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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-22

We called for our breakfa fast at farm
house near the town, where we had plenty
of cornpone and milk. The bill was 20
cents each, but they refused our greenbacks.
They said Lincoln rag money" was no
good, but Confederate money was. One OF
the BOYS present then rendered SIS Rich
mond bill, which was the stuff, and they
gave us our change in silver.
We here saw our old Colonel, Campbell.
He had command of the 9Th Pa. Cav, and
was guarding rebel property in all direc-
lions. One day Gen. Kearny, commanding
the Third Corps, came along with his men,
some of whom were knocking off apples
with their guns. The brave 5th was on the
alert as watchers, and ordered the whole
business to halt. Said the General: "What
command is this?" "Col. CampbelPs'
"Wel," said the General, " l order you to go
to your quarters The Third Corps can take
care of ITSELF Now, boys, clean out every
rebel apple in that orchard" 1t is needless
to say it was soon done.
We passed over the battle-ground of Will
liamsburg and saw the bushes cut off by the
rebel artillery as with knife. We were
ordered to Yorktown and placed on picket
duty, where over rs OF our company were
down with the ague at one time, and several
died there.
While ON picket detail was sent across
the river to see if any rebels were in the
vicinity of Gloucester. None were found
but hali-barIel of old applejack was dis
covered, and it was all the officers could dc
to get some of the boys into Yorktown again
The stuff was too much for them, but the
affair did not leak out for good while after
ward.-W. c. YARD, Co. K, 4th Pa Cav.
Creston, Iowa.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
What Our Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns.
UNCLE SANS DEFENDERS.
Fxperiences of the 4th ia. Cav. During Hts
First Year of Service.

