The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-05-14

| soliciting contributions in his Department, at
| once expressed his hearty concurrence IN the
scheme, and the amount contributed from that
source alone will doubtless be large. The
scholars of the public schools will also be called
upon as usual, to contribute flowers, and, as Ia
| the past, they have always been extremely gen.
erous with their floral offerings the graves OF
the soldiers will not be wanting in those beau
| tiful mementoes this year.
| As vet there has been no selection oil orator
! or poet at Arlington, but the Committee OF
| Arrangements have entered into correspondence
! with prominent men in different parts OF the
country, who have not yet been heard from.
| The cemeteries are being put in order for the
| ceremonies, and that at Arlington is in espe-
| cially fitting condition. as it has lately been
| undergoing extensive improvement
| General Orders, No. 4, Just issued by Depart
| ment Commander n. NJ. Brooks, calls ON the
members to join in commemorating the day. and
/ request has been made to the pastors OF the
| churches in the city that on the Sunday pre-
ceding the 30th special reference be made to the
| occasion. Reference is also made in the order
/ to the iberality with which the District schools
and the public have responded to the call Tor
| flowers, and a continuance of the donations Is
| earnestly requested.
MIR. KEuEY's TRIBUIATIoNs.
| Mr. Kelley, of Richmond. Va, is having a
| hard time in his efforts to get into the dipio-
matte service ofthe United States. His ap-
! pontment to Italy was objected to on the
grounds that in speech some years ago ne
| uttered some rather severe structures on victor
Emanuel in regard to that monarchs move
ments against His Holiness the Pope, and so
persstently was this urged against Mr. Kelley
going to Rome that his appointment was with
| drawn, and the mission changed to austria
| But this by no means ended the tribuiatlonS OF
| the ex- Mayor of Richmond. for rumors are now
circulating that his wife will be objected to at
( the Court of Austria, that lady being OF Hebrew
| birth. Mrs. Kelley is the daughter OF prom
! inent Jewish merchant of Petersburg, and lady
| of many accomplishments. The report, however,
| of the Austrian Government protesting against
/ Mr.. keiley's appointment on account OF his
| wife's parentage is not generally credited, as
nothing has been received at the State Depart
ment in regard to the matter.
| MISS CLEyELAND's HAIR.
| The ladies of the Capital society are agitated
over the important question of whether Miss
/ Cleveland should change the style OF wearing
| her hair 1t will be remembered that there
was similar CONFUSION of the elements over
| Mrs. Hayes's plain method of dressing her mag
nifcent suit of black hair and with the quiet
! frmness which distinguished that lady in all
] her acts she persisted in wearing it in the
/ plain, simple manner that had been her custom
4 when the belle of the Ohio village where she
| WAS Dorm. ne lauleS are OlVlueu lHtO tWO istC'
| tons over Miss Cieveiand's Ghcreture. One IN
ssts that it is more "dignifed for her to
wear her hair long and put up in the custom
| airy manner, while the other insists with equal
| pertinacity that there is more character in her
continuing to wear her hair short as she did
before coming to Washington. As we have re-
marked before about other things, whichever
way this is decided, it will probably not effect
| the price of wheat nor aid materially in the
aggravation of the Russo English troubles.
| VISITORS TO THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE OFFICE.
DR.. Geo. w. Mcconnell, Angola, Ind, late
Quartermaster 44th Ind.
Past Commander in Chief Paul Van Der
/ WORT
Col. H. B. de Clay, Commander Department
| OF Virginia, GAR.
Gov John c. Lee, Toledo, O., formerly
| Colonel 55th Ohio.
JAS g. Clark, Lyric Poet, Composer and Bal
| ladist. Mr.. Clark is the author of 81 Mountains
| Of Life" " Beautiful Hills" The Isles of the
By-aRd-By." Leona," and many other popular
songs Mr.. Clark devoted Of the proceeds of his
concerts nearly $1,000 during the war to the
| sustenance and comfort of our soldiers and
| their families.
Ira NJ. Hedges.
| Gen. Jas. b. Colt, Of Connecticut, President
of Second Corps Association.
| Maj III. L. Crawford, Washington.
| Private JOS. w. Kay Brooklyn.
| Maj. F. w. Haskell, Waterville, Me.
Francis Leedy, Purnell's Legion, Youngs-
town, o.
RESTORED TO THE PENSION ROLLS.
The name of Gen. BENZ. RunkIe has been re-
stored to the pension rolls with the rank of
| Major, to take effect April i, 1884 His case
was rather peculiar. He was dropped from the
| retired list of the army in 1873, and his pen
| cir olln in rda of he
President he was restored to the retired list of
the army in 1873 The Court Of Claims decid-
] ed i'm 1884 that this action of the President was
| illegal, and his name was dropped from the
roll by order of the Secretary of War. His PEN
sion had been suspended upon his restoration
to the retired list, because he could not legally
receive pension while under salary as a re-
| tired officer. The pension has now been re-
newed from the date OF his last payment as an
officer on the retired list.
MISCELLANEOUS CHAT.
The sum of $25l.S0 lay SO heavily last week
| on the conscience of some Baitimorean that he
inciosed il to the Treasurer of the United States,
simply stating by way of explanation that it
was Uncle Sans cash."
! A. p. Swineford, of Marquette, Mich, has
| been appointed Governor of Alaska. Mr.. Swine
ford is an ex-Mayor of Marquette, is editor OF
the Marquette Mining Journal. has served as
member of the Legislature of his State, and
was candidate for Observation-Disclosures two
years ago. He was appointed State inspector
Of mines and mining by Gov. Begoie, Of Michi-
gan.
The President has been compelled, on account
of official duties, TO decline the invitation Of the
Georgia delegation to visit Atiarta during the
sessions OF the commercial convention TO be held
there during the latter part of the present
month.
George V. N. Lathrop of Michigan, has been
appointed Minister to Russia; Boyd Winches
ter, of Kentucky, Minister to Switzerland, and
J. Z. w. Thompson, of New York, Minister to
| Hayti.
SOLDIERS FRIENDS.