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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 % 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 : SILVERWARE || I RO R 1 1 ! XMAS. |i i For the table. | * For the bureau. || For the office. i i H All the LATEST STYLES and all the BEST 1 ; U MAKES at « | L-. O, STEVENS, |l • 370 SECON D ST. c 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. * z 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* - 5