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GEORGIA NEWS.
Items Culled from Georgia Papers
For The Times’ Readers.
Robert J. Harris,thel5-year-oldbroth
er of Arthur S. Harris, of Valdosta, left
home suddenly and unexpectedly about
a month ago, and has not been heard of
since, though many efforts bave been
made to obtain information of his where¬
abouts.
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Andrew Coleman, of Athens, was shot
i 4% eye with a pin by a mischievous
1 > 03 T four weeks ago, and died Monday
morning fromSthe effects. The pin pene¬
trated the left eye ball, and from that a
complication of troubles arose, which in¬
duced his death.
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During the storm Monday night the
lightning struck the wires near the ware¬
house at Toomsboro, burning out the
wires and setting fire to the wood work
of the warehouse window. A disastrous
lire was avoided by the vigilance of Capt.
Brannan, conductor on the night passen¬
ger train from Atlanta, who in passing
that point at 12:30 a. m. with the aid of
the train crew out out the rapidly spread¬
ing flames.
A young Atlanta drummer was asked
by his uncle, whom he was visiting, to
say grace. That not being in bis line he
tackled it in the following manner: “We
acknowledge the receipt of yours of this
date. Allow us to express our gratitude
for this expression of good will, Trust¬
ing that our house may merit your con
fidence and we shall have many good or¬
ders from yon this fall we areyourstruly,
Amen.”
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A gentleman in Maeon from Houston
county says that the Central
will move 500 carloads of peaches from
Fort Valley alone this season, to say
nothing of the big haul from other points
along the line. All reports say the fruit
yield.will be enormous, and the question
is, will the limbs be able to bear up the
great weight of the peaches, or will they
break under the load? The quality of the
frMi^romigjgjp be excellent, and good
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The first judgment ever rendered in n
Oglethorpe county bears the date of June
17,1794, and recites the fact that it was
the first judgment rendered at the first
superior court ofOglethorpecounty “held
in the court house in the center of the
county” before Judge AV. Stith, Jr. The
judgment reads as follows: “Lipham and
Moore vs. Joseph Wilson. I do confess
judgment for the sum of eight pounds and
ten pence half penny with costs with five
months’ stay of execution to be dis¬
charged on the payment of good peach
brandy delivered at the town of Washing¬
ton if paid by the time at 4s 8 d per gal¬
lon. Signed Joseph Wilson. Attest: John
Matthews, Clerk.”
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At Americus, while the storm was at its
hight, during the early hours of Wednes¬
day morning, ah ornamental brick chim¬
ney extending fifteen feet above the roof
of Col. S. H. Hawkins’ residence was
blown over. The solid column of brick
and mortar crashed through the rooflike
a shell from a cannon. It struck the room
usually occupied by S. II. Hawkius, Jr.,
who fortunately happened to be sleeping
in a room on the first floor. The bed was
crushed into splinters, hundreds of loose
brick falling upon it. The plastering
overhead in the room directly beneath
was knocked down, tailing upon the beds
of other members of the family and fright¬
ening thorn greatly.
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An Elberton letter to the Atlanta Jour¬
nal says: “A man named Beriau Hall has
been running a still, making “moonshine”
whiskey for some time. Having made
enough whiskey for his own use for the
time being, he filled up all the barrels
with water, to represent “sweet mash”
and proceeded forthwith to report his
still to a revenue officer as some other
person’s. He did this in order to gct#25
for reporting the still. The revenue offi
cer set out to the scene of action, bouyant
in spirit, and poured out about 300 gal¬
lons of water, thinking that he was de¬
stroying whiskey or “sweet mash.” He
found nothing of much value, however,
and was very much chagrined at his mis¬
hap. Hall also reported the man that
was running the still for him, ond the fel¬
low now languishes in jail. The scheme
was found out aud Hall has been bound
over on a #200 bond for his appearance
at court.”
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There was born, about two weeks ago,
on the plantation of H. A. Ramsey, in
East Dougherty, a negro boy, whose
facial deformities may characterize it as
a most remarkable cariosity. The moth¬
er of the child is only about 16 years old,
and she and her relatives have, since the
child’s birth, kept it secreted in their
house, allowing only a few confidential
friends to see it. This, of course, led to
talk among the other negroes on the
place, which, a few days ago, attracted
Tr VOl. III.
ilr. Ramsey’s attention and he deter¬
mined to see what the baby 1 >oked like.
