Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 24 January 1891 — Page 4

A maker that makes a corset to suit nine-tenths of the women ought to know how to suit nine-tenths of the girls as well.

A woman can go to a store —every store in the country that sells corsets at all—and get Ball's corset, wear it a week or two or three, and then go back and get her money asfain if she wants it. So can a girl.

A mighty good corset that! The store has a primer on Corsets for you.

Cmc AGO CORSET Co.. Chicago and New York.

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SATURDAY,JAN. 24, 1891.

This Date in History—Jan. 24,

1630—Death of Sir Henry Yelverton, judge born 16C6. 1689—'The Connecticut colony in convention at

Hartford adopted a liberal written constitution, the people not to take oath to the king. 1712—Birth of Frederick the Great died 1786. 1783— Birth of Beaumarchals, dramatic writer died 1799. 1762—Death of James Ralph, political and poetical writer. 1887—Schleswig and Holstein incorporated with

Prussia by decree.

1869—A Chinese embassy, headed by Hon. Ansou Burllngamc, an American, received by the Frenoh emperor at Paris. 1870—Prince Arthur presented to ftvsident Grant. 1870—United States corvette Oneida sunk by collision with British P. and O. steamer Bombay. 1871—Jules Favre, on the port of the French, opened negotiations with Bismarck. 1876—Death of ltev. Charles Kingaley, English author and canon of Westminster, in London,

Englaud.

1884—Fire damp explosion at Crested Butte, Colo. fifty-seven miners killed. 188&—Death of Frederick C- Brightly at Philade) pbi» boru 1S1A

THE HEAVY MATRIMONIAL".CHAIN. jure. E. Liyim j-iinton writes Tntie Forum a paper about what she calls "The Revolt Against Matrimony." If divorces aro any sign, there is surely roch a revolt in our generation, and a tremeudous one. Chicago divorces hare been noted for some years, but they have been latterly granted at a rate that will land two or three so called lawyers in the penitentiary. A firm of divorce lawyers in New York city has been unearthed that had a magnificent trade in divorces. They were rapidly becoming millionaires at the rate at which they untied unhappy couples. Any husband or wife could get a divorce for any assignable cause from these kind hearted men. The wise with which the thing was done at length aroused suspicion. Investigation was made, and revealed that this enterprising firm had a counterfeit seal

of

the county of Cook. Ills.,

and stamped with it all the divorce documents ground out of their mill. Persons therefore liavitig a Chicago divorce will do well to have it examined.

Tha queerest divorce cases of all, however, have come to light, strange to say, *mong a people popularly supposed never to want divorces—namely, Jews. In Russia, LS well as in some other parts of Europe, it iB the custom of the rabbi of the congregation to which married couples are attached to divorce them when he deems there is sufficient reason then, in his opinion and theirs, they are free to marry again. Thousands of Russian Jews have come to America in the past few years, and they have brought this delectable custom with them to the land of the free. Que little red headed rabbi, with oue eye, has been granting such divorces for twenty years, and has got a good pile of money thereby. In case of the Jewish divorces it is tha husband who always gets the rabbinical divorce, sometimes he fared of supporting his children, sotuefciineti because he wants to marry another woman. The wives are so ignorant that they do not know enough to apply for divorce, or even that a rabbi liae no right to divorce them. It was only when some of these abandoned families became objects of charity that the unique custom was discovered, and the husbands were arrested for bigamy.

Still, all thin is nothing against matrimony. The people who get the bogus divorces get them because they want to marry somebody else.

THE STATE PRISON SCANDAL Warden Murdock, of the Northern Prison, is under charges. He is accused of violating the statute which requires that he shall turn the earnings of the institution into the State treasury, and of makicg expenditures without authority of the Legislature contrary to the provisions of the same statute. To this we understand the Warden pleads guilty, but that he has accounted for every cent. He is also charged with appropriating to his own use the proceeds from the sale of slops. To this oliarge he explains that what he realized from the slops was strictly in accordance with a contract he made with the authorities. The salary of the Warden is $1,600 per annum with no perquisites. He has filled the position twelve years. He went there a poor man. Now he is considered wealthy. He owns blocks of natural gas stock in both Lafayette and Logansport pipe lines, and besides

