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The National tribune., 1892-08-25
GEN. McPHERsoN's DEATH.
Another Statement by One OF the Generals
staff Officers.

Another Statement by One OF the Generals
staff Officers.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Tho inclossd
paragraph is clipped from the Decatur Qll.)
Republican of July %, and is from a converse
tion held with Maj q. r. Steele on the ami
sary of Gen. McPherson's death.
Maj Steele's statement is the way we have
always understood it, and lie is certainly quail
flied to say whether or not Gen. Mcpherson
had any of his staff with him when lie rode to
his death. Mai Steele was one of my COM
pany Leutenants, and was detailed for staff
duty when Gen. Mcpherson first got a com.
mand, and served with him till his death, and
from that time on the staff Of Gen. F. p Blair
till the end.-Jos. RAY, Co. A, 41st ILL.,, Emery,
Ill.
Just % years ago. Friday, Maj .-Gen. James b.
MCPHERSON one OF the most courageous officers of
the late war, met his death In front OF Atlanta In
which memorable engagement the surviving COM
rades of the gallant 4lst and ll6th regiments par
ticipaied. Mai. George r. Steele. of this city, wss
on Gen. McPherson's stall, and he In person con-
veyed the news of McPherson's death to Gen. W.
T. Sherman. The Major took Gen. Sherman's
message to Gen. John A. Logan ordering him to
take McPherson's place as commander OF the
pany with two other staff officers Maj Stsele took
the Generals body In an ambulance to Marietta,
Ga. where IL was dressed and put In cssket
Thence IL was tax en- by the STAN detail, by rail to
Cincinnati and then to Clyde o., where the re-
mains were inferred. Gen. MCPHERSON WIS shot
through the body by nainie-halL An Orderly
was with him. and as he fell to expire the Gefi-
eral' q Last words were, Orderly, they hurt me-"
Ifvnu so.,.t uat way ~ take Hoods Sarsan Ia
The National tribune., 1892-08-25

"A LII WV uSoe'ouo
were asked in your pa
per. which l would
like to answer through
your columns. The
first is. What troops oc-
cupied Little Round
Top7 and the second,
Who helped Battery D,
5tlf T. s. Art, upon
Round Top?
Late in the day of
July 2, 1858. our regi-
ment, the 140th n. Y,
was marching in the
rear of the brigade. had
crossed the Round Top
Ridge near where the
railroad now gees. when
Gen. G. K. Warren rode
in a hurry TO our Colo
mel Up. II. O'Rorke) and
got him to take us to-
ward the summit of
Little Round Top. We
had got about half way
when Battery ID broke
through our ranks on
a full run to get into
position for action. We,
the infantry. were GO
ing at our best speed,
and had to do some
lively dodging to keen
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in Comrade hobDSS
story, as l was at
Vic k S burg myself"
says Nathan Carryi
Underwood, Lieuten-
ant, Co. ID, I'D ILL.,,
Harwich, Mass. l was
in Ransom's Brigade.
on the line between
Logan and Sherman.
His account of the
siege is q very good
one. The mention of
hand grenades brings
to mind q little expert
ence in which / was
rather worsted. I had
command Of the sharp
shooters in our fort on
the day that Gen.
Logan blew up Fort
Hill. and had a squad
in the end of the
trench doing their beat
to kill the Johnnfes.
As they passed out the
rear of the fort they
fb rou ti,raa baad yrpn.
The National tribune., 1892-08-25

YER the signature OF
L. 8. r., 18th Iowa, a
comrade says that one
Jerry Latimore was dis
charged from the 5th
Iowa for corpulency.
He then asks if there is
a case on record where
q soldier was discharged
for excessive leanness.
I have often wept
while reading your pa
per because ! had never
nIauted q flag or carried
The National tribune., 1892-08-25

- ~ A Ikx( Az ~ eS
versy as to the date of
the fight at Armstrong;
Mills, which some of
the Second Corps boys
claim took place in
October, 1864, while
Comrade Schraum, of
New York City, claims
it was fought in Janu-
airy or February. 1865,
/ wish to say that | have
before ME as / write
a record of that Sight
that was written a few
days after it occurred.
which gives the date as
Feb. 8 and Z, 1850. /
belonged to the 155th
Pa, Third Brigade,
Bartlett's (First) Divi-
sion. Fifth Corps.
Ny record reads:
I" Feb. 4, 1s65.-This
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classed with the "un-
sophisticated" / desire
to say that on the MORN
ing of Sept. II, 1862, at
the battle Of Antietam,
az the command was
about to move from the
field where we had lain
under the fire of rebel
batteries all day of the
10th. my attention was
called to Private Isaac
P. Hopkins, who had
been ailing for several
The National tribune., 1892-08-25

