The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-02-10
Decorated Americans.

The bill introduced by Senator Eaton
early last session, and passed by the SEN
ate last June, authorizing certain persons
to accept decorations and presents from
foreign governments, and regulating the
presentation of such titles and presents
hereafter, passed the House few days
since, and now needs only the signature
of the President to make it law.
Section 2 of the bill makes the rather
queer provision that no decoration or
other thing accepted under the provisions
of this law, heretofore accepted, or which
may hereafter be accepted, shall be pub.
licly shown or exposed upon the person
of the officer receiving the same.
Section 2 says:
"That hereafter any present, decora-
tion, or other thing, which shall be con.
ierred or presented by any i"reign gov.
ernment to any officer of the United
States, civil, naval or military, shall be
rendered through the Department Of
State, and not to ,e individual in per-
son."
The benefciaries under this Act will
be Joseph Irish, of the United States
Marines, who is authorized to accept from
the Spanish government the Grand Cross
of Naval Merit of the second class, for
services rendered the officers and crew of
the Spanish war vessel Pizarro.
Lieutenant Benjamin II. Buckingham,
Of the Navy, to accept from the Presi'
dent of the French Republic the Cross
of the Legion Of Honor, in appreciation
of services in connection with the Expo
sition of 1878 at Paris.
General Francis A. Walker to accept
the decoration of Knight Commander of
The Swedish Order OF Wasa. rendered
him by the government of Sweden, and
also that Of Commander of the Spanish
Order OF Isabella, from the government
of Spain, as recognition of his services
rs chief of the bureau of awards at the
Centennial Exhibition Mt Philadelphia.
Lieutenant Henry Me.calfe, Of the
army to accept from the Sultan of Tur-
key decoration of the Order Of the
Osmanie, rendered as an evidence of the
Sultan's appreciation Of the efforts of
that officer in conducting the inspection
of arms and ammunition manufactured
for the Imperial Ottoman government at
Providence, r. l., and Bridgeport aud
New Haven, Conn.
Rear.Admiral John ]. Almy to accept
decoration of the Order of Kemeha-
meha the First, which has been rendered
to him by the King Of the Hawaiian
Islands ss an evidence OF his apPrecia-
lon of that officer.
Lieutenant z. l.. Tanner, of the nag,
late commanding the Pacific mail steamer
City Of Pekin, to accept from the Japa-
nese government a pair of flower vases
and a lacquered box in acknowledgment
of his services in rescuing four japanese
seamen from wreck ON the Pacific
Ocean on the 18th of February, 1877.
Lieutenant Francis V. Greene, of the
army, to accept from the Emperor of
Russia decoration of the third class of
the order of Saint Anne, for bravery
under fire ut the Shipka Pass, August %
and "a, 1877, and the assault of Pevna,
September II, 1877; also, a decoration of
the fourth class of the order of Saint
Vladimir, for bravery under fire during
The passage of the Balkans, December rs
to q, 1877, and at the battle Of Philip
popolis, January Is to II, 1878, also the
campaign medal conferred upon all per-
sous present in the campaign.
William j. Wilson, assistant surgeon
in the United States army, to accept iron,
the Khedive of Egypt decoration of
the order Of Nejdieh, for gallantry in
battle in the action near rGura, Abyssinia,
March I, 1876.
Commodore J, W. A. Nicholson, to &C.
cept from the Spanish government the
Grand Cross of Naval Merit, with white
badge, as mark Of appreciation for the
services rendered to the officers and crew
OF the wrecked war ship Pizarro.-Na-
tioaa! Republican.