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The National tribune., 1906-07-26
THE 1S6TH n. Y.
Col. Bradley WiasIow, the Hero Of Fort
Malone.

Editor National Tribune: April 2,
1865, was a memorable day for many
reasons. 1t was memorable alike to the
victors and the vanquished, to the
friends and relatives of the victOrs, and,
alas. of those who fell in the sanguinary
contest which by the capture of Peters
burg virtually led to the fall of Rich
mond and the end of the civil war.
The day and the occasion had its incl
dents, tragic and otherwise its heroes
and its failures-many of the former,
few of the latter. Possibly each corps
and division which took part in the bat
tie might claim recognition for many in
their particular organization pre-emi-
nently entitled to the word of praise for
distinguished conduct on that occasion.
Much has been said and written of the
various participants in this conflict, but
| wish to bear testimony to the personal
bravery of one command, the memory
of which will remain with me and all
survivors of the 1S6th y. Y. while life
lasts. That one Is Col. Bradley Winslow,
our gallant commander, with whom I
served two years in the 35th n. Y, and
later in the 1S6th till the end of the war.
To US who served under him ard wit
messed his conduct on that memorable
morning he was, and is, and will always
be a typical hero.
the regiment was ordered to charge on
earthworks protected by abatis and
chevaux de frise. The Colonel had just
given the order to advance on a
charge" Instead of being in the rear
he hurried to the front, and was 75 or
100 feet in advance of the line of battle
His tall form was prominent in his lone
liness, being on higher ground than we
were, and with his sword raised above
his head he gave. his commands In a
voice as clear and mild as If on dress
parade.
Calling his regiment in thrilling tones
to Move forward! Move forward" he
led the charge with the entire column
dashing on in splendid order, meeting
the leaden hail, men falling all along
the line. Soon down goes the gallant
Colonel way in advance of the regiment,
on the highest elevation in the locality,
pierced with a rebel bullet. In the face
of the foe, to personally lead a bayonet
charge and to fall far in advance of his
command was an act worthy of histoTi-
cal record, and the 186th \. Y, Second
Brigade, Second Division of the Ninth
Corps, will surely accord to Col. Bradley
Winslow the laurel wreath Of being the
hero of Fort Mahone.-Kendrick W.
Brown, 1S6th N. Y, 1905 Kellogg ST.,
Ames, Iowa.
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The U. S. Steamer susquehannn.

Editor National Tribune: From June,
1861, to June, 1862, / was one of the
crew of the U. S. S. Susquehanna, of
tie North Atlantic Squadron. One daIk
right. L think April Is, 1852, we lay or
Char lesion, S. c., at anchor, outside the
bar, with fires banked, but standing
regular sea watches. The night was
of Egyptian darkness. 1 was in the
starboard watch, foretop, and came on
deck at midnight. About o'clock a.
m. one of the Masters Mates said:
Keep quiet, men," / knew there was
something up. There was slignt
breeze, just enough to fill sail. and
approaching US not far away was a
vessel We could not see her distinct
| ly, of course, for she had no lights;
neither had we, but she seemed to be
headed for Charleston. When not more
than ESQ yards from us the Captain
of the brig. for such she proved to be,
spoke to the man at the lead, saying:
How much water have you got,
Smith," Just then the Captain order
ed. "Let go the anchor" which was
done. We heard them paying out chain.
That settled it. If he had kept on his
course he would have gotten over the
bar all right. and have been lying un-
der the guns of Fort Sumter In the
morning, instead Of those of big war
ship. We lowered the second and third
cutters, and took them by surprise. We
gave them no time to make any resist
ance. When daylight came we sent the
| Captain and crew on board the Sus-
quehanna and placed a prize crew on
the brig and sent her to New York.
The brig was loaded with salt and qui-
nine, and had six nice brass fieldpieces,
with caissons, etc, and full equipment.
| The Captain of the brig swore and
tore around, but 1t was no good. He
had sailed from England, and had his
bearings all right, but thought he had
| better wait till morning before going
into port. Then II was too late.-Rob-
ert Harkinson, 235 Market St, West
Chester, Pa.
The National tribune., 1906-07-26
Dentk of Gen, Hill.

