Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 25, 1880, Page 1

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A Plain-Spoken Wisconsin Vet- eran Officer Gives in His _ Testimony, He’ Was the Lieutenant Who Allowed ~ His Men to Fill Their . Canteens, ~ And Whom Hancock Called ‘a G—d D—d Pretty Officer” . for So Doing. How Hancock, in His Rage, Revenged Himeelf on the Entire Regi- ment, By Giving Them Double-Quick Drill for an Hour in the Blazing Sim. Tho Man Who Donied Theao Statemonts Bhown to Be a: Liar and a 2 Fraud, + Spectat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, - Minwacnes, Wis. Aug. 2.—So far as tho soldiers of Wisconsin are concerned, and, It mny safely he said, of the entire Northwest, the great nimjorlly of them, irrespective of party, will not ouly yote for G Garfield, the Republican nominee for the’ Presidency, but thoy wil work agalust Ianeoek with that vigor and persistency which they ac- quired by four years of eampatgning during the Rebellion, There aro several reasons for this, but only one will bo mentioned in this article-namely? the unsoldierly, and henrt- Tess manner In. whtelt Linneoek ‘treated his then during tho Iate-War. : - ‘There ts ‘nO earthly doubt of the trutlrat .the charges of cruelty preferred ugalnst Iiancoek, for they conte almost. shnultane- ously froin, three different States, and are supported by the festhnony of soldiers hun- dreds of milles apart, both Democrat and Re, publican, who haye not seen each othetsineo the close of the War, TUE NATURE OF THESE CILARGES can be quickly explained, but the disastrous effects of them wit not be generally under- stood, Old friends always stand by each other in trouble, and even in wrong-doing, In this saine way soldlersalways stand ready to defend their comrades or offteers from at- tuck, even, though the attack: may be deserved... When, therefore, charges are made agalnst a soldier which are of.such a nature that ‘all lis comrades turn, against lin, tho effect, In a ease Hike the one under consideration, becomes disastrous in tho e: treme, But thls Is not all, These charges are not only indorsed by soldiers, but they have been made by soldiers; have been trumpeted from county to county, with eonstuntly Increasing Indorsements as to thelr truth, by soldiers; they were known rand -remenbered only by soldiers; coukd have been given to the public In thelr pres- ent incontrovertible form only. by soldters, and they will huve a widespread and fatal effect upon the soldier vote during the com> Ing campalgn, so far as Gen, Huncock is con- cerned, THE FIRST CHARGTS of heartless. and unsoldlerly conduct - to- ward hig men were made against Hancock. by the Inte Dr, Alfred 1, Castleman, an em- Inent physielan, who was well known dur- ing a perlod of forty years In this elty and vielnity, ‘They were not merely: yerbal charges; but the Doctor had the hardiboot to put them Into a book, whieh was pub Uahed fifteen years ago—long befors any one had ever dreamed that Hancock would come before the public begging for soldiers? votes, ‘The bool was widely read at the Une, and generally indorsed by the soldlers, for there was nothing whatever In tt that could be tortured Inte polities, Neither Hancock nor any of hits friends dented or at- tempted to deny the damaging charges printed thereln by Dr, Castleman, After the “superb” Goneral had been nominated for President by the S@#hern portion of the Demoeratic party, and tho local Republican papers of, Wisconsin, remembering tho charges, recently republished the more prominent portion of them, then the men who were never south of Mason and Dixon's Nuwe begun to deny that Hancock was ever anything but a model of kindness and ten- derness,, DN, CASTLEMAN was Surgeon of the Fifth Wisconsin; anable, well-educated physician; a Christian gentle inan, ands kind-hearted, generous mun, As such he could not hold Its peace, After be ing ® witness of tho brutal and unsoldierly treatment which tho commanding officer, Gen, Hancock, had pited upon the mountain ofall the other sufferings of tho soldiers, ‘urlsIng from heat, fatigue, Inck of foad, and absendv of water, he was stirred with indige ution, and inmediately thereafter, while all the fuets were fresh and ull the inhumanly> pushed soldiers alive to confirm or contras dct the story, published In book: form. such facts ay would muky any oflicer hated and despised not only by bls awa elders, but by alt soldiers amt ald mllitary men, 2 A pitriotle soldier will plod on thromeh (he longest mareh withont fou, rest, or Wwater,—almost without hoped but when he Is seonrmed Ike a dow by hls commander, when he ls made to feel that he is the sub- Jeet of a brutal tyrantand a enprictous bare