Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

occurrence, for he went up to Mr
Stanton Immediately and tried to con-
verse with him. had seen grsa
deal of the Secretary of War aud
knew him well, and 7 never saw him
show so much feeling as he showed
then. He was man of furious pak
sion and overbearing temper and hs
moment / really feared persofi@
collision might occur between the two
men. To be so insulted and by onef6
his subordinates, was something that
aroused every feeling of resentment La
Stantons passionate, despotic nature
He Immediately left the platform and
Mr.. Lincoln seemed to feel easier when
he had gone, as did every one else
Many Of the gentlemen present had
been treated with abruptness that Wal
almost insulting by the Secretary Of
War and more than one person was
secretly delighted at the awful snuA
administered by the victorious coan
mander of the Army OF the Tennessee
where everyone could see 1t.
According to the story, nothing fur
Their came of the matter, although fol
time Stanton Is said to have con
templated preferring charges against
Sherman.
In the COnfederacy's Last Days.
A glance at the market quotations
in Mobile paper Of March II, 1866
shows that apples were $50 and $40 {
bushel; bacon was 81 pound, and
butter SIS to So; Shelby coal was 5000
ton, and Confederate candles were
$40 a pound; coffee was $50 a pound
| and calico $40 yard; cornmeal was
$12 bushel, cow-peas were SIG. white
-four ranged from $3.50 to $500
pound, and wheat was $50 bushe1;
fresh beef was $3.50 a pound, and
fresh pork $1,000; lard was $3.50 and
tallow $500; Quinine was $500 an
ounce and morphine $3.50; onions were
$40 a bushel and Irish potatoes 500
while salt was $92 a bushel, and
whiskey was quoted at from sos tt
$3.50 gallon, according to quality.
writer In the St Louis Republican
| says:
II visited Mobile in March, 1865, or
official business, and, Of course, took
week to do one days business in a6d
spend a useless surplus of six months
pay. An invitation to dinner was ar
event In a soldiers life to be sought
for by patient strategy, and the din
ner, IL secured, treasured in memory
for months after, to be related, item BIZ
item, to the boys in camp, who tooT
great pleasure In listening to every
detail Of the feast. The staple food
was corn bread, with bacon and fioul
gravy, but wealthy families had
very few small wheat biscuits on the
table at dinner only. 1t vas etiquette
Of home visitors to eat but one or two
Of these, on the polite superstition that
the guests had such delicacies at home
but the soldier was urged and expect
ed to eat his fill. I remember hear
ing an aside remark made by on(
wealthy and hospitable lady to anothes
| about their clergyman's daughter
who was then visiting, or rather forag
ing, among the faithful. She eats five
biscuits, and -four $500 Darrell The
comical ALTERATION In this indignant
protest caused it to stick in my mem,
| DRY. 1 remember buying a pair of red
negro brogan shoes in a large store
on Dauphin street for $3.50. It was
the only pair in the store and the sole
clerk, boy of Is, was perfectly indif
ferent whether I took them or not
One meal at a hotel cost SIS, and nc
one got as much as he could eat al
that price. A regular allowance OF
cornmeal, coffee, oatmeal, biscuit
fried bacon, and in some cases fried
chicken were served. When consumed
the waiter reported all give out
Sometimes a hog at the table would
take the last two biscuits, holding one
in reserve while eating the other, but
this was rare and apt to be rebuke6
by some spectator who was 'heeled'
The Confederate soldier was usually a
gentleman, or desired to appear as