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The National tribune., 1889-09-05
cRITIcIsING cAPEHART.
A New Jersey Man Defends Mcclellan and JaeEso

n new JcEsey Mnn DeIcnds Mcclellan and JACKSON.
EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: notice that
Gen. Capehart, in his recolIections of the Shen-
doah Valley campaigns, makes out that Stone
wall jackson was Of no account as a military
commander.
While do not wish. nor have the ability,
TO eriticise SO able authority as Cen Cape
hart, still the general opinion throughout the
Army Of the Potomac during Jacksou's time
was that Inc Was u commander not 10 DO do
spised.
was present at the battle Of ChantilIy. in
which that noble officer, Gen. kearny, was
killed. and yet Jackson baled both Hooker
aud kearny. and got away with slight loss 10
his command.
Again, he skipped In between the armies OF
Pope aud Mcclellan during the Bull Run cam
paign, and the way hc shook up our men at
MANASSAS WAS q caution; he got away again,
after smashing the New Jersey Brigade aud
destroying large amount OF military stores
and cars
WAS with Gen. Fremont In his chase after
Jackson up the Valley in 1862, and Jackson was
found to be nearly as good on the run as ho was
on the advance.
IN the action mt HarrisoBburR. on juno 9th,
he gave US all we cared 10 handle aud little
more. was wounded in that engagement aud
did not participate In the fight day or two
later at Port Republic; but from what my COM
rades told me, aud the hurried retrograde move
ment back down the Valley, came To the con-
elusion that Jackson had again come out first
best.
Had Jackson been at Gettysburg, am in
elined 10 believe that We would have had a
different history of that battle 10 record.
That Jackson possessed dash aud ability
think no one will deny, and now that the war
Is over, let us give 10 each the need Of praise
to which he is entitled, whether Unionist or
rebel.
Another word and ! am done Gen. Cane
hart loses no opportunity Of sanderIng and
belittlng Gen. Mcclellan. ] am an admirer Of
Little Mac and his taking an army of raw men
and bringing them into such state of disci-
pssnc aud efficiency as he did, aud in so short
Il time, is certainly entitled to great credit
If he had been supported by the powers at
Washington as Grant was when he took com.
mand of the Army of the Potomac, Mcclellan
would have closed the war in short order.
While nghtiDg terrific battles on the Peninsula
and calling for men, Mcdowell lay at Fred.
ericksburg with splendid body of men, and
the regiment TO which i belonged made scout
from Fredericksburg through to Mcclellan 3
pickets, aud although VIC could hear Porters
| guns at Hanover Courthouse, and orr com
mander knew that Mcclellan needed helm. he
marched his command back TO Fredericksburg
because somebody feared that Jackson might
slip In and capture the powers at Washington
some fine night, thus sacrificing one of the
ablest officers la tho Union army.
think it hardly becoming such an authority
as Gen Capehart 10 Islander commanders who
dld the best they could with the means at hand
Mcclellan has passed away, AS has Jackson Let
them rest.-WAKREN Z. HURsH, Co. G, LIST N.
j. Cav, Layton, n. j.
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,IubIIatIOn.

Misery adds to misery, sometimes In our en-
deavor to esealeit. Presently VIC are confront
ed by dishearlening accumulation. we know
not where to turn andcoufage is almost gone.
But benehcient providence opens tho way.
at sadly rare intervals, and decentralization.
Here arc few notes of it;y
LITTLE Rock, Ark. March 80. 1898
~ am happy to inform you that am of the
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life" Mrs. ]. II. BAIfpy
BUNKER HILL, INp., March IA, 1888
=" i feel that | cannotssay TOO much in praise
of the Compound Oxygen Treatment"
Mrs. FLORENCE BLUE
OswEao, N. Y, Oct. 30 1885
compound Oxygen has greatly benefited
me- Under God it has given me new life,"
Rev. JOHN G. BREAKER.
MANCHESTER, ME-, Fob. 90, 1888.
" Both myself and family believe | owe pres.
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Nj. A. CUMMINGS.
We pnbiah brochure of200 pages regarding
the effect of Compound Oxygen on invalds suf
lering from consumption, asthma, bronchitis
dyspepsia, catarrh, hay fever, headache, debility
rheumatism, neuralgia all chronic and nervous
disorders. 1t will be sent, free of charge, to any
one addressing DRs. STARKEY & PALEN 1929
Arch ST., Phila., Pa; or 120 Suffer street San
Francisco, Cal.
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They We're Our Boys,

