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Beaver Falls, Pa, July l, 1898.
Commander Falls Church, Va.-Dear
Sir: My son. James Elliott, aged 16 ran
away from home June %; was in Pitts
burg, Pa, %. Supposed to nave gone
South toward Florida,-on freights. If
you can find him / will pay for trouble
Weight l30 pounds, sbrown hair light
clothes, wart on hand. Yours truly,
wv. F. ELLIOTT, NJ. d.
ITO Commanding Officers: If this boy
is in your command, please report the
fact 10 First Division headquarters.
MAJ. GEN. BUTLER"
Private Walton, of Company a. Sixth
Massachusetts, was discharged yesterday
morning owing TO physical disability.
An order was issued yesterday warning
the other companies of the Sixth Massa-
chusetts TO boycott Company H and not
10 enter the tents nor the street Com
pany II has sent thizteen typhoid patients
10 Fort Myer ia enc week and efforts are
being made to prevent the spread OF the
fever.
All firearms except the regulation rife
were confiscated in the Sixth Massachu-
setts yesterday. Many OF the boys had
secured revolvers which they expected
to use at the front. These will be sent
10 their homes.
An exciting fight occurred at the Eighth
| Pennsylvania camp on Sunday night A
negro who was drunk and nasty became
boisterous and msulted everyone who
passed by. Private Wahiny, of Company
| X, VINO was doing guard duty, warned the
| fellow away and was greeted with big
| knife and a volley of oaths. When the
| soldier got through the negro had a hole
| in his head, which was stitched up, be-
| fore he spent the night in the guardhouse.
new camp at Shamokin, Pa, has been
named Camp Hoffman in honor of Col.
| Hoffman Of the Eighth Pennsylvania.
DR.. Moutelins, OF the Eighth Pennsylva-
MIA, was officer of the day AZ the First Di-
vision Hospital.
Baseball was the-scEaze yesterday and
nearly every regiment played several
| games. The Pennsylvania ball team has
won everything SO far, but some exciting
| games are promised with the New York
| boys. y
An order was issued yesterday which
| includes all new recruits in each regiment
| and makes them liable to guard duty.
The officers tentson company c Street,
| Sixth Massa achusetts, gave a seven-course
dinner yesterday. which was enjoyed by
| the boys.
Great crowds of visitors swarmed
| through camp yesterday and were smoth-
cred in the dust.
| Lieut. Col. Dick of the Eighth Ohio
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and some plans were arranged anent the
| disposal of that regiment.
Little sleeping was done in the Second
| Brigade Sunday night Between fire.
| crackers and cheers. the section of camp
| occupied by the three regiments was a
round of uproar
! The Sixth Massachusetts held field
| games yesterday afternoon. The Sixty
| fifth New York, Eighth Pennsylvania and
| Third Missouri had big flag raisings. The
| First New Jersey gave an entertainment.
| The Twelfth Pennsylvania held open
| house, and all the regiments Joined in
| raising as much uproar possible. Band
concerts were given by each regiment.
The typhoid scare still wends its winding
| way through camp. One more case was
! discovered yesterday and sent to Fort
| Myer. The patient is Private Austin, of
| Company II, Third New York.
Capt Houck and Capt Mulhouse, of the
Seventh Ohio, have gone home on fur
oughs.
The Ninth Ohio Battalion, colored, gave
an enjoyable concert in the Seventh Ohio
camp Sunday night. The program in
cluded singing, dancing and music
A delegation of visitors from Marietta
Pa, visited the Eighth Pennsylvania
Sunday.
Lieut. Cresson, Company E, Sixth Penn
sylvania, has gone to Philadelphia OF
leave of absence.
Col. Girard went to each of the surgeon
in the Third Brigade Sunday ant
"jacked" them up because of the state
ment in The Times that he had beer
turned down on his proposed court-mar
tial One of the surgeons in the Eight
Pennsylvania informed the colonel tha