The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-11-27

the city for several days last week. He is very
sanguine over the condition and prospects OF
the Order in his Department. 1t has made a
healthy growth right along, and now that the
campaign is over he anticipates a greater in
crease in membership than ever before in the
history of the organization. Everywhere the
fraterna spirit is of the right Sort and all over
the State he finds nothing but zeal and en-
thusiasm in the interests of the Order.
Albert Mason, tall, large-framed son OF the
Green Mountains, has been spending a few
weeks on the trail of the Army of the Potomac,
inspecting ground that became familiar to him
20 years ago. He was the first man to enlist in the
town of New Fame, Vt, and entered what was
afterward Co. +, I'd Vt. This was one of the
phenomenal companies that made the Vermont
Brigade the wonder and pride of the Army OF
the Potomac. Its members averaged lou POUNDS
in weight, and all the world knows what lighters
they were. Comrade Mason was initiated into
actual warfare at the first battle of Bull Run,
and thenceforward took the regular program
CT the Army of the Potomacs fights until
Spottsylvania, where he was wounded and cap
tured within so days of the expiration OF his
term of enlistment. He was kept in prison
seven months, and barely escaped with his life.
He now lives at Gardiner, Mass.
THE GARFIELD STATUE.
A site for the Garfield statue has been de-
cided upon by the Commission, consisting OF
Secretary Lincoln, Senator Sherman and Gen.
James A. Barnett, of Cleveland, selected for
that purpose from the Society of the Army OF
the Cumberland. The place chosen is the circle
at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and
First street southeast. The amount approprl-
ated for the preparation of the site aud the
erection of the pedestal of the statue Is S3O,OOo
Mr. J. Q. A. Ward is the sculptor.
CHIEF FOR THE LABOR BUREAU.
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Chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has
been determined upon, and that John Fehren-
batch, of Cincinnati, is the fortunate man. He
is practical mechanic and is now engaged as
Government Inspector Of steamship boilers.
MISCELLANEOUS CHAT.
Washington people sympathizo with the ven
cradle Judge w. ID. Kelley, the " Father of the
House of Representative" Not only is he
sick of a disease that is dangerous to a man of
his advanced years, but he has domestic trouble.
His well-beloved daughter who has been the
companion of many years and shared with him
h is study of economic subjects, was wooed and
won, during journey that she and her father
made to Europe to study the labor question,
by Russian physician. After her marriage
she began the publication of a book which
gives the results of her studies of European
labor and the condition of the working classes.
After she had over 800 pages in type her hus-
ptuu iulctieISu- presumably ab lno OIucI VI
his Government-and forbade the publication.
This has brought about trouble between the
husband and wife and great grief to Judge
Kelley and his wife. The latter is now III
Europe with her daughter.
1t is stated that Pres. Arthur has all his
arrangements made to start on a European trip
just after the 18th of March. Probably, how
ever, his arrangements are not SO definite that
the trip could not be given up if he is elected
Senator from New York.
The friends of Serg't Brainard, of Arctic
fame, are earnestly striving to have him ap-
pointed to the vacant lieutenantcy in the Army,
but rumor has it that the position is being held
for a son of Gen. Pickett of the Confederate
army, who is not yet of age, but will reach his
majority before President Arthur's term Of
office expires.
Miss Nellie Arthur, the Presidents daugh-
ter, celebrated her 18th birthday, with a few
friends, at the Soldiers Home on the 21st.