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Show THE CAMP FIRE. i;i:r.Li.i.ioN ukvived. I'm luring tlia lYar (Iitncrs In tiuns rrol,l lnrr-ae of I'njf-itiiur? I'njf-itiiur? M.tttrr. Afiei the war had progressed several sev-eral years, nnd the soldiers of Uncle Sam and those of Jeff Davis had devastated dev-astated this section of Alabama, says Hub. in Toledo Blade, it became necessary nec-essary for my elder brother nnd myself my-self to "seoul" around the country for cominisHnries. We owned a little black pony, and a remodeled dump-cart. dump-cart. Wu put in a second bottom, rallied several Inches from the original one, and thus equipped w started for tho country. Our route was by way ol farm roads and by-ways, for the woods were full of ' scouts" and bushwhackers. bush-whackers. Wo reached a farm of a very wealthy phinter, six miles from town, after having traversed fifteen miles of road. We succeeded in getting two sides of bacon nnd two bushels of corn. The bacon we placed between the two bottoms, filled tho body with corn-shucks, placed the sack of corn on lop tho loud, and started for home. We had got nearly homo, and wero in high spirits at our success in dodging the enemy, when, oh, horrors! as we turned to go up a hill, just east of town, we met a column of federal cavalry. cav-alry. They halted, bo did we. Tho officer in command questioned us very closely, and ordered the troops to move on; but one young soldier searched the cart, and found nothing! yell in the front. J'huy muu not co the front line, but soon saw our mem coming back, and they went over the second iia to 'he rear, when th order was given to lix bayonets and not loicta man through. The writer' regiment thou made the charge and drove the rebels back into the bush a bhort distance and tried to rally their , men. Several of the writer's regime!;'., regi-me!;'., wero shot down while on this line of the works. He would like to hear from Col. Sudsburg and Col. Kobinjoii, and he knows they could givo an interesting account of this action.- National Tribune. The 1'each Orchard I. .11. liarnes, Battery F, 8d U. S. Art., having noticed the statement, that some batteries fought for five hours at the Peach Orchard at Gettysburg, Gettys-burg, does not understand how this could bo tho case, as the battle did not commence until 3:80 p. m., and the lino was brokon at 5:40. for lbt writer looked at his watch as the order came to got out the best way they could. His battery was F and K, 3d Art., and went by tho name of Livingston's buttery. The writer's skull was cracked in this engagement and his horse shot through the hip as they were leaving tho Held, and ho did not think that ISu.Un.iy It, or any other buttery, remained after they left. They did not change position untii after the lino broke. Andrew J. Miller, Battery i!., '. lT. S. Art., says he cannot locato Hart's or Randolph's baltory at the Peach Orchard, July i. 1863. but thluka that Comrade Timms, of Clark's battery, gives an able account of the engagement, tnougn, making an error in speaking of Capt Thompson' battery bat-tery of Regulars. He should have said Capt. Scelcy's Battery K, 4th U. S. Artillery, as this was the only Regular battery in the Second Division, Third Corps. It took a position just on the border of Peach Orchard, there being a small brown houso almost in front of . tho right section, whilo tho Shorfoy house was to tho left and front. Before Be-fore reaching this place they learned that Capt. Clark was already in position posi-tion a littlo farther to tho left. On that spot Battery K lost many men and horses, and there Capt. Sooley was badly wounded. Nat. Tribune. Cost of the Sioux Campaign. An estimate sent to Congress by the Secretary of War to supply a deficiency In the Quartermaster's Department, tells the story of the cost of the Indian campaign recently closed. The sum of $1,800,000 is asked for, tho pnincl-pal pnincl-pal items of which are $935, 0V6 for transportation of troops and supplies, and $187,702 for extra clothing, camp and garrison equipage necessaryjto fit out the troops for the winter campaign; cam-paign; 870,000 to replace hprses broken down by the campaign, and for the purchase of ponies, and $87,-000 $87,-000 to cover the difference in, oast of supplies purchased for troopship the field and the contract prices ' of, the posts from which the troops were drawn. There were other (expanses under the supply department;1 that will probably bring the total cost of the campaign up to $2,000,000, a sum sufficient to have given the Sioux the $1 00,00(k annual appropriation. promised prom-ised them for a period of 'JO yeiirs. Committed Suicide. , Itii-s. Catherine McKnlght','' who hanged herself at Chicago recently, says the Nat Trlbuno, watf'mrrn in New Hampshire 61 years ago; and at the ago of 18 eloped with Ionrya Wilson. Wil-son. When Wilson entered the army in 18G1 she followed lfiiriV'and was adopted as the daughter1 of' 'Marf regiment. regi-ment. For assisting hinu; totiefeeape from a rebel prison in iv.hioii Adventure Adven-ture Wilson was shot and j ki(f(Jr she was sentenced to death as(iji,,spyf but escaped. After that she r became a noted Union spy. She mnrViod! four times afterward, two ofliei'' hAi$ands being noted criminals, and'fr'oril kll of them she wasdivorcod. Sho supported herself by laundry work,' but iiis in destitute circumstance. ; SbQahadbcen despondent, was unable to obtain employment, em-ployment, and friends tested that sho had threatened to Winiriit suicide. She was found hanging from a nail in her room. 1 si) 1 . i M As the troops