The National tribune., 1891-02-19

With one exception Il was The largest amount ever
paid one individual from the Chicago Office. The
exception was Presidents Bincoin's widow who re-
eetved $1,000. but this, however, by special
act Of Congress- and not under she pension laws.
Mrs. Gen. T. =. Grant has accepted AN invitation
to be present Al the unvaiIug % the statue Of her
tllustrious husband which Is to take place nj Ga
lena, H., The Generals home when he entered fha
army In FOL The statue is 20 be unvailed april 3
which Is che anniversary Of Gen. GRANTS birth.
johannes Gellert - The sculptor and Judge M T.
Kohlsaat, Of Chicago. furnished tho necessary
money, $4,000, 70 have tho monument cast. The
hgure Of Gen. Grant Is eight feet high. and tho
pedestal IL 10 feet high. The monuments viii be
placed ia a new park, which has been specially
laid out for that purpose.
Col William c. Young. % Chicago. H., who 10
now in the g2d year Of MS age IL the oldest living
graduate Of the West Point Military Academy. he
was appointed Cadet TIA 1878. and wa a I.iouton-
ant Of artillery from Io22 70 is26. whom he resigned
and devoted himself thereafter 70 civil engineering.
He Il still hale and hearty.
Col. R0bers G.. TngersoH has been ont IN Mon
tauR engaged in a lawsuit. having been engaged
a. counsel In celebrated will clse in which sew
eral millions OF dollars are involved. There are
several other prominent lawyers from the East
engaged on the case.
Gen. J. r. O'Beirns held a consultation recently
with number Of Grand Army men concerning
the cases Of veteran soldiers who have been dis
charged from InspestoTships on the new aausduct
and from The Department Of Public Works in New
York City. Aflidavits 20 be carefully prepared
setting forth The facts, and appeal il to be made
TO the Aqueducs Commissioners, the Civil Service
Board Of the State Of New York and, il need be.
70 The Legislature from whom a committee will DO
asked 70 investigs,e the facts The papers will also
be laid before Judge Van Hossen, Chairman Of tho
Memorial COMMITTEES Of The Grand Army Of she
Republic. The committee 20 20 before the Lezis-
lature viii be composed Of Gen. Daniel Butter
field Gen. o Bsirne, Judge Van IfOesen lyvho was
MAJOR of the l3Lh Iowa. Col. John w. Marshall,
and others The whole matter viii be- laid before
the Memorial Committee Of rhe GAR. at its nsxt
regular meeting. The basis q the contemplated
efforts in behalf the old soldiers that the law Of
New York distinctly gives them The preference IN
the Departments.
Mrs Warren. widow Of the late Gen. GouveE-
neur X. Warren, aud daughter. OF Newport. r T.,
propose sailing FOR Europe early in the Spring
Mrs. Z. s. Grant widow Of the General, has con-
tFibuted SIS TO the New York Memorial Arch Fund,
which now aggregates Ss0633.
Gen. William Raymond Lee Colonel OF the 2Oth
Mass, Of Boston, carries in his pocket little slip
Of paper bearing the single word DEATH IE lisa
ballot he drew while prisoner Of az Bicls-
mOHd, when he and two others were chosen by LOT
70 be hanged In retaliation for the sentencing 70
death Of certain rebel officers con victed of piraOy
Tho sentence Of the pirates was, happily FOR the
three men, committed, and Gen. Lee and his COM
rades were subsequently exchanged. lie preserved
the little slip Of paper, however, and Is much
prouder Of being its pOssessOr now than he WAS
the day he drew il from Tho hat i'm Richmond.
John Farrell. old soldier who has been par
TALLY paralyzed, and is supposed to be Of unsOund
mind, attempted to kill his wife and young child
in Washington on Thursday. Feb. -. He stabbed
both wife and child with a bufoher-knife and i'm
mediately aed the house aud Is still At large. The
injured woman and child were taken to a hospital
and their wounds dressed. IL is feared the woman
viii die, bus the ehild's injuries are slight