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tanned. The figures, which were COM
piled wholly nom Confederate official
reports, disclose losses in certain regi-
ments which had no parallel on the
Union side. One regiment, the 26th
North Carolina, took 500 men into &C
ton at Gettysburg aud reported loss
Of SO killed, 502 wounded, and 100
missing-a total Of 708. Those miss
ing ones were lost in Pickett's charge.
and were for the most part killed OF
wounded. The LIST Texas, at Antie-
tam. reported officially loss Of so per
cent. in killed and wounded, while the
tables of percentages, as arranged by
Col. Fox, show score of regiments
which at various times sustained losses
Of over 90 per cent The lists of Gen.
erals killed ON each side show that in
this respect also the loss was equal.
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had served General Grant IS head
quarters.
As brigade after brigade marched
into Savannah, and the commanders
swore at the delays experienced, the
battle infection grew, swelled, and
permeated the regiments awaiting
transportation. The guards intrusted
with the care OF the spy were rest1ye;
they, too. wanted to reach the scene OF
action. The fields near the town were
alive with discontented, grumblng
mass OF humanity. OF course, regl-
ments were compelled to stand hours
waiting their turn to be transported.
Before the daylight faded thousands OF
Federal troops were In and around
Savannah.
There were few tents erected. Here
and there quartermaster OF sutler
erected tent temporarily. THESE
were placed wltnoutre 10 order OF
rank. Wagons were pulled out mere
and there on eacn side OF tne road
everything YIELDED 70 the necessary OF
forwarding the troops TO the scene OF
act,on. Inc spy was IN o tent on the
rlght SIDE OF the road. Inc guards
were little lax. The booming OF the
gunboats was In their ears. opecuia-
ton concerning the conmcs seven miles
above us was rife as squads OF men,
drivers, men on detaiiea duty, ana ciYii,
ians-made nres, boiled tneir conee ana
frled their bacon. -,
was standing near the tent In Wnch
the spy was connneo. ~ was now
dusk: Suadeniy, member OF tne
guard with wnom was converslng,
rushed past the tent. az the same
moment 1 neard seyeraI snouts. LOOK
ing IN the oirection tne guaru ran, !
6eneld nan Q dozen neeting ngeies
disappearing irom view; ABOUT my
or seventy yards nom tne ROAD was .
run ~, Iringed WIN ngns unuergrowsn; ~
Ahere was noSning n view snAs coaiu
DC termed good-sizeu treei II my
memory serves me, ~ was = scan.
growth Oh sman WILLOWS. heafo
voices snoelng -
aHe lead nim on 1, .nerei
me ne among tse plsnes. a.
Snoot MN before ne gets across tne
run
linen learneo tnav M, .ne plisonel .s.aas nav
avaiied nimseH OF tne conlusI1n W. ~ conse'
quent upon the moyement q tne slo9ps q
up the river ana tne disoFaer ana ia1
dlscipiine 70 make run lor npsiey
There were soldiers an around nm ~
10 be sure, tne great Doey were on m 'ns
road' ana on tne lele OF ~ Du: sne5s
were nan1reus ap Is'ween =. sne Iph;ah sJn0i :.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

AN English court has just decided
that . wife married in Japan after the
fashion Of that country is legal wife
in England, on the ground that Japan
has long been recognized as civilized
country" A previous decision in a case
where the wife was Hottentot and was
married after the Hottentot fashion had
upset the union on the ground that the
Hottentots were heathens and polygam-
lists, and did not know what marriage,
in the civilized sense, meant.
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swamp
Oh, como, let us join in song, brave boys,
As we sit by our fires dim light;
Let us sing OF our days Of most innocent joys,
And banish from mind every thought which de-
Tho peace Of tho soldier at night.
Yes, brave boys, lot MS sing tonight
OF the days when most happy were we,
In the home where fond parents could gladden.
And brothers and sisters made time. in its
aayiy ring with their laughter and slss.
Those days to us were most bllssful days
The happiest days Of our lifei
We spent all the hours in the merriest ways,
Our labors were pleasant and pleasant our
And our country was free from strife.
Oh. days Of childhood and youth now flown,
How blest do they seem In reviewi
Though the present q shadow has over them
thrown,
They seem far the brightest We ever have
known,
For the world and al hearts were then true /
Yes, oft let us muse on those days, brave boys,
As embathed in our LIES morning dew,
For thereis o freshness time never destroys-
A freshness and beauty that never cioyss
Though oft they are held in review.
And let us muse on the future. too,
As In hope 1t 10 pictured most fair;
And lot us take heart trying scenes to go
TIL we finish the work we arc missioned TO do,
Ere the pleasures of homo We can share.
And now let us 60 to our rest, brave boys,
And say to the world goodnight;
We will hasten then to our dreamland joys,
And forget all the world with its hustle and
MN 49, 5",,,, ~ ~, a v,ocrping,o Itolt
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Losses in the Ciyll War.

