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o. S. DISTRICT COURT.


The following are The officers ofAnd the times and
places OF holding court for the Western District OF
Teas:
Q. $ District Judge. ..................T. S. Ma1ey
Att"iliey- -.-s--.s-'-... ..-.-- .-.. - Evans
SieTk- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I'D. II. Hart
saTshal 49,. .'.'............ r. @ Ware
lief Deputy fIErshal ..... ..........J. b. Walter
Court convenes4n San Antonio on Che FIRST Hon
In Austin ON the arst Mondays in February and
July
In Brownsville on the first Monday in January
and second .oudAy in June.
In F. PasO the hrst ondays IL April and Dc
tosT'
YENTY-EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
District Judge. 2sth Judicial ustr1c, j. C. Russell
Olstil1t Attorney ..--.--..-- john = kleloer
District CLERK -..Jouis Kowalski
Distinct Court meets as follows;
Cameron County-Flrst Mondays In February and
September; continues in session two weeks
lidaisO COunty-touIth Mondays after the first
Mondays in February and September; continues
III session two weeks.
starr Ceunty-sixth ~ lays after the first Non
days in February ana September; continues IN
session three weeks.
Hueces CouLty-Nmih Mondays after the first Non
days il February and september; continues in
session six wees.
.. 5. MILITARY PoST-Fort Brown.
Commander .....-.--.A Major Henry Wagner
.uarternaster. Lieut.. j. Goldmgd
tosi surgeon. Maj. 2. J. A. Cleary
Pd ymastar. ......... Yai W Il L amuer
Post Auyu Lieut., J. W. Craig
Us. CUSTOM LOUISE.
iuhn 4. Michel. Collector
\ norman. SPECIAL Deputy
= a. bro"ne. Chief Clerk
a. belden..'......... ...., ...,... Entry Clerk
MEXICAN CONSULATE.
Leoncio Lonsoria.--- Acting Consul
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IN amusing instance of Ca--7s-
- Tao7r.eJ by a Deri-
Neuest Nschrlcl;ea. A Munich eli.
zen oane to the registrar of births
TO report ar addition to his family.
Being asked as to his religion, he de-
claTed himself Christian. The Off
cial looked over his list Of religions.
bat could find no pigeonholo far
Christianity, and as the man was
bother Catholic nor a member of a
rotestant denomination there va.
q great struggloc-Springdcld Re
pahlican
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CITY OFFICERS.

Mayor. Thornss Carson
Chlei OF Pol-ce -..----------..F. Ia-nAyo
lFeasIrer...s ......-...--.''-...-.. A. Forsyth
secretary ~ b. KingshUry
Attorney ................ -. NV. II. Mason
surveyor re-. $500 W. BROOKE
Assessor and Collector ..-..............s ysldes
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ground for six hours against the repeated
assaults of the whole Confederate army.
Garfield reached Thomas, and was greeted
warmly. Tie glorious soldier told him ne
had seven divisions and number OF detach'
ments intact, and was confident he could still
hold his ground against any number OF as
saults. There were with him $4,000 troops.
Garfield hastily dispatched the good news to
the chief
At Rossville Rosecrans had parted from
Garfield. The aide went to find Thomas, the
commander rode hastily to Chattanooga, to
prepare a refuge for the remnants Of his
broken army, if the defeat was total, or to
forward ammunition and supplies If Thomas
was still intact
McCook and Crittenden, escaping from the
wreck, soon after Joined him. While they
sat dejectedly together, a dispatch was
handed to Rosecrans. 1t was the one Gar
field sent from the Union left. Rosecrans
read it hastily. "Thank Godl" he exclaimed,
sthe day isn't lost yet" Gentlemen" he
said to McCook and Crittenden, "this Is no
place for you. Go at once to your commands
at the front"
The dispatch infused new life into him.
he ordered wagner " IIiho LID " A6eAe, oeoP
the flying stragglers from the front and re-
organize them. He at once sent supplies to
meet the army at Rossville.
Thomas fought till night, then withdrew
his army to Rossville. At the most critical
period Of the afternoon Gen. Gordon Gran
ger brought his reserve force on the field
from Rossville to the aid Of Thomas and
saved the day. His advance brigade was
led by Gen. J. B. Steedman. Gen. Steed-
man took regimental color in his own
hands and led victorious charge against
Longstreet and took possession Of q perilous
gap in the Union line. At dark the Confed-
crates gave up the fight and left the field.
