River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-08-21
FIIz JOHN PORTER.

amlDRtlon OF WITNESSES WHO were hc-
live participants on both sides
in the action which II suit
ed in Pope's defeat at Manassas and Por-
ter's dismissal from the army. establishes
that the findings of the court martial which
tried him were not in accordance with the
real facts, however they might have been
justified by the incomplete and ex- parte evil
dence then adduced; that the sentence of the
court was, therefore, unjust; and that the
government owes it to Gen. Porter to make
snch reparation "a is due him for the wrong
inflicted.
Gen. porters friends have decided upon
their plan of action, the objective point of
which plan is to restore him to the army,
with the rank of maior-genersi. and to vote
him the full pay of that rank from the date
of his dismissal, which would aggregate
about $4,000. To accomplish this, it is
proposed, at the coming session of Congress,
to introduce a BILL with q preamble reciting
the finding of the court of inqn. ",
and providing that the verdict
Of the court martial be declared mill and
void. Should this bill pass, the effect would
he TO place Gen Porter where he was in the
army prior TO his dismissal: that IS, he
would be restored to the rank of major
general of volunteers, and to the rank of
colonel in the regular army. If nothing fur
Their should be done by Congress, it would
be, perhaps, within the power of the
President TO direct that Porter should be
mustered ont as major general of volunteers,
which would leave him with his rank of
colonel IN he regular army. 1t is not pro-
posed, however, by Gen. Porter's friends to
stop with the erasure Of the verdict of the
court martial. They intend to establish him
in the army with the rank of major general,
and to do this propose to pass
bill creating an additional major
general and authorizing the President
10 appoint Fuz-John Porter to the
yacanc, thus created. The number of maj or-
generals Is now fixed by law at three, and, in
order TO lsturt4 tn that number in brief
pr-liod. IL is proposed that the act appointing
Porter 10 be MAJORS eneral shall provide THAI
no further appointments or promotion shall
be made to that rank until the number of
major generals is reduced below three,
which number will lie again fixed as the
maximum of that rank. This plan would
ohviate the necessity of fotcing Ger. Nc
Dow ell on the retired list to make room
tor Porter, and would at the same time pre-
vent the promotion of Gen. Pope, who is
first on the list Of brigadirr generals As
Gen. Pope entered the military service in
1912, he cannot be far from the age-62-
when he may be retired. IL will be seen,
therefore, that this plan would pr cticaly
exclude Pope from being promoted to be
major general, because it is quite probable
he would reach the retired list before Han
cock, Schntield or Porter, supposing that
McDowell's retirement made room for hiin.
Thus the effect of this plan of Porter's friends
would be to punish Gen. Pope, while
elevating Porter. 1t is hardly fair, perhaps,
to intimate that such IS the purpose of Por-
ter S friends, but the fact that Pope is the
officer who brought the charges upon which
PUr er was diImissed, and that the result of
that genteman's yindicatiun is to operate in
iurIously to Pope will lead many friends OF
chat officer to infer that such q purpose en-
entered into the general plans of those who
are seeking to restore Gen. Porter. A bitter
amt protracttd discussion VIII certainly fol-
low any attempt to carry out these plans.
4 MODEL HOTEL.
The Remarkable regulations Of a micJ.i0a"
landlord
The proprietor of a simmer resort hotel
i'll the interior OF Mic i&an publishes in the
CiDper an adye tisement which enumerates
the following advantages OF his place:
Tuis hotel was buit and arranged for the
special comfort and convenience of the tray
cling public.
On arrival, each guest will DC asked how
he likes the situation, and if lie say the hotel
Ought to have been placed further from the
depot and nearer the business part of the
! town, the location will 30 Immediately
changed.
Corner front rooms, up only one flight,
| for each guest.
| Bath, gas, water-closet hot and cold va
! ter, laundry, telegraph, fire alarm. restau-
rant, bar room, billiard tables, daily papers
coupe, sewing MACHINE, gland piano, cier
! gyman, and ali other modern conyt niences
| in every room.
! Meals every minute if desired, and conse-
quently no second table.
! English, French and German dictionaries
furnished every guest, to make up such a
| bIl of fare As he may desire, without regard
I 10 bill of fare afterwards at the office.
Walters of any nationality and color Ev-
| cry waiter furnished with libretto, button
! hole bouquets, full dress suits, ball tablets
( ind tue bair parted in the middle.
/ Every gue5t Will have the best seat III the
! dining hall and the very best waiter in the
/ house.
/ Any guest not getting his breakfast red
! hot, or experiencing delay Of sixteen sec
onds after giving his order for dinner, will
please mention the fact at the manager S
Office aud cooks and walters viii be Town
| from the mouth of the cannon in front OF
! the door at once.
Children will be welcomed with delight,
and are requested to bring hoop-sticks and
| hawkey es to bang the carved rosewood iurni
! turo especially provided for that purpose,
/ and peg tops TO spin on the velvet carpets.
I They will be allowed to bang on the piano at
! all hours, fan down stairs, carry away dessert
enough for a small family in their pockets
/ at dinner, and make themselves as disagree
able as the fondest mother can desire.
Washing allowed in rooms. Ladies giving
an order to put me on a fiat-iron" will be
put on at any hour of the day or night.
A discreet water, who belo Is TO the Ma
sons. Old Fellows. Sons of Malta, knights
of Pythias. X O. Ms and NJ. D. RS, and
who was never known to tell the truth or the
time of day, has been employed TO carry
milk punches aad hot toddies TO the ladies'
rooms in the evening.
The Office clerk has been selected to please
every body and can lead in prayer, play draw
poker, match W, rsteds at the village store,
shake for the drinks at any hour of the day or
night, play billiards, a good Walter, can
dance the German, make fourth at eucher,
smuse the children, Tepsat the Beecher trial
from memory, is good judge of horses, as
q railroad or steamboat reference is far su-
gegior to Appleton ~ anybody eises guide,
will frt with any yoang lady and not mind
being cut 20 death when 'pa comes DOWN
don't mind being damned any more than "a
Connecticut river; can room forty people in
the best room in the house when the house
IS fell, attend the anDunciator. and answer
questions in Greek, Hebrew, Irish, Choctaw,
or any other polite language, at the same
moment, without turning hair.
Dogs allowed in any room in the house,
including the whine room. Gentlemen
can drink, smoke. swear, chew, gamble, tell
shady stories, stare at the new arrivals, or
indulge in any other innocent amusement
common to watering places, in any pct of
the hotel.
The landlord will always be happy to hear
that some other hotel is tE1 best house i'll
the country.
Special attention given TO parties who can
give Information as to "how these things are
done in Yewrup."
AN ANTI-RAILROAD WAX.
ICol. Calkins' St. Paul Special to Milwaukee
Sunday Telegraph
There is considerable of an anti-railroad
feeling growing up az tins place, and
4hrnuu hluf tina State The recent T1flrchase