.. Mclean and presented
to Mrs. G. A. Custer the conditions
of the surrender. General Lee was
sitting, his hands resting on the hilt
Of his sword, to the left of General
Grant, with his back to q small mar
bic topped table, on which many
books were piled. While General
Grant was writing, a friendly conver-
sation was engaged in by General
Lee and his aid with the officers
present. aud he took from his breast
pocket two dispatches, which had
been sent to him by me during the
forenoon, notifying him that some Of
his cavalry, in front of Crook, were
violating the agreement entered into
by withdrawing. / had not had time
to make copies when they were sent
aud had made a request to have
them returned. He handed them to
me with the remark
II am sorrv. 1t is possible my
cavalry at that point ofthe line did
not fully understand the agree
ment.
About one hour was occupied in
drawing up and signing the terms,
when General Lee retired from the
house with a cordial shake Of the
hand with General Grant, mounted
his chunky, gray horse, and lifting
his hat, passed through the gate,
and rode over the crest of the hill
to his army. On his arrival there
we heard wild cheering, which seem
ed to be taken up progressively by
his troops, either for him, or because
Of satisfaction with his last official
act as a soldier
p. II. SHERIDAN.
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In the meantime General Lee
came over to McLean's house in the
village of Appomattox Court House.
l am not certain whether General
Babcock,- of General Grants staff,
who bad arrived in advance of the
General, had gone over to see him
or not. We had waited some hours,
and, | think. about II or ] o'clock
General Grant aarived. Gen. Ord,
myself, ard many officers were in
the main road leading through the
town, at point where Lees army
was visible. General Grant rode up,
and greeted me with,
SHERIDAN, how are your
II am very well, thank you,n [
replied.
He then said. "Where is Zee ?"
l replied, ''There Is his army
down IN that valley; he is over in
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What it did for an old Lady.

Cosboctoa .S,ati0n, ". J., Dec. IS.
GENTs-A number of people had
been using your Bitters here, and
with marked effect. In one case, a
lady of over seventy years, had been
sick for years, and for the past ten
years has not been able to be around
half the time. About six months
ago she got so feeble she was helpless.
Her old remedies, or physicians,
being of no avail, l sent to Deposit,
fOrty-fve miles away, and got bot
tie OF Hop Bitters- 1t improved her
go she was able to dress herself and
walk about the house. When she
had taken the second bottle she was
able to take care Of her Own room
and walk out to Der neighbours, and
has improved all the time since.
NV wife and children also have de
rived great benefit from their use.
w. B. HATHAWAY,
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We now come 70 the morning Of
the 9Th. thought that Lee would
not abandon the direct road to Dan
vile through Prince Edwards Court
House, and early on the morning OF
the 9TH directed General Crook to
follow up his rear, while with Mer-
ritt, Custer and Devins divisions
swung off TO the left, and moved
quickly TO strike the Danville road
SIX or eight miles south Of Prince Ed
wards Court House, ana thus again
head or cut OFT all or some OF the
retreaiing Confederate army. On
reaching that road II was found that
General Lees army had not passed.
and my command was instantly
turned north for Prince Edwards
Court House. A detachment order
ed to move with the greatest celerity
via Prince Edwards Court House,
reported that Lee had crossed the
Appomattox at or near Farmville,
aud that Crook had followed him.
On looking at the map 1t will be seen
that General Lee would be obliged
to pass through Appomattox Court
House and Appomattox Station on
the railroad to reach Lynchburg by
the road he had taken north of the
Appomattox River. and that was the
longest road to get there. He had
given the shortest one-the oresouth
of the river-to the cavalry. Gener-
al Crook was at once sent for. and
4he three divisions, numbering at
that time 1000 men, concentrated
on the night of the eth of April at
and near Prospect Station on the
Lynchburg and Richmond railroad,
and Appomattox station became the
objective point of the cavalry for
the operations of the Eext day, the
Sth.
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A TELIcTALE LETTEB.

