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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-11

GEN. JOHN N. THAYER. into position in the
rear Of the post. Another brigade COM
mander in Gen Steele's division at Arkansas
post was Gen John NJ Thayer. His horse
was shot under him
Gen. Thayer was engaged in much OF the
fighting in the southwest. He was a. far
western man, from Nebraska, having been
colonel Of the LIST Nebraska volunteers
The Confederates in the fort had prepared
for gunboat attack at long range. Instead
of this, however, the ironclad De kalb
steamed up within 400 yards Of the Post,
closely followed by the Louisville and Gin
cinnati Admiral Porter ordered number of
smaller howitzer vessels to accompany them.
At s o'clock on the afternoon of the 10th
word was brought to the fleet that the army
had reached the rear Of Arkansas Post, and
were ready for action The information was
afterward found TO be incorrect. The gun
boats, however, passed up the river and began
the attack on the strength Of this mistaken
information.
A tremendous pounding was opened upon
the iron classmates of Fort Hindman from the
gunboats. The cannon Of the fort replied
vigorously. In an hour the fort guns were
silenced, the fleet doing fearful damage with
in the fort
At dark the gunboats dropped down the
river and were tied to the bank. Meantime
the ''tinclad," or light plated vessel Rather,
had been ordered to steam up past the Post
and cut of the Confederate retreat in that
direction. Her commander attempted to do
So but guns from the fort opened on him and
knocked his 'tiucladn about so effectually
that he was compelled to drop back out of
range. 1t was at this time, during the night
Of Jan. 10, that the Confederates might have
escaped across the river or up the bank, IL
they had taken advantage Of the situation, as
Sherman's army was not yet ready for as
sault.
The commander of the garrison at Fort
Hindman was Col bennington, an ex-
United States naval officer. The firing from
Admiral Porter gunhoats had damaged the
fort greatly but the Confederates did not
yet consider themselves beaten, as Admiral
Porter says, "by great deal" During the
night they worked vigorously within the
fort to repair the damage done, and by
morning were ready for fight again.
At early morning of Jan. II, a courier
from Gen. Sherman arrived at the fleet and
informed the admiral that the land force in
closing the Post was ready for action. At
noon combined attack by land and water
was ordered. The gunboats were thereupon
run close to the fort again, and once more a
tremendous pounding upon the bastions and
iron classmates began
Meantime Admiral Porter ordered the 'tin-
clads" Glide and Rather and the ram Mon
arch to cut their way up the river past the
fort and prevent the escape of the garrison
by way of the ferry. This they did. The
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who had given Churchill orders 70 bold On
tn all were dead, r..s .:raduats q Wss
Point, Il the clam 1t 1879. He w1 man
brave to rashness, ard served IN the Mexican
war side by sids with Jefferson DavA
Holmes was . native q North Carolina AZ
the outbreak Of the war he resigned from ths
United States army, in which he held the
rank Of major. and entered the Con
federate service. He was appointed he0-
tenant general, and held a place 1t nrse
under Lee in the east. At the battle o.
Malvern Hill he was blamed for negiecfing
what was thought to be q great opportunity,
and after that was sent to the far west In
the latter part Of 1863 he evacuated Little
Rock, Ark, with his army, and abandoned
it to Federal possession. He still commanded
the Confederate army OF Arkansas.
jefferson Davis, in his Rise and FAN OF
the Confederacy," says Of Gen. Holmes:
He has passed beyond the reach Of censure
or of praise. after serving his country On
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to the purity. self abnegation, generosity,
fidelity and gallantry which characterized
him as a man and a soldier
Gen. Alvin p. Hovey was a brigade COM
mander in Gen. Steele's Federal division.
He was wounded while leading in the advance
of the land forces at Arkansas Post. Cen
Hovev was . native of Indiana, born In
1921. He was o lawyer by profession and .
skilled one, but during the war proved
himself as good fighter with his sword - he
had been with his tongue. He had been sent
from Helena, in November, 1862, to CO.
operate with Grants movements in Missis-
sippi He was afterward engaged at Port
Gibson and at Edwards Station, and took
his part in the final assault on Vicksburg.
In the plan for taking Arkansas Post the
army landed four miles below the Post and
made march of some fifteen miles around
Then it was to assault the fort In the rear,
