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ANOTH Err DENIAL.
Col. Murphy Surrendered Holly Springs, bu
the 9Th Wis. Did Not.

Col. murphy surrendered Holly Springs, but
the 9Th Wis. Did Not.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I must
confess to little surprise when / saw in your
issue of July IL a reference to the "Sur-
render Of the 9Th Wis. at Holly Springs" on
Dec. 10, 1862. / had supposed that it was
a well-known fact that the Live Eagle regi-
ment never surrendered, and lost less men
as prisoners than almost any other regiment
in the service; none of our men ever
having been captured, except very few
while foraging or on the skirmish-line.
In fact, when Holly Springs was captured,
the 9Th Wis. was on provost duty at Oxford,
Miss, many miles away, and was at once
sent back to reoccupy and guard Holly
Springs, where we remained doing guard
and provost duty until midnight of the Odd
Then the regiment marched to La Grange
to garrison that important point.
1t is possible that your correspondent may
have been led into this error by the fact that
Holly Springs was under the command of
Col. Murphy, but it should be borne in mind
that, although Murphy was Colonel of the
9Th, he was not at that time in command of
the regiment; in truth, had been in COM
mand but very small portion of the time
we had been in service, being generally On
some sort of detached service. ID. A. KEN
NEEDY, Major, 9Th Wis., Marshall, Mimi.
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STILL ON NELSON.
One Who was with Him Under All Military
circumstances Defends Him.

One Who was with Him Under All Military
Circumstances Defends Him.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: When some
croaker turns loose against the gallant Gen.
Nelson, OF Kentucky, L spot him at once for
q recruit whoesaw his first service under
Nelson on hot day when Nelson wanted
some solid fighting material to accomplish
some move that raw troops were not up in.
| never yet heard man find fault with Gen.
Nelson who served in the first year of the
war. As to the trouble between him and
Davis / have nothing to say, except that
had the old Fourth Division, which Nelson
commanded at Shiloh and Corinth, been in
Louisville at the time Nelson Was shot
down, the chances are that Davis would
have ended his military career right there
No State had more reason to be proud
of one of its Generals than Kentucky OF
Gen. Nelson; neither had any State more
reason to be proud of the troops from its
State than Kentucky.
| find that five out Of six who abuse Gen.
Nelson are men who did not get mad enough
to go to the front until 1862, when there was
a little compulsion up North about going in
the army.-M. ANDERSON, Fifth Sergeant,
Co. G, 10Th Ohio, Third Brigade, Third
Division, Fourth Corps.
p. S.-All those who served in the army
should be regular subscribers to The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE; it is the only paper pub
lished that stands hat-footed for as. Stand
to it as solid as you did for "Old Glory"
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DEFENDS EIGHTH CORPS.
Says There was Good Cause for Rapi
Transit at Cedar Greek.

