The National tribune., 1889-06-20

Gov. Ames. OF Massachusetts,, has appointed Cos
Higginson State Historian under the recent law
providing such an officer to prepare a history a
Massachusets's part IN the suppression of the re-
beion- This wiz include histories OF ali the rszB-
ments, batteries and the men who achieved prozat.
hence in the war. The work viii be well done II
Col Higginson lives to finish it. for he Is a sifted
writer, with genuine love for his subject he did
good service during the war. first as a Captain In
the 5lst Mass. nine-mOnths' regiment in which
he served one month, and was then promoted 70
Colonel Of the 1st s. O. (eOlorecl) afterwards ths
SD .. 5. @. t., in which be served two years Last
year Col. HigginsOn was the Democratic candidate
for Congress against Gen. n. P. Banks
Rev. John T. Phillips, of GraysviIe, Ind. who
served in Co. F, 57th Ind, is now member Of W.
5. Hancock Post. Yeedersburg and President q
the Indiana State Conference is a strong candidate
for foreign COnsulship. Il Is probable that ha
will get it. as he has weighty backing from AL parts
Of the State, where he Is well known Comrads
Phillips has made quite an enviabIe reputation az
an earnest worker in the GAR. aud an elective
Memorial Day orator.
Gen. ]. B. Carr continues to recover RAPIDLY from
the effects of the surgical operation for the ps-
moval Of a cancer In his cheek.
Gen. N. N. Curtis Past Departments Commander
OF New York, Is believed 70 stand a good chaucs
for appointment as Collector of Customs al Cane
Vincent or ogdenshuFg should he desire the DO
sitIon' which so far he shows no hint Of doing.
Postmaster-General Wanamaker made an an.
pointment last week that will be eminentIy satis-
factory to the comrades in Massachusetts,. and tha
rest OF New England Il that of Inspector
General George 5 Evans of Boston, to the position
of Postofiee-Inspeetor Of the New England Divis-
ion. Comrade Evans is wellftted by experience
and ability for this position He was for MANY
years Chief Clerk in the Railway Mail Service and
became thoroughly familiar with the Possof8cs
Department. and its needs Il Is hardly worth
while to mention his Grand Army service, since
his is well known to most Of the comrades. He
was one of the earliest members Of the Order mus
tered in, and since then has worked zealOusly and
faithfully for its advancement He was Com
mander Of the Department. Of Massachusetts, and
Is now Inspeetor-Ge General on the STAFF of Com
mander-in-Ch Warner Secretary Of the Board az
Trustees of the Massachusetts, Soldiers Home and
President Of the 56th Mass. Association. In thu
ranks of which regiment he served very eredisabIy
His home is in Cambridge.
Gen. John MeNuIta, who has been managing ths
Wabash Railroad for some years asa Receiver and
thereby added much to his reputation for executive
ability in extensive business is being earnestly
pressed for President of the reoFganizsd company.
The veterans, who all friends Of the gallant old
General, earnestly hope that he may get it.
Last week Col. Dennis DeCourcey. who made =
fine record as commander Of the I'd N Y and vzhs
is q merchant tailor on Third avenue, New York.
became discouraged over the outcome Of a real
estate transaction, and going to his home at No.
l62 East 9Oth street, attempted to commit suicide
by taking rat poison. The attempt was discovered
stOmaeh-pump relieved him Of the poison and e
Is now thought that he viii live He was a leader
OF the Fenian invasion of Cans1a IL 1868 and Is a
/ prominent Democratic politician, afiIiating with
/ the Irving Hall faction Of the party.
A Campfire was held by Post No. SO. GAR. OF
Boston, Mass, Thursday evening st Grand
Army Hail. Madison Square, and the customary
| festivities were enjoyed. A handsome collar was
presented by COmrade Bingham to 4 beautiful SG
Bernard dog, the property Of Comrade Walter Jen-
kins, sin reeompense of his faithful guard duty at
the Campfire held on June II last" The comrades
enjoyed clam-ehowder, smoked the regulation
pipe and listened to the speeches OF Rev. T. O.
Watkins and Gen. John L. Swim.
Gen. B. F. Butler Massachusetts is TO deliver the
anniversary Grafton at the eoamencemento Of Colby
University July 2 1t viii be Just 81 years on that
date since the General graduated from that sterling
old Baptist College. Since that time he has been
prominent IN nearly every walk of life and viii
no doubt be able to show the graduates what am
bition, application, pluck and energy can do for
anyone.
It is not known to all who know Gen. Tracy, the
Secretary of the Navy, that he was q newspaper
writer in New York city quarter Of acentury ago.
though he was Brooklynite even then and kept
a law Office. An Old-timer who worked with him
in the editorial line morning paper at that Pc
Rod says that he took up only very weighty
themes in politics when he sat down with his pen
In hand; that he was very exact in his phraseoEA
ogy and that he took the utmost care in preparing
his manuscripts for the printer. Ben was close
friend Of Mr. Raymond. who then the editOz
Of the Times, and he az one time spoken Of a
Mr.. Raymond's successor in the editorial chair