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THE SMITH
HASJIRRIVED,
Cavalry Regiment Reached
Macon this Morning,
1 FINE BODY Os MEN,
They Will Go Into Camp at Central
City Park—Gossip of the
Different Camps,
Seventy-five hundred troops are camped
around Macon. Never since 1865. when
General Wilson was here, has so large a
body of been in the city. The Sev-
enth Cavalry arrived this morning over
the Central railroad. The regiment left
■Huntsville last night, and it. took them all
night ito make the trip. The regiment
came in seven sections. The regiment is
composed of a,'bout seven hundred men and
horses and is regarded as one of the crack
regiments of the army. It is the only
regiment of regulars in the city and when
/hey are fixed in camp it will be wonderful
to see 'them drill. The regiment has a
■long history alnd has participated in many
Indian fights.
As customary with all troops that have
come here the regiment arrived in the
rain, which tends to make the soldiers
’have a bad opinion of the city. Every
regiment that has yet come to Macon has
arrived while it was raining and all of
their equipments, items and clothing have
become water soaked and everybody put
in a bad humor. The regulars, however,
nre used to such things and they make
no complaint.
On their arrival they were shown to
their camp ground and began at once to
put up the tents. They were not Tong
'about doing it and they will have the
whole camp in shape by night. The men
of a cavalry regiment are known by their
yellow stripes and their boots. In this
regiment are some excellent horsemen
and they have given several public ex
hibitions of trick riding. The horses are
so well 'trained that they can almost un
derstand commands of the captains and
the men • have very little to do at drill,
except to sit on their horses.
When their camp is completed it will
•be one of the prettiest in the country. It
is a remarkable fact that the regulars
rarely ever have anything to do with the
volunteers. They hold aloof from them
all the time and when a volunteer enters
camp of a regular soldier he is subjected
to much guying. The men of the Seventh
cavalry are all nice men, however.
As scon as they are established in camp
they will give dress parades every after
noon, and it will be a sight well worth
going to see. Macon has had one cavalry
troop in her history and the people can
remember what a pretty sight it was to
see them drill. The regulars, however,
are perfect in this drill and everything
works like a machine.
Up to a few days 'ago this regiment was
assigned to General AVheeler’s corps, but
it has 'been turned over to General Wilson
■and will go with the first army corps into
Cuba. It is not known how long the reg
iment will remain here, but it is thought
that it will be for some time.
GENERAL WILSON’S RETURN.
General Wilson, who is in command of
the first army corps and who 'has been
rs turn tonight. He has visited all of the
different camp sites on which the troops
of his corps are located. He left her'
Saturday night for Knoxville and remain
- I there cue day. Since that time he has
been to Huntsville, Ala., Columbus, .Al
bany ahd is now in Americus.
During his absence the corps has been
under command of Major General Bates,
who has managed things veiy successful
ly. General Wilson will be warmly wel
comed on his return here. A military ball
will be tendered General Wilson and his
officers by the Chatnber of Commerce on
Wednesday' night, and it premises to be
one of the most brilliant social events of
the year. It will be held in the armory
of the Macon Volunteers.
A statement is made in another column
today about the fine health of the troops
since they have been stationed here. j\n
other remarkable fact connected with
them is that there have been few distur
bances. Very few outbreaks have occur
red and those were quieted downquickiy
■by the provost guard. Where so many
troops are encamped together it is noth
ing out of the ordinary for fights and riots
to occur, but the men that have been sta
tioned in Ala eon have been very orderly'
ond the provost guards have done their
duty well. The regular army officers say
nhat It is wonderful that the negro troops
have caused so little trouble as they’ have.
GEN. LEE’S DEPARTURE.
The Savannah News says with reference
to the departure of General Lee and his
i corps to Cuba:
General Lee announced last night that
had been definitely decided that the
Seventh Army Corps headquarters should,
go on board the Panama tomorrow.
The hour cf the transport's departure
will be governed by the loading of the ves
sel. The tide will permit of the transport
going to sea late in the afternoon if its
•cargo is aboard. If it is found that the
work will be completed in time for its de
parture on the evening tide. General Lee
and his staff, with their battalion of
clerks. will go aboard in time to permit
of its sailing then. If the cargo will not
I i,e aboard in time for this it is planned for
he commander and those who will accom
pany him to take possession of their quar
ters tomorrow night and go out on the
early Saturday morning tide.