while Admiral Porter's fleet bombarded In
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Gen. A. J. II. zen. NAY QOTS6
was shot under him and Gen. Hovey was
wounded
The Union left was led by Brig. Gen. An
drew J. Smith, promoted to major general Of
volunteers in 1854. Gen. Smith steadily
forced back the Confederate right at Arkan-
sas Post up to the very fort Then he sent
word to Gen. McClernand that he had got 90
near he could almost shake hands with the
enemy.
Gen. Smith was one Of the hardest fighters
Of the war. The list Of battles in which hs
took part during the civil war occupies .
full page in the West Point register. Pre-
vious to that he had served in the Mexican
war, and had engaged in many an Indian
fight while on frontier duty. He was born
in Pennsylvania, and was graduated from
West Point in 1888, entering the cavalry arm
Of the service At the outbreak Of the civil
war he was still on frontier duty, being
major Of the LIST United States cavalry at
Fort Walla Walla, W. T.
After the guns of Fort Hindman were ST.
fenced by the feet that afternoon of Jan II
the vessel Black Hawk was run up alongside
the fort ready for the crew to board it. Her
officers could look directly inside the fort at
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in the reduction Of Arkansas Pos, were the
hagships Black Hawk. the Rather, the Louis
vile and the Cincinnati. The ram Monarch,
renowned in western waters took active part
in the fight
The Confederate officer in command at Ar
kansas Post was Gen. T. J. Churchill He
had at the Post 5000 troops.
Gen. T. j. Churchill who commanded the
Post, was engaged throughout the war in the
southwest. He was an active Confederate
general in the forces that afterward fought
against the Federal Red river expedition.
Churchill's superior officer was Lieut. Gen.
Theophius H. Holmes, commanding the Con-
federate department Of Arkansas Gen
Holmes had given orders to Churchill, in
case Of a siege. to "hold on till helm arrived
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kESNEBsC, ss.---superior Court, Augusta. De
cember Term, 1857.
Fred A. Berry vs. james II. Brown.
And now on suggestion to the Court that the de-
PENDANT. at the time OF the service of the writ,
not an inhabiiant Of this State and had no tenant
agent or attorney within the same, that his goods
or estate have been attached In this action, and that
he has had no notice Of said suit and attachment
II is ordered, that notice Of the pendency Of this
suit be given to the said defendant by publishing an
attesed copy Of this order together with abstract
Of the plaintiff writ three weeks successfully In the
kenDebec journal, newspaper printed at Augusta,
In the County Of Kennebec, the last publication TO
be not less than thirty days before the next term Of
this Court to be holden at Augusta, within and for
the County Of kennebec, on the first Tuesday OF
April, isss. that said defendant may then and there
appear. and answer to said suit, II he shall see
cause.
Attest A.C OTIS, Clerk.
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ths rsar parapet and croochsd down bsAinA
# Not attaching any importancs - III
movement, the Federal troops continued a
their way to ths insids. Thsy cans within
thirty yards Of the hidden Confedrates, WIN
suddenly tremendous volley Of over 40
bullets wss fred into tteir very fAces. % mar
- almost 70 scorch than with powder. Thy
fell dad in numberR
That was what The hidden ConfsdHat0
meant The Union linz wav9sd, fs,l back
and stopped Tho nsxt momant svWy one
Of the Confederate soldiers who bod Arsd IL
volley Of muskstry held up . white handler.
chief in surrender. All was over with than
before, but they had sent last bullee into
the heart Of tbs advancing Federals, and then
held up the white handkerchief TO project
themselveA
Admiral Porter mys he could easily have
cut the $50 Confederate soldiers 10 Qieces
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The screams of the GEN GEO. v. MORGAN.
wounded animals and their mad struggles
there among dead and wounded men pre-
sented q scene terrible to behold.
A general assault both by the naval and
army force was now ordered Being oppo-
site each other. one in rear Of the fort ths
other in front, they could scarcely fire upon
the Confeierates without hitting each other
However, . general rush for the inside Of ths
Notifications was made by both soldiers and
sailors
The Confederate colors had been shot away
from the fort, and had not been raised again.
Not an arm was lifted to fire gun. The
garrison was evidently beaten.
As the Union soldiers appeared ct the rsar
Of the fort numbers of Copfederatss ran -
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Calling the Waitress.