Mr. Ramsey accosted the mother of the
infant and was most emphatically denied
the privilege of seeing her child. Finally,
however, Mr. Ramsey gained admission,
and witnessed one of the most remark¬
able fieaks that he had ever heal'd of.
There lay before him a tiny pickaninny
that resembled almost anything. It had
protruding bullfrog eyes, receding fore¬
head, pig-like Lose with only one nostril,
two mouths, and cheek bones that look
like a butt-headed cow. Other than the
above deformities the child is natural and
well developed.
Tom Watuon’s Shingle.
Thomson, Ga., April 24.—A modest lit¬
tle shingle which hangs in front of one of
the most pretentious buildings of this
growing city, is attracting much atten¬
tion. In fact it is causing something of a
village sensatiem, and when the news of
its appearance is heralded through the
state the sensation may take a wider
I he modest little shingle which swings
gently in the Georgia breezes, bears the
following significant words:
THOMAS E. WATSON,
ATTTORXEY-AT-LAW.
This tells the calc! Tom Watson has
gone back to the practice o'law!
It will be remembered that in the hal
cyon days of hisearly life, ere he had tast
cd the bitter fruits of politics Esquire Sm
Tom Watson’s voice was heard’in
sic halls, and his daily walks were Brings made
with legal thoughts and a bag of
color.
Then a change came over the spirt of
his dreams and he longed for political
honors. The story arose that the Hon
Thomas E. Watson, like some warrior of
old who burned bridges behind him, made
a smoking heap of his Blackstone and
Georgia reports. This story, however
Mr. Watson vehmently denied but still
the story went that his law books had
V other libraries is not a, matter oT so
much moment. His famous speech
at Milledgeville must not be forgotten.
His remarks were directed to “law and
lawyers.” This notad address certainly
gave all his friends the right to believe
that he had turned his back on forensic
fields forever and forever. But not so.
Here in Thompson, his old home and the
scene of his former triumphs at the bar
judical, he has once again rescued his
green bag from the moths, secured a ream
or two of legal cap, and hung his shingle
out and buried his thoughts in briefs. He
may have saved enough from the wreck
of his library to form the nucleus for a
new one.
Now the question arises: lias the Hon.
Thomas E. Watson retired from politics?
When he wooed politics as his mistress,
be threw his first love over. If his devo¬
tions could not be paid inpolitical courts
without discarding law, can he now return
to law and still remain loyal to politics?
This question will probably be soon an¬
swered by theeourseMr. Watson pursues.
J ust now all eyes are turned on his legal
shingle, and that will be watched with ab¬
sorbing interest by a great many Geor¬
gians.
A Riot In North Carolina.
Washington, N. C., April 22.—A riot
and almost a race war occurred at Bath,
Beaufort county, Saturday. Over 100
negroes of the town were drunk and made
threats that they would not be arrested.
The officers attempted to arrest them,
but were overpowered. A number of the
officers and special deputies were serious¬
ly wounded. After several attempts they
arrested two colored men. They were
placed iu the lockup and guarded by eit
izets. Sunday morning about 7 o’clock
the officer, with a posse of men, attempt¬
ed to arrest two colored men at Bay Side,
about two miles from Bay. One of them
ran toward the woods and the officers
fired at him, striking him in the hip and
ankle. All of the prisoners were tried
Sunday morning and bound over tocourt.
Later in the day they were taken to
Washington, N. C., in a boat. Negroes
pursued them in boats for a long distance,
but were unable to come up with them.
The militia was ordered out to suppress
the riot, but the mob dispersed about 3
o’clock Sunday morniDg before the troops
reached Bath. Great excitement still pre¬
vails and the negroes swear vengeance
for the arrest of their leaders. The insti¬
gator of the whole affair, Thomas Bon¬
ner, has been outlawed. He swears that
be will not be taken alive and that the
town of Bath shall pay for his life before
he dies. It is believed that Lanier, the
wounded prisoner, will die.
Rudy’s Pile Sui'pository is guaranteed
to cure Piles and Constipation, or money
refunded. Per box. 50 cents. Send stamp
for circular and free sample to Martin
Rudy, Lancaster, Pa. lor sate by all
first-class druggists. Savannah. Lipproan Bros. If
Wholesale Agents,
BDLLOOH TIMES.
Sta tesb oro, B ulloch County. Georgia, Thursday, Apr. 25 1895
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A WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
A Weekly Letter from Our Regular
Correspondent.
rnjsideat
firmnees in rtanding by bin financial
now. ,» admired alike to Itantew.
with those views and those who oppose
them. There are tin,id democrat, .bo
say that an expression against the free
coinage of silver was not politic, in view
of the knowledge that muny democrats
favor it. Perhaps it wasn’t, but Mr.
