The National tribune., 1889-05-09

THE TROUBAD0UR.
With jaunty cloak and swagEer,
And jewel-hIted dagger,
A guitar swung from his shoulders by a ribbon
blue at that;
And his brooches never bigger
Than would show his shapely figure,
And fascinating feather in his funny tilted hat
So he wandered forth, a-warring.
Anda-rhyming and guitaring,
And in attitudes artistic tinkIed many trieksy
air.
And the ladies oil adored him,
And the balconies encored him,
And his tunes were legal-tender for his welcome
everywhere.
Thus a-humnning and a-sirumming,
And a-wooing and a-cooing,
Droning ditties by the dozen,
Lisping sonnets by the score,
Went the hero of our story
Through its glamour and its glory.
ALI 50 mellow and so merry was the gallant Trou-
badour!
Mrs John a. Logan viii return to this country
in August.
The President has made an excellent selection for
the important position of District Attorney for the
Northern District of New York, in the person of
Hon D. 5. Alexander. one of the most Jealous Of
comrades. He is a fine lawyer, as well as popu-
lar gentleman, and has built up an excellent prac-
tice in Buffalo. whittier he went after resigning
the position Of Fifth Auditor of the Treasury
upon the incoming of the Cleveland Administra-
ton. During his residence in Washington he
served one year Commander of the Department
of the Potomac, GAR, and he is remembered
with affection by all the comrades of this city. At
one time it was thought he would be appointed the
Presidents Private Secretary, his relations with
Gen. Harrison were quite intimate. but he did not
entertain the idea since il would involve the giving
up of his practice. The present appointment being
directly in his professional line IS acceptable.
The comrades of Washington have selected him for
orator of the day at Arlington on Memorial Day.
Capt. Harrison Kelley, 5Ih Kan. Cav, was
nominated at Emporia, Kan, on the 2lsth bal
lot. to succeed Hon. Thomas NJ. Ryan as Rep
resentative from the Fifth Kansas District. Capt.
Kelley was born in Ohio in 1886, but went to
Kansas in 1858. and engaged in farming and
stock raising. He has been prominent as poll
tiean and served in both Houses of the Legislature
of Kansas.
The engagement is announced of Mr. George
Mcclellan, son of the General and Miss George
Heckseher, the daughter of wealthy New Yorker.
Mcclellan is IS years old, and a reporter on the
New York Herald.
Capt f. Farley. s,h Wis. the Live Eagle Regi-
mentl. Quartermaster of Grant Post No. So Pa
"
| ley made strong race for Congress In the First
Congressional District o. Kentucky on the Repub-
lcan ticket having for his opponent one-legged
| Confederate soldier, Gen. Stone who was mem
Der of the last Congress. Capt. Farley made
gallant fight, reducing Gen. Stones majority very
materially. lie was a good soldier, and served in
| the Army of the Tennessee
| The outlook is very favorable for Gen. E. Burd
| Grubb being nominated by the Republicans for
| Governor of New Jersey. Gen. Gruhb went out in
| 1861 as First Lieutenant in the Sd \. j.; pro-
1 NOTED TO Major in the Esd n J., nine months
regiment which fought brayely 81 Fredericksburg
and Salem flights, losing 81 men and four officers
/ lie subsequently, became Colonel Of the regiment
/ After it was mustered out he commanded the S7th
| n. j.. hundred days regiment and was bTeyeted
| a Brigadier- General. lie IS of fine fortune
| and Jealous GAR man. For several years it
/ has been his habit to call on the A. A.-G. of the
c. A.R of New Jersey for list OF all the comrades
in the Department who are in arrears for dues and
| send the Quartermaster check for the entire
amount This is only ona of his acts Of generosity
| and conlradeship. lie has been prominently mem
toned for COMMANDMENTS Chief
Tue bronze bas-reIief for The monument over
Gen. sherid.u's grave at Arlington Cemetery, exc
euted for Mrs. Sheridan by 8Ir. samuel Kitsou, is
now on exhibition at Tiffany's, in New York. The
| monument is to DC unvailed on Decoration Day. It
is 10 be simple monolith of granite plain three
| sides with medallion bust of Sheridan. over
which is draped his headquarters dag, in bronze,
on the side facing Washington. The only inscrip-
ton will be the single word, Sheridan" The bust
is an excellent likeness of the dead General, and
the whole monument viii be simple and in good
taste.
A party of so distinguished Union aud rebel Oil
GERS who took part in the battle Of CheiSamauga
fell
to assist Col Kellogg U. S. A., who is charged with
the duty of making maps Of them Among the
| unnberare Gems ". 5. Rosecrans, f, Fandever, II,
V Bovnton j. J. Reynolds, s 5 Fry, J. 5 Fuller
ton. Morton C. Hunter c. II. Grosvenor, a. san
ders Piatt, Henry A. Cist, Thurston, Col. J. Q. A
Campbell, Col John Leving, Capt Alfred Pritlls
and daughter, Mai II. F Perry, Cassius NJ. Clay
Col A. c. BIcCluug, Col. George NJ. Eychelberger
Col. s H. Marvin, Col. Don Piatt Col 5. C. Kel
logg Col r. II. Lane and wife, and Maj. W. T
Goodspeed Gen. Joe Wheeler headed the Con
federae contingent 1t IS the intention to make thC
| battlefield National park.
Some comrades of Clerm0nt County Ohio
writing in regard to our statement that Capt. \. b
Cole, of the lst Ohio II. A. Portsmouth, o., is
candidate for the Office of Pension Agent ut Co
lumbus although they have not word to sa,
against Capt Cole, say they personally would b.
pleased at the appointments of Capt. W. S b. Ran
dali Co. G, I'd Ohio, Washington Courthouse, o, Il
| the place They think that he deserves il. II,
was captured late on the second day at Cheka
mauga taken 10 Libby, and one of the 10 mel
who dug the tunnel out of prison under the diFee
ton of Col. Rose. He was one of those who als'
succeeded in making his escape. His comrades Q
Clermont County think very highly of him.
Ex-President Cleveland declined the appoint
ment as Commissioner of the new High Bridg
Park New York city the other day. He gave a
his reason for doing that he did not think him
self sufficiently well informed about the locality t
accept so important position, but it IS general.
understood that his reason for declining IS Tia
he wishes TO have the coming Summer entirely L
himself, and does not care to be hampered wit
other business outside of his law practice.
Col John Rhum came 10 this country at tn
breaking out of the war, and served on the staff o
Gen. George ii. Thomas. After the war he settles
: in Nashville, and was recently appointed by III