The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-20

A Graceful Act-rhc Charges Against Cen
erai naz~n-Thc Military Career 81 ths
New CommIsstpner of Pcnsions--The fn-
auguration Crowd.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., March s.--when
the commission was made out for the APP
pointmcnt Of General Grant on the re-
tired list, Secretary Lincoln retained Il
~ the War Department. thinking II
proper that the new Secretary should be
given an opportunity 70 countersIgn It
after its signature by the President, but
the President sent for II In order that
there might be no delay In making the
appointment. Secretary Lincoln took
the commission TO the Executive Man
sion In person and handed II 10 the Prcsi-
dent, rcmarking that he had not yet acted
upon II because he thought that Judge
Endicott would be pleased TO attend TO Il
As one Of his first official duties.
THAT was very thoughtful OF you, Mr..
Lincoln" observed the President. III
have no doubt IL would be pleasure 10
Judge Endicott; still, will sign It my
self that there may be no delay, and then
Judge Endicott can countersign IT,"
President Cleveland thcreupon affixed
his signature. The commission, after
official record was made, was returned To
the War Department. Yesterday morning Il
was on the desk Of the new Secretary OF
War, and the first official act OF Secretary
Endicott was to countcrsign Ii.
The exact. charge against General Hazcn
which has resulted In the ordering Of q
court-martial, is ssconduct to the preiu-
dice Of good order and military discipline
In the violation of the sixty-second ar
ticle Of war" The first specification re-
cites an extract from Hazen's last annual
report, In which the Official action OF the
Secretary OF War Is impugncd. Hazen de-
claring that ION the return Of the escort
ship bringing the Greedy relief party to
St Johns, September 18th, 1883,
there was still time to send e.
fectlve relief" The second specInca-
ton declares that the Secretary
Of War, having decided In September that
such relief expedition to the Arctic re-
gions was not practicable, General Hazen
sent to the Secretary Of War q CON-
munication declaring that '.the tragic
termination OF the International Polar ex-
petition was due 10 the decision not TO
dispatch steam sealer TO effect les
rescue on the 18th OF September, 1885,
power To have done. The other specifca-
tons are In substance celebrations Of the
two indicated.
Commissioner OF Pensions, General John
G. Black, OF Danvillc, Ill: He entered
the United States service as q Colonel OF
the Thirty-seventh Volunteer Infantry.
This regiment was organized at Chicago,
ILL.,, September 18th, 1861, 10 serve three
years. On the expiration Of Its term OF
service the original members Except vet
erans) were mustered out, and the organi-
zation, composed Of veterans and recruits,
retained In service until May 18th.
1865, when IL was mustered out
In accordance with orders from the War
Department. The Official list OF battles
In which this regiment bore an honorable
part Is as follows: pea RIDGE" "Siege
OF vicksburg," .Prairie Grove" ssBlake-
ley" and "Chalk Blun." Mr.. Black was |
promoted to Brevct Brigadicr-General
March 18th, 1865. lie resigned August |
18th, 1865; was wounded In both arms,
and now draws q pension (by special act
Of Congress) Of 500 per month.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 9.--The |
records OF the Baltimore & Potomac Rail- |
road show that during the Inauguration
week the road moved into Washington
l0l trains, averaging fourteen cars to the
train and forty-one persons to the car,
from points North. East ana West. Dur
idg the same period there arrived lst
trains from the South, averaging seven
cars to the train and nfty-two passengers
10 the car. -Four hundred and twenty
two Pullman cars were handled at WASH
Ington By this road during Inauguration
week. Superintendent Barker says this
WAS thirteen more cars than the whole
humber Of roads ccntcring at Chicago
run into the city during the Democratic
and Republican Conventions.