Darian, hls indigiiation knows no-bounds. Aud this is why all the living soldiers of {ho eallunt ot Fifth Wisponsin, one of the carfiest In the fleld, the frst in battle and this last tu return home, rise tip with one accord as without thought of or regard to purty, ane * NOUNCE HANCOCK ns not only wholly wnltt forthe office of President, but unworthy beyond all pawer of expression toaecelve the vote of asingle soldier, especlally ff that soldier knows of thls one Instanes of the “superb?! General's brutatlty teward the weary, thirsty; Fifth. Wisconsin Regiment, ‘ Dr. Castleman perttentarly mentioned tho Name of Capt Charles Laugridy Tan caster, Grant County, Wis, as counizant of all that was charged fn hits book ugainst Gen, Ifancoek, Capt. Langrise was: therefore found, Dr. Castleman's charges shawn hin, anid a request made Chat hetell whut he knew 14 of the affair, ey ‘i “Knowl exelatme the plain but sturdy! Captains “why, Linow allaihoutit. 1 iwas in comment at that te, and the damning 1 xot when Ltold Tincock 1 could not. tell umong so ininy men just who eatled for water will keep the afar fresh fn my mind us longus Live. [have told of THE URUTAL PUNISIM {Inneock dealt us that thne iu bygone years, before 1, would cone before. thepeonle fur any * oflee, Dr. Castleman has Hotse¥othod ‘that | outrage with mora) tii! half: ‘its, ‘real atroclty, [tls what he refers.to'ns happening, Ate 1 1862, Possibly, however, thts Incl dent te only another of sinltarkind that hap- pened the same day and in the fine of mareh { some tHstance from ome. ‘The General re- | solved we should have no water. It looked as if he sremeditated the wiekedness the nleht before—and kept riding atong the brigaile to see that the resolve was enforced. Twilltell what L know, and what will be sustalned by any others who know the faets, On the 18th of August we marehed over the , old Willlainsburg battle-ground, andatabout j do’clock halted onan eminence at the base of whieh was a small imill-pond, ‘he day hac been IN LY HOT AND DUSTY, and as soon as the boys broke ranks they iade for the mill-pond with soup and towels, After ‘taps’ (call-to retire) that evening the . boys were ordered ta have thelr canteens filed rendy for an early start the next morning, ‘The anly possible place for filling the canteens was to get water out of this imill-ponid, which was: Iit- evally a pond of soap-suds, for (housands of mien had soaped and bathed themselves in {t.: OF course all of them did not fill thelr ean- teens fromthis pond, for they coult not drink ft, but hoped to be abla to get some better water on the march.» We took the early ty and after marching a fey miles we noticed nen in regiments ahead of us were breaking to the left with canteens, evi- dently going for water. ‘The men-of our reghnent then ns permission of their oftl- cers to go for fresh water. Perntission was «iven, and, as usual, a few selected to take canteens for the whole compan te streant proved tobe a mllt-race of fine, vlear runt Wiiter, 1 think ‘from a-sawinill, ‘Tho men xot thelr cantons tiled, or nearly so,.when, to thelr surprise, Iancock ‘and'hiy stall rede out. from behind the intll and compelled them to baat: EMPTY THEIR CANTEENS . awl go back to thety company without water, ‘The boys were very angry as well as very thirsty, but could do nothing, About noon was the next opportunlty fora short halt, and peremptory orders were given by Han- cock that the men should have no opportue nity to get water, We went on and renched Yorktown about 2 o'clock. We had started from Willhuisburg, and ona hot day in Au gust la that sultry climate wo liad marched eighteen or twenty miles with only soap suds drenched off our bodies in our canteens when wo started, and without any water In them after we were required to empty thens + Near Yorktown we halted, and Hrneoek wid stait, on horseback, made thelr appear- . 'y frequently r thought he y ance In frontof the Fitth Wisconsin, ‘Tho men began enlllng ‘Water! water!’ Hancock rode upto the ofleer commanding the' first division, ‘This happened to bo myself, 1 was Licutenant and was In eonumand, ‘What ty your name? he demanded, 1 gave lim my name, ‘A G—d d—d pretty oftieer you are to allow your men to eat! water when the conunanding General rides round tnreview, demand the names of tho par Mes so that Lean punish thei,’ howled the General, 1 answered, ‘Occupying the posl- tion Ldo, General, ly front of my men, it fs impossible for me to designate them. He then went to the ofleer commanding the Sce- onl Division, Enoch ‘Totten, and the: sane rite was repented, ‘Then,’ sald he, ‘by G—d, pul 2 PUNISH THE WHOLE D—D REGIMENT., Andhe went to Lleut-Col Emery, of Porte. age, who was In coum of the regiment, and ordered hin to put lis regiment through @ battation drt on the deuble-yutick for one hour! And this punishment,golng on the ran for one hour—after our tatlgue, and heat, ant privation, wo wer © com pelled to undergo, ‘This Is the sort of man or brute Gen, Naneoel is, and 1 think every volunteer soldier under hin at that thie Will attest these facts. 