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"LITTLE ABE"
The Boy Who Enlisted in the Army at the Age Of
Seven Years.


The Boy Who Enlisted in the Army at the Age Of
Seven Years.
Boston Globe.
The following facts were given by q gentle
man who served through the war aud in tho
company with Little Abe" who is believed
to have been the youngest person enlisted.
The gentleman could not recall the name of the
lad, who was known in the army&s Little Abe,
and who was enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, a
short distance from St. Louis, Mo-, May /, 1861,
as o drummer. at the age of seven years and
one month. He belonged to Co. 4, I'd y. s..
Inf, Captain, afterwards Maj .-Gen. Steel. The
reasons which influenced the acceptance of SO
young a recruit was that his father was in the
service and his mother dead. There were no
relatives who could or would look after the
boy. and SO, with the consent of the army au-
thOrties, he was put with his father in the
army.
Little Abe was favorite with both officers
aud men. He displayed at all times the cool
est bravery and utter ignorance Of fear. His
favorite position was in the front rank in bat
tie, and as soon as he saw soldier fall disabled
he would throw away his drum, seize the mus
| ket of his fallen comrade and load and fire as
| cOOlly as the most hardened veteran, although
| his dninutive size and strength did not allow
him to elevate the gun without some kind of a
rest In the early part of his army experience,
| at one of the battles when the Union forces
| lOuuu IL uCCcoSdIy " tdho UP q pOSiGion III tue
rear, Little Abe got possession of a gun, and
when the army was forced back, his drum was
captured by the Confederates. He was repri-
manded and told that when retreatng if he
could not carry it with him he should destroy
| it. Ever after this when in battle he saw q
| chance to get gun he smashed in the heads of
his drum, and then devoted his whole time to
| his preferred employment of popping at the
rebs. At the close of skirmish one day ghe
| was found crying. Somebody inquired what
| troubled him and received an explanation to
the effect that he had been unable to find any
gun not in use, SO he had been unable to have
| any shooting. The men Of Co. L wanted to fit
him out with q rifle made in accordance with
| his size, but the desire was not granted, as ac-
cording to the regulations he must carry a
drum. Little Abe passed through the war
| without receiving wound, although always
| In the front rank and in many engagements.
Of his career since then nothing is known to
the writer.
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A Fatal Nightmare.

Before retiring on Sunday night last, Mr.. A.
F. Nichols. of st. Johnsbury. VT, spoke to his
wife and son of the many burglares that had
been committed in the neighborhood. He had
not been in bed great while before he was
aroused by his son, aged ii, crying out Bur-
glars Robbers!" Selling his revolver, he
dashed upstairs to his sons room. The door
was fastened, and in his attempt to open it the
revolver went off. The ball passed through
one Of the panels and entered his boys side.
The bullet cannot be found, and the boy will
probably die. The boys shouting was occa-
stoned by an attack of nightmare.
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He Was Hardly Worth SaYing.

A young man, named Alfonso Brecht of
Rockland, Tex, attempted suicide last week at
Erie, Pa, in front of the house of a young
woman to whom he supposed he was engaged to
be married. His betrothal was the result of an
innocent diversion of a sister of Brecht's sup
posed affianced, who had answered an adver-
tisement in marriage bureau organ, and had
signed her elder sisters name to it, Upon his
arrival from Rockland, he found that the lady
whose name had been signed to the invitation
to come and marry her was soon to become the
wife of clergyman. Brecht swallowed heavy
dose of arsenic, but it was pumped out.
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A Family of Suicides.

Baltimore on Thursday of last week by hang
ing. The Burmeister family have afforded a
series of violent sensations in the neighborhood
during the past two years. On Oct. 8, 1883.
Mrs. Christina Burmeister, the suicides wife,
attempted to take her own life by cutting the
main artery of her left arm. While on fair
way to recover, and while confined to her room
by her injuries she hung herself to the bed
post on the Oath of the same month. On the
Goth of November following Lizzie, the eldest
daughter, attempted suicide by hanging herself
in the back yard, but she was discovered in
time and cut down. She was adiudged insane
and was sent to Mt. Hope, but subsequently,
regained her reason.
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Gen. Grants Health.

