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

| q red mustache took the stand and repeated his
story of the robbery as told at the time IN these
| columns saying that johnson had carried him
| into the Agricultural Department grounds and
robbed him of his watch hat and money, all OF
which were recovered by Detective Boyd on
Monday. HE took about everything you had
with you, didn't he7" said Judge Miller. as the
various articles were piled up on the desk.
| ayes, your Honor" said Mr.. Tourney. twas
afraid of him. and I'd have given him my shirt
| if he had wanted it." Johnson admitted the
robbery, and was held under $1,000 bonds for
the Grand Jury. He went to Jail.
IS.
| The report was circulated in Washington
recently, that in view of the trouble caused by
the strike of the workmen in the quarries
at Concord N. a., the Government had
| agreed to accept other than Concord granite in
completing the new Congressional Library
Building here in Washington. This report
was denied by Bernard Green, Superintendent
and Engineer of the Library Building, who
said that this report is both inaccurate and
! misleading. According to Mr.. Green the Gov
| eminent has not agreed to a substitution OF
| Maryland stone for Concord granite. The
| Government did, years ago, contract for
| Watersville (Mdl granite for use in the Library
Building. That contract was made long before
the one with the Concord works was made
The Maryland stone was used in the construo-
ton of the rotunda, or reading of the
building, and also in inside or courtyard walls
| of the structure but it was not intended that
| the Maryland stone, although it is of very good
quality, should be used in the construction of
the exterior walls of the building
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| But two cities of considerable size in tho
whole country lave no regularly appointed
Postmaster. These are Charleston, 8. c., and
Vicksburg, Miss. At the Charleston Office. A.
II. Mowry, Democrat. who was appointed
during Cleveands Administration 1850, is
acting. His commission expired in December,
1891. A colored man, Dr. Crum, was then
nominated by President Harrison, but the
nomination was afterward withdrawn. It is
hardly probable that Gen. Harrison will name
another man to fill tho Charleston postofice
this Winter, and Mowry will hold over until
Presdent-elect Cleveland names his successor,
as the Office is said to have been conducted in
a very satisfactory manner. At Vicksburg the
postoffice is in the hands of the sureties of Jim
Hill, who was nominated by President Harri-
son soon after his election, and the office is be-
ing conducted in a business-like manner. Hill,
who is perhaps the smartest colored man in
this country, was slave when the war broke
out is entirely self-made man, is antagonistic
to ex-senator Bruce. and his nomination for
the Postmastership was rejected, 1t is said,
through Bruce's influence. 1t is thought some
prominent Republican will shortly be nomi-
mated for the position.
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jerry Simpson, no longer the "sockless Kan
sas statesman" appeared in Washington on
Friday, Nov. %, and was in excellent humor
both with himself and with the world-at-large.
Although he was interviewed by many news
paper men, during which the causes of the re-
cent defeat of the Republican Party in the
"Sodier State" were discussed but the Hon.
Jerry refused to speak regarding his attempted
assassination, which was claimed to be put-up
job between himself and the managers of the
Populist Party, in which Jerry was to be as
| saulted by some of his own friends and left for
dead. Jerry, it appears, was perfectly willing
to have this sympathetic dodge worked in his
|
that the assaulting party should be armed with
bottle of beef's blood as we'll as bludgeon,
and that the former should be uncorked and
freely distributed over his person, while the
latter should be very sparingly used. The
| whole plot, for some cause miscarried. but the
Hon. Jerry got the advantage OF the advertise
ment, and was elected. He thinks he gained
the greatest victory ever obtained by any man
in any part of the country, and all because of
his wonderful personal popularity and mag
netism.
The case in the Criminal Court Of the Dis
trict of Columbia was called last week against
William Northridge and George Farnsworth
two crooked persons of Washington, charged
with conspiracy, but owing to the failure of
the prosecuting witness, Comrade w. r. Cobb
of Michigan, to put in an appearance, was post
poned for few days. short time after the
failure of Comrade Cobb to show himself in
court, he walked into Police Headquarters and
appeared to be very anxious to know what had
been done with the case. When informed that
it had been continued on account of his non
appearance he expressed satisfaction, but
wanted the case called on the following day. as
he did not wish to remain in Washington a
week longer. One of the detectives sarcastic
caly remarked that perhaps Comrade Cobb
would be able to pass away the intervening
time by going over to Arlington and witness
ing another unvaiing of statue; to which
Comrade Cobb replied that he had had enough
of such spectacles. 1t will be remembered that
an account of the robbing Of Comrade Cobb APP
peared in these columns several mouths ago.
lie was enticed to the Virginia end of the Long
Bridge by two bunco men, robbed and left over
there without q cent. He now wants to get
even with the thieves, and will doubtless do SO.
IS
The result Of the trial of Engineer Danforth
is regarded as victory for the line in the fight
which has been going on for years in the Navy
T between the line and the staff. In the days OF
sailing vessels the staff officers were few in
number, and their duties were considered as
relatively much less important than those OF
the line. The latter managed. sailed, and
I, fought the ships; while the Pursers, Surgeons,
and Chaplains meekly attended to such duties
c as were assigned them. The introduction oil
steam, and the building Of great vessels which
require the highest grade of engineering skill