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The National tribune., 1884-02-21

recall few words of the song. The words I
remember ran something like these:
From the East to the West from the North to
the Soith,
Rolling on like the boundless sen,
IT'S the voice of the brave tits the voice OF the true
And they swear by the fiag-by the Red, White and
Blue
To be true to the Unior forever
And
DO you hear what is said by the bugle's breath !?
Oh! be true to the Union forever
wish l knew who,the soldier was, and could
recall the words of the song. From the in
tentness with which the entire crowd of pris-
oners listened TO his voice, and the apparent
effect of the song upon them all, believe the
circumstances viii be well remembered by
many now living who were at that time pris-
oners of war on the island.
JOHN J. SHERMAN,
Co. G, eth New York Heavy Art.
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A Portrait of'General Robert. Wanted.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

20 IIk0 I4U4VUI AfAIIUNAE IhIbUIfEs
Roberts Post, No. 1914 of this place, was
named after Brigadier- General Roberts, for
merly colonel of the 47th Illinois volunteers,
who fell at the battle of Stone River, Tenn.
The Post recently passed resolution looking
to the obtaining of portrait of the general to
be hung up in the Post room. write to ask
you whether you can give me any information
as to where can obtain @ portrait, or how /
can communicate with the generals family or
friends. J. 3. ROBERTSON, o. d.
TALMAGE, OToE Co.. NEB.
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TRIBUNE: NAsHNeTN

think the Ist Ohio drew the first rebel fire on
that. occasion. tnonghid may possibly be mis-
taken in its bein@itba first. There was no
installing, however, the intentions of the
shooters - J. HINsoN,
NEBRASKA. WIsI Co. G., LIST Ohio Inf
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Its Only ranlt

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
The only fault that / can find with THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE is that it does not reach
me until Saturday night land it has not once
missed the mail during the year,. and am not
The National tribune., 1884-02-21

New designs never before Published VIII
please any person Sent free ON receipt OF 20
stamp to every reader of Tue NATIONAL IRE
ursE. Address z. G. Valentine, % Park Plaza.
New York City.
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LEAvENwoRTH, KAN.

Sherman's Farewell Speech to the 9Th Iowa.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
/ noticed in a recent issue of THE TRIBUNE
a statement from Comrade f. W. Sharp, who
was a member of the 9th Iowa infantry, that
he had in his possession photograph Of Gen.
Sherman as he appeared at the battle of Shiloh,
seated on his horse at the rear of that regiment.
Perhaps, after lapse of twenty years, my COM
rades of the 9th viii be interested in reading
again the speech which the general made TO
them on taking his leave of them at College
Hill, Miss, when he started to go by water to
Yicksburg. Here 1t is:
Boys OF THE 6TH Iowa: / am going to leave
you. General Grant has ordered me further south.
go by WATERFOWL by land; but hope we viii
mand. need not tell you what you are fighting
for; you all know. We going to fight this
| through We have brooked Insult such "a no other
nation would taIueiy submit to; and neither will
we. We will combat them for lifetime; will fight
them till the day of judgment first. The 9Th Iowa
regiment has always commanded my admiration
for their good discipline and drill their neat dress
and soldierly behavior; especially in the city of
Memphis / like the way they carry their arms
and the way they use them in their country s
honor You have always done your duty, and it
pains me to part with you. But shall meet
again, and wherever there is danger, wherever is
the 9th Iowa. there VIII be also, proud, as ever
have been. to command such regiment. You viii
go by land 100 miles. turn little TO the right, and
will go by water and turn little to the left; then
will be broken another great barrier TO our further
| progress And now boys, goodbye. thank the
officers and men for theaaiacrty with which they
| have executed my commads. FarewelE
"Three cheers for Shiloh and our old COM
mander!" broke in the deep and trembling
voice of our gallant little colonel, and never
/ went up from thousand threats three more
| thrilling, rousing, feeling cheers than at that
moment rent the airI The scene was af-
/ fecting in the extreme. Sherman, with tears
! in his eyes and hat in his hand, slowly rode
along the line, his staff riding individually
among the officers, anil taking them seyerally
! by the hand, each clinging to the other with a
1 flial fondness. G. 8. SMILEY,
1st Lient., Co. /, 9th Iowa Inf.
|
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The Waterbury, Watch After Years Hard Usage.

