The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-09

payed troops in ever section Of the country. He
was Chief Paymaster Of the Departments Of the
Northwest in 1863 and 1866 He resigned in
the Fall Of 1906 and went to Japan in charge
OF the large business OF Brown Brothers Of New
York City. Col. Phinney is graduate Of Williams
College, and man Of cultivated tastes
Mr.. C. II. Hackley, a wealthy lumber merchant
Of Muskegon, Mich, recently presented that city a
gift Of $1,000 to build soldiers monument. Mr..
Hackley places this amount in the hands Of a
Board Of Trust, who are to have full charge
aud authority to secure designs and have tho
monument constructed. The City OF Muskegon il
to furnish the Site
little sketch of the City Of Monterey Mexico
with the initials &. = q. IN the corner has been
discovered at Georgetown, o. The initials ara
those Of Cen Grant. who, at the time the picture
was made was Lieutenant in Mexico and h vyas
sent oy him to Miss Mary Ann King. one of whose
sisters recently sold it for a handsome sum- Il is
considered valuable relic.
Col Charles p lincoln. Deputy cor,,t.zfo,s,
OF Pensions has been confined to his room for an.
past week with severe cold. Il was tbou,bt ftaA
he was suffering with the new disease. Ia o,ripp.
which has become 50 prevalent but such is not tbs
case.
Col. Thomas Morton. of Anderson. Ind thinks
he has been on the pension-roiIs longer than ,nv
other man in the United States who served in tina
war Of the rebellion. He Is the hero Of two wars.
the Mexican and civil. and won distinction in both
AMER the close Of the Mexican war he was erartd
pension 10 date from April 2, 1873 Heaso reeeiveda
pension Tor the late war in which he served as Colo
mel OF The Slst Ohio. He has been looking for a
NUMBER oil years TO find some pensioner whose
pension was allowed before his but has so far failed
in his endsavor.
Comrade PhilO VI. Baelus who has been Chief
bookkeeper for the past eight years in the Office Of
the treasurer Of the State Of New York was di.-
charged from his position by State Treasurer Dan
Iorth' January l. it j. said at the instance Of Gov
H'' Comrade Backus is an honoFab y discharged
soldier having enlisted ia 1861 in the fltb Y Y
ana served three years. There were no charges
made against him, but it Is known that he Is mimi
cal 10 the Governors candidacy for the Presidential
nomination Of the &nIOcraiic party for Is92
Io'hTade BaeSus Is Democrat and has ALWAYS
Deeh influential IN his party's affairs He proposes
20 test The right Of the Treasurer to DISCHARGE him
before the Courts, the Civil Service law Of Nsv
i"Fk ehphat1eaily gives preference to veteran. Of
the tate war. ComFade Bac<us il a prominent
"FHnd Army man, having served as Aid-de-Camo
on the staff Of the COMMANDMENT Chief Of shs
I-A-k. during the years 1887 and Isss
Passed Assistant Engineer Asa NJ. gTatfjce 9TH.
Z. , Navy has resigned, to take effect June 90.
ana ne has been granted leave Of absence until thak
aate' IL Is understood that Dir. 8Iattice viii be-
come member Of a prosperous firm Of consulting
neers Ia New York City when he sewers his
connection with The Navy
sehooi-house in Lowell. Mass. IL called The
Butler" after Gen b r Butler. On the on, ~
december Cen Butler presented the school with a
beautiful American fag and wrote a letter in
"heh he asks the Principal Of The school to teach
MS scholars to reverence the emblem. under which
~ heir I'll.
Is the symbol Of the Nations power and strength.
The Tag was unfurIed from the eupaIo Of the bu.l
log with appropriate ceremonies.
Mr.. John Watts Rearny son Of The Flr,ovz f,e,
Phi kearny, Of New Jersey who was killed Al
the battle OF Chantiy, recently resigned his posi-
ZION as inspectOT-General Of the National Guard oY
New jersey. on the staff Of Gov. Green Col
l>earny inherited in large degree the military
ocHrlHg and soidieriy qualities OF his ilustrious
father, and his action in severing his CONNECTION
with the National Guard IS regretted by the entire
State Of New Jersey.
Maj. E A. Moutooth. Of Pit,sburg, Pa. is Liable
to become the soldier candidate for Governor q
Pennsylvania to succeed Gov. Beaver. as he j,
backed by most Of the Grand Army Posts Of tho
western part Of that state. Maj 3ontooth enlisted
rs a private Ia the 18th Pa. when that regiment
was organized. and was mustered out a. Adjutast
lie was bFevetted for gallantry Mai MoutoosE -
one Of the r.,sst prominent Grand Army men ia.
fenH~yl vania, and has been before uOrliaatiag,
conventions several times. having been acandida.s
for the nomination for Governor four
years ago. His friends seem to be eonfdent u
securing The nomination Tor him this time
Col James Belger, Z. :. Army, retired. one ofths
oldest officers Of the Army. is spending. the Win
ter in Kansas City. No. Col Belger entered tho
Regular Army private in ls]2 and was in act
I've service in the Indian in Florida and passed
through many thrilling experiences in the 3Iexi-
can and civil wars Notwithstanding. his advanced
age, Col Beiger is active man. and viii doubt
less live many years.
Mr.. t. ;. Perry grandson Of Commodore Oliver
II. Perry, who defeated the British fleet on ths
great lakes, and who Is also a grandson Of BeEjs-
min Franklin, is in Europe, busy on a history OF
Greek literature, which will shortly be given 10 tho
public.
Gen. William T. Sherman spends good deal u
his time turning the leaves Of his scrapbeos-
Of maps. Many Of them are in pencil and we're
made by officers under his command during his
campaigns, and all are marked with crosses and
lined with red ink and have copious marginal
comments.