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The National tribune., 1883-09-27
The Es-prisoners, Plan of Action.

In another column, this week, we print a
full and accurate report of the proceedings
of the tenth annual convention of the Ma
tionsI Association of ex-Union Prisoners of
War, held at Cleveland, Ohio, on Wednesday
and Thursday Of last week. 1t viii be seen
that among those in attendance at the con-
vention were many ex-prisoners OF national
reputatien-as, for instance, John L.
McElroy, editor Of the Toledo Blade, and
Frank Smith, of the same place, ian account
of whose recent decoration of the graves at
Andersonville has already been given in
our columns,) and a. r. Hill, who was
chief Of police at Camp sumter-and it is
worthy Of note also that the deliberations OF
the assembly were, substantially, harmoni-
Gus. The delegates evidently were sensible
of the importance Of agreeing upon plan of
action and uniting earnestly in its support,
and, in finally adopting the pension bill-H.
Z. No. 5695-prepared and introduced by
Representative James s. Robinson, Of Ohio,
at the First Session Of the Forty Seventh
! Congress, as that best calculated to secure
Justice to their fellow ex-prisoners, and,
deciding to press it 10 passage, they took .
long stride in tie direction Of success. We
Go not mean TO say that the Robinson bin is
certaiA 10 command ths approval Of Congress
+ we are not even sure that it is the most
Ineritorieus Of the many that have been intro
duoed in tie interest Of our ex-prisoners-
bat It VIII serve as well as any for feun-
dation for future legislation aud an object
10 the support Of which our prisoners IS a
body may be rallied. just as it was not IN til
the $40 bin TO increase the pensions of one-
armed and one-legged soldiers had been
somewhat modified that the affirmative
action Of both houses could be secured in
the last Congress. so in the FOrty-eighth
Congress the Robinson bill, should it be
called up lor action, NAY be found, upon
discussion Of its provisions, to be impossible
Of passage, except in "a amended form
and its friends may, therefore, conclude tc
make the necessary concessions. But
whether that shall be the result or not
there can be no question as to the wisdom
Of uniting upon seme one particular measure
as the National Association has done, ant
1
thereby dePriving Congress of the excuse 81
, often assigned for its inaction that our ex
prisoners themselves are net agreed as Il
| the legislation which is required to seeur'
them in their rights. And now, in orde
that our readers may understand just ex
!, actly what is proposed to be accomplished
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IL This Fair Plav9

On September 10th, little over two weeks
AGO, representative of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE called upon Postmaster General
Gresham and requested an official statement
Of his reasons for the summary removal of
Comrade Paul Van Dervoort from his posi-
tioa as Chief Clerk of the Railway Mail
Service at Omaha, Neb. To that request
the Postmaster-General responded by fur
nishing tine editor OF THE TRIBUNE with the
statement which we published in our issue
of September 18th. He did not himselfpre-
pare the statement, For was he shown the
correspondence upon which it was based, but
in taking it for granted that, as drawn up
by his subordinate, General Superintendent
Thompson, of the Railway Mail Service, the
statement was in accordance with the facts,
be made himself responsible therefor To
this statement Comrade Van Deryoort, as
soon as it was laid before him. made full
and explicit reply, refuting every assertion
which it contained, and we gave the full
text Of this reply in eur last Issue. We
supplement this now with n copy of the for
B,al order from Division Superintendent
White TO Conrade Van DeTyoort, directing
him to put mail service ON the Oregon Short
Line Road, which Ia conclusive proof that he
The National tribune., 1883-09-27
CONTENTS THIS WEEK.

