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The National tribune., 1881-10-15
FROST DESTROYING CROPS.

The frost of Tuesday and Wednesday nights
of last week entailed heavy losses to many Long
Island farmers and forced them to hasten in
gathering the crops. Mostly all tender vegetables
and Towering plants left exposed were destroyed.
Great damage was done to the cranberry beds in
Suffolk county Since the frost the worms which
have made sad havoc with the cabbage have
burrowed under the leaves and are now eating
the heads from underneath. The worms have
now attacked the turnips and the farmers are
using Paris green to destroy them, and cabbage
are given a top dressing of salt. Much fruit was
destroyed by the cold, the crop being light and
the warm weather holding on, growers deemed
it unsafe to store their orchard crops, and as
result much has been lost.
The National tribune., 1881-10-15
a CHARACTERISTIC DISPATCH.

The following dispatch was sent by freSloeh'
Lincoln to General Hooker, while the latter COM
manded the Army of the Potomac
WASHINGTON, ID. C., June D, 1868
MaOr-General HOOKER,
Yours of to-day was received an hour ago. 90
mpcb of professional military skill is requisite to
answer it. that | have turned the task over to
General HaIIeck He promises to perform 1t with
his utmost care | have but one idea which
think worth suggesting to you, and that is, IN
case YOU find Lee coming to the north Of the
Rappahannock, would 10y no means cross to the
south of it. If he should have a rear force at
Fredericksburg tempting you to fall upon it, it
would fight in intrenchments, and have you at
disadvantage, and So man for man, worst you at
that point while his main force would, in some
way, be getting an advantage Of you nCrthward.
In one word, would not take any risk OF being
entangled upon the river, like an OK jumped half
over the fence and liable to be torn by dogs front
and rear, without a fair chance to gore one way
OF kick the other. If Lee would come to my
side of the river, | would keep on the same side
and fight him. or act on the defence, according as
might be nv estimate Of his strength relatively
to my own. But these are mere suggestions
which / desire TO be controlled by yourself and
General Halleck.
4 TJNCOIN
The National tribune., 1881-10-15
NO AMERICAN SHIPS.

The New York World sent it's mathematical
reporter down among the docks on the morn
ing of the Cleveland funeral, and he found
after close calculation, that flags of mourning
fioated at halfmast from fifty-seven ocean steam
ships ffty-three ships, two hundred and forty
six barks forty-nine brigs, and one hundred
and eighty-nine schooners, lying in the port of
New York, and making a total of five hundred
and ninety-fOur vessels Of the ocean steamers
every one, and of the other vessels two-thirds
displayed the flags of foreign powers. In this
connection it should be remembered that we
constitute a nation of fifty millions, and, ON
this particular day, it so happened that in the
port of our great metropolis, which has a popu-
latiOn Of about a million and half, and repre-
sents countless millions of capital, not Ameri
can flag oated over the fifty-seyen ocean steamers
And we never shall see our flag properly repre-
scented upon the ocean until the people insist
upon the proper legislation for the building up
and protection of our shipping interests. Con-
gress has the power to apply the remedy Let
it act and without delay.
The National tribune., 1881-10-15
THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER,

! The aggregate expenditures in the Post Office
Department for 1881 have been $780, PSI, 1856 49, and
the receipts S36 7S5 39797, leaving a deficiency
OF 81, 466, 3SS.49 The deficiency for the previous
year was 81, 7S6, 24O.96, showing a deduction in
the deficiency for the year of S32O,OO247 The
sales of postage stamps stamped envelopes wrap
pers and postal cards for the year amount to S34
1885, 74510, an increase of 1891 ,624.95 over the
previous year
1t has been decided that the monument to
| General Burnside shall be an equestrian statue.
and that it shall be set up in Providence Citi-
zens of Bristol, R. l., offered to contribute from
$4,000 to $4,000 providing the statue was erected
there.
Surgeon General Barnes has appointed DR.
Hawkes. who prepared the Garfield boys for Viii
Hams College, an acting assistant surgeon in the
army. During the late Presidents illness and at
time when he was expected to recover he re-
quested the Surgeon General to make the appoint-
ment
1t is reported that President Garfield made
the request before he died that President Arthur
appoint Col. A. F. Rockwell Quartermaster-Gen-
eral OF the Army. Other similar reports will be
published so soon as received.
Secretary Blaine is said to have agreed to write
a biography of the late President for a Hartford
publishing house The publishers however.
wanted the copy within six months and for that
reason the project fell through.
A Berlin dispatch says: Herr Krupp has con-
tracted for the delivery in America of Is 900 tons
more Of steel rails
The Portuguese court goes into four DAYS mourn
ing for the late President Garfield
The Journal de ST. Petersburg (officiaD. COM
menting on the reports relative to an international
convention for the extradition of political crimi
nails, says "The Russian government has no in
tention of exercising pressure on any quarter.
1t regards the action of such criminals against
society as threatening all States alike, and. there
fore, thinks that defensive measures against the
scOurge should be collective. Russia has invited
all the other governments interested to come to
arrangement AS matter of course each
power is at liberty to act as the circumstances of
its Legislative institutions require. From moral
point of view, however, the maintenance of social
order is matter that concerns all civilized
States.
The National tribune., 1881-10-15
SLOW AND EXPENSIVE,

