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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-07
FUNERAL 0F.N. C. HARRIS.
lRemuins OF yvcll-Iknown Frederic Fl del ~, :
Hall Citizen Laid to Rest.

Hall Citizen L11O 10 $50
rREDERICK,s HALL, VA, October o..
(speclal.)-A1r. N. C. Harris died suddenly
at his home last Thursday evenlns, :.
paralysis He was taken with pam -
his head and grew rapidly worse-eApii.
ing before the nearest phys'c'a,'' ~ ~
lives in sight of his house, coulu 80 80
him, though he was summoned oy ptlone
Immediately and came as quickly as pos
sible.
Mr.. Harris was a delicate man. FROM
his early poyhood his friends have 1eareu
Just such death for him. Buzz lor vie
last two years he had gained fesh any
was so full of energy, that MS o sii
came as shock. On his way nome lio'i.
his office that evening he called III " SO :, :,
sick friend and told him he Wouio car
to see him again Sin the morning Is'io"7
ing that he felt then entirely wei.
Surely we know not what Gay iiit''
bring forth.
Mr. Harris married Miss Rosa Pettlt'
the oldest daughter Of Colonel w. g. Pet-
tit. Of PALMYRA, Va, who survives him
with six children> Mr.. N. c. Harris, Jr.'
Miss Natalie r. Harris Miss Belle ElleIl
Harris. Miss Vera NJ Harris, Master VII
liam g. Petit Harris, Master David Paul
Harris.
Among the relatives from distance
who attended the funeral were Miss Rosa
NJ. Harris, of Kentucky; Mrs. I. II. WOOL
folk. OF Ellisvlle, Mr.. William Bowles, OF
Stanton; Mr.. c. Is, Pendleton, OF GWatn-
1ncy, Va; Colonel William B. Petit MISS
Vera Petit, Mr.. Pembroke Pettlt, WI
Paul Petit. DR.. w. B. Petit ana "lie'
and Mrs. William p. Bagbce.
AS the hearse containing the mower
laden ca:ket in which rested the earthly
remains OF the deceased slowly Wendeu
its way to the old family burylns GROUND
Saturday evening, there followed 1t the
largest crowd of sorrowing friends ana
relatives that has ever gathered tosether
on a similar occasion in Louisa county.
There was every evidence of the protouno
respect in which Mr.. Harris was held ny
ALL The floral tributes were so numerous
they had to be carried In separate We
hicle in which sat as driver old Cncle
Matt" with Aunt Charlotte" by MS SIDE
the latter Mr. Harris ."old nanny, ana
the former his fathers carriage driver
in ante bellum days. Many of his former
slaves were also among the followers.
The services were conducted by MT.
Parker Richardson at the residence ana
at the grave. Mr.. Richardson's remarks
were earnest, pathetic and appropriate
as he alluded to the bereaved family ana
prayed that He who rules on high would
put His sheltering arms around them ana
protect them from all harm. Beautiful
music was rendered by Misses Atkinson
and Hurdenburgh
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TOURNAMENT RIDER HURT.
Herbert Puryear Broke Wis Arm at
observation-disclosures Sores.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IsOSSs.
ELMONT, VA October 6.-(Special.1-
Mr.. Herbert Puryear, one of the riders at
the tournament given at Independence
Saturday had his arm broken in two
places.
The horse which he was riding SHE'D
and threw him against one Of the tourna-
ment poles. He was attended by Dr..
Jones, of Ashland, and at this writing he
is in a very precarious condition,
The condition of Mr.. Fass, who has
beer sick for a long while remains I'M
changed.
A diseased pronounced by a doctor in
this community as pink eye, seems 10
be prevalent throughout this section.
The eye becomes in1lamed and When
at the worst nearly closes.
Many young people around here are
afflicted with the trouble and it is said to
be contagious.
A most enjoyable tea was given by Mrs.
Wright at her home yesterday afternoon
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Boschen
and Mr. and Mrs. NJ. a. Palmore.
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LEXINGTON COLLEGE NOTES.
Football Captain Rcsigns-Wash-
inrton and Lee SopI.omores.

