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The National tribune., 1886-10-21
"ABOVE THE CLOUDS"
What Pennsylvania Knows About Lookout
Mountain.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Comrade #.
M. Thompson, Sth KY corrOborates Comrade
Lucas, Of the same regiment, in stating that the
Sth Ky. was in the battle Of Lookout Mountain,
Nov. "a, 1863. i would like TO correct COmrade
Thompson on one point. He says that Rockers
forces from the Potomac arrived in Lookout
Valley on Oct. % and attacked the enemy, when
in fact we were at Nickajack Gap the day before.
moved up into the Mauhatchie just about sun
set on the evening of the 29th and about .
o'clock the next morning Gen. Longstreet's
command came down from Lookout TO capture
our train, which had been left parked in the
open valley in plain view of the Confederate
troops on the mountain. LOngstreet was driven
back with great loss and without any of our
train. So, Comrade Thompson, you see you
have got the date wrong and instead Of attack
ing we were attacked
AS Slocum's troops moved out of their camp
on the morning Of Nov. "a, 1863. TO take posi-
tion lower down the valley and effect crossing
of Lookout Creek, noticed brigade, which
was informed belonged 10 the Fourth Corps. in
position on Lookout Creek, opposite the nose Of
Lookout Mountain. They were building a
bridge and had a skirmish- line across the creek
Slocum's troops effected a crossing lower down,
aud Immediately began the ascent of the mount
ain until they came within firing distance Of
the rebel breastwOrks. The rebels retreated
around the nose Of the mountain TO the Sum-
mertown Road, and the battle of Lookout Mount
ain was practically over as the rebels eyacu-
sted the mountain that night.
did not see any Of the Fourth Corps again
until the next morning, when we were
moving down the mountain 10 60 across Chat
tanooga Valley TO Rossville TO take position
on the right flank of the line in the Missionary
Ridge engagement. As we marched down the
Summertown road we passed a regiment or two
OF the Fourth Corps az the side of the road, who
jeered us by calling us "fair-haired Potomac
boys" "a regiment of Brigadier- Generals" be-
cause we wore our corps badge, a white star.
would like TO put this query 10 both Com
rades Thompson and Lucas: If the brigade 10
which the Sth Ky. belonged was at the nose OF
the mountain on Lookout Creek building a
bridge when SlOcum's troops passed them aud
went into action, say, 80 minutes after, how
could that brigade march TO the old milldam,
over a mile distant, and effect a crossing, climb
the mountain and flank and charge the rebels
out from behind their breastworks before Slo-
Gums 10000 men had got up and opened fire
! j have claimed, and shall always claim, that the
! White Star Division Of Rockers Twentieth
Corps fought the battle above the clouds y
and secured victory at Lookout Mountain
Nov. "a, 1863.
j do not wish TO take from the sth Ky or any
other regiment any honor that is justly due
and j desire 10 hear from any comrade who
wore the white star at Lookout, whether / OF
! Thompson and Lucas are correct-LEwIs
BLUHDIN, Co. c, 25th Pa, HulmeVille, Bucks
] Co. Pa
The National tribune., 1886-10-21
The Assassination Of President u,,oln

Among the splendid collection of photo.
graphs made during the war by the Govern
ment Photographer and now owned by Com
rade John Z. Taylor, No. II Allen Place,
Hartford. Conn, are the very interesting set
relating TO the assassination of our martyr
President Abraham Lincoln. The views i'm
Ford's Theater, where the fatal shot was fired.
the portraits of the conspiratOrs, all heavily
ironed the scenes on the scafiold, showing the
reading of the death warrants, adjusting the
ropes and springing the traps; the dangling
bodies of Mrs Surratt and the others who were
executed with her, altogether form a series Of
scenes the like Of which cannot be found else
where. This collection is valuable OH account
Of its being made up entirely of the original
photographs. Then there is the views of bat
tlefields, the hospitals and the hundreds of
other thrilling and once familiar scenes; these.
fortunately preserved by the photographer art,
are made up into most interesting exhibitions.
Nothing in paintings or engravings can come
anywhere near in realism these sun painted
pictures of actual Scenes Of that horrible war.
Comrade Taylor will give a few worthy CON-
rades an opportunity 10 exhibit these views,
and il ought 10 make a good. paying and pleas
ant business. He writes us 10 say that samples
of the views will he sent for thirty.six 2-cent
postage stamps. The method Of exhibiting the
views is by powerful lenses, which Comrade
Taylor will fully explain.
The National tribune., 1886-10-21
WAS A FAILURE,
A Fortune of sI:n 600 n0A

CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-About so heirs of the
Mosher estate had q meeting here to-day to de-
eide who shall go to England to ascertain the
amount of property left for the heirs in Amer
lea, about $50 in number, and the true eondi-
ton of the will. The estate, it is claimed,
amounts to over E32, 100000
THE BRITISH AMERICAN CLAIM AGENCY,
Stewart Building. New York. are prepared to
make searches, collect claims. furnish copies of
wills, and all necessary information at trihing
cost. Their authentic book-register. containing
the family names of over $1,000 heirs that have
been advertised for, sent postpaid for so cents.
See advertisement headed ENORMOUS For
TUNES" in our advertising columns.
The National tribune., 1886-10-21
Ayers Sarsaparilla is the quickest cure for all
blood diseases. ltsetiects are always beneficial.

Over 800 new agents. located in almost every
State and Territory, have been made for Tan
sills Punch &c. Cigar during the past three
months. Live dealers are making their rent
ia this wonderful cigar. Apply at once 10 r.
w. Tansll a. Co, Chicago. and secure the agen-
cy for your town before il is too late.
The National tribune., 1886-10-21
EXPLOSIVE BULLETS.
Further Testimony Regarding These Vicious Mis-
siles.

fufther testimony Regarding these vicious MIS-
sles.
EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: For the in
formation Of w. B. Hibbs, Co. ID, 18th Iowa,
and all others interested in the above subject,
i wish TO say that on May 5, 1862 Gen. Hooker
had an engagement with the enemy at Will
liamsburg, and his old brigade was posted SO
that we had a good view of Fort Magruder.
While at that picnic we were astOnished at the
swapping sounds around us, which we after
wards found were caused by explosive musket-
balls. The next day picked up some and now
have them in my possession, with many other
relics Of the war. One of them / cut in halves,
showing the copper chamber. This / wore for
a watch charm for some time. i think they
were made Of zinc or solder, or something
harder than lead, and the sound they made was
not very pleasant TO our ears.-JoHN +. DEAR
BORN, Co X, I'd n. H., Norwood, Mass.
EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: In answering
w. B. Hibbs. Co. ID, 18th Iowa, in regard TO the
explosive musket-ball," will say that he is
simply mistaken when he says they were not
used during the siege of Vicksburg, for have
one in my collection of war relics that / pro-
cured from one Of the Confederates at Vicks-
burg. When Mr.. Hibbs or any other comrade
visits Springfield let him call at the old man.
sion of Abraham Lincoln, aud will show him
the little destructive missile.-O. H. OLDRoYD,
Co. L, Goth Ohio, Lincoln residence, Spring
field, III.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Seeing in THE
TRIBUNE Of Oct. z that COmrade w. b. Hibbs
Of Co. ID, 18th Iowa, ridicules the idea of the
Confederatcs firing explosive balls, and calls
upon any cOmrade who knows Of the fact TO
rise and explain, / desire 10 inform the COM
rade that have both heard them explode when
striking rock or tree near me at the action of
Lookout Mountain, and seen the flesh torn OFF
a comrades arm by the explosion of the ball
upon It's striking the bone. At the battle of
Missionary Ridge brigade Of rebel troops was
captured which had explosive ammunition in
their cartridge-boxes. j examined one of the
balls and found it hollow, containing quaint.
ty of illuminate of mercury in the cavity, a
plunger or rod at the conical point of the ball
firing ii when striking an object.
i do not know that the whole rebel army was
supplied with this kind of ammunition, but |
can assure Comrade Hibbs that know rebel
troops in the Southwest were in 1863 and 1864
supplied with it, and / think they were some
Of Pemberton's command that had been cap
tured at Nicksburg and paroled, but had
been forced by their officers TO violate their
parole.-LEwIs BLUNDIN, Co. c, 2Sth Pa,
Hulmeyille, Bucks Co., Pa.
The National tribune., 1886-10-21
CURE FOR THE nEAR.

