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Wehhei, Si Doiiiiikh, Prop'r.
Lincoln ooplo nro now contemplating the
prospects of a great big Ikkhii thnt will reach
hero hi n fow months, Thoro will not Iki u
great deal of Hourlsh nbout It, but It will bo n
stunner, novortholet,
WHiiotleo Hint tlio fnshlouuhlo womon of
Loudon hnvo ndoptod n crush hut for nw nt
theatre. In Ainorlcn, howover, tho Indie
will contlnuo to wear tlio usual largo hats,
nnd tho only crush will eonio when n lady ur
rlviH Into, nnd hIU down on ivii Interested
spectator's endy.
An oitooinod eoutompornry, wliora telo
grnph editor iKHomowhntof n humorist, liendi
u dlintch nnnomioliiK tho condition of Km
IwrorWIlllmirnhwilth, "Itlll i nottor"ovI.
duutly U not nwuro of tho fact thnt It In tics
pawing, "Thoro Is but onu Lincoln nnd tho
Journnl li Its humorist."
TilK supremo court of tlio United Htntes
rovomed Judge llrowor's docislou in thocouu.
ell contempt enso Monday, onlerlng the re
lease of tlio prlsouet-H from custody, Tho
court did perfectly right, nnd oxuetly what
was expected. Tho foilernl court has no bus
lnwi to Interfere with tho running of uiuulci
pulltlcri In enscs like this, mid tho precedent
would hnvo leeii n most tlnugerous one to es
tablish. Fnust thoOrunt Eutorprliio, published in
tho now county of l'orklux, wo learn that Sir.
8, U. llrlerly, formerly 11 lending rosternntor
of this city, but now practising law nnd sell
ing ivul estuto In Madrid, is u cnndldato for
county nttornoy. It further says, ho "Is u
keen, shrowil lawycr.halllng from Clovoland,
Ohio, Is quick to net In nil matters ntrecUug
thopublio wojiI, mid we codld have nomliint
od 110110 bettor," Wo hope Mr. llrlerly will
emulate successfully tho renowned Ell.
Tin: county Is experiencing some troublo
regarding tho mloptlon of plans for tho new
iHiurthouso. Architect Myers' plans, which
woro first adopted, hnvo proven to bo more
costly than the amount of Irands voted will
allow, and now ones will hnvo to bo used. In
this connect Ion it might bo as Well to suggest
tothocommlsHloncmthnt thero nro several
oxcellent nrchlteeU In Lincoln, nny ono of
whom Is entirely cnwtblu of drawing just as
good plans as the Detroit men. Cllvo them n
chance.
Attoiinky QtcNKiiAi. Lkksk has pulled n
hornet's nest over Ids head by his netion rela
tive to tljo reduction of passenger fnres In
tho statu of Nebrnskn. There Is ltUle doubt
but thnt tlio action was ill advised, but thero
is no souse or justice on Jumping 011 the nttor-iiey-geiioral
us iiuiiiy of our exchnugeti have
done. Tho nntl-mononoly press hnvo howled
for railroad regulation, nnd two cents h mile
furo nloug with lt, nnd now that a champion
has risen, they hUU kick. Thero Is a suspicion
well-defined, that tho majority of that class
are merely clover humbugs, with n liking for
buncombe nnd large sultscrlptlon lists.
Al FAinnnoTitKii Is no longor( n Nobroska
qullUlrlver, having loft the stnto Wednesday
for Now York, expecting to stop in Cnicago
for n week. At tho depot In this city Al
hinted thnt ho was to remain cast and engage
in pencil pushing, and evidently had somo
thing big In mind. Ho lius for nlwut a year
held n position on the edltorinl forco of the
Omaha Bee, nnd his nrtlcloj liavo been fnvor
nbly commented upon nnd widely quoted. Ho
Is a brilliant nnd original writer, nnd It is
tho wish of tho Cookiku thnt ho may mkih
llnd his way back to Nebraska Journnlls;n,for
wo hnvo too fow such writer In our midst.
However, wo wish tho gentleman succchs
wherever ho may bo.
Tub typographical union lias again secured
control of tho Chicago Times' comiosing
room. In 1805 Storey had a disagreement
with tho union, nnd the tioys struck on him.
