WM. Oland Bourne Left Handed Penmanship Contest Box 6 Folder 1 Series II - 81-90 1867 July 1 Series 2 81 110 B.F. Cook Carondelet St. Louis Co. Missouri July the 1st 1867 Benjamin F. Cook, Priv of Co. B. 4th MO. Cav. Vol. who enlisted at Forest City Holt Co. MO. on the 1st day of March 1862 to serve three years as during the war if not sooner discharged when the Company was Filed up then we started for St. Joseph we Staid there some 4 or 5 weeks. Then we resceived Orders to go to Newoeio when we got there then we rec orders to go to Green Field Mo. we camped over night then Rec orders to go to Springfield Missouri we stoped ther but a very short time when we rec. orders to go to New Tony then we stoped ther Some to or three weeks then rec. orders to go to Mt. Vernon the 14th of Sept we left ther and traveled 20 mi. in the direction of Springfield Mo. and camped at Camp McClelon Remained in Camp the 15. 16. & 17th we moved 1 m. and camped 18th we moved to the No. 2 Wilson Creek Battle Ground. there Cap and 50 men left to guard a forage train. 18th still in Camp. 20th we returned to Mt Vernon. 21 & 22 still in Camp. 23 cap and the Boyes [?est] returnd to us. 24 25 26 27 Cap and about fifty left with the Command. to joint Kansas Boyes in a fight [??] New Tonia. The Baggage train moved North of Mt. Vernon and camped. 28 we moved 8 m. & camped on Spring River. 30th we moved in 5 miles of [Sico?a] and formed the Comand. Cap & all the able bodied men. Started for the field of Battl. Oct 1st the baggage train was moved back 8 miles to keep it and of danger. and Camped at the Big Spring on Spring- River. 2nd we returned our steps and joined the Command. and camped on the [?ararie] near the Big Spring at the head of [Senter] Creek. and was ordered No. 3rd to pitch no tents []. 10 o clock P.M. we rec orders to move about 20 Rods Pitch our tents. 5 P.M. we were ordered to be ready to march at 7 P.M. with 3 days rations in our harversacks. 7 P.M. cap & 51 men left with the Command to join Gen Soliman at new Ionia. They arrived at the field of Battle just in time to (see) throw a few Bums at the Rebels. Before thy retreated But as Night closed her mantle Round our Boyes [oblige] was obliged to fall Back a distance of Eighteen m. the Baggage Train remained in rediness to march at any moment. During the night 4th 7 o c a.m. we war ordered to march and join the Supply Train coming from rolla. 6 P.M. we rec orders to B in redness to march our mules harnessed and Horsess saddled, we remained in rediness to march at any moment during the night till 5 a.m. 5th 6 o c x No. 4 a. m. Cap & 50 men started on a Scout 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Still scouting the train moved on towards Marshall 11th 12th 13th 14th Still Scouting 15th the train was ordered to Jefferson City on a forse march. 16th the was a dispatch set to Cap to [to] join the Command at Jefferson City 17 18th on the marsh 19th arived at Jefferson City camped in the South west of the City 20th we rec orders to Guard the fordes on the Osage River. 1 m. South of town 21st the rebels open on us with shell and canister they was some pirty heavy canon [na?????] that day 22 he rebles retreating 23rd 9 o/c arrived at the Big Blue heavy musketry fighting 10 o/c we rec ordres to charge the Rebles line in the charge I received a ball in the right arm which caused me grate pain which caused me to suffer the los of my best friend from October 23r 1864 up to the Present time Good by Right arme Good By #82 No 1 June the 17 1867 Hon Sir I a member of the left armed Corps of the union I will try to give you a short sketch of my military duty during my time of enlistment in the late war for the union my time of enlistment was from the 19th of September 1861 until the 14th day of December 1863 I was a private in Company I of the 53rd Regiment Pennsylvania volenteers belonged to the Second Corps and first division forth Bregaid commanded by Major General Hancock and during that time I was in four general engagements which was prety harde ones and be sides other small scrimages a long the lines No 2 the genneral engagements ware the first was fairoaks va May the 31st 1862 and got along write well until some time in August (29) Came of the battle of bullrun for wich I cant just tell the day and then laid over doing the duty of a soldier until may the 3rd 1863 then came of the battle of Chanselorville [??] and was slitely wounded but soon recovered a gain and was so fit for duty then we don the duty of a soldier til July second 1863 then I was wounded at Gettysburg through the wright arm and I went to the field hospital and laid thare for some time and then ? my arm amputated and I was transfurd to York PA and laid thare until december the 14th 1863 and then I was honerably discharged from the sirvis of the United States. Yours respect J. H. [Kleckner] Jacob H Kleckner Ickesburg, Perry Co. Pa #83 Military History August 6th 1862 Inlisted in the United States Service in Co K 12th New Jersey Vol Infantry by Lieut Daniel Dare in Bridgeton N.J. August 10th as a Company reported at camp "Johnson" Woodbury N. J. where we where Instructed in Military Tactiles & Evelloutions. Was duly Mustered into the U. S. Service Sept 4th 1862 Sept 8th Broke camp preparing to moveing Front arrived in Baltimore on the evening of the 9th slept on the Pavement in front of the President St Depot Afternoon of the 10th left Baltimore for Ellicott’s Mills Maryland. being asigned to that place per Order of Gen Wool Commandant of that Military District. Oour Military Duty now became Active as well as Instrucive Duty. Such as Picketing Scouting, Arresting Deserters &c here we remained until two days before the Fredericksburg Battle when we broke Camp again for the Front. After arriving at Washington had our Arms inspected. was found to be so Defective that we where dealt out new Guns 2 Dec. 1862 Commenced our March from Washington to Liverpool Point Md. Foot sore & Tired we arrived at the Point. Noticed a plenty of hog skins and Chicken Feathers on the Road concluded that Other Regts were on the Advance of us on our arrival found plenty of Troops there Went in camp for the night. Next morning went to Acquia Creek in the ferry boat Star. went into Camp along the Rail Road about a mile back of the Landing Remained in camp 3 day. When we again broke camp. Marched for Falmouth Va. Things had the appearance of real war constantly passing camps. & Hospitals. Here we see for the first the realities of war. The Dead Dying & Wounded arrived at our camp ground about Dusk. built fires cooked Supper & made ourselves as comfortable as we could for the Night. Next day had a permanent Camp Ground assigned us. Went to Work clearing ground. Company Streets &cc by night had Things comfortable. Remained in this camp doing the usual camp Duties. Lost during the Winter 80 men from Sickness. 3 May 1863 Broke camp to go into the Chancelorvill Battle. Marched up the banks of the Rappahanock to United States Ford halted & camped for the night opposite the Ford. Next morning was on Detail to help up the Pontoon Bridge could see the Reb Pickets plainly untill we run the Bridge to the Ford when they disapeared as if by Magic they not even as much as Firing a shot at us had the Bridge up & troops passing over it by 4 o'clock that Afternoon. Our Right going over just at dark. Marched all night arrived on the Battle Ground at daylight next Morning. Battle opened at 10 clock Saturday Morning May 3rd. Stayed in reserve a mile back of the Chancelor House untill about sundown Saturday when we where Ordered to Fall in. I was marched to the Gordonsville Road across which we formed a line of Battle Left facing Gordonsville Right connecting on to the 12th corp, Was attacked by Stonewall Jacksons Corp. at daylight on Sunday. Fought then untill about 10 o clock when we was Relieved by other troops fell back to the Rear. I went throwing up Works in 4 which we remained until we Retreated on the Evening of May 4. Arrived at the River & crossed at daylight Went into a New Camp to the left of Gen Frenchs Head Quarters in a splendid Pine Grove. Spent the time in Camp Duties & Drill by Brigade H Division. Untill June 10th. Broke camp at 9 in the Evening in starting on the Gettysburg Campaign. Crossed the Potomac at Edwards Ferry. Stoped at and went through the following places on this March. Stafford Court-house Dumphries Centerville Va. Poolsville, Liberty, Fredrick-City, Antietam, Boonsborough Md. Union-Town, Pa. arriving in sight of Gettysburg at 11 o clock night of July 1st this being the only full night's rest we had had since breaking camp. Was Ordered up on the Field at daylight of July 2nd connecting on to the Left of the 12 corp. Line extending from the Baltimore Pike to the Base of Cemetery Ridge remained so untill 10 oclock when whole Division deployed as skirmishers relieving parts of 11th & 12 Corps. was Relieved by other troops that night took posision with the corp 2nd which we found in line of Battle. Right on base of Cemetery Hill faceing Gettysburg, Left extending to Iron Mountain. Connecting with an Artillery Regt. 5 During the morning of the 3rd charged a Brick Barn capturing 90 Johns. Setting Fire to the Building, Fell back to our line of Battle in good Order although under a heavy Skirmish Fire bringing all our Prisoners in safe with a loss of 3 killed. and 5 wounded from our Co. Say still untill about 1 oclock when all at once the Johns opened a tremendous Artillery Fire on us which they kept up without the least Slacking of Fire until about 2 oclock. The Smoke had hardly cleared away when we see a heavey line of Battle Unmask from the woods in the rear of their Skirmish-line this was followed by two more lines of battle extending as far as the Eyes could see Right & Left. Such Determination I never before see in any Engagement as where here evinced by our men. Such cool Preparations for Battle it seemed as though every Soldier thought this the Turning Point of the War & So I believed it was & so it has proved to be. On they came but what a Reception it only lasted about 30 minutes but what Death & Distinction in those few minutes after we repulsed them & then they commenced Skaddling 6 Then came grape & Canister at short range. at which they fell in great numbers. Thousands came into our lines & gave themselves up as Prisoners. We held they key to the Position and it was nothing but Clean-Fighting not enabled us to do it having no Support of any kind--but in fact the Support of all the Artilery in the Center of the Army. How Sweetly I slept that night knowing as I did that they have the worst Repulse they could have. July 4th woke up to see the Sun of another 4th alive, but feeling verry sencibly the pangs of hunger having bin without anything to eat all day of the 3rd. Went out from the line of Battle far enough to find a heavy ladened Haversack which I returned to the Co with sharing its contents with my tent-mates--but hardly had we got to Eating when up to our lines drove Wagon after Wagon loaded with Commisary Stores just the verry things we Wanted. Hungry as we was-- Was employed untill 5 O'Clock of the 4th July in helping to clear up the Battle Field. At dark started on the March after the Johns. moving by the Left as far as Two Taverns where we halted for the night. continued our march untill we struck the 7 Potomac to the Left of Williamsport here we stayed several days awaiting an attack "but got none," July 9th Started on the march to Harpers Ferry after arriving there was refit with Clothes etc which we sadly needed. After recruiting here at Boliver Heights a Week or ten days March to Bristolburg Virg. slayed in camp untill Gen Meade made the move & Fight at Rapahanock Station when we moved to the left Fighting at Kelleys Ford joining the Army at Brandy Station. Fell back on the north side of the River & Finealy to the neighborhood of Centreville having a Fight both at Auburn Mills & Bristol Station on the Retreat Back to the Defences of Washington advanced forward to Warrenton Junction. Layed there a few weeks moved again forward to Steavensburg all the while guarding the Orange & Alexandria R.R. which was being rep. Finealy went into winter quarters for 1863 at Strong Mountain