THE OMA1U DAILY BEE : MONDAY , JULY 17 , 1803.
THE DAILY BEE
COUNCIL. HUJFEH
DFl'lCEi NO. 12 PKAUN STFIEKT
1y currier to any purl of lh eltj
It. W. T1T.TON , - MANAGER
rrrt trtntnvrq I IlinlnrnsOinco. , . . . . . . . No. 43
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TF.I.El'HONES Editor. . . . . No. 23
MKtiTlOtt.
N. V. Plumbing Co
I > oston Store for sun umbrella
.Tutlson , pasturage , 020 Sixth avfinuc.
MIltonlicrKcr Is the hnttcr , Stf Hroatiwfiy
1'\\c \ \ Mnytio Heal listato Co. , C21 Hroailwny.
Charles Ilcft wns brought In from Uwlcr-
vrooil yesterday and locked up for ten unys
for Inrccny. . Ho sold a liorso to ono ol the
residents of that place for JIG , receiving * 0
mcnsli. The purchaser failed to pay the
rest of the money ivt the appointed time , and
Huft went to the liarn , unlocked the door ,
and coolly walked off with the animal. On
trial ho was convicted and sentenced to
apcnd a term In jail.
A blacksmith named Peterson , hoary Union
with a JUR , complained to the police Satur
day nlRht that he liad been roljbod of $20 by
a man named Chris Jensen. Deputy Mar
shal Fowler arrested Jensen , who denied
ever havltiR scon $20. Fowlnr Insisted on
searching him , when ho found $22 in cash in
ono of Ills pockets. Jensen then admitted
that ho had boon mistaken , and wns
marched to the pollen station and slated
with larceny. Pptcrscm wended his way to
the station and besought the onicers to tflvo
him his $20 and lot thi ) man < ro , but ho wns
coldly repulsed mm given to understand that
unless ho made himself scarce in that vicin
ity he would bo locked up for drunkenness.
Jensen Is out on ball.
GreeiHhiolrtrt , Nicholson & Co , , real
cattitoiuul rcntilHGOUHruiulwiiy. Tel. 151.
Domestic soup outlasts cheap soap
Sinoko T. D. King & Go's Ptirtngns.
Mimiiwii Trttiim *
Trains for Mnntuva will leave Broad
way iloot ) ) nt ! ) and 1 1 a. in. , 1 , 2 , I ) ,
: tiO : : p. m. , and ovary thirty minutes
thereafter until IIWIO nt nltfht. Last
train will Icmvo Manivwa for Council
Bluffs nt 11:55 : p. in.
Harvey W. Smith left yesterday fora trip
to Colorado Springs.
Mrs. W II. Mniitclth is visiting relatives
in Monroe und Marlon comities.
Ixiona Helen Troup died nt 3 o.'clocl : yes
terday afternoon , aired ono your , of cholera
infantum. at the residence of her parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Troupe , 1423 Eighth live-
nuo.
nuo.S. . P. Meyers , an attorney of La Porto
City , Iowa , was in the city over Sunday , vis
iting George 11. Oablo. The two were class
mates at bo'h Cornel , college and the Uulver
Bityof Michigan.
C. F. Ilarl , Jc.nltor at the Bloomer school ,
is laid up with a broken rib. Ho sustained
the injury by a fall about two weeks ago , but
ho did not know that any bones wore broken
uutll a day or two ago.
MIno. child of Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Christensen -
son , died of cholera infantum last evening at
ft o'clock , aged eighteen months. The funeral
will take ulaco this afternoon at1 o'clock
from the residence , 8)11 ) East Broadway.
I. B. Duncan , the motor conductor who has
been suffering for the past few days with
nervous prostration , caused from being over
heated , as stated by his physician , Dr. Mac-
. rac. Is rapidly Improving as his many friends
will bo glad to learn.
IConnoth Gardner , snn of Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Gardner , died of cholera Infantunryester
day evening , aged ono year. The funera
will take place at I ! o'clock this afternoor
from the family residence , SU Loguu street ,
F. M. Corbaloy ollloluting.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Thomas have returned
from their bridal trip and are visiting Mrs
Thomas' parents , Mr. and Airs. S. M. Wit
liamson on North Seventh street. They visited
itod friends in St. Ixjuis , Irouton , O. , Chicago
cage , and other eastern points.
The tSrumi Hotel ,
Council BlulTs. The most elegant in
Iowa. Dining room on seventh floor.
Rate , S3.00 and $5.00 a day. E. F. Clark ,
Prop. _
Carbon Coal Co. , wholesale and retail
coal. Removed from 10 Pearl to 31 Pearl
street , Grand Hotel buildiiiK' .
Slop at the Ogdcn , Council Bluffs , t 10
tefat $2.00 house in Iowa.
Sunday ut Mtimiwa.
