The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-11-13

Gen. o. o. Howard. commanding the Military
Division Of the Atlantic recently inspected Ne
Pherson Barracks, the military post at Atlanta,
ga This Is che first visit Gen. Howard has maIs
To Atlanta since the Daring his visit be went
over The ground occupied BY his troops during the
siege of Atlanta and also examined the soot where
Mcpherson was killed on July p ls5i Gen How
ara succeeded Cen MCPHERSON in the command q
the Army u the Tennessee.
On Nov ;, Gen. Benjamin r. Butler celebrated
the '"d Anniversary Of his birth. He has had =
famous career. For nearly half century since ne
began the practice Of lay in Lowell he has been
prominent public figure. In 1854 he wi,hdrsw
rom the Democratic Convention At Baltimore
with these memorable words on his Iius. "Tha
massachusetts delegation will not sit in conven-
ton where the African slave trade which il pIrany
Dy tbe IA" OF my country, IS appyOvinZly adyos-
Gated" and since that time he has been an
acknowledged mOIdeF Of National thought Ne
one sentence he has uttered so FLY Character
ICES the man - the one just quoted f shos the
independent. fearless and ju-tics-Ioving patriot
That Is what Gen. Butler was at the beginning %
the rebellion. and il what he IL to-day Physically
he has not been more successful in rssstfng Tho
attacks o. time then the average man but he "a
"hat Is termed weli-preserved man. although he
looks 10 be as old As he really IL The General has
become somewhat bulky. and the added avoir.iu-
pos which - thrown upon an ankle that gvas
"renehed during n 5chOoIboyfs game. makes hin
walk cautiously But he il the picture OK heath.
Mentally the General is as vigorous IS he vas n hs
most active days as any lawyer vino has occasion
to oppose him will testify. His capacity for ur-
Faveiiing knOtty legal tangIes and formulating
convincing arguments seems to improve xi3h 20.
Inc majority OF mis- time is spent in his law oeas
ia Boston, where he can be found every day Of ne
week unless he Is attending court No barrier 4
iOfmaify or ceremony separate these who wish %
see MIN. but he has 50 many clients that one must
exercise the utmost patience in waiting, hfa trD or
conference with him. An unE,iling source Of
ainusenent for the people the General sn,srtains
at ms home in Lowell, Is a large collection u
curios which he has Accumulated sfanv ~ tIa-.
relate to the war period, and they include several
handsome pairs Of pistols, which we're used by the
General at that time. Every article has = history
connected with IL, and the visitor who can indlcs
the General to furnish a verbal descriptive cala-
log Il indeed Fortunate
Ore Of the most notable results Of the reeens
election the defeat Of Hon EFsrg II Tyr,,.efl
In the FIRST Minnesota District By Capt " II
Harries, lae Of the I'd Wis now residing A. (,Is-
loti'a'' hinn- Capt HRrries enlisted a. a private
In The famous old 2d Wis April Is 1851 heinz o,
OF the very frss Of our volunteers He econ be-
came Sergeant and Orderly Sergeant and on Ia
l7th Of September. 1862. was severely wounded
while his regiment was defending s.euartts bas-
terry. in the almost hant-to-liaud combat Of ,Bs
Antietsm eornGeld in front % The Miller hoa-s
recovering from this wound hs was promoted 20
be second Lieutenant Jan 2 ls5} and from ,hs.
rosa TO Be Captain at The close Of lfe war He
one OF the few men living wi,o-yv-re a. Bel Pun
and Appoma'tox. In his race for Congress ne lad
an adverse majority Of Eeariy coo 70 overcome.
but he did It, with about Loo to spare Can't IT.e-
REG il 4 ('Buz@rrntfgsz IA
unaffected ways aud manners, but Of distinguished
ability. and IS an old soldier every inch o. him
Ills victory 3 at least vindicat0n OF the record u
the old q Wis, which WAS never whipped Ia any
kind of a fsht, and which record seems to bod
good now. quarter OF century aiter il sbandet
and oequeathed lis immortal name to history.
The Comle de Paris came near meeting an IN
timely end while on his journey from Montreal
Canada. TO New York City. Al PIatts5urg ths
train stopped for dinner aad the Cornts and su:.s
were among the crowd thss flueEeI 70 The dining
FOom- Amer eating the CoIuie walked I'D ana
down the platform, and did not hear ths usual
I" ali aboard" Of the CONDUCTOR. and he train
started of without him. The Corals then made 4
spring for the high platform Of s.snsr car uli--
ed the guard-rail with hand. buI holding on
with the other, was swung in between the CIR plat
forms. and for an instant it looked as though hs
would Be thrown under The car and ground 70
pieces. several bystanders and trainmen how
ever, rushed TO the COnte's rescue ard succeeded
in pulling him from his perileus position. hwAs
q narrow escape.
Few people know that james Gordon Bennett n
8 naval veteran. bat he a Lieutenant and com
msnded his own yacht. which was armed and
commissioned vessel of the United States Navy,
and be took an active part personally in suppress
ing the rebelliOa. He l. eligible To membership in
the Grand Army Of the Republic, having been
regularly commissioned and honorably discharged
as an officer OF the Navy.
number Of comrades in western Pennsylvania
are very anxious that Comrads IT. Fl. BenRouzh
shall be appointed Pension Agent st Pittsba-S.
ComTade Bengough enlisted la ISL At the Az %
IS, in Co. H. 18th Pa, and went continually with
his regiment until it WIS mustered our, Nov 4
1854. He was in every battle in which his regiment
took part Amer his discharge he re- enlisted in Co
K, l04th Pa, and served until Aug .. 1855. lie
unanimously elected Secretary Of the 7sth Pa
upen lis organization and still holds that position
lie is Past Commander OF Post I57, Department Of
Pennsylvania, and was presented with a fne gold
badge by his eomrades. His appointment would
be very acceptable TO the old sostieES Since ths
was written ComrAde BengOGga has been ap-
pointed.l