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ceedings looking to the forfeiture of its
Governor Patrick and the Dayton Home.

Governor Patrick and the Dayton Home.
We have received during The last few
weeks quite number of letters inquiring
why THE TRIBUNE has not denounced Gov.
Patricks administration of the Soldiers
Home at Dayton, Ohio. The reason is that
we have found il difficult to ascertain the
have been brought against Gov. Patrick
From what we have been able to learn by
personal inquiry, however, we conclude that
Gov. Patrick has undertaken to apply to the
management of the Home the strictest rules
OF military discipline, and that in so doing,
while he has undoubtedly corrected many
abuses and administered deserved punish
ment to many refractory inmates, ne has
been unnecessarily and unWarrantably harsh
in his treatment Of the ex-soldiers as body
under his care. We believe Gov. Patrick to
be an honest man, and aetuated by proper
motives, but he has certainly made q serious
mistake in attempting to enforce at the
Home the severe discipline which obtains at
military camps in time of war. He has I'M
| questionably been greatly harrassed by the
| disorderly and rebeilious conduct of some Of
| the veterans under his care, and in under
| taking to put stop TO the drunkenness and
disorderly behavior of which some of the
| inmates have been guilty, he has been COM
PEELED to resort to severe measures, but he is
not justified in restricting on that account
the personal liberties of.such of the inmates
as have observed the rules Of the institution
and complied with its requirements. HI
| has made himself hated, in other words
when, without any abatement of discipline
| he might have made himself loved, and W.
hold that on that account he is not propel
person to hold the position which he does
Said Conmander-in-C Chief Van Dervoort il
his address before the National Encamp
ment at Denver:
I have read many complaints in regard to TN,
treatment of the inmates of the Soldiers Home a
/ Dayton, Ohio, and would recommend that com
mite be appointed to investigate the statement
! made.
1t is greatly to be regretted that the com
mittee on the Commander-in-C Chiefs address
failed to act upon this recommendation, fo
recent developments have shown tina
they were mistaken in declaring that NJ
action was necessary at this time. Action
is necessary, not merely because the happi
ness, if not the comfort, of the inmates of tn
Dayton Home is at stake, but because tn
reports which have been circulated concern
ing Gov. Patrick's administration are cal
culated to create the impression among on
veterans that affairs at the Home are grea
deal worse than they are.
Gov. Patrick ought 10 be replaced by som
person who understands how to enforc
discipline without resorting to tyranny
With doubtless the best motive in the world
he has contrived to make the lives Of tn
, veterans under his care wretched.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-30
LONDON PARKS.

The supply is found to be inadequate, how
over, for the national needs for breathing spaces
and wholesome recreation, and nearly every
day the journals contain discussions OF negO-
tiations for land for public uses of this kind.
The most striking proposition at present before
the public is for tax upon the grain and coal
shipped in the port of London, the proceeds OF
the tax to be devoted to the purchase OF the
Alexandra Palace and the grounds about 1t.
East London rejoices now IN the possession OF
Victoria Park, and, after a struggle, it has-been
decided that music may be permitted on Sun
days within the boundaries of this park, and
the Journals contain, at short intervals dis
cussions of the feasibility Of adding another
ancient cemetery 10 the list of new parks.
This movement Tor the preservation of ceme-
teries as breathing spaces in and about London
has warm support. Miss 0etayia HILL, whose
| most noble work at the East Eud among the
very poor gives her words the added weight OF
great experience, appeals to all charitably-dis-
posed persons TO urge this use of the cemeteries
and prevent their being built over, and the
KyTle Society reaches the sensibillties OF quite
another class of persons by urging the preser-
Walton of the cemeteries from the point OF view
of good taste and historic interest, and it Is
pleasant to notice from time to time, that one
more has been added to the list of rescued
| cemeteries. No one can go into st. PauPs
Cathedral at any hour Of any day without
being touched by the sight of old men and
women and little children in the garden thai
surrounds the church in this crowded part Of
London, where no other green space is attain
able There are old tombstones here, some
| PROSTATE and some covered by the surround
| ing growth of shrubs and vines, but these are
no hindrance to the quiet play of little children
nor 10 the meditasions Of the old people.
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: NArEoxaH TRlaUNs:

