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Mr.. James Bumgardner and
wife, Of Huntington, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Wright, Jr, last Saturday night.
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Miss Lille Wright, who has
been visiting relatives at Louisa,
KY, for the past week, returned
home, Monday.
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PROGRAM
OF THE FOURTH ANNU-
AL CONVENTION
OF The OHIO VALLEY G. E. UNION,

To BE Held in Cercdo, w. Va,
August 26, 1897.
90 Is - Devotional Exercises. Spiritual
Power" Rev. John Mccarthy, Hunting
ton.
Oils 925-Addrcss of Welcome. w. w. Smith
2j'9 35-Response. Rev. $ ID. Boggs.
q 35-lO-Roll Call Of Societies. Business. Re-
ports OF Officers Appoint COMMITTEES.
1910 l0-Acquaintance Meeting. Singing
10 1910 2S-"Ends TO be Gained by our Tri.
State G. f.. Convention" Rev p. W. Tay-
lOr Hanging Rock.
10 2S-lO discussion on above Topic.
10 4O-Il-"opportunities and How to make
the Most OF Them, Walter Campbell, Esq.
Huntington.
I'LL ~ Discussion OF the above.
III 2O-ll INSTRUMENTATION Fellowsh IN
Elvn IN lrnLn LaIk nv a AInLhnhI.L
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Robbins, Of
Limestone, KY, we're the guests Of
relatives here last Monday.
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b F. Webb moved into the Cop
ley residence on East First Street
vacated by VIM Fortner-last
Saturday.
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPIEhS'
I-Ahout a score of men. chosen from the I'd,
olst aud 23d Ohio and led by J. J. Andrews. Q
daring Federal spy, are commissioned to pene-
trate the rebel liaes to Marietta, Ga. take .
train. run northward again, destroying the
Georeia Railroad, and so break communication
with the South. They leave their division
commander, Gen. o. NJ. Mitchell. April Z, 1867,
near Shelbyvile Tenn. reach Chattanooga on
the 11th, unfortunately delayed one day.
Reaching Marietta, they return by train next
day. steal the engine and three cars at 81 G
Shanty. in the face of 10000 Confederstes and
dash away.
U,-They are pursued by train, and the ex-
citing chase rouses the country. Bridges are
burned, tracks destroyed, wires cut. but the
pursuers hang on. After reckless race, the
fuel gives out. and there is no opportunity 70
replenish it, They are almost captured
III-The story Of the train-stealing is toid
from the rebel standpoint, showing the eager
ness of the chase and the amazement with
which they regarded the enterprise.
Nv. Aft Wilson takes up his story again AS
the men Jump from the engine aud details
mart of his thrilling adventures in euding the
pursuers He and Wood narrowly escape de-
lection several times.
The exciting passage down the Tennessee,
the capture, prison experiences. hopes and dis
amendments. terrible fate of some. and escape
of Others will be graphically told in succeeding
issues As in all good stories the best part Is
vet to come, aud one starting this story. re-
plete with surprises and dramatic situations,
with this issue will practically read it from the
commencement; or subscriptions may date from
May Ii.
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OVER
What the Veterans Have to Say
About Their Campaigns.
A HERO OF THE VERMONT BRIcHDE.

Daring of Capt. 4! A. Bird at the wilder
tsfess.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The arti-
Gle which appeared from the pen Of Gen. L..
A. Grant. giving an account of the part
taken by the old Vermont Brigade at the
Wilderness, was very interesting.
| should like to mention one brave SOL
dier who went down while leading his men
in that unequal contest. No Drawer man
ever died for his country than Riley A. Bird,
Bristol, VT, Captain Of Co. A, 9th VI. When
his men at one fearful moment seemed to
waver under the terrible, whitening fire to
which they were subjected, he sprang before
them, the blood then streaming down his
face from wound in the head, and urged
them on, saying that no live man had any
business to 60 to the rear.
Soon another bullet struck him in the leg,
making CHASTITY wound. He cOOlly, amid
shower of bullets, removed his sash and
bound it around his leg to stop the flow of
blood, and resumed his place at the head Of
his brave boys. Not long after, when cheer
ing them on, the third bullet struck him,
this time piercing his noble heart, and. he
fell dead upon that memorable field.
