10 THE OMAHA. DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY. M/VY 0. l&M-TWENTY PAGES.
HOME MISSIONS MEETING
QroaV Congregational Convention to BeHeld
Held in Omaha in June.
MUCH INTEREST ATTACHES TO THE EVENT
What the Hoclrty linn Ilono 111 I'rinnotlnj :
, tbo IllRhnr I'rnliiri'H 111 West
ern I.lfo Illotory nf It *
llcnlllrnnt Work.
An Important convention opens a thrco
flays' session In Omaha on Juno C , the sixty-
eighth annual meeting of the Congregational
Homo Millenary society. None of the
previous annual conventions of the body
have been held west of Now York , and
In coming to Omaha It conies Into the heart
of a district to the Intellectual and moral
welfare of which It has contributed so lib-
.orally In pioneer nnd later days. The
length and breadth of the stitto and the
adjoining stales Is dotted over with schools ,
academics , colleges , churches and parson
ages which were only possible u'lth the as
sistance of the Homo Missionary society ,
and from the times of the sod shanty and
the ox train down to the present a con
stant stream of money has flowed from the
Now England and Atlantic states to nourish
in the west the best elements of statehood.
All ether churches , of course , have assisted
In this work , but from Its lack of creed
the Congrcgatlonallst had the advantage In
the days of the pioneers , when the build
ing of the church was a great event In the
history of the town. What these little
churches , with the reading circles , sewing
circles and Sunday schools did tar the relief
of the barrenness and desolation of sod
shanty llfo only the pioneers , and especially
the women , of these days could tell.
Largely through the Influence and by the
assistance In this home missionary society
free lauda and K ° od parsonages have been
procured for the churches whoso pastors
preach that all men who behave themselves
us Christian gentlemen are welcome to the
privileges of the church.
In coming to Omaha the delegates to this
convention for the first time will bo nblo to
see with their own eyes some of the good
which their organization has accomplished.
They will also find ready to welcome them
a population of 125,000 Congrcgatlonallsts
within a radius of 500 miles 12,000 In Ne
braska , 27,000 In Iowa , 12,000 In Kansas ,
8.000 In Missouri , 40,000 In Illinois , 15,000 In
Minnesota , 6,000 In South Dakota , 4,000 in
Colorado.
The delegates to the convention are vol
untary , and the local committee thus far is
unable to state how many will be here , but
among them will be Just the sort of men
Omaha and the west should delight to honor.
An Idea of the class of men composing the
body should bo gathered from the fact that
In one Massachusetts town sending seven
teen delegates Uradstreet gives the occupa
tions of twelve of thnio as follows : Bankers ,
3 ; ministers , 2 ; manufacturers , 7.
Especially , In view of a distrust of the
west among some eastern capitalists and
Investors , fostered by recent financial
troubles. Is the visit of such men at this
time considered particularly opportune , and
the local committee having charge of their
entertainment has been making a special
effort to see that they are well entertained.
The committee consists of O. U. Payne ,
chairman ; Dr. Duryca , Dr. Butler , Ilev.
O. J. Powell , William Fleming. A. P. Tu-
key , Dr. Somers , George A. Hoagland , H.
N. Wood. M. H. Comstock , A. S. Stlger ,
W. H. Alexander , W. H. Russell , C. T.
Morris , H. P. Ilallock , J. H. Evans , W. T.
Lawton , H. IS. Powers , P. H. Hauling and
Samuel Avery.
In addition to the regular meetings of the
convention it has been planned to give the
delegates a carriage drive about the city
rind a reception at the , rooms of the Com
mercial club. -
The value ot the gathering to Omaha and
Nebraska 'as"an advertisement may be es-
tlmatcd frpm u glance at the last number
of the Homo Missionary , the organ of the
society , published In New York , thirty-two
pages of which are devoted to Omaha and
Nebraska. The leading article , entitled
"Omaha , " Is by W. H. Alexander , giving a
concise and Interesting account of the early
history and present prosperity of the city ,
with a number ot handsome Illustrations.
J. E. Utt of the Commercial club also has
n comprehensive article on "Nebraska and
Its Ilosources , " with cuts of the South
Omaha stock yards. Other articles are on
"Congregationalism In Nebraska , " by Ilev.
Harmon Dross , with cuts of the leading
Omaha churches.
ANXIOUS TO SEE THE WEST.
Speaking ot the coming meeting In
Omaha , the magazine says : "This state has
boon a favorite homo missionary ground since
the day Ilov. Heubcn Oayjprd crossed the
Missouri river. Now for the flrst tlmo the
national organization , which has done so
much tor Nebraska , Is to meet within Its
borders , Naturally this meeting excites
Interest , and frlonds of homo missions an-
tlclpato not only a good tlmo , but profitable
instruction. Word comes from east and
west that there will bu a largo attendance.
