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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
AN INCIDENT OF WAR TIMES.

Man Whose Anti-Unlon Feeling Led to
Bloody Fight.
The death of Addison M. Starr at San
Francisco recalls an exciting incident
of war times in Portland when he was
sheriff. One night in the winter of
1862 Capt. Staples, of the steamer
BrotherJ onathan, which afterward went
down off Crescent City, Cal, Capt.
Dodge, a gambler named Fred Patter-
son and familiar character known
as "One-armed Brown" were drinking
in the old Pioneer hotel on Front and
Washington streets. All were taking
a drink with Staples, who was pretty
well '1oaded" When the barkeaper
said ''all ready, gentlemen" Capt
Staples lifted his glass and said:
Here's to the Unionp
"To halifax with the Union" answer
ed Patterson, before any one could say
Jack Robinson.
Immediately the other men look after
Patterson, who ran out of the hotel
into the street The fire bells were rung
and so were the church bells, summon
ing nearly everybody who lived in Port
land. A great crowd collected about
the Pioneer hotel and threatened to
hang Patterson. Brown got rope, the
lamp-post was handy, and Patterson
was all that was needed. He had taken
refuge on the stairs of the hotel, and as
brown approached with the rope he
cried out:
81 will kill the first man who comes
up the stairs"
''Give me the rope" shouted Capt.
Staples, land I'll bring him down by
the neck"
Staples took the rope and started ur
stairs. AS he approached Patterson the
latter fred shot in the air. Nothing
daunted, Staples kept on. The next
time Patterson fired to kill, and Capt
| Staples fell with a mortal wound in his
stomach. Patterson fled and took ref
uge in an outhouse and surrendered tc
Louis NJ. Starr, Addson's brother, whC
was then deputy sheriff. AS he wa!
leading Patterson to Jail hundreds o
people crowded around and threatened
mob violence. Sheriff Starr appeared
on the scene about this time, and, draw
ing his pistol, threatened to kill tn,
first man who touched Patterson. Thi
prevented trouble.
The next day Patterson was released
on ten thousand-dollar bonds, furnished
by eX-United States Senator Ben Stark
T. j. Holmes and A. Arrigoni. Th
jury before which he was tried acquit
ted him. Patterson was afterward sho
dead in barber's chair in Walla WALL
by man named Donahoe, who was
special policeman in Portland whei
Capt. Staples was killed.--Northwes
Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08
NEGROES IN THE WAR.
Colored Troops Prove Their Mettle at the
Assault on Port Hudson.

The impression still prevails in some
quarters that the colored people did lit
tie or nothing in the civil war to secure
their own freedom. The well informed
know that this is incorrect. In the la
ter battles of the great struggle many
of them offered up their lives for their
race and their country. They made
good soldiers, and the officers who COM
manded them frequently had occasion
to praise them. In the fierce assault on
Port Hudson, May 27, 1868, two regi-
ments of colored troops took part. AS
the use of Negroes in the army was then
something of an experiment, Gen.
Banks noted their behavior closely, and
after the battle made this report: THE
position occupied by these troops was
one of Importance and called for the ut
most steadiness and bravery in those to
whom it was conflded. 1t gives me
pleasure to report that they answered
every expectation. In many respects
their conduct was heroic. No troops
could be more determined or
more daring. They made durs
ing the day three charges upon the batJ
teries of the enemy, suffering very
heavy losses and holding their position
at nightfall with the other troops on
the right of our line. Whatever doubt
may have existed heretofore as 10 ttll8
efficiency of organizations of this kind
the history OF this day proves conclu-
sively to those who were in condition
to observe the conduct of these regi-
ments that the government will find in
this class of trooSs effective supporters
and defenders" The soundness of Gen.
Banks conclusions was proved in many
asubsequent action.-ChicNgo News
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08
FAILED EoR MILLIONS.
Abraham Backer, New York CONNER
cial Paper Dealer, Forced to the Wall
Bad Speculations the Cause.

