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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-27

THE Grand Army has recently been in
strumental in bringing rascal to justice,
and in a very singular way. 1t seems that
john Gilbert, who served in Co. G, 14Sth
Pa married Miss Elizabeth Martin in 1865
and settled in Pine Grove, Center Co, Pa.
A year later he abandoned his young wife
and child and was not heard from again
until this year, when he put in an appear
ance and wanted to resume the relations with
his wife, which had been for 20 years inter
rupted. In the meantime she, feeling GER
tain he was dead, had married wealthy
man, who died few years ago, leaving her
a comfortable fortune This and not affec-
ton for his deserted wife was generally
agreed to be the motive for Mr.. Gilberts
return. He made application for admission
into Huntington Post, GAR. but the Com
mittee of Investigation in looking up his
career since he left the army, found that he
had been residing in Springfield, Ill. where he
had married another woman, whose property
he got possession of and. squandered. She
has been communicated with by the COM
rades, and is now ON her way East with the
benevolent intention of landing her so-called
husband in the penitentiary on the charge OF
bgamy.
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TRIBUNETS.

Te1as Sifings:
Alas for poor Kelley
Detected and riley.
Rejected at Rome and Vienna as well,
Can this be the Kelley
Who once smiley,
The once pompous Kelley who in Richmond did
swell
Husbands and wives are getting very suspi-
cious of each other. Last week young couple
named Frank B. Warner and Mary 3. Rockford,
and who seemed to have eloped, were married
by Justice in Jersey City, and notice of
the same published. Since then the Justice
has been visited by three Mrs. Warmers, who
have dragged their husbands before him, with
the stern inquiry:
as this the Frank B. Warner whom you
married few days ago to another woman?"
Fortunately the Justice has been able TO
answer all these in the negative, as also an
inquiry from New Haven man, who thought
it was his wife who had married Mr.. Warner.
A good 2:13l-gait liar is attached to the Buff
falo Press. and helps iven up the dull season
with a startling story of how a man living at
Perry, near Buffalo, saved his house from being
set fire by ball-lightning by jumping with his
bare feet onto ball about two inches in diam
eter and trampling it out His feet were ter
ribly burned" says this gifted liar, :" and he
received shock from which he did not recover
in several hours. His escape from instant death
is considered remarkable"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-27

GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN
Promises the Readers Of The
National Tribune a
Series Of Articles.

Ne heartily congratulate ouereodeTs upon
The fact that that 6riltioat soldier and able
sfqsessaaR John A. Logda-RGs con-
seated to contribute to these columns a series Of
military "reminiscences. There is no man in
the United States that can gcrite better of mat
ters connected U;h the acar. He is as brilliant,
creT7aastcriag and strong an print as he ,rGs on
the baitieScld Nor is there any man in the
eo1satyy acAoiz the er-soEdiers of the Nation are
more eager 10 hear from than The foremost Of
our rolaatecr Generals. Gen. Logon has been
importancd By papers all orer the country 10
write for them, but he hos yielded 70 our request
because THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the SOL
diors' paper Of the country, and because through
ats colamns he viii reach larger number Of
the men rho fought the .rar through and their
kindred and friends THAI cen be fcwad among
the readers Of any other paper, or number Of
papers, magazines, and other periodicals pub
lishcd cay,chere Here is the Generals letter
to us:
U. s sryATE. WASHINGTON, D. c., July 81.
Editor NATTozAL TRIBUNE:
Sic: To7tr repeated requests me 10 contribute 10
yo'r columns "reminiscences Of The military operations
Dh sgbieh connected haze Arrays found so
6Hrdc5sed NTH official and other 10 be unable
10 derate the requisite time 70 The soork, much
rotued hte opportunity Of addressing yo,r immense
constituency For do feel mach at leisure ROlg,
b,a 1riH sag that soon as gain The time,
,osics trust Uia be vilim dc aert fear snoats uoi
furnish goo with Of artjclesreiaiU 20 opera
lions and incidents ia The history Of he ATmy Of the
Tennessee.
Yours, respectfully, JouS a. LOGAN.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-27

A RATHER comical error occurred last
week in speaking of the Reunion of the
Ohio Brigade, in mentioning Gems. Fuller,
Noyes, Swayne and Capt. Brown as the
local committee. OF course, the three first
named were commanders of regiments origi-
nally, and rose to distinction afterwards.
The local committee is made up of COM
rades around Marietta, as follows: r.
K. Shaw, E. W. Steen, and Henry Guckert,
to whom all inquiries for information in
regard to the Reunion should be addressed.
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OFFICERS OF THE Ex-pHIsoNERs.