Quito a crowd assembled at Manawa
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of seeing -
ing Charles Fitzpatrick. the one-logged
bicyclist , risk his neck riding down a ilitrht
of steps that had been erected from the top
of the hotel to the ground , about 100 feet
away. The preparations were all made in
the most imnressivo manner. Even the band
which had been discoursing music all the
afternoon hold its breath as the fancy rider
stood at the toof | the stops preparing to make
the plunge. Just as ho was about to start
Marshal Andy Bowling stepped to the front
called out-Hold minute there
and , on , ;
wait for the old gent. " "Tho old gent , " who
is bolter known as Mayor Heed , had an im
portant plcco of business just at that Instant
to bo transacted in the barroom down at the
pavilion , and the word to that effect , as It
xmsscd along the line , controlled the fever
ish Impatience of the gathered throng. A
tnlmito later Colonel Heed came up on the
run wiping his lips as ho did so , und the sig
nal to start was given. It was a tame
i enough exhibition , the rider keeping his
foot on the brake all tlio way down ,
nndiidingso slowly and with so little dan-
ROT that several of the more adventurous
members of the GanymedoVhool club , who
were taking in the sport in full force , had
serious thoughts of trying the samething. .
The fancy trick riding , which followed on a
platform that was erected in the hotel yard
for the purpose , was more satisfactory , the
bicyclist performing many feats that would
embarrass most men with two logs , The
only thing that disturbed the quiet of the
occasion for a minute was the breaking
down of the stops above referred to when
the crowd mounted them for the purpose of
bolter witnessing the exhibition. About
twenty feet of the structure collapsed , but
no ono was hurt.
Auk your grocer for Domestic soap.
There Is nothing in this country like
the fruit kept in Wheeler , Herold &
Co.'n cold storage. No matter what the
weather is it reaches the customer in
perfect condition. Another cur load of
lemons was put in Saturday.
Dirk Tnrplll'n ImUllor ! > .
Ail 18-year-old boy nmnod Mulvanoy
claims to Iwvo been assaulted and robbed
Saturday afternoon on the Crescent City
road. He was coming to the city when he
met a rig containing four men and twc
women. Wlirit they mut the team stopped ;
the men jumped out and made him shell out
nil his wealth by shoving a gun in his face ,
Ho was only too glnd to compromise on this
basis and save Ills skin intact , but when he
reached the city thu compromlHo did nol
seem so satisfactory , und ho accordingly pul
the police on the train of thu thieves. He
claims "Dutch" Boynton , lllago Piclt"nnd ti
maifnamed Miller were three of his assail ,
nuts , hut diil not know the fourth man 01
fit uer of the women.
Yesterday afternoon a telegram was ro-
colved nt police headquarters from K. O ,
Mi-nary , a nurseryman living near Crescent
ttutlng that the highwaymen spout yester
day at Crescent and boarded tbo aftornooi :
tram for Council Bluffs , Olllccr Kemp weni
to the depot to intercept them but ho was
too late. The telegram had boon aunt fron
Crescent at 5 p. m. but was sidetracked It :
some way and wits not delivered until BM :
In the meantime the train had coma in uiu
the alleged thieves were uowhcra to b *
found.
Williamson & Co. . 100 Main street ,
Inrgcbt and best bioyclo stock in city.
Cook yot" meuls this tmnunor on a ga-
At cost ut I ho Gus company.
Ube Domestic soup.
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
Carpenter Garter Finds that Things Are
Seldom What They Seem.
HIS SCHEME WITH MRS. GRAHAM FAILED
"Ioc" tt'Mnter Apponrn n n Scrprnt to
'nettrny tlio llHipliiM of What Might
llnvo licoii n Mnilrrn Kdon or
Sntiir.thlni ; I.lko.
A little fracas took place yesterday morn
ing on Sixth street < vhlch A. II. Carter , a
carpenter who lives near the corner of
Twenty-fifth avenue , Is positive would have
resulted In his being transformed Into n
cold anil clammy corpse had ho not dis
played a good deal of ability In the sprinting
lino. According to the story which he tells ,
ho became acquainted with a woman named
Molllo Graham , while ho wns engaged in
doing sqmo work on her house. By deprecs
they found out a number of things about
each other. Hoconllded in her the fact that
ho was a widower with two children down
In Madison county , and she told him
that she would like to' po into the
business of keeping boarders nnd
commence operations on his two children
mut hlmsolf. He says ho took some time to
think thu matter over , nnd llmilly , deciding
that It would bo Just the thing , brought his
children hern on the 7th of this month and
took up his abode there.
But their happiness was short lived. Carter -
tor went to work and spent quite a sum of
money on the place , a sum , ho says , which
would more than make up the tfi per week
which ho had agreed to pay for the board of
the children. But she neglected the two
children in a shameful way , allowing them
to go from Saturday noon until Sunday night
without anything to cat , although them was
plenty to eat in the house. Carter fotuict
this out and decided to pull out.
At this point in the game a young man
named Dee Webster becomes n feature of in
terest in the llttlo tale of woo. Carter and
Mrs. Graham had beotr arranging to move to
Sioux City , nml ho was to lake them up
there In his wagon , ' \\ebstorwas to accom
pany them. Ono day Carter overheard Mrs.
Graham and Webster talking about their in
tended trip , and Mrs. Graham coolly in
formed Webster that she would allow Carter
to take them up , nnd when they arrived in
'Sioux City she would llro him bodily. Car
or concluded that ho would rather rcsig-
.ban bo Jlred , and ho commenced to lay bin
ilnns to get away. Ho tried to get bis horses
ut of tlio b.irn yesterday morning , ans
rlrs. Graham How nt him with a billy nnd
lit him a birt under the loft eye that temd
lorarily knocked him silly. Ho then trio -
o get his children out of the house , but thd
andlady stationed herself in the door of the
louse and told him she would shoot bio
icart out if ho didn't go away mid leave bos
lone , adding a great deal of telling eraphaslr
.o . her remarks by brandishing n largs
loublc-barrclled shotgun about. Carter dee
Ided that things were gelling nltogclho-
oo Interesting and ho hied himself tr
'ustlco Vien's shop , where ho Hied an mo
urination charging the Irate lady with-
ssauit with intent to commit murder. She
i'as arrested by Constable Baker , and , in
ofanlt of a $ iOO bond , was locked up In the
: ounty Jail.
