The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-10-08

| Sometime ago previous to this his salary had
| been reduced TO $500. and he was assigned to
| night work. He served in the war for the
! Union, and incurred disabilities in the service
of his country from which he su tTers severely.
GRANT MEMORIAL SERVICES.
On Thursday evening Oct. J., services in
| memory of Gen. u. s. Grant were held at the
Metropolitan Methodist Church under the au-
| spices of Department of the Potomac, Grand
Army of the Republic. There was an appro-
prateness in the selection of the place of meet
| ing, Gen. Grant having been regular attend
| ant at the Metropolitan Church during his
| residence in Washington. The occasion called
| out very large audience filing the spacious
| church in every part. The exercises through
| ont were replete with interest. Every heart
| was touched with the spirit of the hour, and
there were frequent manifestations of deep and
| sincere feeling. The program was as follows:
| l. Funeral chimes. TO O'Clock Prof F. widows.
Minute bells tolied on the large bell of the chimes,
| and the following selections played at inter-
| walls: l. Funeral changes in f minor. = !
/ would not live AWAY. 3. safe i'll the arms OF
Jesus. 4. Angels ever bright and fair D. Ave
| Maria-Schubert 6. Vital spark of Heavenly
| flame. Z. Thou art gone to the grave. $. o,
| rest in the Lord 8. Nearer, my God to thee,
| TO- Trummeri-Schaman. IL. Miserere-Iro-
vatore. Il. Dead March from Saul.
2 Organ voluntary, DR.. j. w. Bischoif.
| 3. Calling meeting to order Department Conn
l. Prayer, Rev E. D. Huntley, Pastor Metropoli-
I NJ. e
! 5. Singing St. Cecilia Quartet
6. Memorial Address, Gen John A. Logan. Past
Comnander-in- Chief of the GAR
Z. Singing. st. Cecilia Quartet.
| 8. Benediction Rev. Benjamin Swallow, Depart
| ment Chaplain.
g. Alter conclusion of the above ceremonies, Prof.
| Widdows played the chimes the following
| melodies l. Changes and National salute.
Hail TO the Chief. g. Rally Round the Flag: 4.
| Hail Columbia. 5. Glory HaeluJah. 3. Red,
| White, and Blue. Z. Tramp, the Boys are March
| ing. s. Marching through Georgia; y English
/ National Anthem. TO- Dixie and Yankee Doo-
| die. II. Home Sweet Home.
Gen. Logan's address was eloquent and mas
! terly, commanding during its delivery the
| closest attention. The address is given in full
elsewhere in this ISSUE and will be read with
interest by all. The music of the bells, as rem
dered by Prof. Widows upon the Metropoli-
tan Church chimes, was excellent and was
| listened to with pleasure by thousands, within
| a radius of mile.
An incident which occurred during the de-
| livery of Gen. Logan's speech, though seen by
few, was enjoyed by those who did observe it.
| Gen. Logan was well advanced with his adj
dress, and it would be natural to suppose his
| throat had become dry. Mrs. Logan, who sat
on the fourth row from the front in the body
of the church, was quick to notice the want,
and, catching the eye of Grand Army man,
communicated her desire and soon glass of
water was placed beside the orator, who touched
his lips to it with grateful glance toward
| want
The following letter was received from Col.
Lamont by Past Department Commander Har-
rison Dingman about the time the service was
over and too late to be read:
| The President directs me TO convey to you his
thanks for your courteous invitation to the Gran,
| memorial ceremonies 10 be held this evening. and
to express his sincere regrets that official engage
| ments which cannot be postponed prevent hm
from joining In such service.
| MORE WAR VESSELS.
The special board of naval officers appointed
to consider plans for the additional war vessels
authorized by the last Congress has submitted
| its report. 1t recommends plans in detail for
the construction of the two cruisers of 5000 to
/! 5000 tons displacement, costing, exclusive of
| armament not less than 81, 100000 each. One
| of these, it says, should be a twin-screw pro-
tected steam cruiser 800 feet long, AZ feet beam,
10 feet mean draught, the speed to be Is knots
| an hour; the main battery to consist of two s.
| inch and eight 6-inch breech loading rified can
non; the secondary to contain four 57mm.
rapid-fring Hotehkiss cannon, four 47mm re-
volying Hotchkiss, one 37mm. low-power
| Hotchkiss and two short Gatlings There
should also be complete outfit for the White
head torpedo, suitable for six aboye-water
| launching tubes. The second cruiser should be
exactly similar to that here described, except
that the battery should consist of II 6-inch
| guns.
| TOT TIE heavily arlHeu SuNpOat Oh aDoUU l,OUU
! tons displacement costing, exclusive of arma-
ment, not more than $500 900, the Board recon-
| mends the following rs the general features of
| a twin-screw vessel: Length, 230 feet breadth
| of beam, 80 feet; mean low draught of water,
| ii feet; load displacement, LOO tons; speed,
| 16 knots per hour. The main battery should
consist of six 6-inch breech- loading riied guns,
| and the secondary of two 57mm. and two
| 47mm. high-power single-shot rapid firing
HotchkisS cannon, two 37mm. revolver Hotch-
| kiss, one HotchkisS boat gun and one short Cat
| ling gun.
| For the light gunboat of about 800 tons dis
| placement, costing exclusive of armament, not
more than S275000, the Board recommends the
| construction of single screw composite gun
vessel, of length on water-lne 165 feet breadth
| of beam, 81 feet; mean load draught of water,
| ii feet inches; displacement at load draught,
4 so tons; speed II knots per hour. The main
battery should consist of four 6-inch, brcech-
! loading high-power rifed guns, and the Sec
| ondary of two high-power, single-shot 47mm.
| Hotchkiss rapid-fring cannon, two 37mm. re-
| volver Hotchkiss cannon, one Hotchkiss boat
| gun and one short Gatling gun.
POLITICAL CRANKs.
You have no idea," said gentleman who
| was an active member Of the Democratic Ma
| tional Committee during the last Presidential
campaign, what curious notions some enthu-
| siastS get into their heads. Last Fall we were
/ that he had devised a great scheme, one that
would make the election OF Cleveland and Hen
| bricks an absolute certainty. What do you
| suppose it was? Well, he proposed that the
committee send up million balloons, all over
| the country, with portraits Of our candidates
upon them. aud few pungent words of advice
| to the voters. He wanted US to pay him $4,000
| for the ideal
"There was another fellow who proposed
that we get vast quantity of dinner plates,
with portraits OF Cleveland and Hendricks upon
| them, to be scattered among the Republican
farmers. The honest grangers, he said, as the
corned- beef and cabbage and potatoes disap-
peared from the plates would be in happy
| frame of mind, and as they looked upon the
benignant faces of those noble men upon their
empty plates they would feel like rushing pell-
NELL to the ballot boxes to vote for them. 1t
was great scheme"
| AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The work of Cleaning house" at the Exec
utive Mansion has just been finished, and the
sound of the tack-hammer has ceased New
carpets cover some OF the floors and others
| have been relaid. The great curtains are hung
| in the East Room, and the Red, Blue and Green
| Parlors. The furniture has been cleaned and
touched up with varnish, and few new pieces
| placed here and there. Almost the entire first
floor is now open to the public. Nearly all pill
grims to Washington pay visit to the White
| HouSe For their convenience our hane ficcnt