1 shrink from publicity, hut to’ me ft fs simply hor- riblo to reflect that a mia of sueh a brutal nature and character as Wintield Scott Hane eock Is likely to reeelye the sutfrages of a Inrge portion of the people for the ofica of President of tho United States. ‘hat he fs the cholee of the keepers of Andersonville and Libby and thelr friends 1s not surprising, but how can a Northern man vote for hin?” “Well, Captain,” sald Tine ‘Trmene rep resentative, “7 belleve your story, of course, and L have made wide inquiries in Lancaster us to your probity, honor, and standing in the conununity, with the same result—vlz¢ that whatever you say may be hnplleltly re- lted upon; but you know the Democrats will attempt to throw dlseredit. on your story, and L wish to fortify you with the testhnony: of other eye-wltnesses, taken from amen of high standing, 1f there are such, OTHEL WITNESSHH, “There area number-of them,” sald Capt, Langridge, “At this moment L remember these: Dr. We 1. Ingersoll, of Prospect 1, Waukesha County; Col Jolin GQ. Clark, of Lancaster; Capt, Irving M. Bean, of Milwit Keay Maj. ML, Buttertielt, of Wankesh Capt. Bugh, of Berlin, atl in this State; Atmusa Cobb, now Chief Justices of Nobras- ka, of Lincoln, Neb. Enoch ‘Totten, ex-Sen- ator 'T, Q. Howe's son-in-law, of Washing. ton, and others who enn. be nomed after a few moments’ reflection?” “How was. your regiment officered?? asked Tie 'TRwsK man, “Arnasa Cobb, just spoken of, was Colonel; John G, Clark, of this: place (Lanenster), was Quartermaster; and. bo remember tho Captelus “who reerulted and the phices of enlistuent, of the followhys: Company A was eullsted at Manitowoc, by Capt, ‘Temp Clark; Company F in Waukesha County, by Capt, 1 ML, Beans Company D at ¢ peepee ema DNESDAY, AUGUST ps Is80— Heaver Dam, by Capt, Cading Company Lat (as ditndreds now living eum testify. Taycheedah, by CaplaBnjers Company® | Te left the regiment. auite (ak . at Milwaukee, by Capr: Atrens; Company In Hiehtaml Connty, ti Cant. 1. tawkins; Company Eat Janesvillegby Capt, Wh Jompany K in Dunn County, by Capt. F ‘company Goat Berlin, by Capt. Buzh: Company Hat Milwatckée, by Capt, Mbbard? After learning that no one doubted Capt, Langrldge's word in Lanenster, snd that the and was soon after fomnd tobe be Wiseonstn jverutttyg, and was afterwards made Lieu- fenant-Coloacl of the ‘Twenty-fourth Wis- consin Volunteer Regiment, whieh was ors kantzed at Milwanrkee early’ fn Ateust int lutstered inte the United States service with hia in conunand-on the Mth of August of that year,—foue dey before the pindstiment, soldiers of that seetion would, almost to a} in Virginit whtels he elilins to have seen wan, work for Gen, Garfield, ‘Tiny Banesn | while fe Wisconsin! Was there ever amore representative procteded to | Waukesha | bold-feeed falsehood? fet me repeat aestin County, and to Prospect Hil, where resides | that the only who has denied the UE We Ihe INGEISOL Ly, rwhelmingly — well-sus- brother to Pope Bob Ingersoll, and aman of | against Uaneoedk is Col sh more distinguished appearance and of hard | whe was more thaw a thousand miles awa ly less brilltance nnd ability. He was not | at the time, and who knew nothing. what shown Capt Langridge’s statement, but when asked if he knew anything about the charges of brutality toward ‘tds soldiers on the part of Gen, Hanvock, the present Dem oeratle, nominee for the Presiden piled with the well-known thy Viger ont earnestness? “Nothing, of my own knowledges bat In 186 Charles Langridge, of Lancaster, tn Grant County, came here to rest on his re= eee Rebellion, pnd he told me that henge I ever of the elrenmstances, as is shown by the Adjucuit-General's report, whieh fs within reach of all, [Ht iseminently ttting that sue inen as West should support [Han co Any one who saw Maj. Butterfield could tell by hls earnestness that ie meant every word he sald, and that every word was true. ie TIMONY, representative pro- ceeded to Miwankee ins search of Cant, Irving M. Bean, referred ta by those previous. ly Interviewed. Hels Collector of fiternal Revenne fer the Milwaukee Distriet, and one of the foremost men tn edteation, ability, aml general respousibility tithe State. ‘The foregoing statements w fully read by what was re- r 1 Finally "Tt: Was the inst profane man | ver-saw;-thid he was pobpous and fond uf | Jshiow, and