Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1912 — Page 2

The CIVIL WAR

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

. - February 4» 1862. A lively skirmish occurred on the banks of the Accoquan, in Virginia. Captain Lowing of the Second Michigan, on picket duty in front of General Heitzleman’s position, took seven-ty-eight men from the regiment and started out in search of a body of' Confederates who had been reported to be in Pohick church. Not finding the enemy at the church the Federal soldiers proceeded to Occoquan, where they encountered them. A brisk fire was maintained for a time, when the Federate withdrew. J. P. Benjamin, secretary of war for the Confederates slates, Issued an order for the impressment of all salt petre found in the bands of any but the manufacturers or Confederate authorities, the same to be paid for at the rate of forty cents a pound. The order was made necessary by the extortion that had been practiced on the Confederate government by bands of speculators, who had obtained a corner on the commodity. The Richmond Examiner uttered a strong plea to the citizens of the south, asking them for more active support of the Confederacy, and warning them against too great security in their “recent victories. February 5, 1862. AU doubt whether the state of California would adhere to the United States was set at rest by the receipt of a message from Governor Stanford to Salmon P. Chase, secretary of the treasury. The message was- as follows: "I am instructed by a resolution of the legislature of California to inform you that this state will assume and pay into the treasury of the United States the direct tax of $254,538 apportioned to this state by the act of congress. (Signed) "LELAND STANFORD, “Governor of California." The British schooner Mars, ■with salt, was capturedoffFernandina, Fla., by the United States steamer Keystone State. Her charter party disclosed her intention of running the blockade. A small sum of money was found aboard, among it being bank bills and certificates of deposit in South Carolina and Georgia banks. Brig. Gen. T. F. Meagher, accompanied by General Shields and staff, formally took command of the Irish ’brigade, In the Union army of the -Potomac, amid great enthusiasm and great rejoicing df officers and men. .General Shields made an address to ,the troops. Jesse D. Bright was expelled from the senate of the United States.

'February 6, 1862. Fart Henry, on the Tennessee river, one of the important positions in the first line of Confederate defense, was <taken by a squadron of gunboats under Flag Officer Foote. General Grant, in command of an expedition that left Cairo against the fort, learning that the enemy intended to re-lnforce, ordered an immediate attack, before his entire force had come up. The infantry moved into position, one division to intercept retreat from the fort and preventtoesendlng-of re-inforce-meats, another to the high west bank, commanding the'works, and the third along the east bank, ready to assault or support the first division. At half past twelve the squadron, consisting of the iron-clad gunboats Cincinnati, Commander Stembel; Essex, Commander Porter; Carondolet, Commander Walker, and the St. Louis, Lieutenant Spaulding commanding, with the old gunboats Conestoga, Tyler and Lexington astern, in the secr ond division, steamed up the river and opened fire on the works. The fire was returned. At half-past one a shot entered one of the boilers on the Essex and put her out of commission, scalding and injuring twenty-nine officers and men, Including Commander Porter. A quarter of ;an hour later the Confederates, overpowered by the force of the fire against them, ceased practice and lowered their colors. Flag Officer Foote accepted the surrender. Twenty pieces of artillery, barracks and tents capable of accommodating 15DOO men and quantities of stores fell into the hands of the Union force. General Tilghman and twenty-nine prisoners were captured. The balance of the garrison escaped. The naval force, which bad alone been engaged, lost forty men killed or wounded. The United States house of representatives passed a treasury demand note bill, providing for the issuance of $150,000,000 in demand notes, which were to received as legal tender for all purposes. It became known as the Legal Tender act. The Burnside expedition,, having crossed a difficult bar, advanced on Roanoke island. Secretary Seward declined France’s offer of mediation. 1 February 7, 1862. General Lander’s Union force occupied Romney, Va. The place was without defense of any kindEleven companies of the Cameron dragoons, Colonel Friedman, left their eamp near Washington at four o’clock tn the morning for a reconnolssance . of the Confederate picket line in the vicinity of Germantown, near Fairfax Court House, Va. Approaching Germantown they suprised a Confed-

