Newspaper Page Text
vtion to Miss Bbadlky- One of the , well-managed, and delightful of is came off at Augur General Hospi day, tho 22nd inst. At two o'clock moon, Miss Amy M. Bradley was 1 by a number of the officers and sol camp, when Chaplain Potter stepped tpnkcsman of the party, and in a brief 1 speech, presented to Miss Bradley ady's watch and chain, with buckle, >d, and also a beautiful" regard ring," >y, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby nd, tho initials of the stones making regard," Hey, who is only half recovered from l illness, was too much overcome to reply. It was really a surprise—in lasting testimonial of the opinion en iero Of her worth as a friend of the evidence of the real meaning of this , .leautiful present could be had, than o at the ceremony of the Colonel corn he out-going and in-coming Surgeons he Adjutant, the commanding officers sions, the Chaplain, and with them a >or of enlisted men, who were willing sto tho gift. Quite a number of la broad wore also accidentally present, ision, we fell authorized to say for »y, what she could not say for herself, Is mtifct deeply the honest compliment o her, and will always treasure tho eh so much of real esteem and true is embodied. ution.—ln that portion of Mr. Win >ry of Convalescent Camp," publish reek's Journal, an omission occurs !y after the caption "Convalescent , Doc. 1863," in the second paragraph the roster, which materially affects f the subject matter. It should road : om they think fit subjects for the In i, for discharge the service, or fit for >ort their cases to the Division comman i fit for duty are sent to Camp of Dis etc. The italicized portion of this as omitted, aud necessarily miscon senso of the entire paragraph, learned from various sources that the has been subjected to a very rigid and in vindication of ourselves we l.osay that, having solicited tho docu :>apor of important local interest, and it, on its own merits, wo are not re br any grammatical inaccuracies that if the camp may have detected in its n. It must be remembered that The Journal has been established to en ither than disparage the attempts of aspire to literary excellence, and it is ore, our purpose to sit in judgment productions of any one who may be contribute to tho columns of our paper. vk oo_D Weather.—The weather t wook was so cold as to almost neces susponsion of all kinds of out-door, sly interfered with tho office labor in camp. To persons snugly domiciled in comfort able houses at home this may seem a little strange, but should any wish to ascertain the ex act effect of Jack Frost's forays on exposed or insufficiently sheltered human nature, we would suggest a visit to a military camp, however well A Valuable Acquisition.—An editorial ohair is almost as indispensable an article in a print ing office, and as essential to tho production of a good paper, as a press .md typo, consequently we will not bo thought enthusiastic when we state that Mr. Daniel M. Curtis, carpenter in t_ie Quarter master's Department, has contributed materially toward tho interest of The, Sol diers' Journal, by presenting us with a sub stantial and comfortable (if not an elegant) bar rel chair. Mr. Curtis must not regard this as a puff, but an acknowledgment of a substantial kindness, for which he has our thanks. An Important Convenience.—As it is cus tomary, (because generally necessary,) that sol diers should do their own washing, and any im provement in a camp introduced to facilitate this feature of the soldiers duty is deserving of com mendation. We aro pleased to notice that the wash houses recently erected on the flunks of the camp have been supplied with stoves and boilers admirably adapted to laundry purposes, and as water is supplied from the wells and soap and wood plenty, there is no reason why the in mates of. Rendezvous of Distribution should not be ready for inspection at any time. Original Conundrums.—The foilwoing orig inal conundrums we publish with pleasure.— Their local application renders them particularly spicy: Q. Why will Dr. Hunt's being relieved from Augur General Hospital be a benefit to the pa tients ? Ans. Because they will got a suit-on (Sutton) they did not expect. Q. What ford is it necessary for the inmates of this camp to pass ingoing to Washington? Ans. Craw-ford, (Crawford.) V. Adjourned.—The Board for the examination of the men in this camp, having completed its labor*, adjourned sine die on Saturday last. Some idea of the amount of work performed'by this board may be formed when we state that over twenty-two hundred cases have been disposed of within the last five weeks. Great credit is due Col. Wm. H. Browne, President, Dr. George L. Sutton, Examining Surgeon, and Capt. H. C. Roinals, Recording Officer of the board, for the energetic aud judicious manner in which the business was transacted. TjECTures in the Hospital.