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is a large stockholder in a recently established national bank at Lafayette. Now the question is how a man on $1,000 salary could save enough in twelve years to make such large investments. He is to be investigated by a legislative committee, but as tbis committee is composed of his partisan friends a whitewashing report may be expected. The Southern Prison a few years ago passed through a similar scandal under the Warcienahip of Jack Howard. A committee of his partisans made an examination and reported that everything was all right. But the scandal would not down and another committee reported that he was $20,000 short. He was of course ousted and Mr. Patton was elected as his successor. To the oredit of Warden Patton it is said he has fully oomplied with the law, turned into the State treasury the surplus, has made no expenditure except in with accordance with the provisions of the statute,and has accounted for the slops. This is the difference between Murdock and Patton.

TARIFF FICTUBES.

New York Press: The average daily wages of railroad engineers in Great Britain are $1.46

Do you know what they are in this •ountry? Well, they are $3.26

THOMAS PERKINS, a Democratic "worker" of Clinton county, has brought suit against J. W. Morrison, D. W. O. Bryant, D. F. Allen, Wm. G. Morris and other Democratic reformers demanding the sum of $300, on a oontraot between the party of the first part and the parties of the second part. The complainant alleges that the above sum is due him on acoonnt of moLey and whisky furnished the Democratic Central Committee during the laBt campaign. The Indianapolis Sentinel and other morally good Democratic papers like the Frankfort Crescent should let up on Brush long enough to fathom the depth of the iniquity and wickedness existing in the great party of reform

HBBE'S something from the Anderson Herald that is worth framing, it is so full it is of proper advice:

Whether you talk with neighbors or strangers, at home or abroad, riding or walking, always have a good word for your town. Speak of the beautiful homes, the nice streets, the excellence of the surrounding oountry, the productiveness of the soil and the intelligence and enterprise of your neighbors. Cite the acquisition of wealth and be Bure to impress upon the minds of your hearers that the road of wealth is open to all. Stand by your town through thiok and thin as you would stand by your best friend in times of distress and you will find it prosperous and thriving as never before.

NEW YORK PRESS: This is the way the new protection is transferring the worsted market from English to American worsteds. In November, 1889, Great Britain exported to the United States 4,613,500 yards of

worsted fabrics. In November, 1890, she exported to us only 2,147,600 yards.

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and yet worsted coatings are no higher in price, because America's productive capacity is equal to the demand.

REPRESENTATIVE CURTIS, of Marion, is after the foreign building and loan associations. He has introduced a bill requiring such associations to deposit $200,000 in the State treasury before doing business in this State. At present there are a number of national building and loan associations doing business in Indiana, and shareholders have no recourse against them, in case of litigation, as they have nothing in the State on which executiou could be levied

AUONO the bills quietly introduced into the legislature is one prohibiting pi ogressive euchre parties and playing of draw-poker. This is a blow at a great and growing industry in this State, and it is stated that already a majority is pledged to prevent the bill from reaohing a final passage.

THE House has passed a resolution to investigate the State Treasurer's office. The Democaats expected the Republicans to oppose the resolution but to their dissapointment and chagrin every Republican voted to investigate. In this respect Republicans are different from Democrats.

A BILL has been introduced in the House to create a township road fund. The old system of "working out" the tax iB to ba abolished. For all the good Buch "working" did it may as well have b*en abolished years ago.

WITH all of Cleveland's garrulity both in speech and letters sinoe the election he is ominously silent on the silver question. He seems to be between the devil and the deep sea.

THE Lebanon Natural Gas Company has deolared a quarterly dividend of five per cent. Twenty per cent annual profit is not a bad investment.

THE county officers are gathering in swarms at the State capital. They have been notified that they must down."

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A WILD BATTLE CHARGE

OARING FORLORN HOPE* OF FIRST MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY

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Tliey .Stormed a Famous Salient at Petersburg, and Advanced to Wit bin Pistol ltungc, I.osing Over Six Hundred Killed and Wounded Out of Nin Hundred.

