The National tribune., 1885-04-02

from that state were both from the Sky
! Blue" faction. which much enrages the other
| side. In California the factions are known as
| the " Chivs > and the 'Shovs," the former be-
! ing a contraction of the word "chivalry," or
| what is called in other States the g silk-stocll
| ings," while the latter is an abbTeviation OF
shoyelry," or the working class. Supreme
! Justice Field is the head of the Chiys.' The
| quarrel between them is quite bitter and SO far
! they have been able TO agree upon but one man
| for any Office, and that is Gen. Rosecrans, as
| Architect of the Capitol We shall probably
! have good deal of music from all these parties
| before the dog star begins to rage"
! TREASURY OFFICERS.
All the accounting officers of the Treasury
| Department, with the exception of two recent
| appointments, rendered their designations last
| Monday, having previously Informed Secretary
| Manning the designations were at bis disposal
! when desired. In the Hon. Charles BeardSley,
Fourth Auditor, the Department loses an able,
conscientious, painstaking man. DR.. Beardsley
did himself and his Bureau great credit in the
! course taken by him during the recent investi-
CATION of Navy Department frauds Hon. d.
| T. Alexander, Fifth Auditor, has been one of
| the most efficient accounting officers the Dc
| partment has ever known. He commenced his
career by familiarizing himself with the duties
| of each desk i'll his office. He not only insti-
| tuted reforms in his own office but has very
greatly improved the consular service. First
| Auditor Reynolds has also made record as a
public officer he can well be proud of. Only
| the desire of the new Administration to have
| political friends in high places would have sug-
gested the designations Of the gentlemen named,
| who have the best wishes of The NATIONAL
| TRIBUNE for the success Of all their future
! undertakings.
RESIGNATION OF SOLICITOR NEAL.
The public service has lost valuable official
and the soldiers a loyal and energetic friend by
the resignation Of Hon. II. S. Neal, Solicitor of
the Treasury. Mr.. Neal is lawyer Of splendid
| abilities, and in the important post he has been
filling has won high praise from all who have
been eognizant of his admirable professional
work aud his many superb qualities as gen
tleman. He is one of the relatively few men
about Washington whom it is a constant pleas
| uTe TO know, and who is better liked the better
he is known. There is never a flaw in his per-
feet, genial courtesy. and he knows better than
most mon how TO make every act of life grace
full and pleasant. There was never any such
pressure Of social and political duties that he
was not on the instant ready to respond to a
suggestion as to how he cOuld help a soldier
obtain Justice He was not for moment like
too many ex- Congressman, whose interest in
soldiers suffers q great chill the moment they
retire from Congress. We hope that the people
OF Ohio will speedily return Mr. Neal TO public
life in some prominent capacity.
PRECEDENCE.
The riot over official precedence has broken
out afreSh; the precipitating cause being tire
delegation by Mrs. Bayard of her daughter to
take her position in the official receptions in
advance of the other ladies of the Cabinet.
The wife of the Secretary of State outranks all
other ladies. the next to her being the wife Of
the Secretary of the Treasury. This, of course,
is unquestioned, but the ladies' do question the
right of the wife OF the Secretary OF State TO
transfer her rank to any other person. I'm
married women always take rank behind mar
red women, and daughters never, in any in
stance, take the place of their mothers so that
Miss Bayard's assumption of the position at the
head of the line almost created mutinOus out
break among the elderly ladies who were sta
toned below her. We shall probably hear
more OF the matter in the future.
THE VISIT To GETTYSBURG.
The President has assured Gov Curtin that
he will accept the invitation of the veterans of
the First and other Corps of the Army of the
Potomac on their historical visit there May 4
and 5. The Governors Of the States are in
vited. also tho War Governors and not single
deciination has been received. j. II. Slime,
historian First Corps, has invited the Comte dc
Paris, who served on McCellan's staff. and
author of the history of the war. The Indiana
Legislature made an appropriation of $1,000 TO
put up tablets on the line of battle where her
six regiments fought. As that is to be feature
of the ceremonies on that occasion ii is expect
ed that great many veterans from that State
will attend.
CALLERS At THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE OFFICE
Maj. s. u. Eaton. of New Orleans, was in
Washington last week, for the first time since
1865. Indeed, this is his frst visit to the North
since he was mustered out at the close OF the
war. He enlisted in 1851 as private in the
10Th Me- which saw its first service ia the army
which Gen. Butler led into New Orleans few
days after the city was captured by Farragut.
His intelligence and soldiership gained him
rapid promotion. He was commissioned iu the
Signal Corps, and as such served with
FarragGt in several Of the actions on the
Mississippi. lie was subsequently, on the stats
of ali the successive commanders of the Depart
ment OF the Guf About the close of the war
he was some months Assistant Chief Signal
Officer, duty in Washington. After being
discharged he returned to New Orleans and
has mado his home there ever since, being
prosperous banker and broker. He is an en-
thu5IastiG GAR. man and one of the energetic
spirits who have kept the campfire brightly
hurning i'll the Crescent City.
ACCIDENT TO ADMIRAL PORTER.
The gallant old Chief of tho Navy, Admiral
David ID. Porter, came nearer losing his life
last week than he has at any time since he
used TO take such enormous risks during the
war. He was examining some furniture in q
-
lighted passage, made misstep and fell into the
basement below, distance of IL feet In the
iai his head struck sharply against ladder,
and he was iGsensible when picked up. Care
tui examination, however, revealed the reas-
snrng fact that no bones were broken though
his bruises are SO severe that he has been CON
fined To his bed ever since. He expects to he
about as usual in few days The Admiral is
now - years old, but does not look to be moro
than 90
NOMINATIONS
The President sent the following nomina-
tions TO the Senate last Monday:
70 be ConSus General of the United States
ThOs. II. Waller, OF Connecticut, at London
Frederick ltainc Of Maryland, at Berlin.
70 be Ministers Resident ofthc United States
Isaac Bell, ir., Of Rhode Island, tc the Neither
lands; Rufus Magee, of Indiana, to Sweden
and Norway.
To be Ministers Resident and Consuls General
of the United States-Edward Park Custis
Lewis, of New Jersey, TO Portugal Rasmus Il.
Anderson, Of Wisconsin, to Denmark.
TO be Consuls of the United Statcs-A. HalIer
Gross, Of Pennsylvania, at Athens, Greece
Evan p. Howell, of Georgia at Manchester,
England.
TO be EnvOys Extraordinary and Ministers
PlcnipOtentiary of the United States-Thos. J.
TarviV of NortE Carolina tn praziI