4
AMERICA'S CAPITOL,
it xvihh nrc a iiiTxtmnn years
OLD IN KKI'TKMUEIt.
Bfory of the firnmt I Mil I;J -Hnrned
Onre by the llrltlah. It In Xow
JrTner Than Kver -Its Cent rn
nlul to be Celebrated.
HIS is nn rrn nt
rcntcnninl celebra
tions nml mntiplo
ceii ten n lain, tri
centennlals, a n 1
the liki ami next
Hj'ptciiilii'r, while
the) World's Fair
tJnailro-Oentenninl
in "till in full Mast
in f'hiciuro, t li n
MV1
;.o.Tu-r
MTwii ui
Vii it iMi Stntod flovcmmi'iit
will turn
nsiilo from it olllcinl Inborn fur one
lay, neoorrtinir ti the luesent nrrnuirc
ini'iit, nml commemorate in Wnshincr
ton tho foiiiulimr, n huinlreil years iii;o,
of tlio Anivrir;iu O;elol, of which
.-Mil
mm
lip" -m t w.y
l'lYfcidciit Cicorgo Washington laid tho
corner stone on September 18, 17'.);).
This founding of flip Cnpitol tho
physical mucleiis of the (lovcrnnicnt
was iu a great measure the founding of
th" pity of Washington nnd tho per
manent establishment of the llepublic.
'The cTHiid building itself, moreover,
nn;1 of the most impressive nnd impos
ing public edifices iu tho world, has
come to lie regarded as n National heri
tage, replef j with rich historic asso
ciations and memories, iu which i very
American citizen has an iuterest.
Hones tho coming celebration of the
beginning of that maguitieent old pile
is likely to prove nn ewut of excep
tional interest.
Tho exercises, so fur us they liavo
tipou ngroed npon, nro to inclndo n
parade, participated in by tho Presi
lent nml his Cnliinet, the Senate nml
House of lteprenentntives, the Supremo
Coi'rt, Masonic orders, societies nnd
rivio organizations mid detachments of
the Army, N'avy mid Murine Corps,
historical representations and spectac
ular displays, nn opening address by
rreiident Cleveland from n st.ind erect
ed nt the e:ist front of the Capitol, near
the southeast corner of the old north
wing, followed by other unit ions con
cerning tho laying of th original cor-ner-stone,
tho history o" tho consirno
tioii of (lie Cnpitol, its cost nnd ini
jxirtivut events that occurred within it,
nml their oil' -ct ; a balloon intension,
music, gr.ts.l illuaiiaition ', firewoH,
etc.
Wii'.'n tliD original oorncc-stono was
laid, n cent'.iry ago, tho country around
AVnshiugton was a practically uubroken
w ilderneiis, nnd the act was performed
nnd wituoiiHed by a simill nssemblngo
of ppjplc few, indeed, in number,
but strong of faith in the fiuure great
ness if the American Kepnblic. floor
Vashington, as flraud Master of Vir
ginia Lodge 22, of Masons, not losstuui
as Pr.-sident of the United 8tatos, was th?
leading npirit of the occasion. The
profession, nndor command of C!lot
worthy Htoihenson, marched "two
Abreast in the greatest nolumn dignity,
with colors Hying, music playing, drums
beating nnd spectators rejoicing" from
tho "President's Square" now Wash
ington Circle tj the site of tuo Cnpi
tol. After tu3 usual Masonic cere-
Tnr. CAPITOti APTEil THE
monies, the President deposited in the
corner utauo n large nilvcr pinto bear
ing this inscription :
"Tills Soutliscst Core-'rrUono oit'onC ipitol
tt the Cuitii8tutuB o. AaierliM in ttio Cityol
Vushtutou wus luiil on the lHtll Uuy o( Hup.
tHintsir la the year 17u;l, iu the tblrtuontU of
of Amuriuau Iuilippu lHiioo, In tua first year
of the swouct term of ttie rresltlni'y of
Ooorita WnshtuKtou, wiiuii virtus In the
civil ailmliiistrution of his country have Imwu
cousplououi uud beuttlluial aa bis military
Valor uud prii'leuce huva been useful In h
tablisliinir bar UliertiHi, in ttie yor of Ma
oury 57M3. by the Uranii LodKnof Marynuid,
several louden under it Jurisdletioa, Bud
Lodue No. 'ii, of Virginia, front Alnxaudrta,
Tlioinss Johnson, David Htewart, Daniel (Jar
roll, C'oninitsslouers i James Holstu, Htsiibvn
HallHtte, Arehitects ; Joseph Clark, P. W. U.