Eastern people nro desirous ot having a peep
at the real west , while they out there are
anxious to meet face to face the men who
have labored continuously for them. The
Omaha committee Is busy preparing for the
comfort nnd enjoyment of all who may come.
Lincoln and Crete are arranging to Invite
the strangers to visit the capital and Doano
college'- '
Over 30,000 copies , of this publication have
boon circulated among Congrcgatlonallsts all
over the United States. The bureau ot Information
mation ot the Commercial club has pre
pared for gratuitous distribution among the
delegates o souvenir program which Is an
nrtlatlc gem. It Is printed on the finest
book paper and contains handsome half-ton * ,
cuts of street tconcs , public buildings , leadIng -
Ing business houses , churches , colleges ,
schools , hospitals and banks. The printed
pages glvo in the fewest potslble words a
review of tho'prosent prosperity nnd prospec
tive greatness ot the city and state. No
Individual advertising has been permitted
\ > y the publishers and the souvenir will bo
preserved ns a handsome and artUtlc ro-
tiiilnder of n pleasant visit to a vigorous
western city.
Tilt' ' Various sessions ot the convention
will -bo hold In the First Congregational
church and the First Methodist Epltcopal
church , according to the following program :
WjfTrtejsday 3:30 : p. m. , annuoa ! meeting of
the society at First Congregqtlonat1 church ,
Davenport nnd Nineteenth streets ; 8 p. in. ,
annual scVmon by Ilov. S. B. Horrlck , D.D. ,
ot Boston at First Methodist Episcopal
church , corner Davenport and Twentieth
streets.
Thursday Forenoon 9 o'clock , First Con
gregational church , devotional meeting ; 9:45 : ,
address of welcome by Mr. W. H. Alexander ,
response by President General O. 0. How
ard ; 10:30 : , annual survey work of the so-
cloty by Hov. J. I ) . Clark , D.D. , senior sec
retary , followed by addresses from Ilov. W.
II , Moore , tecretary of Connecticut society ;
Ilev. J. Q. Fraior , D.D. , secretary of Ohio
society ; Rev. T. O. Douglas , secretary of
Iowa society , and Ilev. Alex McGregor , Rhode
Island.
Thursday Afternoon 2 o'clock , anniversary
of the Congregational Church Building so
ciety , with addresses by Ilev. S. H. Cobb ,
D.D. . secretary , nnd Ilov , Frank T. Bailey ,
D.D. , of Denver ; 3:15 : , address by Rev. Wash
ington Chontu , D.D. , tccrctary Homo Mission
loclety , followed by a discussion.
Thursday Evening First Mi-thodUt Epis
copal church , 8:00 : , annual report by Rev.
William Klncald , O.O. , , secretary , followed
br addresses from Ilov. II , A , Slmulllcr
n.D. , of Cleveland , O. , Ilev. W. O. I'udde-
foot and others.
Friday Forenoon 9:00 : , devotional mooting ;
0:50 : , anniversary ot the women's depart
ment , Mrs. II. Cuawoll ot New York pro-
aiding ; addresses by Miss Frances J , Dyer
ot Munspchusetts. , Mrs. J. T , Duryea of Ne
braska , M s.-\V. S. Hawkes of Utah. Mrs.
H. H. Gllchrlst of thu Black Hills and Mrs.
C. W. Preston of Curtis. Neb. ; 11:15 : , home
missions and Sunday schools ; addresses
by Ilev. O. M. Iloynton , D.O. , of Boston
and others ,
Friday Afternoon 2:00 : Addrosse * by
Rev. J. H , Hamilton , D.D. , secretary Ameri
can Educational society , Boston , and Rev
Jamoi Brand , D.D. , Oberlln , O. ; 3:00 : , ad-
drtuos from Homo Missionary Superin
tendent ! Ilov. L. B , Broad , Kansas ; Ilov.
13 , H. Aihun. New Mexico and Arizona ;
H Y. Jarae * Kurd. California ; Ilev. T W.
Jones , Pennsylvania ) IteV.'A. II. Dross ,
Nebraska ; Rev. I. H. Parker , Oklahoma ;
Rev. O. It. Ray , Missouri ; Rev. W. H.
Thrall , South Dakota.
Friday Evening 8:00 : , addresses by Rev ,
E. P. Goodwin , D.D. , of Chicago ; 0. H.
WcllH , O.D. , Minneapolis ; Ilev. A. L. Frlnblc ,
DCS Molnes ; Ilev. C. L. Mills , Cleveland ;
General 0. O. Howard.