Their cases could not bo fjllod, howovor, nnd
Storey, much ngulnsthis will, had to givo In,
but bldodlds time. Ha fitted up 11 large room
In a remote part of tho city and placed somo
thirty or forty girls nt work to lourn tho art
of tvnn-sottimr. As soon as thov become suf
ficiently proficient In tho business, ho sum
marily dUmtsKxl the union men.nnd placed tho
girls In their places. Gradually tho girls tired
of the biyuncKi, and lion-uulonlsts took their
cases. During the irascible Storey's lifetime
a union mmi was not allowed to work on tho
Times; but since then missionaries have cu
tered tho field mid gradually forced out tho
non-unionists or compelled them to Join tho
union. It will provo a good thing for tho
Times; all first-class olllcos In tho country nro
governed by tho union, and they are readily
distinguishable from tlio "blacksmith" shop.
iTTkliorn Vtilloy Line I'a.noncer Train Nor
vice. .
Tlio Chicago flyer is train No. 44, leaving
nt 12:05 noon. It carries a through miaou
sleeper Lincoln to Chicago, and u dining car
from Missouri Valley and reaches it destina
tion at 8 o'clock tho following morning. This
train makes connection nt Fremont for Nor
folk au'd Omaha; at Missouri Vally for Sioux
City and St. Paul.
Train No. 48 leaves Lincoln nt 0:55 a. in.
for Wahoo, Fremont, Norfolk, Cluulron, tho
Black Hill country, York, Seward, and Hastings.
A BORDER RAID.
Fighting In Missouri Twenty
(Ivo Vein's Ago.
DEFENSE OF SPEINGFIELD.
Both Horoos nnd DoBporadoos
Unknown and Unsung,
Murninriukn' .If mi In MlMourl litJnnunry,
1B0.1 How Thny Were Driven llnok by
Oon. Ktjlit'it II. 1 1 nut n ami III "Qui.
nlno llrliiitn" nt HprliiBflt.ld Col.
flporco H. AVnrliiR nt llutesvlllc, Ark.
Wild Krone of Houtliwe.torii Ilordcr
Warfare,
Tho full history of tho tcrrlblo bordor
fight In Missouri during tho civil wnr lio
noyor Ih-cii written neve- will be. In thoso '
fights heroes whoso names nro unaung hold
themselves ready nt nny moment to tnko a
lifo or lose their" own. Any day tho Inhabi
tants of n vlllago know not what tho dark
ness of thnt night would bring, Ono day
found them nt jioneo, with only tho world's
ordinary Joys nnd sorrows In their thoughts;
tho next day might find their vlllago a smok
ing ruin, their husbands nnd fathers dead or
prisoucni, tho womon and bnlxsi homeless,
hungry wanderers, floolng for their lives.
Many of tho mwt dosjicrato nnd bloody
deeds of tho civil war worn dono in tho bor
der fight In Missouri. Thnt thoy nro not
known , to history is because thoso who
wrought them were literally men of tlccds in
stead of words. Thoy woro, on both sides,
inuii who hniullod thobowlo knlfo nnd tlio
revolver totter 'than the pen. History knows Jn tho flght as tho "Qulnlno brigade." Num
thom very little, nnd only tradition keeps oitn- 0f Springfield voluntcorod
rword of them and heir work. their services to aid tho defenso. With this
From the beginning of tho war there was -trnngo collectlon-mllltla, sick soldiers nnd
ndesiwatostrugglo bctwoon tho Union and ; cit,u,, nhlo.H.y 150 men of tho 118th Iown
CoiiMcrato guvcrnmonU which should hold t rcgllM,i;t--a01I. Droivn nwaltal tho ntUick of
tho stnto of M Usourl. Mnrmaduke.
It was saved to tho Union by tho heroism 1 lt cnmo 0Il tho 8th of Jmulnry ..st, Jnck.
of ono limn, Nathaniel Lyon. Early In 1801 Lo,,,.. u10 forty-eighth nimivoreary of
ho wnw what wns coming. Oovernor Clal- ' thu UllUt,; of Now Orleans.
iK.rnoonc.cson, or Missouri, won a secession
rntltlng of United States soldier in tho stnto.
Lynn, npKlntod brigadier general of United '
States volunteers in Mny, had clinrgo of tho
Union forced in Missouri. In Juno. 1801.
there was nflnnl conferenco between Qon.
Lyon on tho ono sldo and Uoveruor Jackson
mid Qcn. Sterling l'rleo on tho othor, nt tho
I'intitera' Hotel, St. louis.
.Tlinl.'Dll, Ill-fLfnil 41, iff irt-a.i,nl 1.n..l.1 '
.Vv.. ..... ...... "uu , ,. . .
romalii neutral until n convention decided '
whether nho should bo In or out of tho Union.
Tho conference lasted ilvo hours, nnd this
was Jackson's ultimatum.
