The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-09-19

the Department for a brief visit one day last week
The ColonePs health is somewhat improved but
he Is still too weak to resume his official duties
He Is very anxious TO go to work. but Secretary
Window has advised longer rest; so Il will per.
haps be a couple Of weeks before the Colonel gets
down to business again. The disease from which
Secretary Tichenor is suffering is seiatiea.
Gen. B. F. Butler is having considerable trouble
in collecting his fee as attorney in the case Of sam
uel Strong against the District Of Columbia. The
General claims that his client (Strong) has pro
dueed in evidence a paper purporting to be an
agreement between himself and Strong which is
written upon paper that was never manufactured
until several years after the supposed agreement
was made. Gen. Butler in court last week fntf-
mated that before the case was disposed Of some
one would be placed behind the bars for forgery
and perjury.
Hon. Samuel r. Peters, Congressman from the
Seventh District Of Kansas. has been in PennsyI-
vania and other Eastern States during the pass
week. Capt Peters enlisted in the 73d Ohio in the
Fall OF 1861, and was promoted First Sergeant
Second and First Lieutenant. Adiutant and CAPTAIN
Alter the war he removedtO Kansas, was appointed
by the Governor as Judge of the Ninth Judicial
Circuit. and twice reelected TO the same Office
He was elected to Congress from the State atIargs
for the 18Th Congress. and reelected to the 49th
5Oth and 5ist Congresses from the Seventh Kansas
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James K. BiIIingsey, Of California, Washington
County, Pa, has been making trip to the East
He Is politician of note in his native County Of
Washington, and has served in the Legislature Of
Pennsylvania several terms. He began life a. a
school teacher, and when Fort Sumter was fred
upon enlisted in the 5th Wis Cav az a private
When the war ended he was Capt BilingsIey
He has made as fine record as a politician as he
won a soldier.
One Of the most active Grand Army members
In Washington is Comrade William Gibson, Of
Gibson Bros. printing establishment Comrads
Gibson was born in Ireland but came 10 this
country alone when quite young. and settled
in Baltimore, Nd At the breaking out Of
the war he enlisted in the Baltimore Grays
and did gallant service in that regiment Com
rade Gibson undoubtedly owes his life to pack
age Of papers and the photograph Of his son which
he carried in his breast pocket During an engage
ment he was hit by rebel bullet. which ployed
through the papers and picture, and dropped iato
his pocket. He has kept the bullet and papers "a
q memento Of his army service and takes great
pride in exhibiting them to his comrades. He
| Is one Of the leading members Of Kit Carson
Post, No. 2, and during COMMANDMENT Chief BUR
detis administration Of the latter's right
hand men. ComrAde Gibson is the father Of
very interesting family of young ladies, one Of
whom married Mr.. John Scott. Of T0ronts Canada.
She Is at present spending few weeks with her
parents.
Capt j. P. Crane, I'D Mass Of Boston, Mass. "a
| the owner Of a handsome goldheaded cane, OF
| which he Is very proud. The stick is a piece OF
| dOgwood and Is beautifully carved Beginning
near the head and running almost to the ferruls
IS this inscription cut in raised letters James A.
! Garfield was shot at Washington, D. C. July 2
! 1881, and died at ElberOn Sept. I9 IssI' On the
reverse side is: Presented to Capt J. p Crane by
Lieut. C. F. Russell; cut from the Antistam battle
field; battle fought Sept II, 1862" The names OF
/ Gems Meade. Mcclellan, Sumner Hooker Lee and
/ Early also stand ous the cane. The carving IS
very cleverly and artstically done, and Capt
/ Crane who a great deal OF service during the
war, prizes the cane very highly.
| C. w. Bishing. private soldier Of the sd Pa,
was wounded severely as Gettysburg in two places,
disabling him so that he could not leave the field
/ without assistance. This occurred at the Bloody
| Angle. Comrade Bishing managed 10 dig a hole
/ large enough to bury his muskst, and it has re-
manned there until few days ago, when he visited
the field on Pennsylvania day, hunted for the spot
aud found the gun II vertahse Rip Van
/ Wrinkle gun, however, the stock falling from the
barrel. the latter being completely covered with
rust. ComrAde Bishing says that though poor
/ man. thousands Of dollars would not buy his rusty
/ old musket-