The National tribune., 1891-02-05

| run. when n mounted rebel called upon him to
lay down. He refused, and the mcrciless horse
man shot him in the arm with his revolver. StiIl,
| Dudley managed 70 reach The opposite side Of The
run. where Capt. Dimmick and Lieut.. Mosscrop
we're lying disabled, the former shot through both
/ legs. and The latter in the side. The
l three wounded men lay here nearly three days.
/ On the evening Of the third day, sfeF they had
| suffered almost unenduFabiy aud had submitted
70 the robberics Of rebel providers and marauders
/ with the exception Of Dudley, who by sheer bold
ness and hard words enlisted the admiration OF the
thievesl. aud when It seemed that death must soon
snsus. the attention Of passing rebel officer was
| attracted by Masonic pin worn by Lieut. Moss
crop. lie interested himself in The three comrades;
their wounds were dressed and they we're con-
veyed Ia an ambulance 10 a neighboring house.
where they were. tn day or two. paroled, aud
managed 10 reach Washington" OF his work In
the Grand Army a volume might be written. He
| organized the Bureau Of Employment and Relief
| Of Kings County; instituted the annuaI Christmas
| dinner TO families Of INDECENT comrades; orgi-
mated tho elegant souvenir banner and album pre-
sented 70 the Department OF California In 1886 !;
patented the "OId eanteen " for the benefit Of the
| Grand Army; while other works OF Fraternity
and Charity were largely the product OF his fertile
| brain. Comrado Dubeys father a veteran OF
the 67th y. T., and grandfather was one Of the
| earlier defenders Of the Republic.
Lieut.. Frederick Schwatka the renowned arctic
explorer and lecturer probably fatally injured
at Mason City. Iowa, Jan CO. IT.. hal been drink
ing heavily for week past. and the day Of the
accident was much under the influences Of liquor
Upon returning from a drive he was assisted from
bis caTriage, and when near the top OF flight Of
stairs in his hotel fell back ward over the bansters
to the floor beneath his face and head being shock
ingly bruised. Lieut.. Schwatka il a graduate Of
w K. Point. and was made Second Lieutenant Sd.
U. 5. Cav. in June ISL TIe resigned Jan 81, 1885
lie first attracted public notice in 1879 when, at the
head Of a small band Of men. he started for the
Arctic regions in search Of the lost sir John Frank
lin. He found where Sir John and most OF his
party had persisted from starvation, and brought
back many relics Of that Inflated expedition. He
returned from this search IN 1879 and 70 duty I'm the
Army. He was made First Lieutenant that year.
In 1889 he headed expedition to the region Of
the eave-dwelers Is Mexico. He also explored
the Yukon River IN Alaska. Since his resignation
from the Army he has been Iecturing on his ex-
plorati0ns.
On Dec. 5. 1890, Hiram Taylor, Battery NJ. 1st
Conn. II. A, was presented with a EaveI made from
wood taken from the battlefield Of Gettysburg
COmrade Taylor IS Master OF HuguenOt Lodge 40.
F.A.A.M, Of New Rochelle y. Y, aud the g1vsl
was given him by the members Of his Lodge. The
head Of the gavel was obtained from Barlow's
with shot and shell, and the handle from Cup's
Hill. fine supper partalen Of and happy
evening enjoyed by all.
Hon. Samuel J. Kirkwood, the War Governor Of
Iowa, in recent letter to Judge Rothrocs says
that he lately celebrated the 9Th anniversary Of
his marriage. and he iutimates that he has taken
more comfort in his home life and that he looks
backward 10 it with more pride than to all the
honors that have been heaped upon him. Gov.
kiTkwood IS prepared to speak this subject quite
a we'll al he is 20 discuss any political question
Ills home life has been simple and AS full of
happiness as his long career has been clean, up
right and useful. He was Governor three times
twice United States Senator, and Secretary Of the
Interior.
Gen. Granville " Dodge, who entered the serv-
lee daring the war Of the rebellion rs Colonel Of
the 4lh Iowa, and became a Maj General com
nIandng the Sixteenth Corps. has been elected
President Of the Union Pacific Denver & Gulf
Railroad successor 10 Mr.. Adams, aud has also
been placed upon the Executive Committee Of the
Union Pacific Railroad in place Of Mr.. Elisha At
kiHs. Of Boston.
Lieut.. Chamberlain, lst q. s Art. who has ar
rived in Chicago from the Pine Ridge Agency.
says that the slayer Of Lieut. Casey was gradu-
ate Of the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa, and the
you Of prominent Sioux Chief known as No
Water. He also stated that the Indians had pro-
posed to deliver the murderer Of Lieut.. Casey if
the whites would bring the murderer Of Few Tails,
and that they both be hung at the same time. The
soldiers failed 10 produce the slayer Of Few Tails
aud the Indians continue to shield the son Of No
Water II would appear that there is little for
the Carlisle school, il it teaches a young buck TO
shoot man in the back.
John +. Hewitt. who served in the 18th Ohio
and now lives at Los Angeles. Cal, was recently
III. a 60 -
contracted in the line of duty. COmrade Hewitt
returned his pension certificate to the Interior De-
partmcnt, asking that il be cancelled, saying IL
have trusted this far to God, and feel that it
would be wrong TO receive pension. as I am well
enough to make my living without il at pres
en.." He also says that when he applied for pen
sion he was unable to make a living, but that his
disability has become so much less in the genial
cline Of California that he can now work.
Mrs. Wallace. GEe wife Of the late Capt. George
D. WalIaee, the gallant 9Th Cav officer who lost
his life in the battle with the Sioux Indians ut
Wounded Knee. s. D., Is lying dangerously III at
Fort Riley. Kan. Her Illness was superinduced by
nervous prostitution, caused BY the death Of her
husband. Mrs Wallace is a daughter Of Judge
Osis, Of Atchison, Kan
Winnie Ream Hoxie, the sculptures, is a very
little woman, who has been compared to " a plump
brown sparrow fiuttering in the sunlight" She is
quite short in stature, and her hands infinitely
small and delicate. Her face is brown; her eyes
dark and vigorous and her wide forehead is almost
covered with bangs. She Is an emotional little
creature. with an alternate tear and smile in her
eye Her husband, Capt. Richard L. Hoxie, of the
Engineer Corps of the Army entered the service as
q Bugler in Co. +. Ist Iowa Cav. in june 1861 was
promoted Corporal; was appointed TO West Point
from the field in July 1854 and was appointed
Second Lieutenant Of Eugineersin June, 1865; pro-
NOTED First Lieutenant in 1870 and Captain in June
1882
The Rev. DR. John r. Paxton told an interesting
story the annual dinner of the Society Of Meiical
Jurisprudence in New York City recently lie
narrated how he met Guiteau just before the as
sassination Of President Garfield and Of the an
tagonism which the murderer inspired within him.
lie passed Guteau in the railroad station Just
before the shooting occurred and the hitter half
to speak TO him. but the Doctor passed on to the
platform without noticing him. "If his eye had
caught mine" he said o believe that Gen Gar
field would be alive and well to-day" DR. Paxton
il a veteran Of the war; having served nearly three
years as "A Second Lieutenant in the I39th Pa He
il now filling the pulpit OF one Of the largest
churches in New York City.
Emmons Blaine son of Secretary Of State Blaine,
il the principal stakeholder in a COO barrel oil well
recently struck in the Warrington Field Western
PennsyIvan This Is the largest oil well yet
found in that territory.
A movement is on foot in New York to erect a
monument mt Annapolis MD. TO the memory of
% Lille Jarvis" who was a AlidshiDmau On hoard