Foran important offer strictly limited to sub ocribcrs see Eighth Page. 1V mt Nita             A / ../ _ fl .2... ‘tlunrrjorjintwttuwjmfi               ”119. For an importno’ t offer strictly limited to wh- Icribers see Eighth Page.     Est-tinisnsii 1677—NElV ssiiiss. iiismisminii RESERVES. Career of These Veterans from Cold Harbor to Appomattox Organizations Which Did Gallant Service—Led by Good Officers, Dis- cipline and ‘Bravery Saved Them from Annihilation on Hard-Fought Fields~llleinorable Combats.   BY R. E. MCBRIDE. CO. 0. 190m Pa.   The di\i<ion known as the Pennsylvania RESA’I‘VL‘S. “lllt'h hail among its officeisdtiring the lllSl year of its servit'e such distinguished noldit-n 11" Meade, leynolds, 0rd and Sey- mour. finished its history May 30, Infill, at Bethesda Churrh. The men who had not re-enlistul went home. and the remaining fragments of these regiments were orginized into two veteran regiments. numbered 190th and ltllst, or lst and MYeterau “curves, with an aggregate of about 1,421) offimrs and men. the former under the command of Col. W. It. Ilartshnrne, formerly of the 13th Re.- nerves: the latter under Col. James Carl, of the tith Reserves. They constituted the Third Brigade, Third Di 'sion, Filth Corps. For some cause (‘01. llnrtshorne was nhsent until after the army reached I’eteisburg, and the mom was commanded by Lieut.»Col. Joaeph B, Puttee. while Col. Carl commanded the brigade until Aug. 19, 1.564. These men participated in the operations nronnd Cold Ilurbor, though fortunately without hm: so far as can now be term-ni- bered or asce 'ned. exvept &rg't Woodard. of (‘0. A, ltluth, who was killed June 3. There may have been other casualties, but. the records of tliitt prriml are defective. (In June 13 they Skirmiilfl‘d near White Oak Swamp. with a loss of two killed, 10 wounded, one oflitrr and six men missing. In this nilhir Lirut.-(‘ol. l‘uttee‘s horse was shot undrr him. Although the organization was so recent that the men had become but little nrquaiiited with each other or with their ollit‘t-ri, they acquitted themselves In :t (l’fllllulilv ulllllllt'l'. The night of the lia'tli             VOL. XVI = Il—NO. 5—WIIOLE NO. NO.   WASHIITGTON, D. 0., THURSDAYTNOVEMBER 10, 1898.   THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL. Here a Disastrous Explosion and Fire Occurred on Nov. 6. Wrecking Parts of the Building and lnjuring Valuable Records; THE UNITED “j STATES ennui. A Destructive Fire i the Sir preme Court Apartments. Something of the. Noble Building which is the Pride of All Americans—4h: Grandat Edillce in the World—Do tails of the Fire.   The destructive and wholly unexpected firs whit-It broke out in the Capitol of th- Cnited States on Inst Sunday evening aim the attention of every Amerimn ho that grand edifice, around which the history of tho United States has centered for more than a century. WHAT THE BUILDING '13. In the opinion of many mmpetentobervul the United States Capital is incompnrnhly tho finest building in the world. It. is the only great. building erected distinctly for a Na- tional Capitol, and for more than a century there has been lavished upon it all that architectural nrt could suggest or mono, procure to make it ideal for im pnrpoa. Dill'ering from all other National Cnpitolsl. stands alone, on n tommariding hight, seps- rnted by hundreds of tee: of beautiful ground: from any other building. The site was chosen by George Washington himself, sud cannot be SUM any where. The western portioo overlooks the greater part of Wash- ing, with the noble stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue as for as the 'l'remxnry and the White House. In the distant-e. on the other side of the Potomac, rise the beautiful llighla (1 Arlington. The southern portim. or