W.-P. T. Uolleu Williamson, M. Mason."
C'lotworthy Bteyiiavuoc in reported
JlLiii
r.' J.l
m liftrinjt ilclivrreil nn mltlrors "(itine
Inntoil liy fifteen lvi of a rannon
from tho VirRitiin Artillery," nml then,
lifter "mili'inn nml beautiful grayer,"
nilt'eeodcil liy Musonli' I'linntiiiff nml
another milvn of iirtilli-py, tho rom
fiiiny retired to n booth, whern nn ox
if 5()l iioiimlft' weiirht win barbecued,
of which they "irenorously lwrtook,
with evert nlmmlnui'o of other roerca
ti.n., The duty of ere.-lintr suitable build
iiifrs nt tlm iicrmntictit wnt of govern
incut hnil Intii Intrusted liy Con Kress
in I'hilnili'lphia to President Wnshinx
ton mnl three Coininnsloners delected
liy him. The first Hoard of Commix
Hiohcrnwnncomimscd of David Htownrt,
Dmitri Carroll nml Tlmmna Johnson,
nn mimed nbnvn on thn silver (ilnto,
nml thn second, iiv)iiinli'(l 17K5, of
UiiNtnvimrVott, Williiim Thornton mnl
Alesnmlcr W'hiti'. The advertisement
for tlesiu;nii for the ('ii)iitol stated tlmt
it was to ln of brick, with a conference
room nml a room for thn ltciresentu
tiven, each to necommiiilntc MHO per
son, with n lobby or nut '-chamber, n
Hindu room of 1201) square feet area,
Tin: I'MTr.o ferTi! ca"'i roij . as m ii to-dav.
a lobby nnd twelve roomn of 000 mpinrn
feet nren each for committees nnd
clerks' otlices.
Many designs were discussed and re
jected, but on April 5, 1793, Presidout
I Washington gavo his formal approval
ton plan submitted by William Thorn
ton, of Philadelphia, oun of the
I Couimissiounrn, beeaimo- "grandeur,
simplicity nml distinctness worn com
j bined" in it. Accordingly to Thorn
i ton was awarded tho first premium a
building lot iu thn now Federul city
and 3500 iu money. But Stephen
Hall"tte, also of Philadelphia, who was
, nwnrded the second prizo for the next
. best plan, received the same, instead
I ir mer ly $250, ns was offered, nnd
thus w.'.s placed on nu equal footing
J with Thornton.
.IS'
rnn capitof,
Ttml-iit.'ti nail nut nil "VfiiitAi't TTiu
design was nn ideal sketch, very plens- J
ingt i the eye, rather than a practicable
plan, n:d was unaccompanied by any
drawings of elevations or sections. A
bo'ir.l of consulting architects de
cided that there were six valid, material
nnd insurmountable objections to it.
Hulletto was thereupon directed by .
Je!f irs.m, then Heerotnrv of Ht;ite, to
alter Thorntou'g plan. Thus tho two
designers, Thornton anil Hallotte,
must bo credited about equally with
tho honor of drafting the plans for the
Ameriean Capitol, although after all,
owing to ntill further modifications,
subsequently ' made, the finally
accepted plan, to quote the words of
Washington, waa "nobody's, but a
compound of everybody'. Hnllette,
BRITISH BfBNED IT M 181 L
however, was appointed to the official
' post of Architect of tho Capitol.
