The National tribune., 1894-08-09

ready has adopted Constitution, and the bill
in her case provides for adm ission on the LIST Of
August, 1895, and the election Of delegate TO
the 54th Congress.
Uncle Sam contemplates making some i'm
portant changes in his postage stamps. Not
only is the regular series to be altered, but the
newspaper and periodical series will also under
go changes. Ofthe former. the ones, twos, threes
fours, fves, skies. Fights tens and ffteens which
are now in use will be continued. The pres
ent 80 and 90-cent ordinary stamps probably
will be discontinued, and 50-cent and 81, s..
and S. stamps will be added to the series. 1t
is intended to reduce the number of denomina-
tons of the newspaper and periodical stamps
from "a to y or Is. The dollar stamp, now
printed for the first time by the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing. is the doubtful one, but
it will probably be finally decided on favorably
to its continued use The new denominations
of the series either now printed by the Bureau
for the first time, to he issued later are 5,
%, and so cents, and 81, So S., So $50 $50,
and 500. Those to be dropped out of use are
s. 4 6, 6, p q, Sc. As 60, - 81, 90 90, and So,
So, 50, So, $2l $25 SiS, and 500 The postage
due stamps have been re-eDgraved under the
present contract, and slightly reduced in size
from the former output of the contractor.
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There is nothing like the extremites to
which people will go TO secure PostOflice APP
pointment or to retain it when they are afraid
of losing it," said a Representative, speaking OF
a Postmastership fight in his District which
has caused him good deal of trouble. but l
think it has fallen to my lot to run across one
of the most amusing cases of the kind on record.
There is a small pOstoiice in my District at
present held by womsn-the widow of the
former Postmaster. The report comes to me
that she has already married a second time ana
is keeping it dark. hoping first. to keep tho
Postmastership, but if that fails, to have a
young man who is her prospective son-n-law
appointed in her place and then get him to
appoint her reputed second husband an assist
ant to this young man, who is his prospective
stepsoD-in-law. 1t is the merriest matrimonial
tangle of the kind have run across in my
Congressional career. and / think quite beats
the record as a scheme for keeping the revenues
OF that postoflice in the lsdy's family"
Mr. Marion T. Anderson Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Medal of Honor
Legion, recently wrote letter to the Presi-
dent in the interest of the medal of honor
men now holding Office under the Govern
ment. He said that between 500 and 600
officers soldiers and sailors. who served in
the army and navy OF the United States
during the late war of the rebellion, were
presented with medals of honor" for dis
tinguished gallantry in action. pursuant 20
an act Of Congress in their behalf. and that
OF the survivors so hOnored not over 30.
whose names he gives, are ROW in the pub
lie service. most of them being in the Execu-
tive Departments in this city. Therefore,
he says, as a reduction of the number OF
persons in the Civil Service seems to be con-
tempated by Congress. the Medal of Honor
Legion petitions the President ito issue such
orders or instructions as will insure the re-
tentioH in the public service or those ex-ofh-
GERS, soldiers aud sailors who have been so
honored by Congress, until their term OF off ce
shall expire or until they become wholly unfit
TO perform their duties or are unworthy to
remain in the public service"
When Gen. Augustus James Pleasonton died
here the other day many people believed that
it was the death of Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, his
brother, that was announced. The latter,
whom the Comte de Paris characterized as
being greater soldier than the Black Prince
now lives in absolute retirement ia Washing
ton. The deccase OF his brother, who was older
than he, has brought his name and memories
connected with his war life suddenly into the
prominence which he has seemed to wish to
avoid OF late years. -Four or five years ago he
was seldom seen on the street by day. but in
the hospitablc rooms of John Chamberlin he
might often be seen late at night
Ex-" Johnny Rcbs" tell interesting stories
Of the wonderful bravery and daring exposure
of person which caused Gen. "Alf" Pleasonton
TO be marked among the soldiers of the rebel
army as having a charmed life'' because,
for long time, their sharpsbooters found it
impossible to pick him off, no matter how good
their aim, and at last they virtually gave up
the idea of striking him, because they believed
he had charmed life" After the war Gen.
"Alf" Peasonton was made Collector of one of
the great Internal Revenue Districts of New
York City, and subsequently he was called here
to take charge of the then immense business of
the Office Of Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
but he remained in this important Office a very
short time, owing to difficulty that arose be-
tween him and President Grant. After that Gen.
Pleasonton resided abroad several years. few
years ago some Of his friends here had special
act Of Congress passed placing him on the Retired
List of the Army in the rank in which he was
when he left the Regular Army, and upon that
income he has since subsisted.
Il
A story of him is told the incidents of which
took place at the house of Chamberlin before
he moved to his present location. Several gen.
tlemen besides the General were engaged in
congenial chat at table. At another table were
three strangers, one of whom was reviing the
attitude Of the South during the war. His con.
versation was annoying to bis friends as it was
TO the Generals party, and became particularly
obnoxious when he attacked the courage of
Southern soldiers. Pleasonton suddenly be-
came wrapped in deep study and evidently
much perplexed. Then lie frightened up, and.
rising from his seat, with his slight figure
trembling with anger and his eyes flashing
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