The National tribune., 1886-04-29

clusion of the war he returned to his former homs
in Tippeeanoe County, Ind, and has been In busi-
ness there ever since. Col. Dresser is great adj
mirer OF Gen. Logan, and appesrs to have much
faith that Indiana. in common with almost all the
Western States, will 5oIidly to the front for
Logan for President in 1855.
Every one in the Treasury Department is pleased
to know that the bill to place The name of Can't.
John G. Burrin on the pension rolls passed Las.
week both branches of Congress. Capt BurriH be-
came almost totally blind while clerk in the Bond
Division and has since become more and mora
helpless. He is now entirely disabled. The report
of the House Committee on his constitutes the
highest compliment TO his record as a soldier IL
was at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain that he
sustained the injury that has eliminated in the loss
Of his eyesight. He entered the service as a pri-
vate in 1861, became First Lieutenant and the
records show that he participated in many Of the
principal engagements of the war both in the East
and West. He was at Cheat Mountain. Greenbrier
and Winchester in McClellan's battles on the PEN
insula, at Antietam and fredericksburg in the East
and at Vicksburs siege, New Hope Church, Big
Shanfy, Ackworth and Kenesaw Mountain in the
West, performing every duty, in the words of Gen.
kimbali, most calamity, willingly and efficiently
regardless of peril or fatigue"
An Enoch Arden has been found in San Fran
cisco. He left his wife many years ago, fought on
the Union side during the war. wenfto Ireland and
finally got back home again, only to find that his
wife had married a Mr.. Alexander. The man pro-
cured pistol and was about to shoot Mr. Alexan-
der, when he was arrested and then his story cams
out in court.
Among the survivors of the 7th N Y Is the eff.
CENT Chief Of the Document Division in the Smith,
sonian Institution, Dir. T. r. Turnbull who subse-
quently became ali officer in another regiment and
served throughput the with credit to himself
and honor TO his country.
Commander r. r. Tobin Of The Massachusetts
GAR, is In the city.
After long delay Gen. W. S. Rosecrans was lass
week confirmed by the Senate as Register of tho
Treasury, to which position he was appointed by
| the President eight months ago.
Mrs. George b. Mcclellan viii go to Europe with
her daughter and son after the latter Is graduated
| at Princeton in June. She will be welcomed by
| the French Princes who were her husbands asso-
| ciates and warm friends
| Comrade r. T. Powell, of the Pension Office has
been i'll for the past three weeks and we are happy
to state that he is out again and able to attend to
| his work. This Comrade Powell is the famous
| little Red Cap" of Andersonville. He had a
| strange and varied experience in the war of the
rebellion, having enlisted when only Is years of
| age and served through the war. He was a pris-
oner about 10 months and the only survivor of 10
| of his company who were incarcerated in Andar-
| sonville.
Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain, of Maine the gal
liant commander of the First Brigade of the Fifth
| Corps Is having sad time of it. The drain upon
his system of his terrible wounds has taken him
to Jacksonville Fla and there his wife was taken
down with pneumonia. and still lies at the hotel In
! critical condition.
| The report Is that Gen. Sherman viii pass the
Summer in Marietta, Pa, with his daughter, Mrs
Thaekara, who will make her home there
Col. Truman II. Allen, who has been appointed
| Pension Agent at San Francisco. is a native of
New York, about IS years old, and has been 10
years in California. He was not only Endorsed by
all the leading citizens of the West, by many
members of the Legislatures of California and
Nevada, and officers of those States, by Justice
Field of the Supreme Court, but also by many Of
the Grand Army Posts in the West. He served
with distinction Captain of Co K I'D N Y
Cav. during the of the rebellion, and was
honorably discharged because of physical dis
ability on account of wounds received in battle
In 1882 he was elected Clerk of the Court of
Alanleia County, California, overcoming a largo
Republican majority. He served his term with
great credit to himself and to his party and re-
turned TO make honest livelihood by carrying on
his trade of blacksmith. 1t is said that when he
was notified of his appointment he was hard ct
work at bis anvil He is man of undoubted worth
of sterling integrity and great force of character
and it gives pleasure to voice the sentiment Of
his army comrades IN congratulating the Admins.
tIatior uDon his appojntrneDt