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and who suffered so terribly by reason of

and who suffered so terribly by reason of
their devotion.
When we recall how terrible was the strain
in that four years of continual marching and
fighting. where one man in every 10 was
killed in battle or died in camp,-where one
man in every six was wounded, we would
think there could be no mistake in assuming
that where the Government had spent mil
lions to satisfy holders of its bonds, it had
spent hundreds of millions in repairing as
far rs money could repair, the damages of
the war to those who had devoted their
lives to the duty of saving the Nation. We
would be right in supposing that where the
bondholder had been paid 81 for interest on
his loans SO had been paid those who came
out Of the army MANNED and crippled, or
with wrecked constitutions, and to the de-
pendent ones of the 100000 brave men
whose bones lie in the South.
But all these suppositions would be
fagrantly wrong Consider for little this
table of expenditures since 1862:
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VETERANS RIGHTS IN NEW YORK.

We predicted last week that when the ex-
soldiers Of New York appealed TO the State
Conventions they would get very different
treatment from that accorded by the Jug
Cling, shifty politicians The result sus-
stains our reputation as prophet. The Re-
publican Convention was the first to speak,
which it did in'this decisive manner, in the
first plank in its platform:
Firs;-That the provisions of the existing civil
service laws of the State and Nation should be
strengthened and extended to all grades of the pub
lie service TO which they may be applicable so that
the selection of administrative officers in the civil
service shall so far as possible, be governed solely
by capacity and fitness. We insist upon The en-
forcemcnt of these laws by all public officials not
only in Che letter, but also III the spirit. UunorAby-
discharged soldiers and sailors who are shown by
competitive examination to possess the necessary
requirements should be given the preference in
titiclton and iii appointment
The declaration in the Democratic plat
form is even more explicit and satisfactory
We are in favor of such legislation as shall insure
TO lIonoraby discharged soldiers and sailors OF the
late war for the preservation OF the Union priority
in cCriification under the civil service laws and
regulations OF this State and the cities thereof and
upon passing such examination successfully pri-
ority in certiicaon and appointment ali other
persons We favor lCngthenirs and improving the
locks of canals thereby doubling their capacity and
reducing the cost of transportation between the
lakes and the ocean.
Thus far this is substantial victory for SOL
diers everywhere, for the fight made in New
York will have decisive effect in every
State in the North and West.
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the 200th Ind. had to 90 forward so long as the
boys could put one foot before the other. The
unloading went on even more rapidly than the
day before.
my knapsack looks like IN elephant had
slept on it," 81 said as he ruefally regarded it
in the evening.
Show me one in the regiment that DON'T"
answered his comrade.
Thenceforward everything seemed to con-
spire to teach ST how vain aud superfuOus were
the things of this world. The first rain-storm
soaked his cherished album until it fell to
pieces, and his sisters portfolio did the same.
He put the photographs in his blouse pocket.
and got along just as well. When he wanted
to write lie got paper from the sutler. A mule
tramped on his fancy cofeep0t, and he found
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Total paid bondholders....... ,50f, o., ,267 so
Thus, while the money-lendeTs have re-
ceived over Hrec-dad- a-half billions as prin-
cipal and interest Of money advanced by
them, the soldiers have received less than
one-fifth of that amount. Where one dollar
has been paid the soldier, five have gone into
the bondholders' pockets.
Ii is perfectly right that the bondholders
should have been treated with the scrupu-
lous honor that they have been; it is right
that the Government should have decided
all doubtful points against itself and in
their favor. We claim, with the utmost
earnestness, however, that the men who
gave their lives to the Nation should be
treated with equal generosity, equal honor,
equally scrupulous avoidance of any sharp
practice and shystering. There should be
no more quibbling or technical hair-splitting
with the soldier his orphans or his widow
than there was with the money-lender and
men who loaned it money, and it has paid it
to the last cent. 1t owes one infinitely
country what was beyond the power of
money to purchase, and it should pay it also
as fully and scrupulously as it has satisfied
every demand of the bondholders.
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"REMINEsCENCEs OF An ARMY MILE,
GET ONE SURSCnUDER.

Let every friend and admircr Of THE
NATIoSAL TRIBUNE charge himself or her-
self with the duty Of getting at least one
extra subscriber between now and Thanks
giving Everyone can DO this without diff
Guilty, and it is not only the best tribute that
can be paid the paper, but it is the best ser
vice that can be rendered the ex-soldiers OF
the country. The stronger The NATIONAL
TEIBUEE is made the stronger advocate the
soldiers will have before Congress.
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Money lHeIl InNnsfod.