On Saturday the tlmo will be largely
taken up In carriage rides about the city ,
visits to prominent places In and about
Omaha , of which notice will bo given at
the meetings. In the evening a reception
will be tendered to the members of the con
vention from 7 to 10:30 : by the Commercial
club.
club.On Sunday evening a mass meeting wilt
be held In Exposition hall , to be addressed
by prominent speakers ,
HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY.
In a review of the work and objects of
the society furnished the committee the
secretary says :
The American ( now the Congregational )
Homo Missionary society wan organized In
the city nf New York May 10. 1826 , by. a
convention In which were represented these
four evangelical denominations : Congrega
tional , Presbyterian , United Presbyterian and
Dutch Reformed. Its object , as declared by
its constitution , Is to assist congregations
unable to support the goipel ministry and
to send the gospel and the means of Chris
tian education to the- destitute within the
United States. It was Incorporated under
the laws of the state ot New York , and Is
legally authorized to hold Its meetings In
any state or territory within the United
States and In the District of Columbia. Its
officers are a president , ten vice presidents ,
secretaries for correspondence , n treasurer ,
an auditor and a recording secretary. The
general supervision ot Its work , appointment
ot missionaries and superintendents , elec
tion of secretaries and treasurer , the care of
Us property , etc. , are In the hands ot an
executive committee of fifteen , five of whom ,
to serve for flvo years , are chosen by ballot
at each annual meeting.
The voting membership of the' society Is
of two classes , llfo members and annual
members ; the former constituted such by
the payment of { SO Into the society's treas
ury ; the latter by election ot on auxiliary ,
or of a Congregational church annually con
tributing to the society's work.
In the society' ! ) flrst year It contributed
to the support of 169 missionaries , ot whom
129 were In the middle states , ono In New
England , five In the south and southwest ,
thirty-three In the then western states and
ono In Canada. The receipts In that year
were $18,141. In the tenth year 755 mis
sionaries were aided and $92,189 expended.
In the twentieth year 971 missionaries and
$126,193 outlay. In the thirtieth year 986
missionaries and $186,611 expense. In the
fourth decade the treasury and the amount
of work suffered because of the Presby
terians leaving the society and organizing
their own Homo Missionary board , yet In the
fortieth year 818 missionaries wore aided
and the outlay was $218,811. In the flftletl
year 979 missionaries and $309,872 outlay
In the sixtieth year 1,469 missionaries run :
$408,790 expended. In the sixty-sevontli
year , 1892-93. 2,002 missionaries were em
ployed and $689,026 expended. Of these
2,002 missionaries 437 were employed In
Now England , 153 In the middle states , 203
in the south and southwest and 1,209 In the
western states and territories.
The total cash receipts In the society's
sixty-seven years Is $15,384,895. Not less
than $2,040,590 In addition has been re
ceived and distributed among the mission-
arles In supplies of clothing , family stores
books and cash outside of that paid on sal
ary account. Churches organized by the
missionaries , C.981 ; brought to self-support
2,803 ; additions to the aided churches , 409-
257. Of these 11,233 were added within the
sixty-seventh year , 7,249 on confession of
faith and 3,983 by letter from other churches ,
Nearly or quite 2.300 Sunday schools , with
not less than 160,000 pupils , are under the
special care of the missionaries , thus pre
paring the way for the formation of churches
In the near and distant future and In the
widely severed state In which the lot of
these now In childhood and youth arc cast.
Not the , least Important results of the
society's work may be seen In the schools ,
'academies , colleges and theological semi
naries In the Interior , the farther west nnd
the south , which Its labors have been largely
Instrumental In founding , nourishing and
aiding to supply with teachers and pupils
during the last sixty-seven years. Few men
deserve better of their country than do
those who with great sacrifice and keeping
themselves out of sight have laid deep and
strong the foundations of these permanent
Institutions for educating and training the
young men and women , on whom Is soon to
rest the responsibilities for the political ,
educational and religious welfare of our
land.
land.Tho vast Influence of foreigners from
every part of the world , holding all forms of
religion and many with no religion at all ,
fearfully menacing the most precious of our
Institutions , has in late years led to the or
ganization ot three foreign departments ,
each with Its superintendent ; The Scandina
vian , the Slavic and the German. These
are attracting to themselves the Intelligent
nnd practical Interest of the society's best
frlonds , and this comparatively recent line
of work Is already rich In Its fruits and is
bright with promise.
The woman's department , opened In 1893 ,
has also grown rapidly In favor with all
the friends of home missions. Its special
object Is to Interest the women , and , through
them , the children , of our Congregational
churches throughout the country In the
work. Forty-one state "unions" have been
already organized.
