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The National tribune., 1886-02-25
SOLDIERSIN CONGRESS.
GEN. J. B. WEAVER.

Gen. J. B. Weaver, who represents the Sixth
Iowa District in the 49th Congress, and who has
acquired National reputation by his promi-
nence in advocacy of the principles of the Ma
tional party, was born in Dayton, o., June y,
1888. He attended the common schools of the
neighborho0d during his boyhood, and after
acquiring what education was to be obtained
there, entered the Ohio University at Cincin-
natl as law student He graduated in 1854,
and removed to Iowa to enter upon the prac-
tice of his profession.
At the outbreak of the war he promptly en-
listed in CO. G., Cd Iowa, and shortly after his
comrades elected him First Lieutenant Of the
company He took part in his regiments
splendid achievement at the capture of Fort
Donelson, where, led by Gen. G.. f. Smith in
person, it headed the assault on the rebel left,
which turned the fortunes of the day and COM
PEELED the surrender of the fort. He was with
his regiment in the battle of Shiloh and the
operations against Corinth. On the night be-
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dent, enlisted in June. 1861. IN the 7th Ohio.
He was captured at Gross Lanes. ". Va, on
the 25th of August following; taken to Libby
then to New Orleans, and confined in the old
Parish prison until the following Spring then
transferred to Salisbury, where he was con-
fined until he was released on parole in July
following On his release he was placed by
personal friends in the City Hospital, Broad
way, New York, for treatment. He finally re-
covered sufficiently TO leave the hospital, be-
came 4 Presbyterian clergyman. and preached
in Miles City, Iowa, for a number of years.
where he died in December, 1885. lie had a
slight stroke of paralysis about FIVE years before
his death, and paralysis caused his death. He
was never well man from the day he left the
prison until the day Of his death. He was a
constant sufferer, MS physical disability being
caused by his confinement in prison. He left
a wife and five children. all born since the war.
He never was able to get pension, and under
the present laws his widow cannot get one,
though his comrades know perfectly well that
as matter of equity he is entitled to pension
if any soldier ever was. and that his widow is
now entitled TO same. This man and his family
are the class of victims that the committee
asked Congress to relieve BY this new law. This
merely as an example.
Mai. Longenecker also made strong general
appeal on the grounds of equity and justice.
The bill that the Prisoners Association asks
Congress to pass was introduced in the Senate
by Gen. Logan, and by Mr.. Holmes, of Iowa, in
the House of Representatives.
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fore the battle of Corinth, in October, 1862, he
was promoted from First Lieutenant to Major
of the regiment. In the action the next day
the Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel of the regi-
ment the commander of the bri ga6e, and his
Adjutant- General were all killed Maj. Weaver
was at once elected Colonel by the unanimous
vote of all the officers, and commanded the
regiment during the remainder of the battle
and during the remainder of its term of service,
except when temporarily assigned to the COM
mand of a brigade. During the Winter of 1863 4
he commanded the post at Pulaski, Tenn, and
left there to move with the Sherman's army on
to Atlanta
He was mustered out with his regiment at
the conclusion of its term of service, and bre-
vetted q Brigadier General March 13, 1865, for
gallant and mcritorious service.
On his return home he was elected District
Attorney of the Second Judicial District of
Iowa, aud held the position for four years.
President Johnson appointed him Assessor of
Internal Revenue for the First District of Iowa
in 1867, and he served in that Office six years.
He was elected TO the 10th Congress, aud in
1880 the National party nominated him at
Chicago for President of the United States, and
he received $50, 900 votes. He was elected to
the 49th Congress by coalitiOnsof Nationals
and Democrats. He is the author of the bill to
equalize the pay Of soldiers during the late war
with the gold paid the holders of bonds.
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PERSONAL.
incidents, Accidents and Happenings Where Com
rades are Concerned.

