Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1886, Page 2

+ et ee THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C SATURDAYS if f MARCH 27, 1886—DOUBLE SHEET CITY AND DISTRICT. JOINED THE SALVATION ARMY. Interesting Characters With Eventfal Careers Now Serving in the Ranks. Among the members of the Salvation army, exhibited as “trophies” at the mass meetings which were closed last Wednesday, were some very interesting characters. One of these is a man of about 45, named Chas. Buckley, formerly known as “The Chicago Boy Burglar,” who has spent in all 17 yearsand 4 months in prison. Toa Stax reporter he stated that he was born fm New York, where bis father still resides. He was, he said, driven from home by bad treat- ment, and drifting to Chicago he found em- ployment in a saloon as a waiter boy. “[ soon found,” he continued, “that I was in a den of thieves; that pickpockets, burglars ere the principal customers of {he pincer and that there they talked over the , &e, Tnoticed hat they alwa: peared we Gremed sad enjoyed ie, and I was th ted towards a dishonest'life. As soon mated that I would like to epter upo: Hite I was taken in hand by some of them, a lim a littie time I was used by them to their ad- vantage, for, being small, I could get in places where men could not gain an ent c forte was getting through transon Jong before I became known as the Chic: burglar. Tron on successfully for and I was not arrested till I was about 19 years ‘of age, when, for a burglary committed in the town of Paxton, I was sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the Joliet, lil, prison. Here I Tremaine’ sight and @ half years. When I got out, ina little time I married a good, Christian irl, and by her bad two children. Tt was not fong. however, before. with seven others, I went out to @ placé called West Point, in Indiana, and robbed the post office. I was the only oné of the band arrested, and was sentenced to the Penitentiary at Michigan City for twenty Fears. Afier serving for four and a haif Years my pardon was secured through the in- fiuence of an uncle, criminal lawyer. The pardon was conditional on my leaving that Section of the country, never to return as a eriminai. My wife stood by me like a good Christian woman, believing that there was somethiag In me for good. When I was re- Teased 1 took her and the children and re- turned to New York. Here I got intoa high- way robbery near Harlem and was sentenced to Sing Sing for five years. While I was there my ebildren died and then my wife, and I fe the privilege of seeing her, but it was re- fused. Then I attempted to hang myself to the cell -door, but was cut down before life was ex- tinet, and I served ont my term. This was about four years When Iwas out I was addicted to the opium habit as well as drink, the iormer having been formed because of the administration of the drug while I was sick in the penitentiary. If possible, 1 went further down in the ways of sin than'ever betore, and becoming quite profieient at picking pockets, may be said to bave made it a busi- hess. One bight about eight months ago, while standing on Brooklyn bridge engaged in picking pockets I noticed a detective spot- ting me. Then I saw a man approaching, and thougit at first he was a detective. He how- as I saw by the light, and the party I saw came to me, and I saw that he was a little Swede with a Salvation Army badge. I was invited by him and promised to go to a meeting. Idid not keep my promise that night, but the next night I was f n the'hall, the ‘singing holding me fast. ole past life then loomed up betore me, aud I then and there cried like a child, and the prayers ot my wife were answered.” A CIRCUS PERFORMER. Another remarkable case is that of Lieut. Harry Lopez, who is stationed at Gettysburg, Pa. He is quite a handsome young man of per- haps 19 or 20 years of age, who knows not his origin, but is under the impression that he isa Peruvian and Was siolen from that country When a child of about a year old. Toa Stak reporter he said: “The first thing I knew of life Iwas under the carec! a woman known as Madam Lopez, traveling with acircus. Iwas tanght to look’ on her as my protector. I was fixed up and put in the ring asa little clown, and then I was taught acrobatle teats. Thé way they taught us to perform Was to take us in hand in the morning betore breakfast, and ‘whether we recelved breakiast or not depended on the Way the feats were performed. You may say the feats were beaten into us with a big strap. Well I was soon among the vaulters and traveled with such cireusses as Madame Lopez was engaged in. We were with Barnum's ‘one or two seasons and were in New York state when the law went into effect prohibiting the exhibition of children under sixteen years of uge—I was then about ten ears cld. Then we left the circus and Madame opez ook me to Portland, Me., where she set ‘® disreputable house.” I lived there till t two years azo, and learned to steal and Pick pockets. When I got to bea smart boy she told me to go my and pat meout. I ‘was, however, fortunate, for I never was ar rested. The ‘Salvation army came and I saw ‘them on the streets and followed out of curios ity, and met in the hail. Tuey talked of Jesus, and on Friday night, December 5, 1884, 1 was made a free man, ani the madame is now serv- ing @ sentence in Portiand.” THE ALI-NIGHT MEETING. The all-night of prayer Tuesday night at the Rifles’ Armory was attended by a large num- ber, and fuily 75, mostly grown persons, arose for prayers. The meeting was kept up till early five o'clock in the morning, aud wnong those professing conversion were several ladies some Of Whom showed their purpose to live more consistent lives by tearing the ornaments from their bonnets, one of them exclaiming: “Pride has always stood in my way, but now I am determined not to allow it in my way here- after. Most of the delegates left yesterday for Chicago where the massing of forces will com- Mence to-night. They all spoke in bigh terms af the reception given them here. wy Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Mary A. Eugerstadt to Jerome Wise, sub lot 22, sq. 177; $2,900. F. W. Stolp to C. W. Klop- Anger, part 9, sq. 775; $570. P. H. Christmas to | Margaret Crawford, sub 4, sq. 625; $3,000. T. | A. Lambert et al., trusiees, to W. K. Klopinger, ot 10, estate of Clark Mills; $600. M. A. Buk- ley et al to H. Hurt, lot 1, sq. s. of 1019; S—. M. J.Snowden to R. Low, sq. 660; lot 1/sq. 604, nd jot 6. sq. 605; $1,311.30. M. J. O'Brien Mary E. O'Brien, part lots E ‘and’ D, sq. 75 $800. LL. Tate to O. M. Ball, lot 6, sq. 644: $309._ 0. M. Bail to Albert Parker, same prop- erty; $550. Mary A. Williamson to W. H. Cov- ington, part 3. Sq. 995; 365%. J.-H. Webb to LM. Saunders, part 11. sq. 494; $100. H: of D. B. Major to T. A. Dav $1,000. son, lot George Fr: T. J. Coffey to Susan bt 42. "sq. 163; $7,000. y Ochsenreiter, lot 30, sq. n to Fannie V_ > Brown's sub of Ww. M . Bi nt Plains,” $2.2 trustee, to W. E. Clark, lots 1, 3 and n. hait 7, | aq. 654: S1Li Al nch to M | Lynch, pa: Wo BL. Walker, laad to W. Kk. ify James B. Beck et 206, sq. 133; $5,724.80. George A. Burch, sub 44, sq. 240; $2, E. Richardson to W. yton, sub. 4 ‘$670. W. HH. Dempsey to C2 Be P and B. Hi. Warner, lots 139 to 141, sq. 195 00. C.F, €bapin Brown to Abbie F. Ellis, lot 13 Brown’s sub Mt. Pleasant; Mai Appo toSarab J. Tyrer, <ul’ 99, s4. 230; P.M. Dubant to Columbia Keily, sub 25, sq. 401; $-. Eliza Sheldon to Thomas Waist, part of Sq. 317; $4,000. Watson J. Newton ef ‘Ux. to Charles V. Trott, lot 31, W. J. Newton's sub sq. 105%; $190. Ben! ~ Brice to Hen- Fietta ‘C. Metzerott and Sam Cross, trustees un- der Will of Win. G. Metzere 20 teet of Eliz. Lanter Duni unite, | Lanier Heights; $675. George W. byer'et ux. ‘to James I, Hall, parts Patterson's sub sq. $06; $1,350. Solomon Griffin et al. to Sarah Ann C. rpenier, t tract Fortune enlarged; $1. Sarah A! arpenter et ux. to Joh es, same; $150. Mary E. 0 Brien to David Riordan, and + $1,500. Joba _K, Patri man, lots S4 and 85 M aq. 546; 3425. John W. Ray to J yan Undivided 4 lot 4 estate oi Enos Ray, contain- fog 144 acres; $356. arder to Martha’ M. Davies, parts 17 and 18, sq. 197; 96,000. James B. Beck and William Ll! Thomas to Wm. Pitt Kellogg, lows 100, 101, 102 avd 103, Keck and Thomas’ sub sq. 133; $4,500. David Hagerty et al. to James F. McGee, sub G,sq. 875, 3800. ALL. Barber ct al. w kd Ward C."Deau, lots T and 2 of block 10, 9 and 4 of block i2, Le Droit park. and all block 2, Bertdian Hill; $5. J. Joseph Albright et al. to Edward C, Dean, same; $5. Ira Gudirey wT. Tyssowsk, lot 122, sq. 190; $1,728. rms to Martha A. Kyan, sub. 63, sq. M. Robeson to N. L. Jettries, 195; $9,360. A.J. Clarke wo sub. lols 110 to 115, sq. 361; Cook et al. to T. W: Smnillie, 31,550. A Song anda Prayer. A song for the gir! we love— toe tne agen SES et A song for the eyes with heir tender wile, ud the frecrant mouth with its melting amie, 1B tresses uncontrolled, luctr Leude rest bold: the daint, euin, nd the lily hand that we try to win, ‘Phe girl we iove— ‘God love her. Benjan im He prayer for the girl we loved— 4 vod lovedgert A prayer for the eyes of fad Might, ‘4nd the cheek whose red ruse waned to white, ‘And tbe quis bev wits is shale atid ay ‘Abd the lsies drvoped is a ioug deep dream, Bind the small baman crased for Une