The National tribune., 1892-09-22

with authority to employ an expert to exam
inc aud report upon tho merits of the several
systems submitted.
Comptroller OF tho Currency Hepburn filed
the important position of Bank Examiner for
the City of New York on Wednesday Sept.
ID by the appointment of William II. Kim
ball, of Canton, N. Y, to that position. The
vacancy was created by the promotion of Mr..
Hepburn to the Comp.rollership of the Cur
rency. Mr. Kimball is President of the st.
Lawrence County Bank, of Canton. n Y, a
position he has held for II years. He was
formerly teller of the Jefferson County Bank,
at Watertown, N. Y. and has had 30 consec-
utive years experience in banking. He was
receiver of the Merchants Bank of Watertown,
N. Y, member of the Board of Supervisors
of st. Lawrence County for 10 years, and
Chairman of the Board for three years; was
member of the New York Assembly for
four years.
1t has been customary to have an item on
this page of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE headed
Veterans in the City," but it will not appear
this issue for the reason that the space of the
entire paper would be taken up if we printed
the names of our thousands of callers, all of
whom are subscribers, who have visited Us
this week. Most of the boys express surprise
to see what a splendid office and building
their favorite paper occupies, and If half the
wishes for our prosperity are realized which
the comrades have expressed our circulation
will soon include every man who ever wore
the blue.
Lieut. Col. J. c. Bates, Goth q. s. Inf, who
was detailed to attend the annual encampment
of the New York National Guard at Peekskill
last june last week submitted his report to
Adjt- Gen. Williams. q. s. Army. Gen.
Williams is thoroughly in sympathy with the
officers of the Regular service who appreciate
the National Guard and believe that it should
be keptin the highest state of efficiency. The
Adjutant-General has regarded the late strikes
in New York and Pennsylvania as not without
their compensations as demonstrating that
the authorities of those States are able to COM
mand, at moments notice, the facilities for
prompt movement of troops, and that the
of their commands are so imbned with correct
military feeling and a sense of duty as citizen
soldiers that they fully answer the expecta.
lions of the officers of the National Guard
s.
An impression exists that some of the am
munition which was buried by the conspirators
at tho time of tho assassination of President
Lincoln was uncovered last week by Mr.. F. d.
Evans, who is in the exeayating business and
had force at work digging up the yard in
front of 618 New Jersey avenue. Some dis
tance beneath the surface of the ground they
came upon what had once been q tin box, and
inside the c0rroded tin shell were $50 car
tridges. The ammunition was 50-caliber, solid
head-some for carbine and some for infantry
muskets Moisture had eaten into and softened
the copper part of the cartridges so that they
could be cut with pocket-knfe The powder
was wet and shiny. When President Lincoln
was assassnated there were many people in
Washington who were suspected Of more or less
completely in the dastardly deed, and Mr..
Evans, who seems to have known something of
the former occupants of G1S New Jersey avenue,
appears to be satisfied that tho cartridges were
hidden at that time by persons who were ready
and willing to do anything to aid the waning
cause of the Confederacy.
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The White House will be open day and night
during the entire week for the accommodation
of visiting comrades and their families. The
Mansion is beautifully decorated with flags and
bunting, and will be brilliantly lighted by
electricity every night. An elaborate system
of electric lights is ready to be put in operation
in the grounds surrounding the White House,
and the tree-t tops and shrubbery will glow with
red, white and blue incandescent electric lights
Tho electricity is furnished by the War Depart
ment motors An extra detail of police has
been put on duty at the Mansion to handle the
expected crowds.
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Regardless of the strict Sunday closing law,
which usually prevails in Washington, many
of the stores and all of the saloons and restau.
rants were wide open on Sunday, Sept Is, and
comrades who were bibulously inclined had not
the least difficulty in assuaging their thirst.
The police visited all these places and were
witnesses of this violation of the law, and
the consequences were that warrants were
issued by the wholesale on Monday. It is
understood that the general opening of saloons
was the result of caucus of their proprietors
held on Sunday forenoon.
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS PROTEST.
A committee, composed of members of the
Federation of Labor and knights of Labor, as
representatives of all the other labor organiza-
tions of the District of Columbia, were given
hearing before the District Commissioners on
Tim rsday Sent Is The committee appeared