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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-10-20
.1LAckSMlTHlNG
HORSE ShQElNG

/ We guarantees to do both in a satisfact-
cry manner. # you have q lame or in
terfering horse, give us call. Exper
fenced workmanship IS " ST =. claim to
be able to give you.
SIEBENBRUNNER q 'WILBURa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
CUT TO PIECES.
Siashed Right and Lett--A Accounts
ing Must BE Made to the Court in
Your Chance is Now Here.

The great sale of high grade cloth
ing, etc. which is now going on at 211
Washington avenue. has its effect on
the people. Thousands of buyers from
all over this county are daily pack
ing their store. The prices Of these high
grade garments have been cut to pieces
and tn finest kind of clothing, etc,
are being slashed right and left AS
the executors for this estate have only
ten days left to get rid of this stock
in order to make a settlement, you
must not delay If you need any cloth
ing for men, boys and children. Every
thing will go rapidly from now on
1t will pay you to take advantage of
this great sale. A saving of 60 cents
on every dollar invested, guaranteed to
you. Note the following prices-weigh
in your mind all that is said here.
Bring this circular with you--point out
the article you wish and it Will be
shown to you exactly as described.
Don't wait. Don't put off coming as
the goods must be sold in ten days:
School Pants. all sizes. regular 81 so
pants--sale price $3.50. Sl.50 buys Mems
pants--sale price. S1.50. IS cents buys
Mems Neat pants, all sizes, cost 80 90
to manufaCture-sale price, Csc. Sc.
buys a pair of Mems Cotton Socks,
worth 11c. a pair-sale price, &c. 1c.
each Mems Red Handkerchiefs. 1c. Csc.
buys Mems All Wool Sweaters, worth
sl75-sale price, Csc. Mems Fine White
Laundried Shirts, 49c and 62c. Mems
Fine SILK Ties. worth 50c.--sale price.
&c. Mems Blue Overalls and Jackets.
worth 50c.-sale price, 37c Mems Good
Suspend rs. worth 25c.-sale price. &c.
Mems Fine Fedora or Alpine Hats.
CSC, $l.2i. s1.49. and $19S. Mems Fine
Stiff Hats. 75c., CSC. S1.24, $1.25 EX-
ira Covert Cloth Overcoats from 81 to
$1,000. Mems Overcoats in Beavers
Chinchllas and Stormers. worth from
$500 to S20.00---sale price. S3.6S to $500.
Childran's Cape OvercOats. worth from
$500 to $6.0O-sale price 79c. to $275.
over 1000 different Overcoats will be
slaughtered Children's Refers in all
COlors for less than onc-half of their
value.
Their are thousands Of other bar
gains too numerous to mention, 50 call
and see for yourself. We call your
special attention that this stock is all
tailOr-mada and we have a special
line of extra new suits for large men.
Sale lasts only ten DAYS to wind up
this estate. Chicago Combination
Clothing company, 2ll Washington
avenue, next to Connolly & Walace's
old stand, directly opposite the court
house, Scranton. Pa.
F. S.-During this sale the store will
be kept open evenings until p. m.,
Saturdays until II y. IN.
Railroad fares of all out of town Gus
toners buying $500 and over will he
paid by showing return ticket. If YOU
live five miles, come to this great
sale, if You live twenty-five miles. come
to this great sale: if you live fifty
miles, come to this great sale. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
STOCKS.