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Mono Of us
can read one of THE NATIONAL TRiBusE's
old.timo "reminiscences hut IL will suggest some.
thing in his own experience, which is the exact
reason why our weekly grist Of anecdotes never
fails. Here is one 20 illustrate tho birth and
growth OF tho family feeling in new rcgi.
ment had never felt or noticed bit OF IL in
Others while we were yet in our own State /;
but when we bundled about |. 300 Of ourselves
with baggage, horses, and ever so many wives
on tho cars aud started South, every man seem
cd to assume new aud nearer relation 10 every
other man. An airont or rough joke would
be pocketed, which. had IL been perpctrated in
Kenosha, would have caused a fight.
AZ Alton, Ill, We transferred 10 boat, and
about midnight rain began TO fall, which caused
IA stampede 60 the cabin. At that early date we
had not learned To sleep on two rails with
I" lsor rolling rapidly" beneath. The overflow
Of tho statefooms bad pretty we'll covered the
floor Of the cabin with ladies, eampcd down
with all sorts Of convoniences and inconyeni-
encos for sleeping. But all the vacant space
was soon occupied. Every fellow dropped down
and joined the grand chorus of snorcrs without
stopping 10 tune his trombone or get the pitch
To most Of us it had been the biggest and long
est day of our lives, aud we were in conse-
quenee ia condition 20 do very fast sleeping
aud were anxious TO begin Toward morning
DIR. Gregory came picking bis way across the
foom' with ainculty undihR places To put his
feet, when the wife Of n Lieutenant raised up
and snappishly said: doctor, / wish you
would make these men lay along am crowd
ed almost TO death; aud, besides, | don't care
10 sleep with all creation" The Doctor growI-
ed, AS no stood on one foot looking for place
for the other, which was away back yonder
somewhere: Z" Lie down, lilo down 20 to sleep
Damn it, they are all our b0ys!" Peace to his
ashes; honor to his memory. lie was the sec
aud within n rebel lead in Ra1osr q. tlxr
aud little did we know our loss till we had
opportunity to compare bin with many others.
Then he doomed up.-G. NJ. HAMILTON, Co. L,
lst Wis. Cav, Lebanon, Mo.
The National tribune., 1889-09-05
All Hands on Deck.

EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: am surprised
to see so few of the shipmates take advantage
of your generous invitation to make themselves
at home in the "Forecaste." The complaint
is general that the naval forces of the late war
do not receive even at this late day, the honor
and credit that are due them for services rem
dered during the civil war.
Now let us gather in the Forecastle," talk
this matter over. find out. if We can, why this
is thus" who is To blame, and also cast about
for a remedy. Shipmates, would suggest that
we ali do little more blowing, and know no
better place to do it than in the " Forecastle. I"
Just take a glance at the Fighting Them
Over" column and see what the veterans have
TO say; they are not bit backward about
coming forward y; they all captured flags and
got there first, while poor old Jack smokes his
pipe and, like the poor boy at the husking, has
nothing to say.
It puts me in mind of an occurrence In 1868.
when my first boat. the u. S. S. Hastings Capt.
Langthorne e0mmanding) was used to ferry
the Fifteenth Corps across the Tennessee River
at Eastport, Miss. Tho soldiers Just walked
over everything with their big, muddy boots,
marched away on the other shore, and left us
to clean the mud they had plastered over
everything from stem to stern; and that is Just
about what happened along all rivers, east and
west, and also along the cOast-the navy had
the mud and work, and the army put up the
nays anu BoJ tue Siolys
Now wo all know that the army did their
work aud did il well, and rs / was q soldier
myself, both before and after my service in the
navy, would be the last man to pluck a single
flower from their wreath of glory. Their
shouts of victory were heard on many q field
far from their naval allies, therefore they can
well afford to divide the honors along the
streams
Now, shipmates, let us all give way together,
and board The NATIONAL TRIBUNE with a
cheer that will wake up every old tar in the
country. Let those that are capable give us
such letters as Shipmate Duncan's in The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE of May It, and the Fore
castle" will soon be an important feature of our
paper.
am much indebted to Shipmate Duncan for
his history of the Ouiehita, and | well remember
tho boats no served on in the Mississippi squad
ron; my service was more varied. In 1861
was II private in Co. b, I'd Ohio, Army of the
Potomac, three months service, 1861, 90; a
teamster in Yingling's Brigade train, Army of
the Potomac, 1868; able seamen, u. s. :. Hast
ings iii 1861 Quarter Gunner, U. s. S. Ouichita,
in 1865; Sergeant. Co. G., lS5th Ohio, in 1866 to
1868; private Corporal and Sergaent, Co. III,
I'd u. s. Inf, in 1869; transferred TO mounted
detachment of nth U. ). Inf; discharged as
Sergeant July 6, 1669.-GEoRGE @. ScHMELz,
No. 53 h. Mound St., Columbus, ..
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SAVED THE TRAIN.
An Iowa Man Monnts tle EnsIne and lets nd

