The National tribune., 1895-10-24

that contain it IL Gen. ID. w. Lindsey, OF
Frankfort the distinguished lawyer. useful
citizen, and valued friend. When Sherman
was marching to the sea he conceived the idea
of better protection of bis rear by reorgsni.
cation of the State militia. The commission Of
Gen. Lindsey was just expiring, and Gen.
Sherman suggested to Gov. Bramlette that he
make Gen. Lindsey Inspector General of Ken
lucky. This was done, and it was but short
time later when Gen. Lindsey was made Adju
tant- General of the State. He began and COM
pleted an Adjutant-General's Report for 1861
1866" 1t is in two immense volumes, and
noting the period 1t covers. one can imagine
without seeing the book what mass OF inter
esting matter unusual to State documents, ID
contained in them. One feature of the report,
| now preserved in the State Library, Is a concise
but complete history of not only every Ken
lucky regiment, but of every man in every
company of the regiment.
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Hon. Charles L. Henry. from indianapolis,
has come to town to establish his family, and
will return in time for the opening of Congress.
| He discussed Presidential possibilities in Indi-
ana. He said that Hoosier Republicans want
to see Mr.. Harrison President again. "They
are for him unanimously. if he desire he nomi-
nation. If he should not permit his name to
| 60 before the Convention, the vote Of Indiana
would likely be divided. Reed and Mckinley
both have ardent friends among Indiana Re-
| pubiicans, and Allison is regarded a safe
man. In my District Mckinley is especially
popular with the workingmen. The tolers in
the factories like the man and his ideas of
protection. He would get big vote in the
Natural Gas Belt"
Senator John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois, is one
of the quickest men at repartee who APP
peared upon the stump. After he had served
term as Republican Governor he was making
Democratic speech at Hopes on, and in the
conrse OF his argument instanced several men,
notably ex-senator Lyman Trumbull, who had
left the Republicans and gone into the Demo
cratic fold, giving their reasons for so doing,
when voice from the audience asked:
"Why did John NJ. Palmer fop2"
"Well. my friend" rejoined the General,
al don't exactly know, but i have heard it
said that John NJ. Palmer turned through pure
cussedness."
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Not one of the contests filed against the men,
bers of the new House of Representatives is
complete. In most of them the testimony fur
nished on behalf of both the contestant and
the contestee has been deposited with the ClerS.
but in none have the contestants fled their
testimony IN rebuttal. In the Belknap-Mc-
Gam case from the Third Illinois District,
Mr.. Mctiann has not vet furnished his testi-
mony, which. according to law, he should have
done within 40 days after the contestant had
finished. Although this is the law, tho House
is not always guided by the statute il satisiac-
tory explanations for the delay are furnished.
In the Beattie- Price case from the Third Lou
isana, for instance, Mr. Prices testimony was
delayed by smallpox, which was epidemic in
certain parts of his district.
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Although no official information has been re-
ceived to that effect. it is understood at the
Clerks Office here that X. A. Cheseborough, who
filed notice Of contest against George B. McClei-
Ian. of the Twelfth New York, has abandoned
his contest. In the other two New York cases
Mitchell against Walsh in the Eighth, and
Campbell against Miner in the Ninth-the
testees have not filed their testimony, owing to
some local hitch, and Mitchell. it is understood,
charges Walsh with attempting to delay the
case
All the contestants in the 90 eases are Repnb.
leans save Goodwin. who is contestng CObb's
seat in the Fifth Alabama. and Campbell. who
is coutestng Miners seat. Goodrich is a Popu-
list, who had the Republican Endorsement,
aud Campbell as an independent Demo.
cratic candidate. The general opinion is that
the cases of those contestants who are seated
by the next House will have to be very meri-
torious, as the Republican majority is over
whelming. and there is no political emergency
which could tend to make the members look
on contests with anything but an impartial eye
10 their justice.
In his annual report Wade Hampton, United
States Railroad Commissioner. says the Pacific
railroads simply cannot pay what they owe the
Government. Their earnings fell off last year
at the average rate. he says. OF million month.
The hard times have hurt them even worse
than they hurt other railroads in the thickly
settled portions of the West 1.-THE results of
the past two years." says the Commissioner,
"have shown that during period OF financial
and industrial depression it would DO immpos-