Nnthnnlel Lyon was a deliliornto mnru Ho
answered Oovernor Jackson slowly nnd om- '
phntlcnliy, In theso uotablo wonls:
"Hnther than coneedo to tho stnto of Mis
souri the right to demand that my govern
ment shall not cnll't troops within her
limits, or bring troops Into tho stnto when
over It pleases, or movo Its troops nt its own
will into or out of or through tho state;
rather thnn coneedo to tho stito of Missouri
(or ono slnglo instant tho right to dictate to
my government in any matter, however un
important, I would seo every man, woman
mid child In the stnto dead and burled.
This means war. In an hour ono of my
oulccrswill call for you anil conduct you
out of my Hues."
And war lt Wns, from thnt on. Aug. 10,
1601, tho battle of Wilson Creek, Mo., was
fought by Ocn. Lyon, with a small forco,
against tho Confederate Goal, l'rleo nnd Mo
Culloch, with four times as many troo;s.
Lyon was killed, and his llttlo nrmy ro
trcnted, but tho Imttlo of Wilson's Creek
saved Missouri to tho Union. It checked the
advanco of Sterling Price nnd routed up tho
Union men of Missouri to form a now gov
ernment nnd keep tho state loynl. Toward
tho cloHO of 1601 Fremont drove out l'rlco's
nrmy. From that tlmo t'to Confedcrato oc
cupation of Missouri wns limited chiefly to n
8orJert of daring raids, made llrst by one gen
oral, then by another.
MARMADUKE3 RAJD.
Ono of tho most prominent of theso Con
federnto snntches at Missouri wns mado by
Gon. John S. Marmnduko, nt tho beginning
of lBOU
John 8. Mnnnaduko was a natlvo Mls-
sourinn, born in
Sallno county. Ho
had been educated
at thu north, at
Yale and Hurvnrd
colleges, and finally
at the United State
Military academy
at West Point,
where ho was grad'
uatedln 1857. At
wnr tin wns n llnii-P-
tonant in tho
United States
army. Ho resigned
his commission ami
entered tho Con-
Inn -'
fodernto service.
OE.V. UAUMADUKE.
speedily becoming a major general. After
tho war, ho engaged in the peacef ul pursulU
of trade in St. Louis. Ho for a tlmo was
editor of n journal of agriculture. In 18S4
he was elected governor of Missouri.
Tho most dospcrato ot tho fighting in
MssBourl was douo in tho southwestern part
of tho state. In tho hoart of tho contested
district was tho town of Springfield, on Wil
son's creek, 100 miles southwest of St. Louis.
It is a flourishing town now, of sointf 10,000
inhabitants. The Atlantio and Pacific rail
road passes through it.
But during tho war it was novor at peace.
Its hapless inhabitant did not know one
week whether men in bluo or gray would b
quartered on it tho next week. Occupied
now by Confederate, now by Union forces, lt
had oxxriouco of war lasting and bitter.
At tlio beginning of 1803, Brig. Ucn. E. B.
Brown, of tho Missouri militia, was stationed
at Springfield. Tho town was full of Fedoral
supplies, and thorefore constituted a rich
Sriso for him who could capturo it. At tho
eglnnlng,of the war Gon. Brown was lieu
tenant colonel of tho 7th Missouri.
Ocn. Egbert B. Brown was ono pf Mis
souri' bravest and most useful defenders.
His fighting history was mado chiefly in his
own htato, but thero was cnoiign Of it to
make u long story. Ho was occupied all of
tint year lb03 in defending tho state from
Confederate raids. Now hero, now there, ho
moved with great rapidity, and seemed al
most ablu to be in two places at tha samo
time, Jan. 8, 1803, ho drove Mnnnaduko
back from Springfield, Mo.
.luinoauuimnoi wunycnrmouonreucrai
general Cabell made a rnld iuto Missouri by
wayot the Indian Territory. Part of hi
if fllH
Uvula iiiueuu yuiuisvuu ui iiiuinna. 110 oviiv .
Gons. Shelby nnd Coffey ns far iuto tho state
m Boouoyille, on tho Missouri rlyer. At
SO
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Arrow Rock, nenr thin point, Ocn. E. B.
Drown, with his Missouri mllltla, met thotu
nnd gnvo bnttlo, Oct. I'J. Ho fought till dark
nnd ngnln nUnckod on tho morning of tho
13th. Then tho Confcdorntca broko nnd fled,
and Ocn. Drown punned thorn to tho Arknu
tns lino.
After thnt ho vena constantly ongnged In
directing tho movements of tho Missouri
homo gunnU mid watching Missouri's long
drawn out bonier. Sometimes tho Con
federates entered tho unhappy stnto from
Arkansas, sometime from Iudlmi Territory,
Tho latter nrt of September, 1801, den.
