The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-12-19
PERSONAL.

George NJ. Fillmore a nephew Of President BTTI.
lard Fillmore, has been offered a position IN ths
Pension Bureau by Gen. Raum, Commissioner Of
Pensions Comrade Fillmore enlisted in July 1861,
in Co. ID, I'd Mimi, and was soon promoted 70
Second Lieutenant of Battery A, Sd u 8 Art In
February, 1862, he was promoted 10 the First IIsu
tentancy OF Battery Il, 81 o. 3. Art, where ha
served faithfully until he left the army The offer
Of the position was made because Gen. Raum knew
that Fillmore was capable man. and that he would
honor the position TO which he would be appoint
ed. II Is one of the public life where
man is asked to accept a position
Gen. w. w. Dudley, ex-Commissfoner Of PEN
sions, visited indianapolis, Ind, last week Thers
was rurnor that the ex-CommissiOner was to DO
arrested as soon he placed foot upon Indiana
soil, because Of his connection with what is known
as the blocks OF five letter, said 20 have been
written by him during the last Presidential can
Yass- Gen. Dudley was not arrested however, and
returned to Washington very much pleased with
his trip to Indiana Perhaps this will cause his de-
tractors to let up on him for a time.
James Elter, an old soldier Of the Regular Army.
has been watchman in the WiHder Building for a
number of years. He tells a story that one night
while on duty President Lincoln came to tho
building looking for Surg-Cfen Barnes Dr. Barnes
was not there, and the President said TO Etter:
Give me your badge and will guard the build
ing while you go for the Doctor This was done
and the President took the watchman's place while
he went in search Of the Doctor. Etter returned
In about half hour with the Surgeon-Ceneral
aud the President turned over his badge with the
remark that he had faithfully executed the duties
Of the Office
Capt benjamin Murphy. Chief OF Police Of Jer-
sey City n j.. has been appointed an Aid-de-C Camp
on the Staff Of Gen. 4 A. Alger. Commander-in-
Chief Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
NJ
Sixteenth Corps during Sherman's operations
against Atlanta. was the representative Of Gov.
Iarrabee, of Iowa, at the meeting Of the Govern
oFs of the - original States in Washington Last
week Gen Dodge is the President Of the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad, and has mis- heaG1uartera
in New York City, but still retains his residence in
Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he went to live Oyears
ago.
Capt Henry g Jones, OF New Hartford. Conn,
has been appointed Assistant InspectOr-eneraI for
tie State OF Connecticut, by Inspector General
Lewis +. Griffith, and orders announcing this kact
have been issued from National Headquarters
GAR. aud also from the Departments Of Couneeti-
cut Capt Jones served through the war in the
Ssh Conn, and WAS a gallant soldier being pro-
NOTED for bravery in action He has been proui-
nent in Grand Army circles In Hartford, being a
member Of Robert o. Tyler Post Of that city.
Mr. Edward ; Worthington. Of the firm OF Nor
ton x WOrihingtOu, Of Chicago with his beautiful
bride, formerly Miss Porter. OF the same city has
been for few days visiting his amt Mrs. ReILuaD
at Gen. Belknap's residence, on Vermont avenue
Mr.. W0rthiHgtoH's father was Col VIM II Worth
ington, Of the jth Iowa, who was accidentally
killed by one Of his own piekets, while Col W
was making the grand rounds" near Corinlh
Miss, IN ls62- He was accom- panied as the time
by his Adjutant. Lieut. r F. Patterson, afterwarI
Lieutenant Colonel Of the 29th Iowa and now
Postmaster ut Memphis. Tenn Dir. worthinEtou
inherits from his father. membership in the L,yaI
Legion. Col. WOrthingtOn was a most gallant OIL
Ger, and would have been one OF the famous CEN
erals had not his devotion TO duty led him TO IN
expected death The beauty and accom- plishnIruts
of the bride, and Mr. WorthiugtOn's own eourte-
Gus aud attractive manners made many friends iOr
them in Washington
Gen Joseph B. Carr. the ex-Secretary of State OF
New York. had operation performed upon him
last week. which bids fair to prove entirely sue
cessful. previous operation for the removal Of
"a cancer from the side Of the Generals face had
resulted in rendering the jawbOue rigid and isll-
movable. The late operation was to break tho
jawbone below the point Of the old affection thus
making IL possible for the muscles Of the disafect-
eel side Of the face to move the Jaw freely. Gen.
Carr the Colonel of the I'd y. Y but was pro-
NOTED BrigatieT- General in August, 1852 BE has
OF the very best Of military records He Wa
elected Secretary of State several times and was a.
popular in his civil Office as he deservedly was In
the army.
Hon. G. A. Hill, Member Of Congress from tha
Eighth Illinois District who served during the va
as = Captain in the lst q. 5. c. T. was elected an
honorary member Of that organization on Dec L.