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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-02-05
A United States Senate Way Down in Dixie.

To THE EDITOR 1t has been truly said that
the complete history Of the late war has not
yet been written but the material is now being
collected for the future historian who shall
weave it into an unbiased record | therefore
send my mite.
At the battle Of Belmont, Mo-, Nov. z. 1861
there were several hundred persons captured
myself being among the number. After being
held in Columbus KY, "a few days. we were
placed on 4 steamboat and sent to Memphis,
Tenn. There VIC were quaItered in Gen. For
rests slave market. Time hung heavily Oh our
hands, and rs di version we proposed to organ
ize a Congress of the United States of America.
On application being made to the rebel COM
mander he said we might if we would refrain
from speaking of the war, or of the causes
which led to 1T; that it was impossible to keep
the guards away, and he did not care to have
them hear our speeches. on the war, ETC. OF
course, we had to comply, though it was almost
out OF the question to speak of national affairs
and not mention the war. 1t was ike playing
Hamlet with Hamlet left out. On organizing
we could only get enough to take part to form
the Senate, and so we only had the one branch
of the Government. On electing President
of the Senate, A. j. Fct was unanimously Sc
lected. He was private of the 9TH Iowa. with
brains, learning and bravery enough for a Gen
eral. i was selected by him as Secretary of
State. We ran for some time. The rebel sol
diers would gather around us, and as the eulo-
gies on our old noble Union We're delivered
they were much interested, and some Of them
told me that our old Government was good
one and they wished it had been let alone
After while we were notified we must stop.
We demonstrated; told them to remove their
guards beyond hearing; that they had no right
to prohibit free speech in the prison, ETC.; but
it was no use. 1t was Cromwell disSolvng
Parliament.
Just before Christmas there came word that
five of IN he Sanf North and that
should draw numbers to determine who should
CO. was one Of the lucky ones, and reached
my old regiment at Cairo, ILL.,, on Dec. "a, 1861.
The poor boys who were left there had hard
time of it after that. They were sent into
Alabama and over one-half of them died. l
never heard what became of our President
"a. j. Fet), and if this should meet his eye, or
the eye of any one who knows, should like to
know all about him.-I. J. HEAPS, Capt, Co. !,
9th Ill.
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SUFFOLK.
The Irish Observation-Disclosures OF the Killing OF
Col. Kimball.


To THE EDITOR: 1t is really to be desired
that one of the surviving officers or men of the
Irish Legion should give a correct sketch OF
the siege of Suffolk by Longstreet, as l find
that neither Carleton" nor A. Z. Parliman,
OF the nth Pa, has succeeded.
The four regiments of the Legion lay at Suf-
folk from the end of December, 1862, to July 1,
1868, and knew every road and bride path
through the Dismal Swamp, and from Suffolk
to the fords of the Blackwater; and if the last
commander of the Legion. the soldierly and
scholarly Gen. Jas. =. McIvor Colonel of the
10th n. Y, Or Lieut.-Col. John Beattie, of the
164th n. Y, or any other survivor of the Irish
Legion will write such sketch as should be
put on record in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE it
ought to end these wild and inaccurate state
ments of your correspondents.
The following paragraph from Serg't Parll-
mans communication throws cloud of sus-
picion on the whole. He says: 4" My diary says,
April II: Our pickets lat Suffolk were attacked
that night; driven in or captured; the signal
officer was shot on the tower; some prisoners
taken OH both sides; rebel prisoners say they
have 10000 or 10000 troops. Also, the draw
bridge over the Nansemond River was blown
up on the night of April IL to keep the rebels
out of the city, and il wds the same night that Col
Corcoraa shot and killed Col. Hawkins, of the Haw-
kins Zouares trhiie standing picket, When Cor
coran wds going to the outposts with information OF
lRe dftdcE on SUFFOLK.
The latter part of the above paragraph is not
only grossly inaccurate. but vile SANDER on
the memory of our beloved brigade commander.
There was no Col CorcOran at Suffolk no Col
Hawkins shot while standing on picket"
The facts are these, Serg't Parlimans diary
to the contrary: Gen. Michael Corcoran and an
Aid were riding to the Edenton road front,
where his brigade was posted, when, in the
middle of the various camps, near our brigade
hospital, on very dark night, and where there
were no pickets nor any necessity for them. he
was halted by drunken man and the counter
sign demanded. Gen. Corcoran tried to ride
past, but the man, crazed with liquor, at
tempted to draw his pistol, when the General
anxious to reach his men, not knowing how
soon the rebel attack would be made-fred
with the hope of disabling him, but in the
darkness the ball struck vital part. This
occurred on the night of the 18th, not the 18th,
of April.
The victim of his own folly proved to be a
Lieut.-Col. Kimbal, of the Hawkins Zouaves
who had only arrived at Suffolk and spent the
evening in visiting through the camps, but was
not on duty at all, particularly where no picket
was required.
Gen. Corcoran Immediately demanded a
eourt-martial, by which he was not only hon
orably acquitted, but commended.-RICHARD
OULAHAN, 1st Lieut., 164th N. Y, aud 4. A.
ID. c., Irish Legion.
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Homes for Soldiers.

