The National tribune., 1885-12-24
PERSONAL.
Incidents, Accidents and Happenings Where C0m-
radeS are Concerned.


Comrade Henry O. Kent of Lancaster Mass has
been appointed Naval Officer at Boston.
Gen. Robert Williams, Assistant Adutant- Gen
eral. U. s A. who married the widow of Stephen
A Douglass has been very i'll at Fort MisSouia
Mont.
Gen. Shermans family held reunion at his
home in St. Louis last week. The old soldier
greatly enjoys social occasions, now that he has
time TO attend to them.
George Schall. Co. /, 5lst Pa and late Lieuten-
ant Colonel 18th Pa National Guard has been ap-
pointed Postmaster ut Norristown, Pa. There
were several candidates who did good deal of
hustling around but Comrade SchalI's pole proved
TO be the longest and Knocked the persimmon.
Comrade Joseph Nohn of Chicago has been talk
ing too much-that is, for a Republican letter-car-
rier. Last week he was discharged for talking
politics in his district" He showed his honorable
discharge from the army, but the Superintendent
said he didn't care - for that" He has wife
and five children, and has been in the postal serv
Ex-jiov Boutwell,. Of Massachusetts,, will read a
paper on Gen. Grant before the Webster Historical
Society in the Old South Meeting House, Boston.
on Wednesday evening. Dee 23
Gen. A j. Warner of slver-bill fame, Is one of
the biggest men in Congress. He IS more than six
feet high, broad in proportion, and looks more Ike
a stalwart Presbyterian elder than n lawyer and
soldier.
Managers of the National Home for Disabled Vol
unteer Soldiers, looks robust and healthy. His
hair is getting gray and he is more portly than of
Old but his eye spark with the fire when
he rode at the head of his command in the Army of
the Potomac lie lives at Hartford. Conn.
Col. John A. Martin, now Governor of Kansas
bears his years we'll He looks scarcely Older
than when he led the Sth Kan. in the Army of the
Cumberland. Gov. Martin is q stanch friend OF the
soldiers. He " knows how it is himself"
Col. Len A. Harris of the old 81 Ohio, one of the
Board of National Home Managers, is pleasant,
dil,niiied gentleman of courtly presence He is a
noted angler and very expert in taking, trout and
black bass. He is rs fond OF going a-tishing"
the school boy who catches sinners" with a bent
pin. Col. Harris's residence IS Cincinnati
When the father of Gen. Joseph Il. Hawey left
North Carolina many years ago he owed Mr.. JAS
Patterson a balance OF $40 for the tuiton of young
Joc who is now United States Senator from Con-
necticut AT that time Mr.. Patterson had a pros
porous boys school, and the matter OF $40 was
insignificant to him, but war and the hard times
following left him iD stratened circumstances. In
looking his musty accounts he found this
little balance due for schooling of son Joe, Si0"
He wrote to Gen Hawley inclosing the bill and st
once received a check for the amount.
The resignation of Col. W. Il. 5n,edberg from the
command of tine 2d Art, Second Brigade, National
Guard of Californis, was the consequence Of a dif
ference between him and the Adjutant- General of
the State Col Sniedberg had commanded the rcgi
rlcns for nine years, bringing, il UP to q very high
state Of efficiency. In farewell order the
inl.ld he explains in detail the reasons for his
ton. Gen. Dimoad, commanding the Second Bri-
gaCte SAYS IN orders The resignation of Col Snied
berg, is most unfortunate event tn the n. G. c. and
years a reginiental commander and for two years
previous Division and Brigade Inspector. he has
faithfully devoted time and labor without stint to
the advancement and benefit not only of his regt-
ment, but of the whole National Guard. briugiHgto
this work the varied experience gnined by 10 years
OF active service i'll the Regular Army during and
since the The Second Brigade regrets his loss.