dhta’t appear to caren whit for i Chis theti,—whether they Jind shelter, food, or | water, Tle also told me of one particnlar ine | stance of cruel, unsoldlerly, and inhuman freatinent during the War that made my | Ddlood boil with indignation, the nial fact of whieh was that after «tong inareh through aburning August sua, without water, Han- | cock took command hkmself of a reeinent | and put the men through a double<qulek drill for along time as.puntslanent for ask | ing, within hearing of bbs autucrat cars, for | water to cool their parediug tongue IDELS COULD HAVE DOSE No Wwonsty ireat Father, sirl Who wot vate for © The people of the U States, through Tin Citcaco ‘Trinexn, wish to law whether the charges agalnst Gen, Hancock, you have Just read, ure true, or not,” e reply. ‘ cll, Lremember the thne very distinet- ty, Not being 0 private, f was not so familiar with the detalls of the alfair, atid was notone of those wha were put thro on double. sucha man? No soldier, eureiy, Whe knew | quick. 1 know. atid remember all the men the facts. ‘fo whom’ can soldiers look for foned He this manuseript. ant an not klidness and protection If not to thelr eom- el to deny ont single word of what manders? Why, the Rebel Generals them- selves would have given our pour boys water, especlally if It was where they could dip it up themselves, as was the ease nenr Yo town or Willlamsburg, ° 1 tell you the: should be made known ty every living soldier {n the Unton. . They can be proven by seores fd scores of iniiupenchable witnesses, ‘They cannot be classed ag partisan eampiign Inventions; thoy are such facts would bloteh the raue of a batburlan, and ean be substantiated by seores g§ witnesses!” “Will Homeuck be elected!” asked Tunese man, during at full inthe Do Increasing earnest “Elected? Not-Do yop'think the soldiers and fricnds of soldiergAWl yote for x man who, having been edtidagedsfor a inilttury Ife at public expenses; having followed a soldier's profession andigrawn pay fron the Government for forty ygars, cannot enrb hts temper enough tu treat lis soldiers. as well ag he did hls hors sby any means, MANY OF ‘TITE SHEN tO 1m CURSED in the army and whoni' 8 punished on that sultry August day in tp, had worked hard to pay the taxes from.whielh Hancock's fat salary had for years beed drawn while there was no war and he was: doing nothing in ree turn for, thyt salary; and the fathers of nlf these soldlers paid tas eafenut of whieh Ian- covk’s schoullug at West: Point was pald for... have sate. ‘\ West, the fellow who dentes tilements, aid dentes also what Dre stleman wrote In his boul fifteen years ago. Patna prepared to say kets afraud. if you ask Enoch ‘Totten, of Washington, funy other man or oflicer present at the tin you wil discover that West was . NOT WITH INS RE on Aug. 19, 1803, having, was rently reported, rn away at the fierce battle of White Oak Stumps, more than a month before, Lthink he never returned, but gota Ission to do recruiting, rock don't need mnueh prodding any- He was beaten the day he was nom Jiehins no reeord of any kind ex way. inated. vept asa solider, aud that isa poor one, Be Was fitssy and pompous, and toved to ride ont before hls men jst to be fooked at, te was fraselile, narrow, shatlow, at -lempered, andterribly profane, He was also ineom- petent, and always when any {important action was taking place Gen. Grant, Gen, Meade, or some other officer was sround to take charge of uatters, “ Soliliers (with 2 fewexceptions) will not support him; bustiess-men will not vote for in; and Republicans will all vote for Gare field. So eee but little need of showing up his shortcomings or his sotdier-sins, MUCH MORE TESTING of the sort quoted above—all of it wholly in- controvertible—mizht be secured, but tt is not’ ueeessary. “Dr. Castleman's. charges, whieh were so well sustained fifteen years ago. 28 ‘fnets tnt. he dared put them into book form, have been abtinduntl provi trne, and. Col. T. S. West, the only man who has had the temerity todeny. them, has been shown by offtelal documents. and abundant other proof to tave been a falsitier of the inost foolish and brazen kind. So faras Wiseousin Is concerned, this are Hele in Tne Trimexk ean do but little at Lancaster of the highest charne for tho | additional good, ns ne ly all the Badger hast twenty-seven years, Ho ts not x munto | State sotdlers either knew before, or have whom any person in tho world will nseribe vin- recently discovered, whit sort af a man Heat eee nme ie louse a 3 (ebkut to Melle Gen, Haneoek is, and will oppose him. But - tunong the soldiers of other States, a major- shoult bo selected for oltice, ho probably never és a gies f thought of being a candidate. In 182 