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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-06
REALITY

The Wheeling REGIsTER IS making people
sick BY its futile efforts to excuse the Legis
lature for the triaing manner in which il
has employed its time. 1t looks like the
REGISTER and certain members of the Leg
~islsture might have an understanding.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-06
GEO R.
FOR SALE.
TRUSTEES SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST MADE
ID by Emma J. Jordan and l. S. Jordan, her hus
Gand, TO the undersigned trustee, dated on the 18th
day Of June, 1883, and recorded in the Office OF the
clerk OF the County Court Of Ohio county, West
Virginia, In trust-deed book 20, page l76, will, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1888,
commencing at ~ O'Clock a. M, sell at public auo-
Ion, at the front door of the Court House OF Ohio
county, the following described property, that Is TO
tTladrlphia district, in the county OF Ohio, and
tate Of West Virginia, bounded and described As
0llows: Beginning 81 a stake on the southeast side
i the fdgingtOn lane, being the northwest corner OF
he tIgct or psrcel OF land conveyed 10 Richard V.
Nhclan In his life time by The German Catholic
'rmcrery Association by deed dated on tho 2ith day
i AIril, 1871, and running with the northern line
take; thPace sOuthHiA west with the cast boun-
airy Inc of said tract &c 75-i0J poles to a stake;
hence north - west 81 sS-IG) poles 10 ? stake on
he sOi theast side OF said Fdgiugton Lauo; Themes
with said lane north 90 ~ east 9 T2-l0 poles 70
re Place ol beginning, containing two acres OF
ground by sUrvey, together With ell and singular
he Improvements thereon and the hereditsmeps
ame property which vas conveyed 10 the said Emma
}. Jordan by A.. Il. Leyds and wife by deed dsted
february S, 1880.
.TKENS OF SALK-Cne-third Of the purchase
9oney cash In hand, one third thereof, With inter.
rst, in one year, and the residue thereof, with inter-.
at, in two years from the day Of sale, the purchaser
giving his notes with good security for the deferred
Iayments, and the legal title being retained ss fur
Their security. HkERY N. RUSSELL,
jail Trustee.
The above sale has been adjourned until Saturday,
March :, lssj, ut lUo'cloek q, m.
II. NJ. RUSSELL, Trustee.
J. CHEENEY, Auctioncer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-06

IL the New York Supreme Court FoS
TrP. a Chinese shop keeper, obtained a YER
dict of 81, 900 damages for libel against
HoSG CHIN Foo, editor of the local Chinese
newspaper.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-06

LOUISVILLE, Ky, is greatly bothered
about It's water tax. The town pays its
whisky tax without complaint, but when it
comes 70 water -.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-06

The man who blows out the gas before
going to bed has turned up in New York.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-06

TN The COUNTY COURT OF OHIO COUNTY,
4 Stale Of West Virginia, In the matter Of the
IrState Of a paper writing purportiug to be the
last will and testament Of Elizabeth 5. Stout de
erased.
The object OF the petition nled In this matter, on
the 5th day Of MArch, A. D. 1885, Is to have admit
ted to probate 3 paper writing purporting to be the
last will and testament Of Elizabeth ). Stout, de.
ceased, bearing date on the 27th day Of May, A. D.
1884. and il appearing from an affidavit fled with
mein my Office that Helen D. Harrison, Robert W.
Eoff Margaret & Caldwell, Charles w. Eof, VIM
C. Eof. Henrietta NJ. DodSon, James g Dodson,
Virginia s. Moodey, John s Aoodey. David
Moodey, Helen s Coolidge. Charles E MoodeV, Jas
s Mcodey, Virginia Moodey, Beverly Z. Moodey,
Roderick 8. Moodey. Edward Moodey, Margaret W.
Noodey, Caroline NJ. TAllant, Drusy J. 1almt,
William Tslant, Walters. Tallant, Beverly Tallant,
Edv ard C. Tallsnt, Henry 7allant Lucy c. Stew
ems, Frederick Tsi,ant, Charles Tallant and Eliza
beth B. Tallsnt, are non-residents Of this St,te, Ii
is ordered that they do appear at my o1ice, In the
city Of Wheeling, in the county and State aiore.
said. on the 9TH day Of April, A. d. 1885, at 10
O'Clock a m, and do what il necessary to protect
their interest In the said matter.
GEO. HOOK,
Clerk Of Said Court.
D. LAMB. AttoCre E. mr6osSt
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Commissioners Sale.

