The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-08-27

be was employed % tho Government as q Post
,fIice Inspector, and to look after pension I
,laims etc. He would find out the old sol /
HERS or widows who were applying for pen \
lions, and get as much from them as he possibly I
,oUld TO get their claims through. He would /
tell any lie 10 get money. His wife said that /
be had been ia this business for 10 years and I
the writer thinks thIth he ought % be punished. +
lie Is tall, with long nose large eyes, light I
brown hair. and about - years oil. The COM I
rades would DO well 90 keep an eye on this man, /
IS he IS doing q great deal OF harm.
Cure for Rheumatism.
W. T. Prince. Gaylord. Kan, having seen
request Of q comrade for q cure for rheumatism, /.
sends the following which DO knows has been /.
used in q great many cIses with beneficial I.
results 10 can be used both Internally and ex-
.crnaIly: Alcohol, one quart; spirits Of inter,
four ounces; oil 0i s9seatrss, two ounces; chic
reform. two ounces. AQUA ammonia, four ounces, /
oil OF aIise, four drums, OF. of OriEtHum, SIX
drains. For rheumatism apply freely three or
four times a day, or 0.teuer iu severe cases.
For headache, battle tine head freely; for sick
headache battle she temples anal rub some ON
the back OF the neck, and take one tcasToouful
in glass Of water. For neuralgia, batne the
affected parts and cover with WOODEN cloth.
II is also good for too,h3cHo and earacbe. For
sore throat battle the throat, and take tea
spoonful in a Little water.
Scattering.
Geo. A. Coldiug. Go. D, 81 Ind. Cav, having
seen the article Of G.. Smith, who belonged 10
the writer's company, telling Of the opening Of
the Wilderness fight. says Smith was always stir
ring mp something and that whenever ne Jaw
johnny he was careless with his Carbne and
fired right az him. The writer was with Smith
in many hot places, and he always staid until
the last Smiths brother was killed the first
Zee
n battery on the ridge near tho railroad. The
rebel shells poured thick AVID fast, knocking
men and horses in every direction, and one
piece Of artillery was cut down in a few min
utcs. The 10Th M. Cav was helping 20 sup
port the battery. and one Of their officers had
his foot cut of by shell and his horses front
leg torn of at the same time lie would like
70 hear from the boys that were in support Of
that battery, or later in the day, when they
were dismounted bya brici, house on the ridge
and were charged upon Uy two lines Of rebel
inftntry, who came up 20 q stone fence, whero
Mai. Lemon and several Of the 81 gave up
their lives for the old Tag.
Defending a Woman.
IT. n. Davies, 1st Ore Cav Saint Andrews,
Wash, says that COmrade A. W00din, 39th H.,
in recent issue, ciaracterize5 Mrs. Lucy A..
Andrews. widow Of Capt j. s. Andrews Co. q,
18th Mich Cav, az a rebel woman. and accuses
her Of destroying GAR. decorations on the
grave Of her husband. The writer, being ac-
quainted with the facts, has no hesitation in
branding his statement rs q flIschOod. Mrs.
Andrcws'5 reputation is above reproach. She
bad two brothers IN the Union army, one OF
whom. with a cousin, never returned, but is to-
day lying beneath the Southern sod. The flags
removed, which, by the way, were not placed
there By the GAR, were dirty and mutilated,
and not &c for the occasion. On Memorial Day
appropriate ceremonies were held and the
graves tastefuIiy decorated. The jealous spite
Of Nr V0oIin was vented on Capt. Andrews
during his last illness. and since bis death lie
has done what be could to worry Mrs. Andrews,
who surely has had trouble enough TO bear.
The Wrong Way for JubaI.
Stephen Longfellow, Sergeant Co. IT, 26th
Mass, Washington, ID. C., noticed a recent
publication by Gen. JubaI A. Early, in which
he states that the reason the faces of the
Union soldiers could not be seen by his men
was because they were turned the wrong way.
The writer thinks that his men could have
seen the faces OF the Yankees all the way down
the Shenandoah Valley, for they kept him and
his whole command running for 26 miles and
old JubGl only got away with the grand COM
mand Of - men also, when the surrender at
AppOmattnX took place. 10 was we'll known
fact that Early was within n mile Of the Union
wanted him they could have easily gotten him.
And when he ran 10 the Mississippi River and
tried to swim his horses over after a canoe he
could easily have been taken. At any rate, the
writer helped 20 hustle h.m and his command.
They were There.
G. n. Scranton, Senior Vice Commander.
Kellogg Post, % Birmingham, Conn.,, says
that seven good and true members of Kellogg
Post, representing seven different Connecticut
regiments, took part in the parade at Detroit,
and they exceedingly regret that in the sum
mary Of Connecticut Posts which appeared in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Kellogg Post does
not appear They number 81 members in the
Post, and hope to have that number in Wash
ingtou next year.
ne Ought to be Rewarded.
Samuel Z. r. Carney, Co. A, 4th w. Va, after
having spent four and q quarter Of the best
years Of his life in the service Of his country,
and being disabled by lumbagO, rheumatism,
and diseases OF the kidneys 70 such an extent
that be is unable 20 work, applied for pension
in 1856 has been informed chat his claim was
rejected because he was not disabled to pen
siOHab,s extent according 70 tho Board OF
Examiners Of the Pension Office. The writer's
first disability was incurred at TOung's Point,
La, in front Of Ficksburg during the siege az
that place. The writer, with Comrades kNln-
cade and Wells, both Of Co. Z, 4th w. Va,
crossed the Mississippi with mufled oars and
tackled uD Presidents LiucOln's proclamation
inside Of the rebel line and while making their
/ escane under heavy fire Of the enemy's guns
the writer fell over ths river bank and dislO-
CA ed his right shoulder, and was IS hours
without medical attendance and since that
tinlo has suffered agony from the injury, at times
being unable 70 lift his hands to his head.
Information asked anil Given.
W. J.. Williamson, Central City, Neb., having
| seen a communication in the issue Of July %
/ from George s. Daushenbaugh. Co. b, 1st bat
/ talon, 10Th U. S. would like TO get the COM
/ rade's address. as he belonged to the same
/ company as DauEheubaugh, and wishes his
/ evidence 10 complete the writer's claim.
Alex TrebOF, Wlutersat, Iowa, o veteran OF
/ four years, a widOwer and Christian man, 40
I wears Old has a good home for the right per-
| son, and would like TO correspond with some
/ LOYAL woman either maiden or widow, with a
/ view TO matrimOny.
/ Mary J. BartIow, 3l2 East Maple st., Jeffer-
| souville, lad. would like 90 know the name OF
! the dispatch boat that was doing duty during
/ the battle at Island No. 10.
+ @. Dietz, Co. ID, 9Th Conn, Guerneville, Cal,
/ would like to know what is the matter with
the boys OF the 9th Conn, speci,lly of Go. d. he
| wonders il they are all dead. II not, he wan IS
/ some OF them to write their experiences of the
/ war Should any OF them sec this he would be
+ glad TO hear from them.
Samuel s Paterson, Baruheart's Mill, Pa,
/ saws that in answer to his inquiry in tho issue
/ of Aug. 6. we have his name 5. l.. instead o.
/ :. s.; and also Battery u. instead Of Battery q,