The Cedarville Herald, Volume 11, Numbers 22-52

% the battle f ield . RACE FOR A ROOgJER. A Frederldtabturg Eptiad* Which. „ Yt’Ul n I b lii tit* B «J i U g | h . . "'Foro do Lord I cotch you now, ibuab." . J Those words, not much In themselves, were uttered under such pocullar cir­ cumstances as to causa shouts of wild laughter in the Confederate camp locat­ ed beyond the town of Fredericksburg, V*,, and' they were the expressions of Satisfaction given utterance to by one oi the numerous faithful servants and followers of' ‘‘young marstoj\’! The splendidly organized, armed and equip­ ped army of the,Union under General Hooker lay encamped along the north bank of r the Rappahannock river In Stafford County, while the Confederates, pndor General Lee, guarded the south bank. -Rations,--os usual;. Word"scarce within theConfederate lines,andchicken was a luxury seldom to be enjoyed. Jim, the well-lcno'wn .attendant of the Lieu­ tenant-Colonel of the Forty-seventh Virginia Infantry, who enjoyed tbc rep- •utation of being not only a splendid cook, but also a successful forager, bad upon one. of his expeditions by some moans, fair or foul, secured a rooster, destined on some important occasion to adorn the table of the Colonel. Coops not hoing regarded as a part of camp equipage, Jim secured Ills prize by tying it by tho'leg to his cook tent until the captive rooster became domesticated to1 oarop life, when it was allowed to roam around the camp, yet over under the watchful eye of Jim, its captor. Tho ordinary routine of camp life was oc­ casionally varied by shot and shell, sent' by way of a reminder from the Stafford Heights into our lines. Men soon be­ came accustoiined^to such things in war times, and Jim was not an exception to the general rule, as the future demon­ strated. ■ The Colonel, summoning Jim to coun­ cil, informed him that company of great .importance would that day visit the camp and enquired of his faithful ally whether it would be safe to invite them to remain and dine. Assuming an air of deep.thought, scratching his head and gazing intently on the ground, Jim re­ plied; “ Marso, tings am berry scarce around here, but I ’speck bykilUn’ ob dat chick­ en an' rankin’ dumplin’ soup wid what tings olo marster sent you do odder day, wo mought make .out 'to. git up a far- kind ob en-tom-mor-tain-mont, sar.” . y “ All right, Jim; then upon your re­ sponsibility I,will invite my friends to remain to camp dinner,” said the Col­ onel, ‘ Immediately in front of Jim’s tent thoro remained a panel or so of an old Virginia worm fence left standing,which' had boon, carefully guarded and used by Jim for his culinary work. A soarch for “ dat chicken” disclosed him scratch­ ing in a corner, of'that old worm fonco. -Jim went for the chicken and that wiso old bird sought rofugo first on one side and then on the othor, dodging •under and through the rails in so successful a manner that Jim, tired and disgusted, mounted on a top,rail and sat down wait­ ing patiently for his chicken to seek some other rofugo wbero ho could cap­ ture him easier, a ll tho time giving ex­ pression to his disgust at the chicken's obstinacy in refusing to be caught. Suddenly a- flash was seen on the Stafford,Bide o f tho river and tho whist­ ling of a shot was hoard. There was a crash, and, to tho horror of tho camp, rails wore sent 'about, the remnants of 'Jim’s fence lay strewn around, and Jim was recognized on the ground in ppread-- eagle style. Tho Colonel’s dinner was, forgotten and Jim only was thought of. As the soldlors ran to pick up what they supposed to bo Jim 's lifeless romains he was seen to'pull himself together, gain a sitting position and gaze around him upon the acono pf disaster with eager •nd’fenxious gaze. His eyos soon rested upon tho frightened rooster making tho best possible time down tho roiddlo of tho camp; Jim springing nimbly to his Icof, without expressing surprise or. fright at his escape, giving a loud guf­ faw, and in lively tones of pleasure ex­ claimed, as ho started in a rapid ran after tho chicken: . . , “Dar now, hress God, you can’ t git under dat fonco no tno\ ’ fore God I cotch you now, sbu/tb.” Ho .captured his rooster and retired amid the cheers and shouts of the camp to his tent to make “dat pot ob chicken soup wid dumplins” for young marstor’s company,—John Taylor, in Jury.