The National tribune., 1885-11-05

the special delivery stamp, on the ground that
they were not letters The Postmaster General
has instructed him to deliver such postal cards,
as they are letters, to all intents and purposes,
under the law. Sealed packages, on which full
| letter-rate postage has been prepaid, can also
be sent for special delivery.
PLEASANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
| The loyal people and the old soldiers of the
country have an atfectionate interest in all that
concerns the Hon. Samuel F. Miller, Justice of
| the United States Supreme Court, for Ire is one
of the few survivors of that distinguished circle
| of strong, patriotic men who stood close to
| Abraham Lincoln in fhe dark days of the war,
| and upon whom-more than all others-he
| leant for advice and moral support in the
| greatest emergencies. Justice Miller was born in
| Kentucky, but left that State in his early man
hood, on account of HIS adherence of slavery,
and emigrated to the Zee soil of Iowa, where he
soon became a leader among the sturdy. enter
| prising pioneers who laid the foundations of
| thai great State He and his accomplished
wife are fine types of the broad minded, strong
natured manhood and womanhood of the great
West and they have reared up the children
| that have been given them upon that model.
| This mention has been suggested by the an
nouncement that their unmarried daughter
| "a young lady of decided personal attractive
ness, and highly educated in substantial knowl-
edge-s engaged in marriage to Mr.. A. L.
| Touzalin, Of Omaha, one of the leading
railroad men of the country He first came
into notice as Land Commissioner of ale Chica-
go, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, in which
capacity he showed such marked ability that
| other and better positions were offered him,
and he subsequently became connected with the
Atchison, Topeka e. Sante Fe, and the Burling-
ton, Missouri River & Nebraska RAILROADS as
| First Vice President and General Manager of
the latter and First Vice-President of the
former. He is now President of the Chicago,
| Burlington & Northern Railroad, and is re-
! garded as having as bright future before him
| as any railroad man in the whole Nation. He
! has accomplished wonders for man of his age,
and his strong intellectual grasp of business
affairs, and indomitabe energy in execution
seem to render almost reasonable any achieve
ment possible for him.
THE GUILLoTINE.
Capt. j. B. Emery, who since Sept. IL, 1881,
| has been Postmaster at Lamar No. has been
compelled to yield to the inevitable, and the
mails at that place are handled by another.
| Capt. Emery enlisted in Co. G, I'd Ohio, at the
age of 20. He had one ear shot off at Perry
| vile, a furrOw powed through his cheek at
Lookout Mountain, and was permanently dis
abled by wound in the foot at Nashville. We
regret that all the old soldiers cannot be Post
masters for life but there are not offices enough
to go round.
THE PRESIDENT VOTED.
President Cleveland amidst the manifold cares
and responsibilities of his high position, does
not forget his duties and his privileges as a
| citizen. On Monday he left for Buffalo where
he voted on Tuesday-presumably a straight
| Democratic ticket, as that has been his habit.
He started back to Washington the following
day,
THE UTAH COMMISSION.
| For some time past the members Of the Utah
Commission appointed by the last Congress
have been holding sessions in this city, prepar
ing their report on the subject of Mormonism.
1t is understood that they will recommend i'm
portant legislation bearing upon this subject.
MINISTER TO PERSIA.
F. H. Winston, of Chicago, has been selected
for appointment as United States Minister to
Persia His appointment will probably be Off
cially announced shortly.
PERSONAL.
Among the callers at THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE Office during the week was Col. j. &.
Everest, who is General Southern Passenger
Agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Railroad. During the war he was Captain in
the 18th Ill. In speaking in regard to the rail-
| road transportation to San Francisco next year,
he said there was decided disposition on the
part of the railroad to favor the Grand Army
more than any other body of men, and that he
had no doubt that perfectly satisfactory rates
would be fixed. The Colonel who is a member
Vi ueo. u 1homdS IoSt NO. d. oi SnicaSo, Is
quite enthusiastic over that organization. 1t
has 400 members now, and it is increasing
faster than it has ever done before. 1t has
among its members some names quite promi-
nent, among them being Gen. Phil. Sheridan,
Gen. w. b. Strong, Gen. Sheatlen and Gen.
Joseph Stockton. The Commander of the Post,
Col. Conner, is live Grand Army man. Col.
| Everest has achieved high position in his
| profession, and no man in the passenger branch
| has better standing than he. He is member
! of Commander-in-C Chief Burdett's Staff. as he
was also ON those of Kountz, Beath and Van
der WORT, all of whom found his services
| unusually valuable