Still Another Cli.tiiRo.
Owing to the inclement weather Sat
urday night wo will olTer again Monday
evening from 0 to 9 p. m. the following
real bargains :
1200 dozen ' ladies' ' lisle-thread vests ,
would be good value at 50c , for tonight
UL'O each. The above are genuine lisle
thread. This is certainly a chance of a
'ifetimo.
100 gross Boston Store castile soap ,
2 cakes for 5e ; everybody gets 5o a cake
"or tlio same.
5,000 yards duchess mull , 112 inches
wide , beautiful range of patterns , to po
tonight from 0 to 10 p. in. , for 5c a yard.
The above goods have never been sold
'or ' le s than 12jc a yard. They a-o a
beautiful light fabric and are certainly
the best bargain of bargains over olTered
this season. Remember , from ( Ho 10 for
5c a yard. Only ono pattern to a cus
tomer.
75 dozen gents outing flannel and
French percale shirts that sold for 75o
and $1.00 to go tonight from 0 to 10 at
50c each , gentlemen avail yourself of
this grand opportunity. 100 do/on ladies
last black hose at 7c a pair or 4
pair for 25o worth lOc n pair.
BOSTON STOUB ,
Fothcringham , Whitclaw& Co. .
Leaders and Promoters of Low Prices.
The best building sand in the market
by carload. Address N. Schurz , 31 Bald
win Block , Council BlulTs , la.
Domestic soap is the best.
Another Improvement to the popular
Schubert piano. Swanson Muslo Co
- A MODERN JONAH.
Tlio Cruel Dunking nnd Miirvolnng ISi'scuo
of Tommy Miiloney ,
Newspaper readers a week ago were
horrified by the story of the drowning of
Tommy Muloiioy , a Now York newsboy.
With his brother and two other boys ho
had gone down to the dock to bathe , and
his companions drowned him for 75
cents which ho had made selling papers.
They tortured him a good deal , splash
ing water over him and ono of the boys
jumped on his back while the little fel
low was struggling for his life. Some
unys afterwards tlio boys confessed the
crime und were imprisoned by the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty tc
Children and hold for the action of the
grand jury. The oilleo of. the distriol
attorney , the police department am ]
everybody along the wharves has boor
absorbed in the punishing of the boyi
and looking for the body. The mothoi
put on black and Tommy's tonomonl
immrncd him.
Last Friday morning he came homo
and Kin-rounded by admiring neighbor )
and encouraged by his happy mother
ho proceeded to give out statements tc
the press on his marvelous escape
These are the versions issued tothoNov
York Evening Sun :
"I woos down 011 dor Bookman btreo
dock , seo1 was the way ho Introduced
it. ' 'Lugo an' Rudigan an1 an High
talian kid woos dair , I had 75 cents ii
mo clo'os 'n' doy wanted ter git it ,
"Lugo took mo hat "n1 trun it over
board. I leaned over dor dock 'n' Lago
ho shoved mo over.
"When 1 got in dor water 1 swnllyei
Borne of it. I kop' mo ejes open , an
when I went down I seen a rope undo
dor water. Mo foot struck on dat an"
cum up agin. "
There was an impressive pause ,
"Did you yell ? " was ventured.
"Yair. I hollared like . I hoi
lorod when I wont down fust 'n11 hoi
lorod when I cum up agin. A express
man wet woos goiifg past dor dock , h
hoard mo 'n' lie jumped oil his wagoi
and cum down on dor deck tor git mo ,
Another pause.
"Did ho got you ? "
"Yair , ho got me. When I wont dow ;
dor Booon * time mo feet hit dor rep
agin1 an11 tuk hoi' now wid mo linn's ,
swallyed BOIUO more water. "
Sllenco.
"Did you POO the expressman com
down after you1
"M'hohV Ho had tor tnko off 'I
clo'os 'n' that tuk 'im u long whilo.
held on tor do rope till ho cum dow
after me. I wooa under water fur to
minutes. "
"Can you swim ? "
"M'hohV Who , mo ? Naw. "
"IIo put mo on A flout , " wont o >
Thomas , "an1 den 'o skipped. I woos
squccsin' out me clo'cs 'n' ' Lngo'n Undl-
gnn cum over. Dey asked mo'f t cud
swim an" I said no'n dey said IM have
tor swim an' don doy trun mo over. "
The neighbors held up their hands.
