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The National tribune., 1891-01-01
Senator Evarts'S Venerable Tile.
Netn Ynrl. Tina.

That eminentIy respectable old plug hal
whice may be said to be almost a landmark "a
people who live in New York and Washington,
has such a world wide celebrity, that glorious
Old tile Of Senator Evarts, is perhaps the most
famous hat in America to-day. 1t has been per-
tinently asked, where did he get it? The ex-
traOrdinary thing about it is not that it looks
old, but that it never looks new. There used
TO be an old German in Berlin who had exactly
the same sized foot as the old Emperor William,
and as the Kaiser objected to wearing new boots
his subject was made to break in al the En-
peror's fOOtgear. He came to be known as boot
streteher to his Majesty, and he received a snug
pension for his services. is there an individual
hidden away in New York or Washington who
has the same sized head as the senior Senator
from New York, to whom each new hat is given
and who is made TO 20 forth and engage in
rCugh-and- tumble fights for a few weeks in or
der that the hat may get that appearance which
the Senator insists upon its haviRg2 OF course,
Mr.. Eyarts does get new hats. One hat won't
hold together forever, but the uniform antiquity
of his hats can only be accounted for on the
theory above prOpOunded.
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They Shattered the BngIer,. artIaelal Arm.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The article in
a recent number Of your paper about the old
vet who threw a cork leg at his wife, reminds
me Of a similar episode that occurred during
the war, but in more genteel fashion.
At the battle of Pumpkin Vine Creek, Ga.
(Dallas) the regiment TO which i belonged, the
SD H., OF Fighting Joe's Twentieth Army
Corps, after being engaged for several hours in
the dense woods until every cartridge had been
expended (the regiment was then so deeimated
that most of the officers picked up the guns and
cartridges Of fallen comrades and fired with the
mem was finally relieved and placed in posi-
tiOn to the rear. Co. ID had bugler who was
enlisted in Chicago, where on some Fourth Of
July celebration before the war he had, by the
premature discharge Of a cannon, lost his left
arm. Now, he had up TO that time carried
with him very fine artificial limb, OF which
he was very proud; almost more so than Of his
sound arm.
As We stood in reserve reflling our cartridge
boxes and getting ready for another onslaught,
what should happen but that very lively
spent ball strikes our good bugler in his srti-
fetal arm and skaters il all 20 pieces.
With shells bursting and the limbs Of trees
falling all around US, we nevertheless had to
barst out in a hearty laugh, as our good bugler
unstrapped his cork limb and hurting il out as
far as no could toward the enemy, exclaimed ::
" You - - rebels; you've got no sense
anyhow, aud you are no gentlemen, either
EUGENE +. WEIGEL, 9l0 La Salle street. st.
Louis No.
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Who Spiked the Guns at Island 10. 10.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your paper
Of Dec. IL, Seaman J. Q. McClenthen thinks
that we did not give the Navy due credit for
the part they took in spiking the guns at
Island No. 10. II he wishes to convey the i'm
preston that the naval heroes who participated
IN this affair are entitled TO all the honor, we
would call his attention to an undisputed his
torical fact that Col. Roberts, of the 42d Ill,
conceived and carried out the plan Of spiking
the guns in question, assisted by party Of Co.
a, 42d, aud detachment Of Marines. As TO
the spiking Of the guns unnotieed by the
guards, this may be taken for what it is
worth, as all know that the Confederates were
not in the habit of allowing battery placed
in an important position TO be spiked without
the firing of shot. We surmise that Seaman
McClenthen like myself, was not participant
in the affair, and consequently not competent
to give all the facts in the case. However, all
were heroes, both soldiers and sailors. Let US
hear from some one who was on the spOt.-
THOMAS Fay, Co. B, 42d Ill, Albion, Neb.
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GIrs Gold Fnris and FIrurea.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Modestly, yet
in all candor, / desire 20 correct Adj't Wood
ruff in his comparison Of losses in Ohio regi-
ments at Chickamauga, as published in The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE Of Dec. IL. Comrade
Woodruff evidently includes the 31st Ohio
among the 81 Ohio regiments whose mortality
list was less than 10 each. According to the
." Roll Of Honor" in the Ohio Roster the 3Ist
Ohio lost at Chickamauga, killed and mOrtaliy
wounded, 30.
These figures are not correct. as Co. F Of the
3ist lost five men, viz, Seaman, Cahill, Dan
forth, Hosack, and Rea, while the roster reports
Seaman " missing" and HOsaek and Kea 'died
OF disease" Add these three 10 the number
reported in the roster and it makes a loss of 80,
OF whom n were killed on the field and II
dying Of wounds received there.
/ simply ask the comrades who write mill
tary history that they will show by "cold facts
and figures of undisputable veraeity" just
what We did. We ask nothing more
SAMUEL A. Mcneil, Co. F, 31st Ohio, Rich
WOod o.
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days after be fell, he had been brought in, barely
alive; his case so hopeless that he was given
neither food nor medicine, and after three days
of Inconsistencies had died, and was then with
other dead awaiting burial. Alone, by the dim
