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PERSONALS.

Mr.. r. II. Lacy returned yesterday
from Fayetteville where he went TO at
tend the funeral of Mrs. X. Ill. Vaughan,
which was held in the Methodist church
In that town.
Cant. A. M. Noble and wife, of Selma,
were here yesterday.
Mrs. DR.. Wick and daughter, Miss Dora,
who have been visiting friends here,
returned to Selma yesterday.
Mr.. e. w. Pou, who was here yester-
day, has returned home. he made
gallant fight for Congress, and won
friends in every section OF the district,
and il personal popularity and eloquence
had awaited, Mr.. Pou would be Congress
man-elect.
Miss Alice M. Speight, of Tarboro,
who has been the guest of Miss Margaret
Broughton, returned home yesterday.
Mr.. J. Ell. Blount. of Greenville. is
here attending the Supreme court.
Ex-senator Thos. ]. Jarvis is in the
city on legal business.
Messrs. Iredell Meares and Thomas w.
Strange, of Wilmington, are at the Park.
Sheriff j. " Rigsbee and s. M. Hol-
ton, of Durham, spent yesterday in Raj
seigh. tiaA
MIR. George D. Bennett, of Goldsboro,
is in the city.
DIR. Chas Il. Chase, of Wilmington, q
member of the State Board of Health,
was here yesterday.
MIR. James Edwin Moore, of Williams
aass. is here on business before the SUI
orerae- court. He says the Populist mem
Der of the legislature from Martin coun-
ty publicly declared that he would NOT
vote for Pritchard or any other gold
bug for Senator
MIR. w. r. Gibson, of Gibson, spent
yesterday in Raleigh.
Mr.. II. IL. Shore, the chief clerk at the
Park Hotel, left yesterday for weeks
vacation. He will visit relatives in Moore
county. @o4t
Mr. John WILDER Jenkins, OF the Char
zoftes News, who has been here for sew
afali days receiving election returns for.
hrs paper,s left yesterday for Charlotte.
Nr.lJenkins has many warm friends in
Raleigh who were glad to welcome him
back even for so short a visit.
Mrs. A. l.. Mcdonald, of Rocking
ham, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mr.. Herbert e. Norris, of Apex, Is
here on legal business.
At the Park:-E. Il. Merritt, Norfolk;
r. Gwathney, Richmond; Jos. III. Hirsch.
Atlanta; +. Ell. Frazier Richmond; j. W.
Foy. Baltimore; G. b. Baker, Louisville,
Ky: James S. Knowles, New York; :.
G.. Davis, Richmond j. s. dye, Balti-
more; G.. A. Gilmer and 81. IS Nicholson,
New York.
Mrs. Mary G.. Daniels, of Wilson, who
mas been on visit to her, son went to
Goldsboro yesterday.
Miss Lucy London, of Pittsboro, who
has been visiting relatives here, left
yesterday for Fayetteville.
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ALL THE COMING WEEK.
A Strong Company at the Metropolitan
Opera House.

Tile many Raleigh friends of ii. Guy
Woodward, the well known comedian,
and his clever little, Bessie Warren, will
be delighted to know that their excellent
company will be at the opera house here
all next week, commencing on Monday
evening. This company comes to Raleigh
most highly spoken of by the press of all
the leading Southern cities.
There are Is persons in the cast, MI OF
them being actors and actresses of ability
and a number being speciality artists OF
some reputation.
No WORKOUT melodramas VIII be pre-
scented during the engagement, but all OF
4he plays which the WOODWARD warren
company will produce are the sole prop
erty of FL. Guy Woodward.
On Monday night "The Girl / Love
will be presented and in order to nitro
duce this attraction ladies will be adinlt-
ted free, If accompanied by person hold
ing one 30-cent ticket.
The prices during the entire week will
range from 10 to 80 cents with no extra
charge for reserved seats.
This attraction has no connection what
ever with the Emma Warren company.
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Notice

The tnsn1ng anuuut 80 Getting OF the stock
holders Of tae Raleigh q AugusEa Ar iisI NJ
PgfirONd COMPANY. viii he held ct the ONCE
81 me compauy, in Raleigh a.. O., IN
Thursday the l2tn day of November 1885,
commencing ct y o'clocE, noon = -
~ order: ": =" Ass SECRETARY
Raleiga, Qcy 9. 1888.
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J. w. Ferguson, democratic candidate
for ire State Legislature in Haywood
was elected by 1850, running away
ahead u the ticket. ~ ~a.zlas
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THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Saturday-The United
states Weather Bureau issues the fol
Rowing forecast for the next twenty
four hours:
For North Carolina: Fair; slowly rls-
ing temperature; southerly winds.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. temperature OF :
ssaiuimum temperature, 40.
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IMPORTED DRESS PATTERNS
Left From Our Exhibit at the State Fair
On Special Sale.