House Win; look! over southernt \\‘:t-i;ingtun. the broad estnnry of the Inner l’oioruue. “2th Alexandria Ind. Mt. Vemnn at the “mild ot‘ the horizon. The northern portim. or the Senate Wing. gives a view of northwut \‘v'nsllilllllou nsi far as the eminent-e truwuul by the white rut-Lina of the Soldiers” Ilmrte, The cast front. and whit-h was intended to be the muin one, and a picture of which we give, looks out upon the level plain on which the eastern part of the city is built. At tho edge of this plain is Anacostin River, Ind rising above it :i line of hills which meet tho sky and firm the huriwn.   they nlnll'llt‘d toward the James River. and rum bed a point near Willa»; Landing on the I 14th. noon of the 122th, short of provisions, and no mtions were issued till the afternoon of the 15th, exvr-pz Fume fresh bet-l just as they were » 1 starting. MIL“ Is‘ ('1' lhi- Inn 1 'l:     n llli‘lu any more ielign. a                              . tiliih‘. the others kept up a rapid fire: “her: “H Hut-t. lit ”II x ml TI'LLAIH' Ills, l HIP. {lav \liev tron“ 111 to ”in um ihr only i :llty Vl inch occurred in tlicl ‘ltlillxll of tho LIIEII “'i-re ore-r a. rush was V both rebel urn: C“'i|l‘l.' hitll'. iiiid out . l Ill ul tnv- l'nllmi- ruiiiumnd iliiiiii: the raid. uh» for lllt: pits, and the Il‘flillt' was qu 'kly n p, , ,,, I, . em." , ‘. i._ -, .il _t.L 1.. in; In “I. m- y v“..- t. a . “.th i. 12., r- . 'l‘lis'. .l .. o.‘ g, at and" n- t ..'— _ 5 men? tho deletions est-“mud, buu or two IliA‘n lit-id in Inert-t so turn {-1 bumper-~14 'I land llll'l‘lnll, where tin-y rumatnml till the nwn. lln- Illllll ivm «loop, and a ~t.oriit o I... re ruptured.      vhnh hum tlu- ll l'i.                                 .. . a r“. u], u tr . ., u is u . lull-till” from iht» tt-numl l\'|'ll l . :lfl'l .tl.” .\t‘\'~ Illlil'lllll: llic It'tlllll iuurrli lll‘htlll. ‘ futile. ' nunul some til the lust bullets (M r “P i, .1111.“ ‘ 'l. . n This hint n . maul ‘unu i- :u-tl _\|;. - ,,u n-iur tbui! .V- ll. 1 Tina ground \vn-i mil. sudtriently Il' Len tad «I l ' the robobi. llit-re was no nerd to ' “I. I. - ml. ””1- l p'rtu‘l’i nl' ll .‘uuili mm in ; mmmmbl‘nf llt lam legillnilult‘ butt up, and the day's Ill.ll't‘ll was iiin'll: l lliallllllt‘ulllti'd’ illiclh-s were getting “W ifm‘ ' {Hui ‘3‘" "NH“: ll lil.4'.ul~ aid of the ‘ whit'll iii-[rd . ttlmn from Illl" through the, by slit-ill. TIM mud “'lli so on \r-ryu' [llt\ \w-ri quilt » trough, “in m m" “W J ”W" «I for in' . mm. till tln- (-11“; of “1‘ . . thmp that. it H'll'ilr abort: our shots-tops, and there um noiiw‘emilyoi’oxlmsi .ilnrgvr L“! d” I ”Hi! iii? “H it] w 'll u l >519 " ii I in the lump. of and with U.» ml! and miltv inti l, tho ‘ nuiuln-r ul' lllI'II w the tire of so small a force '7‘ ..‘ L "I . i ”A“. '., : um l ’. - .5 ' r I \' iirli tin-v m: l-l "VI li-r-t of the rut-n rein-lured mnrcliiiigmf the enemy. Bah has hum do,” i..l..\.yl. 1' {Ir l“ doll.“ in ‘Ill‘l‘Al:]J]ll‘lUlIPlivlllLll‘ll, mir- “Hum! l‘.\.; [1 o. olilnitlnih‘ lill’tlllL‘. 'I‘iwy sti' _ led mil Tilt" bridge was» rebuilt by] p. m, and the Ir- 'lul' ,d .“,,,tddu,,.1;”Li-,3“. u“ H mm liult \\;i~ tpi . in; t‘lrllll‘JrIL 'l'lu- \ttnilltlutl and I)I_l(:l1ll~~lu;_', . . 'll‘l‘UXll'Jlly through this 'ddy and “'f' - l'orpi pn<~i~l on to the \tl .4 it roads 'lll-c- [m Li .H d h I » "ht \tith us mi ‘ll Tim and The Ufllt'l‘r woun led was Aili‘t “right. .1 lots brungnt tlu-m again to the .\l rI-uiuinth-ruf the ant-moon \\ spent in this 1’ '5" 7“” m I” TY' a i llzi min-h rkill “lid in fit-nun", 1]., m... strurl; "bunt ilm h.