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A, Hitto of the Andrews Railroad
. Raid Into Georgia in I862.
The Most Heroic and Tragic Episode
of the Civil War.
Embracing a Poll and Accurate Account
of the leeret Journey to the Ito-rt of,
the Confederacy. the Capture of a
Railway Train In a Confederate Camp,
the Terrible Chase that Follow’éd, and
the Subsequent l-‘ortuuea'o/t the Leader
and His Party.
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The cs'iodition, in the daring of its in lion.
had the wlldness of a menace; while in “gymna-
c and ovcrw results it can t was
kely tooan it was absolutely sub e.-Jt‘nos
Auvocars (incur. lion's Omcuu. linear.
ltwasallthcdeepestlald scheme, and on the
scale, that ever emanated from the
of any number of Yankees combined.—
Tas Sou-rum Gomnrucr (drums, (in).
April lb. was
Delpitoltotragio termination. itlhowswhat a
\
, handful of bravamen could undertake in Amcr'
lea—Com in Paau‘ [limits or run Ctvn. Wan
"Alumna, vol. 1, p.181,
ny wrunx mmuoan,
A m 0' m memos.
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Copyrighted. 1m. War Publishln (30.. N. Y.
I and published by” arrangement wit them.) '
" [cos-risers.)
Knight and Brown went down too
stairway as softly as cats, but the passage
behind them was filled for allttle time
with those who were to make the attack
at the back door, which left them without
an port, two men against four, and the
is int armed. But they did not for a mo-
sruzrso ms GUARD.
meat hesitate, though the guards were,
unfortunately, not near the door. Knight
darted on the nearest, who was by the
fence, and as he was bringing the gun
down to a charge, Knight seized it with
,his left hand and struck its owner so pow—
erfully with his right that the gun was
instantly released. Brown had dealt with
another in an effective manner, and rc-cn-
torcemento for the prisoners were now
coming; but two other guards, who were
close to the gate. instead of standing their
ground, ran out and raised a great outcry.
Wilson, Dorsey and others threw some
loose bricks, which happened to be handy,
after them, and to charge out
through the gate, when Knight heard the
running of the reserve guard up the road,
and, flinging away his musket, gave the
word, “Boys, we’ve got to get out of
this;" then, hurrying through the hall
and down to the lower corner of the yard,
was in a moment to the top of the fence,
being the first over, but was closely fol-
lowed by the others. The fence was nine
or ten feet high and was no slight obsta-
cle, but it was soon passed and then fol.
lowed a most desperate and exciting
chase
All of this took but amoment. The
negro alters had kept perfectly quiet,
loo ' on the proceedings with the great
est interest, and only beginning to scream
when the noise outside convinced them
that they might as, well contribute their
share. Buffum had just succeeded in
opening the last door, and flinging it wide
with an impatient “There, now," when
_ the thrilling outcry from below warned
him that his own departure must be no
longer delayed. Fry and myself had been
engaged in securing the jailer, who, though
tum had‘ *5. will an little mm.
A good many, were being fired in all'
Quanta and be suddenlythrew uphis
hands fell list. Those who were fol-
lowing him wed ouafta unwounded
game, and when the waywu cleu' ho
arose and resumed hlscourse. lie was
seen again and had a most desperate
chase but reached the shelter of the
friendly woods.
At no time in all my southern expe—
rience did I find defective vision to be
such a dreadful istortuns as just now.
My eyes were ily dazzled by a sudden
incremetligh andulcameoutof the,
obrcnrltyiuto broad light, for some
seconds I scarcely see at all. In
this'irlterval l was partedtrom Fryby
runniugto the front door according to
our original plan. There were two
frightened guards in the gate tossing their
guns about and seeming not to know what
they should do. These were not danger-
ous looking and I ran up fathom—for now
,. the power of seeing had come back; but
just as lwas about darting out of the
gate 1 saw the stream of guards outside.
They called on me tosnrrender, but I‘
was not ready for that and hurried back
into the yard. ‘ A sentinel tried to shoot
me at point blank range, but, fortu-
natcly, is gun failed to go off. 1
got back into the jail and now started
out the back way-the course I
should have taken at first. There were a
numberot guards in the back yard by
this time, but in the confusion I got
through them and to the top of the fence.
What was my dismay to see a consider-
able number of self possessed soldiers
outside waiting with lifted guns to shoot
any one whose head might appear above
the fence. I jumped very quickly down
on the inside. One hope yet remained. I
ran into the building and out at the front
door, thinking that now the front gate
might not be guarded, and that in this
least likely way I might slip through.