HEFHER it was L that
got lost from the Army
Of tn e Pot O m &C, or
whether it was the Army
of the Potomac that got
lost from me at the Sec
ond battle of Ball Bun, /
have been for some time
at a loss to know. In re.
lating a circumstance
that happened to me in
that fight, one Of my
sons thought ! must be
The National tribune., 1892-08-25

LEASE allow me TO
correct a statement
from Comrade Carl Ban
croft regiment not
given), made in the is
sue of May 10, in
which he pretends to
" correct" my state
ment of the disposal of
the rebel Gen. Garnett's
body. killed at Car
rick's Ford, July IA,
1861. He says Gar
-ottJ. boJ- rr,a aa,f
The National tribune., 1892-08-25

HE following are the
remarks made by Maj.
John nj. Gould az the
Reunion of the LIST,
10Th and 29th Me.
regiments. held at
Portland. Me-, Aug.
IL, reporting his prog
ress as regimental
historian of the 10th
Me-:
You win remember
that when our regi-
mental history was
published in 1870 /
was unable to state
what Confederate regi-
ment opposed the 10th
Me. in the hattie of
Antietam. We fought
80 or 40 minutes al
most alone upon the
extreme left of Hook
er's wing Of McCiel-
lan's army. The OPP
nosiug Confederstes
The National tribune., 1892-08-25

Boys and girls bicycle free I! on easy con-
ditions, without one cent of money. Write us
to day if you want one. Address Western
Pearl Co., 334 Dearborn street, Chicago, H.
The National tribune., 1892-08-25
THE THINNEST SOLDIER.

A Comrade Who Wants to File Claim as
Such, but is Fearful of Consequences
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
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WHO WAS LOST 2

a Comrade Takes Exceptions to Some OF
the School Histories.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
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AT GETTYSBURG.

Another Comrade Tells What Troops De-
Tended Little Round Top.
Enron NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
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PREMONITION.

Two Instances Where Soldiers Believed
They Would be Killed.
EDIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
What Our Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns
AT ANTIETA NJ.

What Confederate Troops Fought the 10th
Me. in East Woods?
The National tribune., 1892-08-25

Hyou "can't get away" take Hoods sarsaparlila
TO keep up strepgt Ii and prevent summer diseases.
The National tribune., 1892-08-25

ATELY two questions
The National tribune., 1892-08-25
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Hand Grenades.

WAS greatly interested
La Comrada Hnhhs,s
The National tribune., 1892-08-25
ARMSTRONG'S MILLS.
A Pennsylvania Comrasle Says the Battle
was Fought in February, 1865.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIsUNE:

- 9 EGARDING the contro.
The National tribune., 1892-08-25
A Good Suggestion.
information Asked and Given.

Mrs J. K Plymats. 1413 d street, Lincoln,
Neb., would ike to know the whereabouts OF
her husband, J. K. PlyInato, Co. /, 10th Ill.
He is five feet nine inches in hight. dark hair.
bIne eyes, scar on left jaw bone and =" j. K. p"
pricked on a rm ; age about 30 years.
The National tribune., 1892-08-25

s. Hendricl, POS Sixth avenue, Hutchinson,
Kan, thinks the comrade who wrote the very
interesting article in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Of July 81. entitled Scouting Adventures"
must have been mistaken as to the battery to
which Henry w. Dodd and Benjamin +. Nc
The National tribune., 1892-08-25

Iiams'5 R1ver, there Ties DuTIeu IL tIe ueep IUr-
est the remains of Confederate soldier who
accidentally shot himself. He was buried by
two mountaineers. His grave IS unmarked
and unprotected and alone in wild region.
His MANS Was Elias Grimes, Co. A. 9Th Ala.
CORRESPONDENTS in reference to the decreased
will bs answered by DIR. CIas. A. Droddy,
Upper Glade w. Va.
The National tribune., 1892-08-25

HETHER it was that
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-22
Christmas Cantata.

The entertainment by the M. E.
Sunday School which will be given in
the Opera House on Friday. night Dec.
30, promises TO be very fine. The
young people are rehearsing the music
and the parts are all well taken. Real
old Santa Claus himself will be present,
and the patron saint of children will
manifest his interest and pleasure in
those of all grades and stations. The
Bootblack, Albert Cavender; The
New sboy, John Parvis, and the little
Tot, Grace Paryis will be very pleas
ing. There are other solo parts. and
the choruses are all bright and full Of
the Christmas ring. Admission 20 cts.
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-22
TOWNSEND.