- I l liner, \vlii--Ii tilt-y rt-rrumd in the eve! ig, tit-inity without any evidence of the jll‘ciCIlt'L'   l:t ~4-    9 'r part in lg Ill llll’ hill 4-." the hut: in.” \\l v ‘wl lil'l i. turn ' “114' pl. .u norm—o. tln    Thr \‘ti' i-in                        l                         . llu *it ti tut, :- Gen. l'a'uml's rebel brigade \ s at one The ballot “f u" 'N-n-m w“, "1 (“11¢ luv. and \\'l'\l ot llutt-livr‘s Run, to ascertain the tbt- mom. “1“ Lulrdflunl I.i-.ut, l.d, 't'rne :llm t ~urrn ' lwl, und tli \llrl‘t'llulrr Lincoln 27.3. M, m. 1.3,. Total ; i . .. .- I RIGHT ,Nhllltlll "y the pm. y. g wt'ord ““5 on u“, “I'm“ “1 “1*“ WWW“) “""'-‘l"‘l- W” "”“‘“l"""1 " ”'- Capt. “Mk.“ “I On the, sum: vlrul. \‘lolt-nt suppmiiioii tli. M AM“ THE RLBFH I right “:m‘ ””- Thlrd D". "v Ayresun'ih" ’luw lib-Hrs lit-1t: ulmztil {rt-m tin. ‘Uiii'l'~| “""mg “"7"'- “""V‘I 3‘ nonc-of the bovs “ho were under the, Iq-gil On Feb. 5 was begun another movement It-lt. with the Semitd Di sum, and (inllin pair of the Li fill rwtud lur oi... June :15. Sat tiny lim) rum-ml {Him and rebuild son" in of illu- ri-rui d on tin Jeni-mil in in line tl.i till about July I. win-n they “El . of the mail, thou ri-‘                    . mud und lamilgtile out. ifru: to do so. limit-y begun to argue Ihi 11.... ”m, w... . not 3,. “up on a hup-lounmsur res ll itltutlltlu Ixrii the i urnt on pit! fnxt nit wlw                  In tln- I\v \l   and It w l in}. t. but in lllil, the) till tunltt , [In Nillii'hl tin: remit-h ot 'Iiit:     ~41 inu- h   ll: ranks the withdrawal oi the Sixth L'urp~ for the piolecliuu of “tubing ton. Ti I‘tiu h'lfl." will. It u-r.        -nt to hold that part of the hue        Mien: r Lib; and on intivm llkd shirinhbdiin ' rum-«l “I‘ll lliln wupun Mn 1: llJflliltlulllI: ulr‘iu 11' to any ll-ll‘t'. ' 'llJIY irii vl here 1- days. It u a, [It'llmi nil in quit-i, but yr lot innimi~ trimii-dim-ni 'i'lu \mrln “birh they held hail b Ill my upnd by tlu- mmnd U’flm, I._..I betn lulu-n " l ielnLi-n. and the llt'ltl lull teaitd “illi ' m ii-nmnanun tllnt lin- giuuul rm, tb- Mnii) nl‘ .e tl'u'l lwrn so mad. lion'- Iy liulllf’l ti. ' lbr hi I. hull bro-ti Mull-«1 .mu} tiom :lt uni b1: mpnttl lulrillllizivf [Ht- dm.) in x. u... .~\t.|llI|-Iil xi” .. pl‘nlllt . tut .- .lli'l :t lllutix'iuil [Hr-'11: run sul' ' ll:i “phi-d in or “.H IJtii I}; .lu!) lln‘ lms \tn': tl. \mnndul Thrrt- \\.i- gt your! vbul ol mint-w. and llw‘ only \tuiblr-i i~ llml tlu-ru “31‘ not It)" - ('ol. llnri-iinlm- iI' tir-l July :0 and Iuiued mini-punt oi iln- ltmib.                n:                            bud.- ‘                                I.\' ll”. Til.” It 01’ 17. Th» 1. r “in: l: is ever Ill"! I.“ In the lii~loit of the \'¢-t it“ “A“! lbt » u'i-iliird on Aug 11!. \\..r. r-t.i In iuLe   and hum tlu- \\e'. . ’l‘b.‘ nus donn- «m the iriii and hub, and uh uh- b’fllul-nt days the ll'lrt‘l‘ tuiuln: tlispriulr            ellurt: to raw-net it. 'I be wumlul HlHl mm! ui‘ lliii nylon \t '3' mm nialdllilla :u.-i ih- ‘m-iuu-b ilitl Hunt in.-.inti.;   of l in “M. (‘i :i'.‘   (ion ‘llt- tit-3i oi t ‘lll” in: Jrruudt l:l plaivlt Xuzitl. -d‘.~’ 'I'lziid I!i'2»,u'i ipi, \ Ill l.i 'nml nu. . n2: bit-tun l..                      mile. (-01). Indy: “1M .. Cranium and cover this gap nitn s...i- : nilsliers. In this movement they started on the aller- ‘ took posihmi a mile or mm», to the i -‘ '. sGeu. Mahune with three brigades pit. ed “1- are not certain (mm the re- find from the r ll" while otiii-r troops (‘lllfljfl‘d lllfllit’l’s npa little by bill 'llllL! lll' unallv droppq-il by the boys that ' the num. ' wnitli tn   .l lrtli Ill" l hill at ”m            .1418 “1 pm. m. “,1,, alllll’l, ill‘l demandedatntego . or N :. nilh a tin-wing beard, and .«rit with lum-nrd , psiilunuti lpuitvlibi: reins upon a noble-looking “Ill! in ad and L'lll creel and 1H lint-t M. donut know that “In.