But“: was vain; a large number of..sol-
diers were on the ground and they were
being carefully posted. I saw that the
first panic and all the advantages of sur-
prise were ovcr. I ran back into the jail
to try the back door once more, but a
sentinel was now standing at it and
several soldiers followed me into the
building. I did not care whether they
fired or not, for I now utterly despaircd.
Iwcut up the stairway, the guards not
molesting me, and looked out at the chase
millch was continuing over the adjacent
i s.
It was nwild and exciting spectacle.
Company after company of soldiers came
up. The bolls of the city were ringing,
and shots were being fired rapidly, while
loud commands and screams were min:
glcd. I {cared tlint’many of our number
were or soon would be killed. ’l'hcn llcft”
the window and wont to the front thorn
where the prisoners of war were, and to
my incxprcssible surprise found that they
had not gone out of their room at all!
They said that there was too much risk
in it-that it would not be pmsiblo for
any one to get oil.
Parrott and Ilcddick were captured in-
side the prison yard and Butlnm outside.
llcnsingor, who had been so gallant in the
struggle in the jailyard, had a fearful ox-
pcriencc afterward. After the first race
for the woods he was discovered by some
men with dogs. For some three hours
they pressed him sorely. lie could get
out of sight of the men, but the bounds
clung to his trail, like liloodlmunds as
they wore! “'hcn wearied almost to
death, he found a stream of water, and
by running fora long distance in that,
was able at last to get away from them.
But he was utterly exhausted in this long
and critical chase, and, being alone, was
in no tit condition for the terrible journey
that lay before him.
[1'0 nu t'IrSTlSlel).]
Winter Prognosticgtlona.
Turtla have been discovcrml imhedded
only nine inches in the mud, hence the win-
torwill be a light one. An old residentcr
down in Cumberland county has found the
discoloredheadof a large spike in the giz-
aunt of a hen; therefore the winter will be a
hard one. When unils,horseshoes, flat irons,
etc, are found at this mm of the year in'
the gizzard of the Well regulated hen it is an
unfailing sign tlmt the winter will be a hard
one. The man who gets out his square
compass and takes the latitude and longi do
of the melt of the butcherol hog has not It
nacientifimfly industrious as usual this sea-
son, but enough has been gloanodtorshow
that the melt this year is situate one degree
north of the gall, pointing thence three do-
grecs westerly to a rib. Hence the winds
will be northwcucrly, «mg and cold to
brisk, shifting to northwesterly and from
theucoto north, and thence down over the
fence and out. On the other hand, it has
boar shown that the cucumber seeds have
been more oblong than usual this year, that
the hickory nut shucks have been thin and
old, w.” Wm“. M tongbtvigoronsly, rthe covering of onions loose and baggy, and
but had not finished when we were warned
by the uproar that all thought, of a quiet
departure was at an end, and that there
was no longer a motive in holding on to
Turner. Weall rusheddownstairs asbest
we could, well knowing that we would
nowbelastin the flight, which wasnot
the post of safety. The deserter passed
us all like a tiger on the leap—l never saw
such in a narow place—and getting
to the back door found two guards await-
ing him with bayoncts at the charge. no
sciud one in each hand, cutting himself
severely, hut flinging them aside so forci-
bly that the men were very nearly over-
thrown, and then with the , swiftnua
continued over the fence
on totha
m’ll be light and low, and the winter as open
as a barn. Very little oil is observed to stick
to the feathers of the ducks that bathe in Oil
creek this month; hence the ice gorge at the
Ryud flh'm next spring will be greater or
less, as the m run he. Other indications
erronlly reliable mig be qtadfliu base will
sulllce for the wt. il City llli rd.
Cracks in the Washington llth.
The base of the monument shaft itself mn-
'tiuucstosbow inure markedly as time goes
on the weight of the immersion: shaft above
it. Themecting edges of the huge marble
blocks are splitting and crumbling away into
small plums, and are muted, scarred and
cracked by the clumped: pressure upon them
Through these mvicés the tomcntmothor
fmelgu matter has penetratcxl,causingdis~
cokmd ~blotchcl upon the white marble.
Whether this crumbling process, which is
continually going on, will eventually impair
the stability of the shaft is a serious question.
Never in the history of the world has a foun-
dation et“any kind had to support-astu-
pendous a pres-tire as rats upon thebass
of the Washington nmollm—Wahlngtou
Herald
Inhibition of flowing Mines.
