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Music in the Air.

Let all the people join us in singing the
following lines to the low meter tune of
what the almighty dollar will do at Sid
nn,r L Mood Is.
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HIS SIN.
nc belonged 10 The Grand Army Of The Repul

He Belonged TO the Grand Army or the Republic.
The National Conference Of the Wesleyan
Mothodi-ts, ia session AZ Grand Rapids, Mich.
last week. expelled the Rev. q. T.. Riley, Of
Marion, Ind, for being a member Of \ secret
socioty--to wit the Grand Army Of the Re-
public. Mr. Riley did not deny the accusation,
but asked leave 10 explain, which, however,
was not granted him, the Rev. ". Warduer. Of
Syracuse n. Y, President Of the Conference
declining 30 hear him further or to fellowship
with the hereto.
Rev. Mr.. Riley served during the early part
Of the war as a Chaplain, but his desire 10 serve
his country in "A more energetic way got the
upper hand Of him. aud he raised a company
for the 9th u. S. C. i. aud commanded IL, and
much OF the time the regiment, until the
close the war. The 9th u. S. G. T. was one Of
the very best colored regiments in the army.
IL was raised az Camp William Penn, Pa, from
July % 10 Sept. II, 1863. and was assigned 10
Paine's Division Of the Eighteenth Corps. IL
was given the right 10 inscrihe on Its hammers
williamsburg" Petersburg" Chapin's
Farm" aud "Sugar-Loaf Hill" At Chapin's
Farm IL lost three officers and 80 men killed,
and IL officers and 80 men wounded. All
together IL lost eight officers and - men killed
and FIVE officers and l32 men died Of wounds,
disease, etc.
Col Riley says that lac Joined the GAR.
nine months ago. Is not ashamed OF il, aud will
take the consequences.
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NJ. Victor Duhasse, French surgeon sta
toned at Tonquin. China, says: A Freuchman
naturally thinks the Partisan detectives the
best the English swear by the Scotland Yard
men, aud the Americans. Of course by the New
York detectives. After three years residence
IN China, ] DO not think either Of the three
bodies are entitled 10 the credit given them.
The Chinese beat them all. They are at one
time the most expert thieves and AZ another the
most skillful detectives in the world. A China
man can steal your watch while you are look
ing at II, and be can catch the man who stole
it ~ ID happened 20 be some other than himself
when French detective could not.
! have seen evidences Of detective ability
among the Chinese which would startle even
Zola. IL is impossible for an evil-docr 10 long
elude tho Chinese detectives. They scent a
crime aud follow IL 10 the last before civilized
detectives would know Of il. In a country OF
SO many people, who all look alike. this Is re-
markable. heard Of one case which will serve
10 illustrate their shrewdness
A family in Touquin was murdered. aud
there was no apparent clew 10 the murderer.
The entire detective corps OF three provinces
were placed upon the case aud ia three
weeks tho murderer-none other than the
Chief Of the Secret Police who handled the
chase for the murdcrcr--was arrested and be-
headed. Think of that. The Chinese detect.
i've force is a secret body, aud the best organ
lied In the world. They have an eye upon
every man, woman aud child. foreign or na.
tive, in China, aud IN addition watch each
other. IulOTmcrs are encouraged. aud e0liu,
sion is impossible. The head Of the Chinese
! police is not known, but there is one. and
very active one too. j have heard that ia,
1 present head was once an ambassador 10 a Eu
ropean country, but really do not believe thai
anyone knows who he is There are said 10 b,
over GO00O0 men under him and his assistants
who control the various districts.
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Millions Use Pearline. Do You? .
Tn. Elh vi