incidents, Accidents and Happenings Where Com
raies are Concerned.
The retirement of Rear-Admral English took
place on the 18th inst, and that of Rear-Adnliras
Simpson will occur on March g. The former will
promote Commodore VIM t. Truxton and the lat
ter Commodore VIM. K. Mayo to be Rear-Admirul.
Both English and Simpson were conspicuous for
their services in the Navy during the war.
Commissary- Sergeant John r. Irwin Battery ID,
Illinois National Guard, was given compliment
ary ball recently by the battery and Chicago Zou-
aves AS Sergt Irwin has known some distress in
his family of late the proceeds of the ball will be
welcome addition to his resources Serg't Irwin
went out with Battery A. Chicago Light Artillery,
in April, 1851. He served three years, returning
Sergeant He has been E-i.h Battery since its
organization.
The sharp sayings of Gen. w. T. Sherman, if coll
Iected in book form, would make n large volume.
Sometime during the lntter part of the war. just
after IT, the society people OF the South were i'll the
habit of turning up their noses Mt Old Tecumseh "
as not -blooded. In support of the charge it
was re,orted and published in the Southern news
papers that he had once kept a corner grocery.
Some of the younger members of the family wrote
TO the General inclosing cutting from Southern
paper to this effect, and asked him to deny it. The
old warrior wrote back that he did not think there
was any necessity for a denial because, for my
part think q corner is very good place to keep
Il grocery"
Col Charles Chaille Long has had a more varied
and romantic career than most men of his years.
Born on the Eastern Shore OF Maryland he entered
the Union army in 1861 when but boy, and served
with distinction through all the campaigns of the
Army of the Potomac. Then he went to Egypt and
served for nine years in the Khedves army, rising
to the rank of Bey. equivalent to that OF Colonel in
our service. He then resigned. came back to
America and studied law i'll New York, where lie
graduated to the bar. and then went back to Egypt
Just in time to Arab Bey assume the mantle oi
a Prophet which led TO the massacre few days
later After the bombardment of Alexandra.
which he saw, he was appointed to the place OF the
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HONOLULU, Jan. %. 1886

THE President has nominated Lieut.. John
D. Anderson to be Pension Agent at Au-
gusta, Me-, in place of Gen. Selden Connor,
whose official term has expired. Lieut.. An
derson served four years in the army, first
in the 1st Wis. battery, then in Co. III, 32d
Me-, and lastly in Co. c, Sd Md. During
the closing months of the war he was On the
staff of Gen r. 3. Mclaughlin, command
ing Third Brigade, First Division, Ninth
Corps. He was severely wounded July 80,
1864. Ex-GOv. Connor, the retiring Agent,
is Senior Vice Commander-in-C Chief, Grand
Army of the Republic.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25
THE THIRD CORPS AT GETTYSBURG

We are sorry that we are unable to redeem
our promise and give Capt. J. E. Smiths
splendid article on the Third Corps at Get
tysburg this week. 1t was apparently all
ready for publication when we announced
it, but at the last moment an important
question vas raised by one of the gentlemen
"a prominent officer in the battle-to whose
Judgment il was submitted, and the matter
will require Fome time for as careful investi-
cation as Capt. Smith is anxious to give it.
AS soon as this is done the article will ap-
pear in TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and we
car assure Oar readers it will be worth wait
ing for
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PENSION DECISIONS
Recently Made by Commissioner Black.

hetchtiy IhStuC py DAe'Sn'
Escaped from Asylum.
Soldier enlisted Oct. ID 81, and present for duty
to April 10 '63 and sent to Insane Ayum N1urfrees-
boro Tenn. where he remained until April, "a.
Admitted to Government Insane Asylum, ID. c.,
April %. '6i. and discharged from that institution
and from the service Sept. % 6i- Readmitted to
same Asylum Dee %. 81 and escaped" therefronl
March l6 'G5 since which latter date he has never
been heard from.
Submitted for the Commissioners decision as to
whether soldiers death may be presumed"
(Signedl L. c. DICKEY.
Jan % 1856 Chief Southern Div.
Basing this action upon the foregoing statement,
the Commissioner directs that the fact of this sol
diers deati, be accepted a legal presumption
and that the mothers claim be adjudicated accord
ingly.
(Signedl JOHN @. BLACK,
Jan. 80 1886: Commissioner:
Where Disability had Ceased.
Pensioned from May 26 1862 for gunshot wound
of neck, Paid to Sept. 4, 1870, when dropped upon
the ground that his disability had ceased. Again
pensioned from March 3, 1873. by special act of
Congress for n hernia of left side, which pension he
has since continually received. May Is 1850, asks a
reissue of the certificate to include the gunshot
wound of neck, which he claims continues to dis
able him.
This case coming before he Commissioner he
decides that the pensioner, having appealed to Con-
gress for special legislation in his behalf, thereby
waived his right under the general law and should
have pleaded before that body all the causes OF
action under which he believed himself entitled
that the rights conferred by the special act the
ONLY pcnSOnablc rights existing in his behalf,
and the claim for reissue will be rejected accord
ingy.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25
WnRIR.S CYCInPEDIi.

