The National tribune., 1886-11-18

ton Of ornamental plants on the Indian River
having more than 300 choice varieties.
Capt w. ". Jones' formerly of the 1Osth Pa, and
A. A. c., Second Brigade. Second Division, Second
Corps is Mayor OF williamsport. Pa. and isa pop
ular and efficient officer.
Gen. Wager Swayne was In Washington Issb
week trying very important case before the SUI
preme Court.
Gen. W. p. Edgarton. the weII-knoun artillery
men of the Army of the Cumberland and now
Chief Of the New England Division Of the Railway
Mail Service has been appointed one of n board to
examine the postofices as to their business ell
cheney.
John W Martina 10th ". Y. Cav and severely
wounded during the war was an attache of the
New York postOhice. and made a good record
This did not save him, during one of the recent
shakings-up in the office, from being displaced and
assigned to one of the most difficult and Disagree
able Of the carrier routes. when he had to wall
many miles every day through all manner OF
weather. He speedily broke down and died last
week, the doctors certifying that his death
directly due to hard work and exposure. lie leaves
a wife and four children.
They must have had to put an addition on the
return sheets In the Third District of Nebraska to
hold the vote for Comrade @. w. r. Dorsey. At
| last accounts HIS majority 1000 with
| strong back Counties yet to hear from. They know
! ern Nebraska, and they go their whole pile on
him.
Comrade II. ID. Watson. of L. vi. Wheeler Post
| No. %, Department of New York, has been in
Washington for a few days visiting his brother-in-
law, who is journalist of the city This is the first
| time he has been in the city since he promenaded
through IL with musket on his shoulder a MEM
Der of the 18th Pa. Comrade Watson is in the
railroad business. with headquarters at Saratoga
Il 10 ia he of Tho nrfo,
contributions that have appeared from time 70 time
/ in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE over the signature
| Saratoga Chips" The question Of who the
youngest soldier In the has not been settled.
but THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE will bear its testimony
| that Comrade Watson is By Ear the youngest-lOok-
ing soldier.
Among the Members Of the next Congress win
| be Rev. L. F. Mckinney. pastor Of a Universalist
| church in Manchester, ". Fl. Mr.. Mckinney serv-
ed as a soldier in the war; is man Of plain. blunt
manners, wears a SLOUGH hat and Questionable
| attire. He is a clear and forcble speaker and his
many charities have endeared him 10 all The mill
| operatives of Manchester.
/ Comrade Henry A. Day, of Otis Center, Mass,
was sorely bereaved few days ago by the sudden
death of his wife, She wasa most excellent woman.
and his comrades of Nichols Post, No. l7s, GAR.
share his sorrow.
The 18th District of Indiana has elected most
worthy representative in the person of Capt James
| b. White. He was born in Scotland, and came TO
this country at the age of 10 At the breaking out
of the he assisted in recruiting Co. Of the Goth
/ Ind. The company at its organization elected him
Captain. He participated in the marches and bat
ties of the regiment until December. 1852 when he
resigned on account of wound received at Shiloh.
| Soon after the close Of the war he established a
large grocery and fruit house. He has also largely
invested in real estate and has added much to the
/ Improvement of Fort Wayne. Heis emphatically
| aselfmade man. He received over $500 majority
in district that gave his opponent $50 two years
/ ago.
i Hon. W. Godfrey Hunter, whom the Republicans
have elected to Congress from the Third Kentucky
District, overcoming with him a heavy Democratic
| majority, was one of the stanch Union men Of the
i State during the war, and served throughout its
/ continuance as aSuTgeon in the army. His popu-
/ larity among the mOuntaneers Is shown by the
fact that two years ago his district Democratic
by majority of 1000, while he has carried it by at
| least LOO.
| Harry and James A. Garfield. sons of the lato
/ President. now students in the Columbia Law
] College, New York. The engagement is announced
of Harry to Miss Belle Mason daughter of the late
| Judge James Mason, one Of the leading lawyers
| of Cleveland, o. Miss Ransom, the artist. h at
Mentor, the guest of Mrs. Garfield, and hard al
work finishing portrait of the General ordered for
| the Memorial Hall of Toledo. Il is expected that
it will be the best portrait of the General pro-
| duced.
/ Sad reports come of Mrs. Grant having lost all
her former cheeruness and courage since the death
| of her illustrious husband. Her physical health
/ continues good but her bereavement Expresses her
/ continually, and everywhere she goes she is re-
minded of her dead and gone husband. She has
| become recuse far as society is concerned,
/ going nowhere and being interested In nothing,
outside Of her own melancholy contemplation Of
| the past.