The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-21

fighting. is an excellent stump-speaker and whiIs
a member of Congress he secured reputation a.
a Tariff Rsformer. He gained wide reputation
while in the House for his obstruction tactics and
"a an objecior lac was hardly inferior 10 Holman.
just before he quilted Washington he wrote a book
on the decline Of the Republic
Gen George p. Ihric. who will be the General
Agent OF the State Of Washington at the Worlds
Fair, has brilliant war record. The Historical
Record OF the United States Army gives his record
as follows; Cadet at Military Academy from July
l. iSf5. to Jan 10, 1917; Second Lieutenant Sd Art,
June Is, 1853; First Lieutenant Feb %. 1857 re-
signed Dec 81, 1859; Leulenant-Co Colonel, Cd Cav.
Sept. 4. 1861: resigned Dec. H. 1861: Colonel and
ABIDE Camp. May :. 1862; BFevet Brigadier-Gen-
eraI. March 10. 1866, for gallant and meri,orious
services during the late rebellion at The siege Of
Corinth, at Iuks. battle Of Corinth. TaIlahatchie
advance ON Grenada. Jackson, Humboldt. and
siege OF Vicksburg discharged Aug. IS. 1853. Ma
ior and Paymaster, April II. 1856; resigned July
1873. He was on Grants staff, and since the
has had extensive experience examiner of mines
in the United States and Alaska
There have been many jokes printed about ex-
Senator John J. Ingalls,. Of Kansas. His meager
endowment of flesh has been the occasion OF q
good many stories. one Of the best Of which was
related the other night by Kansas man You
know how lean Ingalls, is" he said. Well, down
In Atchison there is a doctor who Is = great friend
OF the Senator. This doctor had been greatly
annoyed by q newsboy, who would come into his
once very unceremoBiously and poster him by
trying TO sell papers. Ono day when Ingalls, was
IN the Office the boy was heard coming up the
stairs, and the doctor decided to put up Job on
him. He rushed ont artieulated skeleton
placed it in q chair by the desk. and then the two
men withdrew to the back room. In rushed tho
boy. and without noticing what was at The desk
came directly mp to the skeleton When he looked
mp and saw it grfnning at him he was nearly
scared into commissions and bolted for the door
yelling bloody murder. The joke tiekled the doc
tor, but lngaiss conscience pricked him. and going
to the window he looked out at the boy who was
Standing below crying. Come upstairs my boy
he said. III buy one Of your papers, But the
newsie began TO yell harder than ever. and be-
tween his sohs he managed to bIubber out %,
you can't fool me. even il you have put your
clothes on"
Senator Francis z. Warren, who served in the
10th Mass, and Senator J. NJ. Carey. both OF Wy
orning, were hung in igy at Ogden because they
did not vote on the silver bill
Chester A. Arthur the son of the late ex-Presf-
dent, is a resident of Paris. He Is q handsome
looking young man, much resembling his father
in appearance, and about 30 years Of age.
Among the newspaper reporters at Homestead,
Pa, the scene OF the late riots the Of Gen.
John c. Fremont, the famous Pathfinder.
Next Autumn there will be held, 10 Is said, o
grand reunion Of the family Of Gen. Grant. incind-
ing all the grandchildren. At present Mrs. Grant
Is staying at hotel in West Point Mrs Davis, tho
widow of the President OF the so-called Coafed-
crate States in aIso n boarder at the saue 1atel =