"I went down oncot nu' mo feet
touched rocks. I swallyed water. I
went down dor fccon' ' timo'n mo foot
touched rocks. I went down agin nn'
mo feet touched rocks. Dor tide was
runnin' down strong. "
"How do you know1
"I seed it. "
"What did you do then ? "
"M'heh ? Mo ? I stayed on bottom ,
an' Black Stun ho duv down an' brung
mo ui > 'n put mo on dor tloat agin. "
"How long were you under water
that time ? "
"M'heh ? Five minutes. When I getup
up on der Moat I tookolt mo clo'cs , woos
squeesln' 'em out again. Lajo'n Rudl-
gnn an' dor Hlghtalian come over. I
lay mo clo'cs down and doy trun mo
over again. Me clo'cs , mo money woos
on dor-float. "
Ho looked sideways at his mother and
wont on.
"I went down once 'n' me feet hit mud.
I went twice 'n' mo feet hit mud. No , I
didn't 8\vally no water. When I won
down dor sccnnd time dey tuk mo clo'
'n' mo money. "
"Did you see them ? "
"M'lioh ? Me ? I went down agin an1
mo feet stuck in der mud. 1 looked
around , " ho wont on , slowly' . "I see a
body , I t'ink ' it woos a man. "
The female neighbors gasped and
clutched each other by the arm.
"Dor blood woos a , comin' outuv him , "
went on 'Pommy slowly. "IIo woos all
cut on his head'n his face woos cut , too.
"IIo woos all cut down here , " indicat
ing the chest. "I cudii't see the rest uv
'im. I woos under water live' minutes
that time. "
"How long ? "
"M'heh ' ? Mo ? Dlckson ( another col
ored man ) , ho wnas up on dor dock 'n' ' ho
tuk oil's ' clo'cs. I saw ' 'im cum down.
Thu tide waas so strong it wnas liendin'
mo over ter whore de ice dock waas.
"Dickson , he says to me , 'Git up on
mo back 'u I'll take ycr up. ' So I getup
up on his back 'n' 'o up 'n' flouted mo over
ter do ice dock. Gee ! He's a bully
swimmo'- . "
"Don I wont ovpr to tar Wce/.ey ( Vcsey
street ) dock"n' lived under dair till dis
mawnin' .
"I woos afraid tor cum homo widout
mo money. I fought mo ole woman'd
soak der liver outer me if I didn't cum
homo wid der dust. De udder mugs
what trew me over , doy tuk mo seventy-
live. " But Tommy holds no malice.
"I'm goin' over tor der court torday ,
an' I'm agoin1 ter eay tor dor judge :
'Hey , judge , lot dem mugs out , will yor'-
I ain't ' dead. ' "
Then the genius of Thomas asserted
itself again.
"Hay , " he said , "der fishes bit mo
der last time I wont down.
"They woos big ones 'n' little ones 'n' a
big turtle. " lie showed marks on his
legs to prove it. "I soeu urn comin' fur
me , but what cud I do ? "
GRANT GOT THEM.
A I.lttla Incident Illustnitlnj : tlio Pecilllnr
Methods uf .Modern I'nictlciil Polities.
Barney Biglin tino.Tudgo Dittcnhoofor
are two good republicans and excellent
friends , says the Now York Herald.
They have hot always been the latter ,
however. Both were at the celebrated
third term convention , though but ono
claims to bo the happy possessor of u
medal which certifies the holder to have
stood by Grant to the close and bo
a member of the famous 1100.
The judge was "furninst" Grant
and a third term. Biglin was "wid "em. " "
During the very spirited canvass of the
delegations the night before the ballot
ing took place Judge Dittenhoefer had
the opportunity of addressing a southern
delegation , which was composed mostly
of negroes and scrub whites , and ho
strenuously urged the negroes to aban
don Grant'and take somebody else , Tlio
burden of his song was something like
that of Tammany at Chicago that
Grant could not carry Now York. Being
a New Yorker himself , as ho said , ho
know the temper and spirit of the people
ple of this state. He made a profound
impression upon his ignorant audience ,
who know about as much about New
York as a hog knows about astronomy.
At that moment in came Barney , just
in time to get the drift of the speech and
to realize the danger to the Grant inter
est. As the theatrical lawyer sat down
Biglin rose and inquired who Judge Dit-
tonhoefor was , anyhow. Of course ho
know the judge very well.
"I am told that ho claims to bo from
Now York und to speak for my native
state , " went on Barney , who isn't much
of a speaker , but has a way of getting
there. "I never heard of him ! "
"Why , Barney ! " exclaimed the judge ,
turning very red in the face as lie got up
"Sit down , sir ! " cried Bariioy. "I
never saw you or heard of you before. "
And then ho went on to nssuro his con
fused audience that Grant could carry
Now York. But the judge was not BO
easily put down. Ho interrupted and
tried to break the force of BIglin's blow.
Pinrlly Brrnoy turned nharply round
and pointing his long , bong linger at
Dittenhoefor , paid :
"Tlio gentleman still persists that ho
is from Now York. Now I will bet him
$20 , Mr. Chairman , that ho is not. jl
the chair will bo good enough to ap
point Homo delegate to hold the stakes"
reaching down in his breeches pocket
and pulling out an immense roll but
ho got no further. Half a dozen dele
gates came forward and offered to hold
the stakes. The eyes of every darky
rolled wildly. And they rested upon
Judge Dittonhoofor.
Slowly ami reluctantly the angry law
yer drew his pockotbook. Ho saw what
was expected and t-comcd to divine at
once tlio result , but ho had to do it. As
soon fts Barney Haw the money up ho
said a few parting words and retired
iimid considerable enthusiasm.
That $20 was never hcasd of again ,
but Grunt got the delegation.
