Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-18
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 The Centennial at New Yerk-shalJ
 fhe Honor be Assigned to . Connec.
 ticut Organization New Workers ! Urging the Claims of she Governors
 Foot Guard Of Hartford.
 NEW YORK, April 17.-The question as to
 what military organization shall do escort
 duty to President Harrison on Monday April 29, is now agitating the members of the
 army committee. It seems entirely proper
 that the honor should be conferred on the
 company having the longest unbroken exist-
 ence, but some are inclined to dis-
 regard this eminsntly proper tribute and give
 the place to one of the leading companies or
 regiments of the city.
 A gentleman who is conversant with mili-
 tary etiquette said to an Evening Sun re-
 porter to-day that the honor should be con-
 fsrred on the First Company Governor's Foot
 Guard of Hartford, Conn.
 "That company" said he, "should have
 the place by all means. Its continued exist
 ence dates back to the troublous times prior
 to the Boston Tea Party and in the battle | of Bunker Hill many of its members fought side by side with Israel Putnam and the
 brave and patriotic Warren. In all the trials 1 and tribulations of those stormy days men of the Foot Guard left home and kindred and | gave up their lives to the cause of liberty" | The history of the Foot Guard clearly proves that the eulogy expressed by the gen | tleman is no way too fulsome. The Guard was the first uniformed company in the col ! ony of Connecticut, having been organized ! in 1771. It was chartered for the purpose of | doing escort duty to the Governor, and, in accordance with the spirit of loyalty which | then prevailed in the colonies, the uniform of the Grenadier Guards of London was adopted.
 There are some who, no doubt, think that when the war was over and American inde- ! pendence had been acknowledged the Guard should have discarded the scarlet uniform. This feeling, no doubt, actuated many of the members, but in retaining the dress there was no intention on the part of anyone con- nected with the Guard to show disrespect to the new nation or latent disposition to es- pouse the cause of England. The war record of the men affirmed the former and denied the latter. And this same feeling has per- vaded the organization for the 118 years of it's existence.
 The uniform then, as it is to-day, consist ed of light colored knee brooches. black vel ! vet leggings, ight-clored waistcoat, with silver buttons, and scarlet cutaway coat, with black velvet and silver braid trim- mings.
 It's first commander, Captain Samuel Wyl- \ lis, was afterward colonel in the Continen- ! tai army and member of the Society of | Cincinnati. Its second commander, Jona- ! than Bull, held similar positions. The size of the company was increased to- a battalion in 1909, and it's first major was Nathaniel Terry, the grandfather of Major General A. H. Terry. Major Nathaniel Terry married daughter of Jeremiah Wadsworth, and General Terry is one of Connecticut's repre- sentatives at the coming centennial as great-grandson of Wadsworth.
 The company did escort duty to Washing k1, 4fr of1 k%1 D. chambeau and Admiral Du Ternay and Pres idents Adams, Monroe, Jackson, Van Buren, Polk, Johnson and Grant. It has partici- pated in the centennials of Bunker Hill, Sar- atogs, Tsrrytown, Evacuation day, Wash- ington monument dedication, Philadelphia, Sc.
 At the Philadelphia celebration the Asso- ciated Press sent out this dattering notice of the company: "The Governors Foot Guard of Hartford, who were unanimously declared to be the most handsomely uniformed and finely drilled set of men in the parade, also received large share of the applause" The Foot Guard will leave Hartford on Sunday afternoon, the 2Sth, on the steam- boat City of Springfield, accompanied by Colts band. They will arrive here on Mon- day morning, and at o'clock take on board the Connecticut delegation other than the Governor or official representatives, who will be guests the presidential boat. The steamboat will proceed down the bay and will participated in the naval display. On returning to Wall street, according to the present plan, the guard will disembark and be dismissed.
 It is in regard to their movements after reaching Wall street that there is so much doubt at present.
 WARRINGTON NOTES. The President Does Not Forget the Civil Service Reform Plank-Mrs. Febiger's sDeash-The President's A p- Polntments-Chief Red Clouds Ninth Visit to the Great Father.
 WASHINGTON, April 1.-The President has made declaration which indicates that he has not forgotten the civil service reform plank in the national Republican platform. A delegation consisting of several members of Congress waited on him to ask further postponement of the application of the civil service rules to the railway mail service. The President replied that it could not be done. The first postponement from March 15 to May 1, he said, had been made because of the inability of the civil service commission to prepare eligible lists by the earlier date. but there was no excuse for any further post- ponement, and none would be made. "We should be disregarding the pledges made to the country" said General Harrison, eff we did that"
 Mrs. Febiger, wife of Rear Admiral John O. Febiger, who was thrown from her car- riage and badly injured Sunday evening, died this morning.
 The postmaster general has appointed the following fourth-class postmasters in Con neoticut: Mrs. Jane Barbour, Reynolds Bridge; Fred A. Lucas, West Goshen.
 The postoffice department officials have resoinded an order issued during the last sd- ministration having for it's object the dis eoursgement of the practice by trainmen of carrying special newspaper correspondence and other matter on other than mail trains. It is said that there are & very large number of small towns throughout the country, which have mesgre telegraphic fs cilities. In many of the villages the post and telegraph offices close early and to prohibit trainmen from carrying to the neighboring town or city small packages containing possi- bly, information of the highest general impor tance is regarded as unwise and just. The newspapers of the country, it is maintained, should receive every possible facility for ob- taining and disseminating the news of the day and to this end trainmen will be encour- aged to lend their aid.
 Out of respect for the memory of Hon. John P. Uusher, Secretary of the Interior from January Is, 1863, to May 15, 1865, who died on the 18th inst, Secretary Noble has issued an order directing that the Interior depart ment and all its bureaus be closed on Thurs day, April IS, the day of the funeral at Law renee, Kan, and that the department Dultd- ing be drsped in mourning.
 The remains of Rear Admiral William Rodgers Taylor were buried in the Congress sional cemetery to-day. Funeral services were held at St. Johns Episcopal church, the Rev. Dr. Leonard officiating. The pall- bearers were Generals Schofeld and Schenek and Admirals Temple, Steedman, Selfridge, Prison and Amy.
 The President made the following appoint ments this afternoon: Robert P. Porter of New York to be superintendent of census; J. W. Cunningham to be assayer of the U. S. assay office at Boise City, Idaho; William H. Calkins of Washington Territory to be asso ciate justice of the supreme court of the ter- ritory of Washington; John B. Donnelly of Louisiana to be marshal of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana.
 Red Cloud, the big Sioux Indian chief, called on the President this afternoon, &C., companied by Agent Jordan of the Rosebud agency. Red Cloud was attired in civilized garb and wore slouched hat of the typical frontier pattern. It is his custom to make a pilgrimage to this city on the incoming of Il HI