1st Pa-e--NETs ~ THE VALLEY: The Excursion
Of Saeri1au's Veterans Through the Shenan-
deah--Oraslon by Colonel WrlgiIt-Poem by
c. W. Powers.
-E1perlence meetlng-Mrs. President Bar
Eers First Order 10 Relief Gorps.-DATs IL
NoSDERIkED. Mn. SherTooGs Eighth Colo
Iado I.stieT.--tIE-St.IlAL McSFsERsOS's DEATH: I:
NlEo Were Win ifin When Z e Was Shot
SoaE FURTHER hEAISIsCKschs or CEDAR
SEEEE.-fERsr DEsoH IROOFe a. RIcRHcED.
I'd Pags.-0UR RURAL TorIos.-oEE AND IEDI-
vIsEBIE. EegniOus-fSaech Bluffs lA.--NoTfolk
county, Mass-l8sth P-.-lGth X H--J9ih aad
l6sth Oiio and lsg .. IL A.-s2d Ind V. iCo
c, 5isi Mass.-llth ind.-DHrell's Battery
C0nn.-55fh Nazs.-I5th y y afcDOnougA
county, Il.-listh Fa.-8d. Fa-it2d Ohio
1sLl uhlO-Measna Vognty. Gbio.-ll3th OHIO.
-27fh Mass-Sith iA.-sh Nt-Arny of West
NlreiIils--l5th y ! .-iltb CoBn.-l4th Conn
10Th 81 C2v.-s0Hh olio-L.afhr0p. Mo.-3d
Ohio sth COnn. Nsblesviile. lnds-Touching
GTeetlg lO lslb iua-
9th Page -EfTToEiAIs: A Call FOR Help-The
Ex-l'risoHcrs Plan 81 Aciion-Is This Fair
Play .ie New ncilssfioIR.-SNA T AK
-THE DsYIoN AsD MILwAUKEK SOz-DIIzHs'
HoEEs.-KEusIoS % aAE l07TH o. V. l.
9th Pase.-NEws OF TBK wEEK-As TO THE
DEAD LIsE Bow Il Came 10 Be Erected ai
AndersolElile. iHE ADvAEcE-f5UARD: Sub
ecr5bers Lrtters.-fsRfsoEEks PEEsIoNs: Pro-
ceeciHgs 81 the Cleveland Commemorative
FUELlcAT1oSs.--i'is 3D. - sdAsAZIzEs.-ADvERFIsE-
EEEIs.
9th Paze.-TEE GRAsD AREv: Relief for Fever
Stricken Conrad sle--i caautsTlers and Depart
nenl lNews.-l.ECNION AOIES.-OCTosER Kos
TER.
sth Pase.-F1GHTISG THI,al OVER General Aver
els Salem Rssd three leItersj-SsFength of
Confederate Armies Low Sirel Lost Hi
Gnns-frobaoy slip OF the FeD-6tb Ohio
Cavalry A Dash With Custer-5outh Noun
tsin: The Pennsylvania ReserTes-Bauks il
Tie Aslley-l3tA Corps in the Taliey-Fort
wagner Again: 1sh Connecticut NeteTSn :
HtSry-P Poezotalizo - Another Regiment AfteI
BozwoTths Passry--sA Ainnesotas Farewell
Drders.--AEsss'I. To C0KREsP0SDESTs.-CB Il 20
EOLoGN or Tl4E AAR.-AnDEEASE1s WANTED.
9Th Page. OUR GR0wIsG CoUETRy.-yKTs II
TnE NAL1-EF-Ac ncl gsion.-5 5oSs or VET
EEASE- General l4sggltts Initial Order.-(iIS
EzAL S1lTHs Bows RkCKEK-ADvHRTIsE
MESES
The National tribune., 1883-09-27
TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
wAsHINGroN. D. c. SEPTEMBER p, 1883.

