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II A*» T^M»4 K*4 h Oih#r With ••4 Rl»4»«ft. Ool J A Hoyt la OrMiivlU* HouiiUtinMr Thlrtj-»wo year* bava p——d •l»oa the remnant of Laa's luainlflcaat army capitulated on the Held of Appomat tox, and there went down the eUrry- croused banner which had never known dlagroce or dishonor, not to be un furled again. The story of the surren der os given elsewhere will be new to many of our younger readers, and we give It a place mainly for their benefit. But there were many Incidents con nected with the surrender which have never appeared In print, because they related to special commands and did not belong to the general history of the poie to relate briefly, with the purpose of showing bow brave men on either side conducted themselves under trying circumstances. The battle of Gaines’ Mill on the 27tb of June, 1W12, was one of the hottest contests between the forces under McClellan and Lee respectively. Both were new commanders in that field, and had reputations among the fore most In the old army. McClellan had suffered defeat at Williamsburg and Seven iNnes. where he was opposed b/ Joseph K Job as too. who had been Atw ahled after the victory was woe at Meveo t’taee Hie ploee lor the hollies armed fllrhmoad were seteaUOe aad euespreheattve. aed Oe keew tbe Coo '•derate ssaieaadsr la ha a Isemaa wertky ef bte steel The gathertotf ed via* Oo i bay coma, tbe leak, altb elleoo*. Col. Jeakii than OaOe to keow what command It was, but there »a4 eo reepoaee except the eton tread of tba soldiers as they filed along in front of our line. Finally, as the head of the column paseed near ly opposite the centre of the Sharp Shooters, the officer In command called outi " Halt! Front l” and as he did so Col. Jenkins gave the order, n FIra ^ A deadly volley rang out as the response, which was quickly followed by another round as the opposing troops poured a volley Into our ranks, and then Jenkins’ clear voice was hoard above the din, "Charge I” Tbe liner^ore not more than fifty yards notable event. CTne of these we pro- -opart, and when the $harp Shooters t •• as w **- •* tewsb tede ad 1 W Mte I -as a started with a yell they aimed to get there very quickly. In less time than It takes to tell it, the Incident was over, as the regiment In our front gave way In sheer despair and confusion, a number escaping In the dusk as they fled towards tbe Chlckahominy. The bulk of the line remained, "but not Intact, as nearly ail of them were oo the ground. In tbe meantime, Col: Jackson bad engaged In a similar fight with tba regiment In his front, which proved to be tbe Ktfbty-Saooad Peaa- •ylvoaia. aad it was similarly demc- lisbed. Tbe intrepid com mood that bad beea ■owed doae so quickly by JeoklM* mea • a« u># HistiaeU Michigan, seder Cal aay Itb able ew billed a* tbe head ef bis raft ~ Hot ’ Tbrwa beadred aad ssesaly •eaafbte tea ttaad. aeaadsd aad saberl gate tes tea Lae < Al Appomattox Court House, Va., 32 years ago the Vtb of April, Geaerol Grant received tba sword of Hobert E. Lea as a token of the fuH submis sion to tba arbitrament of arms of the veterans of tbe Army of Northern Vir ginia. Although tbe 30,000 troops present with Lee at ttnrt ttme coo- member of the board of trustees ^ ^ . . > ■ - /vs^nau narn Ini t.vr os* a itl n I t.vr Lst An a . stituted less than a fifth of the organiz ed Confederate forces In the field, their surrender was a signal to tbe soldiery and people of the South that their cause was lost. General Lee’s retreat from Peters burg was delayed the whole day of the 7th of April, 1865, by the activity of the troops of tbe Second Federal corps, which harrassed bis army along tbe AppomattoiToute westward.-:- During- the night he put his men in motion for their lost march to Appomattox Court House He reached It with the advance about 8 o’clock in tbe evening of the 8lh, and soon afterward a dash of Federal cavalry from the south ave warning that a force was across, ill front and new plans were neces-' sary. Sheridan was on his front with the cavalry divisions of Generals Mer ritt and Crook.. Generals Ord, Griffin and Wright had three Federal corps strung along the Lynchburg railroad south of him. and Humphreys corps was closing up from tbe east. Generals Grant and Lee had beea In oorrespoedeaee for 24 boars relative to tbe serveedcr On the 7th Groat hod wrlttea to Lee oak log “ the eer- reeder of that port low of tee Coe fed erate Sutee army kaowa os tee Army of Kerteero V irgiata * The! otebi' Greet received e reeeeeev from Lee Tk * J loel week i^Oe tk i tiqaIl!of Tbe board adopted a seriea of ralee fo- lu own government wblob are of great public ooooara. Theee rules embody many Important ebangee In tbe school law of tba State. One of tbe most ImporUnt Is th§t permitting no one to be placed in a school as teacher if related to the principal or iMidteUg. aad teiiag t « ef semadsr vtb. oomug a eaaltf offer Croat ro ue was fcu by consanguinity or affinity to the sec ond degree ; another is that requiring all teachers to adhere to tbe official list of text books adopted by the board. The following are the rules adopted by the board : The State board of Education shall be governed by the following rules, except when a rule is suspended by a two-thirds vote of the board : .^.Section 1. The Governor shall~be chairman and the State Superinteh- dent of Education secretary of the board. Section 2. The board shall meet in January, May and September of each year and at such other times as the chairman may designate. Section 3. The secretary shall keep a record of the actions of the board In a book provided for that purpose. Section 4. The order of business shall be as follows : Calling to order, read ing of minutes of the previous meeting, unfinished business, reports of com mittees, report of the chairman, re port of the secretary and new buaiaess. Section &. All resolutions shall be redacted to writing by the mover aad likewise all ameodmvaU. Ssctloa A A motto* must receive a seooed before it shall be eatilted to eoeetdevaUee by tbe hoard. Heetiea 1 The ehalreMM aed seers tery are oethertned te til oil veeeeetee teat may aceer is the eseei* boards ef I Id report tea If osttee te its east msetlng tsr lie fcml Bum tor of lb# •hen eo registered It shall have tbe seme force as If issued la that county. Section Zlr Each county board shall keep a register la wblob shall be re corded the name, age, sex, oolor aad postoffioe of each person to whom a certificate W granted, and also the date and grade of the oertifloate. TRUSTEES. the car-bulldiag fraternity for the Section 23. Every claim 6r warrant P rwldent of - the issued by a board of trustees shall be be signed by at least two members of the board and should not be approved by the county superintendent of educa tion until the clerk of the board of trustees has entered it upon a book kept for that purpose. Section 24. No teacher shall be em ployed by a board of trustees who Is xelated by consanguinity or affinity within the second degree to a member of the board or to a principal of a school, nor shall they employ a teacher holdlnjg a certificate issued by a board of another county untill the certificate has been duly registered in the office of the county superintendent of their own county. Section 25. That no school supplies shall be purchased by school officers for use in the public schools of any county In the State except such as are authorized by the State board to be sold. The vendors of all such supplies authorised to be sold* by this board shall enter Into a written contract with this board, in which tbe prloea of the supplies snail be stated and cop lee of tbe supplies shall be placed la tee office of tee State Superiatea- deat of Educaltoe oed the supplies sold tee samples, aed tee prtees shell oat exreod the prices eg reed «m. Tue uuuaty Ouarde may allow or die w| ef Hs i of Its furatsbisgv and dec- The projected oar will be a complete exposition of the art of car bull ding, demonstrating to tbe world tbe sur passing excellence of this Industry In tbe United States; and It Is to be pre sented to the nation, as a tribute from ted States. Tbe designs and specifications of the igi car are being prepared under the su pervision of a committee of, twenty- five prominent and representative master car builders end superinten dents of motive power of various rail roads, thus Insuring tbe end that the proposed car shall (represent tbe Skill, ingenuity and experience of the Ameri can car builder. Much of the neces sary material required forits construc tion has been tendered by dealers and manufacturers in the railroad supply trade and the projected movementofTers an ex-ceptional opportunity to firms eo gaged in business which, ' while not directly associated with the car build ing Industry, make and supply various articles and materials which will be desired for the furnishing and decora tion of so. elaborate a vehicle as a private car for the. use of the presi dent. WHAT TO HO. /There U comfort l« the so often expressed, that Dr. KHmer’s bwamp-Kout, the great kidney remedy, fulfills the every wish in rt lleving pain In tbe back, kldnejs, ’liver, bladder and every part of the urinary paesuget. It corrects inability to bold urine and scalding pain in passing It, or bad ef fects following ose of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of toeing compelled to-'pet up many times during the night to uri nate. The mild and extraordinary effect of Swamp-Hoot is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing ease-. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and one doiidr. F r a sample bottle and pamphlet, both sent free by mail, mention The Barjuv^l! People, afiirffSB'ff-your-‘fort-t* address to Dr. K Imer & Co., Binpllmn- ton, N. Y. The proprietor of this paper guarantees the gonuinenes of this offer. government, in ad- l into aa arrange- Atlantic steamship deepening tea St. uniform depth of kid a At dm* *a “ tew vwrft ewnfitea, as aay of teas e»U la teeir opqsttee la owes r 'em* l tea sam* u —The Candiao dilkta te eateris ment for n fast service, intends I/swreoce canals to 14 font. •A train load of broom < arrived at Kss»a« CUv Mn te Oaowdago. Saw York, he made late whisk hrao* sblpmsat Is tee Inrgest ever mi aey putat Id tee world. —Tke govern meat of §wl SOUTHERN RAILWAY, "Sic riEDMONr AIR LIMB. 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Long- Slreel ordered h'» old division to move forenrd into notion, nod they were re inforced by Hood's nod Whitings brigades oo our left. Whitings be longed to Jackson's corps, but had lost sight of their commander, and asked to join us. In a few moments we were under the full blazo of the fierce con test, and rapidly descended the slope into the ravine just below the fire of the Federal batteries. The movement was quick and vigorous, and stretched for a half mile or more the assaulting columns dashed bravely against the r ! ramparts of the Federals, who were evidently dismayed and demoralized by the celerity with which Longstreet’s command pushed up the ascending slope and charged with desperation upon their stronghold. Their lines were broken speedily, and it was only a little while until the rout became general and almoslrlrimultaoeous. ij 1 The Confederates advanced iyeyond tbe woods sod Into an opto field oo the crest vf a I II. Tu the right thegrouad ploped rt or abruptly fewards lhe 'Cfclckabo ay. wbUb mok< • •lib., pteat. <<«a.Aad'f r gbt of Bs- ly aoa am at pv^er coat te ba A. A •ms* B<W MB #b #bM MB M # 'sn. o^v t.. . .a Ul I—dvrs mm Utmslfl w tab bis sawatesw wamtewa Tbay •*** rsmAy te te ww Mteate B. Lam aad wbaa ba te f M was lima Idsbasa asms a*4 gt*w avw» te bmbswy Uw smaaa *s* , v . . ——^ —j - -[ - ‘-|gn iitj ——j—»maaa., .tedmaad rosy awvw r»iartaatT5W»j^W’'dte la w iLat b« wa. gulag la swrvaadw, aad ua y bis laibtkabad urdwrv la I bat vlfpct eaavlarad tbam «f Its rsallly l/mgvlrvat» corps bad aaorly 1*>,UUU men in Uaa, morw than bait of tba va- * tire army, and for four years tbay bod have seasoned wlib triumphs almost uninterrupted, so that they were still ready for the cooflict. Tbe boar came when they must yield to the inevitable. The Federal troops were drawn up to witness the actual cApitulation, when tbe Confederates would stock their arms for the. Ust time, and peace would come to a distracted couutry in lieu of the unceasing clash of arms. The Palmetto Sharp Shooters were in their place, mist down and sorrowful, aad the men went thfbugh their task with mechanical motion, heedless of the surroundings except that long- cherished ambitions and the brightest hopes of their lives were vanishing forever! There was no wish or thought among them to talk with an erstwhile foe, and they gloomily with; drew . to themselves after hanging their accoutrements on tbe stacked guns. But the eyes of others'bod ffei- toe ted the fact that they were South Ca-ollDiabt, and instantly tba Federal soldiers asked what regiment it woe, whet tbw aavwvr *m given in low toaas. *’Palmetto Sharp vbuatvrs ” | Tala coated a ruab towards a law mlAoiw* tbay more latermlm aub mm masbbasa af tba btr at* MkbVoa * Nat all af Will MWlbb •aa • Ira wwrw la otbed of Gordon aroooa that tt surraadar, aa glvaa. it wsa arranged dvi»dso Sberldaa and Gordon to await event*, I and both dismounted, and tba learned for tbe first time the exact state of affairs. ' Grant bad bad instructions through Secretary Stanton to have no confer ence with Lee except for tbe capitula tion