The National tribune., 1886-07-29

whole State 81 modest and gnassumiuE men. but
biz army record wouid Indicate the truth Of the
Old adago as 70 che uncertainty Of Appearances
re rose b. g.t.lantry from private in Tie 18Th
Ohio to a Captain in that regiment. and then
made Lieutenant ColORel of The Iggd Ohio a regi-
ment composed almost wholly Of old soldiers VINO
had re-enlisied after tire expiration OF their terms
Of service. The regiment was sent to the shenan-
doah Valley towards the close Of the war and aaer
Lees surrender was occupied In restoring order
The General commanding issued stringent order
to the effect that any Of the dsbanded rebels inest-
ing the region found guilty Of committing depreda-
ti0ns should be hanged az soon as captured The
order was intended more for intimidation than foz
The guidance Of The officers but Col Hussey took IL
as he was IN the habit Of doing all orders issued TO
him, literally, and proceeded TO execute it with a
vig0r that carried CONSERVATION into She hearts OF
the ex-rebels. The first two men that he captured
be hanged within couple Of hours and VS. pro-
ceeding 10 hang two more when he was stopped by
an order from the General. 20 whom the terror
stricken friends Of the arrested parties had appealed
The two men hanged were sons Of influential peO-
pie IN the neighborhOOd. and they came down tho
next morning with all manner of influences and
money in plenty TO the lives Of their sons but
only 10 find that they were passed the reach OF all
human interference. Col Hussey is now the sue
cessful manager Of large establishment devoted
TO the manufacture Of picture and other mouldings
There has not been personal collision in Wash
ington for many years, the result of which has
pleased so many people, as the encounter between
/ Representatives Laird and Cobb. Even those who
lament most loudly about the disgraceful brawl"
do not conceal their satisfaction that a man who has
| been for years offensive bully-as disagreeabIe
TO his party associates as 20 everybody else-shouId
have his comb cut, and that by a much smaller
man. and one who is as gentlemanIy and courteous
In his intercourse with others. "a Cobb is the re-
[ city, says: Congressman Cobb. who received a
personal introduction TO Congressman Iair,rs
knuekles the other day. has never been popular in
the House. He has always presumed on his physical
weight and il generally regarded as a clustering
bully. He has an excessively disagreeable habit OF
hatly eontradicting people in the most offensive
manner and has generally assumed about al The
authority there was about the of the Land
Committee in the House. He used 10 pick out Jim
Beford, Of Colorado. who formerly served on tho
committee with him, especial victim and hia
actions became so outrageous that Beiford finally
borrowed revolver and carried ID around for sew
era days with The intention of resenting any fur
Their insults Of the kind. Cobb may have gotten
wind Of the fact in some way, but. however this
may be, he modified his manner materially and the
revolver was returned without having been used
The general opinion Is that Laird showed unusual
seifcontrol In not shutting him up before he did, .
Mr.. Justice Woods. Of the United States supreme
Court, was mustered as a recruit In Iemert POST
Grand Army Of the Republic. at Newark o.. on
wednesday last at the same time with his brother
in-law, Hon. Willard Warner, ex- United states
Senator from Alabama
One Of the odd results of the troubles IN the De-
partment Of New York was an Injunction gotten
out just before starting for San Francisco by Vim.
O keddy, a lawyer OF New York, restraining Jo-
seph !. Sayles, individually and as Departments
Commander Of the Department. Of New York,
Grand Army Of the Republic. from interfering with
him in his rights and privileges as a member OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic and as a state
Delegate to the National Eneampment Ofthe Grand
Army, 70 be held at San Francisco on August
Col j. w Coveney, the new Surveyor ofthe Port
of Boston, served in the 18th Mass.