| naval officer sends us a very strong protest
against the statement made that the Lancaster is
"a masterpiece of naval architecture" He saws
1.-THE Lancaster, now off Staten Island has been
visited by number of naval officers. and the
general opinion is that she is very great failure
in all respects, save her battery which is modern
Her speed is under ten knots most ridiculous
result in these days She is nominally a ram.
but as her motive power will not enable her to
overtake any modern vessel, it is little difficult
to how the ram can be brought into play
The OrnamentatiOn of her cabin and officers
quarters is of the barber-shop style. l beg par
dOn-most barber shops in these days are Orna-
mented in good taste-the ornamental work of
the Lancaster is loud and vulgar to the last de-
gree. am told will all be painted over shortly
yet it has cost the Government a mint of money
and the ship herself, as she stands, has depleted
the United States Treasury to the tune of over
million dollars. That is, / am told, Il modest
estimate. And what is she, after all? wooden
ship with the speed of a canal boat! If we must
have wooden ships, at least let us have ships like
the Trenton and Tondalia, which have respectable
speed"
The New York Herald reports that Admiral
Porter has transmitted to the Navy Department,
with vigorous Endorsement of his own, the
report of the Board appointed to inspect the
Lancaster. The Board are dissatisfied with the
engines Of the vessel. In one case slide valve
required fourteen men of the engineer force 90
open and shut it, and this is now being removed
to be replaced by one designed in 1868 and used
in the Navy during the rest of the war. The
one now being put in can be worked by two men.
The Board also finds great fault with the mannar
in which the battery is mounted on board Special
carriages for the ten-inch and eight-inch rifles
were designed by the Ordnance Bureau, with the
pnuematic buffers and slides, and were built at
a Boston iron company's works and at the Wash
ington Navy-yard from the drawings furnished
and at great cost. The Board reports on these
that they take so much room on the gun deck that
there is actually no room to man9uvre the whole
battery at once, and it is almost impossible to
work the ship on the same account. Fault is
also found with the ship in other ways but
Captain Gherardi and the executive officer Lieu
tenant Commander Casper F. Goodrich, are COM
mended for the drill and discipline of the crew
and the appearance of the ship.-Army and Nary
Journal.
The National tribune., 1881-10-15
SOLDIERS REUNION AT NEW HAVEN.