An Iowa uNH mOHHt5 lHe EHHinb anu betS uSE nUs
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The follow
ing personal "reminiscences has never been pub
lshed, but will doubtless be read with much
interest by many old soldiers who were in the
Goth Iowa at Little Rock, Ark in the Fall of
1864, and other comrades under the command
of Gen. Steele, whose command was then sta
toned there. bs
After the battle of Saline River Gen. Steele
fell back to Little Rock and during the Sum-
mer train Of cars was sent out toward White
River on the prairie about 20 miles from camp
with details from different regiments of the
army to make hay for the cavalry.
While the troops were nil busily engaged
with their assigned work in the forenoon of
the day (the date is now forgotten quite a
largo force of Gen. Shelbys men came dashing
down upon our farmer soldiers without any
notice or previous warning whatever and COM
menCcd general firing in all directions.
OF course our men were taken by surprise,
and many were killed and wounded. Among
those killed were the engineer and fireman of
the train, who were ut their post of duty, their
bodies falling inside the engine-cab. Jacob
Barnhart, q private of Co. /, Doth Iowa. was
lodging about behind bales of hay, and ran to
the engine, which he Immediately mounted
and pulled the handle of the boiler throttle,
putting on full steam, at which the train
started suddenly on its return to Little Rock,
90 miles away. Tho rebels were so busily en-
gagged shooting and rounding-up prisoners that
they were unable after the train started to
overtake it or to shoot Barnhart, who was the
only living man on it when it arrived at Little
Rock.
The soldier was not experienced in handling
or managing an engine, but having opened up
steam lay fiat down and lot Providence and a
full head of steam do the rest of tho work, and
amid storm of rebel bullets he left his COM
rades in the fields of newly.made hay to all be
taken prisoners of war, only two of them escap-
ing. This soldier was honored by many
| thanks from the commanding General and
| given general pass to go in and out of camp
during the remainder of his term of service.
| He is now an invalid from wounds and dis
ease contracted during his service, and await
ing patiently the issuing of pension certificate
from tho Government he helped to preserve.
| His neighbors at Dexter, Cowley Co., KAN know
| him as one of their most respected citizens
| c., Lieutenant Co. II, 9TH Ind Cav.
The National tribune., 1889-09-05
Higher Yet.

Mrs. Cadsby scads-Sgnor Robustino is CO.
ing TO sing at our receptions.
Mrs.Wayerly Paice-He's tenor, is he not
Mrs. Cadsby Scads-oh, no, indeed We
couldn't get him for cent less than $50.
The National tribune., 1889-09-05
A Point We'll Taken.