inEtOn and Lee SOpEomOreS.
LEXINGTON, VA, October 6.-(Spe-
cial )-AlexanderS Mcdowell Smith. OF
Lexington. the captain Of the football
eleven of Washington and Lee University,
has retired from the University to accept
a business position. The vacancy caused
by his withdrawal has been filled by the
unanimous election of Charles Chamber
lain Mcneil, of Charlottesville. Captain
Mcneil played on the first eleven two sea-
sons ago, and returned to the University
this season to complete his course. The
retirement of A. M. Smith Is great loss
as he was fine athlete and was equally
at home on the diamond and the gridiron.
Judge Jere Black Leslie, of Great Falls,
Mont, who has received the Democratic
nomination for Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court Of Montana, IS a disi;r-
guished alumnus of Washington and Lee
University, class of 1S73-1S75. He matricu-
lated at the University with Frankfort,
Ky, as his home.
The Sophomore Glass Of Washington
and Lee University, at meeting held to-
day in the lecture-room Of DR.. Wi.-.am S.
Currell elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: John Monro Banister
Gill, of Petersburg, Va, president; NAL
colin Duncan Campbell, of Lexington,
Va, vice-president; Charles Newton
Campbell, Jr., son OF DR.. G. N. Campbell,
of Cnarlestown, w. Va, president of the
Stephenson Female Seminary of Charles
town. secretary and treasurer.
WASHOUTS ON THE C. AND o.
A washout between Lynchburg and Bal
cony Falls on the James River Division
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, de-
layed trains Sunday afternoon, Trains
Nos. and 10 west and eastbound, respec-
lively, did not get through. Each train
arrived at the washout and after it was
found impossible to set through and COM
plete the scheduled runs, the passengers
and their effects were transferred around
the washOut
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CITY OF PETERSBURG,
ARGUMENT IN THE ErTRIcK NAN
urAcruR1NG COMPANY CASE.
MRS. W. H. LITTLEloRN DEAD.
Mary stuart Dies from the Burns She

pccc,,ed-Rcv. Clifton Rafin Or
aaincd-nesni, Grocers Want het-
ter Garnishucnt L.ss-In the
Courts.
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their customers. but they have 1ound inc
task a difficult one. There has been an
advance in both hard and soft coal, par
ticularly in the former.
At the residence Of the brides parents
on Market street. tomorrow morning
at Q o'clock, Miss Alice r., daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Simon Seward, will be mar
ried to MI. Robert j. Powell, of Savannah
Ga.
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MORRIS in TROUBLE AGAIN.
Disbnrred Norfolk Attorney Now
Charged with En,bezz1ement.

Charged With Embezzlement.
NORFOLK. VA, October CO >ecial)
Peter J. Morris. the attorney No was
disbarred from three courts last summer
for procuring a Dakota" divorce for a
client, was to-day indicted by the grand
jury for the misrepresentation of s1,061
the property of Mrs. Cora L. Livesay, a
client. Mr. Morris, himself went to the
clerks office and gave $500 bond with
R. Kouter, one of his former clients as
surety.
Mr.. Morris said that the proceeding is
spite work. He declared that the agree
ment with Mrs. Livesay was that she
was to lend him the amount mentioned
for $50 per month. He said she has since
drawn some $500 Of the principal as we'll as
the interest agreed upon.
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Negro Thief Confesses.

WYTHEVILLE Va. October 6.-spe-
the residence of Deputy Collector Gieaves
on Main street some weeks since and the
Brown drugstore last week, 81 has been
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An Engagement Announced.

MKENNEY. VA. October ESPECIAL
The engagement Of Miss Della Parke
Powell, daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Eugene
Willie Turpin Carter, Jr, of South Bos-
ton. Va, is announced. The marriage
will take place early in November.
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H0Id 10 pT0ef9S against lfE HSd!'D-5 '"s Pc
euliar to sumntr. P,omptn.ss in The treat
n<nt Of th,ss maladiss ..coald often hrt0s.'
serious illness, ptrhaps dtath.-MONYON.
Munyon's Homeopathic Home Rene
dis are the sur.st safeguards agalnst
disease. If they are not in the house
they should be bought and kept on hand
In case of sudden development OF tbs
symptoms of any trouble the prope! cure
for that trouble should Immediately be
obtained at the druggists.
For indigestion and dyspepsia TAKE
Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure. For head
ache from heat, or caused by nervousness
or prostration, take Munyon's Headashe
Cure-it will Gu { in three minutes. Fos
hiiousness. jaundice and liver trouble
Munyon's Liver Cure affords quick and
perman mt relief. For disorders OF IN
blood, and eruptions that ar. chiefly an.
Snoying In summer, take Munyon Blooe
Cure. Munyon's rheumatism Cure Is
felt usually in one to three hours and IN 3
few days cures entirely.
Munyon's Pile Ointment speedily ane.
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especially e.ficacious in allevIatlng the.
pain intensified during hot weather
lfyou are subject to COLES, cramps anc
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yon's d. o. and C. cure. MUNYON'S
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Snake Creek Gap.

