The National tribune., 1886-02-25

American Consul, who had deserted his post and
exercised the functions Of taat Office for four
months, until he relieved at his own request.
He was next chosen by Gen Gordon to be his Chief
of Staff, served with him in the Soudan, and now
| believes that eminent commander is still alive
and will ultimately be heard from in Central Africa
Hon. John G. Brown. State Treasurer and Jerry
B. Osterhouse and Frank Hawkins employees of the
Treasurer's Office, all members of f. NJ. Stanton
Post, No. I6G SteubenviIle, o., have removed to
Columbus.
Gen. Viele of New York. and Judge Green, of
New Jersey, look much alike and are often mis-
taken for the other by visitors to the House Of
Representatives, and indeed by the Members and
officers of the House. The principal marx, of dis
tinction is in their neckties, Gen. Viele wearing
red and Judge Green blue.
The son of the late Admiral Farragut is about TO
return to Capt. James ID. Johnston, of Savan-
nah, the sword surrendered to Farragut on the
5th of April, 1864, when the Confederate ship
| Tennessee was captured in Mobile Bay. Thesword
was made in Mobile, and its first owners name is
| inscribed upon the blade
Ada C.Sweet, formerly Pension Agent at Chicago
and daughter of the late Gen Sweet was one of
the most admired of the ladies in attendance at the
| Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington last
week. She is good-looking. dresses WELL and is q
/ pquant and interesting speaker.
! Gen. Badeau has written a letter in which speak
ing of Hancocll's relations to Grant and the for
Iners generosity in burying remembrance of all
that had been unpleasant between them. he says:
The majestic character of those rites that attracted
| the attention of the world greatly due TO the
| tender care and chivarous punctilio of him who
thought the dead chieftain had wounded him"
| Congressman Hanback,, of Kansas in his remarks
on the Fitz-John Porter bill, said: Talk about
| men marching in night and rain. have marched
| at night when could not my horses cars, and
| so has the distinguished gentleman from Alabama
| lMr. Wheeler because it happens that once upon
time in the darkest kind of a night he captured
! train in which were my valise and my other bag
gage and the letters from my girl and presume
| he read them'
Maj. s. F. Shaw of the National Council Of Ad-
ministraton is at present connected with the pas
senger department of the Chicago Burlington e
| Quincy Railroad. He a loyal West Virginian
during the war and after service in various organ
| zations from the first, came out of the struggle
Major of the 10th w. Va. His home is in ParISer5-
burg, w. Va.
Capt J. C. Burrows N. G. from Michigan has
| perhaps the very finest voice in the House of
| Representatives. Full, rich round he can without
apparent effort, make himself heard above all the
| din and confusion, to the remotest corners of the
| House, something which most men cannot do when
striving their utmost. With all this power it has
agreeable quality, which prevents it firing the
| ear many strong voices do. Judge Kelley, the
vcnerated I" Father of the House" whose own
| voice is phenomenal. said the other day he sat
! listening with pleasure to the Member from
| Michigan: How much that young mans voice
reminds me of my own in my prime"
| Maj. VIM. Warner, NJ. C. from Missouri had
little bit of unique experience at the surrender OF
Vicksburg. He was then Adjutant of the 33d Wis.
| and on the morning of the 18th of July, while the
| details of the surrender were being completed his
regiment was in place rest - on the works but
| few rods from the rebel works, which were simi-
larly filed with the ounging garrison 1t occurred
to Ajutant Warner that it would be fine thing to
| celebrate the day in the old-fashoned way by
reading the Declaration of Independence. He had
and still has a magnificent round, full voice. and
every word of the grand old document rolled out
| plainly and distinctly the still July air, and was
attentively listened to by both friend and foe. At
| the conclusion the Union men gave ringing cheer,
| and the other side responded with shrill rebel
| yell" What are you yelling for?" shouted our
| boys. That's none of your funeral" We've
got just much right to it as you have" the
Johnnies yelled back.