PECR's PATENT IMPROVED CUSHIONED EAR
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perform the work OF the natural drum. Invisible COM
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whispers, heard distinctly. Send for rated look
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The National tribune., 1886-10-21
JENkINS,S FERRY.
Graphic Account of the Battle by an Ioup Nan.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The expcdi-
tiOn that left little Rock on the 2.jd of March.
1854 was organized TO cooperate with Banks's
Red River expedition. aud consisted of three
divisiOns-twO IF infantry and one OF cavalry.
Gems. Solomon and Thaycr were in command OF
the infantry, and Gen. Carr Of the cavalry.
The organic itiOns composing the divisions were
as follows: SalOmOn's DivisioH-First Brigade.
Gen. Rice, 2Sth and 9th Wis, 33d and 29th
Iowa 50th Ind; Second Brigade. Mclean 43d
Ind, 36th Iowa, nth Ohio; Third Brigade.
lngerman's, I'D ILL.,. 10th Iowa, eth Wis
Thayers Diyision-First Brigade, Gen. Ell
wards, 18th Iowa, lst and ID Ark. Second Bri-
gade, Adams. 18th Kan. (whitcJ and 1st and 2i
Kan. (colored). Tie cavalry with Thayer's
command were 2d, 9th and 1ith Kan, Col
Cloud, Of the ID, commanding Gen. Cars
DvisiOn-First Brigade, 1st Iowa, Sd Mo. and
10th H.; Second Brigade, " MerriIl's Horse" a
battalion Of the Sd Ark, one Of the 81 Iowa and
one from the 9Th Mo, and all of the LIST Mo-
Artfllery-3d ILL.,. 1st No, ID Ind, Sd Ark, and
a section manned by a company from the 9th
Wis. The whole force did not number above
1900 men.
Between Little Rock and Camden the enemy
were met at Terra Noir Creek, Elkinss Ford
on the Little Missouri, Prairie dc Ann, and
Poison Springs. six miles west Of Camden. In
these skirmishes and engagements we drove
the enemy and sustained but slight loss, per
haps not over 200 killed or wounded, but
GnOng to mark our line of march
The National tribune., 1886-10-21
Book of Home AmusementS and ParlOr Magic,

Book or Home AmuSements and ParlOr Magic.
in a
3counn hId
a
Magic
Mar rs kinds Magic sent free for stamp
The National tribune., 1886-10-21

Instantaneous relief from neuralgia is afforded
by rubbing with ST. Jacobs Oil.
The National tribune., 1886-10-21
SCOTTS GENUINE ELECTRIC BELTS.E

and good fseling come
hack. they are constru a.
AR on scientific principles.
mparting an oxhllhrat'ng,
healtn-giving current 70 tho
whole So Tern.
The celebrated Or. w. a.
HAMMOND. OF New York,
formerly SurgeOn-Gensrai
Of the L. :. Army, lately
lecturcd upon this subject,
and advised all medical
men 20 make trial Of these
agencies. describing az the
same time MOST rsIuarsa-
bic cures ne had made even
IN cases which would ssom
hopeless.
The National tribune., 1886-10-21
WITH FRESH MOUNDS

that covered the remains of our comrades
While ut Camden wagon train, under the
escort Of McLean's Brigade and a section Of the
2d Mo. III. A., on its way to Pine Bluffs, on the
Arkansas River was captured after severe
contest and the loss of $50 killed and wounded
At this time the TumOr of the defeat of Gen.
Banks OH Red River was confirmed by the
arrival of a courier from Banks's army.
The National tribune., 1886-10-21

lnb l5aDlng hp2.
Better than a sur
prise party. Makes
lots OF mn. Set him
on n tabls for
your unsuspecting
friends to admire,
and he will look &C
them in the most
cheeky" manner.
Suddenly. without
warning. he will
leap into the air,
creating q pants
and peals OF laugh
for nv mall QRf.-
The National tribune., 1886-10-21
BIG BLIsTERs on THE FEET ARE,

