The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-11-06
PERSONAL


Miss Elena Porter, daughter Of Admiral Porter.
will be married to Capt. James Campbell on
Thanksgiving evening al st. Johns Church. WASH
ington This marriage is the elimination OF a long
and romantic courtship which has been kept up in
spite ofoIiecons upon The part ofthe Porter family
The Admiral mas not allowed Mr. Campbell 10 enisr
his house for a number Of years, and their only
chance Of meeting the street or at the houses
Of friends. Capt Campbell was formerly in tho
Army, and II a very handsome man. and Miss Porter
is also noted for her beauty stylish appearance
How the Admirals opposition to the marriage has
been overcome cannot be told by any Of the friends
Of the couple.
Hon. Robert T. Lincoln. United States Minister
to England. sailed from Liverpool for New York
on Thursday, Oct 20. he having been granted a
leave Of absence by the President He will not re-
turn to England before January A large number
Of NJ Lincoin's friends gathered AZ the Legation
to see him of. The body of his young son. who
died several months ago. ineIosed in a packing
case. will be on the ship which brings the Minister.
The leading members OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic Of New Jersey rendered farewell bsn-
quet TO Gen T. Burd Grubb, the new United States
Minister TO Spain, at Camden, Oct %. Quite 4
number Of prominent people were present. among
whom was Department Commander Matthew's
Over 200 persons partOOk OF an elegant dinner and
speeches were made by Gen. Grubb and others.
Gen. Green B. Raum Commissioner Of Pensions
invaded the home Of Congressman Cooper ~
Columbus. Ind. Oct. ., and made the old veterans
a rousing speech He was met at the depot by a
large crowd Of old soldiers who headed by a brass
band escorted the General to the house Of a friend
where he was to be entertained. The General held
Informal reception aud shook the hands OF
hundreds Of hi- old comrades. In the afternoon
the veterans escorted the Commissioner TO the
Opera House, where he spoke for nearly two
hours to voters previous notice having excluded
women and children. At the close Of his remarks
Gen. Raum paid his compliments to sIr. Cooper
(EhO formulated the charges against the Commits
sioner) In which he called the Congressman vile
tradueer Of character and man wholly unfit 10
be returned TO Congress. The meeting closed By
three rousiEg cheers for Gen Rsum-
story Is related Of Admiral SeIfrids that during
Gen. Grants Administration he was spending an
evening ous informally in a distinguished COM
pany, and upon being joked upon his leaving az
the early hour OF 10 o'clock. replied that il the
others kept on eating late suppers they might not
live as long as he, though they were ali much
younger than he. The Admiral is now 90 years
old; and Of the others present on that occasion
eK-Secrelary Robson alone survives. Gen. Bel
KNAPP, Justice Miller. Gen. Garfield and Senator
lack Chandler were among the guests THAI even
ing.
The monument erected 10 Gen. STANDARD al Get
tysburg is reported by the trustees TO have eoss
l259, Of which amount 500 was covered By the
appropriation OF the State Of Vermont whHe the
balance contributed by The Grand Army Of
the Republic, and other military orders and friends
IL IS one Of the finest monuments al Gettysburg.
The iron bedstsad used by Gen. Joe Hooker IN
his Campaigns during the war Of the rebellion was
recently sent by Gen. W. G. LeDuc, ex-Commis-
siOner OF gricuIture. 10 Libby Prison Museum a.
Chicago. Gen. LeDuo was Chief Quartermasssr
under Fighting joe" and has preserved the
iron cot = relic Of the late war
Lieut. Francis P. Fremont. son OF the late Gen.
John G. Fremont denies the report that Mrs Free
mont responsible for The loss OF tIo Generals
fortune through speculation. The Lieutenant says
his mother never desired the General to speculate,
and always opposed most Of the schemes that 40
engaged in
Lieut.. H. f Rhoade- whose Around the World
with the Blue Jackets has Just been published,
has been for years Assistant Engineer Of the
U. :. Navy, bat resigned TO accept a journalists
position.
Byron Lee. the noble-hearted eomrade who
Organized Baxter Post, ZIG. GAR Of CharIevoix,
Mich, about nine years age. and built q up from
charter membership OF 80 to a muster Of IS men,
beers in good standing, and who also served with
honor rs Post Commander. moved from CHARLIE
voix recently to Detroit Mich, and has bulls him
avenues OF Detroit. He has asked for transfer from
Bartlett Post. and will join some Post in Detroit.
CharIevoiH loses a good citizen and Bartlett Posi-
one OF its most efficient workers; but what Is
Charlevoix's loss will be Detroit's gain. for any
city may we'll be glad to have = man Of the worth
of COmrAds Lee for citizen.
While attending an inspection Of The Woman'I
Relief Corps at Webster, n. Y. recently Mrs Jo-
seph P. Cleary met with a serious accident. While
descending the porch steps at the house Of friend
with whom she was staying, she stumbled and fell
heavily to the sidewalk. breaking her LEFT ankIsin
two places. The heel Of her shoe caught on tho
top step and caused the fall. Mrs. CIeary IS the
wife Of COmrade Joseph ?. Cieary, Superintendent
of Police of Rochester. " Y, and Is Past Senior
Vice Department. President Of she Woman's Relief
Corps, Department. CT New York. and L. at present.
one OF the Assistants Department. Inspectors.
w.RC.. and was inspecting tour when NE
painful accident occurred.