The Home Missionary , a magazine , of
which 30,000 copies are Issued monthly , Is
published by the society , and In April , 1S94 ,
closed its sixty-sixth volume as the society's
chief organ of communication with Its con
stituents. It gives a running account of the
progress of the work In all parts of the
country , largely from the pens of the super
intendents and missionaries personally en
gaged In It.
Over $689,000 was expended last year in
carrying on the work In forty-seven states
and territories. Ono hundred thousand dollars
lars more could wisely have been appro
priated In the newer fields dally optmlng and
calling for help from the older states.
A young lady organist In a Montreal
church was captivated with the young pas
tor ot a church In the next street and wus
delighted to hear ono week that by ex
change ho was to preach the next Sunday
in her own church. The organ was pumped
by an obstreperous old sexton , who would
often stop when he thought the organ vol
untary had lasted long enough. This day
the organist was anxious that all should go
well , and as the service was about to begin
she wrotu a note Intended solely for the
sexton's oyc. Ho took. It , and In spite of
her agonized beckonlnga carried It straight
to the preacher. What was that gentle
man's astonishment when ho head , "Obllgi
mo this morning by blowing away till 1
glvo you a signal to stop Miss Allen. "
A well known minister succeeded In so
shocking his congregation a few nights ago
that several of the ladles fainted outright ,
whllo two or three had to be- carried bodily
from the church and resuscitated in the
fresh air. The preacher was expiating upon
the merits or demerits ot Solomon , as the
case may have been , when he came to the
place whore Solomon began taking to him
self his 800 wives.
"Solomon , " said the holy man , lifting his
hands above his head and gazing sorrowfully
at the roof of the church , "Solomon was , my
dear friends Solomon was tie" was a reg
ular Billy Brccklnrldgo sort of a man , "
Just hero ho paused. There was an
awed hush , followed by a smothered groan
that came from the center of the church.
The proacber tried to correct himself , but
it was too late , and his apology waif almost
as bad as the original remark. His sermon
closed almost Immediately.
"Wo don't play the piano at our house
on Sunday. " said the first llttlu girl , "and
you folks do. Wa ain't heathens. "
"Neither are we , " said the second little
girl , "but we don't believe In usln' up all
our religion on Sunday , BO'S there won't be
none left through the week , like- some folks
docs. "
"What Is thli 'money to bo used for that
the .church Is raising ? Howler It's to
send the minister away and give thu con
gregation a much needed vacation.
DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo cures ulcers.
DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salve curej pile * .
Bishop John J. Koane , rector ot the
Catholic university , announces that to the
divinity school at the university would bo
added departments of philosophy , science ,
law and medicine.
FOOLED BY SWAMP PICKETS
Soldiers in Olmrgo of a Pay Oar Terrified
by an Invisible Challenger.
NIGHT RIDE IN A DRENCHING STORM
Kxpliilm All A HIIRO Joke Why
Mcmlo'H DUUIon Wa * Not Supported
lit I'rrdcrU'ltfllmrg More \Vnr
JtumlnlMvrnce * ,
TIio quartermaster placed Ills one hand car
at the disposal of the paymasters. He did
BO with the pleasant Information that on the
previous evening the busy confederates had
made a raid and swept away all the pickets
posted along the line of the railway , writes
William O. Stoddard In Ronmnco. Now
pickets had been posted , he told them , and
their proposed trip would ba reasonably
safe.
"That Is , " ho said , "I guess you're safe
from any confeds , but It you don't get
through before dark I'd advlso you to bo
pretty prompt about answering any hall ,
The boys'll all bo wide awake this time.
They won't bo slow about taking care of
themselves In the dark. Not a man of 'em
wants to go to Wilmington Just now , nor to
Andersonvllle either. "
There were nine men huddled on that
hand car when it went. A sergeant and
four soldiers were Its motive power , guard
and garrison. Two paymasters , with the
rank of major , and one clerk , were In charge
of a black box containing over $80,000 In
greenbacks , to bo scattered among the
volunteers on the morrow.
The air grew more and more close and
sultry , and Just before night a sort of haze
began to rise over the eastern horizon.
"That's It , major , " said the sergeant to
one of the paymasters , "wo'ro going to hear
from Capo Hattoras. "
"Storm coming ? "
"night along. 'Twont take It long to
come. "
Ho was correct as to the time required by
Cape Hattoras , or whatever was managing
thatstorm. The sky rapidly grow black as
Ink and darkness came with but moderate
reference to the departing sun.
Just before entering the denser thickets
of the swamp a picket was reached and the
officer In charge repeated the warning of
the quartermaster :
"Be ready to answer right away. It'll be
pitch dark and sonic of the boys will be
nervous after last night's work. They'll
shoot quick. "
POUKINO MILL-PONDS.
