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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20

slowly up to the deathtrap, into which
he would not send any other man. The
sight of his heroic action as he sat amid
the whistling minies sweeping the op-
posing ranks with his glass was too
much for the chivalry of the Yankee
commander, and the order went down
the federal line: Cease firing on that
officer!' The rifles became silent, the
reconnaissance was finished, and, rais-
ing his cap in acknowledgement, Gen.
Kershaw rode back at walk, un-
harmed.
"It was splendid incident" re-
marked Col. Mccoy, "but 1 can cap it
with personal experience of the chiv-
alrous disposition of your men. 1 was
on Gen. Meade's staff near Richmond,
and one morning, with the general at
our head, we rode down to take look
over the river. AS we turned sharply
out of the bushes and came out on the
bank we found ourselves in point-blank
range Of confederate picket drawn up
on the ether side. \ volley would have
emptied every saddle, for we were en-
tirely at their mercy; but it would have
been murder, for they could not cross
and capture US. Recognizing Gen
Meade, the commander of the detach-
ment ordered his men into line, and they
presented arms! We raised our caps
in grateful acknowledgment, rode
slowly hack into the bushes, and as soon
as we were fairly out of sight put spurs
to our horses and scudded back into
camp Is. CO. News and
Carr;ar
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20

as much as the things he has to buy,
and he ought to see that, while wheat
and some other things have gone down
of recent years, it is because of the i'm
mensely increased production and the
speed and cheapness with which all
parts of the world can carry their
wheat by steam car and steamship to
the markets which fix its price.
But farm produces, on the average,
have not fallen near so much as the
things which the farmer has to buy,
and labor has steadily increased in
wages in all the years of the gold stand
ard, thus giving the laboring man, with
fewer hours of work, larger control
over the necessaries and comforts of
life.
"Out of all the catastrophes of such
a change no men would emerge un-
harmed except those who own gold
or who own silver bullion or mines,
and when we had once gotten to sill
yer basis and begun to build up again
the credit system upon it-that mar
velous system which has made possible
our modern development and which
represents many times in currency cir
culation and power the money basis
on which it rests-we should have a
cumbersome, heavy, inferior metal
money, like the few unprogressive
countries of the world, and surrender
to our great commercial rivals the
best metal and the best mechanism for
trade and commerce.
IF congress tomorrow had the power
and should enact a law compelling all
the railroads of the country immediate.
ly to change from broad gauge to mar,
row guage, it would not more disor.
ganize the transportation business OF
the country and more cripple it's eff
ficiency thereafter, as compared with
other nations, than for us to pass al
once from q gold to a silver stand
ard"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20
The courior-Journal Speaks 1t. Mind.

Inc Courfer-Journal speaks Its Mind.
The day after the Kentucky primaries
the Louisville Courier-J ournal said edi-
torially:
'They (the democrats) have repudi-
ated the only president the democratic
party has elected and seated for 50
years. They have repudiated the most
distinguished of Kentucly's living sons
and the greatest democratic intellect in
the United States. They have spit upon
the fathers of the party whose name
and organization they claim, have pro-
claimed jefferson an ignoramus, Jack
son a conspirator Benton knaye and
Cleveland traitor. Fot the faith
handed down through 100 years of glo-
rious party history they have substi-
tuted fad rejected by every intelligent
civilization on the globe, and for the
exponents of that faith they have sub
stituted such apostles of populism as
Stewart, such eXhorters of socialism as
Tillman, such evangels of anarchism as
Altgeld. Saturdays work makes Ken
tucky republican for years. Before Sat-
urday Bradlcyism was dead but Satur-
day made it possible for any republican
TO carry Kentucky over IL party which
binds itself to the corpse of free silver
ism. The one thing now for Kentucky
democracy is that the Chicago conven-
tion shall not ratify it's stupendous
blunder, and that chance seems all too
remote"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20
RELIC OF AN INDIAN MASSACRE.
Discharge of an ohio Soldier Found In
Possession of Dead Redskin.

