The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-12-20


the fact that nothing has been heard here yet
Of the result, ! fear that Capt Williams IS in
danger OF relying upon Executive clemency to
save his commission. He is a veteran OF the
rebellion, serving as private and Sergeant for
I5months in the 31st and the SD Pa, and next
as a private in the general service here in
Washington until June 1863, when he was
promoted to be Second Lieutenant in the 9TH
Inf He became Captain in May, 1873. The
President Of the Court was Gen. Henry A. Nor
row, Colonel, DIST Inf, who commanded the
9th Mich. during the war.
BANQUET TO GAR. COMRADES.
Kit Carson Post, No, 2, of this city. gave a
banquet to tho members of Post Ne. :, Phila-
dclphia, on Saturday night. The Philadelphia
comrades numbered about % men, among them
being Past Commanders Capt. L. r. For
tescue, Col Charles NJ. Belts, Capt William
Wrigley, Capt. Matthew Hall. Capt. William
r. PeddIe, Communicates Charles Kirk,
Junior Vice Commander J. /. Conway, Chap
lain w. J. Kramer, Officer of the Day George
w. Title, serg't-Mai. Howard Shepley, Com
maHders Thomas II. Wright ii. >, Thomas,
Thomas Wilson, I. II. r. Story, J. NJ Whitecar,
Samuel NJ Cambridge. w. S. Stockton, Dr.
Briuton, Joseph Craig, III. Y. B. MeIn-
tyre, W. s Graves and ". E. Williams.
The visiting comrades were met at the depot
by a committee, composed of Gen. ;. :. Burdett
Can't J. f. Smith Capt w. S. Chase, Gen John
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the hall After tho visitors had been intro
duced TO the Washington comrades the COM
paHv sal down to the banquet Gen. BnTdett
was postmaster and the speech-makng began
with an address Of welcome from Department
Commander Lincoln. for the Department of the
Potomac. and Comrade W. L. Moore, an behalf
Of hit Carson Post No. , Ia reply, Col. Belts,
Of Philadelphia, presented beautiful diamond
mounted solid gold GAR badge, on behalf Of
the visiting delegation, to Mai. F. A. Butts, Of
Kit Carson Post, No. , rs a recognition of his
great services in aid Of crippled soldiers and
thCWiGCTs and orphans Of dead comrades. Com
mander Butts Chief of the Army and Navy
Survivors Division in the Pension Office, made
pretty response. The remaining hours were
occupied i'm speeches, songs stories, recitatious
and general spinning of yarns of all sorts
the most noticeable being the remarks of Sena-
tors Hawley and Henderson, Representative
Young, Col. FortescHe Capt. Whitecar, Maj
Thomas, Col. Tyler and Maj Simmons, of Bal
timore.
Among those present were Gen. Joseph R.
Hawley, Gen. c. F. Henderson, Col. J. R.
Thomas, Mai. r. +. Mansfield Charleston, S c.
Maj. Simmons, Baltimore, Nd Representative
Young, of Illinois; John McElroy, Col. Bates,
Col. r. Ii. Tyler, Gen. Colt, Commander Faunce
Buryea Hart. II. E. Smith, Lewis D. Adams
and other prominent Grand Army men. The
reception committee consisted of Col. Lincoln,
Capt Gibson, Capt. Dingman, Capt. T. Ii. Nc
kee, and W. F. Morse.
MAI. sPAULDING's DEATH.
Maj. Edward J. Spaulding, 4th Z. S. Cav,
who was killed Dec. IL by the accidental dis
charge Of his gun while hunting near Fort BIC
GOwell, AriZ. (which post he was commanding)
was a native of New York, and served very
nearly six years in~the old "a Dragons before
he WAS promoted into the same regiment now
the 2d Cav. In July, 1862, as a Second Lieu
tenant. He became First LieHtenant by a
casualty 1T the battle Of Beverly Ford, IN Viz
ginia, June g. 1853: but he distinguished him
self SO CALAMITY there that he gained also the
brevet of Captain. In lineai promotion, he be-
came Captain in February, 1867, aud in
January 1855, was promoted to Major 4th Cav
He was the very model Of the old-tme soldier
of the Regular forces. and was as well loved in
the limited sphere of his rank as was any gen
eral officer that any OF rs all served under dur
ing+he war. But il was a woeful day when any
subordinate Of his presumed to take advantage
Of his goodness Of heart.
INAUGURAL NOTES.
The report Of the Chairman of the Finance
Committee. Capt. George T. Lemon, shows that
about $4,000 have been subscribed, of which
more than $4,000 have been collected, and is
IN the hands OF the Treasurer. Col. Wright, Of
the Committee on Public Comfort, reports that
quarters have been secured for about S 600 per-
sons The Committee has st is disposal accom-
mod atoms Ter $1,000, and the resources of the
city have not been brought out TO any extent
as yet II Is proposed TO use the corridors Of
the different Department buildings, with the
exception Of the Treasury. for the Quartering
II troops. 8 far about 90 clubs. represented
by about $4,000 men, are expected to take part
in the grand parade.
Among the organizations coming are Hale
LOuayes, Of Kansas City: 4th Conn n G.. 500
meni First Ward Republican Marching Club,
Philadelphia; st. Joseph F!auheau Club, st.
Joseph, Mo; Bihb County Blues, Macon, Ca, 40;
Columbia Club, indianapolis: Harrison and
Morton Club OF "towboys,n Denver, 50 and a
band Federal Republican Club Brooklyn, 100:
Co. A, ID no. n. g.. Kansas City, composed of
Union Veterans: Washington Infantry, Pitts
burg, GO men and a band; Veteran Guard, New
York city 100; Attuck's Guards, Richmond,
Va, 50 Hannibal Guard, Richmond, Va, so:
State Fcuciblcs, Philadelphia; Republican
Club, Salem Mass; Harrison Mounted Guards
Townsville Va; Young Mems Republican
Club, Providence, l50 men; Vanderbilt Benev-
client Association, Democratic, Charleston,
> C., 300; Calling Battery B, Y. G., New Jer-
/ sey, with band, drum and bugle corps; Repub-
4 lican League, New Haven, Conn; Leadviile
Drum Corps Cleveland Grays and Toledo
Cadets: Lincoln Club Cincinnati, o.
CHAT ABOUT PEOPLE.
Senator Ingalls, and family have re-established
themselves in the 2yhite-towered brick house
which has been their home for several years.
/ Il OFerI0oks the grounds north of the Capitol
and is SO close TO the Senate Chamber that in a