light Of candle. the weary, devoted sister
searched among the long rows Of the dead for
her dear one
At length she was rewarded. and as She knelt
10 kiss the white though bOod-stained lips Of
her brother she was startled TO find them
warm. Gould he be yet alive2 With one hand
holding his emRciated wrist and the other
placed over his heart, she soon decided that life
had not wholly fled. Instantly she few 10 the
Surgeon and dragged him 10 the side Of her
brother, and whom he was assured that life was
not extinct they tendeTly bore him 10 a tent
where by the use of the most powerful siimu-
lants al hand, by the next morning there were
signs Of returning consciousness. Cared for as
only loving woman's hand and heart can care
as day and night was spent in restless watching
by hls side, she was cOm!Orted by his constant
improvement The recovery seemed mi
raculous. but within about six weeks she was
permitted TO start with him for their home.
For long time he was confined 10 his bed
and room; but at last though he carried the
bullet in his head till his death, he so far re-
covered that he could hardly be kept from re-
enlisting 10 go to the front again. To the de-
votion of that sister be owed his life. Poor
Coleman, The writer knew him well rs a
true Christian man, holding offices Of trust, fill
ing his days with honorable service among his
fellows after the war.
Ills death at the last was most pathetic. He
served one term as the Sheriff of Pcpin County,
Wis In 1851 he WAS Under Sheriff Of Pepin
County, while his brother Milton was Deputy
Sheriff of Dunn County adjoining. July 10
the two attempted the arrest OF the noted horse
thieves and murderers, Lon and I'd Maxwell,
alias Williams, and standing side By side they
FELL shot 10 death 10y the outlaws.
Those noble brothers joined in their life. in
death they were not divided" This shall be
their tribute.-AIIQUIs. Marcngo. Iowa.
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RESCUED.
A Pathetic Incident Of the late War.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Written be-
tween the lines Of the history made by the
noble men who wore the blue Ia the war Of
ls6l165, We may trace tho records OF chiyalric
character, aglInt with pathetic beauty that
needs no poetic touch 10 charm as. In the fol-
lowing incident We have felt il quite per
missibe TO give the real names Of parties re-
TERED TO- a. Tins Is but simple narration Of
fact.
IN October, 1861, Charles Coleman enlisted in
Co. ID, l0tb Wis, aud with that command
entered the service IN the campaign in Ala
bama, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. On
leaving home be gave promise 10 has sister,
n0w living n McnOmOnie, Wis. that in case be
became SICK o. WAS wounded he would 50 ar
range with his comrades that she should be in
formed by a dispatch. Passing through the
trying scenes Of active military service in the
front Of relentless foe he escaped unscathed
until the battle Oi Peryyille Ky, where Gen.
Buell. left the corps Of MAJ. Gen A. Med. Nc
Cook 10 meet the furious assault Of 10000 Con.
fcderates led by Gen. Bragg.
For the number Of troops engaged this was
one OF the most bloody aud iercely-fought
! battles OF modern times The 10th Wis formed
part Of tho gallant ~, 600 who composed the
corps Of Gen. McCOok. against which Bragg
hurled vehcmcutly three times that number.
in the first days lighting Oct g. 1902 Cole.
man was desperately wounded by a rebel bullet
which shattered his head In a fughtful man
/ ner.
The telegraph quickly bore 20 his sister Al
/ Waukesha, Wis., The sad message that he was
/ left mOrtally wounded on the battlefield. In
/ half an hour after this word reached her that
! brave-bearted, loyal sister was on her way, by
/ fastest train, 90 our lines near perrvyille
Reaching the field yet damp with patriots
/ blood, with eyes dimmed by unshed tears and
heart that felt the pressure OF an unVoiccd
/ grief, she wandered for day among the dead
and dying, still lying where they fell. Wandered
/ TO search in vain. ln TIC gloom Of the even.
1 ing she visited a leld-h0sp.ta near Chaplin
River and there learned that after lying alone
! on the battieheldt uncared for, the first three
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What Batteries were In the Peach Orchard at
Gettysburg.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: see In your
valuable paper Of the l1th of December, a let
ter from w. III. Quay, Co. !, 6Sth Pa, showing
that am i'm error in regard to my correction
OF Frank L. MOTan's letter. / will say to Com
rade Quay that he is in error, and would advise
him to consult that noble, truthful and faithful
record gotten up by Col. Bachelder, which
shows the position held by every command in
the Army of the Potomac during the three
days fighting on the field of Gettysburg
again state that neither the batteries of Ran
dolph. Smith, MeGilyery or BigeloW were en-
gagged in the Peach Orchard on July 2, 1863,
and by so stating / am not and have not taken
one particle Of honor from those noble and gall
liant commanders. | will again state that Nc
Gilvery was not battery commander on the
field OF Gettysburg, and that Phiilipss 9Th Mass.
and Hart's 18th N. Y. were the batteries which
held the position in the Peach Orchard on
July 2, 1868.
/ would here respectfully recommend that
every Grand Army Post in the United States
should have one Of Col Bachelors maps in
their hall.-PATRICR HART, Captain and Bre-
vet-Major, 18th n. Y. Independent Battery l..
A., Firms Point, n. j.
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Ye Business Manager.


