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New-York tribune., 1885-07-07
PRESIDENCY OF THE BRIDGE TRUSTEES.


It's expected that the annual meeting of the
Bridge trustees for the election of officers will be
held next Monday. There is considerable discus
sion of names for the office of president, to which
o salary of $5 900 attaches. Neither Mr.: Kingsley
nor Mr. Stranahan. while holding the office, drew
any paw. When Mr. Murphy was first elected
president no salary paid. but in the later years
Of his term he devoted his whole time to the Office
and received a salary. His successors did not
GIVE their whole time to the Bridge. vi the New
York trustees Vice-President Bush IS probably
most familiar with the duties of the Office OF presi
dent but he has declared his unwllingness 10 give
up his law practice to attend 10 Bridge
duties. John I. Agnew, one of the older
trustees and long a member OF the Executive Com
mlttee. sent werd to Mr.. Stranahan yesterday that
owing TO tho latters removal he would not accept
the poslton of trustee to which he recently re-
appointed. Mr.. Agnew was regarded as one OF the
best-qualiied trustees to succeed Mr. Stranahan as
president. 1t reported yesterday that other
trustees would decline to serve for the same
reasons. Of the Brooklyn trustees William
Marshall is the longest in service and is considered
we'll lifted to act as president. or the younger
members Alden s. Swan Is the most familiar with
Bridge affairs. For the Office of secretary Andrew
Il, Curtis. the assistant secretary tunder the late
MIR. Ouintard who has performed all the duties OF
The Office for a year. thought to be entitled to
promotion. and for the office of treasurer no one
has been naued who is better fitted than Treasurer
Witte, whose term trustee has expired. His
salary has been $500 month.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-02-28

A Pittsburg, Pa, dispatch of Feb 18th
says: At Greenesburg, the county seat
of Westmoreland, to-day. an Internal
machine was found in one Of the corri
dors Of the court house, consisting of a
series Of clock works, with pound ball
of dynamite encased in tin foil, closed
in drum shaped tin box, from which
protruded fuse. Had 1t been explod-
ed the court house would have been
blown to atoms, and at least 200 persons
would have been killed. There was q
borough election yesterday, and one
rumor says it was intended to destroy
the ballot boxes and thus make invalid
the result of yesterdays election. The
discovery caused great excitement. The
story is that it was intended for revenge
on certain Greenburg citizens who re
Gently exposed dynamite conspiracy at
Irwin station, a few miles distant.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-02-28
Given AwAv for Ono Year.

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April ]st. 1885, to our large illustrated
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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-02-28
Vests Pet.

Jefferson City. Mo-, Feb. 1S.-A secret
meeting Of twenty or twenty five friends
of Colonel Frank James, the ex bandit,
was held in this city last night. Gov
ernor Marmaduke was present at the
request Of John n Edwards, editor of
the st. Joseph Gazette, and all the eo-
quence the chaperone Of the outlaw
could command was poured into his
ears. They wanted his excellcncy to
promise them that when requisition
from the governor Of Minnesota arrived,
which is certain to be here within a
fortnight, he would refuse to allow
Colonel James to be taken away to that
cold, unsympathe,ic country where his
old pals, the Younger boys are serving
life sentences for the part they took
| with Colonel Frank and his brother
Jesse. in >he robbery Of the Mortified
bank and the murder Of Cashier Hey
wood. They argued that Colonel Frank
was the creature Of uncomfortable cir
cnmstances, and that he had been
sufficiently punished for his past deeds
The governor listened attentivelv Be
fore the assemblage dispersed he said
the subject was delicate one, and that
he would reserve his decision until the
reqnisition was presented to him He
would not be hasty in his action whether
his decision was given finally for or
against Mr.. James. Under the statutes
Of the state, if the prosecution is not
ready for trial when the case is called
for the third time the defendant is dis
charged This is Frank James position
The case Of the state against him for
berry has been called twice in the Cooper
county circuit court at Boonville, and
neither time was the prosecution ready
to 90 to trial. The thing has been fixed
so that when it is again called next week
the prosecution will announce itself un
able to proceed for want of witness, and
Frank james will walk out of the cour;
room a free man He is now living
quietly on farm near Kansas City. II
Governor Marmaduke refuses TO allow
him to be taken to Minnesota, he will
20 to his spring plowing after next
week. The other alternative will lard
him behind the bars of the Minnesota
penitentiary, and he will be lost to
Missouri for the remainder Of his life.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-02-28
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lust what Democrats Need.

