The National tribune., 1891-12-03
PERSONAL.


The members Of the New York National Guard
are anxiously inquirinZ whom Oovernor-slect
Flower viii appoint as their ComTonder-or In
other words. Adjgfant General OF the State The
present Incumbent Of thu place Is Cen Josiah
Porter. who is pronounced the best Adjuiant-
General the State has ever had FIe went into the
war in April, 1861. First Lieutenant IN The lst
Mass. battery, and served with credit ill the close
Of the struggle. He then enlisted "a a private In
the Boston Cadets, and after while became a
commissioned officer and Adjutant Of the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery. lie removed to New
York, entered the National Guard there, and for
II years Colonel Of the 22d ". Y y G., retlr-
ing from the command in 1886 to accept from Gov
Hill the position ne now holds. He may DO re-
appointed by Gov. Flower or be succeeded BY
Gen Barber, the present Inspector-G General Of the
state, whose friends are pushing him actively.
On the 22d Of July. 1864. while the battle OF At
lsnta was raging. and alter the left flank Of the
Fourth Division, Seventeenth Corps, had been
turned aud Cookers Iowa Brigade driven from
the first line Of works and had fallen back fight
Ing first side then the other OF line Of
works that had been built the night before Gen.
Giles A. smith, the commander Of tho division,
who was an entire stranger TO 2 majority OF the
men whom he commanded, having been taken
from the Fifteenth Corps day OF two before and
placed In command after Gen. Gresham was
wounded. accompanied By his Adjutaat- General,
Cornelius Cadle, jr., who had been the first Adiu-
tan;-C General Of the Iowa Brigade rode down the
line q sour Of observation. They came up TO
the 18th Iowa, and entered into conversation with
Col. W. W BeSrap, both az the time remaining
on their horses a shower Of bullets whizzing past
them. Col. Hsdriek, seeing snd knowing their
peril. called 70 Ger Smith and Col. Cadle sayinRi
Gentlemen, dismount; the rebels have taken a
section o. our artillery and every five minutes are
pouring canister up this way by the bueECelful."
smith and Cadle remained mounted, however,
even after this admoniton, talked with Col. Bel
KNAPP until they learned the situation Of affairs IN
that neighborhood, ia a cool manner. and after ex-
perienciug two discharges Of canister from the
captured battery, which lid almost as much exc
cution in cutting away the underbrush IN front "a
Mccormick reaper IN field Of wheat, turned
and rode deliberately up the line. The faces of
these two men were the color Of white paper all
this time. showing that they we're fully aware Of
the danger they were mourning; but the cool
nOnchalaut manner in which they acted made the
men who cav them think that two Drawer men
mayer lived. This Is a fact that can be proved by
many Of the men OF the 18TH Iowa; but the two
officers mentioned, Belknap and Hsdric<, have
crossed over the divide aHd are in cam D awaiting
their coHndss, and cannot add their testimony
Csdls has been elected by the Society Of the Army
u the Tennessee its Recording Secretary.
DIT. d. r. Greenlee, OF St. Paul. Mimi. has been
appointed Surgeon-in- Chief Of the Minnesota Sol
diers Home at Minnebaha. COmrade Greenlee
was one Of The best-kuowu Surgeons in the army
during he war. and has attained deserved distinc-
tioa ia his profession. He into the field with
the 9TH Pa. If. A., and served upon the stats Of
several division and corps commanders. The old
soldiers Of Minnesota are to be congratulated upon
securing an experienced, conscientious and able
physician, aad one in thorough sympathy with his
comrades of the war.
Mrs. " ). Hancock, widow Of the nlustrious
commander of the old Second Corps, is visiting
friends Ia Berlin, Germany. Mrs. Hancock does
expect TO RETAIN 10 the United States until some
| time next Sunmer. She is enjoying good health,
| and says she Is having pleasant time.
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, the widow Of Gen.
/ John @. Fremont and daughter are happily and
costly settled in the home in Los Angeles that
was given her by the ladies of California in re-
eognition q h services Of her lusfrious husband.
Mrs Fremont at first refused the offer that seemed
/ to come aims. but later when il had been made
! clear hat the feeling which had moved the Cali
forniaus desire to express in gift to her their
/ sense of Gen. FremCnrs service to the State she
i expressed her gratitude. 10 designing the build
i ing the special needs Of the family rather than
i mere oruamentatiOn were kept uppermost in mind,
/ and the result is altogether good II occupies on
the ground a space Of 30 feet by so and Is full two
stories in hight. Is eight rooms every one Of
some use and the large closets panlries and porches
| would be appreciated by every housekeeper
The timber ia the first story is finished in natural
1 color but tine second is painted red, harmonizing
with the tone Of the roof The general effect is
/ pleasing Although well suited to the climate the
/ house Il very diferent from surrounding ones and
IA more attractive from the contrast Among the
largest contributors to the fund were Mrs Senator
| Hearst. 500, Mrs. q p. Huntington like amount,
and several others 500 each. of the latter being
| Mrs Garfield, widow Of the ex-President. There
is still about $3.50 to be paid the place, and the
ladies' hope that IL will be contributed soon with
out greater effort on their part.
John Black, a Mexican war pensioner who re-
| sides at Junction City. Kan, served % years ia
/ the old 2d Dragons under Gen. Harvey, and is
now CT years old. He is still a robust old man.
| Communicated thief Palmer, of the Grand
| ARMY. thinks the Government should buy the
Drexel- cottage property at Mount MeCregor, and
convert il into u sanitarium for eOnsumptive sol
| diers.
Past Grand Marshal Charles T. Hyatt, Of Phil
| Kearny Post g. of New York City, has met with a
sad bereavement in the death Of his father Daniel
L. Hyatt. who died suddenly on Nov TO- 1t was
only last year that Comrade Hyatt was called upon
| 10 mourn the loss Of his mother His many per-
| sonaI friends including a host OF Grand Army
comrades. sincerely syHpathze with him In his
| severe affection.
A brother of Secretary Rnsk, who keeps a drug
store ia Malta D., feels natural pride in the sue
cess and distinction Of " j. NJ " a. he calls the head
of the Department Of Agriculture. He delights In
telling how, when their father died. the two broth
| ers then mere boys the Farm for several
years. and how y. NJ" aferward became stage
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consin, where be bought farm Of hiss own and
grew up with the country" Its this last achieve
ment which tho Malta druggist regards as - Uncle
/ Jerry's" most creditabIe one.
Comrade NJ. t. Vanpelt. Co. II. LIST Ohio Cav. Of
WsIlston. o.. has AZ is.ssssas 2istaSs q % SaI