wounded in action. OF the latter num-
ber G, 1865 were officers. The Sixty-frst
Pennsylvania lost larger number OF
officers than any other infantry regi-
ment, nineteen going down in battle.
The Eleventh New Hampshire lost
eleven officers at Fort Wagner. sus-
tanning there the maximum of regi-
mental loss in officers in any one en-
gagement
In his work. Regimental Losses in
the Civil War, Col. Fox devotes some
interesting pages to the losses in battle
of the surgeons and chaplains. It will
surprise even the veterans to learn that
forty surgeons were killed In action,
and still larger number wounded;
and they will be still more surprised
at the list Of chaplains who, rifle in
hand, fell dead in the front rank.
Col. Fox has collected some valuable
anthropological statistics in connection
with his subject--the height, weight,
and ages Of soldiers, color % hair and
eyes, proportion of foreign-born sol
diers and their respective nationalities.
Among the recruits there were more
st Is years than at any other age, the
next largest class being 19 years, the
next 20, and SO OH to As years, beyond
/ which no recruits were accepted. Mem
ton is made, however, Of the famous
aGraybeard Regiment" Thirty
seventh Iowa each man of which was
over 45 years, and In which the
average age was 57. Three Of these
I 81
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Tho spy's Escape.
BY DAVID LOWRY.

|HE term spy has
excited admira-
tion or contempt,
Just as the SER
vices rendered
by the spy have
been viewed from
q friendly or hos
tile point of view.
TheO eOonfederates
were proud Of the
exploits of their
scouts and spies,
and some of the
most courageous
men who wore
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

THERE is o curious bit Of interesting
information that will be new to many
readers. In Africa the prefix serves
for the purpose that the suffix serves
for in European languages. For ex-
ample: Spain, Spaniard. Spanish $50
in our mother tongue; but in Africa
Uganda is the name Of o State, Wa
ganda are the inhabitants thereof, and
Maganda the language.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

LIKE those of older countries, Ameri-
can cities are becoming congested.
They are growing outward and inward
on two ever-diverging lines; the rich
are growing richer and the poor poorer.
The criminal and the needy are being
shut up in their slums, and the wealthy
are walking about in their distinctive
quarter. Recreation is drawing away
from the toilers, leaving them life
without relaxation. A man may now
die in an attic in many an American
city and none know who he is-or care.
The old-fashioned town, where every
householder was his own landlord, is
now the rarity, not the rule. In score
or more cities which could be named,
Stree soup is ever and again announced
for the people.-ay, even "free bread. !"
1t matters not that the benefactor may
be seeking election or local influence;
his acts surely indicate the state OF
things below the surface. The utmost
squalid wretchedness, streets upon
streets where life is only CRIME, dark
dens reeking with the stencil Of dis
ease and uncleanness, the sweaters
rookeries-all these are established
features in the large cities of America,
and are the more striking because quite
unlocked for. The cause is obvious
enough: q Wholesale immigration Of
toilers who cling to crowded marts; o
steady inflow, from the rural districts,
Of young men and women who are al,
lured by city pleasures; the influence o.
the press which naturally magnifes the
opportunities Of great cities, to the dis
advantage Of rural life. And yet it i
only in the country that work and con
sequent happiness IS surely to be found
If small percentage Of workers ma
tives and foreign, would but migrate tt
green fields and become agriculture
laborers, rather than fight against over
whelming competition in city markets
the avenues Of industry might b.
cleared and elbow room found for all.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

THREE childrenin the Sheffield work
house were done to death few days
ago by the medical officer, who care
lessy wrote q prescription for twenty
grains Of Dover's powders in ten pack
ages, instead Of ten grains in twenty
packages.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

1t is certain that within short time
some plan must be devised for control
ling all electric and other wires by some
systematic plan, said an authority on
the subject the other day. Practical
electricians say placing the wires un-
derground will no remedy the trouble
that is caused by the haphazard way in
which wires are now placed on poles.
In my opinion the only solution of the
matter is the adoption Of. the overhead
tower system. The tower could be
placed at street Intersections, about
600 feet apart, and would consist of four
iron columns, fixed at!their lower ends
in a foundation Of concrete or masonry.
They would end at the top in square
frame about 8 or 10 feet wide. The
hight Of the towers would vary from'S0
feet in the suburbs to 125 feet or higher
in the business part Of the city. These
towers could carry all the wires foI
lighting, electric cars, or any other
electric service and would cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000 q mile.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

