The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-06-11
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Weeks Beings at the Ma
tiOnal Capital.
UNIQUE PENSION APPLICATION.


free untrammeled way, the facts which sustain
his application. We give them, spelling and all :
In June 1866 WAS ordered, in the line of duty to
break in mucl To work nj the saddel IN the waS-
gen and hawi wood for the army at Bowlingreen
Ky, and undertaken the order given by the
waggcn master called on Ben Despair and Sed
Worth to csssi me- which they did in briddling the
mewl and put me on the meWl, anu IN attenptlf 10
control SGD mucl, while on the nlcwl, the mew got
loose from sed Scaggs and Ward and Despane and
like hell oil lords the stabil ana bean uiiaoh To
manage the mcwl and to save my life and him, the
nlewl rapidly approachin the open dore OF the barn
the dore not a bein big enough for both me and the
mewl, ia the atcInp 10 git oil the mcwl was fore
IDLY thrown on the grownd, my rite nee struck the
grown and my he'd made hole in il and my rite
showider first stril<in sapn then and thar in the
line of duty ordered as stated by said Skaggs Il
Worth was totCd to the hospittlc st that pint.
/ so infurnelly dubbed up by the lick
struck the sapu and CHANGING off the grown whar
made the hig nucks hole with my head, / haven't
been abl TO straiten myself out farcy ever sence
and Tine shore, NJ. Pension Burow man, you will
send the penshun money Immediately, seein as how
was knocked up in the line of duty.
The Delegates from the Department OF the
Potomac TO the National Encampnent have
made arrangements by which they get round
trip tickets fer $3.50. The meals and sleeping
cars of course will be extra.
UNCLE SANS REAL ESTATE IMPROVEMENTS
reporter has been hunting up the cost of
the various Government buildings in the city,
and gives the following figures: Bureau of
partment cost 1856 800 to erect il; the Army
Medical Museum formerly Ford's Theaterl,
SSS,000 1.-THE new museum building Will cost
$500, 900; the Post Office Department building.
So 15l, 800; Government Printing Office, $685.
600; United States Marine Barracks, S539.637
Naval Hospital, SIl6,o35; the Executive Man
sion, S7355S0; the Executive stables, SOS, 800;
Treasury s., loo, i5f; State, War and Navy De-
partments. S7,62o,925; Agricultural Depart
ment building and hothouses), 1901, s25:
Smithsonian Institute, $i92,651; National
Museum, $4,000 (probably the best arranged
building of them ALI; Washington National
Monument. S1.100O00; United States Naval
Observatory, $3.50, 264 Arsenal, S210,324: Pat
ent Office llnterior Department. S3,245,778
"a new roof is now being placed on the
Seventh street wing; the United States Capt.
FOL, about Sl6,000o00: the Deaf and Dumb
Institute, SOL 900; Insane Asylum. 81, 5l3, l12;
Botanical Gardens, 1922, S13.SS; Department of
Justice formerly the Freedmen's Bank build
ing) $l97, 799 The Court House cost $275, I52
the money for which was raised by lottery.
which was drawn in Alexandria, Va. The prn-
cipal prize was $4,000, and though it was
semi-Government affair. it was never paid the
holder Of the lucky ticket The Pension Office,
now in course of construction, has already cost
more than the estimate, though it is not yet
half finished. Though the building is Of brick.
it will cost more than if made of marble. 1t is
years.
ANOTHER SALUTE TO LOGAN.
Upon the reception of the news in the West
of the arrest OF Capt. Cunningham for firing
the midnight salute TO Gen. Logan, Mr.. Hsr
sted, the editor of the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette, started a fund to pay his fine and de-
fray the expenses of another salute. Contribu-
tons came in Immediately from all over the
country and several hundred dollars We're
flxr Cd Id tnf I'll
Commercial Gc-ette's representative in Washing
ton-Gen. III. V. Boynton-and he employed
Capt. Cuna;ngham to fire another salute.
Great difficulty was experienced in obtaining
a gun. One was finally procured of the Ma
tional Guard at Philadelphia and brought
on here. The next step was to obtain per-
mission 10 fire the gun. This was Sc
cured from Gov. Cameron, of Virginia, who
extended permission to Capt. Cunning
ham and the men under his command TO
enter Virginia with arms and fire a cannon as
often as he pleases so long as TIE cartridges
used are blanks and no damage done TO persons
or property" Gen. Logan arrived in the city
on Sunday evening, and Monday morning
Capt. Cunningham took his gun over the
Virginia side opposite the city, and there fired
103 shots-one for every vote which Gen. Lo
gan received. The District Commissioners
gave him permission to fire q national salute
of 81 guns, which he did on the banks of the
Potomac near the Washington Monument
On Monday night large crowd gathered in
front of Gen. LOANS residence in anticipation
OF aserenadc which had been announced to take
place in the evening papers In accordance with
the Generals request there was no serenade,
but his house was open and a large number of
personal friends and members of the Grand
Army Of the Republic called upon him and
congratulated him upon his reelection to the
II. S. Senate. The General received all with
Int di.lif fnr ha 10 cd
and evidently appreciated the kindly feeling
expressed by every visitor.
For several hours there was stream of call
ers the crowd all the time remaining outside
vainly hoping that the band would put in its
appearance.
Gen. Logan called upon the President Mon-
day to pay his respects, and afterwards went to
Secretary Mauning's Office, where he met Col.
w. Ill. Morrison, his opponent III the Senatorial
contest. The General is in excellent spirits,
but shows the fatigue of his recent long aud
hitter fight, and will probably now take sea-
son Of rest, which he has certainly earned and
greatly needs at this time.
SHALL WE HAVE DIPLOMATIC UNIFORM?
The gorgeous and costly costumes that dazzle
the beholder in the Courts of Europe inspire
deep longing in the breasts of many of the men
whom we send abroad TO represent US for
a garb that they imagine will bear some re-
lation to the dignity of the country they repe-
sent, and there arises demand for American
diplomatic uniforms"
This yearning for CANDY trappings made
quite sensation Just before the war when many
of our representatives appeared on State occa-
sions in nondescript dress. each one inventing
for himself sach clothes IS suited his ideas of
what an Embsssador's uniform should be. A
circular from the State Department, however,
put an end 10 this by informing our Ministers
and their attaches that they were required to
wear on State occasions only plain civilian
dress. This was subsequently, modified to allow
any man who had served in the army or navy
to wear the uniform to which he was entitled
tives Of late years served during the late war
this permitted them SNOWY uniform. The
mon who arc being sent abroad now, however,
in many instances performed their military
service in behalf OF the Lost Cause, and it
would hardly be fitting for them to appear at
any Court in either the uniform in which
they fought, or the one they fought against,
and so arises again demand for special diplo-
matte dress II will probably not receive any
attention, as the temper OF the people of this
country is not favorable TO having cur servants
trick themselves out in livery that apes that
Of the effetc Old monarchies of Europe.
LIGHTNING STRIKES THE MONUMENT.
The Washington Monument the tallest, and,
il must be admitted, the ugiest structure in
the world, has not been permitted by the ele-
mentS 10 remain long liz peace. On Friday
evening last, during the severe thunder Storm
the lightning struck the northwest corner of
the base OF the capstone, chipping off piece of
tic marble about fonr inches in hight and