The Knights of the Golden Eagle are ex-
periencing boom.
A merry Christmas and happy New
Year to our friends.
Mrs. F. L. Reynolds, of Clayton, spent
Sunday with Townsend friends.
Mrs. Della Carton and the Misses Rey-
nolds were in Philadelphia on Monday.
Rob Hodgson entertained his sister, Miss
Jennie, of Sassafras, for a few days last
week.
Mrs. Carpenter, the mother of Mrs.
Frank Fletcher, has returned to her Vir-
ginia home for the winter.
The pastor ofthe NJ. E. Church has an
nounced that he will begin revival services
with the opening of the New Year.
An entertainment will be given in the
M. E. Church on Christmas evening,
There will be tree and distribution oi
gifts.
Rev. and Mrs. Fletcher were rendered a
surprise at the M. E. Parsonage on Wed
nesday evening of last week. Mrs
Fletcher was presented with purse O.
money.
Deputy Sheriff Moneys store was visit
ed by burglars on Thursday night last an(
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CHURCH NEWS.

Mass will be celebrated in st. 10
seph's 8 r. c. Church on Christmas at Z
$50 and 10 A. NJ.
Rev Nj. N. Browne announced or
Sunday evening that revival services
would begin in the M. e. Church on
New Years night.
The Epworth League will hold its
regular meeting on Friday night at
73O in the lecture room of the M. E.
Church. The service will be appro-
pirate to the Christmas time
The Wilmington Conference Com
mittee on ANNIVERSARIES met in Mid
dletown on Monday to arrange for the
celebrations at the next session of
Conference. The members of the
committee~are Revs. Alfred Smith,
H. s. Thompson and N. NJ. Browne.
Forest Presbyterian Church will
celebrate Christmas with appropriate
services. The choir is engaged in re-
hearsing some excellent selections for
Christmas and the music will be some
thing grand. The Sunday school will
hold it's Christmas festival on Tuesday
evening. December 81.
Next Sunday being Christmas Day,
the services in st. Anne's Church, both
morning and evening will be in ac-
cordance with the important event
commemorated on that day. The
church will have its usual Christmas
decorations, and the choir will render
some new Christmas music. The pub
lie are invited to attend these services.
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-22
DELAWARE CITY.

Harry Cleaver, of Wilmington, spent
last Sunday in town.
Mayor W. E. Reybold is spending a
few days in Philadelphia.
Miss Marley and Miss Ella Cleaver spent
Saturday last in Wilmington.
Miss Agnes Ubil and uiss Fannie Cheairs
are home from school for Christmas holi-
days.
The postponed lecture in the NJ. E.
Church will be given Thursday evening,
% inst.
Miss Handy, of Princess Anne, Maryland,
ON Thursday visited her brother here,
Joseph Handy.
W. H. Evans, of Newark, is acting as
P. W. & B. agent here, while o. B. Win
gate is taking vacation.
W. A. Jester, our popular druggist, has
been on the sick list for week or more,
but is now able to be about.
Our public school will close on the 23d,
inst, and resume duties again Jan. Sd,
1898. The principal will spend the holi-
days with his parents at Princess Anne,
Maryland.
Alexander Holiday has lately purchased
of H. c. Clark for $1,000, the brick
store stands on Main St. Mr. Holiday in
tends in the spring to build an addition to
serve as dwelling, and will remove his
tobacco and cigar store there. For the
present he is using the store part as pool
room, having lately put in a new pool
table, and the balls can be heard going at a
lively rate.
The snow that covered the ground here
on Tuesday morning last was quite a sur
prise, and while there was not enough to
afford sleighing, the small boy was equal
TO the occasion, notwithstanding the
mud and slush so annoying to other people,
he found enjoyment by abe wholesale with
sled and jumper. 1t also brought relief to
some extent to the superstitious terror Of a
green Christmas.
One of our popular hotel proprietors has
qnite fad for collecting cancelled postage
stamps, and the strange part of it is, nc
one seems to know what the stamps ars
being used for, unless it is to try the col
| lection of one million. as a dealer has ad
vertised in daily paper offering to pay
one hundred dollars to any person who viii
turn over to him million cancelled stamps
Probably he has not stopped to realize how
large sum million is. A little calcula
tion will show that al the rate of 1O'
] stamps day he will collect 36, 500 year
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-22
The Hill Murderers.