erate picket detachment in a horse and captured* it, after a'scrimmage in which Captain Wilson was shot through the ear and neck. The prisoners were brought back to camp. The town of Harper’s Ferry suffered severely at the hands of the Union artillery, which Opened fire with shell and caused the destruction of the Hotel Wager and several houses. The firing was precipitated by a misunderstanding over a flag of truce thartte Confederates displayed on the shore of the town. Perceiving the flag, Major Geary, fa command of the Union force, sent over a boat, which was fired upon by Confederate sharpshooters who were concealed in houses on shore and had not seen the flag of truce. Major Geary thereupon ordered his artillery to open on the town. After the bombardment had ceased, the Confederates displayed another flag, but the Union commander would not respond to It. The Confederate General Johnson anticipating an advance of the Union army, began the evacuation of Manassas. Fort Church and St. Mary, Ga., and Fernandina. Fla., were taken by thei Dupont expedition. February 8,. 1862. Roanoke island, North Carolina, with all its defenses, was captured by the combined naval and military force of the United States, under Commodore Goldsborough and General Burnside. The expedition had entered Roanoke inlbt the previous morning, engaging the Confederate gunboats and two batteries, Forts Bartow and Blanchard, on the Croatan river side of the island. The barracks in Fort Blanchard were set afire but no other considerable damage was inflicted on either side. Early in the morning the Union land forces advanced in three columns against Fort Barlow. General Porter, commanding, the center, moved down a road; General Reno moved through the swamps to take the enemy in the right flank, and General Parke moved through the swamp on the other flank. Both flanking parties arerived simultaneously, just in time to relieve the central column from severe pressure. The works were taken by assault of the two flanking columns. The Confederate squadron engaged the naval force again in the morning, but soon after the fall of Fort Barlow the entire Island, together with Fort Foster on the mainland, was surrendered. Three thousand prisoners, six batteries and quantities of stores were taken. The Union forces lost thirtyfive killed and two hundred wounded. Captain Smith of the Fifth Virginia cavalry surprised a squadron of Jenkin’s Confederate cavalry on Linn creek, Logan county, Virginia, and took them prisoners, after handling them roughly.

February 9, 1862. Brigadier General Charles P. Stone of the Union army was arrested in Washington at 2 o’clock in the morning by a posse of the provost marshal’s force and sent to Fort La Fayette, New York harbor. He was charged with misbehavior at the battle of Ball’s Bluff; with holding correspondence with the enemy before and after the battle of Ball’s Bluff, and of receiving Confederate officers in his tent; with treacherously permitting the enemy to build a fort ,or strong work without molestation under his guns since the battie of Ball’s Bluff, and of a treacherous design to expose his force to capture and destfuctroh by "toe enemy under pretense of orders for a .movement from the commanding general, which orders had not been Issued. Because he had Irrupted upon a private meeting in the chambers of the war department in the search for news, Doctor Ives, a correspondent of the New York Herald, was ordered under arrest by Secretary Stanton, charged with being a spy and with violating the rules and regulations of the war department. "Captain David Glasgow Farragut was appointed to the west gulf blockading squadron. Ericsson’s Monitor, a recent addition to the Union navy, and considered by naval constructors generally to be a ridiculous freak, appeared in Hampton road as the Merrimac was returning to destroy the remnant of the Union fleet, and put the iron-clad to flight after a heavy engagement at close range. The Monitor was conceded to have saved the national vessels from destruction.

February 10, 1862. The naval force connected with General Burnside’s expedition against Roanoke island, which had lately succeeded in capturing the Island, destroyed the efficiency of the Confederate fleet, which had escaped capture or destruction on the day when the island fell into the hands of the Union forces. Commander Rowan, with fourteen vessels, following the Confederate squadron, came up with it off Cobb’s point at 6 o’clock in the morning and attacked. Five of the Confederate vessels were beached and burned by their crews, two of them escaped and one was captured. The fort at Cobb’s point was abandoned, and Elizabeth City surrendered to Commander Rowan. ' General Hunter of the Union armyproclaimed martial law throughout Kansas and declared the crime of jayhawking should be put down Vito a strong hand and summary measures. Captain Smith’s Union force was engaged at Linn Creek, Va. ' General Banks’ army crossed the PdtomsicT ai Harper’s Ferry and advanced on Charleston, Va. (Copyright, 1912, by W, G. Chapman.)

POPULAR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION LEADER

Thomas M. Chivington, Re-elected President.

One of the leading baseball men of the west is Thomas M. Chivlngton, who has just been elected president of the American association for a fiveyear term/ He will receive an increase in salary over what he has been geting the past two years he has been at the head of this big minor league organization. Mr. Chivington was chosen president of the American association tn 1910, succeeding Joo O’Brien, now business manager of the New York

“PEA JUGGLER” MAY RETIRE

Frank Bowerman, Christy Mathewson’s Old-Time Backstop, Is Expected to Quit Game. Frank Bowerman of Romeo, Mich., famous as the inventor of the only method of eating peas with a knife and without the loss of a pea, also as the only man who ever caught the delivery, of Christy Mathewson tothe complete satisfaction of the peerless Christopher, will quit baseball unless he gets his release from Kansas City, says the Utica Blade. Bowerman has been in the Amerk can association for several years. He first played on the Indianapolis team under Charlie Carr. Bowerman and Carr were bosom friends until a dispute arose one day and they became bitter enemies. The result was that Bowerman and Carr split for good. At present Bowerman is the property of the Kansas City club. Carr is going out to manage Kansas City this

Frank Bowerman.

year and he said that he would not have Bowerman on the club. Likewise Bowerman does not care to play under Carr. Before toe world’s series last October Christy Mathewson remarked that he missed Bowerman. The peerless Giant hurler said that the Romeo, Mich., fashion plate was the best .catcher he ever worked with.