New York, Dec. 15.--I'lour-Very quiet
and barely steady; city mil PATENTS. $1.G5
aj.S0; winter patents, ISUaj.l0; city mill
clears, $5 i0a550 Wheat--Spot firm; No.
red, 9Siac., +. o. b., afoat; No. ! hard
Manitoba $l.02, f. O. b., to arrive; No. /
northern New York, 91Lc. spot; options
opened easy under local offerings. rallied
on French cables. small northwest re-
ceipts and cold weather west, holding firm
all day ana closing asaiac. net higher on
late score among shorts; January,
% 5-lGaSIc., closed 9Ic. May, 92 9-lGa934c.,
closed 93Ac.; December 9jl2a97isc., closed
9lsc. Corn-Spot firm No. ., 34iSc., {. o.
b., ailoat; options opened steady and adj
vanccd, closed unchanged to lIc. net high
cr; December Ma4a3l7sc.; May, 337sa3ilsc.,
closed 3lsc. Oats-Spot quiet; No. z
21hc.; No g. 27c,; No. white, 29i5c: No.
white, 2Sl2c; track mixed, western. 27iaa
2Slac.; track white, 2Sl5a2Saic.: options
quiet all day, closing unchanEed Decem-
ber, &c; February, 27asc,; May, closed
2Iasc. Beef-Steady, cut Meats-Ddll;
picked hams 7aSHc. Butter-Quiet west
crn creamery, l5a&}c,; factory, l2al7c.
Elgins, 23c.; imitation creamery, l3LalSc.
state dairy l3a2lc. creamery, l5a2!c.
Cheese-Steady; large white, September,
"ha3isc.; small DO, 9a9hc.; large colored.
september HiaShc. small do, 9a9hc.;
large late made, Tia7a4c; do. small, S4a
Size; light skins, GaGlac.; part SKINS Ilaa
5iac.; tull skins, 3aic, EgEs.Steady;
state and Pennsylvania, 21a26c. western
fresh. 9a2ic Tallow-Firm, Petroleum
Dull
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
ANOCA.

The Pennsylvania and Lehigh VAL
ley Coal companies will pay their en-
p!Oyes in this eCtion on Saturday.
Miss Edith Rolls has accepted a
position in Jonas Longs at Scranton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. NJ Kennedy and
family attended tho funeral Of Mr..
Kennedy's brother, Gilbert, at Han
over, on Tuesday. Mr.. Kennedy was
formerly resident of this place.
Rev. j. Jones. Herbert Boase, w.
j. Williams, Miss Mary Davis, Mrs. j.
p Boase and Mrs. William Bray rep
resented the Primitive Methodist Sun
day school i'm the Nanticoke convention
on Tuesday
A Christmas service of song entitled
1.-THE Lords Amounting" will be rem
dered at the Methodist Episcopal
church on Christmas eve.
Mrs. Thomas Meehan, of Hill street,
is seriously Ill.
The McNulty-A Comedy
company are playing a four nights en-
Eagement at the Saraield opera house
this week.
James Dunlap sr. is seriously i'll at
his home on Grove street"
The members of the L. c. B. 4. So
tltlN VIII De entertained DN lne SISTER
branch in Pittston this evening.
John Kelly, Of the" West Side. sus-
tanned broken collarbone on Tuesday
while at work in the Heidelberg col
liery. He was removed to the Pitts
ton hospital.
Edward Pollard has returned home
after several days visit among friends
in LuzernC,
The l.. G. Il. \. elected the following
offices on Tuesday evening: President,
Mrs. NJ. \. quinn; first vice president
Mrs. Maria Reap: second vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Margaret Connolly; record
cr, Miss Kate Dempsey: treasurer, Miss
r. Doran; financial secretary, Mrs.
Margaret O'Brien; marshal. Mrs. Mary
BOylan guard, Mrs. Ellen Scahil:
trustees. Mrs. Kate Gilhooly and Mrs
Is. Clark.
Mrs j. p Boasc. district deputy. in
stalled the officers Of Princess Alice.
No. 3, Daughters Of st. George, at Lu
Zcrnc Borough on Tuesday evening
Mrs. Bradbury, Mrs. Mary Alger. Mrs.
Nellie Weddal, Mrs. AtwelI. Mrs. Mar
garet BOslcY, Mrs. Jennie Clark and
Mrs. Emily Bray. of this place, were
present
AvoCa conclavc, Improved order ~
Heptasuphs, elected the following Off
GERS on Monday evening: Past Archon,
NJ. u. Sanders; arChon. w. J. SOmmOn:
provost. q. w Rolls; secretary. II. NJ
Steever; tinancier, Walter Anderson:
treasurer, G. w. Lower; prelate. Will
lam Welter; inspector, Michael Flynn.
outside sentinel. n. f. Hoskins: in
side sentinel, j. y. Harris; trustees. r.
], O'Mallcy. Nj. d. Sanders, +. F. DOM
mcrmuth.
Miss Name Fitzsimmons has severed
her connection with postoflice duties
and is now manager of the novelty
store recently opened by Postmaster
T. j. FitZsimmons.
Mis- T., G. Kelum and family have
returned home after a few weeks's visit
among friends in Susduehanna county.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
THE MARKETS.


