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♦ VOL. XIX. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1877. NO. 263 WASHINGTON. bob nreEMOLL offered Serbian BUMMION. ELECTIONS. * HERALD'S" GENERAL REVIEW. H. a. ford, or Florida.. Mlnlater to Belflum-t'ornmluar) Ordered to At* Unt«*"lat« Election* no Efltect on V. A. Aenatoralalp of New York and Con necticut—Privilege* and Election* Committee did Nothin*—Honne Chap lain Rcal*n«—Army Appropriation Bill Belayed—Nouthern Democratic denature Pleased with Election*— Lumber Melsed by the Government In Aouthern Jlft**l**l|»pl. SANFORD, OF FLORIDA, MINISTER TO BELGIUM. Washington, Nov. 7.—Henry Sanford, of Florida, lias been selected as Minister to lielgium. This is un derstood to be upon the recommenda tion of Senator Conover, who feels that Florida has been long enough neglected. ORDERED TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Major George Bell, commissary of subsistence, Is ordered to resume du ties at Atlanta, Ga. NO EFFECT ON UNITED STATES SENA- TORSHIPS. Ill correction of a general misap prehension, it is stated the elections yesterday in New York, Connecticut and Wlsconsinjdo not affect the Uni ted States Senatorships, except so far as holding over Senators may control it. A majority in both Houses, how ever, is important in this respect as a redistricting of States may have an important beuring on the lower houses to be elected next year. The Committee on Privileges and Elections met, but Hill and Hoar be ing absent, adjourned, subject to call by the Chairman. Merrimon made an elaborate argu ment in favor of Spofford. HOUSE OH.APLA.IN RESIGNED. Dr. Poisal resigned the Chaplaincy of the House. ARMY.BILL DELAYED. The Committee on Appropriations desired a delay on the army Dill, and the repeal of the resumption acts is under consideration. COL. BOB TNQERSOLL OFFERED THE GERMAN MISSION. The Star sttys a dispatch from Col. Robert M. Ingorsoll’s home says he lias been offered the mission to Ger many, and is now on ids way to Washington to see about it. DEMOCRATIC SENATORS PLEASED WITH THE ELECTIONS. The Star also says, in its sensational columns, Senators Bayard, Maxey, Garland, Gordon, Randolph and Ker- nan were in the Senate chamber this morning comparing notes of the re sults of yesterday’s elections. All of the gentlemen were in good spirits and expressed their entire satisfaction with the manner in which the elec tions had resulted. LOUISIANA TO BE ACTED ON. It is .thought when Senators Hill and Hoar return, the Committee on Elections and Privileges of the Senate will act on the Louisiana Senatorial representation. LOGS AND LUMBER SEIZED BY UNITED STATES MARSHAL. /Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, November 7.—Spe cial Agent Carter telegraphs to the Commissioner of the General Land Office from Pascagoula, Miss., 6th November, that the United States Marshal for the District of Mississip pi has seized, in the three southern counties bordering on the Gulf of Mexico, in the suit of the United States against John Mailing and oth ers, a large amount of timber, princi pally pine logs, estimated at over 75,000 in number. Besides the large amount of lumber belonging to the United States and taken from public lands, there will be seized, under this process from the court, a large amount of charcoal and turpentine. Tills ac tion, independent of the large value of the property recovered, stopsa trade which has maintained a large fleet of vessels carrying the timber or lumber manufactured therefrom, and which is unlawfully taken from the public lands to foreign and domestic mar kets, and has virtually suppressed depredations on the public lands in the Southern District of Mississippi. New York—Democratic for SUtr Tick et k.v 110,000 Majority—Complexion of Legislature Undecided Yet—Paper Account* inner—New Jersey—Demo- rraf* Mweep the Ntate—Pennsylvania —Good Democratic New* Confirmed— Wisconsin—Conceded to Repnbllenns by 5,M0 Majority. EUROPE. FRANCE. R>M,nr.l. HI. Mini.(era Not to do ao, and They Uonaenl—Leal.lalore Meela —Grevy Eleeled Prealdenl or Depo ne.—Eulocy on M. Thlera. THE NEW YORK HERALD’S SUMMARY. New York, Nov. 7.—The Herald says the results of yesterday's election are given herewith : In this city and county the Democrats elect Loew for Register by a majority of about 2,500 over Hess, Combination candidate. They also elect State Senators from tlie 4th and 6th and probably the 8th Districts. Morrissey, Anti-Tammany, is elected Senator from the 7th Dis trict by a majority of 3,800 over Schell, regular Tammany candidate. Gabel, Republican, is elected to the Senate from tlie 5th District. The majority for Beach for Secretary of State is about 27,000 in tlie county. The State Is Democratic by at least 15,000. Tlie Legislature is probably Republican by a very close vote. General McClellan, Democrat, is elected Governor of New Jersey by about 13,000 majority. So fur as known the Democrats have ulso a sufficient majority in the Legislature to control the legislation. Indications from Pennsylvania tend to show that the Democrats have overcome the Republican figures of last year, and that their present State ticket is elected by 10,000 to 12,000 majority. Tlie new labor party polled a large vote and completely upset cal culations of the regular parties. Virginia elects the entire conserva tive ticket, there being no opposition. In Connecticut the Republicans re tain control of the Legislature, add ing several new members to their majority. Massachusetts is Republican. Rice is re-elected Governor by a pluralityof FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. noise. Wasiiinton, November 7.