M well as stiff joints and other things that
sometimes make soldiers use "cuss words"
Our camp-callec after Gov Latham. of Cal
lfOrnia-was located six or seven miles below
Los Angeles and was occupied by our regiment
10 companies, and five companies Of the LIST
Cal. Cav, which virtually belonged to us and
we 10 them, Col. Carleton being Colonel Of both.
The cavalry boys not yet receiving their horses,
had the fun OF footing il from San Pedro 10
Camp Latham. The horses for the cavalry in
part proved 10 be mustangs, and knew more
about bnclSing than they did about a pistol.
When j saw the tOmiOolery of some of those
mustangs i was glad that belonged TO the i'm
fantry.
We-that Is Cos. D. r. II and I-remained at
Camp Latham u month or 30, and then got
orders 10 march 10 Fort Yuma and take station
there. After this the regiment never had all
the companies together. j do not remember
how far Il is from Los Angeles 10 Fort Yuma:
but while on that march often thought that i
would like 10 have a mustang TO ridge. The
crossing Of the Colorado desert on foot il enough
70 make up for a trip of 500 miles anywhere
else In our country. AT the time we crossed
the desert what water we found was very bad
and notice, Go light on this water il is
The National tribune., 1886-10-21

TO Introduce jewellery NEW CUSTOMERS VII sssd the
following the special quote which about
Ioarth the price charged is Jewellery stores
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-29
The Dead Medicine.

The United States Express Com
PAW taking warning from the late
robbery from an Adams Csmpsny's
car has placed on its cars some new
FIRE and buglar-proof safes, which
are bolted to the car, The express
messenger. do not carry the keys
or have the combination to these
safes and they cannot be opened
by them or any one else on the train.
They are only opened at leading
stations by the station agent, who
gets on the train for that purpose,
and locks them again safely before
the train leaves the station. By
this arrangement all collision be-
tween dishonest messengers and
express robbers is prevented, and
the safes cannot be forced open
without consuming longer time
than would be necessary to sue
cessfully carry out the deed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-29
EsaiD eS cA. age

Mr.. Blame sent the following
telegram to Mrs. Logan:
AUGUSTA (Me.). December 26
To Mrs. General Logan: The
startling news of your husbands
death has just reached u. Never
until this morning did we receive
an intimatioa that he was in dan
ser. | dare hardly to speak of my
personal sorrow in view of yourown
inexpressible grief, and the general
less to the country which In peace
and war, General Logan has served
with com handing ability and cour-
age. Mrs. Blaine JOINS me In the
deepest sympathy with you and
your children. James G. Blaine.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-29
The San Eraacisc0 strike.

When the gripmen On the street
car lines struck for hiyher wages,
they made a good showing of their
grievances and enlisted the sympa-
thy Of the public. When they at
tempted to override the law and
INDUCED in riot aud disorder, they
forfeited, not emily the sympathy
but the respect of the public.
When masked men attack cars,
insult ana abuse women and child
reu aud place explosives on the
track. they are merely covardly
outlaws who deserve nothing but
the States Prison. Such attempts
against life and properly 10 not al
vance the cause of labor, but sim ply
creates q public prejualse against
the cause tor hIch these men are
striving, which eau olly prove dis
a.terous to 1t. The labor srgani-
cations should see that their good
name is preserved, by assisting the
authorities to bring these scala
wags to justice and by protecting
the cars from such lawless moks.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-29
KELLY TIE FIDDLER,

Everybody will regret to learn o.
the death Of John Kelly, otherwise
known all over the Coast as, Kelly
the Fiddler He was master Of
all the magic triekery known to the
bow and catgut He could make
his instrument bray like a mule
vail like the night wind ,ssquall like
a eat. weep, sob, laugh, and get
drunk. He did not know a note OF
music nor did he need to. He
simply heard a tune once and ii
was MS forever. His music was
not exactly classical, no not exactly
He played in the early days Of As
in San Francisco gamblingi he'll
and got $50 a night, on extra occa-
slons SEQ. Sometimes he would
get captious and refuse to play a
not. for less than 500 in advance.
The rreprietors always checrfully
complied, for the place would be no
place at al without Kelly's music.
But the high wages did not eff
feet the house. 1t went from the
safe to Kelly. fronl Kelly over the
green table into the faro drawer
and back again to the safe. He
told the writer that he worked two
years at never less than $50a night
and owed the bar $50 when he
quit.
If all the people who have danced
to the hilarious music of kelly's
fiddle had taken the steps straight
ahead, the steps all combined would
reach the furtherest star in the
constellation of Pleadies. But poor
Kelly has passed away a. all I'D
dlers have to sometime, and you may
be sure that when he gets his gold
en- harp, it will not take him long
to get the hang of it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-29
The Campaign COant.

