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VOL. 26.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., JANUARY 10, 18G8.
NO. 42.
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' "The Blue and the Gray."
From the Soldiers Friend.
By referring to our October number
our readers will find'a very beautifully
' conceived poem., copied from the Atlantic
Monthly, entitled "The Blue and the
Gray," suggested by the strewing of flow
ers on the graves of Union and Confed
erate soldiers at one of the Southern
cemeteries. One of our "Boys in Blue"
has sent us the following spirited poem in
reply, which will doubtless find a warm
response in every loyal heart. Ed. Sold
iers' Fricnd.
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY,
i.
You may sing of the Blue and the Gray,
And mingle their hues in your rhyme,
But the blue that we wore in the fray
Is covered with glory sublime.
So no more let us hear of ihe Gray,
The symbol of treason and shame-
We pierced it with bullets away!
Or we'll pierce it with bullets again.
Then up with the Blue and down with the
Gray.
And hurrah for the Blue that won us the day!
ii.
Of the rebels who sleep in the Gray,
Our silence is titling alone.
But we cannot afford them a bay,
A sorrow, a tear, or a moan.
Let oblivion seal up their graves
Of treason, disgrace and defeat:
Had they triumphed, the Blue had been
slaves,
And Union bren lost in'retreat.
Then up with the Blue, and down with the
Gray,
And hurrah for the Blue that won us the day !
in
Of the rebels whom mercy still spares
To boast of the traitorous fray,
No boy in the Blue thinks or caren,
For the struggle is ended to day.
Let them come as they promised lo come
Under Union and Liberty too ;
And we'll hail them with fif and with
drum.
And forget that they fired on the Blue.
Then up with the Blue, and down with the
Gray,
And hurrah for the Blue that won us the day!
IT.
As they carried your flig through the fray.
Ye Northmen, ye promised trie Blue
That ye'd never disgrace with the Gray
The color so gallant and true.
Will ye trace on the leaves of your souls
The Blue and the Gray in one line.
And mingle their hue on the tcrolls
Which corify Victory's t-brine.
And cheer for the false, and hiss at the true.
And up with the Gray, and down with Blue!
Let the traitors all go if you may.
(lour heroes would punish the Head),
But never confound with the Gray
The Rlue, whether living or dead.
Ou ! remember the price ihat was paid
The blood ol the braves and the true
And you never can suffer to fade
The laurels that cover the Blue.
Then up with the Blue, and down with the
Gray.
And hurrah fotthe Bluo that won us the day !
, James M. Dalzell.
Late One Hundred and Sixteen Ohio Vols.
A Colored Clergyman on Social Equality.
ltev. Mr. Butler, a colored minister,
addressed the Kentucky Colored Conven
tion, at Louisville, a few days ago, as fol
lows :
The future of this country depends,
not so much on what party is in power us
it does on the removal of all disabilities ;
they weigh down its people. Then, and
not until then, will the country have
peace. We dou't ask for social equality.
I never saw that white woman yet that
looked eo well in my eyes as a good brown
colored woman. And if it wasn't so we
don't need their social equality, because
oar friends, the white folks, have
kindly managed it so that we have
every shade to choose from, from the deep
est jectblack to thepurset white. Laught
er. And, as there are no ladies present,
allow me to say that the practice of so
cial equality has not been on our side,
but on the part of the whites, who, iu
their dark and devious ways, were not al
ways able, let as charitably suppose, to
tell black from white. This social equal
ity has not been sought by us, but they
have run after us; and though we are
now emancipated and free they haven't
stopped."
A voice "We'll stop it when we get
the testimony."
Yes, that's so. They better not come
my way even now. We say to them, let
us alone ; we don't want any mixture. If j
what color I was ; but as it is, my great
est trouble is to keep my hair just right.
Don't talk about social equality. If I
was a white man in Kentucky I would
hide may head ; I wouldn't mention it
with eo many evidences standing, around
of Uy social equality. We don't want
anymore of it. Keep on your side of
the line, and we'll keep on our side, and
in the course of lime we'll get back where
God left us.
The Allentown News says : "A Hei
delberg township man's wife died at nine
o'clock in the morning, the other day ;
she was buried at three o'clock in tho af
ternoon of the same day, and the bereaved
widower married again at six o'clock iu
the evening." No cards.
