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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-10-27
From Our Regular Correspondent
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 26, 1898.

President Cleveland and the demo
cratic Senators all ofthem-have found
that common ground upon which ell
democrats can stand without sacrificing
either the party or their individual
principles concerning the treatment oil
silver by the government. Readers oil
this correspondence will not need to be
told that have never, for Q moment,
during the long and sometimes seeming
Iy endless controversy ia the Senate
doubted that the final result would be
such CO npromise. To repeat . hack
neyed phrase, the logic OF the situation"
pointed from the first to compromise 40
tue only Satisfactory end to the contest,
from democratic point Of view.
The business Of the House is in such q
condition that the silver compromise
can at once be taken up lit passes the
Senate this week. Should il be finally
disposed of this week, it is altogether
probable that Congress will take . re.
cess, rs many Of the Senators aud Rep.
reseDatives are anxious 10 take part in
the closing days0 Of the various state cam.
paigns. and the new tariff bill 10 not ex.
pected to be ready to be reported to the
House much II any. before the regular
session. President Cleveland 10 also
anxious TO take short vacation before
the beginning Of the regular session.
Senator Voorhees,, Hill and others are
90 anxious that the rules OF the Senate
shall be 90 changed % to allow a major.
ity TO order vote upon any measure
after thirty days have been devoted to
its discussion, that the resolution Of
Senator VOORHEES, providing for the
change may be taken up - soon ~ the
silver compromise 10 disposed or
Should that be done there will be . very
lively debate, entirely outside of party
lines, - II has friends and opponents in
both parties, and the result will be
doubtful: the chances fsvoring defeat.
Four democratic Seuators- Martin, Of
Hill. ofN. T., Vance, Of N. c.,
and Irby. Of s. C,-voted against the
ofthe nomination Of Mr..
j. J. Van Allen, TO be Ambassador to
Italy, but - ten republicans voted for
the nomination got
through by vote Of SO 10 -. No Sena.
tor, either democrat, republican or pop
ulist believes that there was any truth in
The charge that Mr.. Van Alien had been
nominated % the result Of bargain and
in payment Of his having made . large
to the campaign fund oil
The party. The democratic who voted
against bis confirmation did 90 for other
reasons.
From the best obtainable information
here the attempt OF the populists to cap
.ure Virgins will result In democraticI
In that State little II any short
II that given Cleveland and Stevenson
sat November.
The legislative day OF Tuesday, Octo-
Der IL, will be long one. From that
lay the Senate, for the purpose Of lessen
ng the fillibustering. hss taken recess
very afternoon. instead OF Adjonrning,
%. that the legislative day Of Tuesday
. still going:on In the Senate, and viii
probably continue until the silver com.
promise IL finally disp osed OF.
c. AS.
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Seven Arrested AZ Wratten Muir
derers.

derers.
On Saturday last the grand Jury oil
Davies county returned an indictmen,
against Alonzo G. williams, VIM. Kays
]. b. Stone, Martin Yarber, John N.
White, Gibson Clark and Grandson
Cosby for the butchery OF the Wratten
family. Stone, who lived the nearest
neighbor to the Wrattens, and TO whose
house the blood hounds struck straight
line, when put on the scent the dsy after
the murder, confessed the whole thing
after he was trapped in his evidence be.
fore The grand jury, and implicated ali
the other parties named. They we're sll
arrested and placed in the States prison
At Jeffersonville for safe keeping. Stone
when fret before the grand jury profess
ed Ignorance, but afterwards, when nc
found the grand jury had obtained in.
eliminating evidence from his wife and
little daughter, he broke down, and re.
lated oil the horrible details, and the
part each one took. He said the plan
Was agreed 10 several weeks before, and
II was expected they would obtain near
$4,000 ~ tho old lsdy's money, but they
failed 10 get 90 much. He also told
where the bloody clothes we're hidden
which be wore the night Of tho murder.
and the bailIf found them whore be
said. They will likely oil awing II bis
evidence is corrOborated, for Il was .
basbarous butchery.
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Silver C0inage-A Democrat
Opinion.
silver
auNTINGBuR0, Oct. 26. l8!


