The National tribune., 1882-06-03

/ dust Their young sons viii fill their deci-
mated ranks when they fall out if necessity
! demands
/ Hon. Russell Errett, of Pennsylvania met
! with painful accident a few days ago. While
! in the act of alighting from a coach at the
! entrance of the Capitol the horses started sud
| denly, throwing Mr. Errett violently against
! the granite steps. His face was cut badly and
his nose probably featured.
! 1t is expected that the President will take
M the case of Sergeant Mason in few days
tor consideration, and it is probable that his
sentence will be nr+tiCated.
The following internal revenue appoint
ments have been made: Adam Settler Jr.,
storekeeper and gauger for the second district
| of Kentucky; T. 4. Harris, storekeeper for the
fifth district of Iowa; John II. Davis, store
| keeper for the first district of Ohio; Thomas
| w. McIlwain, gauger for the first district of
! Pennsylvania; John J. Boyle, gaugcr for the
| first district of Pennsylvania, and Henry G.
! Overstreet, gauger for the second district of
Kentucky.
! The Census Office has issued a bulletin show
| ing by the census of 1880 the number of per-
sons in the United States was 5O,155,7S3; the
area in square miles, 2,900,170; the number of
families, 9,9i5,9l6; the number of dwellings,
S,955,S12; the number of persons to a square
mile, 1879; the number of families to a square
mile, 3.43; thcnumber Of dwellings to a square
mile, 302; acres to a person, 37.01; acres to
family, 1862; persons to a dwelling, $50, and
persons to family, 5.O4. The area in land
I ~ T,
and tracts Of unorganized territory, aggregate
69,s30 square miles
General Sherman will attend the closing ex-
ercises of the West Point Military Academy.
The Marine Band concerts have been COM
menced on the lawn Of the Presidential Man
sion.
Adiutant- General Drum has issued general
order to the army in reference to securing
uniform system of target practice for mounted
troops, with view of making expert marks
men of men on horseback.
| A general order has been issued from the
! War Department providing that hereafter
revolver-pstol shall form part of the equip
ment of each company sergeant of all arms of
the service, instead OF solely to the cavalry, as
at present.
The lot-owners of Glenwood Cemetery, in
| this city, propose to donate an acre of ground
! wherein to inter the remains of Jefferson pro-
vided Congress will erect thereon the proposed
monument to his memory.
Secretary Lincoln has received through Lieu
! tenant General Sheridan information TO the
effect that Payne and twenty-nine other colo
nists, while attempting recently to invade the
! Indian Territory, were captured by troops
sent out from Fort Reno and taken back to
! Kansas
The House Committee on Military Affairs
| has directed a favorable report to be made on
! spaulding's bill, which provides that hereafter
/ IN addition TO the strength of the army as au-
thorized by law there shall be allowed 1000
enlisted men for instruction at the recruiting
depots
| Adjutant- General Drum and Colonel Barr,
of the Secretarys Office, have gone to Fort
/ Leavenworth, Kansas, TO inspect the military
prison there They VIII be gone about a week.
/ General NeKeeYer is acting as Adjutant-
/ General
Considerable interest is being manifested in
! the passage of tho compulsory retirement bill
now before Congress. In speaking OF the
! measure General Sherman said he favored
measure making retirement compulsory at
/ certain age, which he believed would be much
more satisfactory than the present law and
relieve the President Of frequent cmbarrass-
nent.
! According TO the census report the number of
manufacturing establishments in Washington
| is 951 operated on a capital Of S5,33l 235 pay
! ing for materials annually S5,234,6ll, paying
| in wages $3597, 1926, and producing wares val
ued at s11 ,641 ,1s5 There are 5,46s males above
16 years of age employed, 1891 females
above -, and 257 children and youths. The
only industries giving products rising to the
million dollars in value are the Touring and
Frist mills, producing 81 ,172, ,375, and printing
and publishing, which turn out products worth
t2,s96,3 312.
This is a Government Clerk. Where is his
Head 1t is in the Basket. Can he Put it on.
No he cannot put it On. Only Cabinet officers
can Put on Clerks Heads. VIII he die? No
he will not Die; he will sell his United States
Bonds and go Back to his Native Town, pur-
chase the ruined Homestead of his Ancestors,
erect PaIatial Residence, Run for Congress,
get Himself elected to the Senate, resign and
Accept position in the Cabinet, hunt up the
Ruthless Slayer Of his former Clerical peace,
and take OF his Head-in his mind.