davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10

According to the foregoing, Bombay appears
to show an increase compared with last year in
the weeks receipts of 5000 bales, and shipments
are the same, but the shipments since Jan. /
show a decrease Of 3, 900 bales.
FINANCIAL
MONEY MARKET-Money is easy and in good
request
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE Scarce. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at Is per cent
premium and selling at "a per cent. premium.
FOREIGN ExcRANGE-The market is firm.
Commercial demand, 81 81; sixty days
81 $50; ninety days, 81 Sl34 francs, Paris and
Havre commercial sixty days, S. 20i3; Swiss.
IS 2i16; marks, sixty days 95 SIG.
SECTRIT1Es--The market is inactive for bonds
aud weak for stocks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
CLEARED YESTERDAY

Steamship Chattahoochee, Daggett. New York
&C Anderson.
Bark Eiios lAus) Nicolich Trieste-M S Cosu-
Itch G. Co.
Brig John Wesley, Van Glider, Baltimore
JOS Roberts & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10

wood, I cars cotton seed. $50 bbls grist. 80
bbls flour. 1850 boxes oranges. bbls oranges,
645 crates vegetables, 100 bbls vegetables, z re-
frigerators strawberries. and mdse.
Per Central Railroad March 9-333 bales cot
ton. 81 bales warn. 10j bales domestics. 8 bales
plaids, bales hides, pkgs paper, 10 bbls lime,
II pkgs tobacco, 2l5 bbls spirits turpenrIne. $50
It's fruit, 200 bales hay, 1919 pkgs furniture 1873
bbls -four. 10 cas- lumber Se tons pig iron, car
slaves, p pkgs Irvine, 81 pkgs vegetables, 4
pxgs machinery, 63 pkgs carriage material $50
pkgs mdse, ~ bales paper stock, 3 pkgs plows,
nuts, 104 Dbis cotton seed OH, AZ pkgs hardware,
boxes starch, 92 cases eggs, 2 cars coal, bbls
whisky, 0 Inf bbls whisky
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
SATURDAY. March 10. 1888.

ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Nacoochee Kempton. New York
c q Anderson
Steamship Johns Hopkins. Foster, Baltimore
Jas II West & Co.
BrTk Tikoma (Br), Pugh Liverpool, with salt
10 order; vessel to Hoist & CO.
Schr Annie Il Bailey. Paris Boothbay, with
ice to order; vessel to Jos A Roberts & Co.
Schr A p Novel;, Cornwell. New York, with
guano TO order; vessel to JOS A Roberts e Co.
Steamer Pilot Boy, Phillips, Beaufort and
Port Royal-Geo Waterhouse, Agt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10

Fer steamship Johns Hopkins. from Baltimore
Miss Mary Harvey, Miss Emma Foster, Miss
Rogers, + Bdyey, c G Anderson. Rev j r
Rounds and wife, T Sampson b Albahamonty,
j Vaughan Summers.
Per steamship ntt,anoochee. for New York
Gen q NJ Nor ei. ) p Jermaine. C Netch MIG
Canary, Mrs Chase, Mrs Niuecook, B Thorne
Mrs Tart Rev j l. Hcisler stuart Z Il
Strong, Mr. Hoyt, Chesboro, Miss Matte Wye
kof, Miss Mary VI Adams, w Adams, MIR and
Mrs ID styles, J Taft, silva, j b JOY, G.
Ward, f l. Whitman. } Cezilly. f. B Duffey Chas
Tinker q Parsons, j Squire, L Parsons ] &
Squire Jr, c f Rodenbaugh, S b Orson, A ellis.
J II Rernochau, aud steerage.
Per steamship Nacoochee from New York
Dunleavey, j G Jessup, " T. Robinson Mrs d
O Gadmon, Miss Robinson, Mrs Mary Green
wood, | j Greenwood l. Coilat e Ely. II Bill
lings, Carl Goldman and wife, Miss Goldman. Mr.
Goldman, 4 Nh lam and wife, q w Apers
and wife j } G. Daug.l. nrs, Mrs W Dwight
Miss Dwight Miss \ Rauton. Miss l. A White, l.
I White, q White "a Jeliff and wife, w Pat
ton jr, W Patton, Is Dunleavy, Ii Meyer, A IL
Jones, w Colgapr-MlSs Kate SanborIl Il San
borul, l. Moody, 6 f Iurd, G Straub ) T Prout-
man aud wife, II Culver, VI Culver Mrs f. G.
Blacktord, Miss Ada Black ord, Miss Hattie
Blacktord. Mrs A II Jones. W II Jones' Il S Dem
ton. l. W Francis. Mrs l. Francis Mrs Some
son, Miss f r Francis, Flora Pepper, G Ross,
and Storage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10

