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FLORENCE.
How n Starving C0mrade Traded His Boots for q
Neal.


Neal.
To THE EDITOR: have just read the COM
rade's letter in your issue of Feb. 25 entitled
" A Christmas in the Gloomy Prison Made
Jovial With Mess Of Peas" With your per-
mission / will tell Of one that ate in the same
hotel, and how obtained the dinner When we
were moved from Andersonville TO Florence we
were packed in box cars like sardines. When
We reached Florence one comrade was dead I;
his life had been crushed out In the terrible
jam. Our guard ordered us TO bury him, and
made us bury him in the railroad ditch. He
was buried about 100 yards south of the cross
ing, on the west side Of the railroad. at Flor
ence. i was In bad shape myself-barefoot
and almost naked, 30 my comrades pulled of
the dead mans boots and pursuaded me to take
them, saying they would save my life. / tell
you that was hard 10 do. However, took the
boots and tried to wear them, but they were
large and hard, and my feet were swollen almost
70 bursting. i found IL impossible to wear
them, 80 on Christmas morn i set out 20 trade
the boots for something to cat On my circuit
came near the stockade, where some colored
men were throwing up esrthworks on the out
side Of the stockade, when ali at once one of
them sang out: Say, boss. does you want to
sell dem bootsf" looked up to see who il
was, and then looked where the guard was, as
the darkie was midway between two guards /
said " Yes; what will you givef" The trade
was soon made. was TO receive six quarts of
meal, three quarts Of peas, and one loaf of
bread. The bread was made Of -four, sweet
potatoes and meal, about equal parts Having
completed the trade, had TO wait there until
Mr. Darkie and his squad were sent to dinner.
The time seemed long, but in due time their
heads appeared over the wall, then my man
hove in sight, and took his old place. He soon
said: Where is dem boots2" / showed the
boots. be went TO work and watched the
guards at the same time. At last he threw the
sack. He was scared and thsew IL too far.
The guard saw it and came with his gun at
make ready, and muttered that he would shoot
some id Yank. i grabbed the sack and
slipped into the crowd. I watched the guard
until all was forgotten, and slipped back with
the boots. In my haste threw them against
the wall, so they fell inside the dead-line and
were lost. i then went TO my mess, where /
borrowed a small tin bucket and cooked peas
and thickened them with meal and ate until.
we could eat no more. The comrades who
helped me eat that dinner were from Ohio.
Their names were William Moss aud Mont
Webb, and they belon ged to the Tooth Ohio.
i would like 10 hear from them, and have them
write how We ran about in the streets to keep
from freezing. j should also like TO know the
name Of the dead comrzde, and whether his
remains still lie in the ditch at Florence.-H.
RAHsEr, 20. i, Sd Iowa Cav, Filley, Neb.
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Lanes and oonrad's BrIFudes Al TrsnEII,.

Some war historians have done serious in
justice 10 Lanes and Conrad's Second and
Third BIigadcs Of Wagner's tSocond) Division,
Fourth Corps, which were stationed several
hundred yards in front Of the main line az
the beginning Of the battle Of Franklin, Nov.
80, 1904. IN officer OF Conrad's Brigade who
was there has yielded to a request that he pre-
pare an article for The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
which shall SET forth the facts in their true
light To assist him IN the work he would be
glad TO receive communications from any men,
bcrs OF the 2Gth, 6lth 65th and 9th Ohio. s2d.
Dist, 18th and Tooth III, <0th and 18th Ind,
18th Mo. and 25th Ky. in regard 10 the part
taken by them In the action after falling back
70 the main line. He hopes 20 present such a
compilation OF facts As viii do full justice 70
these veteran troops. Address letters on this
subject 10 W i. Human. care NATIONAL
TRIBUNE, Washington, d. CO.
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Gen. Wadsuorth's Death.

To THE EDITOR: L noticed some time ago an
article in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE on the
death Of Gen. Wadsworth, by one of his army
officers. With your permission will give an
extract from the diary of a Confederate officer.
at present IN my possession, and which relates
TO the matter in question. 1t may prove of in
terest TO some of your many readers, aud /
think 1t has neverappeared in print before:
May 6.-our brigade became engaged about %.
mile.
May Saw Gen. wadsworth, OF the Yankee
army, who Was MORALLY wounded and taken pris-
oner yesterday. He was lying In tent at our d.
vision infirmary, uncared for and unconscious with
q gaping crowd staring at his PROSTATE carcase.
So much for fame.
have given this word for word.-A. N. JEs-
EISGs, Dolgeville, n. Y.
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Pint Brigade, ThIra Division. Ska Conn.