In the stylish up town houses in New
York now it is impossible to see how tho
lady Of the house communicates with tho
kitchen while a meal is in progress.
This Is because the call bell has become
a mere electric button on one of the
table legs, and she presses it with her
foot whenever she wants the waitress.
For a very few dollars-about twenty five
New York houses are now fitted with
electric systems, including the front door
bell and bells in the bedrooms. -Good
Housekeeping
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E. cambridge Munday, Esq, County Atty.
Clay Co, Tex. says: Have used Electric
Bitters with most happy results. My brother
also was very low with Malaria Fever ant
Jaundice, but was cured by timely use OF
this medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bitter.
saved his life
Mr.. ID. l. Wilcockson, of Horse Cave. KY.
adds a like testimony, saying He positively
believes he would have died, had it not beer
for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off, as we'll a,
cure all Malaria Diseases and for all Kidney
Liver and Stomach Disorders stand unequaled
Price so cents and 81 at J. NJ. Mixers.
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Tho Southern Climate.

1t seems to me that the old theory which
makes the southern climate enervating is
a false one. So far as l am concerned it
certainly is false. I find an exhilaration
in this latitude which to me is a tempta-
ton to overwork rather than to the con-
contrary. S""ner mr. later e. this Gulf
coast will be to the United States what
the Mediterranean coast is to France and
Italy-a great winter resort, not only for
invalids but for all who prefer warm
weather and soft air.-Maurice Thomp-
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Abstract Of pIf writ
Action ON poor debtors bond, dated Feb. T. lss7.
Penal sum Of bond as 26, given to one Samuel O.
Haskell by said defendant as principle, and said
pin and one Friedrich Witham, sureties. said plain.
TIL brings this action to the money paid y
him for said defendant on account Of said plantins
liability on said bond.
Date Of writ, Nov. 10, 1857 returDable to said De
ceuber Term. Addamnnn t75.
GEO. W. HEsELTON. Atty. for Plh
A true copy Of the order Of Court, with sbstrse
Of writ
Attest &C OTIS, Clerk
jau1edlawSw
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Official In Capital Matters, First and
Foremost in City, County and State News,
Complete in the Doings of the Nation and
World, it will be Indispensable to All--Busi-
ness Men, Professional Men and Laborine
Men.
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Point. 1t contained
thirteen guns. two
Of them ten inch
columbiads. T h G
classmates in which
those were mounted
were covered with
four layers Of rail
road iron. T h a
guns were trained
down the river, to
face the advancing
gunboats. Among
the vessels Of the
Mississippi squad
ron that engaged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-11
Irrigation in California.

The irrigation Of land in California not
only benefits the area to which the water
is directly applied, but tracts fifteen or
twenty miles away. The water thus con.
Quoted through the plains can 20 no
lower than the hardpan, which is always
near the surface-from three to twenty
feet-and thus the whole country is de-
irving benefit by its spreading. Chicago
Timas
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Treatise Oh Rloot ana Skir Diseases mss'.-I
free
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ARKANSAS POST.
TweYty.ffth Anniversary Of Its
Capture, Jan. IL.
ARMY AND NAVY VICTORY.
The Men Who Took the Fort and
the Men Who Defended It.

foopyrizhfed bs the American Press Association-l
In his account Of the capture OF Arkansas
Post, Admiral David D. Porter, in the Naval
History Of the Civil War; SAYS:
The battle gave general satisfaction to the
public. 1t WIS unexpected, and few knew
where Fort Hindman was situated
The public Of today is quite as ignorant Of
the locality Of Fort Hindman Admiral
Porter's public Of 1858 was. Arkansas Post
was otherwise called Fort Hindman. 1t Is a
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Wearing Feathers in Brazil.

