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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-03-28
JUNGLE BILLY"

"Old Ahe's" Opinion of Him as Given n
Major Who Wanted to Go Home.
Few men IN the country are better
known personally than Gen. Sherman
ard multitude of anecdotes are told of
him. He was noted for his approach
ableness. No man ever made his rank
less felt, and he had intimate friends in
every walk of life. "Uncle Billy" as
he was called by his soldiers, was the
favorite subject of campfire anecdotes,
and a number of stories are told illus
trating his rough and ready manner of
conducting business and his quiclSness
OF repartce. Shortly after the outbreak
of the rebellion, Sherman was sent to
Washington, where he was placed in
charge of number of the new levies,
all three months men. Their ideas in
regard to discipline were as misty as
they were liberal, and it was very hard
% convince the officers and men that
hey could not do exactly as they pleas
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mer was listening also, and, though in
his case the listening was of necessity
somewhat interrupted, the crumbs
which he did manage to pick up were
more to him perhaps than the full ban
quet to many of those inside. He was
only small boy and a somewhat shah
by one, but the heart of a musician was
beating under his threadbare little coat,
and the mere suggestion of the harmony
which was flooding those halls within
made his pulses thrill so rapturously
that he lost even his sense of caution,
and had almost fiattened his ear against
the door, when it was half opened by
big man who paused for a moment be-
side him. This man was in reality big
in more senses of the word than one,
since he was the soloist of the evening,
and the mere expectation of listening
to his wonderful voice was pleasantly
exciting the vast audience within; but,
in spite of his size, and, still more, de-
spite the fact that he was already lit
tie late, the furtive rapture in Antho-
ny's small face arrested him, and. the
fellow-feeling of the artist together
with the sensibilities of the kindliest
heart which ever beat in artists breast
being alike aroused, he determined to
investigate.
'Hullo, little chap" he said, sis this
the way you take your symphony"
sits all the way 1 can get it, SIR"
Anthony answered, ALPHABETICALLY, and
was moving meekly aside when a pleas
ant-looking guardian of the peace came
forward to supplement the apology.
''He amt an ordinary loafer, sir. His
mother works in a shop on Winter
street and he waits for her every Sat
urday evening. He seems to like the
music"
'Well, said the big man, who, hay
ing opened his fur-lined greatcoat by
this time, had taken from an inside
pocket a couple of cards and was now
looking kindly from the boy to his
friend, ''since You can answer for him,
johnson, suppose we let him listen in
side this evening. III let him have my
ticket, and, see here, little fellow, this
is my address, Bring the ticket back
to my room on Monday morning"
Now, our big tenor was always doing
just such things as this, and sometimes
in fact, very often-he got badly
taken in; but he had no expectations of
1T in this case, and was therefore not in
the least surprised when on the Mon
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-03-28

sadness took possession of him was
when, sitting through an especially
long service in Johnnie Scott-Payne's
place, it occurred to him to wonder
about Johnnie and Johnnie's mother.
OF her his thoughts were especially
wistful after he heard one of the other
choir boys saying: "Oh, she never
comes here now, she's so cut up about
Johnnie. / guess, anyway, she couldn't
bear to see Kramer in his place, for Mr.,
Whiting and everybody else thinks
Kramer like enough to Johnnie to be
his brother. Mr.. Whiting says he didn't
notice it until he got in TO his surplice,
and then he could almost think it was
johnnie back again"
"I'm afraid if she saw me she would
hate me-" Anthony said when telling
his mother about it that night; but
when at last Mrs. Scott-Payne did see
him she was very far from hating him.
She had heard of this little boy who
was described as being so like her dead
son, und had even had n half-fearful
wish to see him; but above all the
other associations of her life she most
dreaded coming back to the church
which had been so dear and familiar
the church where all the sacraments of
her life had been partaken-from the
time she had been brought as baby to
baptism down to that last dreadful day
when her strong, fearless eyes behcld
therein the fiower-strewn coffin of her
boy. All through the winter, each
successive Sunday found her going any
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-03-28

day morning appointed he found that
boy and that ticket outside his door
awaiting his coming.
"AAi here you are, little fellow!
Well, how did you like the concertP
What's your name, by the way?"
Anthony, sir. Oh, ii was SO grand"
Poor little Anthony, shivering with
nervous delight over tho mere recollec-
tion, found his vocabulary very insult
fcient just then; but this new and
wonderful benefactor seemed entirely
satisfied, and. looking dowI on him,
said:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-03-28
AFTER DINNER.

