The National tribune., 1892-05-12

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April Is last Hawkins, or Hockens, ahsconded
from the Dayton Homo with moneys belonging
to that institution and the Governor is very
anxious TO catch him, so that he may be pun
ished as lis crime deserves. Gov. Thomas has
an idea that Hawkins came to Washington or
to some other place in this vicinity.
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Senator Vest, of Missouri, recently presented
petition from citizens of Missouri against the
opening of the Worlds Fair at Chicago on
Sundays, and made some very pertinent re-
marks on the subject. He said the document
was one of the machine made variety, of which
so many had been presented to the Senate, and
was on printed form, evidently prepared In
Washington and had been addressed to sena'
| tors Sherman and Brice, Of Ohio, but their
names had been erased and those,of Senator
| Cockren and his substituted. The petition
contained a most extraordinary resolution,
the Senator said, which pledged the signers
| thereof from this time forth, TO refuse to vote
for any member of Congress unless he should
support the closing of the Fair on Sunday.
Senator Vest said he should vote on this ques-
ton without paying the slightest attention to
this impairment petition, and he did not hold
the people who had signed it responsible, for
they were respectable, well-meaning people.
His vote on the questions of whether the E1-
position should be opened on Sundays, or
whether or not beer should be sold on the
grounds, would be cast entirely irrespective Of
this petition, which he thought was doing the
cause for which it was prepared more harm
than good
The Supreme Court Of the United States last
week rendered an opinion that debt paid in
Confederate money during the war settled an
Indebtedness. 1t 1856 II. L. Opie sold for Sal GOO
a large tract of farm land in Jefferson County,
then Virginia and now West Virginia to Henry
w. Castleman, part of the payment being in
cash and the rest in terest-bearing notes.
Those payments, which fell due between 1861
and 1864, Castleman paid in Confederate money
and Virginia bank notes. both of which were
deprecated currency, going for the purpose of
payment from the United States military lines
in West Virginia into the Confederate lines in
Virginia, and making the payments to Mrs. Opie.
The sons of Mrs. Opie were in the Confederate
army, and she accepted the money, which was
divided among the members of the family, and
in 1865 at her request, the trustees executed
deed of release. About Is years afterward
suit was brought against Castleman, and the
point made that the payments made in Con-
federate money did not constitute a payment
in lawful money as required by the terms of
sale. The United States District Court of
West Virginia gave judgment against Castle
man, but the United States Supreme Court last
week in an opinion by Justice Harlan reversed
that judgment holding that the action On the
part Of the 0pies came too late.
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A comrade who Is pensioner, and who ekes
out livelihood keeping books for Unoie Sam,
says without doubt that ours is forgiYing and
paternal Government, no matter what may be
said about Republics being ungrateful. In
proof of this he told the Gossiper of man who
devoted his spare time during the war away
down in Georgia bushwhacking the unfortun-
atcs of Sherman's army who has been rewarded
for his " unseifsh patriotism to the Lost Cause"
very handsomely. This man, Nathan c. Monro
by name, was bushwhacl1cr in Georgia, and
now holds 81, 500 position in the Interstate
Commerce Commission. But this is not all the
reward he receives for his unselfish patriotism.
as his wife draws s., 900 of Government money
for position she holds somewhere in the War
or Navy Department, while his daughter draws
S720 salary from the Department of Agricul-
ture, and his son has been employed fer the
past year at the Capitol. but is now cadet in
the Naval Academy at Annapolis. All this is
vouched for by the comrade mentioned. This
is pretty good showing for one family; but
still they are not satisfied, and the comrade
says that after the earnest solicitation of
the old bushwhackcr himself, Representative
Livingston, OF Georgia, has promised a remain
ing daughter, the only member of this interest
ing family who is net employed by this
paternal and forgiving Government, a position
in the Census Bureau. The Gossiper knows
| plenty of old Union soldiers and their widows
who would Like to have the smallest position
now held by the ex-rebel family.
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! Mr. Tom Murray, the proprietor and caterer
of the House restaurant, saw Secretary Of State
| Blaine at the theater the other evening. and
remarked to a friend: "They are starving
Jim Blaine to DEATH" Mr. Murray says they
| don't give the great Secretary the proper kind
Of food to eat. :" 1 know just how il is" said
Murray, the doctors say he must not eat this.
and his wife is afraid to let him eat that, and
| the result is the man does not get enough to
satisfy his appetite. He may get sufficient
quantity, but he does not get tho right quality.
have seen too many starving people not to
| know the look and expression that marks their
| features. If had my way would give Mr..
| Blaine whatever his appetite Graves, and in
few weeks he would be as well as any man in
| the world.
| There is 6 big row brewing among tiie Demo.
Gratis Of the House Of Representatives over the
! proposed reduction in salaries by the Commit
tee on Appropriations. in the Legislative, Elk.
| eeutiye and Judicial Appropriation bill. These
/ proposed reductions have not as yet been agreed
| upon although several of the members of the
| Appropriations Committee have informed
| friends what TO expect Such a0leful news
| travels fast in Washington, consequently al
most all the Government officials are now on
the anxious seat But there are members of
the House who. although they voted for the
/ Holman economy resolution at the beginning
4 OF the session, now regret their action, and are
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