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The oasis., 1898-10-08

Saturday, Oct. 8. 1898.
CITY AND COUNTY.

reported oy the attending physician to be improving.
 MT. Ignacio Calvilo Of Tucson, who has through the summer been out at the Silver Belle mine informs THE OASIS that in December he will return to Minas Prietas.
 Thursday morning Rev. E. H. Ash nun, superintendent of the New Mexico and Arizona district in the home missionary work, stopped at Crittenden and held services there yesterday evening.
 Star: Recorder Shibel has re- ceived from the Live Stock Sanitary Board of Phoenix, the Territorial Book of Brands and Marks. It gives a description of the different brands used in the territory.
 Star: Of the voters of Pima county 1887 have registered up to date. There are 22O0 voters in this county now, which is a gain O' 400 over last year. A pretty good increase, and dry year at that.
 Citizen: Mr E. L. Oakes of Harshaw was in the city yesterday The feed is fine in the section where he lives. but between Harshaw and Tucson part of the country was not favored with rain, consequently the ranges are very poor
 The Orc Mining Co.,, in the Gro BlancO district, will add to its milling capacity so thirty tons or more of ore may he treated daily. This property is one of the best in the southern part of Arizona, and will be made d steady producer.
 Tuesday evening MT. J. J, Walsh of Tucson returned home from Critten- den, where he had been a week drink ing of the health-giving waters of the far famed "Monkey spring" To make 1t more interesting he took his own pet monkey along with him.
 Wednesday MT. Frank Powers of the Worlds Fair mine at HorShaw, accompanied by his wife and daugh- ter, went to Tucson to visit. MT. Powers principal business was with the board of supervisors with refer ence to having he roads in his part of the county put into good condition. He does much heavy teaming hanllng ores and concentrates.
 Stockmen in the vicinity of Gala basas are determined to put stop to petty cattle thieving SO prevalent not only there but in all parts of the territory They have recently caused two arrests, and secured holding both accused persons to appear before the grand jury. Others are under surveil- lance and any infraction of the law will te quickly noted ana prosecuted.
 Citizen: By reason of an open switch at Red Rock Monday the westbound passenger plunged Into a freight standing on siding, the two engines coming together and both being considerably damaged 1be passenger fireman, man nan ed Smith, was badly hurt, two ribs being broken. No other person was badly injured The Norton Drake commits sary car, just back of the engine on the freight, was completely wrecked. Leland Putnam of this city, was in iU and escaped death by miracle. A few slight bruises are the sum of his injuries. The car just back of the commlssary car was smashed. The eastbound passenger did not arrive here until about 10 o'clock.
The oasis., 1898-10-08

Schlltz beer, on tap at J. T. Brick W oods.
The oasis., 1898-10-08

Notarial work without cost at Har- low & Gowan's.
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The Resaca Controversy.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / notice q
Picket Shot from a Captain in one of But
teriield's regiments, claiming that he and q
men of his company captured and held the
rebel fort at Resaca, Sunday, May %, 1864
To show the amount Of fighting done to
capture those works, let ME quote the losses
sustained by his brigade in that charge. one
of whom, at least belonged to another regi-
ment He says Beside Blackburn. of the
18th Ohio, Smith and Hess, Of my regiment,
l do not think anyone else was killed or
seriously wounded during that afternoon IS
fighting" '-t' 's'.'tst' s'.
Two men killed and one (Smith) wounded,
and he by foolishly exposing himself!
Yet he writes further, quoting from letter
written at the time. He says:
''Just before me and close around X n
lay five or six brave men dead, and just by my
side, so close that my foot lay across his, lay
a man whom l had seen die"
The Captain fails to state whose men they
were, bat we know they were none of the
Blue Stars, for he tells us there was but the
three men killed or wounded. So let me tell
yOu who they were. These men belonged to
the 18th n. Y, and wore the glorious White
Star of Geary Fighting Division. Th Sc men
died mot only the six spoken OF, b, more
than go times six-tO blaze the way ID that
hillside to make it possible for Capt Culver
OF the Blue Stars to lead scouting party Of
81 men up there to view the work the 18th
N. Y. had dOne-O. E. Battling, 18th
N. Y, Columbus Neb.
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Southerners He had heard of "Marse F"
Lincoln, and was perfectly willing to do all
in his power to assist anyone who was fight
ing on '"Marse' Lincoln's side. He told
me his masters name was Anderson, and his
own name was Alex Anderson. / said | was
on special business for Mr. Lincoln, had
travelled all night, and wished for certain
reasons to be secreted somewhere during the
day while / might rest and sleep and eat.