When Bridget strikes for wages.
And the waitress is about;
When the baby has q tumble,
And the heater fire goes out;
Oh, never tell your husband
or your troubles manifold.
Until he's had his dinner
Then-he's not us apt to scold.
When you soc an Easter bonnet.
That quite drives you 10 despair,
With just the trimming on 1t
ThGtll set of your eyes and hair;
Don't say one word TO husband
TIL his porter-house is down.
Then know you'll gain the treasure
And be the happiest wife In town.
--I.ne l.. Jones, in GOA Housekeeping
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ness down
He gazed with loving look
And said: "My child, thou sorrowest;
No Easter Joy canst brook;
Lo have soon thy grief, and come
To grant thee with the dawn,
A vision-rare-of paradise.
= And thy beloved ones gone"
Then shone the fairest, sweetest land,
That ever thought conceived
Abloom with flowers and rich with song,
With sweet harp-chords, relieved;
And there they walked, my best beloved,
And smiling, stretched to me,
Dear hands OF welcome, from across
misty wall of sea.
The vision lifted;-once again
saw the earth's soft skies,
The ivied minster-and within
Its portals with glad eyes,
Ipassed, TO sing my Easter song
And on tho way bent
To kiss twin graves-all starred with flowers
And then, rejoicing-wentl
HELEN Chase, in Good Housekeeping.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-03-28
AN EASTER DAWN.
It came to Motherless Child and
a Childless Mother.

I WAS eig h t
o'clock Satur-
day ev e nj n g,
and culture e d
Boston in full
force was as
sembled in Mu-
sic hall listen
ing with more
or less attention
to the twelfth
symphony con-
cert of the sea-
son.
Out S id C the
door, on the
first landing,
Anthony Kra-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-03-28
A VISION OF EASTER MORNING.

HE soft rcd tints OF
Easter skies
Had blossomod
In the East,
Their mathis all
tho gol dc n
birds
Upon tho beech.
spray ceased;
An instant's 81
lonce fell-then
rose
A mystic glory
wido-
And 10. upon tho
threshold stood
he or d of
Eastertidoi
He smiled with
tender sweet
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-20

soldiers OF tho union army and will be
greatly mournrd by all of them. In iig-
ure. in face and in bearing he was the
ideal soldier. 81 think it can be said of
him as he once said of anothcr With
him gone the world seems less bright and
cheerful than it was bcforc.''
Gen. shcrman's Post Membership.
IN February, 1890 on the occasion OF
Gen. Sherman's goth birthday. the NOM
bers Of Ransom post. q. y. H.. OF which
Gen. Sherman was first commander, sent
tho general congratulatory letters and
kilograms. The old warrior, replying to
these. among other things said:
have again and again been urged to al
low my name to lie transferred to the roster
of some one of the many posts of the q. A.
II. here. but my invarlablo answer was no;
that Ransom pot stood by me since the be-
ginning aud l will stand by it to my end.
and then that, in its organized capacity, J.
will deposit my poor badly i'll Calvary ceme-
terry alongside my faithful wife and
iduiixed sold er boy. My health con-
tinucs good, so my comrades of Ransom
post must guard theirs that they may be
able to fulfill this sacred duty imposed by
their first commander God bless you all.
w. Il. SHERMAN.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-20
OUR EEIGHBORS.
Canada Is Having Very Large A'''''
With Her Ele' tions.

.,,,,, rs Having Il Very Large iinie
With Her Elc' tions.
MONTREAL. Que, Feb. IA million
oira miller to-day further augmented the
association election tuna
INV - check for Saa5. 600. Many other ma
1inn,1 nolicv manufacturers have SUP
srrihcd all the way from $1,000 to So
ooo. II is said that the Canadian Pacliic
railway has given $4,000, and that the
fund now reaches about S2oo,ooo' why
IL should be necessary to spend such
large sums Of money in order to carry
the election for the dominion govern
ment is not clear, if protection
and the national policy are as de-
clarcd bv Sir John Macdonald,
believed in and supported by the
farmers as we'll as manufacturers. Pre-
mier MERCER has borrowed million ana
a half to aid the liberals, so that corrup-
ton will be rampant until after the cleo
tions. The Hon. Wilfrid Lauricr, leader
of TIE liberal party, in the course OF an
opcning speech to-day, ridiculed the
charge of disloyalty and reasonable
desire for annexation hurled against his
party by his opponents, as we'll as the
contention that unrestrained reciprocity
meant direct taxation, arguing that free
trade with the United States would re-
store the prosperity which the conserva-
tives had failed to give to tho country
with their boasted national policy, and
which it had enjoyed during the former
reciprocity.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-20
ANOTHER CHAPTER.
The Man Who Held His Girls Mother is NJ
Adventurcr.