IT is said that four years after the
fight at Chickamauga the battlefield
shown like bright moonlight, even on
the darkest nights. The light came
from the phosphorescent exhalations Of
the decaying bones of the heaped-up
lonl
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

HETTY GREEN, the great millionairess
Of New York, in apology for her PEI
nuriousness in dress and living, says:
"We need no display to insure recog-
milton Of our position" The old Roman
general put it thus: aLoad iackass
with gold and he will enter a fortified
city after the greatest generalship Of
the age yas completely failed"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

THE young Chinese r Emperor is
breaking up the gambling establish
ments Of Pekin and Is trying to reduce
the expenses of the administration of
the government.
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Lots of Liberty.

First American Politician (reading) -
It has been discovered that many Of the
school buildings recently erecsed in En-
gland, at q cost Of many millions, are 50
poorly constructed as TO be in danger Of
collapsing.
Second American Politician Well
welll What are those English poll.
ticians kicking against royalty fori
They've got as much liberty as we have
already.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

AN advertisement was printed in q
New York paper calling for @bank
burglar, first-class, must have done
time,' and be well up in nitro-glyce-
rine and other modern explosives" to
call at 1115 Broadway at 3p. m. One
was found to fill the bill. He was
wanted by q theatrical troupe.
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TOPICS OF THE TIMES
A Choice Selection of Inter.
csting Items.

THE United States Government has
paid out in round figures 81, ,00O, ,000, 900
m pensions since the beginning Of the
civil war. =
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TIE German government has de-
cidedto connect Berlin with the Baltic
by means of q ship canal. The work
will be commenced in o few months.
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cottonwood. buckeye cypress, laurel.
beech, holly, ash, ironwoOd, birch,
magnolia, sycamore. walnut, sweet bay,
evergreen, spruce. Vines Grape,
muscadine. bell-hOwer, rattan, bam-
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

The sale Of intoxicating liquors has
been forbidden in the restaurants at
tached to the railroad stations in Vic
toria, Australia. The railroads are
state institutions.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20
BLOODY BATTLE-FIELDS
ENTERTAINING "REMINISCENCES OF
THE REBELLION.

Graphic Accounts Of the Stirring sosnes
witnessed on the Battie-FIeid ana In
camp-old Comrades Rscite Expsriepces
Of Thrilling Nature.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

"A RUSTIC bridge just completed at
Beach Haven, Ga, contains fifty-seven
kinds ofwood and vines, grown on the
fifty acres Of Beach Haven Park. Fol-
lowing is . list Of the woods and vines:
Short leaf pine. long leafpine, post oak,
white oak. Spanish oak, water oak, red
oak, poplar, sweet gum, black gum,
red haw, black haw, red bud, prickly
Ssh, chinquapin, wild plum, persimmon,
cedar, wild sloe, wahoo, sumac. red
slm, pig hickory. scaIybark hickory,
hook Of sugar berry, willow, china.
black alder, crab apple, wild mulberry,
Wild cherry, dogwood, sourwood. winter
whoEtlsberry. black locust. sasssfras.
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of the war, he returned from the front,
he brought with him a steed almost as
historic as the one


BY carrying Sheridan into the fight,
From Winchester, twenty miles away.
The horse died recently ON Mr..
Payne's farm, near Fort Miller Bridge,
Washington County, N. Y. His name
was Charlie. His greatest exploit was
bearing news of the surrender of At
lanta from Gen. Slocum to Gen. Sher-
man immediately after the capitulation
of that Confederate stronghold. Old
Charlie was useful after he had at
tanned his Both year, but of late had
been left to wander about nibbling
grass at his own sweet will. OF his
last hours local print said: @For the
last two years Charlie lived as a PEN
sioner, roaming over and grazing upon
the fields he had assisted in saving
from the enemy's grasp. Without a
moment of sickness or pang of pain
he gave one last look upon the scene,
closed the eyes that had looked upon
the battle and upon the peaceful hill
sides, and fell into an eternal Sleep"
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NEW beds Of guano have been discov-
cred on the coast Of Peru which, it is
estimated, will. yield 100000 tons Of
excellent quality. F.
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subject upon which it might be inter
esting to hear what old soldiers have
to say, that is, the sensation felt at the
moment Of being struck by bullet.
NV experience is that it is not at all
painful. The pain and suffering come
in full force after awhile, but at the
time Of actual contact the flesh and
nerves must be SO deadened by the
shock that there is no painful feeling.
1 was wounded severely at the bat
tie of Lone Jack, and though ! lay in
q critical condition for many months.
vet the sensation / felt at the moment
Of receiving the wound was anything
but disagreeable. / was on horseback
at the time, and all at once q most
pleasant and soothing feeling pervaded
my whole system. Then 7 became OBJ
livious to what was actually taking
place about me, and was Immediately
In an ideal world. The roar and excite
mont Of battle were no longer present,
and I was floating in space, without
effort and still without pain. Then !
began sinking gradually through
Kaleidoscope scenes and sweet strains
Of music the surroundings and the
sensations being heavenly. From this
state of delicious existence ] drifted
into absolute nothing Oblivion
to wake, I don't know how long after
ward, to the reality of doctors, nurses
and days Of agony. But the bullet
brought with it no immediate hint O
it's terrible message.
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A veteran Equine.