10 Inc EultOf NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Last February 1 received with THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE Waterbury watch, which /
have carried ever since at my work in coal
mine Subject to exposure that few watches
viii stand and keep good tine), yet said watch
has kept excellent time during the entire year,
aud to-day, for perfect time keeper, would
not exchange it for any of the high-priced
watches. II. LEVI CHAPLAIN.
SCRANTON, KAN.
The National tribune., 1884-02-21
Caser,s Division at Fair eaks.

To the Editor NATIONAL tribune:
Reading General Rewards account of the
battle of Fair Oaks on May 81 and June j,
1862, reminds of some, things in connection
with that battle which seemed strange to me
at that time One was General McClellan's
dispatch to Washington after the battle. As
published in the New York Herald, it read II
quote from memoryl as follows I" We have had
a desperate battle, in which three whole corps
were engaged. Casegs division, who held the
first line fell back unaccountably and discred-
itably, losing their camp equipage and bag
gage.n &C. ] was a staff officer in Casey's di-
vision, and up to the time | read this dispatch
| had thought that any one who knew any
thing about the battle could account for our
falling back, and we did not think we had done
anything dicreditable After reading it |
handed the paper to General Vessels, on
whose staff / was serving, and asked him what
he thought of it. After reading it he returned
the paper with the remark: You should
never eriticise your superior efficer.' As was
at that time a novice in the art of war l
thought / had made mistake, and, cutting
the dispatch out of the paper, put it in my
pocket, and said no more about it; but / have
never forgotten it. Did General Mcclellan
expect Casey's small division, numbering less
than 5000 green troops ia the midst of q
swampy field, when their rife-pits were filled
with water, to hold back Johnston's army of
10000 rebels-an army which Mcclellan says
it took three whole corps to drive back after a
desperate battle. The facts are that this dis
credited division, singly and alone, did hold
their line for over two hours, until they were
well-nigh surrounded by force more than
three times their number, and then fell back
on COUGHS line in comparatively good order,
and held their place in front of the enemy
until dark, losing during the day over one
third of their number and inficting loss on
the enemy equal to one-half of their number.
Why, then, did General Mcclellan send such a
dispatch? Echo answers, Why?
o. z. McNARy.
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The Gad Pennsylvania at Hanover Courthouse.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

KIRwIN, KAN.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
A wonde rful Bridge of Ice.


One Of the most peculiar freaks of ma
reported to be upon the Trout Greek trail
in the CGur d'Alene mines. 1t is nothing
more nor less than an ice bridge over one
of the gulches which the trail crosses.
The manner of its formation is very pe-
culiar The Trout Greek trail, it will be
remembered, is what is called a snow
trail-that is, trail upon the snow. The
snow on the whole trail during the winter
averaged from six to eight feet deep,
while in some places 1t was even deeper.
The stampeders followed the same path.
which, with the alternate freezing and
thawing, by degrees became packed and
frozen hard from the ground to a level
with the snow. AS long as one kept upOn
this frozen ridge he was all right, but to
step of Of it at either side was to sink out
OF sight in the deep, soft snow.
The gulch Cor gorge which is at present
spanned by the ice bridge referred to, be-
came drifted full of snow, which was 40
or 30 feet deep. The first stampeders over
this route had no difficulty, with their
snow shoes on their feet, in crossing upon
the surface Of the snow, and by the slow
process of packing, and the alternating
freezing and thawing, the trail across the
gulch finally became solid clear to the
ground. Finally came a chinook and
ScHSi0A bHdWs lHb Mdbci iIOiu tuS Hibileu
snow up the gulch accumulated against
the frozen snow-waH. until at last a hole
was broken through the natural dam,
next to the ground in the deepest
place in the gulch, where the snow,
by reason Of the great distance from
the surface of the trail, was packed the
least. AS the tbaw continued this OPEN
ing enlarged, until it is now about Is feet
high and 80 feet wide. The gulch appears
to be particularly warm spot, where the
sums rays have the greatest effect, and
nearly all of the snow has been melted off
the ground. AT the time our informant
came out, however, the ice bridge, 10 feet
wide and 40 feet high, still stood. and one
yenturesome fellow Of the party had the
audacity 70 attempt, and actually did.
cross It, and without accident, too.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
Another Monstroslty Marrinre.

