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The Portland daily press., 1897-07-14
Troubles Adiuste d LikelY.

Washington, July 19.-Admiral Self
redge, from Tangier, has reported the
sailing of the Raleigh from the port for
Gibraltar. His message did not refer to
the difficulty with the Moorish officials,
which called the San Francisco and Raj
eigh to Taniger, SO it is assumed that it
has been adjusted.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-14
ORIGINAL.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC
Maine Patents.

Washington, July 13.-The following
patents have been granted to Maine peo-
pie:
E. o. French, North Norway, barrel
cleaner.
P. Vincent, Portland, shade and cur
tain holding device.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-14

Pure blood and good digestion are
an insurance against disease and suffer,
ing. Burdock Blood Bitters keeps tbe
blood pure, the digestion perfect,
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-14
National League Standing.
Base Rail- Notes

Base Ball Notes.
All the New England league games
were postponed yesterday by rain.
Taunton has signed Jack Leighton and
released Fitz1naurice. New Bedford has
signed Collopy of the Belfast club.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-14
Maine Pensions.

Washington, July 13.-The following
pensions have been granted to Maine
people:
ORIGINAL.
James Fl. Hall, Togus; John Adkins,
Atkinson; Warren Hamilton, Sabattus.
INCREASE
James G. Knowles. Swanville; Fred
erick B. Haskell, Randolph.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Mary Haggerty, Bangor; Martha Heath,
Castine; Elmira Dunn, East Denmark
Minors of Andrew J. Orberton, West
Pennington.
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TIL, Second United States Cavalry.

It Is doubtful II any other one regiment
furnished an equal number OF distin-
guished officers during the civil war.
Among the officers were A Albert Sidney
Johnston, colonel; Robert E. Lee, lieuten-
ant colonel; William J. Hardee, brevet
lieutenant colonel George H. Thomas,
major. Robert e. Lee and A. S. Johnston
became generals In the Confederate army,
and Hardee became lieutenant general.
Thomas became q distinguished general
In the Federal army. Among the captains
were Earl Van Dorm, f. Kirby Smith and
n. G. Evans, all Of whom became generals
In the Confederate army. /. N. Palmer,
George Stoneman and R. W. johnson held
the same positions in the Union army.
Among the subalterns John B. Hood,
Charles W. Field, ChaInbliss and Phifer
became southern generals, and r. Garrard
and others attained the same place In the
northern army. Captain Evans left the
United States service before Colonel Rob-
ert E. Lee did, and when they parted at
Fort Mason, Tex, Colonel Lee said: I'm
sorry to give you up, Evans. Don't know
what may happen before we meet again.
Perhaps they'll make you general"
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from gun staging, that raised his head
and shoulders above the parapet. He
was the Oldest man ever saw in battle,
and for that reason, doubtless, I OBJ
served him closely. His hair was white
and his form had reached the stage Of
unsteadiness. He fired very slowly. and
after each shot he would scan the en-
emy's lines as though watching the re-
suit of his last ball or spying out tar
get for the next.
Finally when I had my attention al
most wholly on him he half turned to
reload, and saw his cap fly off smartly
without any visible help, and the large
and bony frame shrunk together and
sank down into heap. There was no
spasm, no agitation, whatever. It seem
ed to me that he simply sat down slowly
until he rested on his legs bent under the
body, his head going down to his knee or
to the trail Of the cannon. A little
stream of blood ran from his forehead
and made pool on the plank, and this
blood reached the plank about the time
that his frame settled down motionless.
From the time that his hat flew of
until the blood appeared on the stag
ing and the motionless body caused me
to say, He is dead" could not have
been more than thirty seconds, and prob
ably was about twenty. The fatal ball
had penetrated the left temple, or near
it. This YVES the only case that | ever
saw where a man was killed 80 quickly
that he never knew what hit him." as
the saying is.-New York Sun.
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fur the nromotion of the potal Sutia asrieultural