The past week has brought about no change
in the condition of Gen. Grant, it having been
merely repetition of every week that has
elapsed since his arrival at Mt. McGregor.
The cancer, while, of course, not receding,
does not advance in any perceptible degree,
he has not regained the use of his voice. His
nights have been usually quiet and restful,
and his spirits far better than could be expected
of man in his condition.
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Indians Secreting Arms.

It is reported that the Indians, in anticipa-
ton of having their arms taken from them,
are actively secreting their rifles and other
weapons. The Indians on the Cheyenne camp
ing-ground, rs miles from Fort Reno, slip out
to hunt we'll mounted and finely armed. They
come home with poor guns and with only few
poor ponies. They are secretly hiding firearms,
ammunition and ponies west of their reserva-
ton. The arms they secrete are principally
Winchester repeating rifles.
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A Human Skull Eishad lin.

When the hands on board fishing schooner
on the Nova Scotian coast one day last week
raised the anchor they were not little sur
prised to find human skull adhering to one
of the fiukes But the strangest part of the
story is that one of the seamen recognized
marks on the teeth which proved the skull to
be that of the Captain of the very vessel which
brought to light the remains. and who fell
overheard and was lost upwards of two years
a
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She Fonnd Her Lover Dead.

A 16-year-old German girl, named Katy
Krautz, arrived at Trinidad, Colo, last week,
having come all the way from Stettin to marry
Lorenz Koesting, who had preceded her to this
country some months ago. On arriving at
Trinidad she found her affanced husband had
been killed on the railroad the day before.
With 500 that were found among Koesting's
effects she paid her lovers funeral expenses,
and is now on her way back to Germany.
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Not Anril Fools,

Herald, SANFORD, Nc, April 81
Mr. J. II. Morrison Beilefonte, Penn. (who pur-
chased for his daughter, Miss l.. j. Morrison, } and
Mr.. ]. A. Brevogel, Vincennes, Ind, each of whom
held onehaIf of Ticket No. 1880 in the Original
!" Little Havana" Gould & Co.'S decided by Royal
Lottery drawn at Havana, Cuba. April lst This
number the drawing the highest prize
SG,0O0 and agrees with the one drawing ,0OO
Pesos in the Royal. They have already been noti-
fed by the General Agents, Shpsey Company, 1212
Broadway, n Y. City, of their good fortune. and
instructed to send tickets, which payable with
out deduction, for collection, through any Bank.
Banking or Commercial House or Express Com
pany. The prompt payment of these obligations
presentation, at any time after arrival of Steamer
bringing the Official List from Havana, will con-
vince these gentlemen that they have not been
fooled in their investment Of dollar in item Of
chance even if it was drawn on All-Foors Day.
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ssoot,,. His sweetheart and Himself.

Last week Ned Rogler. of Arcadia, Wis. aged
Is, shot Annie Forsch, to whom he had been
paying attentions, and afterward committed
suicide. The girl was only Is years of age, and
her parents strongly objected to Rogler as a
sutton. Seeing that there was no hope of mar
rying the girl, he deliberately planned to take
her life and his own. This plan he success
fully carried out. Rogler, after shooting the
girl, carried the dead body to her grief-stricken
mother. He then took large dose of strych-
nine and, to make doubly sure, shot himself
in the temple, dying almost instantly.
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A LOuisianian's Gratitude.

Mr.. John White, No. 70 Customhouse street,
New Orleans, Louisiana, writes that he was q
great sufferer from rheumatism, and was COM
pletely cured by using only half bottle of st.
jacobs Oil. So gratifcd was he with such an
unexpected cure, that he went voluntarily be-
fore Mr.. Peter J. Kramer, Notary Public, and
made statement to the above effect, add: ~ g
that he would always recommend st. Jacobs Oil
as the best remedy for rheumatism.
The National tribune., 1885-07-23
The Markets.