Editor National Tribune: / am al
ways greatly interested in the letters
published in The National Tribune from
veterans touching upon their expert
ences in the service; yet II has always
been a marvel to me how enlisted men
and line officers OF a regiment could
have observed so much ard remem-
events that were enacted outside the
limits of their own commands.
In the present instance / refer to the
many letters published regarding the
death of Gen. A. P. Hill, and will re-
cord my own recollection, which may
be accepted for just what the reader
considers 1t worth. 1 will only men
tion the command to which had the
honor to belong; viz, the Second Yer
mont Brigade, Second Division, Sixth
Corps. After breaking the Confeder-
ate lines on the morning of April 2,
1865. in front of Forts Fisher and
Welch, the command wheeled to the
left and moved to the vicinity OF
Hatcher's Run. Retracing the march
by practically the same route, we ar
rived at q point about opposite that
where the lines were broken in the
early morning, and not far distan:
from It, at about 3 o'clock a. m. Halt
ing there to reform the lines prepara-
tory to an advance toward Petersburg
we first learned of the death of Gen
A. p. Hill. The report current then
and which probably is not far from
the truth. was that he Inadvertently
rode into the Union skirmish line am
SO met his death. We were too busy
during the remainder OF that day tc
try to ascertain who fired the fata
shot. Personally I do not expect evei
to know and do not regard ii impor
tant that / should.-E. l. Foster. Ad
jutant, 1st Art, 18th VT, 1eS Roseyills
Ave, Newark, N. j.
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The 7fh N. Y.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of my old regiment, the
7th n. Y; also, of the 41st Wis, espe-
cially Co. C.-Ira A. Champlin, Oiean,
n. Y.
There were two 7th n. Y. The first
7th n. Y, also called the Steuben Regi-
ment, was organized at New York City
April 23, 1861, to serve two years, and
mustered out May s, 1863. Col. John
E. Bendix was discharged Aug. s, 1861;
Col Edward Kapff resigned Feb. g.
1852, and Col. George Won Setback was
in command when the regiment was
mustered out. He was brevetted q
Brigadier-GeneraI March 13, 1865. 1,
belonged to Hancock's Division, Sec
ond Corps, and lost 102 killed and Al
from disease, etc.
The second 7th n. Y. was organized
at Hart Island from August. 1863, and
was mustered out Aug. 4, 1855. The
Colonel was George Won Setback, who
was brevetted Brigadier-General. II
The National tribune., 1906-07-26
Stories Eminenty Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
& in the Great National Struggle

The account given by the Louisville
Journal at that time / believe to be
true. The Journal said that Davis
came to Nelson to see about getting
arms and equipments for his men.
Nelson asked him how many men he
had. and Davis said that he had about
1,500. Then Nelson said, You are a
pretty General; don't know how
many men you have" Davis tried to
reason the case with him, and said
that he just wanted to know if the
supplies were on hand; then he would
find out the exact number and make
rcquisitIon accordingly. But Nelson
was in a rage, and slapped Davis in the
mouth. Davis went down stairs, bor-
ro,red a single-shot pistol and came
back. He met Nelson on the stairs and
shot him.-Wm. Cline, Cos. II and A,
23d Mo-, Port Orchard, Wash.
The National tribune., 1906-07-26

place made sacred by the presence
of war-worn remnants, where visitors
are awed into whispers and old sol
diers are forced into tears, the battle
flags of the Excelsior Regiment re-
pose. The ends of justice will not be
served until the Excelsior Banner,
resurrected and restored. shall rest by
their side. Any information concern
ing this banner will be thankfully re-
ceived by the undersigned. who be-
longed 10 the regiment which won the
flag, and who. as President OF his Regi-
mental Association. believes II to be
his duty to use such means as he has al
his command to locate the missing
trophy-C z. Bassett, Austin Station
Chicago, Ill.
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The killing Of Gen. Nelson.

