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'I i ? THE li,i I Ua D CHIEF, FRIDAY, API .,19,1805. ff'tZAi JfiiO O"ttAM000A"ttC (Copyright, 1604, liy American Tuns Aswoclu-tlon.) CHAPTER XXVIII. A HINdlXAU L'KIIKMO.NY. Lnnrn Miiyuanl, nftcr a long period of Holidtwlu iih to her husband detain cd nt liomo by n toiuporiiry Illness of her child had nt last found it possible) to ko mill M-ult him. Sho had arrived on tlio morning of tlio nowa of his npnolnt in' nt and at oucu nuglit (ionernl Thomas' headquarters. Thero nho had been Informed of tho fctntua, audit uica Beiif,"'v was at once Kent for her husband. Luuvin tho tent whom Mnyunrd liatl first been pltniKod in denpair only to bu olovatcd to n condition of mind border itiK nu ecstasy, tho two bought n hotel, whom Laura could bo made comfortable till tho next day, and thero paused tho tinio in going over tho period slucothoy had parted and rejoicing tit tlio outcomo of tho singular complications which fnto had been pleaded to bring down upon tho huHband. Hut all ineotlngrt must havo an end, and nt last tlio husband, departing, rodo to his tent. Thero ho found a messenger waiting for lilin. " 'FIng of trueo' wnntH to hcu you on tho pickot line, fir." Without dismounting, tho newly croatod gonoral rodo in tho direction of Mission rldgo mid met "tho flag" nt ltd base. Thero btood n mounted party of Confederates, ono of them Wiring a whilo Hag, hcadod by nu oillccr, it won of tho south who unolto uvery word an though it wcro of momentous impor tance, nover omitting tho word "nir." "Am you Colonel Mnyunrd, Hir?" "I am, or at least I was. I hardly know what I am just now. I should not bo HurpriHed to bo informed that I was tocominaiidnllthoarmiosof tho United Status." 'l'ho ofllcer looked puzzled. "I am tho bearer, Kir, of 11 message from Corporal Sir Hugh Ratigau. Ho is to bo married nt 7 o'clock this evening nt General Urngg'B headquarters ou Mis sion ridge." "Thu devil ho Jul" "That is his intention, nlr. nodesires your presence. " "Whom does ho marry?" "Miss Caroline Fit. Hugh." "I havo been mom surprised at other announcements, I confess. I don't won der ho invites mo to his wedding, tdnco I helped him to a wife." "Shall 1 transmit your ncceptnnco of ino invitation, sir? "On ono condition." "Please name it, hir. " "I fear it will bo nnncceptablo to Colonel Fit. Hugh, who will doubtless bu the hot or ono of tho hosts. Ho will not likely yield in iv matter of otiquotto which I must insist on." "Colonel Fit. Hugh cannot bo present, sir. Ho 1h now in your rear with our cavalry compl. ling tlio starvation of your army in Chattanooga by destroying your lines of supply." "11 'in. I was not nwnroof nny hunger in our ranks. Indeed my request is, knowing that your own larder in tho Confederacy is not exactly abundn.it; that tho horn of plenty is not burying you like Herculanetint under tho anho3 of Vesuvius; that the blockade" "The blockade is not ell'ective, Kir," inteirupted tho offlcor stiltly. "Has somewhat reduced your wino collars, my condition is, I pay, that I may bo permitted to bring half a dozen oases of champagne for tho wedding feast." "I assuro you. sir, that it is not nec essary. Wo r.io getting cargoes of wine from Havre by a regular lino of Kteam urn. It is your own mes tables at Chat tanooga that uro doubtless bereft of bev erages, owing to tho fact that our Gen eral Wheelir is circus riding in Ten nessoo, leaving no road or railroad open to you. " "Do you consent thnt I shall bring tho wine'?" "1 do, sir, but shall claim for thu host, n gemral olllcer related to the brido, tho pilvilcgo of supplying mi equal number of cases. " "Agreed. I will meet you hero at fi o'clock this evening, when you can con duct mo and my party to tho place where tho ceremony islo take place. You may pay, if you please, that 1 shall consider tho invitation extended to my wile, whom I will bring with mo." "Wo shall feel highly honored, sir, nt Mrs. Maynard's pu-enco Am I to infer, sir, that your wife has been able to reach you over tho burned bridges and trestlowork in your rear?" "She has found no dlllloulty what ever in joining me." Maynard failed tondd that Laura had ouly como a few miles to meet him "Good day, sir, " said tho oillccr, rais ing his hat. "I shall expect you at 0, " "Good day. I