cial Paper Dealer, Forced to the Wall
Bad Speculations the Cause.
New YORK, Aug. 4.-Abraham
BaclSer, of the dry-goods commission
house of A. Backer s. Co., No. 2S5
Broadway, heavy dealer in CONNER
cial paper, assigned Monday. His liza
bilities are estimated at about $1,000,
600, of which 81, 100000 are direct
and Sl,5OO,OOO contingent. The
principal creditors are banks in this
and other cities There are also
some individual creditors. 1t is un-
derstood that over third of the liabil-
tiles consists of notes indorsed by Mr..
Bacl1er. which will be taken care of by
their makers, and Mr.. Bacler believes
that if his assets are properly handled
they will more than cover the remain
ing two thirds. His friends believe
that the creditors will all be paid in full.
Mr.. Backer was very popular in tinan-
cial and mercantile circles, had the con-
fidence of banks and bankers in this
city and elsewhere, was director in
city banks and in several southern
banks. He had n number of bank ac-
counts where he got his paper dis
counted. Mr.. BaclSer's assignment, it
is said, is principally due to the condi-
tion of the money market, which made
it very difficult for him to float the
quantity of commercial paper which he
generally handled and also to the de-
cline in certain southern railroad bonds
in which he was large holder. His
trouble, it is stated, in relation to
southern railroad bonds was the result
of his connection with the Macon Con-
struction Company, of Macon, Ga.
The assets, according to one who is
familiar with Mr.. Backer's affairs, in
clude about $1,000, 900 of the bonds OF
the Georgia Southern & Florida rail
road and the Macon & birmingham
railroad, about $3.50, 900 Alabama state
bonds and large amount of other Sc
curities, valuable mill plant at Glas'
tonbury, Conn, and Sl5O,000 &c
100000 worth of real estate in
New York city. The trouble, he said,
was entirely due to tight money and
losses in connection with the Macor
Construction Company and the decline
in the securities of the southern rail
roads which he had invested in.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08
AGAIN IN LINE.
Magnificent Parade of the Boys In
assyrss Blue at Detroit. g,
0he of the Most Imposing Pageants
Ever Witnessed in This
e aS Country.
Nearly Fifty Thousand Veterans from
Every State and Territory in
the Union March in
M@h4le} Procession.

Ifcx- President Hayes, Gov. Thayer of Me-
brasIea, and Gov. novey of Indiana,
walk with Their Posts-scenes
dniid Incidents of n Memora-
BILE Day in the History
otthe Grand Army.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08

"Can not this train run to Washing
ton before the express will lcave?"
The officer replied that it might, but
It was contrary to the regulations of
the road.
"Then," said Butlers 1--WE will do
it." HtS
''But it is contrary to the regula-
tions, )" insisted the railroad man.
mo, it is not" quickly replied But
Ter. "There are new regulations in
force now" And, ordering the passen-
ger coach to be cut off, he sprang upon
the engine and gave the engineer the
word of commands: @
''Go throughW egf
The engineer hesitating, the general
seized the throttle remar<ing: 81 know
something about locomotive myself"
Without further remonstrance the en-,
gineer started the locomotive, and the
big iron horse was soon speeding down
the track at a tremendous pace, Butler
standing watch in hand timing the dis
tance between the mile posts. 4sg
1t was a terrific pace for those days
and the run was made in total dark.
ness. just before midnight the lights
of the capital were discerned in the dis
tance, and two minutes later the en-
gine came shrieking into the station,
just five minutes before the time sched-
uled for the departure of the Baltimore
express.
'Well done, my man." said Butler, as
he slapped the engineer on the back
and jumped upon the station platform.
"The new regulations are revoked and
the old ones renewed"
Butler sprang into waiting carriage
and was quickly whirled to the White
House. President Lincoln was aroused
and Montgomery Blair and Capt. Fox,
assistant secretary of the navy, were
speedily summoned. Mr.. Lincoln ap
peared in long white night shirt, and
upon hearing the news seized Fox, a
short stout man, in his arms and the
two danced around the room, the presi
dents long naked legs cutting the wild
est capers.-N. Y. World
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08
JUMPED THE TRACK.