Savannians generally would prefer that
.he Panama leave on the afternqpn tide,
so that they can give General Lee and his
officers an exhibition of their regard that
.will surpass any demonstration that Sa
vannah has yet given, or is apt to give, to
la departing transport. If the Panama
sails tomorrow afternoon the river front
will he a mass of humanity from one end
of the city to the other. General Lee’s
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popularity with the people has been at
tested more than once, and the continuous
reception that will be given the Penama
on her way down the river will be merely
another evidence of their sentiments of
warm regard for him and those associated
with him. The Panama will sail for Ma
rtanao. where the troops are bound, and
iwhere they will be quartered for some
time.
Tonight will, in all probability, bp the
last night th®t General Lee and his staff
officers promenade the lobby of the
De Soto. With their departure consider
able of the life and picturesqueness that
has marked the hotel at nights for several
weeks past will have disappeared. With
'he corps headquarters no longer there the
iii'lircement for the colonies and the cap
tains and lieutenants to visit the lobby at
ni’ght will be gone. The ladies, who have
been stopping at the hotel because of the
presence of their husbands or sons, will
return to their homes, or proceed to Tam
pa to take steamer for Havana. There will
be some officers of course, but there will
be nothing like the number that have
made the tDe Soto their place of business
or of recreation in the past.
Last night there was more than the or
dinary throng at the hotel. For two hours
the lobby was well crowded with a con
stantly changing and shifting mass of sol
diers and civilians. Al ore ladies were
about than usual, the band, the Second Il
linois, played some popular airs, and the
picture was one of brilliant animation.
'Mrs. Sartoris and her daughters attracted
much attention. The spectacle of General
Lee and the daughter of General Grant
sitting side by side, with the daughter of
the old Confederate cavalry leader chat
ting with the granddaughter of the victo
rious Federal general, was commented on
•by more than one as indicative of that era
cf good feeling which the war is popularly
supposed to have cemented.
The Democracy of the volunteer army,
with all its discipline, was in nowise more
evident than in the fact that just behind
the commanding general’s chair, enjoying
the music, along with him, were two pri
vates of his army, while not far away a
colonel and a private, the latter having
just come up and up and saluted his regi
mental commander, were chatting in quite
a familiar way. They were doubtless old
friends, but one had come into the army
| as the commander of 1,200 men and the
other was of the lowest grade in the army,
i Similar pictures greeted the eye elsewhere.
It would doubtless have astonishd and set
a foreign officer to dondering and think
ing. It is doubtful if such a thing could
be seen outside of the United States army.
On the hotel register might be seen the
i names of a major general, a private, a
corporal, a sergeant and a colonel, all
stopping at the same hotel and enjoying
the same accommodations and privileges.
It would be interesting to know exactly
how a foreign officer would reconcile it all
to his inherited and acquired ideas of what
is proper.
General Lee has become acquainted with
many of Savannah's citizens, who will re
gret his departure. He has been found an
exceedingly approachable, unassuming man
and officer. The news last night that the
headquarters were about to leave was un
pleasant intelligence to all who have been
enjoying the gay evenings at the De Soto.
The officers have their office effects about
[ packed. Today the boxes will be sent
| down to the wars, just enough stationery,
I etc., being kept on hand for the work that
I will be done today and tomorrow. There
l is a great mass of office supplies to be
I moved. Practically everything will be
I down at the wharf by tonight and the of
j fiicers will have little to do tomorrow ex
(cept to get their personal effects to the
i transport.
■ Yesterday General Lee received a tele
| gram from the Committee in charge of the
coming celebration in Atlanta. It extended
him an invitation to be among the guests
on that occasion and reply to a toast at the
I banquet tendered the President. General
Lee replied that it was with regret he was
compelled to state his inability to be pres
ent as he would by thjjt time, December
1. - ', be absent from the country on dut}' in
Cuba. Colonel William Jennings Bryan
• also received a similar dispatch and replied
1 to the effect that the movements of his
j regiment were a matter of doubt and that
, he could not state whether it would be in
i his power to be present at the banquet. If
' the opportunity were his it would give him
i great pleasure to be there.
AV hile no further advices have come
| about another corps coming to take the
place of the Seventh it is the impression
; in headquarter circles that one will be en
1 route for Savannah within the next week
i or ten days.
GOSSIPS OF THE CAMPS.
Another gloomy day for the men in
i camps. They have become accustomed to
■ the rain, however, and they do not iseem
; to mind it as much <as they did when tjiey
first arrived. The men suffered a great
deal from cold last night owing to the lack
of tent stoves, which have not yet been
given to the men. The colonels of 'the
■ different regiments have been endeavor
' ir.g to get the stoves for the past two
1 weeks but have only succeeded in getting
‘ about half enough.