SAYS There was Good Cause for Rapid
Transit at Cedar Greek.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Comrade
W. L. Webster, in the issue of Aug 10,
starts out in defense of the Sixth Corps by
saving, and not in very fraternal tone
either, that the Eighth Corps die hard.
Now, / have this to say for that little army
of men known as Crooks command, and
later the Eighth Corps, that it was race,
and not dream, at Cedar Creek, Va, Oct
10, 1864, and the old Sixth was a participant
in proportion to the cause of the said race.
1t was not only the understanding, but
known fact, that the Eighth Corps was the
smallest in the Army of the Valley at that
time This, no doubt, accounts for the
attack made on those men by Gen. Early,
and not because they were willing runners.
lube had tried them before. He knew the
Eighth Corps was composed of as good Off
GERS, and men too as was in any corps in the
service. And, Comrade Webster, l have no
doubt if the old Sixth had been in the place
of the Eighth on that morning, with the
JOhnnies inside their works, their batteries
captured and turned, they would have run
too; and as it was they did some tall walk
ing down that valley on that memorable
morning. COmrade, we might have gone
little faster than the old Sixth did, because
they were not pressed so hard as we and at
that hour, which was early dawn, there was
not much cause for running on the right.
The cause was ON the left, where the Eighth
was A large number of the Eighth were
barefoot on that morning, and had been for
month; perhaps that made some difference.
We were more light-fOOted. But l myself
was never too brave to get out OF imminent
danger by running when L had to. Now,
this did not occur because of incompetent
officers or cowardly men, but because Early
had captured the outside pickets mile or
more up the valley, and our camp guard
knew nothing of the situation until the
Johnnies were inside our works. These
facts the comrade may not have known.
know it is no dream that the rebs had pos
session of my dog-tent before l left the
works. / cannot say what the result would
have been on that morning without the
Sixth / can only say as much of the
other two corps / suppose Gen. Sheridan
thought we would all be needed or we
would not likely all have been there.
don't think Sheridan made many rides that
fully said of either of the other two corps as
of the Sixth on that day, as there appeared
to be none too many of us all in the even
ing. But we got there all the same, and
none of US got so far away in the race but
what got back in good time. The Eighth
admit that they did skedaddle little, but
are not ashamed of it, under the circum-
stances.-J. E. MERRIFIELD, 18th w. Va,
Twenty-fourth Corps and Eighth Corps,
Fairmont, w. Va
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and Prairie State below Nashville? / was
there; so was the Fairplay. Let me hear
from al the crew of the Fairplay. Don't
let the Neosha take your laurels away"
Songs and Poems.
A. d. Eaton, West Superior, Wis, wants
the poem A Little Girls WISH" written
for the National Encampment at Indianap-
oils.
Give the Johnny show.
J. Miller, Sergeant, Troop +, 9th U. s.
Cav, Carlisle, Pa, writes: 81 saw an article
from a Confederate some time ago in regard
to the Saber Brigade and Gen. Minty. l
must say there is more truth than poetry
in what he says. 1t is evident that some of
these people think they did it all. This is
not as it should be- The soldier from the
South was and is just as good as we were. l
remember when it used to be said that one
Southern gentleman could whip five Yanks,
and l also remember when it was said that
one Northern man could whip four or five
Southern men. This kind of talk is all bOsb,
and the quicker we drop it the better. To
read what some of the veterans write, one
would think the Southern men never did
anything but run, or stand up and be shot
down."
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
What0ur Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns

TThe Editor would be glad to receive articles OF
from eco to 600 words serial papers OF greater
LENGTH for publication on the first page Of and
written exclusively for, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The subjects submitted should be OF interest to the
veterans in general, and should be treated with
especial regard to historical accuracy of statement
Articles on the behavior of some particular rcgi-
ment or brigade some field whereon II dis
tinguished itself, in some campaign in which II
took prominent part, in some siege wherein 1t
acted defensvely or extensively; "reminiscences
of prison life the march or the camp; personal
adventures all such are solicited will receive que
consideration, and if available will have early in
sertion.l
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THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches of the Services Of
Various Regiments.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has In hand several
hundred requests for regimental histories All such
requests will be scceded to in due time. although
those now received cannot be published for at
least six months, owing TO lack OF space Numerous
sketches have already been published, and of these
none can be found room for a second timel
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Her Object.

INetU FOTk Sun
Rambler-That Bartlett girl thinks great
deal of me. When / told her / was going
around the world she asked me to be sure
and write her from every place / visited.
Wilter-Yes' she is collecting postage
stamps.
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played by them in every hard battle of the
Army of the Potomac from 1861 to 1865, ex-
cept the first Bull Run.-F. NJ. METCALF,
Co. K, Ist IT, S. Chasseurs, Clyde, o.
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HE WAS A HERO.
Lieut.. Hazlett, of Battery ID, 9th q. s. Art,
Who Was Killed at Gettysburg.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The Can
noneer, in his statement of Battery ID, 9Th
q. S. Art, relative to Col. Kingsbury, of the
18th Conn.,, is correct. Charles Edward
Hazlett who was also First Lieutenant
and next in command to Kingsbury, was
killed at Gettysburg, and as you frequently
speak of the old battery ID, 9Th U. S. } on Lit
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tie Round Top and its Lieutenant killed there,
l will send you one of his pictures. 1t is
copy from an ambrotype got when in the
battery, and in enlarging the picture the
imperfections and scratches are magnified,
but the eyes and face are perfect.-E. G.
CROKER, Battery d, 9Th q. s. Art, and B,
4th Art, Station C, Albany, N. Y.
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The 136th III.

