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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04
ACARD TO THE PUBLIC.

Apparently certain morning journal Of
this city seeming to be better posted on my
Intentions than / am myself, as will be OBJ
served by their statement on the Dist inst,
to the effect that as soon as | had settled
my business affairs contemplated moving
to Denver. Now [ wish to inform my
friends and the public in general that at no
time during the past twelve years have l
ever contemplated going to Denver or any
other place, nor have l ever given the least
animation to any person or persons of any
intention on my part to leave Salt Lake
city. On the contrary, they have always
been informed that 1 am located here for
good.
have been identified with various bust
ness enterprises in this city since 1878, and
for the past six years in the insurance
business representing the leading COM
panies of America and Europe, IN fire, life
and accident, my Office for the rast year
has been and still is in the Progress block,
rooms 514 and 515, where / or one of my
representatives can always be found, and
will be pleased to have all my old friends
call at any and all times, and will also be
delighted to form the acquaintance of all
new corners, and have them bear in mind
that the agency of Louis Hyams is one of
the largest if not the largest in the country,
the combined cash capital and assets repre-.
sented in my Office being over 5000, 600 900.
Respectfully LOUIS HYAMs,
SAT LAKE. CIgI. December 70, 1880
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

more till it reached the earthworks near
Banks Ford. They had been thrown ur
by Wilcox's and Jenkins Confederate bri-
gades some days before this. Below them
a pontoon bridge was being laid, upon
which we were to recross the Rappahan-
mock. Before we reached the earthworks
the Confederate prisoner had enlisted my
sympathies. His heart was nearly broken.
He had fought with the army of Virginia
in every battle since its formation. He
was anxiously seeking promotion.
81 am the unluckiest vermint in the
world he said to me. 81 never could get
shut of bad luck Now If 1 hadn't been
catched here tonight, / would have been
made a corporal tomorrow. The captain
told me that the colonel was a-going to
make me a corporal, but my bad lucks
turned up again. I've been toting it all
my life and don't see nary chance for a
promotion now"
His feelings were so deep, and his voice
so broken, that l fancied there were tears
in his eyes. My gympathies overcame my
sense of duty. 1 had had considerable bad
luck myself. / finally turned tc him, as we
were passing dead horse and said: 'See
here, partner, you just slip out and Law
down on the other side of that horse. Your
men will be along here inside of half
an hour. Shake off your bad luck.
won't stand in the way"
AS he was about to take cover he discov-
cred that somebody had cut the shoes from
his cow skin haversack He felt their loss
deeply. But he ran to cover and we passed
on. Next day Charley Mulligan of Belle
vile, wore the shoes.
That night we lay in the trenches for
three hours. The Johnnies had ascertained
what was going on, and were Smelling the
pontoons and the earthworks. They were
using mortars, for we could see the fuses
of the shells making parabolas in the air
and dropping near US. 1t was o'clock il
the morning when we descended the hill
and crossed the river on the pontoons.
AMOS j. CUMMINGS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

on fire. In the lu rid light the lieutenant
colonel came down the line. He saw me
standing in front of two companies,
What companies are these" he said,
"behind you."
| told him.
"Where are the commissioned officers?''
he asked.
II don't know" was my reply.
where are the orderly sergeants!"
They're not here
"Hem," he muttered. "Well, sergeant
major, take command of the division and
dom resign it until you are relieved"
One of the captains appeared not long
afterwards. / told him was in command,
with orders not to yield the authority till
the lieutenant colonel relieved me. Not
long afterwards the lieutenant colonel did
relieve me, and directed the captain tC
thank me for keeping his company intact
A moment afterward, the orderly of the
second company appeared and took com
mand in like manner
Five minutes afterward the lieutenant
colonel ordered me to look after the pickets.
In the darkness, | moved the pickets
toward the enemy. Each man took his
intervals. STOPPING close to the ground
and looking up, [ could see their forms
outlined against the sky. | could name
each comrade by his outline The ground
was covered with the killed and wounded
Occasionally wounded man tried to crawl
toward our line. Everything, even the
stumps, seemed to be moving. The
wounded were packed around dead horses.
Shey crawled there to escape the bullets,
using each carcass as a shelter. While
STOPPING to the earth and glancing skyward
saw form moving past our line. Beyond
| could see the outline of Corporal Mason
member of our regiment. | called him
to me. We accosted the stranger He was
a Confederate picket. The lines were
passing each other in the darkness. When
asked what regiment he belonged to, he
replied:
1.-THE Thirteenth Mississippi"
We'll, off with your traps" 1 said
We're Jerseymen.n
Good God!'; he exclaimed, not in terror
but establishment.
Away went his cow-skin knapsack. He
threw down his gun and shook off his &C
coutrements.
you'd better keep your haversack,"
said. "You'n want that"
1t was made of undressed cow-skin. A
pair of new shoes were tied to it. He ex-
pressed great anxiety concerning the shoes.
He was afraid that some Yank would con-
fiscate them.
At this moment we were called in. He
was my prisoner. | told him to stick close
to me and l would protect him. He said
that he lived in Pontiac Mississippi, and
that he was a printer. Being printer
myself this warmed me toward him
When l reached the line, the regiment
was moving off in the dark
ness. 1t moved back a mile OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

