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The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-26
NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS,
AND THE RECORDTHEcY MADE
DURING THE CIVIL, WAR.

Extracts from Col. BurgHin's
Letter Giving Some InCIisputa-
BILE Facts for the Guidance OF
Future Historians.
We select from Col. Burgwins letter,
referred to in an editorial paragraph, the
following passages. The statistics are
furnished by Col. Fox, of the United
States army, from data in the war de
partment. Furnished by one or the other
side in the fight they may be taken to be
impartial and authentic:
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-26

Natural gas, as fuel, has been in use
about fifteen years. There are now en-
ployed in its transmission for fuel pur-
poses 1850 miles of pipe mains. In
Pittsburg alone there are 500 miles, and
the consumption OF gas there represents
an annualconsumption of Z 900, 900 tons
of coal.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-26

North Carolina had i'll the service sew
cnty-sevcn regiments, four battaliuns of
infantry, one regiment and five battal-
ions of cavalry, and eleven batteries of
artillery.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-26
Claiming Exemption.

DUBLIN, September 25.-The Catholic
Chap!ains in the Irish jails are combining
to claim exemption from prison rules.
The Chaplain Of Derry jail has been dis,
missed on suspicion of taking letters on
Conybeare. He refused to answer ques-
tions with reference to his dealings with
the prisoners. The Vicar and Clergy OF
the district support the Chaplain. Two
prests connected with the Colmel jail
have been dismissed Tor supplying DR.
Tanner with sandwiches and tobacco.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-26

Aggregatc enrolment Of Confederate
armies about 100000.
omit Alabama from the above list as
Col. Fox says: NEARLY all the Alabama
muster rolls are missing, and the above
returns are incomplete but are compiled
from the muster rolls on file i'll the Blu
reau of Confederate archives"
To appreciate the force of the above
statistics, I.quote the military population
4 L IL. = Loo. 4
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-26
General d. H. HiII Dead.

RALEIGH, n. c., September 25.-Ex-
Confederate General D. H. Hill died yes
terday at Charlotte, N. c.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-26

When we consider that the average loss
i'll the Union armies in killed or mortally
wounded and died of disease was only
sc per cent of their total enrolment OF
1920, ,272 men, and then ascertain that
North Cardinals loss in the late war
was over thirl y-hve per cent. of her entire
military population of 1861, and South
Cardinals loss of over thirty-two per
cent. one may well cxclam, as Col. Fox
does when stating the figures, "the result
is extraordinary in the heroic aspect
At Gettysburg, the 26th North Caro-
lima of Pettigrew's Brigade, Heth'S Di-
vision, went into action with an effect
i've strength, which is stated in the regi-
mental official report as over 800 men.
They sustained loss according to Sur
geon General Guild srcport of sc killed
and 500 wounded. Total 5SS. In addi-
ton there were about 20 missing, nearly
all of whom must have been wounded or
killed, but as they fell into the encmy's
tour hands, they were not included i'll
the hospital report. This loss occurred
mostly i'll the first days fight. The
uuartermastcr of the Goth who made the
official report on July 4, states that
there were only PIG left for duty after
the fight on the first The regiment
then participated in Pickett's charge OH
the third day of the battle, in which it
attacked the position held by Smyths
Brigade, Hays Division Second Corps.
On the following day it mustered only
80 men for duty, the missing ones hav-
ing fallen in the final and unsuccessful
charge. In the battle Of the first day,
Captain Tuttlc's company went into ac-
tion with three officers and 81 men; all
of the officers and SO of the men were
killed or wounded. On the same day
and in the same brigade (Pettigrew's,
Company {, of the 11th n. c., lost two
officers killed and 34 out of 80 men
killed or wounded Captain Bird, OF
this company, with the four remaining
men, participated iii the charge on the
Sd of July, and Of these, the. flag bearer
was shot and the captain brought out
the flag himself. This loss of the 26th y.
c. at Gettysburg, was the sevcrcst reg
mental loss during the war.
1t is also established by Col. Fox'S ta-
bles that the North Carolina Troops not
only head the list of commands that suS-
tanned the greatest regimental loss in any
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-26