To THE EDITOR: 1t is becoming very diff
cult to find homesteads now except one goes to
the far West. 1t may be that some old COM
rades may want to know where there still is
Government land that they can enter under
the Homestead laws. If there are, and they de-
sire to settle on such land, if they will write
me l will tell them where they can find pretty
good land here in Arkansas. The land is
pretty rough mountain land, but it has a mar
velous soil, plenty of excellent timber, and an
abundance of water which is, in my opinion,
fully as good as the famous Eureka Springs
water.
There are several millions of acres of this
land in Northern Arkansas, and l wish that
some Post would send committee out and ex-
anime it with view to its being settled upon
by old soldiers We need them badly here
both for the development of this State and for
their company.
l served four years in the glorious old Army
of the Potomac, and have lived in the East all
my life, consequently know whereof | speak.
This is n rare chance for veterans TO get homes.
CLARKE w. HARRINGTON, Cos. K and ], ODD
n. Y, Berrysvile. Ark.
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MyriadS of Cures

Achieved by AYERS SARsAPARILLA, In
the past forty years, are attested, and there.
that will not yield to it. Whatever the
ailments of this class, and wherever found,
from the scurvy of the Arctic circle to the
'veldt-sores" of South Africa, this REM
edy has afforded health TO the sufferers
by whom it was employed. Druggists
everywhere can cite numerous cases, with
i'm their personal knowledge, OF remarks
able cures wrought by it, where all other
treatment had been unavailing. People
will do well to
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Ayers SarsqparlNa

Is the only remedy that can be relied upon,
of the blood. 1t is the only Alternative
that is sufficiently powerful to thoroughly
cleanse the system of ScrofuIous and
Mercurial impurities and the pollution
of Contagious Diseases. II also neu-
tralizes the poisons left by Diphtheria
and Scarlet Fever, and enables rapid
recuperatiOn from the enlightenment and
debility caused by these diseases.
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RoBus1. Health

Is not always enjoyed by those who seem
blood may be secretly undermining the
constitution. In time, the poison will cer-
tainly show its effects. and with all the more
viruience the longer it has been allowed
to permeate the system. Each pimple, sty,
boil, skin disorder and sense of unnatural
lassltude, or languor, is one Of Natures
warnings of the consequences of neglect,
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PORT REPUBLIC.
Copy of Gen. shieIds's Order to Gen. Carroll.

To THE EDITOR: In The NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE of Dec. II, 1884, appears an article
signed b. +. Jones, 1st West va. Cav, in which
he makes several random statements The
facts are, first, the cavalry never crossed the
bridge at Port Republic, as the town is on this
side of the river; second, the bridge never was
fired; third, it never was ordered to be de-
stroyed. as the following dispatch, the original
of which is in my possession, will show:
COLUMBIA BRIDGE, June 4, 1862.
COL Carroll, Com'dg Fourth Brigade:
Our friends have driven e4enemy to New Mar
ket. He can only escape by Staunton. He has
burned his own bridges The whole of your COM
mand is to march to join you. Leave guard and
wagons and caissons at Conrad's, and on to Staun-
ton. Destroy cars, X. r. depot. and all facilities
for his escape. You must go forward at once with
cavalry and guns to save the bridge at Port Re-
public. (Signed) JAS. SHIELDS,
4 COm'dg Div.
The status of the LIST West Va Cav. in the
command is properly shown in an article in
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Jan. Is, 1885,
signed "Comrade." Further comment is un-
necessary.-Co. d, 9Th Ohio.
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LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY !

Fer tickets or further information Of the above Lottery
address HOWELL CARTER, COvingtOn, ky.
Amounts of q and upwards by express my expense.
Mention The National Tribune.
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They Must BE Used.

