The National tribune., 1891-10-22
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etrong-and 200 other visitors called at the
White House and were received by the Presi-
dent in the East Room. He shook hands with
each, spoke to many Of them, and the whole
time occupied was but % minutes
&c
The opinion grows stronger that Col. A. c.
Thompson OF Ohio, will receive the coveted
appointment TO the Court OF Claims before the
Bnd OF this month
The negro when he goes wrong shows quite
ms much ingenuity as the white man in evil
inventions. A dudsh young negro, who Is q
confirmed criminal, was arrested In this city
last week for getting money out OF young ne
crosses by promising them positions on the
Pullman cars as chambermsids il their meas
urements were right" lie would take the
hight, girth. bust measurement. etc, OF the
women find them satisfactory, and collect q
fee Of S. for securing them positions at 500 a
month.
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Gen. Merritt complains that the great OBJ
etacle 90 Indian recruiting is the Indian bu-
reaus regulation that when an Indian enlists
his ratons are cut of from those supplied TO
his tribe. There Is also q belief among the In
dams that he will lose his share IN the annuity
land aud other tribal possessions. Gen. Mer-
ritt wants the rations restored and an assur-
Rnce given the Indians that they will not suffer
IN any way on account Of their enlistment
Gen. Morgan, Indian Commissioner says that
the order to stop the rations Of the Indians
who enlisted was rescinded shortly after being
issued.
Patrick Larlzin, an assistant messenger OF
the Adjutaut- Generals Office, lie one Of the old
veterans who are anchored in q good berth in
the War Department And Pat has earned
his retirement He Is an Irishman, as his
name suggests but came DO the United States
when a lad He enlisted in the Mounted Rifles
In 1855, and served in the Regular Army
until discharged for disability in February,
1863, from the % Cav. which bad been changed
from the Mounted Rifles. He was with the
Utah Expedition, and suffered with the others
nnder Albert Sydney Johnston in that fssco,
which permitted an army 60 return from one OF
the most disastrous campaigns without having
accomplished anything. Pat was Orderly for
Robert T. Lee when he was an officer Of the
United States Army, and has many anecdotes
the war broke out Pat was 81 fort in Texas,
and says that the news Of the firing upon Fort
Sumter was given TO the garrison by the Captain
commanding while the troops were IN the rid
ing school going through the tactics Of the
mounted drill, the reading Of the dispatch being
received with ominous silence which the ofh-
Ger. who shortly resigned his commission, could
not exactly understand. Pat can blow bugle
calls 10 the Queens taste as be was a Bugler dur
ing his service IN the army. He Is respected
by every man IN the War Department, from
the Secretary OF War down, because be was a
gallant soldier, and is now trusted Govern
meut empioye.
The late Cen w. II. i. Lee was pleasant,
generous likeable man. but even the blindost
worshipcrs Of his father bad to confess that the
aon was a man Of exceedingly moderate abili-
ties Try as hard az they might, they never
could make a great man out Of him, OF deceive
anyone who came in contact with him into be-
lieving that be remotely approached greatness.
He was popular with his associates IN the House,
and every little while great baskets Of fine
flowers would come up to him from his farm at
Rayensworth which he would distribute with
the greatest impartality through the House,
making no difference a. to politics in his beauti-
ful fora gift6.
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"Queer ways they have down in Texas"
A Texas acquaintance speaking to me Of
somewhat noted Representatives from that State
said:
Now III admit at once that Col. W. II.
Martin is not q legislative genius; III 20
farther and say that he don't begin 10 have the
sense or the education necessary for Congress.
man. But if you knew him as well as we do
down Ia Texas, you'd understand az once why
We elect him 10 Congress over vastly smarter
men, aud keep on doing il. ] tell you, Col
Bile life is a history for you. He's ono man
IN million, Why, sir, he settled in our State,
aud began the practice Of law. lie wasn't
much Of lawyer, but be got elected Prosecuting
Attorney, aud he was a whale, ] tell you. lie
made criminals shake IN their boots, aud that
was good deal in Texas in those days, FOR the
criminals were not men 10 be fooled with. As
said before, he didn't know much about law,
but he'd take revolver IN one hand and an
indictment IN the other, and he'd march up 10
the culprit and say, - you, plead guilty,
or Ill blow your head off, That fetched en-
every Time"
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81 know Col. Bill Martin from way back y
said another Texan, and as long a. he i've,
and runs Tor Office, III yell for him and vote fol
him, you bet. You see, at the outbreak of The
war he raised n company Tor the 4th Tex and
took them into Virginia he wasn't Eny
Genenl-he didn't seem 10 know anything
but 10 20 ahead aud eight and so the FIRST thin,
that we heard down in Texas WAS that he'd
got bic company into some sort Of a SCRAP,
where nl Of them were killed except Capt BIZ
and three or four Others. Then be came baoI
70 Texas 70 recruit his company. ] wac /
young kid then. and j enlisted with a lot O
Others under him Instead Of taking us 60
railroad or a steamboat and carrying us 10 on
destination, as any other mau would have done
be simply took y course through the woods aus
EwampE, like an Indian. aud struck ont. telliut
uE % follow him. IL seems to me that for ION
weeks ] waded through mud and water up 4
my hips, only occasionally finding a dry plac
upon which 10 sleep and cook our grub Whom
ever we'd say Where ia the world are yo
going, Captain he'd holler back, Never yo
mind where we're Roin'i I've got my orders D
take you thar, am I'm goiu' to Rit you thar