Unless unforeseen circumstances
should arise, the fate of the murderers
Of DR.. Hill is that all will hang. The
petition to commute the death sentence
of the young murderers to imprison-
ment for life is not meeting with much
success, and the sheriff of Kent county
will usher them into eternity at noon
on January 13. Every detail of this
last act in the tradegy is being con-
eluded. 1t is the intention to erect
the scatfold in the Jail yard just outside
the door, and it will be sufficiently
large to accommodate all the murderers
at one time. The prisoners will meet
their doom together, as at the fall Of
the drop each body will swing from a
hempen necklace. Only twenty wit
nesses besides the special deputies
whom the sheriff may appoint will be
allowed to witness the hanging.
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Very Important.
No holiday goods exchanged.
8. M. REYNOLDS & Co,
PENINSULA NOTES.

The number of office seekers is on
the increase.
Dover's new Baptist Church is about
completed.
Armory M. E. Church of Dover will
be dedicated next Sunday
The Peninsula Creamery Association
is going 70 fight oleomargarine.
The cost of remodeling the Lewes
M. E. Church was S2120. All but
$3.50 has been paid.
The oyster dredgers at Bowers
Beach say that the season has proven a
failure. They found the oysters in
bad condition and the catches very
small.
The contract for carrying the mail
for the next four years from Warwick
to Sassafras, miles and back, six
times week, has been awarded to G.
G. Steele; $168.
W. Polk Cummins of Smyrna has
purchased the interest of Joshua L.
Jerman in the tile-making firm of
Jerman & Cosgrift at Smyrna. The
new firm of Cummins & Cosgrift will
continue the mai ufacture of tile in
that town.
Capt. Eliason says that notwith-
standing the Rock Hall boom Tol.
chester will be open next year and the
improvements to be made there next
year will be greater than ever before.
We expect to see Colchester spread out
into Cape May or Newport in a
short while.
A heavy snow storm struck Kent
county. Md. Monday night, which
continued until near noon Tuesday.
About four inches of snow fell on a
level, but quickly disappeared before a
warm wind and bright sun during the
afternoon. This is the second sub.
stantial snowfall of the season.
Four marriages have occurred in the
family of Wilson W. Bryan, at Sussex
county, this year. Last March, Edith,
the youngest daughter eloped with and
was married to neighbours son; on
Tuesday, November 20, the remaining
daughter, Effie, was married to a Mary
land man, and on Wednesday, .Decem
her IA. the two sons, and only remain
ing children, were both married.
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-22
The Rows and Girls.

The Middletown schools will close
on Friday for the holidays, and will
resume on January 8. A number OF
our young people who have been at
tending boarding schools and colleges
are home already and find a hearty
welcome on all sides. All over the
country the seminary girls and college
boys are going home for Christmas.
The cars are full of them; they go in
bevies, and are always recognized by
their Observation-Disclosures, sophomor-
ish tone and style that somehow seem
to belong to them alone. But they
are none the less pleasing. A merry
Christmas to them all, and especially
to the teachers, among whom are our
own faithful quintette.
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increasing Facllities.

Mrs. Comegys, who owns the TRAN
SCRIPT building win next week begin
tearing down the petitions in the third
story of the building and make it one
large room. Other alterations will
also be made during the next few
weeks, previous to its OCCUPANCY BY
the Diamond State Harness Factory.
The first floor will be used as . show
room and Office by Mr.. Parker, while
the second and third floors will be the
work rooms. The increased trade of
Mr.. Parker compels him to seek
larger quarters, and he has leased the
whole building, and win take posses
sion as soon as the TRANSCRIPT
moves out.
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-22
A Day of Ill Omen

New Years day will fall upon Sun.
day, concerning which event the fol.
lowing representation of our fore
fathers may be consulted: 'sIt is af
firmed by some when New Years day
falls on Sunday, then pleasant win.
ter doth follow; natural summer;
fruite sufficient; harvest Indifferent,
yet some winde and raine; many mar.
riages; plentie of wine and honey
death of young men and cattell; rob
berries in most places; news of prelates
and kinges, and cruel wares in the
end.n
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-22
A Young PHYSICIANS Death.