In ten minutes more such a storm had ar
rived as was a credit to Capo Hattcras
and the whole seacoast of North Carolina.
On rolled the hand car , its crouching pas
sengers drenched with rain , that fell In
streams rather than drops. The lightning
flashed almost Incessantly , and the thunder
seemed to be rolling around all over the
swamp. Except where u streak of lightning
cleft it , the darkness was like a solid wall ,
and there was neither headlight or hand-
lantern provided for that hand car.
"Worst storm I ever saw , " remarked the
sergeant , and one of the brace of men who
were acting as motive power grunted back
at him , "It's the worst kind of storm , but
you can't see It. "
It was a Just correction of the statement
made by the sergeant , but at that moment
a. hoarse , deep , all but sepulchral voice
from among the bushes and blackness at
the right of the track commanded : "Haft1 !
"Stop her ! Quick , boys ! " exclaimed the
sergeant , and ns 'tho men changed in
stantly from motive power into brakes , lie
sprang from the car Into water above his
knees and waded forward to answer the
hall and give the countersign.
It was all In vain. Down came a double
deluge of rain and thicker darkness. Then
a vividness of blue electricity dapcoc
through the dripping bushes and a greal
roar of thunder followed It as if In search
of the hidden "picket. " Neither rain , nor
lightning , nor * thunder , nor the anxious
questionings of the sergeant discovered him.
There he was , or must have been , deac
or alive , for ho had said "Halt , " but that
was apparently all he had to say.
The sergeant splashed his way back to
the hand car , using very strong language ,
and it was decided to go forward.
"We're Just as likely to be fired Into ,
first thing , " remarked the paymaster's
clerk , "and they'd hit some of us , sure ! "
Doth of the paymasters agreed with him ,
and one expressed his satisfaction that the
box containing the greenbacks was water
proof.
'
"That's more than I am , " said one of the
soldiers. "This o'r rain's got through my
roof. I can feel it trinkle down inside of
mo. "
ANOTHER ALARM. .
The hand car was not propelled rapidly
after that , but the lightning and thunder
worked harder than ever. Perhaps half u
mile had been gained , when another voice ,
on the left this time , and not so near , but
equally hoarse and peremptory , shouted :
"Haiti-
Other words which seemed to follow were
swallowed up by a wide-mouthed clap of
thunder , and so was the sergeant's prompt
response , but In an Instant ho was among
the bushes.
The first wo heard from him was :
"Hoys , it's up to my waist and getting
deeper ! " ,
"Go on , sergeant ! " shouted one of the
paymasters. "They'll bo shooting < tt us If
they don't got an answer ! '
"Hurrah for General Burnsldes ! " squawk
ed the paymaster's clerk , In-a vague effort
to lot any supposed picket know which
side he was on , but a severe sternness from
the further end bade hint : *
"Shut up ! Halt ! Conic along !
"I'm coining ! " shouted the sergeant.
"Friend ! Paymaster ! "
"Shut up ! Como along ! " responded the
threatening voice beyond him.
For a full quarter of an hour the sergeant
groped and floundered among those bushes.
Again ho used strong language ; very strong ,
Indeed ; but not a soul came to meet him.
nor did another word reply to his repeated
requests that the picket should advlso him
as to what course ho should tako.
The party on the hand car cowered under
sheets and torrents and whole mill-ponds
of falling water , and hoped that there might
be a cessation of Uio lightning flashes , so
that any hidden riflemen would be less nblo
to shoot straight.
"I give It up , " said the volco of the ser
geant at last. Ho was only throe paces
from the car , but ho was invisible.
"Tho boys know who we are , " said one
of the soldiers , "and we can go on ; but it's
an awful mean Joke to play In such , o rain
as this. "
"Thern'a something more than that in
It , " said one of the paymasters. "There's
a trap of some kind. We'll never get to
Morchcad City. "
"We'll go ahead , anyhow , " said the ser
geant. "There's as much danger behind
as there Is before. "
"I'm glad I hurrahed for Burnslde , " re
marked the paymaster's clerk.
It was a doleful mystery , and the chance
of being fired Into grow grisly , enough , us
the car was dubiously urged forward.
