The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-11-15
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Tie Weeks Doings at the Ma
tiOnaI Capital


I441 street. For years after ms army service
lie was a clerk I'D the Office Of the Supervising
Architect of he Treasury, being Chei Clerk at
The tine be resi- gned 20 so into business here.
When The war broke out be was mere boy Of
only IL. but he broke away from bis school
books and became private ia the 50 \. a. taF.
ia 1861 be bad climbed through the non CON-
mission6d grades and had won his First Lieu
tenants straps FOR gallantry in action. DO
n0l know o. another veteran who is better
known 10 Washington than Comrade Cannon
for his splendid baritone voice has made him
famous iu this city Of music lovers During
all these years since the war Lieut.. Cannon has
been member Of some church choir here, and
for at least Is years past be has been the dircc-
tor Of the choir at ST. Matthew's Church In
the old time OF fully % years ago, when the
famous chcir at ST. Aloysius drew crowds Of
people that were not Catholics Cannon was
the baritone then, while another veteran
WILLINGNESS the basso, who was as grand as
ever Carl t0rmCs was. While he was ChieI
Clerk under Supervising Architect Mullett he
bad much more TO do with the administration
OF that bureau than outsiders dreamed Of ana
his Official stric1uess gave such faith 10 the
msn outside who looked for contracts that
when he res gncd they turned in to help him
in accommodating more of this worlds goods
than be could have done as q clerk.
Almost every veteran OF the war knows Of
the Br5Wu!0ws for the Pars0n,' who was
Governor of Tennessee and Senator Of the
United States afterwarl. was the first Southern
man WHO came North IN 1852 to plead the
cause Of the S0utberners who still hoped for
the success Of the grand nag that we fought
so hard 10 sustain. Only one Br0wnlow Is left
now, and THAT one Is Col. John B., who lives
at no. 14II CorcUran street, and is clerk IN
the Pension Glice Department While his
father was in the Senate, Col. John was his
Secretary, and sat close by his side during each
days session. for the old Southern UDlonIst
had not voice enough % declare his desires,
aud the son did the voting for him. Col.
BrowElow ia the days Of he war commanded
one of the loyal regiments Of Tennessee cav
alTymen, and WAS Noted for the dash with
which be fought mis- regiment. / donot think
1t VIII be any s!ur at al upon Col. John B.
BroWn!oW to tell something here Of his dead
brother, Brevet- Brighten. James 2. Brown
low. who was Lieutenant-Coloael Of another
Tennessee regiment OF cavairy-the one that
President Andrew Jehnson's son Bob was Colo
nelof Gen. "Jim, as everybody called him, was
3 second Custer and was always hankering
after d fight. Col. Bob johnson was all the
time on some detached service, and that left
jim ia command OF the regiment. he was
always hunting for fight, and the rebel cav
airy commanders gave is 10 bin hot and heavy,
for the JohnHies hated the BroWnl0ws and
wanted 70 catch aud xiii Col Jim or Col. John.
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
screed about the Ggldsb0roughs in this
gossip several weeks ago moved an old Navy
man Bp al the United Service Club TO recall 10
my mealory some other "reminiscences Of Ad-
miTal G0ldsbor9ngh.
In the early wears of the last decade Rear
Admiral GoiGsboruugh commanded the Navy
Yard here and had as his executive officer
captain 81 the Yard Capt Beaumont, who
also became q Bear-AdmiTal before his death,
some 10 years ago al Portsmouth, n. b. Ad-
miral Beaumont was from Wilkes Barre, Pa,
but was really a WashiGgtonian. Tor be made
has hone here, aud married f0T MS second WIie
the beautiful woman who was Miss King, who
still mourns for her gallant husband.
But this has nothing 10 do with my story.
When Beaumont served at the Iarsi here under
Admiral 9odsb0rougb. there was on duty
there an aged OEcer-a AasJer-whose duties
were only 80lllnal, but he was left there be-
cause be was a veteran Of our last war with
Great Britain. That aged Master had a wife,
and by all Gods she was tie boss Of her veteran
husband she not only made things lively for
him il be ever dared chIFp out an objection TO
her schemes. but She was holy terror to every
body else ia the Yard, man or woman.
In some way Mrs. I" Master had succeeded, at
q time when there was a dearlh of officers at
the Yard. IN getting possession OF a set Of OH
GERS quarters 70 which she was by 10 means
entitled, by her husbands i0w grade in rank
In course of time the proper detail Of officers
was made for the Yard, and according TO Tegu-
lati5us another officer was entitled TO the quar-
tiers occupied 10y Yrs. Master and her docile
and aged husband. The proper demand being
made for possession OF the quarters, Admiral
GoIdsbor0ugH made the necessary order TO his
executive, Capt Beaumont. 10 have the house
cleared FOR the proper occupant
The Captain went IN uniform to the house
and delivered his order, bat was met with the
statement, plump and plain, that DR.. Blank
couldn't have the house DT. Blank had money
outside Of his pay and could afford 10 live up
town: al they the Master and Mrs. d" Mas
ter ?" bad was the Masters pay. and they
coUldu afford to live outside the Navy Yard.
Poor Beaumont expostulated, but he got such
& t0ugao-la7liug from his female antagonist
that he retired I'D discontinue and sadly went
10 report The result 10 his chief.
have told before Of what a giant Admiral
Goldsbgr0ugh was in hight and build: he was
much over siE feet ia stature, and was rounded
out as generously a. Geu. Winfield Scott. Beau
mont, on the other hand, was the direct oppo-
site; he was lot more than FIVE feet six IN
hight, bUt was SO well rounded in figure that
he did not look nearly So tall as he was.
Goidsb0r0ugh's usual complement Of dress
included rage bOat-cloak, that was hooked al
the throat WiUA a silver ella p and hung down
his tall l0rm almost 10 his heels.
When Beaumont marched into his chief,
room to make bis report about his discontinue
at the tongue Of Mrs. e Master" Admiral Gods
borough was cloaked. ready 10 90 out The
contrast between the two men was striking
it was really the long and short OF the matter
Beaumont had TO throw back his head &
look up into the AdmiTal's face as they Ia ked
and that added 10 the c0micality Of the talk
Beaumont gave in detail the result of hi
official visit TO Mrs Master, and added, 4" In
blamed ii / believe We can get her out o
there"
Goldsbor8ugh, from his lofty hight. gIaret
down az Beaumont and said I'm - if
don't believe you're afraid Of that woman"
Beaumont looked sguaTely upward and said
g. you, Admiral, i believe you're afraid 0
her yourself and III bet you dare not 20 III
there yoarssif and tell her 10 get out"
Goi4sa3r0ugA looked down at Beaumont 70
half minnie and then said, = won't tax
any such bets the odds are too great"
THE WAR RECORDS.
TIE Secretary OF War has received the am
nul reE4r. OF Lieut.. Col. IL. n Lazelle. Il
charge Of the publication Of the war records
Since Ocl. 5, 1857, the following progress wa
made. Of series 3. parts and Of volume il
parts i and IF volume 20 aud volume =. hav
been Issued Part ] OF volume - is now gOin
through abe press, aad viii soon be distributed
The expenditures for composition and stored
fyFiHE have been $1,000; for the c0mpletio
OF v0lalnes s, IS, - aud q 5566S2; Tor th
salaries, s28s35, aud rent, $500. The balanc