John W. Reltz and john Fading In the Circuit
partners in trade as Beltz 4 Court Of Ohio
flading, Conr IN
John Gray ard Others. Shah0eiy'
DY VIRTUE OF 4 DECREE OF H CIR
ID cult Court of Chic county, In the State Of
Wet Virginia, made and entered in the above en-
titled cause on the 20th day OF December, 1884, l
viii, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY as, 1885,
at 10 O'Clock a. m. at the front door Of the Court
House OF Ohio county, proceed TO sell at public auc-
tiCn the following named real estate, that Is 70 SAY:
and thtTiy-one (zSl) on the east side Of Eof street, be
inga part OF the corner lot and commencing at 4 point
thirty.three feet from the corner OF Eof aud First
now Twenty fourth STREETS, and thence running
north Tor quantity and continuing the same Width
TO the alley In the rear OF said lot, and II In the i'd
clifton 10 the city Of Wheeling laid out by William
Chapline and John Eof, together with the two tene-
meDts erected thereon.
TEkHs OF SALE-One-third Of the purchase money
or IS much more n the purchaser may elect 70 pay,
in cash on the day OF sale, and the residue OF same
In two equal annual i~nstalmentS from the day of
sale, the purchaser TO give his notes for the deferred
instruments, with interest thereon from the day Of
sale with personal security for the payment of same
TO the satisfaeu6n OF the undersigned special COM
missioner, and the title to the property to be re-
tanned until the purchase money is paid In full.
JAMES T. ROGERS,
- special Commissioner,
W. Fl. HALIER, Auctioneef.
! hereby certify that bond has been given rs re-
quired by lag and the decree entered in the above
entitled csuse. JOHN W. MITCHELL.
febi Clerk.
The above sale l. adjourned until Saturday, March
Z, iSS,R nj 10 O'Clock a. m. JAS p. ROGERS,
Special Commissioner,
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WILLIAM G.

William Collins Whitney, of New York
city, Secretary of the Navy, was born in
Conway, Mass, in 1899. His father, the
late General James S. Whitney, was a prom
inent Mas sachusetts Democrat, who was
Superintendent of the Springfield Arsenal
under President Pierce's administration,
aud Collector Of the Port OF Boston under
President Buchanan. W. C. Whitney was
grs6uated from Williston Seminary, at East
hampton, Mass, and then, in 1863, from
Yale College, where be was chosen to deliver
tie class grafton. Mr.. Whitney was next
graduated from the Harvard Law School,
and, coming TO New York, entered the
office of Judge Abraham Il. Lawrence, then
engaged in private practice. He acquired
e large and valuable clientage soon after his
admission to the bar.
His political activity began during the
campaign against the Tweed ring in 1870
aud 1871, when he was among the Demo,
Gratis who rallied to the cause of honest gov.
ernment. The attention Of Mr.. Tilden was
at that time attracted to his abilities. In
1872 Mr.. Whitney was the candidate for
District Attorney on the Apollo
Hall ticket, but the Democratic vote
being divided between him and
Charles Donohue, the TammsnY candidate
(uow Judge Of the Supreme Court the late
Benjamin X. Phelps, Republican, was elect
ed to the position. Mr.. Whitney stterwsrd
Joined the reorganized Tammany Society,
and became a member of the General Com
mittee from the Eighteenth district. SuoSe.
quently he was one Of the principal organ
izers Of the County Democracy. He also
took a leading part in organizing the Young
Mems Democratic Club, and at q reception
given BY the club to Mr.. Tilden in Decem-
Der, 1884, he vas one Of the principal speak
ers, making an argument in favor Of hard
money. Mr.. Whitney is a sonin-law Of
Senator Payne, Of Ohio.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-06
LUCIUS Q. c. LAMAR.

