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• ......... €mvxtx i : ENreiy W ednesday. S m L M A H ac BPOOMRIt, E d i t o r s * F ito B ih e n . ' evK O S i n (xm a iim xloox , jc a n st . K ' - ' S m U M S S S O A S S K p - ■ J O R F E E O T m e . i r « b 4 t «7 t r oasoa 9))& »tM| r.if.APOOiiA U I B B A iU y HOUSE AND IdVERY. JO. BBIDfflEWATXB. N, X. \-ntfntlr” to TMtobon* witk OratnU.Offim, o S m T ' !> ^’^^O .H fB B A JID . Wor. - S - '<5- U ' f\U D L E r H O D S B , A/ fhumsx* TOWN, Eraraaroai, Xatw^Mv«i;aay. UTioa.ir.T. BLANDING, > r J . CRANDALL, t l ’ • POObTDUL®, H. T. S « f » ty » « “ f“ dOon»toWe. Antn»to*****at lwUl«ini*««iT*s»>mpSkttMitioa. Myl 4 a HECCKS. atlST lC E Of T H E A.* FEACB, SOOVtmLB.S.Y. W . BU B H T rtS, M. D., r fHTSIGIAK JOn> BUBaXOlT. ^ D« ia MtldcBM on ICaln *t„ BrooUltia. K. T. <«► A N E 5 T H E r e p o r t e r CIRCULATION- 1,900. INDEPENDENT IN^^VSRyTHING. SU B S C R IPTIO N PRICE $at.50. ^ E A . T A’ND ARTISTIC Job Printing, rB o ^ y n s doks at Courier Office. VOLUME XII., BROOKFIELD, iS[. Y., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 ,188T. NUMBER 34. S ite E 6BEEMAH, BBlBSEyAIER, J. 7. I The First Spptoins i daring an ^ ffering . j OE a ll Iiung disea«M ar» much tlie a I fevexiihBeai, low ol appetSto, I ' throat, pains In the ,chest and 1 i headache, etc. Itta n a letf d*yay youm Fall and Winter Stock has arrived, and after a great deal of hard work we have got it into PERFECT SHAPE. for careful and critical inspection which we cordially invite from who are looking for BRIGHT,' NEW AND SEASONABLE GOOD9'. Hot^wat?^ Everything js fresh from Eastern markets, selected by ourselvds to ‘0 suit the requirements of our customers. ” * \ ’ pocket and improve the mem Ot a ll Iiung disea«M a re much tlie «amo: ' A H i s t o r y o f t h e A n d r e i r a B a i l r o a d :h «,e tc. I i e i r d a y a o u a y | B a l d l u t o Q e o r g ia m 1 8 6 2 . bo-vf ell, or, on the o ther hand, y ou may | ' bo dowj> w ith Rneumonla or “ galloping Consumption.’' Bun no riaks, h u t begin immediately to take Ayer»t C h e r ry P e c to r a l. them planalble exense i X>as8ages from one side line to the other. R e g a ined t confidence ot the eouthern ofiic was able to travel a t 1 leers, and ^ will through r r C. BROWN, M. D. Several years ago, Jam es Blrcbaid, ol larien. Conn., was aeverely ill. The Qctors said ho waa in Consamptlon, and that they could do nothing for him, but advised him, a a « last rasort, to try Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, After taldug- this medicine, two ot three m(Aiths^ h a was pronounced n well man. His h eidth remains*good to the present day. J . b . Bradley, Malden, Maas., -writes; “ Three winters which rapidly 1 ■ and Consumption. 'The H o s t H e r o ic a n d T r a g ic Spiaode of t h e C ivil V a t . JEmJtracIng a Full and Aoourata Aooonnt of tbo^SMTet Jo a r n t y t o tfc* H e a rt e( tli« Conf«a«raoy, tb s Capture a t . a ItaUwny Tratn In, a ConCsdarat* Camp, the Terrible Chase T h at ToUowed, a n d the SalMeqnent X-ortonee ot She Xeader and His Party. S f ago I t^ lc a M v W c o ld , ,l y d o f e l o ^ d in t o \ \ '\ ''^ '« * lA O F ih M v m u i,... - H o t^ W s tf Tme.TMad^M,daTaiaiig,Slar^S<]. and once WrowsiksrVsatWiaflsideTSTy Bttnrd«r horn toTx^ar. Selaaeeot time at home office. Q A N D S CARR MAXSON, 0-MaOeaeaee>t.,OMrliileBendisg.UriOA,S.y. IMaeases o f flie^S y e - a n d K a r . H o nat-e A. K. to-a P. H.. evaty dsT except \fX T IELlA 3 i C. WHITBDED, f Y ______QKHKIUUi ^ U IU I^^A G B IO T ^ w ill lease the eye, protect the ^*^We wi DRYGOODS, CLOTHING, so -weak that not sit np, -was much emaciated, - - - -y, Ico n s u l ts d tmptSon. A t last, a -friend Taxonght i bottle of Ayer’s Cherry Pectori ' ' , I found relief. Ingcf I ts koeptlon. umoe; -irbUe in tbs ssnlta Itsoiixbt sought and From the first dose. Two bottio enred me, and m f has since been perfect.’’ relief, health Ayer'S Cherry Pectoralj K^’antloando'rorwbsImlBgnsiilta It __ -vatUkely-coobUbvltwss absoiota^ soblime.— Jm>oE ADTOciTKGsiaauiiHot.T's Oavipui. Bx- it WM aa the deepeat laid -atfheasC awP'so tbe .gramlest scale, that over e a i i i M d t i c o i a tbs bmms or any number of Y m I km combined.