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The National tribune., 1894-06-21
The 47th Ill.

The regiment was organized IN Peoria,
H., during the Fall of 1861, to serve three
years On the expiration of its term the
original members, except veterans, were
mustered out, and the organization, COM
posed of veterans and recruits, was CONSOLE
dated into a battalion of four companies.
During February and March of 1865 six
new companies were recruited and assigned
to this regiment. 1t was mustered out Jan.
81, 1866, in accordance with orders from the
War Department. Col. John Bryner, the
first commander of the regiment, resigned
Sept. 9, 1862; Col. William A. Thrush was
killed in the battle of COrinth, Oct. 3, 1862 !;
Col. John n Cromwell was killed at jack
son, Miss, May Is, 1868; Col. John d. Nc
Clure was mustered out Oct. IL, 1864, by
reason of expiration of term of enlistment;
Col. David w. Magee, Brevet Brigadier-
General, was in command when the regi-
ment was mustered out On March, 1862,
the regiment was brigaded with the 18th
Mo-, 26th ILL.,, and 9Th Wis, and the organi-
cation placed under command of Joseph B.
Plummer. At Pennington, Miss, May 8,
1862, the regiment was holly engaged, and
lost a number killed, among them being
Lieut-Col Daniel l.. Miles. On Oct. and
4 the regiment participated in the battle
of Corinth, Miss, losing 81 in killed and 101
in wounded and missing During the Spring
of 1868 it was engaged in guarding railroads.
Besides the abOve-named engagements, the
regiment participated in the battles of Iuka,
Siege of Vicksburg, and Jackson, Miss, and
many minor battles and skirmishes. 1t lost
while in the service So officers and men in
battle or of wounds, and 1877 from disease
and other causes.
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RUDY'S PILESUPPOSITORYi ia guaranteed
to cure Piles and Constipation. or money re-
funded. so cents per box. Send stamp for cir
cular and Free Sample to MARTIN RUDY, Lam
caster, Pa For sale by all 6Est-class druggists
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WANTED-ADDRESSES.

VWANTED-By Geo. z. Lemon, Washington, D. q
w The address of LOremuS p Wilson, Admin
istrator of the estate of Elias T. Wilson deceased Co
+, 9Th ILL., Cav, who formerly received mail AT Brocton,
Ill; or the names and addresses of children OF the
soldier
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Observation-Disclosures Of Maggie Brady daugh-
w ter of Terence and Mary Brady, who resided in
1854 or 1855 in New Diggng Wis., and was married to
soldier during after the of the rebellion. Adj
dress her brother, Bernard Brady, 327 Sherman Ave-,
n. W. Washington ID. G. Illinois and Wisconsin
papers please copy. se5-H
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The esd Pa.

This regiment was organized at Phila-
delphia, Pa, Aug. 81, 1861, from the three
months regiment bearing that number, and
received permission from Gov. Curtin to re-
tain the number of the old organization.
The original members, except veterans, were
mustered out Sept. 8, 1864. and the veterans
and recruits were transferred to the 62d Pa.
There were many changes in the officers of
this regiment. Col. David B. Birney, under
whose command the regiment left the State
was promoted to Brigadier-General Feb. H.
1862 Col. Thomas II. Neill, graduate of
West Point and au officer of the Regular
Army, was made Brigadier-General Dec. Is,
1862; Maj. George C. Spear, who was trans
ferred to the 61st Pa. in March, 1862, and
became its Colonel, was killed in action at
Fredericksburg Va, May 3, 1868; Col. john
Ely resigned Dec. g. 1863. Col. John F. Glenn
was in command when the regiment was
mustered out. On entering the field the
regiment was assigned to First Brigade, First
Division, Fourth Corps. In the battle of
Fair Oaks the loss in killed and wounded
was seven officers and more than 100 men.
At Cold Harder the number killed or died
of wounds was II officers aud men. It's en-
tire loss was lis killed in action or died
of wounds, and 73 from other causes.
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"Don't Tobacco-Spit or Smoke Your Life
AWAY"