Tramp-WiH you give me 10 cents to buy n
drink of whisky with? l want TO drown sor-
rev.
Gentleman-One drink of whisky won't help
you any.
Tramp-Yes, it will. You SEQ. my system is
SO saturated with liQGOr that single drink
will stir RE up TO forgctfIlness of the drcary
present and joyful anticipations of the future.
1t has cost me a good deal OF money to reach
this physical condition. Mister, but think the
result jlstiies the outlay.
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he could make quite as good coffee in q.,,-t
cup. A wagon wheel ran over his cherished
frying-pan, and he melted an old cantcva 4
two and made lighter and handler pan GEt uf
one-halfof it. He broke his boYie-knife Tr-ing
the lid Off cracker-box. He piled his kaap pS.ck
with the others, one day. when the regiment Tas
ordered to strip them Oft for a charge, and nei-
ther he nor his comrades ever saw one of them
again. He never attempted TO replace it. He
learned to roll up an extra pair Of socks and
change Of Undertaking IN his blanket, tia the
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., OCTOBER 1, 1885.
General sherman Oh The Tribune.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Z. S.,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
= = <
From the nature of the articles published
in The numbers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
sent me, observe that it is published in the
interest Of the soldiers Of the civil war. In
this you have my hearty sympathy, and l
VIII endeavor in my own sphere Of action to
cooperate with you in all practicable meas
rres to that end, without money and with
out price With great respect,
Your obedient servant,
W. T. SHERMAN.
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PROMOTION OF GEN. BAIRD.

Last week Col. Absalom Baird was ap-
pointed by the President to be Inspector
General of the Army, with the rank of
Brigadier- General, to succeed Gen. Nelson
H. Davis retired. The name of Gen. Baird
is familiar to the soldiers of the West. He
was closely identified with the Army of the
Cumberland during its entire existence,
commanding first brigade and afterwards
division of the Fourteenth Corps, rising to
the rank Of Mai General of Volunteers.
He was well known as most gallant and
efficient officer Gen. Baird graduated from
West Point in 1919, and was appointed a
Second Lieutenant of artillery. In 1861 he
was Captain in the Inspector-G Generals
Department. Besides the high rank he at
tained in the volunteer service, he was sev-
eral times brevcted, to all the successive
grades up TO and including Major General
in the United States Army, for distinguished
! services at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge,
many Of the important battles Of the Atlanta
campaign, and at Savannah. Gen. Baird is
thorough soldier and an accomplished gem
tlcman. It goes without saying, that under
his administration the high character of the
Inspector Generals Department will lose
none Of its prestige.
The appointment TO the Inspector General
ship lay between Gen. Baird and Gep. Roger
| Jones. Baird is the elder in years though he
was the Junior officer, and had he not been
promoted at this time he would probably
have been retired without promotion. Gen
Jones will still be long enough in the serv-
ice to receive the promotion TO Inspector
General after the retirement of Gen. Baird
Captain Henry J. Farnsworth, 6th Cav
airy, has been appointed Assistant Inspector
! General, with the rank Of Major, to fill the
vacancy created by the promotion of Gen.
Baird. Capt. Farnsworth served during the
war and was breveted Lieutenant-Co Colonel
for faithful and meritorious services. lie is
son Of Adjutant- General Farnswortb of
New York, and has been for some time past
serving with his regiment in Arizona
| SENATOR MANDERSON AND THE NOR
MONS.
The Mormon question is one that demands
speedy and decisive action by Congress.
| Throwing the cloak of so-calIed religion
around the crime Of polygamy, the Mormons
have arrayed themselves against the United
States Government, setting its laws at de-
fance. In no other Territory or State is such
condition of things permitted to exist for
| n moment, and there is no reason why Utah
should be made an exception. While no
war has been or will be made upon any form
of religion, these people must be made TO
obey the civil laws of the land, and conform
TO the social system upon which the safety
and purity of our institutions are based.
Senator Manderson of Nebraska, has spent
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ends of this together and throw It over his
shoulder, sash fashion. Then, with his Soci>S
drawn up over the bottoms OF his pautliueus.
three days ratons in his haversack and 20
rounds in his cartrdge-5Ox, he was ready %
mako his SO miles a day in any direction he
might be sent, ana whip anything that he en-
countered on the road. This is the way to
looked when his father found him il Savannah
after the march to the sea.
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4 READER who belonged to the Pcnnsyl-
vania Reserves wants to know if there has
been any special history of that corps pub
lished. We know Of none.
The National tribune., 1885-10-01

The address of Serg't Josiah ?. Dry, who
wrote the entertaining " History of the Army
Of Western Virginia" is wanted at this Office
The National tribune., 1885-10-01
GEN. L0GAN'S ARTICLES.
To Begin About Dec. 1.

