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RAILROAD LEGISLATION.

n their review of the financial out
look ia yesterdays INDEPENDENT Henry
Ciews & Co, OF New York, predicted an
early advance in the price Of railroad
securities. They base this prophesy
upon the fact that the railroads in the
wheat growing states find their rolling
stock inadequate to handle thelr busl-
ness and that in the corn growing states
the Same condition exists, Wall street
IA beginning to be impressed with the
figures showing the enormous freight
traffic and consequent earnings which
com pouring l n week after week. Our
correspondents do not believe that
speculation can long remain in q state
of lethargy in view Of such conditions.
and think we shall soon see a sharp up
ward movement in stocks and bonds.
This prediction is also made in other
quarters but it has been made before
many times and the hopes OF the bulls
have not materialized. All forms OF rail
road securities are much lower now than
they we're this time last year, although
1890 was a year of drought and 1891 a
season OF plenty.
1t is a fact that cannot be denied that
investments in railroad securities have
been steadily losing favor with the pub
lie for several years past and the reason
for it is to be found in hostile legislation
in several states, and more than all in
the Interstate commerce act, which has
resulted in harrassing the railroad cor
porations without securing to the pub
lie any Of the important benefits pre-
dicted from its passage. This is the
view Of the situation taken by the
closest students Of the transportation
problem. There is no better informed
man on the railway question than Prof.
Arthur T. Hadley, who has written the
most thoughtful works that have yet
appeared on this subject. In his adj
dress to- the recent meeting of the
Bankers association, Prof. Hadley
showed that the steady depreciation in
railroad securities, which we have wit
messed since 1887, is due to the too close
restriction Of railroad business by the
Interstate act and the hostile
legislation Of several of the granger
states. The stocks of four Of the great
companies running west from Chicago,
Prof. Hadley says, shrunk s60,000,000 in
a few months after the passage of the
interstate bill. OF course
there has been a. considerable rise from
the lowest figures then reached but the
i'll effects of the legislation are still felt.
Tie only way to check hostile legisla-
ton, which destroys the value of great
properties and imperils capital, Prof.
Hadley says, lies in the cessation Of
railroad construction in the states where
hurtful laws have been enacted. Our
capitalists and fnanciers have a public
duty to perform in dlscouraging invest
ments in new railroad enterprises in
states whore the laws deny to the rail-
road industry adequate protection for
the capital invested in it. When this is
done we shall SOC an end to such i'll
conceived legislation as has been
enacted in Iowa, Kansas and other
states greatly to their detriment.
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TEENS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
HELENA, MONT DEC. 10, 1891.

e#-Montanians ah,nad will always find lnR
DarYY INDEPENDENT Oh fls At their favorite
hossls, Fiftl, Avenue and Metropolitan. New
York; West, Minneapolis: baldwin and Palace,
ean Francisco; McDermott. Butte; Leland hotel,
Springfield. III.
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son will nndoubtsdly placs his CANVASS
for a denomination. The appointment
lie one Of great Significance ct this. time,
1T il about as direct an avowal OF his
candidacy Tor denomination 10 Mr., Har-
rleOn could mako.
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A CHICAGO mar gives a definition Of
the word "promoter" which should be
incorporated in aft the dictionaries. He
defines it as "a man who sells a thing he
does not own to q man who doesn't
want it.D
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lOta. ..-............ ........SG.G4l,o0 0 AZ
State Of Montana, County Of Lewis and Clarke,
SIS:
1. Robt. l.. McCulloh, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
ROBT. Il. MoCULLOH, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of December, 1891.
~LsEALl A. l.. SMITH, Notary Public.
COR ECT-Attest:
DAVID A. CORY.
F r. G. WALLACE,
HERMAN CANS.
Directors.
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SoclETY has no use for the black
mailer, and that is what the land jumper
OF these times really is. This sort OF
creature ought to be dropped into the
nearest water hole whenever found pur-
suing his contemplate avocation.
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DISSOLUTION NOT1CE-NOTICE IS HERE
~ by given that the firm of Jos. W. Wallisch d
Go. il this day dissolved by mutual consent, Jos.
W. Wa!lisch retiring, John Beuschleln assuming
all liabilities and who alone is authorized to co..
lect all debts due the firm.
jos. w. WALLISCH,
j. A. BltUSCHLEIN,
Dated Dec. II, 1891.
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CTOCKHoLDERS MEETING-THE REGU-
- lar annual nesting OF the stockholders of the
He'ena National bank for the election of thirteen
uari ia of the tank on tn, second Tuesday in
January 1872. FRANK BAIRD.
Cashier.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING-THE D.
- lar annual mestins of the Stockholders of
the Montana National bank will be held at
their banking house in H@aena. Mont, on Ines,
lay, Jan. l.. bsrween thu no 1rs o. 10 a m AMI. 1
~ N. fCbl. L.. CLLOLs INsnIer.
Dated Dec. IL, 1891.
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Thomas Cruise Savings