churcuyard rest Bind the Bowers dead sn her sweet dead Uresi. ‘The gicl we lowed — God loved hee! ———— eee ‘The American bark Kioto, which safled from Baltimore thirty-one days «go with a cargo of eval tor New York, has not yet arrived, aud it Js Lelieved she has goue dowa, The crew num- _Dered ten bien. | the President's proclamation, and on the same | nights steady work which the thirty-six hun- | | the consequence. THE RIFLES IN °61. mees of the District Volan- the Three Months’ Service. HOW THE RIFLES WERE MUSTERED IN—THE MARCH ON ALEXANDRIA—AN EXPEDITION TO ROCKVILLE—CAMP LIFE AT POOLESVILLE. r teers “I was one of the few of the three months’ men of the National Rifles,” writes Charles March Pyne, now a retired army officer, liv- ing in Newark, N. J., in an entertaining sketch for Messrs. At Lee and Matthews, the historians ot the coming anniversary celebration, of bis recollection of the time when he was associated with this body of the Distriet volunteers. On April 10, 1861,word had quietly gone out that an Inspection of the District militia was ordered, beginning with the National Rifles, and that they would probably be called into service. I remember abandoning my purpose of going to my office, and walking down to the armory viewed the inspection. Coi. C. P. Stone, the inspector general of the District, came in, rigidly inspected the com- mand, and then going to the table wrote out an order, handed it to Capt. Smead and left the armory. The captain called a meeting of the company and read the order, which was to march the company up to the War department to be mustered into the service of the United States. A number of the members earnestly protested against any action which might at wainst thelr states, and then handed in their resignations. If I may be permitted a word about myself, 1 would suggest, modestly, that an action of ‘mine ehecked the rout an e courage to the timid ones. Seeing how ‘ery thing was looking, I stepped forward and asked permission to withdraw my resignation, (which had been tendered sometime before on account of differences of opinion growing out of the war feeling.) Some members jumped to their feet with A HURRAH, and the permission was granted me. In the evening Mr. L. D. Watkins, formerly the firs Neutenant of the company, who had also re- signed, withdrew his resignation, and, declin- jug to lake advantage of the non-seceptance of the resignation of his commission, took his place in the ranks. So, though I have never Joined in the discussion as to who were THE FIRST VOLUNTEEKS in the late war, I have always heid quietly but firmly that to the District of Columbia volun- teers belongs that honor. For the first officer tobe mustered in was Col. Charles P. Stone, some time in December, 1860, or January, 1861, and the first volanteer was myself, April 10th, 1861. However others may carry on the discussion, District troops were the first mus- | tered, as Capt. E. C. Carrington’s company was mustered in April 11th, 1861, tour days before | day the National Rifies, the first for that pur- pose, presented themselves to be mustered in, but were declined, being short of men. We managed to carry up that day fourteen ‘men, all the others had resigned or were absent. Major Irwin McDowell and Mr. Geo. C:Thomas, | a justice of the peace, and major general of qmillitia met us at the War department and after calling the muster roll, informed the captain | that twenty-six men were necessary before the | company could be accepted. So we were | marched back and went to work reeruiting.” “To the best of my recollection,” continues | the narrative, “the fourteen (fifteen with the captain) men’ who presented themselves for | muster on April 11 (the anniversary, by the by, of the company’s first parade) were Capt. John | . Smead, 1st Lieut. ‘a. D. Davis, 2d Lieut. W. W. Webb, ist Sergeant 8. B. Mayo, Sergeant E. | T, Matthews, Joseph MeMakin, Jolin G. Clarke, | W. H. Puller, Charles M. Pyne, Henry Ingle, J. | H. Heath, C. E. Hellen, Eugene Fitzgeraid, 'B. | Rothrock’ and John Quincey Adams. In "the course of a week we bud gained over twenty- six men and were mustered in April 15, otners being mustered in on subsequent days. ‘Almost immediately after being mustered into service the men of the company were ordered to make their permanent quarters at the armory in Temperance hall, £ street, between 9th ‘and 10th. ‘The attack'on the Sixth Massachusetts and 4 Pennsylvania regiment in Baltimore bad | led to the burning of the bridge of the P., W. | and B. railroad, and soon the B. and 0. stopped their trains on the Washington branch. ‘ithis shut off Washington from the north and the south was a pretty open side, and heavy guard duty fell on the District troops. ‘THE FIRST DUTY. Almost the first duty the company had to ao was to guard the State department on or about the night of April 16th or 17th. The only special reminiscence I have of this duty was being detailed as corporal and acting sergeant ofthe guard. About ten o'clock the Secretary of State, Mr. Seward, came from the White House, of course without the countersign, und was halted by thesentinel, I was called andim- mediately admitted him, TheSecretary looked at us, as I let nim in, and recognizing me, said: Pe.You ate the corporal of the guard, are you?* ‘Then taking out his portmonnaie, he handed me agold dollar, saying: ‘Get your men some cigars’ | ‘The inoney bought, twenty pretty fair ones, which I distributed to those of the company actualiy Going the guard duty.” “Our company,” remarks Mr. Pyne, “was made into Company A, third battalion, D.C. volunteers. There were eight battalions. Col, Stone commanded the practical brigade, and our captain, Capt. Smead, was the battalion commander. He was a man of great energy and push, a thorough soldier, but his discipline atone time made him unpopular with some of the command, who could not forget milia habits easily." One night something or other called him with a small detachment of the company to the armory of the Cameron rifles, which Was company B, third battalion. While he was there some occurrence caused him to issue orders in a quick peremptory voice, such as soldiers during the war became accustomed | to, but which was a new thing then, One os the Camerons, not used to much discipline from bis captain, turned round on Captain Smead and said: *Wahy, major, you must think yoursel{— using an expression I do not care to repeat, ‘Never mind what I think myself, answered Smead, ‘I'l show you who lam. That man was on bis back, twenty feet away, before he could even wink a second time. ‘Now get up and go to work,’ said the captain. He was ine stantiy obeyed without a word, and that was | the first and last time anything like insubordi- nation Was exhibited towards Capt. Smead by any of the D. C. volunteers, THE LONG BRIDGE | was the scene of most of our work, though it | was diversified by guard duty in all parts of the city. The three weeks that the capital was | shut up are well remembered as the dark days. | Not a night during taat time did any of the un- | detailed men of the company sleep in bed. The | Long bridge, the departments, the steamboat Wharves, ail were looked after ‘by the District troops. When I remember those days, I can | hardly realize the twenty-two or more days and | dred of the District companies did.” The work | they did without intermission was undoubt- edly what saved Washington.” For it was the fact which the troops in Virginia were kept weli | aware tbat the eity was effectively guarded | that kept these troops from attempting to oc- cupy it. All this is owing to Gen. Stone and the Disiriet troops. r tis, however, never mentioned the histories of the war. The safety of Wash- ton is attributed to the New York seventh regiment and the other troops who came in to occupy what we bad with much bard work Saved for them to occupy.” “But, as J have said,” he resumes after this brief diversion to pay a deserved, it tardy, trib- ute to the services of our home troops, “the Long bridge was the chief scene of our night's duty. There, reguiariy about three nights in the Week, we'marened down, posted our senti- neis.drew back the inner side of the Alexandria draw, and Kept good watch. Reguiarly at a | ittle betore sunrise, Jobn Moore would sound } his reveilie by singing the following verse: | “Awake from your slumber, the bright morning skies Prociaim that the sui Duw ready to Tise; ‘he birds they are siaging, aud Unis is thelr song: “Awake (row Your slumber, you're slceping wo long.” “About midnight of the last of the dark days,” continues the narrative, “when, in considera- te: of the constant work the com; 'y had n doing for several nights, we had kept on guard in the armory, an order came for a de-| tachment to be sent to the Baltimore and Ohio depot prepared to go to OPEN THE RAILROAD to Annapolis Junction, To the pleasure of every », the order was soon reversed, so as to send the company out and leave a small guard | at the armory. Col. Stone had determined to open the road, which had been closed tor three weeks. When we reached the depot we met | several companies of District troops, and a long | train was waiting in the outer shed. The rai road officials were not unwilling to oblige Col, Stone, but were averse to sending outa train. The colonel had, however, over-persuaded them, as Paddy wouid say, and’ the