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The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
AT THE SUMMER RESORTS.
Nothing but the Sound of the Build
er's Hammer is Heard.

The price of real estate at Bar Harbor is
higher than ever before, and there is a con-
slant demand for it even at almost fabulous
prices. The popularity of the place as
summer resort seems to be fast increasing,
and next season will probably see larger
number there than ever before. About 80
elegant residences are now going up there.
That of Hon. James G.. Blaine, which is
among the best, is now all ready to be plas-
tered DeGrasse Fox Of Philadelphia Is
building Ave new houses and an addition to
his hotel Malvern. Among the finest sum
mer cottages now being built there may also
be counted one owned by Mrs. Hart, west.
ern lady, and another by Mr.. MusgraYe OF
New York.
On Isle au Haut, which is just becoming
prominent as a summer resort, nothing can
be heard this winter but the sound OF build
ers' tools upon the new structures which are
now being built there. Several prominent
New York gentlemen have purchased large
proportion of the island, and they are deter
mined to make it one of the most attractive
resorts on the coast. Mr. L. G.. Des Isle has
a new hotel of 50 rooms, erected boarded
and shingled, and will be completed about
June lst. One large steamboat wharf is now
being erected on one side of the island, and
a second upon the opposite side will be COM
menced i'll few days. All of the steamboats,
running along the coast will touch the
island, while Capt. S. II. Barbour of Brewer
is building steamer expressly to run be
tween the Isle and Mount Desert Ferry. Mr..
M. A. Henry of Boston will build three
splendid residences ON the east side this
spring, while a Mr.. Thompson of New York,
Mr.. G. j. Merrill and Mr.. Ernest Bowditch
of Boston will erect cottages on the north
side. Many other gentlemen are talking Of
purchasing sites and erecting houses.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
The EngliSh Cablnet-

LONDON, Feb. 2.-Mr. Chamberlain has
refused the office of first lord of the ad-
miralty, and Mr.. Ceilings will be given the
important post. Mr.. Morley has accepted
the chief seeretaryship for Ireland; Earl
Roseberry the foreign portfolio, Charles
Cohen the solicitor generalship
A court circular announces that Gladstone
in an audience with the Queen Monday, was
appointed prime minister.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
THE STATE.

Union Grange of South Presque Isle, will this
season build a grange hall at an expense of about
$780,
A Presque Isle correspondent of the Bangor
Whig says Prof G. S. Atwood, head master of st.
Johns school there, was Summarily dismissed last
week, and has left town. Rev. Mr.. Sawyer of
Houlton takes charge temporarily, assisted by
Prof. KnOWltOn
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
Must Not Enter Switzerland.
The French Settlement with MAZDA

PARIS, Feb. 2-Prince KrapOtkine has
been notified by the Swiss authorities that he
will be arrested if he enters Switzerland.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
FIRE INSURANCE 5!

Nothing can equal the sense of
security felt by those who procure
proper insurance OH property Iia-
BILE TO loss or damage by fire. Do
not ecOnOmiZe by taking the risk
of insuring yourself. The best
companies may be had through
this agency.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
HOUSE.

Immediately after the reading of the journal.
several members spoke prior to the passage of
the resolutions regarding the death of President
Hendricks.
Mr.. Long of Massachusetts in behalf of the Com
monwealth of Massachusetts paid his tribute to
the memory of the late Vice President.
Messrs. Throckmorton of Texas and Dingley of
Maine also briefly and eloquently laid their need
of praise upon the grave of the late Vice Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Hewitt of New York also delivered glow
ing eulogy. Messrs. Kleiner and Holman as re-
presentatives Of the commonwealth which knew
ana loved Mr. Hendricks best closed the cere-
monies with a brief address eulogistic of the
public and private virtues of the dead statesman
adopted, and the House at $40 adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
Work of the Committees.