will bo ou time. " And eacli rodo nwny in tlio direction of their respective camps. Maynard's otfer of tho wino had como nbout in this wiso: Jakcy, during tho provious week, had been investigating such empty houses as ho could tlud in Chattanooga ntid had loaded hlniKolf down with knlckknncks, such us china ornaments, pictures, crockery, cutlery, including oven daguerreotypes. On ono occasion ho thought ho had discovered n box of muskets. This ho reportod to Colonel Maynard, whom ho peisuaded to go with him to a cellar near by nud uiako n Kcarcli for concealed arms. Tho muskets wero found, besides half a doz en cases of champagne, which had doubt less been thero sinco tlio beginning of tho war. Upon leaving tho plckot lino May nard rodo to tlio houso whom ho had seen tlio wino nnd secured it for tho ovojiiiifev placing a (ruurd over it no went to tho hotel and initio Laura get ready to utteud a wedding. Thoro was consternation in tho Con federate enmp when tho oillccr returned with tho information that tho Ynnkeo had triod to blutT him by claiming tho privilogo of bringing chntnpagno with him, and thnt ho had claimed tho right for tlio hosts to furnish nn equnl amount. Tho telogrnph wnsRotin motion nt ouce, directing search to bo mndo in nil tho neighboring towns for tho required bev erage. Dalton, Ciovolnud nnd othor points wero rnnsackod without success. About 3 o'clock in tho nftoruoon, ns despair was Bottling on tho Confcdorntcs, n telegram was received thnt somo chntnpagno had been found in Atlniita. Tho authorities thoro wero dlroctod to send it by special locomotivo, marking It: "Ammunition. Forward with dis patch." At 7 o'olock Maynard, ncconipnnlcd by Lnura, nnd Jnkoy, who was nlwnys witli him, besides n wngon containing tho enso of wino, wcro nt tho nppolnted plnco on tlio pickot line, whom thoy wcro mot by tho Confodorato "ling." Transferring tho wino to tho backs of pack mules, nil started up tho sido of Mission ridgo to General Hragg's head qunrtcrs. As thoy nnnroached tho crest, n hoilr of Confcdornto oillccrs, n gay cavalcado in gray nnd gold lace, rodo out to meet them. Thoy woro received by tho rola tlvo of tho bride an uncle referred to by tho officer who brought tho invita tion. Ho was mi elderly man, of n dig nified nud serious mleti. Thu party wero conducted to a largo marquee set up for tho wedding feast. Thoro thoy alighted, nnd tho wino wns unloaded and carried iusido. A fow minutes boforo 7 o'clock tho guests weroconducted to a knoll, on tlio summit of which hnd been erected a canopy of flower, nnd whom stood n group of Confederates of high rank. On tho en-itorn horizon stood tho full moon. Holow to tho oast was tho battle Held of Chiokamuuga. To tho west, tho Army of tho Cumberland, besieged in Chattanooga, on halt rations. As tlio gnosis npproached, tho groom, still In his uniform of a corporal, attended by his best man a Confodorato noncom missioned olllcer of good family, detail- to accept in n i 'riuutlon troni tm Army it t natuniot a." At n signal fro i dio ofllcer nddrcsscd n negro removed u blnnkot covering a dozen boxes in a corner of tho tent, which had como a hundred miles nnd hud not been In pr iiiou ton minutes. "I seo your six dseg, gensrnl, nnd go you six cases better. " "Having no further rcsourcos nt hand," snltl Mnyunrd, bowing, "I retire from tho game." "Hannibal," Fald tho Confederate, "you may ndvanco tho forco in tho llrst box to a position in lino on tho table." "Yes, snh, " said tho person addressed. And seizing a saber Ktundlng in tlio cor ner ho unsheathed it with n flourish nnd pried open n box of tho wino. In a moment n dozon bottles wero standing on tho tnlilo llko n platoon of soldiers. "Now, Hannibal, you may lire tho opening shot." Hannibal broko tho wiros, and n "pop," n far mom wolcomo sound than thoso thnt hnd been so rocently and fre quently hoard by all presont, atiiiuiinccd that tho feast win not ouly sot, hut begun. "I must apologize forourglasware," said tho master of ceromonlos. "Our champagne glasses wero nllshnttered by tho conciihslons at Cliickatuauga." And well ho might. Tlio nrray con sisted of tin cups, wooden cups, glass cups and tumblers, all either cracked, broken or dented. And ns n circle was formed to pledgu tlio brido and groom ono Confederate screened himself