-' Tmc SosTnxxK Of ' ----- ' \ ---- April 15.1802. D ^ ltoltst! which alone rendered y expeditions he meditated. B u t the dangerous husine -waa engaged-was a great source of grief and apprehension to his promised bride; and through her persuasiona he was In duced to pledge her th a t when ho suc ceeded In one more enterprise he would retire from the deadly dangers which a re the d ally company of a spy; and w ith thal tmderstandlng their .wedding day hao been fixed for some date near the middle of June, 1862. The expedition which was to b e his last w as this raid upon which we were now engaged. The w riter a n d the m e n -with him, as w ell ns the other squads, directed their Abundance failedj^n^w I w ill succeed or leave my *ln his front. The cause o f t h ls^elay w a s th a t Andrews, reasoning in a way that would have been justified in the case ol any other Federal general, was assured th a t MItchel would Inevltahlyhe delaj more than one day by such torrento rain a s had fallen since we left camp; a nd th a t for u s to strike too soon would im pair the -value of our work a h d m lght even coll the enemy’s attention to Mitchel’s own advance; so he had sent word to our dlfCetent squads th a t the grand attem p t . 1 , and, if need be, ;h him. He grasped ourTiands and Tried to the platform, for the train w as V almost due. I had said nothing in I discussion, for I felt th a t we were ier the leadership of Andrews, and should simply obey, leaving the respon sibility to rest on him. I am not sure that, on a later critical occas' w ell a s th e other sqxmds, directed course first eastward till well' In t mountains, a n d then southward, meetii w ith few obsta cles except almost full time for Mltehel’s enterprise, but i t Increased our ovm difflcnlties and dani in a w ay th a t -Will soon be mode pi O n 'o u r morrow’s work, therefore, pended the possession of Chattanooga, and probably the whole a fter course of the w ar in the west. This is an Inference only; b u t i t rests upon a mass of evidei which the r eader who has no tattent . studied the subject can scarcely form on ______ _ _________ needed tickets to Big Shanty, we purchased them to TOriOUS points along the line th a t attention might not bo a ttracted by. sncli a number bonnd nty, w e purol its along th e lb bo a ttracted b ___________________ to one place. As the train came u p w e ' noticed three closed box cars attached. RATES REASONABLE. i W UAOlUUJMlUt xuau VVttO , TO-walked a few steps further forw a rd -with E h i ^ t still a t his side, -un til h e cotild see ahead o f the engine th a t the track w as clear as far Os a curve a little w a y u p the road which closed the view. Then they turned and walked back advance of the first ,h£ ■three em pty! s said w ith 'i .valtforme.” pin a n d carefully laid i t on the d raw bar. Andrews came back to the door of our car and openii;g it Said in hla ordinqry tone, n o t a shade louder or more h urried than usual, “ Come on, boysy it is time to go now.” Our hearts gave a great bound a t the word, b u t we rose quietly and followed him. N o thing in this was likely to a ttrac t the attention o l Despite lu trsglo- termination, Itlfcoiw what n lumtUnl ot bravo men ootSd ubdertiUcelnAinec- Ics.—COHTI OB FAKIS' EIBTOBY OB TBB CWH, * IX A mxxioa , vo L », p. 187. m u d everywhSre, a n d f i w o l l e u streams, till Chat- tahooga a n d other stations w est of th a t point on the a l l r o a d were • cached, w h e n ige was taken The Andrews p a rty w ere g reallyurow d- ed in t i e large io t e l at Marietta on F r i day night, having tp sleep three o r four to a bed, b u t soldiers a re not fastidions, and the greater number slept soundly. \We had unbounded confidence in our leader, )separt i t was to provide for a ll con- northward, WUXUU WBiU U 10 U„ _ ______ filled w ith bacon and other provisions, . vast q u antities of which were then being gleaned out of Tennessee and stored A tlanta. \We a ‘ “ gether in one car, to help each other‘ “at ■\n ear a rth e 'rontdoor, ' to ok o ur places close to- t h a t we mighi In case of need __ 6 n e th e f and says t h a t on looking back ho saw that uiOBt Of ofirmen 5d on the engine, wheim h e jationce 10 b ell rope and, seizing the iSiirotlle Stood leaning forvfard wife tense B O O T S A N D S H O E S , are o u r sp e c ia lt ies. W e have a handsome line of TRICOTS, and NOVELTY DRE SS . GOODS. A larger line than ever before of .FLANNELS, SMTINGS, SEERSDCKERS, GINGHAMS, fic. - LADIES’ AND GENTS’ UNDERWEAR and HOSIERY in great variety. W e ca n g i v e y o u b e t t e r v a lu e in B l a c k C a s h m c r c s .than y o u can g e t elsew h ere, even in th e cities. llMMaSASDACCiDHOTnifiimtSOie, AG’®a Our Motto;, —B e seasonable, be fashionable, be reasonable. ■ oiftn IB v e t f r o n M , H. y . Pleasure, profit a n d C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mi illDniiiUU. FiIc«|l;«lxbOta»i,|». SoIdbyaIIDni||bU. T T *A. HILL, Anetloneer, ^^Oi^px«npttyKMHid«dto' end '' i^ H R l N A. CLARKE, W A U C T IO N E E R , . BlKWKlXCiD.h.T. X«navnM<ai»i>ie. S»ti«a|°aon hxwantotO. tsrl ► ~ P |-A g q B R T Y & WBEELEB, JH^BUEULKOB. Bridgewater, N. Y, lable. b e fashionable, b( lafort by trad in g w ith a. E- GIRfiEIFUAir; T H i HnetHBS, M u n u teotuiet of •J • FUSE CAEKIAGES. UQHT ABD H X m LUMBEB WAfiOSS. Ton Un» oositxntly on b u d . 