He told me to come with him and. he would
see that was properly cared for
So we went to Clubhouse back from any
of the negro-quarters and nearly mile from
the planters home was put into a small
room in the upper part of the building
There was nothing in it but some cotton
waste, but it made splendid bed after my
weary tramp of over 20 miles. The room
had paddock on the outside.
After telling me | was perfectly safe from
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No Refusal TO Cross.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Comrade
C. A. Ramsdill, Co. A, 7th Ill, appears to
| have made some mistakes in his article on
| Davies's Division, in the issue of Sept. 8
| He states, g Sometime in 1862, before the
battle of Corinth, Gen. Davies's Division
| started eastward to cover the departure oi
Col. Streight," etc.
| The battle of Corinth was fought Oct.
and 4, 1862 Gen. Davies left the division
Oct %, 1862. Gen. Dodge with parts Of
| the Second and Fourth Division left Corinth,
| April 15, 1868. On the 18th he arrived at
Bear Creek, and after shelling the enemy on
the opposite SIDE, the cavalry and mounted
| infantry crossed at ford, driving the enemy
| eastward.
| A man upon mule then crossed and fast
ened the end of a rope to tree upon the
cast bank; the rope was then drawn tight by
the men upon the west bank. The Second
| Brigade crossed over, followed by at least
| five other regiments.
! After crossing the command was engaged
for several days skirmishing with Forests
forces, while waiting for Col. Streight to
come up the Tennessee River with his bri-
gade.
On the 23d our command moved forward,
skirmishing continuously. On the 24th we
arrived at Tuscumbia, Ala, Col. Cornyn, OF
the 10th Mo. Cav, pushing on with the
cavalry to Leighton, 10 miles east.
We lay at Tuscumbia the 25th and 26th,
while Col. Streight mounted his men, and
at midnight of the 26th he started southwark
on his raid to Rome, Ga.
The morning of the 9th Dodge pushed
eastward and Forrest beyond Town Greek.
The morning of the 2Sth found Forrest in
force on the east side Of the stream. Our
skrmishers and artillery engaged them for
some time.
At 10 a. m. the s1st Ohio and four COM
panies of the 9th ILL., crossed upon the rail-
road bridge aad deployed as skirmishers; by
p M. Sweeny's and Banes's First and
Third Brigades had crossed, and the whole
command moved forward to the ridge over
locking Courtland, skirmishing as they ad-
vanced.
Suddenly Forests forces withdrew from
our front, moving rapidly eastward, having
received word of Col. Streight's movements.
They finally overlook and captured Streight
near Rome, Ga.
We started upon our return to Corinth
arriving there May 2, 1863. The cavalry
upon the return trip burnt all corn and sup
plies
COmrade Ramsdill is mistaken about the
time of the raid, about Gen. Davies, and
about the regiments refusing to cross, as it
would not be very healthy for regiment of
Dodge's command to refuse to obey any rea-
! sOnable order.-HIGH PRIVATE, Co. l, 81st
Ohio, Box 456, Emporia, Kan.
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blood. And as | sat there the memories of
past wears, the faces oi dead friends pissed III
review before me. | could not help tn hiking
oil the terrible risk had undertaken if | fol-
lowed out the plan had laid down in my
mind. But all at once the memory OF my
father as he lav wounded and bleeding at
the battle OF Plattsburg, Sept II, 1S14, came
to my mind, and | said to myself: Well,
Sam, you must not 90 back on the family
record" So | left the seat on the loy where
had sat, worked my way through the bush
out to the public road, looked around for the
North Star, and shaped my course As we'll as
possible for the Yazoo River, which | knew
lay north of me. ] trudged along the road,
stopping now and then TO take what obser-
vations | could, as / wished. If | returned, to
recognize the place near where the feet lay;
it was more than likely should be in some
what Of hurry, if should reach that place
in safety.
ON HOSTILE GROUND.
The Yazoo River heads up near the north
line of the State and is joined by the Sun
flower River some 20 or more miles from
where it empties into the Mississippi. which
is not far above Vicksbarg, l should think
less than 20 miles, possibly not more than 10
miles. What little information we had led
ME to believe that the ironclad was being
built near Yazoo City, in Yazoo County.
soon found road turning off to the right
from the one / had been travelling on, aud
going in a northeast course. / walked az
rapidly rs / could until some time after day
light, when l met with bright-faced mu-
latto about "a years old. He had been to SEE
someone on another plantation some mics
flOm his owners plantation without pass
or permit. and was hurrylng TO get home be-
fore his absence was discovered
i commenced a conversation with him and
/ found him intelligent and with very clear
idea Of the war aud what its final result
would be if the Unionists whipped the
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these "reminiscences serve to keep green ouI
memories of those exciting days.