ho voted | fy of whom hardly ever heard of Wintield Seott Mnneock until he was nominated by for Horace Greeluy, From Prospeet Will Tun Trmeuxs man | the Demueratie party for President, it will proceeded to Waukesha, where work wond for Hf thera fs anything a MAL Mole BUTTERFIELD, patriotic soldler cannot. put up with, it isa a most Intelligent gentieman, who has borne | hard-hearted, tyrannteal commander. spotless reputation in| Waukesha Couity during a quarter of n century, was found, “Hig sald he was with hls company ant regl- ment at the the aud place mentioned by Dr, Castleman and Capt. Langridge, and was cognizant of the tets reelted by them, Jluving rend ihe statement of the lutter, he 8 Of course he won't be olgeted 1” F “ Doctor, what do youdnow of thehonesty and clfarietar of Cnpts at entn who tol Yowabout [nnevek’s bryftal trentment of the Fifth Wivonsingtnsky tis TRIBUNE rep- resenntive, balay ee : “I-know that he is perfeetly honest tn every way. Here is an extract from the Lan- easter Ueratd,: published where he tis re- sided for more than a quarter of a century, ‘That tells the story at once.” $ The extract referred to is thi: He (Charles Langriitge] hus been a eitizen here ——— FIRE RECORD. GRE Pirrsnvna, Aug. 8h clul toalay from Greenville, Mereer County, Pay 9 “This imorning about 7 o'clock fire caused by spontaneous combustion start- ed in Brown-& Son's wooten-mlits. The fhumes rapidly spread to Mather’s flour-mill and the Packard Housu on the east side and two dwellings on the lett, whieh were en ie INU “In. regard to that portion of tho article wahleh refers to the drilling of the regiment ou Ang, 19, 1862, at Yorktown, beeause some of the men called for wat something they had not had sines early morning, and this was In the middle of the afternoon,—every word of itis true, and there ure numbers of the boys Nving to-day who were also present, and who can testify to the truth of the state- ment. Lteut.Col, Emery was in command of the Fifth Reghnent at the thie, and Man- cock ordered hhavty dri the reghuent on the double-quick to punish the men who asked for.water. ‘The Colonel was not us severe with us as Hancock desired, 60 Hancock took command limself, with an oath, and pat ns. through for some tloig on the fastest double auek gait ho could putusto, And when he iad satisiied his unger on the boys he turned the command of the regineut over to Col, Emery again, remarking with the most unsoldlerly and brutal Insolence: “here, God damn you, the men who hallooed for water have the satisfaction of knowing that they have had the whole regiment punished on thelr account.’ ” HANCOCK’S TEMPER, “Was Hancock generally o harsh and un- feeling commander, Mr, Uuttertield 2 “Ie was fearfully qulek-tempered. When he was mad ho was awfat ad, and then he spared no one, ‘The boys hal no Jove or res spect for hla whatever, and after that-axhl- bition of temper and brutatity they thorough: ly despised, although they wero afraid -of him. Men who live threo full, nutritions meals per day; plenty of cool, pure water; a physician ant wurso in ease of sickness, and shelter at night, never can understand how tho boys felt at that thie, A “They were nearly estausted by heat, marehing, and a lack of water, and from that day they never mentioned Hancock's name except in cantenspt and hatred, or to curse It as heartily as he had enrsed them, “Phe brutality of that one day will poll a Digger majority agalust Hancock tn Wiseon | heavy ralusiorin visited this section: whieh alu than was returned aguinst Tilden inf will fol us outall right, prrene Maj, Butterfield, do you know Col, T. 5, WSCC West?” Spectat Mspateh ta “OF coursa L know him. He formerly | Warenrows, Whi, Aug. 2t—lecent rains, fived In this county, And £ know that he | have greatly benedited yegetation tu this sees has denied, in tho Milwaukee News, Dr, | Gon, Feed ts now In goad condition, and the Castleman's modest statementof the conduct | corm and potate crops promise the largest of Gen, Hancock toward his soldiers. But, yleld Knoswa bn me - mark you, ho js the only man who has de nied these charges, and he was nowhere near STEAMSHIP NEWS. Arrived, usat the tine, Ie fs, yorpouk ot IN PLAIN Wons, A LIA, Auta toes 3f.—Arrived, Wise Ils letter is the very essence of falsehood, we York, Mig. Arrived, Wisconsin, er te West left tho reghuent some thine in duly, froin Tl thal ope. i while wo werein enmp ut Harrison's Land: |, BARTIIONE, Mil, Aug. 2.