The National tribune., 1882-08-19
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navy as the Presidents flag" 1t is fourteen
feet long by eleven feet wide, and is made Of
navy blue bunting In the centre is the
American coat of arms, the eagle holding in its
mouth pennant inscribed "E PIuribus
Unum." Thirteen white stars representing
the thirteen original States are arranged in
semi-circle above the coat of arms This
flag will fly from the mainmast of every vessel
used by the President. The first one used for
this service was displayed ON the United States
steamer Despatch on her recent trip to New
York.
General Charles II. Crane has formally
entered upon his duties as Surgeon-General of
the Army, in which capacity he has been act
ing since the retirement of Surgeon General
Barnes No material changes will be made in
the personnel of the Office. The selection of an
assistant surgeon-general has been postponed
till the next session of Congress.
By the advice of his physicians Mr.. J. Stanley
Brown, President Gartield's private secretary,
Will give up all business for the present and
take an extended tour in the West He left
here last week for Mentor, Ohio, where he
will spend a few weeks with Mrs. Garfield
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| to New Mexico He will be gone about two
months
! Postmaster General Howe has left Washing
ton for Wisconsin, where he intends remaining
about three weeks.
AT the close of business Saturday United
States called bonds had been returned at the
Treasury as follows: Under the 1OSth call,
$40 500; 1O9th call, $1,7616OO; 11Oth call,
Sl45S65O; 111th CALL $f,5036O0; 112th call.
Sl2,985 100; 18th call, SO, ,248, $50; 114th CALL
$11, ,753, ,250
Mr.. James X. Ellsworth, clerk to the Elec-
tiOns Committee of the House of Representa-
tlves left Washington last night for his home
at South Bend, Ind. During his vacation he
Will prepare a digest of the election cases
brought before the Forty-sixth Congress which
will be submitted to Congress at its next ses-
sion.
Secretary Chandler left this city on Monday
on the United States steamer TallapOOsa, on a
visit of inspection to all the stations on the
Atlantic coast. He was accompanied by Com
modore Shock, chief of the Bureau of Steam
Engineering; Commodore English, chief of the
Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, and
Commodore Wilson, chief of the Bureau of
Construction and Repairs, which officers will
assist the Secretary in making thorough in
spectiOn of the stations visited Itis the desire
OF Secretary Chandler to acquaint himself with
the condition and needs of the service by a
personal investigation.
The Treasury Department has received
official notice of an exposition to be held in
Rome, Italy, in 1888 and 1889.
The following changes in the organization
of the Pension Office have been made. in con-
formity to existing law: Assistant chief clerk, |
). W. Howell; assistant medical referee, DIR. |
n. +. Graham; law clerk B. Rixford Board !
OF review. r. Van Mater, chief; j. III. Hobbs. |
first assistant; Theo. Smith, A. E. RowelI.
Special examination division-H. |
X. McCalmont, chief; W. E. Dulin, John NJ.
Welty, assistants. Old war and navy'diyision-
W. III. Webster, chief; II. W. Hall, n. E. Robin
son, assistants. Record division-W. T. Ford.
chief; b. L. Fuller, F. II. Taft, assistants.
Eastern division-Fred Mack, chief Lucius
Green, &. NJ. Taber, assistants. Certificate and
account division-Frank Moore chief; M. B.
Johnson, Mark Tilton, assistants. Middle di
v1Sion-F. ID. Stephenson, chief; c. NJ BRYANT
Il. b. Payne, assistants. Agents division-C.
f. Sawyer, chief; j. w. Cole, w. L. Soeau,
assistants. Western division-J. NJ. Comstock.
'hief; r. L. Ford, W. B. Green, assistants.
Nail division-David L. Gift, chief; John
richmond, S. 2. Keller, assistants Southern
iivlsion-L. L. Dickey, chief; II. G. Burling-
nam, j. W. Davis, assistants Miscellaneous
Nangueder, chief; Thomas Smaller.
[. +. Sargent, assistants. The miscellaneous J
lviSiOn to have charge of the miscellaneous {
and clerical work of the office {
lot belonging to other divisions that may be {
eferred to it, /
Hon. George B. Loring treasurer or the Gar
eld National Masonic Memorial Association, {
the receipt of the following addi-
lonal contributions: Augustine Pacini New l
.ork city, 50; Rockton Lodge, No 3IS. Ohio, a
1; ConnellSville Lodge, No. 3l6, Pennsyl- L
ania, 50; Ben Franklin Lodge, No III, Min e
esota, 81; Simpson Benevolent Lodge. No. 1T. )
>cntucky, So; J. F. Gown, Oregon, 81; Butte e
ity Lodge, No. D. Montana, $24: Lafayette j
odge, No 81, West Virginia, 50; Alert Lodge,
o. 50, Starkville Mississippi, So Hope Lodge 4
o. 20 Washington d. c., $S; Washington Cen \
,nnial, No. Ii, 81; New Jerusalem Lodge, No \
50; George Staple and Dennis Shannon, Nor L
IN City Louisiana, 81 each Waynast Lodge, b
o. 5i2, Pennsylvania, $I1: Central City Lodge, II
o. - Dakota SI3 g