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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-23

EE-The Ntws is 90 no way resnon.
8 ile tor eoy aNhle 20 which lheoulhor
samo q prinea A charge S made lol
ie publication g such articles contain
lae anything personal.
Communications any side Of pnbll'
questions admissible 10 discussion n ouI
columns eil be published, no mattel
whether they agree with the editor
vios or rot,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-23

tx Governor j. Proctor Knott
will probably be a candidate for
Congress in the Lexsngton district.
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ni pencil pusher reminds me
lie little boy who was whIstling
aool. Upon inquiry by the
r air as to who il was, the little
replied, why it was me-
a't You know ! could whistle.
~ ung student of the press
ID. lisa found out he can whistle,
3lts' your dear life, when the
T. rlnper Of this country feels
ine advantageous effects Of the leg
islalion now being enacted by a
F. ~ that Is willing To step up and
l,beap ool man by the hand there
will be moro men to whistle them.
selves out Of tho Republican party
than this little whistler could blow
Ia Il he possessed the force Of cy'
clone. do not want, Mr. Editor
10 take too much u your space
But | do want to ask this young
whistler a few plalo questions laid
for fear biz llnidily IN public pre-
vents him from speaking OUT ! vii
answer them for him.
What lnsn are 10 loToeg IlepubI
llonn lavs
who, vhrn il'' present bard
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THE 9Th CONN.
Good Work at Cedar Mountain, but no I'm.
heard-of Wonders.

GOOu Work at CeuaF out no IN
heard-of Wonders.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I have be-
fore me an article, written by Thomas G.
Borden, in the issue of Oct. 26, about one
Yankee of the 5th Conn. laying out IL rebels
at the battle of Cedar Mountain. AS a
member of that regiment / shall say all that
1 can in its favor but l have yet to learn
who the gallant member was that achieved
such an unheard-of wonder, and [ think
that the claim is somewhat erroneous.
AS look back to that battle it seems to
me wonder that more of our brigade were
not left on the field dead, wounded, or pris-
oners And think that the claim of Com
rade Borden is true that, for the number of
troops engaged and the time it lasted, Cedar
Mountain was one of the fercest battles of
the war;
wish to correct one error in the statement
of the makeup of the First Brigade, First
Division of the old Twelfth Corps. At that
time the 46th Pa, 28th N. Y, 10th Me-, and
5th Conn. composed the First Brigade, and
know of no Sd Wis. he mentions / take
much pride in the fact that | was member
of a regiment and brigade that knew no
fear, was always ready for duty, and never
fiinched from it. At Cedar Mountain the
5th Conn. left nearly $50 dead and wounded,
and many others taken prisoners. So that
our total loss was over two-thirds of our
number, leaving US with but two commits
stoned officers, Major and a First Lieu
tenant.
One act of bravery I will mention, that
of Capt Chinery, of Co. E, 5th Conn. After
we had crossed the wheatfeld and gained the
| woods, we had become somewhat scattered,
so that our Captain with few of his men
was nearly surrounded by rebels, and was
trying to fight their way out with butt and
bayonet The Captain drew his revolver
and made all six shots tell, but, with others,
was taken prisoner, and served time at
Belle Island and Libby Prison. Capt Chinery
is at this time living at Norwalk, Conn.,,
and can verify this statement.-J. w. HOL-
COMB, Co. E, 5th Conn, Station G, Ciucin-
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gines were whistling vigorously, we decided
that the cheering was on account OF their
receiving achievements.
| In our dilemma, fearful of running against
our skirmish-lne which we supposed but
short distance off, and hindered In our move
ments by the darkness we determined 10
| remain where we were until daylight. III
was now about II o'clock, and looking back
| TO the fire on the hill we could see the enemy
already in possession.
| The night was starlit, yet dark and cold.
| A heavy dew fell. Our anxiety and the
cold would not permit us to sleep, so we
| leaned upon our Enfields or jumped up and
| down to keep warm, although we were ex-
| tremeIy weary. Sad and sorrowful In our
ears were the means and cries for water OF
the wounded, but we were helpless, and be-
fore morning the silence of death fell around
us. All! who could paint the horror and
uncertainty of those hours?