So many inquiries have come from our sub
scribers for copies of the Worlds Cyclopedia.
of which we distributed several thousand last
year, that we have secured new supply.
This book is a wonderful little mine of infer-
nation on everyday topics, and neatly bound
in cloth. We will send it to anyone who will
raise us a club of Sax subscribers, or we will
send it and The NATIONAL TRIBgNE for enc
wear for 81 60
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TIE GAR. WiTCE.

No one need be without timepiece when
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE offers as present
TO all sending 10 new subscribers handsome
and accurate stem winding nickel watch, in
closed in tasty satin-lined case. This watch
is manufactured for US by the celebrated Water
bury Watch Company, and is the equal in
usefulness and durability TO high-priced
timekeeper. The price of the watch in con-
junction with years subs crip:ioa to The
NATIONAL TZIBUEE is 1886 which sum is also
the cost OF the watch alone.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25

"a PHILADELPHIA LAWYER" used to be
regarded as the very acme of smartness.
Either he has degenerated wofully, or the
frosts of adversely have nipped him worse
than anybody else, for at a recent meeting
OF the Bar Association of that city it was
asserted that there are hundreds of lawyers
in the members who do not make on an aver
age 50 a week, white some do not even make
their car fare. The result is the Organiza-
tion of trades-union, called by very high
sounding name, it is true, but a trades union
nevertheless.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25
CAPTURING ALoCouoTIvE.

We are getting pleasant reports from all who
arc engaged in selling that splendid book,
" Capturing a Locomotive" 1t is no uncom-
mon thing for an agent to sell from 90 to 80 in
week, and this wiShout any special effort.
Some OF the more active and Industrious have
reached that number in single day. There is
no book in the market that takes SO well with
the people. Send to The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
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10 agents and OTHER Information.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25

Isl KLEGG" is again compelled to ask
the indulgence of his friends. He does this
with unfeigned regret. He has been feeding
his artist whole handfuls of quinine and
blue-mass. The result justifes the positive
assurance that next week the familiar faces
of Si and Shorty will once more greet the
readers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25
THE GRAND ARMY Blue BOOK.

The best manual that newly-eleeted officers
of Posts can have to instruct them in their
duties and 20 solve difiealt questions that con-
tinually arise in and out OF the Post room is
tie Grand army Blue Book" by Past Com
mander-in- Chief Robert B. Beath, OF PhiIadel-
phia. a new and improved edition Of this ad-
mirable digest Of Grand Army law has just
been gotten ont, and THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
viii send il TO any address On receipt Of 81.
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EVERYBODY DELIGHTED.

The pictures Of Grant, Sherman and Sheridan
ere going off very rapidly, and everybody who
gets them is delighted with them. They could
not be finer pictures or better portraits if they
cost 81 piece, and in fact they are much better
than any which are selling in the stores for 81
and upwa rd aricce
The National tribune., 1886-02-25
FAGoTs FROM TIL; CAMPFIRE.

Few books will SO thoroughly interest the
veterans of the late war as will "Fagots From
the Campfire" filed as it is with accounts of
thrilling adventures aud hair r-breadth escapes
of the private soldier This work can be pro-
cured at this Office for the exceedingly low
price of 50 cents, or free for a club Of five sub
scribers.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25

THE United States Manned Soldiers
League is working to have reported favor
ably at an early day by the House Commit
tee on Invalid Pensions, Bill No. 1902, known
as the Henderson bill, from Hon. David B.
Henderson, of the committee. A committee
of this League, consisting of Rev. Benz. F.
Robb, State Senator; Francis A. OsbOurn
and J. H. r. Storey will appear on the 23d
inst. to present reasons why the bill should
become law.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25
MAKING POST MEETINGS INTERESTING.