Sterling l'rleo rodo Into Missouri from Ar
kansas nt tho hend of over 15,000 mounted
men. Whore would ho strlkot Missouri mm
full of food nnd depot of government sup
plies. It beenmo evident thnt ono of Oon.
l'rlco's objectlvo points wm JelTcrson City,
tho cnplUil,
Onco moro Ocn. Egbert D. Ilrown sum
moned his tried Missouri mllltla, concen
trated It nt tho cnpltal nnd held It till Fed
eral ro-oiiforcomcuts could roach him and
kivo tho stnto nrchlves nnd buildings. In
ono of tho many fights iti which ho was en
gaged Qcn. Drown was wounded nnd lost
the uso of his arm.
Therowni n Federal hospital nt Spring
field, Mo., mid tho fact Hint tho placo was,
besides, plentifully provided with both tho
provisions nnd tho munitions of wnr, was
well known to tho Confederates.
FIQHT AT 8PniNQFIELD.
At tho very beginning of tho ynr 1603
Qcn. John S. Mnrninduke, with 4.0J0 follow
ers, rodo over tho bordor from Arknnsa
', with tho Intention of capturing Springfield.
Tho town wns only lightly dofonded. Oon.
Drown had caused his MlKsourinus to throw
up somo slight earthworks. Ho hud only
1,'JOO men with him.
I In tho nrmy hospital woro sovcrnl hun-
, dred soldiers. Threo hundred woro convn-
, lescent Thoy were woll enough to nld nt n
pinch in defending tho town. Accordingly
tlioy woro mustered into sorvlco, under Col.
D. Crnbb.
"rliAAA rn 99f InAitiin 9 A ! ft -.
Oou. Mnnnaduko hoped for much by tho
enpturo of Springfield. Ho mndo n. detour
, far eastward to avoid tho main Fcdernlnrmy
under Gen. Dlunt. Ho belloved ho could sur
prise tho feoblo force at Springfield, destroy
tho supplies there, and thus forco tho Federal
army of tho frontier, nlroady advancing into
Arkansas, to fall backward for want of sup
plies. I A llMln oflo nnnn nt Tun U 1KJV1 1 IW1
... ...' '. ' -
Wnrmniluko a men siulileiily apiieared before
a,iii..i.i ...i iu..... fi-i....u.i .i.ni...Ai
Tlioy had not observed tho usual formality of
giving notice to non-combatants to withdraw.
Qon. Drown had used what means ho could
to prcuiro for thorn. Ho had hoard lcforo-
Imitrt that Marmnduko had burned Lawrcuco
Mills, had marched on Ozark t Jnn. 7, and
would surely bo at Springfield Jan. 8. Ac
cordingly Drown had tho nrmy supplies
moved out of Springfield on the road to
Bolivar, in tho greatest hitsto, keeping only
enough to providq.tho town in enso of a slcgo.
Tills wns placed securely in ono of tho forta,
and Brown nwaltod attack with his "Qulnlno
brigade," his civilians and homo guards.
Firing beenmo hotter and hotter. Brown's
'forces replied with nn energy nnd courago
that Increased under tiro. At llrst tho Con
federates gnhiod advantage, then tho Feder
als, then,tho Confederates again.
At length Brown's mou were nblo to dis
lodge their enemy from position nfter iosl
tlon. Dark ended tho tight. When tho
"Qulnlno brigade" prepared to renew it next
morning thoy found that tho Confederates
had retreated during the night. Thu men
who wcru strong enough to stand still and
fight half a day woro not, however, strong
enough to go after Marmaduko's men, and
uo pursuit was attempted. So ended tho
Qght at Springfield, Mo., Jan. 8, 1SGU.
HARTSVILLE AND BATESVILLE.
Ocn. Mnnnaduko had sent halt his forces,
about 11,000 men, to Hnrtsvlllo, Mo., under
Ocn. Porter. Porter marched to Unrtsvillo,
took possession of what ho could there and
went 011 toward Marshflcld. His intention
was to rejoin Mnnnaduko,
Col. Merrill had been sent with 850 men to
ro-enforco Brown at Springfield. At Wood's
Forks thoy met Marmnduko's Confederate
army returning from Springfield. Thero was
a sharp light at tho Forks, the Confederate
again reti eating toward thobouth. Mnnna
duko and Porter formed a Junction and
turned toward Unrtsvillo, Mo. Learning this.
Merrill mndo a forced march toward that
vlllago, reached it ahead of them aud took a
htrong position. Thus ho had Marmaduko's
whole forco opposed to him.
Tho light w as at short rnngo nnd was a
savagoone. Marmnduko's men charged re
peatedly, but could not shako tho I'cdcral
position.