To the Editor NATEoSAT, TRIBUNE:
Did General Grant make official report Of she
battle OF Shflohs II SO, where can Sad ~ Did
he report General Preusiss sGrrendering early
in the day? il. z.
ELDoEA, Ia
General Grants official report Of the battle
of Pittsburg Landing was not printed unsI
lately. 1t win appear in the Var OF the Rs-
bellion," published by che u ; Government
General Grants only reference 70 General
Prent;ss Is as follows: General Prentiss was
taken prisoner in the first days sction. - I'd.
TETs.l
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-30

The recent election in Utah, notyith-
Standing the enforcement Of the provisions
Of The Ednupds anti-polygau1y bin, resulted,
as was anticipated, in complete victory for
The MorHon church. It elected all It's
candidate, ard now as absolutely controls
the Offices as If Tie bin had never been
passed. The new officials, though not
rolygamists themselves, are the eons Of
polyeanaoEs fathers, and, having been epe-
riaaly selected in the church councils be-
cause Of their friendliness to polygamy, they
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-30
The Poet OF island No. 10.
from the Philadelphia Prsss.l

When the Union troops entered Island No,
10, after the rebel surrender, they found di-
lapidatel old graveyard with one newly made
grave At its head was pine board, ON which
was rudely cut with jaok-knife the folio wing
inscription:
Brave Southern friend. who fell
A fghtin at Island number tan,
Yourn were "a glorious end.
Sweet sperit rest in Hevsui
There be no Yankees thar
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-30

TIE number Of pension certificates issued
and signed during the week ending August
25th, was as follows: Original, SIS; in
crease, 2s6: re-issne, 81; restoration. 10;
duplicate, 12S; arrears, @; accrued pensions,
i; pensions under act of March 3, 1888,
152; total: ,lOl-
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
RsTABLisHED 1879

TO CARE HfR BORNE TIE BATTlE, AND Fcs
hEs WIDOW AID ORPHANS. &C., GeaAHAR LINCOLN.
TtE NsLBsf-v or TIE rBbtic BEST or TIE UNITED
STkTEs, LA. INcaUnNo oerTs INCURRED FOR
PkswEAl RE-e3ss BoUNTlEs FoE SERVICES ih SUP
INsyRgEeTloN REBELLION. sslL NOT BE CUES
rIoNED.SEo = GR7. XIV, CONSTITUTION or IfsE UsiTEo
6TATEB.
CONSIDER lT TFae hElEsT DEvoT6D TO TIE lET5E
EsTs T-E soL0ER PUllstED TIE COUNTRY. EARNESTLY
coKRENp iT - Ala cosRA3Es OF TIE Cs0GR-''
Pau NAEDEEgooRT,
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-30

Is anticipation of the coming veterans
excursion, we shall print, in orr issue of
September 18Th. special article on the cam
paigns Of Sheridan in the Shenandoah Val
lev
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-30

as it may be within our power, to secure for
the applicant. at the hands of the proper
authorities, the consideration which his re-
Quest deserves.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-30

a Deadly Assault Upon Individual Rights.
As the condition precedent to their re-
employment the Western Union Telegraph
Company is compelling its striking opera
tives to sign the following pledge:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-30

eTazzo A. 1l esssTos rosr-oraos As ssas0oss .TTes
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

A FINE CHANCE.-Mr. Emile Levy,
proprietor Of the popular store situated
at the corner OF Railroad Avenue and 81.
Michael street, offers one of the best op-
portunities for business investment
that we have had occasion to advertise
for long time. Being about to remove
to Eapoieonville and take charge of the
large establishment of Mr. David Levy
of that place, Mr. Levy proposes to dis
pose of his stock and good supply of
household furniture, kitchen utensils,
ETC., below cost, and to any one buying
the stock in bulk a reduction of
twenty five per cent. from cost figures
will b. made. The stand is al excellent
one for business, and will be even botter
in the future than it has been hereto
fore. Railroad Avenue is second only to
Mississippi street as mercantile thor
oughfaze, and threatens to rival it be-
fore long. Parties with funds to invest
or who desire to enter business, may
wait very great length Of time before
obtaining such another opportunity as
that presented by the advertisement of
Mir Levy appearing in this issue of tue
CHIEF.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20
A BIG STEAL.

