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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-08

In the grasp of that memorable tenn
pest the cottage trcmblcd like living
thing, and the ground shook as with an
earthquake. Older and Drawer women
than Mrs. Gcrrish shuddcred that day,
and she, poor fasting soul, was all
alone, and battling with her first an
guish. Oh, the cruelty of it! Gradually
the storm subsidized. She grew calmer
Spent with excitement, she may even
have drowscd. Suddenly she started
up in panic. The clock was striking
five. The September night was shut
ting down upon her. She could not
confront IL unattended; but, on the
other hand, Low could she proclaim her
desertion q the neighbours? Could she
ever tell living mortal of tha tress of
hair hidden among her husbands old
lettcrs-a snaky curl just the shade of
Miss Ebbitt'sp Shrouded i'm misery,
little Mrs. Gcrrish buried herself again
among the pillows. From this prema-
turc intcrment somebody exhumcd her
five minutes latcr-somebody with
broad shoulders, and beard slightly
frosted with gray-hcr own husband, in
fact.
Frightened, Mabelp" cried he, blink.
ing at the lamp-light. "Why, my
blessed gGl, the shower is quito over
See how bright 1t is!'
He threw back the shutters, and let
the sun shine full into her fearful eyes.
NATURALIZATION did you happen
to come backP" gaspcd she, fluttcring
from his embrace with the dignity of
an insultcd sparrow.
Cordial query, little wife! came
for my dinner, but l SEQ l was not OK
pcctcd."
"Dinnerr' Mrs. Gerrish chokcd with
Indignation. To be put of like baby
in this manner was too humiliating.
Her husband regarded her in sur
prise. GLOW i'll you look!" said he,
tenderly. "Strange, thunder showers
should PROSTATE you so. Don't try to
come down. I'll forage for myself in
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-08

More failures in transplanting conn,
from having soil loosely packed IN and
among the roots than from any othei
cause. No root can take hold OF an ali
space. Merely tramping the soil on tn,
surface after the tree is set is not enough.
If fine soil is worked among the roots,
and these first wet to make it adhere,
the tree will almost certainly live.-N
Y. Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-08

The wearing of colorcd eye-glassc,
has become fashionable in New York.
They are known as dudes glasses
Their popularity is SAID to have origi
mated from the appearance in Gotham
of an English society man with colored
glasses on his nose. But for wear ir
bright summer weather glasses of the
proper tint are great protection to
eyes that are weak, and are cool anc
comfortablc.-N. y Sun.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-08

An eccentric character OF North.
field, N. H., has cap that he has worn
steadily for fifty years, and a pair OF
calf boots that he has used for thirty
years.
The National tribune., 1886-04-22
The Eleventh Corps at Charlottesville.

TO THE EDITOR: The FIyIng Hall Moons "
was the sobriquet attached to the Eleventh
Corps at Charlottesville, and it is to defend
that Corps from those unjust aspersions that
take up the cudgel in its defense. The history
of that battle has been written over and over
and from every quarter the Eleventh Corps
has been made the scapegoat for the sins of those
to whom the blame for the cause Of the disaster
attaches. 1t is not my province here to say who
was at fault, whether Gen: Hooker, Gen. Howard
or any of the minor Generals and on whom
soever the blame may fall the Eleventh Corps
was made the victim of adverse circumstances.
No troops could have done better in like
position. The report that the rebels were
moving upon our right had been secuted, and
we were told to our faces by division COM
manders that we were scared" We were
suffered to stack arms and prepare our evening
meals, with the tramp, tramp Of the enemy
almost within hearing distance. and the first
knowledge to the rank and file of the nearness
of the foe was the Kissing shell from the rebel
batteries, not upon our front but upon our rear
and flank, throwing the First Division into the
utmost confusion, without being able to make
any resistance, as many of their arms were
stacked Pell-mell the fugitives rushed upon
the division of Gen. Schurz, with the victorious
rebels upon their heels, taking that division
along with them in the refuent tide, not, how
ever until the only alternative was capture or
retreat. The men of Gen. Schurzs Division
fought like heroes as long as they had fight
ing chance; and l take the liberty to deny the
statement made by Horace Greeley, in his
" American Conflict" page 357, that when the
division of Gen. Devens reached the position of
the Third Division, under Schurz, that divis-
ion had already neutrality-suspicious. fed" The
many dead and wounded in that division attest
the falsity of that statement. Here the ed
Ohio, of which l was a member, lost some of its
bravest men, conspicuous among whom was
Capt. Purdy, of Co. !, than whom nobler SOL
der never drew a sword; First Lieut.. Nelson
NJ Carroll, of Co. -; Second Lieut.. Thomas
Abrell, of Co. ID, and last, but not least, that
genial and wholesonled fellow and brave COM
mander of Co. X, Lieut.. J. J. Beer. In the face
of those dead heroes let the revilers of the
Eleventh Corps be forever silent, for the s2d
Ohio was only a type of every regiment in the
corps Its valor has been attested on the fields
of Gettysburg, Mission Ridge, Lookout Noun
tain, and afterwards, as part of the TWEEN
tieth Corps, from Resaca to Bentonville-C.
i. ENGLE, Co. X, SD Ohio, Mifflin O.
The National tribune., 1886-04-22
He Contradicts Comrode Rs;rd