Name of the little book Just received-tells
about Notobac the wonderful, harmless, eco
nomical cure for chewing, smoking. cigaret, or
snuff habit. You run no physical or financial
risk, for Not0bac is absolutely guaranteed to
cure or money refunded. Your druggists got
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Pensions Under Cleveland.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: VIII You
give the number of pensions granted during
Mr.. Clevelands first term, in comparison
with those under other Presidents? It is
claimed by some here that he is entitled to
the horns for hberality in pensions, but I
don't believe it-GEO. ". BELLOWS, Cap
tain, 14ih Ill. Cav, Springfield, Mo.
Probably the best way to answer the
question is by giving comparison of the
net increase of the pension-roll during
Cleveland's and Harrison's terms.
UNDER CLEVELAND.
Number on roll June 30 lss5.............. as rs
Number on roll June 30 1ss9............... 4s9725
Net increase in four I44 COO
UNDER HARRISON.
Number on roll June 30 Iss9.............. $50 72k
Number on roll June 30 Is95.............. 966 OH
Net increase In four o. ...... as 2sY
Average yearly increase under Cleveland a. I50
Average yearly increase under HARRISON 1901
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE1
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The 18th n. Z.

This regiment was organized in Auburn,
N. Y, during August, 1862, to serve three
years. 1t was mustered out June 3, 1865,
in accordance with orders from the War De-
partment. A number Of recruits were
transferred to the 4th n. Y. Art. when
the regiment was mustered out The regi-
ment left the State, Aug. 81, 1862, under
command of Col. Jesse Segoine, who con-
tinued in command until Jan. 3, 1868, when
he resigned. He was succeeded by Col. Clin-
ton d. McDougall, Brevet igadier-General
The regiment served in the Third Brigade
Casey's Division, Twenty-second Corps; in
the Third Brigade, Third Division, Second
Corps; in the Consolidated Brigade, First
Division, Second Corps. While in Kay's
Division. Second Corps, it lost out of 800
engaged, 249 in killed, wounded, and miss
ing. Of these 80, or over 90 per cent, were
killed. 1t also suffered severely at the
Wilderness, losing SO killed out of 1856 en-
gagged. 1t participated in the battles of Au-
burn, Va, assault of Petersburg North Anna,
Bristoe Station, and many other important
engagements. The total enrolment of this
regiment was 1858. The number of deaths
while in the service was 400. The number
killed in battle or died of wounds was 300.
1t was one of the 300 fighting regiments.
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THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches Of the Services of
Various Regiments.
The 4th n. 7. Cav.

The regiment was organized in New York
City during the Fall of 1861, TO serve three
years. On the expiration of its term the
original members were mustered out, and
the organization, composed of veterans and
recruits, consolidated with the 9th n. Y.
Cav. Feb. 81, 1866. While in the service
the regiment was known under several
names-Dickel's Mounted Rifles, First Regi-
ment German Cavalry, and the Lincoln
Greens. Col. Christian Dickel was dis
missed Sept ~, 1862; Col. Louis P. Di
Cesnola WAS discharged Sept. 4, 1864. On
entering the field it was assigned to Blen-
ker's Division, Army of the Potomac; in
June, 1862. it was transferred to the Cav
airy Brigade, First Corps; in February,
1863, to the First Brigade, Second Division,
Cavalry Corps, in which brigade it served
until June, 1863, when it was detached. Its
heaviest loss was at the battle of Trevilian
Station, Va, June II, 1864, where six were
killed, 80 wounded, and six reported as miss
ing. Severe losses were also suffered at Al
die, Va; Upperville, Va, and Front Royal,
Va. During it's entire term there were 101
deaths. Or theee IA were killed in action or
died of wounds received in battle, and the
remainder of disease and other causes.
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wants IL WhSs
Soldier of 80, member of GAR, strictly
temperate, looks but 40, literary man, story
and sketch writer and poet, able to make
good living for his family, desires to CORE
spond with soldiers widow or daughter who
has com Portable home, with view to matr-
mony. Lady must not be more than 40,
and one of literary tastes preferred. Gentle
man is of quiet but jOvial nature, and of
affectionate disposition. Address, James
Barton, care Box 81, Perry, Okla.
Owes an Apology.
r. D. Atherby, Co. X, 49th N. Y, Auburn.
n. Y, writes: Il owe COmrade Mcdonald,
1920 N. " an apology for my criticism on
his article on the Fort Stevens affair. He
was right and l was wrong The Adj N. Y.
was transferred to our brigade not long be-
fore this battle, but when read his article
my irst thought was he meant the 33d N. Y,
forgetting that the SD had previously been
absorbed by my regiment. The Add had
previously been in the Second Brigade
(Hancock's).
Il have always felt that proper credit had
not been given to the Sixth Corps, and par
ticularly to our brigade, for the part they
took in the Fort Stevens battle. If / re-
member correctly, our regiment lost more in
this battle than in any other engagement of
the war in proportion to the number partici-
pating Certainly no Drawer officers or men
ever responded to the call of duty than those
who offered their lives on that field in de-
Tense of the National Capital.
"Lieut-COl. johnson, commanding our
regiment; Lieut.. Lambert Co. A, and others
| whom cannot now recall, were killed there !;
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' Y : y II fNFII1TIIIT|EI|E T y
TOWNSHIP.

