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The Progress., 1892-10-15

COL. UAEI.IS LAID HIS HAND CfOS IhL |
CANNON.
of the men, but the survivors were only
maddcncd 10y the disaster, and rushed upon
the defenders OF the pits with bayonets ana
clubbe, muskets. Tie attack on the re-
doubts was led to the very mouths OF the
guns. The commanding officer, Lieut.. Col.
Harris, todged discharge Of canister and
the next moment laid his hand upon the
cannon.
The color bearer. Sergt. Gray, was so
close to the muzzle of the gun that the
force of the discharge knocked him down.
Another sergeant, Hill, of Company 4,
seized the stalf and planted the flag, which
had been riddled with canister, upon the
earth embankment. The Confedcrates
svarncd to the spot to beat back the as
sailants. and then the Maine boys piled the
bayouet without stint. One Of them bay
onctcd two antagonists and Drained a third
with the butt Of his gun. Hand TO hand
affairs are always short lived. and THIS one
WAS over in few minutes and CoL Burn
hams line in possession of the heights, the
guns and hundreds OF prisoners. The ar
| tillery cannon belonged to the famous
Washington battalion of New Orleans, and
their commander on giving up his sword
| exclaimed, boys, you've captured the Dest
battery in the Confederacy."
The Sixth Maine dearly earned its honor
| of being the first to cross those renowned
| walls and br-astworks Five officers anu
| 80 men paid with their lives. and 10 were
| wounded. The captains who fell were
| John IL. Ballinger Of Machias. Ralph w.
| Young Of Rockland, Thomas Z. Roach OF
E,stport and :. W. Gray Of Brownvllie
The heaviest regimental loss ut Maryes $
Heights fell upon the skirmishin2 regi-
ment-the Fifth Wisconsin. In the next
brilliant fight of the Sixth Maine the Two
regiments were again closely linked, bu'
with changed places. The Maine boys
were slsirnishers and the Wisconsin men
followed their lead. This affair was aist
on the Rappahannock, ut the railroad
crossing n few miles above frederlcksbur4
The Confederatcs bad fortified the crorsi d {
OH the northern side with line of rifi'
pits two miles in extent. Near the cehte'
. and also mt n point 100 yards To the right o
H. were two redoubts mounted with ar
, tillcry. Five companies Of shc Sixth Main
, were on skirmsh line In front OF the spac
Iyin1 between the redoubts. and Mt sun
down Nov. {, 1853, the brigade commando
, ordered the skirmishers to be doubled ant
! pushed forward TO the enemy's works.
, The remaining FIVE companies OF til
4 Sixth regiment were then deployed an
: marched 10 the front, forming two ranks q
skirinishers. The line mustered q oillcer
and 800 men. The Fifth Wisconsin forme
at some distance in the rear to support tn
{ attack. The Maine boys moved out wit
+ uncapped muskets, and driving the enc
] my's skirmishers before them soon CT
> countered an unforeseen obstacle. Acroe
q the pathway lay ditch twelve 10 fourtee
Il feet wide and about six feet deep. wit
Q mud and water at the bottom. ScrambiiD
The Progress., 1892-10-15
UNDAY, May 3,

CNDAY, May 3,
1863. was n match
less day on the
northern neck OF
Virginia, w h e .
the Rappahan- IA
mock flows. and
twenty odd thou
sand of us arose
from our bivouacs
and shook the dust
from our uniforms
to put on n holi'
day shine, al
though, the Sab
bath having found
us in the presence
OF the enemy just
w here we had
passed several ]
days withouta col
lision, the chances
The Progress., 1892-10-15