noon, had left Fredericksburg and marched
towards Charlottesville, to effect juno
ton with Hooker and the main army.
That night, he struck the Confederates in
force at Salem Church. The day had been
clear and sunny. Without developing the
position of the Confederate batteries in his
front, Uncle John drove into the woods, in
an effort to carry everything before him.
The New Jersey brigade suffered terribly.
The fight lasted till long after o'clock
Next morning Sedgwick drew back lit
tie. He learned that the confederates had
swept around his left flank and recaptured
Fredericksburg. 1t contained the wounded
soldiers of the day before. Monday was
still bright and sunny. The Sixth corps lay
upon the ridge along the Rappahannock
above Fredericksburg. About an hour be-
fore shutdown we could see that the con-
federates in our front bad been reinforced.
They were massing for a charge. They
came down UPON US, five lines deep. The
Twenty sixth New Jersey, of which | was
sergeant-major, lay in little depression
along ditch which had been dug by some
farmer TO drain his land. A Vermont re2i-
ment was in the woods at our left. A New
York regiment, / think was posted on our
right. A regular battery occupied g slight
elevation in our rear, AS the confederates
advanced, could hear the officer in charge
Of the battery giving his commands.
"a second and half he shouted.
''Bliml Blim ~ roared the guns.
"a second and quarter, . he cried.
''Bliml Bliml'' was the response.
"A full second,'' he reared.
"Blim! Blim! Blimn' answered the
guns.
Three quarters of a second,'' came
next.
''Blimi Blim Blimn'
The officer was gauging his fuses by the
advance of the enemy. so that the shells
might do the greatest execution.
Suddenly, in the rear of artillery, there
was flash all along the line The Con-
federates had reached our front. They
were within forty yards of US. Half our
men were on their feet, and the other half
On their knees. Without orders, they kept
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04
Who He Was Thinking. OF

The theatrical aspirant is so frequent
that the manager may be forgiven for
administering an occasional rebuff
"My good girl" said an experienced
amusement purveyor, "take my advice
and don't go on the stage"
81 suppose" she said sharply, t'you
are going to undertake to save me from
terrible fate, or something of that
sort"
NO" he replied solemnly, 81 was
thinking of the public. Washington
Star.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04


ment Miss Wilson was born somewhere
near Chicago, and received an excellent
education; but while she is fair pianiste,
good singer, not half bad painter, as
many of her works show, and as womanly
and as much of homemaker as the most
exacting man could desire, she early show
ed great capacity for business. She be-
gan as real estate broker in Chicago, while
at the same time running a large stock
ranch of her own near Santa Fe. She be-
came much interested in mines and min
ing property and before she was II had
sold large amounts of stock, and has
travelled backward and forward over this
country twenty times, going to San Fran
cisco and back as if it was nothing, al
though she is really frail, delicate girl.
About three years ago she went to New
York, studied stenography, typewriting
and telegraphy, all the while keeping the
run of her western business, and finally
she went to England twice or three times
in the interest of some immensely valuable
mining property near Angels camp, in
California and made sale of that prop
erty involving several millions to an En-
glish syndicate, who are now working it
with large profit. In the meantime she
has attended to number of minor affairs,
among them took out patent in Eng
land, and is now in California resting and
arranging to undertake the placing on the
market of another large property, this time
Mexican silver mine.
Outside her business Office no one would
suppose her to be other than an exceed
ingly pretty and refined young girl, digni-
fed and modest, devoted to her mother
and intimate friends, and the tasteful dec
Grafton of her home. Only the closest
reader of character could guess from her
rather quiet and reserved manner that
there was a keen, careful, quick business
capacity, and a steady perseverance allied
to good judgment, all working in that
dainty young head.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