on the Rapidan River opposite to Mortons Ford. Sayed in quarters untill Jan 1864 when we had a severe fight at Mortons Ford in order to draw their attention from an attack at Richmond as far as I could see it only resulted in our losing considerable Men. Where engaged in the Mine Run 8 Fight but fortunately with small Loss but great Suffering from Cold and Exposure. May 5th We Broke camp for the Campaign under Grant previous to which we was transferred to the L. Division 2nd Brigade 2nd Corp being formerly attatached to the 1st Brigade 3rd Div. 2 corp. Crossed the Rapidan & Camped on the Old Chancelorville Battle Ground of 1863 May 6 Started on one of those Left Sided Movements of the Bully Grants which resulted in our being attacked about Sundown by Longstreet's Corp. which staggered us for a while but we soon brought them up All Standing from their until May 12th had it Rough & Tumble Attacked Johnsons Division & Hills corps. combined at daylight the 12th taking this greater part of Johnson's Division Prisoners I was Wounded during this Fight. While in the Field Hosp. Was all captured Some 900 of us. After being Kept under a Strong Guard was Liberated by giving our Personal paroles Made our way to Fredericksburg. Was taken to Washington June 2nd from thence Sent to Newark N. J. from whence I was Discharged May 20th 1815 by Reason of a Gun Shot wound Disabling Right Arm & Hand. William F. J[?] Corp. Co. K. 12th N Jirsey Vol Infantry #84 I will forward the Photograph & Affidavit in an Envelope. Yours Truly Edwc B. Bissell On the 8th days of December 1863 in the Town of Wardsboro, State of Vermont. I volun- teered to serve in the ninth Regiment Vermont, Volunteers and shortly after started with several others who had volun teered in the same cause to give their servi- cis if not their lives, in helping to subdue the Rebbels and restore our dear and pros- perous Country to its former quiet and peaceful conditional for the nearest Rendez vous, which was at Brattleboro in the south part of this State. we were kept there but a short time however before we had Orders to join our Respective Regiments in three days after I found myself with the Reg't at New Port Barracks, North Carolina where they were doing Picket duty. Feb. 2 the Rebbs made a raid on us which resulted in having a pretty lively Fight but they came in such large numbers we were com- pelled to retreat. On the 22, of June we started on a raid for Jacksonville routing Rebel Picket Stations, and taking Prisoners about the 2 First of September we started for City Point, Va. and when we got there the Regiment marched to Bermuda Hundred and done Picket Duty for a few days then marched to Chapin’s Farm where we were engaged and the Union Forces soon came off Victorious gaining Fort Harison and several Hundred Prisoners we soon went to work throwing up fortifications so to have some protection against the Rebel Gun Boats on the James River continualy shelling us for two days but doing but little harm as we were now well Protected. The next Engagement I was in was at Fair Oaks. Oct 27, 1864, where I lost my right Arm it being hit above the Elbow with a Shell shattering the Bone so it was Necessary to have it unjointed at the Shoulder making in all four Engagements that I was in. I was then Sent to Fortress Monroe or the Hampton Hospital where I remained eleven weeks and was then sent to New York and furnished with an Artificial Arm soon after I took my discharge and left. E. B. Bissell formerly a Private in Co. K of Vt. Vols # 85 1 Specimen of Penmanship by Samuel J. Cloyd of Orbisonia Huntingdon Co. Pa. Late of Company "I" 12th Regt. Pa. Res. Wm. Oland Bourne, Editor of "The Soldier's Friend:" Sir. I have again the honor to forward you a specimen of my Penmanship, to be presented to the Hon. Committee of award for their inspection. I was mustered into the U. S. service at Harrisburg Pa. March 24th 1862, as a Sergeant in the above named Company and Regt. I was engaged in the "Seven day's fight" in front of Richmond Va. At Bull Run Aug 30th. At South Mountain Sept. 14th. At Antietam Sept. 17th 1862, at which date and place I was wounded by a rifle ball, which passed nearly through the right-arm about three inches above the elbow, breaking the bone entirely off, and rendering necessary the amputation of the arm, about four inches below the shoulder. I was mustered out of the U. S. service Jan. 7th. 1863 on account of disability. Having been right- handed, I never used the left hand to write with, until after I lost the right. You suggest that your contributors write sketches and incidents of the 2 war. As the History of the war has been ably written by a popular editor in New York and by others - giving nearly all that is of interest to the general reader - I will not attempt to write even a sketch, or an incident, as so many have written that, perhaps, they have become stale. In order to make at least two pages of original matter, I will write a few lines on the following subject. "Sublimity and power of Christ." You will find my address at the head of this note June 29th.1869. Very truly yours, Samuel J. Cloyd. Sublimity and power of Christ. Who said the debt of a fallen race? Who willingly left a seat at the right-hand of God descended to earth to become a Mediator? Who left a state of perfect happiness, descended from his Throne and became as man, "except without sin" to save those who rebelled against him? Jesus Christ. Earthly kings have marshaled their armies, contributed of their wealth, and by physical force have invaded the domains of others. They have destroyed property, robbed and plundered cities and towns for the sole purpose of enlarging their empires, and 3 increasing their wealth. In all ages of the world there have been men renowned as conquerers. How have they conquered? Very often by the mere power of physical force. But Jesus Christ was the greatest conquerer that ever trod this earth. He conquered not by force, but by the power of love. How vague are our motions of true greatness. We very frequently admire individuals for success in their undertakings. We often applaud men when their vanquished foes lie prostrate at their feet. Our degenerate nature frequently induces us to take sides with the strong. But Christ discarded earthly power to become the champion of truth and justice. He confronted his enemies without anger. He answered His [answered] accusers without rage. He entered his mission "with malice toward none," but "with charity for all." He finished His work by giving his life. He ended His mission with more true glory clustering around his brow than ever adorned the "heroes" of earth. The names of heroes are often lost and forgotten, in the whirl of events. But His name - as lasting as eternity - shall live on, when all the monuments that men shall continue, and fashion, and build up to perpetuate 4 remembrances of themselves_ shall like them, have crumbled into their prim-eval dust". There is sublime power in the iron horse, as he draws his ponderous train, with lightning speed, over thousands of miles. There is sublimity in the steam_boat, as she plows her onward way, through the bosom of the ocean, facing wind, and tempest, and storm, and with safety anchors with her cargo on a distant shore. There is greater sublimity in the flight of the eagle, as he dips his wings in the air and screams as he soars aloft. But there is ten-thousand times ten-thousand times greater sublimity in the con- descencun of Christ, when he bowed his head and died for a fallen race. S.J. C. Specimen of Penmanship, By Samuel J. Lloyd of Orbrisonia, Huntington Co. Pa. _ Late of Company "I" 12th Pa. Res. Wm. Oland Bourne, Editor of "The Soldiers Friend": Sir_ I have again the honor to forward to you a specimen of my Penmanship to be present- ed to the Hon. Committee of award for their inspection. I was mustered into the U.S. Service at Harrisburg, Pa. March 24th. 1862, as a Sergeant in the above named Company and Regt. I was engaged in the "Seven day's fight" in front of Richmond. Va._ At Bull Run Aug 30th_At South Mountain Sept. 14th._ At Antietam Sept. 19th. 1862, at which date and place I was wounded by a rifle ball which passed nearby through the right arm, about three inches above the elbow, breaking the bone entirely off and rendering necessary the amputation of the arm, about four inches below the shoulder. I was mus- tered out of the U.S. service Jan. 7th 1863 on account of disability. Having been right handed, I never used the left to write with, 2 until after I lost the right. You suggest that your contributors write sketches and incidents of the war. As History of the war has been ably written by a popular Editor in New York; and by others_giving nearly all that is of interest to the the general reader I will not attempt to write even an incident or a sketch, as so many have been written that, perhaps, they have become stale. To make at least two pages of original matter, I will write a few lines on the following Subject, "Power and Sublimity of Christ. You will find my address at the head of this note Very truly yours, July, 1867 Samuel J. Lloyd Power and Sublimity of Christ. Who paid the debt of a fallen race? Who willingly left a seat at the right-hand of God descended to earth to become a mediator? Who left a State of perfect Happiness de- scended from his Throne and became as man "except without sin" to save those who re- belled against Him? Jesus Christ. Earthly kings 3 have marshaled their armies, contributed of their wealth, and by physical force have invaded the domains of others! They have destroyed property robbed and plundered cities and towns for the sole purpose of enlarging empires, and increasing their wealth. In all ages of the world there have been men renowned as conquerors How have they conquered? Very often by the mere power of physical force. But Jesus Christ was the greatest Conquerer that ever trod this earth. He conquered, not by force, but by the power of love. How vague are our notions of true greatness. We very frequently admire individuals for success in their undertakings. but our admiration is often far from being founded on truth and justice. We often applaud men when their vanquished foes lie prostrate at their feet. Our degenerate nature often induces us to take sides with the strong. But Christ discarded earthly power to become the champion of truth and justice. He confronted His enemies without anger. He answered His accusers without rage. He entered His mission "with malice towards none", but "with 4 charity for all." He finished His work, by giving His life. He ended His mission with more true glory clustering around His brow than ever adorned the "heroes" of earth. The names of heroes are often forgotten, and lost in the whirl of events. But His name _ as lasting as eternity _ shall live on when all the monuments that men contrive and fashion and build up to perpetuate remembrances of themselves shall, like them, have crumbled into their primeval dust". There is sublime power in the iron horse, as he draws his ponderous train with lightening speed over thousands of miles. There is sublimity in the steam-boat as she plows her onward-way through the bosom of the ocean, facing wind, and tempest, and storm, and with safety anchors with her cargo on a distant shore. There is greater sublimity in the flight of the eagle, as he dips his wings in the air and screams as he soars aloft. But there is ten-thousand times, ten-thousand times greater sublimity in the condescension of Christ, when He bowed his head and died for a fallen race. S.J.C. 1867 June 29 2 85 S J Cloyd Antietam FEBRUARY 17, 1881. THE CITY RECORD. 299 Social Condition of Persons Arrested. — … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. Married … 4,036 … 1,517 … 5,553 Single … 8,433 … 2,572 … 11,005 — … 12,469 … 4.089 … 16,558 Education of Prisoners. — … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. Able to read and write … 10,857 … 3,468 … 14,325 No education … 1,612 … 621 … 2,233 — … 12,469 … 4,089 … 16,558 Occupations of Persons Arrested. Agents … 126, Liquor Dealers … 73 Actors … 9, Laundresses … 53 Actress … 1, Lawyers … 37 Artists … 9, Lottery and Policy Dealers … 52 Auctioneers …. 