New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-11
PERSONAL

Mrs Harriet Lane Johnson has taken possession
Of the house OF Mr. Leo Knott, The Second AssS'an'
Postmaster General at Washington.
Among those who Will take part I'm the Church
Congress next week, at Buffalo, are the Hon A. ID.
bishop @hippie, Of Minnesota tho Rev. DR. Charles
Broo naSe and ., C. D G. Thany anu Of this city
The Hon. W. C. p Breckenridge is to deliver the
grafton at the cornerstone laying OF the Masonic
Temple at Richmond, Va, next wednesday
al was presrnt' says ex.Prcsident Hayes when
General Sheridan cast the first voa al
last Of his life. Mcclellan was TO
candidate on the one side and Lincoln
ON the other Sheridan had never voted rs he was
an army officer but he understood that under the laws
of Ohio an Ohio soldier could vote, aud that there
was to be somewhere camp among the Ohio soldiers
a polling place. He learned II was al my heah-
quarters so he came over the day before ana talked
about Il. Il never cast vote before In my me-
said General Sheridan. 'and doSt understand how
to DO It,, Next day eherldan came over with Cen
eral FORSYTH Of Toledo and General Crook. who also
wanted TO vote | passed the word around that
Sheridan and Crook would vote about O'Clock. ana
5000 soldiers and two brass bands were on nara.
The polling place wagon, and three noncom-
mlssloned officers judges and two young fellows
clerks said I'd vote first, 50 as To show crook
and sheridan how It done. was an Old yoior;
they were grccnhorns stepped up and said to tho
Judges. MY namo is Rutherford l.. Hayes; vote in
Hamilton County, Ohio, in the Fifteenth Waid I'm
clnnan.' All this put down. Then sheridan
stepped up lilo a III 10 embarrassed. Tor az
the men wore looking az him. u was me-" par
for him to play lie looked at the judge, the jude
stared at him. Your naise: SIR ssa inc !p1in ~
Sheridan In what STATE DO you yoteI a'hsa ~, 70
In what county ~ Perry County, Then came tho
difficult question, In what ward or iO"nship, slt
asked the Judge with socmnity. NV father hNs
barrassed way, for It was all new 20 hlH INN oei,
eral Crook stepped forward. pulling his mustAche
nervously as was his habit. lie gave h' name, az
said he lived IN DAYTON; Mon, S Son hpow
General Crook said Il always stopped AZ tho Phillips
House though; .0h. call Il the First Ward l said,
and down It went thar way In sgeamng MN sn nv
first vote | don't ever expect 10 vote again. bus
did want to vote for Old Abe"
Buffalo Bill will entertain Lord Clifford, Lord
Vaudeville and six other English guests on hunting
expedition In the northern part Oh MeAico 'no is''''
part of this month
Professor s. T. bailey will start on HIS astronomical
tour in the interest OF Harvard University on Novem
Der To- lie Will spend three months on the Pacife
Coast, and will then so to Peru for two years
General and Mrs. schoheld have taken apartments
in Washington for tho winter
aGeneral Harrison's pastor, the Rev. DR.. Hsines,'
says "The Presbyterian Observer Of Baltimore, Is
not only an able preacher and efficient pastor, but
a Presbyterian bred In the bono His church is strong
In men Of the professions and OF cultured minds
In tho efdcrship the well known face OF General
Harrison appears, being one OF haifdorcn OF ftih
full men who have stood through more than helf
their years by the altar of the House OF Cod lie,
with his companions In fathfulness, has honorcd
the cause Of practical religion