Possession of Dead Redskin.
"This is relic of the Summit Springs
massacre" said Police Sergeant viii.
liam HARRISON, exhibiting a blood
stained sheepskin recently in No. s sta
ton, "and for 81 years have been
searching for some person who might
prize it more highly than 1. For it
will, no doubt, some day explain the
mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of young soldier.
81 procured this document, which
by the way, is an army discharge, in
a most thrilling manner during the
historic charge upon the Indian settle
ment at Summit Springs, Col, at about
the time Tall Bull was killed.
81 was in charge of n cavalry corps,
and on the day of the massacre, u bright
spring morning in 1869, was ordered to
make precipitate charge on Tall Bulls
village. That chief had committed in
Vulnerable atrocious and cruel acts,
and as gave the order to charge down
upon the large array of tepees it was
generally understood that no quarter
was to be given.
Gas we rushed onward over the rough
ground several braves rode out and fired
upon us. One young warrior, brandish-
ing long rife, charged into our very
midst, and before 1 realized it he con-
fronted me and fired. For u minute
or so a lively duel went on between us,
ending In the rcdskin toppling from
his saddle with pistol bullet in his
brain.
"As he fell on the ground saw what
looked like n paper projecting from
the saddle on the horse of the dead
Indian, and spurred my steed on, final
ly capturing the mustang. The animal
was loaded down with grewsome tro-
phies, including newly cut scalps. The
paper under the saddle turned out to
be this discharge, which L have careful
ly preserved ever since.
''It is in the name of John Atkinson,
and is dated August, 1865. 1t shows
that the former possessor of the paper,
Atkinson, enlisted in company A,
Eighth regiment, Iowa volunteers, at
the breaking out of the war, being then
IS years of age, and was ranked as first
corporal. The young soldier had re-
ceived the honorable discharge at Ma
con, Ga, and must have reenlisted and
gone west. In the bloody Colorado
Indian war he was no doubt scalped
and the discharge taken from his pos
session by the brave / killed. Young
Atkinson, you will see, was native OF
Medina, o.
"He is among the. missing heroes oi
that day, and his relatives, wherever
they are, do not know of his fate.
would like to find some one to whom,
could give the blood-stained discharge
and to whom it rightly belongs. Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20

-Bentonville is the highest point in
Arkansas, 100 feet above the sea.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20
MichIcnn,s ExnerIenoe.

In 1892 it was nip and tuck between
the democrats and republicans in
Michigan. In 1894 the democrats put
distinguished and popular man up
for governor on n straight sixteen to
one platform, making that the issue,
and the majority against them was
106,3o2. In less than six months there
happened to be another state election,
and the democrats still clung to six
teen to one, and in midyear contest,
as it was, the majority against them
amounted to sO,407. That was enough
for them. This year they tie them
selves to sound money.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20

Maryland long ago was known as
the "old Lime state" the reference be.
ing to the line drawn by Mason and
Dixon along the northern boundary OF
Maryland and the southern limit of
Pennsylvania, an effort having been
made to consider this line the northern
boundary of the slave territory.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20
FREE SILVER FOLLY.
Postmaster Wilson Explains What Froc
Coinage Means to Farmers.

Coinage Means to Farmers.
In recent letter to DR.. w. NJ. Gam
bic, of Moorefeld, w. Va, Postmaster
General William L. Wilson makes the
following clear statement of the real
meaning and effects of free coinage:
Free coinage of silver at sixteen to
one means that any private owner of
silver bullion may bring it to the mints
and have it coined without charge into
dollars of the present weight and fine
ness, which, of course, would there
after be worth as much IA and no more
than the bullion of which they were
coined, which is now about so cents
on the dollar. No gold would then be
coined, because with the bullion neces-
sary to coin gold dollar could he pur-
chased enough silver bullion to coin
two silver dollars. No one would use
gold dollars to pay debts which he could
pay with less valuable silver dollars.
The first effect of free silver would
be to drive out of circulation the $685.
100000 of gold and to sink all silver
and paper money to the standard of
the silver dollar.
There is no country in the world
that could make this sudden change in
its money standard without plunging
headlong into an indefinite period of
panic, bankruptcy and distress, with
disastrous check to it's development
and long idlencss to it's industries. The
hope held out to debtors that they
would be able to pay in cheaper dollars
would never be realized. because they
would be at once pressed for their debts,
and in such disorgani7ation of trade
and of all business they could not get
the cheapened dollars, and the idea that
free silver would give us a larger cur
rency would not be realized, if ever,
In the lifetime of the present genera
tion.
"The farmer is urged to support free
silver on the ground that his products
have gone down with the gold stand
ard and would rise with the silver stand
ard. They would not rise as fast or
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20