To THE EDITOR: In the issue of your excel
lent paper of Feb. 25 l notice an article under
signature of T. w. Baird, Co. b, 21st Mo- I
most emphatically deny the fact set forth by
Comrade Baird that the 10Th Wis. returned to
camp at IL or IL o'clock Saturday night, April 5,
1862 for they did not. Furthermore, we did
not see anything Of the 21st Mo. until about
daylight, April 6 Sunday morning. Companies
A, b, C and Of the 10th Wis. on Saturday
night were ordered out on picket, (by the way,
We bad cartridges issued to us-the first we had
received since coming into the enemys country,
and we were landed at Pittsburg Landing
March 20,) and about o'clock in the morning
we heard firing at orr right and front Some
time after we saw the 21st Mo-, and then Col
Moore came up with part of his regiment and
ordered us to form on his right. We marched
by the right flank to a slight elevation, and
those were the first rebels the 10th boys had
ever seen. It was regiment of rebel cavalry,
formed in the edge of woods across cornlield
Col. Moore ordered us to fix bayonets, but before
he could give the order to march he was shot
from his horse. fright here happened little
incident that all our old comrades will remem-
ber-our Captain, Geo. Fox, riding Col. Moores
horse off the field and not returning.) Col. Moore
being wounded is what saved US from being
taken prisoners; for in that cornfield there lay
q brigade of infantry waiting for us, and when
Col. Moore was taken from the field we fell
back to the timber behind rail fence and
commenced to fire on the cavalry. Then was
the time that we discovered the infantry in
the corn fied.-W. Ii. BoLsoN, Co. d, 10th Wis,
OcOnOmOWOc, Wis.
The National tribune., 1886-04-22
The Services of the s5th Mo. at Shiloh.

To THE EDITOR: have seen much about
the battle of Shiloh from boys of other regi-
ments in Premises Brigade, but 1 have never
heard from any of the boys of the 25th Mo-,
and what they did at that battle. / see in
) our issue of Feb. 25 that Comrade T. w. Baird
says Col. Moore's regiment fired the first shot.
venture to say that he is mistaken. Cos. A,
B and L, of the 25th Mo-, fired the first shots at
Shiloh. We went out in our front about two
miles one Saturday night about IL o'clock.
When we got beyond our pickets it was too
dark to do anything, and so we had to return
to camp. We sat upon our knapsacks until 3
o'clock in the morning. Then we went out
again, our Major going along this time. We
got about two miles from camp, when we
were attacked by the rebel pickets. We
depioyed skirmish-l line and lay down and
waited to receive them again. They soon at
tackled us, and we lost our Major and about 80
men. By this time it was daylight, and we
were retreating to camp when Col. Moores
regiment metu He asked us why we were re-
treating. We told him the Johnnies were COM
ing, and so he ordered us to fall in on his left,
and marched us and his regiment into an open
field, and ordered bayonet charge. Col.
Moore was wounded in the leg. The Lieu
tenant Colonel of the 2Ist Mo. Il have forgot
ten his name) ordered US to retreat, so we fell
back to near the camp. This is where Col.
Peabody was killed. Then Lieut.. Col. Van
Horn took command of the regiment. Icannot
see why Comrade T. w. Baird, of the 21st Mo-,
claims that Col. Moore's regiment fired the first
shot, when Cos. A, B and f. were the first ones
in the attack.-FRED. SEEMAN, Co. 3, 25th No.,
Orouon Mo
The National tribune., 1886-04-22
New Hope.