To THE EDITOR; In looking over your
" condensed Letters ] see C0mrade John Will
liams, In correcting Comrade Hamilton, himself
gets our old division Third Of the Sixth Corps)
very much mixed as 10 its brigades He says
Of the 10th VT, i26th Ohio, llth N. j. 9th
and 9Th Pa. and l06th n. Y. viii Just say
the First Brigade included the 10th Vt, IO6th
and l5Ist N. Y, I4th N. y, and s7th Pa, while
the Second Brigade was formed Of the 9th and
l3Sth Pa, 9th Nd, 10th, l22d aud I26th Ohio.
Before the consolidation Of the FIVE corps 10
three, the GbOve-nAmeo regiments formed three
brigsdes, Third Division, Third Corps. have
been much interested in the discussion OF the
turning OF our right flank on the evening OF
May 6, 1864, In the Wilderness, as was there.
En-. :. FRANCE, l26th Ohio, Monongahela
City Pa
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Consumption Cared.

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felt il his duty to make it known 10 his suffer
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HamkIns's zoua.es At Roanoke Island.

To THE EDITOR: read the article from the
pen OF w. l.. WEIGH, of the 23d Mass, referring
TO the charge of the 9Th N. Y. (Hawkins's Zou.
aves) at Roanoke Island, in THE NArIoYAI.
TRIBUNE of April /, ana thought to myself that
the comrade must DO laboring under great
mistake when he stated that the Zouaves broke
and ran. Ny regiment the 4th r. l., was there,
although not so actively engaged as some other
organizations, and / can say, with plenty of
others TO back me, that the statement OF Theo-
doee Cook, Of the 9th N. Y, is correct and
will also say that my regiment was associated
with that command from that time until its
term Of service expired, and that drawer or
better-disciplined regiment was not in the
service. Honor to whom honor is dueD-
LIEUTENANT" Co. ID, 4th r. J., Bellows Falls,
VT
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THE BLOW OF A GIANT,

which crushed whatever IL fell upon. quote
again from Gon. Grants paper:
directed Thomas 10 order The charge Mt once. I
~Aieie1 eagerly ~ zee the eject and became I'M
cbaree bcinQ made TIrnins n, ri','-'..s
v inqpiFe what caused TIE delay. Wac snrf,rissd
"a ter &cn. Thomas .. Wood one Of Ihe division
e',in-nneis " 40 wa - make ;ie charge. .
toic Inn ~ make Tie enlarge a. once.
III Gen. Grant did not know ID. nevertheless
seilYe preparations Tor the charge were going
on. JAc TROOPS were not az IN position 10
charge a. once. ] was In Harkers Brigade az
bhcridan's Division, One part Of the line was
partially refused ~ 10 Missionary Ridge. To
get into position VIC were swung forward sew
era hundred yards. The movement was exc
cutec ~ the regiments moving up 10 the new
alignment successfully from left 70 right each
regiment aE IL came forward a target for the
long-rangc gems posted on the ridge ] do
Eot know bow much 81 our line was shifted In
this way, bot a F0Odiy portion Of tho hour
delay 81 which Gen. Grant complains was taken
~ By the movement u the troops within the
range 81 my personal observation. When all
Mas ready there were The divisions Of Baird.
Wood, sheridan and two brigades OF Johnson's
from Lett 70 night IN the order named, Ia two
hnce OF battle, covering nearly three miles Of
The irOnt and squarcy confronting Missionary
kidge, almost mile away, 10 the crest.
say that the formation WAS I'm two lines. for
Shat was al j saw. Gen. Boynton ia his &C.
count. states that there were four lines: but this
must be- o mistake Twenty thousand men
would not nearly cover three miles of front II
drawn up In four lines Of battle. However IL
may be- shout Grants order 10 Wood 70 charge
every soldier who was there lcnows the four
divisions named sprang 10 the assault AZ one
mar nj the sounding OF 5 signal from Orchard
Knob. The Army VI The Cumberland had been
held m restraint for two impatient days Why
~ haa been 70 held b. best explained by Grants
opinion Of a ~ expressed 10 Sherman
II n stated BY sherman IN bis Memoirs thai
Grant toic him NOV. 10 preceding
fhat the men ~ Tiibmass army had been 40 de.
Inuralized by the battle OF Clicknmatlpn tlet ~
feared They could moi be got ont Of Their tfef.lles
- e1euf1e tle oiepeige. The AMY "a ~
Cumberland had 20 long been IN tie trenches thai
iif wanted my troops a. hurry up and take lie ~.
iensiVe irsi, after which lac had 40 doub lie Cum
berieno Army would fight well
i y indisputable, then, that Grant rnistrust.
Cd the
PLOTTING CAPACITY or THoMAg's ARMY.
AZ the time ~ thc charge sherman had under
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P. r. MURPHY.
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Ws ne undersigned By1k and Eqascys tgI1 Da an sa.s
asal'l % - Losaad Si1s L9fes ShtcA my 5s ,rsI1s
ed az c1I0ifs-s.
.. N otfi4t4~iSNs Pres. Louisiana Nat'I BANK.
y w. klLBSETFf, Pres. state Nat,I Bank,
A. BALDWIN, Pres. ae " Orleans Nnt'g hank.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
A New Monastery.
From tbe Baltimore Sun.

