The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-01-14

up 500 and bad Il on deposit IN a local bank To
wanted TO use the money. and one day asked tho
President of the bank Tor u. tie told Plumb TO
sign a check. The young man looked uP and
said, Eh'' " Make out check for The amount
md Sign o." replied the banker. No, air ee 10
said the statesman in embryo. No stree. done
pul my name on paper unless keep The paper.
give you my money without taking your receipt
ana want . back on the same terms" And it
TOOK considerable arguing to persuade him that il
was the customary thing to make checks for
money.
The real estate Of the late Gov. Alvin p Hovey.
Of Indiana, Is estimated at ss00 600 and his per-onal
property At from 5000 10 $1,000 His heirs are a
son. At present Postmas,s a 1t Mount Vernon. Ind.
and a daughter Mrs. Me1zes
An interesting event took place At -. Louis NJ,
few weeks ago. which recalled some % tho e1-
citing events o. the war II was at a Reunion %
the 2d Mo, and the veterans Of that regiment
were presented with their old flag. which was
carried by them in the early part Of The war, bus
which was captured at Chckamauga. The pre-
sentation was made by X r. Higginbolhan, Of
waterford. Miss, soldier Of the 4ith Miss. who
came on purpose to make the presentation. Mr.
HigEinbotham's account Of the capture Of tho Tag
IS interesting: NY regiment was cut to pieces at
me battle Of Chic<amauga. At one point. how
and l. with other soldiers. was la possession OF
ground from which most Of them had been driven.
was wounded in the hand, but not seriously In
looking about discovered three members Of the
"a No. behind = pile Of rails. One 81 these was
the color-bearer. 7 demanded their surrender.
and they complied turning over their arms to me.
We went back short distance out OF danger while
washed my wound. found my prisoners to be
very agreeable men. aud We soon formed quite
a z inn F.r oh. m
me to promise him to keep the flag for him. and,
il possible. return it to him. so that he could return
1t to the ladies who presented il to the regiment.
promised 70 do shortly aferward an Aid. de-
camp Of Gen. Longstreet demanded that I sur
render the flag to him, but I refused knowing
mat he was not The proper officer. lie attempted
TO force me to give 10 mp, but with the aid Of the
prisoners we retained The flag was aftsrward
sent to Atlanta, then 20 Richmond and afterward
found an opportunity 70 send the Tag to my homo
in Mississippi. where it has been ever since.
have neglected IL, or IL might have been returned
TO the regiment sooner
That stanoh Democratic journal the New York
World, says that Congressman Hatch. OF Missouri.
has been heard to say that when be was a Colonel
In the Confederate army he little dreamed that no
would some day be- in the Capitol at Washington
sitting In Judgment on the claim Of a Federal SOL
dier Tor a pension. But there was no one reader
than be to pass favorably on Just claim When
he was a member Of the Pension COMMITTEES OF The
4bth Congress he would take the cases assigned 70
him, hand them to his COMMITTEES Clerk, and say.
You are a lawyer j refer these eases to YOU lust
~ a claim against decedent's estate is handed
over TO a master in ohanoery. Take this evidence
and marshal il, pro and CON- and il The - Yankee
Is entitled 10 a pension write favorable report;
otherwise reject the claim 30 We think that this
Is pretty cool way for an ex-rebel TO be passing
upon the claims OF the men whom he fought
against. he is too lazy to look over the evidence
HIMSELF bis constituents should see TO Il that man
is returned in his place who would do the work
and not permit II 10 be done by an irresponsible
clerk
In the beginning Of the year 1891 there were but
. surviving widows Of Revolutionary soldiers, and
several Of these died during the year. The oldest
Of those now alive are Nancy Ranes OF Carter's
Furnace Tenn, aged 100 and Ann Maria Young,
OF Easton, Pa, who is Ia her lOlst year. In 3 few
more years the last relic Of that war will have
passed away.
Gen. Sheridan, whose famous raid OF the Shen-
andOah Valley In 1864 made with q view OF
depriving Earlys troops Of the means Of subsistence
for their annoying excursions down toward Mary
land Is credited with the remark that he meant 10
clean out the Valley thoroughly that thereafter
a crow flying IL will have to carry his
rations." But a letter Of Gen. Grant 10 Gen. Hall
leck, advising Just such measures, and recently
reprinted from official records contains the phrase
80 that crows flying il for the balance Of this
season will have to carry their prOvendsr with
them" Instructions TO this effect were sent TO
Gen. Hunter in the Valley before sheridan was
placed in command there.