The old Vermont Brigade in that memora-
BILE engagement of May S, 1864, lost So per
cent. of their number engaged, and killed
outr' xht in that one encounter the I'd VT
lost 80 men, being II per cent of those en-
gagged Sd Vt. 60, or 12 per cent; 4th Vt. a.
or IA per cent; 9th Vt. SO, or Is per cent
1t is to be hoped that the readers of The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE will be favored with
more articles from Gen. L. A. Grant He
can tell of Savage Station, South Mountain,
and Antietam; Of Fredericksburg, Marye's
flights, and Banks's Ford; of Gettysburg,
Funkstown, Cedar Creek, and Petersburg
F. M. KIMBALL, Cos. D and G, 9th Vt,
Topeka. Kan.
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WHY DOWN IN ARKANSAS:

Missouri Veteran Tells Of Lively Morning
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: AS / never
see anything about the 18th Mo. Cav, l
thought l would write. The regiment was
organized in Benton Barracks, with VIM. d.
Wood Colonel. We were sent to Rolla, Mo,
where old Bob Livingston took command of
the brigade, and marched us to the swamps
of northeast Arkansas, first to Batesville.
Jacks0np0rt is about rs miles southeast of
Batesville, and while the former place was
our Headquarters, old Bob, as the boys
called him, thought there was some danger,
as a rebel command had crossed the Black
River some few miles above us, and was
moving around on onr east. was called in
the night to take command of the picket
guard at the bridge over cutoff from Black
to White Rivers
About sunrise one Of my boys cried !:
Look What scout going out"
When ] saw them / said: Those are not
our men,"
They had passed in through the thick
bottom, dense wood. They undertook to
capture US the first thing. / thought we
were gone, but would let the boys in camp
know it.
As the enemy charged We all jumped be-
hind the picketing that had been placed
there Il suppose to keep the water in the
channel), except Private Gabriel, who
mounted the bridge and fred his carbine as
fast alb he could. We made such . racket it
scared them back On their main line in the
timber.
We shortly got reinforcements, and the
enemy was driven away. l have never seen
any Of the boys who were with me there
since we were discharged at st. Louis.
should love to know where they are.-GEo.
BRADLEY, Sergeant, 18th Mo. Cav, Ozone,
Ark. -
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that direction We desired also to get into
the mountains. thinking we would there
have better chance for our lives. / sup
pose at this time we were less than 90 miles
from Chattanooga
MAKING FOB THE MOUNTAINS.
The rain still fell in torrents, bnt as we
went on and our stiffened limbs got imbered
up, We began to make good tune. Oar de-
sire was, as soon as We could get beyond the
immediate reach of our enemies. to bend our
course in the direction Of the Federal lines
But we must by all means avoid Chatia-
nooga. We knew that.
We travelled as rapidly as we could that
night, and about iaybreak of Monday
morning we saw an old log hut off by itself
some distance from any road. We wished
very much to get shelter from the cold rain,
which had chilled us almost to the point Of
freezing. We found the hut to be sort of
barn, the NOW Of which was full Of bundles
of corn fodder. We made hole down in
the NOW and covered ourselves cut of sight
and went to sleep.
About one o'clock in the day, as we slum-
bered, we were awakened by somebody in
the NOW and soon found out that two women
were looking there for eggs One of them
nearest us said: " Here is a hole; shouldn't
wonder If there is a nest in here;" and at
the same time she thrust her hand down
and, as bad luck would have it, she touched
one of my bands and started back with a
scream.
This brought up the other woman, and
they threw OF the bundles, and there we
were. They were both badly frightened and
ran for the house with all their might. We
hastily crawled out and brushed some of the
chaff from our clothes, and after moments
thought concluded that the best thing for
us to dc would be to 20 to the house and
apologize TO them, and in addition try to get
something to eat
Who is the man who has ever in his life
yainly appealed, in a becoming and respect
full manner, for food, when hungry, to a
woman? If man excels in the brutal art OF
war and killing his fellow beings with sue
cessful and unsparing hand, or being himself
killed without murmur, all of which
passes for bravery, noble womaa excels in
those higher and more Godlike attributes OF
sympathy for the distressed and charity to
the needy. / believe this to be true the
world oser. where woman is treated as the
equal Of man.
