The National tribune., 1883-11-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Capital ToPics-Crimas anl Casualties
Personal and Political.

on the latb 1Asb. Dy Nu&ftelLAasse4- ellS4al /
1iolabird:
ss,,nera,enasut BENJAMIN r. Baker. recently ap-
pointed aVi proceed without delay from Jefferson
barracks Ato.. 30 Annapolis, Aid.. ana assume 1
charge OF tho national cemetery az THAI place, re-
1icving sllris8lendent i. 4. Taylor.
Superiucaaent Taylor, upon being thus ftileN-
ed, viii proceed 20 Fort Scott, KAN ana assume \
charge Oi the n1liotAi cemetery .ie hi-t sso' -
lisyiug Superintendent john 4. CoiaineTioro
Superintendent Commerlord upon being thus /
relieved VII 4r0teed to New Orleans, La. and 4
,a..sls,te "a tie Cha, nette national cemetery,
near that p1aee, relieving superintendent =. ). 4
snneFinterlle,s; Birdsall upon being thus reiiev-
ed wall pr0rced to Gettysburg, "a, aua assume 4
charge OF the national cemetery at that place, re-
lieving superintendent \. q. wilson.
Superinte-ilei.t Alls9n- upon 1eihs lHqs Ie.leN ~
Cd viii proceed 10 Nicksllugg, Miss and assume
charge of tlie aalienal cemetery al tilat place
The suptgtstendcnts named Wlh report 10 the (
s1uarferrls er general, through The proper military
channels tho aaEas Of their departure Ior and ar
rival 81 Their new stations.
The action Of the President in the case of
I.ieut.-Col. A. +. Morrow, 6tn cavalry recently
tried BY court martial on charge o. drunken
ness is embodied in the following general or
der issued By fhe War Department on the 10th
inst:
The proceedings findings. and sentence IN the
case of Isiaat-tol. a. Il. Morrow, eth regiment oi
r.ava1r. are 4Fpnroved The members Uf The court
having unanimously recommended That ceIaency
f,e exercised '-in consideration OF the honorable
service record Of the accused and cxlenukilng CIR
tenant-geneTal OF the army Jois because oi Eal-
liant and rneFitorious services during the war, IN
Performance of which Lieut. Col Morrow was
wounded - fe sentence is mftlEaied 10 . susfren-
sion FROM raHiz and command with forfeiture OF
one-h.lf pay lor tse period oi one year and re-
uciion Uf Ite accused IN iIne rank 10 the soot oG
fe lisl o ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF cavalry, that he
shall elter lake rank ia thai arm of the service
next below ieli-Col. 9osepi. 9. Tilford As nliti-
gated, tile sentence Will be ouiy executed
CHESTER n. AETuUR.
The Grand fury Is now considering the
charges OF fraudulent practices by pension at
torneys OF Washington. Commissioner Dnd-
lev Of the Penion Bureau, was examined at
length on the 10th inst, IN regard 20 tie
method Of presenting pension claims and other
matters OF detail, with the object OF enllElteI-
ing the jury upon the subject matter OF the
charges, ana 80 make clear TO their understand
ing certain technical points IN the rules of
practice IT is probable that A. f. Kingsley,
who occur as the position of reviewer IA the
Pension Bureau, viii be detailed 10 assist The
District Attorney IN the preparation OF the
c1ses.
General James r. Carnshan, adiutant- general
OF Indiana, has written 10 The Secretary ol War
proposing that national encan5gnent Of troops
OF the national guard from every State be held
IN Washington in May, 1854. The object is 10
secure congressional aid by showing Congress
the high degree Of efficiency 70 which oar na-
fi0nal guard may be brought.
Judge Cox. Of Washington, has reversed the
decision O. the jury IN the case Of Haiiett XII
bourn against x-Sergeant-lt-Arms Thompson,
and The case VII be retired.
Secretary Folger issued a call for sl0,010, 600
Of 3 per cent bonds on the lsth inst.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
A man cslIing himself Dr.. Davenport has
been operating AZ Wheeling, W. Va, as a pen
sion agent and medical examiner for several
weeks His manner Of working was to get
names OF applicants for Feasi0ns, or FOR increase
Of pensions they were already receiving, and
cal on them. offering to report their apPlica-
lions favorzbly to the Department. lie said,
as & matter of form. 3 TneGIc2. examination
would have 10 be made. De represented HIM
self as Q representative Of the Department from
Washington. and as he WAS coed talker. sue
eeeded IN sNfadiing several dozen old soldiers
and soldiers widows. A justice Of the peace
got on his track and had a trap set for the
WHY doctor but he was too wary, and decamped
with seVerli hundred dollars. de is believed
10 be an cll hand az the business.
The recent gale took the form Of a cyclone
in Oxford and Franklin counties. Me. In
Bethel house and several barns were de-
stroyed. IN Byron, Mexico. Andoyer. Newry,
Gilead. Canton. Paris, Buck1eld, and Fryeburg
many houses and harms were destroyed or dam
aged. Ia Dixfeld gravestones were broken
short Of. The spruce forests at the head OF
swift River were badly damaged, and many
million feet Of pine destroyed. The damage
II Oxford county must be SI09.09o. The loss
In Franklin county is $4,000. The loss in tho
State Is estimated at not less than q million
dollars.
The passenger train on the Fox River Branch
Of the Chieago, Burlington and Quincy Rail
read, from Chicago for Streator when tBo miles
from the latter place, on the 18th inst wa:
stopped by car Of coal standing the main
track and being unloadea freight train
which was following the passenger, was moi
tagged and came down grade around a curve
a. full speed. The locomotive crashed CON
pletely through the rear coach of the passenger
and partially through the second coach, kill
ing four persons and seriously injuring aboGi
nine.
The Commissioner Of Pensions has secured
tie arrest, at ChaIabeFsburg, Pa, Of jeremiah
slllars, waO has been peFs5natsng an agent OF
the Pension Office, and thus sWindlIng old sol
diers Of sums Of money which aggregate a larg.
amount Ills method was 10 represent himsel
empowered 70 allow pension claims upol
personal examination Of the applicants. and b,
collected $ OF SO each time. dc exhibited
forged authority. Eillars viii be prosecute,
under State Law for obtaining money unde
false pretenses.
At Petersburg Grove, Colo. on the night O
the I1th inst, four robbers entered the hous
Of Peter Olsen and tried to torture him int
telling the hiding place Of his money. The,
whipped him with switches till the blood cam
and then roasted his feet ia the fire. but h
would not speak. The stove was oyerturne
ia the scufie and the robbers found $500 con
cealed in IL.
While West-bonnd Rock Island train, wit
q party Of excuISi0nists from St Paul and MiI
neapoiis occupying the two rear coaches. Wa
nearing Jamesport, No, on the morning Of ia
10th inst, the fznge Of the wheels of the las
car broke and the car was precipitated dow
an embankment, rolling over twice IN Its dt
scent killing one person and seriously injul
ing five
PERSONAL.
Rear Admiral Stephen D. Trenchard, Of Il
United States Navy, who was placed on the II
tired list IN July, 1880 died on the 18th inst
ID New York. He was born il New York O
july 10, 1slS, and entered the navy in IS3
When the war broke out he was placed IN con
Inand OF the steamer Rhode Island suppl
vessel TO the blockading squadron. In 1862
was commissioned SIS commander. he too
part in two attacks on Fort Fisher, and aft
the war WAS made captain and placed in con
mand Of the steam slO0p Lancaster, the hagsh
Of the South Atlantic squadron. De was fort,
eight years in the navy.
Rear Admiral Johnston Blakeley Creighto
Of the United States Navy. died Of hea