The publication of Gen. How
ards military "reminiscences OF the
war, written especially for THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, VIII
shortly be begun i'm our columns,
and our readers should, therefore,
proceed to secure all the new
subscribers they can with the least
possible delay. We win present a
Waterbury watch to each and
every person who viii send us fif-
teen new subscribers prior to
October 10th.
The National tribune., 1883-09-27
did not, as charged by the Post-Ofliee De-
partment in its statement, place service on
that road without authority:

RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE,
Office of Superintendent, Sixth Division,
CHICAGO, Ill, August 9, 1883.
PAUL VAN DERyooRT. ESQ.
Chief Clerk, r. II. g., Omaha, Neb.
DEAR SIR: Please start the service on the Granger
and Shoshone r. p. o. as soon as possible, and
notify this office of the date on which each clerk
commences service. AZ that line makes direct con-
necton at Pocoteilo with the Deer Lodge and Og-
den r. p. o., you may forward by it all matter for
the Territory of Idaho, soon as the clerks are
competent to distribute it, Very truly,
JAMES t. WHITE, Supt.
But Comrade Van Dervoort did not stop
here Made aware for the first time, in this
indirect manner, of the charges against him
at the Post-0fice Department, he immed
lately addressed to the PosIaaster-Gene
respectful, manly letter, protesting his
innocence of the charges, and requesting q
full and impartial investigation of all the
by the Postmaster General on the morning
of September 18th. Two days later the
out having taken action upon it. From New
York he proceeded on Saturday last to In
dianapoIis, and it was announced that he
would attend the Reunion of Crocker's Iowa
Brigade, held at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, yestcr-
day and to-day. 1t is hard to believe
that General Gresham, in thus delaying
action in a case where soldiers reputation
was at stake, was fully sensible of the hard
ships that delay might occasion, but it is
certainly a strange anomaly that he should
be now attending soldiers Reunion when
soldiers wrongs in his own office are wait
ing to be redressed.
The National tribune., 1883-09-27
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
One Dollar per Year.

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spvsKcEkfonrg Foarss1Eo o7,-sFsIss BY REois-
rFRfD le-res POSTAL gorls eosTsl MONEY osufR, cs
DRAFT on REs YosK at 7-e Rfsx Or Tee SENDER
As sieo ga eunscFirrtovs pAo 10 soErTs.
EEsENEwsLs. -susscReERs csN ALWAYS ASCERTAIN
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sr Tsl suaseR ~FbsRsa of Tnzs pAFER v1se- IS
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spE TYizls otD As Nsll Is nav ADDRESS.
E8rco8RESPoNCERCE E.-c5EsssToN0s"cet IS SOLICITED
rRor EVERY SECTION 70 susEo TO GsAac Essy PtssoN,
Rl7kEY, k5aoyLTuakL lNagsTaiA hNo. HOUSEHOLD ssT-
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proxpr ArrsEroa wnrs o. ONE SIDE OF T-E RhPsa
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The National tribune., 1883-09-27
TIE HOSPITAL.

The official residences are well built, and are
situated ON wide ana pleasant streets, each
street being named alter a State-and called
aveuues--Ohio avenue, Indiana avenue, &c
The barracks accommodate about one hundred
each and 1860 men are lodged and fed here
during the summer, and 1000 in the winter,
tine cold weather compelling many TO return to
the Home who can perform some manual labor
In the summer. The dining hall Is an i'm
menSe room, seating loo st time. The
kSchen. pantrIeS, and ali domestic convent
ences, are in the rear of the dining hail. The
hospital was visited in which were SEQ pa
tients, more or less, afflicted With some form Of
disease Ia some of the wards most Of the men
sit up all day. These occupy themselves with
making bead-wOrk, fancy boxes, and wooden
toys, which they are allowed to sell and retain
the money for their own use.
Paralysis seemed the most prevalent disease
and these patients are provided with wheeled
chairs, in which they can pT0pel themselves
through the grounds. The wards are kept
delicately neat and each man has snail brass
betisIead for his own, the mattrass covered
with blanket and a white spread, which gave
a homeiike and comfortable appearance To the
ROOM Many of the wasted forms and pailii
faces told that the fnSl discharge from the
warfare of life was near AZ hand, and one could
scarcely feel regret that the wearisome days
were so near ended. The dining room, kitchen
and pantfies were a marvel Of cleanliness
while the tables, chairs, benches and floors we're
of an exceeding whiteness. The tins and cop
pers shone with luster seldom seen in the
kitchens of private houses, and the wish WAS
forcibly expressed that tbe head of this depart
ment would open training school, Then
the Biddies and Greschens might learn not To
be so we'll content with dull tinygsFe and fcors
The National tribune., 1883-09-27
Reunion at sanapee. n. q.

