The National tribune., 1889-11-07
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APPLES FROM A BATTLEFIELD.
Assistant Secretary Bussey lately received
lot of very fine apples, with the following letter:
Gen. CYRUS BUssEY.
DEAR GENERAL. To-day send, per express,
package of apples grown here your old battle
ground. The large yellow apples are fine speci.
mems of tho famous Shannon apple native OF
this County the first tree having grown and iru1.ed
few miles from the Prairie Grove battlefield. The
large red apples arc Rome Beauty, Ben Davis and
Winesap. The fire of loyal guns during tho war
awoke the echoes oil over the soil on which TINS
fruit grown. The Shannon pppin Is the most
highly-prized apple known. It's fame Is continent,
wide. II will keep till Midwinter. Unp9ck and
place in cool room; weather too hot TO keep in
barrel.-W. j. PATTON Fayette, Ark.
NEW APPoTNTEEs.
The following appointments were made by
the President during the past week:
John Field, of Philadelphia, Pa to be Post
master at Philadelphia.
TO be Surveyor of Customs: John Mahood,
of Illinois, for the port of Galena, ILL.,; William
ii. Alexander, of Nebraska, for tho port OF
Omaha, Neb.; Henry G. Macarthur, of Nebraska,
for the port of Lincoln, Neb.
To DO Collector of Customs: VIM. ii. Shop
pard, of Florida, for the District of Apalachi-
cola, Fla.
solomon +. Young to be gauger of tho Dis
trict of Maryland.
CHAT ABOUT PEOPLE.
Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, Member of Congress
from the Fifteenth District of Illinois Is can
didate for the next Speakcrship of tho House
of Representatives lie has been in the city
for the past week, and has opened his head
quarters at Wizards Hotel, where he talks
politics and asks his friends TO help him in his
canvass. Cannon is n wiry. medium-siZcd man.
wears his slouch hat in tho approved Bowery-
boy way, on his right ear, is good talker,gAnd
n good fellow generally. a story is told on him
which is rather good. He had gone to the State
Department on official business, and had been
snubbed by the Chief Clerk, Seveilon Brown.
TO understand the joke. it will be necessary to
say that the clerks in the State Department.
are the highest-toned people in Washington,
30 much so that when Congress ordered the
State. War and Navy Departments, which are
in the same building, opened for access from
all the corridors. the State Department officials
placed iron gratings on the top of the stairway
TO prevent tho pleibian clerks OF the Adiutant-
Generals Office from coming down that par
| ticular egress from their quarters, SO that they
would not contamiuate the holy precincts OF
the State Department Not only this, but they
placed great spears Of iron, to prevent any OF
the old soldiers of the Ad utant- GeueraPs
Office, who might not respect the barred cato,
from climbing over the balusters. Cannon had
just left the mighty presence OF Chief CLERK
Brown, aud in the corridor met a new Member
OF NODGEeSs, VINO DHu COiilb W aoc thS IDStSeSiJ
OF State about the appointment of a constitn-
ent to a consulship. They passed the time OF
day" and Cannon inquired his business in that
Department. Upon being told, he asked the
new Member: +" Have you ever seen God2
OF course the answer was No" We'll, come
with me- and / will introduce you to God
Almighty" Cannon said. He took the new
Member into Chief Clerk Browns room, snd
said: Mr. Jones, this is God Almighty; God
Almighty, / am happy TO introduce TO your I'M
pera Majesty, Mr.. Jones. Of the Sixth Districtof
-, and hope that your Majesty will treat him
with little more consideration than you did me
when called here few moments ago. Inc
story does not say how Chief Clerk Brown re-
ceived the introduction nor what happened to
the new Congressman, but that it Is n fact
nearly every prominent man in Washington ut
the time will vouch.
Miss Mary Rice. the daughter OF the gallant
Gen. A. " Rice formerly OF the 57th OHIO, and
now banker aud railroad man Of Ottawa, o.,
has been visiting relatives in the city. Miss
Rice is highly cultivated young lady. OF un-
usual personal charms, and made many friends
during her stay
Private Secretary and Mrs. Halford returned
TO the city from Old Point Comfort. Va, last
week Mr Hallerd is nRch improved in health,
aud Mt once resumed his duties at tho White
House. The rumors of his intended rcsigna-
ton have no grounds in fact
VETERANS IN THE CRY.
John Gray, Co ID, 18th Ws., No. 1866 Pearl
street. Denver, Colo. Comrade Gray went To
Colorado immediately after leaving The army,
AMI began mining operations in Central City.
He continued to work hard upon his claim.
and has been rewarded with enough lneTe To
live the rest Of his days ia quictncss. lie
thinks Colorado the best place TO live In all the
United States, and proposes TO stay there until
finally mustered out. He IL making tour Of
the East aud will not return home for u couple
Of mouths.
W. w. Jackson. Co. c, lat Miss. MID Rifles,
Carleton Mills, Prince Georges County. hd.
C0mrade Jackson is "a farmer. and an ardent
Admirer Of THE SATIosAL TRIBUNE. He WAS
one Of the few residents Of Mississippi who
espoused the Union cause, and came North
after the war because his Southern brethren
made Il rather hot for him.