The National tribune., 1881-10-08
NEWS ITEMS,


at the Arlington Hotel for the use of those for
egners who have been invited by the United
States Government to be present at the celebra-
ton of the battle of Yorktown, who include the
descendants of Baron Steuben, Generals Lafay-
cite and La ROchambeau and representatives of
France and Germany.
The court to try Lieutenant Flipper Tenth
Cavalry, for embezZlement of public funds met
at Fort Davis Texas September 10, but at Flip
pers request, an adjournment to November was
taken to enable him to raise funds among his
friends IN the East and to supply counsel for his
defense. The "hOusekeepern on whose person
the funds and checks appropriated by Lieuten-
ant Fhpper were found is almost perfectly white,
and is the daughter of the mulattO laundress of
company in the Tenth Cavalry, in which her pres
ent husband is first sergeant. Mary has been
"hOusekeeper" for Lieutenant FIipper for several
years.
1t is now October, 1881, and for some unex plain
able reason the annual report internal COM
merce for the year ending June 80, 1880, is not
published by the Chief of the Bureau of Stats
tics, as required by the express provisions of the
law. With an appropriation by Congress of
S72,75 there has been only two annual reports
in six years.
The East River Bridge trustees, met October 3,
The financial statement submitted showed that
receipts from all sources S13 222 $3.50 while
the total expenditures were S13166, 1924, leav-
ing balance on hand of S577 1865
The surviving members of the second New
jersey held their annual Reunion at Newark
September u. Colonel Burke commandment of
the regiment in 1862; General Plume, who was
adiutant of the Second, and many others, were
present.
The Eighth New Jersey had it's annual Re-
union and banquet September Doth
Pink-eye the new horse disease, is spreading
in Chicago Illinois. In many cases the attack is
followed by lockjaw
Ex-Governor Moses. of South Carolina, was
committed for trial in New York yesterday on
the charge of swindling.
Twelve hundred men are at work erecting
houses and workshops along the line of the pro-
posed Panama canal.
The steamship Arizona crossed the ocean in
seven days seven hours and twenty-three min
utes the best time on record
Arizona Bill, an old Government scout, was
killed yesterday at Crested Butte, Arizona Terri
tory, by United States Marshal Hatch.
Captain Howgate returned to this city on the
4th and in the evening A. B. NewcOmb, of the
| Department of Justice appeared at his residence
with warrant for his arrest on additional
charge of defalcation in the sum of $4,000
Thomas O'Reilly, member of Henry Wilson
Post, G. A. r. Department of New Jersey, took
part in the sham battle at Scheutzen Park, Union
/ Wadp fbo ho
wounded in the head, and the excitement conse-
quent upon the mimic warfare brought ON cOnges-
ton of the BRAIN from which he died on Friday.
The campfire to be held at Audenried by VIM.
Lazarus Post, G. A. r., which was to have taken
place last Friday and Saturday, was postponed on
account of the great national calamity, and is to
come off on Friday and Saturday. October u and
o.
The resignation of First Lieutenant F. d. Grant
Fourth Cavalry, has been accepted by the Presi-
dent.
The payments made from the Treasury by war
rants during the month of September, 1881, were
as follows Civil and miscellaneous, 3d. 04, 2S4 So
War, S4,O9O44 So Navy, 81 ,1s3,7O1 %; Interior,
Indians, $685. 81; Interior, pensions, $780,,
s64 ST. total S13 293 295 81. This does not include
payments made on account of the interest or prn-
cpal of the public debt of the United States.
The Supreme Court of the United States meets
Monday, October 10.
EA Slocum Post No 81 G. r., of New York,
held picnic September ri, at Deland's Corners.
There were speeches, songs and anecdotes, which,
with plenty to eat and drink enabled the " Boys"
and their friends to have good time generally.
The Tioga County pa Veteran Association
met September "a, 1881, at West Branch, as per
call of Lieutenant Gruwell Officers were elected
for the ensuing year as follows: Captain, H. 1.
Gruwell: First Lieutenant, J. l. Bailey; Second
Lieutenant, D. T. Rodgers; Orderly Sergeant, c.
H. Wickersham: Second Sergeant, W. G. Mich
ener; First Corporal j. c. Perry.
On motion, it was decided to hold Reunion at
or near West Branch on October IA and 10, 1881
YARDS OF RED TAPE.