Fxperiences of the 4th ia. Cav. During Its
First Year of Service.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Each COM
many In a regiment had lis little EPISODES
unknown TO the Others. Some OF them
were interesting, Others were not VIII
try and relate the ones of an interesting
character in our first years service. Mem
bers of Co. X. 4th Pa. Cav, were enlisted IN
Irwin Township, Venango County, near Me-
gainesville.
Ii WAS about the LIST of October. 1851,
that Capt. Taylor, of Franklin, spoke In the
village, and called upon the young men TO
show their patriotism by enlisting to help
punish the traitors who had insuited the
flag at Fort Sumter. His address was so
eloquent and convincing that we then ana
there enlisted in body for three years or
during the war.
There were over so of us who enlisted that
afternoon. In few days we all metln the
village again, where we had one of the most
bountiful picnic dinners / ever remember.
After dinner we were loaded into wagons ana
hauled to Franklin, the Countyseat, 10 miles
away We had good quarters in the court
house and meals at hotel, where we We're
introduced to the boys of Sandy Creek, VINO
made up the balance of our company. There
was not drafted man in the company, nor
substitute.
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Then commenced such q destruction Of
property as no one ever saw before. Stacks
of bareback, sugar, coffee, pork and, last of
all, whisky-barrels went up in flame and
smoke About so or rs suffers stepped out
of their tents and said: Boys, come and
carry all you can, for we would much rather
you should have the things than the rebels"
Sure enough, the boys did load up for
certain. They had stacks of eatables before
and behind. How we got off or on our
horses to this day is n mystery to me- L
saw one fellow with so long plugs OF tobacco,
and another with two-bushel sack OF sweet
crackers
That night we marched to Williamsburg,
50 miles distant If anyone had any sweet
crackers or tobacco in the morning we never
saw them. They must have been left on the
road we so hastily travelled over.
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In March we received our horses. It
would have interested anyone to see the
BOYS try to train the animals. The most
interesting part was practicing them to
Jump bitches and fences at a lope or gallop.
Some of them would 90 headlong into the
ditch, and sometimes the poor fellow who
rode was badly injured
The 4th n. Y. Cav. had its quarters just
opposite ours We were much shocked TO
learn they were in state of INSTRUMENTATION
and would not obey orders. We were de-
tailed TO guard. them, which we did for sew
eral days.
We found out they were not guilty of any
thing serious. Uncle Sam could not fur
nish them horses and it was determined by
the higher powers 10 transfer them TO light
artillery, which transfer they refused to
honor How the affair terminated we never
knew.
We finally received the order to 90 into
Virginia and into active service. Col. Childs
reported to Gen. Pleasonton. The rebel
army was behind intrenchments near Ma
nassas Gap, and Gen. Mcclellan was about to
go TO Richmond if he could force way to
do so.
He shipped his army TO Yorktown and
commenced siege. He was opposed by
| zen. MHgIudBT. ouE cavalry Wcub over
land. About the 1st of June we found our
selves near Fredericksburg. On account of
| lack of transportation only eight companies
| could GO to the seat of war, which was
started near White House Landing. While
here the boys of the battalion took several
swarms Of bees, and, to get all the good out
OF them they could, it was done at night.
| A good supply of milk was on hand, and
honey, milk, and bareback was a good ra-
ton at the time, but the doctors had hard
time 20 get some of them to live. We all
had the honey-milk sickness.
| A tall lank rebel owner of q crib of corn
wanted "gawd put on the kaun," which
the Colonel did, and the boys got so excited
| about it they fed the corn to Uncle Sam's
horses, and what they wouldn't eat they
carried and threw into the river. The boy.
didn't believe in guarding rebel property.
One morning a sleek old rebel came Il
our camp and requested the Captain to pu
five of the boys under arrest, whom ht
pointed out, for drinking milk in his spring
house without permission. He also wanted
a guard over the premises. He said wher
Gen. Lee was along thaur VEAL had NJ
gawd, but you-all steal our things. AL
Schuyler said to the Captain, For Uncl,
Sans sake, let me shoot the top of his heat
of" at the same time drawing bead on thu
old fellow. came down here all the wa,
from Pennsylvania to shoot such things a
that" But the Captain said, .' No; don't,
as the old fossil went head over heels towar.
home.
The next place we found ourselves was a
White House Landing. We had been Their
but "a hours when We heard Gen. jackson
would be on hand with 10000 men to capt
] ure US and everything else at the Landing
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times a man so overhows with generosity that
he cannot rest until his discovery is known to
the world, in order that his fellow men may
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the remedy in question the result Of many
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following him up, and firing as fast - he
could, shooting him five times. The court
room door was opened, and one OF the MEM
bers pulled Cornyn through, and he fell
inside the room, Bowen shooting him once
after he fell He died In ab0us
five minutes. Bowen was placed under
arrest, and, think, taken to Memphis,
where, some months afterward, be was tried
by military court and acquitted. Gen.
Grant, however. disapproved the proceed
ings 1t seemed to me to be case Of de-
liberate murder, and was So regarded by
nearly everyone present" The 10th Mo.
Cav. was one of the many good regiments in
north Mississippi in 1862 and CIV. e.
MCCREARY, Emporia, Kan.
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TIE INTERESTING PART OF THE DRILL.
companies except were present. When
we came off drill at IL m. what did we
see in Co. F's quarters? Their officers were
tied up TO trees, and the boys were in clover
playing cards and doing nothing.
The Colonel gave orders TO have every
man tied up for four hours, twice the length
of drill, with nothing to eat. The order
was soon carried out by two other COM
panies. One man, full-blood Of the Emer-
aid Isle, with delightful brogue on him,
said:
Eye spalpeens can get the rest of them,
butfye can't be Arthur gittin' me.D
So he took a race 10 the guardbouse, got
on top, Sal ,straddle on the comb of the roof,
making mnllenyeas with his saber. Said
he:
s If I am the spa}peen We would be Arthur
getitn', hegad. if ye'llcome near enough, I'll
be Arthur drappin' ypfe heads as fast as yees
can come"
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A COMPLETE REPORT OF THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION
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Author of the "Lite Of John A. Logan" ct
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-19
BUSY HANDBALL PLAYERS.
Games Galore for the Patrons OF h
Sport.