The House committee on banking and cur
rency to-day directed adverse report to be
made ON Representative Seney's bill to make
shareholders in national banks individually
liable for the debts of the bank.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
Foreign Notes,

David Nero, a negro preacher, who de-
scribes himself as the principal of Sumner
College, Kansas, was remanded in Glasgow
Tuesday for trial on a charge of fraud.
into mourning over the death of Mrs. Bay
ard, and Minister McLane has cancelled the
arrangements for the reception he had an
nOunced for next Friday.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
National Encampment c. A. r.
The Telephone Cases.

The committee on expenditures in the de-
partment of justice viii Thursday begin in
vestigation of the telephone cases as author
lied by the House of Representatives yester-
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
A BURGLAR CAUGHT.

e. LIEBMANN,
Sergeant Signal Corps, U. s. A
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-04-15
Thefts of Southern Soldiers.



It was as natural for soldier to steal as it
was for a chicken TO eat corn. They would
steal things that they had no earthly use for,
Just to keep their hand in. We once saw a SOL
dier who had staid all night at farmhouse in
Virginia steal set of knitting needles and q
ball Of cotton, and afterwards learned to knit
and made himself pair of socks. The Commits
sary department was the place where they
made the most frequent depredations, and q
guard at the Commissary department who did
not get away with ham, q bag of coffee or q
bucket of lard was turned out of his mess as
unworthy of being soldier or gentleman
At Orange Courthouse we knew of soldier
who stole hogs jOwl and put it under his coat
while the Lieutenant of the guard was talking
to him about soldiers stealing. When the army
was encamped at Centerville, in Virginia, in
the early part of the war, there were large
number of wagons that came in every day loaded
with turkeys, chickens and pumpkin and apple
pies to sell. These wagons would always re-
ceive the attention of the soldiers who were
on the make, and often they would steal the
whole load, and if the owner did not keep a
sharp lookout they would get his hat. A soldier
who was too religious to steal during the war
was not recognized by his comrades-in-arms.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-04-15
The First Time lie Saw Federal Cavalry.
lCncinnaH Commercial Gazette

John S. Wise bore the last message that ever
passed between Gen. Lee and JEFF Davis before
the surrender. Lee had sent him message
from near Farmville, through great dangers and
difficulties. Wise had reached Davis and de-
liyered the message, and was endeavOring to
reach Lee with the last message from Davis.
The country was swarming with the Federals,
closing in upon the doomed Confederate army
at Appomattox. Wise was fired at half dozen
times. and escaped by the skin of his teeth in
many instances. Once the sound of bugle in
the distance admonished him that Yankees
were coming Yankees were ahead whom he
had first lodged and his only hope was to hide.
He hurried his horse into thicket and fastened
him. Then, full of boyish curiosity (for he was
but boy, he crept to log lying along the
brow of the rising ground upon which he was,
and peered over. Beyond was the river, and
down the hther bank came 5000 ori1 coo of
Sheridans cavalry. The young soldiers eyes
stuck out, and he held his breath as he gazed
upon the grand sight.
Rank after rank, in perfect line and order, as
far as he could see, i'll quick trot, the masses of
blue-coated cavalry came on, broken only oc-
casonally by the rumblng guns and caissons
OF battery. The buglers played merrily, the
sabcrs ratified, the carbnes glistened in the sun,
the men laughed, sang, and jeSted. In all the
pride and panoply of war these splendid squad
rons swept by like dream before the eyes of
the bareiooted and ragged young rebel peeping
over the rotting log. These were Sheridan s
dreaded riders, the seasoned veterans of hum
dred raids and battles, who had swept in fire
and blood through the Valley of the Shenan-
dOah, who had fought Lee in front and rear,
whose guns had wakened the echoes at every
Virginia hamlet and cross roads, who had fallen
like a thunderbolt on Pickett, Bushrod John
son and Fitz Lee at Five Forks and scattered
them like reeds, aud now eagerly and remorse-
lessly were hunting down the flying enemy to
the last scene of the great war
The boys thoughts went to the cavalry Of his
own side-the worn, out hacks, the mules, the
rope brides, the ragged horsemen the demor-
alization and dcspar-and he said: Great
God what have we fools been fighting?" Said
he to Inc with laugh, when he told the story:
II | could have seen that sight earlier | would
have felt like saying, Good evening; 1 am
going hOme"
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ITO be continued |
He Did Better.