The regiment was recruited in May. 1854,
and was camped in Centralia, Ill.,, until
June, when it was mustered into the service
of the United States 1t was mustered out
of the service Oct. %, 1864. On leaving
the State the regiment went to Cairo, Ill;
from there it went to Columbus, KY. On
Aug II it left Columbus, and marched to
Mayfeld. The entire regiment shortly after
returned to Columbus. On Sept. 26 it
started for Chicago but the operations of
Gen. Price in Missouri changed the plans,
and the regiment was retained at st. Louis.
1t remained in Benton Barracks and various
forts in ST. Louis until Oct. Is, when it went
to Chicago. 1t was in the service nearly
six months The loss was two men in bat
tie or of wounds; AZ died of disease, acci-
dents, etc.
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Have you tried "Golden Cure for Tender
feet?" 1t will relieve tender feet and cure
-FOUR eorns. See advertisement.
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Wy Observation-Disclosures of Maggie Brady, daugh-
wv ter of Terence and Mary Brady, VINO resided IA
1854 1855 in New Digging Wis., and was married 20
soldier during after the OF the rebellion Adj
dress her brother, Bernard Brady, ST sherman Aves
N W.. washington, d. Q. Illinois and WISCONSIN
papers please copy. bkSu
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The 155th Ill.

This regiment was organized at Camp
Butler, Springfield, Ill.,, in February, 1865,
to serve one year. 1t was mustered out
Sept. 4, 1865 in accordance with orders from
the War Department.. Col. Gustavus A.
Smith, who organized the regiment, was in
command during its entire term of service.
On March the regiment left the State and
moved to Tullahoms, Tenn. 1t was there
assigned to the command of Gen. Dudley.
In ] une the regiment was divided into de-
tachments of about 80 men each and assigned
to duty guarding the railroad. The loss in
the service was u Men.
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The 16Oth N. Y.

The regiment was organized in New York
City in November, 1862, to serve three years
1t was mustered out Nov. 1, 1865, at Savan-
nah, Ga. Col. Charles C. Dwight, the first
commander of the regiment, resigned May
25, 1865. When mustered out the organi-
cation was under command of Col. Henry
p Underhill. 1t left the State Dec. 4, 1862.
1t served in the Department of the Gulf;
in the Second Brigade, First Division, Nine
teenth Corps; in the Reserve Brigade, Third
Division, and again in the Second Brigade,
First Division, Nineteenth Corps. In June,
1864, it was again transferred to the Third
Brigade. In August it became part of the
Second Brigade. In March, 1865, it was
assigned to the Second Brigade, First Divis-
ion, Army of the Shenandoah. 1t also
served around Washington, d. c., in the
Department of the South, and in the Depart
ment of Georgia. 1t participated in the
battles of Pattersonville, siege of Port Hud-
son, Pleasant Hill, Opequon, and Fishers
Hill, besides many other engagements. The
total loss in the service was 219 officers and
men. Of these SO were killed in action or
died of wounds; the remainder died of dis
ease and other causes.
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w acknowledgements as to time and place
w death of Paul J. Fitzsimmons late OF Co. I,
164th n. Y. Inf He left New York City, or Jersey
City, about Is years ago. and has not been heard from
since. 1t is supposed he went to sea--By J. s. No
Daniel Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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UTANTED-A reward for Sias d. Gllletts positive
w address, If sent at once. Silas ID. Gillett was
private in Late Co Il, Sd N. Y. Vol Cav. Address
Lock Box $40, Topeka, Kan. 677-3t
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NTANTED-By Mrs. Mary MCGEE, Box 10, Braid
w wood, IIl.-Information regarding her husband,
Michael MCGEE, whether dead or alive. He enlisted
at Wilmington, Ill., in September, 1852, in the Tooth
ILL., and never returned. S76-E
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WANTED-By George Denmark, Box Isl, Frost
w burg, Md.-AddresseS of the following named
members of Co III, seth U. 5. C. t.: Orderiy-Sergs
John Houston, Capt. Bell First Lieut. Wheat Second
Wells.
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How Johnny Cook, Private Citizen,
Helped Battery Ii, 4th U. 5. Art. at
Bethesda Church.
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Wy Observation-Disclosures regarding my husband,
w John Grove, whether deal alive. He en-
listed at BinghamtOn, n. " in Co II, seth N. Y. INF
Left his home, Hayes City, Kan, 1885 returned
Ohio and Kansas papers please copy. Address-MaE-
garet Grove. so West Main street, Owego, Tiogs
County, n. Y. 67S4t
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WANTED-ADDRESSES