Bond offerings yesterday aggregated
$262 $50, all accepted at 1.2O for fours,
and 1.05% for fours and halls.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-26

1t is also established by Col. Fox's ta-
blcs that the North Carolina Troops not
only head the list of commands that suS-
tained the greatest regimental loss in any
one battle, but also they head the other
list that of the greatest percentage OF
loss sustained in any one battle:
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-26

Rev. r. G. Pearson dedicated the Y.
NJ. c. A. building at Charlotte on Sun
day and began weeks series ofrevivals.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-12-06
wanted-An Owner.

There were dozen passengers ON a Broad
Way car the other rainy day, who noticed a
very large, showily dressed man 49, aboard
Al the corner OF Seventeenth. lie mad a gold
headed silk umbrella, and he leaned IL against
the front door and sat down When the car got
down 20 Wall street the large man suddenly
rosc up and hurried out of the car, never
thinking ot his umbrella. Then human ma
turc began to show itself \ young man
with a very loud suit Of clothes, changed his
seat from rear to front to get nearer the
prize \ very solid woman with band
hoN pushed a boy along TO bring herself
nearer \ man ou the other side, who had
bccn very busy with his paper, now folded IL
up and nXcd his cycs on the umbrella. 4
shop Eirl, who seemed 10 hc out ON an crrand,
east cuyrtou> eyes. and thought Of the swell
She could cut over the other girls il she had
that particular piece Of personal property
An old man with a very prominent nose
finally observed I'M subduci tones.
Il live next door to Johnson and IN re-
turn him his umbrella
johnson exclaimed the young man in
the loud suit "Nhy, that's our superiutcnd-
eut, and, a. am going right 20 the Office
IN carry II TO him.
"Scems to me hes my grocer, but won't
bc sure of 10, 80 remarked the solid woman.
However, I'm au honest woman, and 1t viii
be safe with Wo'
look hcrrl' exclaimed the man with the
paper. "Nou area nice crowd, | must re-
mark ! was just laying low for YOU The
gent is my brother, aud ld like TO scc some
of you try to walk oil with his umbrella
This settled all but the shopgrl She turned
white aud rot, moved about unoanly, and
finally decided it was now or never She sud
denly rose up, walked 10 the end of the car,
picked up the umbrella, and tiptocd her way
to the rear door and passed ont.
Thank YOU, miss"
II was tho large, ,howily dressed man. who
was standing ON the platform with his hand
extended
Don't mention it, snapped the girl in
reply, us shc turned over the property and
dropped uN
And tncn ever, body caucllcl and slapped
himself un the back % think hc had been
wise enough to let tho umbrella alone New
NDr. Sun
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-12-06
InterNlaMlnc.

interviewing Is an application Of, and i.
justified by, the axiom that the shortest dis
tance between two given points is in %
straight line Newspapers are published &
furnish information. Information doesn't
seek them; they have to seek it. Interview.
ing is just a, necessary to get news a, IL il
To- get views interviewing began With
the publication Of the first newspaper. But
it took newspaper publishers some time to
find out that the public is about a. much in.
tcrested in what people Of note think about
what is going on a, in what is going on.
They are only just finding this out in Eng
land
There is good deal Of nonsense written
about persecution by the interviewer II o
man doesn't want 10 be interviewed all he
has to do is 10 say mo" and stick 10 it, and
that settles IT, There are many people who
like 10 see their opinions in print, but they
don't wish 10 have il appear that they seek
publicity for them Even the most conccited
and egotistcal Of men desire "A reputation for
modesty / once Travelled fifty miles 10 inter.
view an ex-governor who had requested that
n reporter be- sent to interview him. But the
interview was not prefaced by the statement
that "ex Governor --- sent for a reporter tC
interview him. On the contrary. 1t was pre-
ceded by the observation that the reporter
had sought Ex-Governor - and that he "rc
luctantly consented 10 give his views, etc.
There is good deal Of humbug in this world
and a reporter sees rather more Of it than
most people. But, Of course, the sort OF no
toriety seekers above referred 10 constitute
but a small minority of those who get inter
viewed. . 5- Epoch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-12-06