aroused the suspicion of anyone who
had ever had anything to do with SOL
diers. His manner was charmingly af-
fable, and he was soon engaged in con-
versation with the operator, sallow
little fellow with thin blond mus
tache.
"What's the news?" he asked.
Nothing much. Hear that scoundrel
Morgan is in the neighborhood cutting
telegraph wires and playing the mis-
chief with our communications. Wish
could run across him. He wouldn't cut
any more telegraph wires"
The operator jumped up and, seizing
n horsepistol that lay on the table be-
fore him, began to strut up and down
the room shaking the weapon at an
Imaginary Morgan.
The horseman eyed him smilingly for
a moment, and then reaching into his
inside pocket he drew forth card case
and taking out card handed it to the
operator. The operator glanced at the
card and suddenly stopped. His eyes
bulged and his knees smotc together,
Without word he dropped the pistol
and card and fled from the depot.
The horseman quietly mounted his
horse and galloped off. The card lay
OH the opeFator's table near the pistol
for an hour. 1t bore this inscriptions:
"John II. Morgan, c. S. An. Y. Sun.
Seventeen species Of wild dog are
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
THEY DID NOT SHOOT.
Two Coed War Stories of Performance and
Hcroism.

Two Coed War Stories OF Performance and
Hcroism.
Rev. Robert Wilson, of st. Luke's
Episcopal church tells one of the best
war stories. He says:
"In 1888 1 met in Richmond Col.
Mccoy, of Pennsylvania, who had been
@ gallant wearer of the blue. We got
quite chummy over q mixed wood
campfire, and, wishing to put him at
his ease, L told him the story of Ker-
shaw's magnificent reconnaissance at
fredericksburg, which can never be too
often repeated. An orderly had ar
rived in hot haste with command for
Gen. Kershaw to have the enemy re-
connoitered at all hazards from knoll
which was swept by the fire of the sharp
shooters of both armies. Every bush
and tree had been cut away by the storm
of bullets, and it looked like certain
death TO the man who should attempt
it. Calmly singing his field glass, and
turning over his command to the next
officer in rank, Joseph B. Kershaw rode
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20
where Boies Would DO strong.

Horace Boies, of Iowa, Is the leading
free-silver candidate for the democratic
presidential nomination. Boies is the
bighearted patriot who declared not
long ago that wages are too high in this
country, and that the best way to re-
duce them is to adopt the free coinage
of silver. He would poll an immense
workingman's vote.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20
All Kinds of Reasons.

Not only does every consideration of
honor and patriotism command us to
stand for sound currency, but consid-
erations of expediency as well. There
is probable presidency in sound cur
rency. There is nothing but disaster in
free silyer.--Utica Observer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-06-20
ROMANCE OF AN OLD SOLDIER.
Lsses Track of His wifo During the War.
But Finds Her Again.
Courier.