Passenger Cars Go Into Ditch NeAs
Bellnire, o., and Fourteen Persons Are
Badly Injured.
BRLIGtHE, o., Aug. 1.-Another hor<
.or, has been added to the late list OF
sailroad, accidents in Ohio. At about
10 O'clock Friday morning passenger
rain No on the Bellaire, Zanesville
g Cincinnati narrow gauge railroad
left the track 3 miles south of Bellaire,
two cars being overturned and dragged
some distance by the engine. There
we're seventy passengers on the train,
and the two cars that turned over into
the ditch were crowded with
well-known people of that Sec
lion. When they left the track
some one cried out that every
body should cling TO their seats, but
the shock was so great many were
hurled from one side to the other those
not badly injured being terribly shaken
up. Assistance was soon at hand from
other passengers and the trainmen, and
when all were finally taken out of the
wrecked cars it was found that four
teen people had been injured, four of
them seriously and one fatally.
The train was running at the least
calculation at the rate of 80 miles an
lour, and as it reached curve the
cars were noticed to sway violently,
Ind unheeding the cries for passengers
20 keep their seats a rush was made for
ihe doors. Many of the frightened pas
;engers had reached the platform when
he cars jumped the rails, and when
hey turned over in another moment
ihese were hurled into the ditch in an
ndiscriminate mass of men, women
Ind children The list of the injured
S as follows:
Irwin, John, of Bethal, O., head crushed and
scalp injured.
McElroy, William, head hurt and internal in
uries.
McElroy Charles, leg broken and otherwise
iruised.
Morris John, baggagemaster, hurt internally
,adly bruised and will probably die.
Wilcox, G. p, of York, Pa, head badly in
ured.
In addition to these there were many
BADLY bruised, but able to take care o.
themselves, and they went on to theil
everal destinations.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08
AGAINST WOOL GROWERS.
The New York Board of Appraisers Makes
"a Decision of Great Importance.

The New York Board of Appraisers Malrco
Decision of Great Importance.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The board of
general appraisers has rendered an inn
portant decision on wool. In March
last, at the instance of Ohio wool grow
ers, the treasury department ordered
imported wool that had been separated
as to color, to be classed as "sorted, ]"
which brought it under the wool sort
ing clause of paragraph 3S3, section X
of the new tariff, and subjected it to
t'6wice the duty to which it would be
otherwise subject"
The New England carpet manufact-
urers protested against such classitica-
ton and hearing was recently granted
by the board, at which both sides were
represented by counsel. The board re-
versed the action of the treasury de-
partment and declared that while the
sorting clause referred to applies to all
grades of wool, sorting" as CONNER
cially defined, means the process pre-
liminary to wool manufacture neces-
sary to fit the article for textile pur-
poses, which consists of classifying by
separation of the fibres of the fleeces
clipped from the sleeps body, accord
ing to fineness, elasticity and sound
ness of staple j." The board held that
separating the colors did not constitute
such sorting.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08
ADMIRAL AND GENERAL.
The Only Remembered Instance of Man
Holding Both Ranks at the Same Time.


The Only Remembered Instance of Man
Holding Both Ranks at the Same Time.
Rear-Admiral Samuel P. Carter is the
only man in this country who has held
high grades in both the army and navy.
He may be compared to an inverted
axiom, man who was big enough to
hold two commissions at one and the
same time. He was brigadier-general
in the army and n lieutenant in the
navy in the early part of the civil war
and a major-general in the army and
only lieutenant commander in the
navy at the close of the war. To-day
he is rear-admiral on the retired list
of the navy.
Rear Admiral Carter was born in Car
ter county, Tenn, and was appointed
hidshipman in the navy February IA,
1910. When the civil war began he was
a lieutenant on the Seminole in the
Brazil squadron, and believing that the
navy would have little active work to
10 he asked to be assigned to the army,
and on July IL, 1861, reported to the
secretary of war for special duty. He
was instructed to go to East Tennessee
to raise troops and organize the Ten
uessee brigade, to which he was as
signed to command in September with
the appointment of brigadier general.
His first engagement was at Wild Cat,
KY, in October, when Zollicoffer,
the confederate general in command,
was repulsed. He was at the battle of
Mill Springs, January, 1862, and in the
operations against Cumberland Gap un-
til it was captured on June II, 1862. He
was also in the Kanawha v alley in No
vember, 1862, when the rebels were
driven out and the valley occupied by
union troops.
He commanded the cavalry eXpedi-
ton into East Tennessee which tore up
the railroads and destroyed the bridges,
and was in several engagements in
which the rebels were always defeated
1t was the first cavalry raid of any i'm
portance made by the union troops INTO
rebel territory For this conspicuous
service he was promoted to major gen
eral, and he was in several engage
ments afterward, and in September,
1868, was made provost marshal general
in Tennessee, which place he retained
until near the close of the war, when
he asked for active duty and was sent
to North Carolina, being in command
of Goldsboro during its occupancy by
Gen. Sherman's forces. In January,
1866, he was mustered cut of the army
and returned to the navy with the
grade of commander of the rank OF
lieutenant colonel of the army.-Chica,
go Post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08
THE CoLONEL'S PIPE.
1t Had History and He Hated to Part
With 1t,