About thirtN-Gvc years ago little boy
Nus given "A quarter of a dollar tor spending
money. 4, he walked down the street, very
lappy, hc met with an older boy and showed
t 10 him, saying a, he did 50: "Scc what my
good papa gave me 10 spcud' The older
boy knocked il out of the little fellows hand,
matched it up and ran away with a. The
little boy wa, almost heartbrokcu, but when
IL went home crying and told about it, his
mother gave him another quarter. This mol.
flied him. but hc never forgnye that older
boy. The war came on and the older boy was
given commission in the army, while the
a'tlc one. who was too young 90 enlist, re-.
maincd az home.
After the war the younger boy became IA
clerk IN the war department. Within the
past fifteen years the older boy, who had be-
come "A lawyer unl AN orator, announced
himself ns "A caudidatc for tho United States
senate nnd he had "A largo following. II
looked as though he might bc elected Bu,
one morning the newspapers in many por.
tions Of the country, aud especially those Of
bis own state ubishod "A statement 20 the
effect that the candidate had been dismissed
from the army for cowardice aud other qucs.
tiouabic conduct. The lawyer denied the
charge" and extracts from the records Of the
war department were published, showing
that the charge was true. lie was not elect.
ell After hi. defeat wa, accomplished he re
ccivcd letter po,tmurkod Washington II.
e.. Of which the following is an exact copy
"Do you remember ia" day yoa outraged n
little boys feelings Hnl almost broke HE
heart by stealing quarter from himf That
deed cost YOU s az iu tho senate Wash
ingtou Capital
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-12-06
Better Than "a Cat.

The barn OWL when She has young, bring
10 her nest a mouse about every twelve min
utes and, as she is actively employed both at
evening aud at dawn, and "a, male aud fc-
male hunt, forty mice "A day i the lowest
computation we can make. How soft is the
plumage Of the owl and how noiscless her
fighti Watch her as she floats past the ivy
tod, down by the ricss, and silently over tho
old wood: then away over the meadows.
through the open door and out Of the loop
hole of the barn, round tho hchened tower
and along the course of the brook Presently
she returns 10 her four downy young, with a
mouse in one claw and a vole in the other
soon 10 be ripped up, torn and eaten by the
greedy, swapping imps. The young and egg
are found in the same nest. II you would
see the midday sesta of these birds climb
up into some haymow. There in an angle Of
the beam you Will see their oVlships snoring
and blinking wide their great round eyes
their duet j. the most unearthly, ridiculous
grave noise conceivable, like nothing else
you ever heard. Here they will stay all day
aigesting the mice with which they have
eorged themselves, until twilight, when they
again issue forth upon their madcap revels.
This clever mouser then, has "A strong claim
TO our protection; 50 let not idle superstition
further its destruction -Macmiilau's Maga
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-12-06

Emerson was n noble friend Of the Alcott
family. lie had way Of leaving money in
their house under books and other secluded
places where il would bo found When one
Of the fathers conversations yielded $50
Miss Alcott credited Emerson with so Of the
amount He was the god Of her idolatry,
she declared in 1850, and had been for years
At her sisters wedding he kissed the bride
and her. Alcott thought this honor "would
make even matrimony cndurable." On the
death Of Emerson she wrote as follows in her
journal.
"Our best and greatest American is gone
The nearest and dearest friend father has
ever had, and the man who has helped me
most 10y his life, his books, his society lean
never tell all he has been 10 mo-from the
time sang MignOn's song under the window
IA little grb aud wrote letters n Ia Bettine
10 him, my Goethe, at II, up through my
hard years, when his essays on Self Rel.
auce,' Character Compensation Love
and Friendship helped me TO understand
myself and life, and God and nature. Illus
trious and beloved friend, good-by. Boston
Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-12-06
Having a Hobby.

