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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-12-13
XX.---NEW SERIES.

he spoke now like a man almost heart
broken. Staggered by this sudden ap-
partition of one whom he had deeply
wronged, and whom he had thought
long dead, Mason Belmont was in con
sternation. He knew not what to say
to offer any reparation was gall to his
miserly soul. The change OF Bryson's
mood gave him an opportunity to es-
cape for the present from these bitter
reproaches.
"Well, Mr.. Wendell, it's long past
now, and don't see Just what can be
done about it. Ten years is q long
time, you know. hope you'll believe
me when say that this painful disco :
cry has almost upset mo. Let me 60 to
bed and sleep on it, and Ill talk with
you further in the morning. Will you
ing?'
No; put it away with the rest of
your lll-gotten gains"
Mr. Belmont returned the bill to his
pocket, and did not resent the bitter
taunt. Bryson had taken tho candle
and started for the door; the guest fol-
lowed him with his sachel.
Five minutes later, Bryson returned
TO the room. He threw some of the
wood on the fire, and sat down before
1T. When the little clock on the shelf
struck eleven he was still sitting there.
"A tempest was raging in his BRAN.
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MADE HOMELESS BY FIRE.
A Big Blaze I'm n Pennsyivanfa Town
Heavy Losses.

Heavy Losses.
A fire broke out In Leecnbur2, Pa about
six o'clock in the evening, ard for three hours
rageI fercely, destroying large Iortion OF
the business and residence section of the
town. The fire started in tho Anderson block,
and as high wind was prevailing, the flames
spread in all directions. In less IAN an no, r
tho council rooms, Cochran block. L:echburg
Banking Company's building, and several
blocks on botn sides Of the main street were
burning, and tue fiery element was still eat
ing its way through the town. The citizens
were almost panicstrickep, and seemingly
were unable to effectively fight the fire with
the primitive apparatus at their command.
Erelegrams for assistance were sent TO Pitts.
burg and Allegheny, and with the welcome
intelligence that engines were on the way to
the scene, the residents again went TO work,
and by nine o'clock the flames were under
control. Before this was accomplished, how.
ever, the postoflice, the Leschburg Adrdnce
building, Leechburg Band building, Hill
bank building, Cochran's block, squires'
block, and twenty to twenty-five dwellings
and stores were in ruins. The loss will be
$50. 900, and may reach 100000 1t is i'm.
possible to estimate the insurance, butt viii
be light.
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(HAPlER vi.
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.

IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
1t was past one o'clock, when, with
out light, and with feet unshod, Brv-
son CROPPED his way down into the eel
lar. ceiling about in the pitchy dark
ness OF the place, he found a shelf.
Several articles upon it he handled
and rejected, but presently seized the
onc for which he searched 1t was q
thick, heavy iron bar, two feet long.
tie placed it inside his waistcoat, and
followed the wall along to another part
oil the cellar, beneath the floor of the
room where his guest was sleeping.
Mounting an old box, cautiously
-tr!cd The floor. 1t did not yield. Sew
eral times he changed the position of
the box, and pushed tho boards with
his hands, before they yielded. At
last trap-dGor as lifted few inches.
lie paused moment, with both hands
above his head, to make sure that
there had been no alarm. Then with
n painful effort he raised himself by
has hands into the trap.hole, his back
muscular effort filled his body with
pain; but he succeeded in drawing
himself up, until his knees rested on
the floor Of the chamber. Then oc
Cured n mishap that he had foreseen,
but could not prevent. The heavy
door Lad been raise by his shoulders
to the perpendicular; in getting his
knees on the floor the trap was thrown
back, and fell over with q crash.
The sleeper started up, thoroughly
awak".
who's there?" he demanded
There was no answer. The room was
as still again as it was dark.
81 say-who's there?"
Still no answer
WAS / dreaming about q noise, /
wonder?" Mr.. Belmont thought.
He jumped from the bed, and finding
his mate case, struck light. The
flash revealed his face as he stopped to-
ward the chair to light the candle.
A dim figure glided swiftly and sill
emily 20 him; there was dull noise as
the mercless iron bar descended in o
terrific blow upon his temple, and
Mason Belmont fell like log, dead at
the foot of his assassin.
The lighted match still burned upon
the floor where it had fallen. Bryson
snatched it up and re-lit the candle.
The victim lay prone on his face, his
arms thrown abroad.
moments hesitation: shudder,
and then tho murderer pulled the body
to the trap-hole, and hurled it into the
cellar. The victims coat, shoes, and
! hat followed. Then the iron bar, then
the sachel and the trap door was re-
closed.
IT,,
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AN INSANE MAN LYNCHED,
Torn From His Family by WiscOnSin
Farmers and Strung Up.