When Gen. Sherman started on his At
lanta campaign, the necessity for seiZing
Snake Greek Gap became evident, and the
9th ILL.,, under Col. Phillips, was assigned
to the duty. +. III. Wagner, Co. d, 9th
ILL.,, now living at Warrensburg, Mo-,
writes of the expeditions: 1--WE made Il
night march, and our trusted guide led us
to the entrance of the gap, through which
ran a small rivulet of clear water. One
short hour of rest for man and beast was
given. / was SergeantMajor of the regi-
ment, and l received the order to detail
16 men and a Sergeant to take the ad-
vance into the dark and frOwning gap.
Sers't Mueller and 16 picked men went
forward; only five returned. At the west
ern mouth of the gap the rebel pickets
were completely surprised and their horses
seized, without a shot being fired. When
half way through the gap we met a relief
party, and our advance made a dash at
them and followed closely on their heels
into large rebel camp. In the fight
which followed our men drove the rebels
from their camp into an open space of
about 20 acres, and over this open space
the 9th Ill. charged, driving the rebels
into the woods at the other side. The
Johnnies took shelter behind trees and
huge rocks. We dismounted and held the
rebels until we were reinforced by the
5Oth Ill. This regiment coming up made
dash, gaining an advanced position,
which they at once began to fortify. This
fight secured for us Snake Creek Gap.
Col. Phillips received a saber wound and
was shot through the right leg"
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Friend with the couuters,gn.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l have
been intensely interested in the stories
"Who Goes There?" and "a Friend With
the Countersign," as everyone who served
in the Army of the Potomac during the
campaign of 1864 necessarily must be. 1
have been especially pleased to note how
closely Mr.. Berwick follows events as
they actually occurred and the sequence
of events as well as of place.
In reading the installment Of July 81
l thought l was about to detect the au-
thor in an inaccuracy. When he speaks
of being at Meade's Headquarters after
crossing the james he says heavy clouds
were rising, indicating a storm. l thought
surely he was getting off the track. He,
however, does not say that it rained. but
speaks as though it soon would. On June
2, in the afternoon. when Getty's Divi-
sion, the second of the Sixth Corps, was
being transferred from the left of the
corps to the right. and when about half
way from the Cold Harbor Tavern to the
woods on the west, heavy thunderstorm
came up, and it rained nearly all night.
But no more rain fell for about two
months in the regions occupied by the
army.
While halted and during the storm men,
toned. we heard the artillery duel men
toned by "The CannOneer," and which
took place near Bethesda Church, though
of course, we did not know what it meant
then, although we did know that there
was some rapid and severe artillery firing.
But, after all, Berwick did not say it
rained.-CHAs. PORTER, Co. Z, 11th VT,
Gripnell Iowa
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from, and nothing to run after, except our
supper and beds, and it is not likely that
we ran for fun, but it seemed easier to
retreat than to advance-it generally does
on a battlefield.
Bull Run above the ford where we crossed
it in the morning, but struck the Warren
ton Pike again between Stone Bridge and
Cub Run. When 1 reached the bridge
over the latter stream, 10 and behold!
there was that big 32-pounder that Sher-
mans Brigade had supported so glorious
ly all the forenoon, broken down and
abandoned in the center of the highway,
blocking the crossing of the bridge. Be-
hind this gun along the turnpike stood
complete order, but no horses and no ar
tillerymen. ! learned, later, that the ar
tillerymen had taken their horses down to
the Run to water them and soon after re-
turned for their battery, which they Sc
cured all right, in fact, never intended to
leave it there; but the old 32-pOunder was
not removed from the position where l
last saw it as / crossed the bridge over
Cub Run, until it was removed by Beau
regards men a day or two later. This
was the source of great rejoicing on the
part of the Southern Confederacy for
months after In capturing that old gun,
which was of less actual value on the
field than one musket we'll handled, Beau
regard thought he had won the independ-
ence of the Confederacy.
l reached our old camp ground, west OF
Centerville. little before sunset, but the
ground was all that remained to us; for
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JOSEPH II. HUNTER,
Pension and Patent ATTORNEY,
WASHINGTON, D. c..

