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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
Grant Know I,is Man.

While we were eating q whistle
blew 1t was from little tugbont
that had steamed its way up the swol-
len and dangerous river from Will
mington. 1t passed the enemy hidden
on either bank. 1t was tho first sound
heard from The North since the army
left the ocean, writes s. II. NJ. Payers
in McClurs's. No one in the North
knew where Sherman's army was.
Rumors brought from the South said
1t was "houndering and perishing in
the swampS of the Carolinas." That
day the general directed me to board
this tugboat, run down the river in
the night and carry dispatches to
General Grant in front Of Richmond
and TO President Lincoln at Washing
ton.
"Don't say much about how we are
doing down here" said the general,
as he put his arm about me and snid
farewell that evening down at the
river bank. Don't tell them in the
North that we are cutting any great
swath here. Just say we are taking
care of whatever is getting in front of
ms. And be careful your boat don't
get knocked to tho bottom of the
river before daylight
Our little craft was covered nearly
all over with cotton bales. The river
was very wide and out OF it's banks
everywhere; the night was dark.
Whatever the enemy may have
thought of the little pnHs of steam
far out on the dark, rapid water, we
got down TO the sea ulharned. A
fleet ocean steamer ut once carried
me to Virginia. Grant was in little
log cabin at City Point, and when an
officer was announced with dispatches
from Sherman he was delighted. He
took me into back room, read the
letters l ripped out of my clothing,
and asked me many questions. Then
General Ord entered.
"Looll here" said General Grant,
delighted as child. "Look here,
Ord, at the news from Sherman. He
has beaten even the swamps of the
Carolinas."
81 am glad" said Ord, rattling his
big spurs; 81 am SO glad. was get
ting little uneasy"
81 not Bit" said Grant. 81 knew
Sherman. 1 knew my man. 1 knew
my man" he gravely continued, al
most to himself.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
The Last to Leave Rossville.

I wish to say few words in cor
roboration of Minty's claim in regard
to his command being the last to
leave Rossville at the battle of Chick
amauga. In that Minty is perfectly
right; we were not only the last to
leave Rossville, but the last to enter
the Union lines at Chattanooga from
the direction of Rossville; and we did
it slsirmishing with the rebels from
near Rossville to within a short dis
tance of our lines at Chattanooga.
There could not have been any other
troops behind us, or they would have
been inside the rebel line.
This is further corroborated by the
statement of Lieutenant Reuben L.
Little, 18th U. S. Inf, in the issue Of
May 81. He says that he thought his
picket-line was the last of tho Union
troops outside of our line, and that
he received orders to move to Chatta-
nooga as quickly as possible, which
order he proceeded to obey, but soon
found that he was pursued by the
rebels and gave the order to double
quick, but just then a body of Union
cavalry came ont of the woods and
attacked his pursuers, and that body
of cavalry was Mintys brigade; at
least, one regiment of it (the 4th u.
S. Cav).
We had been standing to horse the
whole night near an old house (Ross-
vile, l suppose) to the left of the road
leading up to the Gap. Whero the
balance of the brigade was during the
night l had no chance to know, as our
orders were very strict. We were
not allowed to leave the line, nor talk
aloud or make fire. During the
night good deal of our infantry and
artillery passed noiselessly bv us on
their way to Chattanooga. Lieutenant
Little's statement is. according to my
recollection, correct. He says that
when he moved out of the Gap he
could notice that day was breaking.
When it was plain daylight we were
ordered to mount, and then we stood
for awhile mounted at the house be-
fore we were ordered to move to the
woods back of the house. There we
made another short halt, then com.
menced to move toward Chattanooga
but soon after the skirmish com
menced. If i am not mistaken the
sun was just up by that time. j ames
Larson, in National Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
Had a Life. i'm t1Is Irnnns.