! With the first light of dawn on Monday
we moved steadily to and on the Rossville
road, searching with eager eyes for the loved
| lines of blue, but in vain. We were the
only moving men in all that space. Men IN
all the positions of agony and death were
numerous, but no fighters. Some wounded
horses were standing, and shattered wagons
and baggage strewn around. Everything
seemed torn to pieces.
/ went up to a fine brass cannon to
spike it. but could not. and in my impo-
tence pressed some clay into the vent. On
nearing the woods, where we had fought in
the lett wing on the morning before, to our
alarm and dismay skirmish-line of the de-
tested butternut emerged from them.
We fled to a gap in the hills, and the
whistle of few bullets did not impede our
progress The cries of the wounded for
water appealed to US, and we administered
to their wants as much as the advancing
enemy would permit. We followed trail
that had been forced through the woods of
the gap. Saplings were Bonded down, bushes
uprooted, and immense ruts plowed in the
dry earth, showing the great force used in
making the passage.
After about mile of this we emerged
upon broad road, and marching several
miles upon it at last reached the blessed
refuge of our skirmish-line, and passing
through we fell exhausted on the ground.
After recovering little energy we found
our command guarding one of the passes of
the Rossville Gap, and were received as
though arisen from the dead.-LAUNCELoT
L. SCOTT Sergeant, 18th Ohio, Jacksonville, q.
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| New Hampshire men did their full share to
settle the question of State rights. / also
had somewhat intimate acquaintance with
| many of Sherman's bummers, and. from my
knowledge of them, am at loss to under
stand how 1000 OF the buns were kept from
| taking in Suffers outfit by only two MEM
bers of the I'd n. H."
Longest Service.
The Adjutant of Post 95, Department of
Iowa, Vinton, Iowa, says: :" think Charles
Knapp will compare favorably with any of
them. Knapp enlisted, Aug. Ia, 1861, in
Co. D. Sth Iowa, and was discharged at
Selma, Ala, April 20, 1866; continuous
service of four years, eight months, and six
days.
Capt. NJ NJ. Murphy, Mount Vernon, o.,
writes: / wish to learn the name of the
vessel on which he served on Western rivers
in 1864, and anything else known about
Silas Southwick. About June, 1864, South
wick was enrolled in the u. S. Navy some
where on the Ohio River, and was after
ward honorably discharged. Some years
after the close of the war he died, leaving
a widow and daughter. The widows house
was destroyed by fire, burning every dollars
worth of property she had in the world, and
her husbands discharge and other papers
went with the rest She does not remem-
Der (if she ever knew what gunboat he
served on, and we are unable to get pen
sion for her until we learn his record"
Ed Vernon Co. F, 18th Ohio, Corning, Kan,
writes: At the battle of Champions Hill,
Miss, our regiment was on the slope of a hill
facing the rebs and there was hollow be-
tween us and the enemy. During that fight
7 har Of hi To hnD q
that hollow going to our right. 1 have
talked with several of the old soldiers who
were in that fight, and have failed to find
any one who saw the animal. / hope to
hear from the boys of the Third Division,
Seventeenth Corps, who saw that bull
Where did he come from, and where did he
go?"
Homes for Settlers.
Thomas F. Stevens, Co. B, 122d ILL.,, War
rem, Mimi, says that many veterans In his
section would like to get information from
comrades who reside in mild climate con-
corning the healthfulness and other advan-
tages of their respective localities.
Arch Taylor, 5Sth Ohio, Delmount, o.,
wants to hear from some comrade living in
southern California concerning the climate,
and how it would suit an old soldier with
poor health and small capital.
William Walters, Stamford, ILL.,, wants
some comrade who lives near Chalcedony
Park, in the State of Arizona, to write to
him as to the advantages of that region.
ttering.
Scott Lovelace, Co. /, 10th q. S. Cav,
Jacksonville, Fla, wants to know why the
Eastern frontier boys do not tell of the life
On the plains after the war. The old $780,
are doing all the talking. He tells some
amusing incidents of the time when he was
raw recruit, vested with the power of
Sergeant also, later on, of an experience
one night on picket when a Shanghai
rooster frightened him half out of his wits.
He shot the beast" thinking it an Indian /;
but, as it belonged to the company laundress,
he had to carry log the next day for it.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-03-29
ON THE HATCHIE.
