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Volums YI.-Number 43.
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Wri^htarflle & Tennille and Dub¬
lin 4 Wrightsville R. R.
THOM\\8, -(o)—
W. B. Pres, ami Gen’l
Supt
To take effect Nov. 15. 1886.
. going SouthJ
NO. 8-NO. 4
A. M. P. M.
Lv Dublin
Lv Condor
Lv Bruton Cr. 4.85
Ar Lovett 4:50
Ar Wrightsville 5.20
Lv Wrightsville 9,30 5:30
Lv Harrison 9,50 5.50
Ar Tennille 10,50 6,30
GOING SOUTH
NO. 1 —NO.3
A. M. P. M.
Lv TeunRle 7,30 2,30
Ar Harrison 8.00 3,00
Ar Wrfehtavfslk<‘ 8,50 3,30
Ar Lv Lovett WngUteVtrte 3,40
4,10
Ac Bruton Cr. 4,25
Lv Condor
Ar Dublin
Central, Southwestern &
Montgomery AEufaula
RAILHOADS.
All trains of this system are rnu by Central
or (20th Meridian time.)
Savannah. Ga., December 6th, 1885.
On and after Sunday, Dec. 6, 1835. Pas
■eager trains on these roads wil) run as fal¬
lows:
GOING FROM ATLANTA.
Lv. Atlanta (1 No. 52........ . 6:00 a ni
Ar. Tlionmston (1 e s........ ..11:35 a m
*• Carrollton Jcs......... .. 5:00 p m
“ Macon <1 No. 52........ .. 9:30 a m
“ Augustad Savannah No. No. 17**",.. .. 4:30 p in
“ d 52...... .. 4:07 p in
“ Jacksonville............ .. 8 :.V» a m
“ Fort Perry Gaines d c s No. d 21....... No. .. 12:00 a ni
“ e s 27, 4:35 p ni
..
•• Blakely ties No. 25. .. .7:10 p m
“ Albany d No. 25.... .. 2:45 p m
•• Eufanla d No. 1 .... .. 4.01 p in
“ Columbus d No. 5... .. 2:15 p in
'• Montgomery il No. I .. 7:25 p m
Lv. Atlanta d No. 2..... 2:45 p m
Ar. Thomaston lies..., ..... 7:15 p m
•• Carrollton .........
“ Macon.............. 6:25 p m
Augusta............
*• Savannah...........
“ Jacksonville cl....... 8:55 a m
“ Perry d e s No. 23... 8:46 p m
“ Fort Gaines.........
*• Blakely.............
“ Albany d No. 3...... 10:45 p m
“ Kufaula.............
*• Coin.thus ........
41 Montgomery ......
I.v. Atlanta d No. 54 . 6:50 p m
Ar. Ttioinastou.....
44 Carrollton......
44 Macon d No. 54............10:40 p m
“ Augusta...............
41 Savannah d No, 54..... . . 6:00 a in
4 ‘. Jacksonville il......... .. 12 noon
44 Perryde s No. 27...... . .12:00 p m
*' Fort Gaines eds No 27 .. 4:38 p ni
4 ‘ Blakely <1 r s No. 25.... .. 7:10 p m
“ Albany d No. 25...... .. 2:45 p m
44 Eufaula d No. 1....... .. 4:01 p m
44 Columbus « No. 5...... .. 2:15 p m
44 Montgomery d No. 1... .. 7:25 p ni
Slewing ears on No. 54, Atlanta, to Sa
vannali; through sleeping and sitting cars
on No. 2 to Jacksonville via Albany and
Way-cross. Passengers for Wrightsville, No
Louisville and Sylvauia, Ga., take train
52. Trains Nos. 2 and 52 make close con
neetiou at Ailiany with trains of S. F. &
W. H’y for Southwest Georgia and Flori¬
da points. Train No. 2 connects at Albany
with B. & W. It. R. Trains 52 and 54
connect at Srvannah with 8. F. A W. It'v
for all Florida points.
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COMING TOWARDS ATLANTA.
