, 1876-08-26

ehaA e"1'A''ah' a!ssai 4saa,to II lH; ". Lehho3.
Col. lEonaE ". Xix. ks.' Ill y. Hant..
y x. TsshoN .ra,H IThoo,ma: tsalom.
] ". We:.faIl i. iiili. N'N~'
+. II. coIby. !. ii. Isurnham.
4. 81. ureen. ". Connolly.
II. II. SHERWOOD, pos.. s, Ggtt; yottoa M stera,t,
JAMES, %a:'t1; f. WILSON, As, E. sno.sasu, J,.
,,rlrsant possnar,er.
NoMMAS CIAsg. Meas 4. ". G: NoMlan.
+: 4. WANnELl,. Mesa. J. r. FIshtr.
". u. skSs,unr, Mess. q. " Kennedy.
5. j. iinAnLEf, Mess. i: q. 0iis..
H.. s. Mem lsHAEl, : George W. Rod.
Messenger.
4. 4. d' d1Ena' Mcss. X Rottrt:on.
!. Z. SEVERN, Mess. !rii'iam o. koary.
Il. =. N!sItor,s Meas. :torgt r. Roigers.
;.l.t = II MsnE3 l. f1':s 4 nf's %s f%sa T. l;asM 1t"
All examination Of thu tnbie shows that there
WIRE q discharged fIGm t'le DoorkceCers depart
10 Union sultlicrs; from the Foat-Ol! IL tniun
solllers; from The Capitol l'ul!ce, z, lnuknE 81
Unloi suli[crs discharged by thu Democratic
House SINE Its Organization last December. a
number Of these soldiers were Disabled In the
serrive.
coNRsDEnATEs APPOINTED.
There were appointed In their plates, ne far a.
ean br aseertai1lrd, IN tlIe Doorkceper's depart
10; In the PoFtotl!ce, II: Cap'tol Police, !, and
committee clerks, mailing II Confederate
soldiers appointed. Tile names OF many of tbe
employees of tllc present Housc. such Us extra
clerks, cannot lie asccrtalped for Tie reason that
they arc paid upon vouchers instead OF regular
roll. a great number Of these extra employees
are cx.Confetteratcs, and II tho facta cnuld he
al inHt r1 5t,a 1tn~ inf
Confederate soldiers appointed would be fund
10 exceed thu number of Union soldiers dis
charged,
TIRE rosT.oFFICE HOLLIS
show tile most wantun disregard by the Con-
fGtlcratc House Of the obligations of the Gov-
erninent to It's disabled soldiers, where nearly
every man discharged served in the Union urmy,
and With two exceptions every luan appointed
WIS Confehcratc.
The Postmaster, Henry N. Sherwood, WAS an
officer of Company g, Fourth Michigan Cavalry.
He served with distinction tn the Southwest and
LOST Icy ut thu battlc oi kcncsaw Mountain.
Being I'LL Ulllcrr Ut tho Unusu Ills removal WIS
decided on, ant Ills successor was SELECTED by
Democratic. caucus, md on the first day uf the
Forty-iourtll CuiV,ress, by u strict party vote,
~ Was rctnuYcd to 1nakc room for Col. Joseph
| command Of Confederate cavalry.
Juseph 7. Wilson, tllr Assistant Postmaster,
served with dlattnctfnn III the War, asia was sl1t
.r9aG te fass u foEt poueso a terribly
| wounds. lie was the first onc discharged to
! mike room for E. Showden, Jr., an ex.tonfed-
crate, who was, however, nut tn the army. He
| office.
| ~. A. Wardcll, was member Of the Sixth
| MASSACHUSETTS Regiment, served with d[Btlnc-
tton during ttlc entire v or, and was very Sc
vrle!y wounded ut Winchester. lie was dis
| make room for m cx-confederite soldier
I. r. Bishop, ~ the post.Onlco Department,
belongs 70 a Michigan Infantry regiment, served
during tic War. iosng an nr,n In the service.
lie, too, gave place to Confederate soldier
curly IN the acaslun.
r. s. McAIIraci was ao!dier In Wisconsin
rsgss, av y n alnost 1h entirely bl' Fo
crate soldler Succeeded Mt. McAilehacl.