The APPEAL office was recently
visited by a man who wanted to
know why the 6nal, tabulated, cleo
ton count was not published in Its
columns with AN Appropriate tive
line plea head. The APPEAL is Of
the opinion that this "ofisial
count" uf tie eIeeti on l. getting ts
be rather chestn utSy in flavor. All
the papers have published 1t half =
Dozen times, every man, woman anu
child in the Stat Knows just who
was elected and who was not.
There will b. no more election re-
turns published in this paper for
about two years.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-29
The Lying Gang Again.

The trickaters who are still hard
at work trying to manufacture pub
lie opinion against Stewart, recent
ly published in the Washington
Post, an article in which Wood
burn is reported as saying no end
of mean things against Stewart and
representing that the Republican
feeling here is all against him.
This was at once recognized by
all who knew Mr.. Weodburn, as a
piece Of trlckery in keeping with
the well known tactics Of the gang
Of liars who have now about reached
the end OF their tether. Mr., S. c.
Wright Of this city wrote to Mr..
Weodburn about the matter and re-
ceived the following reply:
Il am not surprised at the con-
tents Of yeur letter after reading
the clippings from the Post. l can
positively assure you that no such
ever occurred, and l am
not acquainted with any attache of
that newspaper. The correspond
ent of the New York Tribune was
the only newspaper man who ever
asked my opinion as to who would
be the next Nevada Senator, and [
informed him that | believed Stew
art would be elected. | have SO
said to every member of Congress.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-29

Two years age the APPEAL pub
lished a Homosraphic Chart for
the Legislative session Of Nevada.
and it was pronounced the best
ever printed in the State. Instead
of being printed on a piece If pa
per the are of a Gre screen, it was
neatly bound, with . cover and
four pages, and printed in q com
pact form for ready reference.
This Year the APPEAL is preparing
4 still better one, and most Of the
work has been done in order to
have it ready for delivery early in
the session.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-29
AN INDIAN SCHOOL.
Another Interesting Question for
Nevada

Another Interesting Question for
| Nevada.
The following article is from the
Reno Gazette.
At the last session Of the Leeisla-
ture, a joint resolution which was
introduced in the Assembly by D.
Allen, was passed requesting our
Senators and Representatives in
Congress to secure al appropria
ton for the erection of q school
building aud a furtherapprepriation
for the conducting Of literary and
industrial school for the education
Of the Indian youth of this State,
which, with one or two exceptions,
exceed in number, those of any
other State or Territory. Since the
passage Of tie resolution, our State
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton. Professor Young, has taken
great interest in the matter He
ha. written to and interviewed the
Commissioners Of Indian Affairs
many times, and has pressed the
subject on the attention Of mum
Der Of the leading Congressman,
and the mission ha. met with reas-
onably fair encouragement.
In answer to a recent letter writ
ten to j. D. c. Adkins, the Com
missioner, Professor Y Dung received
the following reply:
IF your State should provide
suitable buildings and sufficientland
for a good industrial farm, it is be-
lieved that the necessary outfit
would be provided and the school
thereafter be supported by the
Government
Now it behooyes the State to
make some provisions in the shape |
of suitable building and land for
an Industrial school for her Indian
children. There are now in Nevada |
between six and seven hundred, at !
east, of these native sons between
The ages Of six and eighteen years,
who are the wards Of the general
ent and should be edu-
Gated by it.
In view of the fact that there is
strong sentiment in favor Of divid
ing the several reservations, and
living to each Indian his share in
severalty, the question of provid-
ng the younger class with prac-
.lcal Industrial eGuca ton, is ma
,erial one. While there is no hope
IF elevating the older class, tie
educational work at the Pyramid
reservation, and at the various in
Of learning for Indians
the country, demon
trates the fact that much can be
one for the young. Should the
fail to take some ag-
ressiye steps in the matter of pro-
iding for buildings and lands,
'hich is all that Is asked by the
to educate the race
hat Is fast becoming extinct, twill
e direlect In most important
QtY,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-29
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS,

Advertisements under this head will
be inserted for 81 20, with candidates
cards.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-29
Far Chief Clerk.

r. l.. Thomas is a caudidate
for Chief Clerk Of the Assembly.
Mr.. Thomas is from Washoe
county, but he stood square for
the ticket, and wheeled Frank
town into line with the biggest
Republican vote ever polled
there.