At the Encampment of veterans at Camp E.
Z. Sturtevapt, Lake Sunapee, N. h., on the
18th and both insts General j. NJ. Clough, of
New London, presided over the meeting. An
address OF welcome was made by Chaplain J.
w. Adams. of Newport; an Oration by Colonel
d. NJ White, of Peterboro, and addresses by
Colonel ], c. Linnahan, Commander OF the
New Hampshire Department, q. A. b. Hon.
W. I'll. Haynes, representative in Congress from
the second district of New Hampshire, and
Rev. S. G. Fletcher, of New London The
president introduced Jacob G. Stickney, Of SH-
napee, aged ninety years, whe was drummer in
the war of 1872 in Captain Curriers' company
III the First New Hampshire regiment, Colonel
Aq4ilIa Davis, in the northern campaign. Miss
Nellie NJ. Nelson, of Sutton, read poem. About
1000 persons were present. The following
officers were elected: Commander, o. w. KIM
bail, of sutton s. V. c.. " II. Perry, of New
port; j. V. c., w. G. Redfeld, of Claremont !;
@. NJ, j, K. Laws, of New London.
The National tribune., 1883-09-27

a VETERAN OF Phil KeaTney's old First
New jersey brigade, writes from Trenton.
n. J., calling our attsntion 10 the import
ance Of having the company, regiment bri-
gade, division. corps and army, as well as
The name, inscribed en- the hesdstones at the
graves Of dead comrades, SO that upon Me-
mortal Day there viii be 10 danger that
any of the graves viii be overlooked in the
ceremony Of decoration. The suggestion Is
good one and where the relstiyes ol
friends Of the deed can adopt it they should
do so.
The National tribune., 1883-09-27

We are glad to note the organization Of
Timothy o. Howe Post, No. 3, at New
Orleans. Department CT the Gulf Peace be
to the ashes Of ths late Postmaster General,
who, having stouly upheld The cause Of our
soldiers when they were aghting al the
front. was not Of those who turned their
backs Oh them TIE moment the occasion for
their services had gone by.
The National tribune., 1883-09-27
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
GsTAsllsHso 1879

TO cAss roR sfs p,sso HAs BORNE Bsrrte, AND roe
Ks WIDOW AND oRPHANs. 80 AsRssseE LINCOLN.
Tee vsiIDiTg or TIE 1EeT Or TIE UNITED
eTsTEs, huT9RzEp INV IsclUDNs oesTs iNcuRhEo FOR
rsYsENT or Passions sRo BoueTiEs sEgHcEs - SUP
REsltos, sssll NOT pe CUTS
TIcso Ste = isT. XIV, CONSTITUTION OF ri4E UNITED
sTkTEs.
coNs0rR " TsE kulUsT PAPER DEVOTED TO TIE ihTEE-
Fsrs o. TE eolDsF petsED a. TIKI coJNTsr. fEsaEEsTlS
eoasEN5 IT 70 AL ooaRaoEs Of TzE 0scsR."
PAut NANCENooRT,
Coa,s.oss-rs-Cr,Ff 9. a. r.
The National tribune., 1883-09-27

THE article entitled Among the Tombs,"
published in our issue Of August 23d. was
by Isaac Q. Bowman, late sergeant-aajor Of
Fifth Indians cavalry, Warsnsburg, No,
and Should have been 50 signed.
The National tribune., 1883-09-27