There is an establishment in New
York whose business it is to rent out sil
ver ware for weddings, to that a bride
can make a bocomiffg display of ''Pres
ents.
For the Jeffersoniaa.
THE UNION VOLUNTEER.'
BY II. LANG FORD.
" CHAPTER XV.
TnE FIELD OF GETTYSBURG AX AD
VENTURE. Gettysburg the Memorable, whose story
shall blot the page of history for a thou
sand years, nor mar the brightness of the
record with its scenes of blood and slaugh
ter. Tell it to your children, ye who
have stood firmly 'amidst the whirlwind
of war, and braved its tumult and butchery
with a cruel daring. Its bloodshed is
washed" away, but not its chronicle; and
the story is now less vivid than it will be
when a century shall pass over our dust,
and hide our memory in oblivion and the
grave. It is sad to reflect, however, that
the evil which men do, lives after them,
the good is generally interred with their
tones.
A black and sullen midnight settled
over our own Gettysburg, July 1, 18G3.
An insulted and defeated soldiery were
flying through its streets for safety, pur
sued by an enemy flushed with temporary
success. All night a dreadful distress
and anxiety prevailed among the citizens.
They had seen bne of the finest dwellings
.. . . ?
oi me lown ine narman nouse, wanion.y
burned to the ground ; andknew that 0rJ
that very time the plundering of others
were being perpetrated. They had seen
the Union Army rushing before a tri
nphant foe, and although they knew that
they did succeed in gaining the Cemetery
hill, yet they feared they would not be
able to hold it; especially as they knew
nothing of the near approach of Geueral
Meade, or of the re-enforcements already
come within a short distance of the town.
The Rebels were loquacious and boastful,
and took delight in telling how easily
they could destroy the Union Army on
the morrow. Disheartened and despair
ing, the citizens watched sadly for the
dawn which they feared after all might
come too soon, and too deeply laden with
sorrow.
Mourning dawned again upa the bat
tle field. July 3 The day previous,
the Rebels were repulsed, but not defeat
ed ; and a large force which had pene
trated the Union lines during the night,
where they lay upon their arms, com
menced the attack at sunrise. Geary's
batteries responded, and being re-enforced
by Shaler and Lockwood's brigades,
advanced upon the assaulting columns,
aud drove them back in disorder. Ewell's
ccst troops rallied the lugativcs, and an
other attack followed with the same re
salt. Once more, and again defeated.
At eight o'clock there was silence, and a
lull, quiet as the grave reigned over the
battle-field. It was the forerunner of a
struggle, sanguinary as it was final; and
again the repeated charge with increasing
fury. The assaulters in broken ranks
gave way, pressed upon by the daring
impetuosity of tire Federals, and by main
force driven over the breastworks in ter
rible confusion; and as they fell back, a
battery on the Baltimore turnpike plough
ed through their lines with shot and shell,
and hurled with destuctive violence thro'
their ranks.
Ewcll retreated with disaster one
o'clock came and the grand movement of
both armies seemed invincible. The en
emy opened fire with a hundred and
twenty-five guns, and were answered
frotp the Union lines, by the red flame
and thunder of a hundred and fifty. The
earth trembled for nearly two hours un
der the terrible concussion the air
seemed filled with iron missiles; aud the
forest trees around were riven, torn an
shattered, as it struck uv ligtmnn. inei
g in oruer 10
bring the lteue.s to a iur:i:cr ocmonstra
tioo. They were not slow in making, it.
Pickett's division was thrown forward,
and supported by three brigades, advanc
ed Eteadily for nearly a half mile, intend
ing evidently to carry the Uuion lines by
assault; and having arrived within short
Union batteries ceased bring in order toilf v 1, ... ....
range, the artillery opened on them with!if af)y oue ig cominJ?
. t ii .m .
t,.-, ,.v,.
ronii iinnitir onil clinl! I litr Imi
tated for a moment, then with yells rush -
cd on till, wit lit u a short distaucc of the
lines, they were received with a deadly
shower of musketry. They reeled- and
staggered, and a part rushing up to the
Uuion lines, threw down their arms and
surrendered; while the remainder turned
and fled. Over one-third of the men cn-
gaged in this assault were slain, and three
thousand more laicen prisoners,
course, this closed the batte iu this
Of,
part;
of the field, as there was not the slighest
probability of rally in those broken troops
for another attack.
