The Republican journal., 1888-02-16

| was still firing. The Confederatcs were begin
ming to advance across the plain TO seize the
guns; at that moment received an order from
one of General lIancock's staff officers to save
| the battery, when | moved up with my com
| mand. | found that only two men of the 5h
| Maine were remaining on the field and those
| two brave men were still keeping up the fire
| from one of the pieces. One of these men was
| Corporal Lebroke, the other Private j. +. Chase
| Shortly after the battle, | was Instrumental in
securing a medal of honor for the first named,
| but the name of the other soldier who remain
| ed with his gun when al the others had been
killed or wounded | never knew until long
after the battle. Corporal Lebrokc has been
| dead for some years. but Mr.. Chase is still Iiy-
| ing il; Augusta, and now write to recommend
| that 4 medal of honor be awarded to him for
| his splendid bravery on the occasion to which |
| refei.'
| Mr.. Chase has received notice that I; medal
similar to the one given Corporal Lcbrokc has
| been ordered for him.
| Mr.. Chase is an inventor. as appears by the
| following Augusta special 10 The Portland
Press under date of Feb =:
| Mr.. John +. Chase. an Augusta veteran,
| who received 4S wounds at the battle of Gettys-
| burg. was carried off the field for dead. and
wears glass eye and has but one arm as results.
| has invented an AERIAL war ship. and departed
| from Augusta for the national capital Tonight
| to present the merits of his invention to the
| naval committee of the House He claims to
| have discovered the long sought for method of
navigating the air, over which inventors have
| puzzled their brains for Ililny Years. His ship
| will he propelled bv wings and the secret of it
successful flight is their peculiar form and the
| manner in which power is applied to them.
| This secret he will diyulge to no one. His
craft, he says, is perfectly under the control of
| the navigator and can he driven in amy direc-
ton. with the wind or against it. a steering ap-
| paratuS being provided. \ speed of sixty
| miles an hour can he r"auily attained. The
| principle of this air machine he says, is very
| simple and hut a small amount of power is re-
| quired to operate it. a war ship which will
| move of with ton he estimates will cost 500
| 600. Mr.. Chase has given five years study to
| his invention and is positive that il can fly with
| ease. He has given it repeated trials, his mt
| chine being on small scale with six inch
wings, anda clock spring furnishing the power.
| The inventor will exhibit model OF his MAJ
| chine to the Congressional committee which he
will appear before.
MAINE DELEGATION IN THE 34TII CONGRESS.
At dinner of the twelve survivors of the
| 34th Congress who met i'll Washington rcrent-
ly to celebrate the anniversary Of the clcr-
| tion of Gen. n. i. Banks as Speaker. Il letter
was read from Hon. John } Perry of Portland,
As follows: In looking over the list Of members
| of the thlrty-fourth congress from Maine. iinu
| myself the only survivor. Four of their mum
| Der, j. NJ. Wood, $. =. B. Benson. l.. Nj. knowI-
ton and Israel Washhurnc, jr.. with myself.
| voted for Gen. Banks. | voted continuously
for Banks from the beginning to the end of the
contest, my first and last vote being for him
and my four colleagues voted for Gen Banks
| every time when there was any probability Of
an election. and often when there was not.
1t was the first time in the history of the
| country when a square national issue was made
between freedom and slavery in the face of
| hoasted Southern chivalry and southern threats.
| The great North planted lis guns On the outer
| : u i1Sf ptl T.
| ed: No more slave territory" Well do IT,
member the 1884 ballot. after the last roll-call.
Many of the Americans had changed their votes
| to Aiken. who wanted but four votes to elect
| him: then came a dead calm. The teer> had
made up their rccorls-Bank>, l0a: Aiken 100,
. scattering under the plurality rule did
not affect the result. Then came the trcmen-
dous person Jacob Brown and his five as>ori-
ates. who had voted for Fuller. These men.
| seated in corner. We're surrounded hy Aiken
| men. who intensely excited, used every intiil-
| ence to induce them to change their vote to Al
| ken. Minutes seemed hours. but at last the de-
cisive moment came. j. W. Forney the pre-
| siding officer, declared the vote which made y.
| L. Banks speaker.
| THE ROZIER NINE, BROOk>NILLE.