I.v. Jacksonville via Savannah d 7:20 p in
41 Jacksonville via Albany
44 Savannah d No. 51..... 8:40 a m
44 Albany d number 26... 12:40 p m
44 Blakely desnumper26 8:15 a m
“• Fort Gaines ties number 25..10:05 a m
“ Perry d e s number 23.. .2:00 p m
44 Eufaulad number 2... .• 10:55 a m
“ Columbus d numbei .... 11:40 p m
44 Montgomery d numbei 2 7:40 a m
“ Augustad uumber 18... 10:25 a m
44 Macon d number 51..... 5 ;40 p m
" Thomaston............. 5:00
" Carrollton il............ a m
Ar. Atlanta d.............. 10 :30 p m
I.v. Jacksonville via Savannahd, 8:20 p m
44 Jacksonville via Albany.....
44 Savannah d number 53...... 8:10 p m
44 Albany....................
•* Blakely. Fort Gaines ........
• • »
“ Perry....... Eufaula.....
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44 Columbus...
44 Montgomery d 8 :40
44 Macon number 1 a iu
44 Thomaston d *: s number 34.. 8;30 a m
44 Carrollton................
Ar. Atlanta d number 1.........12:40 p m
Lv. Jacksonville via Savannah d
44 Jacksonville via Atlanta 7:32 p m
44 Savannah
44 Albany d 4:10 a m
44 Blakely
Fort Gaines
44 Pt-rrv d e s No. 24 6:00 a ni
44 Eufaula
44 Columbus
44 Macon Montgomery d No. 8:40
44 1 a m
44 Thomaston d e sNo. 34 8:30 a m
44 Carrollton
at. Atlanta d No. 1 12 :40p m
Sleeping cars On trains from Savannah
to Macon and Atlanta to Augusta, Counec
tion at Atlanta with ail diverging roads to
eastern and western sleeping points and and sittingcars local sta¬
tions. Through
on train leaving Jacksonville at 7:20 p. m.,
via lUaycross, At’anta and Macon.
Wm. D—Daily. Roushs, D ES—daily Sup’t, except Savannah, Sunday.
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jail. 7 1886.'
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AN HISTORIC HORSE.
‘The Little Sorrel” that
Jackson Rode.
„ A ., c . . .. / , ,
w«-b««o, died at the
Soldiers’ Roae,M# the city, at six
o’clock Mopday morning. He was
Jhckaon’fcJavorite , steal, -and often
he had carried hi® .master on forced
inarches; often bad be borhc hint to
battle; often had he been in the
midst of whizzing bullets; often
heard the of cannon and roar
of musketry; often he had felt his
mane stroked by the great chieftain;
often been fed with Stonewall’s own
hand; and seated on his back on the
evening of the fateful May 3, 1803,
Jackson received the wounds which
closed a wonderful career and gave
to the Confederacy a shock from
which it never recovered. The horse
survived the rider nearly twenty
three years, and fittingly closed his
life at the Soldiers’ Home, where he
was petted find nursed as tenderly
as a child; where wore-woru veter¬
ans wept at h,s death, and where his
form, when passed from the taxider.
mist’s hands, is to rumain and long
bo an interesting link in the history
of one of the greatest of the world’s
soldiers.
Of the horse’s early history noth¬
ing is known. He was bought by
Jackson after the first battle of Ma¬
nassas. The general had been riding a
bay stallion that belonged to his’med
ical director (Dr. Hunter McGuire),
and had meanwhile told bis chief
quartermaster. Major John A. Har¬
man,’to look out for a horse for him.
There had been a car-load of hor¬
ses destined for the United States ar>
my at Washington, captured by
Jackson’s army*from a train of cars
near Harper’s Ferry, and a number
of these were brought to Jackson
from which to select one. He select¬
ed this very horse, and pafd to the
quartermaster the valuation set upon
the animal—$150, it is said.
The horse was but 15 hands and 1
inch high; but though undersized,
was compact and hardy, moved very
quickly, and was remarkably gentle.
The General had long wished to
buy a horse for his dear wife, and his
idea was that this one would serve
the present needs, and when the war
was over, would admirably suit her.