Thereisaneshibiihmot sowingmacbines
attbolloyal aquarium, Imdon, where Eng-
lbhAnmhnuandGcrmanaowing machines
arebeingshown. ltistheflrstcxhibitionof
thokiad,butwill be repeatedit isnldJn
Baden. la... and subsequently in Paris.
Thorcmsixty—ulnepatentashown,andthey
includsmanynoveltiea. Aopccimenof the
lrltsuvdngmachlne eyermade,roprodnced
from the original glorification-of Thrust
Baint,oflondon,aniumtorofthelastm
hry,iltherc,amlwithitareeahibitcdmod-
tun machines sewing at the rate of con
Walnuts. Tlieloweutpficalouals
01.81 thohigheltmo.—lfow Yorann.
curiosities In Pupil-a
l’llAC'l‘ICAL orrlol'AN,
ll herniation fly located at. l
H. S. ROOD’S JEWELRY STORE,
' South Norwalk,
and invites the pubic to call and have their eyes
exuninod
FREE OF CHARGE.
Glasses prepared on Scientific
principles for the most diliicult
and connplicfiated cases.
Full line oi’Opiienliloods
constantly on hand.
J. r. Peckwell.
1 James Block. Water at.
Norweclls, - Conn.
Being unable to manufacture
HARNESS
To colnpete with large concerns 1 have taken the
agency of one of the oldest and largt-stcstabllnli- .
mental ill the state for the sale of .
Harness, Saddles, llnltcrs, Stir»
cinglcs, (loll-its, 6w.
Fine Harness To Order,
As usual, at lhe old stand, where i will kee mrc -
for lino of ,Whlps, sponges. enamels. inn ct
llobcr. l'c Bags. Tran-lino lingo ac.
“W”?’ii'viiiléli'v'fiié"
Highest Cash Price
Foil
Rags, Bones, Bottles Iron
and Metals.
l’uriivs moving can l-l'll the block by rvxuiiug ms-
lal card to ,
“’ILLIAM I’ODMOIlI-l,
sort'ru Nonwam’
HG'LiililGllflllG.
Indies’ and Gent’s gold and other
watches. , .
indies fob chains. ‘
Gents fob chains and charm. ' l
lliamoiul Lace Pins.
“ Scarf Pins.
Earrings.
New Designs in Jewelry and Silver
Ware.
hold Spectaclcs and Eye Glasses.
A. S. FERRIS.
JEWEL-ER.
Price 35¢ a lb.
DANIEL L’II'OMNIEBIEU
Washlnglrm Sir-13% Bridge.
Shallots Pinon Gliill
VA RN ISH .
It is very heavy body and dries hard in 2i hours.
It is warranted not to crack or spot. blister or turn
white. It will outwrar either English or American
Varnish. It is suitable for C . Untold:-
Doors. and can be exposed to the weather; also to
protect all kinds of hard and soft woods. wither
lued orltaincd, Also for Dwellings, and llath
I, and can be named to any parts of Vessels,
salt or fresh water.
6‘
It dries as well in winter as in summer
you saw or _
1.1. I]. DECI§ ER.
Dealer in WALL PAPERS. PAINTS. OILS.
GLASS, ML, 5i Main otrmt, South Norwalk.
_.._.. m“- .- ... ._ .
FOR THE
Holidays.
H. S. HOOD,
88 MAIN STREET,
1 have on hand one of the finest selected stocks
that l have ever shown in this city. emulating of
Diamonds, “old and Silver
Watches, Jewrlry or every dc-
acrlplloa. solld Silver Plated
Ware. Illegal! and Fancy
Clocks. Gold "ended Canoe,
Gold Pens and Pencils, and oth-
elr goods In miner-rum to men-
I on.
I”,
Call and examine. No manila. um anode.
7 II. 8. R001}.
* insulin in In
SEWING MACHINES
WHEELER 8: WILSGI’S
“NO. I)”
High Arm. Family
SEWING IlGlllllP.
ltl ho‘ ll
”hid “WW...“ lightest its-ale. Ia-
humwzmmummm
mm
moan dlw
i Onion
m. stan- st..so-u. amount.
mam cams-um
, Seasonal)
Hatch, Banal a.
e- ’
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.72 ... « ..
eoods l
M Q Ov—a—w;
r. n. N
alarms-m
HEAT E R”
Which lacks nothing in its construction. either
in durability, economy. working or simplicity of
managemem. The are of the ri i use fertile
cottage or the mans a, disc for e the ,
LEADING RANGES
plain and with warming
.sctvolr.
