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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-10
LOCAL ITEMS
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! New Ferry Boat.-Tne new boat
! just completed, to be used at the
passenger ferry, was launched yes
terday and christened Emilio in hon
or of that jovial and popular custom
inspector. Hon. Emilio Pat" Combe
Seed Cane for Mission.-Seed cane
sufficient to plant 100 acres was
shipped from the Ohio and Texas
plantation to Mission today This
cane will be planted at once, and
will produce enough cane by fall to
plant !, 900 acres.
A shipment of some as fine aspara-
gus as ever grew in the United
States was received this morning by
McDavitt Bros. from Edwin NJ
Lewis of Santa Maria, grown at that
place. This is the first shipment of
this vegetable received here this sea-
son.
Stock Examiner COning.=A U.
S. veterinary surgeon will be in the
city Friday to inspect all live stock
to be imported from Mexico. Those
DESTROYS of having stock crossed
should see him Friday morning, as he
will leave the city on the afternoon
train the same day.
Freight Ferry Moved large
barge used for ferrying freight across
the river between this city and
the river between this city and Santa
Cruz, Mexico, has Temporarily been
moved down stream to point about
100 feet above the passenger ferry,
on account of the low stage of the
river at present.
Wisconsin Prospectors.-A party
of seven prospectors arrived in the
city from Randolph. Wis, last night
and are being shown the advantages
for investment offered in the valley.
The party is composed of Messrs. ].
L. Richardt, R. Thomas, VIM. Weav
er. Herman Sheets, G. s. Hopkins,
NJ E. Crown and H. R. Craig They
will spend several days in this vi
cinity, and will also visit points up
and down the valley.
Prominent Sugar PIanters.=Five
of Louisiana's prominent sugar plan
tiers, ]. b. Burgess and l.. A. Clark,
of New Orleans, II. N. Pharr, ]. A.
Pharr and E. A. Pharr of Morgan
City, La, arrived in the city last
night Today they were taken to
visit the large sugar mill of the
Ohio and Texas Sugar plantation, and
also shown over the large cane fields !
on this plantation Tomorrow the |
party goes to Mission.
More Visitors from Lima.-Chas |
McCune, Frank Siebert and H. H. |
Penny of Lima, Ohio, were among
the recent arrivals These gentlemen |
are out on a pleasure trip, having |
visited San Antonio, Houston and |
other Texas points before arriving
here. While not especially interested |
in investments, all af the party spoke
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very highly of the opportunities Of
fered in the valley and stated that
they might purchase property before
returning home. Il find there are
splendid openings for capital here, +"
said Mr. McCune today, and while l
did not take this trip as business
venture | think seriously of invest
ing in land here. There certainly are
no such opportunities for investment
in my section as there are here Even
if | don't invest now. l think | shall
do so before long" The other mem
bers of the party are equally enthus-
iastic and say they will not soon for
get the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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Herald Want Ads
For Rent.

FOR RENT-Furnished room Can
light houskeep also. J. r. Arson.
C3-6-tf
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She by Rider Haggard. at the
Electric Thea-er tonight. S-1e-I
HeIp Wanted

FOR RENT-Land on the Ladon-
ma Canal. Plenty of water and an
excellent opportunity will be given
the right party. Address L. A.
Smart. Donna, Texas C3-10-3
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COURT TAKES RECESS.
Nc Session Today Pending Service of
Process Papers.

A recess was taken in the district
court today. the jury for the week
and all witnesses who have been sum
moned being excused until tomorrow
morning at nine O'Clock. This sus-
pension of work was on account OF
some process papers which have not
as yet been served.
The case of the State of Texas
VS.. Guadalupe Naiar, charged with
the murder of Marcos Silva, who was
killed at a ranch near Isabel about
five months ago, has been dis
missed on motion of the district at
torney, John l. Kleiber, on the
ground of insufficient evidence.
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FOR SALE-10O to 500 acres of
land out of a 10 acre tract 4 mile
from Sebastian. Good sweet surface
water. Address Yznaga Bros.
Brownsville or Sebastian, Texas.
1t wifi
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FOR SALE-In barrels or car load
lots. fine native lime. Apply to John
Closner, Chaplin, Texas. C2-5-tf
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Cotton Farmers.