________ , - AN OLD GUN 'S STORY. A War-Time Outlaw Story Recalled by a Keveluttofiary Relic. It is more than six feet long. 8ix feet seven inches? Pretty good length fora gttn barrel? And a shot-gun at that,' .Standing in tho corner of an Atlanta restaurant is this old revolutionary tallc. There is no such shot-gun in Atlanta as that, It was purchased by Mr,‘Don­ aldMcQueen, a cany 8061, in Charlss- ton, S. G, In 1822. It was then pretty well Worn when ho purchased it, having seen service in the revolutionarywar. It was a fins gun In Its day, finished With the finest of flint and stool locks, and besides the Tories that it had alain, deer, turkeys, squirrels and birds turn­ ed their toes heavenward when the old blunderbuss was brought to bear, .upon them. During the last days of tho big war inero existed a gang of notorious out­ laws in Robinson County, H. C„ known as “The Lowry Gang.*' Qne of tbs members of this band of bushwhackers was Henry Barry, He was as brave; as a Ron and aa reck­ less as—walk ho was an out and out freebooter, who regarded neither God nor man, He goto n a sprqe'ono night, and in his marauding around the country he came in contact with a party of soldlors. He retreated at once to his stronghold, but carried wlthhlrp this old gun which he had pilfered from thoMcQueen .home­ stead. Fearing that he would bo overtaken and captured, ho prepared to defend him- selL Placing hit fopt on tho hammer he blew In the muzzle of thegun to see if it -was loaded. ' As a matter of courso, it was. s. Fifteen blue, whistlers went orasbing through his skull, and the country was well rid of o.no dare-devil outlaw, •" The old gun had nothing to do with the next tragedy, hut there was a close connection between it and the case, A little tallow-faced .fellow name Jim Donehoo, road in the newspapers the of­ fer o f a reward for tho capture of Stevo Lowry, who became chief of the band of outlaw’s after Perry’s deatb. He tramped it all the way .from bis plantation Lome in Alabama toltforth Carolina, Tho reward offered was SO,- 000. .Donehoo learned of the wheroabmits-of - Lowry, and affected tho .Capture of tbe outlaw by deliberately shooting him. Donehoo drew the reward from tho Stato; the Lowry gang beoamo the thing of the past, and Donehoo, the little Ala­ bamian, purchased a farm in NorthCaro­ lina with tho triouoy that was rewarded him for killing Lowry. He settled down to load a quiet and peaceable life. But he Was not-dosttned to enjoy the fruits of bis labor uninter­ ruptedly, Steve Lowry left a little boy who was imbued, with his father’s* fearloss and undaunted spirit. This boy, eventhough he was but a child at the time of the tragedy, swore to avenge his father’s death, - . Ho endeavored to keep his word, but was unfortunate. The Associated .Proas dispatches con­ tained the meager statement of- the kill­ ing of young Lowry by Jim Donehoo, at Shoe Heol, N. C., a weok or two ago. DonehoO was justified. Ho killed the father, drew tho reward and killed tho son twenty years after, in solf-defonso. That is what-the coroner’ s jury said. The old gun, which is only a link in the chain of circumstances that make up this strange story, is now a breech­ loader, with sevoral inches of the orig­ inal barrel cut off. And it is still six feet sovon inches long,—Atlanta Constitution. *. - ■ ■ •-* ' WISCONSIN’S FOURTEENTH. It Ha* a War Record’ Excelled by No Other Regiment. Tho following table was compiled from the official company records of tho Fourteenth Wisconsin Infantry by Com­ rade.W. H. Tuokor of Company D. i ♦1 R O 9 to 3 a p- S o so * rt %■ £ COUPANT. . a u * tg 6 •tl$ >t a | a 41 S M -m 3 a H a, 3 - ■P. O•0 ■S •p ’s i 1 a a S 5 O “7 18 i 18 8 ^27 106 Q ......... . 9 81 B 23 87 8 29 104 3 83 10 P 88 14 33 I r i 7 17 2 10 2311 2 ! w C r 4 11 21 8 28 104 K’ . 9 33 4 17 3011 18 (K n ....... ........ v.. 9 13 8 21 83 -7 31 96 I I ..... .......... C 90 1 ■ 33 40 7 27 107 I ................ 4 23 7 24 35 7 22 ' 90 K ............... 4 31 10 19 33 8 24 98 Total ........ 64 833 « 197 38S' 71 21(6 997 *• 3 USX OF KNOAOIvMK»T& Shiloh. Tupelo. . ..