The National tribune., 1891-03-12

removed from his face which received a The
battle Of the crossing Of the Chiekahominy River
in June ls62 In this fight the General encoun-
tered Che enemy on The eit bank o. the river, and
was struck by bullet IN the left cheek an inch
below The eye. which passed back Of The nose and
lodged under the check bone. The wound was
considered fatal. and the Colonel received little
attention from the Surgeon on the abandoned field.
But ne came back To- bis regiment within so days;
and for thc last . years has had 20 spray bc place
where the bullet lodged, two or three Zines a day,
and has suffered more or less from, neuralgia and
local frrtati0ns from the wound. Three years ago
an attempt was made to remove the bullet. but il
was found chat portion Of the bone Of The nose
had grown over it, and that it would be dangerous
TO remove ~ But the case bad been carefully
watched, hEfl il recently found that tie bu.let
could be easily reachsd aud removed through The
nose. The operation was performed. and tho day
afteF, The Judge on MS bench attending to his
duty lie said ne WIS all right and glad 70 be ed
Of the lead be bad carried 80 long. Judge Pratt a
one Of TIE ablest magistrates in the country and
has on one or two occasions been th0ught o. by
his party IN New York state for its candidate Tor
Governor, and again for Presidents Of the United
States
Tho Society Of Cookers Iowa Brigade viii ba
called upon at it, next Reunion. which wilt t,ko
place At Des A0nes Iowa, some time h September
next % couirbu money sufficient to erect "a nlo-
ment to the memory Of Cen. Wan. W Beikuap it.
old COMMANDER and the last President Of The Bri-
gHdg Society. who is buried at Arlington National
Cemetery, near Washington. The contribution Is
70 be a popular one. every member contributing
what sum hs pleases, and by this means one Of
the handsomest monuments ever built by popular
subscription viii mark the grave Of one Of the
brnvest and nObest soldiers Of the late var Gen.
Beiknap was Of Gods nobemen. and he bad
millions Of friends and bul few enemies.
John G.. Beatty, Sergeant Of HHmpton's PA.
battery living st CoIumbiRnn, o.. writos ~ fol-
lows: " I ses paragraph In Feb. g issue 81 The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE relating o. old lady named
Delaney, resident Of the town Of Msrtinsburs
" Va, who, with the assistance Of her daughter
distributed bread aud milk 10 a large number o.
Gen. Banks's troops on Nay 25 1862. while chat
army retSeating down the Valley pursued BY
Gen. Stonewau Jackson. T. "a a Sergeant Of
Hampton's Pittsburgh battery WIS one Of The re-
cipients Of the old Iady's generosity aud now, "a
she appears to be in rather straiiened financial
condition, would suggest that all soldiers v-
ing who supplied by The old lady and her
daughter on that day pay to the Editor o. TIE
NATIONAL Tribune, for her use, the Of 81 each,
the same 10 be paid a notice Of same is
published"
Il Is the impression Of many friends Of xGov'
Murray. Of California that he will be sle sue
cessor Of the late Senator Hearst. Gov. Murray -
a Ksntucs ian by birth, and served in the Federal
army during the rebellion, reaching the rank %
Brgadier-Ge at the age OF q. lie was United
States Marshal in Kentucky under Grant and Gov
ernor Of Ut,lh under President Arthur. Being free
@om hctioual connections in California, his frisnd5
consider bin a strong compromise candidate.