The National tribune., 1886-05-06
PERSONAL.

Gen HaZen came out on top in his tussIe with the
treasury officials. The Congressional COMMITTEES
'iat investigated the Signal Service reported that
while, judged under a strict construction of the
law, some OF the expenditures have been irregular
there was not the slightest evidence of fraud or i'm
proper use OF money, nor of anything exeept n de-
sire TO promote the efficiency of the service
Dr. VIM. a. Hammond of New York formerly,
ourseon-General Of the United States Army Ivaa
married Isst week at Providence r L. to Miss
t-sther Dyer Chaplin, at the residence of Mrs
Frances j. Yinton, grandmother OF the bride.
Gen. W. F. e. Baldy y Smith is in Washington for
a few days. the guest of Gen. r c. Schenek. Gen
smith and Gen. Corse together visited the Depart
ments and met a good many of their old compan-
ions-in-arms
Coi- Joseph c. Lee of Camden N j. who held
responsible position in the United States Mar
shal Office of the District of Columbia has been
ie'l'eo 70 give place to an inoffensive partisan.
zen: Tom Browne has been renominated for Con-
sresS oy the Republicans of the Sixth Indiana dis
trict.
tue L. VI u A OF San Francisco gave Gen and
MIS-. y. U. Howard grand reception last week.
The President has declined to reappoint Gen
James McLeer, Postmaster at BROOKLYN. tbou0b
'na' was requested by an extraordinry number of
citizenS OF Brooklyn and was a made personal re-
quest by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and other
prominent men. Gen. McIeer was terribly wounded
at the second battle of Manassas His left arm was
carried away, and his leg was so shattered that he
was ialo on the table to have it amputated but he
Pfo'es'eo that he would rather die than lose IT, and
so no amputation was made but three inches of
the bone were taken out and he is so HELPLESS that
ne Is never left in the house alone His stuuap of
hn arm has been a great afliction to him.
common occurrence in amputations-tumors in the
fad l..
staht ana severe The stump is so short that IL il
impossible to give him relief by fresh arnDutation
In spite OF his physical inirmities his administra
lion Oh the post-ofiiee has been admirable and he
HAS oeen one OF the most active men in BROOKLYN in
every work of relief for the afflicted and Destitute
comrades. He is now prostrated on q bed of siek-
ness from which it is doubtful if he ever rises His
successor Is Mr.. Hendrix who though of proper
age al the time, did not go into the army. Itis
just 10 nm to say that he was not a candidate
against Gen. McLeer, and it is believed that if his
REFUSAL could have saved Gen. MeIeer the Office il
would have been given
Gen. W. W. Belknap has been so ill for a eounIe
OF weeks as to be confined to his bed but Is now ON
the streets again, his old stalwart genial and zoi
dierly self
Col Barker, husband of Mrs z Florence Rarl-a-
has had a distressing bit of iII-Iuck. He tbougb.
lat oy long years of successful business he had A.
cuInmuiated competence to retire upon But
Wheh ne came TO settle up he made the discovery
'iat MS Junior partner had embezzed about $4,000
OF the firm s funds and lost the money irreeoyera-
oiy. The loss eompels Col. Barker to forego his
intention OF retiring and continue in business
There 1s no more delightful conversationaIist In
washington than Gen. Rosecrans He has pIayed
so prominent part in public life for so long that
ne has come in contact with almost everybody of
md srafar =
ana "reminiscences which bubble out spontaneously.
and make an hour with him interesting and profit
able. The other day THE NATIONAL TRTBUSE was
talking to him about Gen Lyon
remember" said ne, Gen. Lyon from, the
very day that he entered West Point He came in
the class year after me- and with my cousin. He
lie was a very diffident, sensitive boy but bright
ana studious. In those days the hazing was very
rough and considered part of the duty of the older
cadets toward the Freshmen. Shortly after Lyons
arrival at West Point couple of the older Cadets
called upon him and expressed great fstherIy in
terest In him and in his success in passing the
requisite examinations. Lyon was grateful for
their help and opened his heart to them They
to examine him in mathem atics in
which Lyon was quite proficient and they in
formed him that there would probably be no diff
Guilty about that; but there might be some trouble
IN respect to his figure, as he did not stand erect
lyon accepted tnelr view with due humility, and
invited suggestions as to how he could remedy his
defects. They informed him that they would send
down the men who made a specially of correcting
iefects IN the figure. Lyon thanked them, and
shortly afterward couple of Cadets arrived with
wo boards such as women use in ironing They
strapped his legs to these, and left him there alone
The strapping was done tightly that it stopped
Ill circulation, and when Lyon was found later in
he evening he almost dead from the pain
hat the binding caused.
" He passed all his examinations well and came
'ut OF the Academy with good record, but was
always diffident and retiring. The men whom he
vas appointed to command speedily found this out
ind undertook to impose upon him. He Joined
lis regiment at Pensacola, and there one day one
VI his men shouldered him off the dock into the
water Lyon affected to treat this as an accident
Aterward the regiment was transferred TO Platts-
'urg, ". Y. There one night the men got very
loisy in quarters and Lyon went in to restore or
Ter, They began chatting him and became quite
aucy. when he lost all patience and drawing
lis sword began ehopping right and left az
hough they were so many turnips pumpkins.
lie cut two men very severely, and was court-mar-
iaed therefor and sentenced to two years suspen.
ion from rank and pay, but this was subsequently,
modified TO six months. This punishment which
4yon attributed to Gen. Scott, incensed him very
much and caused him ever afterward to hold good
eal of bitterness toward the Commander-ir Chief
f the armies.
" 1 have been told" continued the General ssan
Illustration of Lyons perfect fearlessness that on
ne occasion when they were fighting the SEandan
indians, Lyon led his company up to the brush in
which the Indians were lying concealed parted the
rush with his sword and called to his men to ire
n herei'"