Business Manager OF great newspaper TO
clerk-GeOrge, take down an advertisement as
/ dictate it, and then send it up. ReadyP An
right.
UYANTED-A MAN FOR A PLEASANT IN
w door position; short hours. light work, no
experience necessary; place permanent; salary,
5000 year. Answer in own handwriting. MIL
LIONAIRE, Great Daily Office.
Clerk have it down, sir and will send it TO
the printers at once.
Business Manager (A week laterJ-George,
how many answers were received from that
advertisement
Clerlk-Eighteen thousand.
Business Manager ian hour laterl-GOOd-
morning. sir. What can we do for you, sirP
Seedy Indiyidual-What do you charge for
an advertisement for a situation wanted?
Business Manager-Our charges are high-S1
o line; but you must remember the vast num-
Der of people we reach. Why, sir, from one
single advertisement inserted last week there
were received 5000 answers.
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Mhere Il The GeneroslfrI

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / see by your
able reply to Harper's Weekly that nothing is
left for them but 10 confess that they don't
know what they are giving TO their readers.
wish you would ask them q few questions
through your paper.
How much money would it take TO purchase
the territory acquired by the war with Mexico ?
How much money in pensions the United
States has paid TO the soldiers Of that war who
survived and returned homer Why Mr.. Edi-
tor. one mine has paid five times what the
whole Mexican war cost the United States.
Old Mexican soldiers are hobbling around in
this State now on IS per month, whose services
were worth millions to the Government.
If the war with Mexico caused this great
country of ours land it did, to acquire such
wealth and territory, what under the sun did
the soldiers acquire for the whole country in
the late war; Can HGrpeTs Fsekly toll US? At
the breaking out of the rebellion soldier was
q bound apprentice TO good trade; had served,
say, at least two years, and had three more TO
serve. He was IL or 10 years Of age, and
enlisted for three years aud served out the
time. What did he make by enlisting? How
much Is good trade worth TO an industrious
man. providing he has his bodily health How
much money would Mr.. Harpers Weekly take
for good trade? Could money buy 1t from him |?
Would he sell 1t for 81 a month, or for $50 a
month"; Where does the generosity of the
Government come in?-G. w. WHITE, COlusa,
Cal.
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The ssfh Ill

