The National tribune., 1891-06-04
PERSONAL.

Gen. B. F. Butler Is still fghting for his client
Mrs. CIarietts johnson, who is at present under
going sentence for perjury in a pension case. He
was granted writ Of habeas corpus last week. and
will shortly have hearing before Judge Nelson,
Of the United States District Court at Boston.
The engineer charts which were prepared by
Cen Robert f. Lee when he was a member of the
United States Engineer Corps, over so years ago,
are still in ST. Louis. Mo-, for river improve
ments.
storer Post, GAR, Of Portsmouth, N. H., will
present portraits Of Admiral Farragut and Gen.
Thomas whipple to the Farragut and Whipple
schools OF that city respectively The artist will
be Mr. U. d. Tenuy.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Is expected TO deliver the
address at the anniversary festival of the COnfed
crate Soldiers Home Of the Maryland Line at
Pikesville, Md. Juue4
The tomb Of Gen. Winfield 8. Hancock was deco
rated on Memorial Day by a delegation from the
Hancock Legion Of Philadelphia.
The late Col. L. NJ. Dayton, who was an officer
on Gen. Sherman's staff, left an estate valued at
over s3OOOOO Among his requests, outside OF the
family circle these: Tot the home Of the Friend
less and the Children's Home in Cincinnati each
5000; to the Society Of the Army Of the Tonnes
see IS 600; and to the Ohio Commandery Of the
Loyal Legion his portraits Of Gems. Sherman,
Grant, and Sheridan.
Col. J. A. Mann, 1st Ind. Legion (IilItia) Of
Lansing Mich, is a prominent candidate for Chief
OF the Live Stock Department Of The Chicago
Worlds Fair. The Colonel has been ndorsed by
stock raisers and cattlemen OF the entire North
west. The Colonel is one OF the best-quaIihed
men in the country to I'll this important office He
Is ut present livestock and real estate auetiOneer
at Lansing, Mich.
Senator William F. Villas of Madison, Wis, re-
Gently received news that his namesalSe, William
F. Villas Hill, had killed himself at Memphis.
Tenn. This young spoken OF in some re-
ports a. a nephew Of Senator Vilas's. but he was
not relative Of the ex-Seeretary Of the Interior.
Senator Villas was stricken with yellow fever at
Memphis while soldier in the war Of the rebel
lion. Ira Hill, prominent citizen of Memphis,
took the young soldier to his home. Mr.. Hill and
family nursed him haek TO health, and as the SEN
tor still claims saved his life. strong attach
/ ment sprang up between the two families, and In
| 1864 when a son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hill,
| they named him after Mr.. Villas. Mr.. Ill., the
/ father. died some years ago.
| Rear-AdmIraI John L. worden, who commanded
the original Monitor in its historic fight with the
| Merrimae. still shows In his face the heavy pep
pering with gunpowder which he received In thai
engagement by the explosion Of rebel shell at the
| peep-hole to which his eye was applied. The Adj
/ miral Is living unostentatiously in Washington
/ and It Is very difficult to induce him TO say any
/ thing about himself or the battle which made hin
famous and he eschcws all articles Of dress which
| would Indicate his rank or profession.
Gen. James Longstreet, who commanded IN,
\ First Corps in Lees Army Of Northern Virginia. 4
| IN very feeble health. He has been so in for th,
past month that he had to give up work on hi
| history of the war Of the rebellion. The book
however IL nearly finished, and Is said TO contain
much matter that history of the war has ye
| published.
reception was given on Wednesday afternoon
| MAY r. at the house Of Dr. and Mrs Lewis NJ son
Of New York City. to Mrs. jefferson Davis, Mis-
| Winnie Davis. and Mrs. "Stonewall Jackson, a
| which many well-knOwn persons were present
The house was finely decorated and quartz
Of eolored people sang plantation melodies Mrs
| Mason Is Of Southern birth, and has long known
the Davis family.
Gen. Alvin p. Hovey, Governor OF Indiana, ma
shown recently that he has big heart IN his Draw
body, by refusing TO order tho arrest Of Mrs. Laur
Jones, Of R0ekport Ind, on a requisition from tn
| Governor Of Kentucky. Mrs. jones Is the daugh
| ter Of John Bonhonnie. of Greensboro. KY, VIII,
| objected to her union with young Jones. Tn
Latter paid frequent visits to Greensboro but eacl
time he found the Bonhommie mansion barre'
against him. and be soon learned through mutua