The new st. Joseph's PassiOnlst Monas-
terry, on the Frederick road, opposite
Loudon Park cemetery, Is very nearly
completed, and it will be dedicated on
Sunday, Sept. II. Cardinal Gibbons will
dedicate the building and make an adj
dress. This new monastery. which has
been butt in place OF the old one de-
stroyed by IRE nearly three years ago, is
the largest aud handsomest OF the seven
Passionist retreats in this country. TIE
building forms cross OF $50 feet long and
adiOins the church on the west, forming
with the church an l.. II is handsomely
multi Of stone quarTicd In the vicinity.
The building has three stories and a base
ment. In the basement are the Kitchen,
with tiled door in pretty design, the re-
fectOry, the wash room, and various store.
rooms. On the first floor are three re-
ception rooms, "A suite OF rooms for visit
ing prelstes, and rooms tor visiting cler-
gvmen during religious retreats. on the
second floor are the apartments OF the
Rector, the cells Of the professed Clergy
and OF the brothers. There are now at
the monastery five priests and four broth
ors. They. have exchanged the I'M
comfortable apartments they temporarily
occupied IN the sacristy Of the new cnurcn
for rooms in the new building. Each cell
has yentilaiors and tiues for warm air
and steam coils for very cold weather. 1t
Is intended after the monastery IL opened
TO increase the number of priests u nine
and OF brothers to eight. The third floor
is Tor theological students. II is very
probable that ST. Jnseph's will he made
the main seat OF education Tor the Pas
siOnst order. owing tn Its excellent edu-
catinnal facilities and its SECLUDED aud
healthy location. There are accommOda-
tons Tor eighteen students, but only ten
will come IN September. On the ecoud
and third floors there are recreation
rooms, baths, etc. The chapel is on the
third floor. Six large water tanks are in
the mansard roof. both Tor hvglenic pur-
poses and tor Use in case OF fire. There
are forty sleeping apartments IN the build
ing. On the occasion OF the celebration
barge concourse Of distinguished visit
inE CLERGY ~ expected.
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those who died were killed in the streets.
Noone was killed by a wooden mouse, Dut
all the dead came to their end through
the falling of tue brick stores ana ware
houses. 1t would be a good thlng lot
Charleston to have a storm and MAKE the
PEOPLE get into their houses, and they
would then find that they had plenty OF
good shelter there"
''This mornings papers describe now
an immense crowd OF sufferers all col
ored) gathered in front of the supply
wareroom and clamored for their ratlons,
and say that they were pttiable lot OF
people, ragged, gaunt and sad Are
things in that condition.
The Colonel smiled knowingly as ne re-
Piled 1.-The distribution Of ratlons could
be done with just as much proprlety mere.
Suppose that you were to Issue notice
that the cOl0red people of Washington
were TO be fed at she COrcoran building;
you would have &c, 900 OF them 'ciamoring
for their rations.' That is just tie case
at Charleston. The negroes know that
money is being subscribed and sent to
Charleston to relieve the sufferers from
the earthquake. they want their share
OF it. AS for the working classes the
earthquake is a benefit to them, for ii pro-
yides them with plenty OF employment at
higher prices than they we're earning be-
fore. Now, | don't want you to under
stand me as wanting to prevent the send
ing of money from cbaritably disposed
persons to Charleston, for they can make
use of all they have got and all they can
pntD
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BLAINE'S INCOME.
Silver Mine Stock and His WASH
ington Residence HIS Mainstays.