Loogstreet's last hope remained to
cucci a loagcmcni on uranue opur, anu
rr i t i . l? .1
secure the military train beyond. ttth
"""v., v - .. .-...v.
uv, nitiiu iiic uiu nun ine uuiuu
was progressing, assaulted this
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ftl
time di -
wnu vucry, auu aw iiie eaiuo muo ui -
rectcd au infantry force with three bat-
' - -
tencs to a point nearly two miles to the.
southwest, with orders to press forward,
turn the flank of the sixth corps and
make a rapid descent upon the Lu.on
rear. Ihey were, as they thought, mak -
ing good progress in this movement when
nicy nuuueiiiy louua inemseivcs cuui.uu-
ed by two brigades of Kilpatrick's divis
ion of cavalry. A fierce engagement en
sued the batteries were soou silenced,
and the Pennsylvania Reserves, with low
ered bayonets, pushed like a whirlwiud
upon them. They wavered as the dariDg!
chargers burled them in numbers t the
dust, and the batteries were in possession
of the Reserves. Gregg, with his division
of cavalry, who held a position on the ex
treme right, crossed the Baltimore and
Booaughton road, and attacked Stuart
and Ewcll on the left and rear.
What is it to be the hero of a battle
field? Where are the trophies which,
when immortality is won, are to entwine
the brows of the victor, and signalize him
as the great and inviucible? Alexander
stood upon the banks of the Ijidus and
wept wept to find none whom he might
conquer whose country he might de
stroy, or whose religion and domestic
happiness he might trample upon. He
stood humbled by his own ambition, and
throncless; because the blood ol his fellow-man
could not garnish the sanctuary
of his profane idol war. Was Alexan
der a hero? We honor those whose pro
fession is warfare, and we ignore the brave
who are virtually so. We arc ourselves
the honored.
The grait battle was over. The Rebel
commander sullenly withdrew to his en
trenchments, and numbered another de
feat at Gettysburg. Are. the conquered
heroes can the name of Lee be render
ed immortal?
On the niirht preceding the result of
the battle, a large force of Rebels suc
cceucu in c
ceeded in cuttiug through the Union
,ines. aod fear; tQ advance be j the
Vlmha nccessary for their rejoining their
own ranks, they stationed themselves at a
place known as cpangler s Spring, and
rested upon their arms during the night.
Darkness bad almost set in before they
entrenched themselves for safety, and
pickets thrown out in every direction to
procure information of any movement
that might be mad by the Federals dur
ing the hours that must intervene before
the morning appeared. Midnight had
come; and now the whole force stationed
about the SpriDg lifted their heads and
listened eagerly. Some one of the pick
ets continued firing at a little distance ;
and the cause was soon explained, as, sud
denly, a man appeared a few yards off,
bearing in his arms a dying soldier. The
youu
Z man
in pressed onward with firm
was soon confronted by an oS
ntry, and commanded to halt.
pace,
and
j cer of iufantry
Thestrangerobeyed, and on the instant the
picket from the same direction came for
ward, and reported that six of his com
panions, whom he had ?ccn a quarter of
an hour before, were found lying dead on
the ground, almost close to each other;
and that their deaths were caused by a
sabre thrust. A crowd hadnow irathered
rounJ the 9t
er, and every one exam
ined him with peculiar scr-utioy. lie was
an officer of the Union army, and our
readers will at once perceive that he was
tho hero of our story.
Austin laid the unconscious soldier
upon the turf, and the commandant pro
ceeded to examine him by questiouiog:
" Who are yousir? "
4 Lieutcnaut Cameon, Seventy-third
Pennsylwinia Veteran Volunteers, Second
Division."
" Are you not a Northerner."
" No."
" What else? this uniform is a dis
guise, you are a spy."
" I'm all else a Union soldier hon
ored as you see me by my uniform ; spies
are they who bear a great honor likewise ;
but I am not of that class."
" How came you here? honorable sol-
Idicrs always face the field you flee
from it."
" Not while there is an enemy to match.
