The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-27
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week, namely, sc. 1897. was the proportion of Ire
lands contribution. not to the late war. but to the
800. AGA used by the Medical Department Of the Pro
vost Marshal's Bureau In its cstimats OF the average
height of the men OF twcnty.four nationalities. (Act
of March 3, 1899 The number OF Irish. born soldiers
In Northern armies is said, unonlcially, to have been
144.2o0.
In reference to Secretary Stanton aud Gen. Thomas,
an old veteran writes:
1t ia sometimes believed there was an assault by
S.nS.Gh St t1 10 Psb SvsT me iss SSeuRg& ri SSSs or M me TbS aver
hai lately stated IT for a fact In the April number OF
witns - 4 4 na'S Neither AM Mr.. 'q Pistt RI nor %'s Mr. P'S Tsaye !" Is
fieHS : IN snr % %snt Of v,r., M,''er r, p tSe tray haTe OF 0 %n.
drew johnson. March, 1858, Gen. Thomas was sworn
the trial you will ana tiat Gen. Thomas dtnes en-.
p~haticaIly any assault or any conduct on the part OF
ply dsciin"d to submit to the Presidrnt's order until
the trial Of Impcachment was concluded, when he re-
sigued. Mr.. sta ton and Gen. Thomas were expert.
snced gon,lsmsn; without persona, or publ AMI
Referring to tho report Of the Impeachment trial,
We nnd that Stanton and Thomas behaved like
friends. and that the former put his arm around the
lattors neck shortly after the Incident described by
Mr.. Thayer, and that they shared between them q
tablespoonful of whiskey they found in a bottle. MIR.
Thayer seems to have made q mistake.
What was the record of the Tenth New York Vol.
untoers during the late wary P.s.
AoS oh' S'uusooh Aho"h e'bo ~ u w.
tionai Guard Zouaves ana as the Mcchssne,
Zouaves, was mustered In between April ~ and
May 2, 1891, left the State June o, 1851. command.
ed by Col. Walter McChesney, and was mustered
out June 80, 1865. under Col. joel Il. Bake. 1t
sook part In the Seven Days battle. Juno 25.July
.. 1863. at the second Bull Run, Aug. 80; at Fred
ericksburg. Dec. HIS. 1859; was present at Chan.
ceilorsviiie and as GettyspurR, took part in the
battles OF the Wilderness. May o., 1884; At Cold
Harbor, Petersburg. and In other less important
anairs. Its chief ioises were: Seven Days battle
| U23). at Bull HUN tIlo). At Frederlckaburg t67).
In the Wilderness ta6). Cold Harhor (2o). Peters
burg t8l): its total loss was: killed. 81; died Of
wounds. 20; wounded. eit. missing, 1874. Total, SOS.
Arc she Roman Catholics building or have they
eecdrou tho right 10 build q church on the Govern.
ment reservation Mt West pointY Do Roman Cain.
or the Biolel J. g. q.
Attorney General McKenna. himself . Roman
Catholic. has decided that the Government has no
right TO grant permission for the erection of q Ro-
man Catholic chapel on the West Point military
reservation. The conditional permission given by
Mr.. Lamont for such . building has been cancelled ny
mr.. AiRor. the presant Secretary OF War. Some
times Roman Catholics have refused to swear on
the authorized version; we believe that Douay
Bibles are Kept In the courts for tho use OF those
who prefer them.
I. What 10 the best worr on tho life of Aaron
incldents leading up 70 tns revolution .. What
10 me oss. teennicai WORK on the drama aud play
episode OF a fatne, acting as or in tn. capacity OF a
Wssi,,ra,s ssn'ensinT mis- own .nn for e,imel o;
available tor the real American dramal DRAMA.
/. Probably Parton's life. .. John FtsKe's Amer.
lean Revolution 8. A. ". schlegel's dramatic
Art' Is tho standard; Losing also wrote on the
drama, and Lewes's ACTORS and the Art OF Act.
ing treats also of the drama. Z. The story Of
Brutus turns on this point. 8. This.