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HOW SOME OF OUR READERS CAN
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Strange New Shrub that Cures Kidney and
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Strange New Shrub that Cures Kidney and
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We have previously described the new DO.
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blood. or disorder of the Kidneys or urinary
organs. 1t is now stated that Alkavis is a
product of the well.known Kava-Kava Shrub.
and is specific cure for these diseases just as
quinine is for malaria. Hon. Il. c. Wood, OF
Lowell. Ind, writes that in four weeks Alkavis
cured him of Kidney and bladder disease of ten
years standing, and Rev. Thomas NJ Owen, of
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Many ladies also testify to its wonderful cura-
tive powers in disorders peculiar to woman
hood. The only importers of Alkavis so far
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Avenue, New York. AMI they are so anxious to
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Disease. rheumatism, sDropsy, Gravel, Pain in
Back. Female Complaints or other affection
due TO improper action of the Kidneys or
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.

w. Fl. Musser, Co. E, 45th Pa, Bellefonte
Pa, writes: / wish to correct R. B. Wilson,
of Toledo, o., in his history of the Kanawha
Division at South Mountain, Sept. ID, 1862.
He says that alone and unaided it (the Ka-
nawha Diyision) pushed Lees right from its
strong position on the crest of the mountain,
drove it back over his center, and captured
and held road leading to his rear, which
made his entire position untenable. He
makes otherstatements that make it appear
as if the Kanawha Division did all the fight
ing.
81 remember stopping rebel bullet my
self, and our regiment, 45th Pa. lost 147
men in killed aud wounded. The 18th
Mich. was on our right. the 46th N. Y. on
our left. We fought the part of the rebel
army stationed behind the stone wall at
Wise's field, on Lees right"
saving Train.
Peter w. Hughes, 9Th Mich. Cav, Clare
mont, Cal, writes: "Whle carrying dis
patch from Kentucky to Gen. Schofeld at
Knoxville, was instrumental in saving q
large Government train from capture by
Gen. Longstreet. An officer at post four
miles out of Knoxville, on the peterborough
road, asked me ash was passing if had seen
train on the road. l told him had, and
he ordered me at once to report the fact to
Gen. Schofeld. Troops were sent out to
guard the train. This was at time when
supplies were very short in Knoxville"
why Don't They Write?
II. C. Green, Co. E, s7th Ind, says: 81
have often looked in vain for something re-
lating to Battery !, 4th q. S. Art. l wonder
if they are all encamped on the other shore
A drawer lot of men did not exist, and under
the command of Lieut.. Smith they did very
effective service, especially at Chickamauga.
I should like to hear from some of them
through THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. Every
regiment in the old Third Brigade, Third
Division, Fourteenth Corps felt proud of
them then and honor them now"
Pass the Tariff BILL.
J.. G.. :. Moreland, Pinevile, Ky., wants
every pressure put on the Senate to secure
the speedy passage of the Tariff Bill, which
will bring back good times.
Scattering.
Burton Kelsey, 13-year-old son of Enos
Kelsey, Sergeant, Co. G, 18th Ill.,, writes of
the story told by his father of the chase and
capture of a rebel while the regiment was
scouting near Fayetteville, Ala The rebel
was mounted on large mule and kept we'll
ahead of his pursuers for a couple of miles,
He was taken to camp and recruit placed
guard over him. The prisoner wanted a
drink, and while his guard was not watch
ing he disappeared, and was not caught
again.
Fred Mather, 63 Linden street, Brooklyn,
N. Y, desires description of the uniform of
the 18th N. Y. (1st Zouaves), particularly as
70 the color Of the blonse. cap, cuffs, etc.
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TIREhEss PURSUIT OF MORGAN.

