The times., 1898-07-15

pie company came up TO Gen. Graham
headuuaiters and with divers smiles.
presented the staff with a big box OF
pies. a bottle of good whisky and one
dozen live chickens. 4 note accompanied
the gifts, but, with chicken in view. no
one thought of opening the note unll
after half a dozen of the chickens had
been offered up as a sacrifice and mad
aided in keeping up the general esprit
de corps of the staff. Then. while pick
ing his teeth, the provost marshal casu-
ally opened the note and discovered a
request that the staff enjoy the pie.
chicken and whisky. and, in return.
grant the donors the privilege, ''on the
quiet" of selling pies in camp.
There was a hurried consultauon-a
sort of council of war-and then it was
decided to repudiate any and all efforts
to bribe the staff. The whisky remained
intact as did the case of pies, but the
chickens-ah, where were they?
Some wise man finally procured six
other chickens and then the pie corpora
ton was requested to call and be de-
nounced, and also TO remove the pie,
chickens and whiskey.
The pie people have not yet shown UP.
so there was a pie funeral at headquar-
ters last night, two OF the ordeTlies bury
ing the whole case. The whisky will be
allowed to age a little, and one dozen
plaintive chickens now peck in very
peaceful manner around Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Reichmann's tent.
The provost marshal arrested three col
ored men yesterday, who were selling
LIQUOR in the Third Virginia lines. They
were turned over to the county sheriff.
Lieut. Col. Clements, of the Twelfth
Pennsylvania yesterday held an exami-
nation for promotion to corporals. Many
privates passed and the full number
needed will soon be appointed
Major Wiedler, Third Battalion, Sew
enth Ohio. who has been i'll at his home
in Chillicothe Ohio, has been reported at
the point of death. The major was very
popular and great sorrow is expressed
in the Seventh and throughout the camp.
Mrs. Daniel II. Hastings, wife of the
governor of Pennsylvania. visited the
Pennsylvania regiments yesterday. as the
guest of Gen. Goblin, of the Third Bri-
gade Mrs. Hastings was accompanied
by Mrs. Mccormick. whose husband is
attorney general of Pennsylvania.
Brigade Surgeon ]. *. Weaver has
reported for duty as surgeon of the Third
Brigade, Second Division.
Col Anderson, of the Second Tennessee.
has received the following telegram from
the chief of police al Charlottesville, Va:
please communicate by telephone with
captain of Company c, Second Tennessee
Volunteers, quickly and ascertain If
Henry Harris and Stephen Collins belong
to his company and are missing. They
claim TO have taken a train from Wash
ington, going south on the main line in
error. supposing they were taking the
train for Dunn Loring. Henry Harris
jumped from the train near Red Hill, and
is probably fatally injured. Both men
are now at Charlottesville. Please get
some information quickly as possible
from captain of company as to what dis
position shall be made of the men. Col
Inns claims his home is in SneadvilIe
Hancock County Tenn. Harris belongs
to the same town.
Hospital Stewart Porter and Lieut.
Armstrong. of the Second Tennessee.
have gone to Charlottesville to look after
the men.