The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-01-14
PERSONAL.
Incidents, Accidents and Happenings Where Com
Rades are Concerned.

Since the arrival in Washington of Gen John r.
Miller Senator from California, his condition IS less
favorable and his friends very apprehensiye OF
the result of his illness Ii is believed that he has
Brights disease. complicated with the effects of his
wounds received while in the army. All the old
comrades of this gallant officer will deeply regret
his atfiiction.
Last week at Pittsburg Pa, Pension Agent Err
rett paid to Alex. Gilchrist the largest amount of
pension everreceived by private soldier. His back
pay aggregated sl2, l5l. and the money came to a
blind, decrepit old man, who has been an inmate
OF the poorhouse for years. Justice was tardy In
his case, as in many others but it at last. The
rates OF pension were as follows: s. per month
from August IA, 1852 S25 from July 1851; S3i. %
from June 6, 1879; $50 from June T. fs14: ST. from
June IL, 1878. The pension was issued December
70 for disease of eyes resulting i'll total BLINDNESS
Hon. John G. Entye<in, who has Just been elected
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, was
born III 1914 on q farm near Kingston Ross Co, y.
AT the OF Is he enlisted in Co. A. l4th Ohio, and
served during the war He was twice wounded at
the stormng of Fort Blakely at Mobile, the last
wound being received on the evening of tue day
that Lee surrendered He was engaged in the
Vcksburg and Red River compaigns After the
war he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at
Delaware, where he graduated in 1867. He was
professor of mathematics aJ Central Wesleyan Col
lege. Warrenton, No. until 1870, when he returned
to Ohio and commenced the practice of law at
ChlllIeothe He was a member of the House IN
the cd General Assembly and of the Senate in the
9th, having majority of 1,5G0 q Repubil-
can in a Democratic district. john Entrekin, grand
father of the Speaker-elect, Captain in the
war of 1872 and 2 member of the House from Ross
County in 1919 and 1870.
Maj. James L. Paul has resigned the position he
has occupied for II years Chief Clerk in the De-
partment of Soldiers Orphan Schools at Harris
burg, Pa Superintendent Hgbce has accepted
the resignation in letter in which he highly COM
pliments Maj. Paul, who, he says, has not abused
a single trust nor neglected single duty, and the
good condition of the soldiers orphan schools Is
largely attributable to the retiring Chief Clerk. Jos.
Pomeroy, of Franklin County, for five years clerk
IN the Soldiers Orphan Schools Department., has
been appointed Maj. Pauls successor.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, has introduced n bill
authorizing the President to place Gen. Rufu5
Ingalls, the retired list as Il Major General. Ac-
companying the bill are testimonials from Gems
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Mcclellan, Hooker,
Hancock, Terry and Mcdowell. The letter from
Grant says that officer of the Quarermaster5
Department rendered so great or so constant sery-
ice as did Gen. Ingalls, during the rebellion lie
was retired in 1888 with the rank of Brigadier-
General, after 40 years of service.
Gen. Sheridan was last week made the recipient
of unique souvenir Of the battles of Chicsamauga
and Mission Ridge, the gift OF Gen. j. ID. Wilder
OF Chattanooga, Tenn. 1t is gavel made OF pine
The handle is from Mission Ridge, and the base,
which is tough pine knot, is from tree on the
spot where Gen. Lytle, one of Sheridan'S brigade
commanders, fell. Protrudng from the base OF the
gayel Is musket-ball of the old Springfield rifle
pattern. This Is an appropriate instrument for the
General to use presiding officer of the Society OF
the Army of the Cumberland. The presentation
was made on behalf of Gen. Wilder by Mr. James
A. Maher, of this city.
An effort is being iaade in Congress to place Gen.
Alfred Pleasonton the retired list of the army
| with the rank of Major-General. He graduated
! from West Point in 1Sii, and entered the army as
Second Lieutenant in the old 1st Dragons. He
served through the Mexican war, and during the
war of the rebellion became conspicuous cav
airy leader. He was several times brevetted for
gallant and meritorious service. He resigned from
! the army in 1868, and is living in New York.
| Col j. G. Healy, who commanded tile 9Th Conn.
during the war, has been appointed Superintendent
of the House folding room, and has moved his
| family to Washington.
Louis Eppenstein, of Rondout, n. Y, claims the
distinction of being the only Hebrew in Ulster
| County who served in the army in the late war.
He enlisted in April, 1861, for three months, in the
| Goth n. " re-enlisted in the 10th n. Y. and was
appointed Sergeant. He was wounded three times,
was in prison in Savannah, and draws q pension.