These were days when Confeder¬
ate hopes ran high. The Confeder¬
acy had won a great battle. It had
shivered to pieces the'best army of
the Union, and put their capitol in
terror. The infant republic was in
constant expectation of recognition
by the great powers of Europe, and
it w 4 as the general expectation that
hostilities would ceate time enough
to allow the men to go home to seed
wheat. It is hardly probable that
Jackson was as wildly sanguine as
some others, but «ven his great mil¬
itary mind could not penetrate the
future and foresee a long and weary
war—a war of exhaustion and star¬
vation. At any rate, he often told
his wife that he bought “the little
sorrell” for her.
When Gen. Jackson w’as a Lieu¬
tenant in the United States army
and was stationed at Fort Hamilton,
N. Y., he owned a horse named Fan¬
cy, and was very much attached to
him, and so he called “the little sor¬
rel” after him.
Jackson said of “the little sorrel”
—afterwards come to be “Old Sor
ael”—that he had never kow'n a
horse of easier gait. A seat on him
“was like being rocked in a cradle,”
he said. A member of his staff de¬
scribes “tbe little sorrel” as having
“a dog trot and lope that looked like
a fox in motion.” He never was
stylish horse} never would have ex¬
cited the admiration, or even
ted the attention, of a horse
but, though Jackson had two
horses—Superior, a magnificent
presented him by the people of
gusta, and Rig Sorrel—Fancy
loved best and trusted most of
for this little animal was rapid
hardy, and was as calm under fire
the man who rode him. More than
thht, it was his ‘’wife’s horse.”
tie ^peculiarity horse, eften notice about and this tough lit.
comment*
was
that 011 a march when a stop was
^ „ ld Jackso „ would dism
‘<a» littlfe .Mrel” woold I,y down
ISk^ a dog. The skirts of the saddle
would be a little rumpled sometimes,
but Jackson would never permit any
cite to interfere with his favorite’s
mode of resting.
It was a habit of Jackson when.
*v< r he could get an apple to save it
fr^yy-nicy" and with bis own band
feed him. Riding one day from
Romney to II inchester, accompa¬
nied by a few members of bis staff,
Jackson stopped at a house to take
dinner. There he fell In with a
very loquacious preacher, who occu
pied the General’s time and atten¬
tion almost exclusively, and who,
when the meal was over, announced
his purpose to ride along the road
with Stonewall. The General’s mind
was burdened with great cares; he
wanted to be rid of his friend; he
bad grave matters to talk over with
his staff; but how to courteously get
rid of the reverend gentleman lie did
not know. One of the officers at
last suggested that they should have
to “ride away from him.” So “the
little sorrel” and the staff horses
were put down to a good, hard, rat¬
tling pace, and after five miles the
parson’s nag failed him and the com¬
pany bid him adieu.
Jackson rode “the little sorrel”
through the Romney campaign.—
Was on him at Kerustown, McDow¬
ell, Port Republic, Winchester and
Cross Keys. Mounted on him lie
appeared at the head of his division
when, like a thunderbolt from a clear
sky, he swept down upon McClellan’s
right at Cold Harbor in 1802. Jack'
son did not ride him in Maryland.—
He rode a gray that some Maryland
er presented to him, and the animal
fell back and came near ending
Stonewall’s life. He was riding him i
at Second Manassas, Fredericksburg,
and finally at Cliancelorsville.
Gen. Fit/. Leo, in his lecture on
the battle of Cliancelorsville,-vividly
pictures Jackson seated on the little
sorrel and in silent prayer.
Fritz was in command of several
brigades of civaly and infantry.—
Riding with one or two men far
ahead of the advance of his troops
lie made the fortunate discovery that
Hooker, with a great force, was ma¬
king a flank movement. From a
slight elevation, and concealed by
trees, he saw a long line of Federal
infantry and six guns in position.—
As qtiick as possible Jackson was in¬
formed. Jackson, Fitz Lee, and a
courier made a new reconnoissance.
There was Howard’s division before
them. Hooker’s plans were plain.—
It was a momentous discovery. Great
thoughts were revolving through
Jackson’s mind. He must have seen
the necessity for immediate action.
