The National tribune., 1882-11-02
From Names Piney Forests to
COlOradO'S Mountains.
ILLINOIS HARD AT WORK.
Good RatiOns In Our Haver-
sack for All the Boys.
,ecial Correspondence National Tribune.


upon the present canvass in this State, one
thing is sure. that the chiefs Of departments in
Federal and State affairs have heard the noise
from afar, and have made up their minds to
listen to the thunder Of the veterans. L have,
therefore, the satisfaction TO report that by per-
emptory order of Secretary Chandler, of the
Navy, ali the G. A. i. comrades who were dis
charged from the navy-yards a month or two
ago have since been reinstatcd. At the same time
l desire to add this fact, that even before the
now well-known meeting at Schilling Hall took
place, Commander Walker of Rankin Post, No.
10 called the attention Of Secretary Charles j..
Folger to the fact that the widow of a once
well-known army surgeon had been an appli-
can't for position in the Treasury Department.
and had not succeeded, and Commander Wal
ker desired Mr.. Folger TO inquire as to the
cause of the delay The result was that when
Mr.. Foger next visited New York, and was
again called upon by Commander Walker, he
handed TO the latter the appointment sought
after by the lady and her friends OF Rankin
Post
The New York comrades who visited Phila-
delphia on Grand Army day are highly de-
lighted with their reception. Sumner Post,
No. "a, had the largest delegation on the ground,
but the Department headquarters were ably
represented by Assistant Adjutant General
George T. Hopper, and also by Senior Vice
Commander Keith, of Troy.
Since my last the organization of new Posts
throughout the State has gone on without in
terruption. The following Posts have received
charters during the week: No. 304 at Cherry
Creek, Chautauqua county; No. 305, at New
Baltimore, Greene county; No. 3O6, at Theresa,
Jefferson county; No. 307, at Steamburgh,
CattaraugUs county; No 306 al. Mayville, Cha
tauqua county.
The following general order has just been
issued by Department Commander Fraser. 1t
will be seen that some of the most active men
of the order have been appointed on the De-
partInent staff:
HD'QS DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK,
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
252 BROADWAY, oct. 9th, 1882.
General Orders, No. :.
/. The Department Commander again directs
the attention of Post Commanders to the i'm
portance of forwarding their reports to these
headquarters, strictly in conformity with Chap.
V, Art II, Sec. l, P. %, Of the Rules and Regu-
lations.
The Commanders Of fifty Posts have neglect
ed to perform their duty in this respect and in
consequence thereof Department officers are
unable to consolidate and transmit their reports
TO National Headquarters. We feel assured
that this significant portion Of your obligation
Will be at once complied with.
II. BY reference to the exhibit Of increase,
which you viii find recorded below it will be
readily comprehended that the Department of
New York is in a fiouriShing condition. both as
rf, 4ha
increase of membership in the older ones.
In view Of above facts the Department Com
mander takes this opportunity to incite every
comrade to renewed exertion in the direction
of augmenting the membership of our Depart
ment. If each comrade viii at once constitute
himself recruiting officer, with an earnest de-
termination TO secure at least one recruit for
his Post before the end of the year, we can then
consistently lay claim to the proud motto of
Excelsior"
Once more, comrades! 4 long pull, strong
pull and all pull together.
Ill The Council Of Administration are here
by ordered to assemble at these headquarters on
Friday, November Sd, at 4 p. m. Business of
vital importance to the interests of the Grand
Army Of the Republic.
". The following new Posts have been Or
gained since issuance of last general order
Post No 2S2, at Kennedy, by Comrade II. L.
Stambach; 2S3, at Long Island City, by Com
rade Fred'k Siebert; 254, at Malone, by Com
Tade II. II. Bailey; 2S5, at jamestown, by Com
rade II. L. Stambach; 256, at Brooklyn, by
Comrade Chas. w. Cowtan: PSI, at Cattaraugus,
by Comrade II. Z. Stambach; 2SS, at Hartford
Mills, by COmrade Z. B. Black; $50, at Broad
albin, by COmrade Thos. Pursell; 300, at Cor
inth, by Medical Director VIM. A. Hall; pol at
Middleburg, by Past ) Y. Dept Com. A. b.
