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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28
ARMY NOTES.

The following transfers in the 9th Cav. have
been made: list 1t. j. Ii. Gardner, from Troop
to Troop B: lst 1t +. +. Ladd, from Troop B
10 Troop y.
The resignation of Cadet W. NJ Connell 4th
class, L. ;. Military Academy has been ac-
cepted
By an amendment TO the Army Regulations
hereafter the Vice President receives a salute
of 10 guns; members of the Cabinet, the Chief
Justice, the Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatiVes, a committee Of Congress officially visit
ing military post, and Governors within their
respective states and Territories receive II
guns, and the Asst. Secretary of War receives
10 gums
l.. 5. Clark has been transferred and pro-
NOTED from clerk at $1,000 in the Surg. Gems
Office to class l, Eng Office.
William Churchill has been appointed clerk
at 300 in the signal Office.
Oryille D. Thatcher, clerk IN the Record and
Pension Div, has resigned
). q, Casey has been promoted clerk at 81, 900
in the Record and Pension Div.
The following promotions in the Signal Of
fee have been made: Mrs. Florence Lower,
$40 TO 5000; Miss Mary A. Howard, from $720
10 9S4O; 7. ). Black, from 5000 to $720,
The following have been appointed clerks in
the Record and Pension Div, War Dept, at
81 600: N. NJ. Wright, w. b. Avery, r. U.
Sommers, G. +. Hathaway, T. c. Taylor, j.
NJ. Leonard, w. H. Moyer, J, b. Sitter g, E.
Tyler, j. r. SPreeher, G. W, Wankey, NJ. q.
Rose, j. II. Van Houten, Il. T. Rankin, /. r..
Adkins, K. II. Crouch, p. j. Galigan, j. n
Baker, IL. Y. sterling, +. c. Shul, p S.
Lowry, II. S N Her, w. n Sayre, and r. E.
Wines.
Col J. A. Wllttimore and Col. A. X. Buff
dngton, Ord Opt, have been appointed
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28
AGood Story on Mr.. Blaine.

Frank Carpenters Letter.
Another naval officer in commenting upon the
way in which Blaine had handled the American
end of dispute told one of Dick Wintersmith's
stories OF Blaine. 1t related to sailor who was
at Washington, and who met Blaine for the first
time. When he was introduced he looked Blaine
all over, and said, Are you the Blaine who was
born in Pennsylvania ?"
Yes" replied the Pumed Knight, II was born
there"
Are you the Blaine who was in Congress and
who made the brilliant speeches as the Republi-
can leader of the House?"
too"
Are you the Blane" the old sea captain went
on, while his look of admiration grew stronger
and stronger, who has several times been a can
didate for the Presidency of the United States
twenty years?
~ have been in the Senate" said Blaine, land
L have made so me speeches."
IT., Well" concluded the sailor as he reached out
that think you are the smartest man in the
world; Why" here he stepped back and looked
at Blaine, you could do anything. Ibelieve you
could sail around Cape Horn and back again on
shingle and do it so well that you would not
even wet the seat of your pants"
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28
WOULD LIKE A ROW.

Our Fighting Men Tired of Those Piping
Terms of Peace.
Frank Carpenters Letter.
The officers of the Army are tired of the innoc
uous desuetude enforced upon them by peace,
and the young men among the West Pointers
would gladly welcome any trouble which would
give them chance to rise. 1t is much the same
in the Navy, and if a war should break out with
England the United States will have hundreds of
ambitious men who will jump to fight At Deer
Park last week L met Col; Kellogg, who served
for years on the staff of Gen. Thomas. He was
on Gen. Sheridans staff at the time he died, and
he had been in the Regular Army for twenty
five years. In speaking of the English and their
many of his fellows when he said:
War Is the soldiers harvest. Our Army has
had no chance to distinguish itself since 1855 and
the officers of the Regular Army would welcome
war with England. AS for me, spent four
years fighting the South. and have put in seven
like to have chance at the English. If John
Bull can't take care of Canada, it ought to be-
long to US, and IL he gets into trouble with us we
will take it. If we don't want it we can give it
to the Irish, and / imagine the Irish sympa-
thizers on the other side would make things
Lively for England in contest with the United
States"
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28
G. A. II. ITEMS.


