The National tribune., 1889-02-07
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
Ex-Gov. John O. Lee, of Toledo o. is an appIi-
cant for e position Of United States Judge of the
Northern District Of Ohio upon the retirement OF
Judge Welc5er next year. Comrade Lee was Colo
mel Of the 18th Ohio and did good service in the
war. He is a lawyer OF fine abilities, and stands
high as a citizen.
Past Commander-in-Chief Robert B. Beath Is a
strong candidate for the Postmastership of Phila-
delphia. The incoming administration cannot
make an appointment that would please the COM
radcs more and certainly Philadel phia has no man
in her limits who would make better Postmaster
The Dayton Journal dominates Comrade Isaac
+. Mack, editor of the Sandusky Register for Gov
ernor Of Ohio. II the people of Ohio want a real
sandy, brainy fellow who means business every
waking hour-who will, in fact, be proper
cessor to their present Governor-I. F. Mack is
their man. There will be no flags returned while
he is Governor, nor. in fact, any skullduggery,
State or National, that the Governor of Ohio can
stop By setting large-sized and very energetcfoOt
upon. THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has no politics,
but it would be immensely pleased to see 1. F.
Mack Governor of Ohio.
Col Fred Grant is very much in earnest about
the Chinese Mission He talks about II quite freely
to the newspaper men. and says that he has wanted
the place for long time.
Col. D. >. Alexander says he does not want to be
either First Comptroller Of the Treasury or United
States District Attorney In short he does not want
anything but be left at home to attend to bust
ness and make money.
Gen. G. NJ Dodge, President of the Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad, was in Washington for day
two last week. The General is thorough bnsi-
ness man, and having been Member of Congress
for couple of terms, knows how to get through
any one Of the Departments with great dispatch.
+ Gen. o. o. Howard hiss taken up his Christian
work in his new field with his accustomed fervor
He attended the CongregaiiouaIist church in
New York the other evening, and made the closing
prayer.
Hon. W. F. Cody-otherwise Buffalo Bill
seems TO let his political convictions sit quite light
~ upon him Daring the recent campaign he was
an earnest Cleveland man, and, we believe. one OF
the Marshsls OF the great Cleveland demonstration
in New York, in which he appeared in his " Wild
West" makeup, TO the great delight Of the small
boys in that city. Now hear that he is at the
head Of" The Merton Cow Boy Club" Of Denver,
and viii bring on here to participate in the Inau-
gural parade. Cody Is in the same situation as
Artemus Ward
What are your political prineipIess" he was
asked.
" Haint nary principle" answered the exhibit
tor Of nlorril wax-dggeEs" I'm in the show
bizniss."
Last Friday evening Gen Daniel Butterfield lee
/ tured on "Reminiscences Of Men and Events in
War Times" in Cold Springs, \. Y, for the bene-
fit Of the GAR. Post there. This week he has
been delivering the lecture in Pennsylvania and
/ Missouri for the same purpose.
/ A remarkable dinner was given recently by Mai
/ Gen. Butlerdeld, who is famous of the best
( entertainers in the great city Of New York.
Around his board was assembled a gathering such
as meets very rarely anywhere. The guests were
/ Gems W. T. Sherman, o. o. Howard, Wager
Swayne, II. W. Sloeum, Lew Fitzgerald. Coils.
4 Warner Miller Kane, A p Ketchum and Church,
| the Right Reverend Henry c. Potter, Bishop OF
/ New York and MessTs. Whitelaw Reid, Nicholas
| Fish, William f. Dodge, Norris X. Jessup, Elliott
| F. Shepard and Judge Van Worst. The toasts be-
gan with one from Gen. Butlerield to Gen. How
ard. This was followed by complimentary mem
ton by Gen. Sherman of the who command
ed his two wings on the march TO the sea- Gems.
/ Howard and Slocum. Gen. Slocum told that once
/ during the march he had invited Gen. Sherman to
dine with him. and was reproved by tho former for
stealing because he discovered on the table spoons
marked "AIilledgeville Hotel" few days afieg
/ he went TO dine with Gen. Sherman and found
spoons on his table marked in the same way
Bishop Potter made bright, spicy speech. White
law Reid recalled when he and Gen. Howard were
both under fire at Gettysburgi how he could not
help refrain from lodging as the bullets whistled
by, while Howard stood as firm and calm rs a rock
Gen. Swayne recalled pleasant events
associated with Gen. Howard aud especially
of his tender sympathy for him (tien
Swayne) when he found the latter lying on
sreteher minus leg. He also praised highly Gen
Towards management of the Frecdmeu's Blu
reau, and recounted the splendid work which i
had done for the enfranehised slaves. Gen. Butter
field told of the battle of esaca where his division
| lost 600 men in 40 minutes, at the time when
Benjamin Harrison led one of his regiments lie
suggested that the Nal and Express print for il
text on March the passage from Genesis, " Ant
BENJAMIN shall divide the spoils." Bishop Potter
added Beniamins mess was five times greater
than theirs" and Judge Van Worst, " And the cuy
was found NJ the bottom of Benjamin sack" Thi
was the first time that Gems. Sherman, Howard auS
Sloeum have all met since the war. The evening
as may be imagined passed of in a most delight
full manner.
II is said that Gen. W 7. sherman secludes him
self from everybody but his most intimate friend
since the death Of his wife The old hero wa
: struck very hard by this calamity rs there wa
unusual affection existing between his wife an,
himself The General always thought that Ii
; would be the first to go, and had made arrange
ments for this end. lie does not go to entertain
mcnts of any kind-not even the theater of whicl
he was very fond. His physician tells him he mus
take exercise and recreation, but he paysltle hee
to this advice, and keeps within doors nearly al
: the time.