Copy right by American Press Association.] OT wild in the sense of being reckless, but that of being utterly hopeless, was the gallant charge of the First Maine heavy artillery at

Petersburg, June 18,1804. The action as minutes the regiment went in alone, and lost more men than any other regimeat in any single engagement during the war. The circumstances

tf were peculiar. The S#*- First Maine be­

longed to Hancock's corps (the Second), that had borne the brunt of the hard lighting of the previous six weeks in Grant's Wilderness campaign, including the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania and Cold Harbor, and had lost in these conflicts over 13,000 killed and wounded out of a total of 36,000 engaged. At Petersburg, on the 16th and 17th of June, the corps lost heavily, and on the 18th was ordered to push forward where the Confederates had, as it transpired, planted their "last ditch."

The point where the First Maine charged was a salient built by Gen. Colquitt's troops, part of Beauregard's defensive force, and known as "Colquitt's salient." It was a bare ridga called Hare's hill, and was in front of the site of the Hare house, where the Union fort Stedman afterward stood. Several attempts had already been made by troops of the Second corps to carry the salient, but notwithstanding the fact that repeated trials and failures had been noted at army headquarters, word came to Gen. Gershom Mott to try again with his Third division. Mott protested to his superior, Gen. Birney, then commanding in Hancock's stead, that it was sheer murder, a repetition of the slaughter of Cold Harbor. "My orders to you are to assault," said Birney. "I knew," said Mott, explaining his conduct afterward, "that it was useless to expect suicide en masse from my old troops who had seen the wolf, had felt his teeth and bore the scars. All I could hope was that a heavy artillery regiment, the First Maine, innocent of the danger it would incur, would lead off with a dash, carry the works with a rush, and then it was my duty to take care that old, steady regiments were on hand ready to support, press and profit by any advantage won by the gallant forlorn hope from the green woods of the Penobscot." During the Wilderness campaign the Second corps had been re-enforced by several regiments of heavy artillery acting as infantry. These regiments had not seen much service in the field previously, and on account of the extra number enrolled were very large organizations.

The First Maiue, at the time of the order, lay some distance back from the scene of the charge, and the men learned that they were to go in where other troops had failed. Every man on extra duty was called on to handle a musket, and the total roster, as I have it from Maj. Fred C. Low, who was a lieutenant in Company B. was 832 men. The regiment was formed in three battalions of four companies each, each battalion led by a major, and had what is called a battalion front—that is, there were three lines of two ranks each, one line leading and the others following successively, each line composed of a battalion. The First was in McAllister's brigade, and several other regiments of the brigade were formed behind it in the same order. On either side of McAllister's brigade was another brigade, formed in the same order, so that the force under Mott was three columns of a brigade each, the First Maine being at the head of the central column.

The key to the Confederate line lay in front of the First Maine, about 500 yards distant. The intervening space was an open held, slightly rising toward the enemy. The Confederate batteries on both sides of Colquitt's salient, and the infantry as well, could rake the ground over which the column was to charge. Gen. McAllister was, at the time, temporarily commanding another brigade, and on attempting an assault with this command over the very ground where the First Maine was to lead, his men "fell like forest leaves under a hail storm," and he gave it up. When he learned what was on foot with his own brigade he said: "God help them! They

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BIDDING EACH OTHER GOOD-BY. cannot advance on those works—they cannot live. The enfilade fire will cut them down."

In the full knowledge of all this, all 6Xcepting the fact that they were to go forward alone and that the regiments behind and on each side were not to move one foot until the forlorn hope had broken through the enemy's line, the Maine boyB made ready for the terrible work. Maj Low says: "When the men saw what was expected of them I shall never forget what took place. Knapsacks were taken off and thrown into a pile, and bayonets fixed. Orders were to remove the caps from the muskets and rely entirely upon the bayonet. The men's faces had grown very serious. We knew many, very many of us were to die. Men turned to their comrades bidding each other good-by, and with tears trickling down their cheeks dictated messages to wives, fathers, mothers, sisters and sweethearts in case they should be among the slain and their comrades survive. I myself received a number ot such messages."