The Thomas Cruise Savings
BANK, OF HELENA
Incorporated Under the Laws OF
Montana.
PAID IN CAPITAL, 100000
THOMAS CRUISE. President
FRANK X. CRUISE. Vice-President
WIN. J., COOK, Asst. Treas. and Secy
VIM. J. SWEENEY. Treasurer
Trustees, #
Thomas Crus0 Frank Fl. Cruise,
VIM, j. Cook, VIM. j. Sweeney,
John Pagan.
Allows 4 per cent. interest on Savings Deposits,
compounded January and July.
Transacts a general banking business. Draws
exchange on the principal cities of the United
States and Europe.
Deals in county and city bonds, and makes
loans on real estate mortgages.
Office hours from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Also on
Saturday and Monday evenings from z to 8
OF bck.
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Directors.
T. G, Power, A. } Geligman.
a. g. Johns n, Richard Jockey.
James Sullivan.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-04-16

Comrade Thomas NJ. Fleming. Adjutant. Post
g. GAR, Shinnston. w. Va, calls attention %
the sad case of Mrs. Mcdaniel. the widow Of
Valentine w, Mcdaniel, formerly Of the 30
w. Va. Mcdaniel was good soldier, but was
taken prisoner and confined for a long time
ia Andersonyille. where his constitution was
broken down aud his mind shattered. The
result Of this was that some years after reach
ing homo he committed suicide by hanging.
lie left a widow and 10 children, all Of whom
are living yet, and the eldest daughter Of 10 is
sinking into the grave with consumption. Mrs.
Mcdaniel is paralyzcd on one side aud is con-
fined 10 her home. She has absolutely nothing
20 live on. and all efforts 10 get her pension,
50 far, have been unaVailing. Comrade Fem-
ing thinks that the matter should lie looked
into by some Of the members % the old Sd w.
Va, aud something done 10 secure her pen
sion aud other assistance
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Why Senator Hearst BELIEVED in Luck.

lGtDbt- DtfHccrdt
"The late Senator Hearst once told me" said
newspaper man, he regarded his possession
Of an immense fortune nothing less than a
miracle. ] was 40 years old, he said when
the row made over the discovery Of the Com
stock silver mines set the whole Coast wild.
had been disappointed in the work ia been at
and found myself pretty nearly broke. ] had
enough To buy a horse aud the outfit. and
started over the mountains from California
with the boys. That broke me- aud / wasn't
feeling happy, because I'd worked aud strug-
Ried and speculaicd a good many years, aud il
struck me as rather rough that a man Of my
age should have TO start out, as ] did then
Ike young fellow. There were about 10 or
- OF us IN the party, and as was blue, they
Jet me alone rather, aud my mustang being
worn down, stopped on the trail, put my arm
through the bride, and picked out rock TO
sit on.
1.-The rest Of the boys rode on. but sat
there. There wasn't any reason why / should
particularly, only did. The whip i had was
a willow switch I'd pulled from a tree while |
rode along. As sat there ] switched the dust
Of the trail, and thought shall 90 with them,
or shall / 90 bdcky ] switched and switched
and thought aud thought. ] saw behind me
all the hard work I'd done, all the chances I'd
taken aud lost on, and felt old and used up. and
10 good My sense told me 20 turn back and
make my fight where / WAS known. There
was safety ia that anyway. But I'd been
camping night after night with the BOYS ahead
Of me, and IL made me lonesome 10 think of
parting company with them. So after switch
ing aud switching the dust on the trail, and
feeling weak aud human because ] yielded, /
mounted my horse again aud rode on after the
party. got 10 the C0mstock, aud in six months
] made half million dollars That is the
foundation Of what I've done since. Now, why
shouldn't have turned back when hositated :
il would have been sensible, conservative"
90 do that. But didn't and because didn't
won. il you're ever inclined TO think there's
no such thing as luck, just think Of me-"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-04-16
THE GRAND ARMY.
News From the DCpartmentS---NeW
Posts, etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN,

HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN
Eome Suggestions About badges and Post Core
monies.
HEhpQuAETErs GRAND ARMY OF THE REPJmHC 4
RrTLAED, VI, March 81, 1881.
General Orders no. 20
D. The Commander in Chief has reason 20 believe
that many comrades are without the badge, and
uutmuny Others, although perhaps possessing one
never very rarely display il al Post meetings OF
elsewhere. Post Commanders are therefore on
joined 60 al once ascertain how many badges are
needed Ca tbeir respective Posts that each comr"dc
mBy have one. aud 90 acquisitions therefor
10 Doe Immediately forwarded by their Post quar-
icrnHsters. that all may be supplied before Memo
rial Day. They should urge al comrades ln attend
Huoc al Post meetings or when on duty elsewhere
on occasions Of parade or ceremony 60 display 'heir
hndgcs A few extra badges should always be IN
thc hands of Post Quarermas,ers; aud upon tho
death OF comude measures will DE taken 20 ascer-
tain the wishes Of his family 10 his badge aud
in case they wish 90 seopit the Post should iurHi-h
anew ono to be placed his breast, and 10 he
buried with lim. Comrades upon retiring from
ans office elective stan, la the Order will cease
60 the rank badge Tor such Office, aud VIII at
once replace the eagle at the top OF the badge
ribbon proper for the highest office held 10y te"'
aud put the ranll-stup below the eugle, as pre-
Post officers should see that these badges conform
thereto. AZ the badPe-ribbon becomes soiled Rnd
worn II can be replaced At triaing expense by APP
plying Co the Post Quartermastcr
Ill. Department Commanders will sec that Their
Medical Directors report 90 once, % they have hoi
already done SO, % the Surgeon General, Ann-
rgdc D. D. Stevenson. Nisplia, kenton Co. KY
Tor ihe fourth quarter OF 1890
y. THE following manned commdes are hereby
appointed Aid-de- Camp rpon the slHff 81 the Conn
nnuder-in- thief aud wifi be ohcvcd aud respected
accordingly They will report 10y mail 90 the AdJu-
tput- General in accordance with instructions ihcv
will receive through their respective Department
ueuuquHrtcr-.
Csliioruia-Geo w Grant National City.
MnrylWld-Myrou J. Rose Baltimore; ). u.
Oliver. Baltimore; o. H. Matthias, Nestmlnstcr f;
.iohn Chambers, Fro-tburgi ", III, Parker liRlil-
more.
Ali-souri-Iuuis LESSEN, Kansas City, vice y. is.
SiadelI. appointment revoked.
New llHmpsinre-berl. y. Clark, Conway, vice
j. j. b'Orsay, resigned.
New Nors-MaN Reece, A. H. Montague. John
liule, Charles D. Hoyt T. IT, Barrett New York !;
y - Graham, Rochester: ID. ID. Ellsworth, Canton I;
Juhu D.. Halls O-wepo J. = Ellington, Corning I
u. ~. Danes, Penn Van,
TcuHessec-W III. Nelson, johnson City; New
tou Hacker, JOncsboro; Fred d'lHvernler, Chat
tauoopas ". r.. Carter. Knoxville C. II. smart
Nashville.
Recommendation Cronan, Rutandi II. G. Hib-
bard Orwell.
By command Of w. G. vEAzuy, Commander-in-
Chief
}. d. GoULDrNG, Adjutaut- General
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To Post Commanders.

The CommRuder-iu-C Chief suggests that II would
Increase tile interest in Post meetings 10 have the
Post officers commit toe work, 90 he able 20
dispense with the book except for reference. Tho
officers should specially the new Oues-incei aud
reenfse t perfectly familiar with every part aud
great CHre should he taken 20 have tie rendering
clear And distinct not hurried, but with force aud
dignity. aud tide utmost order and decorum should
De- insisted upon. particularly during any cere-
mOuy. he 81 tile hugle 40 sound tie calls al
the opening aud close al each meeting ~ advised,
aud the music upon The ode-Cards should always,
81 possible form a unri 81 the service Many Posts
lose much Of the effect Of tle ceremonies from not
huying the Guards aud Seutiuols uniformed.
Bouses aud hate and cups should be provided for
these details aud kept tie property Of the Posts
Al the comrades have 40 general Post uniform. aud
enough nrms aud equipments for Guards and SEN
tnelr and sdc-nrns Tor thc officers should also be
provided 81 II D. possible for tle Post 10 do 50.
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too much surprised to be able TO express their
appreciation a. they wished, the former alone
attempting TO do So with intensity Of feeling
That showed how highly sine esteemed the gift
The comrades were invited TO take part la the
Campfire, which several Of them did IN most
happy manner.
RESOLUTIONS Of Convention indorsed Mary VI
MctlustOn Tor the office Of Department President
at coming Convention, and approval OF the new
ritual, except expressing preference for the Old
form Of initiation. Corps lO2 were thanked for
their royal entertainment OF deegate4 and Lena
tObb for her successful endeRvOr make the Con-
yentiOn harmonious and profitable. Department
Junior Vice President Sallie ID. Wiuans Charlotte
ID. Dawson, Assistant In-titutng and Installing
Officer, and Ellen VI. HUH. OF the Executive Board.
were thanked for their presence. A surplus Of
SEQ ia the expense fund voted to the National
Relief Corps Home. such u successful gathering
must certainly push our beloved work forward, as
II gives each Corps member the opportunity Of
acquaintance with other Corps aud their workings
aud Of thereby being Observation-Disclosures Il. Brooks,
Secretary OF Convention, York, D.
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RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
GleaningS from National HeadQuar-
terS---NOteS from the Departments.
MARY SEARS McHESRy, National President
HASSAH X. HLINPTOS. National Secretary.