Capron Starts Training.

Ralph Capron, one of the stars of the « University of Minnesota's 1911 football team and who has an unofficial record of 0:9 4-5 In the 100-yard dash, has begun training for the preliminary tryout in the Olympian games, which are to be held in Chicago in the spring. Capron, if he makes the American team, has had offers from toe New York Athletic club to run under its colors and also from a Seattle sporting club.

Giants. He was chosen to the position again last year at the annual election. Previous to 1910 Chivington was general manager of , the Louisville club. He started out originally as a newspaper man, but, like many other knights of the quill, forsook journalism to make a big success in baseball. Mr. Chivington is very popular In the cities composing the American assoclation, as is indicated by his election as president for a long term.

Notes of Sportdom

Davy Jones has purchased a drug store in Detroit. * ' Wilbert Robinson will again handle John McGraw’s pitchers this spring. Kansas City is said to have offered Jap Barbeau to Minneapolis for Warren Gill. It is difficult to make a club of ball players understand they are going and not coming. Rochester has sold Charles (Whitey) Alperman to Atlanta, according to a recent announcement. If theathletic commission In New York takes baseball under its wing, will it protect the outlaws too? If a few more places follow the lead "of New York, Jack Johnson may have to declare war on the whole United States. Marty O’Toole warns his friends not to acept any “clatter” about his arm “being on the bum” without seeing him first. Fred Clarke, it turns out, refused to quit baseball until “beaned.” Some won’t quit even when hit on the head with something else. Eugene Krapp, the Cleveland pitcher, holds a title. He made more errors than any other slabblst in the major leagues last season. Baltimore wants Arthur Devlin, ve> eran third baseman of the New York Nationals, who was benched last year in favor of Charley Herzog. Hank O’Day has told Frank Bancroft to make all plans for hotel reservations to suit himself. Otherwise Hank purposes running the club himself. If Hank O’Day wins a pennant at Cincinnati and Charley O’Day wins one at Springfield, the O’Days may play it off for the family championship of Ohio. Frank Isbell might do as a “farmer” to lead the Des Moines club, but it would be a mighty big leap frona magnate to manager under ordinary conditions. Mendez, the great Cuban pitcher, has gone back, his friends say, but chances are he will be on hand to greet the ball players again in the fall of 1912. There is something in a name in the Northwestern league. Hitt batted 314 and Rapps .279. Following up the inquiry, it is found that Fanning only hit for .176. Almost time for baseball stars to announce that they have quit the game forever, and hint that they might be induced to play another year at an increased salary. Capt Anson is blowing the dust from his baseball toggery. He is a bit jealous of James Callahan, who has cornered most of the “come back” advance notices.

THE BOUDOIR

'£4.

DAINTY LINEN COVER CAN BE USED FOR PINCUSHION CASE OR A SACHET. ■ ■ 1 1 11 Either In White With the Same ColoF of Ribbons or Blue or Pink Linen With Requisite Embroideries in Cotton. A white linen cover that can be used as a pin cushion case or a sachet is made from white linen, scalloped, eye-letted ,and embroidered with’ a design or monogram on the top. Draw a circle ten inches in diameter and divide it edge into twelve points of compound scallops. Each point consists of a top central scallop with two on each side of it making a slope of an inch and onehalf. The scallops should be about one-quarter of an inch deep. Three-quarters of an inch from the lowest point of the scallop draw eyelets 24 to the circle, two to each point. In the center may go a fleur-de-lis,, a spray of flowers, or a monogram, all to be worked in solid embroidery.

Trace the pattern—which should be drawn on heavy paper—on a top of fine white linen. For the under side overlap two selvedges of the linen a half-inch and draw the circle on the two pieces as if one. This gives an opening at the middle of back when the coyer is finished. A buttonhole is put in the middle of the upper lap and a button on the under one. Work the eyelets on the back with white mercerized cotton and the central design and eyelets of the top. Baste the two pieces together and buttonhole the scallop through the two- thicknesses of linen. This makes the cover in one piece Instead of the customary top and bottom laced together. Run white or colored baby ribbon through the eyelets and tie in a manylooped bow at one side. For the satchet make a circular case of white muslin and fill with orris root or lavender. If the cover is used for a pin cushion, the cushion part is made from one and one-half-inch circles of satin stuffed with wool or bran, to be firm but’ rather flat. These covers are dainty when kept entirely white with white ribbon, but are pretty for a girl’s room made of blue or pink linen embroidered in white mercerized cotton or in colored cottons on a white background.