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Give a brief
history Of the 9th d.--EBENEZEE HARuAN,
Go. A. 9th Nd Baltimore.
The 9Th Nd. was organized in August, 1862
six Of the companies comm x from Baltimore
IL Joined the Maryland Brigade at Williams
port in September. In March. 1853 ID became
q part Of the Third Brigade. Second Division,
Eighth Corps. This Division retired before
Lees advance 20 Gettysburg but not without
some hard fighting at Winchester. in which the
9th was cTeditably engaged The division
moved into Maryland, becoming the Third Di-
vision Of the Third Corps. In Keifer's Bri-
gadc, Cars Division, Third Corps the regi-
ment took part at Mine Run, losing 10 killed
and AZ wounded. and bearing more than its
share Of the fighting. In March, 1861 the regi-
ment was transferred 20 the Sixth Corps with
the division. and became a part Of the Second
Brigade. The 9th fought with signal gallantry
at the Wilderness aud Cold Harb0r. its losses
in the former action being p killed and 1l2
wounded. At Petersburg il lost II killed and
65 wounded. The regiment did some good
fighting in the Valley and IN the final battles
Of the war II was mustered out June "a. 1866.
It's commanders we're Coils. George r. Howard,
John w. Horn and Joseph @. HiIl.-EDlTOR
NATIONAL TRIBU yE.
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Rival OF the Yosemite.

in the vast Sierra wilderness, faF 30 the south
ward Of the famous Yosemite Valley. there Is a
yet grander valley Of the same kind. IL Is
situated on the South Fork Of Kings River
above the most extensive groves and forests Of
the giant sequoia, aud beneath the shadows Of
the highest mountains in the range, where the
canyons are deepest and the snow-laden peaks
are crowded most closely together. IL Is called
the Big Kings River Canyon, or Kings River
Yosemite, aud Is reached by way Of Nisala the
nearest point on the Southern Pacific Railroad.
from which the distance is about 40 miles, or
by the KeArsarPs Pass from the east side Of the
range. IL is about 10 miles long, half a mile
wide, and the stupendous rocks Of puTplish
gray granite that form the walls are from 2. 500
10 5000 feet in hight, while the depth Of the
valley below the general surface Of the mount
ain mass from which il has been carved Is con-
siderably more than a milo. Thus IL appears
that this new Yosemite is longer aud deeper.
and lies embedded IN grandcr mountains, than
the Wol-known Yosemite Of the MERGED.
! Their general characters, however, are wonder
fully alike, and they bear the same relation.
ship 10 the fountains Of the ancient glaciers
above them.
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IInny PRIsov, RrcHMoYD. March 3.

IIihhA i klrFNF MIN 70 4Ahl'ia -
DEAR JoHN: Still no exchange. and we arc
tired TO death waiting. ] got a box yesterday,
which makes our dinner worth eating. The
ration now is a bit Of corn bread, two spoOniuls
Of rice, and occasionally bit Of meat
This order was nailed up in the prison on
tho lst:
Officers standing near the windows will be
liable to be shot" What do you think of that2
] am glad 90 say the first man killed as result of
this inhuman order was rebel officer of the
prison He was in the prison looking about
aud, approaching close 10 window, guard
mistakiug him for prisoner, shot him dead.
Amen. MARSH.
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Hnmmerlns II In.

The master was giving TO a labOrer glass
Of whisky, aud doing SO, said
lou'll remember, Corney. that every glass
you take is "A nail in your coffin"
Well, your Honor" says COrney, "maybe.
as you have the hammer in your hand yOu'd
lust drive another home"
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The Fathers Surprise.
THfo@w-rw Vlou.I,l.tr

Widowcr ITO his little daughter, aged lO)-
Dora, do you know that Susanne, our house
keeper, Is going 10 be marTied2
Dora-Oh, Pm 80 glad we're getting rid OF
The old pelican! Won't It be jolly2 But who
is going 70 marry herr
Father-Mell, am.
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Gov. Toole, Of Montana is a very ine-look-
ing man. lie is 50 years old, is tall and well
prop0rJioned has a fine face and a handsome
head Of Iight-colored hair. His wife is a
daughter Of Gen. w. s. Rosecrans, Register OF
the United States Treasury.
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A Home Thrust.
[AaaHta Constitution. !