To specially aid and assist the Grand Army Of
the Republic ana TO peTpetuRte the memory OF
their heroic dead.
To assist such Union veterans ne need orr help
and protection, and 10 extend ueedfu aid to their
widows and orphans: To hnd them homes and
employment, and assure them 81 sympathy aud
friends To cherish and emulate the deeds Of our
Army Nurses, and Of all loyal women who render
Ell loving service 10 their country in her hour Of
peril.
To inculcaie lessons % patriotism and love Of
country among our children aud IN the commune
ties 10 which We live; 10 maintain true allegiance
To the United states Of America; TO dscouutenance
Whatever tends to weaken loyalty and TO eucOur-
REe tie spread OF universal liberty and equal rights
to all.
Women az good moral character and correct de-
pertinent. who have not given mid and comfort TO
the enemies Of the Union, who would peTpctuate
lhe principles TO which this association stands
pledged, and who have attained the age OF 10 years
shall he eligible To membership IN the Woman's
Relief Corps.
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Confederate Memorial Nav at New Orleans.

The Confederate veteran associations OF New
Orleans. La, assisted by the local military or
CARNATIONS, decorated the graves Of Confeder-
ate soldiers. April 6. The Lee monument was
profusely decorated. after which the procession
separated and took cars for the cemeteries,
where the tonlbs OF the Army Of Northern Vir-
ginia, Army Of Tonnes &c aud Ladies' Con-
federate Monument aud other burial places
were handsomely decorated.
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Ladies' Aid Society.

new Division Of tho Ladies' Aid Society 10 the
sons Of Veterans organized ~ Burlington VT,
March 81, aud the following officers elected /:
Pres, Miss = Ada Hall, Chelsea; Vice-Pres.. Mrs.
J. Goodrich. ~, Johusbury; Trustees, Mrs &. w.
Ellis aud Miss Lula NJ. Austin, Burlington, and
Miss Ada Noult. Middlcburg. There are now seven
societies ia thc state aud two will be formed
ia few weeks. The officers installed 10y Col.
~. o. lBixiy, Of the Vermont Division. The first
annual Encampment Will he held in Juno, AT 81.
JohusbuTy, with the Sous Of Veterans.
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The United States Savings Bank, Detroit
Mich, recently made an assignment for the
benefit Of is creditors. The trust fund OF the
Sons Of Veterans WAS deposited ia this bank.
and amounted to $2,0l17i. COMMANDMENT.
Chief Webb hopes 10 be able 10 obtain an or.
der from the Court in "A short time to secure IT,
but il he is unable to do this he will replace
the money out Of his own pocket
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WISCONSIN..

The personal staff OF the Department Com
mauder Is announced as follows: Assistant AdJu-
tani-GenerRl, 4. II. Gray, Post l3s. Milwaukee ;
Senior Abide Camp. r.. A. Shores Post lao, Ash
land; Assistant QuErtermAsteT General. John
Beth, Post l2i. Green Bay; Inspector :. W, Eager,
Post u, Racine; Judge Advocate. ID. Lloyd Jones,
Post l55. Stevens Point; chief Mastering Ohcer,
Thomas Peck, Post III, II. CroN Falls. il u with
deep regret that the Department Commander
announce the defeat Of the appropriation for the
state Veterans Home at Wauptca IL has been
the belief Of many that the men who handled sue
ec~Siuily companies regiments hrigadrs and diYls-
ions during the greatest war of all times, would
now safely manage "A Home for their helpless com
rades. This institution. founded 10y the @ A. r.,
and fostered by the Woman's Relief Corps Of Wis
consin, will probably continue under the manage
nlent OF The Dcpartment EncAmpment.
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A Monnment 10 Cen. 4. L. Hi.