We have bought and will in a few
days begin erecting at San Benito, a
complete cotton ginning plant which
will have capacity Of one 500 ID.
bale every fifteen minutes. The ma
chinery is all the latest improved and
Tie plant will be one of the best in
Iesas. We viii be prepared 20 pay
the highest market price for cotton
IN tic seea or will gin for Toll. Buy
ny Nil be g all points On the branch
prepared to pay cash for cotton in
any quantity
Saa BeHite Cotton Gin Company,
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FOR SALE-One 72xI6 Button
Strap Erie boiler, with stack and
front complete, used about flve
months. Hidalgo Irrigation Co., Nc
Allen, Texas. 3-2-tf
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For observation-disclosures
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Notice.

am now ready to pay all Gamer
on county Warrants up to and includ-
ing the seventh t7th) class.
Interest on all Cameron County
interest bearing Warrants, due March
1st, 1909. shall be paid. as well as
Warrants of the same class up to
and including No col
EDGAR L. HICKS,
County Treasurer. Cameron Co., Tex.
2-27-1m
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Brownsville, Texas, March 10. 1909
Barometer 7 p. m. yesterday 1888
Barometer at a. N. today 1898
Temperature at a. m. today 500
Maximum temp. yesterday. ia
Minimum temp. this morning 40
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Meteorogolical Report.

The following observations were
taken at the South Texas Garden for
the "a nourts ending at eight o'clock
fOdav.
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OFFICIAL FORECAST.

Tonight and Thursday, fair; frost
Thursday morning, except on imme-
date coast; light to moderate north
east winds.
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Furniture for Fuel.

