The National tribune., 1893-09-14
PICKET lSHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Not Yet.


for long while to come. Last Winter the
Legislature passed a bill appropriating a
certain sum of money for purchasing site
and building Soldiers Home, empowering
the Governor to appoint committee to
locate the site. This he did, appointing a
majority of the committee in southern Ore
gon. This committee selected Roseburg as
the most suitable place for the Home, and
selected a site not far from town for the
buildings, etc. A man by the name of Sher-
man placed an I'M JUNCTION on the committee,
enioining them from selecting site or put
ting up any buildings elsewhere than at the
seat of Government, which is Sllem. He
derived his authority from O clause in the
Constitution which says that all public in
situations shall be located at the seat of
Government, notwithstanding the fact that
the State Normal School, the University of
Oregon, and the State Agricultural College
are all located outside the "seat of Govern
ment." The committee carried the matter
before the Supreme Court, but the court laid
the case aside to make room for more i'm
portant cases." and soon after adjourned
court and went to the seaside. The case
now cannot be decided in time to do any
thing toward erecting buildings this year.
If the decision be adverse to Roseburg, an
tuoIb Will DC mace I'd nave Inc SedU Ol
Government moved to Portland
Shameful Treatment.
cold Soldier" thinks that if pensions are
going to be so indiscriminately cut down,
the big pensions granted to the widows
of officers should be cut down too. At the
wholesale rate at which the old boys are
being deprived of what is rfghtful1y theirs
it is evident that the Administration is not
looking for frauds, but for pretexts to rob
the veteran. If the United States would
only pay the veterans the difference between
the deprecated currency they got and the
gold that was promised them, many old fell
lows would be saved from starving to death
Information Asked and Given.
E. L. Beach, Gloversvile, n. Y, having
been told of picture of Salisbury Prison
on sale in Washington at the Goth National
Encampment in that city, wishes to know
where he can get that picture, or one like it.
A. A. Mclaughlin, Co. f, 115th n. Y, Am
sterdam, n Y, tells of an incident that occur
red at Cold Harbor. The writer was MEM
Der of Bartons Brigade, Eighteenth Corps, at
that time. He was wounded in the first as
sault on the enemy's works on the evening
of June /, and was taken back to the corps
hospital. The next day there were 1900
men reported wounded and lying on the
open field, where the Surgeons were grouped,
together with amputaton tables, etc
Among so many only the most desperate
cases could receive Immediate attention, so
the writer crawled some distance off, in the
shade of the timber and away from the sad
scenes presented. About noon there came
bis way number of men carrying body.
They stopped within 90 feet of the writer
m hnr cd hai i,r-.I I.;, rIo
had come with them said prayer for the
heroic soul gone out and they went away.
The writer believes the dead comrade was q
Captain in a Pennsylvania regiment. He
appeared young and of light complexion,
almost sandy hair aud probably stock in
life about five feet seven inches. He would
like 10 know who he was.
A Youngest Soldier"
Rev. T. y. Sears Lamar, Mo-, writes that
he was born Oct. %, 1916; enlisted Jan. -,
1862, in Co. b, 7th Mo. Cav. was after
ward transferred 10 Co. d, same regiment,
and was discharged Sept. I, 1865, from Co.
K, LIST Mo- Cav, the 1st and 7th having
been consolidated in the Spring OF 1865, be-
ing known as the LIST until mustered out.
Homes for Settlers.
M. i. Butler, Smart, Tenn, declares that
Tennessee Is the place for the vets. Land is
cheap, crops sure, water excellent, climate
mild. He viii answer all inquiries inclosing
stamps until they get too many for him,
when he will have to stop short.
L. F. leland, Co. f, 18th N. Y. Cav, and
Co. B, 18th Tenn. Cav, West Plains Mo-,
says his region is a fine one for old veterans
There are good many there already, and
more are welcome. The country is excel
for yhan{ ...1 T.
answer letters inclosing stamps until he is
obliged to stop on account of numbers.
Cavalry History.
r. o. Crosby, Co. a, 5th u. S. Cav, Fort
Wayne, Ind, writes: while attending the
Cavalry Reunion at National Encamp ment
in Washington last year, resolutions were
adopted, if l recollect correctly, looking
toward the erection OF a monument strictly |
OF the cavalry arm of the |
service; also toward securing some one who |
could intelligently and impartially write Il
history Of the cavalry services during the |
war. 1t was claimed then, and truly so, |
that what had been written was done most |
ly by infantry officers, and of course with |
prejudice, and in some cases with malice.
g was elected Secretary of the meeting, |
and can probably advise the boys, through |
your paper, as to what has been done, better |
Than any one. Now, as one of the boys, /
would ike to suggest two meu, who, if |
they could be persuaded to undertake the
task, are fully able and emiuentiy c0mpe-
tent to do the work, and without fear or
favor. The comrades / suggest are Gen
Wesley Merritt and Gen. Il. II. G. Miuty.
A history by these two comrades would |
strike the boys about right, secure a good |
sale, and, if properly handled, prove TO be
'emunerative FOR the labor, and more than
Ill, labor of love, justice, and right. Now,
if any thing is TO be done it should
De quickly, as many of us do not expect to
i've thousand years, however much we
would like to, so as to be an eyesore to
Hungarian Jews and Copperheads, and
would like the pleasure Of reading such
history"
Look Out for Him.
Fred Worth, Commander, August Wentz
Post, 1, GAR, Davenport, Iowa, writes:
Please mention in your paper that man
s travelling about the country soliciting
money from other Posts while claiming to
De n member of this Post. He was never
n the army until after the war, when he
entered the Regulars His name is Charles
Peters, of Co. b. 10Th US. He is beat and
raud."
Cordial Approval.
A. Smiley, Steubenvillc, Ind, heartily in
lorses the course of the good old NATIONAL
TRIRUNED He will always an hScr; he while |