Ano Aan VINO AeAu kals OAFA 3 NAOtler III an
Adventurcr.
PITTsBuRG, Pa. Feb. 14.-Therc is a
sensational sequel to the elopcment of an
alleged New York merchant, who gave
his name as Walter Eaton, and Miss
Maud Lillienthal of Yonkers, N. Y. 1t
appears that Eaton has another name,
that of Sydney Lascelles, and that he is
an adventurcr who met Mrs. Lillienthal
and her daughter while cnroute to Eu-
rope in the fall of 1889. He followed
them over the continent and being pol
ished and refined soon captured the
young lady's heart. The engagement
was broken off by the mother when
she learned that Lascellcs' claims of
ancestry and fortune were bogus.
a month ago he turned up in New York
and the affrighted mother brought her
daughter to the home of friends in
Scwickley, fashionable suburb of Pitts
burg. Lasceles followed and held Sc
cret communications with the young
lady. On the day Of the elopcment he
prevented any further hesitation by
brandishing a revolver and threatening
to kill the girl and himself. Then he
held the mother while tho daughter ran
to the carriage in waiting. They we're
married in Beaver and returned Sewck-
ley for reconciliation, which was re-
fused, Mrs. Lascelles being disnheritcd
by her mother, who returned to New
York, followed by the clippers day
later
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-20
A RAILROAD SMASH.
Tho Broken Rail Registers Its Work OH
tla e.. q. II. &, n.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Feb. 10.-Train No.
81 on the DEBORAH branch of the Buriing-
ton, Cedar Rapids s. Northern jumped
the track this afternoon near Randalia,
and the entire train went into the ditch.
The mail compartment of the baggage
car was heated by a stove. and from this
fire cought and the entire train OF three
cars was consumed. All the mail, the
baggage and the express went up in
smoke. The mail agent, John Wilson
hard narrow escape from burning. He
crawcd through the roof ventilators
The conductor, Frank Smith, and tho
brakeman were both seriously injured,
and L. G. Price, Il travelling man of this
city, was badly injured about the limbs.
A number of other passengers were more
or less bruised. All were taken
to the hotel at Randalia, and med
ical assistance summoned from West
Union. The wreck was cleared away
sufficiently to allow the southbound
train to pass. 1t is supposed the derail-
ment was caused by a broken rail. 1t is
the most serious accident tho DEBORAH
branch of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern has ever had
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-20
-"-------------=------.--
LIFE IN BITTER CREEK.
Montana Eurni shes IL Case of Wild Vest

BUTTE, Mont. Feb. IA murderous
shooting atfray took place in the Board
of Trade gambling house this morning.
William Shcerin, a salooiecper, had been
playing during the night and lost about
$3.50. lie had been drinking, ALSO and
was in bad humor. About o'clock he
went up to Tony Lcvan, the dealer at
the table where he had been playing,
and asked for 5000. Levan replied that
he was only an employee, and had no au-
thorty to loan the money of the firm.
Shecrin then went to the bar and drank,
calling the dealer to come up to the bar
and have a drink. The latter complied
and went back to his seat, which he had
hardly resumed before Shecrin drew his
pistol and, with an oath, fired at Levan.
The shot brought him to his kness, but
he drew 4 weapon and returned the fire.
Both rcvolvcrs were empticd. c. j..
Bayer started for the door at the first
shot, but Il ball from Shcerin's pistol
struck him. Lcvan only received one
wound. Shcrin was hit three times and
is dangerously wounded. Baycr's con-
dition is critical. Levan and Shecrin
were placed under arrest.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-20
THE SERVICE IMPROVING.
President Harrison Declares the Indian
Service to 10 ON the TN Grade.

