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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-09
co,ore, Alexander S. Pendleton.

One If the saddest charters In TINS
hook is that which 81 'cs the account VI
- 18th Of Colonel Sandy Pendleton.
Tbe rlimpses that we have OF nm ar
intensely interesting. His reihaIhdDle
careor well illustrates the deNelOpIueII' va
the military idea at the pesthnlas g tbaS
war. and shows another instance @ l M
raining woich has PRODUCED 50 H""'
noble types Of character.
A. tho ace Of seven the boy had Deen
cent to school. There he ercountered one
rim, T-bompson somewhat his senior VINO
IA beaten him. For three Gays vi
mother heard the fearful recital di'I ~.
told him if he came home crylhs
dav she would give him a wilpIins.
"Eut Jim beats me so marc,
vvoll if Jim strikes you, STRIKE M" "S&in'
and nell let YOU alone - 80 Us
49, NINA and ne hits so hard. NO mat
cor. IL he strikes YOU again. anu SVu
6o,,t strike him back, ! will CIV you d
I'VE" tinninc" The result was What
r,i~ht hay, been expected ana the SH"u
~ seven had the lesson impressed "a
him which made his life beaIaDle, he
0t,ed him for the position WHEREIN ~
= ro,der such conspicuous service
10 his people. s,u-
colonel Jackson knew the young stu
acrt inst then hrishing his tWentle'n S'"'
a. tho University Of Virginia, anu q
pointed him on his personal stan 90 -,
,s he ioined the army in 1861. From Ina,
date mill the fatal day AZ Fishers hnI
The career Of the young mar reaus Inv
a romance. on the 9th OF June, isoi' -
father writes. Sandie is asked LOT =,
Jackson 10 attend to the mmuhluoh =.
the brigade. In December. 1901 ne was
made lieutenant and aide-de-camp. Oh
The 10Th Of June. 1862 he was maze a
contain AZ General JacksOn's special re-
c,,eet " on the 10Th Of January, 1868, ne
wrote his mother: Here | am "a major
within two months after my twenty
second year. / am proud OF 1t, am
clad that the promotion has come from
recognized merit" On the 9th or Au-
gust. 1863. he was made observation-disclosures
and assistant acknowledgement On the
18th Of June, 1864. he wrote In pencil on
a torn piece Of a note book: MY Dear
Mother,-After the most terrific fight or
the war, we are still safe. Though / had
two horses killed under me. 1 am still
| thank God" Across this frag-
ment is scratched In haste: II nave this
morning declined to be made a brigadier.
as l think / can do more good where /
Few can appreciate the feeling Of the
young soldier when he wrote the follow
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-09
OF LATIMER.
or WILLIAM NELSON
prNDIrTON. or LEXINGTON, "a.
e.,iew Of the biography OF the Chief
nf Artillery Of the Army of Northern
virginia by a Riohmond Man.