1t Had n History and He Hated to Part
With 1t.
During the summer of '64 when many
of the three year regiments were being
sent home to be discharged, there were
several colored regiments of infantry
camped together near the city of Chat
tanooga. The officers were trying to
get acquainted and have good time.
Meerschaum pipes became all the rage
with every one who could smoke. The
colonel of one of the regiments got
fine one. 1t WAS beautifully carved.
The bowl was held in an eagles claw.
+ Everybody knows that the next thing
after purchasing a meerschaum pipe is
to color it. To color it means to smoke
with it until the nicotin penetrating the
bowl from the inside reaches the sur
face and imparts to it a beautiful rich
brown color. 1t usually requires few
months to color pipe to suit the own.
er. During the coloring period the
pipe is always ready subject for dis
cussion and examination to see how it
is coming on. The coloners pipe was
the finest in camp and cost it's owner a
fancy sum, but he did not have the pa
tience to color it.
Shortly after this, young lieutenant
of good address, got one of those imita-
tions of clay pipes which was already
colored. 1t had all the marks of age
about it, looking exactly like the old
German pipes of long ago. One day the
colonel accosted him (both smoking) on
the parade: "Where did you get that
pipe, lieutenant? Its a fine one"
well, got it from an old German that
was dead broke" replied the lieuten-
ant. HE was just up from the front,
on his way home to be discharged. He
looked bad. / guess he wanted some
commissary and bantered him for a
trade. He hated to part with it and
said his father and grandfather had
smoked it and that the stem was Ger-
man cherry, but as he was hard up
got it." well, lieutenant" said the
colonel, chow will you trade, AS yon
smoke stronger tobacco than do, you
can soon color this one" "0h, don't
know" he replied, ''this has historE
and it is old. l don't care to-" and was
about turning away when the colonel
said: III give you this pipe and twen-
ty dollars for it" He consented rather
reluctantly, but added, "being as it is
you, colonel, / will" The next day
every one who wanted a cigar needed
only to hunt up the colonel and says
"Where did you get such finely col!
ored chaum?"-National Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08
A STORY OF GEN. BUTLER.
His Midnight Ride from Baltimore to the
National Capital.

HIS Midnight Ride from baltimore to thS
National Capital.
An old Washingtonian tells of a
thrilling midnight ride by Gen. Ben
Butler from Baltimore to Washington
to carry the news of the capture of
Fort Hatteras to President Lincoln.
After the fort had been occupied by
Buffers troops the general started on
transport for Washington by way of
Annapolis. At the latter point loco
motive and a passenger car were found,
and the general was whirled to An
napolis Junction, where he was stop
ped at IL o'clock at night by an officer
of the road, who said his train could
not proceed until the regular express
from Washington TO Baltimore had
passed. ,st.g.
Has the train left Washin6 ton yet.'
asked Batter
1t had not
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08
ALL BOUND FOR AMERICA.
Russian Jews Look OH the United States
as tho Land of Promise.

LoNpoN, Aug. 4.-The Russian Jews
who left Hamburg last week took pas
sage for London, Liverpool, Glasgow
and other British ports, whence most
of them will start by. different lines
for the United States. The programme
is not to land them all at one place,
but to divide them mp between the
leading American seaports, so that
they may not attract too much atten-
tion and opposition. America is the OBJ
jective point of nearly all the Russian
Jews.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08
ROBBED THE RAILWAY.
Sylvester Young. Cashier of the Chesa-
peake g. Ohio at Louisville, a Fugitive.

peake ONO at Louisville, a Fugitive.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 1.-SylvesteI
Young, cashier at this point for the
southwestern division of the Chesa.
peale & Ohio railway, is missing and
is alleged to be adefaulter Young was
engaged in assisting in preparing the
pay7car for its monthly trip over the
road Shortly after 8 o'clock he dis
appeared. At O'clock the railway
officials notified police headquarters
that Young had absconded with sum
estimated at $4,000, Young has been
regarded as man of exemplary habits
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-08
Orons RuIned hy nan.