—Artiyed, Ohio, from Liverpool. tively consumed, Sharon and Meadville were telegmiphed to for assistance, aut soon a, Sten from evel place was on the ground, uutaged to confine the flames to these limits, * Loss, $50,000; fully insured.” PHILAD TMApenruns, Pa, Au The exten- sive lee-house belongimg t &E Bnitz, of this clty, and the tee sling and several cars at Zlstersvilte, were burned last ulght by [ne ceudlaries. A keg of powder was exploited, wilelt destroyed the engine-house and the engine, ‘Tonses more thin a aulle away were shaken, but no one was hurt, PUTA, SAN FRANCISC San Francisco, Aug. 4.—Flve butldings ocenpled as saloons, concert-halls, shooting. gullorivs, restanrants, ete, near the Bay Dis- trict ree-track, burned at an early hour this morning. Lo: OO; partly lusured, CROP NOTES. ILLINOIS, Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Dwar, UL, Aug. 2h—To a man fast asleep In the upper berth of a Pullin the corn looks Kplendid, and he reports the proses pect of aniost enornouserops but to vn who has Just been out In hls cornfield It Kis alittle diferent. Ltind the corn irys up very fast. ‘Tho ens are not half filled, general thing ave very small, ‘Plo wer leaves are now in iaaay cases dead as tho third term, Very tot, and ne rain yet, TOWA, Speeiat Dispatch tv The Chieago Tribune, Kroner, li, Aug. 84—-For many weeks past we have been suffering In. tits sectlon for want.of rains, and it was feared dit the long dry spell: woukl serlously alfect the crops throughout this sectlon. “To-ndeht a Ing, 2 think, and was not with ua | yu die Ati. S4—Clty of Limerick aud on, Aug W cat Yorktown, nor at cuyeut iiistul, from ‘New York, have fic eny other’ timo during tho campalyn, rived outs d WASILINGTON, The Manner in Which Demo. crats Havo Treated Union / Soldiers, Ousting Them from Office and Appointing Rebels to Their Places, The Old-Time Spirit. of the Confederney SUM Ram pant In the Desire to Secure Payment for the Slaves Set Free, As Well as to Shoulder the Payment of the Rebel Debt on tho Union, Postmaster-Goneral Maynard at Last at His Post In Washington. The President's Ohinese Proclamation Not to Be. Issued at Present. UNION AND REBEL, DISPLACING “HID FORMEL POR THE LATTER, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunes Wasttxatos, D. GA. 2. wo Tt wits stated in thes in comtenthis on the fact that Jace was holding out the promise that the Demserats would not disturb Union sol- illers, that as soon as the Demtoerats came into power In the ‘two branches of Conzress they did discharge the Union soldiers further stated that in the this matter was decided tn a enneus of wileh Senator Wallace himself wits Chairunu, Further than this, the fuet was stated that Wallace elt had discharged a Union” sot who was clerk of iis Com to amake room fur his son. Suveral, Democrathe. papers have edly dented. the: stituents, all of whieh are true. ‘The Republican Conzres- slonal Committee will to-morrow Issue the following Itstof Union: sultiers removed at the Capital, and of Rebel. solgiers appointed there since the Democrats cme hte power, ON SOLDIERS, List of thenumes of d from the United States Capttol by the Demoeratie officers of the House nnd Senate since thoir capture of the Henry Sherwood, lost a son, lower jut-bone — shot. Thoms — Miler, vida Sheena, OIA, Warde! <W, Dunn, six montis In Asutersai $. Murdine, gon, lust a tes done Noentimke, G. WB: 3. MeMichel iy) Wout fost ah arm; Jo: iW de aA, ‘ruveres, lost a Weg: Mudaun Heeker, ed. Bunnell, shot throu “lena: Jest tnt; ath but sty 7m Cressy, A. HE Henming Linkor, D, Sunil Ig Shininonm, wolinded; J." 1 wounded tivico, 2. He Manali, €. 4h 1 ou ut abv KS Me: 3. Bhacktore i eAcK. lost one ey t Slinanons, allenb leds Vita, ( antth, 11 By iss MN Cronry, woutided; J, W a WI ounded; 4 Diciur, fies, Jost an arm; di. Me Come ‘Tayo it. Gatlney, A. Pe Stowe, IL Sewell, wournte: THE RE Rebet soldiers employed—List of the names of Tebel soldiers who are or buve beenemptoy ed at the United tes Capitol by the Demucratic. Lfouse anid Senate eince the capture of te Capi- tal by the De ts: 20) #0n, lost both J. We Wheeloe foxus; ex-Doorkeeper of Late ssuurd ontutly ty Virgluits Postmuster Houso ex-Doorkeeper of min E, Snowden, Virginians Assistant Dostinaster Hoyse of Itepresentatives, Gun, CW. Fiek!, Georgia; Doorkeeper House: of Rent Col ob mnevsseo; Secretary United forth Carolina; Chief Clerk c. Irginin, Executive Cork, 7» Mississippl, Hitt Clerks, Star HUNT. tele A. Newson, Missisaippl, ox-Assistant nitice Clerk, United Stites Senate, Gen, CM, Wilenx, 1 West Polnter, messenger, United States senate, Jo A 1 Hunks, Misslasippl, stationery. keeper, United Stites Senate, ne Morgnin Ruwls, Georgia, Superintendent ain document room, House of Itepres W.C, Nulun, HH. Conk, ock, We 1 Lowry, B.C. Glass, Kennedys ode) fae Kaiicht, i, Tathram, Wehurd Alien, uy Tunis, W, You ea Sent Col dL B, Peyton, United Stu Mase” Lae ofe sentatlyes, We IL Roberson, A. G. We OW 3 a