The National tribune., 1895-05-09

the middle of the road and looked coldly on
the house and his wife, ms one who did not
| recognize either. He made as if he wanted TO
60 by. Just opposite the gate, however, he
pulled up his horse and, with face grave
enough. bar n twinkle of the eye. bowed with
great polteness to Mrs Lincoln and said: 81
beg your pardon, madam, but can you tell me
who lives hero?" "Send your horses to the
barn, and you and Mr.. Richardson come in.
| I'll show you who lives here" responded Mrs.
Lincoln, with just trace of nettle in her tone.
And Honest Old Abe went il.
r
1.-THE contest in the Cd Congressional District
OF North Carolina is being heavily waged by
ex- Congressman H. p Cheatham, the solored
contestant, and Hon. Frederick A. Woodland,
the contestee," said North Carolina politician,
last week. "The Republicans of the district
claim that majority of 5000 or 10000 votes
were cast for Cheatham. They claim this on
account of the extraordinary division in the
| Democratic party which existed in the Second
North Carolina District at the time of the last
election. They also say the Peoples Party
polled the largest vote ever cast in the district.
| Three classes of fraud are charged by the con-
testant. Cheatham has put in some good blows.
and, it is said, has made out strong case as
was ever brought before Congressional COM
mttee. Cheatham made good record in the
sd Congress. Ex-Speaker Reed, Congressman
Henderson, OF Iowa. and Cannon, of Illinois,
remember his good work in that Congress. He
| is still held in high estimation by the Repub-
lican leaders, and it is predicted strong effort
up for action at the next session of Congress.
X
In accordance with an act approved ysa- IL. a
| library and general repository for public docu-
ments is being established in Washington. 1t
will be in charge of an official whose Office was
created by the act, and who is called the Super
| intendent Of Public Documents. but the Office is
under the direct control of the Public Printer.
| There has hitherto been no system in regard to
the general distribution of public documents;
the work has been in charge chiefly of the Docu-
ment Distributing Bureau of the Interior De-
partment. The formation Of this Bureau has
been for some time an especial object of the
Committee on Public Printing of Congress. 1t
is indirectly the work of the Librarians in all
parts of the country. Mr.. Spofford, the Libra
rian Of Congress, has done much to bring it
about by using his influence with members of
| Congress. 1t is believed that the establish
| ing Of this Bureau will be the means of dis
seminating knowledge in regard to public
affairs throughout the country which could OF
be obtained in any other way. Tho Snperin-
| tendent of Public Documents, according to the
provisions of the act, is authorized to sell at
cost any public document in his charge. The
price is to be estimated by the Public Printer
Only one copy of document will be sold to
the same person, except in the case of libra
ries and schools. Among the other duties of
the Superintendent of Public Documents will
be that Of preparing and publishing an index
at the close of each regular session of Congress
beginning with the SD. The top floor of the
City Postoffice building has been selected by
the Public Printer for the work. The newly
appointed Superintendent is T. A. Crandall, of
Buffalo.
Col. Coppl nger's promotion recalls that dur.
ing the war Bishop Hughes, of the Catholic
Church, requested of Lincoln as a personal
favor the appointment Of l2 young Roman
Catholic gentlemen Captains in the new
regiments then organizing for the Regular
Army. Among them was the present Gen.
Coppinger. He had served in the Corps of
of Papal Guards at Rome, perhaps the best
drilled and most aristocratic body of troops in
the world. The gentlemen named for commits
sions were all Of English aad Irish blood, the
cadets of distinguished families. Coppinger
was fourth in rank of those appointed Their
drill and discipline in the Papal Zouayes made
them most desirable accessories TO the commits
stoned strength Of the United States Regular
Army. No soldiers ever served a country with |
more distinction than these gallant gentlemen
served the Nation whose commissions they
bore. More than one-half died for the flag. |
Gen. Coppnger is the last of them, SO far as is !
known, left on the United States Army rolls.
Justice Jackson, Of the United States su- |
preme Court, arrived in the city this week, |
looking much improved in health and ready
for the sitting in the income tax hearing. The |
whole case will be gone into, and the rehearing
will include the consttutionality of the tax on
rents and State and municipal bonds, as well as
upon all other points on which the Court d.
vided equally on April g. After the argument
has been concluded, Justice Jackson will Join
in the conference as TO the decision of the Court
and on the determination of this question will
return to Nashville.
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