Lucius Q. c. Lamar was born in Putnam
county, Georgia, September II, 1925.
Having completed preparatory studies at
Oxford he entered Emory College as q
student, and graduated in 1915. He then
studied law two years, and was admitted to
the bar. In lS49 he removed to Oxford,
Miss, having been chosen adjunct profess
sor of Mathematics st the State University.
While there he also assisted DR.. Bledsoe to
edit the Southern Review. He subsequent
" returned to Georgia, making his resi-
dence at Covington, and resumed the prac-
tice of the law. Having spent four years
in this way, in 1854 he returned to Missis-
sippi.
Previous to this time he had served one
term in the Georgia Legislature, the begin
ming of his successful career as a statesman.
lie was elected to the Thirty.fith Congress,
also to the ~Thirty,siyth, but resigned his
seat when Mississippi left the Union, and
took a place in the secession convention OF
that State.
Mr.. Lamar entered the Confederate army
as a Lieutenant Colonel of infantry and
was promoted to be Colonel, which rank he
held until 1868, when he was sent to Russia
by the Confederate Government charged
with sn important diplomatic mission.
Upon the close of the war of the rebellion he
accepted the pro!essorship of political econ
omy and social science at the State Univer-
sity OF Mississippi, but was transferred to the
professorship Of law at the same institution.
While holding the latter position he was
chozen a Representative to the Forty-third
and Forty-tourth Congresses, and then
elected to the Senate to succeed Senator
Alcorn, who retired March 3, 1877. he
was reelected to the Senate in 1882 for the
six years term ending March 5, 1889.
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l 0. ESDlcOTr.

sThe Hon. William CroSninshisld End.
cote. Secretary Of War. vas born
In salem in 1921. aud is the son
Of william Putnam Endieott and Mary,
daughter Of the Hon. Jacob CtoEninshied,
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1 u MARCH 8, 1888.
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John ". Peltz and john Fladlng, J., ,
partners IN trade as Beltz 4 Coz,
Hlading, ~.
The National tribune., 1885-12-17
The s.Paper.COllaro Soldiers.

c.. w. Dey, Co. C, 126th N. Y, Dixon, H.
writes at some lenghth in defense of his regi-
ment and others which, entering the service in
1862 and 1863, were the objects of good natured
ridicule from the veterans of '61. He says
II we'll remember how as we passed the old
regiments of the corps Second, Army of the
Potomac). they would shout: Boys, the Pay
master is up!'' The question would be asked +:
How do you know?' and the reply would be,
why, there goes fellow with payroll on his
neck!' But / noticed that after the 111th,
125th and 126th N. Y. had been sent to re-en-
force Sickles at Gettysburg, they forgot that we
had ever worn white gloves or paper collars.
Gen. Barksdale, of Mississippi, received a NOR
tai wound in front of Co. c, 126th N. Y, while
directing his men; his horse had been shot
from under him, and he was standing in rear of
the body of the horse giving command, when
he was shot by Corp. M. G.. Van Liew, of that
company. On the third day at Gettysburg
they were glad enough that the White Gloves
and Paper Collars were going to be their sup
port"
The National tribune., 1885-12-17
The Eight af ThikOieauy. La.