WwW, Ith I, er, UL. Ce 1. Lyte: Rhuttles, J, Tinrty, ilnbbs, WC. mun, Jt Paine Murris, M. Jowell, CM. Mere Suatt, C. We Muntilagten, ewok, 9 Wh 2 DEMOCRATS on this subject ia well known here, There waa a tony cen whieh togk info considers ation the methods by whiel remo. als could be effected. om tha face Of tho fong-stnnaing Democtathe rile that pros ‘ 1 Ue Wppre us Haintly Ware lution nitcring this rute and vesting the yin the Reerctary of the, Seante und tho ormuint-ot-Arus, The questlon of romoviing the Union soldiers an the Scnute rolls was nto considered fn cauens, and it) was nyreed, i formully of course, Unt no exception should be nade fri their case, THIER CONFEDERATE DEBT, AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT, dpectut Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Wasinqron, DC, Aug. 2h—The Dene oeratle nowgpapers which are bnsisting that noone his ever Uought that [te would be possiblo fur the United States to assume any portlon of the Confederate debt, or to pene slon the Confederate solllers, may be inter> exted In the contents of ndactinent that has deen discovered among the Rebel arehlyes, ‘Mls document isw letter of Sy, Jolin I Nengan, Postmuster-General of die Coufed> eraey, ndiressed to defterson Davis, giving: Yeasons and views of tho terms of the surren- der thon about to be agreed upon between Gen, Joseph BE, Joluston of the Confederate army and Gen, Shermanor the Vaton amy, Gen, Johnston and Mr, Reagan are both members of tho present Congress, ‘The fol- lowing passage from the outtine of Mr, Rea gan's terms of surrender nity be of ine terest; Nothing fs gaid in tho agrcoment about pulitio dubt aint the position of cue public proporty bu- youd the luring over of the arms tothe Btate isenals, Ln thy ual adjusimunt we should en= deayer to sooure provisos for the auditing of = bet the dent or tho Confederary and for Its 4 Conte « payme: Ine mths with the wir debt of the, eee Btw vouny usk thison the ground that we sousth only peneetul separatio iy ct nto Reetire “aur peuple and States trum the otte of ubematiiutional - encroachments.” nyt States, nnd because, on. the her principle of canity, sitowing that both pie at etd Bt wooed Faiths wid gone to war ited dnlaundermtanding which admitted of no cother: solution. and now agree toi reconeiiiation and ton buriit of the piste Ht would) be nfust ter compel ote people to usalet In the payntent ot the war debt of the United es, and Jor thom to refuse to atlow euch of the revenues ad wo tight contribute to be nppited to the payment. f i abotitd be satl that this lan, Xended by the conquerar tothe conquered, the miswer that If the object at Tacifieution Is tu resture tie Catan tiaith lund to reconelle the people to. nee, ad Her, futth. und proses fi Mgenity, thet, fit et “tho frat Importance that the tering of reconellation ahowdd be based on entire. 0 fw Just ground of arlet or to elther party, acne both Present, but ‘to the. hiterost of. futuro genera Hons, ‘The mmount of money) whieh would My HI be t de tivelved, though large, would be. as bothing when eompured with’ a reconelilation enilrely eqiitabte which should lexve no sting. to hon the meme Hon tor te Sato this feat est attention 3} WHE he of the hh resents. for the Pt rity. and Justices af both 48 con spletions isthe. adgastny cities ae thelr eonrn, heen during the W ostit baste wittets At would bo rend antl ne so! of wrong to ranklo bn oF the people, and ky the founda. Welties and for future v vie urent= by both ates. Te tance to all tor the that the Trumeness, urdies shall fof past it aan ealuraice have re If we whould mn peau sufisfuctory and right 2 perpetial, MAYNARD. LIN WASHINGTON, Spectal Virpatch to The Chromo Prtbune’ Wasiixatox, D.C. Ane Horace Mayn: the new Postmuster-eneral; ary rived here this afternoon, ant will, enter Upon the discharge 6f tts’ duttss to-marrew. Mr. Maynard hes Uttle to say of his plnus with regard fo tho Departinent, exeept to s that he hanes! t6 dud everything se pers feet that no ehanges will be necessary. As to the state of Turkey and the Incidents of his mlssfon, Mr, May: almost as Httle Information. He suys that very Uitte ean be sat about Turkey, beennse there ts absolutely so Uttle te say. “Turn bac substance, he satd, in “to the of any old histery oof the Tu Empire. ehange the dates,-and you will lays It ts an have the history of ‘Turkey i mpire without chanse and without pro; rest. 