We have arranged for Special Sale on tables in the
front part of Fayetteville street entrance "a
showing of Exclusive Novelties in fine French Dress
Patterns left from exhibit the State Fair and which
must be seen be appreciated, any description
might attempt would be quite inadequate to convey any
.ace OF the values offered.
For the convenience of customers and to induce
quick selling We take all the different priced patterns
and make them into two lots
All the French and German Novelty Dress Patterns
that were priced $4,000 $4,000 and $4,000 per pattern
are now only $500. Those that were priced $500,
S37 so and $4,000 just $500. Not again this
season will you have the opportunity to buy such High
Class Dress Stus low price We would also call
YOUR attention to our celebrated lines of dress ss at
5oc 75c and $500 per yard besides guaranteeing the
price be the very lowest we offer you the largest COL
ecton in the South to select from Samples of these to
out of town patrons
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First Battle of Bull Run.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I do not
like to criticize or note any inaccuracy In
such beautiful present as you have made
the subscribers of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
in your map of the Bull Run battlefield, yet
| could not fail to note the absence or any
mention of the list n. Y, Second Brigade,
Second Division, as occurring in your sum-
mary or detail of losses as given in your
story of the battle thereto appended.
/ had always supposed that Burnside's
entire brigade was present on that field, and
that every regiment was engaged with the
enemy. In your issue of the 9th instant
note the thanks of q comrade for the map,
with the mention that he was near Col.
Hunter when he was wounded, and that re-
calls to mind the fact that l was less than q
hundred feet from the Colonel and looking
directly at him when he was struck. 1t
happened in this wise: my regiment, ID
N. H., of Burnside's Brigade, was moving to
the left from the position we at first occu-
pied, and passed very close in the rear to
two howitzers, which were exchanging COM
pliments with the Washington Artillery on
the Henry House plateau. Col. Hunter was
observing or directing the fire of these pieces,
and sat his horse just to the right of them.
The quietness of his horse, which behaved
like q veteran, attracted my attention in
passing, and while Observing him the Colo
mel was struck by bit of shell, as 1 sup
posed, in the head.
He threw his right hand quickly to his
face, which seemed instantly covered with
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sand you won't insist on having your
men Il feet high?" asked the General.
The Lieutenant had become submissive
during his Imprisonment, and be said he
would be content with men Of ordinary size.
Aud be finally did succeed in getting the
gun into position, although it Was hard and
dangerous work.
Plsnks and logs were laid across The
swamp, and the big gun was drawn out
across them. Then they opened it up on
Charleston, and poured shot after shot INTO
the CITY. The guns Oh the firm ground, way
20 the rear. didn't do half the damage this
one Of McGuire's did. The ground all
around was 50 soft and jelly-like that every
time the gun was discharged it shook sew
eral acres / tell you Itspread CONSERVATION
in the city when McGuire's gun began to
boom. Always after that the gun was
known AS the Swamp Angel
Both McGuire and Gilmore are dead.
They were far separated in rank, but they
were both men Of marked ability, which
made them conspicuous several times during
the WARP. c. TARR, 9th Me, Lewiston
Me
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A CRITICAL MOMENT.
First Clash That Threatened Splitting Blood
on Kentucky Ground.


EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: 1t was
with the greatest of difficulty that Gen.
William Nelson succeeded in obtaining at
Cincinnati the arms first designated for his
use at Camp Dick Robinson. The first at
tempt to convey them over the Ken
lucky Central Railroad, through Cynthiana,
proved futile. The train containing the
arms was under the personal supervision of
Hon. Garrett Davis, who had had some ex-
perience in delivering guns TO Central Ken
lucky Union men. lie ordered the load out
OF Cincinnati on a quick run.
In approaching Harrison's County-seat,
however, it was discovered that the Confed-
crate company AT that point, having been
wired about he train, had possession of the
depot. Seeing this, the engineer reversed
his locomotive and returned to Covipgton.
Through the suggestion Of Col. John NJ
Harlan, now Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court, and Gen. James
Speed, of Louisville, who had heard of the
CynthlaDa occurrence, the arms were then
loaded on boat and sent down the river to
the Falls City, arriving about midnight,
when they were transferred mmediately TO
cars Of the Louisville, Frankfort * Lexing-
ton Railroad, in accordance with an arrange
ment entered heartily into by Superintend-
ent Sam Cox, Union man.
The tram, with its precious freight, sped
in the darkness 10 Lexington, reaching there
at 5 o'clock In the morning. A lounger
around the depot discovered the trains lis
sion, ran at once 10 the Gre-engine room and
rang the bell, which assembled Capt. John
IL Morgan's company of State Guards.
Col. Dudley, who was recruiting his re@i-
ment 1.-THE 21st Ky at Lexington, had been
notified, simultaneously with Gen. Nelson.
by Messrs Harlan and Speed, OF the time to
expect the train.
On the reception of this welcome intelli-
gence Nelson dispatched Col. Bramlette
(afterward Governor OF Kentucky to Lex
iDgton, and ordered Lieut.-Col. Letcher,
with 300 of Wolford's Cavalry, to follow
him. Col. Dudley marched to the depot
soon after Morgan's men bad reached there.
No attempt was made by either party TO
gain possession OF the guns but Morgan,
acting under the instructions of Hon John
&. Breckenridge, was determined TO prevent
the transportation Of the arms through Lex
ingtoD to Camp Dick Robinson, while Dud-
ley was equally as determined TO defend
them. Both were brave men, and their
forces, well armed and about equal in num-
beers, were eager for the fray.
Suddenly the head of Letcher's battalion
appeared upon the hill approaching the
ely. They were armed with Sharpe's re-
peating rifles, and had, for effect, fixed the
lrightful-looking sword-bayonets, which, as
the column descended glittered in the rays
o. tie rising sun. Col. Bramlette, who had
vainly en6eayered 10 convince Mr.. Brecki in
ridge Of the folly of opposing the removal OF
| the guns, remarked at the moment the cav
airy appeared in view:
Very well, Mr.. Breckenridge, the re-
sponsibility of battle rests with you; and
J it is my opinion that the arms will 20 te
Camp Dick Robirsoa."
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The Man Who stopped a Cannon-Ban.

The D0yleslown PA Democrat repro
duces the article under this bead, which APP
peared IN TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and
Gen. Davis adds this testimony 10 its truth:
/ was an eyewitness Of the event spoken
Of above, and can vouch for its accuracy
1T occurred the DAY Ncglee's Brigade made
the reconnaissance on the south side of the
ChickahOminy 10 Savage Station, the l04th
Pa. leading. The troops in front Of us were
Hunton's Brigade OF Yirginians. and their
battery was behind wood about GOO wards
from Us. The l04th was IN line behind q
worm fence between which and the wood
was an open field. was mounted and near
the left OF The regiment. The battery had
been Smelling us for some time, lockout in
q tree-top probably giving our situation SO
the gunners could get our range. To reach
Us the shells had either 10 90 over The wood
OF through il. ] noticed 2 shell coming,
cutting of the tip OF a tTee-tOp here and
there, and occasionally a small limb and
was exactly in the line Of the regiment. IL
struck the ground when il got beyond the
woods and ricocheted across the open field,
at hop -sldp-and-jump gait, as it were. 1t
took the top of one oil the stakes of the
worm fence in front OF the req ment, and
then plunged into the ranks. ii missed the
front-rank man, / never could tell how
struck Brown, who stood IN the rear rank
Immediately behind him, on the forehead,
killing him insanity. aud ending its wild
career by striking Lieut.. Croft on the breast
and falling al his feet The Lieutenant was
doubled up like a rag and sunk 10 the
ground, stunned, but not badly hurt. 1t
was shell, and not a solid shot; and Croft
owed his life TO the force of the shell being
nearly spent and the shell not exploding
W. w. III. DAVIES, Colonel, 104th Pa"
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that could he reached. Mcclure was stub
born. peculiar sort of a fellow. He remon-
strated with the General, and told him that
it would be impossible to mount gun out
in the middle of that bog. 1t was as bad q
place as could he imagined, and 80 men out
OF 100 would have agreed with MCGUIRE.
But the General was not one of those 80.
he insisted that the gun should be mounted.
" ] order you TO mount that gun" he sand
sternly to The Lieutenant.
When Gilmore said a thing he meant 1t.
BE was Just as stubborn as Mcclure.
"Well,n McGuire said, "you give me 70
men Is feet high and I'll wade them through
that mud, which is j. feet deep, and mount
your gun; but I'm not ready to die, myself.
lust yet"
Gilmore got mad and sent him to the
guardhouse. Mcclure stayed there some
time. and the General came 10 him and
asked him if he had made up his mind to
mount the gun. Mcclure said he would
Try.
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"Too Thin in ths Drill"

