The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-01-14

of the Electoral College. I did not discover
any votes cast for Andrew Jackson, which
leads me to believe that the news has pretty
generally been circulated throughout Arkan-
sas that Jackson is dead. There appears, how
ever, to be one section of the mountains whore
JEFF Davis is still voted for as President OF
these United States"
What is pleasing to many citizens is the fact
that Mr.. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, has intro
duced a bill providing for the remaining OF
what are now known as the "lettercd streets
of Washington. Instead of A street he would
have it Adams, and so on down through the
alphabet, like the streets on the Back Bay.
Boston, beginning with Arlington, Berkeley.
etc, only MIR. Dalzell would give these WASH
ington streets list of names eminent in the
annals Of patriotism. Here is his selection:
Adams, Bancroft, Clay, Decatur. Emerson,
franklin, Grant, Hamilton. Irving, Kane. Lin.
coin, Marshall, Newcomb, Ogiethorpe, Perry,
Quincy, Randolph, Stanton, Taylor, Union, Van
Buren, and Webster. Often patriotic individ-
uals have suggested that the lettered streets of
the National Capital should bear some mo.e
significant appellation.
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Gen. Alger was in the city this week to
secure speakers for the Michigan Club banquet
which takes place at Detroit, Feb. o.
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Tt is wonderful what an amount of interest is
being taken in the old warship Constitution.
The New England delegation in Congress will
urge large appropriation this session for re-
storing her TO the service as much like the ship
of 30 years ago as possible. Memorials have
been received by the Senate from the Massa-
chusetts Historical Association and other SINH
lar organizations in New England asking that
Congress take some action before the relic falls
to pieces for want of proper attention, or else
turn her over to some association which will
see that she is preserved. The Constitution is
now tied up at Kittery, Me-. where she has
rested comfortably on the bottom Of the Pts
cataqua since her last cruise 90 years ago. Her
hull is badly decayed, but her timbers are
understood to be in good condition and could
be utilized in rebuilding tie vessel.
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Chief Constructor Hichborn surveyed the
ship few years ago and reported that with
100000 new Constitution could be built on
the lines of the present vessel preserving at the
same time those famous tumble-home sides
which detected the shots of the British frigstes
the towering masts, and the enormous spread Of
CANVAS which carried her along in the old days
at better pace than many of the great steel
ships can now make on voyages around the
Horn. 1t is the idea of the New Englanders to
take the present Constitution, use what ia left
Of her in good condition, and construct new
vessea of tho same dimensions aud having all
the old equipment of the ship rs she was 50
years ago, with the exception Of the smooth
bore guns. There is some opposition to this
plan on the ground that q new ship would not
be the cid Constitution in anything bat name,
and that sentimental reasons demand that the
present hulk be kept intact and laid up ut some
point where Americans for number Of years
can visit and inspect the ship as she has sp-
peared for 80 years past
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The newly-chosen Pennsylvania Senator,
Boies Penrose, was born on tho LIST of Novem.
Der. 1860. He will take his seat as Senator on
the 4th day Of next March, at the age Of IS
years four months and four days He will Be
the youngest member of the Senate with the
single exception of Marion Butler the North
Carolina Populist. who was born on the Goth
day of May, 1868, and who took his scat in the
Senate on the 4th day Of March, 1895 Mr..
Butler then little less than 81 years of age
He viii not be quite 81 when Senator Penrose
takes the oath of Office Senator Cannon, of
the new State of Utah, was born on the 25th Of
January. 1859, and became a Senator in 1896.
in 1857. These constitute q group of the young.
sst men now in the Senate.
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The venerable ex-senator Upton. OF Ne.
braska, has been resident of Washington fol-
! several years, and lives quietly at Le Droil
Park. He was recently mustered into Kit
Carson Post. GAR. Despite his so ycars, he
is still in good health, and his mind is very
| bright and active. don't admit that am
80 above my waist" he said to me the other
| day. "but when my knees shake and my feet
| swell have to confess that am fully that old
| down there" He has had most interesting
and varied career. He was born in Ohio. and
became Congregational minister. He Was q
! Democrat at first. but the Free Soil agitation
drew him into politics. He was elected to the
| Ohio Legislature when he was %. and was one
| of the contingent of Democrats who we're driven
ont of the party by its support of slavery. and
he helped TO organize the Repnblicaa party.
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Mr.. Upton went to Nebraska In 1853 to gil q
| pulpit, but got drawn into the Anti-Slavery
| agitation, was q member Of the Territorial