At longth onco moro tho Confederates re
treated, this tlmo going south toward Arkan
sas. Their loss in otllccrs had been very
heavy. Among thoso killed was Brig. Ocn,
l'orter himself.
Mnnnaduko pushed rapidly southward
across thu Arkansas lino.
Tho lighting nt Unrtsvillo had taken r.lnce
Jan. 11, lb(U. Mnrmudtiko was inictlvo for
a little time nfter his thcnpo ncrowt thu bor
der. At length ho gathered lwrt Of hXi forco
ana marencti 10 iiaiesviiie, awwn in norm
eastern Arkansas. It is situated mi tho
White river. At Batesvillo Mmnindtiko was
mot by Col. Oeorgo E. Waring, with v brig
ado or Missouri cavalry. Wnrin,; undo an
attack on the Confederates Feb. 4, viuted
them and drovo them nerota Whltu rivei,
Col. Ouorno E. Wnrlmr. who won the vic
tory at Batesvillo, Is moio renowned in peace
tlinn he had opportunity to become in Avar.
Ho has an cuviablo reputation both in Amer
ica aud Europe as u sanitary engineer and
agricultural writer. Ho was bora in Con
necticut In 16J, Ho wus at que tlmo tho en-
I glnecr of Central park, New York. Ho is a
spirited aud pleasing writer, nnd a busy and
eilocttvo helper in all plans for beautlfyiug
the American laudscapo aud building health
ful mid nttracUva homos. Soma of his best
known works aro "Whip und Spur," "A
Farmer's Vaeatlou1' uud "Souitur Drainage
1 of Houses and Towns."
I In the light at Bntcsvlllo, Col. Waring
captured a number of Marmnduko's men.
Disaster met another portion of Murmuduke's
forco a fow weeks later, Fob. 'M. They were
at Van Burcu, Ark. Throe hundred of
them wcru aboard the steamer Jnllu Hooso,
ready to dcbcond tho Arkansas river. Before
goUtug awvy how over, tho steamer was cap
tured by Federal forces and tho 900 uiauo
tlrisonom.
Thus ended Mnnnaduko' raid into Mis
souri early In 1JW It wns signulized by dis
aster to iiim and his forces nlmont without
iutermptlon from Vginuliig to cud. At tho
close he went to Little Dock to equip anew.
An ulfulr took placo Murch sa w Inch shows
vividly thu methods of border wurfaro in
Missouri. A Mis-sourl lliver steamboat, tho
Sam Oaty, was descending thut stream at
Blbley's Lauding, near Independence, w(th
elrhty negroes on board, A gang of guor-
, 111 ,.v.ti 1,..- -Muiii-n.:,, nf
tjipir valuables and murdered a number of
1. ...... nl.A. .. k.sL.1 jmlif 9 tlm Jilfrlttt
them. Thoy captured twenty of tho eighty
negroes, drew them up in Hue on shore uud
shut them UirtugU the head, 0110 after another.
THOMPSON'S STATION.
How Ool. Ooburn Snrrondorcd to Forrott,
March 6, 1803.
After tho battle of Stono lliver, in tho first
days of January, 180.'), tho Army of tho Cum
berland, under ltoccrnus, lay in and around
Murfrceslxirp, comparatively Idlo, for six
months. During this tlmo Itosccrnns was
constantly cnlllug for an Increnso In his cav
alry forco, which ho did not get.
Hosecrnns' army was partly gathered in
tho small Tcunensod towns nbout Murfrcos
boro. That city itself was fortified, and a
great supply of Union army stores was col
lected thero.
Tho Confcdcrato cavalry, that all this tlmo
hung on tho outskirts of tho army of tho
Cumberland, was (articularly numerous,
skillful nnd nggroslvo,and harassed tho Fed
eral forco not n llttlo. After his defeat at
tho bnttlo of Stono River Bragg re
treated to Shclbyvlllo, twenty-flvo miles
from Murfrccslmro, nnd almost in a
direct lino south of It, Thero tho Con
federate commander took up his winter
quarters. Thence, too, sallying out at Intcr
vnls, his cnvnlry, under such skilled nnd dar
ing leaders as Forrest, Wheeler and Whar
ton, would mnko a dash into tho Union linos
and back again, doing much dnmngo mid
easily escaping. Itosocrnns had no ndequato
cnvnlry to defend his forco from these at
tacks, and so had to endure them.
Tho most renowned Confedcrato cavalry
leader that annoyed tho Army of tho Cum
berland wns Brig.