The
Everybody knows the pretty little for-
and likes the flower - because
got-mo-not moe -
cause of its name than of its beauty.
How was it BO called ? The Germans ac
count for it by quite u pathetic romance
il It seems that once upon a time a knight
add a lady were walking by the banku
of the Danube when the latter nuked her
"gallant gay" to pluck for her a tiny
blue llowor which she saw grow'ng ' in
the stream. No sooner said than done ,
but thu knight , overbalancing , fell into
the river , owing to the slippery nature
of the bank and the weight of his own
armor was carried away by the current.
AH ho throw the flowers ashore to hie
lady he cried out with his last breath :
"Vergis moln nicht ! " ( "Forgot mo notl" ]
And over since the flower has boon
looked on as an emblem of fidelity.
Poetry is not kept on tap by the gods , nn < ]
occasion poetry , whether of Columbian 01
other order , rarely imsscsse * the genuine
lire. "El Nuevo Mundo1 by Louis James
Block , is one of this typo , und while up tc
the ordinary level , is rather heavy and
freighted with a terrestrial gravity some
what forbidding in Ita aspect. Some gorrr
of faith or seed of mighty thought shoulc
servo as body of the pool's dream , whicl
should bo the most substantial and real ol
all things ; it should bo prophetic ruthei
than retrospective ; but as prophecy U noi
to be commaudoU at will , thu accounts foi
the usual shortcomings of such verso
n Charles H. Kvrr & Co , , Chicago ,
REMARKABLE JJJNSION CASE
*
*
Killed nt Skiloh , a fcfaa Turns Up After
Twentj-Nq Years.
RELATIVES DIVIDEDr'oN HIS IDENTITY
Snino Hoffnrd Itlml at ( JonnlnrVlillo
Other * Surcitr ll < } 1 nn Impostor
null ii-Convlcl , _ Other
Army Tulle.
What has already become n celebrated
pension case is now engaging the atten
tion of the United States district court
nt Springfield , 111. Tlio government is
undertaking to prove that the defendant
is Daniel Bontontm , old Tennessee crook ,
who Is undertaking to seenro a pension
as William Nowby , a member of the
Fortieth Illinois cuviilcy , reported killed
at the battle of Shiloh , The records in
the pension bureau show that ho was so
killed , and hla wife was granted u pen
sion on that account. Twenty-ulna
years after the buttle defendant
put in tin appearance , claimed
to bo Nowbv and bccamo
tin applicant lor a pension. His story is
that ho was desperately wounded at
Shiloh , for many years afterward was
an insane wanderer and that ho finally
regained his reason. An investigation
of his case led to his arrest and subse
quent indictment. IIo is received as
genuine by the mother , wife and ono or
moro brothers of Nowby , but another
brother and slater repudiate him. Hun
dreds of the former neighbors of Nowby
also will swear that ho Is the man ho
repYosents himself to bo. But a number
of respectable citizens of Tennessee are
just as positive that ho is nn impostor
[ ind an ox-convict. It is a remarkable
case of questionable Identity and is at
tracting widespread attention.
( iunrnil Vlfiiniilu Not tlio linn.
Who captured Colonel Cockroll , now
senator fro n Missouri ? This question
has recently excited considerable dis
pute and in view of the same it will bo
interesting to note the story told by the
Lawrence County ( Mo.Telegram ) , which
explains the part General Vifquain took
in that memorable event. From this
version wo learn that of late there has
been stories printed in regard to the
capture of Senator Cockroll during the
war. The correct story , however , is
easily obtained and proved by the
records of the War department and
other documents. The latest story that
Colonel V. Vifquain , who bus just been
appointed consul to Panama , was the
captor of Senator Cockroll , and that the
appointment was due to the senator's in
fluence , is not true. , The colonel's regi
ment , captured the senator , but per
sonally , the colonel had nothing to do
with the matter.
P. II. Pcni/.cr , late eaptain of company
C , Ninety-seventh Illinois volunteers ,
holds a receipt dated April 10 , 1805 ,
given at the headquarters of the army
and division of west Missouri for
"General F. M. Cockroll , late of Fort
Blakely , signed by , ( J. T. Christensen ,
lieutenant colonel and assistant adjutant
general , to General E. H. S. Canby ,
commanding thnt atmy and division.
Captain Pontzer gays that for several
days prior to April 11. Fort Blakely , ono
of the defenses of Mobile , had boon in
fested and besieged by the command of
General Fred Steelb , composed of a part
of the Thirteenth army corps and a divi
sion of colored troops commanded by
General Hawkins. About 4 p. m. an
assault was made on the fort. W. T.
Spicilly , colonel of the Twenty-fourth
Indiana volunteer infantry , commanded
a brigauo in General C. C. Andrews'
division and was on the extreme right of
the line and the Ninety-seventh regi
ment , Illinois volunteers , commanded
by Lieutenant Colonel Vifquain was on
the extreme right of this brigade and
was ordered to deploy as skirmishers ,
covering the front of the brigade and
lead the assault on that part of the line.