Farmers ana StFUnS Up.
Tho blood stained records OF Judge Lynch's
court do not show moro dastardly crime
than was committed few days ago at Pres
ton, in Tr, mpealeau county, Wisconsin.
Iars Jacob Olsen, aged fifty years was torn
from his house and lynched by a party OF
masked men. Olsen was partially insane
and somewhat quarrelsome, anl had been
ordered by neighbors to leave the country.
lie neglected 20 do so and was strung up.
Olsen WAS seized in bed, pulled out and his
hands tied behind him, despite his desperat,
struggles aud the screams OF the family.
Without oven allowing him to put on his
clothes the men led him out OF the house.
Ouce outside Olsen learned what was to be
done with him. He caught site OF a new
rope hanging over the limb OF aslarge tree,
which stands not moro than twenty feet
from tho little cabin which was his home.
He struggled to free his hands, toaring the
Il SIN from his wrists until they bled freely /;
but finding himself unable TO get loose, sub
mitted in sullen silence. The rope was put
around his mock and willing hands drew him
lip to strangle. His legs were not tied, and
his Kicking and struggling was fearful. The
mob remaioed some tImo, however, lest he
, might be cuC down before no was dead. Tben
after shouting threats Of lynching any ono
who shou Il uarc cut down the body, they
disappeared Ths coronor's inquest was held
ut Preston, ana tho following verdict was
| rendered: "Deceasei came TO his death by
strangulatiou causel by being hanged by
the neck by masked persons unknown"
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KILLED BY NITRO-GLYCERlNE.
Fhrcc Men Killed and Property De
strNXcd by an Ex pLOsiOn.

The most terrible explosion OF nitio'glyce-
.ine for yoars occurred in the suburbs OF OIL
City, Pa, in which two brothers, sons OF II
willow nameI Fishor--James, aged eigh, cen,
and Charles, age sixteen, and Ell Hoffman,
3n ii tweuty-six. lost their lives. The gIyce-
rine to tho amount OF five tons, wss owned
by tho torpedo company, and was in boat
near Fairs icehouse, ana was being unloadad
and plac al in tee magazine. While Ihe meu
were away, the boys, who wero nuItins,
were seen TO approach the boat, ard IL issup'
pose one OF tho purity fell and caused tho
accident. The shock was tremendous. Farm
houses aud barns nearby were shattered AMI
blown to pieces The icrhousc, building
80 fest square, WAS reduced 10 klndliuS
wood. Windows in ths post Office and depot,
two miles away were shattered by the shock.
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DIED A %S,3ERABLE DEATH,
A Wan who Had Been Para'yzed
while d rising His God.

John Chana, hopeless paralytic, aged
thirty five was fond dead on tho floor Of
his hovel at Poekobwn, Pa, with leather
strap loosely N. ened around his neck.
Some maintain {iat it was suicide, while
others say that II is q case of foul play,
though suicide y the generally accepted
theory.
Until recently Chana was fine specimen
OF physical nanhoyd. 1t is related that ono
day he curs,l his S-eator in a most t'rriblc
manner, when L. fell over, struck dumb
and paraly zed fre head TO foot. He re-
NAMED in this con IJtion until his death.
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NEW CONSULS.
A Batch ofAppointments of Made by tho
President.