—Noth ing of public interest took place in the House to-day, except tlie discus sion on the hill to repeal tlie resump tion act. The naval deficiency bill was re ported by Blount, of Georgia, and is to be taken up as soon us tlie army bill is disposed of. SOUTH CAROLINA. Cardoso Found Guilty. Columbia, November 7.—A verdict of guilty was rendered this morning in Cardozo’s case. An appeal will doubtless be taken. SMALLS moves for TRANSFER TO UNITED STATES COURT—TRUE BILL AGAINST WHITTEMORE. Special lo Enquirer-Sun.] Columbia,Nov.7.—Thecaseugainst Robert Smalls, member of Congress, for accepting a Uribe, while member of the South Carolina Legislature, was taken up immediately after tlie verdict of guilty rendered against Cardozo this morning. Judge Melton, counsel for Smalls,has tiled a petition for the removal of tlie case to tlie United States Court, on tlie ground of prejudice, and political feeling, and the motion, therefore, will be argued to-morrow. Before tlie Grand Jury was dismiss ed a true bill was returned against B. F. Whittemore for accepting a bribe as member of tlie State Senate. Whittemore was in Canada when last heard from. yof ibll- rji/j.i ni'i./'iiu, Billiard Mnlrh—Mill Burned Special to Knquirer-Shni.] Philadelphia, Nov. 7. — Two thousand witnessed u billiard match this afternoon between Sexton and Rudolph—French game—six hun dred points—lusted three hours. Sex ton won in flfty-two innings over Rudolph, and tlie' score was 498. By tlie fire at Randolph street and nil Htree Columbia avenue, a mill, a live story brick building, was entirely destroyed. Two hundred and fifty persons are thrown out of employment. about 13,000. Council is all Repul caiiH, a gain of one seat. Gaston, Democratic candidate for Governor, ran behind even in Boston, where lie was considered strongest. Partial returns from Wisconsin in dicate tlie election of Smith, Repub lican, for Governor by an increase over tlie tlie Republican majority of last year. Maryland and Mississippi are Dem ocratic. Minnesota and Kansas are Repub lican. NEW YORK. Hudson, N. Y., November 7.—Co lumbia county complete: Semi-offi- eially, Beach, Democrat, for Secretary of State, 611 majority; a Democratic guin of 255. Auburn, N. Y., November 7. Cayuga county complete: Churchill, Republican, for Secretary of State, 1,375 majority; Republican gain of 53. Pomeroy, Republican, for Sena tor, 1,350 majority in tlie entire dis trict. OswEao, N. Y., November 7.—Re turns from most of tlie towns in Os wego county indicate Churchill’s (Rep.) majority at about 2,600, u Re publican gain of about 1,400. Elmyra, N. Y., November 7. Juntas’ (the Workingmen’s candidate for Secretary of State) plurality in this county is 190. Beard, Greenback can didate, Is elected to tlie Assembly He is a Democrat in politics. Lockport, N. Y., November 7.- Niagara county gives Beach, (Deni, for Secretary of State, about 75 ma jority, a Republican guin of 219. Tlie Democrats claim Rome's election to the Senate. DEMOCRATS WIN THE MAYOR BROOKLYN. New York, Nov. 7.—Brooklyn Democrats have gained a Mayor, James Howell, Jr., in place of the present incumbent, Frederick Schroe- der, Republican. ESTIMATES VARY. The Pont (Republican) figures the State Senate, according to present returns, us follows: Republicans, 17 Democrats, 13; doubtful, 2. The Express (Democrat) figures 15 Democrats, 15 Republicans and 2 Anti-Tnminany and Republican com binations, Morrissey and Goebel. A special to tlie Commercial Adver tiser (Republican) from Albany say returns Horn the interior of the State come slowly. The majority of the Democratic State ticket range from 12,000 to 15,000. The Republicans claim 20 of the 32 Senators, and 08 of the 128 members of the Assembly, which gives them a clear working majority In both houses. NEW JERSEY. GEN. M'CLELLAN ELECTED AND DEM OCRATIC LEGISLATURE. Newark, N. J., November 6.—The latest returns give McClellan 12,500 majority. The Legislature is Demo cratic in botli houses. DEMOCRATS SWEEP THE STATE. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Trenton, N. J., November 7.—The latest returns make McClellan's ma jority 10,870. The Senate stands 12 Democrats and 9 Republicans; House, 31 Democrats, 2 Independents and 27 Republicans. PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia, November 7.