Cleveland has never been a politic man.
That is one of the reasons why he has
never got along with the trimmers in the
democratic party. His tariff reform mes
sage of 1887 was not a politic document,
but it resulted in uniting the democratic
party and in making tariff reformer syn
onymous with democrat, and is today
regarded by every democrat as one of the
best things be ever did. Democrats ad
mire courage, and no democrat will think
less of Mr. Cleveland for having the cour
age to stand up for what he believes to
be right, regardless of whether it be pop-
nlar or unpopular with the party at
large. He invites a contest within the
ranks of the party, and is confident that
when all the arguments that can be pre
sen ted on both sides have been heard that
an overwhelming majority of the party
will endorse his views. Ho may be wrong,
0,ber democrats bave boc,) wroa S; but
when he asks that the democrats come
and discus « th is question in all
! tsbear,I1 « 8 btforc committing the party
1,018 not mceasonable. A campaign of
is never one sided. Let every
dem ? crat hear what both 8ldea bave to
“ comin « di «cu 8 sion 8 of the silver
question, weigh the arguments as he
™ uH ^ if he were 8ittin « on a
aud then dec,de wbich will be best
for tbc country. Up to this time most of
tbo ta,k, "g ba8 ^ doa c by one side.
ScCretar ?' MootoQ 18 a,wa V8 interested
-
. fc!i| Gonnewted* the
evor ^ ng with food
8U,,plv the people: hence !t 58 not sic-
pn81ng tbat he shou,d be ^voting his
time aad the p°wcr of the Department of
Agriculture to off 1 he extortion
bers of the^eahiiiet agree'"with him, .^fhe
tariff of 20 per cent, ad valorum on for
eign cattle would at once be abolished,
but only Congress can do that. As the
next best thing Secretary Morton has
amended the rules of the department so
as to admit Mexican cattle, after they
have been inspected by our officials. In
speaking of the result of this move, Dr.
Salmon, chief of the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the Department of Agricui- j
ture, said: “It is guesswork to make an
estimate ot how many cattle will be
brought in from Mexico. There is no cen¬
sus of cattle in North Mexico. We have
no figures to go by. Nor have we any
accurate news as to what? proportion of
the cattle there are ready for slaughter.
But what is known might encourageabe
lief that the number of cattle brought in
from Mexico during the next month will
be heavy. Once before we let down the
bars to the incoming ot Mexican cattle
and within a month 25,000 were brought
in. Probably the number will reach 100,
000 this time.” From the very marked
variations in the retail price of beef in
different cities Secretary Morton is in¬
clined to believe that the retailer is squeez¬
ing the consumer harder than he is being
squeezed by the trust. He is now making
an investigation of the whole business.
He said: “My belief is that a beef ring ex¬
ists among the big slaughterers. The
difficulty now before us is how to prevent
its continuance. If anything is done the
papers will have to do it. The Sherman
anti-trust law will neither punish norpro
tect. We’ve gone all through it with a
microscope, and it is clear that it was
made to be evaded and gone around.
There is nothing left but the whip of pub¬
lic opinion and that must be vigorously
wielded by the papers.”
Hon. Dorman B. Eaton, of Ohio, who
claims to have drafted the civil service
law, and who was the first Civil Service
Commissioner, is in Washington. He paid
the President a high compliment when he
said: “For the courage President Cleve¬
land has shown in executing his reform,
for his faithful adherence to the law, he is
deserving of the highest praise. I am a
republican, but on this question, as in his
brave stand for a sound system of cur¬
rency, Mr. Cleveland has shown himself
such a true patriot that all qusstions of
partisanship are lost sight of, and he de¬
serves just as much credit from republi¬
cans as he does from his own followers.”
Attorney General Olney has filed a
brief with the Supreme Court, against
any rehearing of the income tax cases
which does not include a rehearing on
that portion of the tax declared to be un¬
constitutional by tbe .ate decision. If a
rehearing is granted by the court it will
hardly take place before October.
This is to notify the public that I have
this day sold ail my stock in the Bank of
Statesboro. J. C. White.
Statesboro, Ga., Dec. 7th, 1894.
Turned The Tables on Him.