moved off the officer and a weather-beaten trooper remained behind, then a recognition took place, the soldiers put his questions and got the desired information, and the officer gave us strict orders to enter town by another road, which we obeyed, and that is how we "saved our bacon." In 1803, some federal cavalry were stationed at Florence, Alabama, for some time, among whom was a very dashing, handsome lieutenant, whose name was Fisher. After tho troops wore comfortably settled, they wore forced to evacuate, and a dance was given in honor of l ho event; but on the following morning the robs gave way, and the feds cauio up serenely. Liout. Fisher was acquainted with one of tho young hostesses, and rodo up to the houso and saluted the young lady, when she exclaimed: "Oh, lieutenant, I danced with such a pretty rebel last night; you ought to have seen me enjoy myself!" "Why, Miss , you did not enjoy en-joy it any more than I did, for I danced four sets with the prettiest girl in the house." "Oh! oh! you horrid, hateful Yankee, Yan-kee, you!" But she did not faint. Changes In Onus. Though I am more than eight years beyond the three score and ton allotted as the life of man I constantly con-stantly think and speak of myself as a boy, says James Whalen.in Chicago News, and it is only when I consider con-sider the wonderful changes that have taken place in our country and its military service since I first shouldered one of Uncle Sam's guns that I realize my age. The only arras we had then wero heavy, clumsy, old muskets that contained only one ball at a tiny), and had to be loaded from the muzzle after boing once discharged. dis-charged. We did not even have cartridges. With an old-fashioned ramrod we first rammed down some powdor. Then we placed a bullet in the palm of our hand, covered it with powdor. poured powder and ball into the gun, rammed them down, rammod down a small wad of paper, placed a cap on what was called the nipplo of our gun something that ito modem gun-maker gun-maker or user knows anything about -and then we were ready to shoot. How different from tho noodle guns, Chassepot rifles, the Winchester and Remington arms of the present day! A littlo brass cannon carrying a twelve-pound ball was the largest gun we had, and wag considered something some-thing terrific. Now Undo Sam's cannons can-nons are sixteen-inch guns, carrying a ball weighing 600 pounds, which requires re-quires 250 pounds of powder to lire it, and which will perforate a steel plato sixteen inches thick at a distance of twelve miles. It wa6 but a short time after my enlistment en-listment before I became convinced that a mun in the army has a far easier, eas-ier, pleasanter life and a much hotter chanco to prosper and do woll, if he behaves himself, than in any menial position such as that of a laborer or servant, for example outsido of it The officials always manifest an interest inter-est in a private who shows a desire to be faithful and improve his condition, and will encourage and aid him in every ev-ery possible way. , .iisii "Uncle Sam" In Need of Kallors. The new Navy nees !tpprj'1 sailors, but finds it next to im'ikisiiliieto get any at all. Twelve hqndred men are wanted at the present 'tnotrient and eight ships are delayed' --'frVni'-feolrig into commission because they .Cannot got sailors. Something wrong. What is it? Before Uncle Sani undertakes to send forth any new ; ships froftt his navy-yards he should remedy ''with legislation tho difficulties which stand in the way of getting ' good "sailors, and plenty of them.'- He cannot expect ex-pect men to serve their country 'dti the ocean unless some inducements and the chances of some honors arri offered them. N. Y. Jonrnal; ' ." On Top of the Monument. Some of the Indians' of Vae Sioux delegation while,, in Washingtonwcre taken to the top of 'the Washington Monument They thought ft Vfool-hardy Vfool-hardy venture, but when f hey .had enjoyed en-joyed the magnificent' vjewfrpn the great hcight,T'cWfsyereifpafnW3lvea amply repaid WM fttght'rislfVhey might have run, and 4trAMis5hh9diffl-culty 4trAMis5hh9diffl-culty they were ind,ucqd( to descend. It would have,cHm'ptAfJ:iotohave arranged a mor'nlri''fr'fyleasurofor a band of rebellious av-age that would be better calculated i'to impressipon their minds tho size and might of the people thoy wanted" tdfc to' war with. We Arm Learn tij Dail, tj The reaBon'jsome 'people;; over change their minds' 'is becapse they have no minds to change" 'To-day offers a new point of view, and it may well change the vista from that dis-(rned dis-(rned yesterday. Sel. :s At the Wilderness. John Shissler, Companies II nnd A, 3d Maryland, having noticed a controversy contro-versy about the actions of Leasure's, Rice's and Carroll's brigades at the Wilderness, May 6, does not believe that the three brigades made the samo charge at the same time, and also does not think comrades should claim that their particular brigade did all the fighting. However, ho can testify to the truth of every word written by Capt. Carter. The writer's regiment crossed the Plank road to the left on the afternoon of the Gth. at the junction junc-tion of the Plank and Brock roads. This he knows, as they were asked by an officer to what corps they belonged, and he was answered to the 12th. His regiment had just returned from veteran vet-eran furlough, and still wore the red star of the 12th corps. Thoy were marched, perhaps, a mile along the Brock Road and stationed behind two lines of log works. Thoy had been halted butiv short time, when they heard heavy Hi ing and the rebel |