On the receipt «f the word to go the

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Mait.3 men sprang forward at double quick, and the moment the first battalion line appeared above the embankment where the column formed the slaughter began. "Men were shot dead within the llrst five feet," says Capt. F. A. Cummings, another survivor. "The crash of 2,000 muskets rent the air as along line of flame leaped from the works in our front, and the well known yell of the Army of Northern Virginia mingled with the roar of the rebel batteries on our right and left .as their canister followed the musket balls of the infantry and tore enormous gaps iu our ranks. "The First battalion melted away before this fire and lay in a heap, officers and oien, cxcept now and then a scattering one who had miraculously escaped. Before the Second or Third battalion readied its place the regimental formation had been almost obliterated, and two-thirds of the First Maine lay stricken upon the field. Still without firing a gun, but in blind obedience to orders, the remnant struggled on toward that pitiless line of fire that never once ceased or slackened. The reader must understand that regiment was alone."

Maj. Low thinks that some of the men went within fifty yards of the enemy's works. Gen. Mott says: "They charged nearly up to the glacis, or what would represent it in a regular fortification, but could not attain the barrier before them, submitted like heroes to the tempest of canister balls and bullets, and were arrested under close fire only to cover the ground with their dead and wounded. "The wave of heroes was shattered against that rampart of earth, and blown to pieces by that whirlwind of death."

There wore three flags carried in the charge by three sergeants, and six corporals acted as color guards. Of the nine, s^en were shot down and oue, a corpora), T?as killed. One of the corporals, W. A. Nasson, received nine wounds. Nasson took the colors from a wounded sergeant and went ahead until he fell with a wound through the body and in both legs. He was found, after darkness covered the field, unconscious, with the flagstaff in his grasp. His name was entered among the mortally wounded, but ho is alive at this date.

The losses iu the regiment are variously stated, as is also the number engaged. Some accounts place the number in the ranks at 950, others at 900. Maj. Low places it at 832 officers and men in line. The official loss reported was 580 killed and wounded, but fuller details swell it to 632. The killed and mortally wounded were 210. The regiment was as good as wiped out. Col. Chaplin, the leader, went up to Gen. Mott after the charge was over, and offering him his sword said, "Take my sword, general I have no further use for it." Then pointing to the ground between the lines he continued, "There is my regiment lying on that field." Col. Chaplin had trained his men to the idea that, being soldiers, they

"I HAVE NO FURTHER USE FOR IT." must obey orders. "Boys, always obey orders and never flinch," was the message he sent to the regiment as he lay dying some weeks after this charge.

The First Maine had not only the highest loss of any regiment in one engagement, but the highest in killed and mortally wounded during its tenui of service. It was in fourteen bloody engagements, and had 400 men and 23 officers killed or mortally wounded. Its percentage of killed and mortally wounded was exceeded by only one regiment, the Second Wisconsin, which lost 19.7 per cent, against 19.2 of the First Maine. The First Maine saw butfen mouths of fighting. In its first battle, Spottsylvania, May 19,18(54, it lost 470 killed and wounded out of about 1,600 engaged.

The charge of the First Maine at Petersburg has been compared with that of the Light Brigade at Balaklava. A local poet, after hearing the story from the lips of a survivor, penned the following lines:

CHARGE OF THE NINE HUNDRED. I heard last night a soldier tell Of what iu '04 befell

His lvgiment, On duly s-ut

Down to thu front our host to swell. That fought rebellion's power to quell.

"Nine hundred men from Maine were we, As lirave and true. As hot to do As any ever wow the blue. Nine hundred men from Maine I Where shall their like be found again?

'Two hours past noon One day in June ., The 'Forward' came on and we went

Our regiment Alone-alone I

For of our mighty armament, Though still on victory intent,

"There was not one But deemed it vain— Kay, certain death,

To charge amain. And catch the fleiy breatb Thut, pent up, slumbered in that battlement. "The Held wo gain, ,(i And straight wo hear

The rebel jeer. 'Ho, come on, Yank!' They wildly cheer

As we draw near And all along the extended line, Across the crest,

From east to west,

Twice forty thousand rifles in the sunlight shiue.