State Treasurer Marsh L. Polk of Ton
nessee poked his hand into the public
strong box of that State and distracted
some 100000 of the peoples money.
| Finding his dedication about to be ex-
posed by the researches of legislative
investigating committee, he concluded
to start on an excursion to Mexico, where
a portion Of HIS ll-gotten booty has been
invested in the silver mining business.
He was captured at San Antonio, Texas,
| by a couple of crooked detectives named:
Cameron and Price, whom he bribed not
| only to release him, but to pilot him to
the Mexican frontier. Tho delectable
party SGT out for Laredo, tut were over
hauled at Webb station, eighteen miles
beyond San Antonio, by Deputy Marshal
Joe Sheely. an officer noted for his eff
cheney and courage, who placed the ab-
sconding Treasurer and the two
rascally detectives under arrest.
Polk has been taken back to Ten.
nessee in charge of Marshal Hal Gosliug
OF Texas. He had only $50 on his per-
son when arrested, but his cousin, A.
Van Polk, who accompanied him in his
flight, escaped into Mexico with largo
amount of the stolen funds.
The captured defaulter says that he
only took about $4,000 He regrets the
disgrace to his family, but proposes to
stand the consequences like man."
which he can very readily do, as the
maximum punishment for his offeuse is
only two years imprisonment in the
penltcntiary. He threatens to make
revelations that viii startle the people of
Tennessee aud implicate number of
the prominent State officials, including
Judges of the Supreme Court.
Mir. Polk is 81 years old, graduate of
West Point. nephew of the late Presi-
dent Polk and related to Gen. Leonidas
Polk OF Confederate fame. He was a |
Captain of artillery in the Confederate !
service and lost leg at Shiloh. Six
years ago he was elected Treasurer of |
Tennessee as State Credit Democrat.
and has been one nf the shining lights OF
thai division of the Democratic party OF
Tennessee.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

TAX SALE ENJorgED.- Mr. Joseph
Corbo, owner of q piece of property sit
nated GU the right bank Of Bayou La
fourche, in this parish, which has been
| advertised for sale by the Sheriff and
Tax Collector for alleged non-payment
| OF taxes for the years 1876 and 1877, has
obtained an injunction prohibiting the
Sheriff from proceeding with the sale.
The allegations upon which petitioner
prayed for the restraining order are, in
substance, as follows: l. That the de-
acription Of the property given in the
advertisement OF seizure slG sale is
erroneous and illegal; 2. That the petit
tionar acquired tie property in February,
1881; free from taxes, az will appear from
the act of sale recorded in The Office of
the Clerk aud Recorder for this parish !;
3. That if any taxes are due for the
years claimed which is denied, they have
ceased'to affect the property of petition
er by reason of the length of time that
has elapsed since their assessment !;
WHEREFORE specially pleads the
prescription of two, three, four, five, six,
seven and eight years; 4. That the
taxes alleged to be due have never been
registered, as required by law, SO as to
affect third persons; S. That tho adve5-
tisemeut is illegal in not stating the
amount of taxes..nor the,1years for which
they are claimed 49, That Act No. SO
of 1882, under which the seizure is made,
is unconstitutional, being violatiye of
Article 155 of the State constitution of
1879 and of Article 5 of the constitution
Of the United States, which declare that
no one shall be deprived Of his property
without due process Of law; Z. That
section Of said Act No. SO is unconsti-
tutional because it seeks to confer Judi
cial powers upon tho Tax Collector,
contrary to Article so Of tho constitution
OF 1879; that the assessment Of property
is in tbs naturefof q judgment, and after
the lapse of time allowed by law for it's
correction it is res aajudicate and can not
be corrected or altered &c ports by the
Tax Collector; s. That the property
has passed through several hands since
the assessment Of the taxes now alleged
to be due, and mono Of the parties in in
terest have been legally notified of the
sale; and 9. That in case it shall be
held that. the taxes claimed are legally
due, they must be paid by the party
from whom petitioner acquired the prop
erty. The writ Of injunction was Issued
as prayed for ON bond OF SIS. Plaintiff
is represented by Z. n. :Pug!l, Esq, from
whom wo learn that q supplemental Pc
tition will lie fled in the lease, wherein
several additional grounds of the
Illegally of sstlo seizure .nnd proposed
sale will be cited.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