Hawxhurst; Joe NJ: Hood: A: J. Hood;
7. J. Hungerford. VIM. w. Hungerford:
A. j. King, Fred King: 4. J. Moss, L. Il.
Moss; A. W. Maxwell. c. X. Maxwell;
G. a. Neefe, Julius +. Neefe; j. w.
Proctor, X. NJ. Proctor; VIM. Runyan, b.
u: Runyan: w. o. Phetteplace, ]. o.
Phetteplace; Alonzo Rose, Moses Rose; J.
Stewart. VIM. \. Stewart; \. Sanderson.
). A. Sanderson; III. w. Sheldon, Asa
Sheldon; Sylvester Sweet. Abba Sweet, N.
L. Sweet, ]. NJ. Sweet: David Wallace,
Hiram Wallace; NJ. Weaver, Abram
Weaver.
Mrs. Hattie Martin, 107 Walnut ST.,
Grafton, w. Va. has medal picked up
on that street, inscribed The State Of
Ohio: to Frank Schlecher, Veteran, Co.
ID. 71th Reg't, o. V. L. which she will
return to the owner upon identification.
NJ. ]. Feenan, Co. NJ. 9th Iowa Cav,
2212 Poplar Ave. Omaha. Neb.. writes
that an officers sword. engraved 'E. G.
Hilleran, 18th Mich. Battery" is in the
possession Of a man in that city, and that
the Grand Army of Omaha has no infor-
nation regarding the whereabouts of its
former owner.
Comrade A. X. Dixon, of Springfield,
Mo-, proprietor of Dixons Standard Gum
Works of that city, proves to be one Of
the regulators" of Andersonville, and has
very vivid recolections of many of the
incidents of the strenuous life in that vii
est of all the Southern pens. Il, too, was
one of the regulators" he says, in re-
cent letter. Il walked beat many a
night watching over more helpless COM
panions. My position in the Gordon or
circle that surrounded the scaffO!d was
Immediately in front of the entrance gate.
That red-headed rascal that broke the
rope and was hanged a second time and
his gang Of pals had robbed me of what
little | possessed. Well, shake. Colonel:
The National Tribune will from this on
seem mere valuable and interesting than
ever, if that were possible. l was taken
from Andersonville Sept. 0 to Savannah,
thence to Milen, from which latter place
escaped during time of paroling of
prisoners. l concluded to take no further
chances of exchange and lit out My
name, 1 have since learned, was subse-
quently called, and another fellow, who
knew l had gone, answered to my name
and then got out himself, and got home"
The National tribune., 1902-08-14
Hunting Torpedoes Near Savannah.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: L see III
your valuable paper of recent date mention
of the explosion of torpedOes planted by
and in the road near Savannah, Ga, in
which Lieut.. Frank Tuppcr, Adjutant 1st
Ala. Cav, U. S. ", lost his leg during a
charge
The list Ill. Vet. Battalion was guard
ing the prisoners on the march through
Georgia for the Seventeenth Corps, and
WAS about two miles from the front when
an Orderly came back on the run from
Gen. Sherman with the names of two of
our prisoners. | was detailed to take
charge, with four men as guards, and re-
port to the front without delay. Two Or
derlies had everything moved to the left
of the road. and we had the right of way
over everything, leaving our blankets and
grub behind, and lit out on the run. Of
course. the sides of the road were lined
with soldiers, some yelping Grab a root"
Don't let the Johnnies Out" Run you,
CORPORAL Orderly, get off and let your
horse go; he cannot keep up" etc.
When we arrived at the front Gen.
Sherman told the prisoners he had sent
for them to find and remove the remain
ing tOrpedoes. They began to beg, and
said they knew nothing about any torpe-
does. The General turned to a man in
citizens clothes and said a few words:
then, turning to the two men, said: 'You
Hien KNOW WneTe IOur tOTpeuOeS are pldHL-
ed there near that tree. You 20 and re-
move them or you will be shot at once"
The men commenced crying and wanted
time to pray, as they said they knew moth
ing about any tOrpedoes, and they would
be killed in trying to find them. The Gen
eral turned and said: Corporal, have
your men put in an extra buck and balls,
and have the two prisoners march 80 feet
in front of you to that tree and remove
four torpedoes. If they won't go, or try
to run, shoot them down." OF course, the
torpedoes were removed without any more
trouble. Three had already been exploded
in the road by the advance cavalry. The
army moved forward. All were on the
lookout for tOrpedoes, but found no more,
and We We're soon among the rice planta-
tions, pestling out rice in old wooden NOR
tars, as 81 and ShOrty's squad was ahead
of us and the good things were all gobbled
up. We turned our prisoners over when
we arrived at Savannah; and if the tor
pedo hunters are alive / would like to
hear from them.-CORP'L L. b. MARCH,
Co. B, 41st ILL.,, Bloomfield, Mo.
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diligently, as he suggested, with the re-
suit that I was unable to find a man out
side of my old regiment who participated
at all in that First CampaigE"-that is,
on the Union side. found IS or so ex-
Confederates there, every one of whom
laid great stress on the fact that he was
a survivor of the First Bull Run, sah."
Among the boys of my old company and
regiment l found dozen or more, who
were on the sick and convalescent list,
and guarded and held our camp near Fort
Corcoran during the Bull Run campaign,
and who remembered distinctly the tagged
and forlorn appearance presented by those
who returned from the battle on the fore
noon Of July %, 1861; but when l sug-
gested the propriety of holding Reunion
of Shermans Brigade, as our old COM
mander was then with us, they replied:
Aren't you little off? Sherman COM
manded in the West. We We're never in
his brigade The upshot of it all was,
we held no Reunion of Sherman's Brigade
nor of the survivors of The First Bull
Run. What is more, l did not again meet
Gen. Sherman, for he seemed to have 9th
er and more important business on hand.
Ii he was ashamed of his old brigade and
the part he took in ''Our First Campaign"
so far as | was able to discover, that feel
ing was reciprocated.
Since that Encampment l presume /
have met thousands of ex-Confcderates
who were survivors of the First Bull Run,
and could tell me more of its glOries than
dreamed it possessed. No wonder we
We're beaten. The Confederates were all
there. But never in all these years have
met n Union soldier who was there and
am therefore convinced that they have
all passed over the dark river. Now Gen.
Sherman is dead also, and on the Union
side I am, what l hope to remain for
many years to come. the sole survivor of
"Our First Campaign"
CTO be cOntinued)
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To Be Sold as Junk.