'ai AMELIA c. H., April 5, 1865
Dean MAMMA Our army is ruined.
| fear. We are allsafe as yet. Shy
ron left US sick John Taylor is well;
saw him yesterriay-We are in line
Of battle this morning. General
Robert Lee is IN the field near US.
NV trust is still in the justice of our
cause. and that of God. Gen. Hill
is killed 1 saw Murray few min
utes since. Bernard Terry, he said,
was taken prisoner, but may get out.
! send this by negro see passing
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THE scoUrs WE'RE Nor IDLE.

Meantime my scouts had not been
idle, but had followed down the
railroad, looking out for the trains
with the 100000 rations which they
had telegraphed .or on the night OF
the 4th. Just before reaching Apo
mattox station they found five trains
of cars feeling their way along in the
direction of Burkesville junction, not
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TELLS THE STORY OF THE LAST
GREAT BATTLE OF THE WAR.
The Famous Scene Of lees Surrender
Told by the Man who Brought il
About
rrom tho North AmeIican Review.


( From the North American Review.
Public attention having of late
been occasionally called to some OF
. the events that occurred in the clos
| ing scenes Of the Virginia campaign,
terminating at Appomatox Court
House, April 9, 1865, | deem it my
duty to give to history the following
facts:
When, April 4, 1868, being at the
head of the cavalry, / threw across
the line of Gen. Lees march, at Jet
tersville, on the Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad, my personal escort
the First United States Cavalry,
numbering about 200 men, tail,
hank man was seen coming down the
road from the direction OF Amelia
Court House, riding small mule
and heading toward Burkesville
junction, to which point General
Crook had, early that morning, been
ordered with his division of cavalry,
to break the railroad and telegraph
lines. The man and the mule We're
brought to n halt, and the mule and
himself closely examined, under
strong remonstrsnces at the iudigni.
Nv done TO a Southern gentleman.
n 4 SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN's BOOTS
Remonstrance, however, was with
out avail, and in his boots two tele-
grams were found from the Commits
sary General OF Lees army, saying !:
" The army is at Amelia Court
House, short of provisions; send
10000 rations quickly to Burkes-
vile junction. One of these dis
patches was for the Confederate Sup
ply Department at Danyille, the
other for that at Lynchburg. twas
at once presumed that, after the
dispatches were written, the tele-
graph line bad been broken by Gen.
Crook north OF Burkesville, and they
were on their way to some station
beyond the break, to be telegraphed.
lEcN Abh CdLNtA " ANA : IStt hdS, anu
from them some estimate could also
be formed of the number of his
troops. Orders were at once given
to General Crook to come up the
road from Burkesville to Jettersyille
and TO General Merritt, who, with
the other two divisions of cavalry,
had followed the road from Peters
burg, on the south side and near the
Appomattox river, to close in with
out delay on Jettersville, while the
Fifth Army Corps, under the lament
ed Griffin, which was about ten or
fifteen miles behind. was marched at
a quick pace to the same point, and
the road in front of Lees army
blocked until the arrival OF the bal
ance of the army OF the Potomac the
afternoon of the next day. My
command
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w. b. HATHAWAY, A
Agt. Z. 5. Ex. Co
Deleran. u. s.. "a. IS.

DelerGn, Uls., Sept. z, Iol0.
GEXTs-I have taken not quite
one bottle of the Hop Bitters. i was
a feeble old man Of IS when i got
it. To-day | am as active and feel
as well as / did at 80. | see a great
many that need such a medicine.
ID. BOYCE.
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Your devoted son,

up the railroad to Michlenburg.
Love TO all.
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WAS PINcHED FOR PROVISIONS,