yXTANTED-To know the place and time of death Of
w Herman c. Hoake, Private LIST Battery Iowa L.
A This in the interest of his widow who trying to
get pension He supposed TO have died in Missouri
some three years since Address NJ Bentley attorney
at law Baraboo, Sank County, Wis.
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aow the supreme Court Is Opeped.

To begin with, there is o degree OF
dignity and stately bearing about the
court and its members, which permeates
wen to the most humble attache. There
Is a quiet in the courtroom which re-
calls the Sabbath of the Covenanters.
When one enters, the involuntary feel
ing on that the room is set aside
only for the contemplation Of the sober
side Of life, and woe to him who gibes or
Jokes In the august presence of the
court. The court is opened about this
fashion: At u o'clock (noon) the
Justices come in from the consulting
rooms and take their seats on the
bench. Away to the left of the cham
Der is seen a youthful officer, whose
business is to catch the first glimpse Of
the advancing Judges. Then comes
three raps with a ponderous gavel by
the same officer. This is meant as a
signal for the audience to rise. Then,
with the Chief Justice in advance,
the Judges enter from the right of the
chamber. To the rear of the JUS
tees seats is an aisle. In the CEN
ter is an arched entrance for the Chief
Justice. Through this aisle the Judges
file and take positions on the right and
left. None enter until the Chief JUS
tice energies from the center en-
trance. After all have filed in, the Chief
Justice makes a graceful obei.ance to
the standing audience. Then the JUS
tees take seats, q stroke of the gavel is
made, and the audience seats itself. The
opening of the court falls upon a youth
full official. It is after the old English
form, ooh, yea; oh, yea," etc, and con-
clHdes with the words, "God bless the
honorable Supreme Court" The court
is now ready for business. All the JUS
tees are clad in black silk gowns with
an ecclesiastical cut. In the dispatch of
business the Chief Justice is quite expe-
ditious. He is always ready with q re-
ply to a question, and eminently salts
factory. The Justices on the bench as
sumo different attitudes. Justice Miller
sinks down low in his chair, and but lit
tie can be seer of him but the top Of his
head. So also does Justice Bradley.
The Chief Justice sits erect most Of the
time when not hearing an argument,
busy i'll consulting the calendar.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.


S.. NJ. Andree, Il Swedish scientist,
has collected tabular information show
ing the average weight of peas in their
pods. The lightest peas were always
nearest the ends of the pod. The aver
age weight OF a pea was greater the
larger the number of peas in the pod,
SO that the largest pods contained the
heaviest peas. The weight Of the peas
next the point of the pod increased with
the increased number of peas in the
pod. With the exception of the first
and last peas there was but a very
small difference in the weight of the
peas in the same pod.
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Serving Toast.

Dry toast should be served directly
from the toaster. When this is not
practical, pile it on a heated bread
plate, cover it with a napkin and put it
on the hearth or in the oven. Toast is
given in all slight attacks of sickness
because it is SO easily digested. The
more Thorough the conversion of the
starch the more easily and perfectly
the system will manage it, for the
change Of starch into dextrine by the
action of the heat is simply doing out
side of the body what takes place in it,
in the ordinary comrse of digestion, by
the action of the digestive fluids.
Therefore when this is accomplished
by artificial means nature is spared SO
much energy.-Philadelphia Times.
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BRIGHT YOUNG GIRL.
\ WELLESLEY COLLEGE STU
DENT WHO TALKS TARIFF.
an Example to Be Encouraged Among
Students in Other ColIeges-Women
Should Understand What Involves the
Labor of the Men.