TIE DoonKEEfEn's DEPARTMENT.
was notnrsously the worst dc1noruiizad, how
Buxton, . gentleman Of Intelligence and cIar-
acser, and = must efficient olslrcr. was succeeded
by l.. II. Fitzh1gt, al ex.Conleleraac, and The
Srsgcant.at-Artsls uf the Confederate Congress.
rcasun u letters III Which lie describes iinir-
seif as "a bigger man than old Grant,"
lhe same tettcr graphically dessr!bes the
iMgortunEtt!es of "e'"6Srs ,'. Ht tae
fr(cnsls, and trila how the writer ia fctcd by
wives Of distinguished Mcni,crs bepause OF the
Offices !1e as Ut his disposal fftzlslgsl wus up.
pointed becalise be ia supposed to layc sollie Ut
The degenerate descendant Of Il famous Vlrgtu-
Ian was Ignonlnluusly turnch out of Office, hls
truthful letter being nlasle J,retcxt 10 cover
the real reason, which wAk II fAnru to uIstrlb-
ute Ills patronage rs tu satisfy influential anu
cxartinE Mclnburs.
Under the Doorkccpcr WAS large number Of
UnEon soldiers, fourteen Vt whom were more 0r
less disabled In the Union service, from mere
Ensf!Gt wound III spH1u raaea to tlit loss Of ai,
urn or Lex, unll even both arns. All OF tlscsc
anialera wcre marked for discharge, aud NEARLY
u! of them had been given notice to quit. III i
Ercas E majority Of INSTANCES Their pl'rcs were
~ 1ntleh disturbance raised ty tAv Northern
Democrats about the discharge of the,c crf(l-
pied soldiers that nine Of them were rei,lstated
~ tliciT places, one q! whom llAs si1ee bren As-
discharged As SOON a. Congress shsIl hive ad-
luar'lc'l. Some Ut thu must nota,I. Ut the
ehuilEes made arc worth more consideration
than Will bH allotted 10 them In this triet
sketch.
MAJ. II. ]. huNNg1L
entered the service IL lttfl IN the Thirteenth
Itrgincnt New York Volunteers. III purlir,
Ea.sd y Tssny ot tie Y i!roEtas!t bAttle4 os ths
Secand Lieutenant, anil In Jalliary, tsG!, FiSsl
lirutenant. lis wls engaged IN aIi tle battles
tren the siecr ot Yorktown to The .oeo1sh batt'e
yrrtly wounded, having been shot through tott
lungs and the lett thigh. liz wus lclt un tic
ileitl Tor !ea.!, remaining in tho laands Ut the
tiItWf. Hhllt lie VIVA stlt VI ht WAR eOtnsllB
4,oGcd Captain, remaining ~ surl. TIL the ex.
rIsutlon oi l's regiments tertu VI service, w!lrl
l.e was mustered uut. ile then entelea ,i4s
Veteran Reserve Corps, and a!d duty ~ Provost
Marshal till tho close of this War. liz WAS brs
vetcd Major Tor meritorieus conduct on the Held
THIS brave soldier aud nlerttusous officer WIS
succeeded BY +. NJ. schell. Of ln4ana, Hyhel
is y big, pampous frllow, whuse buAinesi
II wa 10 clear the ilooT Ut all per
Sons except members prerous TO til.
Ealing ut The liousc. TO oFttcr each day
This duty ie discharged iu such an imposing
aud tremendous tashton ~ ut fsst to makt
liul.a hut fur rlIlcule. tse bctauin, dtsagreca
bic rs his oltictousncss, ana grave charycs were
hut l.e bus received pay for June and July or
vouchers. liz Is st!li 10 he seen a!uut the dou'
VI the House, and 1t IL said hs has been takef
cars of." whici. probably ulcans that hs IL putt
upon y voucher Instead VI appearing on tn.
rolls. The stury ot the charges against him Il
too Indecent 10 print, Ae ls, In short, know
| nunrlrx4 t.ilnin uIifT fnr tht furulsk1lup o.