Henry n Copp, the land and pension
attorney Of Washington, ID. c., sends the
u. S. Salary List and Civil Service
Law" price 80 cents. All government
salaries above $500 are given, "includ-
ing the executive departments, army
and navy, internal revenue. custom
houses, Indian agencies, diplomatic and
consular serve, post-offices. etc. There
are fully 10000 Federal offices for Pre-
sident tleveland's administration to fill
Twenty pages of specimen examination
questions are given, with the Civil Sefv
ice Law and regulations. This is proba-
bly, the cheapest form in which this de-
sired information has been published
This manual may save candidates
from refusing "fat places" through wrong
information. The book does not profess
strict accuracy on postmasters' salaries,
which go mp or down with every read
justment, but is near enough for practi-
cal purposes. Mr.. Copp wishes to cor.
respond with parties who know the ad'
dress of any Mexican war survivor OF
widow.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-02-28

Pioneer, 26th: A. ID. Tickner, of
whom the Pioneer has previously made
mention, came in yesterday from Bear
gulch. He has been out there all winter
developing tin locations, in which he is
interested. On one Of these he now has
a ledge in solid formation, five feet
thick, from which we saw an ASSAY by
Molitor. The sample was taken from
the entire width of the ledge, with no
desire to get big prospect, but to get .
fair average of the ore. The result was:
Tin, 81 per cent; gold 1901 per ton;
silver 4 81 ounces. Quite a number OF
men are at work all the time, and more
coming in and looking for claims. Snow
is three feet deep on level, and it has
been cold out there. Mr.. Tickner will
60 back in few days.
The National tribune., 1885-09-17
OPINIONS
or
Grand Army Rules.

DY PAST CoNMANDER-Ii;-Cu.EF L. Il. BEArH.
[NorICE-inquiries Grand Army rnatters of
general interest and proper for publication will be
answered in this column by Past Commanter-iu-
Chief Beath Ii will be of course understood that
such answers are simply personal, in the way of
advice which one eomrade may properly give an
other Questions requiring official answers must
be submitted to the proper authorities.
Conrai,e G. A. r. asks: Is soldier who enlisted
April TO- 1865, eligible To membership in the CT
He states that two soldiers who enlisted on April
10. 1863 mustered into his Post the COMMITTEES
eligibility failing TO inquire into the date of en-
hStment.
Ans.eeY-A soldier who enlisted on April 10 1865
is not eligible to membership In the GAR III
mustered into the GAR. since June II, 1872 then
such muster is null and void and it is the duty of
the Post Commander 10 declare. The comrade
who recommended these applicants, the committee
on :;,c application and the Post Commander were
all in fault In not reading the application, which
must have given the dates Of enlistment and dis.
charge; besides which the discharge Of the appli-
cant would show the same facts. II cannot be as
suned that these comrades did not kno,p the re-
auirenents of the Rules and Regulations on this
question and having made such O grave mistake
Il is the duty of the Post Commander to correct it.
Apply 10 Department. Headquarters for necessary
instructions.
Conaratte G. Fl. L., ,Ianesviie Wis asks n MEM
ber joining another Post valid transfer card
requires to be remusiered or reohig..ted.
AnsTer.-NO.
JD f. Indian Lake. r. W irqfilrss what "a
necessary for comrades belonging to Post distant
from the place where they reside to organize q Post
in their own town.
Ans,rcr.-A formal application must be made 70
DEPARTMENT Headquarters. The same form will be
required as if the applicants were recruits. The
The National tribune., 1885-09-17
THURSDAY

THE spaniards' habit of reversing the
time-honored maxim in regard to procras-
tination and never doing to-day what can
by any possible excuse be deferred until to-
morrow, gave smart German Captain
splendid opportunity, of which he was not
slow to avail himself, to seize the island of
zap, one of the Caroline gronp about which
there is so much trouble brewing between
Spain and Germany. A number of Spanish
war ships reached the Island on the 21st ult
and prepared to occupy it in the name of
Spain. 1t took the officers, however, long
to decide on their mode of procedure that
on the 9th not single soldier had been
landed, and on the evening of that day
German gunhoat ran in shore, promptly
landed a number of marines and sailors and
hoisted the German flag, much to the aston
ishment of the sleepy dons, who had been
probably spending the three days in rolling
cigsrets and dreaming of the fair senoritas
in sunny Spain.
The National tribune., 1885-09-17
GOOD NEWS.
GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN
Promises the Readers of The
National Tribune a
Series Of Articles.

