Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-08-13

Last week, when the INDEX was
printed, nothing definite had been
heard from the democratic convention
AZ Leavenworth. We are now prepared
20 give = short but correct Biographical
sketch of each Cf the candidates nomi-
mated. AID whose names appear at the
heal Of these columns:
CO... MOONLIGHT.
The candidate for governor, Col.
Thos. Moonlight. was borh in Forfa-
shire, Scotland, November 10, 1888, Of
excellent Scotch Presbyterian parent
age. Wien 10 years OF age. being Of an
adventurous spirit, young Moonlight
shipped before the mast and arrived at
Philadelphia renniless. lie crossed
over into New Jersey and procured en-
ployment in glass factory, and after
ward spent some time in working on a
farm. On May IL, 1858. ne enlisted as
an artilleryman in the regular army and
was sent 20 the frontier in the follow
ing August. lie served thereuntil 1856
when he was ordered to Florida to par
ticipate in the war against the Semi
mole Indians. On the conclusion Of tie
war he was ordered north and was mus
tered out of the service at Fort LeaYen-
worth, May II, 1853, having risen to the
rank Of orderly sergeant. On the same
day he was appointed chief clerk Of the
cOmmissary department at the fort.
which position he held until October.
1859, wien he retired from the service.
and purchased a farm in Kickapoo
township. LeavenwOTth county, and
continued his avocation of farmer until
the breaking ont Of the war.
AS soon as the news of the conflict
between the north and south at Sumter
reached him he organized a light bat
terry for the union army and was mus
tered into the service of the United
States government on June 10. 1861, as
a captain of light artillery. lie partic-
ipated in the battles of Dry Wood,
Balls Mills, Morristown, Osceola and
other engagements, and in May, 1868,
President Lincoln appointed him as
sistant adjutant general, assigned to
duty at Fort LeayenwOrth. In Sep
TENDER following he was promoted 10
the rank OF lieutenant colonel of the
Eleventh Kansas infantry, with orders
to join the army on the frontier of
Arkansas. Here he was assigned as
chief of staff under General Blunt and
participated in the battles of Fort
Wayne, Cane Hill, Prairie Grove and
Van Buren,. When Gen. Blunt was re-
lieved from duty in Arkansas and or
dered to Fort eaYenworth, Col. Noon
light accompanied him as a staff officer.
In July, 1868, he again accompanied
General Blunt's command to Southern
Arkansas, where he participated in sew
eral battles and wintered at Fort Smith.
He was promoted to the colonelcy of
his regiment in April, 1861, and was or
dered TO Mound City. Kan, To protect
the citizens of that section from Price s
raids. About this time he participated
as commander of a cavalry brigade, in
the engagements of Lexington, Little
Blue, Big Blue, Westport, Mine Creek
and others. lie was soon afterward Or
dered to Colorado in charge Of the mill
itafy district, and assumed command of
the troops operating against the H.
dians, and was in several engagements
with such chiefs as Spotted Tail, Stand
ing Elk, Swift Bear, Little Thunder,
Two Face and Black Foot. 1t was
during this campaign that lie heroic
ally rescued n white lady and her
daughter from tho Ogallala Sioux. and
sent them TO Atchison. He was mus
tered out OF the service in August, 1865,
as brevet brigadier- general, the regi-
ment's term of enlistment having exp.r-
ed and himself promoted in the previ-
Gus February for gallant and meritori-
Gus services in TIE field.
In 1864 he was one of the Kansas
electors and cast the ballot of his dis
trict for Abraham Lincoln. In 1867 he
was appointed collector of internal rev.
enue for Kansas, and held the office
until August 1865. The same year he
was elected secretary of Kansas. but
declined a denomination III 1870. lie was
elected state senator from Leavenworth
county in 1872, during which time and
afterward he was employed in survey
ing government lands. lie was re-
publican during the war, but has acted
with the democrats since 1870. lie
was adjutant general under Gov. Click,
in lSS3-Si, and made an efficient and ac-
ceptable officer lie is n forcible
speaker, a man highly respected by all
classes and will command the respec.
of his part!sans ard opponents alike.
s. G. rSErr,
The candidate for lieutenant govern
or, is from Neosho county. lie was
born in Huntington county. Pennsylva-
mia, in 1919, and in early life worked as
coal miner in that state. When less
that is years Of age he entered the ar.
my as private in company X, Twenty.
second Pennsylvania cavalry, and he
did not lay down arms until the wal
l had cpnqp1 A1ttO,rl, 80 l,t N ,-oc,, -.