—Of ficial returns make tlie county give Noyes, (Dem.) for State Treasurer, 599 majority, and a Republican (?) gain of 345. Lawrence county, semi official, gives Hurt, (Rep.) for State Treasurer, about 800 majority, a Democratic gain of 850. WISCONSIN. Milwaukee, Nov. 7.—Tlie Chair man of the Republican State Central Committee telegraphs as follows: I think the State may ho safely counted on for 5,000 or 6,000 majority for the Republican ticket. The vote for tlie Greenback ticket in tlie State is now estimated at 30,000. Milwaukee county complete gives n Democratic majority for Governor of 500; Tilden’s majority in the county was 2,045. Only 11 towns have been heard from since last night, and they reduce tlie Republican gain 56. Re turns from 216 precincts show u Re publican guin of 1,050. DEMOCRATS CONCEDE STATE BY 5,OIK) MAJORITY. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Milwaukee, Novemlier 7.—The Democrats concede the election of tlie whole Republican State ticket. I lie majority for Governor will be over ,000. Legislature, nearly as can lie GETTYSBURG-. McMahon'* Probable Action. London, Nov. 7.—The Paris corre- ipondent of the Times asserts posi- ively that Prest. MacMalion does not approve, and never has approved, a coup d'etat. He is equally determin ed not to take a Cabinet from the Left. If he adheres to this resolution his only course is to resign. Tlie cor respondent thinks, however, that the President will consent to take a Min istry from the Department. M'MAHON REQUESTS DE'BROOLIE MIN ISTRY TO REMAIN. Paris, Nov. 7.—Tlie official jour nal announces that the De Broglie Ministry, at President MacMalion's request, have withdrawn their resig nations. They, however, insist it shall lx- fully understood that, while continuing to discharge their func tions, this sliull in no wise prejudice the President’s subsequent decisions. OFF FOR VERSAILLES. Paris, Nov. 7.—A great erowd was at the railway station to witness tlie departure of the parliamentary trains for Versailles. President MacMahon started ut one o’clock. OFFICERS ELECTED. Versailles, Nov. 7.—Grevy was hosen President of tlie Chamber of Deputies, Remaud, Moderate Repub lican, and Lepere, Radical Republi- :an, were elected Vice Presidents. Grevy, in taking thechalr, thanked tlie Chamber, in a brief and colorless speech, for tlie honor. The sitting then terminated. PARLIAMENT — M. GREVY ELECTED BY 200 TO 170. Versailles, Nov. 7.—Tlie Senate dissembled tills afternoon and the nomination of members of the bureaux began. M. Grevy was elected pro visionally President of the Chamber of Deputies by a vote of 290 against 170. LATER—EULOGY ON THIERS. Special to Enquirer-Sun. London, Nov. 7.—M. De Larunty, in tlie Senate, demanded tlie question of the election of four life Senators be placed on the order of the day for the fifteenth Inst. Tlie sitting closed without an incident. No message was received from President MacMalion nor any com munication from tlie Government. When tlie Chamber of Deputies met to-day M. Desseaux, Radical Republi can, occupied the chair. M. Raspail Fils beiug indisposed, M. Desseaux spoke in eulogy of tlie into M. Thiers, whom lie declared deserved well of his country ; he added, -that the pres ent Chamber would labor to strength en tlie Republic and defend it against all attacks rcgurdless from whom they come, and concluded with tlie cry of “ Vive La Republic ! Vive La Paix /” MACMAHON WON’T RESIGN. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] London, November 7.—Reuter’s Paris dispatch says President Mae- Mahon received a delegation of Depu ties of tlie Right yesterday and gave them a very categorical answer, im plying tliut he was firmly resolved not to resign. Georgian. Mainly Compare the Com* manil—A> Splendid Fighting aa Ihr World 11 aa Ever Aeen. TURKO-ltUSSIAN WAR. UMITAL TIRENOME MTITFF. ascertained, stands, Senate—Kenuldi- eaiiH 21, Democrats 12; Aasenuny Republicans 52, Democrats 40, Green- backers 8. RUSSIANS DRAWING CLOSER TO PLEVNA. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] London, Novemlier 7.—A Russian official dispatch says: A squadron of onr cavalry has occupied the road from Rahova to Wiuden. Rahova was occupied by 1,500 Turkish in fantry, a part of whom, with the inhabitants, withdrew on tlie approach of our reconuoitaring force. On Sunday night Gen. Sliabeloff rushed on to Brestmee, soutli of Plevna, threw up batteries there, and after a violent cannonade, attacked tlie Turkish positions witli infantry. As tlie above does not rejiort tlie result, tlie attack was probably un successful. COL. BAKER GONE TO SCHlI’KA. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Constantinople, November 7.— Col. Valentine Baker goes to Sclupka Pass. THE DABRUDHC'HA ARMV. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Bucharest, November 7.—Intelli gence lias been received here that ull of Gen. Zimmerman’s staff have rent ed houses in Koustendji. It is con cluded from this that the campaign iH over for tlie year as fur as tlie Dalirud- selia army is concerned. PAPACY. Illerarrh} of Neolland. London, November 7.