In July, 1795, the foundations of the
north nud south wings were begun,
and the walls of thn north wing were
raised in March, 17t)7, to within ten
feet of their intended height, and iu
1800 tho present Bupreine Court room
and Law Library room below were
j fitted up for the reception of the Hen-
ate and House, respectively.
The old south wiug walla were be
gun ia 1803, Bricks for the iuterior
walls were nmdo upon the ground.
After eight years of energetic labor
both the old uorth and south, wings
were finished in 1811. The plans for
the rotund and central section, wero
nlinut r.ndy in 1 AH, when lh prepa
rations for oontliiulnir tho Work were
nmlilenlr Mopped by tho war with
Oroat llrltain, ami the work wan not
resumed iiutil tho restoration of pence
in 1815,
Then, too, had to lie pommenonil the
rebuilding of what tho Jlritinh had
earnestly rndeavorpil to destroy on
Anirnst 1M, 1814, nftpr the "Uladenn
burg Hncen," nn thn bnttlo nt thnt
plnce ban been fncetiounly called, on
account of the speed nml anility din
Jilnyed by the American trooim in their
retrent. The visitors bad piled the
roomn full of rordwood, denkn and
chairs and act rim to them after natur
ating thn wood with itiflnmmnhlo mii
terinln. Hut, nn Providence willed it,
the moHt important parts of tho Cntii
tol en".ippi wholly uninjured.
The nnndHtonn or frooHtono colnmnn
injured by tlm fire wero replaced by
pillars of benutifiil conlomcrato mar
lile, obtained from tlm breccia heiln
in Frederick Country, Mil, and in
Iioinlon County, Va., and other detniln
were changed to give greater strength
ami durability to tho ntritcturo. Htone
-.
"I-
nnd iron wero nubstitutod wherever
possible for wood nnd brick.
Charles Diilllneh, of lloston, who
served nn architect from 1817 tu 1830,
laid the foundation of tho centre build
ing on March 24, 181H, finished both
tho wings, completed tho ronndn nnd
dome, nud, in fact, perfected the
whole building. ' It remained un
changed ns ho finished it iu 1H27, navo
for minor repairs from time to time,
until 1851. Tho first publin rooord of
n proposition to extend tho Cnpitol
by means of now north and south
wings is found iu it letter of tho lute
Jefferson Davis, then a member of tho
Henato Committee on Public Uuildiugs,
addressed to Hubert Mills, the artist
and architect, dated April H, 1850. In
answer to this Mills favored tho pro-
in 1827.
posed extension nnd submitted desigus
for new wings and a new dome. Later
iu the same yenr Congress ordered the
extension to be ndded, nud nt thn be
ginning of 1851 Thomas U. Walter, of
Philadelphia, was choscu by President
Fillmore as tho architect to control
tho work. The extensions contem
plated au addition of 187 foot at each
end of tho old building, with hoxastyle
port icon oil each wing.
Work wan nt once begun nn the
foundations, and tho corner-stone o.'
tho now south wing waa laid by Presi
dent Fillmore on July 1, 1851, nearly
fifty-eight years after tho laying of tho
original corner-stone. Architect Wal
ter deposited iu tho coruer-stono n
sealed jar containing parchments nud
coins, newspapers of tho day and n
manuscript written ia tho autograph
of Daniel Webster, containing theso
words :
If It u M bo hnrsaftnr th3 will of do4 flint
this strui'turs shall fall tram ils basn, thnt its
foundation bo upturnud nnd this deposit
brought to tho eyds of men. bo It then known
that on this day thn Uulon of thu I'nlte I
Mates of .America stunts Ann, Hint their
Const II utloa stilt exists untmpitira I and
witli all Its original iwn'olnnss nud (florv,
tuwIuh every day stronger and stronger ia
the HtTis'lton of thu gre,tt body of tho Ameri
cun psople, und attraitiuir moro and mora
the admiration of tho world. And all hem
assembled, wh'Mhor bulouiriiiq to pulilln life
or to private life, with hearts devoutly thuuk
fulto AlmlKlity tioil for tho preservation of
thu lilierty an I happiness of the country,
units, in sincero uu I (ervent prayer thnt this
deposit and tlm walls and arehes, the domes
aud towers, the eolumus and entablature
now to be er-ted over it, m ty en lure for
ever. lod save the United Htates of
Amerlea. Daniel Webster, becretary of Htale
of the lulled Htatej.