A hobby is a companion in loneliness, a re-
source in dullncss, meeting ground for
congenial spirit who also has a hobby-per-
hsps your own-over which 70 fraternize;
and really, when / begin 10 sing the praises ot
this valuable possession, IL is hard 10 know
where 20 stop. IL ia a good thing 10 become
pos.essed Of a hobby when you are young.
You can acquire an immense amount OF
knowledge which will be Of valuable service
70 you in later life II you have sorle pet pur-
suit. You may be devoid Of all saste for
music, and not be able 20 draw a straight
stroke; but il these two great talents are de-
MED you, there are many others equally in.
teresting.
Take any science-botany, for example II
you study IL steadily, how much greater will
be your interest in all your walks and wher-
ever you go. Get any cheap primer or book
on the subject, and learn about the formation
of flowers, and when you are out IN the coun-
t.y gather some specimens aud try and find
out their class, division, family and genus.
II you wish 10 form collection, you will find
doing 50 most interesting and valuable for
future reference. Until you study botany,
you can form no idea OF the great varieties
there are among the wild flowers, and tho
wonders and Beauties Of these seem endless.
In interest, too, how much will you find in
geology, conchulogy, entomology, physiolo-
gy Or, If sciences do not attract YOU, l.
there no charm in needlework il YOU a.,
n woman, carpentering II you are man,
or gardening, aud many other thingsi ANA.
teur photography Is taken up equally 10y both
sexes, and Is often carried 10 great perfec-
ton. The selection Of your special attraction
must depend upon yourself, and ii no one
sesS a charm for you, ! should make acquant-
ance practically with one or two, and you
may find the charm is there after all
Ouiygr
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-12-06
Foolish Inventions.

4 person who is not interested In patents
would be surprised at the number of foolish
inventions brought in by cranks who think
they have discovered a valuable article or
machine Some Of the inventions are very
amusing | know an old man, who has
brought 10 me for inspection several inven-
tions Of his own, and nearly all of them are
practically worthless. a few Of them might,
II improved upon, lead 10 favorable results
He is very industrious, aud has something
new every day or two. Not long since he
brought i'm what he claimed was perpetual
motion machine, but the power was furnished
by spring, and 1t required winding the
same as "A clock. He also studied out "A faucet
for hydrants, which, when turned % the
right, discharges filtered water, but when
turned 20 the left IL discharges the water with
its native dirt and impurities. Inventor in
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-12-06
THE HONOR AMONG EN-.

A cspitast and a tramp once met
AL alone In a lonely place;
And each stopped short, with feet firm So
And a new white lighting each white face.
"Stand aSider' cried the first one-''Stopl
am armed" AID the tramp replied.
so am l. AMI ry~Sp'i the drop
And this Is a Weeping as amt cross eyed;
Throw up yer hands" CThe hands flew straight
Up In the air) Now, blast you. waitl-
Ner don't say nothin' tii get through
You Kin nod and shake when tell yoa to-
Firs' and foremos' the tramp weut on.
You don't know me fer a thieff-Now. sQuArof-
Shake" and the head was sideWard drawn
Trembliugly And you know you airf-
Nod" And the head fell. shamedly
well, that's Jest why was 'feard o. YOU
And why YOU ortn't been o. mo
Cause / got houor-cean plum through
/ got houor-and that's enough
Wealth fer me el-and you got worse
Gold Well keep IT, AMI dang yer purse!-
Ielked, like an egg, with yelicr stun
Now, you git" Aud the rich man hcd
Hugging his gold as he wilder sped;
while the poor tramp said 10 himself IL low
When git round 70 the paWushop now
This dern old Pop O mine won't bring
More n enough fer 20 load the thing"
james Nhitcomb Riley
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-12-06
4 Splendid, but Closed, Nansion.