MAKING POST MEETINGS INTERESTING.
A. l.. Brown Post, Chillicothe, O., has been
earnestly considering methods and means
whereby meetings of the Post could be made
more attractive and interesting. The fol-
lowing report of the committee appointed to
formulate plan, strikes us as one of the
best things SO far suggested, and if the pro-
gram is carried out as intelligently as it has
been prepared, it cannot help producing
good results Of general benefit:
A. L. BROWN Posi- No. 162, GAR,
DEPARTMENT OF ONO.
Post Commander:
Your committee, after considering carefully the
subject of "open meetings." to be devoted to his
torical "reminiscences of the war and other social
exercises would respectfully suggest as follows:
First. That every other (alternate) meeting be
devoted to this purpose after about half an hour
which should be spent in transacting the necessary
business of the Post other than mastering recruits
Second. That letters written from the field during
the war to be presented to the Post, be held OF
the highest importance.
Third. That papers written from memory con-
cerning the war. or of personal adventure during
the war; be considered of high value, and if thought
worthy, after being read before the Post should,
by action of the Post, be ordered printed in some
proper repository of war history.
Fourth. That oral historical descriptions of Incl
dents of the adventures during the war be
received in fulflment of assignments to these ex-
ercises.
Fifth. Assignments to these exercises shall be
made by the Commander of the Post at least two
weeks before the meeting takes place.
Other 70 Such oS m III
Sic singing, etc, may be allowed at the discretion
of the Post
Seventh. Each member of the Post shall be al
lowed to invite more visitors, as the Post
may determine.
DIR. G.. s. FRANKLIN.
Z. II. MCKEE.
J. II. NUGENT.
CHILLIcoTuE, o., Jan. so, 1856.
We would suggest as a profitable amend
ment to this method that stated meetings
be set apart-some weeks in advance-for
special battles, and then have these dis
cussed thoroughly, so that all present
young men and women-may understand
what was the object of the battle and what
was accomplished by it.
for example, tne IOSt COMMANDER miSnt
announce that the subject for the meeting
a month hence would be the battle of Nash
vile, and appoint some capable comrade to
prepare half-hour's description of the
movements that led to the battle, and their
results. 1t would be well if this description
could be illustrated by rough diagram of
the battlefield and the country in its neigh
borhood, drawn on MANILA paper with a
charcoal crayon, and which would cover a
large portion of the wall at the end or side
of the Post room. After the descriptive
lecture is over, then those comrades who
took part in the battle should give five or
ten minute talks or papers, telling of their
experiences, and the part the organizations to
which they belonged took in the engagement.
In this way long Winter evening could be
spent very pleasantly and proftably, and
there could not help being much important
historical matter contributed.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25
MRS. saERwoOD.S POEMS.

The most popular book Of war lyrics yet pub
lished is undoubtedly Mrs. Sherwood's Camp
fire, Memorial Day and Other Poems" The vol
ume, handsomely bound, can be procured at
this Office fnr 81 or fnll Gilt 81 30.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25

THE Canadian Pacific Railway has led off
in very desirable reform by adopting the
24-hour system for all its time tables.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25
THE GAR. IN THE PACIFIC.

The C0mTaUtS OF tHV HaWaiIHH ISIlHUS
keep the campfres brightly burning, as the
following letter will show
To THE EDITOR: On the 18th of January last A.
ID. @. n b. Emerson installed the following officers
of Geo. w. DeLong Post. No. 45 Department of
California: Commander, X. W. Lame S. V. c.,
Sam'l McKeague: J. V. c.. w. III. Place; Q. NJ, Il.
j. Green; o. D.. " V. Ashford; o. G., w. Conn
Chap II. Bohm; Adj't, James +. Noble.
Thinking you might like TO hear from this far
away Post send you this list of officers for pnbi-
cation, if you feel disposed to do So The Post is
in a prosperous condition. and if anything worthy
of note transpires will write you an account of
it, JAMES f. NOBLE.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25