Captain Pentzor was in command of
the right wing of the skirmish line ,
joining the skirmish line of the colored
division on the loft. From the moment
the assault began the battle was terrific ,
the confederates resistingjnost stub
bornly. When Captain PeTitzer with a
small squad of men broke over the con
federate line and into rillo pits whore a
desperate hand-to-hand conflict took
place until the reserve line of his brigade -
ado and part of a colored regiment ,
came up when the fighting nt that point
ceased , but a party of confederate troops
hud fallen back from their main line
toward the bay and taken position be
hind the fallen timber , stumps on the
hill slope. As soon as the fighting
ceased in the rillo pits Captain Pentzor
organized n now skirmish line out of
the white troops at hand nnd moved for
ward to rout the confederates out of the
fallen timber. When about half way
down the hillside ho saw a confederate
soldier near the foot of the hill standing
on a log waving a white handkerchief
and calling out that the general wished
to surrender. Captain Pontxor ordered
the men to cease firing , nnd walked
down to where the confederate soldier
stood and was led by the soldier about
forty yards around the foot of the
hill to the general headquarters in a log
cabin.
There ho mot General F. M. Cockroll ,
who handed Captain Pentzor his flag
und surrendered to him as a prisoner of
war. There were no colored troops
present at that time and no othor-olllcor
at the general's headquarters for some
time. ( Cuptnln Pontzor has a modal
given him by act of congress and for
warded by the secretary of war for the
capture of this headquarters flag.
Lieutenant Colonel V. Vifquain was
'
then in command bfrj'tho Ninety-seventh
Illinois volnnteorstobjjt entered the con
federate works somodistance , to the loft
of General CockrollM headquarters and
did not see General * Cockroll for more
than an hour afterjlh'o surrender. Since
General Cockroll became a distinguished
United States senator ho has been cap
tured at Blakoly , Ala. , by over a dozen
ollicors and commands.
From the hour of their abrupt nnd un
ceremonious meetingat , the foot of thai
little hill on the euttbbldo of Mobile buj
ut the close of a bitter nnd gallant con
test on the eve of the day that Gnnurnl
Leo surrendered nMAppomattox to this
day General Cockrpl und Captain Pent
zor have been warm personal friends
When Colonel Vifijuain mot Sonutoi
Cockroll after thO'Cnptnro the colono !
cursed him bitterly , nnd oven hinted a' '
bodily harm , becniiBO some torpudoe !
which had boon burled by the confcdor
nto soldiers exploded and killed a mini
j bor of negro soldiers.
Senator Cockroll has never for
gotten or forgiven the insult , nnd wai
in no wny responsible for the appoint
1 nicnt , although ho did not , oa far a
r known , make any objection to the con
3 Urination.
A I'lmntam Hurricane ,
Rear Admiral Bancroft Ghorardl , win
commanded the combined llcuts of tin
world during the recent nuval demon
Btrution at Hampton Roads nnd Nov
York , is n genuine old sen dog. Ho cm
spin as many yarns of strungo ml von
turns in distant bens nnd foreign clime
as any jack tar that over hitched hi
trousers or shipped before the mast
Perhaps the oddest of all his adventure
is ono ho recently told a Louisville Post j
man of a phntitum hurricane on the
Pacific.
"It was yenra ago , " the admiral bocnn ,
"when I was n captain and in the days
of wooden ships and lofty mast * , before
the era of ironclads , that wo were cruis
ing in the Pacific oil the South American
coast.Vo had not had a capful of wind
during the entire day. It was in the dog
watch , just about eight bolls. Lieutenant
Patch was in charge ol the dock nnd I
was below when an orderly brought word
that the nontenant thought 1 hud better
come on deck. I knew something un
usual was up for Lieutenant Patch was
nn ofllcor in whom 1 had the utmost con
fidence in an emergency. When I
reached the dock I cast mi eve
aloft and en\v that the topsails
tveru close reefed , sail shortened am !
vorything in readiness for a blow. It
vas its culm as a duck pond , not oven a
whisper of a breeze , and I looked at
' 'atch to see what was wrong. Ho pointed
vor the starboard beam , and looking in
.hat . direction through the gathering
dusk I saw that the water was a mass of
of white. Over the quarter it was tho.
same , the ocean to starboard scorning to
bo whipped Into foam. Tlio first thought
was , of course , that one of these south
ern hurricanes was bearing down on us.
Wo looked nt the barometer , but it had
: iot fallen. There was not u sound ; the
: ilght was perfectly still , Satisfied that
it could only bo a hurricane in splto
: > f the absence of the usual barometric
metric signs , I told Lieutenant Patch
that ho had bettor , call all ' hands
an ucck to stand by to work the ship.
All precautions had been taken , and tlio
only question was whether the ship
ivould stand. Wo stood in silence , all
muds watching that white wall oil to
starboard. The suspense was trying ,
but wo waited for the storm to strike us.
lowly it came on nearer and nearer ,
but not a sound accompanying it. And
ien the ship went bang into that white ,
oamy mass. But there was not a sign
: > f wind and wo Stood there amazed.
Then a bucket was sent over the side
and a pailful brought up. Well , it was
only n mass of animalculac , such as
ivhalcs feed on. We were relieved , of
course , but the hurricane was a standing
okc on board after that. "
OIKS of thn Ilruvcst.
Corporal Edward P. Ross of company
B , Kighth Now Hampshire volunteers ,
ivns one of the bravest men I over know
n service , says a writer on the Boston
JoUrnal. At the first assault on Port
Hudson , May 27 , 18011 , ho was the only
mo of the color guard that escaped bo-
'ng either killed or wounded and carried
the colors to the ditch outside the
works.