We note with pleasure the unaDimous
election of Gen. Allen Thomas to the
chair of Professor of Agriculture in the
Louisiana State University and Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College at Baton
Rouge, position lie is in all respects
vol qualified TO gil efficiently. The date
for the new Professor to enter upon his
duties has been fixed at February %,
1883, and Gen. Thomas Was allowed until
that time to. decide whether or not he
will accept the place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

party of young ladies and gentlemen
numbering twenty-five or thirty boarded
tho finessssteamer jesse K. Bell at the
Donaldsonville landing last Sunday eve-
ming and had a delightGul hop in the Ia
dies cabin. Capt. Dick Sinnott and the
other officers Of the boat gave the party
a cordial reception and had the cabin
cleared for the accommodation of the
dancers, who w-hiled away several hours
i'll most enjoyable manner. Music was
furnished in turn by Misses Heating, Ma
yor and Attain, OIL thes piano, accompa-
MED part Of the time by Mr.. Rareshide
OH the harmonica. This young gentle
man, who is employed on the Bell, en-
tertaned the party with two solos, Way
down upon the Swanee river and Home,
sweet home, that were beautifully rem
dered and much admired. 1t was not far
from midnight when the pleasure seekers
left the boat, bearing with them a cor
dial invitation from Capt. Sinnott to
repeat the visit as soon and as often as
they wished. The young gentlemen who
suggested the hop and exerted themselves
to such good purpose to make it success
fal share with Capt. Sinnott the thanks
of all the participants for an evening Of
superlatiye enjoyment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

Senator Jonas of this State has sent US
a copy of the remarks he made in the
Senate on the 9th of December in ex-
PLANTATION of his vote against the Pendle-
ton civil service reform bill. The ground
of Mr.. Jonas opposition to the measure
was that the present Office holders are
exempted from the competitive exami-
nations to which it is proposed all future
applicants for subordinate positions in
the federal service shall be subjected.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

Hon. Godove S. Orth of Indiana died
at his home ia Lafayette, that State, on
the 10th ultimo. He was born in Le-
'aanen, Pa. in 1917 and e.s.israte&l te
Indiana in 1899. In 1943 he was Presi-
dent Of the State Senate, and subsequent
ly served six terms III Congress, and one
as United States Minister to Austria. 1t
ls mentioned as aa evidence of his integ-
rlty that he left Congress d poorer man
than he entered it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

Our handsome YONG friend Ed. S.
Conerly, Esq, bookkeeper of the Baton
Rouge CaritoIiaa- 4drocate establishment
was married on the 7th Of last .aontl, 10
Mlss Corinne Campbell of Summit, Miss. :;
and Mr Geo. ". Reese, publisher of the
West Feliciana Sentinel, joined the Bene-
diets Oh the aotl, Of the same m nth
uniting his fate 10 that of Miss Es,elle
s. iioarsey. We tender our cpn.ratua-
tons to both couples and wish them,
f'':Itli, happiness ald prosperity without
s5iEt.s
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

The bill for the relief of Gen. Fitz
John Porter passed the Senate last
week by vote of 80 yeas to q nays.
Senators Hoar of Massachusetts,, Cam
sron OF Pennsy lvania and Sewell Of New
Jersey We're the only Republicans voting
IN the affirmative. An amendment was
agreed to, providing that Gen. Porter
shall receive no pay or allowance prior
30 bis reinstatement in the army. The
tate OF the measure in the House is
regarded doubtful.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