M0NG the
many gallant
young sol
diers in the
cayalryof the
Union army
was Robert
Payne, for
merly Presi-
dent of the
Board of Ed
uca tion of
Brooklyn,N.
Y, o we'll
known law
yer of that
city. When,
at the close
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

Newsham, who lives in this State, told
several Of us once that he had put
the question to General Sherman one
day, and that the old commander gave
him this reply: It was short time
after the battle Of Corinth. Sherman
had reported to Halleck, who was In
command, and was there informed that
Grant intended to oresign. Grant was
under Halleck's command. When
Sherman heard Of this he mounted his
horse and rode to Grants head dquarters.
| Grant was sore about the treatment
he had received and told Sherman he
would stand it no longer, He handed
Sherman o piece Of paper on which
was Grants resignation. Sherman
asked Grant il he would do him q
| favor, and Grant replied in d sorrow
full way that he would if it lay in his
power. Sherman tore the resignation
into fragments and said he wanted
/ Grant to withhold his resignation fol
two weeks. Grant consented with hesi-
| tation. When the two weeks were UP
4 Halleck had been retired and Grant
was reinstated. THAT, said Old Tecum-
sch, II consider was The turning point
/ of the war.
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The sensation Of Getting Shot.

HE dread of being
shot in battle is far
greater before the
action begins than
afterward, says o
writer in the st.
Louis Globe Demo
crdt. This is the
almost universal
testimony of sol
diers who have been
in battle. There il
another point j n
oonnaction with This
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Tho Soldiers Good Night song.
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Air, sThe Light Canoe; ; or, Lake Of the DismA
swamp.1
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The TurnIng Polnt Of the war.

,AJOR CHAS.
Hilton, Of the
Palmer House,
Chicago, in the
course of d con-
'versation with
an old soldier,
related this !:
II have often
heard men ask
what was the
turning point
of the war.
Major Thomas
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20

Oh, come, let us join In song brave boys,
As we sit by our fires dim light;
Let us sing OF our days Of most innocent Joys,
And banish from mind every thought which de
The sun., 1890-09-14

amERMAN.-oa Frtday, Sega n. isso naFy ehes.
han widow Of Iohn Ghsshaa. - her lass residence.
III Hast Tsth st
Relatives snd frssnas sf TIE fauiiv ere respectfully
invited 20 attend the funeral SUNDAY SEPT IL st
if. y. Hharp. Iptsrnsns a. Calvary csms,sry.
9HM0Ns.-On Wednesday Sept 10 ~ hs residsneS
LIS Bedford av-, BrOoklTu, John n sinonS IN the
Btth year Of his aga
Relatives and friends invited attend ths funsral
today HaHn, from the rsssdsnes Of Andrew
Mercer his hrothsrin-lsv, so LsfAys',s SV-
Brooklyn
srHMETs.-ou Sept IA IsOo sssphsn sJnstH
aged n years
Relatives snd risnds are invited 10 attend ths funeral
from 10 cornsia 81, on Sunday. nesso Az.
TALDOT.-on Sept ~ a. ths residanes q M par
sntS n oiyphanL Jr, infant con Of D. Orphans
and Lizzie n Taleot
Funeral pEivatA
WALZ.-oa Sept IL isoo wuhsnnis wA,H
Relatives and friends invited to Atsnd the funeral
from 30 Wooster ct. on Sunday, at2P.h
WINTERBOTTOM.-o Sept 10 isOo Thomns
W, oldest son Of James ana Maria A. wtntsrbottcm
Relatives and frisndN also msmbsrS of NsT York
Lodge $50 '. and A n Iceland Chapter lei n
An; Palestine CommAndsry. IL 4 2; A A Sect
tish Rite Mecca Temple Mobiles Of the hJssisShrtne
Warren Assooistion. and =. y. c. UndsrtsksrS' A.
soeiation in Vi;rd 10 attend the fznsral nom
NAsoaIs Temple asa o. and 9Th Az, on Sunday
Sept IA At ;SOP. ~ Intsrmsnt IN cypruss Hills
CsmstsTY.
HoTIrE.-Ihs member Of the warren Association
requested to meet at the rOoms OF the Assoeia
tion on Sunday, sspS IL at II o'clock neon 70 a.
tend the funeral OF cur late member Thomas W.
wiutsrbotsom- & MAC DONALD. President
wRI6uT.-ou Saturday. the 18Th inst, MrN caths
rine wright AGED - ysArA
Funeral from the residence Of her Granddaughter.
Nra Prank Roo6tnS 81 Ralph av.. Brooklyn, %
Monday, a. o'clock r y.
MoUNT HOPE CEMETERL
ra Siwth at
The sun., 1890-09-14
The BrooLIyu Iao,ItuIe T,re.