German LANGUAGE. and who was the nrst to do tho
Same in EnRiisn! GUSTAV s.
Luther nrst turned the Bible into German, tho New
Testament In 1912. the Old Testament between
1888 and 1884. John wycii1e translated the New
Testament into English in 1880; anu. with Nicholas
Of a-refor,. translated the Old Testament between
1853 and 1884.
Please inform me whether any stipulated fund is
set aside for the use OF t"e President as an .mer.
ares.: and In such case. what is The amount of the
fund? ST.
There is no such FUND. The State Department has
. contingent fund OF Q few thousand dolIarsj H. nc.
counts for its use TO ConGress. however.
Did the British ship connarce take part In tho
battle OF plattspurR on Lake Cnsmplain war OF
'siI. and II So. who commanded nr at the time.
and what eventually became OF her? q. Il. {.
The Condauce was the largest vessel In the Brit.
ish feet at the battle of Lake Cnamptain. Sept. IL.
1914. II was commanded by Capt. George Downie.
who was also In command OF the British fleet. He
was Killed. The Connance struck her nag TO the
SARATOGA. Commodore McDonough's nAsship. The
vessels were %ail:ouiit OF the lake. and after the
oattle they remained on the lake, and In lime were
broken up.
The title of the story about the priest sought for by
Name" by Jules Barley pau evIly; translated ny
Chicago. 1891. Il. D.
Another friend assures us that tho story is Mr..
HoweLs's "Foregone Conclusion"
/. Was Warrington q traitor? Q. Was he q Colonel
in the B,itish army a. the time2 8. How many 81
bills VIII weigh down a $40 gold piece? Ills.
]. He was not a traitor. .. He had resigned his
commission rs q Colonel Of militia in 1898. He wa
mover in the regular army. 8. Thirty four.
During sherman's march to tho sea, what was the
name applied to the RAIDERS who preceded the army,
looting the country as they wentf A. and Z.
Bummers," according to Col. Nicholas STORY OF
the Great March"
VIII you kindly print the names of negroes who
have attained eminence In this country. rither In the
past or the present; also the particular vocat on oil
art in which their fame was won? lsQUIRER-
Living negroes will not be named, or dead negroes
these have won renown: Crispus Attucks. who wa
killed in the Boston massacre. / 100; Matthew Henson
the original OF Uncle Tom" Frederick Douglass
lecturer and writer; Phillis wheatley. poetess; Ir,
Aldrdge. ~tragedian. Probably there have been others
have seen in print that Albert Pike, while practis
ing law In Little Rock. once received a million dollar
as q single fee iu tho Cherokee land case; ID this state
ment true And that Gen. Ward Il. Burnett was tn,
recipient OF Gen; Jackson's gold snun box. given b!
his will to the bravest man" How and why was
decided that Burnett was " the bravest MANI
SUBsCRiBER-
We do not think It f. Gen. Burnett received tin
gold boz in which the corporation OF New York ha,
given tho freedom OF the city to Gen. Jackson. in a.
~oordance With tho terms of the Generals will; tn
box by those ter'ns was left In trust to Andrew Jack
son, Jr. TO be given at tho end Of any war IN tina
New Yorker who shall ho sdjudEed by his country
men or tho ladies to have been the most valiant In de
fenSe Of his country and our oountry's rights" Tn
box was given to Gen. Burnett at the close of tn
Mexican war. We do not know how 'his country
men or tho ladies' nIed upon him aS the recipient
/. Who discovered tho Yosemite valley2 Q. VIII
was the young physcian who, while perishing in tn
snow on Mount Blanc. kept a record OF his sensation
for the ben mt OF scien 0? 3. Give name and res
dence Of the author of "Hymns to the Gods"
W.. q
1. Joseph Redderord Walker. in 1888. 2. WIDE
not know that any ons did. 8. Albert Pike, who
Il tI--A A. Hn.lI. AL. -N AI-A g. n - a.