Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1886 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Lieut. Grkf.LY’h friends, says a Washington special, Were disappointed by the President's nomination of Cant.TheodoreW. Schwan of the Eleventh Infantry to lie an assistant adjutant general in the army, vice Benjamin. This was the place thatGreely's friends hod been trying to get for him. Schwan is a very meritorious officer, who entered the service in 1857 from Germany as a private soldier. Ho was a sergeant when the war broke ont, and was- gradually promoted for gallant conduct until, at the close of the war he was a brevet Major. He has been in active service on the plains ever since the war. He had no social or political influence and was selected by the President purely on merit. Schwan is probably the only man,. except Adjutant General Drum himself, who has risen from the ranks to a place in thfevorps of the regular army.

Duncan C. Ross, the ex-wrestler and athlete, and Sergeant Walsh fought a tournament at Washington, with cavalry sabers, on horseback. Un to the end of the eighth bout the Sergeant had the best of it, he having made five points to three for Ross. That his opponent had received all the applause appeared to anger Ross, and in the ninth bout, while Walsh’s horse, which was growing restive and unmanageable, was backing away, the Captain struck Walsh a terrible blow across the shoulders, which made him reel in his saddle, and, as he whirled half aronnd, Ross struck him in the back. Walsh’s horse, which Was still backing, reared and fell, Carrying his rider with him. Ross, heedless of the signal of recall which had been given, rode down upon Walsh as if to strike again, when an excited bystander drew a pistol and threatened to shoot him. A policeman ran forward through the crowd and dragged Hoss from his horse and arrested him... .William H. Cole, Representative in Congress from the Third Maryland District, died last week in Washington. The Postmaster General has amended the postal laws so as to permit the transmission through the mails of non-explo-sive and non-inflammable liquids, soft soap, pastes or confections, ointments, salves, and articles of similar consistency, under certain conditions insuring safety to other mail matter in transmission.