THE Clinton Republican awakes to the fact
it costs $4,000 to convert South Sea can
nibzi, and then he is only worth 50 week
in dime show,
The National tribune., 1886-02-25

GEO. NJ. WILLIAMS, Co. ii, 9Th Iowa Cav,
sends his compliments to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE in the shape of an ingenious and
tastefully gOtten-up card.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25
"THE NIUSKET AS A SOCIAL FORCE"

"THE MUSKET AS A SOCIAL FORCE"
ary John McElroy has paper with the
above title, which presents a novel and
striking view of certain social phenomena
He accounts for the degradation of the COM
mon people during the Dark Ages by the
introduction of the horse into warfare, and
the development of defensive armor. These
enabled the man who had means sufficient
to buy horse and clOthe himself in the
best improved armor to be physically
superior to almost any force of fOOtmen that
could be brought against him. Conse-
quently, under one pretext or another, he
robbed the people Of their lands and all the
products of their labor more than were
absolutely necessary to support life. Relief
from his oppression only came with the
development of the musket, which shot the
cavalier from his horse, and the progress of
liberty was in exact correspondence with the
improvement IN the power of the musket
The article concludes thus:
All life is battlng-all society a conflict of forces
Little worth having is ever got without being wrung
from the teeth of opposition. Particularly is this
true of the ordinary possession of manhood Every
privilege and immunity which we enjoy to-day,
without more thought than we enjoy the sunshine
and the Summer air has been extorted-most fire.
qucnty through blOodshed-from those who would
fain withhold il. The student of history reading
the Bill of Rights in every clause the result of
some successful war fought to wiring concession
of that particular principle from the dominant
class. The musket has steadily led the way and
supported every extension of the boundaries of
reach of every mans hand the world would still
be PROSTATE under the hoofs of an equestrian
aristocracy, whose despOtism would only be tenn
pered by the tyranny of kngcraft.
Artillery is monarchic. cavalry aristocratic, and
infantry democratic. Armor and the horse brought
about the rule of the few over the many; cannon
helped make man ruler all; while the
musSet is the agent Of the popular will and the
pioneer of universal suffrage. "All free govern
ment." says eminent philosopher. depends
upon the power of the majority to whip the minor
ity." The fundamental principle of democracy is
that the wishes of 600 men shall prevail over those
of 900 men, and the musket gives the 600 men the
ply ysical power to enforce their will upon the 900
men.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25

Everybody will say that if there is a man
in the country who deserves restoration to
the Army it is A. J. Smith, but Maj. War
ner's amendment was ruled ont of order.
The National tribune., 1886-02-25
THE BOSTON ADVERTISER.
The Boston Adcerti8er of the goth says

The Boston Advertiser of the Goth says:
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, published at Washing
ton ID. C., journal that processes to serve the in
tcrests of veteran Union soldiers, prints what 1t
says was leading editorial in the Boston Adrer-
fiser and makes it the occasion of n long and ma
lcious attack upon this paper THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE is mistaken. The Advertiser never pub
shed the article it attributes to US nor any article
like it. If the editors of The NATIoSAL TRIBUNE
are honorable gentlemen, they will make full re-
traction of their misstatement and apologize to
their readers for the libel 8t
1t is the farthest from our intention to do
any in ustice to the Adrcrtiser, or any paper,
for that matter, and we are ready to make
any amends that may satisfy it. We are
glad, indeed, that SO respectable paper as
the Adce,fiser was not guilty of the gross
calumny against the soldiers of Massachu-
setts and of the country at large, as was con-
tained in the extract we printed last week.
The eomrade who sent the clipping to us
said that it was from the 4drertiSer. He
now admits that he might not have indenti-
fled it with sufficient care, as it lay on his
desk with number of others. lie is gen.
tleman of high business and social standing
in Boston, and was an excellent soldier in
Massachusetts regiment. His strong sense
of justice is shown by his promptness in
making the admission to exculpate the Id
rertaser in this instance, for, in company
with thousands of the best soldiers of New
England, he regards the AdUerfiser and the
Record as the two worst enemies the veter-
ans of that section have. There is not
week in which we do not receive letters
from New England soldiers angrily protesting
against some new faunt against them that
has appeared in the columns of those papers.
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