INtcNgo 4NeUs-
A novel and interesting ceremony,
which was not down on the
bills, was witnessed at Messrs
Kohl & Middleton's South Side Dime
Museum last evening. 1t was a wedding
ceremony between two curiOusly matched
amusement people. Miss Jennie Saunders,
the monstrOsity, who boasts OF twenty
toes and twenty fingers, and who has been
gazed at by thousands of museum visi-
tors within the last few weeks, was
united in marriage to Louis st. Clair. a
young man who has been acting in the
capacity of advance agent for Buffalo
Bills Wild West Combination.
At $50 o'clock the curtain was rung up
on the strange marital scene. The bride,
who is not more than 3 feet in height.
owing to insufliciency of her neither limbs,
was adrOitly elevated on "a small tub to
give her respectable standing beside the
taller groom. She wore an embroidered
pale-blue silk, and orange blossoms deco
rated her hair. On her left stood CommO-
dore Foote, the midget, looking wrinkled
and fOrlorn, and next to him the long
bearded man. The groom was fianked on
the right by Lottie Grant, the fat woman
of Toledo. The ceremony was pronounced
by the Rev. Mr.. SmOck, who was evident
ly making his ''iirst appearance on any
stage" AS the last words Of the service
were spoken the fat woman gathered the
slender and frightened groom in her giant
arms and kissed him-actually kissed him
long, deep and loud-while the long
bearded man performed n similar Office
for the blushing bride. Then the curtain
dropped, slowly falling to the prompter's
bell, and the immense audience, which
was pert, flippant' and whimsical, burst
into loud laughter. They had never seen
such wedding before.
Miss Saunders Is native Of Paris, ILL.,,
and first met her husband some two
months ago at the West Side Museum.
According to F0ntana's group of stat
uary, when Venus captured Cupid she
had a net thrown round the god; but
Miss Saunders had twenty fingers to use
as meshes, and when she grappled the
youth he could not resist. The pair can
be seen in wedding attire at the museum
for a week to come.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
An Astonished Cat.

Gautier, the French writer, had cat
which slept on his bed nights, on the
arm Of his chair daytimes, followed him
when he walked, and always kept him
company at meals. One day a friend left
his parrot in Gautier's charge during mis-
absence. The poor bird sat disconsOlate
on. the top Of his stand, while the cat
stared at the strange sight. Gautier
followed her thought, and read there
clearly:
''It must be green chicken"
Thereupon she jumped from his writing
table, crouched fiat, with head low, back
stretched out at full length. and eyes
fixed immovable on the bird. Parrot fol-
lowed ali the movements, raised his
feathers, sharpened his bill, stretched out
his claws and evidently prepared Tor war.
The cat lay still, but Gautier read again
in her eyes:
''No doubt, though green, the chicken
must be good TO eat"
Suddenly her back was arched. and
with one superb bound she was on the
perch, when the parrot screamed out:
"Haye your breakfast, Jackp'
Pussy was almost frightened out Of her
wits. She cast an anxious glance at her
master, leaped down and hid under the
bed, from which no threat or caress could
bring her out for the day.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
MGREW's GRIEVANCE.
Removed from the Sixth Authorship OF
GrOundless Charge.