Service to 10 ON the Up Grade.
BosroN, Feb. 1.-THE Cambridge
Civil Service Reform association has re-
cciycd from President Harrison reply
to their recent address, saying:
Your suggestions will have my respectful
attention. Your reference to the recent
outbreak among the Sioux. as alTordng con-
vinc;ng evidence of the necessity of q
change in the manner Of appointing the Of
ticials of the Indian bureau. leads me to
say that l have not found in !. very full cX-
animation of all the facts from alI sources
evidence Of any deterioration i'll the Indian
service. On the either hand, the board of
Indian Commissioners. through Merrill e.
Gates. their chairman, have, as the re-
suit of close observation, declared to Inc,
under date of January, 10 last. that upon
the whole, the Indian service is now in
better condition than ever before
The object Of their communication was
to urge the extension of civil service rules
To the Indian service, but they were cane
full to recognize that the argument was not
| to be found III any special or recent Incl
dent. but in the broa,irr fact that the work
among the Indians is educational and phil
anthropic and should therefore. tie sep
aratcd from party politics. may add that,
before any special appeal had Eecn made
to me from any source, the subject of in
Guiding Indian agency CLERKS and employees
| i'll the classified service had been under con-
! S!dcration.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-20

~, o,,.o ,o,,,a nm. during the night, Grant
I'D .,lready ordered Sherman 10 aa,''ns.'
.,'1 ,yhnn t!,c eombiued forces inoNca' wy
"',,',av Ietrcatrti rapidly upon CORN H. Nv
los in Sherman's division was 10 ,n.i.
~ ,y.s wounlied in the land, bat ola ho'
leave the Ii "a. ~, ,,o+ mr.
tvs 10 follow him through The war. Inc
rio-a. of his Success and dlstln.ulshe"
@encralshtp are matters of common hls.orS'
tbr browning triumph being the "hafGn w
NO SON. n distance of 2aj miles III olfcct
line. ,,,,.,. ,t tho
,,,tionnl armies they passed il review be-
fore President Johnson and caolnet, ana
Iicut. Gen. Grant--the army tf the foto-
mac on May %. and Gen. sherman army
IN the cath He took leave OF ms army ~
an eloquent special field order OF may oV.
From juno 81, 1865, to March ). 1869, no was
in command of the Military DIVISION OF inc
Mississippi, with headquarters in st LOUIS,
embracing the department of the ONO,
Missouri and Arkansas. Upon the appolnt-
mout of Grant as gene al of the army on
, July 25, 1866. Sherman was promoted 10 NC
lieutcnaut- general. and when Grant became
president of the United States, March y
1863. sherman succeeded him as general,
with headquarters ut washington FROM
| Nov, TO- 1871. to Sept: II, 1872. he made 4
professional tour in Europe, and was every
where received with the honors due to his
distinguished rank and service. AT his own
request. aud in order to make sheridan
| ecncral- in chief, he was placed on the re-
! tired list. with full pay and emolumcnts, on
| Feb. S. 1884. He has received many honors,
! among which may be mentioned tho degrees
of H. L. ID. from Dartmouth, Yale, Har-
ward. princeton and other universities and
! membership; in The board OF regents OF the
! Smithsonian Institute.
A thorough organizer. he was also prompt
| in execution. demanding prompt and futl
| service from all whom he commanded. lie
| was an atlmir;t bic writer. and went at once
| TO the vcry poin; at issue, leaving no one i'll
| doubt as to his meaning. His faTo"ilci
were always those who did the best work i'll
tie lr,l2st spirit and his written estimate
! of them WAS always in terms Of high COM
| mcndati0n. Without being Il natural Or
/ tor. he expressed himself clearly and forci-
| in public. and as he was continually called
! o,lt, he greatly developed in that respect
4 since the war. In personal appearance he
| was IL typical soldier and connandcr. tall
| and erect. with auburn hair carclessiy
| brushed. and short-croopcd beard: his eyes
| dark hazel. his head large and wcll-formcd:
the resolution and strong purpose and
gravity exhibited by Lis features in repose.
1 Indicated TO TIC strangera lack of tic softer
| and more humane qualities, but when he
| was animated in social conversation, such
| an estimate was changed at once. His As
ISOLATION with friends and comrades was
exceedingly cordial, and his affection FOL
| those allied to him was as tender as that OF
| woman,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-20
CAMPAIGN ALTERNATE
THE SECOND THREsAlNG or
BATTLE STRAW.