- uALDERaFHf
First Ward-H. W. McIntire, G. s, Whitney.
econd Ward Chas. O'Neal, W. H.YBullard.
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oeds, Increase in number on the
Bowery, and palatial hotels are be-
ing built all the time, but the old
time respectable hotels. where rooms
rented for 80 cents to 81 a night, are
going by the board. The same tend
ency is also observable in furnished
room houses.
In that part of Second avenue
near Stuyvesant park is one of the
knickerbocker family mansions; the
landlady has found recently that she
can rent nothing but cheap rooms.
Her larger rooms, renting for sc to
80 a week, go a-begging, while
smaller ones at 80 so or So are never
vacant for long. Meantime the old
houses rented for tenements, where
whole families crowd into two, three
or four rooms and take a boarder OF
two perhaps besides, are crowded,
and new tenements spring up on
every hand. New York Sun.
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rs NEW r-RN CHANGING!
= IL Becoming n City For the Very Rich
and the Very Poor Oulys

y IL Becoming "A City For the Very Rich
and the Very Poor Only:
Zone who has watched the growth
of this city, particularly since the
opening Of the Brooklyn bridge and
the elevated railroads" " said an old
citizen, must have remarked that
New York orlp,. the Harlem was
fast becoming differentiated into
city of the very rich and the very
poor. There Is no place in 1t any
more for persons of medium incomes
They must go to Brooklyn, above the
Harlem or into Jersey, and that is
where they are now to be found.
Brooklyn is largely built up with
homes for them
Let the man with an income Of
81 900 or 81, 500 yer and a family
to support search this city for a COM
Portable home. Where will he find
it, In every part Of the city that he
would like to live la le is confronted
with handsome Houses by the mile
that would rake his whole income or
more for rent alone. He wonders
where all the people come from who
can afford to occupy them An un-
comfortable fiat is the best his money
will rent.
1T is the same with hotels. Lodg-
ing houses, where the prices range
from 10 cents to 25 cents a night 1or
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In the matter OF the increase Of the
assessment Of the Western Union Beef
Company for the year 1894. Mr.. Hugo
Donzelmann, appearing as agent and at.
torney for said company, proposed as a
compromis on said increase on said as
sessment as returned for the year 1894,
Of 1000 head of stock cattle. The ayes
and nays were ordered by Mr.. Harmon.
In voting on the proposition Messrs.
Watson and Hammond voted aye, and
Mr.. Harmon nay.
la the matter Of the increase OF the
assessment of the Miles City Irrigating
and Ditch Company for the year 1894 of
$3.50. Mr.. Watson moved that the in
crease be abated Mr. Harmon called
for the ayes and nays, Messrs. Watson
and Hammond voting aye. Mr.. Harmon
nav.
In the matter of the assessment of the
First National Bank of Miles City for
the year 1894, MIR. Harmon moved that
said Bank be taxed on the value of the
capital stock of said Bank az returned
10y them. viz: 100000, said capital
stock consisting OF the following prop.
erty: Real estate. Sl1 $1,000. personal
property. sSs.030OO. The ayes and nays
being requested 10y Mr.. Hammond, the
vote resulted as follows: Nays. Messrs.
Watson and Hammond; aye. Dir. Har-
mon.
Mr.. Hammond now moved that the
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-05
SMOFlNG IN JAPAN.
AAree or -Four Well Dige>ted WhifYs Ex-
haust Their Small Pipes.