5, Locksmiths … 9 Architects … 5, Laborers … 4,144 Assayers … 2, Lithographers … 4 Blacksmiths … 113, Letter-carriers … 2 Bakers … 115, Merchants … 74 Butchers … 135, Machinists … 109 Barbers … 69, Messengers, Errand Boys … 59 Brokers … 45, Musicians … 28 Bar-tenders … 207, Milkmen … 26 Boot-blacks … 76, Milliner … 1 Brass-founders and finishers … 32, Masons … 127 Bell-ringer … 1, Mechanics … 3 Book-binders … 40, Millers … 2 Book-keepers … 28, Moulders … 71 Bill-posters … 5, Manufacturers … 30 Boiler-makers … 19, Miners … 7 Box-makers … 21, Marshal … 1 Builders … 15, Millwrights … 2 Beggars … 6, Newsboys … 34 Brewers … 9, Nurses … 3 Brush-makers … 13, Naval Officer … 1 Brakemen … 3, Nailer … 1 Boatmen … 68, Oystermen … 46 Bankers … 4, Operators … 9 Bag-sewers … 2, Opticians … 2 Bronzers … 2, Prostitutes … 530 Bottler … 1, Painters … 213 Clerks … 559, Pedlars, Venders … 357 Carpenters … 220, Printers … 196 Cartmen … 72, Plasterers … 30 Coachmen … 38, Porters … 123 Coopers … 58, Plumbers … 140 Cooks … 140, Policeman … 1 Cabinet-makers … 30, Potter … 1 Cigar-makers … 142, Perfumer … 1 Carriage-makers … 6, Photographers … 6 Confectioners … 16, Physicians an dSurgeons … 12 Cutters … 23, Piano-makers … 14 Carvers … 25, Polishers … 24 Caulkers … 2, Pilots … 3 Curriers … 2, Packers … 4 Contractors … 5, Pile-driver … 1 Conductors … 18, Professor … 1 Casher … 1, Poets … 2 Collectors … 9, Publisher … 1 Carder … 1, Roofers … 16 Chair-makers … 6, Riggers … 7 Chemist … 1, Rag-pickers … 14 Clergyman … 1, Runners … 2 Cap-makers … 3, Servants … 244 Drivers … 567, Sailors … 237 Druggists … 10, Shoemakers … 211 Dyers … 3, Seamstresses … 60 Dentists … 5, Saloon-keepers … 96 Dog-catchers … 10, Stone-cutters … 63 Detectives … 9, School Children … 54 Dealers … 29, Store-keepers … 10 Doorman … 1, Salesmen … 31 Engineers … 63, Saleswomen … 8 Expressmen … 35, Sail-makers … 11 Engravers … 13, Speculators … 22 Editors, Reporters, Journalists … 24, Sheriff’s Deputies … 4 Farmers … 43, Shipper … 1 Florists … 11, Stevedores … 5 Factory Operatives … 2, Stewards … 6 Firemen … 47, Scavenger … 1 Frame-makers … 9, Samplers … 3 Fishermen … 9, Student … 1 Foremen … 2, Switchman … 1 Filer … 1, Soldiers … 11 Furriers … 5, Stationer … 1 Grinders … 2, Sexton … 1 Grocers … 141, Tailors … 232 Gas and Steam-fitters … 23, Tinsmiths … 107 Gold and Silversmiths … 19, Tobacconists … 20 Gardners … 21, Turners … 4 Glass-workers … 9, Teachers … 10 Gilders … 7, Telegraphers … 8 Gatemen … 2, Tuners … 2 Gunsmiths … 3, Thieves … 2 Glazier … 1, Upsholsterers … 19 House-keepers … 385, Umbrella Makers … 5 Hotel-keepers … 11, Undertakers … 5 Hostlers … 36, Varnishers … 20 Horse-shoers … 16, Vocalists … 2 Hatters … 48, Veterinary Surgeon … 1 Hackmen … 24, Waiters … 192 Horse Dealers … 17, Waitresses … 2 Harness-makers and Saddlers …29, Weavers … 20 House of Prostitution Keepers … 9, Weighers … 4 Horse Clippers … 2, Watchmen … 35 Icemen … 6, Wheelwright … 1 Inventor … 1, Whitewasher … 1 Inspectors … 4, Wire-worker … 1 Junkmen … 74 Jewelers … 44, No occupation … 3,663 Japanner …1 Janitors … 8, Total … 16,558 [column 2] Table showing the Number of Arrests for Felony during the Quarter ending December 31, 1880, and the Disposition made of the Prisoners. — … Males … Females … Total … Discharged without Trial … Acquitted … Convicted … Delivered to other Authorities … Bailed to Keep the Peace … Cases Pending Arson … 2 … — … 2 … 1 … — … — … — … — … 1 Abduction … 3 … 1 … 4 … 1 … — … 2 … — … — … 1 Burglary … 214 … — … 214 … 37 … 22 … 105 … 2 … — … 48 Burglary and Rape … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Attempted Burglary … 6 … — … 6 … — … — … 4 … — … — … 2 Bigamy … 1 … 1 … 2 … — … — … — … 1 … — … 1 Blackmail … 2 … — … 2 … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 Embezzlement … 38 … — … 38 … 18 … 4 … 7 … 3 … — … 6 Felonious Assault … 166 … 11 … 177 … 46 … 10 … 36 … 1 … 2 … 82 Forgery … 25 … — … 25 … 8 … 2 … 2 … 4 … — … 9 False Pretences … 21 … — … 21 … 5 … 1 … 3 … — … — … 12 Grand Larceny … 179 … 34 … 213 … 51 … 11 … 75 … 11 … — … 65 Attempted Grand Larceny … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Grand Larceny and Burglary … 1 … 1 … 2 … — … — … 1 … — … — … 1 Grand Larceny and Embezzlement … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Homicide … 25 … — … 25 … 12 … — … — … — … — … 13 Infanticide … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Larceny from the Person … 103 … 35 … 138 … 40 … 12 … 47 … 1 … — … 38 Mayhem … 3 … — … 3 … 2 … — … — … — … — … 1 Passing Counterfeit Money … 9 … — … 9 … 6 … — … — … — … — … 3 Perjury … 5 … — … 5 … 1 … — … — … — … — … 4 Robbery … 64 … 3 … 67 … 23 … 7 … 13 … — … — … 24 Attempted Robert … 2 … 2 … — … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Receiving Stolen Goods … 19 … 5 … 24 … 12 … 1 … 2 … — … — … 9 Rape … 4 … — … 4 … 2 … — … 1 … — … — … 1 Rape and Robbery … 2 … — … 2 … 2 … — … — … — … — … — Robbing United States Mail … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … — Sodomy … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … 1 … — … — … — Subornation of Perjury … 1 … — … 1 … — … — … — … — … — … 1 Violation of Election Laws … 16 … — … 16 … 11 … 2 … — … — … — … 3 Violation of Lottery Laws … 12 … — … 12 … 4 … — … — … — … — … 8 — … 929 … 91 … 1,020 … 282 … 72 … 301 … 23 … 2 … 340 PENALTIES IMPOSED UPON PERSONS CONVICTED OF THE FOREGOING FELONIES. Sentenced to imprisonment in State Prison for the term of— Twelve years … 2 Fifteen years … 5 Ten years … 2 Nine years … 1 Seven and one-half years … 1 Seven years … 1 Five years … 18 Four and one-half years … 10 Four years … 5 Three and one-half years … 21 Three years … 7 Two and one-half years … 37 Two years … 25 One and one-half year … 15 One and one-third years … 3 One year … 11 One year and two hundred and fifty dollars fine … 1 Sentenced to imprisonment in the Penitentiary for the term of— Twelve years … 1 Four and one-half years … 1 Three and one-half years … 1 Three years … 3 Two and one-half years … 4 Two years … 2 One and one-half year … 3 One year … 12 One year and two hundred and fifty dollars fine … 1 One year and one hundred dollars fine … 1 One year and fifty dollars fine … 1 Eight months … 1 Six months … 21 Six months and fifty dollars fine … 2 Five months … 2 Four months … 4 Three months … 4 Two months … 4 Two months and ten dollars fine … 1 One month and twenty-five dollars fine … 1 One month … 3 Sentenced to imprisonment in City Prison for the term of— Thirty days … 5 Fifteen days … 2 Ten days … 6 Five days … 2 Fined twenty dollars … 1 Committed to Catholic Protectory … 4 Committed to Jewish Reformatory … 1 Committed to Juvenile Asylum … 2 Committed to Elmira Reformatory … 19 Committed to House of Refuge … 7 Committed to Lunatic Asylum … 2 Sentenced suspended … 12 Aggregate of the above terms of imprisonment, exclusive of committals to reformatories, asylums, etc., 652 years 8 months and 10 days. Persons Aided by the Police. Sick and destitute persons … 313 Persons having fits in the streets … 113 Cut or stabbed … 94 Shot … 41 Otherwise injured in assaults and affrays … 123 Run over and injured by vehicles … 114 Injured by falling … 454 Injured by explosions … 13 Crushed … 121 Injured by collision … 1 Injured by being thrown from vehicles … 50 Bitten by dogs … 4 Insane persons … 33 Rescued from drowning … 28 Kicked by horses … 4 Frozen … 9 Suffering from alcohollsm … 25 Suffering from suffocation … 11 Suffering from poison … 1 Suffering from burns … 33 Other persons aided and assisted … 95 Total … 1,680 Conveyed to Hospital … 1,544 Conveyed or sent home … 136 Total … 1,680 300 THE CITY RECORD. FEBRUARY 17, 1881. Buildings Secured by the Police. Stores … 226 Dwellings … 45 Cellars … 29 Saloons …21 Stables … 2 Offices … 13 Factories … 11 Church … 1 Total … 348 Number of fires reported … 416 Number of animals found astray … 227 Water found running and turned off, places … 20 Number of run-away teams reported … 3 Number of child-births in the streets … 15 Number of sudden deaths reported … 197 Number of persons found drowned … 27 Number of dead infants found … 15 Number of still-born children and fœtuses found … 5 Number of foundlings … 24 Dogs shot … 1 Collisions of vessels reported … 4 Number of violations of Corporation ordinances reported … 19,113 Suicides. By poison … 2 By shooting … 9 By drowning … 2 By hanging … 3 By asphyxia … 3 By the knife … 4 Total … 23 Number of attempted suicides … 40 Lost Children. Males … 402 Females … 215 — … 617 Restored to parents or guardians at station-houses … 411 Brought to Central office … 206 — … 617 The lost Children brought to Central Office were disposed of as follows: Delivered to parents or guardians … 164 Delivered to the Commissioners of Charities and correction … 32 Delivered to the society for the Prevention ofCruelty to Children … 4 Delivered to St. Stephen’s Home … 5 Sent to Bellevue Hospital … 1 — … 206 Table showing the Number of Lodgings furnished to Indigent Persons during the Quarter ending December 31, 1880. PRECINCTS … MALES … FEMALES … TOTAL. First … 11 … 4 … 15 Fourth … 4,097 … 2,292 … 6,389 Fifth … 381 … 416 … 797 Seventh … 603 … 919 … 1,522 Eighth … 87 … 810 … 897 Ninth … 820 … 657 … 1,477 Tenth … 3,198 … 2,755 … 5,953 Eleventh … 4 … 1,247 … 1,251 Twelfth … 1,169 … 82 … 1,251 Fourteenth … 1,293 … 1,299 … 2,592 Fifteenth … 1,820 … 1,678 … 3,498 Sixteenth … 27 … 718 … 745 Seventeenth … 14 … 489 … 503 Eighteenth … 753 … 841 … 1,594 Nineteenth … 1,421 … 462 … 1,883 Twentieth … 414 … 483 … 897 Twenty-first … 725 … 335 … 1,060 Twenty-second … 1,011 … 503 … 1,514 Twenty-third … 555 … 123 … 678 Twenty-seventh … 521 … 200 … 721 Twenty-ninth … 821 … 559 … 1,380 Thirtieth … — … 1 … 1 Thirty-first … 557 … 9 … 566 Thirty-second … 111 … 7 … 118 Thirty-third … 7 … — … 7 Thirty-fourth … 427 … 2 … 429 Thirty-fifth … 55 … 5 … 60 Totals … 20,902 … 16,896 … 37,798 Schedule “C.” HOUSE OF DETENTION, NEW YORK, January 1, 1881. To SETH C. HAWLEY, Chief Clerk: SIR—In compliance with the rules of the Department I herewith submit the following report for the quarter ending December 31, 1880, of the names of persons detained as witnesses during the months of October, November and December, 1880, together with the offense inwhich they were detained to given evidence, and the date of their commitment and discharge. Yours respectfully, CHARLES U. COMBES, SEN., Sergeant in Charge. Remaining in House September 30, 1880. NAMES … OFFENSE CHARGED … COMMITTED … DISCHARGED. James Williams … Forgery … Jan. 14, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Antonia Mangone … Homicide … June 8, 1880 … Dec. 14, 1880 Henry Leursen … Felonious Assault … Sept. 14, 1880 … Oct. 22, 1880 Thomas McDonald … Homicide … Sept. 24, 1880 … Dec. 4, 1880 Maggie Shandley … Homicide … Sept. 24, 1880 … Dec. 4, 1880 Reta Whitney … Larceny from Person … Sept. 25, 1880 … Oct. 4, 1880 Thomas Collins … Larceny from Person … Sept. 27, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Maria Parker … Larceny from Person … Sept. 27, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Martin Johnson … Robbery … Sept. 28, 1880 … Oct. 6, 1880 Emil Figaro … Felonious Assault … Sept. 29, 1880 … Oct. 11, 1880 Frederick Miller … Larceny from Person … Sept. 30, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Andrew Ansell … Violation of Lottery Law … Sept. 30, 1880 … Oct. 2, 1880 [column 2] Committed, October, 1880. NAMES … OFFENSE CHARGED … COMMITTED … DISCHARGED. Harry Christopher … Violation Lottery Law … Oct. 1, 1880 … Oct. 14, 1880 Hugh Roper … Larceny from Person … Oct. 2, 1880 … Oct. 14, 1880 Lulu Hart … Felonious Assault … Oct. 3, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Albert Kessell … Larceny from Person … Oct. 3, 1880 … Oct. 8, 1880 Catharine Courtney … Felonious Assault … Oct. 4, 1880 … Oct. 8, 1880 Richard Roach … Grand Larceny … Oct. 5, 1880 … Oct. 5, 1880 Daniel Galligan … Robbery … Oct. 5, 1880 … Oct. 13, 1880 Eliza Jordan … Assault and Battery … Oct. 7, 1880 … Oct. 8, 1880 John Swartz … Larceny from Person … Oct. 9, 1880 … Oct. 11, 1880 Louis Sall … Larceny from Person … Oct. 9, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Charles A. Peterson … Grand Larceny … Oct. 9, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Samuel Howard … Felonious Assault … Oct. 11, 1880 … Oct. 12, 1880 William King … Grand Larceny … Oct.11, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Ellen Hennessey … Assault and Battery … Oct. 11, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 Kaite Canopa … Felonious Assault … Oct. 12, 1880 … Oct. 14, 1880 Robert F. Gowren … Robbery … Oct. 12, 1880 … Oct. 13, 1880 James Seaman … Felonious Assault … Oct. 13, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 William Burns … Felonious Assault … Oct. 13, 1880 … Dec. 17, 1880 Thomas Fitzgerald … Felonious Assault … Oct. 13, 1880 … Dec. 17, 1880 Samuel Selisffer… Indecent Assault … Oct. 13, 1880 … Oct. 19, 1880 Phillip Farrell … Assault and Battery … Oct. 13, 1880 … Oct. 15, 1880 William Rooney … Burglary … Oct. 14, 1880 … *Oct. 23, 1880 Arthur Giesmer … Felonious Assault … Oct. 15, 1880 … Nov. 24, 1880 Picolo Stephana … Felonious Assault … Oct. 15, 1880 … Oct. 16, 1880 Nicholo Pooane … Felonious Assault … Oct. 15, 1880 … Oct. 16, 1880 Moses Archer … Felonious Assault … Oct. 15, 1880 … Oct. 22, 1880 Lizzie Winslow … Larceny from Person … Oct. 16, 1880 … Oct. 21, 1880 Peter Caragher … Larceny from Person … Oct. 18, 1880 … Oct. 29, 1880 Louis Barde … Larceny from Person … Oct. 18, 1880 … Oct. 29, 1880 Agnes Besson … Larceny from Person … Oct. 19, 1880 … Oct. 29, 1880 Michael Sheehan … Larceny from Person … Oct. 21, 1880 … Nov. 9, 1880 John Meyer … Felonious Assault … Oct. 22, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 Bridget Fullerton … Assault and Battery … Oct. 22, 1880 … Oct. 26, 1880 William Rooney … Burglary … †Oct. 25, 1880 … Oct. 26, 1880 Henry Moran … Larceny from Person … Oct. 29, 1880 … Nov. 1, 1880 Mary Lynch … Felonious Assault … Oct. 27, 1880 … Nov. 8, 1880 George M. Kettlesen … Larceny from Person … Oct. 27, 1880 … Oct. 31, 1880 Emma Smith … Larceny from Person … Oct. 27, 1880 … Oct. 29, 1880 James Love … Burglary … Oct. 28, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 Matthew Coughlin … Larceny from Person … Oct. 29, 1880 … Nov. 1, 1880 George M. Makin … Assault and Battery … Oct. 30, 1880 … Nov. 4, 1880 Robert Scott … Felonious Assault … Oct. 30, 1880 … Nov. 8, 1880 Eugene Renoud … Larceny from Person … Oct. 31, 1880 … Nov. 5, 1880 Michael Connery … Felonious Assault … Oct. 31, 1880 … Nov. 2, 1880 *Escaped. †Recaptured. Committed, November, 1880. NAME … OFFENSE CHARGED … COMMITTED … DISCHARGED. Estrom Duval … Burglary … Nov. 1, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 Andrew McCann … Robbery … Nov. 1, 1880 … Nov. 9, 1880 Joseph Schaeffer … Felonious Assault … Nov. 1, 1880 … Dec. 1, 1880 Thomas Lunt … Assault and Battery … Nov. 3, 1880 … Nov. 16, 1880 John Tellehanty … Homicide … Nov. 3, 1880 … Nov. 10, 1880 Thomas S. Hays … Larceny from Person … Nov. 3, 1880 … *Nov. 3, 1880 Charles Schwab … Embezzlement … Nov. 3, 1880 … Nov. 4, 1880 Joseph Cornell … Homicide … Nov. 4, 1880 … Nov. 8, 1880 Patrick Cody … Homicide … Nov. 4, 1880 … Nov. 4, 1880 James Welsh … Petit Larceny … Nov. 5, 1880 … Nov. 23, 1880 Henry Morand … Larceny from Person … Nov. 6, 1880 … Nov. 8, 1880 Eliza Doll … Abduction … Nov. 6, 1880 … Nov. 24, 1880 Wm. Fretham … Confidence Game … Nov. 7, 1880 … Nov. 12, 1880 John J. Garrick … Violation of Lottery Law … Nov. 9, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 John J. Garrick … Violation of Lottery Law … Nov. 9, 1880 … Nov. 11, 1880 August Haller … Homicide … Nov. 10, 1880 … [?] Mary J. Herring … Felonious Assault … Nov. 11, 1880 … Nov. 16, 1880 Samuel S. Morey … Perjury … Nov. 11, 1880 … — Saide Smith … Larceny from Person … Nov. 13, 1880 … Nov. 13, 1880 Honora Brown … Burglary … Nov. 16, 1880 … Nov. 17, 1880 Frank McCormack … Larceny from Person … Nov. 16, 1880 … Nov. 29, 1880 Mary Rogers … Larceny from Person … Nov. 16, 1880 … Nov. 19, 1880 Frank Ferris … Sodomy … Nov. 18, 1880 … Nov. 24, 1880 Thomas S. Hays … Larceny from Person … †Nov. 18, 1880 … Dec. 6, 1880 Mary Wiley … Petit Larceny … Nov. 20, 1880 … Nov. 23, 1880 Isaac Deyo [Colored] … Burglary … Nov. 20, 1880 … Nov. 24, 1880 George H. Demente … Embezzlement … Nov. 21, 1880 … Nov. 25, 1880 John c. Heckman … Felonious Assault … Nov. 22, 1880 … Dec. 14, 1880 Arthur Giesmer … Conspiracy … Nov. 24, 1880 … Dec. 15, 1880 Anna Ross … Violation of Lottery Law … Nov. 25, 1880 … Nov. 26, 1880 Maggie Smith … Assault and Battery … Nov. 25, 1880 … Nov. 30, 1880 Geotleib Haller … Larceny from Person … Nov. 26, 1880 … Dec. 2, 1880 Thomas Flannigan … Robbery … Nov. 27, 1880 … Dec.7, 1880 Peter Smith … Felonious Assault … Nov. 7, 1880 … Dec. 27, 1880 James Mahoney … Robbery … Nov. 2, 1880 … Dec. 9, 1880 Henry Fisher … Larceny from Person … Nov. 29, 1880 … Dec. 3, 1880 Henry Bridges … Larceny from Person … Nov. 29, 1880 … Nov. 29, 1880 Thomas Prentis … Larceny from Person … Nov. 29, 1880 … Dec. 1, 1880 Terrence Monohan … Felonious Assault … Nov. 30, 1880 … Dec. 1, 1880 James Hoffmire … Homicide … Nov. 30, 1880 … — *Sent to Hospital. †Returned from Hospital. Committed, December, 1880. NAME … OFFENSE CHARGED … COMMITTED … DISCHARGED. John Brown … Petit Larceny … Dec. 1, 1880 … Dec. 3, 1880 Ellen Murray… Homicide … Dec. 1, 1880 … — Margaret Smith … Assault and Battery … Dec. 3, 1880 … Dec. 7, 1880 Lottie King… Homicide … Dec. 3, 1880 … — Henry Smith … Larceny from Person … Dec. 4, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 Edward Hall … Felonious Assault … Dec. 4, 1880 … Dec. 27, 1880 Cornelius McCarty … Larceny from Person … Dec. 5, 1880 … Dec. 10, 1880 Augustus Miller … Received Stolen Goods … Dec. 6, 1880 … Dec. 22, 1880 Alice Bolan … Rape … Dec. 9, 1880 … — Mary E. Hollingsworth … Disorderly House … Dec. 10, 1880 … — Catharine Kirby … Violation Lottery Law … Dec. 11, 1880 … Dec. 13, 1880 Edward Fitzgerald … Felonious Assault … Dec. 13, 1880 … Dec. 20, 1880 William Dennis … Larceny from Person … Dec. 16, 1880 … Dec. 16, 1880 Anna Isles … Burglary … Dec. 18,1880 … Dec. 22, 1880 James Burns … Robbery … Dec. 19, 1880 … — Peter Smallen … Attempt to Rob … Dec. 21, 1880 … *Dec. 23, 1880 John Nichols … Larceny from Person … Dec. 21, 1880 … Dec. 27, 1880 Henry Schroeber … Larceny from Person … Dec. 21, 1880 … Dec. 21, 1880 Thomas Lawley … Robbery … Dec. 21, 1880 … — Wm. H. Thompson … Larceny from Person … Dec. 22, 1880 … — Alexander Guthman … Gambling … Dec. 22, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 James Wilson … Grand Larceny … Dec. 22, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 Wm. Hessler … Grand Larceny … Dec. 22, 1880 … Dec. 23, 1880 John W. Bishop … Disorderly House … Dec. 24, 1880 … Dec. 28, 1880 Nicholas Ward … Petit Larceny … Dec. 25, 1880 … Dec. 28, 1880 John Mahony … Robbery … Dec. 27, 1880 … — Terrance McCall … Grand Larceny … Dec. 28, 1880 … Dec. 28, 1880 Patrick O’Brien … Grand Larceny … Dec. 28, 1880 … Dec. 28, 1880 Henry Brown … Larceny from Person … Dec. 31, 1880 … — John McKinley … Assault and Battery … Dec. 31, 1880 … — *Sent to Hospital. RECAPITULATION. Remaining in House, September 30, 1880 … 12 Committed during October, 1880 … 44 Total … 56 Discharged during October … 38 Remaining November 1, 1880 … 18 Committed during November … 39 Total … 57 II. No. 85. 1. June 29, 1867 Specimen of Penmanship by Samuel J. Cloyd of Orbisonia, Huntington County, Penna. - Late of Co. "I", 12th Regt. Penn. Res. William Oland Bourne, Esqr Editor of "The Soldier's Friend." Sir, I have again the honor to forward you a specimen of my penmanship, to be presented to the Honorable Committee of award for their inspection. I was mustered into the United States Service at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 24th, 1862, as a Sergeant in the above named Company and Regiment. I was engaged in the " seven days fight" in front of Richmond, Va.; - at Bull Run, Aug. 30th; - at South Mountain, Sept 14th; - at Antietam, Sept 17th, 1862, at which date and place I was wounded by a rifle ball, which passed nearly through the right arm about 3 inches above the elbow, breaking the bone entirely off, and rendering necessary the amputation of the arm, about 4 inches below the shoulder. II No. 85. 2. I was mustered out of the U. S. Service, Jany. 7th, 1863, on account of disability. Having been right handed, I never used the left hand to write with, until after I had lost the right. You suggest that your contributors write sketches and incidents of the war. As the history of the war has been ably written by a popular editor in New York, and by others - giving nearly all that is of interest to the general reader. I will not attempt to write even a sketch or an incident, as so many have been written that perhaps, they have become stale. In order to make at least two pages of original matter, I will write a few lines on the following subject : "Sublimity and power of Christ." - You will find my address at the head of this note. Very truly Yours, Samuel J. Cloyd, June 29th, 1867. - Sublimity and power of Christ. Who paid the debt of a fallen race? Who willingly left a seat at the right hand of God, descended to earth to become a mediator? Who left a state of perfect happiness, descended from His throne and became a man," except without sin", to save those who rebelled against him? - Jesus Christ. II No. 85. 3. Earthly kings have marshalled their armies, contributed of their wealth, ,and by physical force have invaded the dominion of others. They have destroyed property, robbed and plundered cities and towns for the sole purpose of enlarging their empires, and increasing their wealth. In all ages of the word there have been men renowned as conquerors. How have they conquered? Very often by the mere power of physical force. But Jesus Christ was the greatest conqueror that ever trod this earth. He conquered not by force, but by the power of love. How vague are our notions of true greatness. We very frequently admire individuals for success in their undertakings. We often applaud men when their vanquished foes lie prostrate at their feet. Our degenerate nature frequently induces us to take sides with the strong. But Christ discarded earthly power to become the champion of truth and justice. He confronted his enemies without anger. He answered his accusers without rage. He entered his mission with malice toward "none" but with charity for "all." - He finished his work by giving his life. He ended His mission with more glory clustering around his brow than ever adorned the "heroes of earth." - The names of heroes are often lost and forgotten in the whirl of events. But His name - as lasting II No. 85. 4 as Eternity - shall "live on", when all the monuments that men shall contrive, and fashion; and build up to perpetuate remembrances of themselves - shall like them, have crumbled into their primeval dust." There is sublime power in the iron horse, as he draws his ponderous train with lightning speed over thousands of miles. There is sublimity in the showboat as she plows her onward way through the bosom of the ocean, facing wind, [and] tempest and storm, and with safety anchors with her cargo on a distant shore. There is greater sublimity in the flight of the eagle, as he dips his wings in the air, and screams as he soars aloft. But there is ten-thousand times ten thousand times greater sublimity in the condescension of Christ, when he bowed his head, and died for a fallen race. S. J. C. 1867-June 28 [?] 