The proprietor Of the Jersey City Hand
ball Court is one of the most enthuiastic
friends Of the game in this city and has
done more to advance it than any other
player in the county. He is always alive
and never loses a chance that will pro-
vide his patrons with an event of inter-
est. He has made many friends by his
liberality and a player may never need
for backing in a match where he has
an evenS chance of winning. 1t was this
trait inI Mr.. Egan that attracted Fat
Barrettfto this city and when the Man
haitian Club refused to help him in his
match with Jerry Mcmahon. Barrett ap-
piled to Egan and not In vain. The
His confidence has not diminished in the
least in Barrett's ability n he will be
just as ready to risk another 800 should
was once more displayed on Sunday,
when he readily consented to find the
money for Tom Holmes of Brooklyn for
which has been arranged for $50 and will
consist of home and home series on
April II and 10. The conditions will be
the usual number best in FIVE in this
city and the remaining six in Green
point. Lawlor won the toss. Holmes is
a prominent player of the Brooklyn Club,
but says in the future he will cast his
lot with the local organization. While
the matches are going the rounds Tom
Flaherty of this city and Tom Higgins
agreement to play best in eleven games
for $25. Flaherty won the toss and se-
lected the G~reenpoint court for the frst
games, which will be played March 20,
and the windup on April 5 in this city.
TIL last half of the match between John
Egan of this city and John King of
Greenpoint, which has hung fire so long.
will probably be decided here at the end
of the Flaherty-Higgins match. King
offered to forfeit, but Egan said he would
not take an unfair advantage and pre-
fers to play it out. Some time ago Pat
Barrett and Pat Scott offered to play
the Mcmahon Brothers of Brooklyn for
$50. but the club over the river wanted
to substitute Mike O'Donnell, and the
match was deferred. Barrett is willing
now to go ahead with the match, but as
all the dates are filled for several weeks
it is not likely the men will get together
much before May.
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contests OF the night between the soldier
athletes. and was won outright AZ tne
finish BY G. ". A. Walsh, Company =;
Boland, Company X, 8. Time, 2:l9 2-5,
The three-legged race was quite a noy~
city and afforded lots of amusement to
failed to get the middle legs going in
unison. and it was slow work. Three
teams of the seven entered started 20.
gether and kept each other company for
the three at the tape. Protests of fous-
ing were made. but all seemed guilty.
and the judges picked A. b. Riggs and
VIM. b BristeT Of Company 3 as win
Company "A, second, and John Regain ana
]. F: Roschbower, Company G, third;
One lap was covered without any official
time. The tug-of-war was decided while
the other contests were under way. The
teams were well matched in strength,
and this event was of great Importance
to the regiment. In the first pull Com
panies G and D had a lead heat, and in
the second tug Company K won from
H by ~ inches. Company d pulled Z
inches of rope away from Company K
The fourth pull was etwee Companies
G and c, and G won by III inches. The
final pull between Companies D and G
was the most exciting, and at the end
Of four minutes the ribbon was in the
last minute and won by II of an inch.
The team was r. McMasters, R. j.. Craw-
ford, 5. Z. Lams0n and Robert Mccoy.
This terminated the programme and re-
suited in Company 3 Winning the Off
GERS cup, with a record of % out of 80
points. Company A was second. After
the last event the members of B boosted
w. B. Brister. who was the star OF the
regiment, upon their shoulders and car
ried him around the Armory.
h company rooms were finely decor
ated, and the members received many
calls from their feminine admirers. Dane
ing closed the event, which was a grand
success, and reflected great credit upon
the association which arranged 1t.
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BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