Fitz turned t» look him in the face.
There he was or, “the little sorrel”
in silent prayer. A little later he
had brought up his division and cut
Hooker’s line in two and captured
the six guns and in»ny prisoners.
There was hard fighting all that
day, but the enemy was hopelessly
baffled and suffered terrible losses.
Towards the evening Jackson and
some members of his staff rode for*
ward to examine the ground before
them. When they returned it was
dark; the troops that had seen them
pass down the road and out to the
front had been relieved; new troops
had taken their places; these hear¬
ing the clatter of the approaching
horsemen, naturally supposed that
the enemy were coming upon them,
and they delivered a volley or two.
Three bullets struck Jackson—one
in the right hand, one in the upper
part of the right arm, and the third
in the left forearm. The reins drop¬
ped from his hands never more to be
taken up. Two of his officers lifted
him from his saddle. “The little
sorrel” was cut adrift there amid the
darkness and the firing.
It was for a time thought that the
Tarms—$ 1.00
horse had rushed into the Union
lines, but the next day some of Stu¬
art’s men found brim and brought
him to headquarters, He was un<
hurt; indeed, he passed through all
of his battles without a wbund.
Ills master dead, he was turned
over to Mrs. Jackson, who took him
with her to her home, about twenty
miles from Charlotte, N. C. There
lie was kept, ever the object of spe¬
cial care, until some few years back,
wben Mrs. Jackson (now a resident
of Riehmend), breaking up her home
there, in response to requests, sent
him to the Virginia Military l oat i
tute, where Jackson had been a pro
fessor-an institution to which he
was much attached.
When the New Orleans Exposi¬
tion was epened Mrs. Jackson per¬
mitted the horse to be taken there
for exhibition for the benefit of the
Soldiers’ Home, and the Jackson
monument fund.
Coming back from New Orleans,
“the little soircl” was placed at Lee
Camp Soldiers’Home. Every visitor
there wanted to see him. He was
one of the attractions of the place.
Rut old age was fast creeping upon
him. Ilis campaigns, and his thirty
two years of ago weighed heavily
upon him, and for ten days past he
was known to be passing away. All
the veterans were good to him, but
one particularly (Mr. Connelly) nurs¬
ed him like a baby. He died under
a tent.
Prof. F. S. Webster, of Roches¬
ter, N. Y., (who was recommended
by the directors of the Smithsonian
Institute), reached here yesterday,
and the body was placed in his hands
to be stuffed. He went to work
promptly. He will be engaged here
about three or four days, and will
then take the skin and such portions
of fhe skeleton as he wishes to Wash¬
ington to have them properly mount
ed. He will give “the little sorrel”
the most life-like appearance p*ssi
blc, and when his work is done it
wil! be put up at the Soldiers’ home
here,
THE DYING WAR-HORSE.
Tread lightly, lie’s dying; come men—
Ah, be not ashamed of a tear!
Let us gather al out him that lie
May feel his old comrades arc near.
You neve” retired to be led
By him in the days that are gone;
You thought him enchanted, this steed
The Knight of the Valley rode on!
Tread lightly, perchance hc may sec
Strange visions of things that have been—
Hear again those low murmurs of prayer
With the roar of the cannon between.
Does he feel trie kind touch of that hand
That pointed to Heaven in prayer?
Old comrades, uncover, it may be;
The spirit of Jackson is hdre!
Tread lightly, lie’s dying, the war-house—
No coward in danger was he;
His life was a dumb acquiescence
In things that were fated to be.
Bring the flag that was folded in tears—
The llag that shall never more—
Soon, comrades, we’ll fold it about him;
We’ve shrouded dead heroes before!
Heroic old sorrel, thy master,
Great Stonewall, immortal in name,
Would have thy name written forever
By his own in the annals of fame!
Jliehmond, March 15, 1886 S. B. V.
“The lates‘, thing out for street
fakirs,” said a man who makes a liv¬
ing by supplying goods to tho men
ehauts of the pavement, “is a safety
razor. It is one of tbe neatest things
put on the market for many a year,
and the boys expect to do well with
it. The razor-blade is circular, and
is protected by a little metal guard
which is said to make cutting of the
face ^impossible. All a man has to
do is to skim the mechanical razor
around over his face, just as hc would
a wash-rag, and iu a minute or two
he is shaved.”