Reply to Comrade Keifer's Reflections

~~~~~ON>N--Ss
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In my arti-
Gle, published in your paper Nov. %, did
not say we fought the battle of Hatchie
after sunset. Why Comrade G. w. Keller
should arrive at such a conclusion is beyond
the comprehension of the ordinary individ-
ual. l repeat that, to the best of my recol-
lection, it was about 10 o'clock a. m, Oct. 5,
1862, when we double-quicked down that
dusty lane.
Keifer's article sets forth the fact that he
did not see much of the battle, not more, to
use his own words, than battlefront OF
two regiments.
,Ireiterate what I said in my former let
tef. that crossing that bridge under or
through a shower of grape and canister was
no small undertaking, and that Gen. Lau-
man used the identical words that quoted.
Keller should consult the ALPHABETICALLY
report of Illinois in regard to this matter be-
fore accusing a comrade of classifying history.
The 28th Ill. lost 81 men, the 32d 40, and
the other regiments of the First Brigade, it
| is presumed, lost in proportion. AS we drove
the enemy pell-mell from the field there was
absolutely no loss by capture.
| Gen. Hurlbut, in his cOngratulatory order
to his division and three detached regiments
sent with him to relieve Rosecrans, places
| his loss at 500. Does this sound like sham
battle at country fair? Our brigade cap
tured the battery on the hill that dealt death
and destruction to us and commanded the
| crossing. My regiment was beside the guns
before the smoke cleared away.
/ have not seen Col. Smith since this con-
| troversy began. In conversation with him
a few years ago in regard to the battle of the
Hatchie, he said he was in command of the
skirmish- line, and if / understood him
rightly he said 33 Confederate officers sur
rendered their swords to him that day.
r. PALMER, 32d Ill.
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A New Cure for Asthma.

Medical science at last reports positive cure
for asthma in the KOla plant, found On the
Congo River, West Africa. So great is their
faith in its wonderful curative powers, the
Kola Importing Co., 1854 Broadway. New York.
sending out large trial cases Ct the koia
Compound free to ali sufferers from asthma.
Send your name and address on postal card, and
shey Will send you a trial case by mail Tree.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-03-29
A True VitaliZer.

n 10 VlldllZe any
thing is to put life into it, to animate it, to
give TO it the vigor and movement that are
its rightful qualities. When we refer, there
fore, to DIR. Peters Blood Vitalizer we imply
that this famous remedy does all this for
the blood, and thus not only is a cure for
disease, but source of new strength and
activity to the system-in short, a true re-
storer of health. Here is one more proof
that it is so: To say that DR.. Peters Blood
Vitalizer has accomplished wonders for our
boy is saying but little" writes Mrs. Charles
Severson, Jackson, MINI. Two years ago
he bad sore on his leg, which seemed to
have affected the bone. The doctor opened
the sore aud removed number of pieces of
bone. He said it would heal up right away,
but it did not. 1t continued to suppurate
and to discharge. We commenced to use DIR.
Peters Blood Vitalizer, aud in nine months
his limb WAS as well as eyer."
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-03-29
Who Stole IL z

Norman f. DOMAIN, Co. A, 10Th w. Va,
Allerton, Iowa, says the man who stole the
o. derly's bread at Beverly, w. Va, in the
Spring of "a, should now come forward. 1t
has been 80 years since this happened, and
if T. r. Morgan is living, he would surely
forgive the man if he would acknowledge
the corn-or rather the bread.
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Belittling the JOhnnies.

C. H.C. writes that he is surprised at the
impolitic course adopted by the friends of
the ex-Confederate soldier in deriding the
Union veterans They do not seem to see
that they are belittling the Johnnies in try
ing to prove that the men who fought against
them were the scum of TIE earth, coffee
coolers and blackcuardS
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THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches Of the Services of
Various Regiments.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has In hand several
hundred requests for reQmental histories All such
requests will be acceded to in due time. although
those received cannot be published for at
least six months owing to lack ofspace. Numerous
sketches have lresdy been published and of these
none can be found room for a second time.I
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-03-29
Songs and Poems.