(Official Proceed1ngS.)
of Fire Commissioners held at Depart
ment Headquarters. Tuesday evening,
February Il. 1896. The roll was called
Presenf-President Mills, Commissioners
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
the good physical condition of Howard
position Of stoker of Engine Company
Received and filed.
From Board of Finance
Jersey City, Feb. Il, 1896.
Dear Sirs-The following resolution was
adopted by the Board of Finance of Jer.
sey City at its meeting held February
8, 1896, and was approved by the Mayor
February 10, 1895.
Yours respectfully.
MARTIN FINCK. Clerk.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby. concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Fire Com
missioners January %. lsss, to Wit;
currence of the Board Of Finance a war
rant be. ordered drawn in favor of James
=. gordon, attorney 9 of Bernhard Meyer,
sum Of s56.51 ordered paid by the Board
OF Finance. making a total of sl4S. 70.
being the amount of interest due on
from August q. 1892. to January Is. 1896.
said sum Of ss0.2S to be paid out of the
appropflatlon made to this Board for
prior to April % 1894, fiscal year 1S94-95.
Received and ordered spread in full upon
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims We're presented. received and
disposed of as follows:-Samuel ]. BlaEey
~ E1 en- : Jd F; aiay Association s co ss S The Fss
PEOPLES Gas saving Association. $40:
~1mpnoVe ni sF0 PGo'. S. IS 80 % a ahs g 81 IS G 6 q
Fuel.
& Co, $50. Referred to- COMMITTEES On
Department Buildings and Repairs.
~ the Evening Journal Association. s5.25;
City Herald, $3.50, The jersey civ prinfss
ing Company. $l4,
Referred to Committee on Printing and
81. ss5; BARLEY 7 co syi,s'' sl 6aSma E. 4. 4 EVE,
Referred to Committee on Horses and
The La France Fire Engine Company.
$3.50. Theo. Smith & Bro, s7O.1s.
Referred to. Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibleS reported having issued since
the last nesting OF the Board permits
as follows:
Henry Z "a Lpt # t to erect frame build
George Dunn. to move frame building.
Stevens avenu to Ocean avenue.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMIT
NICATIONS4
The weekly report of the Chief Engi-
neer and Inspector of Horses were pre-
sented, received and ordered fled.
The Clerk reported that he had de-
posted with the City Treasurer twenty
three dollars for rent received and one
hundred and forty-two, o5-1oo dollars, mel
proceeds of auction sale of three horses
and old hose, held February 5. 1896, and
presented receipts therefor.
TRIALS
The Clerk announced that charges had
been filed in his office by the Chief En-
gineer against James Allen. driver of En-
| CINE Company No. II, viz: being alb
sent without leave, and with "A Viola
ton Of Section g OF the general rules
governing this department. and thai
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-19

First section Championship Won by
The LfncoIns.


The Catholic Club team tournament for
the first section teams was brought to
a close last night on the club alleys,
and the Lincoln team, by defeating the
Washingtons in both games, has won
the championship. The Jacksons finish
second. Some exciting work was done
with the ball. and the figures went to
a high notch. The scores were:-
FIRST GAME.
Wahhington-O'C onnell, 157; E. Rior-
Schaedler. 1870. Total 77s.
L-incoln-Brock, 152; Harrison 154; Van
Buskirk, 13t; Laverty 1923; o'Brien, 1ss;
SECOND GAME.
Washington@O Connell, I7S: E. Rior-
dan, l22; Herr, lsO; Prior. l27; Tierney,
lSq G;,5 sshaed5ac s. s5 io Harr fss; 12s; Van
Buskirk, us; Laverty. 121; O'Brien, 1852;
Riordan. las. Total so7
Wright, 1ss. Total, ssS.
Minihan. IA; obergfell, 1879; Doyle. 81;
SECOND GAME.
Jackson-Cavanagh, 179; Smathurst, 1874;
Hogan, 125; Carroll, l45; Lembeck, 40;
W dagrassld ~. an.ai ias 70 Kopetcheny, 1913;
Minihan, 1870; Obergfell, 1888; Doyle, 11s;
Owens, 1853. Total, 1888.
In a special series last night on the
Montciair Club alleys the New York and
Roseville teams won and lost a game in
the first competition for the Athletic
League Cup. The decision will be reach
ed next week at the North End alleys.
FIRST GAME.
N. Y. A.. C.-Cowperthwait, 1873: Bell,
1853; Lyons, 172; Toussant, ISL; Brown,
1853. Total, SN4.
Roseville A. C.-Wood. 14s; Sayre, III;
Badger, 1877; Woodruff. 1865; Danneff, 147.
Total, 769.
SECOND GAME.
N. Y. A. C.-Cowperthwait, 1870; Bell,
1863; Lyons, ISL; Toussant, 146; Brown, 1872.
Roseville A. C.-Wood, 1893; Sayre, 1852;
Badger, I61; Woodruff, 1888; Danneff, 149.
Total. S48.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-19