Although Brazil is noted for its birds
Of brilliant plumage, it is said that tho
empress does not countenance the wearing
Of their feathers and will not allow them
to be used on any part of her dresses. She
is reported to have told lady at Cannes
that, "much as she adnires the feathers
Of the magnificent birds Of Brazil, she
only likes them on their bodies. New
York Evening World.
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GEN. MCIERNAND MctlerDand ar
rived from Cairo to take command in Gen.
Shermans place of the land forces.
There was prejudice against Gen. McCler
nand among the regular army officers be-
cause he was not n military graduate. 1t
cropped out in various ways that interfered
with his usefulness. He had been father
less boy who had divided the years of his
youth between farm labor and study, taking
In time the profession OF the law. He was
born in 1872 Like Lincoln, he was a native
of Kentucky and migrated in early child
hood to Illinois In that state McClernand
had great influence, raising brigade Of
Union soldiers by his personal popularity
He distinguished himself calamity in vari-
Gus battles, among them Belmont, Fort
Donelson and Shiloh. His corps also fought
desperately on the Big Black river in May,
1865 In November. 1861. McClernand then
major general of the 18th army corps, re-
signed and left the army. West Point officers
were accustomed to call him political
general"
The men before vicksburg in January.
1858, numbered 10000. McClernand took
command of them Thereupon Admiral
Porter declined to cooperate in the expedi-
ton against Arkansas Post unless Gen. Sher-
man commanded the land troops To this
McClernand agreed. He, however, accom-
panied the army.
In good order the Federal transports and
gunboats steamed away from Vicksburg
and up the Mississippi, the Confederates
firing parting salute after them. The feet
did not enter the Arkansas river directly,
however, They moved up past it to Mont
gomery point, opposite the mouth of White
river Entering that, they assembled it If
teen miles and came to the before named
''cut or" Through that they entered the
Arkansas river, steamed up its waters with
all haste, and in the morning of Jan. TO-
1863, suddenly appeared below Arkansas
Post.
Fort Hindman. at the Post. was admirably
constructed. II had been built by some Of
the most ACCOMPLISHED engineers of West
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What you coughing yet my friend?" "Of
course my cold il no better" 'sWell, don't
stand on the order Of going, but 60 to the
druggists and get bottle Of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, quick" He went, and he was straight
way made happy.
For burns, scalds, and other wounds Sal
vation Oil has proved itself to be the best
| remedy ever used. All druggists sell it for
% cents a bottle
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On "A and reliable Medicine are tn {, best
wv todcpend upon. Acker's Blood Ell.
ixir has been prescribed for years for all i'm.
purities ofrhe Blood. Inevery form Of Scrof
ulous, eyphilitic or Mercurial diseases, 1t h
invaluable. For rheumatism, has no equal
J. II. Miner. 1874 Water stree. druggist.
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Don't Experiment.

You cannot afford to waste time in ex
perimenting when your lungs are in danger
Consumption always seems, at first, only a
cold. Do not permit any dealer to impose
upon You with some cheap imitation of DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds. but be sure you get The
genuine. Because he can make more profit
he may tell you he has something just as
good, or just the same. Don't be deceived
but insist upon getting DIR. Kings New Dis
covery, which is guaranteed to give re-
lief in all Throat. Lung and Chest affections.
Trial bottles free at j. NJ. Mixers drug
store Large bottles 81.
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A Paving Professi0n.