- WM..." mi...
cnoics ronmon AND acnnsrio
FRUITS.
closet, upper shelf and re
Also a tim-
SELF FEEDING STOVE,
/
for the parlor or dining room. Cylinder stoves of
‘ all sizes for small orrlarge rooms.
Decorated Dinner and Tea sen
, A large stock of iron, stone and porcelain ware,
all varieties of iii-slice, also a good stock of plain
and tom y glassware. lianglng and table [hairs
vases, lletuiratcti single cups and saucers. aim! to
Perfection Cowling Pots, l’rtmvvm ' Pots, and slow
Pans, nlw Toilet Paper which diuo yea readily and
new not obstruct the piper.
We‘are agents for the Gate City Stone Filter.
WW3 SELL at the LOW'EST PRICES.
newnauos
Oldsmiczand!
WASHINGTON S’l‘. ‘
We have now received a full mpplyof new drugs,
and invite lummiiou and trial. l'o-day we an:
better furnirhcd than ever withull that goes to make
up a first class dmgytorc and the labile pan be us-
Iured of the frmhcst stock from is rich to have
(lltAl’EStlF ALI. sinus.
.__..._._.
slurs, cannons, n'rc.
in fact everything pertaining to lin-
lltHJDAY s rim-so iv
ALWAYS ON ”AND,
._._,,-¢.. .;
FISH, Ulnar. in. .
HUNT do ZEL'UI‘I‘.
wooffii'fiius. PPGGGl'llllllllll Glllllllflllllllflll
DOORS. arr-hurt notic‘e and and in the moat skillful ’ man
3533, 311N138. G30. 0. surgeon.
HARD woon wanna
”H” “N”- {Dowu Again Sure:
—-—~—»M _...
The Place for Rich or Poor to do their Trading
Large Stock of Columns \ mandala... .
for Trimming A. s. Durand
K”. on- ' 3 ‘ Cor. Main and llnviland Sir.,So, Norwailt. '
Plate and Sheet Glass.‘
_—_._—«.-._.
Steam Sawing, Planing,
and Turning.
l’oricrhmrsc sit-nit, '30s: Loin Steak, 150,: lound
‘ Sausage. No.2 Sim-d liam, isle.- Whole llnm. tic;
’ Ends of llam, some; Plato. techs to ti; I’nme
. Roast lie-cf, 1612.; llunrsr, BM". i‘Jr ; Mutton f'lmps.
,lhc: Le: of Mun-m, l-lc.', licsr l‘ornrd lice! in
, Town. ti :0 12¢.
0'“ i V . ‘ ' .
, . 1 lat erthiug oi the Best Quality .
Lumber Yard brim-co fulerdil and ulrrmgo ' .
“fulfill”! That (an be had. it there is anyone who want-'- to
lll’t' within their means call at my Marla-t and you
' 'l iwill find it to your advantage. (lmxlr delivered to
1 at out 0 Hrs a berBI Innywmuf the cliy.nomartcr how small the pur-
' l cihuso. I attend ‘il IIIPI: buslilnci-s myself and will on
. 4 cuvut in p Misc it w (I fill .
South NOI‘WIIIIK, Conn. ‘ rfl‘ltcmcmbcr-ihoplace. corner Main and llnyi-
l and strolls.
Halal, Bailey & Utilisation, Prnlrlelni.
SEYMOUR. BROS.
flare received a large invoice ofthc Celebrated '
llllW-lllllll’ SUGAR GGllN.
.kc.. dirt-st from factory in )iaimwnll and obtarn a sample can, which is guaranteed to be the finest arti-
rlc, in this llflt‘, in town.
Dow-[Iron Sugar (torn. l Dew-Bron Blackberries.
now-Drop Tomatoes. Dew-Drop Succotmh. ,
llow-lIrop l'cnclrcs. Dow-Drop Apprlcots.
Dow-Drop Asparagus. i Dow-Drop Tomato trump.
‘Dcw-llrop Bartlett Penn. 3 near-Drop leu Bonus.
Dow-Ilrop Early Junc l’cns.
» ,.,W.-._ .
Thcsc goodsare strictly (intrigues, and art-put up forthosc who «nu npprmam agmd article. We
are general agents and have exclusive sale for this brand in this town. o
GRoéE ares ANDEMEAEI‘S
——A'l' THE OLD STAND 0F—~—-'
131nm emu a; son.
sonsfiowdon.
l“.
I‘ll'l (“RIDERS FILLED PRDMI’TLY.'