TEE number Of pension certificates issued
and signed during the week ending septem-
ber 22a, wa as follows: Original, 5sI; in
crease, I3l; reissue, %; restoration, 10;
duplicate, 81; arrears, o. accrued pensions,
2S; pensions Uuder act Of March 3, 1893,
20; total. $50.
The National tribune., 1883-09-27
Rnn- nanisI 3, Resttr

cf Washington, New Jersey, eOraes 20 the IRONS
with another remarkable offer IN the way Of
Organs at low prices. He now offers SlIS
Pipe-tep Organ with . Steps for Si9-15 a re-
duetion never known before IN the history OF
the business. Surely sIr. Beatty IS sndeavor-
ing to give his patrons 6fst-elasS instruments
at a price which leaves bat a small margic,
See his large advertisement IN this issna.
The National tribune., 1883-09-27

TIE address Of Commander Reid, at the
opening Of tie recent Campfire of Chauncey
Lawrence Post, No. iG8, sabula, La, and
which we print sa another page, this week,
may well serve as model for other Com
n2nders. Such fslic.tous appeal TO the
The National tribune., 1883-09-27
MEs JoHS R. OsBoasE
Trousls at sb- aIluaukse soldiers, Home.

The Mlusukae ssafidsi publishes an acgouns
Of the vis.r ~ tae bard of MANAGEMENT ~ ths
70 liers Home o. the Milwaukee branch on
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER zls5-. giving in detail tho
movements nf the inspectors while on the
Eround. and showing up she superdciality Of
the inspection. This viii be followed up BY
charges % the eG ct that he Home IS run BE- a
ring. consisting Of the provost-sergeant, quar-
terulaster- sergeant, cUmmissary sergeant, and
ehUueeT. it VII be shown thaf General Sharpe
IS perfectly helpless from paralysis, and is IN
able 70 see or hear unless with the greatest diR-
nculty that the veterans are never allowed %
reach him with complaints, FOR fear the excite
meut VIII Kill him: that Pr0v0s5-Sergeant Hall
IS tyTannical. and infiet5 guard-hOuse punish
ment for minor OffeGses; that the surgeon Of
ths hospital IS incompetent, and has never per-
formed an operation npOn an inmate since MS
appointment although the men were obliged
10 have surgical operations performed by city
physicians, and that the ktrIa on the Home
grounds has gone to ruin because Of inefficient
management. The officials deny ali the
charges.
The National tribune., 1883-09-27

all unused to the vigorous securing here wit
messed
About fifty feet from the most elevated point
In the grounds is patch of greensward about
300 feet square. On this is arranged, IN ele-
gaet and unique designs. foliage and other rare
plants, the eOlors selected with most artistic
skIlii and standing on this eminence IL was
well-nigh impossible to divest the mind from
the belief that we were looking down on
goTge' Us dl-play OF Persian and Turkish rugs,
OF that priceless piece Of (iobelin tapestry had
not been smuegled from the old world and
earelessly thrown across the green turf. Down
in this lovely valley which might well %
named the = Vale Of Egcria, IS an artificial
lake and river, a charming grotto, fountain,
statuary, waterfall. exquisite Towering shrubs
and plants, hinge pyramids Of scarlet ger1niums,
and scattered through ali this Ioyeluess we're
grand native forest trees, lending their dignity
to the landscape
THE GREENHOUSES
Immense green HOUSES are cared for and euI-
tlyated by the " bows aud the sale Of plants
and flowers afford aH annual income Of s. 600.
Rustic bridges, stone Iva fraies. with opening
vistas Of new aud ever fresh delight. Eiied the
heart and mind with Jhg keenest enjoyment
And one reJoiecs WI tb great Joy IN the thcnuhs
that this entire institution, WITH All its wealth
Of floral beauty, It's ample resources for bodily
comfort and spiritual blessing al this IS for
oar brave volunteers IN their old are, or
feeble health, this refuge has been provided for
them, and IS offered as q thankful tribHte for
services rendered on the tented field" One
of the inmates, IN answer 70 the question Are
you cOntented hereT" replied u have no
other home l am too Old and sick to support
myself Where eoald ] 90 if this nice piacs
was not given met / have plenty To eat, good
clothes, and warm shelter 10 winter Yes, I
am conteuted here till / 60" pointing up
ward.
These institutions are good places to visit TO
revive the spirit of patriotism and 70 kIndis
anew OUR gratitude TO those who went forth
cheertnlly to put down rebellion and save this
great and glorious Union from disruption and
anarchy. This soldiers Home is a spot where
the youth of the land, boys and girls. sh0Hld
be taken as on a pilgrimage TO some sacred
place. Fathers and mothers should feel the
impOrtancr Of cultivaling love Of country in
the hears Of their children. and nowhere can
dreper impression be mne than I'm she pres
eLcc of Che thau-4usia who. scarr-d aud manned.
broken in heaith and Ecju ed 90 poverty, set
stil. thank God Cor tha prtvi e-s Of defending
their .un-Fy il IS aunF u periL UGr over
az aud above al ahuuld pUr AmeFi9an youth
- witnesses ~ the arlulr provision and open
hsldel bene6cence which a erl1rluI Eepualic
beslogs urou taose wlo logntld nos thcir
lives dear O. them whea her salety and honor
were endangered
Ma JoHV X CsEOzNE
The National tribune., 1883-09-27