A story has lately been told by an
old soldier OF the French army US
souvenir of the Crimean war. 1t is
one of the few incidents of the war
which would bear relating at the
festivals in France in honor of
the revisiting Russian officers and sea-
men-now the firm allies of the
French. In one of the attacks of the
French left upon the Russians in the
neighborhood of Sebastopol, the re-
treat was sounded ON both sides, and
the Russians retired to their fortress,
the French TO their trenches. On
the way q French sergeant of the
line Encountered alone Rus
sian sergeant also alone. The
two men were face to face,
and enemies. Their guns were
empty. simultaneously they took
cartridges from their pouches and
began to load, methodically, like
well-drilled soldiers, but as swiftly as
possible. The guns, like all others in
that campaign, were muzzle leaders.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
WAS ALL FIXED.
The Squire Had Ready the Nscessa,
ParnphornRlin.

The Squire Had Ready the Necessary
Paraphornalia.
The gander-legged young man in Q
sky blue necktie came hurriedly into
the squire's Office and laid legal
document before that potentate.
'.1s that paper negotiable in this
marketp" he inquired anxiously.
The squire looked over it long
enough to determine in his own
mind that 1t was a marriage license,
says the Detroit Free Press.
II suppose it is," said the squire,
''but it cannot be validated, so to
speak. unless the party of the second
part is present"
"You mean the galP" asked the
negotiator, more nervous than be-
fore
"I do"
"She's all right; she's outside in
the wagon holdin' the hosses."
''You don't expect me to go out
there to perform the ceremony. do
your" asked the squire, haughtily.
Have you got tho power to fix
the business?" inquired the young
man. apparently OF the belief that
the squire had to call in the police
or preacher or some other func-
tionary,
"Certainly; I've got ali the para
phernalia right here, handy; all l
neod is the girl"
"And the whole caboolle wouldn't t
amount to shucks without her, would
1T" asked the youth with smile as
happy as it was sheepish.
Hardly"
'Shake. old man." exclaimed the
Romeo, extending his hand. ..Shake
once for luck. I'll 60 right out and
hitch the hosses and fetch in the gal
and you can hitch us. Here's fifty
cents to show you that | mean busi-
ness" and he hustled out to hitch
the horses preparatory to the other
hitching.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
CHILDREN ON rnn STAGE.
Sometimes They Are More Funny Than
Ia Desired,

Sometimes They ARE More Funny Thnn
Ia Desired.
A child playing in "Driven From
Home" says the Boston Globe, Ia
asked the question In the play, "How
old are you, my childp" The lady
playing her mother is to answer:
"Shc is d." The child had been bor-
rowed for the performance, and when
the lady answers "She is 4" the lit
tie girl proudly corrects her. mo.
am T." A baby borrowed one even
ing for scene In which sho was to
be brought to her mother in dying
condition, having just fallen from a
high veranda, Is brought on by the
old man, who is just about to hand
tho dying child to her mother, when
tho baby vigorously springs up. jerks
off tho old mans wig, and laughing
loudly, holds 1t aloft.
A little girl was asked II she
would like to go to the thoator one
night and play with the company.
The child was delighted with the
idea, 80 she was engaged TO play
little Willie in "East Lynne" II
was not necessary to give her re-
hearsal. Us she was only required
for the deathbed scene. She accom-
panied one of the ladies of the com
pany to the theater that evening and
was taken into the dressing-room.
She had never been In q theater be-
fore, and thought the proposition
was to play games. She was elated
ut finding such large. nice place
for playing, and, jumping up and
clapping her hands together, she
gleefully exclaimed: "Oh, this is a
lovely playhouse! What will we play
firstP" Then, noticing the ladies
beginning to undress. she cried in q
distressed tone: "Oh. you told
me you were coming here te
play and now you are all undress.
ing to 60 to bed" She waf
quieted by the assurance they gave
her that it was necessary for them
and also for her to change theil
dresses before beginning the play.
So she was kept in the dressing.
room. She did not guess what was
going on on the stage until her scene
came one was placed In the cot tC
die. When the curtain rose it re.
vealed Lady Isabelle bent over the
dying child. Underneath the cot
was very stout lady to speak little
Willie's lines. She was concealed
from the audience by the long drap-
cry of the couch. When the cur.
tain was up. and the little girl
strained her head around and saw
that there was an audience there she
sprang from the deathbed. taking
the drapery with her. ran from the
stage. and all that was lett was Lady
Isabelle. looking in surprise after
the vanishing little figure, and the
fat lady. lying under the couch with
tho book OF "East Lynne" in hel
hand.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
The 1st Ind. Cav. (asth IndA