waiting train was An engineer and fireman were made to fire up. The companies were em- barked, and we started off about 5 a m. A member of the Rifles—Shepherd, I think—was placed with a loaded piece on the engine, with jnstructions, given in their hearing, that if either showed the least sign of treach- ery to blow his brains out It was. a big leap in the dark we were taking, as we did not know where the raliroad was worn up and we were starting before day- light. ‘We went on safely, however, and stop. plug at different points along the route droj 4 company here and a company there unti) the Rifles were the only company leit on the train when we reached the junction. The slow rate at which we were obi to travel made it nearly 8 o'clock betore we reached that station. Here we alighted, and I was ordered to post a guard of six men in the neighborhood ot the station. In about two hours or perhaps less the 7th regiment New York state militia, then known as the Natioval Guard, (the pame had not then been applied to all the state —> that state, as now,) came marching down irom their bivouac, a mile or two up the Ani railroad. This road had been pretty badly upin places. After some little delay this regi- ment was pug sows the train by Cat Smead, who was in charge of the expedition, ahd 1 was ordered to call in my guard. | secret. landing lookt each other, in @ district which, in their thoughts, was filled with ene- mies. We did not know thatthe train was immediately to return for some other troops, hand-oar st Laurel se we cane bg seawenea ir at urel as cal ans ‘How far is Laurel? asked ‘he. @About threo miles back.’ So off we start and.tramped to Laurel, where we broke the lock and chain of the band-ear, and, piling in, started back spin- ning to Washington. It was a tour hours’ ride and constant exercise for some of us, We met the train at Beltsville, returning, but preferred tokeepon. We got into Washington about 4 1. at lesson cured one of the party of put- ing on camp airs at a temporury guard.” ‘THE OCCUPATION OF ALEXANDRIA. “The next reminiecence,” continues Mr. Pyne, “4s the occupation of Alexandria, On the evening of May 24th, 1861, word was whispered about that an advance was to be made into Vir- nia over our old acquaintance, the Long ridge, and thabyre were to take part therein. Later in the evening the rumor took more decided shape, and we all knew that the com- ny was ordered down to the city end of the nz bridge. Leaving a small guard at the armory, the company marched down about 10 p.m, through the quiet and deserted streets. I Temember as I was marching on the extreme left, acting as I usually did as left guide, Lieut. Maithews came up and whispered: ‘We’ are to Jead the advance.’ ‘The old Latin proverb once occurred to. my min mentum in corpore viti. When we reached the. bri at the corner of 14th street, we saw number of trooy for a while. a aiting there, and we halted Pt. Smead and Mr. Hudson Taylor were apparently making arrangements for the Rifles to go across the river in two or three boats belonging to a boat club, but this idea was soon given up. While we were wait- ing another regiment came down and began to go ncross the bridge. They had heavy woolen Stockings drawn over their shoes, and they seemed like an army of ghosts, as they made no noise whatever. Presently the word cume for the Rifles to advance. The state troops had all formed in Hine on the left side of the bridge, and our Httle company of about Afy men Started on the march. ‘When we reached the Alexandria draw we found it still open, and | the 12th New York standing at order arms on the Washington side. The Rifles closed the draw and marched on. As we passed off the draw on to the wooden part of the bridge, word came to break step, which we “all did. But in a few minutes we unconsciously fell into the measured march- ing tread. It was not long before the bridge began to swing in a most dangerous fashion, and had not Smead, in language more emphatic than polite, made us break step again,the whole company would have ended its service in a few momenis in the Potomac river. As we passed quickly and silently on the solid ground, near the corner stone of the now celebrated city of Jackson, we saw a force of mounted pickets standing on a small eminence just ahend of us, ‘The company was halted, and a detachment of four or flve men was sent forward to capture these pickets. The detail went quickly torward, and, I think the pickets, with their horses, would have been easily captured, had it not been for an unfortunate movement, of which I suspect and one other person only know the Before starting trom the city end of the bridge another non-commissioned officer had taken my place as lett guide, and I was acting asa sergeant, marching In the ‘ar of the lett platoon. It was a bright moon- light night, and the men were drawn up com- pany front in the heavy shade of the trees. One of the men in front of me, becoming much ex- | cited at seeing such a beautiful mark as the pickets made against the sky, cocked his plece nd put i upto hisshoulder t¢ pick one of them off. ‘Iseized the piece betore he could fire and ordered him to be quiet and wait for orders. A straggling moonbeam shone on the rifle band as he recovered his piece, and immediately we heard the sound of the horses’ fect as pickets started full-tilt down to Alexandria, I verily believe that this glimmer of the moon on our comrade’s rifle was the first thing that warned the pickets of their danger. The Rifles were marched up the road to the right, leading to- wards Bailey's Cross Roads, and halted at a small bridge, while the 12th New York and other troops passed on and occupied the surrounding country. We soon heard the Alexandria belle ringing to- multuously, and when Ellsworth with his Fire Zouaves reached that city the rebel troops, such as they were, had been gone for an hour or more. As morning came Wwe could see the United ‘States lag planted in several impro- vised camps within sight of us, A detachment of District troops held the road which we had occupied until relieved in the early morning by @ Pennsylvania detachment, and then we re- turned to Washington. I had been left with five men to guard the bridge, and came in about ten inthe morning, As we came back we met the New York 7th, resting beside the Toad, where they had made an advanee inareh, As we marched back we learned of the sad. DEATH OF COL. ELISWORTH, the first blood shed in the war. We all look ‘upon his fool-hardy action at Alexandria in its proper light now—as a mere tempting of Provi- dence; but none of us can forget the excite- ment it caused at that’ time. Neither is the scene of his funeral nor the alarm that was raised during it soon to be forgotten. And who ‘of us will forget the single act of recognition of the services of the District troops that was ac- corded shortly after? All the eight battalions were paraded and passed in review before the President. It was a special day for the Rifles, as it was the first time the company marched under the United States flag. THE ROCKVILLE EXPEDITION. “My next reminiscence,” continued Mr.Pyne, “4s of the Rockville expedition. Onty about half the company could goon the expedition, that portion of the command formed of department clerks could not be spared from their desks, | and were ordered to remain in Washington, doing duty at the armory and elsewhere. Other battalions did duty at nearer distances trom the Capitol—the third was the only one that went tar beyond the Maryland line. Our bat- lion consisted of the National Rifles, Capt. ead; Cameron Rifles, Capt. Elder; Slemmer Guards, Capt. Knight, and a fourth com- pany commanded by Capt. Fletcher. We started on the morning of June 4th, 1861, and spent our first night under can- Vas at Tenleytown. As 6G Sooo the residence of Mr. Edward Boyce, at Georgetown Heights, Mr. Boyce recognized several friends in our ranks, and asking where we were going told us he would firea saiute. In a few minutes a gun sounded from the cupola of the house and, after three cheers, John Moore struck up his favorite cheer, ‘There was a butcher had a dog and Bingo was his name, &c.’