Editor National Tribune: l would like
to hear from any of the surviving conf
rades of Co. D, 18th n. Y. Cav, espe-
cially Lieut. VIM. s. Turner. Serg't Ha-
ney, VIM. Boyd or any of the seven oth-
ers who were with First Lieut.. VIM. s.
Turner on a secret expedition up the
Neuse River in the Spring of 1864. The
company was stationed near New
Rerne, n. c. The expedition was to de-
stroy an ircnciad of the Confederates
then in course of construction some
where up the Neuse. We embarked
with our horses on the hteamer Little
Allison and steamed up the Neuse. OFF
Point Comfort the boat sprung a leak
and sank. We succeeded in swimming
our horses to the shore and landing in
safety. In the afternoon Lieut.. Turner
started with the men on scout. We
ran across a small party of Confeder-
ates. also on a scout. The enemy ske-
daddled and we gave chase. They sue
ceeded in making ferry on tributary
of the Neuse and got safely across. We
were Informed that there were several
companies OF Confederates camped
within about two miles of the ferry To
destroy this ferry, which was a iatboat
that would protect our little party.
swim the river and destroy the boat.
There being no response, as the wealth
er was freezing, Lieut.. Turner said to
Serg't Haney: You take charge of the
squad: i will go myself" mo. Lieu
| tenant" said /, Il will try. If / can get
piece of dry timber to float me-" The
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wood was found, and succeeded In
cutting the rope, pulling the boat to
midriver and scuttljng it. About that
time the enemy came in sight, I took
to water like a duck and d5pulled for the
other shore, leaving the boat to sink at
leisure, which it did. My clothing froze
upon me, and when we ARRIVED at the
nearest house, about two miles from the
river, Lieut.. Turnerrbade me go in and
dry my clothes. 1 asked the lady of
the house to replenish the fire, which
didn't seem sufficiently warm to dry my
frozen clothes. The lady was unwilling
to do this, and I started to make fuel
of the furniture, when she came to her
senses. She then sent a colored girl in
to replenish the fire. The girl looked
at me and said: 20, Lawd, you is wet
sho'. Yous one of de Lincoln sojers,
amt you?" I told her was, and asked
her if there was any apple-jack around
the place. 81 doan know" she replied.
"If yous gwine to hunt for it, spec
you's better look in de closet under de
stairway. You'll see 'dimijohn,' but
doan say nothin' about it, I found it,
filled my canteen, called Lieut.. Turner
and filled his canteen. ] can always
recommend apple-jack as a preventive
| for colds and rheumatism. My clothes
being dry, we returned to our camp
near the Allison Next day a gunboat
with a crew and reinforcements arrived
and succeeded in raising the Allison
Among the reinforcements was the re-
mainder of my company (C), Capt. r.
r. West commanding. During the rails
ing of the Allison the enemy arrived on
the ground and gave us red-lot fight,
lasting several hours, before the Allison
was raised, but we came out winners
Joseph T.. Elder, Wichita, Kan.
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ing water, etc. On the Sd or 4th the
provost guard brought to our company
two men, each with a finger missing.
which the guards said had been shot
off by themselves to escape going into
battle. Our Captain was told to use
the men in bringing water and fuel for
the use of the men, but as soon as 1t
became dark they disappeared. and we
saw them no more. I suppose they are
drawing large pensions and astonishing
the natives with thrilling stories of their
valor and patriotism during the war, If
living. Our new position was not con-
ducive of health or long life. as at this
point the line curved outward. and our
friends, the enemy. had almost an emf
lade fire on us with artillery to our
right. Consequently at dark traverses
were built at each end of the company
and in the middle, which protected our
heads. In the affair of June 1 my COM
pany had IL men shot, five of whom
died of their wounds.
My belief is that Cold Harbor was the
worst planned and the generalship dis
played was the most imbecile shown in
any battle of the war, in which am in
agreement with Gen. Hyde, of the Third
Brigade of Getty's Division.-Charles
Porter, nth VT, Grinnell, Iowa.
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TING sih Pa. Cay.

Editor National Tribune: Noting in
your isssie of, Aug. &c the inquire ripy
Comrade Z. A.. Kerr. of my old regi-
meht, the Sth Pa. Cav. as to- why he
Inerers sees aI.yi mention ,pi.lep riressi7 :
ment, etc, / would ask If ne remembers
the very brief talk made to~is7 by no1r
G9lonsl. fafterwards, GeneraD,. Gregg.
as we stood in line IN the darkness of
the learly morning ready to start on. the
march TO Manassas, our first real can.-
paign march: Men, no reporters viii
accompany, this command or camp at
its headquarters. We will do or ttuty
as it comes to us. and the record of
what we do will be fouad on The hles
of the War Department az Washington
not in the columns of s,he newspapers -
His words proved true. Only once in
all these years have seen newsElapar
mention of the Sth Pa. Cav. That was
In 1850. in weekly paper somewhere
in the West; but it was n graphic. in
tensely interesting and well-writtea de-
scription of our rather warm ct1per.cn
at Charlottesville. Some day, If COM
rade McElroy does not deem IL too long
(two-thirds of a column, / will send it
into The National Tribune for repub-
lication.-sSill Hutchinson, Troop L.. Sth
Pa cav
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Death of 4. sP.d Hill.