Eight companies of this regiment
were organized at Evansville, Ind,
Aug. 20, 1861. to s,rve for the term of
three years. Later in the year two
companies of cavalry Stew
arts and Captain Bracken's independ-
ent companies-were assigned to this
regiment, forming l and K. During
November, 1862, two more companies,
composed of drafted mon, were as
signed to the regiment. These COM
panies were mustered out July 80,
1868. The original members, except
veterans, of the eight companies COM
posing the old regiment were mus
tered out in September. 1864, by
reason of expiration of terms. The
veterans and recruits were consoli-
dated into a battalion of two COM
panies, which remained in service un-
til juno %, 1865, when it was mus
tered out. The members of Cos. and
X were mustered out on July 3, 1864,
and June 10, 1861, respectively, and
the veterans of these organizations
formed a detachment which
remained in the service until May 81,
1865, when it was mustered out in ac-
cordance with orders from the war
department. Colonel Conrad Baker,
under whose command the regiment
entered the field. remained with the
organization until September l2, 1854,
when he was mustered out by reason
of expiration of term. Major Mark
McCauley was in charge of the bat
talon of the 1st Ind. Cav. when
mustered out The regiment partici-
patel in the battles of Gettysburg,
Fredericlls aurg, Cedar Mountain, Man
assas, and many other battles The
loss by death in the service was 1877
officers and men. Four officers and
thirty-two men were killed in action
or died of wounds received therein,
and the remainder died from other
causes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
GOING NORTH
eDaily. tDaily excep Sunday

The Fast Line leaves Toledo at 1880 n m,
carrying day coaches and parlor cars connect
ing With through trains tor Norfolk, Richmond
and all cities in the Virginas and Carolinas.
Parlor and palace cars on all express trains.
Any ticket agent Will give you full informa
tion concerning the Buckeye Route, or You can
address II. A: Wilson, Dist Pass. Agent, Toledo
o., or W. II. Fisher, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent, Columbus. Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
An Opinion.

During the war a soldier who took
part in foraging expedition found q
bottle of whisky, and proceeded to
console himself for the hardships he
had endured during the campaign. On
returning to camp he was placed In
the guard house and his condition TO.
ported to the captain.
''lIow did he get into that condi.
tion?" asked the captain.
"He captured a bottle of whisky"
"Iow did he manage to do that?"
81 am not sure, sir" said the ser
geant, "but think he surrounded it" I"
-Harper's Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
Yankee Doodle.

Louis c. Elson the musical critic, in
q lecture said that yankee Doodle"
was sugge ted by the motley appear
ance of the colonial troops when they
mustered for the Indian wars in 1858.
An English wit composed it, and in
the slang of that day, doodle" meant
simpleton, and 'macaroni" dude.
Mr. Elson said that yankee Doodle
was the beginning and end of the
Revolutionary war, for at Lexington
the British played it in dcrision, and
at the surrender of CORVALLIS the
Americans paid it back with interest
making the British prisoners march
by the same tune
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
VIII stnl Be Guarded.

The devoted wife seemed not at all
disconnected, although his anguish
was plainly'poignant.
"Certainly." she answered. al
had just US lief sell my diamonds
and wear paste ones rs not OF
course"
For the first time a shade of anx-
iety swept across her face.
81 will still have q detective to
follow me about when wear them"
"Yes. indeed, that would be ar
ranged. Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
a Pleasant Variation.

II wish it could be managed, ''said
the man who had been thinking
deeply. at would be magnificent
ly humane enterprise.
"What do you meanp" asked his
wife.
IL was just thinking that it would
be great thing If the explorers In
polar regions would send down re-
lief expedition for the benefit OF ua
people here"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
LAND Suckers EXCURSION.
vim the q. Ill. ~ ID. az. Es.

The Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton Rail-
road will run six Land Seekers Excursions TO
all points i'll the South at rate OF one iare for
4th Oct. I'd, Nov. 9th. aud pee. 4th. Tickets
good returning within twenty days from date
OF sale. For tickets and other Information call
D. G. EDWARDS, G. p. A., q. H " d. X. h. Carew
Bldg Cincinnati, o.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
AROUND THE CAMPFIRE.
INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES
OF THE CIVIL WAR

How General sherman sent News to Els
Chief 1iinty's Command nt tho Bat
tie of Chicamnusa-whon Eli Was
Mustered Out.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
when nm was Mustorod Out.


Throughout our countrys vast domain
Were scenes II Wild alarm,
In city, town, and country. too
1t even reached the farm
And Bill, o farmers lad had heard
A ta,e of Sumter told,
And 'mongst that host OF volunteers
Was first TO be enrolled
For in his honest eye WAS that
Which spoke the soul within,
And to the front hero came.
When Bill was mustered in.
Lean, lanlt, and long. with heart OF gold.
Faithful, and brave. and true.
We had to lnu II to see the lad
Dres ;od In his suit OF blue
HIS coat was ere so much too short,
His pants mile too wide,
And when he marched could not keep step,
However much he tried
see him now as saw him then
Awkward. and tall. and slim:
For score or moro of years hnvo fed
Since Bill was mustered in.
knapsack and gun, canteen and straps,
An awkward. raw recruit.
And we joked the boy when he ordered
arms.
Tho colonel to salute
But time passed on the raw recruit
Was veteran in the fl ;ht
There was none more brave In camp OF
field
For country, God, and right:
For valor and chivalry
Had counterpart In him
And the old flag gained yrand recruit
When Bill was mustered in.
But there came time in that deadly fray,
In July, sixtythree.
AT Gettysburg, whom the charge was made,
And the foe were forced to heo:
Why boys, the very earth and air
With shot and she'll did burn.
In the foremost rank, on u double quick,
Th .re Bill was, brave and stern
And Bill went down as the Johnnies broke,
And for victory gave one shout,
And bravo men wept when they knew that
night
That Bill was mustered out
Long years have passed and can 1t be
That history is true?
1t hardly seems 1 over wore
That thrsadbare coat of blue
Though sight may dim and memory fade,
l never shall for set
Brave, honest Bill for the fame he made
So green and living yet.
And when ]. too am mustered out,
My prayer shall be to win
Aresting- place with men like Bill,
Whom God has mustered in.
American Tribune
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
A Mind. wreclslnr Task.

at is impossible!" she exclaimed.
81 am foiled," and she threw the pom
despairingly from her.
What is the matterP" asked her
mother.
II was writing to Herbert, and
tried to spell his college yell"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
HOME SEEKERS EXCURSION.
Via the G. III, g. ID. Is. H TO Michigan

The Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton Rail
road will run three grand Home Seekers EX-
cursions at one fare for round trip to points in
Michigan ON July 10th August 14th and Sept
18th. For ticket aud other information call
on any C. II. & D r. R. ticket agent. or adaress
Carew Bid &, Cincinnati, y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
wIaLIAm w EstsTER,
Harvest Excursions 3
sent 25 and Oct0.

Three grand harvest excursions at about one
fare for the round trip will leave 7. st. L. & X.
G. Glover Leaf Stations on above dates Various
points in Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming. Utah,
Montana Nebraska, Missouri, Texas, Arkansas.
Indian Territory, Oklahoma; Tennessee. Mis-
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Iowa. Dakota aud Minnesota. Through tickets
at principal Glover Leaf stations, Free Reclin-
ing Chair cars and vestibuled Sleepers. Call on
nearest agent or write C. &, Jenkins Gen Pass
Agent, Toledo, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08

The cartridges were forced to placo
with rnmrod. Simultane ously the
two ramrods entered the guns, and
simultaneously they we're withdrawn;
but the Russian, accustomed to inHex-
ible discipline, to do everything set
way, put back his ramrod in its place
along the barrel, while the French
man threw his away with the move
ment that withdrew it. This gave
him the needed moments advantage
over his antagonist. Clapping his
gunstocs to his shoulder. he had the
Russians life in his hands The Rus
sian stopped still, awaiting the shot
that should be his death. Then the
French sergeant dropped his gun from
his shoulder and put out his right
hand. The Russian grasped it; the
two soldiers shook hands without n
word-for neither knew n word of the
others tongue-and then both turned
and went their opposite ways.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-12-28