On the 14th of Juno , 1SGIJ , the Eighth
Now Hampshire was ordered to lead the
charge , going in as a double line of
skirmishers , the colors not to bo taken
into action. Corporal Ross was sick and
3Xcused from duty by the surgeon and
ivas also exempt from duty with tlio com
pany by reuben of biug detailed on the
the color guard. My rank at that time
was first sergeant.
When the company fell in at 3 a. m. on
the morning of the charge I
noticed Corporal Ross in the ranks. I
said to him : "Ross , you are not obliged
to go in with the boys ; you are excused
from duty. " IIo replied that if the old
Eighth was to lead the charge into Port
Hudson ho should go with it. When
within about 100 yards of the works ho
was shot through the leg , between the
knee and hip. With the assibtanco of a
comrade ho tied his hunkorchiof above
the wound , usintr his bayonet to twist it
tight.
A comrade , who was wounded in the
hand , offered to help him to the rear ,
but ho said : "No , the boys arc in a
tight place , and 1 can do some good in
keeping the rebs from working the gun
on the parapet just in front. "
Ho was found der.d after the battle ,
having fired away a largo part of his
ammunition. His musket was firmly
grasped in ono hand , wlijlo a cartridge
was uartly rammed homo , the ramrod
being still in the muzzle.
IIo enlisted from Antrim , N. II. , Oc
tober 12 , 1801 , at the ago of 19 , and was
only 21 years of ago when killed. His
body lies in nn unknown grave , having
boon buried in a trench on the field ,
with over 100 others , mostly members of
the Eighth Now Hampshire and Fourth
Wisconsin. His name is engraved on
the soldiers' monument at Antrim , N. II.
Fought for Food.
"As a rule , " said a veteran to a re
porter of the Detroit Free Press , "the
confederate soldier was as loyal to his
cause as ho was bravo in defense of it.
But toward the last some of them began
to weaken. Ono night , when wo were
before Richmond , where wo had our
breastworks so close to those of the
other follows that we hold frequent ex
changes of visits , a big , long , lean chap
called and asked if ho might drop in on
us for some tobuccoand wo lot him come.
When ho landed among us wo had a pot
of cofTeo boiling , some hot breadmade in
u skillet , und some mighty juicy bacon
done to a turn. The smell of it was
fine , oven to us bluccoats , used to good
living , and to the hungry gruylmck it
must have boon powerful. Anyhow ,
when ho got a sniff of it ho jumped us il
ho hud been shot.
" 'What's that ? ' ho asked.
" 'Victuals , ' suid I , lifting the lid of
the cotTco pot.
" 'How oll'on do you git 'em this a-
way. ' says he.
" 'Every day,1 says I.
" Shore ? ' says he.
" 'We'll Hweur to It , ' says I.
"Ho looked ut it with his oyefl stucli
oat lika saucers , and his mouth was
watering like u sugar tree in spring.
" 'Kin I have some ? ' says ho.
" 'All you etui hold , ' Buys I.
" 'Hold on a minute , " says ho. nm
with that ho climbed un on the breast
work and slinging his gun and accouterments
monts back to his own side ho fating out
" 'Hero , boys , take thorn govor'mon
traps , and goodby. I'vo struck some
thin' ' that's worth flghtln for , an
flchtln' hard , ' and then ho dodged down
wlioro supper was , and from that time
till the cloao of the war ho stuck right
by us , and when the war wns all ever , lie
wont back to his farm In the North
Carolina mountains. "
Look Out for Him.
The attention of the War department
had been called to the operations of an
impostor who signs hlmsolf J. J. Fuller
and represents hlm olt as n nephew of
the chief justice of the supreme court.
Ho has addressed a letter to the ser
geants of the various military companies
throughout the wct. . which lie requests
thorn to read to their companion , offer
ing through the assistance of hln undo
to obtain a repeal of the laws prevent
ing ro-onllstmont after ton years sorvlco
and prohibiting a man purchasing his
discharge.
"Send mo $ l"ho says in conclusion ,
"and I will guarantee largo profits
within a short time. " Ho gives his
address us Sun Francisco and requests
soldiers not to delay ns ho starts for
Washington on August 20 to press the
matter in congress.
Will St > n tlin 1'-ilr.
The West Point cadets are going to
the World's fair. The legal objections
that were advanced nave been overcome ,
anil Acting Secretary Grant sent Iho
necessary instructions to Colonel Ernivjt ,
superintendent of the military academy.
The cadets will leave West Point on
August 17 ami remain at Chicago Ion
days. The entire corps of ! WS cadets is
expected to go , for cadets of the second
class now on furlough have been given
the choice of starting with their com
rades from West Point or joining the
battalion at Chicago. The expense of
transporting the cadets to and from Chicago
cage will amount to $17,000 , which will
be taken from the general appropriation
for army transportation. Tlio cadets
will bo encamped in Jackson park dur-
their stay at the fair.
EATEN ALIVE BY AVTS.
lloir Coloiifil 1'urluttu tt'i l'nt to Drntli
liy Ills Itlval.
Among the news brought up from Pan
ama by the steamer St. Paul is. u tale of
love , war and revenge that reads moro
like a dime novel story than a plain
statement ) f fact , says the San Francisco
Examiner.