To THE EDITOR: 1 have anxiously watched
the columns of Fighting Them Over" for
something about the charge of the Third Di-
vision, Fourth Corps {Gen. T. J. Wood's), at
New Hope, May 81, 1864. Gen. Sherman. in
his Memoirs, Vol. ii, page "A, speaking of this
place, says: From the bloody fighting there
for the next week it was called by the soldiers
He'll Hole" do not remember any bloody
fighting being done there, except the charge of
Gen. Woods Division as above stated, which
was indeed bloody, and suppose from that fact
it was called the He'll Hole. Our regiment (the
18th Wis., lost one-half of all who went into
that'fght, and the Division, think lost about
1000 men. If there is scrap of history, or
any published reports giving an account of this
affair, have failed to see them, and it has al
ways been mystery to me that fight so des-
perate and bloody should be passed unnotieed,
while minor engagements on this lire, which
then extended from PumpkInvine Creek on the
left to beyond Dallas on the right, have all been
separately reported and have passed into his
tory.
Gen. Sherman reports the losses of the
Fourth Corps during the month of May to be
2,4S6. If my memory is correct as to the loss
of Woods Division, its loss in this charge alone
was two-thirds of that number. In only one
battle did the 18th Wis. sustain large per cent.
in killed and wounded, and that was at Chick
amauga. We happily escaped being in the
thickest of the battles Of June 81, July 20, %
and Is; so our losses in the Atlanta campaign
were comparatively small, except at New Hope
/ hope some comrade of the First Brigade,
Third Division, Fourth Corps (Willich's), to
which we belonged, will write an article on
New Hope or He'll Hole, as it was known by
u.s. to which | have merely called their atten-
toni. G. NELSON, Captain, Co. d, 18th Wis,
Kasson, MINI.
The National tribune., 1886-04-22
Death of Col. Rogers.

To THE EDITOR: As what regiments COM
posed the Iron Brigade and many other inn
portant events connected with the Eastern
army have had their say, perhaps it would be in
order for the second relief" to speak their lit
tie pieces on DeGress's battery and death of
Col. Rogers at Corinth, Miss.
Gen. Rosecrans, in his conglatulatory order,
issued Oct. q, 1852, says: Upon the issue of
the fight depended the possession of West Ten
nessee, and perhaps even the fate of operations
in Kentucky. You killed and buried
1,424 officers and men, some of their most dis
tinguished officers falling, among whom was
the gallant Col. Rogers Of the I'd Tex, who
bore their colors at the head of his storming
column to the edge Of the ditch Of Battery
Robinett where he fell."-Vol. /, page 317,
Harpers' History of the Rebellion.
Chaplain Benjamin st. James Fry, of the
63d Ohio, (now editor of the Central Christian
Advocate. st. Louis, No. who was left to bury
the dead and take care of the wounded, in a
recent letter to the writer says: 81 had my at
tention particularly drawn to the body of Col.
Rogers as it laid in the field before Fl. Robi-
nett. The body lying to the left of
the horse-in the photOgraph-some IL or Is
feet from the ditch, is that of Col Rogers.
The footprints showed that the horse
had reached the very edge of the ditch, but
staggered backward as he fell. i saw the
charge plainly"
Capt. T. F. Gilmore, Co. A, 63d Ohio, says ::
My recollection is that Rogers was lying a
few feet from the ditch of the fort, his head
toward it, but on his back, - his horse
few feet from and beyond him. That he did
reach the fort have always understood. Jno
Him, of Co. b, who shot at him ut close range,
says he did," PRIVATE" 61st Ohio, Emporia,
Kan.
The National tribune., 1886-04-22
An INCIDENT of Libby.

To THE EDITOR: | was captured by the Sd
Ga. on the island above Fort Hatteras, while
our regiment was out on an expedition which
had been Matched in somebody's silly brain.
was entertained at the expense of the Confed-
eracy in Norfolk jail, tobacco warehouse in
Richmond, in Jail at Columbia, s. c., and in
Libby Prison from Oct S, 1861, to May II, 1862.
/ should like to hear something from some of
the boys who accompanied me on that expedi-
ton.
We had with us an Irishman, who, if / re-
member rightly, belonged to the 18th Ind, but
had left his command without leave and went
over to the Johnnies. 1t seemed they did not
take his story rs o. K, so he was put among
the prisoners. While we were in Libby we
were on the second floor of the middle section.
The same floor of the eastern section was occu-
pied by citizen prisoners, those loyal old Vir-
ginians who would rather die than 90 back on
the old flag. Among them was one whose
name have forgotten, who had been very
prominent man at home, and who would now
be styled an offensive partisan.
Now, after we had signed the parole and the
order had gone forth that we were to leave
the prison and sail down the raging James on
the following day, it occurred TO the before
mentioned Irishman that he would as soon stay
as go. We soon learned that the aforesaid Of
fensive partisan would rather go than stay.
1t did not take long to cut hole through the
pIIch mtiI IdiBe ehouSh W put man through
We pulled the Virginian through, shaved him,
cut his bair, exchanged his clothes for those of
the Irishman, and, presto change, he was the
Irishman and the Irishman was the Virginian.
The work was so well done that the citizen
prisoner walked under the inspection of
'' Shorty" at the prison-door, also on the gang
plank leading onto the boat, without detection.
Our part of the work was especially gratifying
to US when we remembered that for many
months the Yirginian had been Sergeant of the
floor, and had met Shorty" personally every
day and was we'll known 10 him.
Since being mustered out at Washington l
have not heard anything Of the hero of my
story. He was of good metal, and l do not
believe he spent the next three years hiding
among the mountains.-C. w. DEMoTTE, Co. l,
goth Ind, Winterset Iowa
The National tribune., 1886-04-22
WiscOnsin'S Losses.