8p«plil attutloB to ordiiM. Sioirin BaoomuD, N. J, , Q B. CRANDAM., D. IX. S. Sniml room! »t bi» new i6«ideBe«, lUln etnit, BN^UWa, K. T. MltioviObddeGHadmiBiftored. J T. STILtMAN, T I S , IS O N W A S S , S T 0 7 B S , ---------- I'l-' 1 : W J ^ C KNOWN A 0O „ . PIQTUEE F E A IIS, Looking Glasses, Ghromos, Window Cornice, &c.. Wholesale and. Retail. O M r r a m e s R e g i i d e d . IT o . e . W l i i t e i i i t f r a S t r e e t , U T I C A v Jy. T . ‘ H. SINGLETON. F « J B f i r i 9 0 I l I O U ] ! I ^ I > E l t T A .K E R \Abdcletlerls ell kinds of Funttnre, SpdiE Beds, Miftrw, &c., &c. W sterrllle, Jf. Y. ^ H^bugshuinftunitnreoomauAyMTUUw* -'.xriUfiotbenndMMid by lay firm in the itete.' AUgoed* wm b« found M ttpremted. . ‘ a l s o w n y aa fiUUins of nndnUking famishing* in . CASKETS & ROBES I, JfMilbA fenad In flufctsl S«w VotV. Vts ai ttma.it k t ike . ‘ C E L E B R A T E D Boyd Grave Vault. OsUudadi ont. Central Drug Store. A. C. MILLER, 2>ruggist & Caxlt)enni5t BROOKM E L D . N . Y. TO ILET * FA N C Y GOODS. MWs (Mj mmM. Se. Miltor’s Best, 5c. » Tb« yinwitOlfW la town. Smoker’s Articlose tamiiiaoa&SNWtlgA Gtods. - -T A X I D E R M Y . - ^ JSpodm m t momUA i i t A # .JhdMMNt M j n o B O w lOB u x j u e i r BATEUYAlE,WATERmLE, N,Y. BATES & YALE, WATERVILLE. N. T. S u c c e s s o r s t o C a n d e e & S o n , Have received and are receiving the Largest stock of Dress Goods, Trimmings, B U T T O N S , D O M E S T I C S , & c., Ever shown in town. In Blank and Golorei- Gaslieres, -TRICOTS, MIXED SDITIRGS AND Cheaper Grades of Dress Goods, we can probably shdw A BETTER ASSORTMENT th a n a n p o t h e r sto r e b e t w e e n U t i c a an d N o r w ic h . AND OUR PRICES ARE AS LOW AS CAN BE FOUND IN THE CITY. Come and inspect our stock and satisfy yourselves. . Yours Respectfully, BATES' & YALE, I l l s ii MBIRl'S, WAfERTMEi H. I, ■ W I I T ID Is the motive power that moves off some stocks. . Q , XT JL I j I T \Z* is our rpotto, FIRST, LAST and ALL TH E TIME, wUR a s : 3E3 AL DiT E S S to make things attractive. Our new Fall Stock of ^ e w . a n d f r e s h g o o d s AT THE South Side Grocery. INCLUDING New Crop Jap T, Choice Family Flour Pure Drips, Best N. O. Molasses Buckwheat Flour, -Full Cream Cheese Tlie Finest Line of Confection ery in Town. Cigars, Tobacco, 8cc Prices Way Down. G f-D rop in and see os. - Respectfully Yours, C . H . U O D G E . me b y the order of retary of war, a nd I war records, now y government, contain INTRODUCTION. The following n a r r a t ir e isn o “ w ar ro mance” or “story founded on fact,” but a genuino history, a uthenticated in every part, of retd events f a r stranger and more thrilling t t --------- - ------------------------------ investigate Edwin M. as a resnlGthe being published full proof of every material allegation, lu the first series of t h a t wrak, tenth vol ume, part first, and beghufing on page C30, wOl he found the official reports -of Judge Advocate General Holt, Maj< GCU. !Bucll mid CoL. X*ee, of Atlanta; to^tiier with gtatementa by eurvlvlng members of the e.vpeaitlon and by Confederate Gens, E. £H2rby Smith, Braxto'h the ConMerate leeretary of war., Ben. Ban- UoipH, and thp president, JellCtSOn DaVlS| ■with many- others. I have used also my own rccollectioin and phonogfftpMo notes and dales, jotted a t the very tim e of ibe events, and a m thus able to make a mo life like picture than,wouId otherwise possible. ...„re ho s .