Gen. john A. Logan is at last able to fix
approximately the date when he viii begin
the series Of "reminiscences which he has
promised the readers of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. This viii be on or about Dec 1.
We need hardly say anything 10 impress
upon our readers the great interest and
value these papers VIII have. Gen. John A,
Logan has been leading figure in American
public life through the most stirring period
Of our history. He was a Member OF Con-
gress in the stormy days that preceded the
war, and one of the leaders in 4 House of
Representatives that had in its membership
ar aggregation Of intellectual giants whose
names are household words At the out
break of the rebellion he entered the army
as Colonel, but rose by splendid soldier
ship to the command OF the Army of the
Tennessee.
His career in public life since the war has
been equally conspicuous and illustrions, and
he is to-day one Of the very foremost states
men Of The Nation, as we'll as the recognized
head Of the volunteer soldieIy in The coun-
try, and is idol;zed by all who wore The blue
Whatever emanates from The pen of such :
man viii be eagerly welcomed from one
shore Of The country 10 the other.
"REMIHTsCENCES OF AN ARMY MULE"
We take pleasure in announcing that
John McElroy viii shortly begin in ouI
columns Z serial humorous story, based OF
incidents Of the late war, entitled the Rem
iniscences Of an Army Mule" John McElroy
hiss become fayoEal,ly known TO very widt
circle Of soldier readers by his works on An
deisCayille, Of which more than G0,GGO copies
were sold; by the Red Acorn" "File O
Infantrymen," and other works relating Il
the war. The "reminiscences Of an Army
Mule" viii not fail TO be exceedingly enter
tanning and interesting TO every reader.
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THE NATIONAL rRIEUNEs CAMPAIGN.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE'S CAMPAIGN.
Congress will begin its session in few
weeks, and THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE will
address itself with redoubled energy to the
work of urging that honorable body to do
justice to the soldiers of the country. There
are many debts due the soldier that should
have been paid long ago A law should be
passed which will pension every hOnorably-
discharged soldier who is dependent upon
his own labor for support and is now dis
abled; which will raise the pension of
widows and dependent relatives from s. to
S12 month; and will make the fact of
enlistment primG. facie evidence of the SOL
dier's sOundness. The limit to the Arrears
of Pension Act should be repealed at once !;
the Civil Service Law so amended that the
honOrably discharged soldier shall be given
real and decided preference in employment
Other much-deserved legislation will be
earnestly fought for by The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. Every comrade who desires that
these things be secured can best promote
that object by doing all that he can to ex-
tend the circulation of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. 1t is the only paper in the coun-
try that is fighting for these things, and the
more subscribers it has the more effectively
it can wage the fight.
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"Thore's only four things, father" he said
" that l absolutely cannot DO without. Those
are my gun, cartridso-box, hayersack and
blanket"
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THAT pleasant chapter in our National
history-the international Regatta Of 1886
is closed by the sale of the victorious Puri-
tan to an unknown Boston gentleman for
13500-about half her cost. She is not one
of the MISUNDERSTANDING yachts that are
the pride of Eastern nabobs with aquatic
tastes, as she was built merely to race with
the Genesta, and the main effort was expended
on her model The cabin woodwork etc, is
said to be of the plainest Still, one would
imagine that for $4,000 expended on
sailing vessel only SIS feet long, one ought
to have q rather nobbily-gotten-up boat.
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THE KEARSARGE-ALABA FIGHT.
We feel that we need say little in praise
of the splendid story of the victory of the
Kearsarge over the Alabama, which Pay
masterGeneral Smith, of the United States
Navy, contributes to our columns this week.
1t is splendid description of one of the
most glorious events in our history. Gen.
Smith is one of the two commissioned officers
who participated in that fight, and yet sur
viye. He writes with strong simplicity
and clearness, and the story is told with a
power that makes every sentence felt. The
long chase Of the Kearsarge after the flying
pirate; the unlocked for bringing her to
bay in the French port; the preparations
for the combat and the fight itself are pic
tured so wildly that they seem to take
place right before the readers eyes. It is
one of the very best things relating to the
war that has ever been published in any
newspaper, magazine, or book, and it will go
into history as the most authentic and COM
plete account of that great victory yet
written.
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AT the recent National Convention the
Sons of Veterans adopted the Sons of Vet
erans'Adr0cate, Bloomington, ILL.,, as its organ.
This is well. The Adcoeate is a very well
conducted paper, and reflects credit upon
the Order.
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THE English take their defeat by the
Yankee yacht very good-naturedly. They
say that it will lead to important modifca-
tions of English ideas as to yacht building.
Punch disposes of the incident as follows:
"wHY, 'sUTToNLY,' SIR"
"There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip"
As Sir Richard well knows, by the Puritan
whoppcd;
He won't bring it back TO old England this trip
From Yankee yachtland, where so long ii has
stopped.
That the sNucy Genesta had not tried in vain
Were what he and we, too. would vastly prefer;
But take the lick bravcly, and try again
why 'Suttouly,' sir!"
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sr.asa ~ s w.s,s1o. eo:I oEoe IS seooa0 oss nAras:
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-22
Personal Mention.