At a meeting of Meade Post at Grand Army
Hall, on, Tuesday night, resolutions were
adopted denouncing the proposed organization
known as the United American Veterans
Speeches were made by Past Commander W.
M. Potter, Chaplain Hyde, and others, and all
united in the opinion that no union could be
effected between those who fought for and
against the Union without serious detrment to
the Grand Army.
The following officers of the Robert G.. Shaw
Command No. 4, U. V. u, have been elected:
Col, t. G. Ray; 1t. Col, K. d. Goodman; Mai,
|. S. Hawkins; Surg, j. Robinson; Chaplain,
H. g: Saunders; Officer of the Day, Meredith
Jenkins; Officer of the Guard, Gabriel Duncan;
Q. M, G. NJ. Arnold. A reunion meeting of
veterans will be held under the auspices of this
command some time during the month of No
vember.
W. G. Veazey, omdr.-in-chief of the Grand
Army has announced the appointment of the
executive committee OF the national council as
follows: William McCleland, Pittsburg; r. H.
Cochran, Toledo r. F. Knapp, Saratoga; c. F.
kirker, Paterson, N. j.; l.. B. Raymond, Hamp-
ton, Iowa; II. G. Luther, Providence, R. l., and
j. I'll. French, Washington, d. G.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28

board, to meet at the Army Building, New
York City, Monday, Sept %, for the exam
iuation for promotion of 1t. Col. ID w. Flag
Ter, Ord. Dept 1t. Col Flagler is appointed
an additional member of the same board for the
examination for promotion OF Mai. L, 5. Bah
bitt and Capt. j. 5. Butler, Ord. Dept
Aymy Lc1rcs Of Abscpcc-Second 1t. G. II.
Martin, 18th Inf, extended ! month"; I'd 1t.
q. b. Duncan, 9th Inf, months, with per-
mission to apply for an extension of months;
1t. c. Il. Edwards, 23d Inf, extended l month
on surg certificate of disability; lst 1t. &. F.
Harrison, 2l Art, months; I'd 1t. Samuel
Leary, 2lst Inf, 3 months; Capt. Hayden De
Lany, 9th Inf, , months with permission to
apply for an extension of months Capt. Pat
rick Hassan, 11th Inf, 3 months eXtension
Capt. Francis Gibson, Tth Cav, months sick
leave; Capt. ]. B. Kerr, 9th Cav, 2 months sick
leave.
Maj. J. V. D. Middleton, surg, has been de-
tailed a member of the Army retiring board
at Governors Island, \. Y, relieving Maj. j.
h. Gibson, surg.
Maj. c. f. Dutton, Ord Dept, has been or
dered to proceed for temporary duty to the
Watervlet Arsenal, n Y; thence to the steel
works at Bethlehem, Pa
The date at which "a 1t. w. H. Bean, Cd
Cav, will be relieved from duty in connection
with the National Guard of Pa. has been
changed to Jan. l, 1891.
capt. d. W. Smltn, I9tn lnf., has Oeen or
dered to report without delay to the supt. of
the recruiting service in New York City for
duty at David's Island, n. Y. H. This detail is
made with view to a tour of duty until Oct
l, 1892
First Lieut., J. E. Runcie, 1st Art, has been
detailed as recorder of the Army retiring
board, ordered to meet at San Francisco.
Lieut.. Col G. H. Burton, Insp. Gen, has
been ordered for temporary duty to Whining
ton, Cal.
Asst. Eng. J. R. Wilmer has been detached
from duty as instructor in higher mathematics
at st. Johns College, Annapolis, Md. and
ordered to duty at Mare Island, Cal, Oct. 10.
Capt James W. Pope, A. O. NJ, has been
ordered TO repair to Cincinnati, Ohio, to attend
the sessions of the prison congress to be held
there beginning Sept. 25.
First Lieut.. John Newton 10th Inf, now at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, has been relieved
from further duty there, and will join his co.
First Lieut.. j. w Benst Ord. Dept. has
been relieved from dnty in the bureau and or
dered to the Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia.
Maj. j. V. D. Middleton, surg, has been
detailed as member of the Army retiring
board at Governors Island, n. Y, vice Mai
j. K. Gibson, surg, relieved.
Charles Keller, Herbert Deakyne, C. L.
Brownwell, additional 2d It's, Corps of Engs,
have been ordered upon expiration of their
present graduation leaves to Willets Point,
n. Y.
Asst Eng. W S. Smith has been ordered to
examination for promotion.
Capt. Williams Patten, A. @. NJ, has been
ordered for temporary duty to Fort Thomas, KY
First Lieut.. John n. Glass, 9th Cav, has been
ordered to report to the supt of the recruiting
service at New York for assignment to duty.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28
A Rest in Time.
From the New York Times.