To THE EDITOR: While the 10th Ind. was
being organized at Lafayette, Ind, in the Fall
os 1851, by Col. w. c. Wilson, we were camped
on the hill near the city. We had a guard-lin
around our camps aud very necessary build
ing, which was called the guard house. The
guard-line was not sufficiently strong to always
keep some of the widest boys in camp. There
was one noted character in Co. A by the name
OF Culver. who broke guard one night and went
out on q foraging expedition on his own ac-
count In coming back into camp he was cap
tured by the guard and put into the guard
house. The Corporal Of the Guard went to his
Captzins quarters and woke him up, telling
him that Culver was in the guardhouse for
breaking guard and stealing geese. Capt. Kirk
patrick dressed himself and went out to the
guard house and lectured Culver for going
out and stealing from his neighbors here at
home, when there was no necessity for him
doing So as they had plenty to eat; but, if he
would promise to do better, he would have him
released. Culver promised to do better, and
was released from the guard-house Capt
Kirk Iatrick went back to his quarters and was
soon fast asleep again. While dreaming of
having just accomplished a great work in
moraliZing this wicked world, the Corporal
of the Guard awoke him again, with the infor-
NATION that Culver was again in the guard
house. This being the second time in one night
that he bai been reused up on account OF Cul-
vers dGings, he was considerably warmed up
and said 10 Culver, rather sharply: Did you
not promise ne that you would do better if
would have you released from the guard
house," Culver says: | have done better,
Captain. / only had two geese before. and now
have six.-JAMEs BRAGG, Captain, Co. +, 10th
Ind Lebanon. Ind.
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PERSONS AND THINGS.

"A correspondent of the Congers (Ga.) Solid
South says there Is eolOred preacher near Jasper
who rules his horse by butting him. If the animal
IS fractious or stubborn he taxes the kinks out by
deliberately seizng it by the ears and butting it
sguareiy in the forehead until it falls to its knees
This it generally does at the second third butt
when the old parson steps behind and drives ahead
again.
An extraordinary was witnessed in Dub
lin lately. Rossini, an acrobat from Cinnetts cir
Gus undertook to walk faster upon stills than q
i;athinlne5 tramcar going in its ordinary course
along Stephens Green. lie proceeded upon stIts
~ feet high got ahead Of the car and kept his place
TIL opposite the College of Surgeons when one Of
the stIits coming in contact with obstacle in the
crowded roadway, he fell and was somewhat hurt
The race was for wager of go.
The number of telephones now in the United
States IS 325,57i, while in Great Britain there are
only 1900. In other words, there are over 25
telephones in the United States for every one in
England There is no country which pretends to
be IN the front rank of civilization where telephone
facilities are so limited as in England and Scotland
-Gamblng has grown to be so common q cause
OF ruin in respectable towns of Berkshire Mass
Pittsfield Lee, Lenox, North Adams, etc.-that q
powerful movement has been begun against the
practice.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-04-15
A kentuckian Not a Colonel.