Their last attack was repulsed with the
naked bayonet.
In bis report Rosecrans makes especial
mention of the gallantry Of the cavalry
under Minty, Mitchell and Wilder
In tho two days battle Of Chickamauga
Rosecrans lost over 16, 600 men, Bragg $4,000.
The Union army was all gathered in Chat
tanooga by Sept. %. The success OF Bragg
at Chickamauga is classed in war history as
a "barren victory" ....
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Gen Thomas Organized the three fresh di

Gen. Thomas organized the three fresh d.
visions at once, Reynolds on the right, Pal
mer in the center and johnson on the left.
They attacked Cheatham's flank. Brannan's
division, still in fighting trim, came against
Cheatham on the front. The Confederates
fell back in confusion.
But now great clouds Of Confederates ap-
peared on the west bank of the Chickamauga-
There seemed no end to them. Behind
Cheatham was A. P Stewards division from
Buckner's corps. 1t contained $500 men.
As Thomas pursued Cheatham's flying col
umns, Stewart attacked Palmer so vigorously
that he was forced back.
Van Cleve's division came to the support OF
Palmer, who formed Thomas center in the
column organized to pursue Cheatham.
Behind the Confederate division Of A. P.
Stewart were two more, those of Hood and
Bushrod johnson. They followed up the at
tack of Stewart strongly, driving back both
Palmer and Van Cleve.
1t was now near o'clock in the afternoon.
The roar Of battle was growing more and
more terrific The Union troops, listening
an1iously down at Crawfsh Spring, knew by
the veering of the sound gradually to the
westward that Thomas men were being
driven. The divisions of Wood, Davis,
Sheridan, and finally Negley, were sent one
after another to the scene of action. Van
Cleve's Union division was hurled back;
next Reynolds; next Davis was driven.
Wood came with mis- division in time to stay
briefly the victorious Confederate tide, when
he too was about to succumb.
But Gen. Phil Sheridan's division came on
Just in time to save Woods division and the
day. Half past brought Negley's division.
1t went into the fight on the hard pressed
center and hurled into the Confederates vol
leys of shot that they could not withstand.
They retreated, and Negley pursued them
till night.
D.. H. Hill, on the extreme Confederate
left. ordered an attack during the day Of the
10Th at Glass mill, not far from Lee & Cor
don's mill. One of Breckinridge's brigades
was crossed over the Chickamauga and made
an attack OH Negley's division that had been
left at Crawfsh Spring. But Negley's divi-
sion was hurrying to the Federal left to the
aid of the hard pressed forces there.
D. H. Hill believes that at this moment it
would have been an admirable piece Of tao
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to the extreme Confederate right to oppose
Thomas. Cleburne had six miles to traverse,
over road choked with army baggage. 1t
was sunset when he gained the place to
which he had been assigned. Here he at
tackled Brannan's division so vigorously that
he captured 8 guns, 2 flags and 800 prisoners
At the time Of Cleburne's attack with the
fresh division from Hills corps Gen. Thomas
was in the act Of reforming his divisions to
give them q better position for the battle OF
the morrow, which he saw to be inevitable.
Baird's division was placed on the extreme
left, johnson next to Baird and Palmer next
to johnson on the right. To the right OF
Palmer was the division Of Gen. Joseph j.
REYNOLDS There were two Gen. Reynolds
in the army Of the north during the war.
Brig. Gen. John F. was killed at Gettysburg
July l, 1868. Brig Gen. Joseph j., Of the
Army of the Cumberland, was a division
commander at the battle of Chickamauga.)
In Gen. Thomas new arrangement Of his
division Brannan was assigned az reserve
to the rear and right Of Reynolds division.
Gen. Cheatham was on the Confederate Gle
burnes left in the fresh attack on. Thomas
late in the afternoon. The fighting on the
left of the attacking column, Cheathams
division, was desperate for a time during
this attack. A brave and popular Confeder-
ate officer, Brig. Gen. Preston Smith, was
killed.
Atone time during the afternoon portion
Of Braggs army actually crossed the Ross
vile road and obtained possession Of it.
Gen. Van Cleve held the center Of the Union
force engaged in the fight Of the morning
after. At o'clock Van Cleve's ranks were
broken by the terrible Confederate fire, and
fell back pell NELL Gen. w. B. Hazens
brigade lay along the Rossville road.
"Now Van Cleve is in for it," exclaimed
Hazen. He sprang upon his horse and
quickly formed his regiments in the
rear of Van Cleye to support his stagger-
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BATTLE OF SEPT. 20.