Qcn. Nathan Bed
ford Forrest, nf for
ward of Fort Pil
low notoriety. For
rest was In mnny
resiiects to tho
w extern Confedor
ato army what
Stonewall Jnckson
wns to tho eastern.
Both wcro silent
men nnd llttlo used
to Joking. Both
s3 woro nlllars o r
2Jt2l strength to the
"""" Confedcrato cause.
OE. N. n. ronnEST. nn,i tJl0 character
of their military movements was similar.
But hero tho resemblance ended. Jnckson
was a man of dovont piety, whllo Forrest
wns altogether tho rovorso of saintly. Ho
had a temper llko a tornado, used terrific
oaths nnd woo botldo tho soldier who dis
pleased him.
Forrest was born in Bedford county, Ten
nessee, in 1821. Ho earned his own living
w hen a mere boy, nnd novcr obtained much
educntlou. Ho was a man of wonderful
energy nnd shrewdness, and accumulated a
Inrge forttmo early. Ho lived in Memphis at
the lieginniug of tho wnr, and Immediately
enlisted as n private in a company of mounted
riflemen. Shortly afterward ho was com
missioned a colonel, aud empowered to re
cruit a regiment of cavalry, which ho did
rapidly. Soon Forrest's cavalry becamo
known w hcrcver tho Union nriulos of tho west
wcro to Iki faced. Forrest was mndo a brig
adier general In 1802, a mujor general in
lbO.1, ami a llcutennut general in lbi. llo
died In 1877. On February, 18011, Forrest's
headquarters were. established at Columbia,
Tennessee. There, toward tho latter part of
tho samo month, his troops wcro re-enforced
by thoso of 5InJ. Ocn. Earl Van Dorn,
4,500 strong, threo brigades of cavalry. Van
Dom took chief command.
Tlio romantic, career and tragic death of
Qcn. Earl Van Dorn aro known somewhat to
his countrymen north and south. A nativo
of Mississippi and
a graduate of AVest
Point, tho yenr 1801
found him 40 years
old and major of
tho Second United
States cavalry. Ho
immediately re
signed (ind entered
tho Confedcr'to
scrvlco, where ho
becamo 0110 of tho
most brilliant Con
federate cavalry
leaders In the west. oen. eaiil van nonw.
Somo slight chances had been mado in the
army of tho Cumberland at tho beginning of
lSKI. DNg. Jen. Gilbert had been sent with
his command to protect railroad communica
tion. His headquarters were at Franklin,
Tcnn.
March 4, 1SC3, Qcn. Gilbert ordered Col.
John Cobuni, of tho !kl Indiana volun
teers, to take ilvo infantry regiments, with
Alcshiru's battery and COO cnvnlry under Col.
Jordan, nnd march south toward Columbia.
He was to take with him 100 wagons on n
foraging expedition. Ho was also to note th
forco of tho enemy at Columbia. Gllbcrtdid
not know, neither did Col. Coburu, thnt Van
Dorn had pushed his picket lines far out to
'tho north, in sight of Franklin itself. Such
wns tho fact, however. Van Dorn had een
moved his headquarters to Spring Hill, north
of Columbia. Threo miles north of Spring
Hill tho Ave regiments of Col. Cobuni
struck tho united forces of Vnu Dorn and
Forrest, in nil 10,000 men.
There wns a sharp but short fight and tho
Confederates fell back in tho afternoon.
Thnt oveuliiK Cobuni Rent a hastv mesunru to
Gilbert, infinmlnghlmof thogrcntly superior
force of tho Confederates. nniYinmioizliiL' thnt
ho bo nllowed to fall back. Permission was
refunL awl uot blue was left Coburu but to
Ugtit' lor it next day, 3(u.tii 0.
'Hie botUi Ceiiffht ntxt ds.y
has threo
names, t
u JMUHUrunliiately
i.,r tun ir........ in..
called the
tight al Spring HID. 'tfwtu Ule, aUil Thomp
son s ijit,ioii. x iiu LXiiueiieraei
irtch usually clvo
tt tno name n hpnnj; mu.
Col. Cobum's wacan train was largo and
TOiuaiiKi.
arvi
early
met
Confederates wero In line cf battle rcodv
Meet him. Forrest occupied Van Dorn's ox-
irvmo riguc
Cobuni opened the bnttlo, bis command
charging' down tho turnpike rond upon a Con
federate battery. For reply, Armstrong'
Confederate brigade sprang forward aud
opened a terrible lire uimju Coburn's front,
while a brlgudu of Tuxaus attacked upon the
left.
Coburu ordered his command to fall back.
Tlioy did so, the retreat lielng covered by Col.