"Did you hear about Theodore Hallam get
ting appointed Mister ?" said gentleman to
a friend in hotel lobby this evening.
NO" was the reply; tell us about it."
"Well." continued the Kentuckian, we'll
known Covingtonian, Hallam is very bright
man; would be in Congress, reckon, were he
not in the same district with Carlisle, and may
be some time anyway, though lie and Carlisle
are great friends.
Some time ago somebody called Hallam
Colonel and he professed to be greatly alarmed
at the prospect Of getting mixed in and his
identity lost with the great myriads of Ken
lucky Colonels.
So he applied to the present Governor, who
was then running for the office, for an appoint
ment on his staff, with the title OF Mister
The pledge was kept and Hallam now has his
commission, made out in due form, with seal
and signature, regularly appointing Hon. t. F.
Halam to position on the staff of the Gov
ernor, with the rank and title of Mister
Hallam claims to be the only man of that rank
and title in Kentucky"
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and medicines instruments and countless rolls
of bandages placed at hand for use. Provision
trains were brought up and ratiOns issued to
the soldiers. None could tell how many days
would elapse before their haversacks might
again be filled. The troops rested quietly in
line Of battle in their designated positions,
calmly awaiting the storm which was to burst
on the following day. There lives no man
whose heart would not at such times beat with
hope and anxious fear.
The 2O0th Indiana spent the day on picket,
Company Q occupying the extreme outpOsts at
an exposed point. All the rail fences in the
vicinity were quickly converted into little
V-shaped barricades, behind each of which two
or three men were stationed. These were a
partial protection against musket balls, but
none whatever against artillery.
Within one of thesei frail shelters lay Cor
poral Klegg aud Shorty, watching the enemy
on the hills mile away. Eager and alert,
they lay hour after hour, with ready muskets,
intent upon the duty assigned them.
ST was less talkative than usual. He was,
no doubt, just as anxious as ever for fight,
but he did not have so much to say about it.
In fact he didn't say anything. Matters had
begun to look serious and he seemed quite con-
tent now to let them take their course, without
any desire to crowd them. There was now and
then an exchange of shots, but the distance
rendered them harmless
from the other side that did reach. A rebel
battery could plainly he seen on high piece
Of ground far to the front, but up to that time
it had remained quiet. At last the cannon
GERS thought they would send over a " feeler."
There was a belching of smoke, boom, aud
the shrll scream Of flying shell. Sis heart
leaped into his throat as it came nearer and
nearer with its aifrighting sound. Its flight
occupied only few seconds but it seemed to
ST that it lasted till sometime in the next week.
The well-timcd missile struck almost at the
apex Of the V and instantly exploded, tearing
up the ground, shattering the rails into kin
ding wood, and sending the fragments flying in
every direction. For a moment ST and his
comrade were well-nigh paralyzed by the noise
and shock of the explosion. A shower of earth
and splinters fell upon them, but they received
no serious injury. They escaped in the same
unaccountable way as did thousands Of others
from peril equally great.
But the unabridged dictionary does not sup
ply any words that can adequately express the
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-04-15
FOR THE LADIES.

- Miss Geneva Armstrong, one Of the teachers OF
music In Elmira College, has invented and pat
ented device for feeding and watering cattle
while they are journcying in cattle cars
- There Is perfect rage" says the London
Queen, " for wearing flowers in the hair Flower
aigrettes are the fashion of the moment and ali
other forms of ornament are at proportiopate
discount. A tuft of osprey is introduced amongst
the natural blooms and owners of single diamonds
have an opportunity OF displaying them as dew
drops sparkling OH freshygathcred roses or lilies
On the eOrsagc, too, large sprays of flowers and
foliage are arranged and long rich trails ornament
the skirt"
: That lady in Washington society whose maIa-
prop " remarks have been the wonder Of the town
this Winter said the other day, according to the
Chronicle: Il always feel interested in Mrs. Blank
because she was poSt-mortem childr
- Mile. Dudlay, of the COmedie Franchise. is q
woman of great pluck and perseverance. When
she first began acting in Paris the critics complained
OF a certain sbiaton of the voice, which was due
TO peculiar formation of her lower Jaw A dentist
SAID II could be remedie by forcing back her lower
teeth 30 Tor SIX months, day and night she wore
an instrument of India rubber never removing it,
and always suffering severely from it. She obtained
perfect enunciaton.
The testimony of a woman before Salt Lake
court the other day in polygamy case was in sub
stance that q" she didn't know whether her husband
had another wife or not it wasn't of sufficient i'm
portance to talk about"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-04-15