II have lounge in the room where l work )"
says woman, well-known and popular writer
land when am at a loss for an idea or cannot
express something have in my head, | slip the
bolt OF my door and stretch myself full length
upon the couch, with my head nearly level with
my body. There is something in the position
which alters the circulation in way that clears
my brain at once, and when, in addition, close
my eyes, shutting out everything material, my
befogged and jaded mind strays into this restful
darkness with almost magical effect. / got the
habit, or the knowledge of it, from my father,
who was lawyer and who many times com
mented to me upon the debt he owed his old hair
cloth sofa in his inner Office 1T is the most val
liable authority in my library he used to say
lauGhingly, and understand now how much he
meant by the remark" Another woman who is
not writer, but a busy housemother, has the
lounge in her sewlng-room, and she testifies to
its potent restorative qualities, taken five min
utes at time from season with needle and
scissors 1t is of course all part and parcel of
the doctrine which prescrbes relief to strain be-
fore, not after, one begins to lose ones vigor.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28
DISTRICT MILITARY.

The board of examinations has made the fol-
lowing reports; Favorable, I'd 1t. e. d. Smoot,
to be LIST 1t: Co. A, 9th; W. E. Burchfeld, to be
"a It. 4th; Private j. X. Hunscker, to be I'd 1t.
Co. G, 9th; lst Sergt. F. Columbus, to be I'd 1t.
3di lst sergt, II. W. Weber, to be capt. Co. d,
Sd; Corp. H. Q, Baden, to be I'd 1t. Co. G, 1st;
unfayorable, Wilford Marshall, to be capt Co.
b, 9TH.
Light Bat. held their first meeting on We'd
nesday night with a rather light attendance.
lew dishonorable discharges were granted,
but no business of importance was accom-
plished
The following members Of Co. G, lst Bait,
have been ordered to examination for promo
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28

tion before the brigade examing board Oct 49,
lst sergt. j. II. CARL, Sergts. B. F. Kirchner, c.
IL. Ketter, c. f. Hairless. p. NJ. Kennedy,
Corp John Enders, Jr., and II. E. Baden.
The order dishonorably discharging Pvivate
j, w. Bartlett, Co. D, 3D., has been revoked.
sergt, G. H. Hills, Co. b, Sd Bait, has ten
dered his resignation.
The members of Co. D, Light Inf. Corps, are
getting ready to attend fair to be given at the
5th Regt. Armory, in Baltimore, next month
Sergt. H. L. Maddox has been elected 1st 1t.
Co. c, Sd Bait, and is ordered to examination
Oct. 15.
The following honorable discharges have been
ordered: Private E. G. Houtz, Co. c, and Pri-
Yates G. B. Barry b. N. Browner, and Sergt. II.
j. Lucas, Co. d, Sd Bait
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28
The Richest Town.
From the Argonaut.

From the Argonaut.
Riverside, the banner orange-growng town in
Southern California, is perhaps the richest town
in the country if the average wealth be accu-
rately estimated. Of5000 persons 266 are assessed
for more than $4,000 each, which represents
$4,000 of value. So one out of every twenty per-
sons in Riverside has more than $4,000 in prop
erty: This Is due to the fact that three-q quarters
of the people in the town own their places,
and even if they have only five acres in oranges
this small grove will support family WELL as
the average yield will be worth S400 per acre
every year.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28
Low Rates to Deer Park nnd Oakland.

