The National tribune., 1888-07-05

Last week GottIieb sseigeI. Of the I0th Mass Who
lost lex during The war, fell In New York snd
fractured his Sees-csp. lie was taken 70 ths hos
pital. He IS So years old
Gen. l. r Sherwood has purched the DsrnosraL
fourishiuy and y-estabIizhe,l pspsr At Canton
O., and has gone thithsr 20 ts<s charge ofit Mrs.
Kate B. Sherwood stii1 remains in Toledo arrang-
ing for the disposition Of the property there but
will join her husband some time later.
Capt. b. F. Tucker Adiutant Of Post No. 1os
Chicopec, Mass, Is now the business manager of
Woodruff & Co.'S Original Bohemian Glass Blow
ers, which combination is giving very successful
entertainments 10 the ca. r Posts throughout the
country. They present a bin Of attraction which
never fails 20 ill the house wherever they 90.
Gen George :. Merrill Is making high reputa-
ton for himself in she Office Of Insurance Conn
missioner which he has now held about two yeaTs
The Sd annual report of the Office which has lust
appeared, ia his work. and Is highly ereditabIs %
him. The insurance business Ca Massachusetts, has
been raised 70 higher plane than ln any other
state in the country, and no small part of this work
Is directly due TO the ability aud integrity OF Com
Tade Merrill
Gen. George O. Rodgers. Chairman Of the Board
Of Pension Appeals, has been lying dangerously m
at his home in the suburbs Of Washington, with
rheumatism and neuralgia of the heart. bat Is re-
/ covering under the care Of Dr. J. 3. Hood.
| Gen. Charles A. Whittier had his pockets picked
at the New York races OF pool tickets reprezeutinr
/ winnings amounting to s-s5 The thieves were ar
rested, but Gen Whittier could only press a chargs
OF petty larceny, since one Of grand larceny would
involve the question Of the legality of gamblins
/ debt.
/ John Leardimire, aIocomotlve engineer. and who
served faithfully in Gen. Ben. Harrison's regiment
the 10Th Ind.-was an enthusiastic advocate Of
his old ColouePs election as President for months
before the Chicago Convention He died Ia Indian.
apois last week, and among his last words was an
expression Of regret that he could not live to see
/ thefudilmeut Of his wishes.
j. F. Snow, private Of Co. D. 70th Ind sent ths
following dispatch 60 Gen. Harrison from Csvyxsr
City, Kan; Congratulations from an old soldier
I OF your regiment whose kuapssck You carrisZ
when be was exhausted from sickness and fatigue
In the Atlanta campaign"
/ very pretty little wedding took place at The
/ Murray Hill Hotel New York last week when
Miss julia Clifford Casey. daughter Of Gen. Silas
Casey, was united to Mr. Hildrelh Kennedy Blood
good. RearAdmiraI Davis. Col Thomas S. Casey
and Commander Silas Casey were among the
guests present.
The widow Of Gen. fitzpatrick and her tive
daughters were at Atlantic City. " J., last week.
Corpl Tanner, who has gone to Oregon to stump
the State for the Republican party. meets with q
warm reception from the comrades and press Of
the State. His meetings have been attended by
great masses Of people Of ali political parties
At It's annual commencement last week Dart
mouth College conferred the degree Of LID on
Gen B. F. Butler. The degree was given him in
lsa5 by Harvard when he WAS Governor Of 2Iassa-
shusetts but the Overseers Of the University failed
to confirm 1t. The Dartmouth authorities vera
unanimous in their action.
It is remarkable that al! The National candidates
are sons of preachers. except Gen. Ben Harrison.