In the gymnasium OF Wellesley col
lege. March u, 1894, the debating
society called the Agora, which is
composed of select members of the
three upper classes. and of which Miss
Laughlin was president, held an open
meeting which was largely attended.
The society resolved itself into the
United States senate, the vice-presi-
dent, Miss Elva H. Young of Spring
field, Mass. in the chair, and trans
acted business after the manner of
that dignified body. Taking up house
report 5, o64 (the Wilson tariff bill as
it then stood, it's provisions, and in
cidentaily the tariff question in gem
eral, were discussed by Miss Cecilia
Dickie. '95, of Truro. Nova Scotia.
who was recognized as the senator
from Wisconsin," and by Miss Bertha
G jackson, '94, of Marlborough,
Mass, the senator from Indiana"
en- the democratic side, and by
Miss Annie Hamblin Peaks. 90,
of Dover, Maine, 1.-The senator
from Massachusetts," and Miss
Gail Hill Laughlin. '94, of Portland,
Maine, 1.-THE senator from Rhode Is
land, on the republican side. All of
their speeches would have done credit
to the senators whom they assumed
to represent. The speakers used no
manuscript and scarcely referred to
notes, and all of them spoke with
fine elocution.
The speech of Miss Laughlin at
tracted far more than local attention.
and won commentator from tariff
experts and distinguished men.
Miss Gail Fl. Laughlin was born in
Robbinston. Maine, May 7. 1868, and
is of Scotch and Scotch-Irish descent.
In 1871 she moved to Pembroke, where
her father died when she was only 7
years old.
In November. 1916, she moved to
st. Stephen. n. B. Her stay there
was a series of word battles on be-
half of the advantages of her native
land. In August, 1880, she moved to
Portland, her present home. The
campaign of that year marked the be-
ginning of an intelligent interest in
politics and a real knowledge of party
issues.
In 1886 Miss Laughlin graduated
from the Portland high school
with first honors. Within a week
after graduation she was at work
both for her living and for the
money to enable her to secure the col
lege education for which she longed.
After four years, during the last year
of which she was head bookkeeper for
Charles E. Jose & Co. of Portland
Miss Laughlin entered Wellesley
One of her first acts there was the
formation, in connection with her
friend, Miss Maud Thompson of New
York, of a political club, now the
Agora, before which the following
speech was delivered. Of this society
Miss Laughlin has been president
throughout her college course. Dur
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THE PRIESTS OF PALLAS.
Grand Parade, Tuesday. October

Grand Parade, Tuesday, october 2.
The Priests of / alias at Kansas City will
parade this year Tuesday evening, October
., and the people who witness it are assur-
ed of seeing the grandest procession OF the
most beautiful floats ever produced. This
popular organization can always be depend
ed upon to furnish entertainment that will
fully repay all the people who may visit
Kansas City upon this occasion.
The subject chosen this year is one of IN
usual interest, affording an excellent op-
p%ortunity for brilliant. artistic effects, and
the Priests and their large corps of artists
have taken advantage of the occasion to
charm the seeker for the beautiful and to
crafty the student OF the intellectual. Col
ored fires and calcium lights will render
night brilliant and many of the leading
bands of Kansas and Missouri viii partici-
pate. 4 one-fare rate for the round trip
has been made for this occasion by the
Union Pacific System, good October l to s,
from points in Kansas within $50 miles of
Kansas City, and Nebraska points within
200 miles, and many special trains will be
III Karnival Krewe parade on Thursday,
October 4th, afternoon and evening. See
your nearest Union Pacific agent.
E. i. LOMAX, j. B. FRAWLEY.
G.. ?. & Tiki. Agt., Gen1 Ag't,
OMAHA. KANSAS CITY, Mo.