Bark Choice (Br), McMurty, from Pensacola
for Greenock no date, 300 miles w OF Tory
Island by steamer State Of Nebraska (BrJ, at
Glasgow from New Yora).
Bark Daphne (Nor), Madsen, from Savannah
for Stettln, Feb 20. lat AZ. Ion 10.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10

Cuba straight goods, 2Sc in hogsheads: sugar.
house molasses. lS@20c.
TosACCo- Market dull: demand moderate
We quote: Smoking. 25c6DSl p; chewing. com.
mon, sound 25@S0c; fair, S0GD35c; medium, 80
6G50c; bright. 50d15c: fine fancy, S5d190c: extra
fine, 9Oc61S1 70; bright navieS. 45GS15c: dark
navies, i0@5pc.
LUMBER There is a continued Improvement in
the demand, in anticipation of opening of nav-
cation Nortn andsEast: Prices on ordinary and
difficult orders remain unchanged, while there
is some slight shading of prices ON the part
of the smaller mills for very easy sizes. We
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Pilots and masters Of vessels are requested 10
display their signals with ensign when entering
or leaving port 70 insure being reported by tele-
graph.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10

The receipts of cotton at this port from all
sources the past week were 4.460 bales of up
land and 165 bales sea island, against 7.741
bales of upland, and 162 bales sea island last
year.
The particulars of the receipts have been as
follows: Per Central railroad. 2S49 bales up
land; per Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way 1,341 bales upland and 40 bales
sea island; per Charleston and Savannah rail
road bales upland: per Savannah river
steamers. 263 bales upland; per carts. ? bales
upland and bales sea island; per Brunswick
and atilla river steamers, II bales upland and
- bales sea island; per Florida steamers. bales
sea island: per Darien and Altamaha steamers,
s bales upland and bale sea island.
The exports for the week were $685. bales of
upland and 300 bales sea island, moving as fol-
bws: to New York. 1888 bales upland: TO Bos-
ton. sos bales upland; TO Baltimore, $40 bales
upland and 300 bales sea island; to Charleston,
S2J bales upland; to Philadelphia, 253 bales up
land.
The stock on hand to-day was 4s,012 bales up
land and 1910 bales sea island, against e, $50
bales upland and 1864 bales sea island last year
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
COUNTRY PRODUCE

Potatoes, white yams q bushel.. 40 60 IS
PoULTRY-Market for chickens overstocked
turkeys scarce and wanted
EaGsMarket firmer with iull supply
PEANUTS arr stock; demand moderate; mar
ket steady.
SUGAR-Georgia and Florida nominal; none in
market.
HoNEY-No demand; nominal
SWEET PoTAToEs-In fair demand; receipts
LIGHT
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
Mil timber 81 below these figures
FREIGIITS

LUMBER--By sail--Vossels are in good demand
at this port and full rates are obtain
able, with good loading di patch
Freight limits are from SIS coo
50 from this and the near Georgia ports to the
Chesapeake ports, PHILADELPHIA New York
Souud ports and eastward. Timber, 50cmSl %
higher tnan lumber rates. To the West Indies
and wiudward, nominal; to South America,
Sl3 00@14 90; TO Spanish and Mediterranean
orders, timber 2702Ss; lumber, eS ms. Steam
TO New York, ST 00 to Philadelphia, So %;
TO Boston, 81 90.
NAVAL STORES Weak Foreign Cork
etc for orders IS 10ISd and, or, As l1sd; Adratic
rosin, IS; Genoa, rosin, IS 10l1t. Coastwise-
Steam--To Boston, 45c on rosin, 90c on spirits;
to New York, roSin soc, spirits soc; to Phila
delpha, rosin SOC, spirits soc; to Baltimore,
rosin Soc. spirits roc. Coastwise quiet.
ri, AZ iS N,,M
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
Week ending March 9. 1888. -

MOVEMENT OF CoTToN AT INTERIOR POINTS
giving receipts and shipments for the week end
ing March and stock on hand tonight and for
the same time last year
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
DEPARTED YESTERDAY.
SAILED YESTERDAY.

