The National tribune., 1890-02-27

Lincoln Post. No. 3, Grand Army of the Re-
! public, Department of the Potomac will hold
| fair at the Washington Light Infantry Armory
| in Washington, commencing March 81, and
closing April -. The armory is especially
! fitted for purposes of this kind, and without
| doubt the comrades of the District and the
citizens of Washington will respond generously
! TO the call of Lincoln Post The Post has
membership of 600. but the draft upon its
| treasury for some time past has been so Excess
sive that something has TO be done TO meet tho
! extraordinary demand. All contributions.
! cash. merchandise, and other articles, should
be sent TO Maj. William Il. DeKnight, Chair
man of the Committee on Solicitations and
! Purchases. at Room 3 1927 Il street northwest,
! Washington, ID. c. Their receipt will be
! promptly acknowledged by the Corresponding
! Secretary, and they will he exhibited bearing
the name and address of the contributor. Ac-
acknowledgement will also be made in the daily
newspapers and in the official bulletin of the
fair
TO ENLARGE THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.
Capt William T. Meredith, Chief of the
| Bureau Of Engraving and Printing, recently
made the statement that the building now in
use is utterly inadequate for the wants of tho
/ Bureau. The room now. used by the plate
printers is crowded 10 sutIocation, they being
| wedged in SO close that they cannot move to
| advantage. Capt. Meredith has urged upon the
/ Secretary of the Treasury the necessity for
! building new wing 10 the Bureau, and bill
/ for that purpose is now before Congress. If the
Captain wishes are acquicsccd in he will be en-
/ abed to put i'm number of additional presses,
and furnish room for more employees, as we'll rs
! give plenty of room TO those who arc badly
! cramped.
CIVIL SERVICE INVESTIGATION.
| On Wednesday the House Committee on Re-
/ form in the Civil Service began an investiga-
! ton into the workings of the Civil Service
/ Commission. Mr.. Lyman, Chairman of tho
Commission, was the first witness examined,
and he had n very hard time in explaining how
/ his brother-in-law Campbell, who had been
! found guilty Of giving out the questions of the
! committee had been promoted instead Of being
discharged. The only punishment which had
been inflicted on Campbell, it appears, was that
/ he was censured. lie was promoted twice inside
Of two years after his ofiense had been disc0v
! cred. The other Commissioners, Messrs. Roose-
1 welt and Thompson. having become members of
/ the Commission since the act was committed by
1 Campbell, were not very important witnesses.
/ There are still other charges against the man
ner Of conducting the affairs of the Commission,
4 where they Will have plenty of chance TO show
how the affairs CT the Civil Service is being
rue observation-disclosures Edgerton and Oberly
! have also been summoned, and a thorough in
yestigatlon Is promised by the committee.
CHICKAMAuGA MAPS
The maps Of the battlefield of Chickamauga
have been published, aud are considered by
competent judges the best yet produced. Gen.
kosecrans has written a letter TO Secretary OF
War Proctor. in which he says that, as President
OF the Society Of the Army OF the Cumberland
and the Commanding General of the Union
army at the battle, as well rs a citizen of the
Union. he tenders him the warmest thanks for
3aA off I'VE fn be Lltau
OF the society, and Of soldiers aud citizens gen
/ orally. for the detail of an officer TO complete
/ the series OF maps presenting the positions of
/ both Union and rebel troops in that action.
/ The General also says that the maps a
credit 10 the War Department to Col. kellogg,
! who compiled them, aud TO our Government.
I lie also hopes that other maps may be prepared,
showing the position of the troops on the day
/ preceding ami the day following the battle.
THE NEW POSTAGE STAMPS.
February 22d (Washiugton's Birthday the
Postmaster General promulgated a circular to
Postmastcrs throughout the country relative to
the new postage stamps, and they will be on
sale from that date. There will be no change
at the present time in stamped envelopes or
newspaper wrappers The portraits Oh the
stamps are in medallion, with heayiy-shaded
| background, set in an ornamental frame con-
\ tanning the words and figures expressive of the
/ objects and value Of the stamps. The one-cent
I stamp has bust OF Benjamin Franklin, printed
! in ultra marine blue; the two cent that of
| George Washington, in carmine; tho three
| cent that Of Andrew Jackson, ia purple: the
/ four cent that Of Abraham Lincoln, in choco-
/ late; the five cent that Of Gen. Grant, in light
/ brown the six cent that Of Gen. Garfield, upon
which the color has not yet been determined;
4 the 10 cent that Of Daniel Webster, in milori
green; the II cent that Of Henry Clay, in
/ deep blue; the 30 cent that Of Thomas Jelfer-
son. in black; and the 50 cent that Commodore
1 o. III. Perry, in orange. They arc considered
/ quite an Improvement on the old series.
PRESIDENT HARRISON
1 left Washington on Wednesday evening Feb
| 18th, for Pittsbarg. Pa and on Thursday eve
| mag he formally opened the magnificent Lii
! brary and Music Hall which Andrew Carnegie
has given the people Of Allegheny City, Pa.
| The President made quite a lengthy speech aud
I was followed by Congressman Dazell, Gov.
/ Beaver aud others. The President spent some
time examining the art gallery after the open.
| ing exercises were concluded. lie also was
shown through Mr. Carnegies extensive steel
| works, and was treated 10 an elaborate luncheon
| by the Dugucsne Club Of Pittsburg. The Pres
/ idential party returned to Washington on Fri
day.
A MUCH-DEsTRED COEsuLsHIP.
State Department officials say that the Con.
| sulsbip at Victoria British Columbia, on the
Pacific Coast, had over 500 applicants for the
Z position. The reasons given for this great rush
for this particular Office (which is not in a
monetary point Of view AS desirable az many
| other such places il that the applicants wish
10 be located with a comfortable salary at a
point from whence they could easily reach the
new States aud Territories Of the Northwest
they believing that the prestige Of the Office.
together with tho opportunities which would
be- afforded them for investment in that locality,
would enable them to acquire a competence
quicker than AT any other post TO which they
might be accredited The place was filled last
week, 80 there are some 400 disappointed Office
seekers.
THE REVENUE MARINE SERVICE.
The Committee on Naval Affairs Of the House
/ Of Representatives has taken favorable action on
the bill 10 transfer the Revenue Marine Service
from tie Treasury 10 the Navy Department. The
report on the bill was drawn up by Congressman
| Lodge, Of Massachusetts,, aud reviews the his
tory Of the service from the date of It's forma-
tion in 1850 until the present day. Ii also
says that Congress has constantly treated the
service as part Of the Navy, and that IL has
taken a conspicuous part ia every war ia which
the country Las been involved. There is every
probability that the transfer will be made, II
for no other reason than than it would lessen
the cost Of the service.
WORK or THE Pension OFFICE.
During the week ending Feb -, 1890 4 ,786
claims were received Of which / 44g were 0rigi.