aUNIiNdbubos OCts 80, 1880
EDIToR JASPER COURIER:
Az you have on several occasions %.
serted 10 your valuable paper that the
Democracy Of Dubois county arc for
free coinage Of silver, and that they are
opposed to the repeal OF tho purchasing
clause Of the Sherman Bill, wish you
would plainly state TO the people of this
county what 10 meant BY free coinage oil
silver, and hen call for Endorsements
and you will find how few are with you
on this question. You may find the ten
per cent. you vainly sought for last year
to support you on your stand You thea
took 10 regard to the nomination Tor
President, but doubt II.
In regard TO the repeal bill now be.
fore the Senate, how can anybody that
10 not directly benefited by the produc-
ton or possession OF silver bullion be
opposed to repeal? Why you might
with more appropriateness advocate that
the Government be compelled to pur-
chase : million bushels Of wheat or
corn each month. The Government has
now on hand more silver than il can
coin In two years; would any manufsc.
turer buy raw material II he had more
on hand than he could use for several
years2 l ask you again would any bus
iness man buy raw material TO store
away, on . declining market? Why
you have too much business sense to be.
lieve In this yourself. Why should the
of sixty five million people
be compelled TO buy by law what . few
thousand produce? Ofcourse you have
} right to your opinion on this question,
but you are not voiceing the sentiments
81 the Democracy Of this county nor Of
The state Of Indiana on this question, by
J very large per centsge.
Yours, fraternally,
A DEMOCRAT.
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Philip A. Guckes

Corner Jackson an! Fourt. II, cets,
Oct. ~. SO jasper. Indiana.
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For Salc-Flne Farm.
24O acre fine farm near Ireland, only
$35 per acre. Easy terms. Possession
given II taken st once. Send stamp for
Monthly Bulletin Of 200 farms and mis-
csllaneous property.
ALEX. LESLIE,
Sept. 20, ~ Washington, Ind.
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GEN. MANS FIELDS DEATH.
A Comrade Thinks Capt. KasehageR Can
Settle the Matter.