To THE EDITOR: To the inquiry "Who
Knows About It" / have been looking for a
reply, but as there has been mono l will write
what l remember about it. Although not in
the engagement, was at ThibOdeaux the next
Spring. The Confederatcs attacked Thibodeaux
and drove the Federals down the bayou to La
fourche Crossing and assailed the little fort
mentioned, meeting with bloody repulse. In
an old cemetery near Thibodeaux saw stone
upon which was the following inscription ::
"To tho Memory of % Confederate Soldiers
who Fell in the Battle of Lafourche Crossing"
I do not remember the date, but it was some-
time during the month of June, 1868, while
Gen. Banks was besiegng Port Hudson. I'm
mediately after the repuse they left and helped
Gen. Taylor take Brashear City. Thence they
went to Donaldsonville and made an attack
upon that place until forced to retire from the
reach of the shells fired from the gunboats As
soon as the troops were relieved from Port
Hudson they were sent down there, and fol-
lowed Taylor about six miles from Donaldson
vile, where an engagement was fought and,
believe. the Federals. were repulsed L cannot
remember the troops stationed ut Thibodeaux,
but think they were Connecticut or New York
troops.-G. s. P. CLEVELAND, Co. K, Cd Me.
Cav, WatsOnville, Cal.
The National tribune., 1885-12-17
CONDENSED LETTERS.

B. NJ. Chappell, Co. A. I'd w. Va. Cav,
Clements, Kan, says Capeharts Brigade was
composed of the 1st, Cd and Sd w. Va. Cav.
John r. McKee, Co. c. 9th Pa. Reserves Etna
Pa, asks: "What regiment can beat this? Our
color bearer, Serg't Blanchard, Co. B, 9th Pa.
Reserves, carried the colors from Pittsburg
through every fight and back to Pittsburg,
being twice wounded"
James G. Watson, Mahomet, Ill., writing OF
Mission Ridge, says it was difficult to say
whether the 25th or 35th Ill. was there first,
they were so near together.
Jonn l.. Rogers, Co. G, 4th Ohio Cav, Ironton,
o. sends an account of the skirmishing at
Athens, Ala, during the campaign of Gen.
Mitchell in the Summer of 1862.
W. d. Randall. Sergeant, Co. C, 1ith (aio,
Liberty Center, Henry CO., o., writes gra hic
and entertaining sketch of foraging trip. We
should be glad to print it but for the gr t
pressure upon our columns.
NJ c. Wilson, Co. G, 3Sth Ind, First Brigade,
First Division, Fourteenth Corps, Virden, Ill.,,
defends Gen. Carlin's account of the battle of
Bentonville and thrusts his bayOnet under the
fifth rib of Comrade Theo. Wiseman, Lawrence,
Kan, whose article criticising Carlin appeared
in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Nov. 5. Wilson
insists that Carlin's Division did just what was
claimed for it by its commander in his Memoirs.
ID. F. Gross, Co. B, Sth Wis. North Vernon,
Ind, confirms the statement of COmrade Budd
as to the death of Col. Rogers. Gross says he
was in Fort Robinett at the time; Rogers fell
near the ditch, and was buried there.
J. @. Adams Co. E. 18th N. Y, ST. Joseph,
Mo-, says he was one of the participants in the
charge on the hay-cocks, on the banks of the
Rappahannock, as related by COmrade Chaffee,
of New Orleans. He says Col Henry Hammer
stein, of the 18th N. Y, after the war entered
the service Of Maximilisn, in Mexico, and was
The National tribune., 1885-12-17
" Bray is q Good Dog"