At the provost headquarters a change
I has been made. The mese hall has been
i moved to the ground floor of the Exchange
hotel and cells will probably be put where
the old mess ball was located. Captain
Hardee is now the summary court at the
i provost house and he has charge of all of
the prisoners. Over three hundred men are
on duty as guards and it is very probable
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MACON NEWS FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9 1808.
■ that a troop of cavalry will be put on in j
I a few days. Major Logan will request that '
a troop be given him.
The Second Ohio regiment is one of the
most orderly regiments known. Since be- i
ing here not a man has been arrested for
disorderly conduct and they adhere strict
ly to the rules of army life and even on
pay days none of the men cause any dis-,
j turbaace. It has been stated that the men
l of this regiment would probably cause
j trouble on the day they received their '
! money, but such is not the case. Their of- I
. fleers say that the men are exceedingly
quiet and that they rarely ever cause any '
trouble. The men of this regiment have i
• made many friends since they have been I
here and they are speaking of giving an
entertainment to their friends. One of the |
best volunteer bands in the service is in .
this regiment and Ito concerts are listened
to b*- hundreds of people. The men are ;
not at all anxious to remain in the service
but say that they would not mind being ;
mustered out.
The Third Engineers are also nice fel- '
lows and seem to be very popular with the
citizens. They are very orderly and have
given no trouble. Their parades are wit
nessed everj' afternoon by large crowds of
j people from the city and they have hun
dreds of their friends to visit /.hem in
camp.
Major Manley B. Curry, the chief pay
master with two assistants, is in the city
and will probably begin paying off the ;
troops tomorrow. The Third battalion of ’
Engineers that are under orders to go to ■
Cuba may receive their money this after- ,
noon. All of the trooDS will be paid off in
the camps, as it will be more convenient
to the officer and thev can complete their I
i work a great deal quicker.
Nothing is heard from the negro troops
, and it seems that they have been very
quiet recently. The Sixth Virginia has
been released from arrest and have had
their guns given back to them. They seem
proud of the fact that they have been re
leased and say that hereafter they will
behave when they are ordered by the of
ficers.
It is said that the court martial at Camp
Haskell is having a lively time and that j
when their re-port is made some interest- j
ing facts will be made known. They have |
not yet made a report on the Hargrove’s I
case as all of the evidence is not in.
Captain Wright, the present adjutant j
general, will leave in a few days for ■
Huntsville to be examined for a captaincy
in the regular army as his present rank
is only that of a lieuteinant. The exami
nations are mainly in military and inter
national law.
Business will begin to wake tin next
•veek. The soldiers will have their money
by that time and a greater part of it will
be spent here. It will be a. great help to
the city and will put more money into cir
culation.
A number of arrests were made yester
day and today by the provost guard, but
the men arrested were mainly negro sol
diers who were disorderly on the streets.
No resistance is ever offered the provost
guards when making arrest as that is one
of the worst things that can be done. Cap
! tain Hargraves, the negro officer, is before
I a. courtmartial now on that charge, and it
is very probable that he will be dismissed
from the service.
The men will be busy today and tomor
row cleaning up their equipments for the
inspection Sunday morning. lEvery com-
I pany wishes to make as good a showing as
possible and the men work hard on their
equipments. The officers are anxious for
the president to come and review the
troops. They say that he will be better
pleased with the troops in Macon than he ,
wlil with any of the others as some of the
, best drilled volunteer regiments are sta-
I tioned here.
i The review will be agreat thing for Ma
con and will be watched by thousands of
people. It is very probable that the review
will be held on the streets as it has been
found that the Central City park is not
large enough to accommodate the soldiers.
GEN. WILSON?
. REVIEW
■it Will Take Place Tomorrow
if the Weather is Good.
Tomorrow, if weather permits., the !
troops of the First army corps will be re- I
: viewed by General AVilson. who will re
. turn here tonight. General AA’ilson has
I never reviewed the troers stationed here
I and General Bates wants to show him
what kind of material the men of his di- j
| vision are made of.