Webster was tho orator of tho day,
and his address, requiring two hours
for its delivery, was oue of his most
masterly efforts.
Before the clone of the year 1851,
tho fouudatious of both wings were
laid to a depth of from fifteen to forty
feet, sud the basement stories were
finished. Ia December the westeru
front of the center or old building,
containing the library of Congress,
was accidentally destroyed by fire, but
this was promptly restored the next
year in connection with the new work.
In 1855 Huinnch'n old lirlck and
woodim dome nhnppil liko nn inverted
nngnr bowl of homely pattern wan
removed, nml the ninterialn for the new
iron dome, thn crowning glory of tho
Capitol to-day, were contracted for.
Thn greater portion of the interior
wanflninhed in 1857. The Italian of
Keprenentntiven flrnt met in the new
hnll on Ppppmber 16 of tlmt year, and
the Hcnntn in the new Henntn chamber
on January 4, 1851I. Tho remainder
of both winpn waa completed in 18(11.
Owing to the exigenciea of the Civil
War no appropriation wan nindo for
continuing thn work on thn new
domn in 18(12, but tlirouuh the faith
and patriotism of thn contractors,
who continued plAcing the iron cant
ingn upon the dome nt their own ex
pennn and rink, tho pound of tlm
hammer upon the Cnpitol cenwd
not throughout the entire, ntr tin
gle, giving to the Union troopi
nnd tinitorn in WimhiiiKtoii nn awnir
mice of the Oorernnicnt'n belief in Ihe
nupccKnfiil outcome of thn strife. The
spherical portion of the ilomn wa
completed in 18(1.1, end on December
2d of that year Crawford's colowin)
statue of Freedom wan railed to crown
it, nnd nnluleil with 45"i guns from the
Mirtn nurroundiiig Washington. In
18!t the eastern portico if the north
. wing was nniihed and thn dome com
: jdi ted. In 18(15 both wings with theii
I beautiful sic porticos, two maKtiiflceiit
j entrances and four grand stairways,
were Riilistmtmllv done. 'Ihn interior
of tho dome, decorated by rMgnor
Itriimidi, of Home, wan also finished,
nnd Architect Walter's task was de
clared nt mi end. Hn was succeeded
by the present accomplished incum
bent, Mr. Kdwiird Chirk, who super
vised tlm construction of the beautiful
white mnrble terrace on the western
side from 18H2 to their completion iu
18111.
The old portion of the Cnpitol,
completed in 1827, cost ;',4 i:i,84 .
The itlnile building, up to diite, coi-t
$1 1.45.-,(MMI, including thn terraces,
which were built at nn outlay of ?800,.
Ollll. Counting iu tho nrt works within
it, but lcHving out of the ciilculiitton
thn furniture and nlso thn grading nnd
iln nvciiicnt of the grounds, the Cnp
itol him cost in nil $10, 1)110,11011. Nuw
York lU'corder.
A Traveling (innn.
A New York belle who will travel
this summer with a purty of friends
him one east i ne which is "wholly and
intensely old Parisian," and is illustra
ted herewith. The stuff is a rough red
wool, very soft nnd flue. The full skirt
not too full has four bauds of heavy
black silk braid gimp woven mid ex
tremely lustrous. They uro in gradua
ted widths nnd ii truly novel touch is
given by putting the narrowest of them
at the bottom, the widest on top. The
same style prevails iu the trimming of
the double pelerine falling over the
shoulders. The waist is also finished
with n row of braid. A hat of reddish
brown straw trimmed with threo Al
satan bows one gray, one green, one
thu color of the gown itself, was sent
home with the frock and, along with
n pair of glacp gloves in mix; button
length of the same red-brown shade,
completes h traveling costume which
hits the golden mean between tailor
made severity nud over ornnmeiitatioii.
