The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-13
SCRAPS AND MILITARY FACTS.
POINTS IN THE CAREER OF CAPT.
JAMES ID. BULLOCK.

Something About an Old Ante-Bel-
Ium Mammy-A Misleading Press
ter of the Daughters of the Com
federacy The BOutelle Retire
ment Case Commented Upon - A
Newspaper HOaxed-NEany other
Matters of General Interest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, Jan.
H.-The enlistment of Master Frank Balm
Of Atlanta, Ga, as an apprentice in the
United States Navy, inspires me to pro-
test against making this branch of the
service a reform school for vicious boys.
Frank is son of Mr.. Don. Balm, one of
Atlantas best known business men, and
has been a page in the Georgia Senate.
where he made many friends. 1t is an
outrage to compel such bright manly boys
to become close associates with that class
Of boys usually sent to reformatories. And
yet, if reports are true, just this thing
Is now proposed. Heretofore. in putting
BOYS into the navy have beef required
'-tNN4 Sc t4lT4L EOOQ
.
The press report that Gen. James Z.
Slaughter c. s. A, who has just died
III Mexico, was a West Point graduate"
Is an error. Gen. Slaughter was a Vir-
shlan, and during the Mexican war, was
appointed from that state a second lieu
tenant of the Voltigeurs. in April, 1877 !;
was transferred to the First Artillery In
June 1913; made first lieutenant in Au-
gust 1852, and dismissed on May IA, 1861.
"o uouot on account of his purpose to
80 INTO the Confederate army. His trans
ler to artillery and later promotion show
- 10 nave been a mertorious officer,
WINE IN the United States Army.
ap,' James d. Bulloch's death in Liv-
oid Po o.. removes a gallant officer of the
NJ. "ted States Navy, and one of the
80 eH1clent and trusted secret Naval
re- ana commanders in the Confederate
~ he was a native of Georgia, and
in taSt thrilling naval adventures were
lse- near Savannah. From 1899 until
feo, al various capacities, with only, a
zealo, nloHths of rest, his was an active,
eli 49,, career, and in all places and under
EN- tances he proved faithful and
OF b1r .,'' Nothing better could be said
n.,i raItlet Patillo, an old-time ante-bel
u' nanny is dead in Atlanta. and
crl institution gives her a long and
mo-. '19oIe notice, in which il says: "She
I'm faithful servant and remained
sy.agl, Ioage until Lee handed Grant his
80 az Appomattox." Well. well. some
f. zen, Gordon's surviving veterans ought
ing up the Constitution office bv tele-
49, ana tell that editor that Lee never
-, ga MS sword to Grant "or any other
cle,.e, press telegram putting ex-President
Glr ''anl and Capt, Evans u. S. N, and
b,r, N,C ook, Y. S. A.. and Capt. Lam
sr-5'olr L. 5. N, in charge OF Gen. Alex
49, at Richmond, Va, who was Gen.
re-. ghlef of artillery" is misleading
n Ne zen Crew. Dr.) w. N. Pendleton,
chi', Fointer, was, / think. Gen Lee y
p1, OF artillery, while Brig. Gen. e
,e. alexander was Gen. Longstreet's
,.'"l chief Of artillery. A dying philos-
an. once said to his son, Confirm your
"a IONS That Is why / correct so
ny 'irors of writer's on military topics /:
a., VINO write carelessiy or In Ignorance
,r... real facts. Said Confederate vet
sra me- 40 IN Georgia, some weeks
cut Que your letters and nut them