DR.. YoUNGs PATENT ELECTRIC BELTS. A
sure cure for Nervous Debility, Loss of Vigor,
Youthful Errors, Weakness of Body and Mind,
etc. Write for pamphlet free. DR.. n. T. Young,
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"We do hereby certify that ,ce supervise the ar
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pany and in person manage and control the Draoc-
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-02-05

For Throat Diseases and Coughs. BRowN'a
BRONCHIAL TRocHEs, like all really good things,
are frequently initiated. The genuine are sold only
in b0Ies.
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CONDENSED LETTERS.

Thin People, "Wells' Health Remover" re-
stores health and vigor, cures dyspepsia, &c. ST..
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Rough on Toothache," instant relief 15c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
A CALLBOARD.
Commitfse or the Grain Exchange Consider.
inG the Matter.


There was general meeting of the
Grain Trade held in the rooms of the
Grain and Cotton Exchange yesterday
morning to consider the propriety oI
establishing a call-board on the floor Of
the Exchangc-President Haxall in the
chair. b. A. Jacob secretary. Mr.. C.
G.. Shafer moved that a call-board be
established. This question was dis
cussed by Messrs. John p. Branch,
Erwin, Wood. Simpson, and Dean, and
the motion was unanimously adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Branch the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed a COM
mittee Of five to obtain the information
required for carrying out the order OF
the Exchange T. w. Wood (chair-
man, Charles G. Shafer, &. A. Wal
lace, Charles ii. Simpson, and w. C.
Erwin.
This information will be reported at
the next regular meeting of the Board
Of Directors, when the bylaws for the
establishment of the call-board will be
adyst I'd.
The object Of this call-board is to
sysematize and facilitate dealing in
futures, and thereby bring a much
larger quantity Of grain into the market.
1t will also place this market on an
equal footing with the larger grain
markets Of the United States.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
Briefs and Personals.

The chimney OF Mr.. l.. ). Armistead's
residence. No. 20l6 east Broad street,
caught fire yesterday morning. An
alarm was turned in from Station :, but
the services of the Fire Department
were not needed.
The January examinations are over
at West Point. Amongst the fine
stars. =" or distinguished cadets Of the
third class, as published in General Or
ders in the army Register, Writ Robin
son. of Richmond. Va. ranks No. >.
John Allen, a cOlored man, who died
on Friday and was buried yesterday,
was formerly owned by Mr.. Thomas
Nowlan. and was long employed in
preSs-roOms here. lie was nearly
eighty years of age, and enjoyed the
friendship and respect of men of both
races.
The streets crossing Main between
Eighth and Fourteenth are often in such
uncleanly condition as to give bad
impression to strangers visiting here.
Scrap-paper, aSh-barrels, garbage
boxes. &C., are allowed to cumber the
sidewalks too long and too much.
An adjourned meeting of the Me-
chanics Institute will be held at the
Builders Exchange on Tuesday eve
ming to hear the report Of the Commit
tee on Constitution and Bylaws; also
for permanent organization and election
of officers.
Messrs. J. 4. Hobson. regent; j. A.
McGiIyray, treasurer r. S. Denny,
secretary; and d. J. Walker, of Me-
Carthy Council. No. 46S, on last Fri
day evening called on Mrs. Louisa
F. Phillips, widow Of the late Joseph
l.. Phillips, and handed her draft on
the Supreme Treasurer of the order for
$4,000, the amount of benefit due her.
The steamship Roanoke, of the Old
Dominion Line. from New York. ran
aground in the heavy blow yesterday a
short distance this side Of City Point.
and at midnight last night had not
reached this port.
Acknowledgment James Pickrell,
United States navy, is in the city on a
visit to his father, u. W. Pickrell.
Esq. Mr.. Pickrell has been absent
from Richmond for three years. 1t
will be remembered that he distin-
guished himself and received honora-
bic mention for coolness and gallantry
when his vessel, which was attached to
the Asiatic squadron, was wrecked. He
stuck to his post until the last moment,
preserved perfect discipline among the
men Immediately under him, and after
sending each man overheard with some
thing to float upon, plunged empty
handed into the sea himself-the last
officer to leave the ship. He was
picked up by boat after he had been
floating about for some time and when
he had nearly lost consciousness from
cold. To friend who yesterday con-
graduated him on his escape from
drowning he remarked that his James,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
Richmond Consistory, No. O.