One day while travelling in d rail
way carriage" said a gentleman,
speaking of his recent japanese trip,
I've had just pulled out our cigars to
commence smoking when the door
opened, and a Jap and his wife came
In. We forgot for the time being
our smoke and We're lost in the con-
temptation of the queer couple The
woman was carrying on her back a
baby, which was strapped ON i'll a pc
culiar fashion. The poor little thing
had fallen asleep, and its head bob
bed from side TO side with the mo-
ton of the car. We found out after
ward that the women were taught to
carry children upon their backs from
babyhood up. We saw infants not
more than a month old with dolls
strapped TO their backs to educate
them to the method of carryi...
Then, when they got older. their
younger brothers and sisters were
strapped upon them 20 strengthen
their backs for their duty in In.
Il found that the j panese women
considered the carry ng of an infant
no inconvenience, q the education
which they 90 throl gh fits them for
1t just as much a walking. Well.
having exhausted .e peculiarities of
our fellow travel rs. our thoughts
turned to edr Gig rs. which we held
In our L.aGs. w We're in a predi-
ament, not know ing the customs of
the country. We did not know
whether smokir Z in a lady presence
was considered bad form ornot. The
more we thought about il the more
we wanted to smoke For so miles
we rode III rlisery, when finally the
woma. hers.,lf put Us at ease by
drawing a small pipe from her clothes
and filling IT with tobacco, lighting it
and beginning tosmoke. You should
have seen how eagerly we grasped
our cigars and lit them.
The Japs smoke in peculiar man.
ner. The pipes have very small meta.
b.'wls, with bamboo stems and metal
nolthpieces, and only hold enougl
tobacco for three or four whifT>.
They use a tobacco which Is cut eX- /
tremely fine and looks more like /
light blond hair than anything else. T.
1t Is OF very good quality. however. /
The Japs take a Whit of smoke and /
lnhale 1t, letting it pass out through |
the nostrils. They rarely smoke
more than one plpeful at time, bu.
II they do smoke a second they dunn
the little ball of ashes out Of their
pipe, which they refill, then light it
with the ashes taken from the bowl.
This small plpeful seems just "a sat
isfy1ng to the japanese gentleman as
the longest cigar 10 the American
So much io- habit Pittsburg Dis
patch
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assessment OF the First National Bank
be accepted as returned by them, the
amount so returned being s64, $500.
The motion being put Messrs. Hammond
and Watson voted aye, Nh. Harmon nay.
The motion prevailed
The following motion was made by
Mr.. Harmon. who moved it's adoption:
Whereas. 1t has come to the knowl.
edge OF the Board of County Commits
sioners of Custer County, Montana. sitt-
ing as Board OF Equalization. through
, COMMUNICATION made by the State Board
of Equalization to the Clerk Of this
board that the said State Board OF
Equalization has by order increased the
valuation OF cattle in Custer County.
.O}2 per cent and horses OF said county
.lss per cent for the year 1897; therefore
be il,
Resolved. BY this Board. that in the
| estimation and opinion of this Board
such increase is wholly unjust to the
STOCK owners and taxpayers of Custer
County. and this Board desires to state
to the Honorable State Board of Eaua
lization. that while stock cattle were
assessed by the Assessor IN the County
OF Custer for the year 1894 at (slGOOD
sixteen dollars per head. il is represented
To this Board, on sufficient evidence.
which the Board wholly credits and now
believes, that such assessment was too
high, and that the same ought to be IN
the matter Of equalization decreased in
stead Of increased. This Board has
abundant evidence now before il that
sales Of cattle have been made in this
! County during the current three months
past at sli.JO to SlGOO per head. to be
delivered 10y the seller. The highest
price obtained for any cattle sold in this
County. SO far az the evidence appears
before this Board is $500 per head and
the lowest price that has been given is
sl4.1O, the seller in every case to gather
and deliver the cattle. the cost Of which
according Ia the evidence before this
Board, ls from s2.OO To $500 per head
These are the prices for which cattle
have been sold in Custer county this
season. In no case has this Board been
informed uf any sale higher than SlGO0
per head, and 10 this price. az before
stated.is attached the condition. the SCI
Ter delivering the cattle at the cost as
above stated so that this Board is en-.
trely convinced that the assessment Of
$1,000 as made by the assessor Of this
sessment ought to be reduced rather
than increased. In relation to the mat
ter Of horses. this Board can state To In.
State Board Of Equalization. what is
perhaps generally known. that there is
almost no sale at all for horses in this
section OF the state. at any price. such
stock almost literally has no marketable
value at all
In view OF these facts. this Board re
spectfully request the Honorable State
Board OF Equalization not To increase the
valuation on either cattle OF horses in
this county. but To al least leave the
valuation of such property where it was
placed by the assessor 81 the county.
which. IN the judgment of this Board.
as already stated was too high
J. ". WATSON.
NM. HNRMuN.
L. f. HANMoND.
Count! Commissioners II Custer
County.
Minutes were now read and approved.
and no further business appearing the
Board adjourned sine dic'
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Belleek, the famous eggshell por-
celaln. was originally made in Ire
land. Some years ago an enterpris-
ing firm at Trenton conceived the
idea of making that ware in this
country Especially encouraged We're
they in doing 30 because they found
precisely the materials best adapted
for this production y workman
from the original factory began the
task and succeeded so well that il
was not long before almost the en-
tire expert force came over to this
country to work in the Trenton fac
tory. Belleek l. the most pcIishable
and delicate ware Imaginable. Some
of the pieces appear a. though made
of lattice work of strands not larger
than ordinary wrapping twine. The
solid pieces are so thin that one
might almost read black faced typo
through them, and so delicate are
they that an ordinary sized piece
could be crushed in the hand like an
eggshen
1t is favorite ware for artists to
decorate, but there is more or less
risk in handling it, and the firing has
TO be conducted with the utmostcare.
But when the pieces are finished and
out Of the kiln they are things Of
beauty a>d joys-until they are
broken. Ladies who decorate china
viii find II most interesting 10 try
few pieces If this exquisite ware
New York Ledger.
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STATE.
FEDERAL.
DISTRICT.