MINNEAFotIs, Aug. hSpeclals re-
ceived from North DalSntB ana Mime
sofa report much damage done to.grow-
ing crops by hail STORMS, 1.-The wheat
crop inp0rtiOpsof Minnesota isentirelg,
destroyed. Near Devil IS Lake, IN. d.
in one place 1000 acres of wheat are
ruined.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-04-17
EAST BENTON.

The sudden death of Mrs. John B.
Hoyt, Of this place, last Saturday
night, cast a sorrowful gloom over the
neighborhood. We met her and her
husband about dusk near Cambria.
shortly after which she complained of
feeling badly. After reaching home
she read the newspapers, retiring
shortly after 9 O'Clock. A few min
utes later she groaned and threw her
arm over her husbands shoulder, who
spoke to her but received no answer.
Calling several times to her without
response, he jumped up, lighted the
lamp, sent for the doctor, but she was
dead before medical aid reached her.
She was probably 80 years of age.
Rev. Mr.. Hamlin. the NJ. E.
preacher, has not yet occupied his
new field of labor on the Benton
charge. He is detained by sickness.
The wet weather retards farming.
Great complaints come from differ
ent quarters concerning the new "Tax
Bill" For one we say ''let her rip
We want the taxes equalized. The
farmers can't all be such fools to peti-
ton for such a law and then be fright.
ened out of it before it finally passes
the Senate. There may be some OBJ
Objectionable features that can yet be
remedied, but let the bill pass in its
present or amended form. The farm
ers do not propose to be gulled anoth
er two years through unequal and one
sided taxation. 1t may be wei
enough for members of the Senate tc
take notice.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-04-17
SCHOOL BOARD.

There was meeting Of the school
board last Friday evening, where all
teachers we're present and received
their pay for the past month. Prof.
Harkins reported having nearly fifty
dollars on hand as net proceeds from
the school entertainment, which he
wished to hand over to the treasurer
to be used in purchasing books for the
school library. A vote of thanks was
extended to those who assisted in
making the entertainment success.
Miss Hannah Breeze presented a val
liable book to the library entitled "The
Home Library and Encyclopedia Of
Reference" The committee on text
books brought up the subject of
"course of study" and requested each
teacher to make report of the school
work done in each room during this
winter. A few bills were presented
and orders drawn for them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-04-17
LIGHT STREET.

Master Hagenbuch, son Of Wilson
Hagenbuch, of Iowa visited his Aunt
Mrs. G. p. Reighard last week.
]. r. Robbins has so far recovered
from his recent attack of illness as to
be attending to business.
Elizabeth Ent is still confined to
the house.
William Edwards of Berwick visited
his sister, Mrs. G.. NJ Lockard, latter
part of last week.
Mrs. Abram Custer is still at Wilkes
Barre looking after her son James, who
has had the typhoid fever, but is now
convalescing.
j.. N Crawford has quit the car shop
at Berwick and is now with the Blooms
burg Car Co.
Chas. Culp has an addition to his
family.
Chas. Johnson has improved his res
ldence, by putting on a new roof.
Dan Wertman returned Monday
from the west after sojourn of a year.
Mr. Southwick moved in the prop
erty of II. +. Heacock.
Mrs. Brown is still in the millinery
business. only a change of residence
across the street into the property
formerly p. w. Melick's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-04-17
RESOLUTIONS.

ORANGEvILLE, PA, April S 1891.
Resolutions of coincidence on the
death Of Mrs. Elizabeth Kisner.
WHEREAS, God in his wisdom has
called to himself, out of the home,
Sabbath School, community and
church, an indulgent mother, a faith
full scholar, one of its best citizens and
christian member, to enjoy the bliss of
immortality.
WHEREAS, Her place in the Sab
bath school can never be filled, there
fore.
Resolued, That in the death of our
sister we will endeavor to hold in re-
membrance her example, and try to
initiate that we may be ready also
when the message of death shall be
sent for us.
Resoloed, That, to the sorrowing
family we tender our sympathy, and
commend them to Him who is able
and willing to heal all our sorrows.
Resoloed, That copy of these
resolutions be sent to the county pap
ers for publication, also copy be sent
to the bereaved family.
M. f. S. S. Class No II,
MRS. BELLAs, (Teacher.)