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / will say
that l would like to see my name in The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE ST am one of the old
boys in blue, and live down in the interior
of Dixie, and would like. to tell the COM
rades of some of myIexperiences in 1868
We have no G. A. K. Post here. We are too
thin in the drill to organize Post. l have
been anxious for sometime to get an oppor-
tunity to join the Cs,tb.IR. Mr.. Editor,
heartily indorse your service Pension Bill.
l hope that you will keep the ball rolling
until it is accomplished.f The comrades are
treated very badly in their old days. had
a claim for pension filed under the old
law-February, 1sS2-and one under the
act of June q, $780, and no pension yet;
and l do not know that l am any nearer
than when filed.-PETER TIDwELL, Corpo-
raj, Co. b, LIST Ala. Cav, Dublin, Ala.
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lains. band of music, some ambulaDces
and doctors had already passed over. These
we captured, and it being now quite dark
slirmishers were thrown out and the troops
Law Oh their arms till morning, burning the
bridge Ia the meantime.
Early in the morning Gen. Granger sent
us word to get out of that as quick as God
would let u.s.; that we were surrounded by
Longstreet's Corps. We lost no time in get
ting out, returning by the Lafayette road 10
RossVille Gap. where we remained until
Sunday morning. Nearly all day Saturday
we could hear fighting in the direction of
Crawfsh Springs, and i wondered why we
did not 60 il that direction. But troops
were constantly coming up, and supposed
it was necessary TO wait until our whole
force could arrive. There was very little
fighting on our front on Saturday.
On Sunday morning the battle opened
away on the right and was evidently trend
ing cur way. McCOoks Brigade marched
through Rossville Gap and formed in line-of-
battle south of the Lafayette road and west
of Missionary Ridge, where it remained
until y o'clock. We were then ordered to
orr right to close a gap between us and the
main army. We took a position on the
ridge north of the Lafayette road, where we
were engaged until fighting ceased
il is plain, therefore, that Col. McCook
never engaged in the fiasco of trying to
capture brigade north of the Chickamauga,
for he knew that the whole Confederate
army was north of the river and had been
there for SO hours before the battle COM
menced. ] was the Brigade Surgeon Of
McCook's Brigade, and had his full conf
dence Twas cognizsnt of every move made
by him, not only at Chicksmauga, but sub
sequently, until he lost his life by shot
received while leading his brigade in a
charge on the Confederate works in front of
Kennesaw Mountain.-M. NJ. HooToN, Sur
Ceon. s6Lh Ill Redland Cal.
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ALLEGED MEASUREMENTS.
Dan McCooks Brigade Surgeon Criticizes
Gen. X. w. johnson.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
issue of Jan. % is an article by Gen. x. w.
Johnson. u. S. A., which contains some
errors that think should not go unnoticed.
II seems to me that the General is not very
familiar with the country about the Chicka-
MAUI battlefield. Being very familiar with
that region. and having been in both the
battle of Chickamauga and Missionary
Ridge, think some OF the implied criticisms
of Gen. Rosecranss dispositions of the troops
preliminary to the battle are without much
force. But 10 go all over these movements
would make too long an article for my pur-
pose. and / VIII, therefore, come at once to
the point
The General SAYS the battle was brought
on by a report made by Col. Dan McCOok to
Gen. Thomas that there was rebel brigade
north Of the river, etc. Col. McCook's Bril-
Cade arrived ia the vicinity Of Chattanooga
late on the evening OF the 18th, and on the
1Sth was in camp at ROssvilie Gap. There
was no general fighting near the place on
the 18th Now and then we could hear
little firing in the distance away toward the
Pigeon Mountains beyond Crawfish Springs,
but being Oh the extreme left of the army
ali was apparently quiet in our front.
Either on the evening of the 18th or 10Th
Gen. Granger ordered Col. McCOok to take
his brigade and destroy TIE Redhouse Bridge
on the Chckamauga River. 1t was hoped
this could have been done in time to delay
Longstreei's army, which was advancing from
Knoxville, intending 10 cross on that bridge.
The expedition was too late. All OF Long
streets Corps, except a few Struggling Chap
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blood, rseled in his saddle, but did not fall
from his horse. Several members of Co B
will remember the incidental W. HOLDEN,
Co. y, 81 Y. H., Bethel, VT
The list n. Y. was actively ard honor
ably engaged at Bull Run. Col. A. f. Burn
side commanding the brigade, compliments
it very highly for its most deadly fire
which assisted in breaking the ranks Of the
enemy" and for It's bravery and steadiness
both on the field and during the retreat"
Other officers speak highly of it, but some
how its list Of casualties were omitted from
the official tables and thus misled u.s.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE.l
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FIG TING THEM OVER.
What Our Veterans Have TO Say About
TER Old Campaigns

