The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-12-09
PERSONAL.

The suit to recover sI5, OOO from Cen B. r. Butler,
on the part Of the National Soldiers Home, came
up in the United States Circuit Court at Boston last
week. Action was brought to recover what was
alleged to be due in Gen. Buffers accounts while
acting as treasurer of the institution. Gen. Tilton
testified that Gen. Butler loaned him SIS 600 to start
shoe store in connection with the Home, and that
he gave Gen. Butler credit for the amount on the
books Of the Home. The $4,000 was repaid to Gen.
Butler in 1874, but this payment had not been ac-
counted for in any way, although the amount had
been charged as a credit in his accounts with the
Home. Gen. Buffers defense was that he has paid
the sum in full A verdict was rendered against
Gen. Butler for S16,5S7.50.
A. III. Elwood, Mail Agent on the Grand Rapids
& Indiana Road, was arrested at Grand Rapids last
week by Inspectors Bassett and Kidder. Elwood
is charged with systematically robbing letters and
IS marked bills were found in his possession. He
eonfesses everything, and Acknowledges that the
populations amount to 1000. ElwoOds home is at
Silver Creek. Ind, where he has wife and three
children. He was appointed four years ago, is so
years old a veteran soldier and in poor health. He
says he led to steal by financial straits and for
fear Of leaving his family unprovided for.
Gen. Ricketts, has been for fortnight lying dam
gerously i'll at his home in Washington. For time
his recovery was despaired Of but his condition Is
slightly improved and his friends are hopeful
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who was defeated at the recent election by Col.
VIM. Elliott, Democrat will contest Eliiott's cleo
ton and says he is confident that the House will
| seat him, although it has Democratic majority.
He says that the Democratic party would not dare
to enter the campaign Of 1888 after allowing Elliott
to hold seat fraudulently obtained from the ia
nous Black District of South Carolina with its
5000 Republican majority. He thinks it would
\ strengthen the Democratic party at the North to
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that the party leaders will retire Elliott for effect.
| Touching the arrangement between Grant and
| Hancock, an officer of the formers staff says that
il arose from report which Gen. Grant sent to
/ the War Department about the battle of Spott5yl-
/ vania. That was hard and bloody fight, and the
| Second Corps, under Gen. Hancock, performed
| most brilliant service. When Gen. Grant made up
| his report he did not mention Gen. Hancock by
name. The report did not particularZe any officer,
but II dealt fairly and honestly with the magnificent
work of the Second Corps. Gen. Hancock thought
that he ought to have been mentioned by name,
and wrote a letter to Gen. Grant in a complaining
| spirit. do not know whether Gen Grant replied
to it or not. but do know that Gen. Hancock
thought that the Lieutenant General had failed to
/ do him justice"
i Mr. George Ticknor Curtis delivered a lecture In
| the Academy of Music Philadelphia, Saturday
| evening, under the auspices of the Mcclellan Me-
/ mo rial Association, on the life character and
public services Of Gen. Geo. b. Mcclellan. He was
cordially received by large audience. He re-
viewed the late Generals services in the field and
his achievements in private life, and said that in
future history Mcclellan would be spoken of as one
| of the foremost Americans of his time. "MeClel-
Ian the speaker said, " had been impeded in his
military career by a cabal at Washington, to whom
his success would have been a disappointment
and an interference with plans and desires of their
own. Stanton, according TO Mcclellan own story
threw every obstacle in MeClellan's way and EN-.
deavored to create dstrust between him and the
President" The receipts Of the lecture so to the
fund for the erection Of u memorial 10 Mcclellan
in Paramount Park.
Maj Robert B. Potter, who went out as
Colonel Of the 5lst n. w. is lying hopelessly III al
Newport. r. l. He was stricken with paralysis
some time since and has been helpless ever since
His death is only question of short time.
Prof All W Larrobee. late of Battery #, 1st Pa
l.. A. is teaching select school at Uniondale, Pa.
and meeting we glad to say, with much and
well-merited success.
Col John A. Joyce will deliver one of his excel
lent lectures on the Nth inst before the eomrade,
of the Soldiers Home at Hampton Roads, Va, By
special invitation Of Gov. p. T. WOodhn.
Gen. Beaver, Governor-elect of Pennsylvania
leetured ut Bellefonte in that State the other even
ing on From Ocean to Ocean and Back to tbs
Mountains"
Daniel Reeder, formerly Corporal Of Co. III, 47tl
Pa is q candidate for Doorkeeper of the 50th Con
gress Comrade Reeder lost an arm In the service
He was a candidate for Doorkeeper of the presen
Congress- but the Solid South WAS too many fo
him, and man who had commanded rebel regi
ment was preferred to him.
Comrade I. Il. Mack, editor Of the Sandusky