—The inmates of the Campbell Hospital, on Seventh street, Washington, havo instituted a now feature in hospital life. They have organized a course of lectures which are to be delivered every other ' Friday evening. On Friday evening, tho 6th 1 inst., the Hon. William D. Kelley favored them ! with one of his eloquent orations, which was a rare treat to men confined to the limited priv ileges of hospital life. I New Postage JjAW.—The friends of soldiers I will be interested in the following special act of Congress : " Articles of clothing not exceeding two pounds in weight for each package, address ed to any non-commissioned ofticor or private serving in the armies of the United States, may be transmitted in the mails at the rate of eight cents for overy four ounces or fraction thereof, to bo in all cases p repaid by stamps. Visitors.—During the past week our office has been visited by a large number of ladies and gentlemen. The printers feel flattered by this ; exhibition of interest from our. citizen and lady friends. Chaplain's Report. Rendezvous of Distribution, 1 Saturday, Feb. 20, 1864. j The chaplain of the camp and hospital has little to report for the Journal, this week. j Tho patients in the hospital in spite of the cold weather arc generally doing woll. There has been but one death since Feb. «, that of Michael Burns, Co, A. 63d N. Y. He died on the 19th, left no address, nor any papers from which his home or the name of any relation can be ascertained. He was buried in the soldiers Cemetery attached to the camp, with military honor, and divine ser vice at the grave, at 3 oclok in the afternoon. Divine service is held in the hospital Dining Room every Sunday at 2 oclock,P. M., soldiers in the hospital and camp are respect, v! I y invited to attend. Wm. J. Potter, Ci, .plain.. GENERAL NEWS. The news from Schlesvvig is highly import ant. The long-threatened war has at la.-i begun. On Sunday, Jan. 7. the ultimatum of the two German powers having been rejected, a general order to march was given, and the Austro-Prus sian troops crossed the Eider, (he Danes retiring after firing a few shots. The Prussians then at tacked the Danish forts at Missunde, and after six hours hard fighting, were repulsed. Tho Austrian force, which crossed south of Schles wig, have not yet been heard from. Gen. Gilmore makes an official report of his Florida expedition up to the i-tth inst. It has re sulted in a loss to the rebels of 100 prisoners, 270 bales of cotton, 8 pieces of serviceable artillery, and much other property. The Rebels, supposed to be Rhoddy's com mand, recently attempted to cress the Tennessee river at three'different ferries, but were repulsed by Dodge's troops,, with but a slight loss to the Federals. Gen. Meade has returned to the Army of tho Potomac, assumed command, and is about to thoroughly re-organize it. It is rumored that Sherman has had a fight with Polk near Brandon, whipped hi tn, and ta ken 12,000 prisoners. A scouting party from Gregg's command, at Warrenton, on Thursday captured at Piedmont 28 of Mosby's men. Gen. Butler reports the arrival at Fortress Monroe of about a dozen more escaped Union officers. jtrfttfif' §imt«rg Ut &**kitft»ft. Lodge No. 4, 389 H street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. * The "Home," 374 North Capitol street, one square from Depot. ___ Paymaster General, 211 F street, near Fifteenth st. Transportation Office, 209 G street, above Eighteenth street. _Jl _ _, . Commutation of Rations, 209 G street, near Eigh teenth street. . _. . ... _ __. Order for Transportation for Discharged Men at 132 Pennsylvania Avenue, four doors above Nineteenth Second Auditor, Winder's Building, Seventeenth and F streets. _• to Adjutant General's Office, near Depot, ooraer of I street. ___ B'I.ICB. PENSION AGENCY OF THK \ U. S. Sanitary Commission, WASHINGTON CITY, D. C. Pensions Procured for Discharged lava lid Soldiera' Without Charge. At this Agency, established with the approval of the Government Pension Bureau, all the papers re quired to procure a Pension, in any case, are made out, and all the necessary correspondence is done, with OUT CHARGE, TO THE APPLICANT. It IS for Soldiers Of Ann States, who have served in our Army. It is desirable that each applicant should bring with him two persons willing to make oath that they be lieve him to be the identical person he represents him self to be, __ _.l _ .... OFFICE-No. 389 H street, between 13th and 14th streets, junction of H street and New York: Avenue, adjoining the office of Paymaster for Disoharged Boi "WM. P. BASOOM. Director