To the EDITOR: As Comrade H. Houghtaling,
Of Co. X, 9th N. j., challenges any State in the
Union to state the number of men killed and died
of disease in each regimett of the first 16 regi-
ments, will take the liberty to copy from Wis
consin's Adjntant's Report pf 1865. OF the num-
Der of killed and died of the first 16 infantry
regiments, find that Wisconsin is 7I3 ahead in
each list: 1st Wis, 235 I'd, 261; Sd, 247; 4th,
175; 10th, 2l9; 18th, 348 18th. 1893 18th, 1874 /;
14th, 2S6; 18th, $685. 10TH 369-total Wiscon-
sin, 1850. Total New Jersey, 1897 Wisconsin
ahead 7l3.-THEo. HERoLING, Fond da Lac,
Wis
The National tribune., 1886-04-22
Above all other earthly ills.

Above al other earthly Ills,
i hate the big old-fashioned pills;
BY slow degrees they downward wend,
And often pause, or upward tend;
With such discomfort are they fraught,
Their good effects amount to nanght.
Now, DIR. Pierce prepares a pill
That just exactly fills the bill
A Pellet, rather, that is all
A Pleasant Purgative, and snail;
Just try them as you feel their need
You'll find that speak truth, indeed.
The National tribune., 1886-04-22

Several new motors for propelling horse cars
are being invented. They are really not need
eo. If you want to make horse car travel
last signal to the driver that you want to get
on board. If it is about dinner time, he can be
relied on TO furnish all the motor the car needs.
--7egQs .SiGinqs.
The National tribune., 1886-04-22
A Very Cid Soldiar

To TIE EDITOR: j. C. Butts, living at Dyers-
vile, Iowa, is probably the oldest soldier of the
late war now living. He was born April 8,
1895. He served in the war of 1912, and in the
late war in Co. +, 31th Iowa.-R. M. MARVIN.
Manchester, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1886-04-22

O. like smart women well enough" said
Henderson, "but wouldn't care to marry q
woman who knew more than did" "And
So" suggested Fogg, you have been forced to
remain single"
The National tribune., 1886-04-22

Mamma, is it true that God makes all the
little boys?" "Yes, dear" "Wel, l have
been looking at my legs and my arms very care
fully and don't see any stitches"
The National tribune., 1886-04-22

Hon. r. M. McLane U. s. Minister to France.
certifes to the power of Red Star Cough Cure
The National tribune., 1886-04-22

To THE EDITOR: did not think that when
/ wrote my letter, about year ago. in reply to
Prof. III. b. Mcclellan, in regard to g Lanccs in
the Rebel Army" that the question would rank
with "The Youngest Soldier" ode Gress's
Battery" and "Who Were First to Enter Co
lumbia " for staying qualities; but as it has,
and there seems to be more to follow in the
same order, want to say that so far as the
boy Generals" have been heard FROM none
can boast of wearing their star younger than
Nelson A. Miles. He entered the service at q
as private, and in two years he was Briga-
der General. Next in order comes Gen. Bart
lett, of Massachusetts,. Several of our most
daring officers, such as Custer, Ames, Kilpat-
rick and Dan Macauley, were about 26. Garfield
was Maior-General at 31.-GEo. Z. L0wHY,
18th Ind, indianapolis, Ind.
"What name did they give the baby, Uncle
Mose2"
a disremembers porzactly, but it was some
kind of beer"
"Beeri"
"No, it wasn't beer; it was some sort Of ale
--Danuale, or Ssmuale, or Emanuale Il forei.s
which"
The National tribune., 1886-04-22
MORPHINE AND OPIUM