rThe Editor would be glad 10 receive articles OF
from 3 Oa Re COCO Wurus, serial papers Of greater
lenpth Tor publication on the first page 81, and
written exclusively for. THE NATIONAL bRIi CNi e
Ti,e euipcts submitted should toe o interest TO the
veterans in general. and should be treated with
espcaia! regnrd historical accuracy Of statement.
Articles OF tife behavior of some particular tegl-
mend or liipale on some field ubereon IL dis
tiupni-hed itself in some campaign IN which u
took 81 prominent part. ia some sieHe wherein II
noted defer. slyciN Extensively: reulnl -cences
81 trisan life The marc4 OF the camp; personal
adventures al such solicited. Shorter pnlers.
Of from 800 io lCC0 words. aud OF the kchArac-
ter are also desired Tor Fighting TIA. Mover
All articles win receive consideration. ana NNvail-
able viii have insertion. Stamps should ~ in
closed 81 IL Is desired that the manuscript be
turned If unavailublel
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The Hath Ohio.

The regiment was organized at Camp
Chase, o., in the Fall of 1864, to serve one
year, and was mustered out, June %, 1865.
John S. Jones was Colonel. Maj. Benjamin
c. G. Reed was killed in action at Wilkison
Pike, Tenn, Dec. Z, 1864. The regiment
served in Rugcr's Division, Twenty-third
Corps, and lost total of one officer and 81
men killed and one officer and "a men died.
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Prize for Flower Growers.

$25000 in prizes is offered by F. B. Mills, the
seed grower, Rose Hill, N. Y, for the largest
variety of colors of flowers grown from the 10
packages seeds which he offers, together with
Is choice bulbs, 1896 Catalogue and Psnsy
Calcndar-all for 80 cents. The seeds include
Pansies, Phlox, Sweet Peas, Chinese Pinks,
Petunias, Poppies, Mignonette, Chrysanthe-
NUNS, Everlasting Flowers, Mixed Flowers,
Tuberoses, Gladiolus, etc.
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Massachusetts Ladies', Aid Society.

The Ladies' Aid of Lieut. William Palmer
Camp, 4, Randolph Mass, is differed as fol-
lows: Pres, Mrs. Mary X. Averill; V.-P., Mrs.
Cora Stetson Chap, Mrs. Sarah J. Pierce; Sec,
Miss Mabel Beal; Treas, Mrs. Carrie Eddy g.,
Miss Mabel Hayden; Asst g., Mrs. Elizabeth
Lyons; G., Mrs. Carrie Hollis; o. g. Mrs.
Catherine Foster; Trustees, Mrs. Sarah J.
Pierce, Mrs. Vim. r. Roberts, Miss Mabel Beal.
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PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.

All communications for this column will receive
due attention, aud those found available used ~
soon rs possible. Comrades should write very
briefly and to the point. on side 81 the paper
only, and on matters of general interest. The
number OF Picket Shots which reach the Editor ~
so great that room cannot be found for all, how
ever Ineriiorious, and those chosen now cannot
ma insertion for some little while. Stamps should
be inc.osed II 1t is desired that manuscript uuavail
able be retuTned.l
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is great favor to our readers, who will
thus be given the opportunity of reading
from week to week the Great Captains
own account of the struggle, with his
opinion on the men, things, and events
of the contest. Every one interested in
the history of the war wants to read it,
and now will have to do so. The pub
LEGATION will soon be begun, and con-
tinue until the entire book is given.
Hurry up with your renewals and sub
scriptions, b as not to miss q number.
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There was no appeal from this argument.
Morgan and men withdrew from the scene,
and the guns were quietly transported to
their destination. Thus ended the recon-
noissance that gave promise of being the first
fight of the civil war on Kentucky grouid.-
ONE WHO WAS THERE.