2 86 Caine A. Weaver 1st On the eleventh day of August 1862 I enrolled my name among those of our country's defenders. At Syracuse to Serve for three years or during the war. I enlisted in Company B 122nd New York State Volnunteers This Regiment was organized by Col. Silas Titus and was mustered into the Service of the United States August 28th 1862. We left Syracuse September 1st with orders to report at Washington. We received our Arms and accoutrements at New York City then proceeded direct to Washington arriving there just in time to join the Potomac Army on its way to repel Lee's invasion of Maryland. Being new troops we of course Expected to be left in Camp to drill, but a far different life was in store for us. We were immediately reported fit for duty, and were assigned to the 1st Brigade 3rd Division 2nd 6th Army Corps. We were drawn up in order of battle at Antietam but were not engaged. We marched with the Corps to the releif of Harpers Ferry but did not get there in time to prevent Col Miles from surrendering The weather was very warm and many of our men fell out by the roadside completely exhausted but they generally stood the march well, there were but few troops that did better. We were engaged in the Battle of Fredericksburg December 13th 1862 but our loss was slight We took part in laying the Pontoons across the Potomac at the time known as the Muddy March. We were in the storming party that took Maries Heights May 3rd 1863. On the march to Gettysburg the 6th Corp brought up the rear of the Army and we were called upon to make a force march of about thirty seven miles 3d which we did in splendid style arriving on the the field July 2d just at night-fall On the morning of the 3d we were ordered into the works which had been thrown up by the 12 Corps. That day Sixty of our Regiment were killed and wounded The next day Lee commenced his retreat and we were soon on the chase but Lee was not to be caught that time. The next fight in which we participated occured at Rappahanock Station. That was a short but very decisive battle, which resulted in complete victory. That was a sad day for Company B for a shell struck in our midst, killing four men, and wounding two. We were slightly engaged at Mine Run when Gen Meade advanced on Lee in the Winter of 1863. On the 6th day of January 1864 we were ordered to Sandusky Ohio to guard Rebel Officers confined on 4th Johnsons Island. We passed three months there very pleasantly but such was not long to be our fortune. About the 15th of April orders came for us to join our corps at Brandy Station V.A. We obeyed promptly and a ride of six days brought us back to our old camps. We drilled about three week, then Gen Grant's Campaign opened. We were again called upon to bring up the rear of the Army. We crossed the River on the fifth day of May, and the Sixth found us warmly engaging the Enemy on the right of our battle-line. In that fight we lost about one hundred and fifty men. May 10th we were engaged at Spottsylvania. June 1st we charged the enemy's works at Cold Harbor, and the 122nd lost about Eighty men. We were engaged at Petersburg 5th June 16th and 17th where we lost a valuable Officer On the ninth day of July we received orders to report to Washington as soon as possible We packed up and marched to city Point where Transports in waiting to convey us to the Capital. We arrived just in time to meet Early as he was about to take Washington. That was my last battle for in the charg in front of Fort Stevens [*July 12*], I lost my right Arm. My arm was shattered about two inches from the shoulder and was Amputated by Surgeon Knapp at that time surgeon of My Regiment I was conveyed to Fort Stevens, and from there to Mount Pleasant Hospital where I remained until able to ride, then I took a Furlough. I was home about ninty days then returned 6th to Mount Pleasant. I was transfered from there to Rochester in January 1865 where I stayed til the 19th June when I was discharged from the Army. During my term of service I never was absent from my company until I lost my arm. I had two brothers who were in the Army One in the 8th N.Y. Cavalry and the other in Slocums old 27th My eldest brother was killed in the Wilsen Raid June 22nd 1864, the other one was quite badly wounded two different times. I am at present living in DeRuyter where I have been attending school during the past year. I am an orphan boy and have to depend upon my own exertions for support. Should this manuscript meet the eyes of anyone that can give me employment I should be glad to hear from them. Address Caine A Weaver DeRuyter, N.Y. State of New York Madison County [?U.S.?]: Caius A.Weaver being duly sworn says the he is the writer of the foregoing manuscript, and that the same including the signature, thereto is in his own hand writing-that the same was written by his left hand, his right hand & arm having been amputated on account of gunshot wound received in the Battle of Fort Stevens near Washington, D.C. in the war of the rebellion, & that he had learned to write with his left hand since the loss of this right hand & as [???????] Sworn, & Subscribed before me Caius A Weaver this 28th day of June 1867 AV. Beutley Justice Peace Witnesses John F Wilder R.H. [?Boden?] The above are all genuine signatures subscribed in my presence before me, A.V. Beutley Justice Peace #87 Delaware County ss: Hiram E Stoutenburg of Delhi N. Y. being duly sworn doth depose and say that he wrote the above statement and the same is in his own handwriting and I the undersigned hereby certify that I am well acquainted with H. E. Stoutenburg and know that the above statement is in his own hand writing Sworn & subscribed before me this 25th day of June 1867 William R Lynch Justice of the Peace No 1 [June 25, 1867] Left Hand Penmanship For my subject I will endeavor to give a short sketch of my Millitary life! I Enlisted November fifteenth 1861 in the 101st Regt, N.Y. S. V. then Encamped at Hancock Delaware County State of New York for the term of three years. Early Next spring we arrived at Washington: From there we were sent to Fortress Monroe! Then we were sent to Williamsburg, where we were Engaged with the Enemy for the first time. We were Next sent to Yorktown, and from there to Fair Oaks via White House landing. at Fair Oaks we again Engaged the Enemy. There followed fighting and digging and the Retreat to Harrisons Bar and finely the Retreat from the Paninsula. At that Battle of Malvern Hill. Our Regt. lost heavy being in the thickest of the fight all day. Here our Colonel was dismissed for some offence. No. 2 On the Retreat our Corps. "Gen. Heintzelman [?]" took Boat for Alexandria and upon landing there was at once dispatched to Centerville upon the Orange and Alexandria Rail-Road from here we were ordered across the country to Chantilly where we fought a desperate Battle and at which our Division Commander “the Brave Gen. Kearny” was killed while out looking at the lines, then followed the Retreat Back to Alexandria. But here let me go Back Previous to the Battle of Chantilly we were engaged at the Battle of Bull Run. Here our Regt. lost four hundred and fifty men. from Alexandria we crossed the Potomac River into Maryland, thence Marched across the Country to South Mountain where we met the Enemy and Repulsed him. The next day we marched to Antietam where we again Engaged the Enemy Soon after this we crost the Potomac River into No. 3 Virginia again and Marched down the Rappahannock River to Falmouth - off site to the city of Fredricksburg. here we lay Encamped untill December 11th when we crost the River capturing the city, and storming the Heights which occupied five days. Here our Regt. Received a compliment from our Div Commander Gen Birney, of which the Gen says: the 101st Regt though few in numbers did excellent servise on that occation and well deserves the approval of the Commanding General. Our Regt was the last to Re-cross the River. Our next Engagement was at Chancellorsville. it was Our corp that made the famous Mid-Night charge. Our Regt leading and lost very heavy in the Battle of next day "Sunday". Soon after this we were consolidated with the 40th Regt N.Y.S. Vol. since Brig Gen Thomas W Egan commanding. No. 4 With this Regt we were engaged in the Battles of Gettysburg, Wappins Heights, Brady Station, Mine Run, Locus Grove, Culpepper - Kelleys fords, Catlet Station, Centerville Heights, Rappahannock Station Battle of the Wilderness, "seven days," Spotsylvania Heights, crossing the North & South Anna, Coal Harbor and various skirmishes down to the James River, the Siege of Petersburg & Richmond for Months up to September 10th, 1864 when I was wounded by a Rebel sharpshooter, while on Pickett duty in front of Petersburg, the shot taking effect in my right breast, glancing from the Bone, it passed through my Right Arm. causing Amputation at the shoulder joint. I was sent to Alexandria at the McVeigh Hospital from there I came to New York Where I was discharged, December 28th, 1864. I then returned to my home in Delaware County where I still Reside Since my Return. No 5 I have been elected under-sheriff of Delaware County which office I still hold. I Receive a Pension of $15.00 Per Month. But this is not sufficient to sup- port myself to say nothing of my Family but small favors thankfully Received. I have never been at Collage or taken any lessons in wri(gh)ting as my writing will show. But one can't Expect much from such as me. As I have to do something to earn my Bread instead as learning to wright. But as the old saying is thus's a good time comming so I'll wait for the comming of my Prise. H. E. Stoutenburg late Sergt co. E. 40 "Regt. N.Y. Present Address Delhi Delaward Co New York. 1867- June 30 series 2 88 Robert J. Sutherland Washington D.C. June 30th 1867 William Oland Bourne, Editor of the Soldiers Friend No 12 Centre Street N.Y. Sir having been Sent a copy of the of Hazleton Sentinel of Penna dated May 23 1867 containing an abstract from the Soldiers Friend in regard to Soldiers left hand writing, awarding prizes to successfull Competitors. I take the liberty of sending a Sketch of my Military History, as also My Likeness. I enclose a Postage Stamp which I wish to be used in acknowledging the receipt of the above I have the honor to be Very respt R. J. Sutherland P.O. Address No 597 N Street bet 6th & 7th Washington D.C. District of Columbia SS Washington County On this 29th day of June in the Year One thousand Eight hundred and Sixty-Seven, personally appeared before me, the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid R.J. Sutherland, being personally, well known to me, and made Oath in due form of Law to the following Statement viz That he is the R. J. Sutherland who wrote the Enclosed Military History of himself, and that he never wrote with his left hand previous in his loosing his right hand RJ Sutherland Sworn to and Subscribed before me David R Smith J.P. Seal No. 1 Military History of Robert J. Sutherland I first enlisted as private in Company "F" 19th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the month of April 1861. to serve for the term of Three Months. done duty in the City of Baltimore Md, was requested to remain in service for some time longer as services were much needed to which I cheerfully consented as did the whole Regiment. I was honorably Discharged from the Service of the United States seventeen days after the expiration of three months. I again enlisted as Private in Company "B" 109th Penn Vols to serve for the Period of three years or during the War. received Arms at Washington D. C. was forwarded to Harpers Ferry Va. performed duty in the Valley Marching and Countermarch nothing of heavy fighting to do until engaged in the Battle of Ceder Mountain Virginia 9th of August 1862 where I received a minnie ball wound in the left arm just above the vaccination mark. (I was then First Sergeant commanding company (all Commissioned Officers No. 2 being aboard at this time, Captain Rush in ambulance, First Lieutenant Richard Young on recruiting service, and Second Lieutenant Henry Montgomery stopped on the line of march to speak with some friends in Generals McDowell's Forces who were encamped some three miles to the rear of the Fight) almost immediately after the first shot I received another from left oblique taking the most of the skin off both lips causing painful though not dangerous wound. I was sent to General Hospital Alexandria Va. on the 11th day of August 1862 (Monday) remained in Hospital until about the middle of September 1862. when I volunteered to take charge of a detachment of one Hundred and Seven men who were at Camp Distribution composed of Convalescents, Stragglers, and Deserters, belonging to the various Regiments composing the Divisions to which my Regiment belonged, there were about Seven or Eight Hundred of this kind sent to the Field on this day. We halted at Fort Corcoran Va and received muskets for those who had none No. 3 and ten rounds of ammunition three days rations and whatever deficiency there was in Accoutrements and Clothing was remedied. Marched forward in charge of a Mounted guide over the Chain Bridge through