MEMOIRS or WILLIAM NELSON
~,,t.\pIFTON. u. D.: Rector of latimer
.r Lexington. Va: Brigadicr-Gen-
a. $ A.. chief Of Artillery Army
N.fthcrn Virginia. BY his daughter.
-. Lee. J. h. Lippincott Com
Yan>-
~ mike a successful biography two
must concur. An interesting per-
.I. and an accurate portrayal
,t.... The history OF "A faithful priest
~,..f. 10 some. that Of a gallant SOL
ID, others. Both characters united
rr towards establishing the PROPOSE
ION laid down.
81. Che case before VS. the writer's per
ev SIS hardly less striking than that
10 ,rr subject OF which she writes. She
t.',rccd 10 a family OF soldiers. Her
n.- was chief Of artillery Of the Army
81 Northern Virginia; her husband. Cen
.-f Edwin g. lee. and her only brother.
C-,-rci Alexander S. pendlcton. were on
sf-.rWau Jackson's stan.
v.r families were fortunate enough
o.. 'avc the letters 81 their Confederate
s.fcrs preserved. And even where such
done. few soldiers had the oppOrtu-
,t. 90 write so accurately. or the incli-
n 20 write so constantly OF the move
.ts Of the armies. and Of the inner life
~ those IN charge OF such armies.
.Al history which is not contempora-
re-fs IS questioned" says Pascal. And
,,f,qble rs this book is. because Of the
rr.touporaneous accounts that Il contains
~ the great civil war. fortified as those
e~-osnfs are by the dnigent research Of
tee author among the vOluminous records
~ the war. the reader will find therein
many qualities OF the best biographies.
re stve IS good. being simple and strong.
And the Independent statements OF the
sitter are backed by the authorities which
me- constantly cited.
A-a-t from its military association. the
no q Dr. Pendleton IS an Interesting
,-e u is thai Of a typical Nire1nian.
Around q has been woven in compar1flve-
iv brief space an account OF southern
society before n underwent such n change
rs has rarely been known between the
l~s-iuninC and end Of any century.
We have an accurate picture ot child
t.-d and youth as they existed among
tfa best class Of N~irsinians. We are
shown the children with their parents
fNeir servants. tholr schoolmasters, their
o'ercvmcn. their neighbors. We ioin in
Ere sporte Of the chase and the field. All
ere Incidents and charm OF that quiet
brt Ylll life a~e here detailed. Here IS
an account Of tho boy AT West Point;
+he Hes work subsequent thereto, much
s~rcted by the association Of friends
made there and by the high stand then
taken. The resignation from the army:
tfe tyre NirCinian courtship, eliminating.
Is a. shoula do. 20 be romantic, in the
marriage Of p pretty cousin IN the next
county. che tendency 20 free thought so
often f~aec'nating 20 the mind OF youth;
Gle ~,fsa-uent investigation OF the great
questions = religion. terminating in the
r'-'e.-r - the church; the life as parish
f-re- s-hoolmaster and professor ore
Oil sn1un IN this book with surprising
interest.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-09

For a number of years l have been
subject to violent attacks Of inlamma-
tory rheumatism which generally lasted
about two months On the first Of this
month | was attacked in the knee and
suffered severly for two days, when l
balm and IL relieved me almost instant
ly. l.. therefore. most cheerfully recon-
mend II to those who are similarly af-
ficted everywher.-R. D.. Whitley, Mar
lev is a very prominent man in this place
and his disease was very widely known.
as he suffered such severe pain.-W. NJ.
Houston e. Co, merchants. Martinsdale.
n. c.. 50 cent bottles for sale by Owens
e. Minor Drug Company. 1907 east Main
street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-09
GettYsburg.


A question long in dispute has been:
Whether General Lee ordered General
Longstreet TO attack on the morning OF
the second days fight at Gettysburg, ana
whether the failure 10 make the attack
was the cause Of the failure or General
Lees plan Of battle. Mrs. Lee mas hSu 10
discuss the question, so far as there Is
n conflict Of statement between General
Pendleton and General LOngstreet In re-
gard 10 General Lees order for attack
on the morning Of the "a Of July. The
issue has been stated. and the evidence
given pro and con, so that the reader
may Judge as to the weight Of the evil
dence. She writes:
General Lees whole army, with the
exception Of Pickett's division and Laws
brigade. OF LOngstreet's corps, had come
up 10 within striking distance or Gettys-
burg on or during the night OF July ISL
General Hood states that his troops
reached Gettysburg at or before sunrise
that morning. n that himself and stan
arrived shortly after daybre1k. What,
then. caused the long delay so unlike
General Lees usual promptness In the
Dresence of the enemy? He knew that
the whole Of General Meade's army was
pushing up to meet mir Why wait 10
give them opportunity 10 arrive and take
possession Of the commanding posltlons
towards his right? All now agree says
General Early. that the fullest success
would have attended the effort, If the
blow had been struck in the forenoon OF
the "a. as il should have been, and
as was General Lees purpose. That
such was General Lees intention, Cen
eral Long. in his recent Memoirs of
General Lee General Hood, in the letter
above quoted. and Colonel Taylor album
dainty establish, were there no other
testimony"
The new evidence which this book has
brought out upon the much veXed ques-
ton is the testimony Of General Pen
dleton's faithful aide-de-camp, the gallant
George W. Peterkin, now bishop Of West
virginia. who vOuches an old notebook,
with its entry Of July LIST and ID and
his positive recollection as 10 the matter
in hand. First" he writes Mrs. Lee,
land this is, perhaps, the most important
thing. I went with General Pendleton 10
General Lees on the night Of the LIST. or
course. did not hear their conversation
but my recollection is perfectly clear rs
TO this. that as we rode away your father
,aid TO me that &c. eral Longstreet was
IN attack very early in the m~orning-this
os coming from General Lee. This state
nent VAS made TO me in the familiar
manner I'm which the General usually
talked with me. because / was MS CON
slant "tendal4t and he was largely de-
pendent on Inc for the carrying OF MS
orders back and forth. Now OF course,
as 10 what passed between the GeheTal
md General Lee. ! do rot Know tACept
In The wav indicated. Secondly, well
aoorber how we started early the next
m,,riuc. so as to go over the ground
and he ready TO help TO dispose or the
troops 0he artillery. Of course, especldlV
whom they came up &c,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-09