Comrades Wilson thinks am mistaken as
to the number of guns and location, etc,
and quotes Gen. Horace Porter to prove his
ground. In reply, allow me to quote from
81 The Tragedy of the Crater" by William
f. Powell, published in the same magazine
Of September, 1897 He says: Z" At dawn of
the 18th Gen. Potter's Division of the Ninth
Corps carried the enemy's line for mile
south of Redan a."
/ was not attempting to tell what the
First Division on the right of the line did
but simply described, or tried to tell, what l
saw on our part of the line.
The Redan IA mentioned by Powell was
near the Shand House. The two brass guns
were i'll Redan 16, and fell to the 48th so
did the colors / mentioned in my former
letter. Private Wallace, of Co. +, got the
flag of the 44th Tenn, and Private Reed, of
Co. l, that of the 7th N. Y. The 48th also
took a go0diy number Of prisoners.
Redan Is was within rife-shot of the
Avery House, and this was the extreme left of
the Ninth Corps, fully mile south of the
Hare House, but not near the rebel Fort
Malone, which was not known as :" Fort
HE'LL but g Fort Damnation" The Federal
ToIt 'ocuSNlCh oppoSio TOIb 0lauOHc WAS
known as Fort He'll" l know whereof
speak, for we 18th people spent four months
| in the last-named fort.
| So, you see, the charge / described took
place between the Shand and Avery Houses.
The next day June 1s) Potter's Division
was moved to the right and formed in the
strip Of pine woods in rear of where Fort
Morton was afterward built, and from there
| advanced to the railroad cut and beyond /
presume to say that it was on June 18 that
| the First Division reached the vicinity of the
Hare House.
In regard to the Sd Md. have learned
that there was such regiment in the Ninth
Corps Tor short time, and the I'd, one of
the Old Burnside expedition regiments
that nsed to be in the same brigade with us.
| Fact Is, we were chums-the I'd and 4Sth-
till III the Spring of '64 the I'd was put in the
Second Brigade.
BY the way, some few months since you
published letter from a conlrade (whose
name l cannot recall, for l have lost the
number containing the article) who greatly
Ieulogzes Gen. Potter, and furthermore says
that the Second Division became q splendid
lighting body of men after the Third Division
was consolidated with fe''@
This was news tb me. If the comrades
eye catches this, will he please inform me
when the Third Iaivisson became part of
the Second? did dabof under the impress
sion that the Second Division of the Ninth
Corps did pretty good, service from away
back under Reno for instance at Roanoak
and New Berne; at firdSSeton, where we came
out badly disfgured, lbut still in the ring;
at Chantilly. South Mountain, where Reno
was killed; under Stmgis at Antietam and
Fredericksburg, ana layiIy under Potter at
the Wilderness, Spaus3 3Nania, etc.-FRANK-
LIN FREDERICK, 2s3 Union ST., Lafayette,
Ind. :. -,
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CROSSING At BEAR CREEK.
Veterans Who object to Comrade Rams
diips Statements

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the
issue of Sept. 8, | notice . communication
from C. A. Ramsdill, Co III, 7.h Ill, in re-
gard to an expedition of the Second Division,
Sixteenth Corps, in which he makes several
mistakes
The comrade starts out by saying that
sometime in 1862" etc. Now if he ever
reads the history of the war he will notice
that the expedition of which he speaks was
in April 1863, and that the division was
under the command of Gen. G. NJ. Dodge.
when we arrived at Bear Creek, " he says.
the 7th Ill. fOrded the creek, after several
regiments had refused to cross" He is wrong.
1t is the first time that | have ever heard or
read OF single regiment, or company, even,
of the old Second Division refusing to obey
ORDERS whether it was to ford creek or
charge an enemy. The fact is that when we
reached the creek the 57th Ill. was in the ad-
vance and the first infantry to cross the ford
at Bear Creek.