that the owner Of them all is not yet 81,
and you get an idea of sweet and beauti-
full girl, gentle, thoughtful, of the cling
ing, helpless kind.
And when you are told that this is one of
the smartest, most energetic and wide
awake persons of this day of smart persons,
you find it hard to believe the state
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

NEVER S b a II
forget the fight
on Monday, May
4, 1868, near Fred
erick S b ur 6. 1t
was on the day
following t h e
capture of tn e
Heights. Sedg-
wick's corps, on
Sunday a f t e r
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04
Not Kid Gloves,

Tommy Jones-say, mister, I want to
get pair O gloves.
Gents Furnisher-Kid gloves?
Tommy-Naw, nav! What a. You
givin' us? Gloves fur grown pursons.-
Binghamton Leader.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04
A BUSINESS YOUNG WOMAN.
She Is Birdie May Wilson, and She Is I
Hustler, Sure.
(N,r,.or,,ordarno

LSpeclaI correspondence
OMAHA, Dec. 30-The young woman
whose picture accompanies this is Birdie
May Wilson. Her name fits the almost
childlike face, that is as pretty as picture,
with large dark eyes, thick chestnut hair,
little even teeth. and an exquisite COM
plexion. Add to these attractions grace
full, slender form, hand and feet models in
size and shape. and know at the same time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04
An Omission.

Mrs. Snodgrass (reading)-A man In
Chicago fell sixty-ive feet and was fatal
ly injured.
Snodgrass-Will he recover?
"The paper does not say."-Munsey's
Weekly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

on fire. In the lurid light the lieutenant
colonel came down the line. He saw me
standing in front of two companies,
"What companies are these" he said,
''behind you.''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04

This sum represents the cost of the
grounds and building as they are today.
Up to date the appropriations of congress
on account of the Capitol, refurnishing,
care, police, ETC., are said to amount to
nearly $50, 600, 600 ROBERT GRAVES.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04
DEATH In TEE AIR.
Congressman Cummings Relates
Thrilling War Stories.
"WOULD YOU LEAVE THE GUNS ?0
The Lieutenant-Co Singular Command
Compassion Taken on an In
lucky Confederate.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 1, 1891
Especial correspondence to THE HERALD.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17
A Suicide at Grafton.

Henry Hrndrirk. n German living
In the east end of Grafton, committed
suicide Monday evening Ivy hanging
himself in the coal house. He has
been suffering since the first of Janu-
airy with rheumatism. but was able to
be out and seemed cheerful. The
family found him about 4 O'Clock.
No reason can be assigned except
dependency on account of being un.
able to work. and by some it ID
thought that the cause is from q
severe wound received on the head
about q year ago while coupling cars,
He WAS SO years old. in good circum'
stances, worth about $1,000. He WAS
a member of Friendship Lodge. K,
Of P, and leaves a wife and four chill
dren.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17
What Makes a Good Town.

An exchange gives what il calls Q
late receipt for making a good town,
and says pass it around. 1t Is as
follows:
Grit. push, snap. vim, energy.
churches. schools, colleges. morality,
harmony. cheap property, healthy
location. good country tributary.
Talk about 1t; speak we'll of It; help
to improve 1t. Advertise in and
read the home papers. Patronize its
merchants. Faith exhibited by good
works. Honest competition in bust.
ness. Help all puhiic enterprise.
Elect good men to office; speak well
of It's enterprising citizens and be
one of them yourself. Remember
that every dollar invested in perma.
nent improvements IL that much on
interest. Always cheer on the men
who 20 for Improvement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17
Maple Sugar Licenses.