Thnt same fortunate young womiiii
owns oun of tho adorable ncr,' traveling
clonks iu pnlo tnu box cloth, made with
a deep detachable cape that ia lined
with silka, whoso soft plaids repuut all
the colors of her costume. Of course,
it is worn only iu stress of weather
ns when, for example, the winds of
Luke Michigan visit her too roughly;
before the party goes on later to Alaska,
when (die stands in one of its m iuiitiiin
meadows, breast high, with flowers,
though snow lies white mid thick iu
tho alinde mid still hoods iu white tho
everlasting hills. For weal iu New
Mexico, whither also the party will
KWAfl.ir.R TRAVELING UOW.f.
journey, there are nil Borts of blouses
to replace the stiff waists when the hot
winds blow nud tho grasshopper be
coineth a burden. They uro of silk
and light weight serje, even softer nud
more uueriishaldo. They have full
soft fronts and very deep euffi ns well
as turned dowu collars. And for tho
big cities in betweeu, where my lady
has already nil sorts of social obliga
tions, there ure gowus galore, each
worth half a column of description.
Duo blue silk has au immensely full
skirt, perfectly plain, with a bodice of
blue cloth, richly embroidered with
emeralds. The belt is of emerald
velvet ribbon. It fastens with a
buckle of old Wedgwood ware set iu
thin rim of gold. It is as big as yoiit
palm, nnd two long euds fall from it
almost to the edge of the skirt.
Seventy millions of peoplo ia Eu
tope, it is said, wear woj.Uh shoes.
41"
KtYSTONE STATE CULLINGS.
PKNNBYI.VANfA HANKS.
9VTT.nixtr.ntir.vr xni MiinAAn'sriutiniw snow
A hrai.thv cnnntTioft.
ItAnntsst nri Superintendent Krutnbhnar
of the Htnte Hanking ilepiirtmsnt hsi re
ceived his quarterly reports from all th
banks, trust cninpnnlrn, savins: and otlict
flnnnclnl Institutions of the Hints, whlnli
show that thslr Is nn ground for rrports
thnt tlis opln'i money is being drawn
from th bank. The sworn return lot
Jans 7, a compared with those of March 4.
how n (feciast of the rssh In bsntl of tl,
6Vi,.')M but the Inornsaa of loan, low
been 0.370.IH till, nml the lucres- of do
posit 2,4!W,011 117. Tlies fluum do not
Indicate the Isnicntalile conilillnn of the
money market which lis been so RMierally
rliscunsml.
KII.MCfl ItV 1118 II HOT I! Kit.
wtm. run in nctru.n nit.i. a nmi. T Ki
rn r is r.NAi TKII.
run Ann run Henry Hotter, sued 1.1
yenr, wna shot slid killed by hi HI yent
old brother, Willi. The lads were playing
UiifTalo Hill and the eldest buy Insnlpulat
d th lira arms, whit Hie yoiiu,eit threw
the larlet. illle hndsloy pistol In one hand
and ssenuln shootliiK Iron in the olher.lte
held them slolt In cowboy stylo while h
pranced sroiinil on sn imaginary bronco.
Willi afterward explained thnt h meant
to pull th trigger of the toy pistol, b it nn
consctotialy imbed that of the resl k'iu. The
bull entered th brother' eye snd parsed
through hi head snd serosa th turd Into
tli alee of th father, who .was stniuliiig
by.
A il,A.8 KYK KXI'LOIHa.
tii k rp.ct i.iAR ai rii.r.sT that nri ri.t. a rorrs-
TOWS MAN' liltll .
Pin i.s tiKi.eii i a. Tor rs-vernl years Wll
'lam llrosius, or I'ollslown, Ima worn a
;la eye. On of his iiaiurul optics had
been ileatroyi'd while he wu employed in
the bridge norkn. The nth r evening as
ha waa walking slong the streets the art!
ileial ey explodiHl from no npptirent cnnio.