FATAL ACCIDENT.-Capt. c.. s. D.
Porter, commander of the Amite river
steamer Alice, was accidentally shot and
fatally wounded near Hope Villa, on tho
Gosh Of December. Capt. Porter and q
young man named VIM. Stacy, clerk in
a neighboring store, had been shooting
at a target, and were exhibiting their
reyolvers and expatiating upon the re-
spective merits Of the weapons, believing
them to be.emrty. Unfortunately there
was one cartridge remaining in Mfr.
Stacy's pistol, which was exploded while
the weapon was pointing towards Capt.
Porter. The ball entered the Captain s
head just above the:right~~eye, ponetrat
ing the brain. The wounded man was
taken to his home in New Orleans, where
he died the following day, and his
funeral was one Of the largest ever seen
in chat city, indicating tho widespread
popularity Of the deceased. Capt. Porter
had been stcanboating in thu Amte
trade about fifteen years, and his tragic
death has cast a gloom over that entire
section, where he enjoyed the ELECTION
ate regard aud esteou of all classes of
the people. Mr.. Stacy, who was almost
distracted By the terrible result of his
carelessness, went to New Orleans and
surrendered to tho authorities.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

One Of the allegations of MFR. Ackleu,s
notice Of contest, to which we recautlv
referred in the CH1RR, is that Senator
Kellogg, as chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Railroads, exacted $4,000
from certain railway companies to be
used in securing his election to Con-
gress. The Senator is reported to have
announced his intention to call for an in-
vestigation of this grave charge by the
body of which he is ~ menlber.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

Tho City Item has been elected official
journal of the Trades Assembly Of Now
Orleans, % merited compliment to a
paper that is powerful and consistent
champion Of tho interests Of tho laboring
classes
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

Gov. Stephens of Georgia has pardoned
Edward Cox, who shot and killed Col.
A. Aston at Atlanta in 1879, and was
sentenced to imprisonment for life in the
penitentiary. Hundreds Of people, in
Guiding 131 members of the Legislature,
signed tho petition for his pardon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

The funeral of Gambetta was one Of
the most remarkable demonstrations of
modern times. The number Of people
participating in the obseauies is placed
ut 200,0 900, exclusive of those who simply
gathered on the streets as spectators.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

Important journalistic changes have
reoent!y taken place in Cincinnati. Tho
Commercial and Gazette, Republican
papers, have been consolidated under tho
title of Commercial Gazette, and now
Democratic paper, the Nc,ps, has been
started in opposition to the Enquirer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

Senator Pendleton's civil service TO-
form bill passed the Senate by an almost
unanimous vote. All the Republican
Senators present and eleven Democratic
Senators favored the bill, aud among tie
five dissenting Democrats was Mr. Jonas
of Louisiana.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

A terrible calamity occurred at Mil
waukee, on the 10th inst. The New
hull House, story brick hotel, was
destroyed by fire, aud it is estimated
that seventy persons lost their lives. The
scene is depicted as heartrending in tho
axtrnma
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

On the 18th of February, the day the
Congressional election in the Sixth Dis
trict is to he held, the citizens of Baton
h"Hse will Vote upon twenty fmnr pro-
posed amendments Of the charter of their
city, the most important of which refer
10 the Fate aud mauner Of imposing
municipal tagaticn.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

The Morehouse Clarion recently com
pleted its eighth volume, the Marksville
Bulletin it's seventh and the St. James
Creole Fireside It's second. The CHIEF
wishes ali these excellent papers many
happy and prosperous returns of their
respective birthdays.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

Mr.. Reuben r. Springer, Cincinnati's
wealthy philanthropist, has donated over
100000 TO public charities and enter
prises in that city. His latest gift is
$4,000 to the Cincinnati College of
Music,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

The Morohouse Clarion enormously To-
Gates the recent murder OF an infant by
its grandmother in Ascension parish.
The crime was reported by the CHIEF,
bnt was committed in the neighboring
parish of st. James.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

1t g deemed certain that, if Congro So
amends the tariff ut all ut the present
session, the duty on imported rice will be
fixed at 24c per pound, as recommended
by the Tariff Commission.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

MIR. Louis J. Lowenst~in of the New
Orleans 1tmcs-Democrat's reportorial staff
sent us some weeks ago d copy of the
history of the st. Louis Cathedral which
he has written and had published in
pamphlet form, 1t is creditablo pro-
duction and makes interesting reading
matter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

1t is reported that Gen. w. L. Sher-
man has joined the Catholic Church.
Mrs. Sherman has long been a devout
Catholic but tho General has been
Chased as q free thinker.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-01-20

Hon. George West member OF Congress
from New York, proposes to offer
premium Of $1,000 for bale of lute raised
IN this country equal in quality to the
iute produced in India.