Mr.. E II. oiuc-Ii, Deputy Coliec-
tor of Internal Revenue. informs us
that he has received the blank appli.
cations for licenses and bonds for the
producers of maple sugar. These ap-
plicatinns must he made and the
bonds executed and filed prior to the
first day of July next, otherwise the
producers of sugar will not receive
she bounty on next years crop.
The Deputy Collector will visit
GrantsviIle. Bittinser and other
points in the sugar producing sec.
tons of the county nne,ine next
month (due notice of which will be
given) to take applications and bonds
of the producers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17

Cartwright is closing out a large
car of Christians Best. which is the
best -four in the market at $500 to
make room for another car. Hotel
and boarding house keepers say that
Christians Best only needs a fair
trial to convince any one that it is
the hest. Also one.half car Old Do
miniOn best to g1 at once at SIS so for
spot cash. This Is the best family
-four in the world for the money.
The next will be higher. Closing out
all winter goods at cost. Prints at
4 and SC. Heavy bouts at cost for the
cash side meat at Sc; lard, 81;
everything on the advance except
sugar it Is down. 20 lbs gran. sugar
for 81. Cartwright is always at the
bottom when the cash is paid. Have
genteel and polite clerks to wait upon
customers. Call while prices are
low. 5.2t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17
LODGE MEETINGS,

LOCAL BRANCH, No. IS, ofths Iron Ha,
meets In Sturgiss' Hall LIST and Sd Saturday
nights 4 each month.
ALTA LODGE, No: S74. x. OH, meets in
month.
The Y. NJ. c. A. Of Oakland meets In thu
same Hall Friday nightOfeach week and Sun.
day afternoon.
SHEALTlEL LODGE. No. I22, /. O.O.F..
meets IN LeSge's Hall every Monday night.
PATMOS COUNCIL, No. 3ss. A. r, or n
meets IN same Halllst and Sd Thursday nights
of each month.
GARRETT LODGE. No. Ii3, X. OFF, meets
in Garthrights Hail. Lake View every We'd
mas lay evening, at 1880.
G.. 4. r. meets in Sturgiss Hall second and
fourth Saturday nights in each month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17
Model Motive Power.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has recently placed in ser.
vice on Its fast trains between New
York. Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington, three new engines
which are doubtless the finest and
fastest eyer built in this country.
These new flyers have driving wheels
ak feet. Elk inches high and cylinders
20 inches by "a. The large cylinders
give them tremendous power and
the high drivers protect the machin-
cry from the rack and strain incident
to driving smaller engines at great
speed. There is practically no limit
to the speed to which these new mar
yels may be driven and they skim
over the rails AS smoothly as a swal.
low over lake.
Another recent addition to the mo.
tive power Of the company is a con.
signment ofcight powerful ten wheel
passenger engines. designed for ser.
vice on the mountain divisions.
These are the heaviest ten wheel en-
gines ever contributed, weighing
sixty seven and one. half tons. They
have driving wheels six feet two in.
ches high and cylinders q inches by
26. Ono of these machines perfOi ms
the work heretofore requiring two of
the ordinary class and they take the
heavy through express trains up the
mountain grades quickly and with
perfect ease.
The Mt. Clare shops of the company
have recently completed an order for
ten switch engines of the highest
type. and sufficiently powerful to
make up a train equal to the foil
drawing power of a consolidation
freight engine. Also three new
heavy eight wheel passenger engines.
having driving wheels Ave feet eight
inches. and cylinders twenty inches
by twenty.four. These engines are
now doing excellent work; they are
very powerful and susceptible OF
great speed.
In addition to the foregoing the
Company has now under oonstruc
ton at its Mt. Clare Shops ten power
full ten wheel engines designed for
fast freight service and for heavy
passenger trains on occasion. also
twelve consolidation freight engines
of ereat power.
These additions to its motive power
are In line with the other great i'm
pr0vements constantly being made
In the general bettsrment Of the B.
& o. property by Its present manage.
ment, which have been noted by the
press: from time to time. end the
raDid augmentation Of the passenger
traffic Of the Company indicates that
the public Is quick to recognize the
present and constantly increasing
efficiency of its train service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17
Real Estate Transfers.