William Finnigan, alias Jack Mullavel,
Brookland, ID. c., wants some comrade to
send him a copy of the poem When
Plunkett Stole the Turkey"
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Don't Tobacco-Spit or Smoke Your Life
Away"

Name of the little book just received-tells
about NOtObdc the wonderful, harmless, eco
nomcal cure for chewing, smoking, cigaret. or
risk, for Not0bac is absolutely guaranteed to
cure or money refunded. Your druggists got
it or will get it. Write for the boak-mailed
Free TIE STERLING REMEDY Co.. Box g. ln-
diana Mineral Springs, Ind. Agents wanted.
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vrvANTED-The address of Serg't David Henders
w SON Privates Oscar E Castor John w. Cole
Jehu CulIers James Davidson, Seth Dorsey Oliver
Kirore Alfred A Knee, Jacob Summers, E1zur 1.
Thornblrg all of Co A, 102d Ohio. Wanted soon 70
FIJI out company roster; by c. 81. Crawford, Holmes
Vile Holmes County, o.
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WANTED-ADDRESSES.

acknowledgements of VIM. Allen, Scotch
w man a baker b. trade; fair complexion nalr
almost faxen; large blue eyes; rather large noSei
has first and third fingers of right hand or and tniro
finger of left hand about five feet eight or nlhs
inches in hight and would probably weigh IIO pOuls'
Is 20 wears old If living. Was last heard from at Du-
buGue, Iowa. in the Spring of 1852 at which time ne
left there to into the Suffers service Win the army
Al that time was SO years old Since 1862 has not been
heard Of Any information concerning him, whetnee
living dead, will be most thankiully received -
his c0usin-Thomas d. Williams, Biggs, sherman Co.
Ore. O1's
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VXTANTED-Inf whether living or dead,
w concerning James Glldey. En- istsd Au :uat sob
Ia 47th 4 y state Volunteers. Discharged on Tie *
piraton of tsru3 of service, Bermuda Hundred, |as
is7s Address William 0uday, Waupnn, Wis
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XVTANTED-Indian War Veferans-Wm. 3
w Perry enlisted Providence, r. l., IN 1857. .
George R. Perry in Lieut.. Laughton'S company, I'd o.
s Dragons, and transferred to Capt Fultons com
pany (B) WAS of the % CHI sen to so with Col
Harnsy to the Everglades. He desires 20 lind t1s
whereabouts OF his comrades. Address him at HAND
ley, Kanawha Co., W. Va
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The 14th Wis.

This regiment was organized at Milwau-
kee, Wis, in January, 1862, to serve three
years, and was mustered out, Oct. 9, 1865.
1t was part of McArthur's Division, Seven
teenth Corps. At Vicksburg it lost 30 killed
out of 256 engaged, or over II per cent. 1t
took part in the battle of COrinth, Miss,
Oct. and 4, 1862, where it lost % killed,
SO wounded, and 81 missing, making total
loss of SO men. During its entire term o
service the regiment lost 122 officers anc
men killed, and 1877 officers and men dice
of wounds OF in prison. 1t participated in
the battles of Shiloh, Iuka, Corinth, Vicks-
burg, Kenesaw Mountain, Spanish Fort,
Nashville, Atlanta, besides large number
Of minor engagements.
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The l21st n, Y,

This regiment was recruited in Herkimer
and Otsego Counties, and was mustered into
the service to serve three years, on Aug IL,
1862, and was mustered out on June %,
1865. The regiment left the State on Sept.
2, 1862. 1t was mustered into the service
under command of Col. Richard Franchot,
and was attached to the Second Brigade,
First Division, Sixth Corps When mus
tered out it was under command of Col. Z.
Olcott. The regiment took part in the bat
tie at Salem Church, Va, and there lost as
killed, 173 wounded, and SO missing, or a
total of 276 out of 653 men engaged. The
missing were mostly killed or wounded.
The regiment was one of the II regiments
from the Sixth Corps that formed the as
saulting column at Spottsylvania Court
house. The loss at this place was 80 killed
and 100 wounded. It's casualties at the
Wilderness were Is killed, 81 wounded, and
81 missing. 1t participated in the battles
of Fredericksburg, Cedar Creek, Hatchers
Run, Petersburg, Cold HarbOr, Wilderness,
and many other important actions. Out OF
total enrolment of 1897, it lost 226, or a
little over II per cent. 1t is given by Fox
as one of the 300 fighting regiments.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-28
BURNING UP.