30. - !.n,hony Trcilopc-y.hy TIA iirohE.ann
Rai.cs Her Price.
s Charles csDic,,cns-ThrccD Detective inocdotcs
=, Niolc, Wythc A Waycriag Image.
Mrs. FUrrcstcr-Thc Tura of Fortunes
Wheel
, T. Dewitt; Talmage-Nisht sc Of %ew
York.
20 Miss Hulock-I'is Little ..othor.
a. Katherine S. Hacquoid-The Awakening.
Z. Mary Cecil Hay-Reaping the Whirlwind.
a Mrs. Forester Queen Elizabeth OarIen'
a. Charles Dickcns-The Battle of Life.
Es Wilkie Collins-A Shocking Story.
16 Ouida-Bmb.
- Miss Mulock-Thc Last of the Puthvens.
IS Mary Cecil Hay-A Little Aversion.
"a Ouida-Thc Little Earl.
ca Bcsant and Rice-The Case Of Nr. Lrcraf..
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70 Author. Title
7 Wil'.ic Co.:-vo.r Moncy or lcUr itc.
Walter Bcsa=:-Thc llUnbiing Cf tic Mem
b:a~s.
4 Charles Dickcns-Thc Mudfo: Papers.
= Hillic Collins-Thc Magic Spcctacics.
{ Charlotte NJ. Eracuc--A Bri:Ec cf Love.
6 r. L. Eraddon-Gcorgc Caul::clds Journey.
S. T. Colcridsc-Thc Rhyme OF the hncicat
Mariner.
s Biornstjcrnc Ejornson-Thc Wedding March.
o Ecsant and Ricc-Thc Ten Years and Tenant.
10 Charles Dickcns--Skctchcs OF Young Couples.
II Mrs Iorrcsicr-In 4 CouHtrY House.
!, r. +. Francillon-l.sihcr Glove.
!, Emile Gaboriau-Ma1's Marriage.
"a Charles Gibbon-In Pastures Green.
1S Thomas Hardy-W hat tic Shepherds Saw.
IS Mary Cecil I.iy-ln tho Holidays.
~ Captain Marryat-The Three Caters.
3 Helen B. Mathcrs-Thc L=.d o the Lc@l
The Progress., 1892-10-15
BOLD SONS OF MAINE.
HEROIC AND SANGUINARY CHARGES
or THE SIXTH REGIMENT.

scaI.d tn. Ston.w all and Earth Redoubts
at Mzryes Heights and Planted thu
First Flag Upon the Crest-A Skirmish
Line Charge at Esppahannock Hedoubts
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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-10
CLEVELAND CHEERED.
INDIANA DEMOCRATS APPLAUD
THE MENTION OF HIS NAME.
The Contest Between the supporters
Of Cleveland and Gray.-WiIi
Gray he Endar.edf

BY Telegraph To the State Chronicle
lNDIANAroLIs, Ind, April 9.-The
Marion county Democracy is assen-
bled in the most disorderly convention
ever held here. The. contentious
among the candidates are bitter, and
especially is this true between Sheriff
Langenuenburg and Robert Emmett.
just after the convention assem-
bled TINS morning the Moulders'
Union, one hundred strong. barring
their banner with Emmelt's name ON il.
marching into the gallery and turned
the convention into bedlam. This novel
political trick insure, Emmett's nomina-
ton. The Hon. Jonn w. Kern presided.
la his address he said that no matter
who the Democracy nominated, .B. it
Isaac y. Gray, or that other fearless
champion" /" the Democracy wou.l march
to victory next November. AT the
mention of Grays name, there
was not spark of applause, bu:
when Mr.. Kern said: That other
fearless champion" the convention
wildly cheered and shouted Cleveland's
name. When the committee on rrso-
lutions was preached, the Gray ,le-
ment headed by Judge Lewis Jordan,
attempted to get through a motion to
adopt TO resolutions, but il was over
whelmingly defeated. he most I'M
por'ant hight IN the convention L. Tor
the ENDORSEMENT of Cray or Cievel and,
for which both sides have laid plans
Tor weeks. The result at the prIma-
tles indi Gated victory for the Cleve-
land element
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Editor ial in Southport Leader.
In no way can the Democratic Party
of North Carolina show greater wisdom
and judgment, than by the nomination
and election of Hon. Thos. M. Holt, to
succeed himself as Governor of North Car
olina. The greatness of political par
ty is best revealed in its quick recogni-
tion Of those who by individual effort
have not only maintained its trusts, but
have also caused the party name to be
held in greater respect.
1t is we'll for Democrats to remember
that Mr. Holt was not elected Governor,
but Lieutenant Governor of North Car
olina, therefore he should be entitled to
more consideration aud courtesy espe-
cially after so ably and creditably execut-
ing the duties of an office to which he
was not directly elected, than if he had
already enjoyed the suffrages of the
Democratic Party as Governor direct.
The entire administration of Governor
Holt has had the stamp of business
State affairs have been considered from
business standpoint and have been sc
conducted. The best interest of tht
State, first, and politics, second, if a
all. 1t has been many years since th'
Governors Chair of North Carolina ha
had merchant as its occupant, for Gov
| ernor Holt cannot be said to be from tn.
professional or political ranks, yet
l sound business or commercial sense il
t the direction of State affairs has benefited
both people and State. The Democrat
Party OF the State will honor itself b.
choosing again the gentleman who ha
given so just and clean an administration
at the same time filing an office S
S peculiarly subject to unfair criticism
e The reelection of Gov. Thomas N
d Holt, as Governor of North Carolins
; will be an act of worthy and deserve
:. recognition for services already rel
dered, as we'll as an acknowledgement
: the esteem in which he is held by b
party.
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RAUM,S OFFICE.
The Investigation Committee Still
Looking Into Pension Affairs.
Ry TIE leoraDh to the State ChrOuicla