Hobson's Rough Riders Spent Forty-twO
Days In the Saddle.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Maj. Rue,
9th KY. Cav, gave very correct account
of the Morgan raid, but since his account of
the affair there have been misleading articles
by the 9Th and 9th Mich. men. 1t is not
my purpose to try to take from the 9Th and
9th Mich. the honor of any duty performed
on the raid, or in the fight and capture of
Morgan and his men, but do not desire to
see them claim the honor of duties per-
formed by others All know there were no
troops in the field that could excel the
bravery of the Michigan troops, demon
strated by the stand made at Green River
Bridge, KY, against Morgan's command on
this same raid, by "a portion Of the 2Sth
When it became Known that Morgan's
intention was to make raid into Kentucky
about July l, 1863 tile 9th KY. Cav. broke
camp at Russellvilie. KY, and made forced
march via Glasgow, KY, to Marrowbone,
where we arrived about 10 o'clock at night,
after Morgan's com mand had passed through
during the day. ~
The next morning we joined Hobson's
command in pursuit., and followed Morgan
from there till We closed in on him at Buff
fington Island. Our marches were kept up
till about II o'clock at night, aud resumed
by o'clock in the morning, giving our
horses about three hours to rest and feed
out of each "a.
After crossing the Ohio at Brandenburg
the troops generally ate their meals in the
saddle. The march was thus kept up q
great portion of the time, our advance-guard
being in sight of Morgan's ear-guard till
the morning of the 18th of July, when
Morgan, finding gunboats in his front on
reaching the river, was delayed, and Hobson
closed in on him.
After the fight had been going on for some
time the LIST, Sd and 9Th KY. Cav. were or
dered to charge, when the three regiments
went at them with drawn sabers Capt.
Samuel Allen (Co. HI taking the lead in the
9Th KY. The result of the charge was
1000 prisoners, said TO represent Is different
regiments.
The writer was with his company from
the time it left Russellville till after the
fight at Burlington Island, and when the
regiment regained camp at Russellyile they
had been AZ days in the saddle.-G. w.
SHELTON, Co. II, 9Th KY, Snyder, Colo.
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CHAPTER lv-tcontinaed).

rTWAS SOME TIME IN THE AFTER
noon when we took refuge in the brush
heap. and in that spot We were compelled
- to remain all that night, all the next
day, and far into the second night before
we dared venture forth. The night was one
of terrible anxiety to us. Our condition was
pcrious in the extreme. The entire night
long could he heard the shouts and yells and
imprecations and firing of the frenzied horde.
The whole country was aroused, and
swarmed with soldiers and citizens Every
road and crossroad was watched night and
day that none of the "rascals might es.
cape. We could hear the deep baying of
bloodhounds. as they secured through woods
and fields, but, luckily for us SO many men
had tramped over the ground in the vicinity
of the place where We jumped from the train
that the dogs could not work. Still, men
and dogs were securing the woods 10 every
direction, and it was unsafe to make tracks.
To add still more TO the wretchedness of
our condition, the rain was almost incessant.
The place of our concealment was little
lower than the ground surrounding, and
much OF The time the water was three or
four inches deep where we lay. This, with
hunger and wet clothing, made us extremely
uncomfortable.
After darkness had closed in for some
time, on the second night, however, we were
compelled to come out, capture or no cap
ture. We could stand it no longer. On
crawling out, our limbs were SO stiff and sore
that it was with the utmost difficulty that
we could move, and it was only by rubbing
and working them vigorously that we could
begin TO use them. It did not seem that we
could travel very far, do our best. with such
stiffenAd ] limbs.
After 10 king about, we decided to take
an opposite course from that which our COM
rades had taken, thinking there would be
less vigilance on the part of the hunters in
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energy, as a hungry man will do when he
hopes soon to find food.
We were guiding our course by the sun,
and during the afternoon we came out on
the brow of high mountain, overlooking
beautiful little valley, thickly dotted with
houses. From our elevated position we
could see everything the valley contained.
/ thought it one of the loveliest sights had
ever seen-that quiet, peaceful little valley.
looked at each house and wished that l
could 90 into even the humbIest and ask for
a piece of corn-bread. pictured in my
hungry imagination the good things to eat in
each little cottage, and wondered how we
could safely manage to get morsel OF their
stores Of abundance to satisfy our great
hunger. The more / looked at that little
valley the more it looked like little para
disc of peace and plenty, where sorrow and
hunger never entered. And the longer
looked, the hungrier / became.