A Comirade Thinks Capt. KasehageR Can
Settle the Matter.
TN your valuable paper, the soldiers true
FRIEND" of recent date, | saw commu-
MICA ion of COmrade John Nj. Gould of
Portland, Me-, in which l learn that the
time and manner of the death of Gen. Mans
field is still in doubt; therefore ! wonld refer
you, or any one who is interested in getting at
the truth thereof TO Gomrade Louis kase-
hagen, whose address is 147-149 East Lake
street. Chicago. ILL., This comrade was OIL the
staff of Gen. Mansfield at that time, and he
told me that the General died in his arms, and
/ have good reasons to believe this TO be the
truth, from the following facts:
After our Cavalry Brigade, then consistiDg of
the 5th U. S. Cav, 81 Ind, 9TH Pa. and Sth Ill.
Cav. under temporary command of Col. Fair
childs, of The 4ti Pa. (Gen. AverIl being sick ].
came back again over the bridge i'll front OF
Sharpsburg. through Keedysville, | was sent to
Gen Mansield's Headquarters with an order
from Gen. McClellan's Headquarters. When
came to where Gen. MansfieId's Headquarters
we're bullets were flying there at tho ,imel
this officer, l.. kascbagen. received the order
fron, me. informing me at the same time that
Gen. Mansfield had just been killed, and that
Gen. French WAS in command. / had TO wait
for reply, which was brought to me by the
same officer, and rs / started off toward Nc
Clellan's Headquarters Capt kasehagen no.
ticed that my horse had cast shoe, and spoke
10 me thus: Say, Orderly, You had better get
yourself another horse, get your horse shod,
before you carry any more orders"
These words had forgotten until abon: II
years ago. when | was relating the crcum-
stances Of Mansfcld's death to number of
comrades, amongst whom this Capt. l.. kase-
hagen was one of the number. We were not
acquainted, never having seen each other be-
fore or after Sept. II. 1862 until that time All
at once he repeated those words about my lame
horse again. and of course it flew to my memory
like a flash.
From the above facts know that Comrade
Kasehagen can give correct statement. He
is travelling agent ard does not get time to
read much in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, other
wise he might have sent in statement of his
own accord.-JAcoB BUCH, Sergeant, Co. G, 9TH
u s CAV, Champaign LII.
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the end of the first day at Gettysburg, shows
that lie could take care OF himself rs well
mounted as on foot.
But after al, courage in battle" is psyche
logical. 1t is largely intellectual, no matter
how dull the intellect. We speak OF " brave
hearts," but the brain is really the seat OF
bravery. / remember an instance that proves
this: At Gettysburg was No. ) on the gun
and Anse .Jillson was No. 4. Nos. Sand stand
opposite each other across the trail of an old
fashioned Misunderstanding gun while the gun Is
being loaded No j thumbs vent while No.
stands ready to insert primer hook on lanyard,
and fire. when ordered by the gunner. On this
occasion ] noticed that Anse's face was ashy-
white aud his eyes widely dilated while j was
thumbing vent and he was waiting John
Sheehan and Charley Sprague had just been
killed, and the cnemys fire was very hot, both
in front aud on our right flank. 1t was all
could do TO keep my teeth from chatter!nS.
The whiteness of Ansc's face added to my wor-
riment. So / called out to him to brace up and
not look so much like ghost. With terrible
oath he told NE to mind my own business, and
said that if he did look like ghost he could
stay there just as long as / could That was
brain bravery. Anse was afraid, but he was
not q coward. He apprehended danger, but
he WAS brave. He realized his peril to the full,
but he met it and stayed with it, l WAS
abashed by his fierce rebuke. Anse Jiil5on had
what ] call mental courage--thc bravery OF the
bfain. He was killed the following year at
Spottsylvania, aud died Just as gamely there as
he had fought at Gettysburg.
There is a certain sort of agony about sit
uation like that which is indescribable and
this agony, think. is much more dreadful to
affillerymen than TO troops Of any other
branch OF the service. Every one of us knew
that the enemy's infantry were behind the
post-and-ral fence on our right and among the
trees aud powders in the pasture in our front.
lying down and taking q dead rest" with
their rifles to kill us. We also knew that
every rebel on our front or flank was . picking
his man in the battery. and the only question
with us was. Can the rebel hit me-, !" This.
under such circumstances, becomes serious
personal question, and my wonder now-30
years Afterwards that any sane man could
have been induced by any persuasion to put
himself in such jeopardy. And yet they say
now that men who faced this sort Of thing are
pension frauds. AUGUSTUS BUELL.. fhila-
delphia. Pa.
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PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along The
Line.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE receives each weeI,
hundreds of communications for publication in
the Fighting Them Over and the Picket Shot
columns Ii is OF course, the desire of the Editor
that all worthy ones should appear in print. He
Sights Intentionally, but great care must be
exercised in the selection and the editing of these
manuscripts 1t is obvious that the space which
be devoted to- this class of matter is limited
that the Editor mus; coufne himself to the publ
cation of those which best suited and most
widely interesting To The comrades Comrades are
requested 10 write often HEY choose. but
legbiy. briefly and TO the point. side of the
paper and to place enc! subject separate
sheet. The breIer a communication is the sooner
space can be found for IL. Copies of important
articles should be kept. in of accidental lUssl
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SECOND BULL RUN.
An Eyewitness Tells What Butterfcld's
brigade Did.


brigade Did.
TN recent Issue noticed an article from
member OF Co. T, 10Th Mich, stating
l. his position, aud also asking what regi-
ments half mile in their rear at the Sec
ond Bnll Run came to their support, but broke
and scattered TO the rear never to reform again
that day. Now, the Second Bull Run battle
was fought in parts Of three days, and the com.
rade does not say which day this disgraceful
affair occurred. i was Orderly for Gen. T. j.
Porter. Aug. 81. 1862, and took the order for
Gen Butterfield to attack. His brigade was
in piece OF woods, and the order was handed
to Gen Butterfeld about o'clock in the after.
noon He Immediately commanded attention,
aud his brigade arose and advanced about 200
yards, when part of Longstrccts Corps attacked
him with great vigor and drove the brigade
out into the open field, whore they twice tried
to reform.
1 did see troops to his left. but not half a
mile in rear. They were on the same line
with Butterfelds Brigade, in an opeu field,
and close up to Longstreet's force.
When Butteriiold opened the attack Long
street assaulted all along his line with great
fury, and the consequence was the men did
run, for ! am sure they had something to run
for, for the rebels had gotten in position first,
through Gen. Porter's dilatory movements and
were rested and were waiting for us to attack.
From Longstreet's position he could see the
Union troops forming, and he planted his
artillery SO as TO cover the whole ground where
we were.
No, comrado, if the day of which you speak
is Aug. 81, 1862. in the afternoon. yon must
have lost your bearings. Butterfelds Brigade
was a irst-class brigade. will admit. / saw
them trying to reform in the open field, after
the first attack, under great difficulties. l par
ticularly noticed the Duryea Zouaves. When
they had almost completed their line, which
had been completely broken by shells that ex.
ploded ;ight in their ranks while the rebels
who had followed them through the woods
were behind the fence pouring yolleys into
them ai short range. which no body of troops
could stand, they rallied nobly aud did good
work. But. comrade. there were other brigades
which fought nobly that day besides Butter.
fields Brigadc.-WILLIAM II. WooD, Co. A,
! Harris's Light Cavalry, R0sslyn, N. ].
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THE RECORD IS WRONG.
a Comrade Shows That His Regiment wa
Not Properly Reported.