Tho Northwest Is scorehed by Sun and
Flame.

The Northwest Is soorched by Sun and
Flame.
MILWAUKEE, Via, July H.-Reports
from various points OF Wisconsin along,
the Wisconsin Central, the Green Bay,
Winona & St. Paul, tho Chicago, Mil
waukec & st. Paul, and tho Omaha aud
1900" lines show that much of tho ter
ritory whichis covered by timber is in q
highly infammable condition, II not al
ready burning.
There has been no rain or any conse-
ouence in Price county and in tho torri-
tory surrounding 1t for several weeks,
and numerous blazes havo gotten be-
yond the control OF tho sottlors and rail-
way employees. Several bridges over
the $500" limo near Prentice have al-
ready been burned and q number Of
settlera rendered homeless by the
flames they were powerless to stay.
Much valuable property has been dos
troyed In the vicinity OF Grand Rapids,
and Centralia, and the people there are
hoping for rain, which they believe is
tho only thing that will prevent fur
ther serious loss.
GRAND RAPIns, WIS, July 2I--Exten-
slve fires arc running in tho woods and
marshes north aud west OF hero. The
Cranberry marsh, owned by DR.. Witter.
was burned, and much Of tho cxton'
sIye Stafford marsh has boon destroyed.
The Gro is worry near the city OF Con-
tralia. Great volumes OF smoke arc
rising on n heavy wind. Thermometers
indicated rs high us LOG in tho shade to-
day. ~,
kRoxUx, Iowa., July 27:-The town
Of Bonaparte. Iowa, Is burning up.
officials have just asked for aid from
Kookuk. Apparatus is bOing got rCady
to send by special train. BonapartO is
twcnty miles distaut. There are largo
wooden mills and clothing factories
there.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-28
A WHITE HOUSE MESSENGER
To The House of Rcpresentatives-Aii
Depends on Sugar.

To The House of Rcpresentatives-Ail
Depends on Sugar.
WAsniEGToE, D. g., July GA meg
senger from the executive mansion
reached the house Of representatives
half IN hour after tho senate had voted
to send the tariff bill back to confer
oncc with note for Representative Nc
Millin, the ranking house conteroe in
the absence of Mr.. Wilson, asking him
to call at the white house. This was
following tho conference between the
President and Speaker Crisp earlier in
the day, and was taken to indicate the
solicitude tho President telt on the out
come OF the second conferences.
Mr.. McAiillin declined 70 talk OF his
call on the President. Mossrs. McMil-
lin and Turner arc the only house con.
tereos Ia town, but Speaker Crisp has
word that Mr.. Montgomery will arrive
tonight and Chairman Wilson will be
here tomorrow. The Democratic con-
ferees will hold an informal meeting to-
morrow, and Senator Jones said to-day
that tho full conference committee in.
Guiding Republican members would
probably be called together on Monday.
Tho general impression about the
senate 10 that the conference now
agreed on will be as prolonged as the
former one.
Senators are Of tho opinion that tho
committee oithor will agree on report
within two or three days after the ait
tings begin or within that time decide
TO report another Disagreement. The
preponderanco Of tho opinion is. how
eyer, that thorn will not be another re-
port OF Disagreement. In fact tho
Democratic conteroucea assert that an
other Disagreement means the defeat
Of the bill. The Indications all
point to tho probability that
tho sugar schedule again will Oe
tho principal point Of contention, and
that but for tho diaeronces on
this point m agreoment would bo reach
ed attor very brief sitting. The Demo
cratic mombors Of the conference went
through tho bill worry carefully during
their former sitting and agreed on O
vast minority OF the items in 1t, so that
they did not need to consider these
points again worry fully. It is probable,
however,, that tho Republican members
OF tho committoO will ask for an explana-
t;on for the many changes aud this act,
ion OF course would prove the effect OF
delaying tho conference report
Senator Blanchard has an entirely
now sngar proposition to hubmSt to the
conference, but it is not regarded as
likely Of adoption. In outlining his
proposition Senator Blanchard said that
In his opinion the best way out OF the
complication would bo TO continue tho
bounty, Diminishing 1t at tho ratio Of
one.eiRhth each yoar, and to add to the
hounty three.eights Of n cent duty on
raw sugars, and fivc.cights OF cent on
refined sugars.