As the light dawned Sept. 20, the atmos-
phere was murky and full Of vapor, like
London in fog At daybreak Gen. Rose
Grams in person rode all along his line with
his chief of staff, Gen. James A. Garfield,
and other aides.
Gen. Rosecrans made some changes in his
line, bidding McCook make the right shorter
and more compact. He found the same fault
with McCook's alignment of the right wing
that he had done at Stone river: the line was
too long and thin. The comman6er-in-chief
directed Crittenden, on the contrary, to
spread his divisions out more and farther to
the left.
The Union troops were very carefully
posted, so as to cover both the approaches to
Chattanooga, over the Rossville and the Dry
Valley roads The two roads came together
at Rossville.
The commander felt sure that the attack
would be made on the Union left. He there
fore sent orders to Negley to move up to Gen.
Thomas. At the same time McCook was to
close Of the gap left by Negley.
Then Rosecrans moved off to the left, where
he believed the battle would begin. Re-
turning once more to the right, he found that
his orders to McCook and Negley had not
been obeyed.
Poeoorone royoo tad tho orders reramntor-
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was the Forty-flrst Ohio, Col. Aquila Wiley.
AS he saw the flying men from Van Cleve's
broken ranks pouring in wave upon him,
COL Wiley quickly parted his regiment by
companies The fugitives passed through
the gap and Wiley quickly closed up his line
again.
AS the Confederates advanced on the run
in pursuit, they were met by volley from
the Fort ty-first Ohio that staggered
them and stopped them for a brief
space. Hastily reloading. Wiley was
able to deal them another blow. He
did this by quickly changing front
and firing after the Confederates as they
passed his right. Then loading once more as
quickly, the skillful commander turned his
men again to the front at double quick, and
dealt volley anew to the fresh masses Of
ConfederateS By this means he checked the
Confederates till he could move to the rear
and form new line.
At this time the Confederates were actually
In possession Of the road to Chattanooga.
They were the forces Of Hood and Bushrod
johnson. Buc while they were fastening on
victorious across the road to Chattanooga,
Hazen dashed down the road and brought
into position some unoccupied batteries
there. With these he enfladed the Confeu-
crates as they bore onward over the ground
which Van Cleve's division had yielded.
Capt. Kimberley writes Of the situation at
this moment, the close of Sept. 10: Bragg
had actually crossed the Rossville road and
cut the Army Of the Cumberland i'll two,
with nothing in the gap but one regiment Of
300 men,"
But Hazen's batteries and that one regi-
ment kept the Confederates back until Neg
leys division came to the rescue, when the
Confederates were in turn driven. Then
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HeSter's Items.

Hester, s. c. Septemb Der II, 1885,
Hester Brothers will soon have their gin
ready for the fleece of the f1eld. They do q
large business In that line.
Mr.. G.. NJ. Smith, is now prepared to gin as
usual. He generally gins great deal OF COT
ton, and runs one of the finest gins for SAM
pie in Abbeville County.
Norwood Brothers have built O gin house
and will soon commence ginning.
Mr.. Sam Hester, one Of our prosperous
young farmers. is now clerking for Hester
Brothers. .E
MIR. Willie Boyd has just finished his new
we'll.
Mr.. Jack Hester, speaks of going to Charles.
TOMS. c., to school.
Rev. G. h. Burton. spent last Wednesday
at Mr.. p. c. Martins, also Mrs. ]. II. Hester.
Mrs. J. n. Hester and Miss Maud Hester
and Miss Matte Martin expect TO attend the
Association at Lowndesville.
Mr.. Henry E. Hester has returned TO Flori.
da
Mr.. Shelley b. Martin is now in Atlanta,
Ga.
Miss Matte Martin and Miss Maud Hester
are expecting the beautiful and charming
Miss Annie Harvey, Of Hunters, 8. c.. TO Wis
II them soon.
There will be preaching at the school house
the second Sabbath p. NJ, by Rev. Burton.
Patsy.
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the right Of Thomas, his own right covering
headquarters at Widow Glenn's house Crit
tenden was ordered to have two divisions in
reserve just back of the junction of McCook
and Thomas, so as to support either in case
Of need.
Immediately after dark the order was
given for the Union troops to 60 into posi-
tion. The divisions were formed in line just
as they came, without reference to the corps
to which they belonged.