Looking Into Pension Affairs.
By Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, April Especial
Examiner Brooks, of the pension
office, who was charged with being as
signed to watch pension office en-
ployees who associated with George
B. Fleming. a newspaper man, was a
witness before the special pension in
vestigating committee of the House to-
day. Mr.. Brooks stated that he had
never been asked to watch pension
office clerks but had voluntarily repor-
ted observations he had made. Mr..
Enloc asked the witness if he knew
about the visit of Sproesser, the spe.
cial examiner, who came on to Wash
ington from Pittsburg. Witness re-
piled that he did; Sproesser told wit
ness that he was here looking after
Mr.. Fleming, and "wanted to find Out
with what clerks in the office he hat
relations" (Adjourned)
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The Weeks Snort.

Collegiate base ball opened Friday
with games between Wake Forest and
Oak Ridge institute. For Raleigh
there is only one game in sight this
season, Wake Forest VS.. University,
April 20. Wake Forest lacks team
work and fields slowly, while the
throwing is poor. The batting is ex-
cellent. The team which played
Friday is practically the same
which will meet the University
team, and is as follows: Holding pitcher,
Powell catcher, Howell base, Slcdge
base, Mills captain and short stop, Young
in the field, from last years team, and
Gose base, Webb, Jones, Daniel, New
ton in the field, and Gore substitute
catcher
The University team is practicing.
Ed G. Tate, late of the Bos-
tons, coached the team two
weeks and now McGann, of the
Winstons, has it in charge. There
will be many changes this year. John
ston, captain, centre field; Hendren,
left field; Jones, first base; Oldham,
catcher, are the old men, while Floyd,
is pitcher; Robertson, second base;
Wood, short stop; Hoke, third base,
and Kenan, Moye and Biggs in the
field, and Lanier, pitcher, are
the new ones. The trip to Atlanta
&c, has been given up by the
University team. The University o.
Georgia team would offer no guarantee
and so the University of North Caro-
lima team cancelled the dates. The
latter plays its first game with Gull
, ford College at Chapel Hill mex
Saturday. One Of the dates at Char
lottesville, Virginia, with the Univer
sity of Virginia has been transferred
: to Richmond.
, Trinity's team has very wisely can
celled all it's dates. Athletics there tool
, drop with the departure of the Dur
hams, Daniels, Avery and Davis, tn
best part of last falls football team
Not one of last years baseball team
:. there this year, and it was impossibl
y to get out team. hence their course
- Appropos of college athletics, it is
t pleasure to see the schools catching o
to football. A month ago the agricu
II tural and mechanical college and th
:, Raleigh male academy teams gave
: good exhibition here, and week ae
0 the closest game played in the Stat
: took place at Asheville between Binl
+ hams school and Asheville.
e The League begins the baseball SCI
d son Wednesday. The clubs in it al
- twelve in number.
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Executive Department News.

Gov. Holt has paid S75 reward for
the arrest Of Leroy Gray, one Of the
three professional thieves who for a
long time have been stealing quanti-
ties of seed cotton from farmers and
ginneIs in Rowan county.
George H. Taylor, of New York
city, is appointed a commissioner Of
deeds for North Carolina.
Thomas McLawhorn, of Grifton,
Pitt county, is appointed notary
public
A reward of 5000 is offered for
Henry Preston Hodges. who is wanted
for the murder Of Banner Jolly in
5urry county. The crime was com
mitted last March.
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said 10 him: "Shame on you, Sirv'
There was no further trouble.

L HtI was tTOuDlt.
| never heard Governor Holden use an
oath If any kiud, and am sure no ore
ever heard him indulge in the slightest
colloquial vulgarity.
do not write IF these things because
| thiLk he needs my defence. dear Hill;
but loved the man, and in this made
quate way l express 10 you something of
NY emotion, while / mediate upon his
life and death.
l sm sure he died happily. You al
home know how firmly ne held to his re.
ligious course. believe he changed pi-
lots several times. Well, l suppose we
have that privilege.
When last l saw him, about eight
years ago, his first question, after we
were seated in his drawing room. was
John, what is your spiritual condi
tong
confess that for several reasons
felt too embarrassed to answer him
Seeing my confession he continued
"Tell me, would you like to See Chris'
reign on earth?' l quickly and honest.
ly replied: II would" Then, sir,
said he slapping the arm of his chair
with that emphatic gesture peculiar tc
him, you are saved man; you ar,
saved as by fire, but you are saved
We Lad "A long and delightful talk, anc
when left he followed me 10 The from
door with atfectionate demonstration
bat not forgetting the dignified, cour
! teous bow which we who knew him S,
well remember My love TO the family
Faithfully yours.
JoIIN H. BoNEa.
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THE WEATHER Ann THE CROPS
The First of the Weekly Bullet
Issued.