—A Reuter telegram from Rome says it is believ ed that Christmas is tlie time fixed for the Pope to issue an apostolic letter establishing tlie Catholic Hier archy of Scotland. Erie KallroiMl Ordered Mold. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] New York, Nov. 7.—A decree of foreclosure and sale on tlie suit of tlie Farmer's Loan and TrustCompany vs. Eric Railway and others, was entered by Judge Donahue to-day on a mort gage made to pluintiflh in 1874 for $25,009,000, on which, over three mill ion dollars interest are due. Tlie or der is made subject to liens of six prior mortgages and provides for sale to tlie bondholders, if they form a company under the laws of New Jer sey, Pennsylvania and New York, or transfer of Ibid to them. The sab- is to be in New York for cash by Goo. L. Curtis, but not until aux iliary suits in New Jersey and Penn sylvania are concluded. ♦ ♦ ♦ - — — Man Tor Arrli BUliop Ballsy. Baltimore. Nov. 7.—A “Month's Mind Mass," m memory of the iate Ai'cli Bishop Bayley, was celebrated at tlie Cathedral'this morning. Rt. Rev. Bishop Becker, of Wilmington, was the * 1 w The following from General Long- street’s review of the Pennsylvania campaign will interest all. In a note, the General says: The troops engaged with me in the fight of the 2d, were mostly Geor- g lulls, as follows : The four Georgia rigades of Generals Benning, Ander son, Woftord and Hemmes, General Kershaw’s South Carolina Brigade, General Laws’ Alabama Brigade, General Barksdale’s (afterward Gen eral Humphrey’s) Mississippi Brigade and General Robertson’s Texas Bri gade. Columbus and this section bad sev eral conqianies in Benning’s Brigade in the 2d and 17th Regiments. Many of our bravest boys sleep on that bat tle field. Col. W. 8. Shepherd com manded tlie 2d Georgia Regiment and Col. W. S. Barden, Col. Hodges hav ing been previously wouuded, tlie 17th, and Captain Thomas Chaffin the Columbus Guards. General Longstreet says : It may be proper just here to con sider therelutivestreiigth and position of tlie two armies. Our army was 52,000 infantry, Meade’s was 95,000 ; these are our highest figures and the enemy’s lowest. We had learned on the night uf tlie 1st, from some pris oners captured near Seminary ridge, that the‘first, eleventh and third corps had arrived by tlie Emmetsburg road and had taken position on tlie heights in front of us, and tliut rein forcements had been seen coming by tlie Baltimore read just after the tight of tlie 1st. From un intercepted dispatch we learned that another corps was in camp about four miles from tlie field. Wo had every reason, therefore, to believe that the Federals were pre pared to renew the battle. Our army was stretched in an elliptical curve, reaching from the front of Round top around Seminary ridge, and envelop ing Cemetery heights on the left; thus covering a space of four miles. Tlie enemy occupied tlie high ground in front of us, being massed within a curve of about two miles, nearly con centric with the curve described by our forces. His line was about 1,400 yurds from ours. Any one will see that the proposition for this inferior force to assault and drive out the masses of troops upon the heights was a very problematical one. My orders from General Lee were “to envelop the enemy’s left and begin the attack there, following up as near us possi ble the direction of tlie Emmetsburg road.” the battle opened. My corps occupied our right, with Hood oil the extreme right and Mc- Laws next. Hill’s corps was next to mine, in front of tlie Federal cen tre, and Ewell was on our extreme left. My corps, with Pickett's divis ion absent, numbered hardly 13,000 men. I realized that the fight was to be a fearful one; but being assured that my flank would be protected by the brigades of Wilcox, Perry, Wright, Posey and Malione moving enchelon; and that Ewell wus to co-operate by a direct attack on tlie enemy’s right, and Hill to threaten his centre and attack if opportu nity offered and thus prevent reinforcements from being launch ed either against myself or Ewell, it seemed that we might pos- siby dislodge tlie great army in front of us. At half pust three o'clock the order wus given General Hood to ad vance upon tlie enemy, and hurrying to the head of MeLaws’ division 1 moved with his line. Then was fairly commenced what I do not hes itate to pronounce tlie best three hours’ lighting ever done by any troops on any battlefield. Directly in front of us, occupying tlie pencil orchard, on a piece ofelevated ground Lee dt mli Bishop. lcbrant anti Rev. F. E. Boyle, of Washington, delivered an 1 dress on the life of the late A roll that General Lee desired me to tak and hold for his artillery, wus the third corps of Federals, coimnunded by General Sickles. My men charged with great spirit and dislodged the Federals from tlie peach orchard with but little delay, though they fought stubbornly. We were then on the crest of Seminary ridge. Tlie artillery was