The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-16
PERSONAL.

season In Boston. the guest of Mrs. Lothrop, wifi,
OF the publisher, made trip to Concord the home
| OF Ralph Waldo Emerson. Julian Hawthorne and
Thoreau. also TO AmesburK. where our venerable
| and beloved poet. Whittier, Is peacefully and
PLEASANTLY passing hs declining years. The Quak ei
poet wrote upon the hy-leaf % a volume of hi.
poems. which he presented to Mrs Logan, the FOL
| lowing suggestive verse;
What shall say Of her who by the side
ofloyal Logan walked in love and PRIDE
Whose faith and courage gave a double power
To his strong arm In freedoms darkest hourr
| Save that her name with his shall always stand,
HonoTed alike throu ghOut grateful land"
John g. Whittier, Amssburg, Mass., Sept. 10
! 1880.
James B. Storer. Adlutant, 10Th Ohio, has no.
taken full step since he was severely wounded a.
Dug Gap, Ga, May &, 1865, WHEN Gen. Geary a.
sauited that position. lie is so highly esteemed by
the younger men Of his old regiment, however.
that he never wants someone 10 carry him to his
carriage or TO the to give the closest atse-
ton At all times. Adt Storer is constant sufferer
from his wounds
J. w. Parsons. 18th Conn, writes that there was
genuine Chinaman in that regiment, which
makes ut least two of this nationality in the Army
OF the Potomac This mans name was Joseph
Pierce He was brought to this country some little
time before the war by Captain named Peek
OF Berlin. Conn. When the war broke out no en-
listed In the New Britain company OF the Ilth and
made splendid record, rs every member OF hIs
regiment will attest. He Is now married and re-
sides IN Meriden. Conn. Further than this Col
Moore of the 18th, says that two genuine South
Sea Islanders were received into this regiment as
recruits. They made poor soldiers, however, and
were shortly afterwRrd discharged. Col Moore
asserts that he know Of still one more Chinaman
In Lha vi kYst So. "a
long to the Army Of the Potomac. The mention
OF Chinamaa in tao sd Mass. In a recent issue of
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE as being the only China
man in service was, therefore, incorrect.
1t Is said that Gen. Daniel Buiterfield Is the ono
man Ia the United States who always gives his
wife in conversation the old-fAshioned. old coun-
try title OF Lady" Mrs. Butterfield Is always
mentioned addressed by him as Lady Butter
field" She was Miss Julia James OF New York,
where he married Aer few years ago.
Robert Mckee probably one of the oldest sol
oilers now living. attended the Reunion of the 2sth
OHIO at Connsaut o., In August last He is over
IS years of and states that no was born In the
province OF Ulster. County Tyrone. Ireland April
t. 1902. He enlisted Nov. TO- 1851, In the 2gth Ohio
was discharged Feb. ~, 1868; re-enlis,ed in Au-
gust 1864. in the nth Ohio. and served until the
close of the war lie stepped around as lively as a
boy, wearing speeiaoIes and aided by 8 cane He
Is member Of Lincoln Post. GAR Of Pierpont o.
At the annual Reunion Of the x-Prisoners of
War of Illinois. held mt Clinton, H., the assooa-
ton, through their President Gen. O. w. Pavex
presented to Mas Laura Pearl Pinokard, Gig
daughter of the association and the sw eet singer
OF Illinois, q beautiful gold badge bearing the
Maltese cross of he woman's Relief Corps, aud
handsomely engraved with the words Presented
to Miss Pearie Pinekard, by the Association of Ex
Prisoners OF War of Illinois,"
Miss Dell Adams, ofAyersville, o., was few days
ago happily surprised by the receipt OF tH elegant
presents gift from the 2Ist Ohio Association. of
which she is an honorary member, (the daughter of
the regiment9 They consist of an elegant gold
bead necklace. with diamond pendants aud a fine
gold finger ring, with tho number OF the regiment
engraved on 1t. These were given as a token of
love and esteem for reoitatons given by her at the
Reunions OF tho regiment for the last five years
The boys who stood In the thickest of the fight at
ChickAmRuga, and carried OF the field the only
guns taken at Stone River, and who participated
in 81 different engagements. know how TO appre-
clRte worth.
A letter recently Received by the Secretary
of the Treasury containing hve-dollar greenback,
which was dated at Portland, Ore, and signed
"Old Soldier" The writer sent this amount To
the conscience fund" stating that he owed the
Government slOO. which he proposed to pay by
instalments. He also stated that his conscience
wastroublng him .and that he did not believe hs
could rest until the debt was paid II would DO a
good thing for many old soldiers II the Govern
ment was to have spasm Of conscience strike
once In awhile, and pay its honest debts to tho
veterans.
George T. Dyer, of Co. F, 59lh Ohio was the first
person pensioned under tho pension law passed at
the last session OF Congress- and approved June 27
1890. The certificate was issued on Wednesday Oct
g. and allows Comrade Dyer sl2 a month from July
2, 1890, the date of ding his claim.
Unusual interest has been felt by large number
OF comrades and personal friends In the candidacy
Of Capt. J. NJ. Rulifson for tho Mobile postofiee
The long contest has ended. much to their regret
In his defeat, a civilian Of Mobile having been ap-
pointed. 1t is felt that Capt. RulifsOn's service
should have entitled him to more consideration
from the hands of this Administration than he has
received. He entered the army In 1861 as private
soldier in Co. @, Sd N. Y. Cav, which was raised
At Rochester, and ia little while was promot I'd to
euartermaster- Sergeant of the regiment He
showed such ability and energy In this position !
hat in September 1868, no was commissioned |
second Lieutenant and Acting QuArtermaster of |
he 18th ". y. Cav, and then promoted to the re-
ponsbls position of QuGrtefmaster of the First |
Brigade, First Division. Army Of West Virginia. |
lie WA opposed to continuing In this line Of duty,