The National Association of Ex-Prisoners
officers at the recent convention in Philadel-
phia. President j. ii. Longnecker, of Bed
ford, Pa, is well known to the ex-prisoners
of the country. First Vice President John
T. Mack is the plucky, belligerent editor of
the Sandusky (O.) Register, and is probably
able to carry on more and sharper fights at
the same time than any other man in the
free and bounding West. Withal that he is
a most agreeable gentleman, and served his
time as an enlisted man in the 18th Ohio,
with which regiment he was taken prisoner
at the disastrous little fight at Summerville
in 1861 The Treasurer is DIR. G. A. Gessner,
falsely reported as "Rev.") Of Fremont, o.
and one of the most devoted friends the ex-
prisoners have. He was member of the
I'D Ohio, and taken prisoner at Guntown,
Miss, whence dates his hostility to Gen.
Sturgis, whose incompetency caused that
terrible disaster to our arms. Dr. Gessner
was the main mover in the heavy raid which
was made against Sturgis some years ago
The Doctor is now at the head of the pros
porous Tremner Malt-Extract Works al
Fremont. The Executive Committee has on
it such loyal and jealous comrades as David
Davies, Z. A. Mass, Hiram buckingham and
Ezra Ripple. The two last have been par
ticularly noted for their constancy in season
and out of season to the cause of theil
comrades
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-27
THE CHOLERA.

Speaking of the cholera, Henry Ward
Beecher once well said it was the Almighty's
protest against nastiness, and it is very evil
dent that if the protest came in a potent
form to the authorities Of the French, Span
ish and Italian cities it would not have the
desired effect. 1t seems it is only when the
dreadful disease actually puts in an appear
ance that any attention whatever is paid to
the sanitary condition of many of the cities
in the countries named. Last year when
Naples received its visitation the city was in
the most filthy condition imaginable, and
the sharp rap the people received had the
excellent effect of awakening them to the
necessity of properly dispos;ng of the sew
age, and this year while the people in Spain
and France are dying by the hundreds,
Naples so far, has not had single case. In
Narseilles, where the deaths reach nearly so
daily, the filth in the streets is horrible, and
the authorities seem to be utterly unable to
realize that cleanliness and perfect drainage
will do more than oil the sanitary cordons
and guarantees in the world ever can.
England, which is probably more exposed to
the plague than any of the countries which
have been rayaged during the past two years,
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THE NEW YORK MONUMENT.

Over 500 gentlemen were appointed by
for the erection of a monument to Gen.
Grant. The meetings of the committee usu-
ance, and these are all who have so far re-
ported for duty. The absent members write
letters expressing their "deep sympathy "
with the movement, and one of them has
given practical evidence of the existence of
such feeling by sending his certified check
for $780, At the recent meeting of the COM
mittee Mayor Grace presided in the absences
of ex-President Arthur, and made personal
contribution of $500. He spoke very san
guinely of the prospects of the monument
and promised his own earnest efforts to
make it success. A discussion of the
amount to be raised was had, and
after debating the merits of $250,0O0
and 100000 funds it was resolved
to raise million dollars. The solic-
iting is to be done by trades and lines of
business, committeeman being appointed
for each. He will form a committee of
others engaged in the same trade, and they
will make thorough canvass of it. Up to
the date of the meeting of the committee
$4,000 had been subscribed. To this was
added $500 from Mayor Grace, thousand
dollars from Mrs. A. T. Stewart, and enough
minor subscriptions to raise the total to
about $4,000.
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THE printing and binding of 10000 adj
ditional copies of Michigan in the War"
which was authorized by an act of the Leg
islature, will soon be finished, and the book
be ready for distribution. Any man who
served in any Michigan organization during
the war and has been honorably discharged
can obtain one of these books by sending to
Mrs. Harriet E. Tenney, State Librarian,
Lansing, Mich, for blanks to show his serv-
ice and identity, and inclosing to her 50
cents to pay the postage On the book.
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THE Boston Saturday Gazette speaks to the
point when it says: "New York has been
begging hard for subscriptions for the Grant
monument to be erected there. She has,
through official circles, suggested that sub
scriptions be collected from the army vet
Grams in every section of the land. Her ap-
peal to the churches of the entire country to
take up collections for the fund is a sub
timely magnificent manifestation of impu-
dence. New York should pay for her own
Grant monument without calling upon other
leading cities for assistance. The National
monument to Grant, for which the people
will gladly pay, will be erected III Washing
tOh, and not in New York"
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THE Baltimore american says: "a Ma
tional monument at Washington to Gen.
Grant is one debt that the people Of the Ma
ton must pay, and the sooner the better. 1t
is simply impossible that long years will be
permitted to elapse before the work is COM
pleted, as was the case with the monument
to Washington; but there is at least some
danger Of delay in the fact that New York,
Chicago, San Francisco, aud other cities are
now interested severally in projects for mon
uments of their own. But besides all these
there must be monument at the National
CapitalN
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THE cattle-ranchers have brought all their
trouble on themselves With free pasture
lot as big as half dozen European Empires
they ought to have been content. But it was
their nature to act the hog, and they are
reaping the reward. Theycould not restrain
themselves and did not restrain themselves
They fenced up roads, seized homesteads,
grabbed springs, drove oft actual settlers
and acted generally as greedy, grasping men
do who think they have got the drop on tlse
world. There is no one to mourn over their
discontinue.
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ALTHOUGH Alfonso has Indignantly re-
signed his Colonelcy of Uhlan regiment,
and the Spaniards are swearing at the Ger
mans as viciously as their French neighbors
have been doing ever since Sedan, there is
no chance that the Spaniards will declare
war against Germany-at least in this gen.
Grafton. Spain is too poor in men and money
to brighten anybody. A couple of corps OF
the German army could march from one end
of the Peninsula to the other.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-27