“ , di-tt-ntli-d nostril-i, quivering in et't-ry limb e “humm- mu“ “”1 1 with (:Xl‘lll'lut‘lil, but not moving in his . . w . trunks. In reply to this abrupt demand the ‘7“;“(3 3 “hm-n; r ’33- ...u ., 1.1,- rlu- rump-“mi .4 : ridvr l’ltl‘c-ll his livztd proudly, and decidedly ‘ '3‘, .wnmngm.) 5 ‘- ansn’trvd ‘No 3' ” llugtiod then shot him Door. 1 2 through the body, and he fell from his horse. ll \. m,” “H“, m strong “”01“. and lii~ mt ii to make ’I hurried retreat. iv in uriiy, lit the brim pm: ”ii" 01 Jolt llm llwdi 1.3.1 ln-euiiiuu-d mu. um (WW l llIL'! fo: liztr rundltil-imof tilt: mild, and also the spirit >\l(l"\. 'mnbl bu t-tkeu from the llt'll the mpuin     marked “nth gi:t\v<.- ‘ ‘ " liv some nii<tiniler~t1intllng he the llmth, “"LS (leig'yrrati'ly wounded, aiiillonnterinetits when) they took supper, the _ il.it-ut. Ila-tin I.. Stork was killed. .trrops vrrw l a small stream and tour up - :ivo.‘ :i<.'-i Ml in rnpnls- ' llll: road to lln'ltsfoi'd. (in the .‘ltrhurriii River. of the enemy near the This place “us hold by i considerable f0'ce tart-n ol' infuntry and art .lcr , but no “'1‘ rut l‘JiN‘ml was nutvlu against them. its the expedition it round. in ‘ their ilfinltllllllifl, This was the n time bud nnwut't‘lnllpllxltfil llll that. was intended. ‘lllt‘l'fullglll. from lJullllitl intnnu-inuvvnh‘. t-X< Ibii'iiii,r lhi-i night \tork ll mztn ot‘ thi- rcpt slum sliqiitt. (.‘npt. Iii unmi- “its in lieu-rm»; \vw (ought. llllllf‘l‘ the ' ctuniunnd. \\'.ls' merit the rebels, but on reaching the creek they found it. too deep for fol-ding, and the enemy in good ride-pits on the other bank, about 25 yards away. At first their fire was lively, but soon they become mtxled. and would scarcely risk their heads above the pits for o moment. Trees wen: rhoppod downso as to fall across the tin. and on those purl. of the men crossed         lit-lure this miszuko could be (‘UTlL ted. (in Iberia: the I: ing :1. stubborn attnt hrough the gap and furiously nosailcd me- Yellow House, rind llilil a (dim                  (ltwpehtie (-                                     ~ ul' l.n.ll                                                          'uinn that “1' tln ‘ nit-vi iiiiil snow, drivmi by ; slum! wind, r-ii— .lrii-l the lt'tlioth lllitllu‘ :iliumt. lllll‘lltllll'ulilt‘. When the work Wm about: finished the rest of lbs I wed the stream in linear"- i-lnw of lllv: \\ :ir. l.iriii.—l'ul. l’lllll't“. though put! to ('ltlvllttlll the n v tin‘ Nilillul~ “1-10 .‘uiut                gIill Sllnvllll! ,                                                                                                                                     nny p4 rind of tln- nur. ~ uln- nl‘ both the l'niun- d the (duly. and lint: “I‘ll ' ‘ II “as ill in; om: I IN «luau 1. iily lruin unripe. tum. plum: during this snuggle lUl' he Weldon “Mil. ‘ Illll~nl‘l-llilll and fell to the ground. “1-, was MI]!,il)~l'tl to bi: ltllll'll, buL pi . l": itnbbvl hri v to his I'm-I. and wr- tlziimcd, with ('V tul minpml for the night not. fur from tilivri: of II . rilciiiv in lurl'u. and about. U p. in. tbrv i-prnl part of the night on llll'll" out-I Warron mile «1 to the. right, “here \iiiivl lllilll‘ll. Humphrey‘s llflllt'xlbi‘l'll'lll't‘tlSOHIB llltl'tl ti;ht- '1 b4- “huh" now grew cddrr, and by i It l'L'Illllfl'll until Go. in. to reach the " l'v 7—, I votrsl ‘ Linu- ' morning the "l’lrllllll was frozen solid. The p out llt‘wl'ql'lll‘ll storm had (‘0le on and 1,] n“, ,,,m-..m..m on I]; l.l ",4 lion, ()i-t. ,llifi'll um» I footnote, and llivy hobblrd i‘ . the wt-utlierliad turned . they “t'l'c on tin llt'l‘l, but didnot ‘ y. , ‘H' rye-old, and the men got. neither rust. nor iine engaged, and sulfur l no lm ”L: Iliu Vicinity of l’oterdnirg. the ,. Nlt‘t'll. This “‘lh tin. or of the l’le‘illl'l lelw. . inrn ll nlt “'inti-r quart-H for the rwt'thllll ,' , lion, and the I tnll<}'l\‘:lllill soldiriu \ut-«l, “Him. and resumed the usual routine of usurp lol'tlt‘l"; to l                                                       In           .SlllfillIXlI INt‘IllEV'l'i. ‘   unmissamu to thi- south                                                      m, and mlwul llll: men to thrmv down their arms. ‘ ~ lililnhtltdlt'ly about himulity-t-d. (ion. "ml, “ho tins on fool. it]!,'il'lr.t(‘llt:4l and v and that hi: yo bun-k . “mm. l “lllllll liln own line-i. trill": him that lit: mu ago did any ol‘ilie voting, llic i'l)lllllll|l|tl inti<t toward the r.