On April a meeting Of Confederate veter-
ans was held at the residence of Mai. Louis
Gmter, Richmond, Va. where money was sub
scribed 10 erect a monument 10 the memory Of
Gen. A. i. Hill. The monument will lee sur
mounted hv bronze statue. will be- 30 feet
high, aud Of granite. IL will probably DO erected
at the junction OF Thurman avenue and Her
mitage Road.
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anu y years ago braltl-
ma Bouelle went 10 live in Ohio with "a ION, now
deceased. Sine resides with her gTanddaug liter
Mr.. Webb, ~ Deiiancr. She comes Of long
lived race. her grandmother WiHship having at
tanned To lhe aye Of - years and 10 months. She
gives tue following among her war memories:
we lived There during THE late war, aud our
house WAS struck q great many times by shot and
shell thrown into the city. One Of my daughters
aud granddaughter struck by pieces Of a
living shell which penetrated into the house and
hit them whsle they were engaged ia their house
hold duties.
while we were living At Atlanta and during
the war, nay daughters and me prepared "A great
sisted ia many ways Ia caring for the wounded
Union soldiers there. ] made over % small pillows
Tor thc sick soldiers, and prepared medicines and
nursed and helped al IN my power.
- remember quite laughab.e incident
necied with the dark days 81 Atlanta hut this j.
on "a Union soldier sou must not mention u ira the
paper for they did not do such things: a. least some
Of them will say they didnt 4 neignbor family
Of ours had moved cut Of lle city. and they had
young g0stug they did not 10 take along, and
80 my daughter bought IL, paying 3 for II bat il
WAS Confederate money and not worth anything
OEe day sIe put ~ ia tile pot 10 boil, and while Il
was stewinE shell struck a shade-tTes in the ward
and piece, few ia all directions some striking our
kitchen aud knocking down several shelves, and
sire we'd the floor with all SORTS of edibles. sol
der canning along soon AFTER he inquired II lie
could have a bite 10 eat. aud my daughter, point
ing to the good things the floor told him lie
himself. lie began TO pick up such things as lac
wanted, aild -lIr stepped out for u moment. When
she returned the soldier WAS gone, and lac had
taken but very little, size thought but when she
came To look into the pot to see how the goose was
cooking. she her fork into lhc soup. The goose
WAS gone. She told me of a. aud laid Il guess lac
smeiled u and lac couldn't stand IL"
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nnnrI,inrs of Nnfrrnns-

A Tent Of Daughters 81 Veterans organized
nt Lansing. Mich, with the following officers:
President, Fannie NJ Wedge; Senior Nce-pTesi-
dent Nina Oat!ey; Junior Vice President. Fannie
Miller; Secretary. Ncttie Price; Treasurer, Myrtle
Taylor; Chaplain. Eva Choatc; Musician. Clara
Riley; Guard, Rose Hunter; Inner Guard, Bella
Chadwick
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crxrExAR1Ax RELIEF CORPS MEMBER.

Recently in THE NATIONAL TErHUSE Depart
ment President Ada F. Clarke, Of Ohio. wrote Of a
special dispensation granted President Anna II.
Carroll. of Bishop Corps 2I7. Defiance, O.. to in
htate at her own home Grandma Boutelie on her
lO0th birthday. This is report the initiation and
present to the readers Of The NATIONAL THIBUSE
the strong, placid. forceful face OF their oldest
member luo mistake this timel Of the woman's
Relief Corps. Writing Of the iniation. President
Carroll says Of Grandma Boutelle:
She Is clear, sweet old lady to talk with, and
as Corps we love her dearly already. She re-
marked she did not see how she could be "A help to-
the Corps, hat after she was initiated / told her
that we would put her right To work that we were
expecting soon to give the old-fashioned Dee
strict Ssue," and we did not know what kind Of a
school house 90 have. and how they dressed when
she went 10 school Well, you would have been
amused could you have heard her tell ~ about H.,
aud we let Ter know she had been great help to
VI already The amount II relief work she did
during our late rebellion while living IN Atlanta
entities her 10 q pension, think anyone will say
who has heard her story, although she does not
mention that part of IT; hut believe her friends
did make the attempt some time ago and failed
Hannah Winship I$outele was born al Woburn.
Mass. seven miles from Boston, March -. 1921.
Her father was Benjamin Win-hip, her mother
Mary Adams; the former born ut West Cambridge,
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A letter from Senator Sherman was read to
the regular monthly meeting OF the Michigan
Loyal Legion, which was held at Detroit. In
b. Senator sherman extended the thanks Of
himself and family Of the late General for their
touching resolutions upon the death Of the old
hero