- j — ------- planatlons -wblcb, -wbUe Ltll understanding of the whole, a re more in tlio o rdinary line of m ilitary experience, In order th a t more space bo given to those elements of tragedy and thrilling adven ture lit which, this raid stands separate and unrivaled among a ll the many heroh deeds of the terribleytm g g lofqrm a int ’ on different trains toI Marieitta, idervoc M arie the I place of > tv o u sagreedp Y of being . Bed KentucE- lans g a i n e d ns ready hospitality. J. 3 . ajuihews . Two of our number, however, were sus pected, and as the readiest w ay ont of tiieir dilemma, joined tho Confederate army—which we had all been expressly authorized to do lu case of n e ^ , and which was the easier now, as tho conscrip tion was being relentlessly enforced, and it was assumed th a t aUtraveler travelers who :onldnot ■were as follows: Jam es J . Andrews, leader of the expe dition and E- citizen of Kentucky. The Second Ohio regim ent contributed: Marion A. Boss, Company A ; Gteorge D. Wilson, Company B; William Pltten- ger. Company G; Perry G. Shadraok, Com] ------ mpany ........... ....... ....... .... n give a good account of them- ------- M arietta ns more Ihan 200 r peiyeat^U n lo n ^ lo m hopefoL ____ ythlng From tho Twenty-first Ohio regim ent- were detailed: Mark Wood, Company 0 ; J . A. Wilson, Company C; J. E. Porter, Company 0; W illiam Knight, Company E; W ilson F . Brown, Company F ; W ilson Bensinger, Company G; Robert Buffnm, Company H ; E. H. Mason, Company K ; J o h n Scott, Company K. -------'rty-thlrd O h ,. ______ J. Hawkins, Com t ___ lam Rcddicli, Company B; J o h n ______ , Company C; Samuel ^blnsou, Company G; D. A Dorse - - - - Farrow, Compau CHAPTER n. GEN. UlTCHEL MAKES WAB WITH ASTBO- NOMICAL PRECISION. The promptm Wollam, unueiL noomson, Company 'sey. Company H ; Jacob w m i ' c* ® L®\* ^rauel SlavOTS. _ tho ofpeditiou, was a aitlsan of Ohio visit to-tbe camp, a nd managed to ( ily slept at all that night, the hotel and saw that and celerity of the :k Gen. MItchel snr- prlsed the enemy in his front and i the way for still greater enterpris ing the American Union. N o t a stogie fictitious incident o r an embellishment of fancy has been introduced. Whereve conjectures a s to unknown motives Or 11 cidents b a r s -been, hazarded thby are clearlydistinguished as such. CHAPTER I. THE ANDBXWS SAID BEACHES TBX BEABT OF THE CONFEUERACT. . AtNashviUe, in Match, 1882, -while Gen. H . p , Buell commanded tbeUlmay of the irmousiy army under his command. Probably hiS Bcientiilc training was to some e xtent re sponsible for h is appreciation of the value of minutes. Astronoi hothous... ..ehel. In h _ _________ . . BcrvAtery, had invented Instruments which made stellar records w ith more than any astronomer, who had ins -won -ment. E into the arm: among the raid. Andrews scarce) He first w ent to those who lo . Hawkins, -who had do-wn the evening before, and had gone tc bed much earlier, were not seen, a n d as they bad n o t paid f \ ‘ ' rousing-” ---------- a dlmii _____ as they were 1 ________ was an experienced e n ^neer. This left ns b u t nineteen men in addition .to the -leader. W e were all roused promptly a t tho railroad hotel a little before dayl , w ho came b a ck to us, pale, yet resolute. The passengers had th a t listless and weary air always seen in the early morning on ' The conductor, whose name u . lUer, m - jg tor so many persons to __ ter In a body as d id a t M arietta; besides, he had been warned very recently to w atch th a t no conscripts used his train for the purpose of escaping, and ordered, in case of snspicion, to telegraph for help a t once. No doubt we looked soldierly enough, h u t he a fterward told me th a t he ,did not suspect us of being conscripts. W e also scruttolzed-him carefully, for i t w as possible th a t he might, if his sus picions were in th e least aroused, en deavor to prevent us from taking his Ho was -quite young tor a conductor,' being, 'a s we afterward learned, only 26, though he had been tor seven years In th a t x>osition. He had a frank,'gem'ol, but Jresoluto face, was of medium size, and looked active a n d strong. We had little leisure for looMng at tha grand form of Kenesaw mountain, which rose on our left, and around the base uf T ^ h the w a d desciihes almost a half reaefes Big S ^ ty. Herd was fought onoui the severest batties of the \war be tween Sherman and Johnston; hut this,- wlth their prolongetl struggle over the whole line of this railway, did not como —cil two years later, d i e question of jumped cut t h o _____ ______ , _____„ ___________ bar, stood leaning torvf^^d w ith tense muscles, and eye fixed oh the fauq iPfellilWP leader. * . . . . _ ^ ^ ' Tvfth one (the other engineer a n d fireman) forward-at the top o f their speed, a n d took their p o st beside K n ight on the engine. As soon as th e resto f us reached the hind- box car we saw th a t its door was open. W hether this was a m e re . . y accident, or whether, as is more likely, Andrews had gone forward before we reached the station a n d opened It, -with his usual a udacity, I do n o t know. B u t he motioned w ith his hand to us saying, “Get ini Get ini” W e needed no urging. The floor was b reast high, b