brought forward and putinto position ut the peaclt orchard. The infantry swept down the slope and soon reached the marshy ground tliut lay between Seminary and Cemetery ridges, fighting their way over every foot of ground and uguinst over whelming odds. At every step we found that reinforcements were pour ing into tlie Federals from every side. Nothing could stop my men, how ever, and they commenced their he roic charge up the side of Cemetery ridge. Our attack was to progress in the general direction of tlie Eemmets- liurg rood, but the Federal troops, as they were forced from point to point, availing themselves of tlie stone fences and boulders near tlie moun tain as rallying points, so annoyed our right flank tliut Gen. Hood’s di vision was obliged to make a partial change of front so as to relieve itself of this galling (lank tire. Tills drew Gen. MeLaws a little further to the right than Gen. Lee hud anticipated, so tliut tlie defensive advantages of tlie ground enabled the Federads to delay our purposes until they could occupy Little Round Top, which they just then discovered was the key to their position. The force thrown upon Inis point wus so strong as to seize our right, as it were, in a vice. THF, CHARGE Ft* CEMETERY RIDGE. Still tlie battle on our main line continued to progress. Tlie situation was a critical one. My corps bad been fighting over an lionr, having encountered and driven buck line after line of the enemy. In front of them was a high and rugged ridg , on its crest the hulk of the army of the Potomac, numbering six to one, and securely resting behind strong positions. My brave fellows never hesitated, however. Their duty was in front of them and they met it. They charged up the hill in splendid style, sweeping everything before them, dislodging the enemy in the face of withering fire. When they had fairly started up the second ridge, I discovered tliut they were suffering terribly from a fire tliut swept over their right and left flanks. I also found that my left flank was not pro tected by the brigades that were to move enechelon with it. MeLaws’ line was consequently spread out to the left to protect its flunk, and Hood’s line was extended to tlie right to pro tect its flunk from tlie sweeping fire of the large bodies of troops that were posted on Round Top. These two movements of extension so drew my forces out that I found myself attack ing Cemetery Hill with a single line of battle against not less than 60,000 troops. My two divisions at that time were cut down to eight or nine thousand men, four thousand having been killed or wounded. We felt at every step tlie heavy stroke of fresh troops—tlie sturdy, regular blow that tells a sol dier Instantly that he has encounter ed reserves or reinforcements. We received no support- at all, and there wus no evidence of eo-operation on any side. To urge my men forward under these circumstances would have been madness, and I withdrew them in good order to tlie peach orchard that we hud taken from the Federals early in the afternoon. It may be mentioned here as illustrative of tlie dauntless spirit of these men, that when General Humphries (of Missis sippi) was ordered to withdraw his troops from the charge, lie thought there was some mistake, and retired to a captured buttery near the swale between the two ridges, where be halted, and when ordered to retire to the new line a second time, he did so under protest. Our men hud no thought of retreat. They broke every line they encountered. When the order to withdraw wus given, a cou rier wus sent to General Lee inform ing him of tlie result of tlie day’s work. A MARVELOUS ASSAULT. Before pursuing this narrative fur ther, 1 shall say a wordortwoconcerii- ing tills assault. 1 am satisfied that my force, numbering linrdly 13,000 men, encountered during that three and a half hours’ of bloody work, not less than 05,000 of tlie Federals, and yet their charge was not cheeked nor their lino broken until we ordered them to withdraw. * Mr. Whitelaw Reid, writing a most excellent ac count of this charge to tlie Cincinnati Gazette, soys, “It wus believed from the terrific attack tliut the whole rebel army, Ewell’s corps included, was massed on our centre and left, and so a single brigade was left to hold the rifle pits on tlie right and the rest hurried across the little neck of land to strengthen our weakening lines.” He describes, too, tiie lmste witli which corps after corps was hurried forward to the left to check the ad vance of my two-thirds of one corps. Gen. Meade himself testifies (see his official report that the third, the sec ond, the fifth, the sixth and tlie elev enth corps, ull of the twelfth except one brigade and partof tlie first corps engaged my handful of heroes during that glorious but disastrous afternoon I found that night that 4,529 of my men, more than one-third of thir total number, hud been left oil the field History records no parallel to the tight made by these two divisions on the 2d of July at Gettysburg. I