Georgetown D.C. and into Maryland was instructed by the guide as to the route to take and two days march found us engaged in the Battle of Antietam. I did not get wounded in this engagement, the wound in my arm did not heal for some six weeks after the Antietam fight but I remained with my company performing whatever duty I could. The Regiment was not engaged in Battle again until the 2nd of May 1863 at Chancellorsville Va. known as General J. Hookers Fight. I was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant of Company 'B' 109th Penna Vols under the following circumstances: Second Lieutenant Henry Montgomery was taken sick after the Battle of CederMountain Va No. 4 and sent to Philadelphia where we resigned shortly after. My Commission was forwarded by Governor A.J. Curtin of Pennsylvania. I was again in command of Company at the Battle of Chancellorsville Va. The Captain being absent sick, and shortly after Resigned, the Regiment was skirmishing for the Brigade having been assigned to that duty some months previous being considered the best drilled Regiment in that particular branch of the Service. On Sunday evening May 3rd 1863, while behind our trenches awaiting the approach of the enemy (the left wing of my Regiment, in which I was, having drawn them to about Six hundred yards of our works) a fragment of Shell or a Spent Shell took my arm off at the Elbow it was afterwards amputated near the Shoulder Operation was performed the same day. I was the next day sent to Semenary General Hospital at Georgetown D.C. where I remained some three weeks No. 5 and got a leave of absence went home returned and was requested to resign, by the surgeon in charge refused to comply and got leave of absence of seven days to join my Regiment found I could not stand field service returned to the Hospital and was honorably mustered out of the U.S. Service I shortly afterwards made application for a commission in the Invalid Corps and recieved it to date from October 19th 1863 was ordered to report for duty to Colonel Noel S. Jeffries Baltimore Md and was mustered out of service June 30th 1866. Robert J Sutherland Robert J Sutherland # 89 No 1 [June 28, 1867] The new premiums for left-hand penmanship has taken me by surprise. I see that you are resolved to leave nothing undone that you can possibly do for the improvement and elevation of the "Boys in Blue". How it charms the soldier to know that he has truly friends who cares for him and take so much interest in his welfare. I will now endeavor to write a short sketch of my military career, not that I think myself capable of winning one of the prizes, but think it the duty of every left armed soldier to contribute his mite to your collection, though I failed to get a prize the first time, I do not feel discouraged but will try again. I Volunteered and enlisted as a private in Captain Peter Baldy's company "E. 12th Regiment of Pennsylvania Reserves in May 1861. We encamped about three months in Camp Curtin Harrisburg where we were thoroughly taught the manuals of arms as well as every movement No 2 of the foot. We left this our good old camp in the evening of August 10th for Washington where we arrived in the afternoon of the following day and in October of the same year we pitched tents in Dixie's. Our first-engagement-with the Rebels was at Dranesville Va. Early in the morning of December 20th 1861 Gen Ord commanding our, the 3rd, brigade of the Pennsylvania Reserves, in pursuance of orders from Gen McCall, commanding the Div moved forward from our camp toward Dranes Ville instructed to drive back the enemys pickets, procure a supply of forage and capture if pos- sible, a small cavalry force scouting between Dranesville and our camp. Gen Ord's brigade consisted of the 9th Col. Jackson, the 10th Col. McCalmont, the 12th Col John H. Taggart, the 6th and the Bucktail Rifles with Easton's battery and a squadron of cavalry. While we were halting just in sight of Dranesville, a Rebel brigade led by Gen Stuart attacked No 3 us but was, of course, soon easly and badly beaten. Stuart appears to have been likewise on a foraging excursion; as he had with him a long train of wagons, which probably returned empty of aught but wounded men. Gen. Stuart finding that the Sons of Pennsylvania were handling him too rough, withdrew rapidly from the field having dead and wounded on our hands and Gen. McCall, who came up at this moment wisely decided not to pursue, but ordered us to return to our camp. Here we encamped during the winter not uttering a word of complain about food, for the Virginia farmers left behind them a good stock of fat pork, turkeys, chickens &c. In March 1862 we left this camp, moved forward to Manasses, back to Alexandria and then again forward to Fredericksburg where we embarked, steamed down the Rappahanock, over Chesepeak bay, up the Pemunky No 4 and disembarked at the White-house. From here we moved toward Richmond, and as we slowly moved along it was echoed and re-echoed "on to Richmond" and even hand -boards were put up with the inscription "on to Richmond" thereon, but finally as we came to Mechanicsville our on to Richmond was checked. Here we experienced the 2nd Rebel how-do-you-do, though well fortified and strong posted and in a fighting mood, for we had written to our friends at home that we would have a Grand Ball in Richmond on saturday evening, but before daylight of the 2nd day's fighting, June 27th, Gen McClellan directed the evacuation of our strong position and ordered a retreat, an order easy of execution had it been given three or four hours earlier, but very difficult now as the Rebel attack was renewed a few minutes after the order was given. We moved steadly off the No 5 field as if on Parade and by noon we had taken up our new position assiged us at Gaines-Mill and were ready to receive the new eagerly advancing Rebels. The Rebels quickly discerned and sharply pursued our withdrawal from the Mechanicsville defence arriving in front of our new position soon after noon. They advanced and opened the "Ball", but were received with heroic bravery by the Regulars who confronted them and by whose fire they were staggered and temporarily repulsed. Here the Reserves formed a 2nd line of battle, but soon having reached the front and repelled the enemy immediately before them, and thus the battle raged for hours; repeated charges on our lines being repulsed; but fresh troops advancing promptly to replace those which had been hurled back until our wasted Regiments having exhausted their ammunition were obliged to retire. No 6 Thus we have been fighting day after day succeeded by nights of maching always alas, in the wrong direction untill we reached Harrison's Landing. A small Rebel force had followed our rear-guard and this day, the 3rd of July, as we moved into camp, threw a few shells into our ranks; but was soon driven off by the response of our batteries and gun boats, thus ends the seven days fighting. The following are the engagements in which I took part. 1 Dranesville Va Dec 20, 1861 2 Mechanics Ville Va June 26, 1862 3 Gaine's Hill " " 27 " 4 Charles city crossroads Va " 30 " 5 Malvern Hill Va July 1 " 6 Gaines Ville " Aug 29 " 7 Bull Run " " 30 " 8 South Mountain Md Sept 14 " In all of the above names battles I was No 7 not once wounded till at South mountain Maryland on Sunday Sept 14th, 1862 where I received four wounds one of which caused the amputation of my right arm at the shoul- der joint. I was sent to the hospital in Fred- erick Md where the Surgeon in charge made an effort to safe the arm but about two weeks afterward amputated it after which I recovered fast and a few days before christmas I was at home. My P.O. address is Slatington Lehigh Co. Penna L. H. Roth State of Pennsylvania County of Lehigh On this 28th day of June 1867 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and State aforesaid L. H. Roth of Slate Dale in the county of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania who being duly sworn declares that he is the identical L. H. Roth who wrote the forgoing competi- tion with his left hand. He further declares that he has not learn- ed to write with his left hand previous to the date of his wound and that he has learned to write since the loss of his right arm at the battle of South Mountain Md Septem- ber 14th 1862. Sworn and Subscribed L. H. Roth before me the day and year aforesaid Henry Stuntz, JP Also personally appeared before me Jesse Miller and Tilghman H. Yeahl of Lehigh County, and State of Pennsylvania to me well known as credible persons, who, being duly sworn, declare that they have been for four years acquainted with L. H. Roth, that they, to the best of their knowledge, believe that the above named L. H. Roth has written the foregoing Competition with his left hand, and that he had not learned to write with his left hand previous to the date of his wound in the service, and that they are disinterested witnesses. Sworn and Subscribed } Jesse Miller before me this 28th day } Tilghman, H, Yeahl of June A.D. 1867 } Henry Stuntz } JP } State of Pennsylvania } County of Lehigh } 88 I Esaias Rehif, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby Certify that Henry Kurtz Esq. before whom the within affidavits{and acknowledgement} were taken, is not and wad ay the time of taking the same acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Lehigh duly commissioned and qualified, that his acts are entitled to full credit and belief, and the signature purporting to be his is genuine. Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court at Allentown this 29th day of June A.D. 1867. Esaias Rehrig Prothonotary 2 89 L H Roth "7 Days" 298 THE CITY RECORD. FEBRUARY 17, 1881. Schedule “A.” Table of Time Lost by reason of Sickness, Disability, and Injuries received, in the Police Force for the Quarter ending December 31, 1880. PRECINCTS … Number of Force. … Number of Days Full Time. … Number of Days Sick Time paid. … Number of Days Sick Time unpaid. … Proportion of Sick to Full Time. … Proportion of Sick Time paid. ... Proportion of Sick Time unpaid. … Total amount paid for Sick Time. First … 97 … 8,924 … 413 1/2 … 155 1/2 … 258 … 4.62 … 1.73 … 2.89 … 509 82 Fourth … 108 … 9,997 … 417 1/2 … 225 1/2 … 192 1/4 … 4.27 … 1.94 … 2.33 … 738 51 Fifth … 90 … 8,250 … 314 1/2 … 95 … 219 1/2 … 3.80 … 1.14 … 2.66 … 311 46 Seventh … 59 … 5,459 … 397 … 170 3/4 … 226 1/4 … 7.29 … 3.13 … 4.16 … 559 81 Eighth … 75 … 6,931 … 541 1/2 … 187 1/4 … 354 1/4 … 7.80 … 2.73 … 5.07 … 613 92 Ninth … 79 … 7,329 … 264 … 74 1/4 … 189 3/4 … 3.58 … 1.00 … 2.58 … 243 44 Tenth … 73 … 6,716 … 300 … 118 … 182 … 4.46 … 1.75 … 2.71 … 386 87 Eleventh … 51 … 4,692 … 161 … 73 1/4 … 87 3/4 … 3.41 … 1.56 … 1.85 … 239 85 Twelfth … 62 … 5,796 … 133 1/2 … 58 1/2 … 75 … 2.31 … 1.01 … 1.30 … 191 79 Thirteenth … 52 … 4,753 … 152 … 53 … 99 … 3.17 … 1.10 … 2.07 … 173 76 Fourteenth … 99 … 9,199 … 514 1/2 … 245 3/4 … 268 3/4 … 5.59 … 2.66 … 2.93 … 805 73 Fifteenth … 79 … 7,390 … 235 1/2 … 78 3/4 … 156 3/4 … 3.17 … 1.05 … 2.12 … 258 19 Sixteenth … 65 … 5,981 … 197 … 46 1/4 … 150 3/4 … 3.32 … 0.77 … 2.55 … 151 63 Seventeenth … 70 … 6,471 … 93 … 60 1/2 … 42 1/2 … 1.59 … 0.79 … 0.80 … 198 35 Eighteenth … 88 … 8,218 … 453 1/2 … 204 1/2 … 249 … 5.51 … 2.47 … 3.04 … 670 47 Nineteenth … 68 … 6,256 … 89 1/2 … 23 3/4 … 65 3/4 … 1.43 … 0.37 … 1.06 … 77 85 Twentieth … 72 … 6,624 … 219 … 86 … 133 … 3.30 … 1.28 … 2.02 … 281 96 Twenty-first … 61 … 5,612 … 282 … 118 1/2 … 163 1/2 … 5.00 … 2.09 … 2.91 … 388 50 Twenty-second … 71 … 6,654 … 337 1/2 … 122 … 215 1/2 … 5.07 … 1.82 … 3.25 … 399 97 Twenty-third … 60 … 5,551 … 141 … 45 3/4 … 95 1/4 … 2.53 … 0.82 … 1.71 … 146 98 Twenty-fourth … 26 … 2,361 … 12 … 1 1/2 … 10 1/2 … 0.51 … 0.07 … 0.44 … 4 92 Twenty-fifth … 54 … 4,999 … 50 1/2 … 10 1/2 … 40 … 1.01 … 0.21 … 0.80 … 34 42 Twenty-sixth… 62 … 5,704 … 274 … 170 … 104… 4.81 … 2.97 … 1.84 … 557 37 Twenty-seventh … 90 … 8,280 … 554 … 265 1/4 … 288 1/4 … 6.80 … 3.20 … 3.60 … 869 65 Twenty-eighth … 57 … 5,224 … 175 … 63 1/2 … 111 1/2 … 3.34 … 1.21 … 2.13 … 208 18 Twenty-ninth… 101 … 9,292 … 398 … 129 1/4 … 268 3/4 … 4.26 … 1.39 … 2.87 … 423 75 Thirtieth … 45 … 4,048 … 340 … 143 1/4 … 196 3/4 … 8.48 … 3.53 … 4.95 … 469 66 Thirty-first… 