The Army and Navy Club of Connecticut was
started in the spring of 1879 by some twenty old
soldiers, who met in response to circular invit-
ing the cooperation of those who favored an or
ganizatiOn which would be open to Union vete-
rams of the State wherever residing now, and to
those of other States now residing in Connecticut
1t has no regard to regimental, department, or
corps divisions nor to State lines except as stat
ed. With no effort at recruiting, it has grown
until its membership now reaches nearly three
hundred, and includes representatives of every
Army, of the Navy of every great army corps,
and of a dozen other States. General Edward
Harland of Norwich, was the first president, and
was succeeded q year ago by General William b.
Franklin The first and second Reunions were
held at FenWick, and were largely attended and
afforded great enjoyment. A special meeting
was held in New Haven on the evening of Bat
tle-Flag day, and a winter Reunion on the 22d
of last February.
The third meeting was held October 7sat the
New Haven House with the largest attendance
ever had. The business meeting took place in
the parlor at o'clock, General Franklin presid-
ing.
The following officers were elected for the en-
suing year
President, Gen j. K. Hawley; ice-presidents,
Col. Daniel c. Rodman, Groton General F. S.
Greeley, New Haven Colonel c. D. Blinn, New
Milford and Captain V. B. Chamberlain. New
Britain; secretary and treasurer Captain J. c.
Kenney, Hartford; secretary executive commit
tee, the president secretary, Colonel J. W.
KnowltOn, of Bridgeport; General L. A. Dick
inson, of Hartford and Colonel F. D. Sloat of
New Haven
Colonel Homer B. Sprague delivered an elo-
quent Grafton of about three-quarters of an hour
on the Poet Soldiers ;" referring to the military
spirit in literature.
The dinner followed in the dining room Of the
hotel and was an excellent one. The only in
vited guests were Governor Bigelow and staff
When the cigars were brought on General E.
S. Greeley, toast MASTER called to ORDER and the
speaking began, the responses being interspersed
by songs under the lead of Colonel Charles A.
Jewell. The principal tOasts were as follows:
l. The Memory of President Garfield Re
Spouse by Captain V. B. Chamberlain & C. W
in the unavoidable absence of General Hawley
spouse by Colonel David Torrance, of Birming-
ham.
g. The State of observation-disclosures by Lieu
tenant Governor William H. B. Bulkely
A. The City of New Haven-General F. D.
Sloat.
5. The Army and Navy Club-General Frank
lin.
s. The Struggle for the differentiation r. p.
Learned.
7. The Army-Response by Colonel Homer B.
Sprague, of Boston.
8. The Navy-Sherman W. Adams ESQ
9. The Rank and File-Captain A. D. Beers
10. Our Dead Comrades-General E. BIakes-
lee.
II. Comrades of Other States-Response by
Professor John f. Clark, of Yale.
The responses were altogether appropriate and
well received, and the society adjourned at late
hour to meet again at the next anniversary of
its organization.
The National tribune., 1881-10-15
WHO is MASON?

The st. Louis Republican, quoting Mr.. II. V.
Niemeyer citizen of St Louis who recently re-
turned from his old home in Norfolk, Va, declares
that the real name of Mason, the soldier who
shot at Guiteau, is John Whtehurst. He was
born in Portsmouth, Va, just across the river
from Norfolk where his married sister and his
brother still living. "At the commencement
of the rebellion John Whitehurst then young
man. Joined a company known as the Virginia
Defenders, and served while in the Third Viz
ginia regiment. When everything began to grow
dark for the COnfederacy he deserted, and his
relatives knew nothing of him until sometime
after the close Of the war; when he returned to
Portsmouth He was not cordially received by
his relatives, desertion being then considered
most disgraceful. He again disappeared, and
next heard of him was when his brother saw him
among troops at Fortress Monroe. He had en-
listed under the name Of Mason, and, under that
name, as his brother learned afterward, was made
sergeant After the news Of his promotion, the
next definite information received Of him by his
family was when he shot at Guiteau. Mr.. Me
meyer, who knew John Whitehurst well, says
that there can be now doubt of his identity with
Mason From his youth up he was of harum-
scarum, reckless disposition, and Just the man to
make such an attempt.
The National tribune., 1881-10-15
AN OLD nj. C.. DIES.

John G. Floyd, twice a member of Congress
from Oneida county under the administrations Of
Van Buren, and Tyler, and again from Suffolk
county under Fillmore, and who was grandson
OF William Floyd, signer of the Declaration of
independence, died recently in the old Floyd
mansion, at Mastic, l.. l., in the seventy seventh
year Of his age. He represented Suffolk and
Queens counties in the first Senate convened un-
der the Constitution of 1916. When practicing
his profession of lawyer the late Mr.. Floyd at
tanned much prominence.
The National tribune., 1881-10-15
EXPLAINS ITSELF.
a. LINCOLN.
ITelegranl.

Telegram.
WASHINGTON, d. c. May 8, 1863.
Major General HOOKER, Falmouth Va:
Mrs. General Hays is here, and wishes to join
her husband. Can you tell me where he now is,
or where she can meet him?
H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief.
[Reply
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
May 8, 1863.
Major-General HALLECK, General-in-Chief
General Hays is supposed to be on his way to
Richmond wounded and prisoner Mrs. Hayss
most direct way would be via City Point
JOSEPH HOOKER, Major-Genera Commanding.
[NOTE.-General Hays was the Pennsylvania
of that name formerly colonel of the Sixty-third
regiment from that State.
The National tribune., 1881-10-15
UNION PRISONERS OF WAR.

