Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-04-06
DROPPED FROM THE WIRES
DEATH or SURGEON GENERAL
j. X. BARNES.
The North Pacific Railroad Almost
Overwhelmed With Passenger
Business Day of Great Ex-
element in London.
The Presidents Florida Trip. )

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Presideat Arthur,
secretary Chandler, and Senator Miller, of New
York, left this morning for Florida. Represent
atives of the Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette, New York Sun, and New York
Times accompanied the party.
DEATH OF SURGEON GENERAL BARNES.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Brig. Gen. Joseph K.
Barnes, surgeon general, q, 8. A., died at his
residence in this city this morning of Brights
disease. >.- =
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The following order
was issued this afternOsn:
Headquarters army, adjutant generals office,
Washington, ID. G.. April 5-Bievt. Maj. Gen.
Joseph X. Barnes, brigadier general U. 8. A.,
retired late surgeon general Of the army, died
at his residence in this city at z o'clock this
morning He entered the service as assistant
surgeon on June is, 1910, was promoted sur
eeon with rank of major August 20, 1856; med
ical inspector, with rank Of lieutenant colonel,
February 9. 1868; medical inspector general,
rank of colonel August 10, 1868; and surgeon
general with rank OF brigadser general, August
4, 1864. He was retired from active srvice
by the operation of the Law of June 80, 1883.
He served with distin:tiou in the Florida war
against the Seminole Indians; in the war with
Mexico, and in the war with the states in re,
beliion. For faithful and distinguished servi-
ces in the late war the brevets of brigadier gen.
ers.l snd major general, U. =. A., were conferred
upon him. He was eminent, skillful and sue
cessful in his profession as q surgeon and ply
siian, and distinguished for great administra-
tive ability as head Of the medical department.
He inaugurated the medical history of the war,
he founded medical museum, and he brough:
the medical department to the highest state of
efficiency during the troublous times
of the late war. He earned the
unbounded confidence of the secretary of war,
MIR. Stanton. and held it unshaken to the last.
At the time of the assassination Of President
Lincoln, and the attempted assassination of
8 cretary Seward, he attended at tho deathbed
of one and 1ninistered with untiring energy and
skill to the successful restoration of the other.
So during the long illness of President Garfield,
he was one of the distinguished surgeons of the
land who for days and nights served with de
voted duty in the sick chamber of the dying
president. During these long protracted hours
of anxiety and care his own health gave way,
and from that moment Il, the time of his death
he was an invalid.
The following officers nave been appointed as
pail bearers: Geuerals w. T. Sherman, Ell
mund schriver, d. 81. Rucker. W. H. Emory, A.
Baird, NJ. G. Meighs, R. O. Drum, R. Macfeely,
N. w. Brown, J.H. Crane, G. NJ. Wilcox and JOS.
E. Johnston.
FRESH APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The president has
made the following appointments: A. W..
Sheldon, Maryland, associate justice OF the SUI
preme court of the territory of Arizona, vice
w. W. Hoover, suspended; 81. X. Snyder, agent
of the Indians at Fort Peck agency, Mont, vice
Nathan 8. Porter, resigned; VIM. W. Carter,
collector of internal revenue, seventh district OF
Indiana; David B. Russell, United States mar
shall for the eastern district of Arkansas; and
Henry Ward, Indian inspector, wee VIM. J..
Pollock, resigned.