be hind his comrades to nvoid being seen drinking from n gourd. When the con tents of 18 cases a regiment of "dead soldiors" lay on the tablo, tho guests prepared to depart Tlio last words had been spoken by General and Mrs. May nard and by Sir Hugh and Lady Rati gan. .lakey, who had thus far wander od about unobserved, though not unob serving, stepped up to tho brido and groom. Though ho had not tasted tho wine, Ills eyes glistened with intoxica tion at thu union of his two friends, wlioso attachment ho had noticed from tho llrst. "Miss Iinggs, air you uns 'n Sir Rut goln ter rido roun Tennessee somo more in tho chicken coop?" Them was n burst of lauHitcr ,, C0U&6aAdtL. " r $jmwL'fi&i. It is prepared with the utmost care and skill from the choicest leaf crown possessing a flavor aud substance that makes it dear to the heart of everv tobacco chewer. It is nmrln ir i, ni,in- t r .... Jr a,,,,,-;,,,, 1 li i . "x iuwi louauo manuiacturers in America, and the largest in the world, and cannot be excelled. Try it You 11 agree with the many thousand discriminating chewers who use it exclu sivelv. aud nrminiinm it tmiMi fi. i- - .--. - L. mvuu1v.ul.jl. .a. trie TO IMPEACH GOV. CLARKE. Kuril In Ar- V i n??flrHM Im I l VIS 'WMivY if I ' f JAKKV STEPl'M) UI TO TIIU IUUDE ASD OHOO.V. ''T Htepn In lln Uniturlnlirn kmnrtin I.KtflMittiirp. Little nocls. Ark., April . I.tv-ly times arc expoeted In the hoiiHt; of rep rencntntlves. There was eonsliloralile tulk or tmprnchnu'iit proceeillnub beltiK brousht HKtilnst Oov. Clarke nnd It Is understood thnt a resolution for that purpose will be Introduced In the house by Mr. Monroe- of I'uUskl county. It In known that Wttrr feellnit exists betuecn Mr. Monroe and tho covrnor, growing out of an Incident that oc currrd In the executlvo oflice snme time Bo. when the governor ejected tho law maker. At Iraot three other repiespiitn tlves are sold to be loaded with speeches In which Oov. Clurkti will be discussed nnd excitement is looked for. It Is not believed, however. Unit an Impeach ment resolution will have n groat num ber of supporters. en for tlio occasion was scon moving from tho north toward tlio knoll. At tho salmi moment tho bride, attired in it , dress mndo of ncoarso white stuil, man ufaotured in tho Confederacy, and at tended by several bridesmaids, who had como from a distance to otUciate, ap proached from tlio south. Tlio two mot ou tho knoll under the canopy. An ofll cer of high rank, who was also a bishop in tlio church. Mopped forward, and Cor poral Kir Hugh Itatigan and Carolina Kit. Hugh wero mndo ono. Tho only lamp to light tho nuptials was the round moon in thecal. The only canopy, savo that composed of (lowers, was tho broad heavens above, in which tlio stars had only just, nppe.ired for tho night. Tho only wedding bells wero occasional booms from guns ou Lookout mountain. Thu ceremony over, tho brido aud groom repaired to tho marquee, lighted with candles, whom they took position to receive tho congratulations of tho company. All gave way to Colonol nnd Mrs. Maynard, who ollercd theirs first. "Wo must glvo you up, I suppose," said Laura to tlio bride, "just us wo would like to know you' hotter. You go abroad, I suppose. ' ' "No, I remain horo." "Hut Sir Hugh will go?" "Yes, ns soon ns ho can got his dis charge. H3 goes to Virginia from here, whom ho will pass tlirongh tho Hues to Washington and will put his case iu tho hands of tho British minister. Ho anticipates no trouhlo in irnttlnu ,iiu. charge from tho Federal nrmy and hopes to sail within a month for Iroluud." "And you?" asked Laura, in somo snrprihti that tho brido could boar to part bo soon with her luiBband. "I? I remain with mv nennln (III Mi last gun lias been tlrod. Wo havo argued ' that quoM ion, and such is my decision. " j "Moi decisions," observed tho groom, am a uiing ot tlio past." Leaving tlio newly married pair, Colonel Maynard npproached tho master of ceremonies, tho bride's uncle. "Oonernl," ho said, "I esteem it a prlvllego that you havo waived your right to furnish nil tho viands for tho Wedding feast nnd havo permitted mo to contribute. Thero, " pointing to tho boxes of wlnn lin hml )it-nn..l.f ., !.. rp. . ....... ..w ...... ...uu.m, tun m i'lcti cases of champagne, which I beg you uiu puny, mm nn,iy itatigan, witli