An interes tng case was concluded in the
^ .
h tourfc Saturday before Judge
PP®- It was the case of Felix E. Smith
"fit “"h
as*. a car ran Into n bunny lvl
Mr. Smith » riding „„d bo waa thrwn
out. The tblK« bmnrv ___, , .
claimed in I
jured and that he would be n physical
wreck from the injuries he received in the
mash-up. He said that he had been!
healthy up to then, but his nervous svs I
tem had been wrecked on account of thin I
accident.
After he had testified Mr T V present Ham
mond, of the defendant’s counsel
ed him an affidavit and asked him if ho
had not signed it. He identified the sig
nature and it was presented to the jury
It was his application for pension
in 1889 in which he alleged that he w
nervous wreck unfit to do anv work tl" o
account of wounds he received durinir g e
war.
When the case went to the jury n tl
ing was given to Mr. Smith, but his wife
Was allowed #48 for the damage that
had been done to her buggy.—Atlanta
Journal.
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Does Your Husband or Son Drink?
If your husband or son is addicted ,
the use of Liquor Morphine or T 1
purchase Hill’s Chloride of your druggist a bottlTof
of Gold Tablets They are
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funded. Tablets may be given seerctlvin
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of particulars
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Why Democrats Were Defeated,
In the spring elections the democrats
have had rather worse punishment in
Michigan than elsewhere Serves them
right. Here Is a specimen oftheir P plat 4
form:
“The democratic party, in convention
aasem^led, hails with delight the rapidly
‘eCjutt *
try, aid unqualifiedly declares in favor
of the f^ee and unlimited fu\legal coinage of silver
and gold, with 1* tender power at
a ratio of JO to and we invite every
patriotic citizen of Michigan, regardless
of previous party affiliations, to join in
an imperative demand for immediate leg¬
islation to that fend, regardless of the po
sition of any other nation with respect
thereto.”
AVhenever any party is enticed into
adopting such propositions as this it will
deserve to be beaten, and it will be beat¬
en unless there are more maniacs than
sane men among the voters,
Those who never read the advertise¬
ments in their newspapers miss more than
they presume. Jonathan Kenison, of
Bolan, Worth Co., Iowa, who had been
troubled with rheumatism in his back,
arms aud shoulders, read an item in his
paper about how a prominent German
citizen of Ft. Madison had been cured.
He procured the same medicine, and to
use his own words: “It cured me right
up.” He also says: “A neighbor and his
wife were both sick in bed with rheuma¬
tism. Their boy was over to my house
and said they were so bad tbat lie had to
do the cooking. I told him of Chamber¬
lain’s Pain Balm and how it had cured
me. He procured a bottle and it cured
them up in a week. 50 cent bottle* for
sale by Geo. Reese & Co., Statesboro, Ga.
Bull and Lion Fight.
Laredo, Tex., April 22.—Advices have
just been received here from Monterey,
Mcx., of a furious fight in a bull ring, there
yesterday afternoon between a Mexican
bull and an African lion. Three thousand
spectators were present. Both animals
were badly disabled at the finish, but the
bull had the better of it. For forty-five
minutes the lion held a grip with his pow¬
erful jaws upon the neck, chest and face
of the bull while being dragged around
the ring and mercilessly stamped and
pounded upon by his huge antagonist.
An Easy Cure For Drunkenness.
Drunkenness, Morphine and Tobacco
habit may be easily cured by the use of
Hill’s Double Chloride of Gold Tablets.
No effort is required of the patient and
stimulants may be taken as usual until
voluntarily given up. Tablets may be
given jn tea or coffee without the pa¬
tient’s knowledge. A*cure guaranteed in.
every case. For sale by all first-class
druggists, or will be sent on receipt of
#1.00. For full particulars address the
Ohio Chemical Works, Lima, Ohio. 1
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy gives the
best satisfaction of any cough medicine I
handle, and as a seller leads all other
preparations in this market. I recom¬
mend it because it is the best medicine I
ever handled for conglis, colds and croup.
A. W. Baldridge, Millersville, III. For
sale by Geo. Reese A Co., Statesboro, Ga.
' vifcllh' : i -4
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MISSIONARY GLEANINGS.
[This column has been set aside for,
and from week to week will be edited by,
f l,ll “ !b '’ r '’ »' * chorcl,,-Eli.] o, th e
fio y. into all th« .orldnnd unu ," » nnmcb ,r0acn tne the
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„ 1 * Calling to,Jrou da thorough
- ever - v A
6 one ‘ tboU8and ' tnillio11 heathen that
8til1 in the WOrld - Therearetwo-huu
^ f ° F you > two ' hundred for Inp ! What
are you doing for your two-hundred?
