The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-14
belongs to tho people. His family will be CRATE
full for whatever is DONE"

belongs to tho people. His family will be CRATE
| ful for Whatever is DONE"
OFF FOR THE ENoAMpMENT.
The President and Secretaries Noble and
| Rusk, and Private Secretary Halford left Wash
| ingtOn at $40 a. m last Saturday, on the Penn
| sylvania Railroad. to attend the National En-
| campment ut Bostpn. The Presidential party
on their arrival at Now York were taken by a
tug TO the new cruiser Baltimore, which steamed
up the Sound. The cruiser anchored in the
Sound on Sunday. The cruiser reached Bos-
ton Monday afternoon, and was received with
| Presidential salute. The u. s. steamer De-
spatch with Vice President Morton, Secretary
Tracy and others on board, reached Boston
Monday morning, At least 1000 comrades
have left Washington for Boston during tho
past week. Some 1of the Posts of tho Grand
Army went in body. Department Com
mandor Urell and STAFF left on Saturday night
rs did also Kit Carson and John A. Rawlins
Posts Nearly every member of the GAR. of
Washington who had money enough to take
him. and who could leave his BUSINESS, went
to tho National Encampment, and all expected
to have good time. aud they undoubtedly
will.
NEW APPoINTEEs.
The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate during the past week:
Felix A. Matthew'S of California, now Consul
at Tangior, to DO Consul-General of the United
States at that place.
Liout Col. Thomas M. Vincent, Assistant
Adjntant-G General, to be Colonel and Assistant
Adiutant- General.
Maj. Merritt Barber, Assistant Adiutant- Con-
eral, to DO Bieuteuant-C Colonel and Assistant
Adiutant. General.
Second Lieut. Ed ward II, Browne 4th Inf,
to be First Lieutenant.
Second Lieut.. L. z. Davidson, 18th Inf, TO
be First Lieutenant
Additional Second Northumberland LeIs
Irwin 9th Art, TO be Second Lieutenant, Sd
Art.
Alexander Clark, of Iowa, to be Minister resi-
dent and Consul-General of the United States
to Liberia.
United States Consuls: s. B. Horne, of Con-
necticut, Mt St. Thomas, w. l.; Adam Leber-
nccht, of Illinois, ut TampcO; Samuel McNutt,
OF Iowa, at MaTacaibo; III. L. Rand. of Illinois,
at Ponape, Caroline Islands; Alonzo Spencer,
of New York, mt Guadeloupe
w. ID. Wheeler, of Montana, Assayer in tho
United States Assay Office Helena, Mont
The following named Cadets. graduates of the
Military Academy, 60 be additional Second
Lieutenants, Corps of Engineers: Edgar Jad-
win, Chas. Keller, Herbert Deakyne and Chas.
S. Bromwell.
VIM, f. Blunt of Massachusetts,. to be Sur
veyor of Customs in the District of Boston and
Charleston, Mass.
John toiiEon, OF virginia, TO be Collector OF
Customs for the District OF Cherrystone Va
Henry S. White. of New Jersey, to be Attor.
ney of tho United States for tho District of
Now Jersey.
CHAT ABOUT PEOPLE.
The Congressional Convention for the Fifth
Arkansas District has nominated Hon. s. w.
Peel for ro-electiou. He had no opposition
The Sixth Texas District Democratic Con-
gres5ionhl Convention nominated Hon. Joseph
Abbott to succeed himself in Congress.
Congressman Funston, of the Second Kansas
District, was renominatod by acclamation.
The Democrats of the Eighth District of
Kentucky on Friday last renominated Hon.
James b. McCreary unanimously.
VETERANS IN THE CITY.
Comrade G. w. Kicker, of Palestine. Tex,
on his way to the Encampment at Boston. He
was a member of tho 9th Mass and is Com
mnnder of John b. Murray Post, No. %, Do
partment Of Texas.
Briscoe Goodheart, London Wal Rangers,
Knoxville Tenn. Comradc Go0dheart Is Past
Commander Of Ed Maynard Post, II, GAR,
Department Of Tennessee. and is also AN on
thusiastic Grand Army man. He is n member
of the firm OF Ross e Goodheart, OF Knoxville
wholesale aud retail dealers In books aud sta
tionery, aud Is one Of tho prosperous and popu-
lar men Of East Tennessee. He is in Washing
ton on business. and also 10 visit his old haunts
on the Potomac River above Washington.