Glenhead, L. l., is the scene of a ro-
nance as strange as that of the tale of
Enoch Arden. A man and wife, who had
been separated for 35 years through
force of circumstances, were happily
united there recently.
James Davis, who lived in Cleveland
with his siX-months' bride when the
war broke out, enlisted in the Ellsworth
zouaves. He was taken prisoner and
confined in Libby prison for a year.
During his absence his wife was in
formed that he had been killed, and
some years afterward she married one
Frederick Fleming. They went to live
in Bucks county, Pa.
The first husband, Davis, was ex-
changed in the meantime by the con-
federates for a confederate prisoner.
He returned there, but could find no
one VIII, knew anything about his
wife's whereabouts. Davis, broken
hearted over his wife's disappearance,
joined the Fifty-second New York vol
unteers, going with them to the seat
of war. He was badly wounded in the
battle of Buclslan Mills, S. c., and was
taken to the plantation of q rich widow
named Parker. The widow nursed him,
and when he recovered they were mar
ried. After the war they went to Clevc-
land, where Mrs. Davis bought a large
leather plant and put her husband in
charge of it. The business prospered
and they amassed fortune. Twenty
years later Mrs. Davis died and left the
husband all her money.
Not long ago Davis decided to visit
his old home at Glenhead. There he
met an old schoolmate, who told him
that his former wife was married and
was living in cottage there. DAVIS
sought her out, and there was an affect
ing scene. He was introduced to his
first wife's husband, Mr.. Fleming, and
their three boys. When the case was ex.
planned to Fleming he decided that
Mr.. Davis was entitled to his wife by
right of priority, and would resign in
f! his favor, more especially as he was
better able to keep her. Davis, so the
story goes, offered Fleming good po.
sition in his mills in Cleveland, which
was accepted, and the whole party left
for the west---Pittsburgh Dispatch
Maryland long ago was known as
the "Old Lime state" the reference be-
! jnO to the line drawn bv Mason and
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CITY IN BRIEF.


Two Goldsboro young men Went out
hunting Tuesday. and killed sixty
three rabbits.
The regular monthly meeting of St.
Agnes Guild will be held at the chapel
of Christ church this afternoon at 4.30
o'clock.
In the current number Of Gunton's
Magazine, Prof. Jerome Dowd, OF
Trinity College, has a thoughtful arti-
Gle on Compulsory Arbitration"
The receipts on the local cotton mar
ket yesterday were 152 bales. The
fine weather is bringing the farmers
to town and receipts are increasing.
The meeting of the .Ministering
Circle Of Kings Daughters will hold
its regular meeting at half past four
o'clock at Mrs. H. 4. Battles to-day
The box sheet for the operatta to-
night is now open at W. H. King &
Cos. Admission, 80 cents; children,
20 cents extra charge for reserved
seats.
sheriff Crowell, OF Wilson county, is
in tho city. He brought four convicts
to the penitentiary; two Of these go
in for two years each and two for one
year each.
Clem Pierce and Lee Moore became
involved in fight at the Caraleigh
mills. The trouble, it is said, occurred
over q rather insulting remark that
Moore made to Pierce's wife Neither
was much injured
Mr.. w. W. Kitchen passed through
yesterday, returning from Clinton to
Rox bore. At the former place the suit
of j. N. German 81 Go. rs. Davis e
Gregory was settled before Judge
StarbHcIc. Mr.. ]. Crawford Biggs APP
peared for the defendants and Mr..
Kitchen represented the plaintiffs.
The trial Of the persons charged with
completely in the Roseboro express
robbery continues. Mr.. Kitchen says
it is the general opinion of those who
have attended the trial that the de-
fendaRts will be acquitted. The trial
will probably end to-day.
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ECHO FROM THE sATTERFIELD
TRIAL

Col. i. Al. Olds writes To his papers:
some Of the Republican straight
outs acre are now amusing themselves
by giving names to the various promi-
nent men who are before the public.
For instance, they call Spier Whitaker
the s'ballot-box statesman" and Maj.
w A. Guthrie tile ''hypodernic states
man"
In an interview with Mr.. Ellington,
during which the latter bFooded upon
the wrongs done his friend Satterfield,
he used the names Of ID. j.. Russell and
Maj. Guthrie as having broken faith
with Satterfield by failing to appear
and stand by him at his trial here last
month. Now it happens that Maj.
Guthrie tells me he told Satterfield last
November that he could not be here on
that date, as he had important legal
business at Bessemer City. Russell de-
clares he made no promise to be here.
Satterield, with his usual playfulness,
wrote 10 each of the big politicians who
did not come to his rescue an ironical
letter Of thanks"
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TODAY AID TONIGHT.