tas directors OF the Brooklyn Institute will
w" meeting tomorrow night and take ac-
S'a 70 repair the damage caused By the hre on
tnoaI evening" II Is probable that contracts
WI % made TO rebuild the institute as quick
y - ssible. and PENDING the completion Of
y Sort that suitable quarters to carry on
al TpiS o. the institute will be rent
G Gst'ats: SAYS, that fully thrAe-quar-
~, 1t me 'olleetions are untouched. and
~. me only damage TO the library was by
es SlIl DO removed TO some other build
ESyns, iuesdAy. Nothing definite has been
SvspSsis S 70 ne ortgtn Of the hfe. bot II 10 not
s,s,!1,I In9 'heory that II was started by the
sSs AI,iS SEss ss which extended from q room on
ON X seasn ntsd shortly before the fire broke
Stns-s Has an electric disturbance In the
iIom ~ Ia and 10 supposed that ? spark
80 s'en N tho garrett
The sun., 1890-09-14
R6ARRIED.

MELLERsn-MALLO On thursday Sept
H. at g. Pants Church. Fairfield. Coun. BY the Rev.
George q. Mallory. d. D.. assisted bY the Rev. W.
strotheR Jones and the Rev c. n Pyne. Helena
UruCsr. daaGhier Of the ofteiatinE clergyman, to
wnirsd Duke Mslisrsh Of Petsrsnsld, Hampshire,
England
wHITCOAGE-LEwIS AnnandAls- on the
Hudson, Sept H. lseo 9. the chApsl Of the Holy In
noesutA By the Rev. Ephram WhiteomN assisted
By the Rev. Robert Haireatrn D. D. IL D. the Rev.
Franeis Banks vhiteome and Mary Elizabeth LeViA
The sun., 1890-09-14
NO COMMON BARBER,
BHrOa De KsIb. who was KnIghteS by !
sheriff william HI, brown

1aFoa De Ksib, who WAS Kaighted by Ex.
sheriff william II. Brown
William Fl. DeKslb of Newark is not an ordi-
AArT barber. He Is a baron. and probably the
only eolored Knight in this country He used
70 b plain Billy De Kalb but ex-Shertn VIII
aan H. Brown. John Kennel, and one or two
Nhsr members Of the Joel Parker Association
krtEhted him one day. and the title has stuck.
The Barcn Is Lttle but he is graceful and
GrsdJ, and for no other reason he has be- n un-
ITss-Hs stant keeper OF the ladies gallery In the
10y hoeSs Of ASSEMBLY Tor several winters The
Sesi proof that he Is not commonplace bar
SiiiS SstI shown In the following advertisement
"alSa ne Eeeps 10 Newark pager:
haron DO Ralb. physioano omical and eapil-
~ artist Gentlenen Wishing an e,stAtlc
HH saHiS AID recherchs hair cut are invited TO
- a. Tue Baron's pArlor. 94g Broad street. up
ssatt S.t opposite Newark and New York Rail-
ppSI rpI 1epot Special attention given to cutting
SonsSfe9s eoosI ats and lies bangs; also sham
no s2ron Is iond OF serving the ladies, and
- ~ bringing up title Leon Albeit De Kalb
SeA capillary artist. . servant Of the ladies
aAo an ornament to society.