The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-10-17
Veterans Years Of suffering.

veterans Tears OF SuHerluBs
SoMERvILLE, N. j., September ga
remarkable case of long.continued suf.
fering from the effects Of gunshot
wound and the final discovery OF a bul.
let which veteran of the late war had
unconsciously carried in his leg for
thirty.three years was brought to light
during the past week in the hamlet of
Far Hills. w. X. Osborn, the injured
man, received gunshot wound in the
left leg in the Battle OF the Wilderness.
At the time OF his injury Mr. Osburn
was attended by the army surgeons, who
assured him, after performing an oper.
alton, that the bullet had been removed
from his leg. The wounded soldier was
slow in recovering from the effects of
his injury, and at the close of the war
returned to his home among the Jersey
hills cripple. For thirty three years
he has suffered intense pains in his
left leg, and at times he imagined he
felt moving object in it. He was
given pension during the Harrison
administration because of his injury.
This pension was taken from him by
the present Administration after re.
peated examinations by the Pension
Board, who, it is said, declared his in.
jury to great extent Imaginary"
Some weeks ago Mr.. Osborn's sufferings
increased. DR.. w. Sulphen, of Liberty
Corner was called in and discovered
white swelling on the calf of the veter.
ans leg. Poultices were applied to the
swelling, which soon developed into
running sore. On probing the sore DR..
Sulphen discovered hard object, which,
when extracted from the mans leg
proved to be bullet Of the regulation
size used in the army muskets during
the war of the rebellion. Osborn's leg
is healing rapidly. and he declares he
can now walk about with ease and is
free from pain for the first time in
thirty.three years
"Mr. Bland, you asked me a few
moments ago if I didn't think Senator
Brice was blamed fool. Now, listen to
me. Less than half century ago Brice
was born. His father was poor preach.
er. Young Brio, picked up an educa.
ton the best way he could. He then
taught school and studied law. Twenty.
five years ago he was comparatively
without friends and absolutely without
money. What has he accomplished?
In one little quarter of century he has
amassed fortune of nearly or quite
$4o,000,OOO. He is growing richer day
by day and year by year. He has
fine home in Ohio, anotherin New York
city, and another here in Washington,
which he occupies only during the
Congressional sessions. He spends his
summers at Newport in cottage for
which he pays monthly rental of $lO,.
600. At the principal theaters of New
York he has his private boxes. He
owns yacht, is large owner in several
railroads, and when he travels it is
always in his own private car, with all
the appointments and the luxuries that
wealth can command. When he left
the Senate chamber a quarter of an
hour ago. his handsome carriage stood
waiting for him. A liveried coachman
held the lines over thoroughbred horses
while liveried footman opened and
closed the door for the owner. When |
he reaches his splendid home he will |
probably take warm perfumed bath,
drink pint of champagne, and retire
between fine linen and beneath silken
comforts. He has been chairman of the |
Democratic national executive com.
mittee, and is Senator of the United
States. Now, Mr.. Blank, you may, if you
choose regard the man OF whom have
spoken as blamed fool, hut I wish to
60 on record, sir, as saying that, in my
opinion, the man who asked the cues.
tion you did is the blamed fool"
"That," added my narrator, "ended
the debate, of course. ."-Nashviue Ameri.
can.
There are Democrats in this county,
indeed the maioritv of thon, ubo oro an |