I sought aid for this wounded soldier,!
and was interrupted. I never flee.
The officer stooped low to examine the
body, and after some minutes rose up and
(accosted the lieutenant again:
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11 T en .1 .
.lf B Vnl, nn nrij
ion a "l'J. A uui uiiu viuiua uic tuuilil-
dicted by your actions this soldier be
longs to this corps, and your avowed ene
my yet you say that you sought aid
for him."
44 "lis true, I sought shelter, and would
nnnHmiP trt An c ), ;a ,',n ,.r
'
mine I
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uiiau iim i c i ir: i liuii iiul lu iirrri;i in
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i .reant. "Sir of vonr mn i- rtfvi.t
,.,.. won,ls vonii ' n,i iin!n, ;nf,r(l
there may be a movement " I
The officer without answering the ser
geant continued his questioning:
' 44 Do you know any thing of what has
been said? "
44 Yes: I encountered them as enemies,
nrtil no onnmina T cIaid M'K aw iif h
-stooJ atiance when I sought to re-
lirrr thpir fi-ll.iw.Rnlrlipr nt, ir .-nrit
has done its duty for the cau.e it cs -
pouscd
A guard soon encircled tho snot where'
iiusuu muvu. uuu i uc niiur uaviuir re -
bioo'i, anu me uiicr naving re
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oner'9 Nation. Thr, .Irin- S(.u.P '
.,ibornc aw u a litler to a
temporary
holfor eM0, 1 ,..,;t i i
U..V..IVI .IVV.ll.ll UUUI UIUIIIIII Jtll IU." I IF
was universally looked upon as a spy, and
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(, M WJia .n. ha
i nrlllo L' .?, In 1
rebel force with regard to
hat of the Uo5on auJ u.o Uifj con
centratcd forccs of ' trcet aud Kwell.
l At the leIe reJ troop3 a8Saujr.
eJ tiie fastue5sCs of General Geary, and,
ag W(J ,iave relateJ) leir jari,lrf bUbiJcd
in a fearful repulse aud slaughter.
CIIAPTKH XVI.
AFTER THE BATTLE. THE DEAD REVEAL
. osECittis.
Th? storm bo,rH in ull it? fury, from
,ti 'iy o viunii t I in L I iiujcii USUI,.. . "... ... . .
the black canopy of clouds which over
hung the ruined and evcr-to be historic
Gettysburg, when Lee, with cautious
movements, withdrew from his entrench
ments, and prepared to pursue a vigorous
retreat from the scene of disaster. Hours
passed away ere General Meade receive!
the intelligence, and promptly as possible
preparations were entered, upon for a
hasty pursuit; but owing to the condition
of his army, and the delays necessarily
attendaut on a general movement, the en
emy had time enough to evade any meas
ures that might be taken to frustrate his
designs. Despatches were forwarded to
Major-General French to intercept the
retreat at Williamsport, and to secure
r.t f . . ri. .
wnn re-eniorcemeois .turners J'aes in
South Mountain, and re-occupy Harper's
Ferry. Meade determined to push on to
Middletown moved after some time be
tween the Blue Ilidge and the Potomac,
compelling Lee to retreat up the Shenan
doah valley, and finally take up a posi
tion on the Itapidan.
An immense caravan, sick, wounded
and prisoners moved slowly up the valley,
and concentrated themselves by the beau
tiful waters. The rude homeliness of the
hospitals scarcely afforded comfort to J
those whose wouuds were of a trifliug na
ture ; aud those who pined away in ago
uy from the effects of amputation or sick
ness were still worse. In one of the
wards, and upon the damp grass, a dying
soldier called aloud for help, lie sat, or
leaned up, aud with terror looked upon
his fellow-sufferers. A youth with pale,
thin face sat by the pillow with his head
resting on his hands and he, too, seemed
stricken by "mental and bodily distress:
yet worn and attenuated as he was, we cxn
recognize him as the hero of our story.
Presently he raised himself from his ruel
ancholy position, and seized the. hand of
tic dying man. uasccniber, lor it was
he, turned a wild, despairing look upon
him, and sank down exhausted. Austin
held the hand firmly, and accosted in a
low and tremulous tone:.