The fierceness of the- storm diminished
ind thus , with a great gust of wind from
Capo Huttoras , It ceased. More wind came
ind swept away the clouds. The moon came
jut gloriously and at that very moment the
paymaster's clerk exclaimed ;
"Quick , sergeant ! They could see to
shoot now I'1
"Halt ! Como along ! Got 'em ! Got 'em
now ! Bullyl Hotter mount ! Hotter
nount ! "
That was what It sounded like , but the
lergeant exclaimed ;
"Abraham Lincoln ! If this doesn't make
'our times that we've been halted by those
confederate frogs ! "
In half an hour more wo worc < all safe In
klorehead City , leaving the frogs to play
okcs on somebody else ,
THK BATTLE OF FREDERIOKSBURG.
General W. B. Kranklln writes from Hart-
ord to the Philadelphia Inquirer as follows !
: have received your letter of the 15th inst.
iHkliiK mo to state the reasons why the ad-
ranee of Moaito's division was not sup-
lorted at the battle of Frcdorlckaburg , an
Jocomber 13 , ISGi , The battle of Freder-
cksburg waa a source of nearly endless re-
rlmlnatlon among the actors In It , more
ban a generation ago , and was at thai
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Best body brussels ( without borders ) POcyd
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Best moquettes ( without borders ) $1.00 yd
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tlmo thoroughly folight over in the news
papers. All of the : reports on both sides
are In existence 'in : the "War of the 'Re
bellion , Official Itec'prils of tno Union and
Confederate Arntt'e'a. ' " ' . work tliai pan be
found In , any public ! 'Horary ' and 'In many
prlvato libraries. 'Whatever information is
Contained in it , dated li'o't too long after the
light. Is reliable. '
Under the orders thatT had received from
General Burnslde about 8 o'clock a. m. on
the day of the fight I ordered General Rey
nolds to attack with General Meado's di
vision , supported by General Doubleday's
and General Gibbon's divisions , I be-
llevet that General Reynolds did all that
man could do to carry out this order In the
letter and in the spirit. Dut General
DoubldUay's division Was attacked by the
enemy before It arrlvca at supporting dis
tance from Meade's division , and General
Gibbon's division was not strong enough to
withstand the attack that It received. So
Meade's division with it was driven back.
The order of General "Dtirnsldo directed
the attack with a division at least well sup
ported. This was by no means the order
which I had been led { o believe was to be
Issued. Ho was at my headquarters the
night before and promised mo that I should
have an order before midnight which would
enable me to concentrate during the night
not only the three divisions that I have
named , but In addition General Stoneman's
corps , consisting of BIrney's and Sickles'
divisions , at that time on the other side of
the river. Such art order would have ena
bled mo to attack at daylight with a force
that I believe would hove been Irresistible
But , alas , the order did not come , and ,
although Generals Reynolds and W. F. Smith
and myself waited until long after mid
night for the order , I sending staff officers
one after the other during the whole night
to learn when It would come , I received
nothing from him until 8 o'clock In the
morning , and then the order was silent
about the promises of the night before.
In fact , I believe now that ho forgot as
soon as ha left me that ho had made such
a promise. I believed during the whole
night that there was only same unantici
pated detention. When ho was In the act of
leaving me the night before , when It was
quite dark , I asked him whether .1 might
begin the concentration at once , and ho de
clined to give mo the permission , assuring
mo that I should have the order before mid
night. Nothing will account for the omis
sion to give the order except the theory
that ho forgot that ho had promised It. Had
the order been given , as I had a right to
suppose It would be , there would have been
five divisions to maka the attack Instead
of "a division at least well supported , " the
language of the order as It came ,
THK BOYS OF NEW YORK.
When both sidesin the aggregate and
In the Individual , lirjthelr best to excel
each other In bravery and devotion to the
cause which they respectively held to bo
right , It must follow.that act ) of heroism
became the ordon of the day. In fact ,
every true soldIorim.'Wnie3 a hero , given the
occasion and opportunity. I am asked to
relate one partlcuj Incident of the war ,
and I will. selectjofotv that purpose the ac
tion of the two brigades under General
Hiltterflold's command at the second battle
of null Run , In which the heroism of rank
ind Ille deiorvos all credit , writes General
Fltz John Porter In the New York Adj
trortlser , and the nwre so because It has
tioon attempted to < ? JJow that they took no
imrt In the engagement.
The brigades tlmftno commanded by Gen-
jral Barnes and iflV other by General But-
terflold together with that of General Grlf-
In. formed Morrolt's division. General Mor-
ell , with Grltnn's brigade , illl ( not reach
Manassas in' time for the battle. He had
: aken a wrong route , which brought him
; o Centervllle , Va. The senior officer prea-
mt happened to UflRvneral Dutterfleld. and
10 wai accordlniU 9lr charge of thu dlvl-
ilon , minus GrllUn'o'lirlgado.
I had been ordered to 89111 ! my command ,
it which the Morrell. dlvblon formed part ,
; o make an attackiijln lno enemy , who
vero said to bo retreating. This uuppodl.
