The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-22


bn "Lieutenant" Norris long
Just how many places General Goblin
will have at his disT osai is not known
for a certainty here, but it is quite GER
tain that the principal positions, ad-
iutant general, brigade surgeon, quar-
tcrmaster and cummissary, will not be
left for his choosing, the department
reserving these assignments for itself.
one of the positions that of commits
sary Of subsistence. was filled before
General Goblin was sent here, captain
CahaIl reporting to Colonel Coursen for
duty i'm that position yesterday 1t is
quite likely that the other positions
named will be filed in a similar man
ncr. If the position of brigade surgeon
is left to General Goblin to fill there is
every hope that Major Parkc will bc
given the place. II is prObahl", how
ever. that one of the twcntV-seNen
brigade surgeons recently appointed by
the president and now waiting around
| for assignment viii hC around in day
| or two with orders to report to Cen
cral Goblin for duty
1t is a singular thing that General
| Goblin was about the last man in the
| brigade to hear OF his assignment. He
| was on his way from Washington to
| the camp on visit To- General Graham
| when the announcement of his appoint
ment was sent to General Graham by
wire. Colonel Hoffman had spread the
| news throughout the camp and the
| Pennsylvania boys were hoarse shout
| ing for the grand old man. before he
reached corps headquarters and learn
id the glad tidingS
| ColOnCi Girard'a prouOsod general
court martial was looked upon as a
| good joke. The accused regretted that
the chief surgeon had seen fit to Great"
scandal, but now that the thing was
started, they propose to give him his
fiji of court martial This is certainly
! good said one officer. who expected
! to hr hauled NJ for trial. Even if we
| were guilty whore would Colonel Cir
ard get a board of officers in this camp
to say So. Then again, if we car" to
admit that "" did CRITICS his conduct
we have 10000 men here who will swear
that his conduct was deserving Of crit
cism.. The chief surgeon has done a
great many unwise thirgs but this is
certainly the most imprudeut of all II
this court martial went through, COL
onel Girard would hc tho defendant he
fore it was on many days
,rbo first ,,,ost ,r,da,. tho old district
law. r,rhi1dinc. tho soIo 81, Gift nf liolor
=, .,,li,,.. v.,. mad, ,.rstorda, il,
s,,,,bonst v,osLiuot,n h,, oairor Rnh-
or, l. T.. ,Ub. nr,soror was .Tuhn
KIM q r,in.,, fortv-snvcu y,ars old
I<fno,s home is in Carborda,c. Pa.
o,,I 10 b,l b..r in tho ,it,. ,nIv g,
rnn, bn,,,a harnrn no was taken INFO
rustndv He was soon buyiur liouor
and pivinr If to soIdiers King had a
bottln or v.bisl,o, in his pos.:assio,,
t>iro claims maj no wa. NOT emily
nf ,inI,tira the law and that he aid
nor oiya tho soldiers a drink He also
saws ne is strange. here. and had
nn l,rn,,Iedgo of anv surb law. This
win nrnbablv he = ttst case The de-
cisin,, ,,.in hn watched with interest
I,. troe, ,,,oao,d in tho Iio,in, business
o,o,. u tbird of tho cnrne was ont nf
tho ca,,,n Sunda, ooirn IN or cnminn
from, tbn hanks of tho Potomac nine
Mills avn, Tbo unattached brigade
n,,,,,,,,,d nf tho 1,birtv-tbird and
,rbi,'t,.-fnurth NIfcbip,n ana Ninth
NIa.ea,r,,.sat. loft on sunday morn
inc, and v.o,o to ramair untiI ,ruesday
,,ornirr but nc ALREADY told vcra
r,Iled ba,l, b,,.riodIy Inv cnurinrs dis.
Matched late sunday ninht ana ror1rn.
cd to ramn at = o'clock Yesterday ar.
tnrnnon Wondering what If an meant
# v,s NOT untu Iato at niobt that
tho mon hoard tho reason nf tbeir
halliday b.ino cut short
THE second brigade Of the Second
division CONSISTING. of the seventh mi.
nois, Fourth Missouri. and sixth penn.
, svIvania I.rt mt daybroak for a chair
bridon q mil, and . half above G4oree.
town Tbnv vrro cInsoIy followed by
tbc First BRIGADE uf the First division
composed Of the First. New jersey;
Sixty-drth. New York and Seventh
ohio These Iattcr trrors wont to Dif
ioult RIn.a milo fariir, mn the river
river
70 Major Gruoral ButInr thoucEt tn niy,
; his First division men = little SOM.
2 thing extra in the way of pyactice aut
- arranged IN attack them ON thoir rr
p turn trip with a troop of cavalry an,
. rupture their WAGON train if possihlc
- The scheme leaked out and was osteu
{ sihly abandoned. General Butler, bow
D ever. had the rruopcry make e.r,ad\ earl,
$ i'm the morning and when the infantr,
- WAS well on its wan started IN,
t troopers off by another route L. hra,
- them off.
70 -Four miles from camp. at a cross
- road, the cavalry swuoped down upoI
g their quarry. broke past the scouts an,
t dashinG i'm upon the provision train
! rr,caodad to surround If cantur,d th
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