of his (Lee’s) army, and after sending Lee the answer to this effect he had ’-idden off to the left and south to get around to the head of the col umn. On reading Grant’s last note, Lee, who had by this time heard from Gordon and Fitz Hugh Lee that tbe Federal cavalry and infantry were confronting them, sent another dis patch to Grant asking for an inter view to discuss* his (Grant’s) original offer. ' Lee~wrote at 9 o’clock in the morn ing, and his note wus%ent ah had to overtake Jlrant. He was found about t •• m w vObaw bosimam tAoa samp oMma tebte m. amps* pwe»m mmasa sam». ba g ■•■■a amOtete •fat- ami A Mb uacwTV SEaim.naTwa toaObM a ftmey amr*»**« Bv a anaaty imviibsmla aboil *te*4 a teli. daatasp arUlab OAbdltdatbm babww a asMaaty temrd of adoomtsaa. aa oaf loom qoaat aa* arawawd aad farakobod by tba dtata board, tba aaomiaatma to ba bald Ip all tba ooaaltaa aa tba *oma day. or be or ska abali praa« at lo the rouaty board a fail diploma from aeata repulabia chartered eollvga <>r uaivar- ally of tbla State kaowa to ba of good .landing No oartificataa shall be la- sued oo a diploma showiog that tbe bolder has completed the course of only some particular department of a school; the diploma must show that the full college course ha* b&n com pleted. Section 14. Only one grade of exam ination questions shall be prepared and furnished for the county examina tions. Section 15. There shall be but two grades of teachers’ county certificated —first grade ar ’ second grade—this not to affect t.. J i*;u2c c^rVIcH^s •te krtetea lomte «tete W* •ate aad b*»a bar as ffimHam eight miles from the Court House, and he witpte at once th,at he would push forward and meet Lee. - The geperal.s met about 1 o'clock at the house of William McLean, in the village of Appomattox, and tbe details for the surrender of tbe Army of Northern Virginia were arranged. The terms were parole of officers aad men, with the privilege of going home. Tba privets prbp. rty of officers parolod wo* not to bazluturbed, aad soldiers now outstandin „ Section 16. I j obtain a lirst grade certificate an applicant must make a general average of not less than 75 per cont. on the questions submitted, and not less ft ban 60 per cent, on any braneh; anq, to win a second grade certificate the applicant must make a ge of not less than TO per cent., and not less than 50 per cent, on any one branch, algebra being includ ed in making for a second grade. ^Section 17. No perkoa snail be per mitted to take an examination who is not at least 18 years of age, and before taking an examination each appli cant shall satisfactory pass such oral tests in reading and language as the board may Impose. 18. A c*rtlficola shall act be by Ike board koaeiag It: Pro- U a hr d is tbe aooOty a •a aoa A»alrWtA waOte —Cote Law J M FUadt la ktenbd t *«K*t •. t at - te Wu^gaa . -va A . • ». A New Ywb City. wMte ba teaarta tba Alia Ueta M baasa. —It la ataiad that tba taaallaql M«r bammadaas at Bombay. iad.a. dlafftay tba btltaraat wpfioaiUwa to tba maaa a lakaa oy tua guVaramaat for aupprva- aiag tba baboalc plague - -x-Uugb McCiooa dlad at .trocktoo Mom . aged 103 years. He was a native of Ireland, aad wav three tlmo< marne^, g widow surviving him. He came t) America in 1806. —Over 40,000 people took part in the great procession at Berlin, whlctt marked the closing day of the celebra tion of the centenary of the birth of the German Emperor William I. —The people of the rural districts of Cuba, who—h&ye been compilled to leave their farms and gather in the towns, are dying of famine. This con L'.ija prevails in many provinces. —As a result of the efforts of the British government, China has eon- rented to open to commerce the West River, on which is situated Canton, and at the month lies Hong Kong. —Upon the recommendation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the origi nal log of the Mayflower, now in the library of Lambeth Palace, London, will.be presented to the State of Mas sachusetts. ^ —James T. Fields, the Bostpn pub lisher, had a knowledge of ^English literature that was extensive and ac curate. Once, at a dinner party, a man thought Ae would be funny and foci Mr. gicids. He la formed tbe other guests tbnt be bod wrlttea soma o- Jaeaaa and lataadad to submit tbam to i/Mr. Fla Ida aa Uoatbay’a aad to oak him tat part al Ate Oasarlai mOtet W ate It riaa. U O W.A : Hk Fte* Art.. • 9 lXw WMfct a 8 baud* i< i ATI a** t *m> . r»- ( am m O Alia* a. i. v O a WE WANT TO . EXCHANGE Pianos, or Sewing Machine)