The first weekly weather crop Bulle-
tsa of the North Carolina experiment
station for this season was issued yes
terday for the week ending yesterday.
1t states that very favorable weather
conditions have prevailed since the
beginning of April. The first
three months Of the year were
cold and wet and spring CON-
menced very late, which has delayed
farming operations somewhat. The
late spring has been favorable to the
fruit crop. The average dates of
planting and harvesting crops are as
follows: A preparation of soil is gen.
orally completed by the end of March;
cotton is planted April lst to April
3Olh; harvested September to January;
tobacco is transplanted April 10th to
May 30th, harvested August to October;
corn is planted about April lst, har-
vested in September; wheat and rye
are planted October to December, har-
vested June lst; oats planted October
10th, harvested June 10Th.
In the eastern district the tempera
ture and sunshine were above the aver
age during the week, and the weather
was very favorable for farm work an(
for growing crops. Truck is doing
very we'll. Corn is being planted nov
and probably larger acreage thar
ever before.
In the central district there was re
markably fine, warm weather. Corr
and cotton are being planted; tobacc,
plants are plentiful; small grain looks
we'll; fruit has not been injured by The
late cold weather and peach, plum ant
cherry trees are in full bloom.
In the western district the weathel
was generally favorable for farmin:
operations; wheat and oats are report
ed in fine condition.; corn planting i
going rapidly forward; the prospect fo
fruit is excellent.
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Lieut.. Hetherinston Acquitted.

By telegraph To the State Chronicle.
WAsHlNGroN, April "a cable
gram was received at the Navy depart
ment TO day from Commander J. r.
Bartlett, Of the United States stearN or
Marion, announcing the acquittal !
the consular court at Yokohama,
Japan, yesterday of Lieut. }. II
Hctherington, u. S. n, of the murder
Of Mr.. Cover Robinson. This action
is final and Lieut.. Hetherington can
not be tried again for the same crime
in any other court. 1t will be re-
called that Mr.. Robinson was a
wealthy Englishman and was after re-
p,s.ed warnings killed by Lieut.
Hetherington about two months age
for being too attentive to the latter:
wife, formerly Of Wilmington, Della
ware.
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Baseball at Wake Forest.

At Wake Forest Friday and yester-
day the college baseball club played
the first games of the series with the
Oak Ridge Institute team. Mr.. Perrin
Busbee was present, and gives some
notes ON the game. Friday evening
the score was, Wake Forest z, Oak
Ridge 4. Powell, Wake Forests
catcher, wrenched his knee badly slid.
ing to second base, but finished the
game. Yesterday morning the second
game was played, and the score was.
Wake Forest 10, Oak Ridge Is. Mr.
Busbee umpired the latter game
Messrs. Bailey and Christian having
umpired the one Of Friday.
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Touching Tribute TO his Memory
Letter of Mr. gohn II. Roner.
Special Cor. to the state Chronicle.


RALEIGH, n. c., April 9.-For
decade or more prior 10 the death Of
my venerable friend, the late Cover
nor HolIen, it was my good fortune TO
enjoy the honor of intimate association
with him. The sincere esteem and
attachment his character and conversa-
tion inspired were broadened and
deepened by almost daily intercourse.
To all who knew him thus, the intelli.
gence of his death, though not unex-
pected-bad all the force and poig-
nancy of a personal bereavement.
Kno wing Gov. Holden as | did, it
has been, and still is my desire to pre-
pare for publication, a memorial how
ever inadequate touching his life and
character especially in their religious
and literary phases Contemplating
such tribute to his memory,
| received few days since,
the following letter from valued
literary friend, which / at frs: thought
OF Incorporating Herewith. l have
deemed it best, however. to publish it
at once, as it will doubtless be as graft
flying to the many friends of the de.
ceased, as it has been to me. The
writer, Mr.. John Ii. Boner, is a North
CarOlinian, a native of Salem. He il
man OF letters, a true poet, an ac
complished journalist. He now edits
the literary department of the New
York World. The letter, which speak,
for itself is alike an honor to his heat
and his heart.
THEo. II. HILL.
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Personal.