- luka. EzraChapel, Corinth. O14 Town Creek. VIcksDurg. . Fort Blakely. Fort Da Rusty. Spanish Fort. Pleasant Hilt Landing. Rivers Bridge. Coultlersvillo, Nashville. ■ Cane River. Augusta. Marksvilte. Cnmargo Cross Road*. \ellow Bayou. Lovcjoy’s Station. Ackworth. Jonesboro. KennosawMountain, Atlanta. Thor© wore but seven men in tho reg­ iment who .refused to re-enlist at. the expiration of their first throe years. Of tbe total mumber lost there wore 123 Who .were mon belonging to tho com­ mand not in tho original enlistment, leaving 028 mon who wore lost of tbo original regiment. A t the final muster oat there wero but 252 who were count­ ed as sound men, thoy not having re­ ceived injury and as this exhibit does not protend to give the record of tho re­ cruits a better opportunity could hardly be found to study tho severities of war. Speaking from memory of what has become of tho noblq little band of two hundred and fifty-two mon who woro mustered out, Comrade Tucker says that si^ of Company D died within the first year aftor leaving tbo sorvico, and that there can not ho over olghty-two or oighty-threo of tho survivors of that or­ ganization alivo now, that ho has heard of but one death this year but presumes it will bo found at tbo. reunion tfeto* will be others reported,•^-Amorioan Tri­ bune. ........ ....... L ieutisicant B rownell , who avenged tho death of his commander,- Colonel B. E, Ellsworth, of the Now York Fire Zouaves, at Alexandria, Va., near Ihp openingof the war, is now in thoFonsion Departwortt at Washington. He was with Colonel EllsWorth Whop tho seeOS* •ion flag on tho Marshall House was hauled down, and shot J. W. Jackson, the proprietor of the hotel, just after the latter had killed Ellsworth. . IN WOMAN’S BEHALF. WOMAN THE BETTER WORD. Give u* that grand word “ Woman” one* again, AadUt’g have done with “lady.” Ooa'a aterm Full of fine force—strong, boautiful and firm, Fit for the hoblest use of tongue or pen— And one’s a word for lackey*. * Onn suggests The mother, wife and stsior; one tho dame Whoso costly robe, mayhap, gave her tbo .name, One word upon its own strength leant and rests; The other minces, tiptoe. Who wouldho TW» ‘‘perfect ■woman"must grow brave of lieort And broad of soul, to play her troubled partial Well in life’s drama.’ While each day we see The "perfect lady” skilled in what to do And what to say, grace in each tone and act, (’Tii taught in schools, but needs serve native tact*. Yet narrow inher mind as in her shoo. . Give the first place,then, to the Nobler phrase And leave tho lesser word for lesser praise. —Ella Wheel*#- Wlleox. . ONWARD AND UPWARD. How' Woman’s Status lias’ Changed Be­ fore tho Law. • ' “ What has been the history of wom­ an's progress upward toward her proper plane of real equality with man?” asks W. IL Choate in Kate Fiold'a Washing­ ton. Wo need go back for a beginning no further than the old feudal times of Bngland, and see what was tho status of a married woman in the times whon the glories of knighthood hold sway over society, and contentions between differ­ ent clans was tho.most honorable occu­ pation that mon could ongage in. At that ppriod tho wife often, no doubt, occupied the place of a beloved companion to her liusband, and was really- not only his equal, but many times his superior; but in the contem­ plation of the law she heldra position of extreme vassalage—an intermediate place between-that of a minor child and a domestic animal. Her husband had the right to inflict a reasonable amount of corporeal punish­ ment upon honUfor acts committed against bis commands—tho same a par­ ent now has to' punish a disobedient child. The husband was know as a baron' or lord; the wife as a “ femme covert,” or “ woman under protection,” or author­ ity* . By marriage a man acquired a right— To the rents and profits of all real es­ tate, owned by his wife during their joint lives;' ■ To the rents and profits of all real es­ tate in which she had sjlfo interest dur­ ing their joint lives; To all her chattels real. These the hus­ band could sell, mortgage, assign or dis­ pose of in any way during his life; To all her "ehosos in action”—that is, hor.audits or tho evidences thereof, including notes, drafts, book accounts, bonds, etc. These became the absolu te property of ,tlm husband-as soon as ho