The death of DR.. Quale which oc-
Cured last night in Virginia, is a great
shock to his friends here. He was
formerly resident physician at the
Medico Cnirurgical Hospital in Phil
adelphia, where as a physician and
gentlemen he was highly esteemed.
He was man of many quail ications
for successful and useful career, and
his untimely death is greatly lamented.
Those who are under the shadow OF
bereavement have our deepest sym.
pathy.
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-22
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Jos. Parker was in New York this
week.
Miss Ada Cochran is home for The
holidays.
Miss Addie Hazard will spend bel
Christmas holidays in New Castle and
in Baltimore.
Mrs. j. M. Arthurs and family, OF
Kenton, are visiting her mother, Mrs.
M. M. Wright.
Preston Hardcastle and wife, OF CHI
cago, were the guests of Mrs Thomas
Chchran last week.
Miss Jessie Hukill returned nome on
Monday from prOtracted visit 10
friends in York State.
John J. Hoffecker, of Philadelphia
came home yesterday SO spend the
holidays with his parents.
Mise Ethel Parvis, returned home
on Saturday from the Lutherville
Seminary to spend the holiday season.
Mrs. V. l.. Culberston and daughters,
Misses Dora and Jessie, will spend the
holiday season at Mt. Washington. Md,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Lake.
Misses Ethel and Nellie Covington,
and Miss Burgess of Still Pond ,and Miss
Jump, of Easton, spent fewdays last
week visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Cowgirl
Allston, near town.
We are sorry to know that Miss Sadie
Howell is quite i'll of pneumonia and
that Miss Emma Burnham who has
been So sick for humber of weeks is
still very weak and suffering.
Mr.. D. Cleaver and family, of Phila-
delphia, are spending the holiday sea-
son with Mr.. Cleaver's brother. 1. S.
Cleaver at Port Penn. Both gentle
men were in town this morning and
gave the TRANSCRIPT pleasant call. |
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-22
The Shortest Day of the Year.

Wednesday was the shortest day of
the year. and from this time the days
will grow gradually longer. On sew
eral recent clear evenings the after
glow succeeding the setting of the sun
was remarked for it's beauty and color,
1t prolonged the daylight. The sun
set at Al on Wednesday and the af-
terglow was bright at $40, it's last
tinges fading out of the west about
O'Clock.
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-22
Dancing at Dover,

The gentlemen of Dover will give
a grand ball at the Hotel Richardson
on Tuesday evening next. The pa
tronesses are Mrs. Alden B. Richard
son, Mrs. Harry A. Richardson, Mrs.
Ruthanna J. Harrington, Mrs. William
Ell. Walker, Mrs. Richard r. Kenney,
Mrs. William H. Peck, Mrs. Eldad L.
Clarke, Mrs. Robert L. Holiday, Mrs
Simon C. Long. Mrs. John R. Nichol-
son, Mrs. Beniah Watson, Mrs. Clar.
ence D. Sypherd, Mrs Robert J. Fer,
guson, Mrs. Phillippa L. Fisher. The
committee is composed of the follow
lowing gentlemen: Henry Ridgley, ,Jr.
Dupont Walker, William Penniwell
and Andrew A. Bateman
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-22

This sum divided int /, 900, ,OQd tings the
startling revelation hat it ,Nsaid take Just
81 years and 145 daysSeelszm to make fis
500. As he very recently began this col
lection, the question is-as he is past mid
die age now-how long must he live. and
labor?
The change of temperature was also
gladly received by two gentlemen from
Salem, N. j., who arrived here Monday
evening, en- route for home, from Middle
town with IA barrels of dressed poultry.
On their arrival here no comm unication
could be had across the river, except in
small sailing skiff. The undertaking
though was bargained for with Captain
John Nichols, one of our brave waterman,
but the night proved SO unfavorable the
start was not made, and cooler weather
prevailing Tuesday, the gentleman re-
turned by rail via Philadelphia, and the
poultry left for shipment 60 = -
bold on her regular trip TUESDAY evening.
The Episcopal Church win be opened
Christmas day. the first time since the de
parture of Chaplain Sherman, the Rev. Mr..
Jenning, of Philadelphia, officiating. There
will be four exercises including Sunday
School, throughout the day. Early morn
ing service at 6 o'clock, regular services
and sermon at 1890 A. M, and in the
evening at Z o'clock. The programme is
as follows Professional hymn, Hark, the
Herald Angels Sing; Venite, Robinson
Glorias, From Haydn TIE Deum, Hop
kins Jubilate, Buck Introit, Shout the
Glad Tidings; Kyrie, DR.. Mitchell Gloria |
Tibi, Emerson Hymn, What Mean Those
Holy Voices Lanctus, Taylor Commun-
ion Hymn, Ths King of Love My Shepherd
is Gloria Excelcis, Old Chant.