Editor National Tribune: You are
nearly always right, but / hardly think
you do Jeff c. Davis justice in the slay-
ing of Gen. Nelson. ! admit that Da-
Wis was a stern, sour-looking man. /
was in the Third Division, commanded
by Gen. A. Baird, while Davis COM
manded the corps. do not see
how Davis could have kept his hand off
of Ne.son and stayed in the army.
The National tribune., 1906-07-26

belonged to Miles's Division, Second
Corps, Army of the Potomac. and lost
SIS killed and 73 died from disease.
The 41st Wis, composed of seven
companies, was organized at Milwau-
kee. June s, 1864, to serve 100 days,
and was mustered out September. 1884.
1t had no Colonel. but was under the
command of Lieut.-Col. George B.
Goodwin. 1t lost Is men from disease,
etc. We cannot give company histo-
ries-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-07-26
ColOred Troops.

Editor National Tribune: Please state
the number of 'colbred troops that were
engaged during the rebellion.-George
E. Wood. Waterbury, Conn.
The total number of colored troops
enlisted during the war was 1S6,097.-
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-07-26
The Struggle for Missouri
A New War History Of the Greatest Value
By JOHN McELROY

of
and il
o tt t he isue
accession that would promise almost the certainty the newly
him
Blair whose assistance Gen Nathaniel and the struggle between the
makes
which a
men
, make epochs IN is
tfmf entire historical
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n ume
don
Goa
all
artistic in
re
nnhb historical va1ue
The bookp
No order for the first edition of the
"Stugalefor Missouri" WILDE perceived after August3o
Addres Washington, D. c.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01
H. G. Wells on Immigration.

Fl. G. Wells. who recently visited
the United States. has fears for the
people Of this country He devel-
ops them In the latest of his Search
After Realities" papers in Harper's
Weekly. an article dealing. with I'M
migration He sees US becoming the
victims OF our own open gates. He
IS sure that we are undertaking
task in the assimilation of alien mil
lions which is bound to be too much
for us. To express his conviction he
quotes from the slang vernacular
that we are biting off more than We
can chew
Mr. Wells will be hailed as an ally
by American alarmists who are ever
urging narrowing if not shutting
down of the gates. To others his
own points will suggest answers SUIT
hcient to themselves. In the clubs,
he writes, there are no immigrants
AS matter of fact the clubs of New
York are rich in Immigrants and IN
sons of immigrants. Only they are
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01

The Armory Times in lasts weeks
issue pays the following handsome
and well nerited tribute to follow
counryman who .njoys the esteem
of al:
1--WE are glad to know that Greedy
Ray is going 40 make the race tor
lax Assessor He has run the otfl-
ces of Monroe County long enough
to be sntitled to something IN his
own name, - nothing of his e s 4.
county.
Greedy has done more free work
for the public than any other man
in the State, and the beauty of it
is that he complies with all kinds
OF requests from anybody and every
body; the poor get as much attention
as the rich, at all hours, night and
day. Such a person is almost indis-
pensabIe around the court house, and
he will fill the office of Tax Asses
sor 80 queens taste We predict
that he will be elected without a
single dissenting voice.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01
The Decline of Muscle.

UnskiIled labor is becoming of less
worth to society The man who has
nothing but his muscles to offer to
society in return for bread now finds
that society does not think the bar
gain good enough. The strong arm
and feet foot were enough, perhaps,
10 make a candidate for klngsh1p
long ago; they are scarcely sufficient
Stevedore. The high priests of mus
icIe and their fanatical supporters are
more utterly out of date than the
worshippers OF any African fetish
| The struggle for existence IS not,
as formerly. an immediate struggle
Of man with nature-with the recall
citrant soil and uncertain sea. The
arrangement now is social, not lndl-
vidual You may live if you are
worth enough to society. If. how
ever, you have only muscles to Offer,
/ society will point you to its machrn-
!ery which your muscles are power
less to emulate. What are the legs
! Of man., compared with an internal
combustion engine2 The jinriksha-
runner and the motor car types OF
the contrast What is the blceps OF
the blacksmith compared with the
steam-ham1iler2 In short, modern
society Is such that other things be-
/ ing equal, the educated mind will
beat the educated muscle every time.
H. then, we are 10 remedy poverty
and unemployment, we must see
to it that in our training OF the young
we pay attention to the factors that
increasingly count in the struggle for
/ existence today. The parent who ex-
soloitS his child 1T the earliest age,
depriving hi moi any chance of max
1ner the mental acquirementS that So
ciety IS willing to pay for today, IS
doing his best to add to the ranks
OF the unemployed of tomorrow.
Society i ii less need thar ever be-
for Of hewers OF wood and drawers
OF water
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01