Low Rates to Deer Park and Oakland.
During the present season the B. & o. r. r.
Co. will sell excursion tickets from Washington
to Deer Park, Mountain Lake Park and Oak
land for the Friday night and all Saturday
trains each week at rate of S5 for the round
trip. The tickets will be valid for return pas
sage until Monday following day of sale.
Tickets to Berkeley Springs and return will be
sold under similar conditions at $3.50 for the
round trip.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-28

Charles =. Calvert,
Typographical Engineer and Surveyor. Espe.
cial attention given to subdividing country
property. 1420 street northwest. aulS-ly3
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
Home Paper for Home Advereisers.

0OIuc X0 X0PCT kOr x1OIu6 AOV0E%100C0s
 What is it In all of us that gives such 8 glitter and beauty to that which is afar of, and such somberness and tameness bo the near by? It is not altogether, nor very much, that we can the better see defects on account of the closeness of the object; we should be able to see the mer- its better, too. It is the disposition to nndervalue the familiar, the common place. that besets us. Now, take 8 cer- tain class of advertisers. They will hunt all around for u medium that is far away, quite overlooking the paper at home, which they could use with q result much more profitable, in many cases, than the one chosen. Or they will provide "dodg. CTS" and 'gutterslnpes" that nobody looks at for free distribution. taking all chances of their being distributed" in a single delivery from the bridge over stream oSanal. No doubt much of this sort of advertising matter has met with such fate as this.
 But the nearby newspaper is the me dium that ought to be used. It is an old personal acquaintance of every man in the community. Its voice is familiar and listened for. Its statements are trusted as those of stranger would not be. Moreover, its circulation is among the very people who compose the class from which the custom desired must be obtained. The home paper is, by All odds, tAo medium for hogne AAyertaDs15.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
" "TICKETS !o
(NeW York World.)

(New York World.)
 The woman who is never able to find her ticket, and after much tribulation has it discovered for her sticking out of her glove, will be glad to hear of the recent decision of Western court.
 The effect of the decision is that a passenger must be allowed reasonable time in which to hunt up his ticket, and if the conductor proceeds to extremities before it is run to earth the road must respond in damages. Now and then a man is so overburdened with messages for Aunt Aurelia and injunctions to take good care of himself that he gets aboard in coma and for the first few miles of his trip is not sure of anything. But ordinarily it is 8 woman who finds the question of transportation embarrassing
 As the conductor heaves in sight she compares herself very favorably with those who are slow at handing in their vouchers, but when he drops anchor
 before her and rasps out "Tickets!" she is mortified to find that hers is not where she was sure she had put it. A second
 rasp and her bonnet tilts to an angle of forty five; at the third call she frantical- ly opens her reticule and finds therein her hairpin reserve, beautifiers and that snippy little wad of samples no woman is ever without, but no ticket. The lunch basket is then invaded and every sandwich opened. but the missing link between her and her destination is not there.
 Then she takes header into her pocket, remains down 8 long time and comes up red in the face, out of breath and out of ticket. She fears that the
 conductor thinks it little game, and in her minds eye sees herself landed on a cross tie. miles away from anybody and at the mercy of COWS, tield-nice and other savage creatures. .a. The conductor, however, is not think ing it little:game. Despite his austere
 look he is a long-suffering and much experienced man, and knows that some l where in the collapsed mass of feathers and bugles before him there is ticket, if he can only find it. In kindly way he suggests the watch pocket, but 1t is not there; then that it may be tied up in a corner of the handkerchief, but no; finally he plays his best trump, glove, and it is forthwith found.
 Rescued from despair, the little bully twitches her hat on straight and tartly informs MT Conductor that she intends to have the Company written to about him.
 The trouble with our fair friend is that she labors under the impression | shared by the travelling public generally
 that passenger is bound to have his
 ticket on call under penalty of eviction,
 but tho law is otherwise now declared. Conductors may be driven to lunacy 1 and station after station be reached be- ! fore the tickets thereto can be collected,
 but the right of search must remain inviolate
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
A Christmas with Edwin Booth.