u t the h ind most shoved and lilted tho foremost and Were themselves pulled np- to turn. I helped to throw Shadraok up a n d had my arm almost pulled off as I was d ragged to by h im a second after. A ll this tim e a sentry w as standing n o t a dozen feet from * the engine quietly-watchint, as if this was the most ordinary proceeding, and a num ber of other soldiers were idling but a short distance away. A ll this work was of seconds only, and a s the last m a n w as being ptxUed. in, Andre-ws stepped on board, aild nodded to Knight, who had ------- — gygg trom Tiis face. QuicK was ihrowzL open, and never ta^^enliis ej instant -wliiclx seemed terribly lon^ tlie lo-* CfiSiiCMve seemed io sLaud still; ^Kniglit iiaa tiirow n tiie full power on too sud^ \ ' - , , ^pped on the revolutions a n d . . . „ i» before the in- f two years later, d i e question of ertiao f fhe ponderous machine could be spest interest to 'us, and one wMch overcome. B u t this w as an instant only; uid be quickiy solved, was, “ Howmuch none of the BOldiershad time to raise their lybodyseesus jg a rush is made tc seeing every man, giving him exact rsa s to h is p a rt in the work of the Ding. There was suppressed fire in ms low, almost whispered words, a ca' oonfldenoo in h is tones th a t was con gious. There seemed to be no doubt, hi * ition or shrinking o n his p a rt, bat, on contrary, a n eagerness, and joy that time was so near a t h a n d Sal 6 s 6 wr 48 , 008 . 000 Ll) 3 . 'Id under gruapantee repaint if not satisfactory. Highest gfrade of excellenoe. Aetuar Cost less than $ 1.25 PER GALtON, For Sale by ' C. W . S T O P A R D S B r i d g e w a t e r . roy some i . . _ to the south, on one or. more im p ortant Confederate railway lines. Buell con- senteil a nd gave the men; b u t though the daring spy took h is men to Atlanta, Ha., the enterprise failed from the absence of a conteactftte tanroaa ?ngliiwr whoso help Had Ijeen promised. The. men, -?rith Andrews, succeeded in reaching the Union lines again in safety, at Murfrees boro a nd Slielbyville. These points were then -under the com mand of Gen. O. M. MItchel, tho celebrated astronomer, who had been d.tacbed-with 10,000 ifien from tho arm y of Buell for the purpose of g uarding Nashville on th a t side, and of Inflicting any injury-in his power upon the enemy. Tho report of Andrews, ■who b rought f u ll information of the condi tion 6f the enemy south a n d oast of MItchel,. the morning after the Andrews raid had started on its perilous way, a n d in exact time to secure the largest results from its co-operation—for ite work was also to be done a t a fixed period—ho reached the vi cinity of HuntsviUo before the enemy h ad the slightest intimation o f hla approach; then rousing^ his men a t midnight by the light of the eettlng moon, he finished his march in the darkness, and caino upon the sleeping tow n in the morning twilight, ipturing everything—stores, messages, comotives, trains a n d a ll the supplies of 10 rdilroad. This was a glorious trium ph, b u t I t was only the first of the three parts of which Mitchel’s p lan consisted, arid he a t once entered on the second. Friday, A pril 11 —^thoveryr’ay ---------- ------------------------- Mariettar-1ho :cted -with tho i uards; i f ai igine, and will have to fight sharply quarters—the m ost deadly k ind of fight tog.” Every revolver h a d been carefully : examined a t M arietta before we slept and : every preparation made, so there was ' nothing to do b u t to w ait as patiently we could. I t was a thrilling moment when the conductor called out, “ B lgShanty! twenty minutes tor b reakfastl” and -we could see the white tents of the rebel troops and even the guards slowly pacing their beats. Big Shanty (now called Kenesav^ had been selected tor the. seizure because it was a breakfast station, and because i t had no telegraph office. W hen Andrews- had been here on the previous expedition, few troops were seen, b u t the number was ”ly • ’. ”t •s '\ffic I c u l t to cover from their stupor before the wheels “bit,” and the train shot away a s if fired from a canuont W e were now flying on onr perilous journey. The door of the box car was prilled s h u t to guard a gainst any shot th a t now great increased I I di __ tell ju s t how m any were actually hi ___ bo inferred' from -what they a c tu a l, did. MItchel moved hla whole dlvlslou to Shelhyville, Tonn., and prepared to move pldly a nd d o n which we had ■ arranged all offal h tho railroad management a new basis, and started tw o trains loaded w ith troops right