" Do, Arnold, do uot die without tell-
:nfF
a C3Q'dic cJa
i eall it will ha
L,,,. vAr.r r,m',
ling me, do
justice to the innocent, and j
calmly. Your secret, as you
aunt 3'ou even when dead,
and vour rcmosc shall find no respite.
Tell me of Camillia of her whom you
11 9 V!. ..,- A ,1.17"
tail luj uu u . ii iiu is mjc, iiiiiuiu ;
" She
is Camcon. she is love itself i
she is
yours keep her, wed her, and !
r axe save hrr! " j
save he
Austin bowed ' his head in pain. It I
was the only ausvrcr Gascomhcr ever gave
hits, and it was he, too, that first perplexed ?
the miud, that hoped for happiuess in
hi3 death. 41 I shall tell you before 1 i
die," he would say, and by such promises ;
he led Austin iocotiGde his young thoughts :
to his kecpiug always, too, pretending
that some mysterious agency had frustra- i
ted the real happiness of his life, and .
darkeued over his birth with deeds too !
dark to mention. lie now suffered as in-
tently as Gascombcr, and watched the
last breathe compress heavily on his thin,
bloodless Yips, lie had seen him fall at ;
Gettysburg, and regardless of his own
life, rushed forwardand caught him faint- ,
ing in his arms; and upon the gory sward
he knelt over him. to catch the secret as
his life departed: but all was j-ilcut. al- j insane ; and I now hear her pitious h
though two hostile armies shocked to- ; Mentations as vividly as I did then. OU
gother, and artillery thundered from the heaven ! how she cried and pleaded for
mountains with continued reverberation licr children to be given her, and in vam
the uproar aud clash of battle, rerved : di(1 'e raise Iier supplications to bard
not to awake him from the spell of the ! hearted villains she died!"
pe
life long mystery. He waited 'for the
revelation, but it came not, and in his
ansisty to possess it, eight heroes fell be
neath his arm, as he sought shelter for
the sufferer. Thus, it came that he was
a prisoner, and considered a spy, and his
(captivity only terminated when the hutn-
fbled secessionists bailed down their bel
ligerent flag, and piled their arms at the
feet of the Federal conquerors.
Gascom be r rcmaiued qukt for some
tune, and again he started from his pil
low with wild and terrified aspect.
Au
seized his hand, and the sufferer cried !
in tnnr4 lifilf ilon:iirififr
4i No, no. I will not die. I cannot
. '
uioju is ui'ou my nanus i am uoi ui u i
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n:"'1' "-
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And Austin, trembling, strained his
scuses to possess every word. They rang
in his cars.
44 Who is she, Arnold? " he saiJ, tim
idly, 44 have mercy aud tell me?"
j 41 Not her, not her; you, Austin, your
'father " aud the dving man closed
, his eyes.
! Austin placed his hand upon his bo
som, and observed that he breathed, tho'
! iua.l!',ib!y
lie murmeicd in his ear.
The doom
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find
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: Nance kuew all. I had to tell her. she
threatened to divul-e all. Mou will hud
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posses
siou Silvio's it io, und
heavy groan interrupted his
" And
words, and
ha remained still.
All this was mystery to Austin .lie
could infer nothing from the story he
'heard, nud his nnx'uty to dicuver whit
.it meant threw him iuto ugriy. II e
uleaded;
' Arnold! you aro ahout to die, and
tell me that
vou
tncji) ,
turivcnci?
awaits your disclosure. Do uot diewith
guilt concealed in your bosom forgive
ness is yours ? "
" No, no," he cried, convulsively, no
pardon, no mercy for me; but a fearful
penalty. Hell is opeu, my crimes are
there, and their reward. I will uot ui,
I cannot! "
"Arnold! Arnold! have hope, yotv
are forgiven. God is merciful. Toll me
of fjamillia ? Who is she? "
''She is yonrs yours to love, wed
and save, your bride, your idol and
your god; but not your sister, no, no.
A nobler loin gave you birth a uobler
face smiled over your cradle a warmer-'
tear fell upon your cheek, save her,
take her away where sin U not known,
and be happy. She is pure, guileless
and loving, but there was blood in the
hour of your infancy around you 1
shed it I slew Silvio!"
He was overcome by agitation, and his
head sank heavily upon Austin's bosom.