Six years ago." said the editor, "wo struck
this town"
Yes" said the delinquent subscriber, and
the town has mover recovered from the bloWl" /"
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THE MAN DID so

aud Derby Ignored the whole transaction and
left them 10 settle it. IL nearly Occasioned a
fight in the theater. as the aggrieved individual
OF course held the other responsible.
Derby in one Of his articles said that disap-
pointment had been his lot in life from his
earliest youth. When a mere child he went 10
the thcater 10 see the celebrated actress, Miss
Smith, who although she had advertised that
she would appear ia two pieces, came out on the
stage a whole and entire woman.
There was another man in the old Army. a
Lieut.. D.. who was not looked upon as a
humOrist, but whose eccentricities gave him a
good deal of nOtOriety. He was a brave and
capable officer. but too much addicted to cen
sure his superors. One day he accused the
General Commanding the Army Of having
cheated the Secretary Of War in the sale Of a
pair Of carriage horses. Two Captains Of the
4th Art took the matter mp and preferred
charges against him for disrespect and defama-
ton Pending his trial by eOurt-martial he
Was confined 10 a casemate IN Fort Monroe
which adjOined one that was used for the otii-
GERS mess. The two Captains who preferred
the charges had 10 pass his window three times
a day on their way to their meals. He was an
accomplished musician, aud the momens they
appeared in sight he struck up the
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Libby souvenir worth having that / viii keep
all my life.
There are one or two men here who sleep
nearly all the time. ] think they are glad TO
be IN prison; il rests them. There are also
half a dozen Copperheads here, who wish they
were somewhere else. They are pretty gem
orally despsed. Think OF man with Union
shoulder-straps being Copperhead!
More anon. MARSH.
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LIBBY PRIsov. RIcumoxD. CnRrsrmAs.

LIBBY PRIsoN. RICHMOND, CHRIsTAiAs.
DEAR JoHN: Ny dinner today was corn
bread, potatoes RBd water IL is cold outside
and il is cold inside. We have little fuel, either
for cooking or warming
Some Of the prisoners who have money sent
out and bought quite a dinner for themselves.
There are a certain few prisoners here, we'll
known TO the rest Of as, who live quite well,
keep close among themselves and seem IN some
mysterious way 20 be on good terms with the
commander Of the prison. They are watched
closer than they imagine. MARSH
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LIBBY Prison, RICHMOND, Dee. 10 O5.
DEAR JuHN: j write just Inc 10 tell You
90 hc sure aud send me boN with some provis-
ions, such as dried beef coffee etc; but put no
money iu The box, tor the JuhunIes 90 through
every package arriving for NJ and conhscate
every dn.. .ar found.
When we were first brought upstairs into
Libby. committee of about 25 prisoners re-
ceivca rs with yells Of Fresh Gsh Fresh
FISH, Who thinks hes got a good thing OF u !
Fresh i,4 Fresh fish! Who amt Copper
head Fresh fish !"
Al the same time we We're jcrked, hailoss
and br.sthlcss, clear over the heads OF the COM
mitter 10 The floor among the other prisoners,
amid yelling aud laughing.
Today ] found out that that ceremony is
gone through with on all fresh fsh," or new
arrivals
To-day a newcomer got quite mad about IT,
MAEsH
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heart Of the South, and were inspected at
railway stations as so many wild beasts
Mole than once we heard threats of killing
and hanging us. Several times
COULD HAVE ESCAPED THE GUARD,
but my feet were in too awful condition TO
walk. o. course had no clothing except
what was on my back. My oyercoat was
left behind the day before the hattie, and
my only bedding was blanket pulled of
from dead man on the battlefield after
was captured
On Iay way here, in North Carolina, ]
bought another poor, thin rag OF blanket
aud paid $50 for it; that was a. Weldon.
Cgars were 90 cents apiece al Weldon, and
whisky - drink Am glad j use neither
Conied money was worth - 10 $40 for 81
OF Uncle Sam's money.
We passed Petersburg last night, and this
morning as the train crossed the James
River bridge we saw thousands OF our poor
Northern soldiers freezing and starving on
wet sand-har down IN the river, known as
Belle Isle.
An dis is 20 let you know how happen
10 be here. j trust you dId not see the Phll-
adelphia Ptss account Ui the battle Tor
there , was put down among the list of
killed Libby, bad as they say ii is, is still
an Improvement on being killed.
A tlig-oi-uuce boat leaves to-day for Fort
Tess Monroe, and carries letters North. j
may send this so 8r ] may give II 10 2
wounded officer who is TO be sent North
soon,
j can tell you little yet about Libby, only
that il is a great biz three-story brick ware
house. owned by Libby AZ Son; hence the
name. They tell me there are 600 Federal
officers here now. j VIII write you many
details soon. MARSH.
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DEAR JOHN; New Years day was spent by
the men in Libby IN trying 10 keep warm and
in tTyiu 10 see who could make the most noise
by yelling shouting, singing cat calls, aud by
a tremendous pounding on every pan, pot, lset-
Tie aud cup that could be- gotten hold Of
The lights were allowed 10 burn till II, aud
the Outlaudish racket was kept up tin that
hour Even after We went 20 bed, the best
singers were compelled 20 sit Up in bed ia the
dark and sing songs Never before did the
New Year come IN with such a strange herald
ing am glad it's all over. Ny ears still ring
with the awful din.
A few
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Suynsy Feb. 4