Judge Seventh Judicial District ...
........ Hon Geo. r Milburn, Miles City
Official Stenographer...... .............
........ =. Fred W. Kreidler Miles City
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Board adjourned sine die.
STATE OF MONTANA, ! 49,
COUNTY OF CUSTER. y

hereby certify that the above ana
foregoing is full, true and correct
synopsis Of the proceedings of the Board
of County Commissioners for Custer
County. Montana, sitting as Board Of
Equalization. Aug. Sth, 9th, 10th.
and 1lth, 1894. also for the purpose Of
making the tax levy for 1894, sitting
Aug. 18th, 1891.
Witness my hand and the seal Of sai1
county this 10th day Of Aug. 1894.
! sr,, A. II. SwERDFIGER,
! Clerk Of Board OF Equalizs-
tion.
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The following persons and companies
having heretofore been increased in
their assessments and not appearing
either IN person or by affidavit their as
sessments were allowed to stand AS fol
lows:
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This Paper is kept on file at Z. c. DAKEs
Advertising Agency, 81 and IS Merchant TX
hanse, ..San Francisco, Cal, where contrscts
or advertising can be- made
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-09-05
SYNOPSIS OF PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commissioners
From Aug. sth to the 18th. 1894.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
OF CUSTER County.
Miles City. Mont, Aug 8. 1894.
The Board of County Commissioners
for Custer county, Montana. met as a
Board of Equalization at 10 o'clock am.,
as per adjournment from Wednesday
July 25th, 1894, for the purpose OF hear.
ing any and all legal and valid obiec.
tions why certain parties should not
have their assessments increased Said
parties having been notified by letter OF
the proposed increase, also of the time
and place Of meeting of said Board. as
required by law. All members OF Boar :
present, with the exception of Mr. Ham
mond, who was absent during the fore.
noon of the 10th. Sheriff announced
the meeting.
The Board were in ses Aug. sth
9th, 10th and 1lth
The following persons or companies
having appeared in person or by affida.
Wit. their assessments were adjusted as
follows: -
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Minutes were now read and approved,
and no further business appearing the
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