prisoners about that particular man, IN
dioating him, and learned that he was
Captain Barbour Of New York cavalry
regiment, who had very bad record
and was suspected Of being spy, though
sufficient evidence of his guilt was still
lacking. 1t was believed that he had
robbed women, burned houses and COM
mitted murder.
"That cannot be-" exclaimed she in
dignantly. "He must have been con-
founded with somebody else. Any one
Of those other fellows might have done
those things, but he never. Oh. neverT
The name Of Barbour, not uncommon
In Virginia, had illuminated her brain
with the idea that the captain was re.
motely connected with her family. She
was perfectly acquainted, like 80 many
people Of her state, with her genealog-
ical tree, having studied it often, and
she knew that there was branch Of the
Barbours, who had intermarried with
the Peytons, in New York state as we'll
as in New Jersey. Clannish to the core
and believer In blood to point OF su-
perstition. the mere similarity Of the
name explained to her the cause Of her
mysterious sympathy with the prodigal-
ly accused captain. She would have
sworn that he was foully wronsed.
While she was still gazing in his direc-
tion the band of prisoners was ordered
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Death uf General Loo.

LAS the old hero lay in the darkened
room. or with the lamp and hearth fire
casting shadows upon his calm, noble
front. all the massive grandeur OF his
form aud face aud brow remained. and
death seemed to lose its terrors and to
borrow grace and dignity in sublime
keeping with the life that was ebbing
away. The great mind sank to it's last
repose almost with the equal poise OF
health. The few broken utterances
that evinced at times wandering in
tellect were spoken under the influence
of the remedies administered; but as
long as consciousness lasted there was
evidence that all the high controlling
influences of his whole life still ruled;
and even when stupor was laying its
cold hand on the intellectual perceptions
the moral nature. with Its complete orb
Of duties and affections. still asserted it.
self. A southern poet has celebrated In
song those last significant words, Strike
the tent and a thousand voices were
raised to give meaning to the uncertain
sound when the dying man said. with
emphasis. Tell Hill he must come mp. ;
These sentences serve to show most
touchingly through what fields the
imagination was passing; but generally
his words, though few, were coherent,
and for the most part his silence was
unbroken. "-William Preston Johnston.
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litical enmity cannot sever our cousin
ship. After the war we shall be glad, if
we live, TO welcome You again to our
hospitality" She had greatly expand.
ed in the last three months.
The war ended suddenly, as we know,
few weeks subsequent to that inter
view. Captain Barbour entered Rich
mond soon after Jefferson Davis and his
suit had abandoned it and aided with
his command in securing order in the
blazing and distracted capital. He placed
a guard in the Peyton mansion, having
found Virginia pale, but calm, the pic
ture of tranquil despair.
he said to her: Virginia, in the alb.
sence of your brother and father, can
better offer you protection if you will bo
my wife. I fear I am not your cousin.
But love you devotedly, more than q
thousand cousins could. After all you
have done for me you must care for me-
Don't you?'
He stretched out his arms. and she fell
into them all passion and tears. Be-
tween her sighs she said: "Cousinship
was the artifice of love. Iprefer you in
finitely as husband. Oh, my darling"
And their first embrace was taken amid
the cracking of flames and the explosi !
of shells-the true accompaniment OF
war,
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was lying III comfortable bed in we'll
furnished room, the breath Of the early
spring coming into the slightly lifted
window. A trim, neatly attired oolored
woman sat at his side, and a little
farther off very attractive young wom-
an reading, who appeared to be her
mistress Everything was strange to
him. Where was he? The surroundings
were 80 delightfully."- different from the
scenes Of camp, battle, prison, in which
be had passed nearly four years, that he
imagined he had been transferred to a
new world. he essayed to speak, but
could scarcely command voice. Then
the young woman arose. and approach
ing the beside laid her soft hand on his
and said in low, singularly sweet
voice: "Cousin Sydney, please be silent.
You have been very ill You are much
better now, but your complete recovery,
with which I am charged, depends on
your keeping quiet. Be loyal to your
nurse" And she put her finger on her
lips and smiled.
"Where am I?' he half artioulated.
"Who are your And just then dim
ray of recognition fell on his 'clouded
consciousness.
"Ask not ing. You shall know all in
due time. You are with good friends.
You must 8. ep more" And she slipped
ont Of the ROOM.
In another fortnight he was compare
lively strong. he learned that he was
in the house Of Colonel Whaley Peyton
in Richmond, who held a command in
the city, while his son was on the staff
of General Fitz-Hugh Lee. His daugh-
ter had taken care of him, having
claimed him as her newly discovered
cousin as soon as she had read in the
newspapers Of his having been danger.
ously wounded and captured at States
vile. Through the Peyton connection
and on the ground Of kinship he was re-
moved from the military hospital to the
colonel's home. the change being re-
earded as essential to the saving Of his
life. The captain had been SO much Of
the time delirious that eight or nine
weeks were a mental blank. He was de-
lighted to have discovered so charming
cousin, but it must be admitted that
he esteemed the relation to be apocry-
phal. He told her frankly on leaving
her fathers house that he owed her his
life, but that it had already been conse-
Grated to his country, and that be must
rejoin the army.
"Do your duty as you see it." she
said. II have been interested in you as
my kinsman wholly. The Peytons count
blood as the strongest Of bunds. Our po-
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Iuaue.ratIon Of Jefferson Davis.