The National Association of Union Prisoners
of War will hold its next meeting in Springfield,
Oct 10Th and Goth. The Illinois State Associa-
ton will also meet at the same time and place.
Arrangements have been made with railroads for
reduced rates.
The National tribune., 1881-10-15

There are 13000000 cows in the United States
This is more than is kept by any nation of Eu-
rope, Germany having the highest, 1862 221.
The National tribune., 1881-10-15

The United States Court of Claims will con-
vene on the last Monday in November
The National tribune., 1881-10-15

Iowa elects the Republican State ticket by
$4,000 majority.
The National tribune., 1881-10-15
REUNIONS.

Sixty-tiye members of the old Thirteenth Con-
necticut met in New Haven last week and en-
.jOyed a delightful Reunion. The attendance was
larger than for several years. Among those
present were Colonels Blinn Sprague, and War
ner, Majors Wells and Perkins, and Captains
COrnwell, Schleiter, Baldwin, Averill, and others
At the business meeting officers elected for
the ensuing year: President. General II. w.
Birge; vice-presdents, Chaplain Henry Epson,
Colonel H. B. Sprague, and Captain c. H. Corn
well; secretary and treasurer, Captain j. c. Kin
ney, of Hartford executive committee, MajO n.
". Perkins, of New Haven, Captain A. \. Sterry,
of New London, and the secretary. The dinner
was served at the TOntine, after which the asso-
citation returned to the hall and listened to excel
lent speeches from Chaplain UpsOn COlOnels
Sprague. Warner and Blinn, Majors Wells and
Perkins, DR.. Clary and others. 1t was voted to
republish the history of the regiment, Colonel
Sprague agreeing to revise it, and finance COM
mittee was appointed to provide for the expense.
The next Reunion will be held in New London
on the first Thursday of October, 1882
Themembers of the Thirty ninth Massachusetts,
Volunteers held an annual Reunion at Woburn,
Gctoher bout 155 were OrpSent The newt
The National tribune., 1881-10-15

Themembers fthe Thirty ninth Massachusetts,
Volunteers held an annual Reunion at Woburn,
October 5. About 155 were present. The next
Reunion will be held at Natick.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-25
BRITAIN'S REALM.
DEMANDS FOR COERCION
The Lord Lieutenant I'm a Savage
MOed-The "Cimes'' Backing Up
His VIews-POWers of the Land
Commissioner Farmer Murdered
and His Body Hidden.

DUBLIN, November "a The Land Com
nissioners have issued notice, calling at
tentisn to the powers they possess to hear
applications from laborsrs seeking to compel
farmers to provide better dive lings.
It is stated that a farmer named Sullivan,
while returning from Skibbereen Fair, was
fatally beaten, and that his corpse was con-
csalsd. Five arrests have been made in CON
nection with this affair.
LONDON, November "a Earl Cowper,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, IN a speech st
a banquet at Belfast last night said that the
more he saw Of the country the more be
was convinced that dissatisfaction had al
wa Us existed, though sometimes in a dumb
and sullen state and under the furface. 1t
was their duty at the present moment to
red uce It again to dumb and sullen state,
and then TO do as much as possible in one
generation to remove the dissatisfaction,
and IL posi- bic the preiudices of the Irish
people.
The Times, commenting on Earl Cowper's
speech, says: "lt is far more like tn
tue measures Of coercion will have to be
made more stringent than that they can be
dapensed with. Even temporary suspen-
sion OF trial by jury would be coudoBed by
public opinion, II 1t was shown to be neces-
sary for tke restoration of peace and order.
Now that oppression aud violence have
been adopted as weapons by section of the
Irish people, it is worth while to point out
that the whole Irish people, who forty years
ago for@ed third of the population Of the
kingdom, is now only one-seventh The
conduct OF the Irish in the English towns
and cities shows that they sympathiEe with
the cause Of their countrymen in Ireland
and return the feeling indicated by the
above article"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-25
THE S0UTH'S GREAT FAIR.
A BOON FOR THE EXPOSITION.
Nineteen ThOusand Visitors on the
GrOund-ExeursiOns from Savan-
nah and COIumbus-AnOthe Big
crowd Looked for TO-Day-Den-
fists Fessttng-The Coming Gath
erinG of the Planters.