Mrs. T. Finke, mother Of Freder.
lex L. Finke, of this city, left Balti
more this afternoon on the German
Steamer Nurnberg to visit her broth
er and sister in Osnabrack, Hanover
Germany. Mr.. Finke went to Bal.
timore to see bis mother of.
Judge Russell Heath and wife. 81
Santa Barbara county, California, are
visiting their relative, George Heath,
Esq, on Hanover street.
We were glad to see our genial
friend, Mr.. Daniel Sprogle, on Oul
streets yesterday, after bis long con,
Hnement at home BY illness We
trust he has fully recovered his health
end win be spared many years Of &c
tive lits.
Naval cadet s. w. Armistead
class Of 's3, reported to day at the
Naval Academy for final examination.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-22

Capital JOttInes.

More people seem to be attending
Court this time than usual.
Some of the Apricot trees have ale
ready begun to blossom.
Annapolis can boast of an abundant
supply Of pure and wholesome water.
The circus man has begun bis
rounds, but it is doubtful whether be
viii take in Annapolis.
L. Fl. REIN is selling ladies strip
ped hose 4 for % cents. Was ever
the like known before?
We have not heard of many An.
napolitans going to the New Orleans
Exposition.
The man that serves the public
most faithfully receives no adequate
reward.
Some peoples mouths are like pub.
lie inns, they are open at all hours
day and night.
The inviting warmth of the Sun
the past two or three days, has
brought out the baby brigade.
The next Legislature should be
petitioned to enact o law making it
illegal, under penalties. to sell or give
10 any shape, tobacco to minors
The English Sparrow is a nuisance
and should be exterminated before
they exterminate all other domestic
birds.
The sky Is very blue at this season
Of the year, and many thousands in
the country ere blue at this time as
to their future prospect.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-22
RATES or ADvERTEsKNG

Nos. 8 and 4 Conduit Street, Up Stairs.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-22
Enoouraga One AnoIher.

We repeat what we have before
naid, that the CAPITAL can do "a
handsome and cheaper printing than
can be done In Baltimore. The Office
Is well supplied with first class ma.
terial and our printers know more
about book and job printing than the
man who first discovered the art OF
any other man.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-22

Workmen ere putting up q build
Ina on East street, in the rear of the
Mission Church, for the accommoda-
ton Of the Hook and Ladder Com
tsny. TIE building win front on
Hast street, and be Of ample dimen-
sion for the purposes ofthe company.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-22

Clerk James s. Robinson, Of the
ConI commissioners, il preparing
3 statement Of the county finances so
- 70 turn the county funds over 20
The new treasurer, who will hereafter
have charge of the county funds.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-22

One inch, one day, rs cents two days
81 90 three days, SIPS one week, 81. 90;
two weeks, $500. Liberal rates made
with those advertising by the month OF
year. Local notices and political or spe-
ofal communications, 5 cents per line.
Ordinary announcement of marriages
and deaths free, but obituary notices will
Be charged for at one-hah the usual rates
VI advertising.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-29
Married In Style.
(St. LOUIS C!frunieie.)

tSi. LOUIS Siffuhtcit.t
r. S. Tucker and Miss Bette Aus
teene arrived at the Southern this
morning and registered from Colum
bia, Mo. Miss Austeene was assign
ed to room 246, but Tucker declin-
ed to take a room, and instead sent
out for a minister. On his return
the lady was sent for and the trio
repaired to parlor sc, where the mar
rage ceremony was performed for
the couple, who appeared immense
ly embarrassed. An adjournment
was then had to the dining room,
the bridegroom eating his dinner in
a pair of huge, black homespun
gloves They had no sooner left the
table and sought the brides room
Than three. reporters cards were
sent up simultaneously. The bride
groom himself answered the knock
of the bell boy.
"Tel those fellows" he said frank
ly, "that we're up here, but we don't
want to see anybody just yet"
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Piles are frequently preceded by a
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