Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-01
Our War Stories for January.

FREE Press still more valuable AS II family
journal than it has been during the past year.
Besides our regular original weekly stories
we shall print, in the series of war stories
previously announced, Il number of papers of
the most absorbing and peculiar interest
January 4, we shall give our readers "The
Attack on Washington in 1864" by A. A.
Hayes. This paper describes most interest
ing episode of the war, about which almost
nothing is generally known. In writing 1t,
the author has been granted access to all the
original manuscript documents on the gov
crnment files the pocket diary of General NJ.
G. Megs, late quartermaster general, L. ).
A. the reports of the Confederate General
Early and the "reminiscences of General &C.
Augur, L. S. A., and other living participants.
Included therein are TRANSACTIONS OF two
cipher kilograms to General Grant one from
President Lincoln and one from Mr.. Charles
A. Dana, then assistant secretary of war.
January 10 we shall publish Service under
Dupont, Capture of Fort Clinch and of the
Yacht America" by Rear Admiral Thomas II.
Stevens, L. 5. N. This article gives an inter-
esting account of the manner in which the
famous yacht America, now the property OF
Gen. b. +. Butler, fell into the hands of our
navy. 1t also describes the extraordinary
faulty and injustice with which the advan-
tages gained in the Florida campaign were
abandoned. Admiral stevens took an active
part in this campaign himself.
January II will be given How one Slave
Gained his Freedom" by an Old soldier. This
paper gives an extremely interesting ana VI
vaciOus account of curious episode OF the
defense of Cincinnati against the threatened
attack by Bragg's army in September, 1862.
1t will wildly recall that time to all who
lived in or about Cincinnati and were COM
PEELED by Gen. Wallace's order to hight or
dig" The very striking central incident is
literally true.
January "a will be published 1.-The Capture
of Grants Supplies at Holly Springs by II
Confederate officer This is IL very distin-
gushed soldiers account of an extremely i'm
portant affair to which Grant, in his book,
makes but slight alusion. 1t is likely to pro-
woke controversy, us this officer (who desires
that his name should be unknown takes the
ground, that the success of the raid changed
Grants whole plan, made difference OF six
months time in the taking of Nicksburg and
cost the United States an enormous loss of
men and money. 1t is Il very valuable con
tribution to history from the Confederate
side.
January 81 we shall give THE Storming of
Fort McAllistcr," 10y Brcvct Major General
w. +. Hazcn, L. :. A. This article needs little
introduction; being II graphic account, by the
general directing the assault, Of the last I'M
portant fight in Sherman's great marcel to the
sea- and the operation which enabled that
mas present to President Lincoln"
a great and brave Comanche warrior
named Yellow Bear, was recently sutlO-
Gated by gas in his room at IA Texas hotel.
Westward the course of empire takes its
way.
Agricultural Commissioner Coleman is
now able to sympathiZe with eX-Commis
I 60. ,,-,l1 I l..
latter has been buying seeds and Comp
troller Durham decides that the purchases
have been made contrary to law.
The lighting up of Christmas trees will
candles in little colored isinglass lantern,
is very pretty but also dangerous Fire
have been 50 frequently the result of thu
practice, that some insurance companie
refuse to insure against loss from thi
cause.
The Argentine Republic is now tn
scene of the old tilt between church an,
state These venerable contestants hav
chad it OUT in about every country unde
the sun, and there is no reason to doub
that the Argentine Republic will come on
of it as we'll as the rest.
The reported refusal of a Troy hott
manager to furnish entertainment to tn
Fisk Jubilee singers, turns out, accordin
to the Troy Times, to be Il canard "for at
vertising purposes only" The items in
good manyof the newspapers are about a
much to be depended upon, nowadays, Il
fishermen's yarns.
The Boston Hcrdld says "Presidel
Cleveland does not quite come up to til
Jefferson standard" in relation to turnin
the rascals out, "but he comes nearer I
it than any other President we have ha
for nearly two generations" Jetferso
wrote to William Duane in 1903, in rep
to the complaints for not making more +
movals, that every possible remOrdl III
been made"
Senator Beck's speech critcising II
financial policy of the administration
said to be causing no little uneasiness
the Democrats There is no Democrat
Senator capable of replying to Mr.. Bee
with the exception of Senator McPhersO
and it is doubtful whether he will ventu
to attack the position of Mr.. Beck. Pres
dent Cleveland is certainly lame in d
Tenders of his own party in the Senate
The practical view of the silver questiC
is well illustrated in the case of the Ne
York man, a large owner of real estat
who has in view of the threatening a
pect of the silver question, inserted in 4
his leases proviso that the rent shall
paid in gold coin. 81 don't want to pr
my debts in IA deprecated currency"
says, "and don't mean that any one shi
cheat me out of what is due, even if Co
gress does think it is all right"