When we arrived at the creek Gen. Dodge,
seeing the situation at once, procured rope,
which was soon stretched across, and the
General, saying "Come on, boys" was the
first man to step into the water tie was
followed by Co. A and the balance of the
57tb ILL.,, and for aught know the 9TH Ill.
l well remember that experience; the
water was cold and very swift and some OF
the boys. thinking it best to get on the upper
side OF the rope, got a good ducking, and a
few came near drowning. The comrade
does not mention the 1st Ala Cav, which
were with US and swan their horses across
and were quite a distance in advance by the
time the 7th Ill. were across and had put
their clothes on, most of which were soaked
even when we attempted to carry them on
our bayonets.
Some Of the officers and men lost nearly
all of their clothing in the surf and current.
The artillery was tlOated across, one gun at
time, on flat-boat procured from some
where as usual, when needed.
Again, he says we were to cover the de-
parture of Col. Streight with body of 300
men, etc. Col. Streight's body of men num-
bered 800 instead OF 300.
The writer was in the brigade with the 7th
I'll. nearly all through the war, and knows
that they were splendid regiment; but
when anyone says that they were the only
regiment in the division that did not refuse
to do their duty, or that would obey
orders, he is saying what few could ex-
pect to say and not be brought up with a
short turn. Col. ROwett was a brave officer,
and may have done what comrade Ramsdill
says but there were many brave men of the
old Second Division besides those of the 7th
1ll.-JoHN N. PRENTICE, Co. II, 57th ILL.,,
Paw Paw, Ill.
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BILE six days while l was gone, some of the
terrible struggles and narrow risks l ran are
as vivid in my memory rs though they oc-
CURED only yesterday. i dream of them
often yet, waking in the still hours of the
night in my own quiet home and it still is
long while before / can realize that they
are things of the past.
1t is strange how some things will come up
in the memory when one sits down in the
still hours of the night. as did then for an
hour or more before starting ont on the road
l knew | was bound on an expedition that
was fTaught with danger, and | thought of
wife and little ones at home; thought of the
happy homes and friends way up in the old
Empire State, where was born. The men,
ory of father and mother came back from
their graves, where bad seen them peace
fully laid side by side nearly quarter of a
century before this war drenched our land in
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A Difference.

Editor National Tribune: Some 10 600
people were at the depot o welcome home
the fighting 7th H. Their service was four
months. They rode from Springfield to
Camp Alger, then home again Two men
died. The old 7th of 61, after serving more
than three years, being under fire, in W hole
or in part, 40 days. marching 1900 miles,
riding on cars and boats 4 900 more, and
losing in one day II men, arrived at home
in st. Louis, and were met by about IS
people.-H. w. BrandIe, Sd Mo-, Chicago,
Ill.
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The Soldiers and Sailors Association of
the Counties OF Tioga, Potter and Brad
lord, y. y, at a recent meeting at West
field, passed resolutions protesting against
certain decisions of Commission Evans
and asking President Mckinley TO make
such change as will result to the benefit of
the veterans.
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Assembly. one fayoring absolute annexation
to the United States, and another absolute in
dependence, while the third is formed of
compromise annexationists, who apparently
predominOte and who suggest internal
autonomy.
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As sngunary fighting the world took place
rgh, and the rebel lett Antietam around little country
cluch-the place OF worship OF those peculiar people tie
Dunkers Dunkards, Thinkers the yariously
spelled The fight began early in the morning of Sept IL by
the yane of skmse of Gen Meade's Pennsy
Reseryesof the First Corps The whole of the First
Second and Twelfth Corps drawn and be battle ragged
with greatest ierceness all day.
Much Of the time the fighting at deadly closenes
and the slaughter both sides fearful The
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FIGHTING: OYER
What the Veterans Have to Say
About Their Campaigns.
BEFORE PETERSBURG.
Comrade Frederici Responds to COmrade
Wilson's sRemfhiscences.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
issue dated Aug. 4 you printed a letter by
Comrade Clarence Wilson, Of Los Gatos
CAL, which is in the nature of a reply to
mine of June %. l was delighted to hear
from the comrade, because the exchange of
The National tribune., 1898-09-22

per cent of its strength the 10th Miss 50 per the
G 65 per cent the 10th Ga Sc per cent the 18th Va 3;
the 4 Tex 53 the 32d Va the 18th Miss 46 SO on
On oar side the 18th Mass lost about per cent 9th
y % per cent the 69h " Y, 6lS per cent the 63d n Y
92 cent; the Sd Wis, So per cent the " So
tie 10Th Mass, 567; the l4th Ind, S. 2, and
AEean been e bloodiest single day Amer
can history and the statement has far gone unchaensed
Horace Greeley in his narrative of Lees Invasion issue
tells the story OF tie battle.