Longstreet reached Bragg from the east
at II p m. Hoods division Of his corps had
arrived before and had taken part in the
battle that day. That night Bragg, In mill
tary parlance, changed his organization
in face of the enemy" as commanders
are warned not to do. Bragg divided his
army into two wings, the right under Polk,
the left under Longstreet. To Polk were
assigned the forces Of Hill, Walker and
Cheatham, with Forests cavalry. With
Longstreet were to be the commands Of
Buckner, HOOD and Hindman, and Wheeler's
cavalry.
Longstreet and Polk were with Bragg on
the night Of the 10th. He gave to them his
wing commanders orders to attack tho
Union lines at daylight. But D. h. Hill
says that no proper preparation was made for
such an attack. The troops were not
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Verdery Notes.

Verdery. s. c., September 16, 1885.
Protracted services were. held here In the
Methodist church last week: the pastor, Rev.
". B. Wharton, assisted by Revs. Paylor and
Mrs. NJ. M: Lipscomb and her fair daughter,
Miss Matte, are still spending their time In
Greenville.
Mrs. E. NJ. Everett, a Augusta, is with her
parents, Mr. and Ms. w. E. Henderson, Of
this place.
A large number OF friends welcome Miss
Mamie Short, Of Washington. Ca, in their
midst again. -.
Miss Mackie Bullock, one of Greenwood's
sweetest daughters, is visiting the family Of
Rev. w. B. Wharton.
Mrs. VIII Boothe, nee Miss Della Smith, Of
Florida, arrived here Saturday, where she
will pay parents,a visit. .
Mr.. w. P. Det lin Is attending Orsborne
Business College.
Miss Olive Smith. charming young lady OF
White Hall. was with friends here last week.
Mr.. B. P. McKelar, Jr., OF Greenwood, has
quite an attraction this way
Mr.. G. o. Nickles, one Of Hodges most en-
terprising young merchants, was with friends
here q short while last week.
Mrs. w. A. Lomax, Sr., Is expected home
the latter part OF the week. She has been
with her daughter In Charlotte, N. G..
We understand that "Daisys" are very beau
tiful and attractive.
"Blue Eyes, we're not asleep long. 1t became
too nionotonous. 'Yerdery."
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mond. This Rosecrans became aware Of
Sept. 16, and his anxiety was greatly in
creased.
Once more. Bragg prepared to attack the
Union army. His preparations occupied
from Sept. IS to II. He ordered his generals
to concentrate along the east banks Of the
Chickamauga. The Union army was by
Sept. 1S concentrated on the west side.
The vital point to both armies was now the
road from Lafayette to Chattanooga. This
road passes through gap in Mission Ridge
at Rossville. Whichever, therefore, could
secure this gap at Rossville was sure of Chat
tanooga. At this time there was at Chatta-
nooga only one brigade of Union troops,
Wagner's, and at Lee & Gordon's mills,
where the road to Chattanooga touches
Chickamauga creek, there was for several
DAYS only one division Of Union troops,
Woods An attack from Bragg any time
from Sept. Is to IS, on the Lafayette and
Chattanooga road, would have secured it TO
the Confederates. But Bragg was waiting
for re-enforcements. When, at length, he
was ready to attack, Rosecrans had his three
corps within supporting distance.
As the Union army lay, Sept. 1s, it faced
stream called Crawfsh spring flows into the
west side Of the Chickamauga, short dis
tance southwest of Lee & Gordon's mill.
Around and north Of Craw6sh spring the
Union army was grouped in regular order,
Sept. IS, McCook on the right, Thomas in the
center, and Crittenden on the left. This po-
sition on the 18th must be remembered in or
der to get the situation of the 18th, the first
battle day, clearly in the mind. Wilder's
mounted infantry and Minty's cavalry were
guarding the Union left to the northward.
All day at intervals, during the 18th, word
came to Rosecrans that the Confederates
were massing more and more strongly upon
his left.
he must save Chattanooga at all risk.
Part Of the Union army must speed north
ward with all haste to guard the road lead
ing from Chickamauga creek to Rossville.
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only part of Longstreet's corps present at
the fight Of Sept. 10. The rest had not yet
arrived The Federal line extended from
Crawfsh Spring on the south to Kelly's
farm on the north, a distance of five miles.
Bragg's order contemplated first the cross
ing to the west bank Of the Chicka-
mauga in the order named, then gen.
eral movement from the Confederate right
toward lee & Gordon's mill, on the left,
and vigorous attack on the Federal
line as the move was executed from right to
left.
1t will be seen that the attack of Gen.