To THE EDITOR: have always had the
impression that Bragg was General in the
rebel army until / became reader OF your
admirable paper. But I find l am mistaken,
for the whole West is full of him. Now, do
not wish to be considered as detracting from
the merits of the noble men who were fortu-
nate enough to get such soft snap" as to
serve their time in the Western armies during
the war. They no doubt would have done as
good fighting as the Army of the Potomac If
they had had the fighting to do; but with the
exception of three or four battles the rest of
their fighting was so insignificant that II 1t had
been the Army of the Potomac they would
never have mentioned them. am we'll aware
that am about to raise hornets nest about
my ears but l am going to prove my position
by the records on file in the Adjutant- General S
Office of this State.
Michigan had Is infantry regiments that
served in the West and II in the East. By East
mean the Army of the Potomac and Shenandoah
Valley. The Is regiments that served in the
West lost in action and died from wounds ,294,
while the II that served in the East lost in the
same way l 1922 There died from disease in the
East 1,463. while there were 4 ,292 in the West.
l can only account for SO many dying from
disease in the West by supposing that it was
from homcsickness brought on by the mastery
inactivity of that army.
In the cavalry regiments from Michigan the
y
in the East, and lost in action and died from
wounds 472 and 1000 from disease. Seven
regiments that served in the West lost in action
and died from wounds 270 and ,772 from dis
ease. Some more homesickness you see. Al
most every State was represented In the Army
of the Potomac, so it cannot be claimed that the
troops from one State were better than others
Discipline was very rigid in the Arm y OF the
Potomac while in the West it was rather the
reverse, and on that ! base my claim for the
superiority of the Army of the Potomac.
The regiment to which l belonged-61st N.
Y.-lost more men at the battle of Fair Oaks
than any Michigan regiment that served in the
Western army lost during the entire war. have
only made the comparison on Michigan regi-
mcnts, but the showing is the same in all the
States. Those that served in the East lost about
two to those that served in the West one. Now,
boys. there is no call for you to charge on me,
for did not make the figures. If / had been
soldier in the Western army should try and
organize raid on every Adjutant- Generals
Office in the Northern States and make big
effort to destroy the rccords.-A. II. VAIL. Co.
F, 61st n. Y, First Brigade, First Division,
Second Corps.
The National tribune., 1885-12-17
The First Monument to Grant.

To THE EDITOR: The first monument to the
memory of Gen. Grant has been erected at
Peabody, Kan, and is very novel in FORM The
shaft which is 40 feet in hight, is made of frame
work Of wood, firmly anchored to a solid foun-
dation and entirely covered with ears of yellow
corn. The four sides bear, respectively, the
words, Peace" Union,"" Plenty" and "Lib-
erty." carefully built of red ears of corn The
cornice-molding of the pedestal is covered with
sorghum stalks and at each angle is huge
Kansas pumpkin. In the center of each face
of the pedestal is portait of the hero of Apo
mattox, surrounded by a triumphal wreath of
ears of popcorn with the husks on with red
peppers for the berries of the laurel crown.
Cornstalks in Mosaic style cover the remainder
of the pedestal face and at the south and north
sides are stacks of arms ingeniously construct
ed of corn stems, with bayonets of the same
material.-C. A. POTTER, Co. d, 1st Conn., H.
A. Williamstown, N Y
The National tribune., 1885-12-17
To Those Who Have Lost Limbs.

To THE EDITOR: The following was adopted
at meeting of the Association of Union Sol.
diers who lost an arm or leg during the war
of the rebellion:
Whereas, under the act of Congress approved
March 8, 1879 there granted pension of S37 so
where an arm or a leg was amputated at the hip or
shoulder-ioint and
Whereas under the act Of Congress of March 8,
1885, and which is now a law, but is construed by
its phraseology to only include those who have
lost at the shoulder a leg at the hip Joint
instead Of at near the shoulder or hip Joint
although the disability be equal to the loss of
the entire limb: Therefore, be it
RcSOired, That we ask the Members of the Con-
gress Of the United States to pass change the
existing Jaw, that where the disability is equal
to the loss of the entire limb, the soldier shall
be go treated. II Is a wel-known fact that man
with arm off at or near the elbow joint cannot
use an artificial one in any kind of business SO as
to aid in the performance of manual labor We
only ask justice and relief according to disability
And be it
Resolved, That all old soldiers who have lost leg
or an arm at or above the knee or elbow, or below
the knee elbow, will furnish the Secretary of
this association their names, company and regi-
ment; that each one will SO interest himself by all
honorable means to secure the object of this asso-
citation.
8. j. BURNETT,
Warrensburg Mo-, Committee.
JAMES A. UNDERWOOD,
Secretary Of the Crippled Soldiers Association,
Allegan, Rice Co, Kan,
The National tribune., 1885-12-17
The Thirteenth COrns Badge.

