The National tribune., 1885-09-03

Heads powerful dirty; must'vc been ridin' a
long ways"
No; won't have no shampoo Got no time,
tell You. Hurry up"
"Kunnel you'd better have your head sham
pooed. Do you know, they say that nothin'
breeds cholera like dirt in the hair, specially
the kind that one gets trayelin' q long ways in
the cars with all kinds O. people"
"WhO says that?" said the excursionist,
changing his demeanor to one of interest.
Tho Health Officer of the city. | heard him
tell another gentleman that no longer ago than
yesterday. sab. He came in here and asked
mo TO give him lively shampoo with plenty OF
bay rum, aad he told the other gentleman that
he was talking with that that was what they
were doin' in France, aud it never failed to
keep the cholera away. I'm telling you the
truth, sab"
Seems to me read something like that in
our County paper. | haven't been feeling al
together right i'll my stomach and bowels. L
guess [ rW take one of them shampooS. GIme
a good one, and he in hurry about it, though
- guess he'll so to the excursion after all"
said my barber, and have some spending
money"
A NOVEL PENSION CLAIM.
Mark Newman, who died in August, 1884
was allowed pension at time when it would
do him the least good, TO wit, in the following
October. when he WAS duly informed that there
was 2,439 allowed him. He left no widow or
children, and so John Parsons, ut whose house
Newman had lived from his discharge from the
army in 1864 until his death, filed claim
against the allowance of 81, i01 for expenses in
caring for Newman during the 20 years he
suffered from his wound and for properly bury
ing him. This was filed under the provision
OF the law which permits an allowance to be
made from the pension money for the "ex-
/ III al Inl
and several officers of the Treasury decided
| that Parsons was entitled to all the money due
| the pensioner at his death, to be applied in
satisfaction of his claim. The Second Comp
| trollcr has decided, however that this cannot
| be done. He says that the phrase last sick
| ness has always been limited to that which IS
| the immediate cause of death, and can never be
applied to a long period of disability, as in this
case from which 10 fatal results were to be
Immediately apprehended. The Comptroller
allows the claimant for expenses of board,
nursing and care of the pensioner, 1920 for
bill of physician 500, and for funeral expenses,
S51-in all, 1863.
GRANT MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Commander Brooks, of the Department of
the Potomac, has decided to hold Memorial
services for Gen. Grant on Oct. 1. Gen. John
A. Logan will deliver the Grafton OH the dead
! General, and other able orators will speak.
The best musical talent of the city has volun-
teered to aid in making the occasion interest
ing.
GEN. AND MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN
returned last Sunday rather prematurely from
their delightful stay with Mr. Marsh at Alexan-
| dria Bay, among the Thousand Islands of the st.
| Lawrence The illness of their son brought them
back. He is not fstrong constitution, his health
| having been injured by over-applieation to
study, and the cool brcezes about the Islands
brought on slight congestive attack, from
| which it is expected he will rapidly recover.
JUNKETISG COMRADES.
Next Sunday the Union Veteran Corps. first
company, of this city. and John A. Rawlins
Post, No. l, Department of the Potomac, will
make a pleasant excursion to Bay Ridge, a
pleasant watering place near Annapolis, where
will be found bathing, fishing, grabbing, etc.
THE FENCES MUST GO.
The Commissioner of the Land Office says
that the fences OH the public lands must 90, and
goat once. A formal notification has been sent
TO every tresspasser, and if obedience is not
prompt great deal of trouble will result to
him.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Treasury has determined to accept 81
SEQ in compromise from the Cincinnati distil-
lerS who were detected in the thick bung- hole
stave trick.
When an interviewer asked Gov Hoadly:
Do you say the Democracy of Ohio are in
favor of Civil Service Reform?" he answered alb
ruptly: 80, no; | say nothing of the kind.
Please excuse ME; l have some pressing engage
ments."
In the State Department is an active gentle
man called Uncle jimmy" but whose proper
name is Wm. p. Flaherty. who recently passed
his s5th birthday. He was appointed to his
present position-that Of sending off the foreign
maiis-45 years ago. when he was an offensive
partisan" of Martin Van Buren,.
The Railway Mail Service employs 400
clerks, large proportion of them being old
soldiers At the head is Superintendent John
James, whoserved through the war i'll a Wiscon-
sin regiment, and entered the postal service at
the lowest grade on his discharge from the
army.
PERSONAL.
Gen. J. Warren Keifer has just bought for
company of Ohio capitalists several thousand
acres of land at Ellsworth, Kan, aud which
includes the site of old Fort Barker.
Comrade E. Allen, Co. &, 18th ILL.,, has fallen
under the " offensive partisan" guilotine, and
been displaced from the post-office at Carl juno
ton, Mo. The people there do not like the
change at all.
The AK has dropt on the neck of Comrade G.
w. Gordon, who has been one Of the most eff
cient Postmasters Auburn, Ind, has ever had,
aud he steps down and out.