New York Dec. 15.-Today's market was
largely professional and in the contest
between the bulls and bears the former
enlisted themselves under the banner OF
the Coalers and the latter made the local
traction stocks thr main recourse The
fortunes of battle seemed to shift several
times during the day ana in the middle
afternoon the bulls seemed to have gained
decisive advantage. the earlier marked
losses in some special stocks having been
almost entirely wiped out and the bears
apparently driven to cover. In the last
hour of trading, however, a large number
OF loans were suddenly called, and in re-
placing them the call loan rates stiffened
sharply to per cent at which rate a
large amount of money was placed. This
induced liquidation, especially in stocks
which yielded profit on the days adj
vance. The bears, thus encouraged, re-
ncWed their attack on the specialties
which had engrOssed their attention all
day and uncovered stop loss orders on
the way down. AS consequence the
tide of battle was turned completely and
victory lay with the bears. The total
sales were 400 $40 shares.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL,
LEN CO., stock brokers, Mears build
ing, rooms 705-7Ot.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16

the other oliver f. Pearsall and John
NJ. Brown. The subject has not yet
been chosen, but will be announced
later.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Metho-
dist church held an art exhibition in
the vacant store room of the II. w.
Brown building last evening.
Frank Powderly, an aged resident of
Forest City, was taken violently in
sane one day last week and has since
been confined I'm the borough lookup.
The poor directors will remove him to
an insane asylum.
Forest City young people have or
ganzed themselves into a body to be
known as the Paragon Social club. The
club starts out with a membership of
about twenty. and will hold it's next
meeting tomorrow evening at the home
of Miss Edith Brown, on Main street.
The officers chosen by the club were:
President. David B. Harris secretary,
Miss Edith Brown; treasurer Fred.
Reynolds.
The Delaware and Hudson company
paid it's employees at the Vandling col
liery yesterday
The county Christian Endea avor con-
vention will be held in the Baptist
church at this place on Wednesday and
Thursday, Dec. 30 and 90.
Watch meeting services will be held
i'm the Methodist church on New Years
Sc.
a lodge of the Shield Of Honor will
be instituted at Nandling tonight
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16

sylvshia, choice. 7SaSoc.; sweets. prime
per basket, 5Oa5jc.: do. seconds. 25a3gc
Butter--Steady; fancy western creamery,
25c.; do. Pennsylvania prints, 25c.; do
western do, 2jc. Eggs-UnchanBed; fresh
nearby. 20c.; do. western. 2Oc. Cheese
Steady. Refined Sugars Unchanged
Cototn-Steady. Tallow-Dull. Live Poul-
try-Steady; fowls 6iaaSc.: old roosters
5lac.; spring chickens, 6laa7c.; broilers, "a
&c; turkeys, 9al0c. ducks and geese, Sa
ec. Dressed Poultry--Un fowls
choice Sc; do. fair to good, 7a7iac. chick
ems, large &C.; medium, Ease. common
ana scalded, ia1c.: turkeys. choice, 12a1ic. !;
do. fair to good, 10al1c; ducks 7a9c. Re-
ceipts-tlour, 5000 barrels and %, ,OOU sacks (;
wheat. 5000 bushels; corn, $4,000 bushels ;
oats, 22,OW bushels. Shipments-Wheat.
b,5OO bushels; corn, 1900 bushels; oats.
II, 900 bushels
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
FOREST CITY.

On Friday evening, Dec. "a the
Methodist Sunday school will have it's
annual Christmas tree exercises. 4
literary and musical entertainment will
be siven, the musical part Of the pro-
granme 10 consist Of a production er-
titled Great JOY"
on Jan. , debate will be held in
the Welsh CONGREGATIONAL church, the
dispEtants un ono side to he d. Stanley
Evans and Thomas Brown, il, and on
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
Enst Liberty CnttIe Market.