Richard Grab I'm and wife to Mar
tina E. Rusenberger, 8 acles, two
rOMlS and ten perches of military lot
Nc. 500; $35 63.
Perry Broadwater ami wife to l..
Warwick. part of CheyiOt Dale. 1924
acres: 81 600.
ThOs. w. Frost and wife to Henry
Policeman, 81 acres of land; S164.
Geo. Wellington and wife to -
part of Youghiogheny Mill Seat En-.
lars~u. 5S} nrres; $lS7.
Emanuel Blttinyer and wife to Geo.
Yuunner. part of Bucks Pasture and
part Ofiot No. 21l3. lot acres; $3.50.
Mary Spindier to r. A. Raven
scroft. lot of land near Acrident; $500.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17
Photographs


Pritchard's Gallery is now open for
the Summer. The past winter have
been operating in an Ohio town and
aelishrd the truth of the old adage.
"opposition Is the life of trade" both
AZ to quality of photographs and
quantity of customers. NOtwith.
standing I am doing better work
than ever befnre cabinets are the
same price by the dozen and 25 cents
lower than the old prize by the half.
dozen. A proof will be shown before
finishing photographs. Give US a
call and we will do our best to give
satisfaction.
72t G. H. PRITCHARD.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17
ORDER MIST.

In the matter OF the sale OF the real estate as
eessed upon the Assessmtn Books of the
County Commissioners Of Garrett County,
Nd, to and in the name Of Lieutenant Ma
than Wright, made by Ross Compton. late
County Treasurer for said county. 90 the eth
day of March, 1891, for State and County
taxes for the years 1873 and 1889.
No. 81 Trials July Term, 1891. In the Circnit
Court for Garrett County.
Uron the aforegoing report and afidavit 1t
Is ordered by the circuit court for Garrett
County this 9th day Of Apri' l 81, n: The sale
OF the property mentioned and described in
these proceedings, made and r, ported by Ross
Compton as late County treasurer foresaid,
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereofbe shown on or before the I'd
day Of May next; provided copy OF this order
be Inserted In some new .paper published in
the town OF Oak land in said county once in
each ofthree successive weeks, before the said
End day Of May next.
The report states the amount Of sale to be
thirty dollars. H. w. HOFFMAN.
True copy-Test:
E. T. Tower, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17

Collins ''SaueaIed" on Meeks.
me hist Case Of selling whisky
without license In Garrett County
under the new law. which went into
enect last December. was tried before
Justice A. B. Gender Wednesday
afternoon. John Collins. who IL now
in jail awaiting the action of the
grant Jury upon charge Of assault
with Intent to kill, swore out a war.
rant against Abraham Meeks. Col.
lin+ testified that he boarded with
Meeks In December last and that he
wns on a spree at Christmas. On the
18th Of December he was out of
whisky and asked Meeks II he had
any liquor. Meeks told him he could
get him some. and in q little while
brought him half q pint. for which
he paid him Is cents. Afterwards,
on the same day. Collins said he
bought q second half pint from
Meeks and paid f,r 1t.
i. Justice Gender found the prisoner
guilty AMI sentenced him to 40 days
In Jail. Collins alse made an inEnr.
nation against Meeks charging him
with stealing one pint Of whisky
from him on the 26th day Of Decem.
her last. This case was also tried be.
fore Justice Gender. who rendered a
vetAice of not guilty. The state was
represented by States Attorney
Veitch and the trayerser by Peddi.
cord & PeddIcOrd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17

Knobiey Mountain to a point nearly
opposite Blacks Hill, crosses the
Potomac River, the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal and the Baltimore and
Ohio R,iIrosd. and through a cut
passes Blacks hill. and then goes on
eastward through the Is mile gap
near Finkshurg; thence the line Is
run to HagerstOwn. This In the old
Taylor route, with some changes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17
Auction.

AuCtIOns
On Saturday April Is. I will sell
at public auction.
8 secnnd hand Bureaus, 2 second
hand Parlor suits. Bed springs, mat.
tresses, 200 yards Brussels carpet. 800
yards all wool carpet, fine lot cotton
carpet. mattings, oil cloths. window
shades. wall paper, etc.
Four months time.
JOHN SHARTZER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17
4 II
New Goods.

We have just opened a full new
line Of Cash meres, Ginghams, Cali.
cos, Outing Cloths. White GOods.
Outing Shirts Of the latest styles.
A full line Ui fine drpss Innings. best
In town. Also 4 lot of mems, boys
and chlidrens' suits and odd pants.
Came and see for yourselves. Prices
and quality guaranteed to suit every
body.
ST 8. L. TowNsHBND d eoN.