The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-07-17
PERSONAL.

9laJ. Hn. H. GoOdreli, 10Th Iowa, and wife cele-
brated the 18th anniversary Of their marriage at
Iowa City. Iowa, July 5. a number of prominent
people Of the old Iowa Capital got together and
prepared surprise for the Major and his good
wife. The presence OF the guests was entirely uu-
expected but that did prevent the recipients Of
the honOrs from making each visitor feel perfectly
at home" for such is the Unborn gift of Maj.
and Mrs. Goodrich. Delicious refreshments and
jolly sociabity occupied the hours most enjoyabIy
but the climax Of the event the presentation
Of a magnificent silver set, Mrs. NJ. ~ Bullock
making the neat presentation speech. TIE sur
prsed ones responded brily, but from the heart
they spoke. Altogether, the event was one of
those informal. hOme-lise. and yet memorable
events which remain ever bright In the history of
ones social life-a brilliant light which one may
look back on in AFTER days, with unalloyed pleas
ure. Mai Goodrich Of the officers Of the
Third Brigade, Fourth Division, Seventeenth
Corps. who crossed the river at Columbia, s. c.,
and placed the first flags upon the State Houses Of
South Carolina in February. 1855.
Hon. Frederick D. Grant, United States Minister
10 Austria, aud his family taking two months
holiday in the North of Germany and the Scan
dinavian countries.
ID. C. Ambrose. who enlisted at the age OF rs and
served faithfully for three years, is going through
experience which lac claims Is nearly as bad as
the war. He Is now in Fayetteville Ark. where
there five Democratic papers, aud has started
radical Republican organ called the Fayetteville
Republican, W hieh is making things lively in that
section, and things are being made lively for Com
rade Ambrose.
Rev. A. Ball who, after serving through the war
was appointed missionary at the Indian Territory
tory and served three years-the last six months
being in the Choetaw and Chicasaw Nations
Government schools has published book, which
Inc offers entitled. The Indian Territory; Its.Na-
tional Missions and U. 5. Government Schools"
which sells for . cents. He Is also the author of
a book entitled, THE Farmers Alliance and In
dusiria Union" Gov. Martin indorses Comrade
Ball a of decided ability and a fluent, Wig
orous writer.
Mrs Maekay the wife Of the " Bonanza King"
has the right to the sympathy Of the comrades in
her present persecution By scoundrelly blacSmail-
She IS the daughter of q veteran. Her father,
who is still living, aud is tenderly cared for by her,
is Col. Daniel +. Hungerford. of New York. and
went out as Captain in u New York regiment in
the Mexican He distinguished himself at
Chapultepec, where he was badly wounded. July
t. 1861, he entered the for the suppression Of
| the rebellion Lieutenant Colonel of the S6th y.
v, and served for about year, when he resigned
and went TO California, where he became engaged
in organizing "A force to invade Mexico and over
throw Macmillan. The French Consul ut san
francisco had him arrested on trumpcd-up
charges, and the force dsbapded. He lost much
money. which he had expended in the enterprise,
and reduced to poverty. His daughter. Mrs.
MaclSay had been carefully educated and she then
helped support the family by teaching. She mar
Ticd a ply sieian who died without leaving her
any thing and she continued to support herself and
the family by teaching until she married Mr.
| Mackay she has made very conspicuous posi-
| ton for herself in London aud Parisian society
| but villains have tried to break her down, after
/ failing TO cxtOrt money from her. by circulating
| scandnlous stories concerning her early life which
| all who knew her pronounce grossly untrue. Her
| husband has probably put quielus upon them
| by Offering large reward for the detection OF
| anyone engaged in originating circulating the
stories. Mrs. Maekay il highly esteemed by all
who have ever known her. She is warm-hearied
and generous and does an immense amount Of
| good with her husbands money. All her old
| friends whether they be rich poor, carefully
| remembered and her hand is always ready to help
| i'm u substantial way those on whom fortune has
frowned.
Past Commander-in- Chief John p Rea. of Min
| neapols has resigned from the bench, and entered
upon the practice Of the law, assOeisting himself
| with two other leading members Of the bar, to
| form q firm the style OF which Is " Rea Miller *
| Torrance, Lawyers" The office is 9OI-9ll Guar
anty Loan Building Minneapolis. The firm is a
very strong one. Judge Rea has long stood in the
front rank OF Minnesota lawyers, and each Of the
other partners has large and lucrative practice.
Judge Eli Torrance. the third member is a vet
ernu of the famous Pennsylvania Reserves, and is
| Commander of John 4. RAwlins Post Minneapo-
lis The hosts OF friends in every part OF the coun-
| try whom Comrade Rca made during his term as
| Commander in Chief, will wish the firm the most
| abundant success.
Mary Garter CoEson, the daughter Of Mai. Joseph
| X. Corson, Surgeon. u. :. Army, was killed in q
railroad accident near Drummond, Mont, on the
| evening of June 30. The child only Ia years
old, and was returning to Fort Sherman, Idaho,
| where her ftther is stationed. from 10 months
absence ut school. She was bright, gentle man
! nered girl aud her fathers idol. Mai. COrson
went into service In April, 1861, as a Corporal in
Co. X lth Pa; appointed Assistant Surgeon
| 35th Pa. March, 1885, Assistant Surgeon in the
Regular Army in 1907 Captain in 1859. and Major
| in 1859.
| Among the officers recently retired from active
service in the Army was Col. George n BomfoFd,
18th Inf The Captain is New Yorker, and
entered the service private in Co. @, 9Th y. Y.
s. ~ c., from which he was promoted First Lieu
tenant I2d ~ Y. in June, 1861, Captain in Feb ls62.
| Lieutenant Colonel in Aug, 1862, and was mus
tered out March l6 1868. He enlisted private
la the l7lh U. s. Inf Aug. Is. 1S5i and rose to the