The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-03-28

Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory
of Dakota.
John c. New, Of Indiana, TO be Consul-Gen-
eral at London. Col. New was Quartermaster-
1 General of Indiana on the staff of Gov. Morton
during the war. He was Treasurer of the
United States and Assistant Secretary of the
Treasuary; he resigned from the latter position
in 1851.
Paul Fricl1e, of Texas to be Marshal for the
Western District Of Texas.
Seligman Brothers, at London, England, to
be Special Fiscal Agents of the Navy Depart
ment at London.
Miles c. Moore. of Walla Walla, Wn. T., to be
Governor Of Washington Territory
Oliver c. White. of Dayton, Wn. T., to be
Secretary Of Washington Territory.
Henry l.. Blake. of Montana Territory, to be
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Montana.
John d. Fleming, of Colorado, to be United
States Attorney for the District of Colorado
James Tanner. of Brooklyn, n. Y, TO be Com
missioner of Pensions.
James n. Shackelford, of Indiana, TO be Judge
of the United States Court for the Indian Ter
ritory. Gen. Shackelford was Colonel of both
the 18th and 25th Ky. regiments, and was pro-
NOTED Brigadier-GeneraL. lie made himself
celebrated by the capture of the rebel Gen.
John Morgan during his raid through Indiana
and Ohio
Zachariah L. Walrond, of Kansas, to be At
tOrney of the United States Court for the In
ulan Territory
Thomas b. Needles, of Illinois, to be Marshal
of the United States Court for the Indian Ter
ritory.
Walter P. Corbett. of Georgia, to be Marshal
of the United States for the Southern District
Of Georgia.
Edwin Willis. of Michigan, to be Assistant
Secretary OF Agriculture.
MAI. LYDECKER on TRIAL.
The court-maTtial which has been convened
fa trio ofAT ~. Tvr7a If fl,n
Corps of the Army, began its session on Mon
day at the War Department. Maj. Gen George
/ Crook is President of the Court, and Maj. Geo.
/ b. Davis Judge Advocate. The other members
1 of the Court are: Col. II. NJ Black, 23d Inf;
\ Col. T. /. Dodge, 18th Inf; Col. E. L. Town
/ send, 18th Inf; Col. J. NJ Whttemore, Ord
/ nance Department: Col. Alex. Piper, 9th Art;
/ Col. C. 3. Conlstock and Col. o. NJ. Poe, of the
/ Engineer Corps; Col. J. Mcndeuhall, I'd Art;
Licut.-Col, ID. w. Flagler Ordnance Depart
mcnt; Lieut-CoI T. " Robert, Lieut.-Co w.
! E. Merrill, LeHt.-Col. g. L. Gillespie, of the
/ Engineer Corps.
In the charge against Mai. Lydeeker there
are SIX specifications, the terms of which
! allege that Maj Lydecker, having been placed
| in charge OF the work on the Washington
/ Aqueduct Tunnel, made a contract with Beck
with 4 CluackCnbuSh. contractors, of Mohawk,
/ n. Y. 10 line the tunnel, and that he failed TO
/ personally inspect the work; in fact, utterly
:
/ its progress, and the contractors took advantage
of his failure to properly inspect the work and
/ did not fulfill the provisions of the contract in
/ regard TO the materials used in the lining Of
the walls Of the tunnel and IN the manner IN
which the packing was done.
The Court assembled promptly with due cere-
mOny, the members were sworn, aud the
charge with its specifications read. Maj. Ly
decker pleaded not guilty" to these, and
/ Lieut.. Townsend, who assisted Maj. Lydecker
1 in the inspection, was the first witness for the
prosecution. So far the testimony seems TO in
dictate that at least Maj. Lydecker was not cog
1 infant of incomplete work being done in the
lining Of the tunnel; that too much reliance
was placed on sub-inspectors, whose duty it
was to be in the tunnel at all times during the
progress of the work The reports of these in
spectors seldom expressed dissatisfaction at the
manner in which the work was done, but
whenever they did steps were apparently taken
| to remedy the matter.
| The Court viii. of course, remain IN session
from day to day until the trial is completed.
which, from the present outlook will not be
| for good while, as there are many witnesses
TO be called. and the testimony will be very
exhaustive.
FAMILY PRAYERS.
Family prayers have been resumed at the
| White House Gen Harrison has always made
practice of family worship just before break
| fast, and now every morning the household is
/ collected in the library at 7:20, when the Gen
| eral reads aloud chapter of the Bible, which
he explains in a few words, and then the entire
gathering joins in repeating the Lords Prayer.
CHAT ABOUT PEOPLE.
The phenomenal fact that there is not bald
headed man in this Cabinet may have some
| deep, portentous significance. but so far no in
| terpreter Of the mysterious has been able to
dig it out
1t pleasant change that babies are now
the chief pets at the White House, and the
gush of the correspondents is over them in
stead of the pugs, cats and mastifs of the pre-
viOus regime.
VETERANS IN THE CITY.
Gen. A. G. Malloy, Commander Department
of Texas, GAR, Dallas, Tex. Gen. MallOy
went out as a Captain in the 9th Wis., was pro-
NOTED to the Lieutenant C0lOnelcy of the 18th
Wis; became its Colonel and later Brigadier-
General. At the close of the war he entered
the 18th q. s. as a Second Lieutenant, and was
discharged as First Lieutenant in 1870. He
was brevetted four times for gallant and
meritorious services" at Vicksburg, Kenesaw
Mountain, Atlanta and Nashville. Since his
discharge from the Regular Army he has been
residing in Texas, and is now the editor and
publisher of the Texas Republican, the only Re-
| publican paper IN the State. He is a candidate
for the Office of Marshal of the Southern Dis
trict.
Col. George Spar, Sd Ind. Cav. indianapolis,
Ind. The Colonel served through the war as
an enlisted man, his promotion Colonel hav-
ing come to him through his service IN the mi
litia.
Lieut. John F. Rector, 29th H., Cairo, III.
, Comrade Rector is now editor OF the Telegram,
the paper having the largest circulation at
) Cairo, and is also a candidate for appointment
as Postmaster with strong Endorsement from
the leading citizens of that fourishing city.
Henry A. Phillips, 47th n. Y, Brooklyn,
n. Y. Comrade Phillips has been for years one
of the leading spirits in that splendid charita-
: BILE organization, of which we have said so
much in praise, the Memorial and Executive
Committee. he is now Treasurer of the or
ganzation, and also a member of James III
, Perry Post, No. SO, Brooklyn, Department OF
New York.
Divorce Ethics.
The Rev. DIR. Harcourt, of San Francisco, as.
tonished his congregation the other Sunday by
the following view of divorce: 81 do not be.
lieve, as some do, that facility of divorce es-
pecially when accompanied by the liberty OF
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