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Please state
where the SSH III. was during the taking OF
Mobile, in the Spring Of 1565.-MICHAEL
BOONE, Cedar Mountain, WASH
LANsWER-The history of the 55th Ill., as it
appears in the Adjutsnt- Generals report, states
that the regiment after the Atlanta campaign,
went to Chattanooga and remained there until
it was moved back and placed in front Of Hood.
when it was engaged in the battles Of franklin
and Nashville, Joined N the pursuit of Hood,
which drove him from Tennessee. Then it
encamped at Huntsville, remaining there until
March, 1865, when it vent to Bulls Gap, East
Tenn. In the following May it went to Nash
vile, where il staid until its muster-out, June
8 1866. Consequently it had no part in the
operations against MObile-EDTrOR NATIONAL
TRIBUNE1
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The Fight In the Wilderness.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE; 10 seems 20 me
that there is a great deal Of Misunderstanding
by comrades Of Capt. Graham'5 article in The
NATIONAL Tribune Of Sept. 4, and as the
Captain is reserving his FIRE, will give my
testimony, with your permission.
The Captain is right regarding the action Of
Col Hoffman, of the Seth Pa, in giving us
orders to retake the works.
We charged the works by a left-obliqus
movement. the 56th Pa. in the lead. The rebs
had full possession Of the works, from which
the Second Division, Second Corps, had re-
treated. There was not Yank left in the
works that could get away, and the Seth Pa,
with a small part of the brigade Second Bri-
gade WadswOrth's Division Of the Fifth Corps
better known as old First Corps, should have
tho honor that Capt. Graham claims. We
held the works all night.
Capt. Carter, Sd Md, must have been en-
gagged ut some other place, or earlier in the day,
as our charge was made late IN afternoon, and
the works we retOok were not on fire at any
time, but works away Off to our left were on
fire. as we discovered the night Of the 9TH after
considerable marching.
To Frank Mccoy, Of Second Corps, will say
that 1t don't make any difference where he
thinks the 56th Pa. should have been, or was
supposed to be. 1t was at the time stated by
Graham just whore he places it, with the ex-
ception that think, it was the Fredericks-
burg Plank road.
Capt. Geo. Huginin, li7th n. Y, in THE Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE Of Nov. 6, needs correct
ing. Gen. WadswOTth was killed several
hours before the charge Graham speaks about,
therefore could not have used the words he
refers to. The death Of Wadsworth, in my
opinion, accounts FOR Col. Hoffman command
ing Gice's Brigade in this charge.
1 could say great deal about the actions Of
our brigade on May and s, 1864, but not
being good correspondent only wanted in
this article TO bring peace TO Carter, McCoy
and others, rs we don't wanttheir honor, as the
Cannoneer has given the men of the old First
Corps their place in hi5tOry.-56TH Pa.
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How He Got Lsft.

Billy Calumet-They say that Van Isching
COyne married his wife for her money, and yet
it was love-match ON her part.
Jack L0tus-ShOuldn't wonder; the poor fell
fancy Mrs. Coyne is more liberal with her
love than her cash
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chrI.lmns ID the ONO NnlIonaI SoldIcr,, nom

Christmas al the Ohio National soldiers Home.
The old vets who are inmates Of tho National
Soldiers Home, Montgomery County, o.. were
given a Christmas dinner Dec % Religions
services were held In the Home Chapel az the
usual hour aud was conducted by both Profes-
tant and Catholic Clergymen, aud the Home
Band played in the mess hill during the din
ner hour, and gave a concert In Memorial Hall
during the evening. The following was the
menu: Roast turkey, cranberry sauce, Fiblet
sauce, oyster dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet
potatoes, lima beans celery, bread, butter
cheese, mince pie, oranges, co1ee.
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IN RICHMOND.

three fourths Of a mile down the road. 4.
CARTER, Sd Nd, Dorsey's, Nd.
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An lllustratian.
IEcln l.nE SIN 1

"Can a part OF thing be equal 10 the whole
OF thngY" asked Johnnie.
Well, / don't know" returned Henpeck,
with a glance at his wife/ I've known a
tongue 10 be a-waggin."
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SIR PHILIP MILLER. the great English horti-
culiurisi writing in l74O, says: The best method
10 have Cabbages good Is to procure fresh seed
from abroad every year for IL Is apt degenerate
la England in a few years"
The above is simple illustration Of the fact that
the best seeds will rapidly degenerate under un-
favorable conditions. The wise will take heed
therefore, and buy their seeds Of ID. NJ. Ferry K
Co., Detroit, Michigan, whose world wide reputa-
tion the best aud Bosi reliabe well the most
eItensiue seed growers and dealers, is due 10 the
fact that they take advantage of every crcum-
stance of climate, soil, methods ofculture selection
OF seed plants, etc. TO procure the best possible
seeds aud keep them up 10 that high standard.
Send your name to the firms address, and you
will receive n copy Of their Seed Annual for 1891
iTee
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Dyspepsia. sick headache. heartburn, indi-
gestion, etc., are cured by Hoods SarsaParilla.
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An Incident Of the Battle Of chIcknmuurn.