Die sharp edge of the broken glass cut the
ocict about the eye, ruining u severe h m
orrhage. - -
Kll.l.l II in I.IIIIITM.Ml.
I.am akti ii, During a heavy storm
Chnrles McKlus -y was instantly killed by
lightning, und William Ithule fatuity ill
nri'd. They took refuge tinder s tree from
the storm. Tho ire was knocked to pieces
and one of Itlinle'a shw's was torn from
his feet.
iows mi st srrrorr tiih itnrrr.
IlKl.l.KroxTr Hy a 5 to 1 vote th Coun
cil passed an ordinance to keep the cows off
the streets. This measure has heun before
every council lor tin) past ten ye.ir and a
often defeuted.
I Somerset county, alon bo intf from
th government will he claimed on 4'd (su
pounds of iiispie sugar, the bounty amount
nig to shout 1'1,0'M. As not more than
one-third of lbs prislucers in tlis county
svsiled themselves ol Hie hoajity law, some
Idea of tin. amount of augur proiiucd in
rloinerset limy be had.
KiiHahiiSsyiiKR, sged in, of Hopewell,
Hedfurd county, wus allot bv his half bro
ther, Austin hord 'I lia bail, a 31 tnllber,
entered Hnyiler's head snd lodgrd in the
brain, lis will die The young men were
toying with s revolver when the sccideut
occurred.
Jims Waonkr. yardforemsn of the
Phoenix Iron Works. Mesdville. wlili
making repairs waa csiigiit by a rovo.vin
butt wild buttered out of resenibmnc to
liuman form strains! a brick wall. lis
leaves s wife snd nine children.
Sine the marriage license law went into
effect over 1.300 licenses have been Issued
ill Klk county, which has .only 2-VOo i in
habitants, and only about l.l'io iu Jvffer
on county, which haa s population of over
4,i 00.
Wsi.i.-lsroiiMKti woolgrnwera in Washing
ton and (ireene counties aay wool will comu
down to IS cunts this aummer. H is now
Bulling at although many farmer Kict
on the price, holding it will o up.
(). W, Kki'I'Akt, of Altonna, ia the owner
of a leihorn hen that laid an egg of thu pil
lowing dimensioiis: Itound the engtli 74
Inches, round larger end UJ and weighs 3
ouiicea,
l.loiiTMMi struck a telegraph wire, and
running into ihe Western I'niou ollice at
ew Castle exploded a large quantity of
lireworks stored there and set tire to th
building.
It mi low .Nvn. aged 4"i, of Courtney, ran s
nsil in bia foot three weeka ago. No atten
tion wsa psid to Hie wound, und blood (,ol
soiling aet in, from which Ny is dying.
Mil ham. HiiMMri-L, postmaster st Jersey
Mills, I.ycoruiug county, has th alar rose
bush. It covera on aide of his house, and
contatni 3,000 rosea.
Tiikrk are i:). towns in I'ennsvlvania
equipped with electric lights, this atat
leading aU others in that direction,
The 4-yesr-old daughter of Mr. Msry
Itogers, of ilesver r'ulla, was killed by
wagon running over her.
Gkohof fiRr.t.i kr, a brskemsn, wna killed
nesr West Newton, by retting his foot
caught in a frog.
CAKt.iiii.i snd Chsmbersburg sr both
hustling for the new soldiers' orphans in
dustrial home.
"Tiifsk will be a few apples In Warren
county tliia year, but plenty of potatoes.
NEWSY GLEANINGS. .
HiCBiaAS has an antl-Flnkerton law. '
Choi.xsa Is raging In Southern Fronoe.
Tns Reading Railroad reorganization has
tailed.
Ths drought In Europe Is causing wide
spread distress.
SorTR Casolika has 10,773 seres planted
in watermelons.
Tns losses bvths forest fires In Wisconsin
exeeed 12,000,000
Th ftts,ts of Texas has won a suit to recOT
r lands grabbed by railroads.
Cixcimxati, Ohio, Is abont to annes
twenty square miles of territory.