Steamer Pilot Boy, Phillips, Beaufort and
Port Royal-Geo Warehouse, Agent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10

Total visible supply ..........2 S65, 063 305S 76S
The imports into continental ports this week
have been 1000 bales.
The above figures indicate a decrease in the
cotton in sight to date of '93. 703 bales as COM
pared with the same date of 1887, a decrease of
180 400 bales as compared with the correspond
ing date of 1885, and an increase of %. 248 bales
as compared with 1885,.
INDIA COTTON MovEMENT.-The following is
the Bombay statement for the week and year,
bringing the figures down to March /:
BOMBAY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS FOR FOUR
YEARS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
OFFICE u S LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR,

SECOND DIST. BOSTON. Marcn D. 1857 4
lighted gas buoy has been placed for tria
near No buoo. Boston harbor.
BY order of the Lighthouse Board.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
EXPORTS.

Per steamship Chattahoocnee. for New York
l,A95 bales upland cotton 100 bales sea island
cotton. ~ bales do ueSttc~, 3O6 bbls cotton seed
oil, 800 bbis rosu. rs bbs spirits turpenuine IA
refrigerator berries 107 bale. hides 1853 cases
eggs, lt5 pSgs fish, 3.07s pkgs fruit and vege-
tables, 1853 pkgs mdse 90 cans shrimp steam
yacht, 2S9 tons pig iron.
Per bark Elios tAusl, for Trieste-f.350 bbls
rosln, weighing 2,Oll t65 pounds; / Dbl cotton
seed, 1913 white oak slaves
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
sHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC-FHIS DAY.
SUN RISES .................. ......,.........6:1l
GUN Dhio. sss.sss-s'..s- .osfO
HIGH WATER AT SAVANNAH. .. 81. .6:52 A NJ. 7:0S p NJ
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT SHOWS THE NET RE
CEIPTs AT ALL PORTS FOR THE WEEKS ENDING
MARCH 8 AND MARCH 2, AND FOR THIS WEEK LAST
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
New Orleans Pa

LIvERPoor, March Q, 1890 p. m-Cotton--
Hardening tendency; middling uplands 55kd,
rnlddiiuR Orleans 7i3d: salon 10000 balca. sor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10

VISIBLE SUPPLY OF CoTroN.-BeIow we give
the table of visible supply, as made up by cable
and telegraph for the Financial and CONNER
ciat Chronicle to March 2. The continental
Stocks as well as those for Great Britain and the
afloat, are this weeks returns, and consequently
all the European figures are brought down to
Thursday evening. But to make the totals the
complete figures for March we add the item of
exports from the United States, including in it
the exports of Friday only:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10

COTTON-The market was duh during The en-
tire week Prices were weak, and declined
fully 3-16c all around but at the close to-day
recovered fully 1Sc. There was very moder-
ate business doing, owing to buyers and sellers
being more or less apart in their views The
total sales for the week were only 9t5 bales.
The following are the official closing spot quota
finns of the Cotton EXCHANGE.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
COMMERCIAL.
-----~->-~~-->----~J->.~--- ~~~~~
SAVANNAH MARKETS.
WEEKLY REPORT.

WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS.
SAVANNAH, GA. March g. 1893 /
l-~xreA. REaARKs-The general market dur
g., +bs mast week has presented u very quiet ap-
..aaraucs. There was, however, a very fair
ts,,eiress in progress There were few spot buy
49,. INT orders by mail and wire came in hber-
.nv the filling of which made
un good shipping movement.
T,a hulk of the orders now being received are
,,ostly for small reassortments and for filling
- s+ocks. Business as a whole continues in
20, form, and the movement of supplies during
&c mast month was greater than for several
',ears previous at this time. There were
~ special features to be observed
=, any of the markets and values as a rule were
,rincipally in buyers favor. The demand for
groceries continues quite steady, and a consid-
ersbe quantity of goods is moving into con-
s,,rptiye channels In dry goods the demand
&c still good but is mostly through travel
,o-s solicitation. In all other de-
rartments the feeling is rather tame
End uninteresting. The money market con-
Times about the same as previously reported.
collections are slow and unsatisfactory. In the
sscurlty market there is nothing doing, being
;ractiye for bonds and weak for stock. The
/. fotl
show the tone and the latest quotations of the
different markets at the closing hour to-day:
NAVAL STORES The market for spirits tur-
,antine was weak and declining during the past
iryeek The demand was very moderate, and
but a small business was doing. At the
close to-day prices were off fully 112c.
The sales for the week were about 500
casks Rosin-The market was easier and prices
were reduced 5010c all around The demand
was light aud about 1000 barrels were
disposed Of during the week. In another
statement of receipts and exports from the be-
4 ginning of the season to daUe, and for the
same period last year, showing the stocks on
hand and on shpboard not cleared, together
with the official closing quotations.
R1cE-There was not much attention in the
market during last week. 1t has continued
dull, with a very slow inquiry. The poorer
Qualities are very weak, and the stock is accun-
firmly held The sales for the week were about
$50 ba rels.
The following are the official quotations of the
iah lofe AaId -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10