t0NIRIIt 0-''6
Five Of our comrades died day or so ago in
tho prison. So they are going Two nights
ago a tunnel was completed, aud 100 prisoners
escaped. number have been caught aud
brought back. Two are reported killed.
will write ali about this escape in another
letter. MARSH
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Belle Isle a number of the Union prissners
froze TO death. IL is a wonder they d0n't all
die.
The papers say that hundreds and almost
thousands of the poor Of Richmond are al the
point of freezing aud starving, but the rebel.
lion goes on. MARSH.
LIBBY Prison. RICHMOND, Feb. Q, 1864.
DEAR JoHN: The prison is cold. dark. and
gloomy nowadays. We can hardly see 10 read
in cloudy weather. The Johnnies have put
iron bars over the windows 90 prevent our es-
Gaping, and yet man gets away occasionally.
We don't know what becomes Of him, whether
be reaches the North or is killed, or. still worse
tied up and starved in some prison hole in the
South.
Our dinner to-day consisted Of a big chunk
or brick Of cold, half-baked corn bread, moth
ing more. What do you think of it for cold
weather diet? A great lot of boxes that came
for us from the North got as far as the prison
door. and then were all cOnfscated by the
rebels.
Was very sick to-day; fell over in swoon.
Bad diet aud cold will yet kill half OF tue
prisoners here.
Yesterday three prisoners were shot-one
OF them seven times-in tryingsto escape from
the island. Killing prisoners has become a
common thing AT the Island and down at An
dersonvillc according TO accounts IN the Ieoei
papers.
send this by Col. Powell, who is exchanged.
There are 900 prisoners here sick ia hospital.
/ Things are getting worse daily. The raiions
are not it for dogs and, besides, we are now In
constant danger Of some fool home guard firing
IN at the widows and killing US.
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Dee o4. 1863.

] inclose you program OF our Libby Prison
entertainment tonight. An the prisoners who
could sing or play on an instrument, aud there
are many such here, helped in getting mp first
rate Christmas Eve performance in the kitchen
IL was a jolly time, considering the circum-
stances. ] wonder how our friends in the
North are spending this Christmas eve.
The sentinel cries Lights OUT" and ] must
close This is not Christmas Eve at home. i
realize that. MARSH.
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10 HAN0 a Son OF ON. LFE,
IL Sawyer and Flynn are put 30 death; and as
Ice is reported a. saying be viii throw up his
commission II his son is hung Flynn and Saw
yer would seem 20 be- in no danger
The selection Of the q two men for hanging
was made by lot about the time We first came
20 Libby. bat was pissed around with bits
81 paper IN IL 10 be drawn out IL was a dread
iui kind Of lottery two human lives the stake
] see you did not or could not receive several
of my letters you make no reference 10 their
contents. MARSH.
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PnIsoNErs Are CHAINED FAST