~ln:l li;:lit. Sim-e the drsirtiv- have utimbcmd well beyond All!” at thistlate. 1 lion of tho \l'uldpn ru‘ul during the rnul of Winter quarters were now built, and “in | lJoiM-iiilier the rebels had brought supplies by   was in rest 'vn with the First. The ground wusinustly covered with timber and thick brush.                     .tl r.:pl ' llullt‘y two; it man of line pros 141-,     llmt flood | ngeye and E’ —i?iF‘     ul tin-n nmunted the horse and ordered Snub wu~ tli satiation of the Union troops Him-tire tire would ham been as o friend as to for, and no part 01' ot through, though many of them M'I‘l’t' iiilulu pnNMJPI’S. ’l'bis :iivldont trill serve to show the pecu-        vt.lli “In-h the battle “as fought on both .‘ilrii twin- unpttiml, and before they lllt‘llii'lu“, \\l'ft' inntlo pi'lmiiris. lien. (flaw- fuid llllll If “its at out: tum.- III the llillltl'i (it and ustztpul by sonic: sut-li :uiii     PRINCIPAL FLOOR PLAN OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL. The explosion took plm't: umlt-r Ibo Fupit-int: t‘otirt apartments. in the. sub-basement in the old part of the East trout. bays hoped for a quiet time. but in this tliny were misutlu-ii. On I)“: 7 the l’ifth started on the Weldon mid, ’l‘lm obj this was to ltttl‘ tip mim- inurr (if the \\'tvhlmi mud and lo t'rentendiwt on \\'lll"ll iniulil litvor ('Hi, lliillcr's expedition itgztuist \‘t'il- iniiigtoii. ‘1. (I. The Notawuy River was rt-ztvln-d in tho eteni g. During the night the corps (-iom-d the titer and prrsard on louzu‘d the \\'t:blnn road, l't' in}; it. not. far from “lll'l’l‘. it crosses the Noluwuy Riv '. TIM: \mrk ol     and drum t'ioin theiirbl. and night I‘uuiidour ll:i~‘~ lli'nlly t'VlHlill‘lll‘tl. 'l'lu- prim ol'tliu 'tmllmt, tlp- Weldon mud. “(Ii llz'lll by the I'm-m tux. , and lllt‘ Utmfmlvtdlt‘i m-u- dr- pinmi u: ultulllt'r llllpol‘ltllll line of supplies.   While this since \vns in progn‘ss some slanipcdrd enriilry run into Ayrts's lllll‘, throwing the 'l‘liiitl llrigzuln into (‘iiiil'tislt . . 'l‘ht-ilitisiun moved on “illitiut uniting for i this bri::idu to get rightctl up, and \"llt'll it [no ll on it lllllt: later it got in too far to lllt‘ lt ul became exi (mil to .1 think tire. It bob 1 sown. llll\\t'\'t‘l‘, for nearly two hours, ' and was Illt‘ll Withdrawn. The llesert‘os Tough!“ loud. and at Arulutl'l . lost nine wounded, and the total loss of tho Ilt-luw'llie confluence of lfult-lier's Run and brig do was 71. tinttolly lluit the stroziui is known as Ilmv- by the morning of the 7th the storm had :uity Creek. The road to Dinwiddiet-m ' rh-uml ntmy rind the ground was from-n. this (-ri-vk at Win. I'erkiiil’s. 'l'liv~ i-i'm H liming the intention the Ill-serves were was disputed by n snirtll lorevol' H'llt'l in- llll'lihll fut-ward II." a rut-oniio.. :unl wagon-trout llit-kstord to Pelt-ruining by way of tho lloydtou plank rend. Grant deter- ruinod to break up this line of supply. The rat. ry, IIndt-rb‘rotm. was to idly to l Inwiddio t‘ourtlintise. ' to hike pmitiuu linlf-tt'i ' between ( llatrlit‘r's Ilun; lluiup eye, with two dit ions of III. «fond Ulrllfi, was to trike iu tinii on latt ier's ltun tit. tho. l‘l‘t                    ’I.\ l'\ l..\' l‘lll~(l.‘~ Lib;            !:.:< Itlltl' l.i-:.iu Ibo lit'w'rl’\1"l wow .tit l‘ sbiiinhhci“. 