The National tribune., 1891-07-09

Rsd.' Il now Mrs. Herman. and has entirely given
up literary work she e. the daugbf er % the Col
Fisher ano- whom the celebrated Fort FISHER was
! named.
Ger. Isaac Es-re'I, Colonel Of she Sci Mass had
hs sword taken from him bv the rebels st Calves
ton, Tex. ia january, 1855 lie has recently re-
we'd word from a Southern man chat the present
poF-rssor Of che sword would be glad 10 return
% To- rim and as che General IS willing there will
shortly be a swapping Of compliments between
| tpc representative OF che Blue and Gray.
Aiiss Bertha Frances Lane. daughter o. Col Psi
lander ?. Lame, Iith Onto. vys5 married on Thurs
| day, Jane 70, 20 3Ir. William Forsr Scott at Nor
wool, o, Col Lane is the proprietor Of extensive
machine shops ut Cincinnati.
TIE faculty OF Wi.b.r-areo Uuiversftv. Xeuia. o..
surprised cen. Charles r.. Young. Su2eTi0trudeut
I Of Oslo S0.iirr5' 1It sailors Orphans Hsmc at
I tHe recent commencement of tho iustta.iou by
! h"-towing upon L.u che degree of LID. The
General had no idea that This "a store for him.
/ aud hr was materially someyyhat overcome by 10.
But lie viii wear bis new decoration as gracefully
a. those which have come to h.m In Che past
"Elsck Wilmington" the celebrated rebel scout,
| died last week IN Texas. Hr frst made his APP
pearaHce with NIoshy's CucrriIas, and was one Of
the best riders and shots Of That notorious com
Il ,
many haud-to-haud encounters was never wound
| Cd, and his Judgment and information were inn
| picitly relied on by The rebel leaders He avoided
| company. and would not converse with anybody.
A rebel Colonel once asked him where he came
FROM TO which Wilmington replied. Colonel
/ try to make good solaier for the ConfcJcracy.
and outside Of that &C. il of your business who
| i am or where I vas born" lie was missing after
/ The battle 81 Yellow Tavern, and was thought
L 0r ff.fT 81 tf.a.
| IN New Orleans his way TO Mexico to join
MAMMALIAN. After the downfall OF the Emperor,
/ Wilmington smuEslsd goods across the border Of
Mexico for time. but disappeared and WAS not
heard Of until he turned up "a scout FOR Barriss
| In south America, when that campaign was over
he returned 70 Texas aud lived quietly on a farm
until lie died He died from the effects Of a bullet
which was imbedded near the heart. When they
went to dress bin for burial, he was found to be
completely clothed in heavy suit Of Spanish
chain ormor, which deuted and battered BY
bullets that had come 10 contact with IT, He was
known 70 have killed at least a dozen men.
Gen james Loug-trest. Lee. trusted Lleuten-
ant, will attend the New Hampshire Veterans Re-
union a. Tie Wei-s in August next. The General
iseNpegied to be quite attraction 20 the old boys
WI" fought against him 50 long down in Virginia.
a queer case has recently developed at the PEN
sion Agency ia Chicago, which puzzles Capt. Isaac
Clements, 9Th His, who is the worthy Pension
Agent there. He does not know whether he Is
paying pension money 10 a man or a ghost. The
pensiorcr Is one William Ransom. The records OF
the AdjutantGeneraPs Office Of the State II Hi
nOi4 show that Ransom, who was a private in Go.
@, 99th H. according to the rolls, died Vioss-
burg, Aug. y, 1853. The pension rolls Of Capt.
Ciemeuts's Office show that William Ransom, pri-
vate 10 Co. @, Goth H., is living, and Is draw
ing pension at the rate OF $40 per month. His
pension began Aug. H. 1863 just eight days before
the army records report him dead and il has
continued ever since. Ransom's pension was re-
Gently increased from s. 10 sI6 per month and he
got 81 O4l7 back pension. Capt. Clements says
this IL "a mighty curious case, out don't think
there is the least fraud attached TO IT, The dis
cOvery made by another Ransom, to whom
the Postmaster sent voucher by mistake The
rolls Of Ransom company report him dead, but
my belief Is that he wounded and reported
from the hospital az having Gied. We will look up
the facts and learn whether Ransom IS still in the
flesh before we pay him any more money. n us
| bis ghost that's drawing his money, why IL will
have 70 20 70 work for a living" Ransom enlisted
from Pittsfeld. Pike County and now resides at
Nebo, III.
Southern newspapers are advocating the erection
Of a monument to the memory Of the late Cen n.
j. Forrest the great cavalry Iaader Of the rebels ia
OF Fort Pillow would be an insult to the memo
res Of the dead soldiers who were shot in cold
blood after having surrendered by the orders Of
this hlood-thirsty rebel, Forrest was a man OF
strong natural abilities, but lacked education.
After tEe war be betook himself % books when
past middle age, and began life from the ground
up. lie made a lawyer Of considerable ability.
Moi T. ~ Mcconnell. who has been appointed
20 succeed Judge Key, deceased, "a Chancellor o.
the Chattanooga Division Of Tennessee, r. a Ten
nessean by birth. and j. 20 years old. He was a
Confederate soldier, and had his right arm perma-
nenty disabled At Winchester Va, in 1864
Gov. Buckley, Of Connecticut "a Commander
in Chief Of the militia Of that State has issued or
deFs for the discharges Of Brig. -Gen. Charles r.
Graham Tor the benefit Of The service " and rein
stating Gen. Thomas T.. Watson of Bridgeport as
Brigadier General. The discharge Of Gen. era
ham for the benefit Of the service" will prevent
him from holding military o:iee in the State here
aher.