cannot refrain from inserting just here an account of the battle of tlie 2d, taken from a graphic account in tlie New York World. It will be seen that the correspondent treats the charge of my 13,000 men us if it were tlie charge of the whole army. The account is us follows: ■ He then began a heavy tiro on Come- tery 1,1111. It must not bo thought that tliis wrathful lire was unanswered. Our artillery begun to play within it few moments anil hurried back defiance and like destruction upon tlie rebel lines. Until 6 o’clock the roar of can non, the rush of missiles and the burst ing of bombs tilled all the air. Tlio clangor alone of this awful combat might well have confused and awed a less cool and watchful commander Limn General Monde. It did not confuse him. With the calculation of a tuctition and tliu eye of an oxperionced judge, he watched from ills headquarters on the hill whatever movement under tho murky cloud that enveloped tho rebel lines "might first disclose the intention which it was evident this artillery tiring covered. About 6 o’clock i\ M. alienee, deep, awfully impressive but moment ary, was permitted, us if by magic, to dwell upon the field. Only the groans —unheard before—of the wounded and dying, only a murmur, a warning mem ory of the breeze through tlie foliage; only tlio low rattle of preparation of or numbers. A division from tlie twelfth corps, on the extreme right, reached tho scene at tills instant; and at tlio same time Sedgwick came up with tho sixtli corps, having finished a inarch of nearly thirty-six consecutive hours. To what rescue they came their officers saw and told them.' Weary as they were, barefooted, hungry, fit to drop for slumber as they wore, the wish for victory was so blended with the thought of exhaustion that they east themselves in turn, en masse into line of battle; and went down on tlie enemy with death in their weapons and cheers on tlioir lips. Tlio rebel’s camel’s back was broken by this “feather.” His lino staggered, reeled and drifted slow ly back, while the shouts of our sol diers lifted up amid the roar of mus ketry over the bodies of tho dead and wounded, proclaimed tho completeness of their victory. EWELL’S INACTION. hilt was to come embroidered this blank stillness. Thou, as the smoke beyond the village was lightly borne to the eastward, the woods on tlie loft were seen tilled with dark masses of infantry, three columns deep, who advanced at a quick stop. Magnificent! Such a charge liy such a force—full forty-live thou sand men under Hill and Longstreet— even though it threatened to pioroe and annihilate the third corps, against whom it was directed, drew forth cries of ad miration from all wiio behold it. Gen eral Sickles and his splendid command withstood tlie shock witli a determina tion that checked lint could not fully restrain it. Hack, inch bv inch, light ing, falling, dying, cheering, tho men retired. Tlie relicts came on more furi ously, halting at intervals, pouring vol leys' that struck our troops down in scores. General Sickles, lighting des perately, was struck ill the leg and fell. Tlie second corps came to the aid of his decimated column. Tlio battle then grew fearful. Standing firmly u against the storm, our troops, thong still uutnumburod, gave buck shot for shot, volley for volley, ulinoHt iloath for dentil. Still the enemy was not restrained. Down he came ' upon our li ft witli a momentum tliut nothing could chuck. Tlie rifled guns that lay before our infantry on a knoll were in danger of capture. Gen. Hancock was wounded in the thigh, Gen. Giliiiou in tin* shoulder. The liftli corps as tlio first and second wavered anew, went into the broach with such shouts and such volleys as made the rebel column tremble at last. Up from the valley behind another battery came rolling to tlie heights and filing its contents in an instant down in the midst of tlie enemy's ranks. Crush! crash! with discharges deafening, terrible, the mus ketry firing went on. Tlio enemy, re forming after discharge with wondrous celebrity and firmness, still pressed up tlie declivity. What hideous courage tilled tho minutes between tlio appear- if tlie fifth corps and tlie advance to tlie support of tlio rebel columns of still another column from tlie right, 1 cannot bear lo tell. Men fell, as tlie leaves fall in autumn, before those hor rible discharges. Faltering for an in stant the rebel columns seemed about to recede before the tempest. Blit ttieir officers, who could l«) seen through the smoke of tlie conflict galloping and swinging tlioir swords along the linos, rallied them anew, ami tlie next instant the whole line sprang forward, as if to break through our own by more weight It may be Imagined that I was as tonished at tlie fact that we received no support after we had driven tlie Federals from the peach orchard and one thousand yards beyond. If Gen eral Ewell had engaged tlie enemy in his front at that time (say 4 o’clock) he would have prevented their mass ing their whole nrny