AS tie hour of noon approached an
immense procession was formed, and
to the music Of fife. drum and artillery
it moved toward the capitol building.
On the platform awaiting the arrival OF
Mr.. Davis were the members OF con-
gress, the president Of that body, the
governor OF Alabama and committees
and a number Of other distinguished
persons. Round after round OF cheers
greeted Mr.. Davis arrival After being
seated Oh the platform, the Rev. DR..
Manley arose and offered deeply Inn.
pressive prayer. President Davis then
arose and read his inaugural address.
Then turning, he placed one hand upon
the Bible, and with the other uplifted.
he listened to the oath. His face was
upturned and reverential in expression.
At the conclusion Of the oath. in sol.
elm, earnest voice. he exclaimed: $50
help me Godp' He lowered his head in
tears, and hundreds wept as they viewed
the solemn scene. Thus was officially
launched upon tempestuous political
sea the confederate ship Of state.-Oon'
federate War Journal
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suE LOOKED AT HIM ONCE MORE.

erybody's attention. He was as solled
and tattered as they, but the man SEEM
ed to be of another world The better
sort Of women were visibly curious.
They had no sympathy with him: He
was "an odious Yankee" "a Lincoln
hireling," "a thieving abolitionist, I"
anyhow (the southern women were very
bitter against their northern enen,ies),
but he could not be such vile wretch
as the rest Of them. Who could give any
information about him?
Miss Virginia Peyton, who had come
down from Richmond that very day on
visit to some Of her friends, and who,
as her name indicated, was Virginian
Of the Virgipians, was much struck, as
she passed, by the young mans appear
ance and still more by his fellowship.
She was a secessionist to the core in
evitably and most passionate III her
hatred, as she put it, Of the invaders Of
her state. She was just 10, had great
local reputation for beauty and charm
and was without exaggeration very
pretty, clever girl, exceedingly high
strung and "aristocratio. Her interest
in the hostile stranger was increased,
in spite Of her sectional aversion, by
something in his face and manner that
seemed familiar. Where could she have
seen him? She glanced at him again aud
again as she stood there unobserVed
and felt that she might have liked him
If he had not been detestable Yankee.
"LikeI him?' her mind echoed back to
her. Impossible, absurd. AS if could
do anything but loathe the barbarians
that are laying waste the proud homes
Of my ancestors. And she looked at
him once more with a fash in her eye.
The thought that sympathy might have
suggested the feeling that she had seen
him before never occurred to her.
The object of all this curiosity and
comment meanwhile showed no sign Of
shame or humiliation. He returned ev-
cry glance defantly, and mocking
smile played round his lips. His shac-
kles plainly could not fetter his proud
spirit. His mind dominated the situa-
tion. Such an expression as his was not
consistent with baseness or dishonor.
This thought was speedily conveyed to
the consciousness Of the Virginia girl,
who was resolved to learn something
about him. She asked in low tone q
Confederate lieutenant guarding the
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Steel Chest Protectors.

As recently as our civil war no man
would dare let it be known that he wore
. bullet proof garment Of any kind. l
myself once saw in an abandoned camp
q wornOut waistcoat that had steel lin
ing. 1t had been kicked and battered
apparently by the troops that had occu-
pied the camp, and the troops who came
on to the same spot picked 1t up, and it
was passed about for Inspection as Gu
riosity, with an unceasing expression of
contempt for the coward who would
wear such protection. An analysis Of
this feeling would probably show that it
had it's origin in the circumstance that it
was worn secretly, and that such e1cep-
tional protection was considered an un-
'-sntage over comrades who expos
their unprotected bodies to the death
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AFTER APPOMATTOX.