'l‘liey rrpiilv-vl .Hmm aim-1. tutlmut mm b Illlll- t'tllljt m l :unl Mlpplhcil Iliut all was well, but \.l:.l- I! It .ti: on um tliu~ t-nuziuud a, It‘lnl l'lit' n1 butih- vui rlmzu: in on lllt‘lrchilllll'lloll l)! toward evening, itnd ('(III’ nu. Pliny ml the ulll"ll\ and turn know‘tinurd during most. of the night Thou: nuiinn: oi Ill ~ until ul‘tll‘ll'tl in ‘Ill‘ll'llllel'. who “'llllt lthc night. work, lighted up by                                          Nib. lime.” 'll~y'tl\l‘lt'll t..u situation, and lmnli sol~ ties, will not, boon for: lilo-stir- fiiiitry. 'l‘lu- corps marlin-d this plui-t- ulnul found that. the eiictiiy hud tellrutl \nlhin Mi mlul III I i-ln aptttte .\t':|ll_\' lint-r» ring in mg the "It‘ll whirled ll . ls.nnl                 10 n. “L, niitlifound some rut'nlry skirmish- Iing “'llll tliemuemy, but 'uiiithlt: to drin: l tln-m away. The Thin! llriizude was ordered iin-aunl to :u-minplish thu task. The “curves. unlit-r rilllL‘l‘, Cllllll' tip ill a double-uni itud trlicn iiliuut opposili- tlii: l't‘lklll.‘ bu ":3; “rt-n: ot‘tlt'rvll to tilt- il:lil, unil thpluy iruiidit-rs. As they di-pluyctl lllL‘_ .tlw lsgnii to udt‘uiit-o, and by tho lllllt‘ the rcnrol‘ the cumin id had left the mud the others worn u ill-lust the lirltl tlit-ir lines, leaving only a thin skilllllrll- line. The l‘niun iiitrvncliments were now rx- tondtrd to Iliitrhr '5 Run at the or "int: of ilir \'.iug|u~n mud. The rot-null t'oi ‘lllt'ltl ”10 Mt oi llto line, and the l‘il'tli t, rp-i was nuts 'tl in lllc fl'tll' ot' Illt‘ lrt'i of the. 'tlillll. and p lirllhg the lrft. of the army, For llll‘ third lime this HULL-m“ the men built Winter quartets. 'l'lii: 1.271]: I‘it. tum added to (‘ol. Patton‘s   tum ui‘ ll: n _\ mid \‘tt‘lt‘ turd:- lut’ l \‘n rd It) the )ilutilztlilp, IIII-tillt‘l'i, (1m.- uilit-ln and 'l , um- lililt‘l'l’ and IT men ll‘< .lti l .“rlll moi. “ch till»- we who “vie cuplutcd ill-l died attached tit-s oter from the road-ltd “llli Nlmut and ringing cheer, and lllt'tl wru-nelml the rails apart and lies from tlu: mils, and built great tires of tips. on \\lll(‘ll the ”II“ wore llt‘fllt‘ll and mined for l'ul Toward morning the work t nicn gut snt-li slot-p llllll re. {H tln-v with the (‘lllll night and their net | m _ Early in this morning the work Wth re- sumed uiiil coutinuvd all day. In the oveu~                                    t-uiild     .‘Im noun-«:1- left from tbi' .,. it» .upul urn-1' . lilllwl Lit-iii, l'vzu-ot k and Adj'l .lu. oi ihv limb; t'upi. Norton mud                 himin all about 500 men. acted. together as a regimental unit. THE YISAL CAXPAIGN. corn! oroased llowanty Creek at Monk’s Neck Bridge. the scene of the sharp skirmishvvhioli the Reserves bud Feb. 5. Again tho Third llri tile had the atlvanee. The 210th I‘n. wusdi-ployed as Skirmislit‘r‘, while the Ite~ serves Wale put in line—of—hattle. This gave tho latter ocmsion to exercise the great American privilege of tinding fault. The boys watched the men of the 210th its they deployed their skirin’ dine with deliberate (-xnrtiwu, rind critit-i/etl every move and grumbled to their heart’s tontent. The t'nt'my did not dispute the crossing of the u -k     'bv line of mnrr'h was now the some as on Feb 5 but on rearhing the Quaker mail the Set-rind and Third Divi ns moved up it some distance unil formed line-of-battle facing: nest. 'l he First Illti~ioii passed up the road further toward the Roytlton plank road. and about 4 p. m. encountered the enemy and drove him back to where the mud crow llalt-her‘s Itiiii. When tln: Semnd Division formed line-of- lmlllc the :limh l‘u. was again deployed as nlilrllll<llt‘l'?