Fagoted White Bands.

White organdie bands, with black organdie border, are smart and simple. These borders may be any depth. They may be blind stitched on a fold, bound with black, or the hem may be fagoted. In fagotipg the bands are folded and collar and band are both basted to paper, leaving about a quarter inch space betweett?-Tn-Tagdting; catCh"one“ edge to the other.— ~ ... In putting a crepe band on the net, turn up the net on right side and baste closely. Cut crepe bias, fold on both edges toward the middle, double over like a milliner’s fold. Sew through the middle to net, covering raw edge if the band is not on outside. Where the fold is wide, it may have to be blind stitched on both edges to keep fiat.

FOR TRINKETS AND PINS

Here is a very handy pincushion and trinket-box, quite easy to make. The top of toe box is well padded with cotton wool, and then covered with some pretty remnant of silk, fastened just inside the lid with glue. The sides of the box are covered in a tike manner, and the interior is loosely lined with soft silk. Short ribbon strings chosen of a color to harmonize with that of toe silk are fastened to the lid and front of the box, to secure it when closed.

WARM WRAPS A NECESSITY

Seeds of Disease Likely to Be Sown When This Important Requirement Is Neglected. It is highly dangerous, to say the least of it, to come out of the heated atmosphere of a theater or private house, as so many of us do, and go into the cold night air, or stand in a draught while a taxicab or car is being hailed, without being sufficiently clad. / Thus too diaphanous a wrap should be avoided for winter use, and something warmer and more substantial should be worn. For this reason, therefore, one can- - b '

WILL KEEP THE WATER HOT

Cover for Jug Adds Much to the Comfort of the Shaver in the Early / Morning. A cover for the jug that contains' the hot water for shaving purposes is always a useful art!cle, but now that the cold weather is with us, it is more than ever essential. We give, therefore, a sketch of a handy cover, that can be slipped over the jug after it has been filled, and that leaves the handle free, so that the jug may be. easily carried with the cover upon it.; Blanketing is perhaps the best material to select to make it in, but any thick woolen fabric may be used. For the upper part of the cover two: circular pieces rather larger than the top of the jug should be cut out and sewn together, and between these two pieces either a stiff piece of cardboard or a piece of tin should be sewn in to stiffen them. The steam from the hot water will in time soften card-

board, so that tin should be used for; preference, and a piece rut from th» top of a meat tin will answer the purpose. To this, the remaining part of the cover is easily attached, and a slit left upon one side for the handle. For appearance sake the seam round the top may be edged with cord, and a loop of tape should be sewn on where indicated for removing the cosy from the jug, and the words “Shaving Water” can be worked in colored wool upon one side. A double thickness of material should be used throughout, and The base and the slit for the handle bound at the edges with braid chosen of the same Color as wool and cord.

Evening Frocks.

Authorities are divided on one important item —the length of evening frocks. In spite of the fact that most of the new models this year are made with a 10 or 12 inch pointed train, one of the. greatest Paris houses shows a majority of its new evening gowns with the short skirt just instep length. Since there is a division of opinion among the great originators of fashion, it would seem that each young woman may choose for herself as to whether she will cling to the youthful round-length trained effects worn by the older ” ■w6meHr’~""B&me wonderful new black jet trimmings are used thia season, and white and colored spangles, bugles and brilliants are strongly in evidence. A r black velvet evening frock, cut en surplice, has the deep V yoke of cream-white maline lace. This corsage is outlined with a narrow row of brilliants and trimmed with a cut Jet motif which extends down into the skirt to the lower edge. —Harper’s Bazar.

not improve on velvet as a material to make our evening wraps of, and this is equally successful in a dark color, such as black bordered with white, old blue with sable or marten, and geranium, cerise pink or scarlet with black fox or skunk, which are among a variety of combinations which contrast admirably, and. should be selected with a view of best suiting the coloring of the wearer.

Mourning Bags.

Square, flat wristbags of black mat leather, with metal fastenings of blackened silver, are smart for halfmourning street costumes. For mourning in the first stage, if a bag be car, ried at all, it must be made of the material of the gown, or of black English crepe.- 7 ‘ When toe black-and-white stage of mourning is reached, there is no end to the pretty chains and belts and shpe buckles of crystal and jet combined. Black and white enamel combined are wrought Into tempting ornaments suitable for half mourning.

New Fancy Work.

A new and engaging set of fancy work is toe crocheting of chain mesh bags in gold, silver or other metal threads. The top of the bag is finished in a shell or picot stitch, and if a very elaborate affair is desired the same decoration is used at the sides and lower edge. It is doubtful, however, if the extra frills are an improvement. The finished product is lined with satin and drawn up by a cord and tassefc- Gandfis shades and: other “Frenchy” little things are evolved in the same way, and those who become adepts in toe art arene ver at a loss for gifts.