Il was April weather. Softly the rufaine air,
With subtle and vital touch, set blossoms ev'
erywhere;
Daisies dappled the grass: all thsapple- trees
Stood brave in bridal bloom for their lover
honeybees;
The mathis of the fairies the Ginning bluebells
rang,
And the elf Of the fronded fern uncurled. and
the grass sprite upward sprang,
And through his coral clarion the trumpeter
woodbine
Throughout the land reveille blew to laggard
leaf and vine.
The Southland. waste and weary
With all but honor lost,
Heard singing trumpets blare defeat
From mountain top to coast.
"Bewaili Bewailp the trumpets sang,
"Bewail nation deadl
Ashes and dust your swelling hopei
Your quick come glory fed!
Fold up. fold up the starry cross,
The meteor Of fight
A world hath watched with bated breath
Through all it's burning flight.
No more in shock Of battle Joined
Its light shall cleaning shine
To lead to victory or death
steady thin gray line.
Weep, Southland! Weep your ravaged fields,
Your homes III deso!ate,
Your fat lands, scarrcl by wars red seattle
Weep all your piteous fate!
But smile above your happy dead.
Your martyrs truly blcst--
They fought and fell while hope was high
Asleep in your soft breast
Nor dreams may come, nor heartbreak touch
And to your latest age
Your constant heart shall keep their names
Writ on its dearest page"
Through the April wcathcr's heartbrcas.
The April wcathcr's pcice,
Past mountains steep as black despair.
Through fowery wales Of c;,se.
Mocked by the liquid sunshine,
The Tilt Of nesting birds,
The men in gray went struggling homo
With grief beyond Gll words.
Still in each heart there echoed
The beat Of the last tattoo.
And still they thrilled to the last wild charge
The Southland bugles blew.
Paroledl At large! 1t was all a dream
Whose marvel might not cease.
The good fight fought, the good fight lost,
How bear u vacant peaccf
Martha McCuIIoch Williams.
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MEMORIAL DAY.

Its Observance Recalls Bravo Deeds and
Evokes Lofty Sentiments.
On Memorial day, wherever soldier
of the late war sleeps the sleep that
knows no waking, comrades or relatives
will strew flowers above him and other
wise commemorate his valiant deeds.
The Grand Army posts will hold public
services, and eloquent orators will recall
h glowing language the deeds and sacri-
fees Of the days and times in which near
" every household in the land was rep
resented upon the battlefelds of tine ma
tion.
It was q happy thought that fixed the
day in which. the gallant dead Of the
great conflict to preserve the Union
might be fttingly commemorated, and
it was o still more happy inspiration
that selected the day in the very heart of
the season Of flowers, when all nature is
clothed in resurrection robes. 1t was
still more fitting that this day of COM
memoration should be made a holiday,
30 that all might participate in its exer-
cises. Nothing more inspires the patriot
Ism and love of country essential to
maintenance of free government in
the living than recalling the brave deeds
of the heroic dead, and Memorial day is
scarcely second to the Fourth of July as
8 day in which the patriotism of the ex-
isting generation may be stimulated.
But in q wider sense even than as q
day for recalling the deeds of the heroic
dead has Memorial day come to be cele-
brated. The planting of flowers upon
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CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY
MAY 10, 1897.

the soldiers graves turned all mems
thoughts to the dead, and now nearly
everybody remembers their dead on that
day. Flowers will be planted today upon
the grave of the child that was buried
but yesterday as well as upon that Of its
grandfather, who fell at Gettysburg or
In the Wilderness. 4 whole nation will
remember its dead OF all ages and con-
ditions today and in the most fitting way
typify by the planting If flowers at the
threshold of summer that resurrection
which q Christian fs.th teaches will be
the future experience of all the dead
Philadelphia Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-08
In,tsntansous Deaths In Battle.

The fact that a man is down and out
Of the fight is about all that friend or
foe can take account Of for the time be-
Ing. It is reasonable to suppose, how
ever, that some deaths are instantaneous,
the men being literally killed in action.
One such case had an opportunity to
study with unusual care at Fort Has
kell, in the Fort Stedman battle, in
front of Petersburg. The action there
was defensive on our part, the scene
very small and the fight prolonged,
hence many things were observed that
would escape notice on an open field
At one time, just in front of me, as
looked toward the enemy, there was
soldier Of our garrison. firing his musket
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s<~-
Tribute To Davis.