not such as aIr. Wells was looking
plains that Fifth avenue. the cry -ee
Washington and the wide. streets OF
BOSTON are all the authentic En-
disappearing America, while few
blocks away from the Common or
the famous avenue, behold! you
are in polyglot slum:: =,
What "a foreigner abroad IS TINS:
How as ehaccuracy of observation
AG--NNo1c critic
which distinguished him as the pro-
phet in his well-read "Anticipations.'
He has rubbed elbows III all our
cities with finished products OF the
Matchmaking laundry, and now he
turns apprehensive at s1shl O. a wait
ing wash
If Mr.. Wells had been able to lind
our clubs and all oui streets over1nfl
with immigrants recognizable at a
glance, wearing their former national
costumes, following their old customs
and speaking still their mother ton
CUES, we might begin to share his
fears of our overwhelming Since he
did not recognize our assinilated i'm
migrants and their descendants wher
he saw them, we must presume still
to wear a cheerful face.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01
Zach and Me.

The head OF a we'll known theolog-
ica1 seminary in the South IS aceus-
toned to test the ability and self
possession of the students by sending
them into the pulpit with sealed en-
velope in their hands containing the
text of a sermon TO be delivered on
the spur of the momemnt.
On one such occasion the student,
on opening his envelope, read these
instructions, apply the story of Fac
cheus to your own circumstances and
your call to the ministry
The student, cleverly enough, de-
livered himself of the following:
Brethren, the subject. on which I
address YOU is a comparison between
Zaccheus and myself, with reference
to my qualifications for the pulpit
The first thing we read of Zaccheus
is that he was small of stature. |
never felt SO small as do now. II
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01
Bucket-Shops and Their Victims.

1t was characteristic of "AT' Adams
that, driven from the policy game by
conviction and a term in the State
prison. he turned to the bucket-shop.
This swindling game on the fringe OF
1.-THE Street" has been as rule as
safe as Adams old pastime used to
be OF picking the pockets of the poor.
II has the same advantage of being
sure thing for its promoters. Pos
sibly there is to be happy change,
OF which the collapse OF M ] Sage
& Co.. due to Adams sudden step
ping from under. is a symptom
In the bucket-shop absolutely no
legitimate operations take place. No
stocks are bought or sold No real
investments are made or speculations
managed Money-mad victims are
lured by promises OF puck and GER
tain returns into making bets on the
market. The men running the shop
pretend to have inside information
They have none They call ther.-
selves brokers, but they are members
Of no exchange. They disguise their
handling Of wages under hctious en-
tries of shares bought and sold II
victim turns dangerously IN the lace
OF persistent losses a bucket shop tlrm
can often wipe itself out between two
days. stealing away like an Arab.
Bucket-shop gamblers are the par
aasites OF the speculative body Wall
treet proper detests them and would
be glad to see the mbanished, though
they have occasionly served the pur-
pose OF unscrouplous manlpulators
OF markets. As Tor their victims, 1t
IS hard to synlpathize with people who
fall SO readily into plainly baIted traps
~. = 80 ~f
small fry bettors who can i'll afford
TO lose and are too ignorant or too
gulllble TO protect themselves against
simple fraud.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01
Bridge Notice
tate of Mississ ippi,

State of Mississippi,
Washington County.
BY virtue OF an order OF the Board
OF Supervisors Of said County made
this day, sealed bids are invited to
be filed with the undersigned Clerk.
on or before II O'Clock noon, on
Monday, the 3rd day Of September,
1000. for the construction Of steel
bridge across Yazoo River, at Belzo-
III. in said County. The said bridge
to be built in accordance with the
plans ard specifications now on file
IN the office of the Chancery Clerk
of said County and the Board re
serves the right to reject any and
all bids
Given under my hand and official
seal this 9th day OF August, a. D,
7. H. Hood. Clerk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01

Certainly no one would think of read
ing a dictionary for amusement OF
pleasure-as the Irishman said. be
would lose the thread of the story II
the great mass OF detail. Nor would
one expect TO find jokes IN such book
barring Mark Twain's about the ear
buncle But that learned and other
wise serious dictionary. the Century
contains at least one laughable entry
Under the word question is the fol
lowing:
"ro pop the question-see pop. New
York Tires.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01

time the Board of Supervisors of said
County, will take up and review SAID
rolls and hear any objections that
may properly come before them as to
any individual assessment.
Given Under my hand and official
seal this 9th day of August, 1906.
Petition for reduction in the as
sessmenss filed after the first Monday
III September VIII not be accepted
by the Board of Supervisors.
T II Hood Cart
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01
Bridge Notice.
State of Mississippi,
Washington County.