THE people of Toledo are at last moving
earnestly in the matter of erecting bronze
statue Of Gen. Jas. y. Steedman. They can
not do anything that would rebound more
to their credit Gen. Steedman's military
career is proud part of the history of Ohio
and Northwestern Ohio, and in honoring the
mar who led his men into action so grandly
at the most critical time in the battle of
Chickamauga Toledo will honor herself
No city is so rich in heroes that it can afford
to neglect the memory of man who rem
dered such splendid services as "Old Chcki,-
manga"
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PENSION DECISIONS.
Important Rulings by Commissioner Blaci
r.

In the case of Reuben f. Backus certificate No.
1766SS, the Commissioner decided as follows:
Pension was allowed November l3 1880, by GER
tilicate No. l7S 6SS but the pensioners was
dropped from the rolls June Is 1888, upon the
ground that 1.-THE disability was incurred prior to
enlistment" This action appears to have been
based upon testimony adduced by special exani-
nation showing that the claimant received three
separate injuries of the right arm before his army
service, and the disability for which pension was
allowed was believed to be properly referable
thereto.
1t will not do to offset the injury admitted to
have been incurred in the service by some other
disability contracted either prior subsequent
thereto. and if the Medical Referee, after careful
review of the evidence, fix rate for the injury
admitted to have been received in the service the
claim for restoration will be fIvorably considered
In cases similar to this, the Medical Referee will
in future be called upon to distinguish between the
different causes of disability. and express Opn-
ion as to the existence of pensionable disability
arising from the disease injury shown to have
been contracted In the service and line OF duty.
IRegitimate Children.
The woman was married to her first husband in
September 1868. Her oldest child was born in the
following December. She was divorced from her
husband in 1870, and then she married the soldier
as whose widow she now claims pension. Shortly
after her marriage to her last husband she had an
other child, and she filed proof attempting to prove
that the soldier recognized this second child as his
offspring. The facts being brought to the Com
missioner's attention in connection with the pro-
vision of section 1901 Revised Statutes, lie decided,
That the statute has never been framed which
will legitimatize an adulteTous brood gotten from
unknown sources"
Shoulder Joint Amp,etations
In the case of Oscar X. Dean and f. s. Eastman.
the Commissioner holds that as the arm in both
cases taken off at or the shoulder joint,
from injuries received in the service and line of
duty that they entitled to increase TO So so per
month. under the provision OF the act of March 3,
1873.
Date at Which q Pension Shall Begin
In the of Maj Alvin Walker, to whom pension
was granted by special act of Congress- approved
Aug. ), 1852 and under which pension was allowed
from that date, the Commissioner decides in the
application of Maj. Walker to be peHsioned under
the general law that the 9th section of the act of
March s. 1873, will govern. This section provides
that where date is fixed in special act for the
commencement of pension. the same shall COM
mence from the date of the passage of the special
act
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WHAT SHALL GRANTS MEMORIAL BE +?
The subject of the form which the Ma
tional Memorial to Gen. Grant shall take is
ably discussed in the last number of the
and art critics
Launt Thompson suggests mausoleum,
of Roman or Grecian Doric architecture,
solid and simple. crowned with dome, and
surmounted by an allegorical statue. He
would have no materials used in the con-
struction except stone and bronze.
Calvert VauX wants the design for the
Grant Memorial determined by Congress
of thoroughly trained architects, to whom
designs shall be submitted.
VIM. II. Beard wants suggestions invited
from all parts of the country and all manner
of people, and the designs to be finally de-
cided upon by committee of artists, who
would in turn submit their work for judg-
ment to the artists and architects of the
country.
Karl GeThardt wants memorial erected
which will be so international in its execu-
ton as to provide for the reception of art
contributions from the Governments of every
civilized nation.
Henry Van Brunt wants distinctively
American monument erected, for Gen. Grant
was as purely an American rs Lincoln was,
and thinks the best architects in the country
should ally themselves each with an emf
nent sculptor in the production of competi-
tive models, for which a handsome price
shall be paid.
Olin l.. Warner thinks the monument to
Gen. Grant should be grand mausoleum,
imposing from its simplicity rather than its
elaboration; distinguished for its fine pro-
portions and form, and pure in style, how
ever severe.
Wilson Mcdonald wants a memorial
modelled on the Parthenon, or Temple of
Diana, to be 100 feet in hight, with IL single
stone columns on each side and eight at each
end Of the building. He would have four
colossal groups in bronze representing War,
Peace, Victory, and Fame, and on the out
side of the building have Gen. Grants life
illustrated in high and low reliefs. He
would have nothing in the building but
granite, glass, and bronze
Clarence Cook would have a high tower to
| serve as a canopy to a statue of the hero.
The tower should be building of Roman
simplicity, four-square, round-arched, de-
pending for its effect upon its hight, its pro-
portion, and the harmonious relations to
each other of its successive stages.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-27