Ion afterward proved to bo false , as I then
mt'.clpated , contrary to the positive assor-
lon of the commanding officer. Jackson's
nen ocoupl'd u strong position behind a
allroail embankment , from which they hade
o bo dislodged , This foil to the share prln-
ilpally of General Iluttorflold's common i ,
. [ though the entire corpi and King's dlvl-
! on , under General Hatch , engaged In It.
lutterfleld and his men , among them being
ho Thirteenth. Seventeenth and Forty-
ourth New York , Eighteenth and Twcnty-
ccond Massacliiuelts. Eighty-third Penn-
ylvanla Volunteers nnd Stockton's "Michigan
cglinent , were in the hottest of the fight ,
liuld a storm of bullets which decimated
heir ranks the two brigades made the at-
ack and drove Jackson's forces away ; but
hey wore met by others and got Into such
. collision that neither thu out nor the
other had time to load their guns , and they
.had their fight with stones and the butts of
their muskets. After a while General But-
terfleld was able to withdraw his command ,
having lost over one-third of his forces.
In that fight I had over G.OOO men alto
gether and lost over 2,100.
Another circumstance In connection with
the same battle was the repul'e of Long-
street's forces. The credit for this Is due to
the regular troops under General Sykcs , who
was close by. His resistance to Longstreet's
advance Is generally recognized as the sav
ing of tho.army on that occasion.
"A KIND OF A SENTINEL. "
. Early In the war one of the men In a
South Carolina brigade was on picket duty
( so called ) near Manassas. There was not
a Yankee within twenty miles at the time ,
says the Confederate War Journal. The
next day there was to bo an Inspection nnd
Jim Wlttles had token his gun all to pieces
and was rubbing It up so as to make a shine
the next day when Inspected. While to
doing General Bonlmm , who was unknown
to the soldier ( who was a raw recruit ) , rode
up. "What are you doing "there ? " said
General Bonlmm. "Oh , I am kind of n
sentinel. Who are you , anyhow ? " asked
Jim. "Oh , I am only 'a kind' of a brigadier
general , " was the answer. "Hold on ; wait
until I get this darned old gun together and
I will give you a kind of a present , " said the
sentinel. But General Bonham did not
wait. He went oft and reported-tho luckless
soldier , who , in a short time , found himself
"a kind" of a prisoner in "a kind" of a
guardhouse , and Imd to act a number o
extra hours of duty as "a kind" of a senti
nel.
A MILITARY STRATEGY.
A sutler , the purveyor to a New York
regiment , kept In his stock a barrel of
really very fine whisky. The price of it was
a little high for patriots wearing corkscrew
caps and getting ( on the books ) $13 n month ,
says a writer In Blue and Gray , but they
wanted some of that whisky. A smooth
faced , boyish young fellow proposed a plan.
A crowd of his companions In wickedness
got Into the shanty and kept the sutler busy.
EVen that usually respectable personage , thn
orderly sergeant , sat on the barrel and
Joked nnd laughed In his loudest key. Inn
the collnpMinder the shanty went a few of
the "boys" with camp kettle. The Instigator
of the plot had an auger and the1 orderly
sergeant's voice above told him where to
locate the cask. It was the work of a few
moments to bore through the floor and Into
the k < ir. nnd draw all the precious fluid Into
the kettles. As the thieves sneaked back
Into the quarters they could hear the other
folks quarreling with the sutler about some
mistake In giving change to one of them the
day before. And It was several hours later ,
when a darky brought a flask from the
colonel to bo filled , that the thls'tlmo victim
discovered thooutrage. . It was too late
then , but doubtless he "got back on 'cm"
before he was through with that regiment.
Incidentally , I may Hay that the chief robber
on this occasion Is now the much loved
pastor of u church out In Iowa.
Cook's Imperial. World's Fair "highest
award , excellent champagne ; good efferves
cence , agreeable banquet , delicious flavor. "
A Itucu ultli u MDOKU.
"Any one who thinks a inoriu can't travel
nt a pretty lively gait is vary much mistaken -
taken , " remarked George T. Horton of SI.
Paul to the Globe-Democrat. "I used to bo a
locomltlve engineer up In thu northern part
of my state , and one day I had an opportun
ity to U'st the | Hed nf this animal. * I wus
running a light frolght train , and In coming
around u curve BOW a big moose standing
directly on thu track. As soon as the ani
mal saw the engine ho took to his heels
righj down the path between the rails. For
about four miles we had a perfectly *
straight track , and as I had heard
of tho- great speed of this animal I
determined to teat Its ability. The gult
of the moose was u sort of trot , such only
as a moose can exhibit , his paces being
about two rods In length. At first It was
only a little Jog , but as the engine begun to
gain speed the incase let himself out. Faster
and faster sped the engine , but ht II the
frightened moose trotted In the van. and all
the mysterious power of steam cojld not
prevail upon this monarch of the forest.