Removed from the Sixth Authorship on
GrOundless Charge.
WASHINGTON, March Isl. NJ. Nc
Grew, of Washington, formerly Sixth Au-
ditor of the Treasury Department. whose
duty it was to audit the expenses of the
Post Office Department, was examined,
at his own request, by Mr.. Springer's
committee to-day in relation to the star
route investigation. Mr.. McGrew saws
that he resigned his position as Sixth
Auditor June ,, 1881, at the request of
the President and Secretary Win
dom, the former saying that he
was embarrassed by the statements
OF Messrs. James and Mac Veagh, members
OF the Cabinet. They had said that they
could not proceed in the star route in
Vestigations while Mr.. McGrew was
Sixth Auditor. The witness testified that
when he resigned he did so with the un-
derstanding that, when it was proven
That he was not guilty Of the charge that
he had received money, he should have
better position than he then held.
"On June 30" Mr.. McGrew con-
tinued, "President Garfield sent for me
and said that he had done me great in
justice and intended making my restora-
ton conspicuous. The following dav |
left for Ohio, and on July the President
was shot. | never saw him again and
nave not asked for another position |
don't want one. Pye had enough
FRANK HOWE ON WILSON'S WAYS.
Frank Howe, a son of eX-Postmaster-
General Howe, an Assistant Attorney in
the Department Of Justice, was exam
med by Mr.. Springer's committee to-day,
in relation tc the recent investigation
made by him in Alabama.
Examiner WipUaOd hod ,,,o,Io q, ,,o,,c,,,.
of an examination Of the accounts of eX
Deputy Marshal Wilson, which showed
lrregularity IN the official conduct of that
officer.
Mr.. Wilson afterwards appeared before
MI Sprlnger'S committee and character
lzed the statements Of the examiner as
false. He submitted a number of affida
Wits from individuals directly contradict
ing sworn statements given by the same
individuals to Wiegand.
Mr.. Howe said that ne became satisfied
That the report Of the examiner was cor
rect, and that Mr.. Wilson's aflidavits did
not represent the truth. Among the affi-s
dayits submitted by Mr.. Wilson was that
of Samuel Richardson. Mr.. Richardson
testified before Mr.. Howe that Mr.. Wilson
mad got him drunk, and in that condition
he had signed the affidavit, the contents
OF which he was not acquainted with Mr.
1IoNO 0'elu CndJ NC lOllhu JhaI MI. w llSOn,
during his term as Deputy Marshal, had
employed l37 guards. OF this number 80
were unknown to persons acquainted in
the community of whom inquiry had been
made. Mr.. Howe thought it possible that
they might have been identified had he
had time to continue his investigation.
During the recess Mr.. Wilson was ap-
pointed Receiver of Public Moneys in
Alabama. His nomination was sent to
the Senate early in the session, and is
still pending there.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
GREELY'S RESCUE.
Secretaries Chandler and Lincoln OPP
posed to Offering a Reward.

Secretaries Chandler and Lincoln OPP
posed to Offering Reward.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Secretaries
Lincoln and Chandler have written a
joint open letter to the President express
ing the opinion that it will not be wise for
the government to offer large rewards to
induce private parties to search for the
Greely party in the Arctic seas. They
say that it must be remembered that the
government, by inviting such co-opera-
ton, will assume a certain RESPONSE
bility towards those whom it thus
induces to enter on hazard
Gus enterprise, which. although
voluntary, will none the less have been
undertaken at its instance. Although
the lives it imperils will not be those of its
own officers or seamen the nation will be
bound to reward them as having been
risked at its bidding, and its offers of pay
may lead TO the necessity of further eX
petitions for relief or rescue hereafter.
"Recognizing, however, the Importance of
the question we have stated and the diff
ference of opinion that exists on the sub
ject among persons whose Judgment
should be given great weight, we submit
the subject to you to receive your decision
thereon, or in order that you may place it
before Congress- -
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
NEW YORK CIrY,s FACTION.
The State Senate Making Electiv,
Many Offices Now Appointiye.

The State Senate Making Elective
Many Offices Now Appointiye.
ALBANY, March 1S.-The Senate voted
early this morning to make the bills max
ing the Comptroller and President of the
Board of Aldermen elective officers. and
also terminating the tenure of office of ftl-
ture appointees of Mayor Edison, of New
York, on the 1st of February, 1885, the
special order for to-day. Subsequently
the Senate passed to its third reading the
bill! providing for the election by the peo-
pie of the President of the Board
of Aldermen of New York city,
and also the bill making
the Comptroller of New York an elective
officer, and the bill terminating the tenure
OF office of all officers hereafter appointed
by Mayor Edison on February /, 1885.
Chairman Roosevelt of the Assembly In
yestigating Committee, this morning
waited upon Gov. Cleveland and de-
manded the removal of Sheriff Davidson.
of New York city, for maIfeasance in
ONCE. The Governor requested a COPY of
the evidence against the Sheriff and the
presentation of formal charges. This
was promised by Mr.. Roosevelt
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19