State Of MISSISSIPPI,
Washington County.
By virtue of an order OF the Board
0< S~I-~-'ts~1. >-uLxIuv r,,d~
this day, sealed bids are invlyed &c
be filed with the undersigned on CT
before the first Monday OF Septena-
Der, 1906, for general repairs on the
bridge across Bogue Pnalla, at the
Randolph Plantation, in said County.
The repairs to be such as will put
said bridge in good condition and the
bidder, in submitting his proposition,
will specify what improvements he
will make under his bid.
Given under my hand and official
seal this 9th day OF September, 1906.
I. H Hood, Clerk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01
Notice.
State OF Mississippi,
w. 1ipotoD County

State OF Mississippi,
Washington County.
BY virtue of an order of the Board
of Supervisors of said County made
this day, sealed bids are invited to
be filed with the undersigned Clerk
on or before II O'Clock, noon, on
Monday. the srd day of September,
1000, for forty tons of coal, to be de-
livered in the coal house, on the
Court House Lot of said County,
One car OF said coal to be delivered
al the convenience of the successful
bidder between now and Sept. Ist,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01

To the Tax Payers OF Washington,
County, Mississippi
You are hereby notified that the
Board of Supervisors of Washington
County, Mississippi, propose to Dor
row from the County Treasurer the
sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars, and tc issue Loan
Warrants upon the County Treasury
therefor, payable on January Ist,
1907. It is proposed to borrow said
sum of money the first Monday OF
September, 1900.
T. H. Hood,
Clerk OF the Board of Supervisors ct
Washington County, Mississippi
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01
Notice To Tsx-payers.
State of Mississippi,

State of Mississippi,
Washington County
Notice is hereby given that the
Real and Personal Assessment Rolls
of said County, for the fiscal year
1905. are now on file and will SO re-
main in the office of the Chancery
Clerk of said County until the Ist
Monday OF September, 1906, at which
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01

the second place, we read that Fac
cheus was up a tree, which rs very
much my position at present. Third
ly, it is related that Zaccheus made
haste to come down; and in this
gladly and proudly follow his exam
r. r ,e-'s Weekly
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01

and the balance to be delivered upon
the request of the Sheriff Of thl,
County, as the same may be needed
Witness my hand this 9TH day Of
August, 1906
I. II. Hood, Clerk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01

And in New York
The London child's life is often
very IKE a rabbit's-one long scurry
from suverior beings
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-09-01

They Ring Down the Curtain.
In financial tragedies bank exam
liners only appear in the closing act
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-12
He Hadn't Started Vet.

James r. Sullivan, the American
commissioner to the Olympic games,
told vn the way home, in the smoking
room of the Republic, a Greek story.
"A great Greek traveller" he said,
"once visited Constantinople, and was
entertained at dinner by the German
ambassador.
1.-The party was a distinguished one,
and, after the sherbets and sweetmeats
had been supplanted by the coffee and
cigarets, the guests began to talk about
their servants. They did not malign
their servants, as is the custom with
us. On the contrary, they boasted Of
them.
And more loudly and more fervently
than any one else did the Greek trav-
eler boast about his servant Kouros.
"I assure you said the traveller
finally, that my servant Kouros, an old
campaigner, can be dispatched on an
errand TO any part of the city, and 1
will tell you to an instant the time of
his return
Some slight incredulity was ex-
pressed. and the traveller at once Sent
for Kouros.
"'Kouros,' he said. go to the tobac-
consists by the Stamboul bridge, and
bring me a box of cigars, the usual
brand, Here is the money
"Kouros bowed and disappeared. The
traveller, taking out his watch and
holding it in his hand. then said con-
fidently:
".Now, gentlemen. he is leaving the
house. Now he is at the end OF the
street. Now he enters the tobacco