Boston. Mass May 30 Associa1sd Cycling
sSid ! e Boston and vicinity. Cam
nnlgge, Mass May. 30 Essex County BIZ
cycle Association Of Lynn, Essex County,
Mass May 80, r RI Varick, Manehes-
Ter. ~. H.; June 5, Harvard University.
cycling Association, Cambridge. Mass;
May 30 Parkside Wheel Club. Buffalo.
y. Y.:March 2S. Press Cycle Club. Buff
falo. NY; March II. q, g. Cycle Club
OF Bropklyns ~ Y; July 4, Prince Wells,
louisville. XIV; May 80. FEE. Hendrich,
iDanviIle I1Ls Septe1nber Z, Bankers Ath-
letic Club. Chicago, H.; July 3, 4, Fred
Befcher, Charlotte Mica. August Is, G.
H. Evans Hook and Ladder Company No.
Club, Hudson, N. II: May 50, Crescent
Wheelmen. Plainfield. N, j.; September
s Norrlstown EWheelmen, Norristown,
Games Scheduled by the A. A. u.
At the annual schedule meeting of the
metropolitan Association of the A. A. u,
held last night at the Astor House. dates
were allotted for the Forthcoming games
April i6-New York a. G. cr-oss-country
handicap.
May s6-New Jersey A. c.; Elmira A. G.
June 13-New York Al. C.
July 4-New Jersey IA, c..
september New Jersey A. C.
September 12-AnnualA championships.
September 26-NeW York A. C.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-19
Minerva Batl PLAYERS.

The Minerva Social Club Of Jersey City
will have a representative baseball team
the players will be Dodge, Stinzel, and
of the Alvas of Bayonne; Pitzer,
Williams and Wilson of the Silverettes.
who has heen elected manager, would
like to arrange games with all uniformed
teams with players averaging IS years.
Address Mo. l0S Avenue e, Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-19
BARRY Is DISPLEAsED.
Twice He Has Been Fooled In His
Match Making.

Raymond Barry, of the Lenox Athletic
Club. feels very sore over the treatment
accorded to him by the New Manhattan
Athletic Club Matchmaker. William New
man. The latter had promised to give
Barry an opportunity to display his box
ing ability before the club, and after put
ting him off from week to week, finally
informed him that everything had been
arranged, and for Barry to start training
to meet an unknown. Barry did so, and
gave up several days to his work, only 20
be again notified within q day or two of
the supposed meeting that the affair was
off, as another pair had been substituted.
Barry says he was willing to fight any
one, no matter who it was. as long as the
weight was 10 pounds or under. For some
time Charles Paterson. Of the Pacific A.
G, has expressed a desire to meet Barry,
and the latter called at the Pacifc's
rooms and tried to make a match to q
finish in private, as there were several
parties willing e hang up . purse. Pat
ferring twenty rounds. 70 this Barry
also agreed, but Patterson mas finally
f1unked, but keeps up his blufing, 81
Barry says, and he would Ike him to do
either one thing or the other. come I'd
the scratch or else stop talking.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-19
Tie Game OF Polo.

crowded last night, the attraction being
a polo match between the teams repre-
senting the Ice Palac Polo Club and the
Montclair Polo Club. The score was one
goal each.