• — -
Some of the best corn lands in In¬
diana are the bottoms of ponds which
have been drained, but in certain of
these the working of the soil on
warm days causes an intolerable itch,
ing, followed by burning pain in the
skin for some days. The cause of
this is found to be the minute spi¬
cules of sponges which once grew in
the pond 1 and remained in enormous
abundance in the dast.
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TWO STORIES.
A LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN HUS¬
BAND AND WIFE, GIVING BOTH
AWAY.
San Francisco Chronicle.
“I was really very sick,” she said
other to the guest. end. of The the husbaud table at tjie
sneered,
“well, you may sneer, but you know
I was. I was real, downright sick,
but I might die and you would, not
care.”
Wouldntl. ,, , T „„ said the , husband,
Xt wa8 crneI1 y ambiguous. It might
*“ eim *“ ythin * tou cou,d not
wLether he meant hc wonld be 8 lad
or 9Mr 3 r » or lf hc was merely chiding
her for saying such a thing.
“When you were sick didn’t I
watch aver you and devote all my
life to making you comfortable and
worrying about you?” *
“Well, yes; you seemed to worty
a good deal, I’ll admit; but-'
“Rut- rWliat? What arc yon go¬
ing to say now? I never met any¬
thing so unfeeling and ungreatful a
man.”
“Now, look bore,” hc said to the
guest, “I want to explain. I don’t
want to say anything harsh or un¬
kind about her. She’s been a pretty
good wife, as wives go, you know,
but she is nothing if not artistic. She
has an eye for color. My boy, if you
ever marry, don’t marry a woman
who has taste and an eye for color.”
“Don’t mind him,” broke in the
wife. “He’s talking nonsense.”
“I was sick once. I dislocated my
shoulder, and I couldn’t move. That
was where she had me. I could eat
and drink and do everything but get
up or move. No sooner did she get
me fairly down on a lounge than she
wheeled the lounge out into the
lightest place in the house, and fot
a week she kept trying all sorts.of
coverlets, and tidies, and hangings,
and blankets on me, just to see what
colors suited my complexion and the
room best. .She wouldn’t let any of
my friends see me unless I was cov¬
ered up in pink silk or blue satin, or
embroidered bazouk,or some other un
pronounceable, unintelligibly named
stuff.”
“That is an awful, fearful, wicked
story!"’
“Now, iny dear, ycu know it isn’t.
You knew perfectly well I could not
resist. I couldn’t move.”
*‘I didn’t do anything of the kind.”
“I won’t tell him, my dear, about
that sickness of yours.”
“What sickness?”
“Well, when you get those new—
nevermind. I won’t give you away.”
“Your can’t give me away. I’m
not afraid.”
“ Well, you remember when' you
bought a dozen new and elegant ; —
well, I may as well say it—night¬
caps.”
“You just hold your tongue. I’m
ashamed of you.”
•‘Tnose night-caps. You know
quite well you were taken sick and
received all your lady friends in bed
for twelve days.”
“You horrible slanderer!”
“Each day in a new night-cap, and
you went out on the thirteenth.”
Then she threw an orange at hia
head, and he stopped.
•---« .»> • -
Gen. Camano, President of^ Ecua*
dor, was recently en route from Qui¬
to, the capital of Guayaquil, the sea>
port of that republic. The journey
requires a nine day’s mule ride down
the Cordilleras. Stopping for tho
night at a lonely roadside inn, the
President was told of a plot to aa*
sassinatc him by a gang of revolu*
tionists. lie slipped out by a back
door,, plunged through a mountain V
gorge and swam a river, thus saving
his life. lie remained all night in
his wet clothing, and found his way
to Quito alone and by unfrequented
trails.
■---
Quail, once so plentiful in Illinois,
have become very scarce, and llli«
nois farmers, who recognize their
value as insect destroyers, are mak.
ing arrangements to stock their farms
with Tennessee birds.