41 … 3,812 … 122 … 44 … 78 … 3.20 … 1.15 … 2.05 … 144 25 Thirty-second … 59 … 5,428 … 399 3/4 … 160 1/4 … 239 1/2 … 7.37 … 2.95 … 4.42 … 525 38 Thirty-third … 37 … 3,343 … 111 … 65 … 46 … 3.33 … 1.95 … 1.38 … 213 10 Thirty-fourth … 32 … 3,036 … 147 1/2 … 83 3/4 … 63 3/4 … 4.85 … 2.74 … 2.11 … 274 58 Thirty-fifth … 26 … 2,392 … 70 1/2 … 22 1/2 … 48 … 2.92 … 0.93 … 1.99 … 73 26 Sanitary Co … 42 … 3,894 … — … — … — … — … — … — Detective … 35 … 3,281 … 6 … 1/2 … 5 1/2 … 0.18 … 0.01 … 0.17 … 1 64 Special Service Squad … 16 … 1,441 … 24 1/2 … 8 1/4 … 16 1/4 … 1.64 … 0.55 … 1.09 … 27 04 Court Squad … 58 … 5,305 … 99 1/2 … 99 1/2 …— … 2.06 … 2.06 … — … 326 23 Nineteenth Sub … 31 … 2,852 … 53 … 13 1/2 … 39 1/2 … 1.85 … 0.47 … 1.38 … 44 26 Detailed … 28 … 2,607 … 4 1/2 … 2 … 2 1/2 … 0.17 … 0.07 … 0.10 … 6 56 House of Detention … 3 … 215 … — … — … — … — … — … — … — Mounted Squad … 22 … 2,024 … 95 … 66 3/4 … 28 1/4 … 4.69 … 3.29 … 1.40 … 218 84 Steamboat Squad … 113 … 10,518 … 355 … 202 3/4 … 152 1/4 … 3.37 … 1.92 … 1.45 … 664 72 Inspection Districts … 38 … 3,496 … 26 … 9 … 17 … 0.74 … 0.26 … 0.48 … 29 51 Totals … 2,495 … 230,305 … 8,984 3/4 … 3,803 1/2 … 5,181 1/4 … 3.89 … 1.64 … 2.25 … $12,469 70 E. & O. E. GEO. B. STONE, Clerk C. O. --- Schedule “B.” Table Showing the Number of Persons Arrested during the quarter ending December 30, 1880. PRECINCTS OR SQUADS. … MALES. … FEMALES. … TOTAL. First … 345 … 34 … 379 Fourth … 951 … 436 … 1,387 Fifth … 349 … 36 … 385 Seventh … 281 … 89 … 370 Eighth … 687 … 239 … 926 Ninth … 376 … 89 … 465 Tenth … 936 … 592 … 1,528 Eleventh … 258 … 85 … 343 Twelfth … 251 … 47 … 298 Thirteenth … 255 … 71 … 326 Fourteenth … 1,130 … 585 … 1,715 Fifteenth … 566 … 252 … 818 Sixteenth … 376 … 119 … 495 Seventeenth … 401 … 128 … 529 Eighteenth … 486 … 135 … 621 Nineteenth … 287 … 46 … 333 Twentieth … 314 … 91 … 405 Twenty-first … 460 … 132 … 592 Twenty-second … 368 … 93 … 461 Twenty-third … 175 … 43 … 218 Twenty-fourth … 6 … — … 6 Twenty-fifth … 170 … 23 … 193 Twenty-sixth … 65 … 7 … 72 Twenty-seventh … 425 … 105 … 530 Twenty-eighth … 332 … 57 … 389 Twenty-ninth … 532 … 244 … 776 Thirtieth … 71 … 9 … 80 Thirty-first … 29 … 2 … 31 Thirty-second … 28 … 4 … 32 Thirty-third … 63 … 6 … 69 Thirty-fourth … 46 … 8 … 54 Thirty-fifth … 30 … 4 … 34 Nineteenth Sub … 67 … 8 … 75 Mounted Squad … 28 … 5 … 33 Detective Squad … 175 … 19 … 194 Special Service Squad … 12 … 2 … 12 Sanitary Company … 10 … 2 … 12 Inspectors Aids … 38 … 2 … 40 Steamboat Squad … 157 … 5 … 162 Court Squad … 933 … 235 … 1,168 Totals … 12,469 … 4,089 … 16,558 --- Offenses Charged against Persons Arrested. CAUSES OF ARREST. … MALES. … FEMALES. … TOTAL. Assault and Battery … 1,116 … 167 … 1,283 Assault, with Intent to Steal … 16 … — … 16 Assault, Felonious … 165 … 10 … 175 Assault, Indecent … 11 … 1 … 12 Arson … 2 … — … 2 Abandonment … 143 … 2 … 145 Abduction … 3 … 1 … 4 Attempted Suicide … — … 1 … 1 [Column 2] CAUSES OF ARREST. … MALES. … FEMALES. … TOTAL. Burglary … 200 … 2 … 202 Bastardy … 43 … — … 43 Bigamy … 1 … 1 … 2 Blackmail … 4 … — … 4 Begging … 9 … — … 9 Conspiracy … 5 … — … 5 Contempt of Court … 10 … 10 … 20 Cruelty to Animals … 32 … — … 32 Cruelty to Children … 13 … 8 … 21 Carrying Concealed Weapons … 5 … — … 5 Carrying Burglars’ Tools … 1 … — … 1 Disorderly Conduct … 1,764 … 838 … 2,602 Deserting … 3 … — … 3 Escaped Prisoners … 11 … 4 … 15 Embezzlement … 48 … — … 48 False Pretences and Swindling … 60 … 1 … 61 Forgery … 22 … — … 22 Fighting … 2… — … 2 Gambling … 30 … — … 30 Homicide … 25 … — … 25 Intoxication … 3,795 … 1,715 … 5,510 Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct … 1,388 … 694 … 2,082 Insanity … 76 … 51 … 127 Interfering with Officers … 21 … 1 … 22 Infanticide … — … 1 … 1 Indecent Exposure of Person … 12 … — … 12 Juvenile Delinquents … 3 … 2 … 5 Keeping Disorderly House … 19 … 17 … 36 Keeping Gambling House … 4 … — … 4 Libel … 3 … — … 3 Larceny, Grand … 190 … 38 … 228 Larceny, Petit … 725 … 166 … 891 Larceny from Person … 132 … 37 … 169 Larceny, Constructive … 1 … — … 1 Malicious Mischief … 93 … 4 … 97 Mayhem … 5 … — … 5 Obstructing Railways and Travel … 20 … — … 20 Perjury … 6 … — … 6 Personating an Officer … 1 … — … 1 Passing Counterfeit Money … 12 … — … 12 Robbery … 67 … 3 … 70 Reckless Driving … 152 … — … 152 Receiving Stolen Goods … 25 … 6 … 31 Rape … 7 … — … 7 Robbing United States Mail … 2 … — … 2 Surrendered Bail … 8 … 2 … 10 Suspicious Persons … 656 … 65 … 721 Seduction … 3 … — … 3 Sodomy … 2 … — … 2 Truancy … 63 … 28 … 91 Threatening Life … 3 … — … 3 Vagrancy … 296 … 157 … 453 Violating Corporation Ordinances … 399 … 32 … 431 Violating Health Law … 121 … 19 … 140 Violating Excise Law … 122 … 4 … 126 Violating Lottery Laws … 198 … 1 … 199 Violating Revenue Laws … 2 … — … 2 Violating Railroad Act … 2 … — … 2 Violating Registry and Election Law … 89 … — … 89 Violating Bottle Act … 2 … — … 2 Totals … 12,469 … 4,089 … 16,558 --- Table Showing the Nativity of Persons Arrested during the Quarter ending December 31, 1880. NATION OR COUNTRY. … MALES. … FEMALES. … TOTAL. United States—Whites … 6,010 … 1,604 … 7,614 United States—Blacks … 198 … 105 … 303 Ireland … 3,659 … 1,803 … 5,462 Germany … 1,449 … 262 … 1,711 England … 354 … 128 … 482 Scotland … 134 … 58 … 192 British Provinces … 89 … 38 … 127 France … 141 … 37 … 178 Italy … 166 … 20 … 186 Spain and Cuba … 37 … 3 … 40 Norway and Sweden … 61 … 8 … 69 Russia … 20 … 2 … 22 Turkey … 1 … — … 1 China … 9 … — … 9 Poland … 68 … 12 … 80 Switzerland … 14 … 4 … 18 Denmark … 10 … 1 … 11 Austria … 24 … 2 … 26 Belgium … 4 … 2 … 6 Bohemia … 10 … — … 10 Greece … 2 … — … 2 South America … 5 … — … 5 Hungary … 4 … — … 4 Totals … 12,469 … 4,089 … 16,558 --- Ages of Persons Arrested. — … MALES. … FEMALES. … TOTAL. Under twenty years … 2,157 … 786 … 2,943 Twenty to thirty years … 3,486 … 1,326 … 4,812 Thirty to forty years … 3,762 … 999 … 4,761 Forty to fifty years … 1,763 … 567 … 2,330 Over fifty years … 1,301 … 411 … 1,712 Totals … 12,469 … 4,089 … 16,558 THE CITY RECORD. OFFICIAL JOURNAL. VOL. IX. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1881. NUMBER 2.344. POLICE DEPARTMENT. Report for the Quarter ending December 31, 1880. POLICE DEPARTMENT—CITY OF NEW YORK, 300 MULBERRY STREET, January 28, 1881. To the Honorable WILLIAM R. GRACE, Mayor of the City of New York: SIR—Pursuant to section 27, chapter 335, Laws of 1873, the Board of Police of the Police Department of the City of New York hereby respectfully submits the following report of the operations and transactions of the Police Department and force, for the three months ending December 31, 1880. REPORT. On the 31st day of December, 1880, the number of members of the force of the several grades, including Surgeons, was 2,519. SICK TIME. The time lost by members of Police force by reason of sickness, disabilities, and injuries, for the quarter ending December 31, 1880, and the details thereof are shown in the annexed table marked “A,” from which it will be seen that the time lost was 8,984 3/4 days. Sick time paid … 3,803 1/2 days. " unpaid … 5,181 1/4 " Total … 8,984 3/4 " The amount paid for sick time lost was … $12,469 70 Amount paid preceding quarter was … 7,459 28 Increase … $5,010 42 Total number days’ time of the force … 230,305 The per cent. of sick to full time was 3.89 For the preceding quarter the per cent. was … 2.93 APPLICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT. The number of persons applying for appointment as Patrolmen, and who were examined by the Surgeons in respect to their health and physical condition, was as follows: — … Passed. … Rejected. … Total. October … 19 … 10 … 29 November … 18 … 5 … 23 December … 14 … 5 … 19 Total … 51 … 20 … 71 During the preceding quarter there were 53 examined—of which number 31 were passed, and 22 rejected. ARRESTS. The number of persons arrested for offenses by the Police force, during the quarter, was— Males … 12,469 Females … 4,089 Total … 16,558 The number arrested during the preceding quarter was 19,700, showing a decrease of 3,142. Number arrested for the principal felonies … 1,020 " discharged without trial … 282 " acquitted … 72 " convicted … 301 " sent to other authorities … 23 " bailed to keep the peace … 2 " cases pending … 340 Total … 1,020 The terms of imprisonment of those convicted amount in the aggregate to 652 years 8 months and 10 days, exclusive of committals to reformatory institutions. More complete details relative to arrests for felonies and other offenses appear in schedule annexed, marked “B.” LODGERS (SEE SCHEDULE “B”). The number of lodgings furnished to indigent persons in the Police station-houses, during the quarter, was— Males … 20,902 Females … 16,896 Total … 37,798 The number of lodgings furnished during the preceding quarter was— Males … 5,086 Females … 13,764 Total … 18,850 LOST CHILDREN (SEE SCHEDULE “B”). The number of lost children recovered by the Police during the quarter, was— Males … 402 Females … 215 Total … 617 Restored to parents or guardians … 575 Sent to Department of Charities and Correction … 32 " other institutions … 10 Total … 617 [Column 2] Schedule “B” exhibits a valuable collection of miscellaneous statistics, to which attention is respectfully called. HOUSE OF DETENTION FOR WITNESSES. The number of persons committed to and detained in the House of Detention for Witnesses during the quarter was— In detention October 1 … 12 Committed in October … 44 " November … 39 " December … 30 Total … 125 Discharged in October … 38 " November … 37 " December … 37 Total … 112 Remaining in detention December 31 ... 13 Total ... 125 The aggregate number of days’ detention of witnesses during the quarter was ...1,425 2/3 The number of meals furnished was … 4,277 At a cost of … $1,069.25 For the names of persons imprisoned and other details see schedule annexed, marked “C.” SANITARY COMPANY. The transactions of the Sanitary Company for the quarter, setting forth the number of steam- boilers examined, and their condition, and the number of applicants for examination as engineers, will be found in schedule annexed, marked “D.” The report of the Sanitary Company shows the very large number of 4,011 stationary steam- boilers in the City of New York—3,291 of which are under the direct supervision of the Police Department, and are subject to periodical inspection by Officers of the Sanitary Company. There are at this date 229 steam-boilers insured by the Fidelity and Casualty Co., and 491 insured by the Hartford Steam-boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. These companies are acting (it is believed) under authority of chapter 614, Laws of 1874, and make monthly reports to this Department, as required by the provisions of said act. Notwithstanding the fact that these 720 boilers are inspected and the premises they occupy insured by the above named companies, the Board of Police are not wholly exempt from the responsibility attached to their use, inasmuch as every engineer or other person in charge of a stationary steam-boiler in the City of New York must be examined by and receive his certificate from this Department. While it is not denied (in the absence of positive information on the subject) that the inspection of the 720 boilers referred to is thorough and satisfactory, yet there is a divided responsibility which out not exist. Either these companies should have the authority to examine and license the engineers for their 720 boilers, or the boilers should be placed under the supervision of this Department. The act of 1862, which placed the inspection of steam-boilers in this city under the supervision and authority of the State government, has always been regarded as wise and proper. It was deemed prudent to charge the duty of such inspection upon the then Metropolitan Police, and the very few accidents and the comparatively small loss of life and property resulting from boiler explosions in this city is the best proof that the duty has been well performed. It may not be considered that steam-boiler inspection is a legitimate police duty, but the public welfare demands that the work should be done by government (State or city_ authority, in order that the responsibility for accidents may be placed where it properly belongs. Attention is respectfully called to