Anytbin ® ? Are >’ ou working and pray
‘ ng f ° F them a8 wel1 as going?
The total number of Christian iu Japan
is about 100 , 000 .
Tliere are Christian converts in Japan
8 ° P °° r tbat wben they change their res
idences they can carry all their possessions
0,1 theii backs, andyet theircontribntions
4<> g08pel work a Y era Se e 'ght dollars per
annUm -
The editor of a large daily paper in Ja¬
pan in a recent address on the event of
the return home of an American mission-
8Fy ’ 8poke re f‘> ar & to the yalue of mis
siaag as follows:
Christian missionaries have now been
« e " eration ' Thereare
hut,d, ‘f dg olr men and wotnen who have
, b rou « ht ba » a m»Mon dollars annually
cburcb ,° '^ erta And “? , bow I Chri8tian much have 801,00,8 they and ac
SS ^ g& , ^ ° nly ^ a 2 “f ° f tb ° U
'
S r tbem a "T^f” and mn8t 00,1 tbe,r work a fa, l
>
A ye \ , 0 f k f over Jtt,ian - 0ur
forty millions -n- today have a L higher stand
a ™ of ra° r ality than we have ever known.
**
em P' re tbat has not hear.iol’the one-man,
aao " woman doctn,,e - <>ur ideas of loyol
^ And J nd wb ™ obed,en we ,n< . ce l n,re a . re b the ! gbcr cause than of evcr this '
^ moral advance, we can find it in
g haa th<i * * °' J " BU8>
'earned to |H otfiswiue» u, »»«,
sus Christ appeared in the world 1,8115
years ago.” This leads people to ques
tion him, and gives him ail opportunity
to preach the gospel,
The sultan of Turkey is settiug an ex¬
ample which ought to shame many of ns,
since he is sending out Mohammedan mis¬
sionaries to Africa at his own expense,
for the avowed purpose of checking the
Christian advance in that continent. Ev¬
idently he does not think the missions to
Africa have been failures.
Seventeen years ago, a few Christian
women cherishing the Savior’scommand,
“Go ye into all the world,” met in Atlan¬
ta and organized the Woman’s Foreign
Missionary Society of the M. E. Church,
South.
There are now 3,318 auxiliary societies,
including eight in Bulloch county, and
72,588 members.
Thirty-seven missionaries are support¬
ed by the Society and distributed as fol¬
lows: 16 in China, 13 in Mexico, 8 in Bra¬
zil, and two teachers besides many help¬
ers iu the Indian Mission. Reports repre¬
sent the work in all of these fields as
prospering. schools
Twelve boarding and forty day
are in successful operation, with an ag¬
gregate of 4,000 women and children un
der instruction. Many gladly hear the
word of life through Bible women in their
daily visits from house to house.
At our hospital and dispensary at Soo
chow, under two woman physicians were
treated, in one year, 1,334 patients and
were given 1,462 prescriptions. When
WO remember that each patient received
some truth from our gospel of love, wo
can imagine the vast opportunities open
to us.
Is it nothing to you, O ye Christian?
O answer me this to-day 1
The heathen are looking to you;
You can go, or give, or pray.
You ean save your soul from bloodguilt
iness,
For in lands you have never trod
The heathen are dying every day,
And dying without God! ■iff
Is it nothing to you, O ye Christian ?
Dare ye say ye haye naught to do ?
AH over the world they wait for the light!
And is that nothing to yon?
Our better halves say they could not
keep house without Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy. It is used in more than haltthe
homes in Leeds. Sims Bros., Leeds, Iowa.
This shows the esteem in which that rem
edv is held where it has been foryeareand J,
- is well known. Mothers have learned
that there is nothing so good for colds,
■croup and whooping eough, that it cures
these ailments quickly and permanently,
.and that it w pleasant and safe for chil
dren to take. 25 and 50 cent bottles for
*ale by Geo. Reese * Co., Statesboro, Ga.
SSI * *££ ;
; THE times job office ■
; la prepared to print
: Letter Heads,
\ Packet Heads,
■ Bill Heads and
\ Also— Statements,
: Cards, „ , Tickets, Programs, Envelopes, Wedding Etc.
: Invitations, Party Invitations,
: thln S you want in.that.line. or any
Satisfaction guaranteed at
THE TIMES JOB OFFICE.
Biddenback is still at the old stand selling
CLOTHING!