~-lSSf-S--~ r-1oS6-1--
Spirits. Rosin. Spirits Rosin.
On hand April t.. 2,543 77,40S 2,116 81, 1921
Reed this week. 1913 7,452 61e 500
Reed previously. 1921 601,772 1872 39 55603l
Total 11O5l7 Ga 692 145 Az 694 1O5
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-04-21
CASTLE GARDEN voLApJk.


Sometimes there is :. good deal Of anlllsc-
~ nj at Castle Garden, hy reason of the con
fusion "i !ansr.i.ca among the immigrants,
arr! l''e'Forts ot tf.s officials To understand
,i.n! through III Interpreters Some of th.,
"i'j'ratN rues.rHms hsked closely rescnbI.,
-'H.'" E'2lI,l word CT phrase and tn" other
d''N wien >uisrintnndclt .JackSor WIS il.
u tnturrla he ,suEcd around in a hurry
ei''n b. heard a question oft repeated that
sounded "Xtrcmrly like:
''Fla, ,la"kspm got cher watch:'
IL "as only Slavonian interpreter asking
son" no.ly arrived persons their names tho
ph3rs" for which in that tongue is: '.Jak sci,
Usliur was"l!t
One Of tn" brightest clerks in the rotunda
is an eH'.rpii>ing little Irishman and he bids
far 70 become a thorough all round lingulst
II his efforts alr continued. When he can
spare tn" time lc cndeavors to increase his
conversational vocabulary By listening to tho
ordinary inquiries that the interpreters make
Of Tho immigrants, and catching "A word hor.
and their'. When an Interpreter was ta!kin..
,p;' recent arrival of Arabs this CLERK over
heard what appeared to be, 50 far rs lie could
understand, ''Sllamrork.'
Taking Il pencil and /. piece of paper. be
decided 10 experiment with tho word upon
another -Nrat. He gave him the pencil anl
paper, an; asked: ''Shamrock." The mar,
complied with tho request. and immediately
"rot' down 80, y signifyins that he was 50
years OF age Wien he want, To ask all
Arab how old he i, after this that clerk will
say ''!Slianrork' Another phrase used by
The same Interpreter struck the Irish ear as
being ''-NrM.nu,, Experimenting with this;
il Tie sane manner upon another Arab, tho
clcrli was as successful as before the man a,,
di",-ed standing UP and pointing to his WHO
".'h suniry ceremonies of introduction. {,
,-si!iv that he was married, as he had under
~tp"l the question. Tie same clerk has:
Ought e few other expressions in different
languages as q result of his observunt tacul.
tbs, which, though they may not sound very
elegant in English, answer his purpose in
eicitins the desired information Dirt un-
der yonl toe, Tor instance. signifies to somo
immigrants, Where are You going" ani
spit it out means Sign Your name.''-
Ne" York Commercial Advertiser
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-04-21

out south at q rafting pace, and was soon
over the border into Mississippi. The first
day they reached Ripley, in that state. At
Ripley, on the 18th. the command divided,
the Second Iowa going southeasterly and
crossing the Tal!aiatchie river. The main
body Went directly south, also crossing the
Tallahatchic near the town OF New Albany
y second time the command split, this time
battalion OF the Seventh Illinois passing to
the right of the main body and going directly
to New Albany.
Skir:nishins was kept up night and day
with bodies of Confederate cavalry which
We're encountered i'll the vicinity of New AL
hanH. The m"rnins of April 10, Grierson
again divided his main body. He sent out
three detachncnts i'll as many different di-
rer'ions. His object was to make the Confed-
crates bolcTe lac had come to attack them
and destroy their cavalry Meantime the
main body proceeded rapidly southwark. The
Second Iowa WAS by this time within sup
porting distance Oh the left. After making
feinls as ord red the three ,le;achmlents soon
lejoined the :lsii column. Gen. Chalmers
was in command of the Confedcrn,c forces i'll
Mississippi the region through which Grier-
sen passed
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-04-21
BRANDY STATION.

