Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-01-16
STIRRING
Scenes in 1868; News
From The Front in War
Days.

December 1863 T,eslics Weekly.)
Bright yellow cloak with scarlet
hoods, scarlet clOaks with yellow
hoods, blue clOaks with white hoods,
purple cloaks with orange hoods.
aud striped aud chequered clonks
with crimson hoods, are all the rage
in New York.
Some of the ladies in Hartford ap-
pear in the streets without hoops.
but with dresses that come only TO
the ankle, disclosing Balmoral boots
and striped stockings. One of the
Hartford papers thinks this Is n
pleasant reform.
Mrs. Lincoln, it Is said, will soon
after the meeting of Congress make
some change of etiquette of the
White House. 1t is announced that
she will receive her friends every
day from ~ to 3 p. m, and that in
the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln
will always be glad to see their
friends from 8 to 10 o'clock %. m
This will do away with the incon-
Veniences of levees on particular
evenings, when all Washington
PUSHES at the same time to say its
respects to the president.
Rev. Henry Baylies, of Fall River.
has u head of franklin which was
painted in 1883 by Robert Fulton.
who was for n time portrait paint.
err His works are very rare.
In his Thanksgiving sermon Mr.
Bcecher paid a glowing tribute tt
Queen Victoria for her unwaverino
friendship to the North. He attri-
buted the greatest Importance TO her
influence. This eulogium was en-
Enthusiastically cheered by his con-
gregation.
\ sister of General Grant was
married in COvington, Kentucky,
opposite Cincinnati, n few days ago,
TO clergyman of the Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick, wife of General
Fitzpatrick, died in New York or
Tuesday, the 22nd of November, in
her % year. She leaves one infant
The gallant General, owing to his
being with the army i'm advance.
was not notified of her dangerou,
condition till it was too late.
The wife of General Osterhau,
died on Thursday morning, Novem-
her 18th, at II o'clock, at her resi-
dence in st. Louis. The General /,
absent in the field His sad bereave-
mcnt was telegraphed to him Mrs.
OStcrhaus leaves five children. Tn,
public will sympathizc with the gal
liant soldier in this his great affiic
ton.
The Secretary of War has issued
an order, directing the heads of FIN.
respective bureaus of that DEPART
unenl "a make inquiry and report "a
Just ana reasonable rate of adVanc-
ed wages that should he paid by tn,
government, in view of the incrcas-
eel cost of Lying.
The following appeared i'm the
Richmond Eva Dispatch some DAYS
since: Wanted To sell privately.
by lady who is going out of mourn
ing, an excellent black French mo
rlno dress, not sOiled. ANY one
wishing To examine the dress. can
nave 1t sent to their residence bv
addressing note to Alpha Dis
patch office. Price $3.50
The Secretary of the Navy re-
ports that our navy now consists of
6NS vessels, carrying Abb guns.
which is gain of l6l vessels and
l.lI5 guns over last year We have
ailoat and under way rs sea- COAT
r"nclad ), carrying l50 guns; ~ river
ironclads, carrying l52 guns; lgS
screw steamers, carrying ,24O guns:
and ll2 sailing vessels, with ,3a3
guns. Three years ago our navy
consisted of II vessels in commits
sion and 81 ordinary.
\ printer in Mobile. writing TO his
wife in Louisville, Ky. enciuses a
list OF prices which ruled there on
the 9Th of last month. Among them
are calico. - and s. ayard; Alpacas
Tl2 90 yard new boots, 800 pair:
footed boots, $S5 u pair; good com.
mon winter pants, S250I board sin
gle, 800 per month.
General Fitzpatrick is now in
New York. tie came to attend the
funeral of his wife. He returns to
the army in few days.
An ingenious person has discov-
cred the three most fOrcible letters |
in our alphabet are n r. G.; that the |
Two which contain nothing NJ T.; |
that the four expressing great cor
pulence, o h G n; that two are i'm
II decline, ID X; that four indicate
exalted station, Y l. n C.; and three
excite our tears, yet when pro-
nounced together, are necessary to
II good understandings + G.
a married woman named Clayton
has been passed to her home in
Minnesota, having enlisted two
years since in the same Mime
sofa regiment as her husband, and
considered a good soldier for a year
be fore she was found out. At the
battle of Stone River her husband
was killed five PAGES in front OF her,
and she herself was wounded in a
desperate bayonet charge imme-
uiatelN afterwards,