in my front, anil .while lie and I kept tlioir two wings engaged Hill would have found their centre weak, and should have threatened it while I broke through their left and dislodged them. Having failed to move nt 4 o’clock, while the enemy was in his front, it was still more surprising that he did not advance at 6 o'clock with vigor and promptness, when tlie trenches in front of him were vacated or rather held by one single brigade (as General Meade’s testimony before the committee on the conduct of tlie war States.) Had lie taken these trenches and scattered the brigade that held them, lie would have found himself in the Federals’ flank and rear. His attack in the rear must have dislodged tlie Federals, as it would have been totally unexpected —it being believed that lie was in front witli me. Hill charging upon the centre at tlie same time would have increased their disorder and we should have won tlie field. But Ewell did not advance until 1 bad withdrawn my troops, anil the first corps, after winning position after position, was forced to withdraw from the field with two corps of their comrades within sight and resting upon their arms. GENERAL LEE’S DETERMINATION. I did not see Gen. Lee tnut night. On tlie next morning lie eume to see me, and fearing that lie was still in his disposition to attack, I tried lo an ticipate him by saying: “General, 1 liaveliadmy sc outs out all night,and I find that you still still have an excel lent opportunity to move around to the right of Meade's army anil ma noeuvre him into attacking us.” He replied, pointing with bis fist at Cem etery hill: "Tlie enemy is there, and 1 am going to strike him." I felt then that it was my duty to express my convictions; I said: "General, I have been a soldier all my life. I have been witli soldiers engaged in lights by couples, by squads, compa nies, regiments, divisions ami armies, und should know as well as any one what soldiers eini do. it is my opin ion that no 15,900 men ever arrayed for battle can take tiiat position,” pointing to Cemetery bill. Gen. Lee, in reply to tills, ordered me lo prepare Pickett’s division for the attack. I should not have been so urgent had I not foreseen tlie hopelessness of the proposed assault. I felt tliut I must say a word against tlie sacrifice of my men; and then I felt that my recoed was such that Gen. Lee would or could not misconstrue my motives. I said no more, however, fait turned away. Tlie most of the morning was consumed in waiting for Pickett’s men and getting into position. The plan of assault was as follows: Our artillery was to be mussed in a wood from wliicli Pickett was tocliurge, und it was to pour a continuous fire upon the cemetery. Under cover of this fire, and supjiorted by it, Pickett was to charge. I was so much impressed witli tlie hopelessness of tlie charge that I wrote the following note to General Alex ander: “if the artillery lire does not ltuve tlie effect to drive oil' tlie enemy or greutly demoralize him, so us to make our efforts pretty certain, I would prefer that you should not ad vise General Pickett to make tlie charge. 1 shall rely a great deal on your judgment to undermine tlie matter, und shall expect you to let Pickett know when tlie moment of fers." PICKETT’S CHARGE. 1 still desired to save my men, uuil felt that if the artillery ifiil not pro duce the desired effect I would lie jus tified in holding Pickett oil'. 1 wrote this note to fol. Walton id exactly 1:30 p.m.: “Let tlie batteries open. Order great precision in filing. If tlie butteries at tlie peach oreliuril cannot be used against tlie point we intended attacking, let them open oil the enemy at Itoeky Hill.” The can nonading', which opened along both lines, wus grand. In a few moments a courier brought it note to General Pickett (wiio was standing near me) front Alexander, which, after reading, lie bunded tome. It was as follows: “If you are coining at all you must come at once, or 1 cannot give you proper support, lad tlie enemy’s lire lias not slackened at all, at least eigh teen guns are still tiring from tlie cemetery itself.” After I bad read the note Pickett said lo me: "Gen eral, shall I advance ?" My feelings hail so overcome mu tliut I would not speak for fear of betraying my want of Confidence to him. I bowed affirm ation and turned to mount my horse. Pickett Immediately said: “I shall lead my division forward, sir." 1 spurred my horse to tlie wood where Alexander was stationed witli artillery. When I reached him lie told me of the 'disap pearance of the seven guns which were to have led the charge with Pickett, and tlint liisainmimition was so low that be could not properly support the charge. I ut once order ed him to stop Pickett until the am munition hud been replenished. H informed me tliut lie bail no itiiimii- nition with which to replenish. 