The National tribune., 1885-12-24

and their best wishes will accompany him in his re-
tirement from service" Col. Smedberg served in
the Army Of the Potomac losing leg at the Wilder
ness.
Gen. James 6. Negley the Member of Congress
from the Pittsburg District, has been welcomed
back to Washington by host of his old comrades.
The General l. in excellent health and spirits and
as the young man expressed it, chock full of days
work"
Maj.-Gen. John F. Hartranft was in the city lass
week, attending the meeting of the officers Of the
National Guard of the country. The years sit very
lightly upon this of Pennsylvania's Most yal-
liant sons. His form is slender and 1.-the ami his
eye as keen when with CoIoneIs eagles o, his
shoulder he led the old 5lst Pa. with unfinehn ga-
lantry. 1t requires something of search to find
gray hair and should the country require the sery-
ices of the Pennsylvania National Guard ne would
undoubtedly put it into action with the same solen-
did ability with which he used 20 handle the old
Third Division of the Ninth Corps upon the field
of battle.
BY direction of the President First Lieut. James
NJ. Smith, U. :. A, retired is relieved from duty at
Riverview Academy. Poughkeepse, y. Y.
Gen. John b. Hatch, of the Army, who will ne re-
tired next month, has arrived a. -. Louis from
Washington Territory, where he has been stationed
for years.
Capt Allan Fl. Jackson, 9Th Inf, will be relieved
from duty as Acting Judge-Advocate Department.
of Columbia, June l. 1856
Gen. Franz Sigel has been nominated by ths
President for Pension Agent at New York lie
will doubtless be confirmed. and many who used
to fight init Sigel" will receive their pensions
through him.
Gov. Oglesby of Illinois, has made excellent se-
eetiOns for the Board of Trustees of the Soldiers
Home. which is TO be built at Quincy. Col Dicka-
son, of Danvilie, was Ohio soldier, and hss a
splendid record. He has been for 10 years Mavor
of the city OF Danville. was the Military Staff5
of Cows. Culiom and Hamilton. and is an G Com
mander of the State Department of the GAR.
Maj Rowland, OF Quincy, served IN the l0th ILL.,,
and has a fine record as a soldier. He. too. was
Mayor of his city for many years. Gen Dustin, Of
Sycamore served as Captain in the Sth Ill. Cav,
and afterwards as Colonel of the 105th Ill., He was
for many years Circuit Clerk of DE KaIb County,
and has frequently been talked of for Congress
10y hnzr rnEp anfl lrT- -
OF the Stationery and Printing Division of the In
terror Department in which capacity be has served
since 1876. ComTade Badley served through the
war as soldier from Maine. He has been faithful
and efficient in very marked degree in the dis
charge of his duties in the Interior Department
Gen. Tom Browne, OF Indiana, left for home
Monday, and may not return to the af,er-hOiiiay
meeting of Congress, owing to the serious Illness OF
his wife. whose condition is such as 20 cause ner
many friends much anxiety.
The memorial window in Williams College in
honor OF President Garfield, has been finished at
cost of S3.6i5.
Paymsster John Clyde Sullivan. of the Navy,
who returned last Spring from three years tour
OF duty III Japan, has been ordered to the school,
ship Portsmouth, and left upon her for extended
cruise through the West Indies and South American
ports. Comrade Sullivan Is one of the youngest
soldiers of the late war He was a drUmmer-,,,v in
the Goth Ohio at the age Of years and went with
that regiment into the battles of Fort Done}son and
Shiloh He was subsequently, with the 9sth Ohio
at Stone River
Past Commander of the Department of the Poto-
mae &. c. Royce Is again in Washington devCting
some weeks OF vacation to looking old friends
and making researches for furtEcoIni Tle work
of his. Comrade Royce. who held positions the
Indian Bureau, resigned il about year anti a half
ago to go into business banker az Troy, o.. and
has done unusually we'll in his vocation.
Gen. Martin t. AIeMshOn has been in Na7il5ug-
ton for a week or more looking after natter
nected with some of his multtudiuOUS duties The
General Is perhaps as busy a the bus state
OF New York has. He is Marshal OF the i.:stern
District of New York, Office of great ir rrr;uce
and labor, Secretary of the Army 1f the Potomac
Society an active GA X. man. officer Of lie New
York State militia, Secretary of the Board of Sol
dlers' Home Managers, and an active politician,
and manages 10 attend to all these duties well. A
rather annoying instance of the ignoraI.. Of some
OF the present generation as to matters occurred
last Summer when it was suggested - maze Gen.
McSlahon General of the New York National
Guard in place of Gen. Shaler. An editorial aF-
peared in of the New York I.s;fefs, which
admitted Gen. McEahOn's fitness for tie position,
but insisted that his lack of record Initiated
somewhat against choosing him. I Gc soldiers Of
the old Sixth Corps, III which Gen 1Ie-.ahoH did
years of faithful service must have been rather
astonshed at reading this item He entered Of
the first regiments that raised in New York
city, present at every battle OF The Army of the
Potomac, and was not discharged until '..:.TI
year after the close of the war. He ,-..li.
Sedgwci's Chief of staff, and caught that oid
mander in his arms when ne was struck dow. -,. I
rebel bullet al SpOttsyivania. If this Is no,
record we hardly know what would be so es.Iisid-
cred.