The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-07-19

The Secretary of War has awarded medals
of honor to the following members of the vol
unteer storming party at Ficksburg in May,
| 1868: James n. McClelland, Co. b, 30th Ohio.
Dennson, o.; Piatt Pearsal, Co. c, 3oth Ohio
Pennington. No.; C. L. Armstrong, Co. d, SD
Ind, Cincinnati. o.; Joseph S. Labille, Co. C.
9th Mo-, Vandalia. H.; Thomas A. Blasde Co.
II, SD Ind. Plevna Kan; WIN. Ii. Longshore,
Co. ID, 30th Ohio. Pawnee Station. Kan.
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There is considerable grumbling among the
Coxeyites eDeamped in the neighborho3d. and
many of them believe that Coxey, who is now
at Massillon, and Browne, who is in New York
with n number Of followers have left the Com
monwea for good, and that nothing can be
pected from them III the way of assistance.
The condition of the con, isssry still contin-
ues to be the chief object Of interest to the
crowd and the spirits of the Com weaiers
go up or down as the state of their larder is
pleasing or otherwise. There is no doubt that
Coxeyism is a dead issue so far as the army"
here is concerned.
Every once in while startling amusing
resemblances, as the case may be, creep out in
Congress. Col. Livingston, of Georgia aston
shed his friends by appearing with his beard
shaved of, and in consequence presenting
strong likeness to Senator Re field Proctor, of
Vermont. who recently subjected himself to
the same punishment. Col. Livi""~ton ap-
peared rather shy the first daS q when
greeting his friends invariably he. .Iis chin
down. 1t does not look bad that, how
ever, and the change accom- plshes the double
advantage of being cooler for the Colonel and
making a better exhibition of his immaculate
white tie.
now reason has been discovered for me
existence of Populism by Western Congress
man who comes from a section where Popuisn,
is very fourshing. Il am convinced" he
sad that after much study have discovered
the cause of Populism. 1t is lack of rain. In
any country where there dreuths there are
poor crops of grain, and there is invariably a
crop of Popuists. Lack of rain is a great evil"
The Populsts have at least one advantage in
the Senate. Their party is small that they
can get together at moments notice. 1t is
easy enough to tell when Popuiist caucus is
to he held. Senator Allen leaves his desk, goes
to Senator Kyle and whispers in his ear aud
then they march in double column across the
Senate Chamber to Senator PETER. lie takes
the hint at ouce, puts weight upon his letters
aud papers. and then the trio file out, the ath-
letic 4 lien leading the procession and the long
whi,kefed PETER bringing up the Their
caucus room is really not room at all. They
gather together the big marble portieo of
the Senate wing, under the protecting aegis Of
the statue of George Washington defending
bis country, and there they discuss the We
affairs of state
On the 1st of the month the Government
went into the business of printing its Own post
age stamps. For many years the printing of
currency and stamps in the hands of pri-
yate contractors. Blu: now every form of Sc
eurity is put on: here in the Bureau OF Eugrav-
ing and Printing and the same Bureau IS try
ing 10 do satisfactory work with stamps. The
only work now left to outsiders is the printing
of certain emgravings and Of the postal cards
and stamped envelopes OF The Postoffice Depart
ment. As for the printing of the postage
stamps. the Government believes it can he
done cheaper than and as we'll as by private con-
tract. notw hstaBdiDg the claims made by cen
tractors now. when the currency WAS taken
cut Of their hands, thae the Bureau has poor
facilities