East Liberty, Pa. Dec. 15.-Cattle-
Steady; prime, s+75a4.S5; common s3.225a
$50; bulls, stays and cows. s2o3.60. Hogs
Active; prime medium weights. S3.j5a3.GO
best Workers and pigs, S3.55: heavy hogs,
S3.i5; good roughs, $2Ija515; common
roughs $2.25a2.60. Sheep-Firm; choice
S.60a+Ij; common, $3a3,65; choice lambs
s.. 15a6 comon to good lambs, SI.j0aj.,l
veal calves, $650a7.25.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
Chicago Live STOCK.

Chicago, Dec. I5.-Cattle-G Good daunAn d ;
common to good sSa37j; steers, S4.45a5.lO;
feeders, $3.S0at35; stockers, S3a3. 10; choice
heifers, $3.75ai.5O; calves. So. HogS--StrOnT
at 327a3.37l2 pigs, s325a335. Sheep and
Lambs-ln good demand sheep, S2.7ja3 for
poorest UP to H.G0ai75 for choice to prime
natives; western fed lots, S3.75atj0; lambs
Siai.50 for culs to s575a5.90 for choice to
extra grades. Receipts-Cattle. II. no
head; hogs, 5000 head; sheep, Is 900 head.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16

From London Tit-Bits.
Miss Lily ncstlcs famiiarly on the Ian
of young gentleman who has been pay
ing his addresses to her big sister MI
through the sprngtlme OF this year.
"'Fcll me, sir, are YOU well one"
Yes, my little pet"
"Aro you very well off?"
"Why, what difference can it make 10
you whether ] am rich or not?"
'Nou see, my big sister said yesterday
that she would give 20 francs to know il
yol were wcll OFF, and ] should like to
earn the money"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
Buffalo Live stock.

East Buffalo. n. Y. Dec. 15.--Cattle.--
Steady. .Hogs-Quict; Workers. good to
choice, $3.l0a3.52 roughs, coInmon to
choice S3a3.15; pigs, common to choice.
S3.6Oa3.65 Sheep and Lambs-Dull and
slows: lambs, choice to extra, S4.50a6 -;
culls to common. Si.5Oa5.50; sheep choice
to selected wethers, Si.6Oai.75; culls to
common, S3a315
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
Philadelphia Proyision Market.

Philadelphia, Dec, Wheat--lsc low
cr; contract grade, December 96gsa96Isc. !;
January February and March, nominal
Corn-Steady; No. mixed, December
and January, S2Aa32l2c,; February and
March, nominal Oats-Firm; No. 2 white
December and January, 29a29lac. March
and May nominal. Potatocs--Quiet but
steady; white choice, per bushel, 73a
IShc,i do, fair 70 good G5aIOc. do Penn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16

New York, Dec. 15.-Bccves-QuiSt and
steady; native steers, Sil5a5: stays and
oxen, 2.50a450; bulls SSa3.30: dry cows,
AS5a3.20 CalVes-Active and steady;
veala, S5a5.25; grassers. $3a3.50. Sheep
and Lambs-Steady and easier; sheep, 81
a4I5; lambs, S5.75a67). HoEs-Firm at
s. 6la3.S5
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago. Dec. 15-The leading futures
ranged as follows: Wheat-Deccmber.
9lsa91hc.; January. 92a93c. May, 9Oiaa
9l1sc. Corn-Dccember 25La235sc. Janu-
ary' 253sa259sc.; May, 2Sssa29c. Oats-De-
cember' 2l7sa2l7sc.; May, 22ila22ssc. Pork
January S.42iaaS.5O; May, SS.62ia 10.
Lard-January, Si.45a4 Az; May. 81. .6Oai.bj.
Ribs-January, Si3OdL35; May. A42iaaLfi.
Cash quotations We're as follows: Flour
Easy; No. 2 spring wheat, SSaS9c.; No. 3
do, S2a93c. No. 9 red 97i4C. No. corn,
261sc.; No. oats, 22l4c. No. white, {.
o. b., 24a2ii2c.; No. 3 white, (. O. b., pa
23Ac.; No. rye 4jiac.; No. 1 fax sced.
M.l5allSla; prime timothy seed. S2G2' "a
2.65; pork. Sj0a7.5j: lard. S4.i5aA5O ribs.
42l2ai62l2: shoulders. fgaiTc.; sides,
4. .45a4.61: whisky, $il9; sugars, cut loaf,
$5.9j; granuated, sj.32. Rcccipts-Flour,
49, 600 barerls; wheat. 3i4.O00 bushels: corn,
2tS.ON bushels; oats. Gl3 900 bushels; rye.
$4,000 bushels; barley, $4,000 bushels.
Shipments-Flour, 10000 barrels; wheat,
5000 bushels; corn, 5000 bushels: oats.
2iIOOO bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley,
5000 bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
THIRD national bANk
OF SCRANTON.

