The National tribune., 1888-12-13
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George ". Seward died at Florida. II. T.. on
Dec. Z aged SO years. He was brother Of the late
Secretary of State. William II Seward, and was
the last survivor Of bis family. George F. Seward
formerly United States Minister to Japan, was
son of the deceased.
Promotion continues to come to Comrade VIM.
F. Cody Buffalo Bin" he was private soldier
in the famous 7th Kan. Cav" Jenais0u's jay
bawkers was suddenly jumped to ColoueI.'
when he made a big success Of his Wild West
show and now has been made GeueTaI Of tho
Nebrsska National Guard
Thanksgiving week Mrs. Kate Brownies sher-
wood was called to attend a meeting of the BIe-
mortal Association In the Memorial Building.
Toledo, o. The call for the meeting stated that it
was important, but gave MFs. Sherwood no clue
to the business to be transacted. When she ar
rived at the hall she found that the meeting had
been conEeued for the express purpose Of present.
ing to the association very fine oil poElrais Of
herself, painted by Martin, the welISnovu artist
Tie portrait is To hang ia the board room of tho
association and will always be a reminder OF the
splendid work which Mrs. Sherwood has done.
As a work Of art the portrait Is excellent and all
praise 1t highly who have seen t. The active
spirits IN the matter were Col. l. T. Lytue Gen. O.
l. Young and Col. W. T. Walker.
Gen. Granville N. Dodge, Of ouncH Bluffs, Iowa,
was IN the city last week on business connected
with the Governments Departments. Upon the
breaking out Of the Gen. Dodge recruited .
company for the 4th Iowa but was shortly alter.
ward commissioned Colonel Of that regiment bv
Gov. KiFkwood. the old war Governor Of Iowa.
Gen. Dodge took his regiment through Missouri
and did duty guarding towns and railroads during
the first six months of his service. At the battle o.
Pea Ridge ne commanded a brigade and was pro-
NOTED BEgadieF-Generalf for his gallant eonduet on
that occasion He soon commanded division IL
the Army of the Tennessee. and commanded the
district, with headquarters at Corinth, Miss When
Gen. sherman took The Army of the Tennessee t.
Chattanooga in 1854 He afterward commanded
that part Of the Sixteenth Corps which was in sher
mans army during tke Atlanta campaign. lie
was severely wounded in the head ia front o.
Atlanta in August. 1864 which sent him to the rear
dc commanded the Departments Of Missouri IN
1860. He was made Chief Engineer Of the Union
Pacific Railroad in the Fall OF 1869 and remained
IN this position until the completion of that road
He was elected 10 Congress from Tie Council
Bluffs District in 1866, and did good work while
serving In that capacity Since then he has been
q Managing Director Of the Union PaeifiC and was
President Of the Southern Pacific Railroad. At
the present time he is President Of the Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad. aud spends most Of his time
IN New York city, but goes TO the West frequently.
Mrs. Gen. Joseph r. HawIey, the wife Of the
senior Senator from. Connecticut presented the
General with a dne girl baby On the night Of De-
cember in this city. Although Senator Hawley
has heen married for a number Of years, he never
had any children by his first wife As a matter OF
course, Gen. Hawley is one Of the happiest and
proudest men in Washington over the event. The
General is 81 years old. but looks to be about 10
Comrade William Harvey, Co I, 9lth N Y, and
Co. B, l05th y. Y, Rapids n. Y, has been suffer
ing from compound fracture Of the head a. well
as with heart and lung trouble. and his life is de-
SPARED Of
The wife and daughter of Gen. W ". BeIknap
returned from Europe on Sunday last They have
been absent for nearly six years and have lived in
/ London, Paris, Naples. Rome, Vienna aud all the
principal cities Of Europe The daughter lefs this
city little girl, and returns a young lady, old
enough to enter society.
William H. Roach, who was in the Navy during,
the war, was in the city last week Mr.. Roach Is
employed by an Electric Supply Company Of New
York, and is engaged in putting in plants for street
railways throughout the South. COmrade Roach
is q cear-headed business man, and deserves sue
cess.
4 beautiful span Of blOOded horses were shipped
from Tennessee last week to Col. Matt 5 Quay
the Chairman Of the National Republican Com
mittee and Senator from Pennsy ivauia, by his
friends in the Blue Grass region of Tennessee in
recognition OF his services in the late campaign.
Col. D. B. Henderson, Member of Congress from
the Third District, Is announced a candidate for
Speaker Of the 5Isl Congress- The Colonel says no
Is in the to stay until the question is decided
banquet was given Gen Adam E. King in
Baltimore, Nd, Dee 7, at which hundreds OF
prominent gentlemen from ali parts Of the country
were present Speeches were made By Congress-
man Boutelle, Gen. Felix Agnus, Of the Baltimore
american, A LOwden SnOwden, and others.
President-eleot Harrison spent two days OF Lass
week hunting quail IN Indiana. He secured =
couple of dozen Of the birds as his share Of the
sport. The party returned to indianapolis vel
pleased with their outing.
Past Department Commander A. L. Conger, OF
Ohio is being generally talked Of as the Republi-
can candidate for Governor Of the State. He wouId
make a splendid canvass and splendid Governor.
Gen. Fremont viii 90 back to California in a few
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