Near the foot of the mountain was q small
log house, little separated from the rest,
and we knew it was inhabited, from the
smoke that curled up from the chimney.
We concluded 10 venture down and apply
for food.
GETTING GOOD DINNER
A young-looking woman appeared at the
door, and, alter, the salutations of the day.
We told her that we had been lost in the
mountains and were in need of something
to eat. She invited us to seats and at once
set about getting us meal. We inquired
the way to the next town, the name of which
pretended could not just speak, but she
helped me out by mentioning the name
Cleveland. We learned from her that the
town was only short distance away, aud
that there were no soldiers there.
This was gratifying, but not near as much
so as the savory odors of the ham, eggs. and
rye coffee she was preparing for us. We
could hardly wait until the cornbread was
cooked, aud when she invited US to take
seats at her table we soon gave her salts
factory evidence that we had told the truth
about being hungry. although we had
stretched the facts little about being lost
We paid the woman for our dinner and,
without delay, took our leave.
We felt very much the need of a map, and
after near approach to the little town of
Cleveland, and careful survey of the sur
roundings, left Wood in a secluded spot to
wait while walked boldly in and went to
Q bookstore and asked for school atlas.
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FuLLER'S OHIO BRIGADE.
A 43d Ohio Man Tells How It Captured
Decatur, Ala.

n asa Ou1O MAN 1SitS lOW ~ NaPsuA So
Decatur, Ala.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The 9th,
39th, Add, and 63d Ohio were brigaded on
manded by Gen. D. S. Stanley. Stanley
rose to command division, and the brigade
was then put in charge of J. w. Fuller, the
first Colonel of the 9th Ohio.
Our last engagement as brigade was March
8, 1864, at Decatur, Ala. The day before,
the 63d and Add went five miles above Deca-
tur and up Limestone Creek. About mid
night we were put into canvas bottom boats,
the 63d lCol. Spragne) in advance and the
43d (Col Wager) next.
When close enough to cross over. picket
sent minie-ball through Col Sprague's
coat-tail. That was the signal, and every
boat was cut loose and We pulled for the shore
We did some quick work in getting OIL and
into line, the boats crossing over for the 9th
and S9th, which were on the other side OF the
river.
The 9th III. was to come up below. They
failed to arrive in time, and the JOhnnies left
on that route. A part of the 63d fired
volley at the departing rebs to our left.
We got possession Of the place, with very
small loss on both sides-a rebel Lieutenant
being killed and some two or three wounded.
We went into camp around the town. and
remained there until May /. While we were
at Decatur the army was reorganized. Our
brigade had started in the service AZ the
First Brigade, Army Of the Mississippi. In
the Fall of 1852 we were made the First
Brigade, Fourth Division, Sixteenth Corps.
Our new relations were the 18th Mo-, Gath
Ill, 9th and 39th Ohio, Gen. ]. w. Fuller,
First Brigade, Fourth Division; Second
Brigade, 25th Wis, 35th N. j., 43d and 63d
Ohio. %fr
As such we remained until the close of
the war. Tho division was made First Divis-
ion, Seventeenth Corps, in August 1864,
after Gen. g., M. Dodge was wounded in
front of Atlanta.-T. C. RALsToN, Co. G, Add
Ohio, Steubenyille, o.
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you know old Snow, with
his company of cavalry, is in
the neighborhood, and he
will be upon them before
they know it. He is watch
ing every nook and road in
the settlement to prevent
Union men from getting
away from the rebel con-
scription."
We felt, while in the pres
ence OF these good people,
that we were with friends,
although we did not think
it prudent to show any sort
ofsympathy or undue friend
ship with their expressions
of loyalty, and, though we
did not show it, we felt much
regret at parting from them,
for we seldom met with their
like. We were convinced
they were true Union people.
That n ght we passed in
the woods, and continued
our journey Thursday morn
ing. The valley through
which our course lay was
thickly inhabited, and we
had observed the greatest
possible precaution, as we
supposed, ia avoiding old
Shows cavalry. Our sur
prise was all the greater
then. when. without the least,