The National tribune., 1889-08-22

on tho line Of the @. v.R. R. in the last year of
the war.
There Is In this Office the discharge of Daniel
w. Riggs, Co. L, I'd Ill. L. A.
Complaints.
The comrades of Batavia, Iowa, complain
that there were four old soldiers among the
applicants for the POstmastership at that place,
one of whom Was in bad health and ercum-
stances, and needed the position. But the ap.
pointment was given to young man who had
been in the country only about two years, and
who is not old enough to remember the war.
ExGov. John III. Gear is blamed for it.
James J. Edmunds, South Bethlehem, Pa,
takes exception to our ed torial statement that
q large portion of the offices. prominent and
minor, are being filed by old soldiers. He
says that in his section old heelers and civilians
are getting the preference. At Bingen one
legged veteran was set aside for q civilian as
Postmaster; at South Bethlehem man whose
citizenship is in doubt was preferred to a one
legged soldier; at FTeemansbuFg two comrades
were applicants, but the position was given to
an Irish lady; at Newburg q soldier refused
and an old politician appointed, with the for
mer Postmaster as his assistant; the same was
done ut Bath Our correspondent complains
that John Reeder is responsible for this as he
is an aspirant for the Governorship of Penusyl-
vania, and hopes to gain Irish and Democratic
votes by it.
The veterans of Bangor, Pa. are disappointed
that none of their comrades were selected for
the Postofiice in that place, it being given to q
healthy business man who had no part in the
war, and who desires the Office only to give TO
q relative
Solomon Becky with, Co. f, 91st Ind, Owens
boro, KY, says that he has been discharged
from his position in planning mill at his place
on account OF his carrying GAR cane, which
was offensive to the rebel foreman.
Tho comrades of Frederick County, OAK,
say that q. III. Matthews, who seems to be the
political boss of that section, is ignoring the
soldiers in the distribution of the POstofFices
and preferring civilians. They want him taken
care OF at the coming election.
Random Shots.
B. J. Allen, Co. D, 33d Wis, sedgwick, Kan,
has been reader of this paper ever since it was
first started, and says he does not remember
ever seeing anything from his old regiment in
its columns
VIM. c. Cole, Hudson, Wis, would like to
hear by letter from any Of his old comrades OF
Battery g, Sd N. Y. Art.
Thomas B. Burch, Co. G, 9th Ind, Stanford,
Ind, trusts that THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE PEN
sion Bill will become law this Winter.
l.. j. Emerson, 9th Wis battery, Augusta,
Wis. says that there were 10 pairs Of brothers
and three sets OF triplets in his regiment.
Isaac C. Cross. 22d Mich, Disco, Mich. says
that at the battle of Mission Ridge the 22d
Mich. went into the fight with $50 men, and
when roll was called the next morning at Chat
tanooga, about 120 answered to their names.
When the Army Of the Cumberland was re-
organized the regiments that there were cut TO
pieces, and without officers, like the 22d Mich,
were consolidated into what was called the
Pioneer Brigade and placed under the imme-
date command OF Col. Stanley, OF Ohio. The
duties of this brigade were to build roads, make
bridges, repair and make railroads, lay pontoon
bridges. etc. After several months of this kind
of work. the 22d Mich. was ordered one
night by Gen. Thomas 70 escort the pOntoon
train 20 the mouth Of the North Chicks
manga, where Gen. Sherman was to cross with
bis army at o'clock the next morning. Dur
Ing the night the wagon with which the writer
WAS connected broke down and was not repaired
until the next night, thus delaying Sherman's
immense army for "a hours.