ing United states consu!s: Beckford Mackey,
Of South Carolina, to San Jose, Costa tici (;
ne was transferred from Paso del Norte,
Mex:co. Hiram J. Dunlap, Of Illinois, TO
Breslau, Germ my; Mr DuniSp is edi tor ot
If the Champaign Gazette Wiliian f.. Gard
ner, OF Wisconsin, TO X )t;crdam; MT, Gard
urr las hean for several years connected with
.hs EccninJ Wisconsin, Milwaukee,. De!oss
IT, Smith. Vi ArIzonn, to HogaleS, ii. xcD
John B. Osborne, OF Pennsylvania, to Gns mt,
wherc a vacancy exists; Mr.. Osborne Is "a
son OF the Congressman rom Wilkesbarre.
Wll lam Monaghan, OF Ohio, to Hamilton,
Ontario; Mr.. Monaghan was appointed COM
mercial agent at Chatham. Ont. last June.
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THE sLEEpING CHILD.
BIZ IU iENE FIELD

- ~ ff-NE
MY BABY slopt; how calm his rest
Asocr IL handsome face a sm;le
Like to nm apg.Is n .ttvd, whila
de lay 30 still uIon my breast.
Ny baby slept his baby head
Iny unkissed neatl pail and shroud
did not weep or cry aloud;
Ioniy wishe /, too, wer, dead,
My baby s'eeps n tiny mound,
All covered by tho little flowers,
Wooes me in oil my waking hours,
Town in tho quiet burying- ground.
And when sloep scom to be
With paby in an Ither land:
taho this littio baby hand,
lie smiles and sings sweet songs to mo.
Sleep on. o blby. while keep
My vigils till this day bo past!
IN shall l. too, lie down at last
ANA with my darling baby sleep
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TnE only way to kill out the salivat-
ing army nuisance is to present each
member with pair OF roller skates.
Then they would all he backsliders by
tho end of n week.
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/ counted. It was goodly sight. Bills
there were of the denomination of fifty
dollars, one hundred, five hundred,
and ut least three representing one
thousand each. The examination was
satisfactory. The merchant returned
the treasure to the sachel, replaced it
beneath his pillow, put out the light,
and found slecr.
Tho scene that has Just been do
.criDed was silently, stealthily viewed
by Tom Bryson from his concealment
Like ono fascinated, he gazed at the
wealth spread out on the coverlet. For
years he had seen no such sight as this !;
for years he had known nothing of
money but the pittance that his hard
toll produced.
The tempter whispered in his car,
and his heart throbbed madIy at the
thought. Here was wealth en- ough to.
make him comfortable, to make Jessica
happy.
His own worst enemy; the ffeari "a
being. the faithless friend who had no
compassion for him in his extremity:
who had joined tho crowd in outlawing
him; nay, the very man whose hard
hand had deprived MIN of his all with
out grace or mercy
A wild, fierce exultation rose in Bry-
sons breast. lad not his time come
now? Had not fate brought his enemy
right here, to make rccompense for the
grievous wrongs he had done?
But his life stood in tho way
The life of such man! Should he
care for that?
The candle went out; there was dark
ness everywhere in the old house. For
half an hour Bryson never stirred as he
leaned against tho wall. The deep,
reg lar breathing of Mr.. Belmont soon
told that he was asleep And in si-
lence and darkness The tiend whispered
in Bryson's ear.
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And what nrI your charges, sir?' they said.
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-OR CHy DCTiCh.
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-10-03
Altogether Tangible.

So long as one is not asked to concentrate
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BARNwELL, s. @.
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SUMTER, S. c., March Is, 1883.
"My wife had been suffering from severe
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beginning by the Compound Oxygen"
REV. j. s. BEAsLEY.
MIFFLINGTowN, Pa, March %, 1888.
at have now used the Compound Oxygen
three weeks. l am very much improved in
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LITTLE Rock, ARK, March 80 1853.
al am happy to inform you that | am of the
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We publish brochure of 200 pages regarding
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Another Acrnnnf-