Ths English oourta or busy at present
Winding up the Australian banks.
Li Huso Cbaso, the Chinese Premier, has
Intimated that a new treaty with th United
Btates will be drawn.
Canada jnat now Is agitated by th biggest
fmbllo worka ateal at Montreal ever known la
he history of th Dominion.
A TitmHTa or Tn JtsToi.irrio aug
Rsated that every bell In the land b rung at
12 o'clock, Chicago titno, July a.
A Hpaxusd who had Just srrirsd In Mont
Carlo from New York killed hlmaall' sftu
havlofi lost 050,000 In gambUng.
.SOLDIERS' COLUMN
TDK TWELFTH COKFS.
lh Part Thr Took In th Big Bsttls ol
Ucttyaburg.
THR "Csnnon
eer," Iu th history
of th battle of tlet
tyshtirg published
eomellm ago In d
ctlhlng th events
of th first day'
battle. July I, make
the ataiemtnt
that "Ihe Twelfth
Corn waa on tb
Held lying In r
serv. but look no
part in the engage
ment, and thai it
has never been at
Isfsntorily eiplain
d,'; I think they hsd
very good ressons
as they did not
reach Hi field un
til 7 It. m th
-. T. TM.L nghllnc on th first
" - Sj,-(jl,r being ended bat
fore we (rrlved; nt least, this wns ths ran
with the Second llivislon. If either th
Kirst or Third Divisions were ther I would
like to hear from them, as I do not hellev
ny part of tb corps reached the field un
til night.
He slao saserl that there wan verv llttls
fighting don on ( nlp'a Hill on tb third
day , except In th morning whit ws were
recovering our breastworks that we left In
the night when we went to reinforr ln
Hlckles. Now, the men of th Twelfth Corps
know that thi I not s fact, as there wsa
heavy tiring kept up until sfter Pickett
msds hla famous charge. Their front lin
wsa not more than eight roils in front of oni .
works, where they were somewhat protected
by trees and Isrge bowlders. If It was
merely a feint to cover I'lckett'i charge II
wsa pressed with vigor, ssaome were killed
Just over our breastwork.
About the tint Pickett was getting randy
for hia charge, w noticed a white flag fly
ing from the front of ihe enemy's line. W
celled to them to throw down their guns
snd coins up over the works.
The tiring being Misiendrd.7H rehelsrame
forward and aurreudered, including sis of
ficers. I.teui. l-lgli. of Kwell's aialt, cams
up tn endeavor to atop the Mirreuder, but
was lired upon, snd he snd his horse were
Instantly killed, 'llms that surreiidetsl
were part of Ihe 4th Vs., if my ineiiioty
ervea me right, nnd they aaid they belong
ed to the ' Stonewall Ilrigsde." Ws hod
chnrged them at Winchester on the 'Clrd
of March, IS ,2, as tlu-y lay behind n stone
wall, in two houis w.i lind them routed
but night com'ng on put sn end to further
fiirsiiit for Die day. We had faced them nt
nrt Itcpuhlic, where we got the worst end
of the hsrgnlti; slao nt Cedar Mountain.
The first t nin we find ever fought hehlt rl
Dreastworka wns at (le'tytiutg,Biid we pal I
them back with good interest lor what we
bad ii'ceived st the two former places.
One of th prisoners aiid he had been In
many hard lousht rat Ilea, but this wss ttie
moat destructive if any they bad iskeu
part in.
in the morning of July 4 on of our men
leaps! over the breastworks and went down
tiers Lieut. Lii'h hsd been killed Hie day
be I ore, anil got his sword, watch snd illsry.
I do nut know west waa done with them,
but upKae tbey were turned over to bead
quarters.
We were ordered out on a recorinoiaaanee.
and tissued over lh dead bodies of rebel in
our front. They were thick and were lying
down as fsr as itock Creek. They I ad
turned black during the night. It would be
a asd light to ee at I his late day; but we
wer young then, and did not realize that
many a mother would shed tesra over s
fallen boy that might have been a support
snd solace in her uVc.lnlng years.