To THE EDITOR: At the last National En-
campment of the GAR, held in Portland, Me-,
q committee, consisting of members of the
Thirteenth Corps, was appointed to adopt some
suitable design for badge. / have never yet
learned whether said committee has taken any
action in the matter or not, and for the benefit
of its members | have learned through some
correspondence on the subject had with Com
rade John w. Scott, of Holden, Mo, late of the
S5th Ohio, that in the year 1865 or 1866 Com
rade Walter B. Scales of Chicago, formerly
Adjutant-General, , of the Thirteenth Corps,
called meeting of the comrades of the corps
residing in and around Chicago, for the pur-
pose of forming an organization or society to
be known as the Thirteenth Army Corps Asso-
citation. The meeting was held in Old Metro
politan Hail. and was presided over by Walter
B. Scales. There was a large attendance at the
meeting. An organization was formed and a
badge adopted at that meeting to be known as
the Thirteenth Corps badge. An electrotype or
die was made, and cut of the same sent to
each member present at the meeting. Unfor-
tunately, it cannot be ascertained whether or
not there are any of those cuts in existence.
Any person having one in his possession, or
knowing the design adopted at that meeting,
will confer a great favor on the surviving
members of the Thirteenth Corps by making
the fact known through the columns of The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1885-12-17
Another Stcry Of the Bridge.

To THE EDITOR Comrade SlaytOn's anec-
dote of the cavalryman's hare-brained gallop
across the high bridge over Green River, KY.
reminds me Of another foolhardy performance
at the same place. About the middle of March,
1868, some cavalrymen were taking lot of
loose, rundown horses back to a corral, and
undertook to drive them across this bridge.
When about 200 feet from the south end of the
bridge two horses were crowded off, falling
about 80 feet. Near the center of the bridge
the horses again huddled up together, and when
one of the men went among them to straghten
them out he was knocked of, falling 127 feet
into the water. He had his carbine, sword,
revolver and cartridge-box all strapped on, and,
of course, sank like stone His body was not
found for several days. There was no excuse
for either of these affairs, as the river was
fordahle at both times.-D. II. BISHOP, Co. K,
107th ILL.,, Washburn, Ill.
The National tribune., 1885-12-17
The Colonel Dodged,

To THE EDITOR: During a skirmish in Vir-
ginia on the march of the Army of the Potomac
from Berlin to Fredericksburg, in 1862 in which
Gen. Getty's Division, Ninth Corps, was actively
engaged, the 103d n. Y, composed mostly of
Germans aud commanded by Col Ringgold, a
sturdy Teuton, was on our right in an exposed
position. As the rebel bullets tipped over
their heads there was a good deal of lodging
and ducking among the men, which greatly
displeased their Colonel. Finally, after show
ing his dispeasure in various shifts and under
tone CALCULATIONS, he yelled out: "Tont todge,
poys!"
For a few minutes every head was erect as on
parade, but soon they were ducking again.
Once more the Colonel shouted: "Ton't todge
so, poys; goot soldiers never todge," and to in
spire them with confidence he rode few PAGES
to the front A rebel battery now opened fire,
and almost the first shot whizzed in close prox-
unity to the Colonel who dropped on his horses
neck. Immediately he was saluted with cries
from his men of Ha, ha! you lodged den,
Colonel" Veil, poys," said he, looking
around sheepishly, " tish no disgrace to todge,
anyhow" Col. Ringgold was brave officer,
and was killed later at the battle of Cold Har-
RED SHIELD" State Center, Iowa.