S'rar ; force, some 10000, was chiefly con-
"enta' al brandy Station, not far frolu
i.a,cr.. I',rl Botwce;l Tics two nalae,!
points the fighting began at a church, st.
JuiLcs. The conflict ut first was bcts%cru
Stuarts "!i"" force und Pl"$son'ous fir
division, commanded by Cen Butord.
There was fighting Of some hours, anl
Bu!ord fell back, because his rear had L"cn
attacked by Stuart,
Then t'cn. Gregg commanding TIC aoroml
division, in turn withstood Tie un.ot & +
Stuaits force. The Federal divisions con-
tainci each about 5000 men, and the first
add second fought Stuart singly rlcaso,l-
tons third division, under Gen. Dunr d..l
not reach Brandy Station till thu afternoon.
With rlar.s,, and counter clare" of cavalry
the two forces fought several hours Then
the Confederate infantry was seen approach
i!},s, and il@}.ut'on ordered a retreat to tie
east side "f 'ae l;nppaliannock again That
w@s tir c4A Il the battle Of Brandy Station.
i.arli Idr o.ainici the victory. Stuart zap,
ttn'eti three guns and a nunler Of prisoners.
u. fae.'t.H r.aims U l!avc inlpcdca ann ~ri,i.
!.e. the Confederate cavalry ~ nrcl is
- H:anSc Lees whole line of march On
II, !A@;,-!on Of the north Being Ir;r..
t.cally unsupported Ivy infantry, Plea,ol.ton
was Obliged 10 retreat Mt the comm. Of the
Confederate Infantry
Lees first intention had been to invade
fea.NN lNania and the north by following thu
rouic ra~' @i tho Blue kidgn mountains. on
the sd" next Washington, skrt'!!.: along tho
Foot OF the mountains. and holding l!.a cavalry
u!"n his eastern flank 10 proter. him.
N'et' the fight at Brandy station he ab2n-
d"nei this line of march and t""!; tn" "'.t-
"r.t and more roundabout on, between the
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-04-21
r.rsiuu .nrrrn1:ces1.;n

Although ti'-re is no la5. iresrrIi,in.: ccr-
tain waG"s or tariff tpr "ofk i'll Persia. vt
a general custom exists l,v which i, Is tl.d,r-
stood taat particular trade or labor per-
formed is entt!e'l to such Il compensation.
OF course the einploye endeavor9 to obtain
more. hut be cannot l!ave just cause Of con-
l'iaint if he docs moi. Even ,Lo arts are
taught ly form Of apprenticeship. there
s'eln-s no regular sehp"l, l"r gi}in! in-truc-
tim IN ole vt the departments in "niel! Per-
>sa has Won ez''cptipn;.ala roi!own. y youth
Gesi!p1s Of learning how to illuminate or
i4ai;e handsome painted n.i.i,r rl,es..- ink
hoi1lS enters the pooth "t q !ti;totc. and t,r
several years =eiEes as his chagii'l OF al,-
prentice. -Icheran Letter.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-04-21

-" carly part ri th" Year 1868 was a dull
ami 'iica,y time i'll he north II was a time
O: waiting and disroura cement. From the
h',''ie ri S'i"i,e river to that oi Chanc,lo!,.
via. i'll May there wa, little to break even
TIL nl'!lotony of the months.
Complaints We're universal at home and in
the field. Those al home sr,lnbled because
thel' was ~ fighting. Manv OF those in
camp complained bitterly of srant and bad
ra'ion>. %: worthless rags issued to them for
clothing.
Daring This melancholy winter {, CORE
Spom!cnt wrote of President Lincoln:
'li" president looks haggarl ami care
wn.'i,-who wonders at it. Net he preserves
h> -',ml nature. and some new story or bon
not from him is always in circulation. The
las; WAS uttered on Saturday ~ tlle public
reception. when IL western pavinlstcr, in full
majors attire. WAS introduced and said:
Beng here, NJ. Lincoln. | thought iii call
aA1 pay my Respects From tie complaints
of the soldiers, responded the president I
guess that's about all any of You do paw"
Almost the only thing to break the dis
couraSing monotony were some rafting
ca@ilry fights and raids
Up In 1868 the Confederat,s mostly had
these raids all their own way. But by ls,;5
the north had learned lessons in more ways
than one The fruits of one of these lesson:
appeared in
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-04-21