choose to reduce them to his -possession by laying band upon them. In goneral tho wife was- not able to enter into any building agreement, and, with but fow exceptions, she could not acquire or control property. If a wife were injured in her person or proporty. she could not bring suit in her own namo to rccovor ^damage, but must havo tbe concurrency of her hus­ band. Yet there worominor things for which she .was directly |liable. Though she could not dornnnd a right she could suf- for punishment alone, Ono of tho inferior misdemeanors for which tho law hold tho wifo responsible was receiving stolen goods of her own separato act.' 8ho could be indicted for a riot, or for soiling liquors against the Statue, or for boing a common scold. For this last offenso tho ducking-stool was tbo modo of punishment. For theso and many other forms of wrong-doing slio could bo Indicted alone, though the acts might have been committed only with tho concurrence of hor husband. Sho could hot by will devise lands un­ to bor husband, lor, at the timo of mak­ ing tho will, she was supposed to bq un- dor his coercion.' Blackstono, in J his Commentaries, speaking of tho disabilities of the wife, says: “ I have pointed out some of tho chief legal oiTectsof marriago during tho coverture, upon which wo .may observe that even the disabilities which tho wifo lies under are for tho mostpart intended for her protection and benefit, so groata favorite is the fcmalo sox of the laws-of England.” Chief Justice SharBwood, of tho Su­ premo Court of Pennsylvania, comment­ ing upon the forgoing clause, says; “Nothing, I apprehend, would more con­ ciliate tho good will of the student in favor of the laws of England than the persuasion- that thoy had shown a par­ tiality to tho female sex, But I am not so m«ch in love with my subject as to be inclined to leave it in possession of a glory which'it may not deserve. In ad­ dition to what hasboon obsorved , . , by tbo learnod commentator, I shall hero stale some of tho principal differ­ ences in tho English law respecting the two. sexos, and 1 shall leave it to the reader to determine on which aide is the balance, and bow far this compliment Is supported by truth ," After referring to tho language of the law in styling tho husband and wife “ baron and femme,“ and assigning to the man a courteous superiority, ho goes on to say; “ If the baron kills his fomme, it is the same as if he had killed a stranger OFany other person; but if the femme kills hor baron, it is regarded by tho law as a much more atrocious crime, as she not only breaks through tho re* straints of humanity and conjugal affec­ tions, but throws off all subjugation to the authority of her husband, and, therefore, the law denominates her crime a species of treason, and condemns her to the samq punishment as if she had killed a King. And for evory spe­ cies of treason (though in petit treason the punishment of men was only to bo drawn and hanged) till tbe enactment of the statuo of 30, George HI., chapter 48, the nontonce of woman was to be: drawn and burnt alivo.” By tbo common law all women were denied the boneflt of the clergy, and, until tho timo of William and Mary, thoy 'received sentence of death, and might have been banged for the first of­ fense in simplo larcony, bigamy, man­ slaughter, etc., no matter how learned they were, merely because their sex precluded the possiblliiy of their taking holy orders, wbereas a man who could read was, for tbo same crime, subject only to burning in the hand and a few months' imprisonment. Intestate personal property was equal­ ly divided between male and female'' children; but a son, though younger than all his sisters, was heir to the whole of the real property. Thus wo see what was^the status of womon, ovon as latoly^dfwhon our Re­ public was in embryo. . When warforo was the most honorable pursuit of mon, and education and its moans wore possessed by but few, and when civilization, as we.now regard It, was in'a chaotic state, women’ s opinions on any subject woro of no value, and woro never required. But a,change has come over the face of things. Gradually, the moans of education ha]ve becomo more plentiful and in the saine ratio woman .lias attained an in­ fluence over men which is