IvNHUtsI
"WeIl, my dear, how would Farmer Brown
suit you for hnsband2 He seems uncommon
sweet on you lately"
Perhaps 50, father; but his hair Is so red
that"
True, true, my child; but you should rec
ollect that he has very little Of it,"
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cisely what he has done In the name of those
men call on the author of this charge to pro-
duce evidence that will sustain it, or admit it
to be groundless sander.-J. L. HUNTING
TON Boston Mass
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CONSUMPTION surely Cured

TO inc fdior :-Please inform your readers that
nave potiYe remedy for Consumption Ey its tiInev
USE thousands ~ hopeless cases have been permanently
cured shii nc glad 10 send two bottles Of my remedy
lbey w ssna me their Express aud T.. o. Address Re.
kDecLlulIy. ~ A. sLOCUM, 81. O.. lbl PenrI 81. N ". -
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Why They We're on Ton.

Bigbee-I hear that the Derricls are floating
on the very top waves Of the social world.
Carper-Ratnra enough. Are MT they a
product Of petroleum.
The National tribune., 1889-09-05

Hoods sarsaparilla possesses peculiar curative
merits, and is much superior to other prepara-
tiQns.
The National tribune., 1889-09-05
Hearing Perfectly Restored
THE FORECASTLE.

BY PeelS's Pat Invisible Tubular Ear Cushions H.
book free. Call write f. Hiseox. $50 B'way n. Y
The National tribune., 1889-09-05

6ehas tadersgssa Ranks and Bankers tVlY mn, III f,sa
cd at olr counters. w. 'N9 DoP'ess'tS-
pIpa, :, :. . ~ Pres. Louisiana Var. Ht.
. :, u - - IANAbx, Pres. State NatsI hank.
y. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nafsi R3ni<.
CARL hOHN, Pres. Union National Rank
The National tribune., 1889-09-05
LOHisiana State LOtterr Gnmnan7

oTporated By the LEGISLATURE for Educational and
he present state Constitution in 1879 By an Oyerhel
ing popular vote. -
IT'S MAMMOTH DRAWINGS take pfnce
semi-AnnHaIiy dune md Deeember), and
us "hhhD SINGLE NUMBER DRAWINGS
tiikc place In each Of the other ten months OF
tue year, aud are all drawn in public. az tho
Academy OF Music, New Orleans, La.
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FAMED FOR TWENTY YEARS

For Integrity of it's Drawings, and
Prompt Payment of Prizes,
Attested as follows:
we DO hereby certify that roe nlperuiss hs az
rangsmsHts for az The Monthly ant Semi Annual
DTd0mg8 Of The L0Hisialla State LOttsrg COM
pdHy, aud ~ person manage aud control Tie Drag
nlgs themselves, and that the same are conducted
W'ts honesty, fairness aud IN FOOD faith toUard az
parties, and l0s authorize tie ComDeay 10 ,sss lSig
ceTtlHcate, Nth qc-siniles Of our sisaIssrss aE.
sached, IN its adUertisemsrlIs''
The National tribune., 1889-09-05

J. II. Mccormick, Rays, o. says that in Co.
G., I'D Ohio, there were three sets of triplets
eight pairs of brothers and five fathers and
sons.
John M. Ames, West Barry, N Y, enlisted
In the 15lst N. Y. on Sept 4, 1862 and was dis.
charged April Is. 1864, by reason of enlistment
in the navy at Baltimore on the u, :. S. Gov.
Buckingham to go on the Wilmington block
ade. On the night of Sept. %, 1864, rebel
blockade runner steamed across the bows of the
Buckingham The l00.pound Parrott gun was
trained on her and set fire to some bales OF
cotton on her deck, aud she ran ashore near the
rebel batteries and was burned up.
j. M. Ruby, list Ohio l.. A., Columbus, Ind.
says that while they were in camp ut Green
Meadows, w. Va, the boys would get what
they called scanned fruit" one peach in can,
tho balance pine-top that would kill Mt long
range. His comrade, Abner b. Pope lost ono
can of peaches and one can of peas. The writer
says that If Comrade Pope will address him lie
will inform him who stole his fruit"
l.. S. Reed, Houtzdale. Pa, wishes to inquire
of the members of the 50th Pa if they remem-
Der the charge they made at tho mine explos-
ion ut Petersburg, where one of their Captains
was so severely wounded that he could not get
over the breastworbs to the rear. The writer's
regiment-tho 1sSth Pa.--lay in tho front rifle.
pits, aud Brig. Gen. Henry called for two vol
unteers to advance and bring tho Captain in,
whereupon the writer and w. Ii. Buckwalter
jumped over the works and did so.
Hon. James A. Hunter Enterprise, Ore, says
that Oregon is alive TO the interests of the bows
who wore the blue, and that last Winter the
Legislature, of which he has the honor to be a
member, enacted law without dissenting
VOTE that hereafter no old soldier should fill a
paupers grave, and that the widows and or
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21