ing to the American reader in all time to
come
At the time the war lc2am Benjamin C;ri-
craon was living in jacksonville. HIS He il
described as being full of a vivid elastic
life overtlowing with enthusiasm Like
Con. John ~ Logan, that other Illinois man.
Grierson was slender and dark He Was very
qlick and graceful in his movements and
seemed to have Il physique of iron endurance
There WAS no shoulder strap ponlirpsi,y
about lin, oven Cfter he becanlr a laa;ol.
general. lie was modest, gentle and genial
in his manners. and such he remained.
Bur lis ability i'll the cavalry field was pro
nouncr FROM the beginning. In the early
part of the wal. he was aide on the staff of
Glen. PrtntisS serving without paw Indeed,
writer in The United States sci',ic, Magi.-
Yin" says that Gr!erson served without pav
throughout the whole war In Drre:nl.,r.
1s'i; he became major of the Sixth Illinois
cavalry. and in frW weeks hi> l;,t.:l!iol! WIS
tn" best drilled and 'iiscplincdo OF tl,, cavalry
troop, in the west In March l,tj!. the Sixth
1llii,is cavalry, armed only with rusty
s:'r-,'-. started to join Grant al pittsbur.
| 1.!!Hing At Palucal.. Ky. Governor
a.'s Of Illinois, likewise on the wav to
G!"..t. encountered TIE regiment Mai
Gl ION called To Iay his respects L. the
- iInr. on hoard ,iie steamb,,lt ln" rnv--
,.f ra,ia -, 49,, a, '''''i ''" =
,,,,.., 49,, - ~ am
~. ..DI[',,e, l',..i ,lr;, -. vi
''i'' ''!'-'i'M'' ~
no ,,I ;,',',,1 49,. .l.. '''''''' ''ue
I:,.;.,,.s,,, .,,,.;,..'N1, ''Vt " "i1''i",
,l6i,o',, ''''' ''e governor 'iad
T., -, a., ,,...-
,,rai &, ,,.,,..,'; itai'''.HD was or
~. 49, H., 'ii'' n''ie he showed Aii!-
-9',et III 'e!.' tilah N
.'iel .'32'le'' '''t rom iieaa-
Lands .( Confe,tn i-,' '--i.' '''o',
-,o,q.jil., il, ,,,..r T.,,,.s,l. .,,,L -'
Ni,si..j,n, lie n ,,yo1 ,l,,', .ha. ,,t' :, -
DARN. and hard ,i,s,,.- v.o.,. NO. III.
sid. of tho linz H.. .[oi ,,''.y,,, "a
but L, .yatan clay and n..,,t and H.. ,.,.l,. =
the noun. a..d1alla,, af nn,- ,,l,.,,,,,t
onrt. H.. cam, vow. ,,,.,, io;,,.,,.,. +,
and ;orsy,f hi, ,.a, Vow. diS,,,,t,.',i
nj dinner se,-a,,;.., mil. l,,I. -, NJ,
With tn. ,lrj,i,j,t.. nnrl; .lc. ,n..I j.; ,',:i
mir. In. lef,'Ii. i; t1u..l,.J ,l.i n,,,,ti ,an
('orf,-l.rat..s ,,,.ifl,.,,l, hoy. i,,io 80
T.,a 5onr, ,,,o,,,.l ,l,..r ton., a,'l -.
c.fr.-n vhcr.v., ,b.v n,;e,I,r o;,i,,,, .,ar
..efsnce ,,,. - r,c,. TI.v Wv, ti,,.I an ~.
turned he fi,. ,f,.til,a,,v Inn,,yirtIim'.f.al
G1.itrson ,no,,,,...1 ..:,-J,..,, ~ l.:..,, ,,'i
Will, hes. ,.;,ar.-cl ,f,,,
fcfl.rafes Th very iIn,,;,I,,,,e. e ia. hin.