The Russellville Democrat., 1890-10-09
LAST OF rng VETERANS.

 One of inc Few Survivors of This Coun.
 try's Second War with England.
 General Abraham Daily, in full nni- form, and with numerous medals pinned
 apon his breast, was the only veteran
 of 1s12 who turned out to do honor to Washington's Birthday, and he was a
 guest of the Veteran Zouayes- The ab-
 sence of others was so conspicuous as to cause people to ask: What has become of the rest of the company2p The fact
 is that death has gathered in the brave defenders of the Union, who rallied
 around it's standard when it was for the second time threatened by England's
 foes, until there is only D remnant of
 two or three loft A few years ago 1t was the practice of the proprietors of the Fifth Avenue, tho Continental, or some of tho other hotels, to give the veterans dinnor on each of the holidays; but they have been neglected in this partic- ular for year or two. One reason for this neglect is that other than the
 veterans took the opportunity to get a free dinner, having no claim upon the generosity of the giyer of the feast other than that they were acquainted
 with some of the veterans Hence this
 way of remembering tho old heroes five or six times year with a feast ulti- mately became vexatious and the Le- lands and others could not be blamed for discontinuing the custom. The re- unions of the Veterans of 1s12n have each year fallen off in attendance how ever, and 1t is doubtful If there will ever be another.
 General Daily has seemed to surpass all of the others in physical strength as
 well as in length of life. He is in his ninetY-fourth year and more hale and hearty than most men are at seventy. He was born in this city, but for more
 than forty years has lived in the eastern district of Brooklyn. He inherits longevity, his father living until he was ninety-two years old. General Dally's
 wife, who was Ann Norman, came from lineage of sturdy and prolific stock. She lived for sixty-hve years after her marriage, and raised family of fifteen children. Although only five of the children are now living the old yeter- an has more than fifty descendants still in the flesh, and he is a great
 great-grandfather. His eldest son is about seventy-three years old. The title of the old veteran is not as many have supposed, one which he earned when in the war of 1912, but it is com
 plimentary title and came to him by election to the command of the bat
 taIion of veterans upon the death of General Raymond, few years ago.
 General Dally's father was a well-to- do ship chandler in this city, and for
 many years the son worked for him. But after the war the son held various ! positions under the Government At one time also General Daily had p grocery at Hester street and the Bow cry, at the time when Grand street was only little moro than country road. His last business was running a restau-
 rant in Williamsburg, more than twenty years ago. He is not by any means in independent circumstances, his only support coming from his Government pension of Ss a month and some assist
 ance from the veterans of the Mexican and the Civil wars. An effort was made last year to have the State recog-
 nize his previous services by giving him
 a pension, but Governor Hill disap- proved the measure IN. Y, Tribune.