_ John was full of fun and had a song for every occasion. He and his brother William were two of the most popular men in the company. Perbaps the most popular and influential man in the corps was our friend Smedberg. I always noticed that when Smedberg suggested any- thing, his suggestion was followed. Our marches were not by any means toilsome, The first day, as I said, took us to Tenleytown, tour Vashington; the second day took us miles trom W to Rockville, about nive miles further on, Here we stayed about a week, and were instructed in the various duties of camp Ife. Another short march brought us to Darnestown, where we remained about a week mor and then we made a, night inarch to Poolesville, where we regularly settied down to camp life. IN CAMP AT POOLESVILLE, Our camp was on a splendidly dry hill, over- looking a beautiful valley, which afterwards I believe became somewhat historical in the his- tory of Gen. Stone's command. One day passed very lise another, so there is not much to re- laté of our camp life. We had found, much to our disgust, that we were not to enemy atter all, but were merely acting a: quartermaster’s train guard. During the ex dition, and before Col. Stone's bri; le had come ‘concentrated, the colonel made his hea quarters near us, and one morning an order was read from the colonel that all the District troops who desired to return to await their muster out in Washington, should be permit- ted todo so; but those who desired to remain unconditionally and go wherever led, should give in thelr names. The main part of the detachment returned to Washington. Of the rest of the battalion the whole of the Cameron Rifles returned some of Capt. Knight’s company and some of Capt. Fletcher's. Of the Rifles there remained Smedberg, Bailey, Waluski, Garrett Moore, Clayton, Pyne, Baiawin and Lieut, Matthews with two others. I remained as quartermaster sergeant to Col. Stone's brigade. The evening the company started on their home trip down, the canal was noticeable for the sudden appear- ance of THE COMET OF 1861. In a few days we all started with the supply trains, to which we were now reduced to mere | guards, and moved on to Point of Rocks, Monocacy river, Sandy Hook, Sharpsburg, Williamsport and finally to Martinsburg,where we joined Stone’s brigade and our guard dut; ceased. We moved with that command until we reached Harper's Ferry, when, on hearin of the unfortunate battle’ of Bull, Ran, Col Stone o us home 8 troops that were returning. | We reached Washington on the morning of July 25th, having been out el .y8, Over the period for which we had pS ‘The Strike on the Gould System. JAY GOULD TO SUE THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR FOR DAMAGES, Gen. Swayne, one of the counsel for Jay Gould, in an interview in New York Thursday, stated that he had been consulted regarding the action of the Knights of Labor on the atrike now pending on the Southwestern railroads, and actions wil be at once ee the order inst the indivi Inembers of the order ‘by the, Missourt Pacite company to recover all damages the company may have sustained b; ‘The executive board of District Amemblles 101,17 and 93, Knights of Labor, of St, have iss ‘adi is ot v4 ued eee, to the Ruteh Simericinuended a reply guinvementa ot te eae eee Esme chyployea of Southwest. The, “We bave wearied the press ances and demanding an CALLING IN THE GUARD, ‘That was in my green days. Instead of wav- ing my gun and calling them all in, as I would have done a few weeks later, I marebed down to each post and relieved all sentinels as if I was ou duty in camp, impatient at this stupidit MeMakin stood on the Teecemetpeeenc ae corporal aad six men Brogklya sya" yard funds to pay them, FEOM THE HOUSE GALLERY. What An Habitue Can See and Infer From the Scenes Below Him. CAUCUSES AND CONFRRENCES ON THE FLOOR— SOME OF THE PROMINENT FEATURES OF THE HOUSE AS ORSERVED FROM THE GALLERY— ‘MEN WHO ARE UNCONSCIOUS OF THE EYRSIN ‘THE GALLERY, ‘There are lots of things to be seen from the House galleries, Something is always going on on the floor that is not: part of the regular order. From agood point in the gallery an ob- servant person can see much, and after awhile learns to know the meaning of what he sees. It is in this way that private conferences are fre- quently discovered. The floor of the House is such a big place, and the members get 60 much at home there, that many of them have no idea that their movements are observed and their Purposes guessed at. Some members, to be sure, are always conscious of the eyesof the gal- lery, and after saying or doing something their glances, accompanted with a smile, will rest for moment upon the place over the Speaker's head. But these self-conscious men are not nerally the ones the gallery gods are watch- ing. It is the man who is unconscious of his surroundings, and is acting naturally, who calls for their attention, Many little caucuses are held on the floor during the course of a day, and the habitue of the gallery learns to know what they are about by noticing who are engaged in them and which ones are pores the lead. Nearly every member has his pet hobby, th which other members are interested to a more or less extent, and in which he would like to in- terest other members, ‘WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT. It fs easy to tell what he’s talking about when he’s in earnest conference with certain mem- bers, For instance, if some suave member of the ways and means committee were seen talk- ing persuasively with Mr. Randall, while that gentleman looked annoyed or had a hard, stony, non-committal expression on his face, thé habitue would know it was a tariff discussion, and that “no agreement had been reached thereon.” Great men are always watched most closely and their peculiarities are best known. If aman ts seen to confer successively with Messrs. Holman and Beach.the habitue knows that he wants unanimous consent to take up & private bill, and if he includes Mr. Reagan tn his conference itis known that the bill isto give an increased pension to some officer's widow or to increase rank on the retired list. It is a pretty safe guess also that he isn’t going to getit. There are little cliques and sets of men all through the Houso who are Interested in a certain class of legislation. The habitue knows them well, and sitting a long ways out of ear shot can discover the meaning of their littlo secret conferences. When state delegations hold caucuses they generally assemble in some quiet corner in the cloak-room. Conferences between individual members are more. fre- quently held on the floor, as they are supposed. W attract no attention, OTHER THINGS TO BE SEEN. But theso are not all the habitue sees. He sometimes sees a member making eyes at some fair charmer in the private gallery. More fre- quently he sees him smoking on the floor, in violation of the rules of the House. Somes times he sees a member sitting up in his chair with bis chin on his white shirt Front id his: hands hanging loosely at his sido, fast asleep. The habitue then makes a mental calculation ofhow many hours he worked the night before. He makes ‘the same calculation cencerning those who aro stretched out on the sofas, If he knows the men he knows ail about it, But the most striking and picturesque thing he sees is the soles of shoes. These he sees on the desks in various parts of the House. Behind them are members of Congress. He could tell you who they are, but don’t like to, so he says their shoes hide their faces, Somé of the members ut but one foot on their desk at a time. thers put both up and sink low down in their chairs while they smoke. There is a man in the gallery who is making a list of members who are thus aff He has nearly @ dozen on the list. Some members are given to telling funny. stories to a select circle of friends, and when the habitue sees a little knot of members around one of these he knows when to expect to see them ioe . It is always easy to tell one Of these assemblages from a caucus, When there is a crowd about Reed, of Maine, it is known that he is In good trim and is express- ing his views of passing events in his peculiar characteristic way. THEIR LITTLE BILLS, Some of the members have their little bills upon which they rely to get back to Congress. These are the men the casual observer would take to be the workers of the House. The habitue knows better, and he knows, too, that they are frequently the batts of the House and are the targets for transient wit. One of these came up to Robertson, of Kentucky, the other day and asked him to vote for a little bill which was to secure his re-election, “How much money does it take from the Treasury?” asked the red-bearded Kentuckian, “About five milllion,” was the reply. “Don’t you think,” Robertson, looking him from head to foot, “don’t you think that’s a pretty big price for the government to pay for your services?’ ———__+e¢—____ PROTECTING DUMB BEASTS. What the “Women Folks” in the West End Have Accomplished. A brick wagon drawn by a pair of mules was at the rear of some of the fine residences in the West End, and the colored driver whistled mer- rily as he saton the wagon waiting fora pas- sage tobe cleared, so thathe could drive as near as possible tothe foundation of a new house and unload the bricks. Soon a way was cleared, and with a word to his team, the heavy wagon was slowly tugged over the uneven ground amid the piles of bricks and mortar. ‘The driver then got down, pulled out the tail- board and loosened the wagon fastenings and then started histeam ahead fora few feet, in order that the body of the wagon should slide down on the grooves and dump the brick out. ‘The space for the team to move in was rather contracted, for ahead Were mortar beds and sand and piles of board and brick, &c., but It Was only necessary to move forward a few feet. When ‘the driver started the team up, with the aggravating disposition of all mules, instead of stopping when called to, they kept. right on and went crashing through the cis and over bricks and piles of sand, until having done all the damage they could‘ well do ‘and having involved themselves and the wagon in @ position that was difficult to extricate them from, they calmly stood still ina meek, unob- trusive attitude. The colorea driver was fairl frantic with rage, ‘He Jumped about the ani- mals brandishing a big, heavy stick that is used about such wagons, but neither struck them nor used profane language, After his rage had somewhat cooled, he was heard addressing the mules in tones of mingled