and these dispatches indicated an
opportunity to obtain supply so,
calling for Lieutenant Colonel Young
commanding my scouts, four men,
in the most approved gray, were
selected-good. brave. smart fellows,
knowing every cavalry regiment in
the Confederate army, and as good
4" "Johnnies " as were in the army, SO
far as bearing and language were
concerned. They were directed to
20 TO Burkesville Junction, and there
separate. Two were to 90 down the
Lynchburg branch Of the railroad
until Confederate telegraph station
was found, from which they were to
transmit by wire the above mention
ed rebel dispatches, representing the
suffering condition of Lees army,
watch for the trains, and hurry the
provisions on to Burkesville, or in
that direction. The other two were
10 90 on the Danville branch, and
had similar instructions. The mis-
sion was accomplished by those who
went out on the Lynchburg branch,
but / am not certain about the sue
cess of the other party; at all events
no rations came from Danville that
| know of. IH
/ arrived at Jettersville with the
advance of my cemmand-the First
United States Cavalry-on the after
noon OF the 4th of April. | knew
the condition and position of the
rebel army from the dispatches
referred to, and also from the
following letter kerroneously da-
ted April 5th), taken from colored
man who was captured later in the
dav.:
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Cannes, France, the oath inst, renders the
nominations of that gentleman void
Among the principal events are: Mac.
heath, Kier and Clairvank for the Derby;
Macheath (favorite) for the 1890
guineas; Buchanan and Edelweiss
for the Lincolnshire, and Edel-
weiss, Martini and Princess Caroline for
the City and Suburban. In ali, Mr.. Craw-
furd had about 40 horses in training at the
time of his death, the majority of which
we're engaged in stakes for 1888 and 1884.
Mr.. Crawfurd's first racing success was in
1913, since which most of the most impor-
tant English events have been captured by
his representatives, his winnings in the
last five years amounting to S416.O97. 1t
Is presumed the stable viii be scattered by
his widow, the Duchess of Montrose, lady
very fond of the turf. cut who made her
self very unpopular last year by scratching
Thebais for the Cambridgeshire at the last
ant
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was fourteen years of age, / had many
opportunities of seeing her while she was
living at Versailles, and when she came to
Paris several times week to complete her
education. She was the observed of all
observers, 'slooked a goddess and moved
queen" Her beauty was her fortune, and
she was selected by the Duchesse de Chew
reuse on that account as the wife for her
son. He was boyish, consumptive, ascetic;
she was all for gaiety and society. Result,
an ill-matched pair. Shut up in a castle
with such husband and his mother, she
soon fell victim to suitors. She confessed
having committed adultery, re-
linquished the guardianship OF her
children, and was sent into the wilderness.
Last year she endeayored to abduct her
children, she was indicted; the trial as
sumed political character, but the law
refused her on account of her misconduct,
the custody of her children. Out lawed by
society, repudiated by her mother in-law,
estranged from her own mother, this fallen
beauty of twenty-four asked a shelter from
former housemaid, whose husband is a
railroad empIoye. At their humble home,
with only one bed room in common, the
duchesse has just expired. Had the old
servant refused to receive the duchesse
the latter had resolved to drown herself in
the Seine. have seen powdered lackeys
waiting on the young duchesse, and royal
princes happy to catch her smile. Sick
ness compelled the cutting off OF her
splendid hair; this she has bequeathed to
her children. To be buried in her bridal
dress and with her wedding ring are the
dying favors she begged of her mother-in-
law, who belongs to one of the first fami-
lies of France,and which have been refused.
The deceased was born two centuries too
late her place was at the court of Louis
XIV, and to have her tabOaret among the
pleiad of duchesses.
A Pole has been sentenced to two years
Imprisonment. He sent threatening letter
to ''Citizen" Grevy, in the name of revolu-
tionary COMMITTEES, calling upon him to
resign.
At Lyons, Prussian shot his mistress
then stabbed her, and to make sure, hung
her. Next he hanged himself. The crime
does not attract so much notice as the fact
that the Prussian was an employe in the
arsenal. Like the fly in the amber, the
question is, how the ID he got there.
The local press of Grenoble published {
canard that a nun, giving her name, hat
been confined of bouncing boy in rail
way carriage. The court fined the calum
niators severely, and the Paris papers
which copied it, less so.
Daudet continues to be in hot water re
specting his last romance on religious hys
terra, ErdngeliSte. He disclaims having
intended any attack either on Protestant
ism or the Salvation army.
The late Duo dOrleans, whose manner
were very unpretending, called to visi
the painter, Roqueplau. The concierg
replied the artist was at home, and aske(
the visitor to hand him pair of panta
looms, as he was going up. The duke a
once executed the GRAND laughingly.
A Pansienne is the only lady who vii
raise her jupe when crossing kennel FIRE
of water.
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SENATOR SABIN.
The Gentleman from Minnesota Who Cap
tured the IO9d Worn By Hr. WiHdOm
Outlines his TieacS Briefly.
[Chicago Times.