Herbert L. Brummor. a Russian by
birth but an American by adoption , loft
his desk in the oilleo of a Now York mer
chant about three years ago to try his
luck in Central America. Ho was a
master of the Spanish language , and
soon after reaching Nicaragua ho drifted
into the army.
His first commission was that of lieu
tenant and lie hold that position for
about a year , when ho resigned and took
up a plantationIIo raised cofl'eo and
pineapples until the revolution broke
out a few months ago-whcii ho again entered -
; tered the army.
| This time ho entered as a colonel in
! the forces of the insurgents under Gcn-
I oral Suvublas , who was ono of Brum-
! inor's best friends. The dashing young
! colonel soon won considerable fame as ti
I warrior , and ho also attracted the atten
tion of General Santagua , who invited
j him to his house and introduced him to
his daughter. The young lady was tlio
hello of the country and hud hosts of ad
mirers , who naturally looked upon
Brmnmor as an intruder.
Among the young lady's ' admirers was
the colonel of a cavalry regiment , who
swore to kill Drummer the first chance
ho got. Colonel Porlotto openly boasted
of his intention of putting his rival out
of the way and Brnmmor was advised to
bo on his guard , but ho only laughed and
said he could take care of himself.
The first trouble came when the pair
mot at dinner in a hotel and were given
seats opposite each other. Drummer ,
who had been drinking rather heavily ,
made some remark that the hot-headed
Nicaragua ! ! construed as an insult and
struck Drummer on the face with his
open hand. The next instant Briumnur
sprang to his feet , and before the aston
ished guests could realize what was up
ho seized Porlotto , drugged him from
the room and boat him until ho was al
most dead.
It took the Nicavuguan some time to
recover sufficient to resume his duties in
the saddle , but ho swore to have his re ;
von go.
Ono night soon after the attack on
Rivus , where Drummer hud won high
praise for his during and bravery , ho
was on his way back to his quarters
after spending the evening with friends.
Suddenly ho was surrounded by armed
troopers , thrown on a horse and hurried
up into the mountains.
Ho was closely guarded for two days ,
when Colonel Perlotto appeared and ho
informed Brummer that the time hud
MANLY PURITY
Ctmcuiu ItEMF.niKB clonnpo the blood , Mn ,
nml neulp of every eruption , Im.
purity , mid dUciiBi ! , wlit'thcr rim-
] ) le. ( crofiilmiB , iikcnitiu' , or lie-
rt'illtury. In n vonl.tlioy ara Ilia
KrciiU'btBkliicuri'u.lilooJ purifier * ,
nml humor mncim-n of modern
tlmcp , and micctTil when thu tt-et
jibyelclanu full. Bold throughout the world.
como wlion ho would have his rovnntr
for the terrible boating ho hud received ,
and ho wanted Brummor to know that A
sltvv , lingering death was to bo his fixto.
Perlotto then spat in his victim's fnca
and ordered him placed in a small cave ,
where ho was laid on the floor with his
hands and feet Hccuroly bound. Rocks
were then piled in front of the entrance
and Brummor loft to his futo.
Porlolto feigned to bo ns much snr
prised us anybody over his rival's dbap-
peuranco , and spread the report that ho
had boon killed , Brummor would never
have boon hoard of again had not ono of
the troopers who hated Porlotto given
information that led General Vngues to
send a squad of men to the cave , whoro.
on rolling buck the stones , they found
Brummor moro dead than nllvo.
Everyone expected that Brtimmpv
would shoot Porlotto on sight , but ho
did nothing of the kind , and Porlotto's
friends bemui to hint at a faint heart
and lost courage. But Brmnmor wnj
only waiting to clear the way for his escape
capo from tlio country after' his venge
ance should bo comnli'tod.
One night while golmr his rounds of
the sentinels Porlotto was suddenly
soi/.od , bound , gagged and thrown into a
cart driven by Brummor , and by day
light the next morning was a dozen
mill's from his quarters and In n very
sparsely settled part of the country.
Brumnior dragged his victim out of
the curt and sat him against the wheel
until the party had eaten breakfast ,
when he informed Perlotto of the fate h *
had in store for him.
This section of the country is infested
with a species of tiny black ants which
build largo mounds and tire about n * vin
dictive an insect as can bo found any
where in the world.
" 1 am going to stake you dowitand lot
the ants eat you , " said Brummer , us ho
cut the cords on his victim's legs. Four
stout stakes were taken from the wagon
and driven into the ground around ono
of the largest ant hills , and then thd
victim was stripped to the skin.
Porlotto screamed , cursed and prayed ,
but ho had shown no mercy when ho'hatl
loft Brummor to die in the cave , and ho
received none now. Ton peons dragged
him to the stakes , tied his foot securely
to two of them , kicked the ant hill to
pieces and then threw Perlotto on his
back and quickly bound his wrists to the
ether two stakes.
In an instant tlio wrlthinir victim was.
covered with the terrible ants and was
being literally eaten alive.
Brummer remained long enough to
make sure that his enemy was dead , and
then , leaping on it horse , ho made his
way to the coast and escaped to Now
York on a sailing vessel.
Three days after Perlotte had disap
peared his skeleton was discovered , but
every purtiolo of flesh hud disappeared
and the bones looked as if they had boom
bka jhed.
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