Cen, Mics and His Critcs-Preven,,vo
Measures Aimed At-An Easter,
Catcher OF suc&crs-News Notes of AN
Sorts.
WAsu1NG;o.;. Feb. 1O.--Army circles
arc getting great deal of gossip out Of
the desire of Gen. Miles to come to
Washington and the failure of Gen.
Schoficld to grant permission for tho
visit. 1t is generally understood that
one of Gen. Miles purposes in coming
here would be to prefer charges against
Gen. McKeever. The latter, it will BIZ
remembered, made some structures on
Gen, Miles for his conduct of the Indian
campaign, alleging that the extent of
the recent uprising was magni.
fed by Miles in order that his services
should be correspondingly magnified
These views of Gen. McKeever were
talked about in the army clubs and
among military men until Secretary
Proctor, who is warm supporter of
Miles, took steps to stop the criticism.
The first step was to retire McKeever
to subordinate service at the depart.
ment. This was soon followed by an Or
der relieving Mckeever from duty here
and assigning him to duty on Gen. Miles
staff. This brought the two enemies
face to face, and each of them has
been frettine over the ordeal
1t is said that Gen. Miles
main desire in coming to Washington is
to perfer charges against Gen. Mcl<ccver
for conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman, and Gen. Schoficld, rumor
has it, is trying to pacify him and fix up
the matter.
The report on the investigation of Col.
Forsythe's action in the Wounded Knee
fight is expected in few days, and it Is
understood that it will restore Col. For
sythe to his command after mildly repri-
manding him for some feature OF his
action in the engagement.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-20
pARNELL-M'CARTHT.
Adaitional Light Thrown on the Bou-
lorra Negotiate n Winner,

Adaitonal Light Thrown ON the Eou-
loGne Ncgotiations-Parnell II Winner.
LONDON, Feb. 14.-It is the general
opinion that the balance of advantage
resulting from the Boulonge ncgotia-
lions remains with Parncll. Mccarthy
and his colleagues publicly say they are
satisfied with their position. Privately
they are indignant at being chcckmatcd
By the tactics Of the Parncllites. Their
meeting to-day disclosed depression and
apathy. Only fifteen members were pres
cnt. and they appointed committee to
organize the party in Ireland to combat
the Parncllites. The latter say they are
RAPIDLY gaining strength and the bulk of
the nationalist will resume allegiance
to Parncll.
The Spcuhcr publishes story of the
Boulogne negotiations which says that
Parncll at the outset declared that he
had finally abandoned the notion of
leading the party. Assurance was re-
ceived from Gladstone on the question
of land and police, both being accepted
as satisfactory by the parties to the ne
gotiations. AT the last moment Parncll
demanded that the pledge that Ireland
should have final control of the police,
should have mandatory force pro-
vidcd the conservative lord licuten-
ant was in power. This curious demand
| puzzled the Gladstonans, who replied
that they failed to see how they could
bind a conservative majority in the inn
perial parliament, which would be a nee
cssary corollary of q conservative vic.
F.! tory. Parnell then ended the ncgotia.
I tjOnG
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-20
EARTHLY PlNCHED.
Bro. Talmace's House of Worship Tinan-
cirlly Embarrassed.

New YORK, Feb. 1o.-The trials Of
Brother Talmagc on account of his in
ability to raise money Outside of his
personal resources) for rebuilding his
tabernacle are growing apace. The con
tractor stopped work on the building q
short time ago because his money was
not Forthcoming, in spite of the loan or
Sl25, 900 by Russell Sage. Contractor T.
Wills agreed to put up the building for
$500 He has received only $4,000
Instead of $4,000, which was due him
last August, he received two notes
for $500 each and four for
$1,000 each, all due in four
months. These notes, Contractor
Wills says, have not been paid. he
now brings suit against the church for
the balance due him on his contract,
and asks that his claim be made first
lien on the property, superseding even
Russell Sage's mortgage. He will seek
to have the unfinished tabernacle SOLO
to satisfy his claim.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-20
GIBSON'S EXPLANATION.
The Whisky Trust Secretary Makes n Late
and Lame Defense.

PEORIA, Feb. 14.-Although the
whisky trust people still maintain that
George Gibson is entirely innocent of the
conspiracy to destroy the Schufcldt dis
tillery, the general public has come to
the conclusion that he is guilty. There
is great excitement at the trust head
quarters and agents are going out on
every train to cities where the trust
members reside Vicc-Prcsdent Wool
ner left this afternoon for Chicago, where
he will meet President Grecnhut, who is
coming homo from Washington. Amect-
ing of the trust directors has been called
for next Monday and an interesting
action is expected then. Gibson main
tains logged silence but says he is in
nocent He says the bottle in his valse
contained an antiscptic fluid patented
by chemist of the trust. and he was on
his way to sell the secret Of the COM
pound to stool; company.