In the basement for attempting 20 escape
They missed the Now Years racket any way
Three others have been pat IN the penitentiary
Oi North Carolina in retaliation for something
done 10 some Johnny rebs In the North.
We hear that the rebel prisoners IN the North
are treated like gentlemen aud with humanity.
not only because IL il right, but in the hopes
that the rebels will treat us decenty. 1t il
mistaken hope. Slavery has brutAlizUd these
men. They think II DO harm 10 burn a niger
on starve and kill a Union prisoner. They
don't even treat the prvates Of their own army
deceutly, 80 the guards told Us on tho way here
/ from Chattanooga
I saw with my own eyes dozens Of Union
4 men from Tennessee who had bocn forced into
/ the rcbei army, and who had deserted chained
up, two and two, and treated ike dogs, even
/ by their own neiRlb0rs
The rebel Congress Is in session and dismal
time IL is having trying 10 devise means TO
drive every man, boy and child into the army.
I The leaders are getting scared aud are very
desperate. ] think they would sacrifice every
bit Of property and every man IN the Confed-
eracy rather than be- beaten, give M and take
their chances Of EettiuR their nccks stretched
When this wicked rebellion does end. as end
IL must soon, ] hope the leaders will be turned
over 10 Bon Butler, aud that he may report
them All present or " accounted for" within
- hours. benjamin would need no instruc
tions, and
ROPE rs CHEAP.
lam sure these rabid Gre-oating leaders ex
poet nothing else. unless some foreign powel
can be- persuaded TO iutcricre aud help then
beat ms.
The editorials Of tho Richmond papers ar,
well written, but are the most desperate tonet
shrlcks J ever read
No letters from home in two weeks, exeep
j the three that came together aud Of nearly "a,
same date. A second little box came. i suppos
from home, but NO letter mentioned IL. h is
th0usln times welcome.
The notorious John Morgan. the raider
visited as Ia Libby today; 80 did Cen. A. Il
4 Hin II is nwlully cold, aud we suffer. Oh
uffehaFgs rasfnKia
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"RoGUE's MARCH "


on his violin, and kept it until they were out
Of sight. They were very much disgusted, and
complained to the commanding officer who
laughed heartily, but could give no redress.
The unconscious ignorance Of pretentious
people is sometimes ludicrous enough Prof.
Mahan, who had charge of the Department Of
Engineering at West Point for so maHy years,
told me that when the Army was in front Of
Petersburg he went there to visit some Of bis
former pupils. It was soon nOised about among
the troops that the learned Professor who had
taught all our great Generals the art of war was
| in camp and u good deal Of attention was paid
him. volunteer Captain, who had called to
pay his respects, said TO him:
"YOu have no idea, sir, what incompetent
officers the Governor Of our State is sending US.
| They have not the first rudiments of military
| science. lie sent me Lieutenant the other
day who is perfect Ounce. / ordered that man
| to draw up the company in a horizontal line
and he actually drew them up in vertical
i line"
The Professor thought any man who could
draw troops up n a vertical direction must be
a prodigy.
IL is said that in the FIRST Bull Run a general
\ officer ordered one OF the leyies TO get out
| Of a ditch where he was hiding aud join his
regiment at the front. He replied:
"Oh. yes. l know what you want. You
| want this place for yourself"
/
| Army Of being very sarcastic. AS he resigned
at the beginning of the civil war and
JOINED THE CoEFEDERACY,
who, by the way, did not seem 10 have any use
/ for him, no is only known TO most Of our SOL
diers by his disgraceiul order, issued while he
was still in our service for all the troops under
/ his command in Texas to surrender immedi-
ately to the enemy. Some years previous TO
this. wien he WAS stationed in New Orleans,
rather an eccentric young officer, just from
West POiut, reported TO him for duty. He or
dered him to report 10 the commanding officer
i'm Texas for assignment. About three weeks
after this the General, with some members of
his staff met the young man on the street in
New Orleans The following dialog ensued:
"GoOd morning, Mr. s.. Do you know
that i was under the impression that had
ordered you to Texas2"
$50 you did; you did, General; but
went down and took look at those boats which
run to Galveston. aud l don't think any OF
them are seawoTthy."
Most officers would have met so serious an
OfIeuse by the usual severe penalties, but Twiggs
resorted To another method. He rushed up to
the young man, shook his hand cordially, and
| said:
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