Into the midst of the enemy’s territory. Tho first w ent west w ard to possess idl the road in th a t direc tion and to open communication w ith tho armies of Bnell ond Grant, thei» a t Pitts burg landing, which waa sucoeesfuUy and promptlyromptly accomplished.i The other, com litchel In person, startei p a celved from the Andrews raiders. The little division of Mitehel presented on th a t Clouded Satutflay morning a most aotive ente? -probably a mai __________ .. . he 3d, Slat and 83d Ohio regiment wenty-three of these who report! iressed h; ordinary suits in place o f their iniforms, supplied with side arms only nd with an ahundauco of Confederate money, and- m e t their leader to a lonely vrooded spot at night near the Union picket line. Here he directed them to break into sm all squads, a n d getting into th e rough and u nguanled country in the Oumhcrland range of mov ‘ains, ‘ appetite, oMbts di(e*tton, bauds up the iresk. traU and breken-do-tm. Useful In Dpspeptfa, Eosf o/ A ^ U te , MeadaeAs^ Zntenmia, eittt- erat Vobau^, MaXarta, Z atU ef nuattm, Jr« - •~>iu ProttratUm and 3Sxhau$Hen. ang^ of m ount proceed by unfrequented routes across the moun tains to different stations on railroads far w ithin the Confederate lines, -srhero no guards-were placed and where travel was as yet free and Tmrestrlcted by passports oro her dangerous formalities. Then i t would bo easy to reach any part of tho BQUth. If questioned while on tht re to state th a t of the enemy’s poi tegical position of*----------- tl lat Mitchel’s I m a tter w wo had notlcpd the crowded £tate road a s we came down, and tht la y morning a m o st _____ ond Imposing spectacle to an eye capable of embracing i t all. Three different rail road expeditions were rushing forward In rebel territory— for ours was also launched, and the other two, east and west, were in full progress—while his re- enforcqments and tho regiments which had been outmarched were closing up on the centrffippsIUon a t Huntsville. 'When M ltclnto-i^ ?d a short distance -from ErldgCporti-ala., and only about thirty miles from Chattanooga, he knew that the greater p a rt of his w ork was still undone. The whole north was thrilled by his snccessi ho w as made a major general and congratnla -d by the president, and ordered to report dlrectiy to Washington; b u t h e knew that the key — ‘ ‘ imy’s position, the grand stra- --------- i t least l u the BEDnOOM CONSULTATION AT MARIETTA W hen we were ready, a s i t still lacked a littla o f train time, we g athered In An drews’ room tor a n Inforpial connefi of war. Somo were seated on tho edge of the bed, one or tw o on chairs, and the remainder stood could. We did ■wished no share _ .............. ...... gave no exhortations—^tbe tim e for tl had passed—b u t rather cautions to p too precipitate action. He said: Then tho train stops a t Big Shanty breakfast, keep your places till I tell you to go. Get seats near each o ther In the same car, and say nothing about the m a tter on the way up. If anytUing un- oxpectetl occurs, look to m e for the worA You ani\ you”—-designating tho men— \will go -with m e on the engine; all tho rest will go on the left* of the train tor- wai-d o t where it is uncoupled, a n d climb on tlie cors in the best places you can, When the order is given. If anybody In terferes, shoot him, h u t don’t fires u n tfl i t is necessary.” _ m a n of iorther. I each. They -v 5t into the long lo w s h e d p n __ side o f tho road, which gave the place ___ same. No guard whatever-was left— a fortunate ctocnmstance for us, b u t n a t aH unusual on southern roads ev a n o t so well guarded by .soldlers. train was. \ ' I yet for a moment we were corn- seats and wait -theai)- re q u ir^ LTueouer. j.1. reixu ill to keep from ri id no desire for ea iving their tag in to hreak- respectf Ho said ! against going further, imstances .had change^ th a t it w as a day later pelledtokeep o-urseat pointed signal by o nr Ji a strong effort of wilM tog forward. W o h a f as we saw the passi seats a round us a nd fast. The moments e knew th a t when tha -i m u st do our work in ute o r be slaughtered on the spoi^ we also im e w that any one of ns who failed to g e t on board with the rest would be lost; but we did not know how long during tho twenty m inutes Andrews would w ait. If anything coTfid he gained hy waiting .five or ten minutes w^ were sure that he, -with velous coolness, would wait s to dothesam & Itseem e t mnsiderable interval, tor the ____ o jr who wanted brehktost h a d ----- le train and disappeared w ithin