We continued our march across Itock
C'rrek in a north wexlerly direction, but failed
to lind a rebel, and returned to our fnrnn f
position. The battle was over; Harrisborg
and J'hilsdelplns were safe and we ware
onn to retrare our atepa to the Itpidan.
li. U. JIki:tiioi.k hi National Tribuns.
TUE SAUNDEK8 RAID
Nic Work Done on a Flying Trip Into
East Tsnneaaee.
(Vith your permission f will civ the or
ganisation of the Haunder raid msde in
June, liJ, into Kast Tennessee for the pur
isise of deatroving the Kast Tennessee and
ieo'gs Ksilroul, which la as follows,
Ths 1st Tenn., sa a regiment; a detacb
ment of IW0 men with oflicers from the
112th III., the sum from tn 41th Ohio, all
mounted for th occaaion; a detachment of
a) men nnd otlicers of the 2nd Ohio C'sv.,
l'0 men and six otlicers from ihs 7th Ohio
Cav , M men and three otlicers from lb 1st
Ky. Car., and one aeciion of artillery from
Mattery II. 1st Ohio L. A.
The orders received bv the regimental
commandera issued 10 daya before starting
were that th details were to b mad of
picked men and horses, regardless as to who
claimed the horses, and ths otlicers to l
selected, and ail wero to be kept off of duty
of any kind for In daya for recurvation.
We crosad th Cumberland Rivar June
14, lS'ii. captured a aupply train and i:M
tiriaonera at Wortshurg. We captured a
atterv complete with hoires and harness
and 1 10 prtaoneia at Lenoir's, on th rsilr.jsd
18 miles west of Kuoxville; burned Ihs star
Hon snd a woo en mill. Then ws began
our work of destruction of Ihs railroad, and
reached Knoxvills at dark and exchsnged a
few hota at College Hill. Ws drew off snd
went over a hill to th northeast of tbs city,
snd Isy in the woods till daylight when oar
artillery fired three abota. The first blew
up a caisson: the aecond diamounted a gun;
the third killed a Cspt. McClung and Utres
other men.
Now we draw off over the rtdge and struck
th railroad east of thia city, and began our
work of destroying th track, besting snd
twisting the rails and bending them around
trees, burning bndgea and trestle-works,
reaching (Strawberry Plains before night, 2U
miles east of Knoxville, where we captured
another battery complete, with 100 prison
ers. The next morning ws continued onr work
of destruction, burning wsgon-rosd bridge
s well ss railroad, on through New Market
snd on to Mossy Creek, where we burned a
Confederate machine-shop land depot and
tore boutes h i ltd with provisions and
munitions of war.
liy this tun ihs Johnnies wer harassing
our rear snd "Mudwsd" Jackson was ap
proaching onr Iront- A we hsd si ready
destroyed tiO miles of railroad and burneci
looO feet of bridge and trestle work, we then
truck north for Cumberland Gap. Nsr the
Gap.and on the Knoxville road we captured
another aupply train snd 30 prisoners. Tb
lisp was too nrongty guarded for us. and
ws burned the train and paroled the prisou-'
ara, as ws hsd don on all previous occu
(ions. W now hesded for Big Creek Gap. which
waa found too alrongly guarded for us. when
we beaded off for Childsr a Gap. which was
guarded by a cavalry command which was
toon brushed oat of th way. and w cross
ed over ths vslley snd into tbs nountsina.
Ws spiked our guns snd cut lb w bawl
dnwn in front of Big Creek Gap. W croeasd
lh Cumberland Kivr July 1 and joiucst
our commands sbout ths 4th, with tbs loss
of U man oat of a whole number of 1.500
officers aud man. R. C Raxu la Nation
al Tiihuns.
Misa Ktjzzie "l want to break tn
engaifement with Mr. Sapple, but (
don't know how to do it without
driving tho poor fellow to suicide.
Llttlo llrothcr "Why don t you let
him sr sua in eii.l-iianerys