Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-20
CAPITAL NOTES.
A FEMALE SOLDIER.
Especial Correspondence

Ilou5e COMMITTEE on Military AualrS, LII Is
a bill to remove the charge of desertioh from
the record of Franklin Thompson, alias Mrs.
Sarah g. t. Seeyle. A woman named Sarah
E. Edmonds, prompted solely by patriotism,
served two years as soldier in the Fed .ral
army. At the outbreak Of the waf she was
living at Flint, Mich. She assumed male at
tire, Eecame private in Company F, of the
Second Michigon Infantry, W, mt to the front
was at the battle of Bull Run, served all
hr, IL gh the PeLin. uar campaign, tn IN
der Gen. Pope. then with Burnside at Fcede-
ricksburg, and thence went West with the
regihient to Kentucky. There the young
soldier was Frustrated with chills
ard fever contracted on the Pen 'nsu'a,
leave of absence was refused and, fearful that
her sex would be discovered, she let the
army and, returning to Oberlin, Ohio, re-
iumed her woman's garb, Though partic'-
patipg In over ~ battles, large and small, she
never was wounded. Oppos to the name she
bore the word -'deserter' wes written On the
army records This she seeks to have removed.
Sac marie in 1867. Sc is fully identified
by members of her own company and regi-
ment. She is now living at Fort Scott, Kan.
and the bill proposes to give her clean rec
ord with back pay and bounty. Il is asserted
that Mrs. Seeyle is an invalid az the result OF
her exposures and hirdships in the army.
The committee favors Mrs Seeyle's bill be-
cause sit Cannot be objected to on the ground
that il Is likely to set q dangerous precedent"
This sag, remark has more spicy flavor
than any thing else in the document.
DIR NEwMAN's PLANS
Parson Newman the friend of Gen. Grant
aud other great men, and the pastor of the
Metropolitan NJ. +. church here during the
Grant regime, will probably have his old
pace back sgain as soon as he can be trans
ferred from the New York conference. The
NJ + conference at Baltimore left the
church without a pastor at their request,
and it was understood that the reason for So
doing was the fact that the majority of the
congregation had s'gnAd call to Dr.. New
man, which he had sign fled his willingness
to accept. Since leaving the church the
Do ,tor ha, had the varied experiences Of see-
ing his church in New York go to pieces uns
Ger his pastorate, his patrons die and va
rious other patrons desert him, but he has
a'so had the satisfaction Of picking up other
powerful friends and convincing them of his
abilities in the pulpit.
Senator Leland Stanford, of California
who gave him $4,000 for preaching the fu-
neral Grafton over the tody of his only son,
has been usually counted as one OF these, and
it is said that he wou'd j lin the church and
make it financially secure. Senator San
ford, however, has d ene these reports once
or twice and does so again. He says that
DR.. Newman, if he TAX the church, is do
irg it with ut his advice and encouragement.
and that he will have to conduct it wi bout
his cssi .tance DR.. Newman is still as full
of oratorical powers as lie was few ears
ago, and will doubtless make a success of the
congregation whether tie rich Senator 'n
or net 1t is possil lie that he may add to the
dignity of his position the chaplaincy OF
the United States Senate, which DIR. Huntly
has resigned.
CIVIL SERVICE RECONSTRUCTION.
The President has personally reconstructed
the Civil Service Commission When Dormap
B. Eaton was reappointed on the board, it
was announced that his appointment was
temporary, aud that he would serve only
until his successor could be nominated.
Meantime Mr.. Cannon, Comptroller of the
Currency, who was appointed by President
Arthur, and who knew that his place would
be filled by Democrat as soon as the proper
man could be found, was offered a position OF
responsibility in New York banking house,
which he accepted. He rendered his resigna
ton several weeks ago, and demanded it
its acceptance. Since that time the duties OF
Comptroller have been performed by Mr..
Snyder, the depuy, who entered the office
only short time before Mr. Cannon resigned
The President has ,een perplexed in the selec>
ton of Comptroller, and to reorganizs the
Civil Service Commission in way satisfac-
tory to the friends of evil service reform.
In the choice of Mr.. Trenholm for the po-
stion so long and ably filled by John j.
Knox. the President has appointed a Imam
unknown to Eastern financiers, but highly
commended ~ Southern men of conserga-
tive views The new Comptroller is a young
man, practic lily versed in mercantile and
Lankrg pursuits, in active sympathy with
the policy of the sdmin 'ttration, on the sill.
yer question especially, and its fl anc al
views generally.
John Fl. Oberly, of Illinois, who is chosen
as Mr.. Tr nho ms successor on the Civil
Service Commission, it a live AMI active
d mocratic politician. He was formerly
chairman of the Democratic S Committee
OF Illinois, and as a party man has never
falterei in promoting the interests of the
Dem cratic organ z,tion. Mr.. Cleveland
became intimately acquainted with Ooerly
in Albany before his inauguration, and after
he had b. EN- invested with ex cutive power
he al pc ntel o cry to be Commissi )ner OF
Indian schools. Mr.. o erly disch 'rged the
du'ies Of this fiji with great satisfaction,
and his appointment as c vii Ssrvico Cons
| missioner is promotion TINT he will APP
| preciate.
Charles Lyman is promoted from the posi-
| ion of Caief Examiner Of the Commission
| to be the Republ can representative upon
| the board
THE THREE APPOINTMENTS,
II e appointm nts are as f,llows:
William L. Trenholm, of South Carolina,
now a CIVIL S,rvic, Commissioner, to be
Comptroller of the Currency in the place Of
Henry w. Cannon, resigned.
John II. Oberly, of Illinois, to be civil
Service Commissioner in the place of Viii
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