He announced at 1 o'clock today that ;
: the review would be held if the weather I
was favorable, but he has not yet decided :
on a place for teh review to be held nor on j
the time. If it is a pretty day the review '
will be a pretty sight and will be a big '
event. It will be annauneed later on
where the review will be held. All of the
' troops except those of the Seventh cavalry
■ will tak part in the review and fully 6,000 |
; men will be in line. •
: Cheapest and Unierwear and Socks
! For citizens and soldiers found at this
i store. Clem Phillips
’99 Ramblers, S4O.
Typewriters. $15.0n up: fresh stock car-
' bon and ribbons. J. AV. Shinholser.
TH E TRU EjSTORY OF
BARGAIN LANE.
Or How . e e
SHOES FELL • •
witha Dui urn H id
in MACON.
/’"'XNCE upon a time the people of Macon, wallowing in
fictitious values, and living high in air castles, paid
two prices for their shoes. But the tight times came and
it was the cost of the shoe that pinched. Still the cor
morant dealer was relentless and every time he sold a
man a pair of shoes he pulled his leg. Then one dealer,
a man named ROFF SIMS, established himself on the
corner of THIRD STREET and BARGAIN LANE. He
pulled the prices down to where none others could touch
him, and after the prices were lower than ever before, a
fire happened on that corner, and again prices went down
until men and women saw that this was the opportunity
of a life time. READ:
Men’s patent calf hand sewed, regular price 6.00, now $4.75
Men’s patent calf hand sewed, regular price 5.00, now 3.50
Men’s patent calf hand sewed, regular price 4.00, now 3 bo
Few odd sizes, regular price 6.00, now 2W
Men s vici hand sew’ed shoes, regular price 6 00, now 4.00
Men s oox calf hand sewed shoes, regular price 6.00, now 4.00
Men s tan hand sewed shoes, regular price 6.00, now 4.00
Men s vici hand sewed shoes, regular price 4.50, now 3.50
Men’s box calf hand sewed shoes, regular price 4.50, now 3.00
Men’s box calf hand sewed shoes, regular price 3.50. now 2.50
Men’s French calf hand sewed shoes, regular price 4.00, now 3 00
Men’s French calf hand sewed shoes, regular price 3.50, now 2.50
Men’s Satin calf Bals and Congress, regular price 2.00, now 1.40
Ladies' French Kid Shoes, regular price 5.00, now 3.50
Ladies’ French Kid Shoes, regular price 4 00, now ... 2.50
Ladies' French Kid Shoes, regular price 3.00, now 1.50
Ladies Party Slippers, in kid and patent leather all at fire prices.
Men’s Xmas Slippers for 1.25, 1.50 and 1.80, worth double the price.
Ladies Felt and Satin Slippers, fur trimmed, regular price 1.75, now ... ... 1.25
Regular price 1 50, n0w..’.... 1.00
SOLDIERS
DON’T BE LED ASTRAY,
BUT MARCH DIRECT TO
Corner of THIRD STREET and BARGAIN LANE.
Reed Rockers, w- Ladies’ Desks,
Cobbler Rockers, Parlor Cabinets.
Leather Rockers, / S L JSk Dressing Tables.
Upholstered u y £ IL, China Cabinets. ~
Little Prices. Little Prices.
fuRNITVRE,GARPET§
nTi hl ri*]
Music Racks, Tricycles,
Screens, Easels, T 4 Velocipedes.
Slipper Cases, | \ \ Li IroQ Wagons,
Blacking Cases. . Wooden Wagons,
Bookcases 4s4==Third £Street==4s4. _
Combination Cases,
India Stools. NEHR DHNNENBERG S i Foot Stools.
Little Prices. j Little Prices.
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This Wintry Weather.
Demands that you look to the comfort of your house. Made a
First, the’grate. If it is now out we have the new Well Man
ones. .Latest and best makes. Next, the windows. otMe.
We have the glass. Full lines builder's supplies. :
’ ——- . raricoc^,/•athng'A/tnnon’. Stops all’drains
"Tf** "T" *—'"W ,r ’ rw H k>?ses caused by errors of t >uth. it y ards ol v 1;-
M a * g flimrg S B M . sanity and Consumption. Young Men regain .-
-g- * H ' hood and Old Men recover Youthful Algor. I:
4i ‘ " gives tigor and size to shrunken organs, and fits
- - - - - _ ... . _—_ *i a 111311 business or marriage. Easily carried in
S I—l I F-? I } QT I the vest pocket. Price FA pTd 6 Boxes ,3.5a
’ ■ * ** * L- J K—’ I > by mail, m plain pack- J)(J LlO.age, with
i wtitteu guaraaue, PR. JEAN (FHARRA, Pari* -
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