expostulation and warning. ‘Ifthese women folks up here were’nt so cur'us,” he exclaimed in indignant, but confi- dential tones to his mules, “1 would hammer rte well, Jes’ a goon asa man begins to lick 1s tearm up here them women folks complain to the police. Then you got to pay five dollars, and you know I ain't got nofive dollars. You carry on this way when you get down to the yard, if you dare, and I'll dust your ribs.” ‘The driver went on talking and adjusting the disordered harness, and one of the men who ‘was standing around laughed and said that the drivers had to be careful, as they were liable to be reported to the police for cruelty if they were seen beating their teams, THE STak man was told that somany drivers had been. ar- rested and fined that it was now very seldom that teams were il! used, at least while in that pattof the city, where, as the driver expressed t, “the women folks were so cur'us.” ————— oe Mrs. Stanton’s Letter Genuine. ‘To the Editor of the EvENINo Sram: As there has been some question among the gentlemen of the press as to the genuineness of the correspondence between Miss Cleveland and myself, I would say that my open letter was written forthe “American Press Associa- tion.” But it was evidently published at an in- opportune moment, when her reply to some rate correspondents was made to appear as Bie to mine, tous dotng as Botts Infusticeher letter being wholly irrelevant to my philosophy of the question of dress, and mine Ueing made responsible for criticisins of @ personal char acter, which Miss Cleveland very properly re- pudiated. ‘ ‘Whatever undeserved criticisms her correspondents saw ft tomake, s careful vate ro- my letter will show that {t was written treme display of the nin dress, that her own toiist wan alwaya —_ she 18 a re: and piquant writer, ‘was to eal out na'well digested I Pe essay on this question for her next Suggested the line of thought I would like % toel te. ‘Many times my sat such good White een ae E women feel Tave alike de we bo the ‘futare, will use their infiue: in for the elevation of their: yours, BETH CaDY STANTON, Tenafly, N.J., Mareh 24, 1986." HOW FARMERS ARE SWINDLED. The Bohemian Oat Scheme and Other Frauds Practised on the Farmer, THE WAY MEX ARB INDUCED TO Invest I BEED THAT PRODUCES A CROP OF LAWSUITS— ‘RUSHES ADOPTED FOR GETTING FARMERS’ SIG- ‘NATURES—BOUUS TRACTSOCIETY AGENTS. “Dishonest schemes have been numerous,” says a reportof the statistician of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, speaking of frauds upon farmers, “yet there 1s one of more ‘hideous mein’ than many others; emboldened by suc- ess, still, more persistent under exposure, for. tifying itself anew when driven from its en- trenchment; it 1s the fraudulent commerce in Bohemian oats.” This fraudulent commerce, the report says, has lived from yearto year, and extended its operations from state to state ‘under a galling fire of the agricultural and local press. The department has made inquiry into the extent, the geographical distribution of this proliflo crop of fraud, for the benefit of farmers in states and counties, into which it ‘has not yet penetrated. "Correspondents report the attempt in some form to sell this grain at exhorbitant rates in twenty-five states, and the resence of the agents of the organized swindle lu eighteen, Ohio is the center of the infection, which has ‘spread to Indiana, Illinois, Michi: gan, Wisconaln, Minnesota, and other western ‘and southwestern states, while reports show also attempts in New York, Pennsylvania, and New England states. Altogether there are one hundred and thirt; counties whore this fraud is reported, and, Iti possible, and, indeed, probable, that a complete report would reveal its existence in tw dred counties. The fraud appears to be entirely unknown in many districts, ally in the south, which may soon be invaded by an of depredators, Me bans ‘THE MODE OF OPERATING 1s described as follows: A person representing himself as the agent of some distant company appears in the neigh- borhood and proposes to organize a compan: or association of farmers for the growth. an sale of this grain. He strives at the outset to draw into this enterprise some man whose name will have weight and influence with others to be approached, thus Inspiring con- fidence in his scheme and averting that critical investigation which would Inevitably be fatal to its success. The company being ed, it is organized under the local laws, The members of this association are to monopolize, for a year or two at least, the pro- duction, ‘The grain is furnished, generally. in guan tities of not less than ten bushels, to any one member, at $10 per bushel, for which the farmer gives his note, payable with interest in twelve months. He might hesitate, fearing his inability to reimburse himself for this oullay, by the sale of the produce of this seed, but the agent's scheme ts reassuring; he offers, on be- halfofhis company, “a bond," in which itagrees to sell (but not to rate twice the quantity of oats purchased, at $10 per bushel, less twent: five per cent commission, on or’ before a cer- tain date, usually a month prior to the date at which the note matures. “Thus, if he gives his credit for $100, he expects to. receive $200, minus $50 as commission, and thus make $50 clear before the payment of a dollar. In fact, however, he gets a note which runs another year before collection. ‘There is usually a pre- tense of limiting sales, in order to convey an idea of monopoly. ‘THE SECOND YEAR, ‘The scheme is intended to run more than a single year, but ifexposed too early, tke agent sometimes fails to appear after harvest to “sell” as “nominated in the bond,” the promised quan- tum of grain. Otherwise he returns, takes or- ders among other farmers, and receives notes due in twelve months, es ae bond of the local company formed by the first growers for the sale after harvest of double the quantity sought. He gives these notes in. payment for the oats, but takes $2.50 per bushel commis- sion. Selling twenty bushels, he pockets $50, or $100 for forty bushels. He may thus realize several thousand dollars in the neighborhood, leaving the local company to sell after the next harvest the two bushels for each one sold, at the same price. If the excitement can still be kept up, and confidence retained, he can _ fleece scores of othe. farmers in farther commissions; but the fraud is usually exposed in the second season, if not in the first, leaving the first grow- ers reimbursed by becoming swindlers them- selves, or engaged with numerous lawsuits with fellow-farmers who have been swindled. The losses that have accrued, the report says, are already immense; these returns do not give them, except in a few instances; it would re- quire further time, and prove fa dificult under- taking, yet it is claimed that ‘in some counties they would reach $10,000. Probably $100,000, ‘would not cover them in Ohio, and possibly the aggregate for all the states would reach several hundred thousand dollars. A loss of $100 by one man is common, and some cases are re- ported of $1,000. The returns relating to quality represent in- variably that these Bohemian or hulless oats are of inferior quality, not worth as much as ordi- nary oats. As the name Bohemian is becoming somewhat notorious, other varieties or pew names for the old variety are beginning to ap- ear. Pretended new varieties of wheat are eing offered for sale at high prices, the wheat as high as $15 per bush and upon the same plan #8 has been followed with Bohemian oats. it is not necessary, the statistician says, to know anything of the quality of the grain offered on that pian to understand that these schemes are fraudulent, because a plan which presupposes that the crop can be sold year alter year at the same price as the seed, when the latter is twenty or thirty times the ordinary market price of the grain, manifests a palpable lack of common sense. OTHER FRAUDS UPON FARMERS. ‘The correspondents of the department send reports of various other frauds that with more or less success are being practiced on farmers in different parts of the country. Agents for the sale of fruit trees, fertilizers, stoves, cooking ranges aud various other articles succeed in many instances in selling their wares at two or three times their value, or getting the farm- ers’ money for things that prove utterly worth- less. The devices for getting a@ farmer's signa- ture to some paper which can be changed into @ negotiable note and sold for cash are too numerous to mention, A favorite ruse is to get him toact as agent for the sale of some arti- Cle of farm machinery, leave some of the articles with him and take his receipt for them in such a form that, with or without change, it can be used as @ note for the money at which they are valued. Another device fs that of taking orders for some subscription book—in some cases the re- vised New Testament—and converting such orders into notes, Still another is the one operated by the pretended agent cf a bible or tract seciety who presents himself at a farm house about dinner time and accepts an in: tation to dine on condition that he may be al- lowed to pay for his meal. The society, he says, requires that he should pay his way, and to prove that he has done so he asks the farm- er’s signature to a form of receipt which he car- ries