‘, and after some tiring: sent back one pri~oner. This was the only Sign of I‘t’heln in this viv- iity on the. 29th. The Ke- rit'lHJS were deployed later, and remained on skirmish-line till inoming. The lelt of the army now extended to the llt'iydton plank road, the let} of Luriflin hold- ing; that road. his right joining the Second Corps near the (.‘row llonse, Crawford on the mud, thus covering the let: flunk, and Ayres in reserve. The object of subsequent move- ments was to extend our position further to the loft, and llziuk the rebel position on the White Oak road. The morning of the 30th, while Grifliu was putting his lines in proper shape along his front. Ayres was moved across the plank road to extend our lilies to the left. 'lhe Reserves were deployed as skirmislieis. and pressed for- ward until their line, joining the pickets of the First. Di ‘sion on tho right, and facing the rebel pos ion along the White Oak road at it distance. of from a half to n quarter of a mile, extended almost. to “'m. Dnbney's. llura tlir-y threw up skirmish'pits. At 4 p. in. \Vilcox’s (‘onfedemte division made an attack on (lrifiiu‘s front. but was easily repulsed. In front of the Reserves the rebel fire ittt'rcas'ed somewhat, but they did not advance. A heavy min storm began on the 29th, which routinued till the night of the 30th. rendering the roads nlinost. impsmble, and adding greatly to the discomfort ofnll. IN A TIUXIT PLACE. About It) a. m. on the fllst the Reserves wort- relieved b ' men of the Third Division. rind muted tow: d the left to rejoin the bri- gade. lleibrct swasnreoniplisht-d the flunk und I'I'Hl' attack be” it. (lol. I’nltee promptly grasped the situation. He halted his coni- maud and brought it to a front, thus facing toward the pirkctpits which his men had held the past in hours. The men who had relieved them were unable to Withstand the Millth then being made byn brigade from the rebel works. The Slll‘t‘tsi of this attack would render still more desperate the position of the two di 'isious now assailed on the left. think and "‘1". Waiting it fetv moments, whiln the bullets putlrrvtl like hail-stones and shells from the lulu-l artillery Sl'l't‘et‘llt‘l‘ and bellowed through the brush, l'illll‘l‘ ordered the men to (It-ploy. At the suiiit- time they mlt‘nut't‘ul and “PHI. to “ork, 'l‘ln‘y seized the pits :Ilt>ll;1|ltll'l l' tln- liut‘. and front these they t-nsily t'llt‘t' (I tlu- ntlvntt- t' of the. enemy, but on their lrft the piLs at once bet-(Irma use- less lwi-miw of the thl\1ILl|‘L' of the enemy on tho think and rear. r‘onn the rulin- line was llll'lll‘tl to the left lint-Lwnril :In‘ thry fut-ed the foe. They were finally form-d into the shnptl of an nxbuw, the einmv t‘ltln‘lllfl in on all sides exrepta ipniutnt-Iy n {'1 m \Iflu’ll ltr\\'.l|’tl the tour, This are w ~ to right angles with "III [inc they at lir>l . Through this tln-y linatlly‘ iiiiulo their vt but coiiziiiiicd the lonlest \\lll| rt-nrwul tlt‘ll‘rllllllllll n. '1']: ‘ ll now l‘t‘flt'llt‘tl in point “hire the rk‘lll'ls w n on ground it little higher tlinu                                      Lust. blaster, 01 the lulst. Lieut. Steele, ol‘   ing, leaving everything but anus and ac-   tou'nnl the enemy. Tin-y 'prctudto “rush” command in the latter part of March, giving that \\lIi('ll they occupied. Behind them   The three frag- ments were never actually consolidated, but March Wliegan the final campaign. The building marble Win The east front rushed most a! the embol- lisliuient in the earlier construction of th- Cnpitol. The (ventral portit‘o is intended for the main entrance, and has 2:! ponderonl eul— man: of mndstoue, each mum of is single stone, and 301‘ch high. 0n the tympnnuin of the portion is a design drawn by John Quincy Adams and turret] by Persim. a dis- tinguished llomzin sculptor. It represents America, with a shield and spear. (in the shield are the letters " L'. S. A.," and rests on a low nlmr, demmiel with a wreath of oak leaves .1 date. "July 4. 