EDITOR NATIOSaL Tribune: Since reading
the article Of Serg't Booth regarding the Chick
nmauga battle and the HTes of Friday nights
march / have been waiting patiently for sume
comrade from the 9th KY, or some other regi-
ment of Gen. JOhnstOn's Division, Twentieth
Corps, to respond; but in vain. II was a nights
march which one that passed through it will
never forget Our division reached the battle
field during the afternoon on the 18th of Sep
tember and took position on the left Of the
army, the 9Th Ky. having the extreme left OF
the division, which know by the fact that our
Major (Thomassonl in riding up and down the
line, cheered us with the news that Gen. Sheri-
dan was coming in on our left, which was how
ever not true. In the evening LOngstreet's
Corps made fierce charge on the left Of the
army, and some regiment on our right giving
way forced the whole division to fall back
which il did in good order, movement which
/, with another comrade, did not notice till the
rebels were almost upon as and called on US to
surrender, but of course We remembered that
we had business at some other place, and, re-
Rardless Of flying bullets, we started on a run,
aud just at that moment was shot in the right
shOulder.-CHRIsT. EHRGsMAN, Co. Z, 5th KY,
OG07 $. Broadway, st. Louis, Mo.
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What They Lost.
The Old Songs.

to get the song, The Blood Field near
Richmond on the James"
q. Oates, Co. K, 18th KY, Nebo KY, wishes
Ben Maglue, of either Co. or F, 11th KY, TO
send him copy of each Of two songs composed
by him, entitled "The Brave 11th KY" and
" MOrgau's Raid %
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At Fort Gregg.

P. Fl. Barnes, Go. d. Tooth N. Y, Fruitridge,
Mich, Is pleased to see articles relating to the
capture Of Fort Gregg At daylight on the
morning of April 2 1855, his regiment re-
ceiyed orders 10 move about three miles to the
right of their position. When they got within
about three-quarters Of q mile from the fort
they were drawn up into line, where they
waited for some Of the Ninth Corps Ito pass
them. Then they Immediately started toward
the fort. The 10th Conn. was on the right of
the writer's regiment. The rebels were on the
outside of the fort, in riAe-pits, until they got
within range, when they fell back into the
FORT but they did not fire dozen shots while
outside. When the writer's regiment reached
the ditch they were ordered to lie down. This
was about 10 o'clock in the morning, and they
worked hard to keep the rebels down in the
fort. Maj. Dandy, Of the writer's regiment,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-25

conference between representatives
of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Balti-
moro and Ohio railways and n commit
tee of tho Chamber of Commerce, was
held on Thursday Of last week to dis
cuss the subject of freight rates on coal.
and provide for an adjustment of the
same. 1t is charged that the Chesapeake
and Ohio company charges fifty cents
per ton moro for coal ut Stauaton than
at Norfolk, though tho latter place is
ITO miles further from the mines than
the former.
That sterling old citizen and town
builder, Mr.. Ferdinand Rorer, is still
engaged in building at Bluefeld. AS
soon as no finishes there he will go to
work building on his Graham lots. He
says not one of them is for sale. Mr..
Rorer was one of the most prominent of
the early projectors of Roanoke, and
knows whore to build houses as a per-
manent Investment.
The Norfolk and Western railroad
has force of men engaged in putting
in side track on the north side of New
River at Radford to be used by the
American Bridge Company, for storing
material for the bridge works on that
side of the river.
Hon. w. c. p. breckenridge, of Ken
ouChy' HIS dCCcp!cu an luVlJaClOn 10
deliver the annual address before the
Virginia State Bar Association, on July
IS, at the Grccnbrier White Sulphur
Springs.
The Front Royal and Riverton I'M
provement Company has decided on
plans for the iron bridge to connect
Front Royal and Riverton. 1t is to be-
about 1900 feet long, and will proba-
bly, cost S25,000
About two-thirds of tho 1876 miles of
track from Elkhorn, West Virginia, to
lronton, Ohio, has been graded, and the
| laying of rails has commenced at Iron
ton and at Kanawha, West Virginia.
The first consignment of machinery
for the cutlery factory at Elkton has
arrived. 1t consists of small articles
intended chiefly for tho grinding and
| finishing rooms.
1t is stated that tho Farmville Coal
and Iron Company is having plans pre-
pared for an iron furnace.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-25
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

The following is the output of all
the collcrics in the Flat Top coal field
leased by the Flat Top Land Company
for every year since 1883, when the first
coal was mined