Special Attention Given to Busi.
ness and Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accommodations EX.
tended According to Balances ana
Responsibility.
3Per Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposits.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
Oil Market.

Oil City, Pa, Dec. l5.-Crcdit balances,
65 sales, $1,000 barrels of certificate oil
at 60 cash; no bids for January delivery;
shipments, H,S7% barrels: runs. oo,9GO bar
relS.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04
How the Counties were Named.

The following gives the origin Of
the names Of the counties in South
Carolina, which composed the State
previous to the meeting Of the late
Constitutional convention
Abbeville, town Of Able, French.
Aiken, named after Governor Aiken.
Anderson, in honor Of Colonel Robert
Anderson. Barnwell, in honor Of Col.
Barnwell. Beaufort, French, Henry,
Duke of Beaufort. Berkeley, Lord
Berkeley, one of the Lords Proprie-
tors. Charleston, town Of Charles,
Charles II. Chester, settlers from
Chester, Penn, who were from Chester,
England. Latin Castro. Chesterfield,
either from the same source or after
Lord Chesterfield. Clarendon, in hon"
or of the Earl Of Clarendon. Collie"
ton, in honor of John Colleton. Oar.
lineton, in honor of Colonel Darling
ton. Edgefeld, meaning edge Of the
field or border of the State. Fairfield,
meaning Fairfield, the county being
much admired by Lord CORVALLIS.
Georgetown, in honor Of King George.
Greenville, Greentown, not from the
character Of the people, but from the
surface of the country, or from General
Green. Hampton, in honor OF Wade
Hampton. Horny, in honor of Colonel
Horny, the friend of Marion. Ker-
shaw, in honor of Colonel Kershaw.
Lancaster, settled from Pennsylvania
and Castro. Laurens, in honor OF
Henry Laurens. Lexington, German
settlers called it Saxe.Gotha, which
was changed to Lexington in honor Of
Lexington, Mass. Marion, named
after General Francis Marion. Mari.
boro, after the distinguished Duke Of
Marlboro. Newberry-there is a diff
ference of opinion on the origin of this
name. Oconee, an Indian name,
meaning water course ; this is the only
county in the State that is from the
Indian dialect. Orangeburg, named
in honor of the Prince of Orange, who
sent the first settlers over here. Pick
ems, after Andrew Pickens, who to
serve in the legislature declined & seat
in congress and later the governorship.
Richland is either so called on account
of the rich bottom lands, or in irony
on account of the poor uplands. Spar
tanburg, so called on account of the
presumed Spartan qualities of her in
habitants. Sumter, in honor Of Cen
eral Sumter. Union seems to have
taken it's name from Union Church, in
which the Episcopalians and Presby-
tcrians had united. Williamsburg
was named in honor of King William:
York is after the name of the Duke of
York.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

mandcr at Governors Island. If he
wants to go into any other department
authority must first be obtained
from the adjutant general at Wash
ington.
There is no use for a mar in this
part of the country to ask to be sent
west Of the Rocky mountains.
In addition to the white troops, a
number Of negroes are enlisted here
for the two colored regiments.
Once in the army the recruit is
placed in a 'green squad,' where he
is taught the elementary principles of
tactics. Soon he secures a uniform,
settles down to the routine of military
life, and dreams of wearing stripes on
his sleeves.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04
Death IIorers Along its Banks.

The Yellow River, which has been
named the Sorrow of China" is
probably the most destructive stream
on the face of the earth. In less than
a hundred years it has changed its
channel four times, and the point
where it empties into the sea has,
from time to time, been moved up and
down the coast a distance of three
hundred miles. 1t I'll through a
vast alluvial plain, and is fed by
streams from a great system OF noun
tains in the north. When the snow
melting on this range comes at a time
of heavy rains the result is sure to be
a terrible food. 1t has been estima-
ted that in the past three centuries
over 10, 900, 900, human beings have
persisted in the floods Of the Yellow
River. For dcstructiveness, both of
life and property, this stream is I'M
parallclcd, and the sobriquet bestowed
upon it is amply justified by its his
tory.-St. Louis GIoJc-Democrdt.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04
Catarrh Cured.

