The National tribune., 1891-07-23

Capt O. p Clark. Of the New York New Haven
Hartford Railroad, started ont ia life a sailor
WAS shipwrccked, aud for sometimes was In the
hands Of natives on the west coast Of Africa. ON
his escape and return homo be az once answered
President Linooin's first call for troops and became
a soldier
President Harrison and Secretary N The Interior
Noble both attended school AZ the Miami Unlvsr-
sy at Oxford, o.. classical little village ID miles
north Of Cincinnati near the Indiana line. sccrs-
ttEy Noble driftcd to iowa. became Adintant Ma
ior, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel o. che Sd Iowa
Cav, and after The went to reside iu ST. Louis
Mo, where he achieved fame a. a lawyer Gen.
Harrison went % Indianapolis, went 60 the war
fom there, came back a EriEadier- General. be-
eame Senator and President They both look back
to old Miami University with pride aud plcusurs.
The son Of Gen. Isidro Ur,echo. Commander-
in-Chief Of the N.caraguan Army. IS the only for
cign Cadet now 90 the West Point Military Acade-
my He is young man of 20. tall and active with
swaEthy skin and flashing black eyes. Tie is also
a nephew Of Minister Guzmnn, che S.caraguan
representative az Washington
Capt d. ". White, l0,h Tex. Cav 'Confelerntsl.
who captured The sword Of Briz-G Joshua w.
Siii, who was killed at the battle Of stone River
Dec ~, 1862, would be glad to return 10 10 any Of
tHe relatives OF Gen. sill who may care to claim L.
PRESIDENT Harrison refused to pardon Oscar J.
harvey Who was convicted and sentenced several
years ago 70 y years imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary at Auburn. " v. Harvey was chief clerk
OF The Horse Claims Division 81 tho Third Auditors
Oihce' and the method he took for raising money
was very Ingenious. He presented claims against
the Government for horses killed during the war
which were the private property Of officers and
7oin'efs Forging the names Of The parties who
should have signed the papers He had access "a
the records, and could find ont WHO had lost a
horse and had not been reimbursed When ar.
rested he had in his possession some memoranda
giving different styles Of pens used and The way
Ihey were held by The officials whose signatures
he had forged
r. H. HendershOtt, who ia known "a the Drum
mer Boy Of the Rappahannoc<' % thinks there 10
little doubt that he was the youngest soldier Or f,
war Tie enlisted Ia the 9th 3lieb NJ TIE foot Of
woodward Avenue. Detroit, on Oct I4 I36l being,
40 tNat time bat III years. nine months and fsur
days Old Senator Zach Chandler gave him IS
the day he enlisted
Secretary Of War Boddeld Proctor has lately
been visiting Dartmouth where he was eratuated
IN Pol He says jpkingy that he had considerable
tTepidation about visiting Hanover. ~ he inst
squeezed through the institutions. and be- feared
th"t TIE College management would not want to
see him again there. For q certain s.eapude in
Closing term, he WIS suspended aud was only re-
insiated the Wednesday before commencement
day. The suspension rather pleased him on the
whole Tor by 1t ne escaped the savage examiul-
tons
On July 4, 1890 Hannibal Eamlin went 20 PORT
land, Ne, to attend The Reunion Of the Society OF
the Army Of the Potomac. In company with Gem
sherman. Secretary Of War Proctor Gems Coils,
chamberlain and Connor, Admiral Gherarii, and
other distinguished officers me dined with Holman
> heieher, Mayor of Portland. after dinner Mr.
Hamlin, after speaking Of the great plensurs he
mad experienced at meeting so MANY old friends
turned 20 Gen. sherman and said. General. YOU
and won't see many more of these ami vcrsariesi
" That's So" was Sherman's Mcouio response. Be-
fore Tie year closed Gen. sherman had answered
10 The la-t roll call and exactly on the anniversary
ex- Vice President HamIin breathed his last.
f. VI. Brist, Of Dubuque, Iowa. is one Of The
latest comrades laying claim to being the younRest
soldier. He was born Dec. 8 1851, enlisted in The
lst Wis. Cav. Dee % 1863 and served through the
war, being less than "a years of age when he was
mustered out Of service He makes pretty fair
claim to youthful honOrs.
VIM. Miier. an old soldier and member Of Frank
Dnggett Post Atwater, Mimi. died recently and
the German Lutheran minister who oflciated al
the funeral would not allow the Grand riy burial
service read over the dead comrade although his
fHmily desired that this be done, and the minister
sent word to the Post that they would not
70 wear their uniforms carry United states
flag. II is enough to disgust every true American
citizen TO have q cranky old person. who claims TO
be Christian minister, forbid the carrying Of the
United states flag at the funeral Of "A man who
fought under the National colors i'm order that our
country might be saved from a terrible curse The
| family and friends very indignant over The
matter, and il will probably result the dismissal
Of the wouid-be lord for the purpose OF securing q
minister possessed Of a more Christlike spirit
Col. Carl " Bancroft, Of Wells Post, GAR. Co
lumbus. o., who has charge Of the Computation
| Bureau of the Pension Agency at that place TEN
/ dered very fine lunch to Cen John G. Mitchell
and the entire force of the Agency on July l. in
/ honor Of the 35th anniversary Of his marriage.
There were about 40 who partoOk Of the hospf-
| tality and enjoyed the occasion. The Colonel who
has annually celebrated this rcd-leiter day Of his
/ household ut home in quiet way retired before
| the close to his handsome home on Twentieth
/ street, where several friends we're awaiting him
with his wife for the usual observance. The silver
wedding of the fortunate couple was celebrated 40
| the old homestead in Vermont in 1881 where he
L had score OF Columbus friends as guests