There are farmers in central and
western New York who are said tn
have established plants costing from
$4,000 To $50, 600 for the production Of
dollhouse lambs. The lambs are born
in winter in large stables lighted with
glass, heated with steam or furnace.
The little lamb brought up in this
manner belongs to q breed noted for
flesh rather than for wool, and after
1t has trotted at the heels Of It's
mother for two months II Is offered
up as u sacrifice to mans appetite
and Is sent to commission houses In
New York. Such lambs arc said 10
have brought as high as 80, from
that price ranging all the way down
to $40. They 90 to the hlgl-priced
restaurants, and ut the further end Of
the line on the bill Of fare, which he.
gins with clubhouse lamb" are likely
70 appear tho figures ''tl.5O." Turkey
Is said 70 be coarse aud hOmcIy fare
compared with this delicacy. This
accounts for the spring lawb and mint
sauce thxt consclcnccless restaurants
keep On their bIlls 0r fare the year
round i; and the dollhouse manIpula-
tion explains that passage Of scripture
as kks ~-sAslnss elsa sssnA a.. Hlan
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-12-28

sIIow do you life the way l wear
my hair now 2" asked the football
player.
Its lovely" replied the girl. I'll
your head only had some silk scwed
around it., it would be a lovely sofa
pillow"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-12-28
4 Stout Little Mare.

"A correspondent of London Land
and Water. furnishes the following
remark iblc item in its issue of De
cember /.
"On the opening day of the Hursley
Hounds, on the 9TH ultimo, Major
Warde was riding a little mare. Ii
hands high, belonging to me. While
the hounds were running he rode at
what appeared to be an ordinary
quickest fence. Seeing it was blind,
and thinking there might be 4 ditch
beyond, he increased the mares pace
slightly. AS she took off he saw that
there was a deep lane on the far side
of the fence. The mare also must
have seen this as she took of, for she
made "A gallant effort, and actually
succeeded in clearing the fence, the
lane, and landing over the fence on
the other side Of the lane into the
field beyond. She just missed by a
few inches clearing her hind feet,
which were caught by the fence. This
brought her down but she was up
again at once, finished the run, and
saw the fox killed.
~, together with cye-witncsseS of
the jump, measured carefully the
distance cleared to he 81 feet 8 inches
from where the mare took of to where
she landed with her fOrefeet.
considering the height OF the
mare. and the fact that she was not
fully extended, and that her rider did
not know that he was about to take
anything but an ordinary small fence.
] think you will agree with me that
the little mares performance Is very
remarkable"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-12-28
Co,nmissloner's sale


The State Of Mississippi. Jackson cay
III Clmmrery Court of said COMFY
.Jvux 4. CuHSiE, Complainant
vs.. i
,SErm VI. ATKINSON, IT. ais, De'ra01
Emrcl0snre. ,,|
Pursuant IL u decree rendered pI
glove entitled cause by the l'o"s|
Chpncrry Court II Jackson r"hr'! "
sippi. at the August term, A. "
thereof. l will IN
Monday. the It'll day @ jam
1895,
al TIM front door of the col'rt ""N]
smld cnnnty, in Scrahton, M'Ssis]
within legal hours. sell AZ pl'ble a"l
~ pl,e highest bidder for sas|,. a''a'0
guIar thu following 1escrll'ed 'em Y
to satisfy said decree, interest sn]
cost; said real estate, ,lying and uw'1
Jackson county, Mississippi a""
particularly described rs follows. I'd
SW4 "f NWt section D. "wnr"]
range 5 west. NJ M lot y: src.'J
tuwuship.7. ranges 9 west. st"'m
lion IL. township 6. range . w's~
nf NW4 ssrti"n 20, township ,..s'
west. SEA ef NE} zee. ~ township 81
6 west. NE4 IL NW4 scctioa y, @ .
= ,anr..S w..r kW4 Of SET scc,t1