READ Mrs. President Barker's initial or
der to Yoasn's Relief Corps, printed on our
second page.
The National tribune., 1883-09-27

oUR usual English letter, delayed IN its
transmission through The mails, viii appear
IN our next issue
The National tribune., 1883-09-27

To THOSE Of our correspondents whose
letters have not yet appeared in our columns
we would say that the delay is chiefly oc-
easioned by the temporary pressure on cur
space resulting from the simultaneous oc-
currenee of so many Reunions, Enoamp-
ments, etc. We have, for instance, awaiting
insertion, number of very interesting
letters concerning the Red River, Fred
esiehshurg and Charlottesville campa. gus,
The National tribune., 1883-09-27
spirit of comradeship viii seldom fail to
bring the boys TO their feet and start the
flow of military reminiscence
A CAN for Help.
We are in receipt of the following:

We sre in receipt of the following:
HEADo'Hs, GRAND AEMY OF TIE REPuBLIc,
No. 1902 CHESTNUT STREET.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20, 1888.
General Orders, No 2.
The following telegram has just been received at
these Headquarters;
PENSACOLA, FLA, Sept 10 1888.
To RoBgET b. BEATH.
Commander-in-C Chief. G. A. R.. Philadelphia:
We are in the midst Of a yellow fever epidemic,
c,uarHntned on AL sides Many OF our comrades
are out of employment. unable to get away or to
obtain work for support of themselves and fami-
lies Relief fund in beth Posts is exhausted. We
need money for food. medicines and nurses for
those already suffering and prospective cases. Alb
soute des,iluton oonlpels this appeal to com
rades at the North. Few in numbers. and isolated,
we beg for aid and sympathy in this oar dire ex-
treIDity. WILLIAM c. KELLY,
Commander, Woolsey Post No. 1.
+. 5. GLOVER,
Commander Garfield Post. No. q
The National tribune., 1883-09-27

THE Treasurer of the Military Order of
the Loyal Legion of the United States is
A. Asst. Paylnaster Theodore Kitchen, mot
Theichel, as a typographical hlunder in our
last issue made it appear,l late u S. Navy,
100 South Fourth street, Philadelphia
The National tribune., 1883-09-27

Inclosed please find SIT for seventeen new sub
eorhers. count il pleasure to work for paper
like the tribune. II keeps such strong picket
cut that we worn-out soldiers take good rest
--lsalac Ssakeiy Co. b, One Hundred and Third
Peniiss ITal,ia Y. l., EIni ienton, Pa