The age-herald., 1898-06-22
FIRST ALABAMA
 LEAVES FRIDAY WilK Go to MiSmi and There Board Transports. PAY DAY AT LAST IN SIGHT Private Frank CarneIl Excused Tor 0verstayng Ills Leave of Absence Because He
 Secured Wife and Joined
 the Church.
PAY DAY AT LAST IN SIGHT
Special Dispatch to The 7ge-Ieraid.

Special Dispatch to The Age-HeraId. Mobile, Ala. June 21.-Orders were issued tonight designating the days upon which the six regiments here will leave for Miami Fla. The First Texas goes tomor- row night; the First Louisiana, Thursday; tho First Alabama, Friday; the Second Texas, Saturday; the Second Louisiana, Sunday, and the Second Alabama, Monday. Major Halford, former private secretary of ex-President Harrison, arrived today in charge of five paymasters and a force of clerks. They are working on the pay rolls and will begin paying off the volunteers to- morrow, taking the regiments in the order named above They will hardly receive their first government money before being hus- tied out. Preparations for departure are rushed, officers and privates all having dis posed of all extra baggage.
 The marching orders stipulate the issu- ance of five days travel and eighteen days field ratons. The latter item seems to in- dicate that the stay in Miami will be brief.
 General w. c. Oates, who came here ex- pecting to be assigned to a brigade, re- turned tonight to Montgomery, there to wait indefinitely for orders. Brigadier General J. W. Lincoln, of Iowa, also came with the expectation of receiving bri- gade, but there are five brigadiers and only two brigades at this camp.
 Today several car loads of cannon car- riages caisons and artillery supplies ar rived at the local army depot. It Is re- ported that large number of troops from Chickamauga and other points will be sent here, including Colonel William Jennings Bryan's Nebraska regiment.
 Private Takes a Wife
 On the eve of leaving for Miami, Fla. and then to the front, the first division fourth army corps at camp here today add ed another to the long list of soldier wed- dings.
 Private Frank Cornell, Co. I, of Oxford, First Alabama regiment, approached the guard line and was at once arrested, his pass having expired twenty-four hours be- fore he returned. Yesterday morning, it seems, Cornell was granted leave to go into the city to meet relatives passing through from whom he expected to get money In- asmuch as the govrnment has not paid off the volunteers, most of whom have been in camp two months, Private Cornell was allowed the pass.
 The officer who granted the pass hoped to borrow portion of the priate's funds. Cornell was to have returned at o'clock, but did not put in his appearance. This ev- ening when he reported and was arrested, Cornell stated his excuse. He had not only gotten funds, Something Uncle Sam has not furnished so far), but he met at the train his sweetheart, Miss Chrstlana Floyd of Houston, Tex, whom he married very quietly last night. Cornell formerly lived in Texas and had become engaged to a young lady three years ago.
 Tomorrow night the bride and bridegroom will have to part. At earnest solicitation of his young wife, Cornell today joined the Presbyterian church at which he was mar ried. This fact came out in the court ma r. tol the order reading: "Private Cornell charge d with overstaylng leave of absence Of twen- ty-four hours, excused for reason that dur ing period of Illegal absence he collected $1770, got married and joined the church.i' This was signed by Brigader General Wheaton.