At last , after wo had covered the four miles ,
and , turning a curve , we came upon n gang
of section hands , who were fixing the track.
The sight of these men frightened thu
moose from the track , and he was soon lost
to view In the forest. "
| tcr HkIn it l.tllllppont.
The unusual sight of a swarm of honey
bees on a city gaa lamp was presented Sat
urday ultcrnuon at the northwest corner
of Mulberry and Poppleton btreets , Haiti-
more The Mttle honey makers were the
property of , Mr , Arnold Umbrage , 910Vei (
Mulberry street. Following their leader ,
they left their hive and started out for now
quarters. Their flight was continued for
about half a block , when they alighted on
the lamp , forming a buzzing mass about
the size of an ordinary market basket. A
crowd collected , but the services of a police
man were not needed to keep the pcoplo
from getting too near the Insects. Every
body kept at a respectful , distance without
lielng tfld. After enjoying their outing
the bscs were induced by the arts of a bee
keeper , * , which Included the beating ot a tin
pan. to enter a hive.
NOT A COSMOPOLITAN.
A Man Unused to Worldly Ways Puts Up nt
n Tavvrn.
A night clerk at one of the principal ho
tels , says the Indianapolis Journal , had a cus
tomer the other night. Ho ambled Into the
hotel with the uncertain gait and hesitating
manner of a man who Is conscious of the
fact that he has turned up the wrong road ,
carrying In his hand a new vallso that
looked as though It had been given a coat
of hog' lard before driving to the station.
He saw the clerk at about the same mo
ment that he was discovered , nnd stopped
as though caught stealing a ham from his
jlnln' neighbor's smoke house. Ho began
stroking his chin whiskers and looked up to
see where the roof was.
"Good evening , sir , " nodded the clerk.
"Howdy ? " asked the new arrival. Just
then his eye located the celling , and he held
It transfixed as though fearful of losing It ,
while the top of his head , from the chin up ,
was stretched back until It was on a line
with his spinal column. "How's folks ? "
"Why , pretty Well , thank you , " replied
the clerk. "Your folks well ? "
The upturned eyes slowly followed the
lines of the decorated celling , the body turnIng -
Ing In unison until the stranger's back was
revealed.
"Right peart , " was the slow and almost
strangled answer , ' "ccpt Mandy ; she's allln'
ag'lu. Ike Imln' had no fit since corn cut-
tin' . "
The celling having been duly digested ,
the eyes slowly returned to the horizon
and then sunk to the oilcloth valise. That
seemed to remind him.
"Whal'll I do with my trunk ? "
"You might set It down on thu floor , un
less you would prefer holding It the rest of
the evening. Some do one and some do the
other , " returned the clerk.
"Thought this WOK a tavern , " and the flg-
uro started to retreat ,
"H Is. "
"Hain't it an opery house ? "
"No , It Is a ho I mean tavern. "
"Don't senno bods. "
"They're up there above the roof. Do you
want to register ? "
" 'Way up tlmr ! " and again the upper
part of the fuco receded from the chin.
"Do you want to register ? "
"Uhuh ! wner 11 I rfo ? "
"Guess you don't understand , I asked
you If you wanted to register. "
"I tbld you. Want to stay all night , tno.
Which way Is It ? "
The clerk got him upstairs after a half
hour's hard work , and drew a breath of ro
ller. "Woll , there Is the worst I ever see. "
was Ills mental comment.
Fifteen minutes later he hciiril a shout
from the upper regions of the housn , and
sent a bell boy up on the double quick to sou
what the trouble was. The boy reappeared
In a moment with the stranger. In his hand
was his "trunk. "
"Say ; young feller , kin you hang this up
some place where thu pesky rats can't get lit
It ? "
"Certainly. What have you In U ? "
"Shelled corn for.seed. "
The heavy valise was Nlowcd awny , and a
bell boy started with him In tow. At the
bottom nf the stairway he slopped.
" 'Sposln' there's a lire In the tavern then
whar be I ? "
"We'll let you know If thcro U. "
" 'Sposln' 1 git burned up ? Then who'll
Jo the chores tomorrer ? "
"You won't burn , " answered the clerk.
He seemed relieved. "Sure ? " I
"I know It , " gasped the clerk.
This satisfied him and ho departed. The
bell boy waited till he had crawled Into bed ,
turned the light out , locked him In , and a
few minuted later his slumbers sounded Ilkb
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