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as this ought to be encouraged and doubtless
will be properly appreciated by the appointing

as TINS ought TO De encouraged ana UouDtieSS
| will be properly appreciated by the appointing
| powers.
MISCELLANEOUS AND PERSONAL.
Missourian has written to the Commits
sioner of Agriculture: "Send me sum guse mex
| skwash sede"
| The price of silver continues to fall The
| 100000 ounces bought last week for the use OF
| the minis was at Ii cents an ounce less than
| previous purchases
Secretary Manning has called for the resig
| nation of Mai. s. Willard Saxton. of Massachu-
| sets, Chief of Division of the First Comp
| troller's Office. Maj. Saxton will refuse to
| resign on the ground that there are no charges
| whatever against him, either of inefhciency or
| of offensive partisanship. 1t is understood that
| he will be given until June ID to comply with
| the Secretarys request. Mai. SaXton was an
officer in the army during the war, and is a
| brother of Gen. Rufus Saxton, United States
Army.
| The japanese Minister and his wife are the
| proud parents of new mahogany -coored,
| slant-eyed baoy, which has been named
Grover Cleveland"
THE STATUE OF GARFIELD,
which is one of the two statues Ohio is entitled
to in the Hall of Statuary, has arrived, and will
| shortly be put in place. 1t represents the late
President Standing with his left hand resting
| on reading desk and his right thrust into the
breast of his Prince Albert coat. As a work of
art, il is not regarded very highly. The artist
is Mr.. Niehaus, of Cincinnati.
DECORATION DAY CEREMONIES.
Preparations of more extensive nature have
| been made by the Department of the Potomac
| this year than ever before. At the meetin g
| held on Monday night at Grand Army Hall the
programs to be carried out at Arlington and
the Soldiers Home Cemeteries were partially
| completed. The exercises at the latter place
will be under the direction of Comrade Joa-
| chin. The speakers stand will be erected at the
entrance Of the Cemetery, where at 10 clock,
| the veterans of the Home. under command of
| Gen. Hunt, the garrison of Washington and all
| visitors will assemble. The order of exercises
is as follows:
National salute by garrison of Washington;
music by Sd U. S. Art. Band calling the assembly
/ TO order, Comrade Joachim; invocation Rev. W.
A. Leonard; vocal music Orpheus Glee Club; read
ing of original poem, Comrade J. A. Joyce; vocal
| music Orpheus Glee Club Grafton, Edward Sayre
Gearharb, of Danville. Pa; vocal music, 0rpheus
1 Glee Club; benediction Rev W. A. Leonard deco
ration of graves with flowers by the inmates of the
Home, assisted by the Committee aud visitors.
Decorating COMMUNICATIONS. Ii. q. Gibson, H.
j. Hunt Col. II. N. Batchelder Sergts p j. Durkin,
and Dennis Kerr, VIM. Hart Mrs. J. III. Joachim.
! Misses Eva McKean Gertie G. Joachim, Eliza
Mexican, Mrs. E. NJ Richardson Mrs. S. Il. Edison,
| c. A. Burghardt Miss Annie Platt, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Husband, Sergts Jas. O'Bren, A p. Drost, Ed.
| II. Webber, A. H. G. Richardson and Matthias
! Glynn.
The program for the services at Arlington
| Cemetery is not yet finished 1t includes,
| however, an Grafton by Gen. S. S. Burdett,
the reading of poem, composed by Hon. G. NJ.
Drake, by Prof E. c. Townsend, a prayer by
| Rev. John Chester. District Commander w.
| NJ. Brooks will preside, and music by an octet
! club.
| Executive Committee - Chairman, Brooks;
| Messrs. Cameron, Cunning, Weaver, Urell Hop
kins, Thatcher. Hustled, Smith; Pipes; Moore,
knockey, Fannce, Sherwood, ORiiey, Joachim,
Blakeock. McNonigie. Ingram, White, Huntoon,
Renells. Fleetwood, Holland, Van Doren, Hitch
| cock and Emory.
| Reception Committee-N. NJ Brooks Chairman,
J. b. Burke, J. w. Wisner: John Cameron, A. J.
| Smith, Z. H. Shorter, J. b. Dowd, S. f. Faunce. j.
| II. Joachim. c. ii. Ingram. F. c. Reveil, w. 7, Van
Raardson e Gorson HARRISON pn a. an
+; Royce. VIM. Gibson, S. S. Burdett, and d. s.
Alexander.
Messrs. Hopkins, Urell. Leonard, Emmons, Finn
Harmon. Stephenson. Riley, Holmes. King, Swan
der. Martin. Dowd, Fleetwood, Carson. Donahue,
| Pipes. Plant. Grosvenor. Jamison. John Johnson
hatcher. Wormsley, Crafty, Weaver. Merrill
Elliott, Sattes, Partridge Corbn, Hunter, Sullivan
Rochier. Tyler, Jordan, Goodno, Knockey, White,
| Hughes. Thatcher, Vedder. Connor Raimberg
Thomas johnson, Webster, Chase, 5. A. Johnson,
| Cairnes and Whitney.
A UNIQUE ALTAR.
We have received a photograph of a very
attractive altar, designed and made by Ge0. w.
Moody, late a private in Co. G, 36th Ill, and
| presented by him to DavOran Post, No. 329,
Morris, Ill. The center-pie represents can
non standing upright on its cascade, the side
pieces are muskets, while the ornaments are
piles of cannon balls, the American eagle, ETC.,
all artistically carved.
THE PRESIDENT
will change his residence from the White
House to the cottage in the Soldiers Homo
grounds in about two weeks. His sister, who
has returned from two weeks visit to her old
home in New York, will accompany him.
VISITORS AT THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE OFFICE.
| w. W. Robacher. 18th n. Y. Art Inspector,
| Department of New York, GAR, Rochester,
NY
| Ex-Gov. II. NJ. Plasted, of Ne. Gen. Plais-
| ted went out with the gallant old 18th Me, of
| which he became Colonel, and rose to the rank
of Major General by the time the war closed.
| He was faithful, gallant soldier, and socially
| is one of the most companonable of men.
| ThOs. p Rocket. 37th ILL.,, New York city.
| Comrade Rocket occupies the important posi-
| ton Of Manager of Exchanges in the great pub
fishing establishment Of Harper Bros, New
| York.
| Geo. B. Fleming, late of 1st Ohio Cav. and
! 191st Ohio, member of Sion S. Bass Post. Fort
Wayne, Ind, and editor of the Fort Wayne,
| Journal.
Capt Jacob Donaldson, 3sth Ohio, Defiance O.