Not Properly Reported.
~ ENG very much interested in your his
X tory of the Fourteenth Corps, was
surprised at your report Of losses of
the 3lst Ohio in the battle OF Chicka-
mauga-namely, total loss. 1863, with Ii Of that
number killed on the field.
A few days after we got to Chattanooga, when
ample time had been given to ascertain the ex
act loss, Serg't Simmons. Of Co. +, passed along
the line, and from the First Sergeant of each
company got the number Of killed, wounded,
and missing making total of 1913 in the regi-
ment. Comrade Simmons's old army diary
shows the figures just as he made tho entry that
day in the trenches at Chattanooga.
From memoranda and records i'll my posses
sion find 81 men of regiment reported
"kiled on the field. Here is the list Co. A,
Alderman. Dew Hayden, Mccullough, Turner;
Co. 3. Smock, Snider, Woodland: Co. G, CALI
more. Thomas; Co. d, Denver, Stainbrook
Co. L, Barber, Campbell, Doty; Co. +, Cahill.
Seaman; Co. H. Holtsburg; Co. K, Clifford,
Mahr. Wilson.
do not report these 81 as all Of our killed in
the battle. There can be no question as to the
fate of some who were reported missing on
Sunday Some of them, at least, were killed
soon after Wood withdrew from Brannan's
right and during the half-hour or moro that it
required to get away from our position near
the Poe field to the last line south of the Snod-
grass House.
This, however, is only matter of opinion,
and is not mentioned in the "oficial &C.
count"
1t is evident that. the official account omits
% men of the 31st Ohio lost at Chickamauga,
and OF the number omitted eight were killed
on the field. $40
As Comrade Hobbs remarked in recent
number of your paper: $50 much worse for
the official accounts. A. Mcneil, Co. +,
3Ist Ohio Rchwood,O ~
Notwithstanding what the comrade says the
Official Records Vol. XXX. Part l, show that
the 31st Ohio only lost 1859 killed, wounded,
| and missing at Chickamauga, and but ID Of
this number are reported killed.-EDIToR Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE. IsH
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CORRECTING HISTORY.
Maj. Douglass shb es CAPT. soule that He is
%Syrhng


Wrong.
~APT. A. L. soULE. in his article of
Feb. %. relative to the killing of Gen.
w. John H. Morgan. says: Referring
again TO the said council of war,
where mention is made of the rank of Gen.
Gilem, Mr.. Arneli makes it appear that Gillem
was a Colonel at the time, ranked by Col.
Miller and only had command by favor. l
had been in the brigade some time previous,
and I'D to a short time before the killing Of
Morgan had understood Gllem to he Captain
in the Regular Army, and. to suhstantIate my
understanding and belief, ] know that he wore
the uniform and Insignia Of an Infantry Captain
until he donned the uniform OF Il full hedged
Brgadicr. 1t is certainly correcting history
with vengeance to assert that on the Sd Of
September, 1864 Gen. Gilcm ranked as Col
onel."
| belonged to Gen. Alvan c. Giilem's regi-
ment (the 10th Tenn for over two years He
had been a Captain of artillery i'll the Regular
Army but had not worn the Captains uniform
since May 1862 and then it was not infantry,
as Capt. Soule states.
Gen. Alvan c. Giilem was appointed Colonel
of the 10th Tenn, May - 1862, and held that
command until Aug. II, 1863. when he was APP
pointed Brigadier- General of Volunteers. and
had worn the uniform of a Brigadicr- General
for months before September 1864.
Col. john X. Miller WAS mustered i'll as Colo
mel of the 18th Tenn. Cav. on the 5th OF Octo-
Der, 1868 one year. four months and 22 days
after Col. Gilem had been appointed and mus
tered Now, ask Capt. Soule who 1T is who
:" is certainly correcting history with venge-
ance?"
AS served on Gen. Gilem's military staff as
Aide Camp, / know what / state to be true.
and refer with all confidence to the records of
the War Department.
/ will state for Capt. Soule's benefit, that Maj.
Newell's command. tho 10Th Mich. Cav, who
had the advance, was reported to the War De-
partment by Gen. Gilem as having acted with
great galantry in the movement against Nor
gan.
Gen. Alvan C. Gillem was native of Ten
nessee. q graduate of West Point, an accom-
plished soldier. and had seen much service, and
ut the time Of his death he was Colonel in the
Regular Army, aud had been Brigadcr General
and Brevet Major General of Volunteers.
1t is very evident that Capt. Soule has no
cause of complaint against Cen. Gilletn, who
has rendered such an honorable testimony of
the gallant conduct of the 10th Mich in this
engagement. 1t is against Mr.. Arnell that he
has cause to complain. The gallant Captain
will see that lie has in his last article misrep-
resented the truth of history III giving Gen.
Gillem's record. / do not suppose he designed
to de.ract from the merits of deserving officer,
but he has nnintentionally done this wrong
JOHN J. DOUGLASS. Brevet Maj and Aid de-
Camp, u. S. Vols, Catlett Va.
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Black River Bridge.