Laurence; 292 at Portland, by COmrade W. O.
Higgins; 293, at ROcklaud, by Comrade Chas.
j. Smith; 294, at Hoosick Falls, by S. Y. Dept.
Com. Robt. Keith; 29J, at Sherman, by Com
rade Abram S. Prathcr; 29G, at Canaseraga, by
Past 5. V. Dept Com. 4. y. Laurence; 297, at
Randolph by Comrade Vim. IL. Hick; 29S, at
Kendall, by COmrade Geo. d. Curtis: z99 at
Batavia, by CGmrade II. Z. Stambach; 300 at |
New York, by COmrade Vim. H. Wharton Boil |
at GAINESVILLE, by Aide-de-C Camp A. Harrington !
The commander congratulates the Depart |
ment on the reorganization, on a solid basis, Of
Post No 200, II. Z. Turner, Commander, by /!
Department Inspector Geo. A. Cantine
V. The following additional aidcs-de-camp |
on the staff of the Department Commander are
hereby announced: VIM. McEntee Dahlgren |
Post, No. l13; Chas. ID. Austin, Steele Post, No |
200; l.. ID. Van Slyke, A. y. Brooks Post, No !
272; VIM. II. Hick, Torbert Post, No. 218; Leh-
man lsraels, Lincoln Post, No. -; &. ID. Sturde-
want, ii. {. Sturdcvant Post, No. 2S2
VI. Information is wanted at these head !
quarters Of Capt William Blewitt, 4th \. Y. |
Cav; any member Of 33d n. Y Vols who knew
Corp. James Mclaughlin; any officer or en-
listed man on gunboat PenobscOt who knew
William i. Ackerly; any member of Co. II, !
5lth \. Y. Vols. who knew Jacob Shuer: any /
officer or enlisted man who knew ID. Wesley !
Whitaker, Co. f. list \. y. S. NJ, taken |
prisoners at first Bull Run; any officer or private
who knew Of the wOuDding Of Frederick Flor
stead, Co. /, 18th n Y II. Art. at the battle |
OF The Wilderness; any soldier who knew of
the accidental wOunding in the head, while in |
Barrack No. 10, at Elmra, of Joseph Swcinder, |
by a recruit, while handling pistol in March, |
1864; address Of Capt. ii. w Ramsey, Co. II, |
1S4th n. Y. Vols, and Thomas Clark, Co. X, |
I'D y. Y. Vols, or any member who knew
Thomas Auldridge, Of said company; also Capt !
John Duff, Co. A, 10th \. Y. Vols: Capt !
Robinson, Co A, Sd \. Y. L. Art Capt Robt |
II. Otto HertZog, Co. NJ, 1st Rcgt. \. Y. Cav; !
any member who knew Jacob Smith or John J. |
Schlaefer CO. X, ID \. Y Vols; any member |
of Go. c, 165th \. Y. V. Inf, who was at Camp !
Ford, Texas, or knew w. II. Roosevelt; Surg |
John Jenkins, 49th \. Y. Vols. any person /!
who knew Gustave AdOlph Rauch late of Co |
], 52d \. Y. Vols; Capt. John &. Horton and |
Lieuts. James Bell, John NJ Duncan, William !
f. Allen and James c. Shaw or any member of /
Co G, lst \. Y. Inf, who served in 1861 in said
company; Capt. w. D. Cole and Lieut. James
Shaw Co. c, LIST \. Y. Y. Inf; l. f. Frsbie, of
birmingham Centre, Mass, late Asst. Surgeon
on u. S. S. Honduras, in 1868; any officer or
enlisted man who knew Of Manning Steele and
his sickness while member of Go. III, I'd Bat !
Vet. Reserve Corps.