, 1877-09-09

This, thank God. was true lie saw before nm, nm
men who had n,aintaircd those principles. inc
soldiers in Mexico fought to acquire Territory.
The soldiers Of I'll fought to free It ano preserve
it free.
| Col. Robinson, the old hero Of three wars
Florida, Mexico, and the Rcbellion--spokc as
soue length iu very happy vein.
MIR. c. c. L. Holden was called upon. ~ sa!a
it did him good to meet with the u. A. n: ~
had heard ut it often, but had no idea OF Enslt
they did there Until he calnc and saw the excel
lent working OF the Order and heard Tue 60
qucut ami impressive charge, defining ticIr
duty. lie was proud to know they were so tl'or
ousy organized to carry out tho measures ~, u
the ,rcat cottliet. His regiment, the slNth lIl
nos, WIS ordered to New Mexlco to 1l"h1 LIE
Nayajos afterwards rcportcl in Mexico, but W:'s
ordered back to Sant: Fc, where it remained uh
til the war closed. Hc c:.me home Just IN t'e,
ami just old enough, to vote for zack laSlot' LUZ
hero OF that war.
Messrs. Otis, Jucsgens. Guinncp, Wilson,
Priekctt, and others lade Interesting spccchcs'
The remainder vi the evening was spent IN
telling amusing and patriotic "reminiscences, anu
at the closc all Invitation given the veterans
to attend the winter calnptires OF the Pust ttllS
winter, which WAS responded to by Vote Oh
thanks.
A BOGUS CHARLEY.
About three months ago the Alatron Of the
Home Of the Fricndless, corner vi lWchtlctn
street and Wabash avenue, thought she ilad
Charley Ross a.nuug tic inmates Ut the fstt!i-
ton. Her theory has always heeE that tue little
fellow would no: be found ii, any ones coi!l-
pany, but would turn up as street arab. Many
people have called at the Home since Charley
disappeared, aud close watch has been kept Oil
all the children sent Or brought there. Along
in June policeman put III charge VI Miss tow
man little boy, dirty aud sun burnt and r;s,
ged. A day or two subsequently, she Noticed
him closely i'll the scllool-rooln, and
was struck with The remarkable resemblance
Of his features to these ot tic photograph u
the Ross child. The more she looked at HIM
at lis eyes, and eheek-ooncs' nnd iorelleau-
the stronger became her conviction that he WAS
Charley. He had given the name OF Frank
Austin. Before the ulatron got all opportunity
to question him, however, he ran away. a
month later another policeman brought him III
Jimmy Williams. As before, he skipped out
after remaining . day or two. Recently he
was turned over to the institution Tor tho third
time, and claimed to b. Joe Ziglcr. Making
sure OF his retention, Miss Bowman at last
got chance to talk to him. lie said he was
: years old. &c could recollect the
name Of New York, and that he was in
company with some men there. They lost him.
Then he went On Il ooat, and 4 woman took care
of him. lie, however, missed her one day. Next
plc They at length took him to town, and
there he got OIL /: train and came to Chicago
Since his arrival here lie had been selling news
papers and sleeping under THE TRIBUNE Build
ing. He seemed to be telling the truth, and
when asked now many names he had, said that
one OF his names was Charley Ross. Miss Bow
man now felt sure she had found the ycrltable
Charley. She therefore sent for Mr.. Warner
of pnkcrton's agency, to learn what he thought
He looked ut the lad. questioned him closely,
found him wcllupin thieves slang, aniconcluded
that some one had put him up to telling the
story be did. .aguin, the boy was certainly be-
tween and wears old; and this fact showed
that he was lying. The little fellow ran away
from the Home thG''neSt day and is now ut
large. So Chicago has lost temporarily, at
least, her claiul to havias been the home OF
Charley Ross.
Palmer Houss-W. v. Allen, Mobile; II. L.
Barchard. r Milwaukee; e. Il. Greeley, St. Louis;
q. n. Palmer, New York; ". c. Little, Brook
lyn; IT,. L. Dousman, ST. Louis: 4. A; Raymond,
renee, Newport: a. Townsend, Cleveland; E: D:
Libby, Boston; E. pcckham. New York;
i. w.: Cooper, Enslana. ;. Grand Pacific
Saa aa1et Linz 9einns st Louis H. W 1es ros,ua nsw
G G. Baus, lrhaael!pLia 6 oSfa Se1th = SfT
Ingram, Eau Claire; J. Il: Gibbs, St: Louis: F. c.
llolbzook, Providence: Judge .. A. Lochrane.
Georgia; Judge T. II, Hayes, Louisville; ]. Il
La fremont House-D. ". knight, Blossonrg:
\. S. T:lImadge, New York. D g. Baldwin, BAL
ten x:ss j. 3.t0s % asshe 81 h9ns Ss5;sp T. r. ':f T.
Myers, Arkansas; c. G, Warren, Boston; James
II. Hunt, New York; r: T. PRICE, New York; g.
Milwaukce' - :. Sherman Hoase-F. S. Henry, New
York; the Hon. D. L. King. Akron; G. "; STAN
Icy, D. D.. 81: Louis; Daniel G.: Bean, Boston;
Nackcv, Pennsylvania; S. II. Foster, West
Me-ilcn, Conn. II. Mattson Minneapolis; ]: T.
sc. curticc, Rochester: T.. i. Gerrold, San
Francisco; L. c. Deane, Racine. ]: c. Porter;
Pittsburg; DR.. Wheat, Manchester, y: H.. The
ii. g. Larabcc, Winona, Mimi: 4. Tompkins.
pittston, ia; Joseph A.. Reed. Pittsburc; 7. H.
Smith, Milwaukee: +. Hitchcock, Peoria; Il. II.
Adams, Fulton, Ill. E. T. Walker, Worcester,
Mass.