CITY FOLKS FIND 11' TU THEIR ADVANTAUE'TO TRADE WITH I73.
GIVE US A TRIAL.
CARPETS! “""cAmsers-i
The largest Stock to select from of any store in the State at :
Lowest Prices for Cash.
Elegant Body Brunt-Kin (‘arpvh title “I" llh‘gaat Tapestry firm-sells a». Inc. at)? and no:
lnmnlnn, 45c, 50c and (tr. Extra lnwrll ngrains The.
W IN D0 W
HOLLAND NIIADIH, ood unlit .onhrlu rolls-rs, with fringe, all n-ady to hang, 50o, . Spring
“tillers” r. CORNER ”laugh llruls 'l'fiturnlmpI clwnplcic.»l:k'. Allllmss i‘olcsand Trimmings
St (I).
WalLL PA I’Ell.
llilllthE tl'l‘i'ptYK 0? NEW PATTERNS. limbo-Nd Gold, 40:: to 50s per mil,
new style». we to 35¢ per roll. Without Gold, 7e tom per roll. .
FUIQNITUIZE.
(‘oirs . tloits. ill. teen. Ill-h ltvdrooni Suits. 0:: up. Walnut and Cherry Kaboom suit». ‘95
up. has»: shits lIIgrgtpvancly. Balding, lied springs, etc. at low prices l’mlen, ~l.ace (urtama,
Lambmpilns. In fact anythiu to furnish your house complete can be found here at less than city
prim. t arms sewed haml‘and laid by Practical llplmlntcmr. We do a» line workuany city lwusc,
and employ the but way men in cub branch of our luminous. (Mada delivered without calm charge.
0. El. SMITH’S,
No, 2 Atlantic 3L. mrucr of Broad. (opposite the Presbytrriau and Baptist churches.)
STAMFORD. CONN.
“entry
51 [ADltIf-‘l.
Plain Gold,
Established in New York City 1M5.
Special Prices
to
.iltilll l’l‘lw'l‘il
‘ and ,
BUILDERS
It is not all
covered with
Nickel Plate
It is made in
' YOUR
own town.
Also
Agent for the
celebrated
ll 1 C If I 0 ll ll
BANtlliil
Plumbers and
“ Gas
Fitters. Slate
and
Ti- lteofors.
1b 00.,
_L.vr~—
E. K. Lockwood & 00s.;
The Buck Ranges
2m. Lofibn
ll
' Steak. 146.;l‘ork Steak, lla; filmuldcr Steak, 1012,; ’
e
lilii'l'lllli
insurance Building,
‘ So. Norwalk.
rikw
a
i"
w.
Great Reduction in Price of
“ill L ”ml-’8. his, all Glfliru’l
* ovulrooATs ., ~
mun untrue
M
Masonic Building, ,
Norwallr.
We have in a large variety of
—vOII——~
:3 lbs. FOR 50 (TS.
Walnuts. Brazlls, English Walnuts,
Almonds. Also Mixed Nuts at the
[lowest Prices. New Raisins. New
listen. New Citron and Orange Peel.
Ass to see our Raisins at 10c. lb.
large times! Florida Oranges dire.
‘ A very few Cranberries left at life. or
2 «is. for 25.
large Christmas Candles {26 inches
long) ‘30 cts.
Popping Corn.
and other helps to make you happy
_-- 51-“
mule & Elastic.
. allay Bani
in Mill
Ill *rzvnav vialnrr
l ’r—-~"--
LOW PRICES
_.__ 51......
1. riiiui’i,
Illlalllll Hotel Block,
lentil imam. Donn.
use-u , .
Frail Gilli at 18c. ll.
ill on masilulilav laid *
l have now on hand a complete assortment of
ism; Handkerchiefs *
sun Mufflers,
. Gold Headed Canes,
E And other articles which make up the
:FINEST LINE on 110L1-
; on cases IN rows.
: Also I fllll line of
Ellen’s. Youth’a. Boy‘s
i. and Children’s
clothing. ‘ x.
/ Callaadlsamiac.
Davis,
~11”; 4...
iTAILOR.
[The [Old and Reliable.
Gilli Fl Gfl‘l‘ Lilli.
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,Nil‘llali lininrl.
—-ms paparusaae
city of Norwalk e tingle.
M:&%%PW
1' William
lulu.“ .mfi'u‘mfli, “not."
0 ea. I .h.
Millie-rum mum
mum-m from and” cod Matt ,,
Will-am " ‘ “dim-Ila“
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