Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24

NEW YORK, February 23.-The New
York Citizens Committee to aid the Ma
tional Confederate Soldiers Home at Aus
tin, Tex, met again at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel tonight. Letters were read from
Carl Schurz, General Roger A. Pryor
and General Sherman. 1t was moved
that subscription lists be placed in proper
hands, and General Jardine moved that the
newspapers of this city be asked to take
hold of the matter, receive contributions,
and print lists of contributors, as many
who could not afford to give large amounts
could and would give in that way. He also
suggested urgent appeals to the churches
and theaters.
Colonel Tom Ochiltree expressed disap-
probation of the remarks which General
Rosser made concerning General w. T.
Sherman on Friday night at a Confederate
soldiers banquet at Baltimore.
Major Stewart spoke sarcastically about
Rosser's remark that Southern gentleman
was good to whip q Yankee any
day. Major Stewart said he had good rea-
sons to doubt the truth of the assertion, and
did not think Rosser ever had much reason
to know whether Confederate could whip
Yankee or not.
EASILY
Secretary Downing mentioned that he
happened to know that Rosser was taken
prisoner by a single Union soldier during
the war. There were some men in the South
who were more wind than fight, and dis
played themselves on every occasion; the
wine, he said, was probably bad, or he had
too much of it.
Colonel Matthew Clark, of Virginia, who
is member of the Society OF the Army and
Navy of the Confederate States in the
South, which gave the banquet, said that
had he been there he would have denounced
the language of Rosser, and he did not
doubt that the 800 ex-Confederates there as
sembled hung their heads with shame as
their guest uttered such sentiment.
Major Stewart said that he had very
much wanted an invitation to be present at
the Southern Society banquet, and had
asked for one as representative Of the cause
of the home, but had not received it,
and that since he had been in the North he
had had more Union soldiers extend the
hand of fellowship and help him than he had
Confederates. He also said that If the
Southern Society could get along without
him that he was mighty certain that he
could get along without them, and he did
not care who knew it.
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
The following appeal was issued:
To the Public:
For over two years the John B. Hood Camp,
Confederate Veterans. of Austin, Tex, with
the help of the citizens of that State, have
maintained home in that city for the desti-
Cause" The home consists Of an old
frame house and tent, with is acres
of land. The people Of Texas have
contributed over Sl6,GC0 to buy and maintain
the home, and are still contributing. The need
is great. Many applications for admission are
on file, but cannot be considered, as the homo
is full. Money is needed to erect buildings aud
to provide means to provide for the old crippled
The camp now calls on the North for assistance.
That noble body of Union veterans, the John
A. Andrew Post Is. G. A. R., of Boston, first
responded by calling on the people Of that city
for funds to help their late adversaries, but
now friends and fellow citizens in the per.
formance of sacred duty in caring for their
destitute and disabled comrades. Boston re-
sponded literally. Her noble women have
work making bedding and clothing and raising
money for these Door old cripples Of the dead
Confederacy. New York, ever forward in
works of patriotism and charity, must do her
noble women for aid, confident that the re.
sponse will be such that 1t will swell the wavs
of patriotism now sweeping over the land that
shall make this Union Of hearts as Of States.
A NEW ERA.
General Grant said, just before his death: II
feel that we are on the eve Of a new era, when
there is to be great harmony between the Fed.
eral and Confederate"
General Sherman said but few DAYS ago
"Any means that will relieve the wants Of the
Confederate soldier made prematurely old by
the vicissitudes of a war he could not prevent,
meets my sympathy and wish you success"
Gen. Franz Ziegel says: II am sincerely in
accordance with such steps as may be taken
for the maintenance Of the National Confeder.,
ate Soldiers Home and will do my part to-
wards it,"
contributions may be sent to Hon. Cbaun.
eey NJ. Depew, Grand Central depot New
York"
.Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou
shalt find it after many days"
Henry A. Barnum, Chairman; Chauncey NJ.
Depew, Treasurer; Oliver Downing. Secretary;
Edward Jardine, NJ. T. MacMahone Roger
A. Pryor, John A. Cockrell, Charles A.
Dana, John R. Paxton, William MeEntee,
!. Armory Knox, J. c. Calhoun, Peter E.
Bohene, Hugh J. Grant John II. Inman, Theo-
lore Feldstein. J. H. Decosta, s. Cal
ioun smith, E. B. Loring. A. NJ. Davies.
John W. Jacobus, Eugene l. Levy, e.
w. Baylor, Walter L. MeCorkle, Mathew
Clark, George L. Kilmer j. Armstrong. Fred
D. Grant, Frederick 8. Gibbs. II. Q. Fsirman,
lanes B. Mix, Andrew j. Packard, David T.
Wright. j. K Overton, G. G. Ketchum, Lowell
ourdy. James Frazer, John A. Wyeth, Citizens