4 HoliaRS Family ia the sixth ward
1iaAe ia Lively for a Constable.

4 HolIans Family la the sixth ward
1iaAe ia Lively for Constable.
Pets t'rmherlu, the oue-armed CON
stable aas lei a lively dance Friday by
"a mly named Nl-.srs. that he called
oa o. take furniture on Wit of re-
lie,ln.
The good, were purchased of Schuy-
ler Bates, th- D.s,.ou-,t. furniture
dealer. last May, and wore 90 have been
pad for n July last, but Nlssers did
NOT pay up. and refused repeatedly To
sttiie after be- had paid all bat 500 ot
the biN.
Bates got out % writ Of replev.n FRI
day, and placed Il iu Mr. Chamberlu'
hands. Bates and Ihamberin went To
Ni-~cr,' house. in the sixth ward. where
they found Nls~ers' wife. With her
they went % the Harrison Wagon
Works, where Nissers works. hut he
would not settle. and the officer went
o. the house 20 take the goods.
They had mo- sooner touched the first
article than they were attacked by the
Nl>Sers family, and by another family
living IN the same house. 4 lively fight
ea,ued, the women taking an active
part. Mr.. Chamberlin Is not built for
speed, and ne thought his only chance
was TO show q bold front and fight II
out. la the fight NiSsers dsew a rcyol-
yer and attempted to shoot Chamber
lin, but was stopped Icy the woman.
When the battle had ragged for what
seemed to the perspirng constable an
hour, an armlstlce was affected and
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21
WANTS RELEASE.
Miles Application for "A Habeas Corpus
Argued in Court.

The application for hahcas corpus
in the case of G.nde D. Miles, confined
in tine County jail, was argued yester-
day n the Superior Court and contn-
ucd for judgment until tomorrow
morning.
Last May Miles, who was a lumber
man at Big Rapids, represented To A..
l.. Hatch and Geo. +. White that he
had lot OF lumber az Foxburg, and on
the strength of his statement succeeded
I'M getting between $500 and 500.
1t subsequently developed that he
had no lumber and hc wa, arrested on
a Caplas and was confined for some
time when hc succeeded In giving bail.
His boud-mcn. however, became alarm
cd and surrendered him, and he has
been i'm jail ever since. Recently he
made a settlement with White bv Civ
ing hls note for Whites half of the
debt. lie now CLAIMS that the note
gwen % White was an adjustment of
the claim and that he Is entitled TO his
liberty. The motion was fully argued
hy Doran and Earle for White and
Hatch. and by Taggart and Dennis for
Mixes. Decision was reserved.
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
special Meeting and Election last Es.n-
ins .haalhouse sites Discussed.