T. L. Lowden. PittsfieId, Mass. says
that he must butt In again in regard to
the death of Gen. A. 2. Hill. His regi-
ment, the 61st Mass, was in the very
front rank of the last charge made to
capture Fort Malone, April 2, and fol-
lowed after Lee thei next morning as
rapidly as possible until they came to
the bridge across the river. As the
enemy retreated they,set the bridge on
fire. As soon as the bridge was re-
paired the regiment rushed over and
followed after the enemy until 1t came
10 house with q large front yard in
which beautiful green grass was grow
Ing and heavily shaded with naples.
The regiment halted there for rest,
and Comrade Lowden had a talk with
a middle-aged lady of the house. She
said that A. p. Hill was killed In the
yard in front of her house. He was
sure that someone was killed there, for
there were large clots of blood around
the yard. especially around the trees.
bullets. so that they looked like old
fashioned beehives. A little south Of
the house was an old-fashioned build
ing of rock, in which the poor woman
hid during the battle. The battle came
on so suddenly that she had only time
to reach the rock work, which was
higher than she. After the fight was
over at Petersburg our army on the
left rushed around. and met Lee at this
place. and the Confederates took their
stand in front OF her house and in the
yard among the shade trees. The lady
mentioned several other officers besides
Hill VINO were killed or wounded in the
fight
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AT COLD HARBOR.
The Worst Planned Battle of the War

Editor National Tribune: seem fated
to find and correct mistakes in The
National Tribune correspondence.
Whether these are from lapse of mem
ory or from imperfect source of infor-
nation is not known. In a "Blue and
Gray Truce" the writer, A W. StillweII,
manages to get wrong On several points.
For instance, he says: "Wright's Sixth
Corps was moved to Lees right flank at
Cold Harbor, where the Second, under
Hancock, was already engaged with the
enemy" 1t was my fortune to have
been a part of the Sixth Corps and we
were on the extreme left of the army
and had sharp engagement at about
4 o'clock in the afternoon. We relieved
the cavalry. which (not Hancock) was
engaged with the enemy. On the I'd
day of June. instead of taking position
somewhat in advance of the previous
day." we were marched to the rear
about noon. went north past the old
Cold Harbor Tavern, filed left to the
timber, threw up works, and at dav-
break OF the Sd advanced to the attack
on the extreme left of the corps Conn
rade Stillwell gives a correct account Of
the difficulty we encountered In procur-
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Defends Mcpherson.

Editor National Tribune: I read your
history of the campaigns and battles of
the civil war with great interest. They
put together the fragments / gathered
as an actual participant in the heat of
the conflict, or near enough to know
something about the moves ON the field
of action, which extended from the
Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean
and to the final surrender of the So
called Southern Confederacy In your
history of the Atlanta campaign you
repeat the story of Gen. McPherson's
timidity when he passed thru Snake
Creek Gap ami advanced toward Re-
SAGA. 1 was one in the front on that
move, with Battery III, 1st Mo. L. A.,
Third Division, Sixteenth Corps When
night came on we were on the west side
of Camp Creek, about two miles from
ResadA or the railroad. tangled up In
the brush, hills and swamps so well de-
scribed by Gen. Logan when he charged
over. the same ground. To the west
black and threatening clouds gave forth
peals of thunder, with the heavens ap-
parently on fire with flashes of forked
lightning, all warning the traveller to
seek cover. Gen. Mcpherson had GER
tainiy learned enough about the ground
IN front TO know he could advance no
farther that night; his force was in no
position to receive the enemy who was
Wen uCQudlnIeu with the lay of the land
and every road and bypath. Gen. Nc
Pherson did what he was compelled to
do under the cireumstances-feIl back
where he could put his army in posi-
tion for defense. About dark the rain
came on, and it rained, alIlnigbt. as hard
as it can ia n in that teonntry-as if the
heavens, was sending down the waters
Of a Niagara. The battery pnhitched
ind fed the horses, hitehed up. and with
everything readysifor[ action the. men
trod around the guns. in the storm all
tffat long and dreadful, might. Camp
Creek, lEhieh- was in our, ipaned iaie
front when we fell back, was bank full.
and more. the. next morning Suppose
Gen. Mcpherson or ,1any,f other COM
1l1ander had struggled on. and attempt
ed to reach the railroad that night ?,
The historian OF that capipa gn would
have called him crazy, as it now calls
Mcpherson too tiInid, .GGn. Sherman
was disappointed. aud SO he was many
times when .cfreups game in the
way Of his ,plans, aIig me hot
Under the collar to 5iear Gen. -A1cPher-
Son criticized as he has been for his
action on this occas-on.--Henry II.
Cook, Sergeant, Co. II. 1st Ao. l. A.,
Ottawa, Kan. -
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Stories EmneEy Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