Thomas on the Confederate right before
Braggs army was ready, on the morning OF
Sept. 10, changed this plan of battle.
1t was Forests cavalry that Gen. Thomas
troops met and attacked on the road to Reeds
bridge early Sept. 10. The attacking Union
force was Brig. Gen. John T. Croxton's
brigade.
Behind Forests cavalry were two brigades
of Confederate infantry. Croxton drove the
cavalry back upon the infantry. These brig
AIDES, Ector's and Wilson's, in turn advanced
and drove Croxton back upon Baird and
Brannan. Then the COM derates were
beaten. back like receding wave again by
Baird and Brannan.
There were, however, many more Confed-
crates than one brigade across on the west
bank of the Chickamauga in the vicinity of
the Reeds bridge road. Gen. Baird, after
driving back Ector and Wilson, paused
briefly to rearrange his line. At this mo-
ment Liddell's whole Confederate division,
1000 strong, struck him.
The Union troops receded again, "as a
wave beaten back from the shore". When
the Union wave receded, it left stranded on
the place where it had been LOOMS battery
and Bush's Indiana battery. These were
quickly taken possession Of by the victorious
columns Of Liddell.
Baird's broken lines were melting away in
confusion. Liddells Confederates fastened
jubilantly after them, when suddenly the
pursuers found themselves confronted by
long, grim wall of blue and steel.
Baird had managed to reform his division
on the right. In addition, one of McCook's
divisions from Crawfish Spring had arrived
in the nick of time.
Only for tbs arrival it would have been
hard for Thor1as to save his left on the fore
noon of Sept. 10. Gen. Rosecrans himself,
apprehensive for Thomas, had ordered Nc
Cook to send ohnson to his assistance. The
distance was tive miles, and johnson arrived
only just in time.
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the relief to come to take his place in the
line. The commander-in-chiefh himself dis
patched Negley then at once.
But long ere this the battle had begun.
During the night Of Sept. 10 Gen. Thomas,
always mindful of the safety Of his troops,
had ordered rude breastworks thrown up in
front of his line. Some were breast high,
and behind them lay the four divisions who
were to bear the brunt Of that days battle.
They were Baird's. Johnson's, Palmer's and
Reynolds. Because Of these very breast
works the attack on the right Of Thomas
divisions was unsuccessful But to his left,
where Baird was, his line did not extend to
Reeds bridge. Baird apprised him of this
on the night Of the 10Th, and Thomas at
once asked that Negley be sent to him to
secure his left fank from assault The order
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Relating to Insurance Companies.

Mr.. KIugh introduced the following resolu.
tion, which was read the first time and refer.
red TO the Committee on judicial Depart
ment.
/. That the General Assembly shall. at its
first session after the adoption OF this Consti-
tuition, enact such laws as will protect the
people against imposition by insolyent or bo-
gus insurance companies by requiring de-
posIt Of approved securities with the State
Treasurer on the part OF each insurance COM
pany before the same Is allowed to begin or
continue TO do business In this Stale, and
such depo il shall at all times be kept up to at
least twenty-five per centum OF the prem.
inms OF insurance received by such company
Within this State In each year.
2, The measure OF liability OF every IRE in
surapce company shall be the full amount Of
any policy which IL shall take or carry ON
any propcrty In the State in case OF the total
loss or destruction Of such property, and q
proportionate amount In case Of partial loss,
and no such company shall be allowed to set
up the defense that such property was OF less
value than that fixed and agreed upon at the
time such policy was written.
,. The funds or securities deposited with
the State Treasurer shall be held by him in
trust for the policy holders of the company
depositing the same, and shall be subject to
lien for taxes, and to no other lien whatever
except the lien of a judgment recovered on
policy OF such company.
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and captured them. A writer says:
"Details of men were sent for water and
never returned There was not drop OF
water on the whole field, and men and off,
GERS resigned themselves to the torments OF
thirst" p ="
The diagram below shows the relative po-
sitions Of the Union and Confederate armies
on the morning Of Sept. 2O:'-
THOMAS. POLK.
CRITTENDRN.
McooK. LoNasTEET.
Thus arranged, the Union army faced east
ward. the Confederates westward. or to
the east Of bo.l armies Chickamauga creek
flowed on it's way northward.
The Union divisions stretched in long,
irregular line between Thomas and McCook
Up to II o'clock all went well for the Fed.
eral cause Thomas divisions had stood
their ground. They had borne the brunt OF
battle md sustained themselves.