"Other leaders have had their tri.
TN 'hs conquerers have won crowns
anu honors have been piled OH the vic.
tors of earth's great battles, but never
yet, sir. came man to more loving peo.
pie. Never conquerer wore prouder
diadem than the deathless love that
crowns your grey hairs today. Never
king inhabited more splendid palace than
the millions of brave hearts in which
your dear name and fame are forever
enshrined. Henry Grady, 1885.
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THE PEYTON KINSHT.-
A REALISTIC STORY OF TUE WAR By FILL
MORE PEARSON.
Copyright, 1895, t,y the Author.l


During the early winter Of 1854, on a
chilly, lowering day, in one Of the main
streets of Petersburg, Va, stood rough,
ragged; wretched, desperate looking
Fowd Of men, who naturally drew the
ttention of passsrsby, many of them
we'll dressed women. They were prison.
ers who had been confined in Castle
Thunder, near the more notorious Libby
prison, in Richmond, and were on their
way to Salisbury, N. c.. where rascals
generally and dangerous characters
were sent as to kind Of military peni-
tentiary. They were, indeed. sorry lot,
made up of deserters, thieves, maraud-
ers, ruffians, the riffraff Of both armies,
without patriotism or principle of any
kind, who sought war as a cover for
their iniquities.
Some of them wers handcuffed, and
some wore balls and chains, to prevent
their escape. as they were evidently &C.
counted desperadoes. One Of these did
not look the character at all. He had q
noticeable face, distinguished, if not
handsome, brown hair, gray, luminous
eyes, harmonious features and decid-
ed air. He was slender, rather tall, we'll
knit. apparently about 25. How did he
happen to be in such company? He GER
tainly could not be vulgar criminal.
Had he not got among those scoundrels
by mistake? But, see, he was hand
cuffed. Who was he and what had he
done2
Such questions and comments passed
from lip to lip as the throng in the
street swept by. The contrast between
him and his mates forced itself on ev-
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The Death Roll.

The following distinguished veterans
passed away since last Memorial day:
May "a, lS96-General John Echols, in
Stanton, Va.
June 25. ls96-General Gustavus w.
Smith, in New York city.
July 3, 1S96-Geueral A. r. Lawton.
at Clifton Springs sanitarium; aged 7S.
July 6, 1896-General Pierce NJ. B.
Young, in New York city; aged 57.
Aug. 3, 1S56-General R. E. Colston,
in Richmond; aged II.
Feb. IS, iS97-General Joe Shelby, in
Adrian, Mo. aged 66.
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Over Their Graves.

Over their graves rang once the bugle's calE
The searching shrapnel and the crashing ball;
The shrek, the shock Of battle and the neigh
OF horse; the cries Of anguish and dismay,
And the loud cannon's thunders that arpall.
Now through the years the brown pine needles
fall,
The vines run riot by the old stone wall,
BY hedge. by meadow streamlet. far away,
Over their graves!
We love QUE sod where'er 80 held In thrall-
Than they no Greek more bravely died, nor
Gaul.
A love that's deathlessl But they look today
With no reproaches on US when we say,
.Come, let us clasp your hands-we're BROTH
ers an
Over their gravesl
Henry Jerome Stockard.
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aSo North, No south"

II would to God we could today for
get every bad feeling engendered by the
war that we might live in peace and
affection. and march hand in hand,
shoulder to shoulder, no north and NO
south, in pursuit of one common, great
and glorious object-the prosperity OF
our common country. ."-General Pierce
NJ. E. Young, 1889.
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without the Picture.

During "Stonewall's' brilliant cam.
naien in the Shenandoah valley 1t be-
came necessary that bridge over q
small creek should be built in great
haste. One evening Jackson sent for
his old pioneer captain, Myers by name,
and pointed out to him the urgency OF
the occasion, saying that he would send
him the plan of his colonel of engineers
as soon as it was done. Next morning
Jackson rode down to Captain Myers
quarters, and saluting the veteran, said:
Captain, did you get the plan OF the
bridge from Colonel -" "Well,
said the captain, "the bridge. general,
is built, but don't know whether the
pjct IRE is done or not