Presently he rose up. '
' Aaway leave my sight for I am
lost! no hope, no mercy, no repentance I
go, be happy elsewhere, and when I am
gone speak kindly ol my name, leu
none that I killed him, and whisper not
that I wronged you for noli. You might
be happy but for me, but despair uot, you
arc restored to your Costardo; aud
you both shall be vindicated in your
claim. I'iud the papers they bear
witness to all I say, and in them is w
condemnation of another seek (henr,
they are yours, I placed them there."
The invalid sank iuto a slumber, and
Austin sat for hours by the pillow, watch
ing each couvulsioo of his face with anr
ietj Evening passed away, and lha.
dark twiliirht
flitted in shadowy gloomi-
ness
arouud the forsaken and dejected
youth, who suffered silently as ha kept
his solitary vigil. All was doubt, mys
tery and suspense he Loped for the
morrow, which seemed only to be a day
cf darkness for him. Ou the morrow he
was to be tried and condemned as a spy;
yet before he should depart from the-
world, he desired to know the story, and
the relationship between himself aud Ca-
uiuiia. lie uarea to awauc tne uyiujj
man. ' No, no, not yet. I am net prepared
to die," he ejaculated, with choked voice.
1 . a mm
tacn casped, as lie rose upon his fclLow
finJ ared vacantly about him. ;'.l will
uot, cannot die! oh God!" He turned
toward 4he wall, formed by the partition,
and buried himself in the bed clothes, if.
possible, to avoid the dark aud fearful
viions that passed Lefore his imagina
tion ;
lint in vain: the snint
revolted
over the hidden hypocrisy of life, and
assumed bcr triumph in the lust hour.
He turned on either sides aud whined
miserably in despair his 'tormentor
stiil haunted him.
" I did murder him, I I, boy, I did
it wc qu irrcled aud I slew him his
brother rewarded me with gold."
Who, Arnold? in mercy, who?"
"Silvio, I slew him, and brought rui&
upon his children poverty was lhair
lot for a tirr.e. Guiseppa died in prison,
she upbraided heaven lor permitting th3
I foul deeJ to be accomplished she wus
And he covered his face with hi
hands, and prostrated himself in agony.
"Arnold, who is Guiseppa? I m!U
protect her children, and bring-thc abet
tors of the murder to justice. Who ki
they? "
4 Gonsalvo."
44 My father?"
He looked in the face of Autiu with
speechless agony.
44 No, no, uot your father, hut Camil-
i lia's lie murdered him his illany
j worked it, and it wan dooe! "
i W I... : . i -. n t r . t I
I tell !H0
V "
' n i i
le whom you honor as your, a vain-
i mrp
cruel and bloodthirsty. Gonsalvo-
..i'....
i V-Jlll
jnioou, it is he.
lliNHI V I tl liAlflT-dlft!! nan, A
.li.ta hi in v ...... i.n Ui I. , . 1 1
nold, tell me? this Silvio? "
Bat no answer cume "from Gascombcr
ho was dead.
Death set its seal upon the old man's
secret; th-jt great mystery, like all other
mysteries, tho grave swallowed up iu it
own blank olscuiify.
( To te continued In iit:r ru-xt.
Photograhs of Union Soldiers.
A despatch from Wellington says that
the Post Office Department has on baud,
taken firm the dead letters whuh c
rntiiulated d'.iring the War, nuue lhn ten
lhcu;!ii 1 j holographs of lTnion soldiers.
Although it is believed that many o their
relatives would be glad to obtain such pic-,
tores, especially of tho-e v ho have di.-d
since th pictures were t tku, tlc De
partment has not yet beeu able to decide
upon
a plan by which, the graitUcati.-u
Hi;
iy le
iflv'ided.
D-.ibuque is the l-rget town in Tow,
and ban Jt,00i) inhabit Hits Then fi lh w
).iveiporr with 17,000, De Monifwith
12,000, and Burlington with U.000.
No other towu, we believe, iu U-w h
:en thousand inhabitants. '
A charity scholar, under exuminhtion
in tha Psalms, beinr usked. 4,What ia
'he pestilence that waikuh iu djrVv-j ?"
.-y ci. 4 rt:aif, ir, t. it
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