The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-22
PERSONAL.
wreck.

Miss Louise In,ogen Quincy. the Boston poetess,
the 9th Mass. vino died Immediately after the war
OF injuries received ln battle.
Gen. Abncr Doubleday. Colonel, IT, s. Army,
retired celebrated Ia New York city ON May IA
The 2oth anniversary of hs appointment as Major
of the i7Ih Inf Gen. Doubleday entered the Mill
tary Academy in September. 1888 and WAS bre-
vettesl a Second Lieutenant OF tle 81 Art. in 1872
lie was promoted Second Lieutenant in 1915. First
Lieutenant in lsi7, Captain in lSS5. Major in May
isGl. Lieutenant Colonel in 1868, and Colonel in
1867. lie wac also "a Brisader aud Major General
of volunteers during the lie retired in
1875 at lis own request
Hon. Edward oliver Wolco,t, United States SEN
ator from Colorado was married ON Wednesday
May 10. al Buffalo, \. Y, to Mrs Frances AIeleale
Bass, widow oil Lyman X. Bass, who represented
the Buffalo District in Congress several years ago.
Senator Wolcot Is the youngest Senator being only
az years old. He enlisted rs private in ihe I5Olh
Ohio In 1884, and served until the close of the war
being one OF the Youngest soldiers. lie is gradu-
ate Of Harvard Law School, and was elected to the
Senate and took his seat March 1, 1889.
Gen. Alvin T.. Hovey Governor of the State of
Indiana, who has been quite i'll with Tho grip and
rheumatism, has entirely recovered. aud Is reported
10y his Private Secretary. Col. w. t. Roberts a. be-
ing ia splendid health. This will be good news for
many OF our readers who served under the gallant
General in the Army of the Tonaeasee. for there
were few more popular officers who came TO the
front during the war Of the rebellion than Gen
HoVey.
Mai Joseph Lyman. 10th Iowa, Is lying critically
i'll at his home in Council Bluffs Iowa. and his
death is hourly expected. Maj Lyman enlisted as
II private In the ith Iowa Cav. early in 1861; was
Inade AdiutauL If the 2gih InNn i'm 1872 MD 49,
promoted Major of the regiment for gallant
services IN various actions in the trans Misss PM
army, where his regiment served. After the war
he elected District Judge. and was elected a
Member of the 18th Congress from the Ninth Dis
irct Of Iowa, aud was reelected To tho Goth Con-
greas. lie made good Congressman, and WAS on
several important com nIittees
Mrs. Ellen G. Wharton widow of Col. Henry
Wharton, I'd Del, died mt the home OF her son.in-
law near Philadelphia, last week. Mrs. Wharton
was tried twice at Annapolis Md. for poisoning
Gen. William $. Ketehum, who served with her
husband during the war, and Mr.. Eugene Van
Ness. The first trial took place In 1871 and the
second in 1872. Gen. Ketohum died at the Wharton
residence under very peculiar circumstances. and
Mrs. Wharton was arrested, charged with having
mixed poison with his food. The jury rendered a
verdict of not guilty after deliberation of three
days Mr. Van Ness also died from the effects of
poison which was charged was administered by
Mrs. Wharton but the jury failed TO agree and she
was discharged
Among the nominations made by the President
| last week was that of William IL. Osborne TO be
Pension Agent at Boston, Mass. ComraCe Osborne
enlisted in Co. @. 10Th Mass, in the Spring of 1861
He went through the battles OF Gaines's Mills.
Peach Orchard. Savage's Station. Charles City
Crossroads and Malvern HUI. At the last-named
battle he shot Ia the chest and leg the latter
| crpplng him for life. Few soldiers had a more
severe experience than he. Left upon the field
| where he fell torn by fragment of shell, he lay
out of doors for ~ days and nights and for IL days
had neither surgical nor medical treatment After
| receiving his discharge he went home aud sludied
| law. He has twice been elected to the AIassaehu-
sets House of Representatives. lie has also written
| and published u history of his regiment