Jordan's cnvnlry. Jonlnn dUmounteu part
of his force, aud with theso took position be
hind a stone fence to meet Forrest's udvanc
iiig men. In hot hnstu the Union wagon train
In the rear wns dispatched back on thu road
toward Franklin with tho artillery nnd tho
rest of tho cavalry.
Twice Forrest charged upon Col. Jordan
behind the stone fence, to dislodgu him, aud
twico no lulled. 1110 mini lime uo was suc
cessful. Col, Jordan's men wcru taken
prisoners. Col. Coburu wus surrounded on
three sides by sw arms ot boMlers, His last
round of ammunition had been fired. Ho
could only surrender. The w agon train got
away haw uer.
Forrest demanded Coburn's surrender with
a loaded iuolor pointed uthliii. Naturally
Coburu yicjdod nt onco, Forrest led him
back aud iutioduccd him to Geu. Van Dorn,
and theu went to look after tlio wounded.
With Col Coburu wove mudo prisoners 2,200
mon.
March 10, Gen. Gordon Granger attacked
Van Dorn at Spring Hill, broke up his en
campment there, uud drove him south beyond
Rutherford's deck.
Two months later, Mny 8, 1803, Earl Van
Dorn wus shot duid in Maury county, Tcun.,
by Dr. Peterr.
Hpf
. tar-. s-3
u. 1
iiu v mm 1 eir k'iil vi Bunni u a nuestIon sho ronliod. with no llttlo il sdnmt
'jusliul on townnw tho 1 Vnfeilcrutes. . Uv. 1 ..i. m i. t .....i.n... 1 ,.
March 5. After mareJitw two miles hu I "TAZT f ' , t Z, ., Zi Z f S
tlwin soar Tlwmuxsn'i Station. The , nl faced by. If I was mother I would
A IIOMK
On tho easiest ocwiblo terms. I will sell ot
nny rciectablo jmrty n lot In NEARBY AD
DITION.wlth three-room cottage for $500,up
011 cash iMiymcntof (50 nnd $10 monthly
Lot with four-room cottage nt $C00,iioiica.sh
payment of C0 and S10 monthly. Lot with
ilvo-room house f 71X), cnshjwiymentof $75 and
$15 monthly. Interest 011 nbovo nt eight po
cent. ior milium. In this wny you can maker
tho rent pny for tho house and lot. For in
stance, take lot nnd three-room cottage, with
ordlnnry renta for $10 jicr month or $120 jwr
yenr. Interest on $500 amounts to $40 jor
year. You thereby gain $80 overy yenr or
enough to J my off tho entire debt In Ilvo years.
You will in this wayget to own a homo by
simply paying rent, I will nlso soil n lot In
Nearby Addition for $150, on monthly pay
ments of $5 each until paid, nt eight twr cent,
interest. Apply nt Ed. Cerf's clothing store,.
UOSOsrcett Ihaao CAlllf.
To l'nopto Who Kntortiilti.
Society pcoplo arranging for imrtles, Iwlls
weddings, receptions or nny thing In this lino,
Bhould inspect our elegant Hun of stationery
and printed novelties used 011 such occasions.
Wo havo Just received our now fnll lino of
elegant ball programs, Invitations for wed
dings, pnrtics, etc., announcements, folders,
cnlllug cards and In fact everything In this
lino.
Homo Cheap rriipurty,
A flno residence lot on Tweiity-flrst stroot
uenr 14 for said at u reasonable prlco. Also
ono In Mechanics addition, Hydo Park mid
Elmwood.WIll sell cheap If sold Immediately
Call on or address L. Wossol, Jr., euro this
ofllco. '
New Mowing Miiehlno for Sale.
I hnvo a first class new sowing mnchlno
nover been used, ot tho latest Invention mid
with all thu modem nppllnnccs that will bo
sold nt a big bargain. Address Jo-Jo, euro
this olllce.
llooin tlio Ton 11,
Leave a pnjer wrnpiwr with a threo cent
stamp on with II. G. Hantin, city ticket agent
of the Missouri Pacific railway, and hnvo n
"Lincoln Illustrated" mulled toyoui friend
enst, free of charge.
Through sleepers to Chicago aro run. nnd
nil ensteru connections mndo by tho Elkhorn
Vnlloy and Chicago and Northwestern rnll
road. Try this elegant route. Oillces, 115
South Tenth stt cots nnd depot, conicr S aud
.Eighth streets.
Chicago & Northwestern mileago tickets
wild to nnyono nt Elkhorn olllce, 115 South
Tenth street mid de)t corner S and Eighth
streets.
