The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-22
PERSONAL

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Secretary Of the Navy Tracy was in Ellsworth,
Me-, last week, the guest Of Senator Eugens
Hale. On Thursday he went 70 Bar Harbor. Hs
held an informal reception Of his personal fFiends
and those of bis daughter, Mrs. Wilms-dag, on
board the U. 5. s. Dispatch Thursday afternoon.
The Secretary viii return TO Washington shortly.
Mai.-Gen. John ~ schofsid, Commander Of the
o. s. Army, Is spending his vacation in Thompson
Conn, as the guest OF Hon. John ". DOane. =
wealthy resident Of that place.
Capt. J. q. Hutchinson, who was nominated By
the Republicans Of Iowa as their candidate foa
Governor last week, was born in Northumberland
County, Pa, in 1871. After completing his sduca.
ton in Dickinson Seminary in 1852. he enlisted as
a private in Co b. f3Iss Pa and served with dis
tBction through the war, attaining to the rank 81
Captain of his company. He was graduated from
the Union Law School at Cleveland o.. and re-
moved to Ottumwa, Iowa, where he now resides
He praeticed law for few years, but became in
terested in a concern for the manufactures Of sew
ing machine attachments, and later became tho
President OF the OttHmwa National Bank but Last
year he severed his connection with the bank and
is not now connected with il. His political career
began few years ago, when he was elected 10 the
lower branch OF tho Legislature, and he has sinex
been twice elected State Senator. He Is a very
popular man with all classes, and takes great IN
equivalent to an election.
Gen. w. @ Gresham. United States CircuA
Judge, is spending his vacation in the East, ans
was in Connecticut last week. Before he reiurna
1t Is thought that he win spend a week at Thou
sand Islands. Gen. Gresham was the Colonel .
the sd Ind, and after his promotion commanded
the Fourth Division. Seventeenth Corps He wa
severely wounded in front Of Atlanta July % 1854
and came pretty near losing one Of his legs. HS
held the positions of POstmaster-GeneTaI and SEQ
rotary Of the Treasury, leaving the latter acceps
the Jadgeship which he now holds
Col. Bob IngersoIl has the proper feeling in re-
gard to the Terry matter Il having been reported
that he has been retained by Sarah Althea TeFryto
assist in the prosecution OF Justice Field and Deputy
Marshal Maggie, he said: IT viii not 90. There Is
not enough money in California 10 take me out on
such an errand. Why. we might "a well Danish our
courts Of law II our Judges be terrorized and
assaulted for rendering honest decisions
Senator Joseph r. Hawley viii deliver the ORA
ton at the 25Oh anniversary CT the settling Of Nh
ford Conn.
Mrs. CharIotts Croker West, widow Of Gen.
Theodore s. West, who died at Asbury Park n. J.,
Aug. IS. Is the youngest daughter Of the late Gen
Marcellus NJ. Croker, who went into service a.
Major Of the I'd Iowa promoted 70 the Colo
neiey Of the I5th Iowa, and was the first com
mander Of the celebrated CrOcksr's Iowa Brigade.
Gen. Crocter commanded division IN Grants
army during the siege Of Yicksbarg and was one
Of the best volunteer commanders In the service.
Mrs West had only been married n few months.
The Croker family are living in New Mexico
Gov. Beaver seems to have q remarkable facility
for getting into rows. He Is now having = very
fsir-sized one with certain militia and health OH
Gals over kindly act during the recent militia
e0eanPment. The bagler Of the Governors troop
rode fac maLogany-bay stallion, which was
given him by his father his deafh-bed and
which he accordingly valued very highly. Il ww
discovered that the horse had CHAMBERS The Chief
Of tire Veterinary Surgeons ofthe camp who also
the Dean of the University Veterinary Departments
ordered the horse removed from camp at once, and
his quarters thoroughly disinfeescd and the forr
horses stabbed with him carefully isolated from tho
rest of the camp. A little panic ensued and thu
Secretary Of The S;Etc Board Of Health teegraphed
orders thai the horse should be shot Et once and
buried. The bugier appealed 10 Gov Beaver who
took pity him. and ordered that the horse -
restored to him and removed from camp, which
done The Heath and Veterinary Officers de-
nounce this interference Of the Governors Is .
" criminal outrage" which may have the most dis
astreUs consequences
Deputy Marshal Nagle, who killed Judge Terry
while he asszuItiag Justice Field, comes of
a fighting stock Upon the breaking out OF the
the father and his three sons. the Deputy Marshal
being the youngest enlisted in different New York
regiments, and al served faithfully He evil
IDENTIFY the very TO select 10 gusrd the justice.
and he did 50 well.
William Maekay Porter, an Examiner In ths
Pension Cfice, who was arrested recently for ob-
tanning money under false pretenses. has had n
wonderful career. He Is an Irishman by birth, bat
came TO this country when youth and enlisted IN
the Regular Army. He served in the Sd and STA
/ Mass. Cav. during the war, and WAS promoted Adj
/ jufant OF the latter regiment. and was Assistants
Acknowledgement on the staff of Gen. o. 3. Wilcox,
the present Governor Of the Soldiers Home in this
! city. He received q commission In the Regular
/ Army al the close of the war and was assigned TO
| the IIth Inf. lie deserted his command and went
/ as cook in n whaling vessel, where he remained
| for nearly two years He then came 20 Washing
/ ton and Was given = cleFkship in the Adjutznt-
4 Generals Offce but soon left and Was gone abouA
| 10 months He returned and was Feinstated, and
| was finally transferred to the Pension Bureau a.
| an Examiner and sent out the road He has
| wandered away from this duty, arrested. -
before stated. and has been adjudged insane He
| does not act like crazy man in any other way
| than by the lavish expenditure Of money and de-
sire 10 run away. although Of his actions ara
| very peculiar He has lea several splendid posi-
tons to crafty his rowing mania he has via
and three children. He viii be sent to St Eliza
beth's Asylum.