D. M. Operatta Golden Hair and
the Three Bears at Metropolitan
HALL
At Make Forest College this even
ing the Glee Club gives minstrel
show.
7:se b. Mcclure in Masonic Hall
by Grand Lecturer Hatcher All
Masons invited.
7:38 p. nl.-seIvices at Baptist
Tabernacle, and Fayetteville Street
Baptist church.
Coyington, the murderer OF James
Brown, hanged at Hickory to-day.
A .. m.-Meeting Of Raleigh Bar, to
set q calendar for the civil term Of the
Superior court.
4:3s p. M Meeting St. Agnes Guild
IN capel Of Christ church.
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4 GOOD MAN OPEN TO AN ENGAGE
MENT.

A newspaper man Of twelve years
experience in North Carolina, as editor
and publisher, politically sound and
Of good standing in the craft; also
practically acquainted with all branches
OF the printing business; desires to
form a connection with some newspa-
per. is open for any kind of PROPOSE
ton that means bushes. Refers to
the editor Of this paper, who will fur
nish his address to any one who may
wish to correspond with him.
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The S. A. II. will sell round trip
ticekts to New Orleans on account Of
the Mardi Gras. Tickets on sale Feb
ruary 14th to 18th, good to return
within fifteen days from date Of sale.
Round trip rate $3.50.
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On account of the Maher-Fitzsim~
mon fight, near FL Paso, Texas, on
February 18th. These tickets will be
sold at very cheap rate. Call at up
town Office for further information.
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sTRAYED.

Strayed from my residence, 531 Hall
fax street, on Thursday night, light
colored Jersey COW. Any Information
Of her viii be thankfully received and
properly rewarded.
w. M. ROGERS.
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p0STrIoN MANTED.

Gentleman stenographer wants per-
manent position with q good house.
Remington or Smith Premier operator.
No bad habits Active and energetic.
Address Box I7G, Henderson, NJ G.
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charge OF books by the year. Wanted
for only one evening in the month.
Apply to O., care News and Observer
Office
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FOR SALE AT HALF PRICE.

A few loads of crushed stone. All
scaffolding, flooring, moulding, etc, at
Shaw University. Come at once.
GEO. w. WARING.
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ence at the trade. Address, TX, care
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On account Of the Southern Ice Tx
change at New Orleans. Tickets on
sale February 18th 18th, good return
ing fifteen days from date of sale.
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a BARGAIN.

At b. Il. Jolly's, 128 Fayetteville
street one Gibson Single Harness,
suitable for carriage or phaeton, new.
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If you need any Pine or Oal Wood
leave order at J. &. Balls.
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WANTED.

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GOOD AGENTs WANTED.
j. .. 6ouSHALL, GEM Agent
RALEIGH, n. @.
SAID lie WAS SICK

We asked our advertising man for a
new Sunday ad. and he said be was sick,
that everything in the store was selling
80 blamed cheap that the goods were ad-
vertising themselves, that all Of our GUS
toners we're talking for US, that every
body who bought sent somebody else to
bug, hat the boys in the store had all
the work they could do anyhow and if
anyone wished to read advertisements
the old one was good enough; that every
body knew We kept the best of every
thing, ard it was an imposition on the
printers to make them set up new adj
every week.
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ONLY HALF AS GOOD.

Rheumacide is only half as good as
other medicines. Some claim that
they can cure all the diseases in the
medical catalogue. Rheumacide only
cures rheumatism and other blood dis
eases. But by purifying the blood you
viii make the vital organs of the body
healthy and be in a. condition to ward
off dangerous germ diseases Price
81 per bottle Bobbitt Drug Co, Rail
eigh. M. q.
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drawer for each letter of the alphabet
Address, Drawer 81, Raleigh. giving de-
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Cures, absolute, permanent cures
have given Hoods Sarsapariila the
largest sales IN the world and the first
place among medicines.
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Mr. y. r. Jlian, Of Salisbury, has re-
Signed as deputy collector, having
been elected manager of the mill by
the Resier Manufacturing Company.