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your paper
of June - the question is asked In answer
i say yes, most emphatically. First, because
was there To sec for myself; aud, second, i
have memoranda lying beside me to prove it.
May 6, about p. m, Brig. Gen. Shaler's
Brigade, OF the First Division, Sixth Corps, took
position on the right of tho Second Brigade,
Third Division, Sixth Corps and became the
extreme right OF the army. Skirmishing con-
tnued until about sunset when the enemy
turned the right OF the army by making an at
tack upon It's flank aud rear, causing The troops
to give way rapidly, and compelling them 20
fall back some distance before they were re
formed. So rapid was tho rebel advance upon
the flank aud rear that time was not given TO
change front 20 meet them, aud some confusion
occurred in the retreat.
Some prisoners were lost In the Second Brig
ade. Third Division. Sixth Corps. Gen. Soy
monr was among the captured.
Unfonndcd reports were circulated that the
troops Of the Second Brigade were the FIRST TO
give way when the attack WAS made, which
was not correct; aud no charge can he made
of improper or bad conduct against the troops
on the extreme left, which was the First Bri.
Rade First Division, Sixth Corps, commanded
by Gen. Shaler. for attn satisfied they did tho
very best they could under the circumstances.
Bot do Insist that tho Second Brigade Third
Division, Sixth Corps, successfully resisted the
simultaneous attack from the front until the
troops upon its right were doubled back aud
were retreating in disorder through aud along
our lines.
Now. Comrade syphers. arc you satisfied the
right was turned May in the Wilderness2
AS to the staying qualities OF the 7th Me-,
presume they were good. AS ! know nothing to
the contrary but was acquainted with tho
staying qualities Of the little 9th Md. / think
there was none better, the 7th Nc. not OK
| cepted.
On tho evening Of May s, the first days fight
| in the Wilderness, the 9th Nd. and 10th Ohio
were on the extreme right Of the army, In the
| front line. At this time the 9th Md. mustered
about 100 men, and the 10th Ohio about 600
| Ia this fight, which lasted about two hours, the
9th Md. lost In killed aud wounded 1853 men
the 10th Ohio lost I04 in killed and wounded.
| And this Is only one Of many fights where they
| showed their staying qualities.
Comrade John Williams, of Mankato MIMI
asks the question What regiments composed
4 the Second Brigade, Third Division, Sixth
! Corpsf" The fol0wngfegime composed the
brigade 9th Nd, 9th aud l35th Pa, I26th, l22d
| 10th Ohio and 9th N. Y. ii. A.; which. after
Gen. Scym0ur's capture. May O. was commanded
| by Gen. j. Warren Keifer, an good a General AZ
there was in the United States service.-~-C T.
GAELIs0ER Co. Il, 10th Ohio, Carthage Mo.
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A TERRIBLE DISASTER.
Burning OF the Robert Campbell on the MlssIs
sippI.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: have never
seen an account Of the abOve-named disaster in
your valuable paper, and few lines from me
may cause someone familiar with the facts to
give them 10 the public.
Some time In September 1863 our division
the Seventh Of the Seventeenth Corps, Gen.
Qumby commanding, afterward Third Divis.
ion, Fifteenth C0rps-left Vcksbnrg for Helena,
Ark. All the sick aud camp equpage was left
behind, the writer being among the sick. Soon
after orders came for the conValescents to follow
the division. We got aboard the steamer Gen.
Anderson and late in the evening started up
the river She was 80 heavily loaded that tho
water sometimes ran over the boiler.deck. The
next morning when wa rounded the point at
NlIliken's Bend we came in sight Of burning
steamer. She had run aground about 100 yards
from tho shore, and was entirely wrapped in
hames. The first object VIC met from the
wreck WAS large steer. swimming down the
river. ] watched him until he landed safely on
the Louisiana shore. A number of burned
carcasses of cattle also 6oated past.
When VIC neared tho burning steamer we
found all the rescued in n group on a sandbar
mostly In their nigbtclothes There were
men, women and children, aud about 20 or "a
In number How many were lost / never as
cerLAlned. saw but one drowned persona
man. He had on life preserver which had
slipped down and around his hips, which threw
his head under water. In one hand he gripped
the handles OF a hand-trunk; Ia the other q
vnlse.
We took the unfOrtunates aboard our boat
and ferried them across tho river and put
them aboard a gunboat. Some 10 years
after tho war ! saw a newspaper account oil
how two girls who lost their parents in this
accident had been found by anxious relatives
"A. IL. KANE, Co. A. 18th Ind, First Brigade
Third Division, Fifteenth Corps, Santa Cruz
Cal.
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THE B2D OHIO.
Some Of its DoInEs During and Since the war.