1 then Haw that there was no help for it, and that Pickett must advance under liis orders. He swept past our artillery in splendid style, and the men marched steadily and compactly down tlie slope. As tin y started up the ridge over one hundred cannon from the breastworks of the Federals hurled a rain of canister, grain' and shell down upon them; still they pressed on until half way up tlio slope, when the crest of the bill was lit with u solid sheet of fluillc us the masses of infantry rose and fired. When the smoke cleared away Pick ett’s division was gone. Nearly two- thirds of liis men lay dead on the field, and tlie survivors were HUllenly retreating down the hill. Mortal man could not have stood that fire. In liulf an hour the contested field was cleared and the battle of Gettysburg was over. THE FIELD ABANDONED. When this barge hud failed I ex pected that of course the enemy would throw himself against our shattered ranks and try to crush us. I sent my stuff officers to the rear to assist in rallying tlie troops, and hur ried to our line of butteries as the only support that 1 eoulil give them,know ing tiiat my presence would impress upon every one of them the necessity of holding the ground to the last ex tremity. 1 knew if the army was to lie saved those batteries must check the-enemy. As I rode along the line of artillery I observed my old friend, Captain Miller, Washington Artille ry, of Sliarpsburg record, walking be tween liis guns and smoking his pipe as quietly and contentedly as he could have done at liis camp fire. The ene my did not push his advantage. And the next day Lee’s army, compact and reorganized, turned Its head to wards Virginia. E. (Jettsiech was found guilty of em bezzling Government PAPER VIM. BVEXED. Bast Mill In tha World—Lon WOO,0*0. Springfield, Mass., November 7. —The Keith Paper Mill, at Turner’s Fulls, was burned last night, Involv ing a heavy loss. The original cost of the mill was over $400,000. The tire began in the lower story, from an unknown cause. Part of tlie machin ery room, the bleach room and office, were likely to be saved at 3:30 a. m. The loss will be $800,000 ; insurance, $265,000. The mill was noted for its superior construction und its perfect adaptation to its work. It was un hesitatingly pronounced, by experi enced paper makers tlie best mill In tlie world. The muin building was two hundred and seventy feet deep, by forty-five feet wide, and five stories high, witli two L's projecting towards the rail, one fifty by one hundred feet and the oilier forty-five by seventy- five feet. It laid a capacity of five tons daily, und employed three hun dred bunds. Its machinery was all of tlie most improved patterns. ♦ ♦ ♦ Proposed Improvement of the Tenne*- *ee River. Chattanooga, Tenn.,Nov. 7.— A meeting of citizens inaugurated meas ures to establish a weekly line of steamers between Chatunooga and Decatur. Tlie merchants here will give bonds of $59 for each trip, and will request tile Government to help the project by giving tlie line a mall contract. This will bring considera ble cotton to tliiH place. A conven tion is called here from all the river towns to meet December 6th for the purpose of Impressing upon Congress the importance of opening tlie Ten- nesso river navigation. Found 4-ullly of Kmbeulrm«n(. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Norfolk, Va., November 7.—In the l'. H. Circuit Court to-day Chas. _ ”ty< ‘ funds while deputy collector of this port. 4 ♦ +■ Pocket Hook I'ni'torj Burned. Special to the Enquirer-Sun.] Northampton, Mass., Nov. 7.— Ames Manufacturing Company’s i locket hook factory burned. Loss 30,990. Weather. Washington, November 7.—Indi cations: For the South Atlantic States, warmer cloudy weather, with rain areas, with northeasterly winds veer ing to southerly, and fulling barome ter. ttCUEXCK’H PVl.MOXMV X I K VP. For the Curt* or I'onatlpatlou, l ou.h. and Cold*. Tho grout virtue of this medicine is that it ripens the matter and throws it out of the system, purities the blood and thus effects a cure. Schenck’s Sea Weed Tonic, for the Cure of Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Ac. Tho Tonic produces a healthy action of the stomach, creating an appetite, forming chyle, und curing tho most ob stinate cases of Indigestion. Sciienck’s Mandrake Pills for the Cure of Liver Complaint, Ac. These pills arc alterative, and pro duce a healthy action of tho Liver with out the least danger, as they are free from calomel, and yet more efficacious in restoring a healthy action of the liver. These remedies are a certain cure for Consumption, as the Pulmonic Syrup ripens tho matter and purifies tho blood. The Mandrake Pills act upon the liver, create a healthy bile, and re move all diseases of the liver, often a cause of Consumption. The Sea Wood Tonic gives tone and strength to tho stomach, makes a digestion, and ena bles tho organs to form good blood; and thus creates a healthy circulation of healthy blood. The com binod action f these medicines, as thus explained, will cure every case of Consumption, if taken in time, and the use of the medi cine persevered in. 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