The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-01

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Harrisburg and other places in
Pennsylvania have announced their
intention of sitingthenational eapi-
tai to participate in the inaugural
+ ceremonies on March 4, 1881
| Resolved, That committee OF
twenty-seven be appointed by the
president Of this association TO make
proper and creditable arrangements
to receive the above clubs and organ
izations upon their arrival in Wash
ington that the president OF this
ASSOCIATION be authorized TO appoint
the chairman, secretary and treasur-
er OF said committee OF twenty-seven
that said committee may have power
to adopt a uniform to be worn by
I the members of the committees In
receiving the visiting clubs and in
the Inauguration parade that said
committee shall have power to adopt
such rules as they deem necessary
/ to properly carry out the object ot
this resolution and report at the
next meeting of the association for
It's action, and that said committee
shall have power to increase its mem
bership to 100.
The following were the committee
appointed William G.. Russell
chairman, J. F. Linden secretary !,
Daniel Collins treasurer, II. b.
wilkins, c. b. Tanner, ". G. Spots
wood. J. G. Quein, Joseph Brown, ].
II. Dram, J. s. Blair, J. X. Mccain
mon, J. II. Pilson, l.. G. Huling jr,
J. Ii. Magee, Robert f. Major, J..
Howard Bushnell, ). Marsh, J. NJ,
Moulder. Edward Fisher, Geo. W.
Barnes, Thomas c. Chappell, John
McGrirr, jr., Abram Levi. William
NJ. Taegart, William White, NJ. D.,
Louis Leclerc and Charles K. Nc
Evan.
The National Granger Patrons OF
fIusbandry who are now holding
their annual meeting in this city
called on the President Wednesday
in a body. They spent the whole
evening at the White House, but the
reception was devoid of all formali-
ty. President Hayes and wife made
the old farmers feel at home.
The President during the morn
ling received a call from the dele
gates to the Sigma Chi convention
who are holding their annual con,
clave at the National Hotel. To-day
the delegates go to Mount Eer.
non.
1t is generally understood thai
| Major Gen. Schoficld is to be re
moved from the command of Wcs'
/ Point and transferred elsewhere,
His report upon the Whitaker
ease Is the cause. 1t is said tha'
Gen. Scholield wrote this report be
fore the October election with a view
of helping Gen. Hancock's canvass
and when he found it was not print
ed then he desired to recall it.
IN 1869, the Superintendent OF tn,
government printing Office, in hi
official capacity hired a horse for the
use of a messenger of the office
The messenger maltreated the hors,
so that he died. The question
r whether the owner can be paid fo,
the horse from funds of the Govern
ment has been referred to judy,
Lawrence, First Comptroller of TN,
. Treasury, who decides it cannot b,
done on the well-settled principle
that wrong cannot be imputed Il
the Government. The only redress
the owner has is an appeal to Con
gress for relief
Hon. ID. J. Morrel, of Johnstown
was registered q day or two ago at
the Riggs House.
Messrs. Alexrndar and John
Hutchinson, farmers, who reside
Just outside of the city were greatly
/ delighted and astonishrd Il few DAYS
f ago 10y the appearance of their broth.
! er. James Hutchinson who they
, thought had been killed in the war
they having buried a body supposed
to be his. 1t appears that after be.
ing wounded by the explosion of {
gun, which deprived him of his eve
sight, he was nurSed tenderly by &
: lady. Later he married her daugh
ter, and removed to Nebraska. wher,
he has been engaged successfully il
farming. He came TO Washington
TO look up his relatives and obtain 4
, large amount Of pension money dul
him.
Col Nelson 4. Miles, of the Fifth
, Infantry has been or is To he ap-
pointed Chief Signal Officer Of tn,
Army with the rank and pay o.
= BriEadier General, and viii in few
! days occupy the vacant chair o.
General Albert J. Never, "old pi0b.
abilities General Miles comes {,
his new Office with great rec0mman-
datiOns as q gallant and accomplish
ed officer. 1t Is hoped he will sue,
ceed with the weather bureau as
!, he has with the Indians. He is not
/ spoken of as an officer of very great
scientific ability but has another
quality which makes him more val,
liable to the country in this new
, sphere than too much science and
, that Is administrative qualities and
! abundance of common sense. He
, will not find the office very easy
one, for to keep up Interpolation OF
, the Bureau before the people will
( require work and that OF the hardest
kind. No one that is not familiar
with the duties Of the Chief Signal
Officer can realize what a difficult
office it is to fill to suit everybody.
On one side he has got to contend
with lot Of crazy weather prophets
who want to run the machine 70.
him. Then he has got to run a
>, corps of five hundred men with mil
itary training inside and civil SER
I vice on the outside as there are some
people still living that don't like the
blue uniform. Then he has got to
run lot OF signal stations at places
where there IS no use for them "a
accommodate some Of our average
congreasmen, but the worst strain if
ne Is nervous man will be to make
tiie weather 10 suit the people
Here Is where General Never was
boss, and allowed no scientific ex-
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