The National tribune., 1886-04-15
PERSONAL.

Cyrus Vigus, of Logansport Ind, is 60 years old.
and n veteran of the of 1872 The House last
week passed bill increasing his pension from S
TO $50 per month. This veteran, beginning his life
in the wars for his country has kept his patriotism
and furnished four to the war with Mexico,
one of whom, Capt. Vgus. was the first man of the
United States troops to enter the conquered city Of
Mexico; and for the late war for the Union nc
furnished six sons, his entire family These sons
arc now all dead, save TWO, one Of whom, riddIed
with bullets, is a helpless cripple in the Soldiers
Home at Dayton, o. His family at home consists
of his aged wife and the widow and daughter of
one of his dead soldier sons None will say that he
does not richly deserve the increase during the lit
tie of life that remains to him.
Gen. 3. +. Butler has sent letter to the House
Military Committee, through Speaker Carlisle
denying that his accounts as treasurer of the Ma
tional Home for the years ISL and 1872 were not
rendered, that the accounts were not correct.
He says that he was given opportunity by the
committee of last year to substantate his accounts
and that he called for isolated parts of them
Referring to the statement that S211 OF in United
States bonds were not accounted for he says
After full examination find every material part
of the account stated in the report Of the COM
mittee to be untrue and unjust besides bein, hurt
ful and defamatory, and these statements are the
results of the grossest in the report of the
cOmmitte. In my reports to Congress every bond
is accounted for to the last dollar every dollar is
accounted for and vouched for to the last cent
Last Friday Maj. Gen. Terry relieved Maj.-Gen.
Schofieid in the command of the Department ofthe
Missouri, al the headquarters in Chicago. During
the morning hours aids-lie-camp were busy trans
ferring and receipting for the paraphernaIia and
furnishings of the headquarters. At II O'Clock
Gen. Terry presented himself at Gen. Schofeid's
headquarters and received without special
forinaity. The transfer of the Army of the Mis-
souri, was made in worded orders Lieut.-Gen
Sheridan visited headquarters shortly before noon,
meeting Gems. SchofeId and Terry. Gen. Scho-
field left Chicago Sunday for New York, where
he will assume command OF tine Department Of the
Atlantic. Gems. Sheridan, Schofeld and Terry
were given reception Friday afternoon by the
Illinois Commandery of the Loyal Legion. There
chief officers of the Army.
Capt. A Grant welI-known resident of Capitol
Hill, Washington, is lyingat his home dangerously
i'll. The physicians in attendance have informed
the family that there is little hope of recovery.
Capt. Grant is native Of Maine, where he was
born &c years ago. At the outbreak of the war he
entered the service as an officer OF 4 Wisconsin
regiment. He served with gaIlantry and distnc-
ton and the hero Of several adventures in es-
Gaping from Confederate prisons After the war
he settled in this city. He pioneer in the
ganizaton here ofthe Grand Army OF the Republic.
Col. Fred. D. Grant last week fleda petition in
the Orphans Court, at Washington, asking to be
appointed administrator of the estate of his father
Gen. L. s. Grant, in this District. Pay for % days
was due the General from the Government at the
time of his death and there is also some realty To-
Gated in the District belonging to the estate.
Capt. J. B. Allen and Serg't Whitman, repre-
senting the old I'D Pa presented to the Volunteer
Firemen's Association, of Philadelphia last week,
Volunteer Fire Department in 1852. Ex-Chief
Engineer Downey received the Color5 behalf Of
the association.
The Board of Directors of the National Soldiers
Home held their quarterly session here last week.
There were present Gen. w. L. Franklin President;
Col. L. a Harris, First Weep President; Gen. N. t.
8IcNiahon, Secretary. Gen Thomas ". Hyde, Maj.
Fulton, Commissioner Black, and Gen. Negiey
were also present. Only routine business was
transacted. On Friday the board, accompanied by
Senator'S Hawley and Henderson and party of
friends inspected the soldiers home at Hampton,
Va.
There is hardly general election IN Ohio but
the friends of Gen. A. V. Rice press him earnestly
to head the Democratic ticket His superb military
record and the admirable one he made q Mem
Der of Congress, well as his popularity and high
personal character make his tower of !
strength to any ticket. But he uniformly declines
all solicitations. He says that politics is not his
profession. does he desire it to be. He is
banker and a business man, and only ambitious of
success in that vocation. He entered politics once
because he desired the experience of Isepresen- |
tatve at Washington, and he is entirely satisfied
as he may be-wth the experience he had, and the
record he made. The question of returning him to
the 5Oth Congress has been actively canvassed
among the influential Democrats of Northwestern
Ohio but has come to naught, because OF his firm
refusal to allow his name to be used.
The Pennsylvania papers praise Conrade Ezra ii.
Ripples way of inaugurating his administration
Mayor of Scranton, with an address in which he
recommends the funding of the ctiys debt at low
rate of interest, and that municipal business be
hereafter conducted on cash basis.