tured the IOga Worn By Mr. Windom
Outlines his Vieacs Briefly.
[Chicago Times.
D. NJ. Sabin, United States senator-elect
from Minnesota, was at the Grand Pacific
hotel yesterday, and left last night for
Washington. The new senator is about as
young man as the next senate will con-
tain. He is not quite forty years of age,
about five feet ten inches in height, dark
complexioned,and wears a heavy coal-black
mustache. He gave a reporter for
the Times a cordial greeting yesterday,
and in response to question concerning
the feeling among Minnesota politicians,
now that the smoke of the senatorial battle
had cleared away, said: "All grievances
are laid aside. 1t is really q surprise that
such good feeling prevails, and no feuds
perpetuated between men of the same
political belief. I have never had any
personal ilI-will toward Mr.. Window, but
opposed him because my friends deter
mined to have d new man, and honored
me with their confidence
what was the real cause OF, Mr.. Win
dom's defeat?"
Il suppose it Will do no harm to disclose
the inside workings of the senatorial fight
now. Congressman Dunnel left no stone
unturned to beat him. and he must be Civ
en- the credit for the fight against Win
dom. The latter saw that Dunnell had
senatorial aspirations, and concluded to
get him out of the way. He worked against
the congressman's denomination, and the
result was that Dunnell successfully car
ried on the war which ended in my going
to the senate"
You have had some legislative expert.
ence?"
''About ten years in the legislature"
slave you given much thought to the
questions of national Importance now
before congress-
Considerable. 1 am not prepared to say
what my course in the future will be, but
believe the rich men of the country should
support the government in preference tt
the gain it may receive by impoverishing
the poorer classes. l am speaking now
of the pending legislation relative to oul
| internal revenue system,and the laws rela
tive to customs duties. Richmen who desire
to smoke twenty -five-cent cigars and drinl
| imported liquors are the very ones who car
pay a government tax for these things
when they are indulging In them. as l am
willing to do every time L partake of sucf
Injuries. But the small pay the masses re
ceive should not be dwindled away by pay
ing taxes to the government on every ar
ticle in common daily use which they pur
chase, such as sugar, coffee, and tea, and {
hundred other similar items. The tariff
can we'll be modified, and the whole in
| ternal revenue system almost entirely
wi ped out"
'You go to the senate straight-out Re
publican?"
'Every time"
Chow about the fifteen Democratic vote
cast for you. Won't you be under som
obligations to the Democratic party?"
swell, may show a disposition to &C
independent some time"
'.But you will be expected to aid tn
Democrats little?'
ooh, don't think so."
"What, never"
'Well, hardly-but I'll see you when
get back from Washington"
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SITE FAIR 1888.
Proposals for Location-Reports of County
Societies

Proposals for Location-Reports of County
Societies.
The state fair, for 1883, viii be held the
first week in September. that of Wisconsin
the second week, and Illinois the third
week, the three societies having formed a
circuit for the convenience of exhibitors.
Propositions for the state fair exhibition
viii be received by me TO be laid before
the executive committee, until April 1.
County and other societies entitled to state
aid under the provisions of the act passed
by the late Legislature, are requested to re-
port TO me at once. Address,
r. G. JUDsON,
Secretary State Agricultural Society,
Pennington.
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Sntes of Miz.cnr Hnres in Kentmol.K.