No remedy is as cffectual in eradi-
eating and curing the Catarrh as Bo-
tanic Blood Balm, (B. B.. b. 1t pu-
rifles and cnrichcs the blood, elimi-
mates microbes, bacteria, etc, and
builds up the system from the first
dose. Thousands of cases of catarrh
have been cured by it's magic power.
For all blood and skin diseases, it has
no equal. Buy the old reliable and
long tested remedy, and don't throw
your money away on substitutes, palm
cd off as "just as good" Buy the old
reliable Botanic Blood Balm. Price
s1.OO per large bottle.
SAYS 1T is GLORIOUS.
| cannot refrain from telling you
what a glorious medicine you have.
For two years my mother has suffered
with o severe catarrh of the head and
liberated sore throat. She resorted
to various remedies without effect,
until she used Botanic Blood Balm
B. B. b. which cured her catarrh,
and healed her sore throat.
w. A. PEPPER,
Frcdonia, Ala.
For sale by druggists.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04
First Cannon Shot of the War.

In looking through an old Veteran
July, 1885, see that Comrade G. A..
Doolittle in his article on charleston
harbor" mentions the noted shot fred
from the Iron Battery at Fort Sumter
on the morning of March g., 1861.
That shot has a history. The Wash.
ington Artillery, of Charleston, Of
which Doolittle and I were then mem
bers, had charge of the Iron Battery
on Morris Island, and its commander,
the gallant Capt. George q. Walter,
would regularly march the company
from camp to the battery twice a day
for drill, and in drilling we went
through all Of the movements requir-
ed in artillery practice, even to firing
blank cartridges. The guns of the
battery were eight-inch Columbiads,
then the heaviest guns in service, and
were trained on Fort Sumter, 1900
yards distant. This drilling and prac-
ticing was becoming m%onotonous;
then, too, the boys were ''spoiling'
for a fight. AS We marched back to
camp on the evening Of March Z,
Cannoneer E. Lindsay Halsey said to
a few of us: II am tired of this nom
sense, and intend to put a stop to it,
and in such a way as to raise a com
motion tomorrow morning" The
next morning, March 8, during the
exercises, when he gave the'command,
"Fire!" it was literally obeyed, the
ball flying over the water and striking
Fort Sumter. You can we'll imagine
the excitement in the harbor and
in Charleston. Major Anderson open
ed his port holes, and everything for a
while looked as if judgment day had
come.
The following correspondence from
the records will explain the result:
Headquarters Provisional Army,
Confederate States Of America,
CHARLESTON, S. c., March 9, 1861.
Hon. L. P. Walker, Secretary Of
War, Montgomery, Ala.-Sir: I en-
close you herewith the report Of Col.
NJ. Gregg, 1st regiment, South Caro-
lima Volunteers, commanding on Nor
ris Island, reporting the accidental
shooting Of a loaded gun toward Fort
Sumter on the 9th inst. It appears to
have been entirely accidental; but l
have ordered a thorough investigation
of the affair to be made at once, and
in order to prevent the recurrence of
an event which might be attended
with such disastrous consequences, |
have ordered that hereafter no gun
should be used for practice without
first ascertaing whether it be loaded or
not. G.. T. BEAUREGARD,
B~rigadier General Commanding.
Q~nclosure)
Headquarters, Morris Island, S. c.,
March 8, 1861.
To the Chief Of Staff Of Brig. Gen.
Beauregard.-Sir: I am informed by
Major Stevens that a shot was acct
dentally fired from the Iron Battery
this morning, which struck Fort Sum-
ter. Major Stevens was practicing
with blank cartridges, and does not
knew how a shot got in. He does not
suspect that it was put in by any man
Intentionally. Major Stevens is
about to 60 with a flag to Fort Sumter
to explain the accident. / beg leave
to request that Gen. Beauregard will
forward this note for the information
of the commander-in-chief
I have the honor to be your obedi-
ent servant, MAxcEY GREGG,
Col. 1st Regiment, S. 9. V.