The National tribune., 1886-09-23

lady 10 visit Washington early In the new year.
Mrs. Grant presented Mrs. Beale with hand
somely-mOunted photograph Of Gen. Grant, IL 10
from the negative that the family has copyrighted.
and is considered by those who knew him most
intimately to be the best likeness extant.
While in Washington Commander-in- Chief Fair
child called at the Pension Office. accompanied by
Col +. Il. Gray, Adjutant- General and other menu
beers of his staff They were received by Commits
sioner Black, and by him introduced TO Deputy
Commissioners Mclean and Bartlett and the Chiefs
of Divisions. Many of the exsolcers Of the eleri-
cal force of the Office paid their respects to the
visitors.
Gen. Logan was caught in raius,orm, and is
now laid up at his home in Chicago with severe
1 cold
| Past Assistant Adj't- Gen. Bracket went on to
/ Philadelphia and New York with COMMANDMENTS
/ Chief Fairchild.
Mrs. Kate b. sherwood's charming little poem,
"Auf wiedersehen," has been translated into
musical German by the Editor of the San Francisco
Deuokrat. IL is well worthy that honor.
/ Gen. J. $. p. Goblin, Department Commander Of
/ Pennsylvania and party, learning at Portland. Ore
that they could not secure Pullman car without
some days delay, made up their minds to charter
emigrant car. which they equipped with a
brand outfit for the long trip the Serras
and Rockies homeward Arriving at Minneapolis,
after visiting the Yellowstone Park, the party pre-
sented to Maj r. r. Henderson and Judge John r
Rea, the furnishings of their special sleeper incud-
ing bedding. ETC., for the benefit of the GA X. of
the city. The equipment for 20 persons. The
/ gallant Gen. Beaver the One-legged hero. so dear
to the Keystone State and Republican candidate
for Governor. of the party. Hale and hearty
/ and full Of breezy eOmrafeshp, Gen. Beaver was
one of veterans whom il was always inspiration
| TO meet. He never seemed TO feel fatigue and his
bonhomie under the exasperating circum-
stances of stage travel was simply admirable.
Comrade n III. Stevens South vineland. " J.,
who has recently been appointed in the Pension
/ Bureau, was member of the 6th Mass. the 10Th
/ r. L., and the Odd Mass and was badly injured.
/ He has been prominent in Masonic and other or
ganizations in New Jersey and is generally popu-
/ lar with all who know him
The comrades of the Army of the Cumberland
| will be much interested in learning that the gallant
Gen. Thomas J. Woods health is rapidly inpro
ing. and he feels confident that it will soon be such
as to permit his resuming work that he has been
long desirous Of doing. THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
has conditional promise from him that if his
health permits he will contribute to il history Of
the Fourth Corps at the battle of Nashville which,
we need not say, will be a wonderfully valuable
addition to the history of that great BATTLE and one
which will be welcomed by everybody who feels
an interest in the splendid old Army Of the Cum
berand.
The largest arrears of pension ever paid in the
United States was paid at Louisville last week by
Pension Agent Buell. to Marcus ID. Richardson an
aged soldier living at Milton, KY The cause for
granting the pension is total blindness brought on
by injury TO the eyes received in the war in 1863
The pension dated back to that year. and amounted
to Sill 500
Gen. Grants widow recently wrote a note to Mrs
, Cleveland. inviting that lady and the President to
stay at her house in Elberon on their way back
from the Adirondacks. She received a reply from
Mrs. Cleveland thanking her kindly for the eour-
tesy, but rcgretting that want of time would pre-
, vent an acceptance Of the invitation.
! Albert A. Ames, the Democratic candidates for
Governor of Minnesota. was born in Illinois in
1872. Alto years age he moved with his parents
to Minneapolis. He graduated from Rush Medical
College, Chicago. 1862 In August. 1852. DR. Ames
In company with others, raised Co b. 9Th Mimi.
and engaged in service the frontier participate
ing in all the battles of his regiment against the
ians In the Fail of 1868 he accompanied the reg
ment south. and in active service until the
close of the In November 1856, he was elected
to the State Legislature In 1866 he went to Cali
fornia and engaged in the newspaper busines until
l 1874, when he returned to Minneapolis, where he
has since remained. He was elected Mayor OF
Minneapolis in 1876 and again in 1886.
Benz Williams. a one-legged veteran. has been
removed from the postofIice at Wnkesville. o.
!. man named Howe has bought the Burnside
, estate at Bristol K. H. and intends to erect a SUM
mer hotel IL. He will change the mansion
/. somewhat. but keep the Generals old curiosity
: room as he left it.
Rev. Granville Moody, the famous Fighting
Parson" and Colonel of the 18th Ohio has been
- revisitng Xenia. o.. where he was stationed as a
E Methodist minister before the war, and where he
= raised his regiment. The boys of the 18th
used to delight to tease their Colonel whom they
,. dearly loved, with story him. Unlike many
Christians the Colonel took his religion to the field
u with him, and at all times devout and ex-
emplary when in the midst of his congrega-
c tOn at home. At Stone River. when the rebels
charged his regiment he is accused of ending up his
exhortation with. There they come boys; steady,
" nOw-aim low. and give them hi" The old
: Colonel emphatiGally denies this He says that he
! started to say "Give them Hail Columbia" but
just as he got the word hail out the boys fired
$ and cut off the last part of the sentence.
Capt. w. 5. McClannahan, of the ID w. Va. Cav
! has been nominated by the Republicans of Yintou
County, o., for Commissioner.
> Col. John A. Joyce. the silver tongued poet Of
= Georgetown flights. goes to ST. Louis this week
= and will sweep through the interior cities of the
!, States Of Missouri and Kansas with his we'll known
"A reversible instantly adjustable l3-jeweI lecture
il GAR. comrades had better grab root until it Il
ali over.