The National tribune., 1890-04-24

| 10 send statistics in regard to the fishing in
| dustry at their respective places. The following
answers have been received from Western
| Postmaster:
There are loads of suckers down this way but
| I'm not one of them. See2
/ Got lots of crawfish, suckers and landsharks
| here, but no one fishes for them with profit.
The man you sent this circular to is daid.
! don't know what his address is now.
I'm Postmaster on six cents year, an I'm
! damed if gether states fur that amount, not
! bein' q Government officer pade TO catch fish.
Mister Himel is ted an recon he don't no
know more abote fish now than he did afore he
daide, fur their amt much water where he is
now.
Dol Smith moved to Newbrassky nine years
ago an the Sheriff here says he never fished as
he knows Of
don't git no fisheries statises for no d
republican administration.
NEW APPoINTEEs.
The following nominations were sent to the
Senate by the President during the past week:
Stephen A. Marine, Pension Agent at Des
Moines, Iowa.
Erastus A. Williams, Surveyor General of
North Dakota.
Registers of Land Offices-Willam T. Riley,
at HALEY, Idaho; John Ii. Shupe, Roseburg,
Ore.
Receivers of Public Moneys-Jay r. Sanburn,
at Walla Walla, Wash.
John ii. Wang, Agent for the Indians of the
Devils Lake Agency, n. ID.
Edmund C. Weeks. United States Marshal for
the Northern District of Florida.
Maj. Edwin V. Sumner, 9th Cav, to be Lieu
tenant Colonel. Sth Cav.
Capt. Writ Davis, 4th Cav. Major, 9th Cav.
Lieut. Col. John X. Miner, 9Th Cav, Colonel,
10th Cav.
First Lieut.. C. II. Murray 4th Cav. Captain.
Second Lieut. John M. Neall, 4th Cav, First
Lieutenant.
VETERANS IN THE CITY.
| J. A. Wcimer. Downingt0wD. Pa. Comrade
| Weimer served in Co. A, 203d Pa and was So
verely wounded at the capture of Fort Fisher
| where his regiment behaved very calamity, and
! lost 200 killed aud wounded, out Of the 500 it
took into action. He is carpenter, in the en-
! plOy of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Col. Edward Daniels, LIST Wis. Cav, Guns
/ ton, Va. Col. Daniels thinks that Congress can
be prevailed upon TO give all the old veterans
| OF the country free pass 10 Washington, and
! pay their expenses while they are here, before
| they all die. He says movement TO consum-
! mate such a scheme should be inaugurated Mt
| the next National Eucampment, aud he has
! little doubt Of its success, If the Encampment
! takes hold of it rs they should do.
Thomas G.. Boss 10th Wis, Sherburne, n. Y.
George Beedles. 14Sth n. Y, Waterloo, n. Y.
Comrade Beedles is in the grocery business.
Horace Penfeld, Goth Conn, New Britain,
Conn. Comrade Penfeld is a massage pbysi-
clan.
Michael Murphy, 9th n. Y H. A., n Wash
| ington street Auburn, 81. Y.
e. A. Earle, I'd Mimi. Cav, Mullane, Idaho.
| Comrade Earle is largely engaged in mining.
| Scepty Rindge, 10th n. Y, Cortland, N. Y.
! ComFade Rindge enlisted Oct. 4, 1861, and was
! discharged March II, 1864. on account of wounds
4 4 = - 4 - ~
| burg mimic ball in the right leg, which he
carries to-day. The two pitchforEs improvised
as eruiches on which he hobbled OF the field
after he was hit he still has aud uses rs canes
and although poor man, he would not part
with them for a thousand dollars The 10Th
belonged to the First Brigade. First Division
OF the First Corps. and was first i'm the fight at
Gettysburg Col. Grover, its commander. was
killed early la the action. The same brigade
opened the second Bul! Run fight just after sun
down Aug. 2S. II was commanded then by
Gen. Doubleday, and Comrade Rndse has the
cicatTice ola guushot. wound i'm his left arm as
reminder Of the fact that he was there and at
the front when the bullets were flying.
COMMODORE c. D. MAXWELL
Commodore Charles Davis Maxwell, Medical
Director tretired) u. S. Navy. died at his resi-
deHce in Washington, No 1916 / street, on
Friday, April Is, from "a complication Of dis
tE5Sa pftiilAE 10 A1NdnCt1 age
He was born in Delaware Oct 81 1906, and
was appointed from that State Sept 9, 1887.
becoming a Surgeon Oct. g. 1919, and Medical
Director March 3 1871, after lac had been placed
on the retired list for age.
HIS FIRST cruise was in the old frigate Consti-
tuition. Pacific 1eet. 1892, and following
that he did duty for year at the Norfolk
Naval Hospital.
When the Mexican war began he was ordered
TO the sl0op-Of-sar Cyane, under Capt. latter
ward Rear Admiral) Dupont aud served with
the Pacihc Squadron until 1913 While in the
Cyane Capt Dupont boiabarded Guaymas Oct.
z, 1916. and cut out the Mexican armed brig
Condor from close under the guns in the bat
teries ashore.
In lSi9, 80, he was at the Marine Barracks in
this city, and In 1926 was in the steam
! frigate Powhatan in the East Indies
After three years tour Of special duty at
| the Navy Department lac Joined the sloop Ports
mouth Ia the Spring OSI560, and was on board
| when the war OF the rebellion began. He was
at the Washington Maynard from 1862 to
1 1864 and then for three years-to ISG7-Was
| Fleet Surgeon Of the Pacific Squadron. that
| being his last active service afoat
lie was retired on becoming 62 years Of age
/ Oct. q. 1865, but remained on duty at the
! Naval Hospital here until 1870, when the law
| forbade the employ ment OF retired officers on
duty in times Of peace. He held tho rank Of
] VA hLc icllfCu ll5b LOT length
/ service.
He raised and lost several daughters, only
one living 70 be married, aud had one son, who
died in the army about 1888. His wife died
here in june, 1853.
| COMPUTATION FOR THE LOSS OF THE USE OF
LIMB.
The following circular was Issued by the
! Surgeon-General, u. 5. A., on Nov. 10, 1889. IL
4 is Of special interest 10 comrades who arc now
suffering from the loss Of the use Of limb:
! Every officer, enlisted or hired man who Inns
lost limb, or the Use Df limb 10y injury or dis
ease in tie military naval service OF the United
States s entitled To receive, every five years
hn ARTIFICIAL limb OF apparatus. communication
therefor. The period Of Eve years II reeloncd from
thc Ming of the first application after June H. 1870
/ and 40 arrears accrue previous To such filing The
Communication allowed Ia Of the HfiputHtiOn Of
lex - sI55 Ia all other cases $50 Communication
can be allowed only la of loss Of limb or
loss Of ace 81 mb,-LhAt IT, arm OF ley-riot for
other Injuries The iaRs relating To artificial nb los
are TIE Revised Statutes Sections 1851 to 47gI aud
act 81 Aug. -, 1879. Chap. 800.
pensi0neF who has already received enc or
more istallincnts 81 communication has only 10 send
! Isis aud pOsiolice address TO the Surgenn-
General III the Army about the time the five years
! have expired, aud hs ciaim viii be attended 10
/ without any expense to him for attorneys fees or
| aiiidavits.
! pensi0neF vino considers himself entitled To
Communication on account of the loss of the use of a
liinb, but who has not heretofore filed AN applica-
uoh under Tie above laws. should ll ia the nfor-
/ nation required below aud then send this paper 10
the surgeon-D General, when ss ease will be fnycst
lied et.r E.vf.