National Republican., 1883-10-30
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
small raIL About Men ana measure

Con. Sherman will not go on the retired list
for several months but at his own request he
closes his active military career with the
present month"; having held the exalted posi-
tion Of general since March A. 1sB0-a period
OF moro than fourteen years. His conncc-
tion with the army as an officer dates back to
1910, at which time he was a second lieuten-
ant of artillery.
Under the law tho general is entitled to
six aids, with the rank of Colonel. There
have been two vacancies on Gen. Sherman's
staff for some time past. As present consti-
tlted tho staff consists of Coils. John L. Tour
telotte, John NJ. Bacon, o. M. Poe, and j. G.
Tidball. Coils. Tourtelotte and Bacon will
accompany Gen. sherman to st. Louis, and
remain with him until February, when they
will return to their respective commands.
Col. Tourtelotte's line rank is major of the
9TH cavalry.
Col. Bacon is senior captain in the 9th cav
airy, but it Is probable that he will reach pro-
motion before the expiration of his staff
duty.
Col. Tidball whose line rank is lieutenant
colonel of the 1st artillery, will soon be as
| signed command of the artillery school at
lately retired.
Col. o. NJ. Poe, who is lieutenant colonel
Of tho engineer corps will probably remove
to Detroit. He has been placed in charge of
the improvements of rivers and harbors in
waters in and about Michigan, beside having
the supervision of all such improvements in
the northern and northwestern lakes.
Gen. Sheriden will not be entitled to any
increase in the number of his aids, his rank
not changing in any way. The law gives him
two ads and o military secretary, with rank
Of lieutenant colonel. His staff which will
probably remain unchanged now consists of
Col. w. j. Volkmar, whose line rank is cap
tain of the 9th cavalry; Col. ]. f. Gregory,
whose line rank is captain of the engineer
corps, and Col Mike V. Sheriden, military
secretary, whose actual rank is major and
assistant adjutant general. He will be re-
membered also as the lurid associated press
correspondent who visited the Yellowstone
park last summer.
The gentlemen who compose Gen. Sher-
mans staff have been deservedly popular in
Washington. They have been courteous,
agreeable, and obliging under all circum-
stances. Coils. Tourtelotte and Bacon have
been with the general long time, and the
impetuous old hero is greatly attached to
them after his fashion.
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Senator Joseph T.. Brown, of Georgia, re-
ceived letter not long ago from the trustees
of Baptist church at Meridian, Miss, in
forming him that they were building new
house of worship and requesting his assist
tl,n, ..1 al,
he regretted exceedingly that he could not
neglect his senatorial duties for length OF
time sufficient to make his services of any
value in the building of the church. besides
which he feared that he was but au Indifferent
stonemason and that his work would be bung-
ling at best. Under the circumstances he
could not do otherwise than advise the trus-
tees to employ some one nearer home who could
do better work for less money than he could
| afford to do it, The trustees are said to have
| since denounced the suave senator as q bogus
Christian and an unfeeling man. The senator
will be apt to feel the wrath of that society
when he is nominated tor the vice presi.
dency.
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The names of the lodges in the colored Odd
Fellows procession yesterday afternoon sug.
gest some acquaintance with religion, plug
tobacco, and toilet articles. "Boom OF
Youth" was the familiar title of one lodge
but the usual picture of very white lady in
undress uniform, standing before dressing
case with bottle of the mixture in her
hand, was not shown. Free Grace" the
title of another lodge, is occasionally talked
about at camp meetings. Stars were favorites
There was Western STAR" "Star of the
West" and Eastern Star" These with
"Golden Reef" and Old Ark" arc not un-
known to the tobacconisfs window. The
country and distinguished citizens were re-
membered in Columbia" "Peter ogden,'
and John F. Cook"
Frank Wards milk cans must cease tc
clatter, and his gongs must no moro sound
The court has said it, and there is nothing
for cans and gongs to do but obey. The
attention of inventors is called by this de-
cision to new line of research. 1t will be
worth any mans while to discover a method
of doing business noselessly, unless, indeed,
1t is proposed to cease doing business alto
gother. Most kinds of commerce arc carried
on with some clashing of materials and some
inharmonious sounds but it remained for a
Washington court to discover that u noise
was an uncomfortable nuisance 1t is in some
respects q happy discovery, and especially al
precedent for future action is it fortunate
The court will doubtless soon have an oppor
tunity to mellow down the rattle and bang o
the railway cars, which now run on tive
good avenues of the city. The car wheels
must DO cushioned, and that will MAKE
death seem pleasanter to the unfortu
nate who falls under them. TIL,
attention of the court is also hereby
respectfully called to the fact that 1900
dogs night ly sit in the back yards of the cit,
and bark at tho moon. A small injunction
dropped on each bark, or possibly, if it woulC
strain the court less, an omnibus injunction
covering the entire $4,000 barks, would
surely bring more relief to the exasperateC
ears of this community than even the still
ing of the rattle of Wards milk cans
will not be necessary to suggest that th
nocturnal courtship of cats upon the bacl
fences furnishes parallel case to the on,
last mentioned. One of the crying need
of the hour is an injunction oil
vocal love-making among cats. The cour
has also, by the same decision, prohibited
Wards milk from giving forth an offensive
odor. This is a step or, more properly, a hop
skin and iunn I'm the right direction IL 4