The 10 Spanish vessels sunk in the
waters of Manila Bay by the guns of Ad-
miral Dewey's fleet are to be rasied and
sold as junk. They are believed to be
hopelessly beyond repair.
A contract has been awarded by the
Philippine Commission to a construction
company to remove the wrecks, and an
expert diver has been put to work. No
one here has any idea Of the value Of
these vessels, and the contractor has un-
dertaken the work ON q speculative basis.
The National tribune., 1902-08-14

gun in McDowell's army. This was plant
ed in commanding position near Stone
Bridge, and for several hours Sherman's s
Brigade had nothing to do but watch the
effect of the bursting shells thrown by it
from time to time within the lines of the
enemy.
After Hunter struck Beauregard's left
and the battle had waxed hot in that di-
rection for an hour or two, some military
genius discovered that Sherman's Brigade
might be used to better advantage than
supporting a One-gun battery on the safe
side of Bull Run, and forthwith we re-
ceived orders to advance. Then Sher-
man moved his brigade at n dOuble-quick
along the eastern shore of Bull Run for
mile or two. Once he halted us. not to
rest, but to put us in light-marching or
der, and to that end he ordered us to pile
up our blankets and haversacks in n con-
venient place by the wayside. where we
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PENSIONS! PENSIONS!

Settlement edeach
ahoreho
uchacl
Thousands MAIDEN
of
allowed
until alnwed
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A LOT FREE.

Send stamp for deed, clear lot 25x10O feet WestmiG
ster Park. Suburbs of New York. Title perfect. This
property was formerly owned by Gen. u S. Grant es
President of the United States. 1t Is high and dry.
"Agents wanted"
10Th CENTURY REALTY CO., 80 Wall ST., New
York.
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SCATTERING,

James NJ. Robinson, Ava. Mo-, would
like to see an account of the battle of
Franklin, Tenn. Nov 80, 1864, written
by the commander of the 111th Ohio, if
living; if not, by line officers. Comrade
Robinson belonged to Co. II, 24th Mo-,
which was attached to the 111th Ohio.
NJ. Dziewanowski, Orderly Sergeant,
9th Wis. Battery, Rutland, Iowa, sends
the following list of brothers that served
in that organizations: o. J. Bromham.
VIM. A. Bromham; w. II. II. Booth, X.
l.. Booth; A. NJ. Clayman, Levi Clayman:
Avery Colborn, John Colborn; Isaiah
Emerson, Levi j. Emerson: II. c. Gard
ner, A. ]. Gardner; Jules Francois. Frank
Francois; Sidney Hawxhurst, Albert