An excellent lot of new Spring and Summer
Muits, from which most anyone can be suited
in quality, stylo and kind.
SHOES.
I am prepared to sell shoes lower than any
one else in Statesboro, ns all prices arc again
reduced and quality guaranteed.
C&cnfa’
Shirt., Collars, Cliffs. Handkerchieffs, Hose.
, Celebrated Atwood Suspenders (the only
place in the comity where they are sold). The
prettiest neckwear and the prettiest
ment in the place.
Jean Trousers at -10c. C.Oc, 7.',c, etc.
Boys’ Hummer Caps, 10c and up.
I’our-ply Best Lines Cuffs. 15c |ier pair.
all Linen Handkerchiefs, 25c.
Straw Hats at lowest prices.
An excellent lot of fine Pants.
Assortment of Umbrellas.
All goods guaranteed.
Call on
H. J. BIDDENBACK.
On East Main Street.
A FALSE ALARM.
After the fall of Vicksburg it will be re¬
membered that Sherman chased Johnson
back to Jackson, Miss., and after destroy¬
ing a great deal of property at that place
returned to Black river, and went into
camp for a short time. The day after we
arrived at Black river our brigade was
out some twelve
northeast to a small town or village (I
do not now remember the name) to inter¬
cept a small body of southern calvary,
t was a fruitless hard march of twenty
five or thirty miles, aud the brigade got
back to the main body of the army on
Black river sometime about eight or nine
o clock at night of the same day.
went into camp on a heavily tim¬
bered ridge just west of the river. Of
course, everybody was tired andwornout,
hungry and cross. The weather was very
warm, and the men lay down where they
stacked arms, without supper or bed,
many of them so worried and fatigued
that they were sound asleep in a few min¬
utes. The old soldier will remember tbat
occasionally, to supply the army with
i < nmb
and a number slaughtered each night
for use next day. Our division had at
that time one hundred or one hundred
and fifty head of these cattle corralled to
the left of the division, and, as before
stated, our brigade waslyingaround pro¬
miscuously, some* doubly and some in
squads, and nearly all sleeping soundly.
Along obout ten or eleven o’clock some
“Hoosier” or “Sucker” away up at the
left of tbe division, where the stock was
corralled, began to yell “Hooa! Hooa!
Hooa!” and in one minute there were a
thousand men up hollowing at the top of
their voices “Hooa! Hooa!” and in two
minutes the whole division was up danc¬
ing around in the dark like mad, and
frantically waving their arms and shout¬
ing “Hooa! Hooa!” Everybody sup¬
posed the cattle had stampeded and were
running through the division from left to
right, and, as everybody was half asleep
when they got on their feet, fromthehub
bub, supposed the cattle to be right on
them. It was very dark and hard to dis¬
tinguish a bellowing bull from a yelling
soldier. Some men in their frenzy fried
to climb the first tree or sapling they
could find. Col. Sanford, of the Forty
eighth Illinois, upon retiring fortkenigbt
had partially disrobed, as many of the
other officers of the regiment had done,
and stretched himself on the ground at
the roots of ft large poplar tree. In the
midst of the confusion and uproar he was
making futile efforts to climb to the first
limb of the big tree, some twenty-five or
thirty feet over his head.
Capt. F. M. Calbritb, of Company I,
same regiment, was making desperate ef¬
forts to climb a small dogwood bush that
would not support his weight. Every
time he got out of supposed harm’s way
the sapling would bend and let him down
to the ground again, and then with the
yell, “Hooa! Hooa!” he would spring for
the top of the dogwood again. To com
plicate things a little more and add to
the Captain’s downfall, Ike Dobbs was
trying to get to the top of the same dog¬
wood at tbe same time. Everybody was
running into everybody, and for a few
minutes Capt. AA’ebster, of Company K,
was performing a war dance a t the head
of his company, with his haversack and
canteen swinging above his head as a Co¬
manche would brandish a war club or a
scalping knife.
After the excitement was over, the bat¬
tle fought, and I,” the Col. boys Sanford, were inquiring, portly
“Where ain a
man, was found sitting on the ground
with his arms and legs extended around
an( j trying to encircle the poplar tree,
thinking he had succeeded in cliinbingten
or fifteen feet and was safe. I have often
wondered g^ what the rest of the army
t jj OU of our division that night, and I
would have gmn a fiftv-cent superscript
to have been wide awake and justoutside
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fj ooa division.—F. e> m passed L. Braxton, from left to in National right of
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