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And where, good men, is the harm, If the
kissers and kissees be healthy, and true
love stands sponsor It is only when ILL.,
health has blasted the sweet cleanliness OF
youth that death turks upon its lips. The
deadly germs OF dread consum ptiou are al
harmless as June-tirne butterflies TO the
young man or woman who Is thoroughly
clean, sweet and healthy in every fiber and
tissue. The germs of disease only attack
that which is already partly dccayed.
There is a great medicine that IS a sure
and certain protection against ali germs
and a speedy cure for all germ diseases
1t is DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. 1t gives youthful zcst to the appetite
1t eorrects all faults of the digestion. It
aids assimilation. II fills the blood with
the vital, life giving elements of the food.
1t builds sweet clean, healthy tissues in
every part of the body. II drives out all
disease germs. II cures % per cent of all
cases Of bronchial, throat and lung afec-
tions If taken in time Ali good medicine
dealers sell il, and have nothing lust as
good"
Mr.. JOS Henderson Dirbiun, Of s4I Josephine
Street. New Orleans. La. writes: was ailing
for some two years suffering from dyspepsia,
tired feeling. and loss of energy and appetite.
I tried one bottic of DR. Picrce's Golden Medical
Discovery and found great relief took two
more bottles, three in all, and one or two vials
of the Pellets when was in good health
again. recommend DR. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery to do all that it Is claimed TO do
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THAT WONDERFUL CHURN.

III T. Marshall writes US as follows: II want to
add my testimony 10 Te list of those who have used
the lightning churn. 1t does all that they claim for
1t You can churn easily in one minute, and get
larger percentage of butter than with ordinary
churns- never took the agency for anything before
but go many of my neighbors wanted churns that
ordered 80 and they are all sold" Other farmers
can do as wei as Mr. Marshall. No farmer can
afford to be without one of our churns. BY using
II he can make p per cent more butter than with
his Old churn. Amy intelligent farmer can easily
sell four or five churns every week in his town
ship. Every one who his churu will want one
like it. We will mail circulars and full particulars
on demand. Mound City Churn Co., Ozark Bldg
81. Louis, Mo. ~
Mention The National Tribune
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discovery he locked :be door and promised to
return with provisions As soon rs possible.
And right well he kept his promise. for with
III less than two hours his mother and he both
came to the gin-house with basket and tin
bucket Putting them inside the door, and tell
ing me to rest easy, as Mass" and Missis
had gone away to be gone till the next
evening. and the overseer was sick and had
gone 10 the housc for the day. so they re-
locked the door, taking the key with them,
saying they would return after dark.
You may well believe | did ample justice
to the contents of the basket and tin bucket
There was Tried chicken and biscuit, some
choice ripe early peaches, and at least gal
Ion of good, rich, sweet milk. After eating
| -tretched myself on tine cotton waste and
slept soundly until sundown. Alex and a
half brother Of his came in with more food.
/ then had time to make inquiry OF them
as to the citizens around the country. their
names, whether Union men or not; also the
distance to Yazoo City, as near rs possible I;
how far from Nicksburg, and all the points
the boys could give me that might be useful
Alex said "Marse" Anderson was q bitter
rebel, but "Missis " was born in the North,
and while she did not say much, her sympathy
was with the Union. The oldest boy, Thomas,
by his first wife, was in Mississippi regi-
ment. but had been home on sick-furiough
for some weeks. He was getting better and
he and Arthur Denman, son OF one of the
neighbors, had gone on the morning before
10 see the new gunbOat that was being built
Oh the Yazoo River below Yazoo City.
TO be co,itinued)
EDITORIAL NOTE.-In the next tssUe the
author viii detail even more interesting ad-
ventures on the RAIN, and the attempt o re-
turn safely and in time to the Union fleet.
my father-in-iaw is really singleton
The other day | wrote him that my pecu
mary embarrassments were turning my
hair gray, and what do you suppose his an
swer was lie sent me bottle Of hair dye.
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Moralists may
prate, and doc
tors prose, and
science shout
from the house
top, but just
80 long as the
birds sing and
the flow ers
bloom, and a
riaiden's lips
are cherry-red.
and . young
II a n 8 eyes
look love, just
SO long the lads
and lassies will
kiss and kiss
aoafu
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! !. !" !: !. !
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~ constipation suffers from slow
kAl poisoning Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant
~ Pellets cure constipation One
little Pellet" is a gentle laxa-
III tive, and two a mild cathartic.
All medicine dealers sell them.
- No other pills are just as good"