At the annual election Of officers Of
Richmond Consistory. No. 6, Scottish
Rite Masonry. the following officers
were elected: COmmander-in-Chef. j..
Thompson Brown; First Lieutenant
Commander, Alexander W. Archer :;
Second nt-COmmandcr. George
a. Ainslie; Minister of State, &C., X.
II. Duesberry; Grand Chancellor. j.
Austin Cabell; Grand Secretary. &C..
George d. Peasants Grand Treasurer.
h. 4. Macomber; Grand Engineer and
Architect. Ellis c. Stacy; Grand Hos
pitallcr. William Ellis Jones Grand
Master Of Ceremonies, Harry b. Owens :;
Grand Captain of Guard. Thomas l..
Crouch Grand Standard-Bearcr,A \. G.
Maynard; Grand Sentinel, W. f. John
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
HoM 10 LOMer l;ns-RiIIs.

The complaint Of heavy gas-bills is
very general. In many localities it is
due to the fact that the pressure is too
great. Oftentimes the burners are un-
necessarily large also.
In the time Of great scarcity of gas
here the pressure at the meter was put
at the maximum, and many families Sc
cured the largest burners they could
get. Now the gas supply is ample.
The flow needs to be regulated at the
meter, if not on the street. In some
houses the size of gaS-burncrs can be
reduced with advantage.
\ little trouble taken with reference
to these points will result in smaller
bills.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
About Oyster-Dredgers.

For the information Of those con-
cerned the following resolution of the
Bo,rd of Chesapeake and Tributaries
concerning oyster-dredgers is pub
lisked
Pesolred, That inspectors be. and
they are hereby. authorized to issue to
all citizens Of Virginia who shall apply
therefor in the mode prescribed by law.
and conform in all respects to the re-
qurements of the law in such cases,
licenses to dredge for oysters in the
Chesapeake bay and the Potomac river
duiing the periods from January |,
1855, to April |, 1885, and from Octo-
Der /, 1885, to December 81, 1885 /;
suoh privilege not to extend to POGO
mOke Sound, Hampton Roads, nor Mob
jack bay, nor west of line drawn from
the lighthouse on Rappahannock Spit to
the lighthouse on Wolf-Trap Spit, nor
to any inlet, river, or creek. nor the
moths thereof. except the Potomac
river, JohnsOn's Rock. Thoroughfare
Rock, FoxeS-ISland Rock, and Califor-
mia Rock. of Tangier Sound.
WILLIAM +. CAMERON.
President.
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RichmOnd's COlOred Catholics.

Rev. Father John r. Slattery, who
came to Richmond about eighteen
months ago as missionary among the
cobred people of Richmond to teach
tho Catholic faith. has inaugurated a
movement having for its object the cree
tim Of a church and schOol-hOuse for
that people. For this purpose a piece
Of ground eligibly situated has already
been secured, and Father Slattery is
> 4ying to raise the necessary funds for
4 : proposed buildings. He has pub
, fcd an appeal in the Catholic Visitor
| ing upon the fajthful to aid him in
the work by contributions of money or
otherwise. and will push the undertake
ing with yigor. The colored Catholic
colony Of Richmond is as yet small.
numbering only about fifty, but Father
Slattery says the field among the thirty
thousand colorcd people Of the city is a
grand one for Catholic charity. and he
proposes to work it to the best of his
ability.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
G DRESS GOODS.

BLACK GROS-GRAIN SILK at 5Oc. worth
65c.. at 60c. worth 75c.. ri Tic. worth u
at Zoe worth sI.10. at e0c. worth SLID
at eI worth sl.35, at s1.l0 worth Sl.5O
at SI.25 worth sI.75. at $3.50 worth "
at sl.75 worth $3.50; also at 81 ana sS
BLACK RHADZIMER at 81. .35 worth sl.75
at sl.50 worth So:
COLORED RHADAMAS, In all the best
colors at SI.I5 per yard worth s1.50;
BLACK RHADAMA at 81 i 0 per yard worth
worth sI.5G. at sl.50 worth 81;
COLORED SILK NELVETS at sl.25 per
yard worth sI.75. at sl.50 worth 81:
BLACK SILK NELNETS at 81, Sl.25, sl.oO,
and up to so per yard;
BROCADED VELVETS at $3.50, s2, $3.50,
and SO per yard;
LADIES' CLOTH, IL yards wide, at 75c.
yard worth 81
COIORED CASHMERES, OTTOMAN.
SHUDAH, ARMAD1ILO CLOTH. ALL
WOOL PLAIDS, and other fashionable
Dress Goods;
An immense stock OF BLACK CASH
MERES. HENRIETTA CLOTHS, ana
other Black Goods;
TYCOON REPS-the best goods, in choice
styles-at l2Kc. per yard; .
WIDE GRAY-MIXED WASH POPLlNS al
SIC. yard worth 12Hc.;
POPLIN ALPACAS. all wool one way, az
Zoe. yard worth l7c.. at
LEVY & DANISS.
1917 and 1919 Main street.
BIG BARGAINS IN CARPETS.
in l4-eod
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
4 HIGH WIND.
Copers Cut by the Wind Friday Night-Dam-
age Done.