Wheat closed in Chicago at the time of going
to press at 500 cents for July; August, 900
September, 93s, and October, 95s Corn brought
46s cents cash; July, 46s; August, 46s, and
September, As. Oats, 31a cash; July, 31s; Au-
gust 26s, and September, 25l. Rye sold at 5s!.
Pork was steady at $10.374 cash; August,
5000, and September, $10.473. ,.4
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PIeuro-Pneumonia In Virginia

Several cows belonging to the herd of Tim
berlake & Master. of Middletown, in Frederick
County, Va, have been declared by DR.. Rowland,
veterinary surgeon of the Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, to have pleuro-pneumonia.
The infected cattle have been strictly quaran-
tined.
The National tribune., 1885-07-23
The Cholera.

The cholera has been active in its deadly
work during the past week, the new cases in
the infected districts of Spain ranging from
1000 to 1900 each day. with an average of
nearly 700 deaths. The disease has now spread
and Granada.
The National tribune., 1885-07-23

The role of wind in fertilizing the ground is
remarkably illustrated by the very fertile valley of
Limagne, in Auvergne. The prevalent winds
there, are west and southwest, and traverse the
chain of the Domes where vast deposits of vol
canic ashes. Much of this dust is thus carried to
the Limagne Valley. and settles there of ITSELF
is carried down by rain or snow. AS it contains a
large amount of phosphoric acid potash, and lime
it is highly fertilizing and its very fine state favors
rapid assimilation. AS a result, Lmagne is by far
the most fertile valley in Europe.
The National tribune., 1885-07-23

Mrs z. A. Knapp, of Delhi, Delaware County,
New York, was seized with severe pains iu tho
back of the head and with spine fever. st.
Jacobs Oil was applied with wonderful effect
the alienation Of pain being almost instanta-
neouS.
The National tribune., 1885-07-23
A Handy Dictionary Of SYNONYMS,

With which conbned the words opposite IN meaning
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We will send either Of these books free Of cost to
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Guthrie Of the goth Ohio and of comrades of Co. A. 10th
Ohio who were present with the company on the cam
member of being sunstruck about the I'D day
of August 1862 whilst marching along the Mississippi
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The dreaded web worm has made its appear
ance III several cotton fields south of Dallas,
Tex. Thus far its rayages nave been confined
to a district only few miles sguare.-Five
murdcrers escaped from the Jail at Asheville, N.
g., one night last week.-Ella Wheeler Will
cox has sued the Church Musical Company of
Cincinnati for publishing poem of hers under
Col. Joyce's name.-The Virginia Repuh-
Ecan State Convention at Richmond, last
week, nominated John S. Wise, of Richmond,
for Governor; II. c. Wood, of Scott County,
for Lieutenant-Governor, aud Frank S. Blair
for Attorney -General-Five families com
prising IL persons, from Germany, Russia, prus-
sia and Austria, who arrived in New York on
the 18th inst. were returned as paupers.
Neither family had over 81 in money.-Wm.
II. Goddard, a merchant of Minneapolis, MIMI,
who in 1873 stole $4,000 from Austin Corbin,
his employer, of New York was arragned in
New York last week, but allowed to 90 free,
having made restitution and become a useful
citizen of Minneapoiis.--There were eight
deaths from the heat in Hudson County, N. j.,
on the 18th inst. Five of the victims were
children.-The Pacific Mail steamship Colina,
which arrived at San Francisco on Sunday
last, was fined 500 at Mazatlau. Mexico, for
not producing for inspection the bills of lading
aud manifests of the whole cargo without
regard to ultimate destination. The Colina's
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A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A
FORTUNE. EIGHTH GRAND DRAWING, CLASS
III, IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS,
TUESDAY, August IL, 1855 1S3d Monthly
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-17
OUTRAGEOUS WORK.
Parksrsburs Ladies' Attacked byI
RufHans. 80 s.
ONE OF THREE RECENT oUTRAaEs
Which Have So frightened ladies That
They Fear to Go Out
After Dark. ...v..
POLICE ON THE wRETcHEs' TRACK.
.SpeciaI 70 tie Register.