McSIttrtry's nddltion on K street, below
Nineteenth, is ono of tho slghllest In tho city,
as well as being rlgnt In tho centre of tho
fnstest grow ing x)rtIou. Call at his olllce bo-
low the Cnpltal National Hank mid secure 0110
of thes Iota.
Only via thu Missouri Pacific railroad can
you get free reclining chnlr enrs through to
Atchison, Kansas City, Chicago, St. Louis',
Tcrro Hauto and Imllnnapolls.
Lincoln Hack mill llaggiigo T.I lie.
Telephone No. 201, meat market, 037
O
street, or INo. JJOl livery
Itnrn. Order slates
nt snnio plnces nnd U. P. ticket office, comer
I'.Ieventli nml U streets, ilnck stands, Capi
tal hotel and meat market.
Dohanq.v Bnos.
Ofllco l'lirnlturo Vnr Sale.
An improved doublo ofllco desk, two finer o
dining desk chairs, two other cnuo Font
ofllco chairs, etc., for snlo at n bargain. Only
been in uso four months. Good ns now. In
qulro at this olllce, 131 North Eleventh St,
To tho Traveling 1'ubllc.
Pleaso note that a superb lino of FREE
CHAIR CARS is now run between Lincoln
mid Chicago 011 trains Nos. 5 and No. 0; nlso
that sleeping car berths or drawing rooms 011
tlio "flyers," Nos. 1 nnd 2 may Ikj rosorvod In
mlvnuco nt City Ticket Ofllco, corner Tenth
nnd O Streets. A. C. Zihmeu,
City Passenger Agent.
Mako your husband happy by presenting
him w itli a flno smoking sett or n box of lin
jjorted cigars. Ed Young, 1020 O stroot,
keeps the lluest Hue in tho city. Sign of tho
Red Dude.
A Dexter B-ycnr-old was put to bod .tho
other night n llttlo earlier thnn flio herself
thought desirable. Soon after sho called for
somo bread nnd milk, aud got it. After eat
ing a fow spoonfuls sho looked up to her
fathor with 11 most unconcerned air nnd re
marked: "Papa, I bcllovo Pvo heard you say
it wasn't a good plan to retire immediately
after eating. I guess I'll got up." Dexter
(Mo.) Gazette,
"Tho hlKM'iiiiitior to Ills T.nst."
A specimen ot Katie's faith in tho efficacy
f prayer shows that sho bcllovos in -faith
with works. Sho und a llttlo companion had
got locked into tho bathroom, nnd utter long
mid fruitless cfTorts to unlock tho door, Katie
proposed a prayer for dollvcrnnco, which sho
immediately licgan, bit after first directing
her littlt fellow captlvo to make, whllo tha
prayer was undor wny, a vigorous and in
dustrious uso of a screw driver, which thoy
had got hold of. "Tho door come wito opon,"
said Katie.
"But why iililn't you uso tho
. screw driver and lot Mury do tho praylngf"
. "Cos sho can't pray 's woll 'a I can nnd 6U
can use screw drivers." Hartford Times.
Wanted It ChuiiKcd.
FEthcl nnd Maud wcro taken in by tho nun
lor their first fllmpso of a llttlo baby brothor,
whoso ago was numbered by hours, Ethoi
eld not seem at all pleased, aud in answer to
her mother, when dissatisfied with somo pur'
chaso, frequently returned it to tho store and
exchanged lt for something more to her tasto.
Now York World.
A Comforting IlofU-ctlnn.
OnodayGraclo and mint lo wero speaking;
of an undo who had died before Oracle wo
born. "Undo John loved llttlo children
dearly," said auutlo. "If he wcro alive h
would bo very kind to you. Ho would glv
you over so many playthings." "Well, nover
mind, auutlo, it ho is dead I shall seo him
when I get to heaven. Wo'vo got him saved
up down in tho comotory, haven't wol"
Boston Globo
t -"
Vho Artless Child.
2famIo (0 years old, to lady caller)
Mamma said to ask you to sit down 11 fow
moments, nnd sho would bo right in. It isn't
raining, is Itt"
Lady Caller Why, no, Mamlo. Why did
you think it was?"
Jlniulo Because, when mamma saw you
coming, sho said, "it nover rains but It
pouis." Texas Sittings.
Jiit lleforn ChrUtmut.
Llttlo Gertrude, a fat, gravo pcrsonngo ot
two years aud a liulf, had given hor mother
a hug of unusual fervor. Snld tholattorj
"What makes you love mamma bo today,
Gcrtnidof" "Woll, mammn I must male
myself ag'eeablo." Beatrice (Nob.) Woman1,
Journal.
to , tend lt bacic nnd ciaango it." cuo know that
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