"Now, ST, YER WANTS To BRACE UP"
degree of panicky decentralization that for the
moment took entire possession of ST and Shorty.
Both of them together did not have sand enough
left to stock the digestive apparatus of a two
days old chicken. Many who may read this
will recall similar moments during the expert
encc of those years The writer enters a plea of
guilty for himself, on more than one occasion
between 81 and 80.
Ninety-nine men in every hundred would
have done just as our HOosier friends did. 1t
is true that with the bursting of the shell and
the harmless dissipation of tho fragments the
danger was over, but without stopping to rea-
son this out they acted upon the natural i'm
pulse to get away from there Immediately,
country or no country.r They went, and stood
not upon the order Of their going. ST soon
came to himself, and when he realized that he
was really scared and was running away he
stopped. He knew that would never do for
the ''model soldier" of the aOOth Indiana
"Now. Corporal Klcgg," he said to himself
dye know ye're jest maxim the biggest kind
of fool o. yersclf? If We gifts skeered this way
in a big fight when the air s thick with 'em.
Ye want to brace up strong, n be mighty quick
bout it, tool"
"Hold Oh. Shorty" he shouted, "It's all over
now m there's nobody hurt. If the rebs can't
do better'n that they might as well quit. Let's
go back! | don't b'lieve nuther o them burned
things III hit that place, no more'n lightnin'
strikes twice n the same spot"
SO they went back, rebuilt their barricade
as well rs they could with the fragments, and
resumed their watch. But it was long time
before Sis ears ceased to ring and his heart to
thump against his blouse.
In the evening the 200th was relieved by
another regiment, and ordered back in rear of
the main line to cook supper. Just before
t.xl
the splnters that were lying upon the ground
"What ye gOin' to do with them?" asked
Shorty.
"Take 'em back to make fire WITH" re-
piled 81. "Thcm chaps over yonder done q
sort o good turn fer us after ALL"
Darkness settled down upon the two armies
that lay SO near, each having accepted the
others challenge to mortal combat. Few slept
that night. Every thought was intent upon
what the morrow would bring forth.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-04-15
Gen. Elack at Morynnza Rerd. Ia.

To THE EDITOR: In the month Of September
1853, the regiment to which | belonged-the
Goth Ind, Col. John G. Clark commanding
was placed il advance Of the main force laying
at MoTganza Bend, La, as outpost ad-
vance guard and while thus posted, being
nearly eight miles in advance, the rebels made
a forced march and got between us and our base
of supplies. and attacked US from the rear; but
we We're ready for them and held them in check
for nearly three hours, or until our ammunition
gave out. Then we broke and the Johnnies
captured nearly the whole regiment, but not
until We had, according 20 their own report,
killed and wounded more OF them than they
got of us. And right here | wish to say that
had Gen j. c. Black had his own way, he, with
the gallant 37th H., would have come and
rescUei us, for he started, and was well on the
way. when the commanding General ordered
him hack. Gen. J. G. Black was, perhaps, the
only general officer that commanded a regi-
ment Oatside of the United States during the
rebellion. He marched his regiment and a
section of artillery into the City Of Matamoras,
Mexico. during a hattie fought there between
two Mexican forces in the Winter of 1868 -'64.
-GEOKGR W. RIGGS, Co. III, Goth Ind, Paris,
Ind
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e array. These forded streams

and plunged through dripping thickets, leveling
the fences that stood in their way. Now and
then, when the enemy grew saucy and did not
seem disposed to take hint, tbero would be a
dash, a yell, and a scamper.
In this way passed the days of holiday week.
The nights were spent in abortive attempts to
sleep, lying upon the muddy ground, with sod
den clothes and blankets, or doing around the
feeble fires, half-blinded by smoke. Strong
picket-lines extended entirely around the
army and watchful eyes kept vigil through the
slowly dragging hours. More than once each
night struggling shots were heard, and in
stantly all the soldiers in that vast bivouac
seized their arms and sprang into line.
The 200th Indiana had its full share of duty
in all its diversified forms. 81 and Shorty,
with soaked and muddy garments, and hands
and faces begrimed with smoke and dirt, were
always at their post and in the front when the
regiment had the advance. The occasional
whiZ Of a bullet or the bursting of a shell con-
tributed sufficient flavor OF danger to keep 81
in state of elervescent excitement
IF them raskils d only quit runnin' n give