Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-04-18
OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Grand Army Of the Republic boys
and other loyal ex-soldiery OF our city nave
been much torn up in mind Of late because
- A oT the District Volunteers paraded
,orr streets recently with visiting company
rom Norfolk, Va, without carrying the
A nerican hag. 1t was not 10 be expected
tbat an ex-rebel sOldiery would bring with
them the national banner. But is only
reasonable to suppose that prOfesSed loyal
organization would not dispense with it on
anv parade. We had occasion last year to
refer to the same violation Of military eti-
ouette, upon a similar visit, which was par
ticuiariy glaring because the President re-
viewed the troops. We declared il an in
suit to him or any other patriot. 1t IS to
the credit Of the visitors that when leaving
for Norfolk they insisted on being furnish
ed with an American flag under which they
marched from the RrmOry to the boat.
Ouite a number of them had small flags
stuck in their caps, and they swept down
the street apparently as proudly certainly
as soldiery, as were they keeping step to
s.Dixie" under the stars and bars of the
eonfederacy. Hearty cheers greeted them
at every step for every spectator felt they
were doing a noble duty, first by unfurling
and marching under the stars and stripes
and second in teaching our home guards
lesson in loyalty.
Attorney General Devens made a narrow
escape from serious injury last night
through his horse running off and smash
ing his carriage against a shade tree. The
Judge was dashed violently upon the side
walk but without more than temporary
hurts He is quite lucky with all his mis-
haps. At Charlottesville in 1868 his Di-
vision was most seriously cut up yet he
came out Of the fight with Just such a
wound as any barefOOted boy gets when be
stubs his big toe against a stone. He
was not born to die-of bullets in such bat
ties as Charlottesville or injured big toe,
and as runaway horses can't kill him in
times of peace We infer he will be either
drowned or hanged in the future. 1t would
be interesting reading just now 10 review
some Of the newspaper discussions upon
the detection Of the 11th Corps at Chancel-
lorsyille and the part Gen. Devens played
in il, and perhaps we may give g chapter
or two in the future. s- rs @
Doubtless your readers may be interested
in knowing the position Of EntomolOgist
in the Agricultural Department is vacant
and that the Commissioner is begging some
bdgologist to fill it. Prof. Riley resigned
the place because of certain alleged domes-
tic infelicities existing between him and
his Chief, La Due. But it was hardly to
be supposed that successors could not be
had BY the score. Gen. La Due has a way
of his own, We know that by personal con-
tact with him during the war, and as he is
intent. upon larger game than bugs it may
be presumed that he has not accorded that
recognition due to such an accomplished
bugologist as Prof. Riley, hence the resig-
nation. Who wants the placer It is open
to all applicants. ...s....-.-.
Congress pegs aways accomplishing moth
ing but Ill to the general interests of the
country through the evident desire to tink-
er with everything calculated to put all
national interests upon sound footing.
Washington, April 1879. .