this important subject. PROPERTY CLERK’S OFFICE. The value of lost and stolen property recovered and restored to owners, and other transactions of the Property Clerk’s office for the quarter, will be found in schedule annexed, marked “E.” DISCIPLINE OF THE FORCE. The number of charges preferred against members of the force and filed inthe office of the Chief Clerk, during the quarter, was as follows: October … 104 November … 100 December … 132 Total … 336 Charges on file and undisposed of October 1 … 150 The disposition of the cases was as follows: Dismissals … 5 Fines … 180 Reprimands … 20 Complaints dismissed and withdrawn … 191 No disposition … 90 Total … 486 By comparison with the report for the quarter ending September 30, 1880, it will be seen that there have been 5 more dismissals, 26 more fines, 11 more reprimands, 18 more complaints dismissed, and 85 less complaints made. BUREAU OF STREET CLEANING. The work of the Bureau of Street Cleaning, as per report of the committee on Street Cleaning made to this Board, shows that there were removed— Ashes and garbage … 217,764 loads. Street dirt … 41,648 loads. Ice and snow … 6,338 loads. Total … 265,750 loads. Miles of street cleaned … 1,314 The expenses of street cleaning are shown in detail in schedule annexed, marked “F.” FINANCIAL. The Treasurer has made payments, during the quarter, to the amounts following: For account Police Department proper … $838,659 62 For account Bureau of Street Cleaning … 186,160 09 For account Bureau of Elections … 7,636 48 Total … $1,032,456 20 For details see schedule annexed, marked “F.” DEATHS DURING THE QUARTER Patrolman Philip Logue, Sixteenth Precinct, October 6, 1880. Roundsman Edward H. Larkin, Eighth Precinct, October 7, 1880. Patrolman George Warner, Steamboat Squad, October 13, 1880. Patrolman George M. Palmer, Twenty-third Precinct, October 31, 1880. Patrolman George Latham, Seventeenth Precinct, November 6, 1880. Sergeant Charles Snyder, Seventh Precinct, November 7, 1880. Patrolman Robert Stevenson, Steamboat Squad, December 1, 1880. Patrolman William J. Matear, Fourteenth Precinct, December 5, 1880. Patrolman John Cox, Steamboat Squad, December 12, 1880. Doorman George C. Campbell, Sanitary Company, December 23, 1880. Patrolman Lansing S. Nash, Thirty-fourth Precinct, December 25, 1880. Respectfully submitted S. B. FRENCH, President. S. C. HAWLEY, Chief Clerk. II No. 89 1. The new premiums for left-hand penmanship has taken me by surprise. I see that you are resolved to leave nothing undone that you can possibly do for the improvement and elevation of the “Boys in Blue.” How it charms the soldier to know that he has truly friends who care for him and take so much interest in his welfare. I will now endeavor to write a short sketch of my military career, not that I think myself capable of winning one of the prizes, but think it the duty of every left-armed soldier to contribute his mite to your collection, though I failed to get a prize the first time, I do not feel discouraged, but will try again. I volunteered and enlisted as a private in Captain Peter Baldy’s company “E”, 12th Regiment of Pennsylvania Reserves in May, 1861. We encamped about 3 months in Camp "Curtin," Harrisburg, where we were thoroughly taught the manual of arms as well as every movement of the foot. We left this our good, old camp in the evening of August the 10th, for Washington where we arrived in the afternoon of the following day and in October of the same II NO 89. 2. Year we pitched tents in Dixie’s. Our first engagement with the rebels was at Drainsville, Va. - Early in the morning of December 20th, 1861, General Ord, commanding our, the 5th Brigade of the Pennsylvania Reserves in pursuance of orders from General McCall, commanding the Division moved forward from our camp toward Drainsville, instructed to drive back the enemy’s pickets, procure a supply of forage and capture if possible a small cavalry force scouting between Drainsville and our camp. General Ord’s brigade consisted consisted of the 9th, Colonel Jackson, the 10th, Col McCalmont, the 12th, Col.John H. Taggart, the 6th, and the Bucktail Rifles with Easton’s battery and a squadron of Cavalry. While we were halting just in sight of Drainsville a Rebel brigade led by General Stuart attacked us but was, of course, soon easily and badly beaten. Stuart’s appears to have been likewise on a foraging excursion, as he had with him a long train of wagons which probably returned empty of aught but wounded men. General Stuart finding that the sons of Pennsylvania we’re handling him too rough, withdrew rapidly from the field, having dead II No 89.- 3. and wounded on our hands, and General McCall who came up at this moment wisely decided not to pursue, but ordered us to return to our camp. Here we encamped during the winter not uttering a word of complaint about food, for the Virginia farmer left behind them a good stock of fat pork, turkeys, chickens, &c. &c. In March, 1862, we left this camp, moved forward to Manasses, back to Alexandria and then again forward to Fredericksburg, where we embarked, steamed down the Rappahannock, over Chesepeak bay up the Pammunky and disembarked at the White House. From here we moved toward Richmond, and as we slowly moved along, it was echoed and re-echoed “on to Richmond” thereon, but finally as we came to Mechanicsville our “on to Richmond” was checked. Here we experienced the second Rebel “how-do-you-do”, though well fortified, and strong posted, and in a fighting mood; for we had written to our friends at home, that we would have a grand ball in Richmond on Saturday evening, but before daylight of the 2nd day’s fighting, June 27th, General McClellan directed the evacuation of our strong position, and ordered a retreat; II No 89. 4. an order easy of execution had it been given three or fours hours earlier, but very difficult now, as the Rebel attack was renewed a few minutes after the order was given. We moved steadily off the field, as if on parade, and by noon we had taken up our new position assigned us at Gaines Mill, and were ready to receive the now eagerly advancing rebels. The enemy quickly discerned and sharply pursued our withdrawal from the Mechanicsville defence, arriving in front of our new position soon after noon. They advanced and opened the "ball" but were received with heroic bravery by the Regulars who confronted them, and by whose fire they were staggered, and temporarily repulsed. Here the "Reserves" formed a 2nd line of battle, but soon having reached the front, and repelled the enemy immediately before them, and thus the battle raged for hours, repeated charges on our line being repulsed; but fresh troops advancing promptly to replace those which had been hurled back, until our wasted regiments having exhausted their ammunition were obliged to retire.- Thus we have been fighting day after day, succeeded by nights of marching always, alas,- II No 89. 5. in the wrong direction until we reached Harrison's Landing. A small force had followed our rear guard, and this day, the 5th of July, as we moved into camp threw a few shells into our ranks; but was soon driven off by the response of our batteries and gunboats; this ends the "seven days fighting."- The following are the engagements in which I took part: "1. Gainesville Va. December 20th, 1861 2. Mechanicsville, Va. June 26th 1862 3. Gaine's Hill " June 27th, " 4. Charles City Crossing" " 30th " 5. Malvern Hill, Va. July 1st " 6. Gaine's Ville " August 29th " 7. Bull Run " " 30th " 8. South Mountain My Sept 14th " In all of the above named battles I was not once wounded till at South Mountain, Maryland on Sunday September, the 14th 1862, where I received four rounds, one of which caused the amputation of my right arm at the shoulder joint. I was sent to the hospital at Frederick My. II 89.- 6. where the surgeon in charge made an effort to safe the arm, but about two weeks afterwards amputated it, after which I recovered fast and a few days before christmas I was at home.- Mu P.O. address is Slatington Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. L.H. Roth.- 1867-June 29 series 2 90 E.H. Kneeland Worcester June 29 \ 67 Wm Oland Bourne Dear Sir In forwarding those few pages for your inspection I trust I will not be considered presumptuous. My military career being short and by no means brilliant, it was not my intention to have been a competitor, but as I am aware that your object in awarding prizes to left armed men is to encourage them in the art of penmanship I cheerfully forward a specimen of mine. Photograph not ready I will forward one in a few days. I have the honor to be sir very respectfully your obt servant James H Kneeland formerly private [ ] Worcester June 29/67 This is to certify that I am well acquainted with James H. Kneeland whose signature appears above, and I believe his statements are correct. GH Estabrook Justice of the Peace No 1 On the twelfth day of July 1861 I had the honor to be mustered into the service of the United States as private in company D Fifteenth regiment Massachusetts volunteers to serve for the period of three years if not sooner shot, the shooting part I certainly had some objections to. Early in August the Fifteenth was ordered to the front and arrived in Poolsvill a small town in Maryland on the twenty-seventh. Hear we had the usual rotine of soldiers duty to perform; and between drilling, guarding and grumbling {for grumbling cannot very well be dispensed with} we passed our time until the twenty-first of October when the Fifteenth as a regiment was under fire for the first time this was the engagement known as Balls Bluff. I had what I considered at the time the misfortune to be on camp guard that day and although I freely offered five dollars {that being the extent of my capital} to any of my company who would exchange places with me, I could not persuade any one to accept of my offer, even the sick in hospital were determined to have a share in the fight. In the spring of 1862 the Union forces under General McLellen moved unto the Penensula and the next No 2 engagement that the Fifteenth participated in was the battle of Yorktown, in this, and several skirmishes in front of Yorktown. I took an active part; soon after the evacuation of Yorktown there was a detail of one man from each company of the Fifteenth to report at General Sedgwick's head quarters as a permanent guard. Our duty here was partly to stand guard, strike tents, and pack them away in the waggons along with what furnature the Genl and Staff were possessed of, to go with the teams and be prepared to pitch the tents and have every thing in order as soon as possible after we had come to a hault for the night, or a longer term. I liked this kind of soldiering very well for a while because by going with the waggons our knapsacks and rations were carried for us, so that we were always in light marching order. On the thirty-first of May \62 while we were bivuaced near the Chickahomony we heard a sudden fireing on our left, and soon after an orderly arrived with dispatches, the enemy had made an assault on General Casey's works and were driving him. The Second corps was on the march immediately, and as the troops marched by where No. 3 I was, I began to feel a little uneasy, but presently the colors of my regiment came in sight and was soon past where I was. They were going to fight, that's what they came there for. and I was going with them. So steping into my tent I put my haversack and canteen over my shoulder, notified the sergeant of the guard of my intention, and started on the double quick. I had a tedious tramp but overtook the regiment in season to take part in the battle of Fair-Oaks. Soon after this I received permission to return to my company for good, and did not leave it again until I lost my arm at the battle of Antietam, September 17th, 1862. As soon as my arm was healed I made application for my discharge and received that document on the eleventh of December \ 62, at Fort Hamilton N. York Harbor. The following are the engagements that I took part in York-town Fair-Oaks Chickahomony Savage-Station, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill Antietam Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.