Silver Mine Stock and His WASH
ington Residence HIS Mainstays.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O.-Mr. James G.
Blaine derives most OF the income which
enables him to keep up handsome estab-
Hshments at Augusta and Bar Harbor
from dividends on his stock in the "Small
Eopes'' silver mine in Colorado. In fact
fancy he has no other income. except the
So, 600 year that Levi ZadOk Letter, the
Chicago dry goods man, pays him for his
house on Dupont Circle in this city.
Blaine has never had any regular bust
ness since he lett the Augusta Journal
and launched out into politics. A fair
speculator, he has lived ever since on his
chances. He never could have lived on
his salary any year after the first two or
three of his terms in Congress, because he
soon developed most expensive tastes,
not only in hifEsself, but IN his large fami-
BY. IL rs needless TO say that he awaited
himself OF every opportunity he mad to
make money, provided ne considered it
''good, without being las his friends COM
planned the mugwumps were in 1884 "too
particular about Its propriety. Blaine's
disease OF the conscience Is as well de-
6ned among observers in Washington as
Brighrs disease of the kidneys. His in
vestment in the "Small Hopes mine was
characteristic. Il. G. Kerns. the st. LOUIS
star route contractor, like all the other
prominent star route contractors, a great
cJum Of Blaine, bought the mine while
he was looking through Colorado two or
three years ago. lie let his friends.
James G. Blaine, Stephen b. Elkins and
Senator Plumb of Kansas, have some
stock at bedrock prices, in consideration
Of future faVors, and set his old star route
partner. Logan Roots, to developing the
mine. 1t developed so we'll that the
parties are taking $1,000,000 year out of
II, OF which Blaine gets something like
100000. Kerns will expect to be made
Minister 10 England if Blaine is elected
President.
EX-ArToRNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS.
"Landaulet" Williams is practising law
very successfully in Portland, ore. 4
friend of mine from Portland told me the
other day that Williams was at the head
of the leading law firm IT the town
and that the firm was clearing
100000 a year. Williams owns a great
deal of real estate in Portland, which is
becoming more and more valuable every
day. Now that he is getting rich, Will
Jams, or rather Mrs. Williams, turns to-
wards the United States Senate, the natu-
raj goal of all rich men nowadays.
Either Dolph or Mitchell will. Williams
Tor again Mrs. Williams seems TO think
have to surrender mis- seat in the Senate
TO the eX-Attorney General before many
years. Mrs. Williams will find Wash
ington society so changed since the days
of the Grant regime that she Will not
know it. But as the wife of rich Sena-
tor 1t Will soon know her.
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POISONED AT A WEDDING.
Chicken Cooked with Salt in a Cop.
per Kettle the Secret


DECATUR, ILL, Sept. 10-About fifty
people were mysteriously poisoned at a
country wedding about five miles from
here, Wednesday night, and yesterday all
the available physicians were hard at
work attending the affl persons, who
are retching and vomiting violently.
Thomas w. Jacobs and Miss Alice Glas-
cow were married at the house of the
brides father. supper was served at .
O'Clock and included chicken salad, fried
and boiled chicken, and all ate heartily.
An hour later the bride and groom
were taken sick, manifesting symptoms
OF having been poisoned. Part of the
company had left, hut those who remained
were taken sick. The mother OF the groom
and others were brought TO Decatur, and
the parties were so exhausted that they
had to be carried Into houses before reach
ing physicians. 1t has been learned that
the chickens for the salad were cooked
and sailed In big copper kettle. 1t is
supposed the salt caused the metal to
corrode and impregnate the chickens.
the people are all quite sick yet, but no
fatal termination is apprehended.
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