a blush, informed Jnkoy that tho chicken coop wns broken in pieces. "I didn't know nutltln 'bout that. Reckon Hir Hats'd find it hnndy in Ire lnnd. It's kind o' funny you nils start iu out way up by tii' mountings n fetchiu up down hyar, nigh outer th' Goorgy lino." And Jnkoy surprised the company by giviug tho only "ha, ha" that had to this moment over been heard to issuo from his serious lips. As thu guests descended tho sido ot tho mountain a cheer was heard iu tho direction of Chattanooga. They stopped and listened. A man rodo out from thu Union picket lino to meet thorn. "What's that cheering?" asked Gen eral Mnyunrd. "Olo 1'ap's in command of tho Army of tho Cumberland." tub i:m EXTENSION OF CIVIL SERVICE. Chief of l)ltUUui4 Miy Vet Ho Ill-ought I'lidtr thu I.iixt. WnshlnKton, April . The civil serv ice commission tecently submitted to the President further correspondence and data setting forth the benefits to bo derived by plncinpt under the civil serv ice regulations the offices of chiefs of divisions In tho various department". It Is understood the President bus not yet hnd time to net upon thuso matters, but that h- will durltiK the summer make the extensions. The commission will re Bard this as a most Impoitnnt Meji In the direction of tsiluclng tho number of places now subject to polit ical favor and will domonsti.ite Its con tention that such olllces ran be as well administered from an iibolutely non partisan bnsl.i as otlur oUiei3 now In the classified worvlvc. DURING THE MONTH OF n ww i p"r APRIL I u ill iiiiiku 20 per will (liMi'otiiil on Boots and Shoes. Xotv is the liino to get IIAHIVWARE and TINWAKF, chejip. I am eloping thm out. L'O per cent reduction on CUTLERY for a short timr. I have a Barq;n'n Rack ! On which articles of all linos will . found at less than cost. owi.i:s G. A. HARRIS. Wien n.ihy t as (.loV, wo gavo her Cftstnrla. Wieu hhe wns a Child, iJiu cried for Custorla. When ulio became Ml.ss, him cltini; to Cistortfi. When blio hud Chllda-u, blio tru u tlieiu Castorla. MEiSSACE FROM LOST WARSHIP .Ni) Itiiiini for Doubt l.'xluti that tho Itrlnu HrBcato Hack. Jl.idrld. April 10. Further evidence If miy were urcued, or the 1ob of the Hpaulsh cruiser Relna RrgeDte was round yesterday. A bottle, that had boon washed ashore was plcktd up nnd In It was found n piece of paper on which was written til pencil a mviuaRO plRiied by tho captain of the cruiser. The massage, whloh was date,d March 10, 9 o'clock n. in., twelve miles dis tant from Bajo Aertanos, states that tho position of the vessel was then hopeless. At a cabinet meetlnR It was decided to olTlclally nnnounce tho loss of the ltelna IteBente. The ministers nlso de cided that the government shall assist tho families of tho crew Admiral Memlv'i Kiiiadrnn. Washington, April 10. Admiral Meade's bquadron has sailed from KltiRston, Jamaica, for rort-nu-1'rlnce, Hnytl, Tho Cincinnati lias t'ono to Tort Antonio. Ilrny I .out In Die 'I ruusnry. Washington, April '.Treasury of ficlals nie Krently dlsidrlted over the supreme court's decision In the Income tax case, nnd while uduilttlr.K thnt they havo no reliable data upon which to form nn accurate psilni.iir. timv ..- 1 lirL'SH til,, ll.illMf thill 111.. n..t ....umIi .-. ,-.,. .... ... ..u. ...... ..... ,. b ItUUIl Hi the decision will be n loss of at least 60 per cent In the receipts from Ineonns. Cholera Anions IiiMiiip Troop. Kobo, April '.It Is reported cholera has broken out anioiii; the Jupanesu tioops nt the 1'esenduiv islands. It Is added UO cases of eholii.i have oc curied. and of this number luu pououa have died. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS I " ''' "" '"t" '" ',' "'iMimiiiB rnntui. in "Jul, ,h, t I. ah, ?' I"'1!1,"1' "' "" l"ll i'll. ll with in I ill in m 'if". V'1' """ "'"" " "'"" """ "" ..,8a to $15 ! TOP A V-lHit Vl? 10 1 run ". " SSic".VS r.fii.Miii iiunui: iiiisii I' r iiii.iiiMi 11 l'iU B."lu' '" IHUMtK II It Mill 1 1. 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LubrvtMKvat. THE ARNOLD CHEMICAL CO. I C I S. Wcittrn Avenue, CHICAGO. v- ISalty Snoex, llic 1'inci.t Line Close Around Here. 35 HENRY DIEDF.PICH 3 TRADERS lWSeRC07 DKALEKS IN mmwM ak mai Building Material, Etc. RED CLOUD. NEBRASKA. LU "jy Vance, I The Jeweler ! r. B. & M. WATCH EXAMINER RED CLOUD, NEBRAS&i 4