or the result OF this battle. General
Johnston says: 1.-THE captured material
enabled Colonel Pendleton to increase
ana improve our artillery very much"
On the 10th Of April, 1862. Colonel PEN
uleton received the following autograph
note from General Longstreet: Louisa
courthouse. My dear General. l hoped TO
mo YOU at my room on my return that
1 might have the pleasure 10 hand you
'he enclosed commission as brigadier-
general. Allow me TO congratulate you
ana wish you great. good fortune and
success That after the war these two
gallant soldiers should have been
estranged from each other for reasons
hereinafter mentioned seems most UNI
fortunate.
The first mention Of Robert Il. Lee in
the Pendleton letters is as early as 1882.
where he writes that he has been told
that Bob Lee was at old Point. leading
a bachelors life. his wife having gone
10 har fathers. near Washington. ms
next mention Is that of June 3, 1867, after
seven Plnes.' General Johnston re-
ceived a wound which disabled him for
the present. and General Lee Is In com
mand." OF General Lee. who the day
before had requested him 10 continue
chief Of tho artillery. he writes: Il liked
very much General Lees tone ana pear
ing IN the conference l had Win nun eNeh-
ing before last. His head seems clear and
his heart strong. Few men have ever
borne a greater weight than that which
now rests upon his shoulders ON the 18th
Of June. he writes: General Lee de-
serves the gratitude OF the country. lie
IS entitled TO the full honor OF the master
~ combinations which brought about this
result. But he has been admirable sus-
tanned by jackson. Longstreet, ID. II. and
A. i. Hill and by a host OF others, n
by as brave an army as ever contended
for country and right. He tells me the
battles exceeded in severity not only any
thing he ever saw. but anything he ever
read Of. God be praised for such a com
mander. such generals. such an army and
such a victory"
Mrs. Lees examination OF the records
shows that after this terrible campaign
Mcclellan had 114,691 men present for
duty on the Goth Of July. 1862, and that
willie II has been alleged that General Lee
a $4,000. he really had not more
than 1900 men.
OF the battle Of second Manassas, the
letter Of August 81. 1862, tells: THE Yam
KEGS terribly beaten and slaughtered.
We. too, have lost more thai a few.
. General Lees movements
have been mastery. Jackson and Long
street have Fought with their accustomed
will, energy and success"
The length Of this paper prevents the
quotation Of many Of the interesting
letters contained in this book. The ac-
count Of the battle OF S~harpsburg given
by Sandie Pendleton to his mother IS
most spirited.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-09
The Whole Audience

was disturbed by the person that did not
take Or. David's Cough Syrup.
Dr.. David's Iodo-Ferrated Sarsaparilla
for tie Hood.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-09

What folly! To be without BEEoHAM's
PILLS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-09
INSURANCE STATEMENT.


A NNUAI STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER gr. 1872 OF THE ONs
n DlTION AND AfFAILS OF THE GERMANIA FIRE INSURANCE MIA Oor
r. YORK organized under the laws of he hts of New York made TO. the hnuNoro OF
Public Accounts of thu mnonwea OF Virginia in pursuance of ue hws OF virginia
President Hoo sGuMAvS.
Vice ircIlent- FRY Won AMI
Secretary CHREs kuYKHNER
Prncral Office 80 4WuLnM STREET..
Organize or ncULorated MARCH lSa
Commenced business MARCH 81
l. CAPITAL
Amountof " capital stock ub@tbed. 49,. 100000 90
IL ASSETS
v.u. % 80. ..,o ornsd nv t.c orn.nv. . . 4E6D 10
Loans on mortgage duly recorded ana being being d mm S' nmW n ~~""~r 1886 90
1n wmG nor "nb % 0 n1m mmga e oa n"s re Interest acrued heeon s39Om.. $3.50 90
Value of lands MORTGAGE. exclusive OF buildings ana p@ih""e moo
uroyement ...- 80 ""W"" - 1900 W
Vance the buildings mortgaged dnmred for sr95Oa sc collateral eleN 20
Total value oil said morgaged premises Carried inidel...sa75OM
ACCOUNT or Boyrso O THE UxnEDs STATS All OF TIKI STATE AND OF OTHERS STATES
AD Also or BoNps or INcoRPoRATED CITIES IL rms STATE AND OF AL orHLa
BosnsA D SIocKso NNE soLUIEL BY III CoMPANN
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-09

