The National tribune., 1889-05-23

to the rebels understand from the article in |
your paper that one of the men is now mes
senger in the War Department here, and !
want to meet him. He is true patriot, and 1t
would please me much to see him"
"What did you do with the fag?" we asked
the comrade.
81 hid it in my bed for long time" he an
swered " until one day one of my nelghbors,
stanch Onion man. called me into his Office and
said that the rebels had spread the report that
! slept every night under the Union flag, and
| they were going to take me out and hang me
| for it. lie advised me to leave the country as
| soon as possible. studied awhile over what
| should do with the flag, and finally decided to
put it into the keeping of neighbor named
| Bell, who was a true Urhonist. He was skIiitul
| mechanic and matchmaker. and had formerly
| lived in Pittsburg, Pa. During the war OF
| 1912 he made great many swords and other
| arms of steel for the soldiers, ~He had been
a resident of Texas for many years, and, IN
| addition to his trade of matchmaking, had
made many bowie-kniyes and similar weapons
! for the Texans. He was bitterly opposed to
| secession. / remember that when Gen. Twig gs
| came into San Antonio after the surrender he
| was given quite reception. Somebody IN the
| street yelled, Hurrah for Gen. Twiggs,' where
/ upon Mr.. Bell shouted, in stentorlan tones,
| Hurrah for Gen. Hull, too
Mr. Bell took the flag and kept it safely
until the close of the war. When the first
| troops entered San Antonio h6 HoiSe0u bno
| American flag, and brought out the flag of the
| 9Th o. s. Inf, displayed it on the streets and
presented il to the commanding officer left
San Antonio after | received warning, and sue
eeeded in making my way into Mexico after
| which l crossed that country, and at San Fran
cisco enlisted in the 1st CAL Cav in which
continued to serve after that. There were
| great many Texans with me in the regiment
and we confidently expected to be sent back to
| Texas Immediately. We crossed the country
with the California column, and on reaching
the Rio Grande were put in garrison and re-
manned there until the close of the struggle"
WANTED HIM OUT AT ONCE.
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire, is af-
fected with the dislike of Ex-Public Printer
| Benedict which is epidemic in Washington,
and last week gave very practical symptom
of it. Mr. Palmer happened to say to him that
he would not be able to take charge OF the
Government Printing Office for a week at least.
"Why?" asked Mr.. Chandler.
g shall have to make trip to Chicago to
get my bond signed before l can be sworn in,
| replied Mr.. Palmer; and that will occupy
from a week to 10 days"
"Well, that's entirely too long to keep Bene-
dict in, said Mr.. Chandler Bring your bond
to me, aud I'll sign it."
He put his own name down for $4,000 and
secured signatures for $4,000 more among his
friends, and Palmer stepped in at once, and Mr..
| Benedict down and cut, to the great JOY of the
old soldiers and their widows.
VETERANS IN THE CITY.
B. Cornell, Chippewa Falls Wis. Comrade
Cornell was First Lieutenant in the 1st N ].
Cav. and belongs to James Comerford Post, No.
SO, Department of Wisconsin.
Gen. B. f. Kelley has been seriously i'll for
three months, but has at last fully recovered
his health. and left the city last week with his
family for "Swan Meadows" his mountain
home, near the Summer resort of Oakland, Md,
where he will spend the Summer.
NEW APPoINTEEs.
The President appointed Solomon Hirsch, of
Oregon, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary of the United States to
Turkey Mr. Hirsch is a prominent citizen of
Oregon, having lived ON the Pacific Coast for
elected United States Senator in 1883, when
the present Senator (MitchelI was elected by
Mr.. HirSch withdrawing in his favor.
Clark E. Carr, of Galesburg. H., was APP
pointed Minister to Denmark. He was q prom
inent candidate for the position of First AS
sistant Postmaster General, but gave way for
Mr.. GARRISON
Henry w. Severance, of California was ap-
: pointed Consul General to Honolulu, Sandwich
, Islands. He has been Consul at San Francisco
! for the Hawaiian Government for several years,
! and is thoroughly informed as to these islands.
l /
! Consul to Birmingham, England. He is well
) known from his long connection with steel
and iron workers, and was Secretary Of the
largest association of metal workers in the
United States.
Thomas II. Sherman, of the District of CO.
, lumbia, was appointed Consul to Liverpool,
England. BE was Private Secretary to Secre-
, tary of State Blaine while he was Speaker OF
the House of Representatives, aud acted in
the same capacity when Mr. Blaine was SEN
: ator and Secretary of State during the Garfield
! Administration.
The President also appointed Hon. John w
! Douglas and Lemon q. Hine, both of this city,
: as Commissioners of the District of Columbia
: the first as the Republican and the latter as the
! ! Democratic member. Mr. Douglas was the
= | Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 1871
. TO 1875, and organized the present system Of
9 that bureau. He is Pennsylvania by birth
but has resided in this city for number oil
n years. Mr.. Hine is a native of Ohio, and
& served as private in Michigan regiment
+ until after the battle Of Pea Ridge, when hi
!. was discharged for disability. He came tt
Washington in 1862, where he has since prac
s ticed law, and is known as one of the ables
= lawyers of the District.
+ William d. Lee. appointed Associate Justice
a Of the Supreme Court of New Mexico, is law
. yer of large experience, and has resided in tn,
= Territory for the last Is years.
. Charles Swayne, appointed United State
az Judge for the Northern District of Florida j
a native of Pennsylvania but has lived il
Florida for several years.
John w. Whitcher, appointed United State
lie Attorney for the District Of Nevada, has beer
<. practicing lawyer in Virginia City sine
It 1864.
d John C. Murphy, appointed United State
4, Attorney for Dakota, has held the position o
is Assistant District Attorney for the Territor,
Or since 1884. lie lives in Yankton.
ID Jacob Yoes, appointed United States Marsha
IS for the Western District of Arkansas, served il
ut the army during the war. He has been en-
g gagged in merchandising for q number of year
st at Mountaineering.
as Richard L. Walker, appointed United State
or Marshal for the District of Kansas was formerl
IN Sheriff of Cowley County, and lives at Topeka
I'd Amor Smith, Jr., appointed Surveyor of Gus
he toms at Cincinnati, Ohio has been twice Mayo
&C Of that city, and has held various other office
N of trust
David w. McClung, appointed Collector @
IN Internal Revenue for the First District G
TX Ohio, served as Assistant Quartermaster durin
IS, the war; and had charge of the stores at Cincin
ne natl. He was Assistant Postmaster of Gin
On cinnati, and also held the position of Survcyo
he Of the Port.
IS i. W. Habercom, appointed Fifth Auditor
Oh has been the Washington correspondent of sew
to eral prominent Western newspapers for nun
id Der of years. He is credited to the District {
ue Columbia.
John L. Lynch, appointed Fourth Auditor,
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