The splendid mansion OF the late Millionaire
Flood al Mculo Park, Cal, Is now closed and
deserted Its probably the most magnificent
country house in America. The estate covers
1000 acres and Is under the charge Of a land
scape gardener and 10 assistants. The drives
are several miles in length, and are made Of
white gravel, kept spo,cS>ly clean. The
foliage. shrubbery and flowers are beyond de-
scripton Everything is symphony in
white and gold"
The porter's lodge is beautiful cottage
near the only entrance 10 the grounds, and
the great gates are white and gold The
grounds are lighted by hundreds OF gas
lamps with ground glass shades, the gas bo-
ing made on the place. Statuary Of the most
chaste and eloquent design and Of exquisite
workmanship gives finish 10 the velvetlke
lawns and closely trimmed hedges
But the house is the main attraction. IL 10
built in a style Of architecture that might bs
termed French, although not decidedly Of
that school. IL is dazzling white, the roofs
are OF black slate in patterns, and the decora-
tions are all in gold Even the inside blinds
and the furnishings are white and gold, and
this effect has been preserved in the inishings
Of the servants quarters, the superb stable
and all the buildings on the premises
The house stands on an emincnce and over
looks one Of the most beautiful lawns that art
could produce Fountains splash on every
side, a terrace Of ivy and flowers hems in the
eastern view, while bank OF yioets and
wall OF roses temper the force Of tho ocean
brcczes and perfume them. The perfect cre-
alton Of an artistic mind, with all the neces-
sary funds 10 maintain IL in all It's perfection,
Floods place stands uuriyaled in America,
n typical home Of self made millionaire,
but the millionaire is not here TO enjoy it
Denver Times
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-12-06
Wiz Ihe, Mcrn Snt nnn..

a daughter % tho househoId vas told %
get some sweet p1ta,Oos and pat them on -
byh Sue did a. directed, but when tho
dinner hour arrived the sweet pota-
tOos were not done Thoy were b0i.ed
stu longer, aud then we're not done
They were then baked, with no Detter
success Finally the motl"s- sent u ~.
how many such tubers she baI Going %
the box where they were kept the mystery
was solved when she found that lcr daughter
bad taken dahlia bulbs, which lay near the
box, Instead % the sweet pytatyes. Prob
ably the dahlia tubers viii not gJrJgt any
better for having besn b0iisi George
town Mass Advocate
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-12-06
LOCAL LACONlCS.
oL>ElyiLLr NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.

An EN-le-sperm.
city Messenger Rhodes. Of Providence.
WAS in town Monday.
Empty store are becoming very hard
TO find in this vicinity.
i. II. Cady's wall paper store IN Irons
Block opened Monday.
In neat and tasty job printing the
TINES Office clearly excels.
Patrick Mernick has sold his saloon on
the square 10 John Colder.
W. A. II Grant has cargo Of Forest
City coal. See Advertisement.
Elmwood Lodge fair began prosper
ous career last Monday evening.
The Cable car barn on Valley street is
rapidly approaching completion.
Rev. J. v Osterbout is recovering from
an attack Of quincy sore throat.
Have you noticed l.. Sweet a Co.'S
unique advertisement in the TINS this
week
The holiday season IL upon us, and the
holiday chopper will soon be on the war
path.
Nelson Titus has moved great many
stores, but be was never accused ~ shop
lifting.
T.. J. Cunningham, the upholsterer =,
has removed from Irons Block 10 Barton
street.
The road house cases brought large
audience at the Eighth District Court,
Monday.
Fred Driver drew the years subscrip-
ton 20 the Olneyville TisEs At the Rough
& Ready fair.
Ambrose T. West the defeated csndi-
date for alderman in the Tenth Ward will
contest the election.
william Ashwor,h, an operative Al
Fletcher's, bad his hand badly crushed
last Friday afternoon.
The Johnston patrons Of the city thea
tres can now get car at ll:lS, ten min
utes later than they used to.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pratt are the
happy parents Of a fine boy born on
Saturday afternoon Of lsst week.
An adjourned meeting of the Fruit
Hill Detecting Society will be held Al
Dispeau's. Pawtucket. tomorrow even
ing.
An envelope tina, cannot be opened and
resealed without showing that II has been
tampered giti has been invented In Eng
land.
George B. Congdon attended the bene-
ht performance of the Boston Press Club
AZ the Boston Theatre, Thursday after
noon.
Talbot a CO., ID. clo,hiers, who have a
branch store here, are about 10 erect a
building a, woonsocket for their own
occupancy.