the B u t Andrews did n o t mean delay. He had been absent from the c ar tor a time as o came up the road and had only j u s t itnmed, and taken h is seat close to the “. \ — quietly rose, and with! ithout This capture -was a wonderful triumph. To seize a train of cars in an enemy’s , camp, surrounded by thousands o 4 ^ 1 - diers, e n d carry i t off without a shot fired or an. a ngry gesture, was a marvifious achievement.. There -are' times when whole years of ffitenso enjoyment seem condensed into a stogie moment. I t w as !0 -with u s then. CHAPTER lY . XHE FIEST STAGE OP TllE EUN NOETHWAEDi V arious xnauifestations ofjf larium t p h w re off. Dor made as soon a_ , ________ ____ sprang to his feet, crying: “ Boysl we are done playing reb. nowl W e are o u t and ' nat--Xaat6ee-<iwn-4M e-ti^aeronT'«r^^ _____ Di Wilson', a the rest o f us, can “Don’t be too tost, I Woods y e t.” . indeed it sc to have serious ti The engine r a n s,3wef itfinally finally came tc ras older thn; I h i m , ^ ^ ^ ^ 1 ^ if w e ___ S a t th e o u t- a n d Slower, ______ came to a-fuU stop. liVe were not yet far from ■fcamp. There had been Just one burst bt speed, and then this sickening- and alarm ing tollurp of power. W e asked eagerly of those for ward w h at I t meant, find the a nswer was far from reassuring-'—“ T he steam has gone down.” In a few rnomente we learned the season. . T he dampers were fires when the stop _ planned; th a t many : ____ __ re a t Big Shanty than formerly; 1 h a d noticed th e crowded s of door N ow he quietly rose, and w turning his head to-mird us, stepped the door w ith the f ------ --- 't le crowd th a was pouring n the h u rry of be fire was al- the start; consequent It out. A little id promptly meridcu mm-wis. u uime 1 lost while stopping here l a this forced manner, to r w e had started a h t __ of time, and had,leisuro to obstruct the track. The telegraph -wire w as also cut. •A little oil and some fresh iptlymeridedmatters. N o t ■Boots,, aoes, Sippets (The largest ever shown in this community) is now ready for your inspection, comprising everything for foot wear and all ACTUAL BARGAINS We have not neglected Style and Variety and can suit the mi exacting taste from our large assortment or by measure. Make mistake in the place. . . , Ullattlli'FriteBntiiSlioeStei JONES & ROBERTS, Next to Post Office. W aterville, S'. T . HDNEMfOy BQIHERS, LEOKMYmE, K. Y (F.WIllon'.F.Unt P A R K E i t ’8 - j HAiltittALiAM w as an ardent Unionist. She w as de scribed to me byneighhoriM not strik ingly b eantifnl, b n t attractive and esti- wnWe. Before their matrlago the war hrdko ont, and he entered soon af- torwiurd on hii perilous hueiness as a spy for Federal army, the eonthem hlmuelf w lf HINDERCORNS. o h a s . H m e t z , hin BM their f t ^ d , and car- sm—th tu driv ing a very profitable trade and furnishing __ d over the Itoei- K from the Union \ o arti'des such . U u i n e — ot 'great depended upon, the d . „ ------- ------------------- which we m e t th a t day to disabling the Georgia State and East Tenneasea rail roads. Gould he capture Uhattauix^a at this e arly date, th a t tovra, which w ith Its southw a rd connections afterw a rd post scores of thousands o f lives and arqund which struggled Rosecrans, . Tbeunas, Grant, Sherman, Bragg, Longstreet, Johnston, Hood and their brave armies for two y ears o t deadly conflictf MItchel saw the value of this point, and before breaking camp a t Shelbjrvillehad sent onr party to destroy the bridges o n this road and the Chlckamauga b ridge o n the East TemiCssee rood, thus -with his oim ad vance from the -west entting off all possi ble succor and leaving Chattanoom, now denuded of troops, a t his mercy. He bod now h alted until he could h ^ - w h a t he had done. B u t one m istake already bad been made. 'We were to strike the bridges on Friday, the very day th a t W tchel s lii was now Friday even no notiitog, while Mite was -within tw o hours’ r u n of Chattanoo movements For a ll these reasons h e thouj the atten luif heads tvere v ery close together os w e -talked, a n d the words softly spoken; the door -was locked, and the windows overlooked the railroad, so th a t we were Bare to see the trffin coming. Andrews ryqufetly answered the objections of isS, a dm itting oU the facts he stated. It claiming th a t they only showed our w a y tho clearer. The military excite ment and commotion and the number Of ' IS on the road would make our train le telegraph wire ___ _____ lecessai^, tor tho_„_ no office a t Big Shanty, a portal , m ight be founds