special Meeting and Election last Es.n-
ins haalhou,e sites Discussed.
A special meeting ol tae HUId OF
Elg.aloa va- hr.d last evening Tor the
purpose ot considering school hulld.ng
stas. lai the election of a trustee n
place ol Mr. keiloe-.
PIkHs j.. Hess offered sites as f0i-
llH- n-. Iots. each HuNl-5. Jt tle corr
ltr oI Cc,iar--t. and North-aEe.. at 500
each. or e.-ht lots Ivn- between North
Pro-pect-st. and North lattye tte-,t.
fronting ou Cs,lar--t., at 5000 per lot.
o. -X lots 5nN}6 0u the west side Oi
lataye e,te-st., at the corner ot tedar-st.,
at fsn per lot The communication
Hl- gwen fo tne Committee on Buid-
lu-s and the Trustees OF the Fifth
warl.
The contract for plumbing OF the
Heury-,t. building Was let % /. >hriyer,
ST., tor 5000.
Tie action of the Committee on
Grounds ODD setting out tfty-t0ur trees
ar cost ut 81 was approved. Three
hundred feet OF hose WAS ordered for
sFriuSa1g lawns.
The CRY Surveyor was requested %
prepare plans for grading the grounds
ot GrludF.lle and Madison Avenue
schools. and bids for the work viii bc
received aud opened az the next meet
ing.
The Committee on Supplies was di-
rected % purchase 400 cords OF four
foot wood. 40 not 20 exceed $500 a
cord. and % wa, voted o. contract with
tnc hutQl Company for ventlItlug the
dry AIR closets lu tLf I0nia-st. school.
jacob Buckley was elected lanltor,
v.fe Mr.. Kellogg. res gued.
Two propositions were received FOR
tae Fifth Ward site.
John W. Ramsey offered the COM
m.ttte SIX lots OF Block @. ou Drew X
Brown addition, for :. 100. Tire lots
face ou 1oiicge-3ve., and five lots on
Block lo 0f the same addition for 81 .57S
These lot, are on Cedar-~t.
Trustee Mcbride offered q resolution
recommeuiug that the lots ou hi0ckuine
lc purchased at the price offered LAID
Cu tle table for one week.
Trustee Cook offered q resolution
recommending that the principal or
each school. shall with the assistance Of
tae cadet. teach tnc highest grade in
that -chuo. aud tnat tne teachers of tho
first grade he selected with reference tO
tlelr speC.a. fitness for teaching this
-aac. The matter was referred to the
JOINT Committee on schools and Teach
trs.
Trustee Cook presented communi-
cauou which $50, opened hv the ~ecre-
rart 1ui announced a~ coming from q
book agfnt. lt ua~ placed cora the table
inle-hutf'v without being read and tine
.ltI l.i ir.ftrr.f
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21

Three Horssinen Attempt a. Ria~ into a
Fsari-st. saloon.

About halt-pa>t 5 O'Clock last night
party of young fellows, who hal hen
out lors,b back rd'u-. concluded The
pleasures OF tie evening hy riding psl
luell cowboy like, into the "Board oi
Trade saloon, kept hy J.. 3 WelcA.
on Pear. f., jgst west ol Monroe.
There We're three hos,emen on tAe
pavement, hut ouly one ct them sue
,ccded iu getting his horse into the
doorway. The appearance of the po-
lice stopped the fun. only one OF the
r.dtr-. VIM. Henne>>ey. was captured, ,
tnc others making good their escape.
lltnnes-y WAS taken tothc station and
locked up. The sidewalks were
crowded with people at the time, and
for winnie the greatest excitement pre-
vailed No damage was done. and lt
was looked on as a great piece OF
sport.
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21

The Mutual Home and Savings Asso-
cation Is growing steadily I'M popular
lty. Its directory and membership con-
tam many of the most progressive busi-
mess men OF the city. The fourteenth
week closes with fourteen hundred
shares outstanding. It's policy is hbcr-
al, no back dues, no membership fees.
and semi-annual division of profits.
All desiring 10 save money or get homes
should JON. Office under Old National
RnnL
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21

Hervey, the jeweler, Canal-st., has
4 most complete line of goods. In dIa-
monds, jewelry of all kinds, silycrware
and clocks hc is showing a handsome
assortment. a complete line of gold
plated jewolry, ladies and gentlemen's
pins. rings and chains in all the latest
patterns have Just been received. Mr..
liervcy is offering only the best quality
OF goods and Is selling at decidedly low
prices.
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21

Herman Tennis and George Brink
got INTO row on Monroe-st. last night
and was told To move on bv police
man. After moving mp the street "a
short distance they began fighting, and
Alderman Elsenhagdt, who came along.
captured them and handed them over
to the police, 10y whom they We're
looked m.
Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21

The Kinder symphony, to be pre-
Sented Thursday evening at the parors
of the Park Church, VIII be the first of
its kind ever seen in tins city. The
Young Peoples Society gives, IN
Kinder costume, the Haydn symphony,
by Joseph Hayden, and the Nelly
LANDER, 10y Ernst Grenzcbach. The
entertainment promises to be n rare
musical treat.