A short, sharp word ,.v The sudden stillness stirred— A blinding flash, ,,, A thundering crash. A deaf'ning and incessant roar, While on us pour

In front, in flank. From rank to rank,

Such blasts as never fell before. One minute more And all is o'er Six hundred daring men and four Lie dead and weltering in their gore I

"Where are iny boys?" our colonel cried As the chief iu command ho sternly eyed "Where ore iny boys who would face the foe. When even your veterans dared not got See! there's my regiment, stark and low," And I saw down his cheek the big tears flow. As he sadly directed the general's view To a strip of fleJd covered over with blue. Nine hundred meo from Maine) Bhall battle plain E'er behold daring like yours again? Saw Balaklava or Waterloo Heroes more dauntless and brave than you? Had the charge succeeded the First Maine would have been immortalised. Soch is fate. GEOBQE L. KILMER.

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In order to reduce our vast stock of Alaska Seal Skin Garments and Fur Shoulder Capes, we will, for a limited period, give a special

Gash Discount of 15 Per Gent

off present reduced prices on every purchase. Correspondence solicited. Illustrated Fur Catalogue sent free to any address.

Highest market prices paid for Raw Fur Skins. Send for Price *4' Current.

We ha,ve all of tbis week, and intend to continue

all through this month, the

*o reduce our stock.

In this sale you can get

2,000 yds. Calico at yrc|

Indigo Blue Points, Fast Colors yrcj.

Simson Grey and Black. ^c yrd.

Red and Black yrf^

Lonsdale Muslin 7:*c yrd.

Cassimere for boys cloths at first cost and hundreds of other articles we haveut room to mention.

We will sell all our CLOAKS at less than cost.

It will pay you to buy one of our Fine

Plush Jackets and Sacques

While the pric« is down.

This will continue during January.

D. F. McClure.

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ONECAR LOAD

IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

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Under a much more successful treatment that Dr. Huntslnger has been using for the past seven mouths, his practice has yreatlr increased. The Doctor now treats more Eve, Ear. Nose aud Chronic Catarrh putiont« with Milder remedies and better and quicker cures than ever before. This treatment is especiallysuited to Children and peculiarly sensitive persons.

Special attention to the Longest Standing ami most iJitticult enses to Cure. Also all Surgicalenses an Cataracts, Cross Kyex,Deformities, etc. Operations ou the Hye Built performed without Pain.

A neglected or badly treated Chronic Catarrh is the great, cause or so much deafness in the middle-aged and elderly people, also of consumption. A chronic discharge from the ear Is very dangerous to life, as it is liable to cause blood poison or brain disease. Consultation free.

SPEP.TAPI FS! People are so delighted oriiui AUijE-O! with tke quality, l'rice and Elegant Sight giving properties ol' the Doctor's Perfect Fitting Spectacles and Eye Glasses that their sale is constantly incrett* Ing. Still selling at factory prices and fl ting them Free of Charge.

REITERKNCKS. Geo. i). Hurley, attorney 11 law, eon Frank, discharge ofrom ears and deafness John R. Courtney,lawyer son,bad-eye aud ears G.L. Mills, deafness etc., twentyyears standing Gus Mayer, daughter confined nine months In dark room with violent eye disease, causing total blindness Israel Patton, total blindness from cataract Miss Clara Alston,violent ulceration of eye ball E. B. Smith,wife, eye disease A. R. Baylcss. mother, eye disease Dr. James Thompson, deafnees.all ol'Crawfordsville. Hon. Silas Peterson, wife deafness, bad case. Potato Creek Frank Powers, chronic catarrh, hanker, Colfax Congressman W. D. Owens, Logansport, discharge from

This means the number of Turnbull Wagons we sold. The only

wagon with one year's guarantee from the maker. If you don't be

lieve this ask any other agent besides Cohoon & Fisher to show you

a printed guarantee signed by their Company.

Lots of Stoves and plenty of Hardware

at the Lowest Possible Prices

COHOON & FISHER

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Kent, Frankfort, Ind atarrh and deafness J. Linn, Mace, catarrhal deafness, and numerous others in tills vicinity equally bad.

Dr. Huntslnger will boat Dr. C. E. Itankiris office, in Crawfordsville, on THURSDAY, Jan. 22, and every two weeks thereafter

Will be at Dr. Kleiscr's office at Waveland ou Friday, Jan. !2:i, and regularly everv four weeks thereafter on Frldav

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