 ''I remember a Christmas spent in Mir. Booths company many years ago." said young theatrical manager in tho foyer. "He had bought 8 summer resi- dence at Cos Cob, Conn.,, the previous summer, and invited me up to play Santa Claus and do the chimney act. His property was a fair sized little promontory of land, bounded on one Hde by the Connecticut river, on the other side by Long Island Sound, and the New York and New Haven tracks formed the base line. If there is any one road affected by tramps it is that same New Haven road, and when arrived, two or three days before Christmas, there was a line of them waiting their turn at the gate that reminded me of a highly successful advance sale, one trampnear the gate even offering to sell his advanced position for ten cents. Booth was much worried about the dan gerous looking fellows, and it struck me that dog would be highly appropriate as gift.
 "I wired to friend in New York, and the day before Christmas the biggest Siberian hound ever saw was waiting at the little station for me. Booth was tickled to death, and we managed to chain that dog just inside the main gate near the lodge, and then we shook hands. It was an awful big dog, bigger than a little donkey that arrived on the next train with 8 go-cart as 8 present to his little daughter Edwina. We'll, we fixed up the presents that night. dressed up in fur rugs and traps as Santa Claus, and had arranged to drive the donkey into the reception room and distribute the gifts from the well laden go-cart. The dog was to remain in the little shed we had extemporized for him, but he didn't. He was there on business, and he attend ed to it promptly. The chain broke like 8 piece of twine and broke for the bal cony, which l just managed to reach from the cart. Of course there was a racket, and got into the window, and by the time we had armed ourselves with antique swords and 8 revolutionary mus ket the noise had subsided sufficiently for us to venture forth. The dog was just seen in tho moonlight disappearing over the stone wall, thousands of dollars worth of presents were scattered in the deep snow, and donkey meat and fur were lying an inch deep over the three acres of the Booth premises. The Sibe- riao bloodhound had torn the donkey to atoms. Chicago Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
THE LIBEL LAWS.
NHartford Journal. )

There is not state in the Union in which the laws relating to newspaper libel need a more radical revision than in Connecticut. Under the present sys- tenn newspapers here are exposed to iE- dignities and inequities that ought not to be tolerated. It is the ain, of every we'll conducted newspaper to present the news of the day truthfully and without prejudice. The cases are exceptional where this is not enforced. The editor is and must be on the watch perpetually against the publication of false or malic- ious statements. All that the newspaper wants is the truth. That will furnish material enough at any time for the live Hest sort of reading.
 The Sunday Journal has invariably made it an imperative rule not to pub fish an item of any kind out of malice or for the sake of damaging the charac- ter or standing of any one. If an error has crept into it's columns at any time prompt and full reparation has been made. It hes not begun to publish one. half the damaging matters which have come to it's notice, prefering to throw the mantle of charity in the majority of instances over the faults and mistakes of the erring. But it has public duty that must be performed. If in the per. formanoe of that duty. it must call a spade spade or crime crime, the state ought to shield it in that line of action.
 The law should not be of such char acter that 8 vindictive suit can be brought. Least of all should the law permit excessive or unreasonable bail in case suits are instituted. The newspaper will not run away from trial. It will be found when wanted by the judge or jury. The law should clearly define the limits of bail, not allowing the judge or courts the power to order an amount that might involve permanent imprison. ment. The press of this state does not ask for license. It wishes to be govern. ed by wholesome and impartial laws. Laws of this character the incoming legislature should enact. The Journal will not fail when the time comes, te urge this matter on the attention of the General Assembly.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
HOUsATONIC RAILROAD.

The annual meeting of the Housa- tonic railroad company was held in Bridgeport on the 18th inst. The direc- tors were reelected as follows: w. Fl. Starbuck of New York, Wm H. Steven son of Bridgeport, John l.. Macauley, Thomas Rutter, Henry Hentz, all of New York, P. c. Lounsbury of Ridge field, A. B. Mygatt of New Milford, s. B. Merwin of New Haven and w. B. Downes of New Haven. At subse- quent meeting of the newly elected board of directors. the following officers were reelected w. H. Starbuck of New York, president Wm H. Steven son of Bridgeport, ce-president and general manager M. B. Stone of New York, secretary and treasurer Andrew J. Porter of Bridgeport, assistant secre- tary o. B. Robinson of Bridgeport, assistant treasurer.