The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-12-01
PERSONAL.

| The Philadelphia Times says that though Hon.
| J. Randall died without any estate Whatever, ye
| his friends have made such provisions for hi.
family that his widow will have about 81 900 veal
| in addition to her home in Washington.
| Lieut. Col. Aldace F. Walker 1st battalion, Vt
II. A. after a conference with President Chauncey
NJ Depew, of the New York Central Railroad. and
other trunk line officials. has decided TO accept the
position rendered him by the Joint Committee oil
the Trunk Line and Central Traffic Associations
With Commissioners Goddard and Blanchard he
will take up the subject of east-bound rates over
the trunk lines and the. Western connections. II
is intended to establish system of percentages
and dIffercntials such has been successful In
maintaining west bound rates.
The Confederate Veterans Association Of At
Iants resolved last week to buy a United States
flag under which to march hereafter.
Comrade Thornton, Commander Of Goldwood
Post, G.AR Mobile, Ala, sends US an account of
the finding of the remains Of in that city re-
Gently, at the foot of what was formerly New York
street. now known Elmira street, $50 feet from
the edge of the river. two feet below the surface.
Alongside the skeleton eartridge-box, belt,
and bayonet with ~. s" upon them, indicating
that il was the body of Union soldier. About the
body, in the ground was an impression OF the form
of man, as if human being had shrunken away
and left the impression. To the south OF the hole
was found mans skull, with lower jaw and
teeth only few teeth being missing. The rest OF
the skeleton, with only few bones missing, lay
stretched out, indicating that man possibly five
feet six inches long had occupied the space. At
the south end of the depression was found one
bootleg. and the bones of only one leg visible.
In direction to indicate that the cloak had been
worn on the left shoulder and gone down under the
right arm, was a leather strap, to which was found
attached leather cartridge-box. The boz was Of
the old army pattern perhaps eight inches square.
Inside the box which we'll preserved, was
found number of bullets, the remains of car
trdges There were about 40 in all. The balls
were Of lead, 50-caliber, and short and conical. a
belt with brass plate. similar to that the car
fridge box, oval in shape, with the motto U. S"
q brass plate. scabbsrd and bayonet, and a cap
box of leather filled with musk et-caps were found.
The workmen searched for the brass buttons that
may have belonged to the uniform, but failed TO
find any The news after the discovery of the body
spread over the southern portion of Mobile. and
eoon a large crowd collected to view the sight.
great many surmises and theories were INDUCED
In as to how came the body there. 1t was suggest
ed that during the war the place was open and
covered with water, and that IL was perhaps the
body of some unfortunate Federal soldier who had
been on guard in the locality of the temporary
arsenal of the Federals in a warehouse near Beau
regard street. after they had captured the city, and
was victim the terrible xpioson of the arsenal
In 1865 The force of the explosion. it was sug
gested had thrown the man into the river. and in
rising the body had dEiited to the resting place
where found and that later the wharf was filed ill.,
The Coroner notified and paid visit to the
place. inspecting the remains. He gave q
tificate to bury the remains. which were taken in
charge by undertakers and taken to their under
taking establishments. The Department at WASH
ington notified and authority granted to inter
the romans in the Federal Cemetery
pension of $6,673 and So month hereafter
has been granted Comrade Garrett Youngjohn, of
Amsterdam, N. Y. For nearly IL years Comrade
Youngjohn has been In the Ovid Asylum. He was
sunstruck while in the army aud his mind was
affected in consequence His guardian Is James
II. Bronson. Mrs. Youngjohn is in needy circum-
stances In Amsterdam, and this large pension will
be OF great service TO her.
Con John w. Foster, Lieuenant- Colonel of the
25h Ind Colonel ofthe 65th Ind. and also Colonel
of the both Ind 100 days regiment at present the
efficient Secretary of State in President Harrisons
Cabinet, upon retiring from his present office next
March, go TO Paris American Agent TO take
charge of The Governments before the Beriug
Sea Arbitrators.
MAJ. Oliver O. Bosbyshell, 48th Pa. Superiniend-
ent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia, de-
MES that he has distributed any of the souvenir
the hands of James w. Ellsworth, OF the Worlds
Fair Art Commission. The coinage henceiorth
will be at the rate of $4,000 per day