o r a sw ift mei a h ^ d chance t o interfere. Capturing the train in the camp would be easier than because no one woUl\roUld believe therefore he where else, ___________ . It possible, and there would no guard. Andrews could always find a reason to t everything; bntthese plausible arguments were n ot perfectly convincing, Several others, among whom was J. A. IVllson, joined in a respeotfnl protest against pro-’ ccedtog. TbSn Andrews, speaking even lower, as was his wont when strongly moved, said: “Boys, I tried this once tiefore and J(oiirtU ill« ttl V u d e r D U H c ttU lea. MEN'S FORNISBING 600 DS, m u st nevertheless insist th a t people k eep their iwiiM o a l undet t h t office of IP I j O T T i E , &; IFJE j E / j D Hats', Caps, &c. Shirts Mado to Ordor. wzorebK*cker*ht|s nings and that we shall keep constantly on hand a' full stock of FLO UR AND FEED which wc will sell at the LOWE&T POSSIBLE PRICE F O R C A S H . OMdnu KSw Twk Atrasy fM- BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES, IcBrlde's rezor-bKcked hogs bum p e d u p its ipina « h d began scratch- in g it s bock OB the beam* under the floor, J whole building «nd m sking buildin g sn d m skin g it SW iiiary for u i to stop our work on ib» editoriM, craivl u n d e r t w d A c « and w elt tho c ritter a long the ltd* -witn a column rule. TMa int*rrupt*d our train on« *na ons-a Of thought, »Qd the edittoMd ie m w h a t « • *»““**• we c ould w ish.\ slag the same song of praise.—A pur mcdicluedoee not exist and itie guara teed to do all th a t is claimed. Electi Blttewi will cure a ll diaewes of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pimplqs. Bolls, Salt Rheum a nd other affections caused hy impure blood.—Will drive Malaria from the system aed p revent oB well as cure all Malarial fever*,—For cure of He*dadie,‘ r'onstipation and Indigcctlon tr y Electric B itters-E n tire satisfaction gnaronteed, or money refunded.—Price 60 ct*. and |1.00 per bottle a t D F . Maine’s Drug Btonr, *sdln. ItiJUipiiln. Frii'eas.oenti. HUNTINGTON BROTHERt Leonardsville, Hov. 17, 1886. UTICA, N, Tberal. no doubt abuat tb* iwuMt v Aytr'sSuMparUUuablCodpnrUWr. inii whob.nbwalna.at.d briUsM,-wlUai VirtttM. IWi ■ .............. ... BeneWrs H e r Y o v tii. Mrs. Phabo Peterson, Clay' Co., Iowa. teils the following remarkable story, the truth of vouched .for by the residents of the town: “I am 73 y ears old, have been troubled w ith kidney complaint and lame- nee* f o r many years; oould not'dreSs my self without help. Now lam free from aU pain and soreness, a n d am able to do all my own housework. I owe m y thanks to Slectrio BitUtsfor having renewed my youth, and removed oempleWly a ll diwaae ’ andpaia.\ Yir a bottle, 6(ic. and fil a t , D,y,M«liMi‘s Drag Store. i These two got off on the si camp, and opposite the depot. They walked forward at an ordinary pace until abreast o t .the locomotive, which, -tliey saw OrtbeSSOBiiptist^bTUrcbo\ SCO sr« wlthpat puton. itist pbu to New y Xnterested Weojpte. B B W A R B O F S-frXIfPIiBRtl. ■Wo^b.Te *xpo«a^rin* the ^iMit 7**^ cine. Til* rempouad.-which only tom*** huaun saUbrlBf. To ril -who need s pot* midtela* sad ........— 'ner.-w e ^ hOBWtjy i*M*Nn*n« fA- Swung d --------------- . ____ _ on the engtoe easily Cl.- the tightly stretched wire close to the box. This did ffiit take more than one or tw o minutes. A t this first stop A ndrew ^ who -had sharedhaipd o n r uneasiness gbont the fire not s In th e engine baede and clasped anifesting more exclte- andsin e c st^y, m a t^estin g more exclt lent ffian I ever saw in him betore; e: ■ 'iag g t h a t *ad - - (fiaim th a t w e h tho such diaidvantage th a t h e c us or have himself. “'W b r id t,- ____ nooga and on W e h ave the n 3my now a t d n o t h a rm . ___ “W hen we have more tratoj,” he declarea, 10 hindrance, and then w e’ll - __________________engtoe a t fiffi speed, b u m the I d ^ after us, dash through Chatta- — at HuntBriUe. 6, inC a i W h itm a t n is livin g s m the Dels iOt t h e n g e of ilaware. The lalth, f ’— had. a paralytic stroke som e m onths ►ago. ffis white hair is long and nn- kem p t, his m ild g r a y e ye i s dim , an d his tall figure is bent w ith age. Ho spends his tim e in a disordered U b ratyi c lad i n ill-fitting clothcSj wilbt a fadM shawl about his shoulders and ^ a l r of w ell w o r n slippers o n h is feet. Bus v o ice is c lear-and firm. H o s ^ that his favoritd’poet is Tennyson. H e is not in actu a l w ant, and receives assistanoe from M ends in England. H is books furnish him a sm all in - _ ______