'P etlsiles caf Its diplomacy are practically whe ‘As to the pus IN HIS JOUn: through Contrat rope he states that ho found here evidences of Industrial, and agcettural . prosperity: ps seemed to be abundant, anid, he believed, the yield of Buck Sea wheat this year will be large. Mtr. Maynard, before lenving ‘Curkey, gathered a coinplete set of the firming tools hie tise in the Brack Sen countries. und forwarded thent to the lerleultiral Department here for exliittion, dle says that they will be -remurded hy our beople as curiosities. It shontt be noticed, as to Mr. Maynurd’s statement with respect fo the crops, that the recent Austrian storms which were reported to have caused so much. dutnage hive oceurred slice his visit, ANOTHER BITE WANTED, PAYMENT FOR SLAVES DESIRED, Speetat Diepateh to ‘The Chicago Tribune. Wasnutnarox, D, G, Aug. 24.—Edward, MePherson, Si of the Republican Congressional Commltter, has written a let- ter referring to Demverntic dantats that the South pects payment “for slaves and te * sluve-lists that are: pres eve in Georgia, in which he says: ot “Silto Usts exist tn most of tho Inte Slave Sintes- Nor le thi¥ confined to the: denser Slave States, in Maryland: the eating meslbley anit ly? the Hinited deine f shtve property hns bee In the present Constitute Convention wuintmously © Conservative Democratic the: following Important sections oreeast the future, 1 quote trom page kt! uf onst tution ‘the General. Axe ebali pasa no aviding for payment by tuto for snititedpated From servitude in this state, ¥ any adopt alieh mengitres ws thoy: mis! deent expedient tu obtaln Irom the United States compensution for kuch slave nd to reeelye and distribute thy samo equitnbly' to the porions en t minde after the adoption of dment to the Constitution, tates, which must, therefore, H by. that Constitutional ( Yland not to Tnterpese an et al bacrier syiinst such an adjustment" for the loss of slave property. Considering tho fuelle ity with which willing courts have it the past driven n “eoteh and for" through acts of Con= gress, ft may: falriy be held to be u debatable point whether, If twelvo Associate Justices, us: proposed ‘by a bill now. ponding bee fore one, of tho — Committee: it House of Nepresentatives, be added tho Supreme Court of the United state thoy he the nointnecs of a President dom by the ececadion element of our potiticul s tho restentning provisions of the Fuurte Amendment would not, on some pretext, bo evuiled und defeated, At least the proposed bit to reorganize tho Supreme Court” Insueh way us to revolutionize It gives color to the appre- hension, while tho machinery already oxtsthig In the luto Slave States fuvites to employment. NOTES AND NEWS. AHOLD GovERNoL, Speesat Mapaten to The Chicagn Tribune, Wastuxortos, D. Cy, Aug. 24—Tho Inter- nal-foyenuie Bureau’ reeelved information today which shows that Arkansas tas a brave Democratle Govertior. ‘Tho Collector of Internal-Revenne at Lite Rock, being about to make a ratd upon some illielt dis- (ilers, asked the Governor to loan him some United States rifles then In the possession of the Arkansas Stata Goverment, Tho Gove ernor Inqulred for what purpose they were wanted, and upon belag Informed, decilned to furnish them, stating: that if any of tho moonshtners. should be kiiled, and it should become known that he had loaned the arms, he would be obliged to leave the State, e "AN OPINION, J.D, Adoins, a prominent matl contractor of Arkansas, who lias Just arrived, exp es the opinion that the repudiation of thy Fish hagk wininalinent fn that Stata will be de et he THE CAMINET, ‘To the Western Assocluted Press, Wasinsatos, D.C, Aug. 24.—Tho session of the Cablnet meeting to-d ay Jasted nbont baltan hour, No question of publte interest was considered, THE CHINESE PROCLAMATION, Tho Vresttent will not issue the * Chiesa prochunation ? untit the ponding lavestline ton tn remand ta © agulust United States vessels is concluded, nud shows coneltistvely that no diseriminat- {ng tonnage or tinpest duttes are fevled upon United States vessels by the Chinese Govern- ment. The Presktent informed the Cabinet he would leave Washington Thursday to visit the Lacltle Const, GENERAL INDETEDNESS. ‘The Seeretary of the ‘Treasury ling placed. ie latest: schedules of quarterly dividend af dterest at thodlspusal of thu Superiutendent of the Tonth Consus, . It willshow where the indebtedness of the country Is owaed; how W an State and Turritery; how much dn every olly contalnhiys mors than 20,000 Ine Babltantey and how much fa foreign coun thes, a E. Deavwoon, DL, Aug. 24—Mark Bough- ton, % prominent cilizen of Sturgls City, > committed suletde at that pluice Sunday night by shooting. His despondene: as caused, by the mitalthfutness of his wife, Deceased hulled from Lew = AN ADVANCE IN COAL. Pinnapuaurs, Pa, Aug, 34-+'Phe anthras vats mere to ndvahes the Enstern prices of egy und stove con) 20 cents per ton for September, No other cbauges WHI be made, i uirtes shoukt took. not only to tle