with him. In course of time this receipt comes back to the farmer in the form of a note for some sum of money filled in by the plausi- ble swindler. A lightning rod agent agrees to put up lightning: is about a house for $5, and presents a biil,sor 3105—$100 for the rods and $5 for putting them up. The collection of roy- alties on some patented article found in the farmer's jon, the sale of worthless re- ceipts for the manutacture of fertilizers, the sale of rights for a Worthless patent process for curing tobacco, the collection of fees by pre- tended officials, such as boiler inspectors, “the drive-well fraud,” a variety of insurance frauds and the sale of worthless receipts for the cure of “hog cholera” or other animal diseases, are among the numerous swindling devices men- toned by the correspondents of the depurt- ment, From the Ghtcagstan” Sectnes” And the crocus und the locust will begin their hocus- Al hie gentie goddess Ceres will be lying round Spon again the prurient poets, both facetious and fao- Will ‘aosall Spring’s specious splendor with thelr rrotten-Tot" most rude; ig pats the gidder gusher will assume an air most ae her enchantment every dude will be pag a a bitter, will give birds a show to ‘And he soda-fountaln fellows, in thet sleeves, wil As weilg up Sur nickels for the fasive fsx and Soon agit the weary merchant wil! lay ofa day for Hee Will oufy carry homeward what the Jug rst took ‘Sweet spring T dearly love you, and you cannot be too Eexciag that strange expression, but it tells you “toe ‘What Ish, indeed most truty-that your stay conld ‘would gladly be your poet if you wished me thus to ty, bard. ‘And'ng/other band should call you anything but WILD TALE AT AW = BANQUET.—At Orange banquét in London Wednesday Celebratethe return of members of the house of com! dicted a repetition of the scones of 1688, snd {Bomsetves against to, pope and the tools of the papacy. F TREES, SPARROWS AED WORMS. The Green Worm Whose Shell Defies the Sparrow. WHAT THE BRITIGH BIRD HAS DONE Im THE CITY—PARKING COMMISSIONER SMITH HAILS ‘HIM AS A USEFUL DENIZEN OF CITY PARKS— HOW THE TREES ARE PROTECTED, a0. A pugnacious little British sparrow stood in thoughtful contemplation of a little bunch of string and straw tangled together, that the March ygnd had blownacrosshispath. He had ® tiny er in his beak, that he had just Picked from the head of the last bird that had isputed his claim to the prize. He looked at straws. After a careful calculation he grabbed one end of the string in his strong beak and struggled off towards the pong a gare ot straw trailing behind him as w. Ashe eee eee a ee : = picking. ‘his feathers and looking down at itin &n unconcerned way. Then fomething angi the farthest end of a little branch caught his eye, and hé flew off to investigate. ‘Object. prov. a lite oblong pod, about two inches long, madeotsmail twigs and the pulp of leaves, fastened together with a sort of glutinous web, and was the home ofa big worm, who slept ly tn its interior until, the tine when shou! in to sprout pa wvorm war within and he looked Jonging!y at it, hanging by @ slender thread irom the tw: an old-fashioned pendent earring. But it was too much for him all alone, and he ebirped. and made a fuss, until presenily bi peared. ‘Then they bth attacked i = Kor somteleninuves they Bickod nd ing 8 ‘or some\minutes ani vunded tt with thelr tough lite beaks, but The wails ‘were. too hand and the big green worm slept safely inside. Giving up the struggle, their eyes restea on the bunch of straw which was lying buta short way off, and they both took hold of it at once and flow into the tree, A STAR reporter picked up U and carried it away with him. It was the house of the worm that eats so many of the green leaves from the shade trees, “How do you get rid of these?” asked the re- porter a few minutes later of Mr, Smith, the parking commissioner, who was stooping over in the Botanio garden to pluck a bug froma ‘Oh, the green worm, ‘Yes, they are very destructive to the trees. “Get rid of them? Ob, the sparrows are doing that for us. You know I'm a friend of the spurrows. I will admit that he does not act the thorough gentleman in all his relations in life, but be is altogether a fine little tellow in his place. His place is in the clty, In the country I'll admit he is not desira- ble, but he is very useful in town gardening. “But, it’s said,” suggested the reporter, “that the sparrow don’t eat this particular worm.” “Yes, I know it issaid; buthe does, How- ever we don’t rely on im. ‘The trees are bare now and these pods can be seen bending on the branches. We have men go around and gather them, so that they may destroyed fore they hatch out. They are somewhat numer- ous yet—they’re the only worms thut are—put they are not near as many as they were, The Sparrows have been destroying them quite rapidly. The only trouble is that the birds can't break the pods, so have to wait until they hatch out. I have seen them, two ata time, Pick away and try to break the shells; but they are tou hard. They pick them up and shake | and pound them around like a dog willa rat, They attack them ferociously, “The sparrow has done a wonderful amount f work,” he continued, after a short pause, | “During the twelve years he has been with us he has almost rid the trees of worms. We have 80 Muny trees here in Washington that this is a Pee thing. Why you used to see the worms: lying all over the pavements under the trees, | and they’d drop down your back when you were in the purks of evenings. The leaves on the trees would be full of holes, and many of | the branches would be stripped. ' The sparrows have eaten up miilions of worms during the past twelve yeurs. But, as I say, he must be eptin the city. When’ he goes into the coun- | try the farmer ought to make pot pie of him, so | as to get the good of his grain. In the city we can’tdo without him. We are busy with the | trees all the time during the spring and sum- mer, and he is « great heip to us. The men are at work Renan to kill off these green ‘Written for Tu Evextxe Stan. A CAVALRY EPISODE. ‘Thrilling Reminiscences of the Late Civil War. [Copyright 1886.) DESPERATE CHARGING. ‘Night had clofed in on the second day's fight st Nashville by the time General Edward Hatch had managed to mount a portion of his fine fighting division and was feeling his way in the gloom along the Granny White pike. His advance encountered a breastwork of rails, behind which the enemy were endeavoring to rally their broken battalions. Without a mo- rook fae eee © were 01 to rally thei commands—Union officers mistaking confede, Fates for their own men, confederate officers rallying Union troopers, when some one would ride close. wand in laconic but pu! nt Saxon = a je Trend yee are you, anyhow?” and en Would follow a breast-thrust or and rene’ tumult and confusion. oes A HAx@# ro HAND STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. In the midst of this maddening struggle a Unton officer, whose name has escaped the writer, who otherwise would gladly add a laurel to his chaplet of honor, encountered Con- federate Gen, Rucker, and there at once ensued a duel on Such as perhaps was never seen before. The two powerful men closed in deadly conflict, strikiny ng with the rapidity of lighiening. Urging {heir horses toyether, they grasped each other's swords with the disengaged hand, and wresting from the other his weaj . they renewed the confilct, each trying tokiilthe other with his own captured blade. It is difficult to say who Would have conquered in this peculiar combat had not a Union trooper shot the’ gallant Rucker through the arm, and, disabling him, forced his surrender. Rukcer spent the night at Gen. J. H. Wilson's quarters, where he re- celved all possible attention. and’ was sent next morning toa hospital in Neshvilie. He was a courteous gentleman, and won the respect of is "captors. ‘About 9 pam. the configs died ‘THE ROCK OF CHICAMAUGA. ‘Who of those that fought there will ever for get “Nashville,” which made practicable the Perfect suecess of Sherman's march to the seat Who can forget our glorious leader, George H. Thomas, “the Rock of Chickamauga,” #0 be- loved by his soldiers, and whose memory 1s #0 sacred to them, but whose fame has been as- sailed by pigmies with carping eriticisin, and whose last days were embittered by the con- sciousness that his title to consideration and Preferment were contempiuously ignored. Night fell on the sooond, da: battle, which tound Hood’s army shattered so badly thatoniy fear of capture kept hi. men with their colors, ‘The skies which had been frowning all day, opened their gates, and a down-pour of rain began which continued, with slight intermis- sions, for many days, and converted the: yn into a sea of mud. The complete success whic! had crowned our arms, however, inspired the Union troops with doubie vigor, and they hun) on to Hood's Hoy! coluin like famishe wolves upon a buffalo herd. Like Gen, Greene's celebrated retreat through the Carolinas dur- ing the Revolution, the elements ‘conspired to save the pursued, ing unfordable t were safe on the south banks, Then our tireless horsemen must bunt for crossings or try to improvise bridges, structures often which would cause the quiet citizen's blood to congeal with herror at the thought of trusting himself over the raging torrent on so