Some OF It's D0tngb During and Since the War.
EDIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / shall Law no
claims for our regiment planting first flags on
Court OF State Houses, or being the first ones in
certain forts; but do lay claim, from all the
reports that have been made, that a member Of
%. b. SD Ohio has had the largest family Of
any other company or regiment that has re-
ported yet. COmEade Nahone's large family
reminds nc Of enc Of our Fifteenth Amend
EDent citizens that j was acquainted with some
y years ago. de Was very religious and had a
large family ~ childreHj At the time One "a
the neigAbOrs said 10 him: Tom, why do you
have 30 many children =" "Well, sir. the rea.
con is that when The Lord made man and put
him upon the earth He told him 70 be fruitful,
~ multiply and repIenish tie esIth, and when
gets up there don't want the good Lord TO
cay unto me, Tom, you hasn't done your
duty"
Well, George has not failed 10 keep the first
Command that was given 10 man-I6children in
~ years. The Government ought 10 give him
ar extra pension. What say you, old 52d2 Our
company also lad thirteen sets Of brothers.
There were only Two sets that went through
intact. The others either died or were dis
charged for disease, or killed in action. or
wounded and had 10 be discharged for same
want 70 say right here to some Of those
regiments aud comrades that have been plant.
ing their flags first in certain places, that the
DA- @@A Ol8y WIS ono Oh lie regiments that
made il possible for them to do 50.
There is one question ] would like TO ask
MAJ. hl5eman regarding his article on Jones.
bOro, published in The TRIBUNE a year ago
last October. That IL, when the Third Brigade
Second Division, Fourteenth Corps. carried tho
works ar that place, ii there Was only four
gun battery ia froHt Of our division, as he as
sertsr And il the First aud Second Brigadei
each captured section, bow IL came that tller,
was section Of that same battery IN front O.
TIE BID Ohio, Of the Third BrigadeY Gilbert
Fleming, Of my company captured the fiag o.
SAD battery as tic company passed the gnui
driving the rebels, the 52d Ohio being on tht
leit. IL Is strange 10 me how those pieces could
be 70 numerous aud yet only be four-guE
battery; aud / here positively assert MAJ
Mlseiaan 70 Tie contrary notwithstanding tia
We captured two pieces Of artillery in our from
that day ID the charge, which can be eubslmu
tiaied by host Of paucipa nts.-SAMgEI
GRIAsHhW, Corporal, %. Il, 52d Ohio, Hayeus
vile Kan
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Cant. Groco and the Forlorn Hone.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your issue
Of Sept 6, Lem Kent inquiries whether Capt.
John IL. Groce, of tho 30th Ohio, led the forlorn
hope on the Graveyard road at Vicksburg in
1864 If he means the foforn hope which pre-
coded the assault on that road on May ~, 1863
am enabled To answer hi N. Capt. John III. Groee,
Of the Both Ohio, did command that forIorn
hope. In other words, he was senior officer,
though assisted by three juniors: one from
the l27th Ill, one from tho 55th H., aud Que
from tho 9th Mo. The headquarters flag of
Gen. Ewings Brigade was carried by young
Trogden, of the 9Th No. who planted 1t upon
the outside slope of the rebel fort, where it
remained during the afternoon. This detail,
or rather this volunteer force, consisted of 1850
men from the Second tBlairsl Division of the
Fifteenth Corps, of whomSl9 were killed and
"a wounded, Capt tf5roce3 being among the
later. The 55th III. bad .l3 men, including
Lieut.. William q. Porter, engaged with this
detachment OF these three were killed and
five wounded. Those who reached the ditch
remained III it and upon the outside slopes of
the rebel works from about 2 o'clock D. IN. until
after dark, when they returned, bearing their
wounded comrades, 10 the unsuccessful lines of
the main assaultng force While IN the rebel
ditch these gallant men were greatly annoyed
by small shell thrown by hand over the rebel
works. Serg't Haney, of the 65th ILL.,, was
killed in this manner. ! am happy to inform
the aged father of Capt. Groce that his son
did ably command on that occasion, and that
no Drawer act occurred during the heroic age of
the Tebelion.--L. b. CROKER, Captain, 55th
ILL.,, Mendoza, Ill.