The National tribune., 1884-03-13
PERSONAL.


At the recent annual reception of the Toledo
Press Club one of the surprises OF the evening
was contralto solo by Miss Leonore K Sher-
wood, the daughter of Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood,
the aniable editor of The NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE's Woman's Department. A Toledo paper
says: The young lady sang Weigand's O
Salutaris Hostia,' and her effort eclipsed the
expectations of even her most sanguine friends
Her very rich contralto voice has greatly
gained in strength and volume since her last
appearance in public, the result of hard study
and careful training. She has now a truly
phenomenal voice as well as method, and her
easy and graceful manners added much to the
attractiyeness of her performance At the con-
clusion Of her song, the audience gave way to
enthusiasm and demanded another song, to
which she responded with The Wagon by
Molloy"
The Boston Herald claims that evidence of
an important character in the Fitz-John Por-
ter case has been discovered bearing upon the
disputed dispatches of the 18th of August. Jo-
siah Getchel, the dispatch bearer in the second
battle of Bull Run, who conveyed orders from
General Pope TO General Porter, has been found
at Brunswick, Me-. and he, with Thaddeus Lit
tie and First Lieutenant George f. Jewett of
| the LIST Maine cavalry, furnish the new evil
dence adverse to Porter The new witnesses
were discovered by Senator Logan.
0eu James n. bloTencal, aged Seyenry-elght
years, one of the oldest and most prominent
citizens of Pittsburg, Pa, died on the 9Th inst.
| Gen. Morehead was president of the Chamber
of Commerce and also Of the Monongahela Nayi-
| CATION Company. He represented the twenty
second district in Congress from the thirty sixth
| to the forty-frst sessions inclusive, and during
the United States Senatorial contest Ia 1886,
when Senator Mitchell was elected, he was
| Western Pennsylvania choice.
Gen. Grant, with Mrs. Grant and two or
| three friends, arrived at Fortress Monroe from
| New York on Friday afternoon. and will spend
a month or six weeks at the Hygeia Hotel.
The General will occupy the same rooms used
| by President Arthur during his visit here two
| years ago, and by Gen. Garfield on his visit
hero while President
Bishop Robert H. Clarkson died at o'clock
on the morning of the 10th inst at Omaha
| Neb AT the funeral, on the 18th inst. the Rev,
| Dr. patterson, of Philadelphia, will o1liciate.
Tho daughter of Gov Thompson, of South
Carolina, was badly burned in the executive
| mansion at Columbia on the 5th inst by he,
dress taking FIRE from an open CRATE
POLITICAL.
The National Council of the Union League
held its annual session in this city Oh the 6ti
| inst. when the following officers were elected
President, James S. Negley vice. presidents
| Wn. L. Chandler, of New Hampshire; Gen. C
| III. Grosvenor, of Ohio; Col J. E. BRYANT q
| Georgia; J. E. O'Hara, of North Carolina: Col
! Thos Il. Rich, of Indiana; c. F. Scott, of Yves
| Virginia; O. A. Boutelle, of Maine; T.. G.
| Houk, Of Tennessee; S. A. McAllister, Of Della
ware; b. K. Bruce, Of Mississippi; correspond
| ing secretary, Thos. G. Baker OF New York: as
sistant corresponding secretary, j. w. Bartlett
of Massachusetts; recording secretary, s. F
Gwinncr, Of PcnnSylvania; treasurer A. M