1776.” At the for n Airn , -'i are a large l‘iffl" and tignres of Justice and Hope, fine statues of War and I'ence stand on either side of th- ninin Quinn '0 thnr is a basso- l relievo of crowned with I lnurol nreatn by I z I i'eztee. {mid some Sfl'p“ dunked by burn-em mound to tho portn'o. Un one of these but-                  tresies is u marble group representing the “ l)l.~(0\'t‘l’_v of _~\ttlel’l!' (in the opposite buttress is a marble group bv Horatio Green- ough, ”presuming “1 'iriliy on. ur the First Seitlemuiitut' Amt-rim,” 'lhe nininentruuco is closed by a superb bronze door 19 feet high and nine feet wide, (twinned by Rank dolpli Rogers. and ('UVert'Ll with panels repti- senting: St‘enth in the life ui‘t‘nlninhnv. On this portion stand the I'reaiilvnrs of the ['nited States when they take the oath oi oilice. The Senate and Home Wings have each line marble portieoes. embellished with stately columns, bronze doors. and line groups and reliefs, executed byemitient sculptors. Over all I'L-(‘s‘ the magnificent dome of the Capitol, whit'h has no equal in the world for ('1' .~ic heauiv. Eight years were required to build it, nearly 4,000 tons of iron. and it cost $1,250.1NJO. So carefully and thoroughly was the work done that it is not believed that it. will ever need n-pairs. The c - of temperature were carefully calculated and. the whole mass moves “ llkv) the folding and unfolding of a lily.” The dome is thickly covered with white taint every year, and it is believed that it will withstand the winds and rains for 1,000 yeah: Above the dam is a lantern. on feet high and 15 feet in diameter. It contains a huge reflecting lamp, which is lighted whenever Congress in in sesion. On top of the lantern stands a statue of Freedom, designed by Thos. Crawford. 19’ feet high, and weighing 14,985 pounds. ll rests upon a globe inscribed "E I‘Iuribus Unum,” and cost $4.000. The figure is that of 1) Goddess 0! Liberty, and its head is crowned with a helmet surrounded by n eirclet of stars, and topped With a hunt]: of plumes. The statue wns put in place Dec. 2, 1563. GREKNOUUH'S STATUE 0' WASHINGTON. Some distance in front of the main or trance, and out of reach of the camera which took our picture, stands Greennugb's cele brated statue ot \Vadiington, which Congres ordered in mu, intending to place it over a tomb of Washington to be constructed in the rotunda, lint the heirs of Washington de- clined to nllow his remains to be transferred front Mt. Vernon, and the statue was platted outside to help decorate the ninguttit'enh grounds These comprise 46 ants. and on us line a specimen of landscape gardening as can he found in the world. Beyond the eastern edge of the Capitol grounds stands the magnificent Congressional Library, over which every visitor goes into enthusizwtio ndutiiution.       S’I'ATKTICS 0! 1n: cannon. The (‘apitol stands on ground rising 88     feet nbme the level ofrthc l’otuuia Thu writer-stone was laid Sept. 1*, , by George Washington, mth Masonic tiere- itiuiiies, The original Wings for the Sent“. and House were tinisliml in 1511, and mu- nt-t-ted with it Wooden pamrgzctvay, Aug. 2 . Isl-t, the Brit destroyed tilts and the interior of the Win by fire. The damage was immediately reputml, and the building t'niiipletetl m'cuullu: to the original designs in 15. . ' mutcii 1 used was sandstono l'mni tpizrrrim at Aquiu Clt‘rk, \':L July 4. 1-Sl, lllt: extrtmuu was lit-gun by it each t‘lltl for Lb. House: and Senate. and tKCfllilt'rl Jan. «I, 'li;iittlit~r “its given to rid the old llt-ll of the . xutntzics outdo tho present                     (Continued 1:; mound page.) The entire length n! the building from