frail a contrivance, A DASHING CAVALRY LEADER, On! on! however, was Wilson's ceascless ery, and somehow all obstacles would be overcome, and we would again lock” horns with Hood's falthtul, | selfsacrificing rearguard, | which, though’ worn with frightful marching, be- numbed with cold and famished for want of food, never fatled to interpose themselves to save thelr comrades. | How they lived through it is hard to tell,since on Hood's march to Nashville both he and Schofield must have laken everything eatable in the country. Ata turnpike, Where a staff-officer stopped @ tew moments to write a dispateh, the good woman of the house said, jajor, 1 am a Union woman, , thrusting, parryt worms. I don’t know exactly what their method is, Prof.Riley has prepared some sortol a wash to kill them, They were experimenting with that | jast year. I don’t know whether it worked and they are using it now or not, but they are | at work on them in some way.” | “Are you setting out many hew trees?” asked | the reporter. | “We keep right up with the engineers, As fast us tue streets are ready we plant out the trees. We are engaged now in planting the anti-malaria trees ulong the streets near the river and along the low lands. It ts a great tree. It ubsorbs all the moisture aud drinks in | the malaria trom the atmosphere, | THE OLD LIGHT INFANTRY. A Celebration of Its Semi-Centenntal Proposed for Next September. At the meeting of the veterans of company A, Washington Light Infantry corps, Thursday | night after the organization was periected and business relating to the coming celebration of th usterin” in 1861 had been disposed of, | Col. W. G. Moore and the officers of the Wash- | ington Light Infantry corps were invited into the room. Col, Lemuel Towers, of the Veterans, after notitying the visitors that a permanent association of the veterans had been formed, gaveabnief account of the old organization. “In 1830 or 31,” he said, “s military company was formed. consistiig princl- pally of printers, bookbinders and_ others employed” in the _ printl office of Gen. Duff Green, cailed the National Cadets, and’ W. W. Moore, father of our Col. Wm. G. ‘Moore, commanding the Washington Light In- fantry Cor was elected tain. The lets escorted Gen. Jackson, then President, to Fred- ericksburg, Va,, to lay the cornerstone of the Monument tothe mother of Washington, and went to Baltimore in stages to attend the fune- ral of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. In 1834 the Cadets were disbanded. In 1836 the military fever broke out again. (You all know that the fever comes and goes like fever and ague, for from 1836 to 1856 there have been at least one hundred companies organized and disbanded in the District of Columbia) The members of the cadets with others forms the Washington Light Intantry, electing John a8 at ‘who see me est ‘Be! a of e tain, and made their first oon the 12th ol Seplember, 1836, Twenty: ve years afierwards, in 1861, the oid company was the first to step forward, shoulder to shoulder, keeping step to the musi¢ of the Union. ‘The ‘was opened to write the history of the most stupendous rebellion ever known, and torecord the greatest progress ever made by man for man, and it was ourduty to place upon its first Co, “A,” Washing- ton Light Infantry Battalion, and we did it. For the manner in which we executed our duty we refer to the records of our country. Now comes the ending of the second twenty-five years, and weare here tojoin hands. the old with the new, to properly celebrate the 50th anniver- sary of Ourexistence as a military organization, Should a parade be arranged for the 12th of September, 1886, we would show a sight rarel witnessed, by parading members of the ol company from its ization, year by year, to the formation of new corps. We iea' the whole matter in the hands of the Washing- ton Light Infantry corps, knowing that what- ever they may deem most suitable for the occa- sion be carried to a successful conciusion.” COL, MOORE'S RESPONSE. Col. Moore responded, tendering his congrat- ulations of his command to those who a quar ter a century ago were the first to enter the ser- vice of their country. Many claims of priority Inservice, he ald, had been made, one by an nization of Pennsylvania, whom a distin- ‘He, however, was offi- guished Senator back gaily informed by the Wat department that mor belo1 ‘compan: asi 2 Light infantry. Few, he sald) kuew the diit- culties surrounding them in 1861. It required no little courage in 1861 to say that they were for the Union, for the most ot our population Were allied by ties of blood and marr! to those who were in the southern states, had rallied to the cause of the coun! termined to save the capital. This ‘of the veterans of course was the end ofthe ttalion organization during the war. nt organization dates from 1871, He Ufcted an “enjoyable semi-centennial celebra- tion of the organization of the corps next Se tember. On behalf of the Washington Infantry organization he tendered the use of the armory to the veterans, ‘THE CORPS IN 1861. Col. Towers related some reminiscenses of 1861, He said that not s member of the old corps favored the election of Mr. Lincoln, batin Mr. Lincoln would not be inaugurated, the true ‘i i le BSEPEcE! tl ia and love the dear oid flag, but I cried w see those poor, ragged, barefooted soldiers marcn- ing and suffering in the pitiless storm.” All honor to her kind heart. During the 17th of December Wilson’s cav- airy was below Franklin on the Columbia pike, skirmishing from wood to wood, hilitop to hill: top, slowly pushing the enemy, for the weather aud ground permitted no headiong rushes even. if the faithful rearguard had relaxed its vigi- jJance, To the right and left of the pike the Union cavairy’s dismounted skirmishers had ascended a crescent-shaped ridge, with its con- cave side towards the south, through a depres- sion in which ran the Columbia pike. the pike in the woods on both sides our men were poabing: forward, watching the road and the jitule valley as well as the mist which rose and. fell, sometimes disclosing a short vista, and again veiling all in gloom, permitted. Descend- ing from the cresent ridge, a short distance in advance, bear a farm-house, was descried a dark ling, but so indistinct as to be unrecog- nizable. “General,” said an officer, “can that be Croxton?” “No,” said Wilson, “it is the enemy, but we il soon find out. Order the 4th cavalry to hold themselves ready to charge.” ‘The tantalizing fog would rise and fall, so that it was impossible to see anything, although the distance was but three or four hun- dred yards, To the right of the roud, across ‘a narrow fieid, could ve seen some of our led hoises, which were being mounted by our skir- mishers, and Wilson sent word to these troops to move in the timber until they could charge the enemy in flank the moment the oh the pike were launched at the center, A CHARGE AND A RACE. Danger and battle have a great tendency to make men and officers punctiliously polite, and the exaggerated courtesy which was evolved after (he staff officer had delivered his order to Gen. X. would have been highly amusing if it bad not taken too much time. “Gen. Y sald Gen, X., “you will take your command and charge immediately.” “Sir, do you, say charge, Ge. X2" “I say ‘change, Gen. ¥." “Thea Gen. X., I will charge, sir!’ And although thi stiited Conversation Was enough to paraly: bota ants, they did charge with a will, like gallant men as they were. By th lime this colloquy was over @ wild yell and hurrah shook the vale to the echo. Down the pike sped the fourth regulars, led by brave Lieut, Jos. Hedges, and next moment three guns opened on the column ot foun, making sickening shes, but not stopping its’ progress until an Snscet Wash across the road threw. men and horses into confusion. But Hedges, with some forty of his best mounted and bravest troopers, rode right into the battery, sabreing right an left, and but for the disruption y the charge by the'gully, the battery had been’ captured then. Seeing so small a body, the intantry supports dispersed the few troopers, but the guns ‘iiin- bered up and rapidly withdrew. Almost at the same moment rl troops in the woods struck the leit of the ehemy’s line and broke it to pieces. Hedges was captured but not dis mounied, and taking off his hat yelled, “The Yanks afe coming! ‘The Yanks are coming!” escaped in the confusion, for his captors had only time to seek their own safety, as Hatch’s men were swarming along the leit ‘of the roud. And now commenced A RACE AFTER THE GUNS, which could be heard tearing up the earth as they thundered down the pike in their head- long fight, Hedges, with his small battalion (the regiment had only about 150 men all told), followed at the full run until a oarrow bridge checked the column. Beyond the bridge was ‘open ground for 250 yards or more, surrounded by a segment ot woods which terminated on the creek to the right of the bridge. The clos- ing night and lowering of the timber, together With the ever-shifting fog, prevented any clear view, but a shadowy moving something ap- infronton the road. Gen. Wilson or red to send squadron across the bridge to find out what was in front, and asthe small companies Of not over twenty men each Moved oul of the solumn, @ stafofficer turned in bis anne “Come on, Buy- ard,” trotted