James Russell, Dubuque, Iowa, writes, an.
swering S. L. Shepard, in the issue of March
o. "There was only three-minute charge at
Black River Bridge. The rebels stampeded for
the bridge, and there was Immediately some
thing that exceeded the Bull Run run. 1t was
from the charge Of only two regiments-the
Odd Iowa, COL Kinsman, who was killed, and
the 21st Iowa Col. Merrill, who was wounded.
The 18th Wisconsin did not lose man in that
charge, but one man was killed aud six were
wounded on the skirmish-line in the morning
Comrade Shepard. you did come up after it was
over and did your duty when you got your
orders afterward."
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Serious Danger

Threatens every man. woman or child living In .
region of country where fever and ague is preva-
lent since the germs of maariai disease inhaled
from the air and arc swallowed from the water
OF such region. Medicinal safeguard Is absolutely
necessary to nullfy this danger. As a means Of
fortifying and scclmating the system SO rs to be
able 10 resist the malarial poison Hosetters Stom-
ach Btters is incomparably the best aud the most
popular.
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How Another Flag Went Through.

II. c. Hackett. Union Springs. \. Y. saw in
a recent issue mention of the flag Of the 4sth
Ohio going through the Southern prisons
without the JOhnnies finding it. Comrade
Thomas Sheppard, of the Let Mich Cav, Mar
lette, Mich, WAS taken prisoner at Gettysburg.
lie had the Headquarters flag. and he tore it
from the staff aud secreted it on his person. He
was sos days in the rebel prisons, but kept tue
flag and brought il back safely.
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Cook Book Free.

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pages, illustrated, viii be sent free by mail,
fully prepaid, to anyone sending IL cents in
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Address L. o. Mccormick, General Passenger
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Information Asked and Given.

Capt Dan Ellis has received many
quests for his photograph that he wishes TO say
that those who wish it can get copy By send
ing % cents TO Comratlo A. NJ. jackson, Sonth
Watauga, Tenn.
Charles Wygant, Co. ], 111tb Pa. Guys Mills.
Pa, writes: White we were doing duty at
Washington. ID. c.. in 1865. there was man of
our regiment who had enlisted in the 109th
Pa, and was consolidated with it into the 1llth
Pa, Mt Goldsboro, y. G. lie was from PhIla-
delphia. The Colonel who got up the 109:h
Pa. left the regiment. and meanwhile this man
whom am about TO tell about took sick and
went to his home in Phiiadelph lie lay
tbcre one year. Then he came to the front
again and was good soldier. He served two
years without ever drawing dollar OF pay
He had been reported as deserter. Tue
Colonel who got up the reg meur did not re-
port him home, sick. While we lay on Capitol
Hill charges were preferred against him i'll
order that he might show himself gultlesi of
dcsortion, but the General who commanded
the Provisional Brigade would not listen to
any defense, and he was ordered sent 10 prison.
| was on duty as Orderly. and was sent with
the man to the Provost Marshals Office. FROM
there took him to the Old Capitol Prison. The
poor fellow cried like child. Not one cent
had he received from the Government. and
his family i'll Philadelphia were in destitute
circumstances. If any comrade should see
this who knows the mans name, will he kindly
inform me?"