ATLANTA, GA, November A.-The two
days steady rain turned suddenly last night
into cold snap and heavy wind storm
Fences, bill boards, ana some tents at the
Eacampment Hotel were blown down.
Water has frozen in the shade all day, and
It is quite windy and freezing cold tonight
TIE holiday for the colleges, factories
ard schools, with twenty-five cents admis-
sion for students and mechanics, gathered a
large crowd at the Exposition, despite the
severe cold. 1890 persons were registered
the turn stiles, among whom were over
90 college students and pupils of semi
RES. Among the distinguished visitors
were Governor Hawkins ana United States
Senator jackson, OF Tennessee
lie Florida building was full all day. The
speeches to the students ia the Judges Hall
az noon did not take place as announced.
Quite Savannah party arrived at noon and
are oGsrtered at the Markham House. The
hoteis are crowded TO night, and the city is
lively.
Tine Georgis Dentists Convention had a
bsrq1et at the Exposition Restaurant this
ate. uoou.
Columbus has large excursion here from
her schools, colleges aad factories. To-
morrow will be big day at the Exposition
* IL does not rain.
Intense interest Dervsdes the South as to
the convention of planters, agricultur!sts
and millmen that will meet here on Dect m
Der o. All there great interests will be re-
presented by thousands OF live men, and
he outcome is expected to be OF vast
benefit to every Southern industry.
Thirteen tboGssnd strangers are comfort
ably housed IN Atlanta, with room for tea
thousand more. Every mans house is open.
A great boom has come to the Exposition,
and every Southern State is sending its peo-
Die to see Is
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-25
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

The total production of copper in the
United States east of the Tooth meridian, is
about 6S, 100000 pounds.
The suspects In Kimainham jail have
offered to accept the prison diet In order TO
rslisve the funds of the Land League.
The next House of Representative will
be composed of 146 ReDub leans, 1876 D 4Ino-
Gratis, lwo R adjusteTs, eight Greenbackers,
and one Independent, who Is expected TO
vote with the Republicans.
A Vienna Dispatch says: "Some Turkish
of6 GERS and soldiers have massacced Chris
tian family ct Luea and carried off sixteen
men, women and children and 9200 An
arehV ie reported throughout MacedOni&."
dispatch from Cairo says the Egyptian
srmy mslcouteDts threaten an insurreetioa
The insurgent Hediss around Mecca have
sent notice to the High Scherceef of Mecca
ard Medina to join the Sultan, or both
places will be sacked and destroyed.
Fire was discovered 10 the ferry boat Hud
son CITY, Of the Courtlandt street line, in
New York, few days ago, which was
speedily extiu2uished by the boats engine.
The paesenge-s knew nothing of It, IS It
broke ont IN the engine room aud was con-
feed 10 that place.
A rang Of twelve telegraph men went up
the Iadisnapols aHd Vincennes track to
put up q new wire, when the passenger
train ran into their hand car, crushing it to
atoms and killing TWO OF the gang. Dave
Cronin and Wm. Dugan were kill instant
ly. Dave Greer bad his righs arm and left
leg broken.
Emanuel Rsiuholtz, formerly wealthy
resident of H0boken, who Lost his money in
speculation and was reduced to poverty,
vas arrsigned recently on a charge of steal
irg a washtub from IN front Of the store OF
Charles Wittig, No. 6 First street. He said
hs ole the tub so that ne might be sent to
jail and thus have home for tho winter.
Mr. Patrick Egan has addressed letter
to the Treasurer of the Home Ru 6 Leseue,
Dublin, In r=piv 70 its recent circular. 10
bic letter Mr. Egan, while reminding the
Hone Rulers that be himself is one of them,
depTs Gates their idea OF attempting 10 re-
vivo and extend their movement ct the pres
eRt jurctuge by the formation of local $3.50
Citations
4 fatal accident happened few days ago
70 parry o. EaTIish gen lemen staving at
the Prospect Hotel at Natashquam, Canada,
by which four of the party lost their lives
boat VAS engaged to row on the lake, and
wren nearly half way across, from some
ubkuown cause, it suddeslY cspsizsd. Only
one OF the party managed to cling to the
boat until assistance arrived. The bodies
Of the four unfortunate gentlemen have not
yet been recovered.
The Saugamon river food In Illinois has
rCsched its height, and the water is be-
ginning to recede. It is usually 200 feet
broad and inside the high banks, but now
it spreads over the rich fertile bottom lands,
snd in some parts is two miles vide. At
RivertoD, seven miles east Of Springfield,
there ie a terrible scene OF devastation
Field after field Of corn lies covered wish
water, while an occasional island protrGdes
above the dreary waste covered with stalks
o. corn. The loss Is estimated at $3.50, ,000
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-25
An Enthu.Iastic Indorsement.

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