THE r1MEs-R1cHMoND. VA SUNDAY April. 9 1893.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-30
TO THWART sCALPERs.

A Ticket Dater Invented by a Savan-
nah Man to Prevent Erasures or
Changes.
For long time railroad men have been
endeavoring to get a ticket dater and
punch which would successfully thwart
all attempts of ticket scalpers to erase or
alter the date for the purpose of extend
inc the time for which a ticket is sold.
Such dating stamp has at last been
invented. and the originator is a Savan-
nah man. Mr.. Freeman, who is at the
head of the Central railroad auditing de-
partment. MIR. Freeman has filed his
caveat with the United States commits
sioner and with it an application for
patent right
The stamp is similar to an ordinary
stamp. with the addition that at the same
time il stamps on the ticket the name of
the station. railroad and date of sale. 1t
cuts through the cardboard the limiting
dates in such manner that it is impOssi-
Bile TO change them without destroying
the ticket altogether. The design is an
ingenious one and there should be fort
une in it for the inventor IT will fill
lonr felt want. and TO q great extent Will
do away with the ticket scalping business,
~. a great part of il at least. II makes IL
impossible TO erase the date or TO extend
il and at the same time preserve the
ticket.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-30
ANOTHER HOME FACTORY.
Two Savannah Men to Start Kind
ling Factory.

Savannah is soon to have another ad-
dition to her rapidly increasing manu-
factories. 1t will be known as the Geor-
gil Coal Kindling Company and will manu-
facture a kinder that it's inventors claim
is destined to revolutionze things of its
kind. The invention is of home origin,
the patentecs being Justice S. Elsinger
and Mr. j s. Tyson
The kindlerS are pieces of oak about
six inches long, two inches in width and
about an inch in diameter thoroughly
saturated with resinoUS acid, the proper
ties of which are known only to the in
ventors. Six of these pieces of wood make
a kindlNr. They are placed in piece of
paper together and can kindle frst-class
fire among the hardest coal in a CRATE or
stove in fifteen minutes.
Justice Eisingcr and Mr.. Tyson yester-
day afternoon gave practical test of the
workings Of the kinder and in twelve
minutes from the time the match was
put to the paper CRATE full of hard coal
contained a glowing fire. The new inven-
tion will do away with the necessity of
the use of soft coal for kindling purposes
and also be a means of great saving to
railroads and facturies who have to use
now great qualities of pine to start their
coal fires.
The patentees will shortly make APP
plication to the superior court for in
corporation, and hope to have the xindling
factory established and in running order
within a few months. About SIS, 1000 will
be required to equip the plant, and it is
claimed that the stockholders will easily
realize % per cent. on their investment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-30
THIRTY-THREE NEW BUILDINGS.
The Record of Permits Issued During
Last Month.

Permits for thirty-three new buildings,
residences and stores have been issued
from the clerk of councils office during
April, as follows:
Augustus Borie, brick dwelling, Lib
erty and Habersham streets.
Kate r. Brown, five dwellings on Pres
ident street and one on Arnold street.
A, H. Entelman, dwelling, Hall and
East Broad streets.
Fred Meyer, three brick dwellings,
South Broad street.
Mosianna Milledge, dwelling, Davis
street, between Mercer and Price.
Mrs. M. E. Peoples, five frame ten
ements, Cemetery street.
T. J, Davis, brick dwelling, Lincoln and
Gordon streets.
Mary Ann Best, dwelling, Ninth street.
John Il. Walsh, dwelling, Henry street.
j. d. Weed, 4-story brick store, Brongh-
ton and Barnard streets.
Margaret Garity two brick dwellings,
Liberty street.
Lottie E. Robbins, dwelling, Ninth
street.
N Paulsen, frame house, Bolton street
lane.
Mrs. Alice Smith, three dwellings, Farm
street.
McDonough & Ballantyne, frame house,
Perry street lane.
B. Rothwel, brick building, West
Broad street.
Independent Presbyterian church Sun
day school building, Bull and Hull streets.
Palmer Hardware Company brick ware
house, Bay street
DR.. j. WeichselbSum brick building,
Whitaker and Wayne streets.
Mary Hawkins, brick dwelling, Mont
gomery street.
Nearly all of the buildings for which
permits were issued have been started
A larger number of permits for brick
structures was issued last month than
heretofore, and the buildings many of
them are large structures.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-30
THE TANK AND STORAGE co.
It Will Probably Operate the Tanks
the 6 z and w VIII