WE knew it would not always be thus.
The Canadians cannot keep all the money
that our implicitly-trusted cashiers carry
over to them. A defaulting cashier has just
arrived in New York from Toronto with a
snug burden Of .swag, stolen from the poor
people who tIusted him. OF course he ought
TO be sent back to Canadian penitentiary,
but so long as Canada will not send our ras-
Gals back what are we to do?
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THE Reunion of the Army of West Vir-
ginia at Portsmouth, O., on the 10th, 18th
and 18th proximo will undoubtedly be q
splendid affair. The West Virginia boys
have usually succeeded in having Reunions
that eclipse everything else i'll that line, and
10 doubt they will in this instance. Ports
mouth is lovely little city, situated at the
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THE scalpers played a shabby trick on the
railroads in Cincinnati, on the occasion of
Grants funeral, by getting lot of bum
mers, who never saw line of battle, to i'm
personate old soldiers DESTROYS of attending
Grants funeral, and buy tickets to New
York at the reduced rate given old soldiers.
The tickets were then "scalped" in the
usual way
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THE New York Sun thinks that the best
way to set about raising S25O,OO0 for the
Grant monument is to give series of base
ball games and other popular entertainments,
a certain proportion of the proceeds of which
are to be devoted to the monument fund.
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NEW YORK VETERANS,

The shifty politicians of New York are
learning in dismay how rich in weapons is
the armory of the Veterans The members
ofthe Union, seeking nothing for themselves,
have enlisted for the war in the matter of
obtaining the ex-soldiers the rights which
are theirs by reason of the contract of the
people when they enlisted. When the adj
verse decision of the Brooklyn Mayor and
Commissioner was sustained by the quib-
bling and hair-spliting of Judge, it was
thought that the comrades would give up
the fight. They forgot how These men fought
for four years TO bring about the surrender
of Lee at Appomattox. The comrades are
now about to appeal to that supreme tri-
bunal, which is always ready to do the sol
dier justice-the people. They are renewing
the agitation for the passage of the bill which
was defeated in the New York Assembly last
Winter, and which provided that all per-
sons who served in the army or navy during
the war and received al honorable discharge
should have preference in case they became
applicants for any position under the civil
service without being required to pass any
further examination than may be prescribed
by the head of department to prove their
ability to read and write and to prove that
such persons possess the necessary qualiica-
! tions to perform the duties which may de-
volve upon the positions applied for"
They have issued circular giving argu-
ments in favor Of the bill, and stating the
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-27

SINGULARLY enough, the Presidents proc
lamation took all the stamina out of the
cause of the Oklahoma boomers. When
they found that their enemies, the cattle
ranchers, were to be vigorously expelled from
the Indian Territory, and that public senti-
ment applauded this, they saw that there
was no use for them to stay any longer.
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AN .ACRoSTlC.
?. DIMES, FULLERTON. OHIO.

Gone TO claim his well-earned glory,
Resting in that camp on high;
All that's left us is the story
Nature did so we'll supply.
Time cannot, with all its phases,
Dim the brightness of his fame;
In that modest warriors praises
Earth can boast no greater name;
Death at last to him was gain.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON THURSDAY

being in direct communication with India
the starting point of the epidemic-bas so
far escaped, and this can, only be accounted
for by the splendid sanitary condition of her
ports. 1t is strange that experience does not
teach the people whose cities are annually
decimated by the plague that the only way
to combat it is scrupulous cleanliness.