a great treat is in store for the readers of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE during the COM
ing Winter, Gen. John A. Logan having con-
sented to contribute to its columns a series
of military articles. There is probably no
soldier in the United States who can create
greater interest among the veterans Of the
late war than this distinguished General
and Statesman. In answer to THE Ma
TIoSAL TEIBUNE's request for the Gen
erals personal "reminiscences Of the war the
following letter was received:
{. 8. SENATE, wAsHIsGToS, ID. c., July 81.
Editor NATIoSAL TRIBUNE:
Sic: Your repeated requests 10 to contribute TO
yosr columns "reminiscences Of the military operations
1eih seich cos.aected hare disoas found
b1trdeaed Sci cGcidI and other 20 be tnabe
10 deroie the requisite time to the sccrk, much
coi,e., G:e opportunity Of addressing your Immense
constituency. Nor do feel much more at leisure noC,
6ed soN sag gsut, CON gai, Gte time,
sohfch ItrSt ri be sriti TIE Rert fec noagss, sc;
furnish oa ipi series Of articles relative to opera
tons and ineidcts ia the history Of The Arny Of The
Tennessee.
fossss. respectfully JOHN A. LoGAg.
The National tribune., 1885-09-17
NO FRIVATES NEED APPLY,

The restriction Of the membership of the
Society of tho Army of the Tennessee to
Commissioned Officers exposes it to many
cutting jibes and filings, Of which the follow
ing editorial from the Chicago Times is an
excellent sample:
The Army of the Tennessee" Is In session, or
has been within day or two To one who saw the
Army Of the Tennessee when it was in the field and
who sees the Army of the Tennessee as now con-
stituted th.rc Is a wonderful difference. Then the
muskets In the majority and the shoulder
straps in the minority. What has become of the
element which mainly composed the real Army Of
the Tennessee. which did the fighting, which ate
the hardtack. which mostly filed the hospitals the
burial trenches, and the columns which breasted
the avalanche of death at Altoona and climbed the
deadly nights Of kenesaw Mountain? Somehow
the army, as then composed, seems to have wonder
fully changed
A renowned and gallant body CT men are they
who composed the self-styled Army of the Ten
nessec; but the title is gross and offensive mis-
nomer. If it should term itself the Commissioned
Officers Of the Army of the TENNESSEE" it would
exactly express what it Isl but now it is more
the Army of the Tennessee than the three tailors of
Toocy street were the people of England. The
real Army Of the Tennessee has not n single repre-
sentative in this body; 1t is tadpole organization
from which the body is entirely omitted. 1t prob
ably would be impossible at least nadvisable to
have a body which should with fidelity represent
all the Army Of the Tennessee; II Is undoubtedly
best that the officers should have their organization
limited to themselves; but IL certainly Is improper
that when thus consolidated they should call them
selves the Army Of the Tennessee. They are not
the army which won such renown from Fort Henry
to the sea.
The Society of the Army Of the Tennessee
The National tribune., 1885-09-17
PENSION DECISIONS.
Important Rulings by Commissioner Black
NORMAN GAYS CASE.

Important Rulings by Commissioner Black.
NORMAN GAYS CASE.
Blood Poisoning Contracted trhe Dsseefiag "a 4ns-
putated Leg.-Psasios Rsffxsed.
In the case of Norman Gay Surgeon, L. s Vols,
blood poisoning, upon which he bases his eiiia for
pension, was oecasioned by the accidental iu5cula-
on of virus while engaged in the dissection oG tho
amputated leg of soldier. The Commissioner
holds that the act of diSsecting the leg ss per-
formed on his own responsibility; the rsgrG
lationS required such service of medical ctiieerS
nor was he acting under orders. but simply N-ith
his store of medical knowledge. The application
for pension is therefore denied
W. r. wOLFoRD's CASE.
Decision of tAe Medical Referee, DR.. Cnmpb=H, 4p-
prored By the Commissioner.
A question arose in the case of W. r. WC'Eord q
member of Co. G. i1Sth ILL.,. as to whether Tctisua-
tsm could properly be considered as Pat!.o:'ical
sequence of any other disability. The decision was
as follows: The best authorities recognize s.ac ex-
istence of peculiar constitutional condition spoken
of as the rheumatic diathesis implying ti...t IA q
given case the elements may exist in latent state
for the developments of rheumatism wherever
these peculiar constitutional elements are called
into activity. Now, an attack of rheunassJt osien
found to occur after some exposure to daI'p!ssss,
and may be general or local, affecting several
gans or onlya single organ, tissue or ioi:i:. pre-
ferrin choosing the location for its development
where some deterioration. irritation, or ci,sc has
occurred from other causes; fer example, LEGAL
injury spraiu, confusion or disloeation in yg!ieh
case the injury Is not to be considered causing
rheumatism, bu; as determining its location.
In this case rheumatism is often spoken Of as
caused by sprain or other injuries ond IL j. very
readily seen. upon reflection. that moro OF Ss ex-
posEre usually accompanies every injury ga iIpa
tanee. IL may be further stated that s;;gh develop
ment is very liable to after injuries Of -cat
severity. The question presented. in ti.is
appears to be somewhat of technical character.
1t is not always possible to distinguish accurately
between neuralgia and rheumatic pains upoa testi-
mony alone; neither for tie purpose os Justice to
the claimant in meritorious case This appears
to be- is 1t necessary. so that delay may BE- avoided
and that he may not be deprived of the beiet;t of
from the practice of the office in not EOlCs him
to strict pathology. IL seems to tist ap-
prevail of injury to left hip. results would CSyis
ate all the difficulties in tie case.
The National tribune., 1885-09-17
THE following circular explains itself:
VETERAN HALL.