| \ Cape Rozier correspondent of the Indus
| trial journal says: There have been shipped
| from the RoZier mine the last few months
about 400 tons Of low-grade ore, or waste ore
cred worthless until Prof. Bartlett of Portland
| looked it over and offered - cents ton for it
| where it lay. The dump has now all been ship
ped, together with some 30 tons that have been
| on the wharf some time; about % tons more
| remain on the wharf at the present time. The
last hundred tons sold brought i've dollars Il
| tor. There was never a better showing of ore
! in the mines than now. and Il large amount
could be taken out at small expense. If the
| money that has been put in had been expended
in getting cut ore instead of trying foolish pro-
Jects and paying high salaries, the mine to-day
would be f1ourishing and paying institution.
| 1t seems the mine is now in the hands of parties
who are unwilling to do anything themselves or
| let Others have a chance at it. The ore is here
| all the same, and the time will come when some
| one will make money out of it. Capt. Vague is
| now at the Davis mine in Massachusetts, and
| there are no miners here this winter. The peo-
pie hereabouts think that if the Rozier compa-
| ny knew what was for their interest they would
set Capt. Vague at work at once. They believe
| that he always worked for the interest OF the
mine, and that could he have worked in his own
way, the property would have been i'll very
| different condition to-day.
| THE SHORE LINE.
A Cherrytcld correspondent Of the Bangor
Whig writes:
| This section of country for the past few
weeks has again been a@itated by rumor> claim
| ed to be based on facts and from good author
ity. that in the early spring. the Maine Central
| Railroad Company will break ground for the
extension of the long proposed ">horc Line
The present outlook is that surveys will be start
ed from some point in the town of Franklin
| with a terminus at EaSport.'
| In regard to the above statement General
| Manager PaySon Tucker said: 1T is intended
| to have the proposed Shore Line extend from
! Sullivan to EaStport. Surveys have been made
and the cost estimated by regular organized
company. For some five years there has been
| talk of constructing shore road but 1t Is not Il
| project of the Maine Central Railroad Compa
| ny. but of the towns through which it will pass.
| Traffic arrangements have already been made
with the Maine Central Railroad which will
prove of great benefit to the road if constructed.
| 1t is Il road that think ought TO be built and !
have no doubt that it will be. 1t will be a good
| investment and no doubt the road will do Il
| good business. The Maine Central Railroad
| has made very generous traffic arrangements
with the Shore Line Company, and in ronsid-
| GRAFTON of these arrangements the company Is
encouraged to build. In my opinion the road
| has got to come, but do not know rs it will lie
begun in the spring and probably the company
itself does not yet know when operations will
| be commenced.'
| HOW A CALAIS MAN GOES A FISHING.
| Mr. ii. W. Eaton has had constructed il
| novel conveyance in which to go ice-tiShing,
and passed through town with it Tuesday
| afternoon. 1t is no less than miniature house
| on runners. about twelve feet by five. and high
| enough inside for man to stand upright. 1t
| is equipped with stove, hunks, furniture, rugs,
| camp utensils, and all the essentials and many
| of the luXuries Of life. The windows slide up
and down, and when the occupants wish. the
vehicle can he closed tight enough TO defy the
severest storm. 1t is not even necessary for
the driver to be outside, as the reins can he
passed through narrow slit in the front.
''SoIid comfort is the title phrase by which it
can be best described. 1t is adorned. as to the
| exterior. with extra thills, snowshoeS, axes,
| brooms, and lantern, and makes Il brave
| show. 1t is or double runners, so that it may
retain its position, and two smart horses are
the propelling power, Mr.. Eaton and three
companions started this morning on his first
fishing and hunting trip in this movable house.
| (Calais Times.
WHO SHALL BE Mayor!
Now that Watervile has become city, there
| is much talk about the officers that are to be
elected There will be Mayor, seven Alder
! men, who are to be chosen on a general ticket,
the city not having been divided into wards yet.
The distribution of so many officers is new
experience for Waterville voters, and many
candidates are mentioned. Among those for
Mayor are Hon. f. f. Webb, Reuben Foster,
DIR. N. G. II. Pulsifer, s. j. Abbott. DIR. Fred
Thayer, Nathaniel Meader, G. A. Phillips, and
John Ware. The latter is democrat and will
probably be the candidate of his party. But
there is little hope for the Democrats, as the
Republican have some 150 majority.