rapidly across the bridge, followed by asingle orderly. ‘two minutes elapsed before this officer ‘an abandoned gun, then another, and another, and a moment. led horses and demanded bea: i Was not condusive ayy iriend yard in the mist ad- is squadron at @ walk, and cailed — pie pend ry er ad in ‘of munketry, from the guns and tore ‘up the ground at their feet, driving the tewmen of the guns to Gen. Officer asked for the 4th cay- move upand dismount around the; ‘ Cty 4 ivan- sewer Ga8 vainly wn off across the bridge, | whieh ts darkness closed in, aud down came Hy Hl i i fg tream after stream becom- | | hymns and psalms meaningless, aren NEW CATHOLIO DECREES. ‘The Work of the Recent Plenary Coun- cil in Baltimore. THE TITLES AXD THR CONTENTS—MARRIAGE AND EDUCATION—THE CLERGY AND THR LAITY—PICNIGS AND SUNDAY EXCURSIONS, Ere. From the Ralt!more American. Ever since the November of 1884, when Bal- Umore witnessed pageants of eoclesiastical splendor which carried ove back to the palmy Gays of the classic Leo X., members of all rel gious denominations have been eager to learn the enactments then made regarding Catholic discipline by the venerable and learned men im connec! assembled. More than a year has elapsed since that famous convention held its last session, The decrees have been scrutinized by cardinals specially selected by LeoXIIL, and the complete results are now published to the Catholic world, bear. ing the seal and approbation of the reigning pont "The aim “of the council. was to pro mote uniformity of discipline in matters per- taining to government, and to devise new Teg- Ulations to meet the exigencies arising trom, the enormous increase in Catholle population, for the great progress of Catholicity has made it evident to the bishops of this country that tt Was necessary to examine thoroughly prec Ing legislations with the purpose of adapang them to present circumstances. he deere ~} with the appendix, extend over three hundre while the minutes occupy eo hundred additional pw and display great ability on the part of those engaged. In formulating the prooceedings, THE TITLES OF THE DECRERS, ‘The decrees are contained under eleven titles, ‘The opening decree is on Faith, followed by de craes on Ecclestastical Persons, Divine Worship, the Sacraments, the Education of the Clergy, the Instruction of Oxtholie Youtt, Christian es, Writ " Doctrine, Zeal tor Souls, Church Property, bo= clesiastical Courts and Eeclesiastica Tribunals, here ik a prefatory exhorting all ts fait atully pserve the enactments ot the Se Council of Baltimore, and a final uu the promulgation and publication crees, Many of the decrees under the first th titles will be of Little or no interest to the p lic, as they affect the inner working tzations of the various dioceses, the relations existing between and his clergy. Special enact aro made to meet all possible contingencles, and these wise and timely regulations Will largely contribute to place the dic ceses on a sure footing. Some of these reen- lations are very eloquent in thelr e: on the dignity of the priestly stat should remember, it says, that this dedication of thernselves tO @ cause which ex. cludes thoughts of worldly advancement and power, making them advoca\ ‘Of the doctrines of the Princ which should save them tr | of wrong-doing. Sanctity and sci | the objects of their labors, and th | them ‘a lasting influence’ over the trusted to their care. Since, li | nature fs weak and may at’ ti Toper observance of the dutios it is earnestly recommended that a special house, in the charge of some religious order, should be erected tor the of thos | priests who, having been su excercise of t give hopes of correcting thelr vic ous, that they may have au opportunity of regaining their lost privileges. CHARACTER OF THE MUSIC, Special attention is to be paid tothe musio adopted in the caurches to add solemnity to the sacred services, Worldly, trreligious and sensual strains are positively to be excluded from chureh exercises. Those productions aiso x; nee are isto Insure flocks in- . human, a the | which mangle the words of the sacred liturgy and which, by indefinite repetitions, reader the 4 to bo tolerated, but the music must’ be of such stamp as to elevate the soul and ald it in iw efforts to unite itself to the Creator, THE DECREE OF MARRIAGE, One of the most important decrees Is that concerning matrimony; for the strength and durability of the Christian church depends, in @ great measure, upon the Christian fami) and there can be no Christian family with Christian marriage—that is, marriage © into according to the teachings of religi hallowed by God's be mar- riage was raised in the new law tothe diguity of & sacrament, it belongs solely to the chureh, to whom the administration of the sa entrusted, to pass Judgment on the val rights and obligation: Die, it ik obvious that there ism earth which can dissolve Christ Great, indeed, is the sin of those ( who, infatuated with modern ideas w: sons, regard matrimony as a matter 0! ness, and seek Ly legal divorce to marriage Ue loosened or even to. ¢ new union. Against such as infringe th laws severe penalties are to be enfor legal divorce has the slightest power be: to loose the bond of marriage and make sub- Sequentone vaitd. Even adultery, though It may justify “separation trom bed cannot loose the marriage tieso the parties may marry again during the life of the other, nor is the legal separation 10 be ob» tained without first conferring with the ecclest= astical authorities, ‘The clergy are tre Lo praise those who, following the cust chureh, contract marriage with the bi the nuptial mass, Though the ehurch some times permits the marriage of a Catho. le with non-Catholic, she never does Go Without t deepest regret, and with the explicl und standing that the children ot those par!ies must be brought up in the Catholic faith, VIEWS ON EDUCATION, The decrees on the education of the clergy voice the sentiments so eloquently expressed in the masterly speech by Bishop Spalding on this subject during the council, If we would avoid all intellectual puralysis’in Catholic: societ our clergy must be provided with every mean Of prosecuting elaborate courses of study, and | preparing themselves to meet a faise brilliant Rtchature with an equally brilliant true ones Regardiug the instruction of the laity,the coun cil decrees that, since religion can never be di= Vorced from our actions, there isa need of erect= 4 op bust- the ot ing everywhere parish’ schools, which may so temper religion With science that. the two may go band in hand, 80 that the intellect be not de- veloped to the prejudice of the moral qualities, but both,equally developed, should resuit in the formation of true citizens and earnest Chrixe Uans, To effect this, the council orders tha | within two years trom the promulgation ol these decrees, a parochial school must be erected and started near each church, unless the bishop, for grave reason, should defer for a Ume the building of such 4 school. Should a priest by his own begligence prevent the suc cesstul carryiug on of such schools, even after re} warnings from his ecclesiastical superiors, he is to be judged worthy of removal from such a position. It, however, the delay or diffeulty in having @ "parish school should arise on the part of the parish, Uien the bishop must admonish the flock of their boo duty,and take Vigorous meusures to induce them to contribute the necessary means, Ai Catholic parents are bound to send their clit dren to these parochial schools, uuless thes send, them to other Catholic academies or are laws fully exempted by those who have charge of these affairs, Priests are to these schools as th great ornament of their parish, and to show thelr interest by frequently visiting them and by giving personally the instructions in church doctrine and sacred bistory, or appoint ing those to this office whom théy kuow are fully competent to discharge well the duties connected with it Instructions are also given tor the laity who have means to contribute as liberally as possible so ax ullie mately to found free schools throug! yw country. The eight millions ot colored peor) in the “Country are the subject of a vigorous plea for help irom all those who would piace Unis im) t clement of the future tn ite proper ‘act for the weal of this republic, The Indian tribes. bave also found cloyucut defenders among the bishops, and arrat ments have been made for a special yearly lection to be taken up in all the chure! throughout the country to help in promoting Catholicily “ainong both the colored people ‘and the Indian tribes. ON SECRET SOCIETIES. Special consideration is devoted to the action and work of the laity, and their combination in associations for the better realization of their work; but all must be mindful of the fact that the laity are members of the Body of Christ, and that their legitimate action and work as Christians must be in entire uniformity with their lawful Head. Of the evils which afleet these societies the most banetul is that which would persuade members to shun the light, and do their wretched work in tne hidden secrecy of individual souls. All secret societies, tbere- rl as earnesily as ‘Of those societ os which are ‘acting in all things according \ the spirit of the church, PICNICS, EXCURSIONS AND FYSTIVAIS, ieee fey Hl A i i Hi if