will remain with me till further or
ders." I asked him if I should not ride
back and tell Col. Wildes, but he an
swered that he would notify the Col
onel.
Gen. Sheridan Arrives.
For the remainder of that day ]
was a member of Crooks staff This
was now about half-past O'Clock. and
from that time Gems. Crook and Emery,
with their respective Aids, were all at
Gen. Wright's headquarters, on the
roadside of the road leading to Win
chester. Altho driven back in the early
morning, by this time we had fought
the enemy TO a standstill and estab-
lished a new line in good order. Wright
and Emery and Crook We're consulting
as to their future movements, when
Gen. Sheridan arrived, at the very lat
est not later than half-past o'clock, if
so late as that, his dark horse so foam
iEg in sweat that he could easily have
been taken for gray, carrying his
rider some rods past Gen. Wrights
headquarters before he got him round
ed to. Before he had hardly alighted
from his dark horse he said to Gen.
Wright: well, General, how are
things?" Wright replied that they had
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Six Buckeye brothers.

Editor National Tribune: My fathers
name was Levi Spurlock; he served in
Co. ID, 18th Ohio; John w. Spurlock
and William A. Spurlock, his brothers,
served in Co. A, 4Sth Ohio: jessie Spur
lock and Daniel NJ. SpurlociS. also ris
brothers, served in Co. c. S0th Ohio;
James NJ. Spurlock, his brother. served
in Co. +. 1SSth Ohio. OF these broth
ers three are living. My father, Levi
Spuriock, was enrolled Oct 10, 1851;
died at his home MAY %. 1862; John
w. Spurlock enrolled Dec. 81, 1851;
died at Memphis, Tenn, in September.
1862. William A. Spurlock, enrolled
Dec. 81, 1851, Co. A, 18th Ohio; veter-
anized and was transferred to Co. f,
SD Ohio, Jan. II. 1855. Any informa-
ton regarding this brother would be
thankfully received. Jessie and Milton
Spurlock enrolled Aug. G.. 1862, and
were mustered out June -, 1865; Jas.
NJ. Spurlock enrolled Feb. 4, and mus
tered out Sept 21. 1S65.-James D.
|Spurlock, Geyer, o. s=
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Sent to New York.

Francis w. Fish. 37th Mass, La
Grange. ILL.,. says that he does not know
about the Vermont Brigade being sent
20 New York, but he does know that
to Gen. Dix's request for a detail from
the most efficient regiments in the Army
of the Potomac The 5th Wis. of the
Sixth Corps. the 5th N. II. OF the Second
Corps and the goth Ind. from the Third
Corps were sent. His regiment was
aroused at midnight of July 30 to get
ready for the march in the morning to
New York. 1t reached the city Aug. 2,
and went into camp at Fort Hamilton
to await further orders. There was no
trouble, however, and the regiment re-
turned to the Army OF the Potomac
about Oct. 20.
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4 Prisoner With Lee.

Editor National Tribune: In reply to
n. I. Waddeil, 18th Va, would say /
think he is mistaken about the death
of Col Washbprn. Perhaps he was
killed. I don't remember IL he was or
not, but ne was Colonel of the 54th Pa.
Our Colonel was Horace Kellogg, OF
Norwaik, o. ! helped to carry Gen.
Reed after he was shot. We had him
in blanket. The blanket tore I'm two,
and they made us leave him In a fence
corner down to the end of the lane. I.
with four comrades, was taken prison.
er. After l was released as a prisoner
] saw Gen. Reeds grave at Burksville
Junction. marked with piece of board
off a cracker box. / was with Lee as q
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