yet growing steadily day by day. . Many -of the old common law disabil­ ities of womon have been removed, and as men consider soberly and calmly the advanced state of society thoy begin to see the usolessnoaa bf many antique rules still burdonlng our judioial sys­ tem. Statutes, however, are constantly boing enactod' to do away with these. It isugood work, ilshouM be dono-oas®- fully an'd with deep thought; hut when tho timo is ripo for a fresh blow, it should bo struck without -hesitation in the interest of justice.,' The time is hot far distant when worn on will onjoy all tho rights how pos­ sessed by mon, and whon, whotber mar­ ried or single, they will compete with tho othjar sox for superiority in all things. Society will have to bo educated up to this point, and «vory innovation upon established customs will meet with ridi­ cule, but tbe causo is,right, and, like Banquet's ghost, it will not down! WQMEN TO BE...PROUD OF. , Du. AiMKiritAYMOxn, daughter of that brilliant journalist, the lato Henry J. Raymond, editor of _ tho Now York Times, is a succcssfufpracticing physi­ cian in Now York City. Miss H elen L eah R eed , whoso suc­ cess in winning tho Sargent prize at tho close of her studies at the Harvard1An­ nex has made be? name well known, has becomo literary editor of ttie Boston* Daily Advertiser. hilts. C. MitON bas won tbo prize of £100 offered by Dr. Oatison, of Chicago, for tho best biography of adistinguished woman. Mrs. .Milon is a Swcdo. and chose for bar subject hor countrywoman, Fredrika Bremer, T he people of Troy, N. Y., are talk­ ing of a' suitable moraorial in honor of Mrs. Emma Willard, who bogan the higher education of womon in this country. Mrs. Willard's seminary in Troy had a far-reaching influence. Miss A xnik W entworth B aku is the first woman to join the Dover, N. H., Historical Society. She la a lady of fine literary accomplishments, has dono con­ siderable local historical work, and will be a valuable member of the society, A te ar ago Mrs. Emily Kemper, LL. D., wasnot allowed to matriculate at tho Law School of the University of Now York. Now Mr3. Kemper has a law school of her own, and tbe council of tho University by a unanimous voto decided to admit women'to membership.,' Miss F rances A. C aldwell , who is well-known at Hartford and other places in Connecticut where site lias been a teacher, has recently received tho”ap­ pointment of suporintendont of colloges in Now Grenada, S. A., by theGrenadian Minister at Washington. Miss Caldwell is a finished English scholar, and speaks Latin, French-and Spanish. She wil) make hor homo at Bogota, the capital oi New Grenada. I t is stated that Mrs. John A. Logan, with the capable assiBtanco of Misfi Frances Willard, Mrs, Ellon Foster and Miss Kate Sanborn, and with a sufficient capital, is about to opon a normal school for domestic servants, where thorough training in nil household duties will be given, diplomas bestowed and situation! found, for comjfetont pupils, while the idle aqd incompetent will ho discharged, Miss A llie Turbo, of Finland, who is so pleasantly remembered as orto of tbe International Council at Washing­ ton, has started a workmen’s kitchen, whoro throe hundredworkmenare taking their meals every day. There in a read­ ing-room attached. ‘ 8he has also start­ ed a monthly journal for woman's rights in tho Rweuish language, -The State also furnishes hsr with money fora building containing a large library* a reading-room, a school for workmen’s children, that is, a kindergarten, and a home for babios when tbeir mothers are at work. There will also bo a room for workingmen and women to hat* matt­ ings and music is the evenings. BIDDLE Photographer XENIA, OHIO. . Enlarging old pictures a specialty. Artistic Crayons, the new Opals and Transparencies. First .class work guaranteed. C. C. HENEJE, , — CONTRACTOR FOR— Tin. IronantSlate d R O O F I N G X SPOUTING, AND GENERAL JOB WORK Castings furnished promptly for all kinds o f Stoves, Office over Hook’s-Dry Goods Store, Xenia, O. Agent for Eureka Furnace. ■_ O. L. PAINE, D.n.S. EBEBREYNOLDS,P.D.S PAINE & 8EVX0LDS, " D E N T I S T S ! Xenia ^TatioiiaL'Bauk building, cor. Main and Detroit Sts., Xenia, O. 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