VETERAN HALL, I
RICHMOND Va, July 2f, 1885.
To THE VETERANS OF THE WAR AND OTHERS:
The question being frequently asked as to the
object and views of Camps Of eS-Confederates and
Blue and Gray organizations throughout the coun-
try, would briefly state that they were formed for
the purpose of perpetuating the memories of our
fallen comrades, and to minister far practi-
cable to the wants OF those who were permanently
disabled in the service to preserve and maintain
that sentiment of fraternity born of the hardsips
and dangers shared in the life of the soldier. IL is
proposed not to prolong the animosites engendered
by the war, but to extend every fitting occasion
couresies which always proper between SOL
diers. We avoid everything which partakes of
partisanship in religion and politics.
Our meetings are open, at which comrades Of the
GAR are welcome at all times and on ali
casons.
Comrades Of the GAR. are on the rosters of the
respective organizations active, contributing and
honorary members and ut our csnlpGres sit at
the same board, drink out Of the canteen,
and smoke the pipe of peace with equal devo-
ton to one country, one flag, destiny, in the
true spirit Of fraternity, charity, and loyalty.
Very Respectfully, JOHN e. LANE,
Lieut-Com. Stonewalf Jackson Camp, C. V.
The National tribune., 1885-09-17
GEN. sHERMAN,S SPEECH.

The speech of Gen: Sherman at the Reunion
of the Society of the Army of the Tennes-
see is by far the finest tribute to Gen. Grant
that has yet been paid by any one. This is
saying much, when we remember that, with
one accord, all the militant and able men of
the English speaking world laid their
choicest tributes on the coffin of the dead
hero. Gen. Shermans testimony in be-
half of his dead Chief is tribute from
a companion-in-arms, dearly loved
friend, and q soldier of scarcely less emf
nence than the one whom he eulogizes.
Apart from this the speech has high literary
merit Gen. Sherman writes as brilliantly
and forcibly as he acts, and higher praise
than this cannot be given any man. Our
readers will be very glad that we have given
them the grand speech entire.
The National tribune., 1885-09-17
POEMS OF PEACE AND WAR.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has secured a
number Of copies of Mrs Sherwood's much
praised poems, and now offers its readers
an opportunity Of obtaining the same. We
will send them TO any address in the country,
postpaid, upon receipt of the price, which
is one dollar when neatly bound in cloth,
and dollar and a half with gilt edges. We
need scarcely add anything to the praise
which has been layished On these poems, as
nothing that has appeared in recent years
has received so much laudation from all
sources as these stirring lyrics of the great
struggle. Every household should have one,
and every soldiers library is incom plete
without them.
The National tribune., 1885-09-17
Vessel BtTyZDrNG.

The regatta which took place in New York
last Monday, and which has been looked for
ward to eagerly by yachting men all over
the world, WAS not trial so much Of the
vessels as Of the different systems Of build
ing vessels.
The commonly accepted idea is that in order
to have swift vessel she must be very long
and narrow, this it is held Offering the least
resistance to the vessel through the water.
For long time, however, people did not
appear to reflect that ship being buoyant
vessel she must displace as much water as
would equal her weight, and this dispiace-
ment, if avoided in one direction, would
have to be made up in another. Therefore,
a vessel which is long and narrow would
have to be very deep. AS sea-going vessels
require the center of gravity to be quite low
this is not an objection, as it helps give
steadiness. When it came to the question of
swiftness, however, other considerations en-
tered. About half century ago the Ameri-
cans began building yachts on what was
called the spoon-bowl pattern; that is, they
were comparatively shallow, but quite broad,
and they astonished the English by beating
them. Since that time there has been a
lively contest between the advocates of diff
ferent models, and victory has sometimes
perched on one banner and sometimes On
another. The English yacht Geuesta is in
thorough accordance with the English idea
of CUTTER" that is, q narrow, long, deep
boat The Puritan, On the other hand, rep
1esents the American model. being shallow
and broad. Both are about the same length,
but the Genesta is Is feet broad and Is 6-10
feet Deep while the Puritan is % 10 feet
broad, and but 8 5-1Ofeet deep. The follow
ing diagrams give an idea of the differences
in their models, the W. L. representing the
water-line in each:
The National tribune., 1885-09-17
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