The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-04-16
Personal.

Gen. and Mrs. AlOHZO Alden celebrated their
silver wedding. April 6. at their home ia New York
City. The parIors were handsomely decorated,
and the General and his wife received the hearty
congratulations of their friends present. Gen.
Alden went into the service as Second Lieutenant
Of the Goth n. Y, and passed through al the ranks
to that Of Brevet Briaadier- General.
Gen. Martin T. McNahon, who was brevetted
Major General of Volunteers, March -, l565 FOR
faithful and meritOriOu5 services during the war,
has introduced a bill in the Assembly Of New York
for the erection Of suitable monuments TO the
memory Of the New York soldiers who were en-
gagged ia The battles Of Lookout Mountain, Mission
Ridge and other places around Chattanooga, the
cost Of which is not 20 exceed 81 500 each. There
were Il organizations Of New York troops engaged
in these places. three Of which were batteries.
Comrade francis VI. Kingman, Of East Bridge
water. Mass, has been appointed to ill a vacancy
in the Pension Agency at Boston, which was
caused by the death Of Capt George d. Styles.
Comrade Kiugman enlisted at the first call for
troops as Sergeant in the 2gth Mass. and during
the second year Of his service he made Color
Bearer OF his regiment. lie repeatedly distin-
guished himself for bravery, and at the battle Of
Antietasl he led the famous Irish Brigade Of New
York in the successful charge at Bloody Lane. He
Is also q member Of Post 12i, GAR.
Richard smith, who was Division Superintendent
Of Military Telegraphs in the Army Of the Tenues-
during the war, died at his home. in Brooklyn,
y. Y last week. lie was with Gen. sherman up
to the time fthe start OF the march to the lie
subsequently became clerk to Gen. Eckert and the
latter secured him the position Cashier Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company in Boston.
A. T. Wand died suddenly at Marietta Ga. last
week He was q prominent artist 80 years ago,
and became famous during the for the sketches
Of army life and battles, which We're the principal
articles in HaTpsr's Weekly and which made that
paper so popular. lie with the army from
Is6l to 1862 and travelled al over the of the
war.
Last week Mabel Ray starkweather daughter
Of the late Gen. John c. StarIzweather, of Wis
consin was married in the Church Of the Inearna-
tion Washington, to Guild A. Copeland
The Grafton on the occasion Of the breaking
ground, April q, at New York, for the monHment
to Gen. Grant, will be delivered by Gen. Horace
Porter, who served so long with the General as
staff officer.
John c. Tucker member Of the National Home
for Disabled Soldiers at Hampton, Va, was APP
pointed a short time ago by Gov. Mckinney Notary
Public for the County Of Elizabeth City. He was
"a member Of the Home. and intended to have his
Office there and transact ali the legal business Of the
Home He had not held his position long. how
ever before one john Booker, Clerk OF the County
Court, who had previously transacted all the busi-
of Notary, objected to his holding the posi-
tfon claiming that he not citizen Of Virginia
/ The Home Is run by the Federal Governments. and
Comrade Tucker is q citizen of the United states;
/ yet notwithstanding this, be was requested by the
! Governor 20 surrender his commission, which he
/ did not wishing to create any trouble.
i The pages Of the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatiyes are very anxious to secure the auto
I graphs of all the Members Of Congress, and just
/ before Congress adOUrns they can be seen with
autograph albums in their hands running to the
different MeBber5a and begging for their signatures.
/ When any other prominent person comes in their
| way they try to secure his signature. Just before
/ Congress adjourned Col. VIM. +. Cody, " Buffalo
Bill J." appeared in the Senate wing Of the Capitol.
He was Immediately surrounded by pages, all
I anxious 10 secure his autograph, and he informed
them that he was willing to give them one autO-
/ graph apiece He had signed his name about Is
times when he became suspicious, and asked how
many pages there were. He was told 50, and was
continuing 70 sign his name when one Of the pages
! who had red hair came TO have The name placed in
his album. Col. Cody Immediately recognized
/ him as having secured n signature, and. grabbing
By the ear asked il he had not given him his sigma
ture before. The boy admitted having secured
| two. but aided that there some who had
three or four. The pages get an album full OF
autographs and sell them for a goodly sum to peo-
pie who are anxious to see how great men sign
their names.
An address on the life and character Of Gen.
sherman will be delivered by Senator Hawley OF
Connecticut at memorial service to be held under
municipal auspices in Boston sometime In the
future.
Harry A. Garfield eldest son OF the late PresI-
dent Gen James A Garfield, a candidate FOR
Councilman Of Cleveland, o., but defeated.
Gen. Samuel Wylie Crawford has been In Paris
on a pleasure and health trip, but intends TO re-
turn to this country in n short time His health is
very good, bat he can barely walk on account oil
the wounds he received during the war; He en-
tered the service Assistant Surgeon, and was
promoted to Major Of the 18th U. j. May IA, 1861
He was brevetted Colonel July 2, 1863 for gallant
| and merItorous services at the battle of Gettys
burg and for faithful services and conspicuous gal
Iantry in the campaign TO Richmond he was brs.
vetted Brigadier- General.
There died In Cleburne County. Ala, recently
the last survivor Of the bloody Indian massacre al
Fort Mills in lower Alabama which occurred In
1873 Ills name A. J. Norris, and at the time
/ he was a Mississippi volunteer The Creek Indians
were at war; and the fort was attacked by 1,OOt
Indians. and Of the $50 inmates all except Is were
[ slaughtered Morris escaped by jumping ths
/ stockade He was 100 years old, and leaves nu
| Inerous descendants.
Gen. Daniel @. Bulterheld experiences consid
cradle trouble on account a person calling himself
| Gen. ID O. ButterdeId. The General receives bills
from tailors, groeers and other people with whom
| he has never had dealings and did not know, and
is greatly annoyed at their attempts 10 collect tine
bills This person caused considerable trou-
BILE between the General and the late james Cor
don Bennett upon whom he basely imposed. This
impostor was found to live at 800 First avenue
New York City, and upon investigation the place
| proved TO be u tenement house, with Don Carlos