Copers Cut by the Wind Friday Might Dam
age Done.
Friday was a damp. dark day, sultry
and close. with but little air stirring.
Later the clouds began to roll away,
and about | o'clock the wind began to
rise. 1t increased in force until at 4
O'Clock it was blowing great guns, the
velocity being greater than has been
seen for years.
4 portion Of the tin-roOf of J. e.
Smiths warehouse, corner of Seven
tccnth and Cary streets, was blown off,
also portions of the roof of PAGES fac
tory. Oh Twcnty-second street the old
factory of A. NJ. Lyon 4 Co., Main
street. two doors below Twentieth
street; Libby prison building, and a
tobacco-iactory on Twentieth and Cary
streets. The roof of Mr.. John n.
Gary's carriage-house and a portion of
the roof of his dwelling, on the Cary
street road. short distance beyond the
corporate limits, were blown Off
The heavy wire sign Of Roberts.
Beall Il Co., suspended across Four
tecnth street. was blown down. and in
falling struck the front windows and
door Of the store, breaking seven large
French-plate glasses.
About one half Of the new ice-house
now in course Of erection at the corner
of Nineteenth and Cary streets was
blown down.
During the wind-'torm yesterday
morning about half of the tin roof of
Haxall's mill was upliitcd. This will
have to be covered anew.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
a. THALHIMER BROTHERS

announce for this week MANY NEW
GOODS, amongst which viii be found many
substantial bargains, and at prices tney
cannot be bad for elsewhere. Iheir pnye, y e,
markets, they are enabled TO show many
gEAsONABLE AND DESIRABLE GOODS.
Al this season CT the year ladies' are kept
busy making up white goods, underwesaI;;
Ourselves with many good and desirable
things for this purpose, and desire 10 snow
them 70 our friends and patrons ,,,,a
We have secured case OF CHECk MUS
LINs at each of the foiSw,ng n,aly HPnrts Pr,rns, ,a
Ies, and zoe. They are lovely patterns ana
exceedingly cheap. ,o ..
We have also received about 80 pieces OF
ALI-OvER HAMBURG, NAlNsook, anu
LACE NETS from 25c. per yard up 10 the
finest grades. These goods are very oeslra-
Bile and will be all the rage this season.
Our new HAMBURG and NAlNSOoh
EMBROIDEkIES are now open Ior lnsPec
tion, and we show over thousand dinerent
patterns. x,,a,y
Lovely BLACK and CREAM SPANISH
SILK NETS, for overdresses sleeves, &C. at
81 30 per yard, regular price s2 DO:
Beautiful EGYPTIAN and oklEMitnL . ~ 4.
LACE NETS, for party wear, ana lhlm-
MING LACEs TO match.
An the new shades In SILK NEIS that
are 80 stylish for wells.
WRAPS! WRAPS!
Notwithstanding we have sold 10 many
WRAPS during the past week, our assorl,
lnent IN yet larger than all the coInpineu
stocks In the city. We bought entlreiy 700 700
many this season, and not wishing 20 carry
them over 10 the next, we intend 70 sell
them at n price which means slaughter OF
ALI the Wraps on hand. Our stock OF Slbh
PLUSH WRAPS Is very large, and 10 sell
them this week we have made extfaorul-
nary low prices. few Of which we give DC
low: 1.e, ,rs, L.
We will sell our t25 PLUSH COATS for
SIS: we will sell our t32 PLUSH COAIS
for $50; we will sell our $50 PLUSH COATS
Tor s2a: we Will sell our sac PLUSH COATS
for s25 we will sell our s45 PLUSH COATS
for $50: we will sell our $50 PLUSH COATS
for s35: we will sell our 500 PLUSH CoAio
for $40.
This is an opportunity that rarely Is Of
fared to obtain n FINE WRAP for very
small sum OF money. at ...x,e.,
THAI.IfIMER BROTHERS,,
Fifth and Broad streets
ja1e-Su. .Tu&Th