One of the paying professions Of Paris
is said to be that Of trunk packer. In
many Of the little trunk shops you cat
hire for forty cents An hour . man
who will pack your trunks artistically,
folding expensive gowns and other gar.
ments in tissue paper, and slowing away
delicate bric-a-brac in the safest way
New York Sun.
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e 1
before they fred,
by TIE guns Of the
Black Hawk, but
he did not do % be-
cause he saw that
they were already
beaten and he did
not wish to odd to
the daughter.
Gen Churchill.
the Con federate
commander, sal d
aftarwaxd that b
had no intention Of
surrendering, but
. meant to hold out,
acc or ling to
Holnes' ofdAfA
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hneuHh" ""h W. u H"e c"""eUH
many an eminent mans passage t. 1.-The
great majority, Many lit- has heen taken
BY this dread dis. ase that might bave been
spared, had tn- possessr OH, k"nst #. snd
taken Meuarr's Rntvms'ic Ba-i.'- They
are certain, ami at the sam, t'me Peasant
cure for Ri, umx:ism. Gouf, and \, urslgia.
They can be procured from ! VI Mixer and
G. B. Murphy & Co. st Sl.00 2 b, tile.
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the work Of de-
struction the gun
boats bad wrought.
Broken cannon, de-
molished fortifca-
tions, lay all about,
mingled with dead
and dying men and
horses. Tho Con-
federate artillery
horses had been
kept within the
garrison, and many
Of them had been
struck by shells
from the gunboats.
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~ Night 1 ast..:. BABY s.s;
Ooother ct hand. It is the only safe
medicine yet made that will remove all
infantile disorders. It contains no Opium
~ xorphins, but gives the child natural
ssss JrS~ poin. Price rs cents. Sold BY
J. NJ Mixer. 1874 Wat4r street. drnssist.
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Glass Eyes.

Persons who wear glass eyes and can
afford it have one for the day and another
for the night, because the pupil Of tho
natural eye is smaller by day than by
night, and the glass eye that will match
during business hours does not look natu-
raj by gas light.-Jewelers' Weekly.
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Electrical Medication.

Medicine may be introduced into the
human system by electricity. The cleo
trotles Of battery are saturated with the
medicine and applied locally to the skin.
Experiments show that there is an actual
absorption Of the medicine into the sys-
tenn. Electrical Review.
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then run his finger
up the line Of the Mississippi river for about
100 miles, hs will come to the mouth OF the
Arkansas river, on the right bank OF the Mis-
sissippd II now he follows the Arkansas
river up some fifty miles from its mouth,
then stop, he will pause where the Union
army under Gems. Sherman and McClernand,
and the feet Of gunboats under Admiral
Porter stopped on Jan 10, 1858, at Arkansas
Post. It is on the left bank and north side
Of the Arkansas river.
But the gunboats and the transports, load
Cd with the infantry regiments, did not take
the direct route 10 Arkansas Post II the
reader will look again up n the map he will
perceive river ernptying into the Mississippi
about fifteen miles north OF the mouth OF the
Arkansas. This is White river. A branch
Of it, called ''cut of" caves the main
stream little before it reaches the MISSISSIPPI
nj and flows into the Arkansas Thus there IL
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. triangular island
between the three
rivers. Biologists
say the whole coun-
try hereabouts was
settled 800 years
too soon; that it il
not yet sufficient
ly redeemed from
the waters. 1t In
low, nat, and al
most on . level
with the rivers that
now through il. In
consequence Of this
the currents of
eyraau,a and hayo,,N
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Bucklen's Aruica salve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruption, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed 70 give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per box. For sale
~ J. n. Mixer. may29td&wly
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A correspondent in Paris writes that
the average American housewife finds
little pleasure in housekeeping in that
city, and backs up the statement with the
fact that the paint on the woodwork
would all disappear with two or three
washings-New York Sun
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VI III bAA, oi
many fields wisely
and well. l, who
knew him from our
schoolboy days,
who served with
him in garrison
and in the field,
a nd with pride
watched him as he
led q storm ing
party up . rocky
height at Monte
rey, and was init
mately acquainted
with his whole ca
reer during our sec
tional war. bear
WiIlinn fasfiIr,ony
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Utilizing Dogs Hair.

A Maine man who owns q big and
shaggy and black Newfoundland dog cut
of the dogs hair carefully. had it carded
and spun, and got two and q quarter
pounds of jet-black yarn as soft as lambs
wool York Sun.
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N NC>N would enjoy your dinner
SO and are prevented by Dys-
pepsia, ase AekeTs Dyspepsia Tablets
They are positive cure for Dyspepsia, In
digestion, F1atu,ency and Constipation.
We guaEantee them Is and 80 cents.
J. "A Mivar. 1874 Water ,rre-:. druggist.
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Killed the Ftsh,

The harbor Of Charleston, 8. c., used
to abound with blacklist, but the earth
quake seems to have scared them away,
for since the great shake-up hardly one
has been caught.