AT Mount Airy on next Tuesday
evening, MIR. j. w. Patter son will
marry Miss Maggie Durham.
MIR. Broake Empie, OF Wilmington,
has gone TO Bermuda on the yacht Of
Mr.. +. &. Benedict, ol New York.
Mr.. j. +. Robinson, editor of the
GoldsJoro Argus, will be the orator at
the memorial exercises there May 10.
Mr.. Weston X. Gales left yesterday
for Goldstoro, to attend the celebra-
ton Of the anniversary of the Y. NJ.
G. A. of that place.
Mrs. Geo. III. Currie, of Freeport,
Illinois, and Miss Irene Chapman, of
Chicago, are visiting Mrs. n. L. Cobb,
on North Person street.
Among yesterdays arrivals at the Var
boro were: ID. NJ. Hines, Milton; Mrs.
L. Ii. Luther. ). Il. Street, Newbern; C.
ID. Brady, Wilmington; John X. Morris,
Baltimore.
DIR. Brooks, of Reidsville, will de.
liver all address at the educational
convention at Charlotte this week, Oh
the relation OF higher education to
Christianity.
Capt. Il. p. Williamson returned
yesterday from trip TO northern New
York and Vermont, during which he
visited several of the leading stock
farms in that section.
Mr.. Alfred Ingold died Friday at
his residence hear Greensboro. He
was 80 years of age-died OF paralysis.
lie was the fether of Mrs. Robert Cor
rel. of Winston, and Mrs. Lindley, of
Chatham.
Cards are out TO the marriage Of
Miss Minnie w. Rowland, OF Hender.
son, daughter Of Mr.. /. c. Rowland,
to MIR. }. X. Rankin. The date is
April 27th, and the place the Presby-
, terian church.
Capt. w. c. Moore returned yesterday
f from New Light township, where he
: spent a week. lie says that after diligent
] inquiry he failed to find any Third party
men. On the other hand, a man who
G lives in the township came in yesterday
i and said there was considerable Third
party feeling.
Rev. John n. Cole, pastor of Eden.
: ton Street Methodist church, left yes
q ,erday evening for Littleton, where he
. breaches today the sermon at the me
. mortal service held there In honor O
& the late Rev. DIR. Robert o. Burton
: who was one of the greatest preacher
h Of the NJ. +. church in North Caro-
!. lima.
Revenue collector White YESTERDAY
i received reports from deputy collector
: Fields of the seizure of two distilleries
one at Nails, and the other at Ophir
Montgomery county. At the lattel
Joe II lrley and Jim Woodell, the mer
,r who operated the stills, were arrested
e Deputy collector Massey reported th'
a seizure of still in Meadow township
l. Johnston county.
= Col. John ID. Whiiford, in a yer,
interesting letter from Washington, ID
\ c., to the New Bern Journal, tells of
u gift which one Congressman made 4
another The Southern members O
o, Congress are anxious to obtain all tn
y seei they can from the department O
agriculture, while those from city dis
DR. tricts care nothing about them. Con
d gresham Amos J. Cumming, of Nev
in York, gave Congressman "A. III. A
n Williams, Of this State, nine thousan'
papers of various kinds of seeds.
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TIE BILL PASSED.
THE FINAL VOTE STOOD: YEAS,
I67; NAYS, 4G.
EuIogIes on the Late Representative
Ford, OF Michigan-NOtes
of the Day.
!. rclearanh to The state Chronicle.

4, Telegraph to the state Chronicle.
WAsHlNGToN, April -(House.)
The House proceeded with the con-
sideration of the cotton tie bill; Mr..
Ddzell Republican, of Pennsylvania,
taking the floor in opposition to the
measure. Under the $500 items of
taxation imposed by the Mckinley
bill every citizen in the United States
paid tribute to the few. The man who
took what he did not earn from the
man who earned it, was worse than
slave driver. He was "A robber. Un-
less something was done for the ameli.
Grafton Of affairs in this country, des-
pai. would ensIe, where there should
be happy homes. There should be
some reciprocity in the matter and the
question shoul be met in a split OF
patriotism. (Applause on the Demo
cratic yide). Mr.. Turner, of Georgia,
closed the debate speaking in favor Of
the measure. The bill was then
passed-yeas lG7; nays a.. The vote
on the cotton tie bill was very small,
owing to the large number of absen-
tees. Only forty-three Republicans
voted against the measure, with 167
Democrats for. Three Democrats voted
against the bill-Coburn, of Wiscon-
sin, O'Neill, Of Missouri, and English,
Of New Jersey. Mr.. Shively, (Dem-
o,raD Of Indiana, presented the ma
iorily report upon the tin plate bill
Th prcial order then followed and
eulag were delivered upon Hon. M
Il Fo i. Of Michigan, several mem
bers speaking in memory Of the de-
ceased, after which the House ad
journed till Monday.