The National tribune., 1891-02-26

Va While passing through one of The slrsstb q
Mrs. Delaney stood BY her doorsill and gave % Q
good many Of the famishing soldier boys. a cup ~
milk and piece Of bread aud butter. A. r. Van.
sie<si. Martinsville lad. Of The 9Th lnd waa ona
Of the fed, and Feb IA he received .
letter from daughter Of Mrs. Delaney. recalling
the incident Mira DeIansy's husband died SONS
time ago, and the daughter IL her only suppoFA
The soldiers who partoo< Of this generous wonaan's
hospitality should at once place her add her daugh.
ter out Of want.
Capt Jack Crawford. ths Poet sooua. deliv-
cred lecture at the WAITS Mission. Chicago. M.
Feb IL, in which he deprecated The reading OF dime
novels add drinking whisky aud tried 70 show Tho
boys the result OF these evils. He informed thona
that he had been barefoot boy ia Pannsy and
learned 70 read and write when IN a hospital dur
ing tbs war. lie became poet while snOwoound
In camp during The Winter Only once had he
stolen horse. Al this all the boys The audiences
became excited, and Capt. Jack informed theua
that the reason to bring the news Of the Custss
massacre to The papers. and that ne returned shs
horse 70 the satisfaction Of is owner. He wound
up his talk BY telling a few characteristics stories
and rseitiag sermon delivered By a cowboy
evangelist.
Mrs. Catherine Lewis the wife 81 Lieut. EVAN
Lewis, Co. A, 18th Pa. died near smieksburR Pa.
JAN q, at the age Of 81 She was the mother Of u
children, and tho grandmother Of Is mors.
A special meeting Of the Boys in Blue Club was
held Monday night at Harmony Hail. Troy ~ Y.
The object was 10 indOFso Candidate for Posi-
master TO succeed the late James F. Ashley Col
j. q. MoNutt presented the name OF A. f. Harls-
horn. and Comrade Hartshorn vas indorssd BY ths
club. Comrades McNutt Pierce and BouEhtoa
with the President and Secretary Of the club we're
appointed committee to draft resolutions Tor Tho
Endorsement of Comrade Hsrtshorn to be sont to
Congressman Quack On BUSH President Harrison
and Senators Evartsand Hiscoo< telegram Wa
sent TO Congressman QuaekeBbush, asking him 70
present the namo of A. K. Harishorn for Post
master.
p. T. sherman, Of The late General. 10 .
member Of Lafayette Camp, No $50 Sons Of Wee
terans. Of New York City. This Camp 10 distin-
guished in its membership 70 an unusual degree a.
! Russell B. Harrison. Q. g GRAFT ir, George B.
Mcclellan, and Guy Howard belong TO IL The ias
Of the Camp used 70 enshroud the coffin Of
Gen. sherman during the funeral services In New
/ York, the Camp marching without colors.
Mrs. Gen. George A. Custer has presented Alex
| Hamilton Post, OF New York through Commander
Bartram, with picture Of her husband taken By
| Brady at Washington the day after The grand
review. Custer IS represented wearing ths
famous sombrsrO bat. sailor shirt and long red
neektie, which was also the distinctive badge Of
his corps.
Lieut.. y. p. Finley, lately Of the Signal Corps.
/ the we'll known tornado expert and author Of TIFm
\ NATIONAL TRIBUgEs weather reports, who haa
| been in charge Of the Signal Corps work I'm San
Francisco, Cal, has been assigned TO an infantry
/ regiment and will DO stationed az Fort Wayne,
/ Ind.
/ Miss Lille Putnam Norman, granddaughter Of
| Gen. Israel Putnam, of Revolutionary fame died
/ NJ North Adams. Mass, on Tuesday Feb. ~. She
was the owner Of the sword carried BY the General
| in his flight from the British down the stone step@
/ Daniel Boone. a at-grandson Of The famous
pioneer, who has been in Africa for the past Eve
| years catching animals. arrived in New York City
on Thursday, Feb. 10 from the Transvaal with
nine young lions.