Habit cured in 10 70 80 days without pain inconvenf
We invite correspondence from all persons aiict
ed with this habit and statement of the Our re
erence is undisputed: the Cure Certain. KENOzA
COMP0UNDING CO, Haverhili, Mass
Mention The National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1886-04-22

QIID for epilepsy fits IN "a hours Free to poor
pUIlli Dr. Kruse, NJ. c., 2Ss5 HickoI- ST. St. Louis Mo
Mention The National Tribune,
The National tribune., 1886-04-22

This yermige Is recognized by all doctors the best
known remedy for II Is very easy administer
to children being ad arumac while its action
GENTLE but SURE Druggists j. GIBSON BROWN
Prop, 40 & AZ Grand Street, Jersey City, Il. j.
Mention The National Tribune.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09
G. F. College. Closing Week of First
Term.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
18th, 18th and 18th inst. Written ex-
aminations in the different depart
ments.
Thursday, 14th-General exercises,
consisting of music, Rotations, oral
examinations, ETC., from 8 a. m. to
II m.
The public generally and all patrons
especially are most earnestly and cor
daily invited, requested and urged
to be present at least on Thursday
morning.
On Friday evening, beginning at
$50 o'clock, concert will be given
by the department of music and elo-
cution. An admittance fee of Is cts.
will be charged. The proceeds are to
be appropriated to paying for neu
desks now in use, there being yet a
balance of $50 or $6Ounprovided for.
All pupils now belonging to the
school admitted free.
FINNEY & PAsCHAL, Principals.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09
The Mule Market.

Main street, from the Spring street
crossing to Houchin & Biles' livery
stable, presented quite busy appear
ance throughout Wednesday and
Thursday. Several mule buyers were
in the market, and about fifty head
changed hands during the two days.
Messrs. Houchin & Biles bought
fourteen during the two days, and
shipped one car load to Selma, Ala,
on Wednesday.
Mr.. E. T. Craig, of Nashville, bought
eighteen mules and one horse. He
will ship car load to Augusta, Ga,
today friday. Among those bought
by Mr.. Craig were one pair from Lite
Ramsey for $3.50, one pair from VIM
Biles for $94O, and ondpair from Geo
S. Stroud for 1910.
Col. R. Z. Burnham bought three
pair and sent out to his farm neal
Viola.
Lite Ramsey bought thirteen head
during the two days.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09
Second Round of Quarterly Meetings
McMinnville District, M. E.
Church, South.

Beech Grove cir, at New Church
January, l6, II.
Coffee Mission, at Redding Chapel
January %, "a.
McMinnville Station, Jan. 80, 81.
Smithville Station, Feb. 6,7.
Short Mountain Circuit, at Bethel,
February Is, IA.
Sparta Station, Feb. Is, II, IS.
Sparta Circuit, at Mt Camel, Feb.
ruary, 20, 81.
McMinnville Circuit, at Bybee
Chapel, February, 25, Is.
Hickory Valley Circuit, at Hicko
ry Valley, February, 81, %.
Spencer Mission, at Stony Point
March |, 2.
Hickory Creek Circuit, at Pleasant
Hill, March 4, 5.
Manchester Circuit, at Summit
vile, March 6, 7.
Tracy City, March 10, Il.
Monteagle, at Valley Home, March
10, 16. 7. l.. MOODY,
Presiding Elder.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09
McN1INNVIILE TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, JAM 9. $500
-Tullahoma Guardian I'm the

-Tullahoma Guardian In the
death Of Maj. James p. Thompson,
which occurred Jan. 9, 1886, the day
he completed the 93rd year of his age,
McMinnville lost one of its old land
marks. Maj. Thompson was perhaps
the oldest member of the bar in Ten
nessee, and stood on the top round in
point of legal ability, personal integ-
rity, and all the qualities that go to
make up true man. We knew him
well, when but boy, and always
looked up to him as an honest, up
right man. Peace to his ashes.
Mountain City Lodge of knights
of Honor will have public installa.
ton of officers at the M. f. Church,
South, on next Monday night. There
will be addresses delivered by Messrs
J. w. Irwin and T. G. Lind. After
the installation the ladies Of the
church will serve a supper in the
room recently vacated by the Ma
tional Bank. Everybody invited It
attend both the installation and thu
supper. The proceeds of the supper
will go to the new church fund. AL
who have promised donations of any
articles for the supper are requested
to deliver the same to the bank room
early Monday morning.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-01-09
Closing Out Sale.

Scrub brushes, wooden bowls, tin
ware, stationary, etc, to be closed out
at the ) and 10 cents store. Come and
get bargains.