Only six Of the Midway mares sent to
w. II. Wilson's sale of horses at Abdallah
park, Cynthlana, KY, Feb. %, were dis
posed of. those not in foal not finding pur-
chasers. The animals sold, prices obtained,
etc, were as follows:
Erymanthe, b. NJ, '76, by Jim Monroe,
dam by Duvalrs Mambrino; S. e. Larabie,
Deer Lodge, Montana, $40.
Miss Fry, b. M, rs, by Goldsmith's Alb
dallah. dam by Dixie; I. NJ. Marshall, $40.
Linnehan Filly, b. m, rs, by Pacing Alb
daIlah. darl by Miller'S Joe Downing; r.
S. Strader, $3.50.
Rosa A., b. m, 20, by Smuggler, dam
Mary B., by Snake; W. P. Brock, $40.
Airline, b. m, rs, by Western Chief, dam
Zip by Swigert; B. DikiDson, $3.50.
Aida, b. m, 70, by Western Chief, dam
Bay Nellie by Goldsmith's Abdallah; R. A.
Mills, Cynthiana, KY, $135.
The total sales numbered sixty-one
head, at $25, 12O, an average of $410.9O.
The notable sales were: Jersey. Lily, bay
FLY, by Caliban, dam Abbess dam of
Steinway) by Albion, J. H. Allen, Licking
ton, 1878. Sir Admiral, black stallion.
yearling, by Indianapolis, 2:21, dam Err
nesta by Paci ng Abdallak, J. II. Jones,
Mt. Sterling, O., 5000. Holstein, brown
colt, yearling by Indianapolis, dam Belle
Brasfeld, 2:20, T. NJ. Marshall, Pittsburg,
Pa, $500. AbdaIlah Smuggler, bay
stallion, three years, by Smuggler,
2151I, dam Molly Goldsmith
by Goldsmith's Abdallah, g. w.
Gale, Ypsilanti, Michigan, $500. Ethan
Wilkes. bay stallion, three years, by Geo.
Wilkes, 2:22, dam by Ethan Allen, 2:251H.
Il. w. Kerr, North Middleton, o., $l,100.
Honest Wilkes, hay colt, three years, by
Geo. Wilkes, dam by Honest Allen, G. W.
Archer, Rochester, n. Y, $500. Sentinel
Wilkes, brown colt, yearIing, by Geo.
Wilkes, dam by Sentinel, James Pntchardr
Evansville, Ind, $1,1OO. Hambrino
Wilkes, by Hambrino, dam Ella G., by
Geo. Wilkes, G. W. Gale, Ypsilanti, Mich.
$1,15O. Hambrino Duke, bay colt, three
years, by Hambrino, dam Belle Raymond,
by Iron Duke, Il. A. Russell, Canton. o.,
$1,100.
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''Veritas'' in The Spirit: A friend from
the West relates very characteristic Jack
Splan anecdote. He says that NE was in
hotel in Chicago some time ago, and with
out eavesdropping overheard portions Of
a conversation between Commodore Kilt
son, D. W. Woodmansee and Splan, the re-
suit of which interview was the engage
ment of the latter as driver of the Midway
string. Toward the close of the session
Commodore K. was heard to remark, in a
summing-up tone, bat which still seemed
to leave something to be inferred, well,
John, I will say TO you frankly that I have
no doubt of your ability"
''For heavens sake" was Splan's quick
retort. Il hope you don't doubt my ras-
caityn'
That remark seemed to clinch the bar
gain.