The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-17

Private NOonan. OF tnc Clltu pu'eo"
States infantry. company q, mas re-
mnrltable pair OF brooches, or rather
Ind n remarkable pair. for on January
On ls75. they underwent cremation
Whether no has had brooches since that
time or not we know not. as the record
is sipniiicantly silent: but we can affirm
ri least that no has not had the remark
able pair. There was soldier who re-
uuesfcd the .shoo fly not to bother
him" because he belonged to company
Il. but private Noonan's brceches have
bothered. They have bothered tho
whole army. bothered Congress, ana are
liable to bother the whole people IN tnis
Centennial year. On the 23d OF January.
ts7b. there was u fire ut Fort Lcaven-
worth, which consumed private Noon
ans brooches, and their soul has been
travelling on ever since, and Is still
travelling.
On tho 18th Of February Noonan came
To the conclusion that, aa he had lost his
brooches i'm tho service OF his country,
his country ought to give him q now
pair. He accordingly applied to the
post adjutant. The next day the lieu
tenant Of the 9Th infantry indorsed ms
letter, and tho brooches went to tho
captain of the 9Th, who Endorsed them,
and three days later forwarded them to
tho colonel of the 9Th. who indorsed
them, and sent them on to the chief
auartermaster OF the department, who
returned them to the assistant diutant
general. who returned them to the com
mnndpg officer of Fort LeavcnwOrth,
calling attention to General Order
No. 10, War Department. Commissary
Subsistence" requiring board OF sur.
vey'to be appointed. The brooches had
swung round their first circle.
Al - "A
appointed TO survey Noonan 4 brooches,
and, rs the first lieutenant Of the 9Th
Ind neglected to indorse the breeches.
he placed his fist also upon them. The
hoard surveyed the brceches and made n
rcport. and once moro the brooches com
mcnccd 10 travel. Tho report went on
the 10th Of April to the assistant adju-
tnnt general of the department of
MISSOURI. and the assistant adjntant
general OF the district of Missouri, five
DAYS later. sent II to Brcvet Major Gene
raj John Pope, who sent II to the
adutnnt general OF the army. The
breeches had swung round their second
circle. Meanwhile fragment OF the
brooches had been swinging round a
circle of its own.
On the 10th of March, at which time
the board Of survey was holding IN in
Quest upon the original brooches, n let
ter from Private Noonan. asking for
the appointment Of the board. started
on Its travels This satellite OF the
original breeches went to the acting as
sistant Quartermaster OF the 10th. Two
days later he returned IL to the post ad-
infant. who sent IL TO the board OF sur.
yey on the 23d, who sent 1t back again
on the 9th to the post adjutant. who
handed 1t over to the post quartcrmns
tor on the 30th. who returned il to the
board April 8. plastercd all over with In.
dorscments.
This was the only Journey made by
tho satellite. but the original breeches
were not idle meanwhile. On the 2itl
OF April they reached General Sheridan
in Chicago, who referred them to the
Adiutant General of the army. Nograss
was growing under Private Noonan's
brecches. On the 2Sth the Adjutan
General sent them to the Judge Advocat,
General. and on the 30th he sent then
back. with his compliments, and on thu
Sd OF May the Adjutant tenderly handed
them over 10 the Quartermaster genera
for examination. He examined the
brooches, Endorsed them, and sent then
back. On the 10th the Adjutant Genera
sent them to the SecretarJ OF War
There, for time, the breaches stopped
travelling, and the weary were at rest
They could temporarily get no further
How Private Noonan Jared until the fol
lowing December without breeches WI
do not know, nor do we like TO inQuir,
too curiously. The wind was prohabl,
tempered to the shorn lamb.
When Congress assembled, tn,
brooches commenced to travel again n.
merriiy as ever. On the 3lst OF Decem
Der the Secretary of War sent them t.
the House OF Representatives, and oil
the 12th Of January, 1876, resolution
authorizing the issue Of a new pair wa
referred to the Committee on Militar
Affairs, and the documents, COSTING
more than the original brooches, hay
been printed. It is sad to reflect tina
there must be doubt in Private Noe
mans mind whether he will get his ne'
breeches even now, for the House Com
mittee must report the breeches back
the House.
But even il the brooches should 3
through the House, they must &
through the Senate and the PresideH
must sign them. Then. and only theI
can Private Noonan get his nev
brooches. upon which we suggest tha
! the thirty-three Endorsements of tn
old pair be printed in full. We hope b