PARKERsBuRG, W. Va, March l6.-This
city is excited over an attempt to perPe-
trate an outrage on one Of Parksrsburg s
ladies. The police are on the active search
and clues are at hand which point to sue
cessfui termination oi their Investigations.
This is the third attempt which has been re-
Gently made to annoy ladies in the Third
ward. The affair occurred on Saturday
night, as follows, but has been kept quiet
in order to forward the ends of justice:
On Saturday evening three young ladies,
living in the upper part of the resident por-
ton of the town, were returning from a re-
ligious meeting. The hour was only half
past nine, and when they arrived at the
home of two of them the third laughiugly
remarked she was not afraid to proceed
alone, and leaving her friends behind start
ed homeward. She had gone but short
distance when she was seized from behind
and thrown violently to the ground. The
LADY sbrieked several times, and her assail-
ant, frightened at the approach Of parties,
fled.
The affair was extremely bold, many
persons were on the street and the young
lady's cries were heard BY many, including
the friends she had jus; left.
The upper part of Parkersqurg is lit, or
rather pretended to be lit, by gas line. As
there is generally, and was on this night, no
light It was undoubtedly the darkness which
gave courage 10 the assailant.
The whole attack was the work Of few
seconds, cut its suddenness gave q severe
nervous shock to the young lady from which
she is still suffering. The young lady is q
member of one of the Oldest and best fami-
lies of the place, is great society favorite,
aud has many warm friends who will prose
cute the assailant to the utmost as soon as
he is detected,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-17
THE sTAR-EYED GODDESS,
Otherwise hr. Henry Watterson, Of
the Courier Journal,
SPEAKS UPON MILLER's APPOINTMENT
And Says if the President Allies Him
self to Mr.. Randall It
viii involve
A HOPELESS SPLIT OF The PARTY

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March l6.-Of the de-
feat of Phil. Thompson and the appoint
ment of Miller for Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue, Mr.. Watterson will say in tomorrow
morning Courier Journal: I'VE are not
prepared to accept the defeat of Phil
Thompson as a declaration of war by the
President upon the friends Of revenue re-
form, nor the appointment Of Miller, of
West Virginia, as evidence that it is
the purpose of the administration
10 set itself against the Internal
revenue taxes which pays more than one
third of the expenses of the Government
and without which there could be no ade.
quate reduction Of custom house duties
Personally and locally we very much regret
the decision; but we trust that the sppre
hension OF those who have right to a fair
Interpretation and execution of the internal
revenue laws and have regarded the West
Virginian as hostileto them and their inter.
ests will be Disappointed.
The question is economi,, not moral, and
we shall be slow to believe that it will be
treated by the President and his advisers in
a narrow spirit. ItIwill be given out, OF
course, that this is triumph of Mr. Ran
dali over Mr.. Carlisle. That, however will
depend altogether upon future developments
If the President allies himself to Mr.. Ran
dali he will do it openly and
not clandestinely. If he does it will
nvc!,e hopeless split of the party aud a
new array OF political forces. We want no
sucl conflict and shall do all in our power
o avoid 1t. But if against the protest OF an
rNhelming majority of Democrats it
should come to pass the advocates Of q
,ourd and honest revenue system will not
re found unequal to it. In affairs Of this
sort, it is best to have no concealments.
Dangers are oft times avoided by going out
% mttt them. The President might have
=va6ed an issue by the familiar experdent
Of appointing third party, neutral. or he
may consider and he may be right in con
sidering that there is no issue at ell. To
our mind and imperfect knowledge, we are
inclir ed to think there is, and that it is not
encouraging to the friends Of real revenue
-eftI IN, but we shall wait with equ'nimity
he course of events