on the s., f. and W. WharVeS.
The Savannah Tank and Storage Com
pany will probably operate the turpentine
tanks on the Savannah, Florida and West
ern wharves when they are put up, which
is expected to be within a short time.
The company was chartered some time
ago, when the proposition regarding the
storage tanks on the Savannah, Florida
and Western wharves was first made, and
will be composed of MessrS. j. A. G.,
| Carson, J. p. Williams, John r. Young,
Baldwin and others.
As the result Of the conference between
the naval stores men and Mr., Il. G. En-
win. Mr. Plants attorney, and Mr.. D. +.
Jack, these two gentlemen left yesterday
for New York. where the agreement
drawn up by them and the turpentine
men will be presented to MIR. Plant for his
approval.
According to the agreement two turpen-
tine tanks, each with a capacity of 5000
barrels, are to be constructed on the
wharves at a cost of about $4,000, and
these are TO be leased to the Savannah
Tank and Storage Company, which will
be formed when the tanks are completed.
and which viii operate them to the best
of advantage. This stock company is
composed of progressive men, and they
! will, no doubt. see that the Savannah ma
through this new agency.
| These tanks are about the only facility
that Savannah lacks as a naval stores
| port, and while it is at the head of the
list in receipts there has been some little
! difficulty in reaching an agreement by
! which these tanks could be obtained
! Now that the contract has been drawn
| and Mr. Plants legal adviser has had a
/ hand in it, there is every reason to be-
! lieve that Mr.. Plant will sign it and that
the tanks will be forthcoming shortly
The naval stores market has been
rather quiet during April, the receipts
| being somewhat larger than during
March though they have fallen off CON
| siderably as compared with those of
| April of last year. The price has not ad-
vanced during the month, but the receipts
are expected to decrease to a great ex-
| tent as the season advances, and a conse-
| quent advance in prices is looked for.
! Every indication points to the fact that
the seasons receipts will fall greatly
| short of those of last year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-30
DIGGING UP THE SOIL TO STOP.
The Ordinance Prohibiting 1t for Six
Months Effective Tomorrow.

The Ordinance Prohibiting 1t for Six
Months Effective Tomorrow.
After to-day, if the city ordinance is
enforced, there will be no more digging
up of the soil in the streets and squares
until Nov. l. The enforcement of the or
dinance will be something of an incon-
venience to many people, but the public
health demands it.. The law reads:
If any person shall turn up the soil Of the
public domain OF any part OF the city between
the first day of May and the first day of No
Vcmber of each year without permission. he
or she shall on conviction thereof in the police
court be fined not less than IS nor more than
800 or both in the discretion of the mayor.
The council is authorized to grant per-
mission to make sewer connections, or for
work of a similar character subject TO APP
proval of the sanitary commission.
Heretofore there has been a very lax
observance of the spirit of the ordinance,
and the streets have been dug up for
various purposes within the time in which
the ordinance intends the soil shall not be
disturbed except in cases of necessity.
The Citizens Sanitary Association has
urged this year its rigid enforcement, and
tie sanitary commission recently an
nounced that there will be a close adher-
ence TO its provisions.
All street paving and sidewalk laying
stopped yesterday and will not be resumed
until Nov l. The Electric railway, which
hoped to be able to lay its tracks through
BRYAN and West Broad streets to South
Broad, but failed to get the street fran
chise from the council, is compelled to
abandon the effort until fall
Other contemplated works will also
stop tomorrow The drainage of the
swamp on the Central railroads property
west of the Ocean steamship wharves
will be continued until it is finished, as it
is work which the health of the city
demands shall be done. An effort was
made to have it completed by May l, but
the failure of the Central railroad to I'M
dertake the work necessitated its being
done by the city.