and severely criticised the various
features OF the bill, declaring that it made
the most niggardly appropriations of any
appropriation bill which he had ever con-
sidered. The committee of the whole had
| improved the bill by striking out the
clause limiting the salaries of Postmas-
| ters to $4,000, but the Committee on Ap-
preparations, which had framed the
clause, must, for the sake of consistency,
bring in measure cutting down the sala-
ries of members, for he was sure that the
capabilities of a man suitable to take
charge of the business OF a great post
Office were at least equal to those of an
average Congressman. He declared that
the species OF niggardly legislation which
was manifest on every page of the bill
showed cOnclusively to any right-minded
thinking man that the purpose OF the bill
was to get up cheap nOtOriety for grand
economy. Applause on the Republican
side.
Several attempts to amend failed, and
the committee rose and reported the bill
to the House.
AGAIN BERATED AS CHEAP.
The previous question being ordered,
Mr.. Bisbee expressed his objection to the
bill, which he characterized as a cheap
Dill, framed by cheap party, through its
cneap committee, upon cheap estimate
of the people Of the country.
Mr.. TOwnshend took the floor to close
the debate in defense of the bill, but he de-
voted large Tart of his remarks to a per-
sonal attack upon Mr.. Reed, of Maine,
who obtained the floor for a few minutes
to reply to Mr.. Townshend's personali-
ties.
The amendments agreed to in the COM
mIttee of the whole were then adopted
with the exception of that increasing by
100000 the appropriation for the letter
carriers service, which was rejected by
vote of 1913 yeas to 1877 nays.
Mr.. Horr moved to recommit the bill
with instructions to the Committee on
Appropriations to report it back with in
creased appropriations in several particu-
lars. The motion was lost by a vote of
81 to l5S. The bill was then passed by
100 yeas to II nays and the House ad-
iOurnpd
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
GEN. MILLOT's ORDERS.


LONDON, March 1S.-The tenor of Min
lister LowelFs letter to the Secretary of
State on the exclusion of American live
cattle from England, as telegraphed from
New York, appears in the papers here
without comment. The Paris lHdtin re-
lers TO the communication as parallel to
Minister Sargents letter on Germany's
exclusion OF American pork, with the diff
terence that both political parties in
England accept the truth OF Mr.. LoweIPs
statements, which rather tend to raise
him in English estimation.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
The knowing Dog of Port Jervis.


Mr.. 5. %. Dimmick, of Port .Jervis. Md.
IS the owner of "A large st. Bernard dog.
lie is young and playful as kitten-so
much so. that he is sometimes trouble
some IN his antics. Early in the winter
he made himself troublesome when the
servant was hanging up the clothes on
Monday (wash day. by pulling at them
and annoying her by his playful pranks.
Finally, to save herself from further an
nOyance, every Monday morning the girl
would tie the dog up, releasing him after
the work was all done. He resented
being tied up very much, but stood 1t for
several weeks. One Monday morning,
when the girl went TO tie him up, the dog
could not be found. AS soon as the wash
ing was out of the way he appeared on
the scene. On the following Monday he
again disappeared, and this practice he
kept up. On Monday of last week he dis
appeared as usual, and later in the day.
about the time for hanging up the clothes
the dog came to the clOthes-line and placed
on the ground a basket of cIotbes-pips.
He seemed TO say: "HOw is that? | know
what you want, don't IY' The Iadv
OF the house set on foot inquiries
among all the neighbors TO see if any of
them had lost basket of clothes pins, but
at last accounts had not found an owner.
The dog had evidently stolen them from a
distance, and had done il to curry favor
to bribe the girl so that she would not tie
him up. This would seem to indicate,
first, that the dog can tell how many days
intervene between two wash days, as he
never hid on any other day, and that when
he saw the basket of clothes pins he
thought we use the word advisedly1 they
would be good thing to take home.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
KILLED WHILE REsISTING ARREs1
STRIKERS SACK A HOUSE.

Violence Resorted to by the Enemies OF
the Fall River Workers.
FALL RIVER, MASS, March 1S.-A
house occupied by Patrick Fallon, near
Chase mill, where the ''knObstick" spin
ners Of the Chase mill boarded, was at
tackled by rOughs last night and the doors
were broken and the. windows smashed.
FallOn's son was struck on the head with
stone and seriously injured. Pistols
were fired on both sides. The police final
ly dispersed the mob. Some of the ''knob-
sticks" were lodged at the police station
and escorted to work by police guard
this morning.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
BIsMARCK's ROBUSTNESS.

Hiding in the Thiergarten Daily and
sipping Cold Tea Instead of Brandy.
BERLIN, March 1S.-Prince Bismarck
rides daily in the Thiergarten. He seems
to be in splendid health. He sits upon
his horse with admirable erectness and
rides with vigOr. The impression of the
Reichstag is that he has renewed his
strength both mentally and physically.
Current rumOrs that he has altered his
habits, now eating and drinking with
moderation, were confirmed during his
recent speeches in the Reichstag. In
stead ofdiluted brandy, his former speech
beverage, he took cold tea.