The National tribune., 1891-01-01
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
Bishop John p. Newman delivered a lecture at
the st. James Episcopal Church in Harlem, ". Y,
last week, for the benefit Of the Grant Memorial
fund. The Bishop with great feeling. and eloquence
related his personal recoIections Of the dead Gem
eral Among the things ne said was that he Thought
Grants patriotism was shown by his confidence in
the volunteer soldier and his belief in American
citizenship. Gen. Logan was Grants ideal Of The
volunteer soldier. Continuing he said: ''I once
asked the General to give me his idea Of an Ameri-
can citizen and after moments thought he re-
Piled: Whoever comes TO this country should for
swear his allegiance to the Queen of England To
the Emperor Of Germany and to the Pope Of Rome
and he Is an American citizen who appreciates the
great fact that the maintenance Of our institutions
Is not By armed force but by public sentiment and
realizes that intelligence is necessary for the main
tenanes Of the Republic Those outside the
Charmed circle Of his home never knew, nor could
they appreciate, the depth Of his noble soul AL
though soldier and loving the men who wore the
uniform, he hated war, for his love Of peace grew
out of his love for the principles Of peace" The
lecturer drew some beautiful word pictures of the
aHeetins scenes at Mount MeGregor during the last
hours Of the life Of the General.
Maj Clarke Peck. 9Th N Y. H. A.. who died a
few months ago In New Haven, Conn, Ieft eonsid-
OF the snme. He was proud Of his army record
having enlisted as private soldier. coming home
as Captain Of his company and being brevetted for
gallant services The will Is over 20 feet in length
legal cap paper being pasted together TO make this
enormous document. Among the provisions is one
for the erection Of monument in his plot in Ever
green Cemetery, and he stpulates that the inserip
ton shall be: To the memory Of Clarke Peck
who faithfully served his country in the war Of the
rebellion as an artillery officer" Comrads Peck
LEFT quite a snug fortune, and remembered In his
will several old comrades who had been kind n
him.
On the evening Of Dec. T. at his own residence, In
Arlington, Mass, Capt. Wilson W. Fay was given
areeeption by Francis Gould Post, 50, GAR, De-
partment Of Massachusetts, in honor Of the recovery
Of the Captains sword. This sword was presented
to him by his mother at the beginning Of the late
war. Fay was then Captain in the 56th Mass and
the sword was carried by him until the day of the
assault upon Petersburg. When the eneny's fort
was blown up by a mine the Union troops were
hurried forward into the breach. He was forced at
the point Of bayonet to surrender. His cantor
was Immediately killed, but Fay was hurried to
the rear, and in due time was taken to the rebel
prison at Columbia, 5. G. II was not until recently
that he again heard Of his sword. Mai HoImes
Sergeant at Arms Of the House Of Representatives
at Washington, was friend of the possessor Of the
sword in the South and also Of the owner in the
North. Correspondence WAS opened between FAY
and the>pOssessor Of the sword in the South, and
the sword was eventually recovered The iuserip-
ton the sword read thus: Capt Wilson w
Fay, So Reg. Mass. Vol. from his Mother" An
excellent collation. served after which speeches
were made by Comrades Bailey, Bean, Cotton
Roberts, Oakman and Capt. Fox, of the 5th Mass
Vol. Militia. The speeches were interspersed with
splePtiOua hyy he ArTfngtop
cheers and a farewell toast finished the evenings
ceremonies. About lbs Grand Army people were
present.
W. II. Little, Of Bellaire, o., an old veteran who
served three years in the army during the war and
was for a long time confined in AndersOnville and
Libby. was recently sentenced to two years In the
Ohio penitentiary for aiding attorney to secure
fraudulent pension claim of g.. COO.
Mai. r. n. Hendershos. better known "a the
Drummer Boy Of the Rappahannock !" was ar
rested on Friday Dec. IL. at Portland, Ore, ON a
charge Of passing a worthless check upon a hotel
keeper. The Major is IN JAIL but thinks he will be
able to prove to the satisfaction Of every body that
he was not knowingly guilty Of the alleged crime.
Gen. e. Burd Grubb. Minister to Spain, has ga
cured for his residence the palace of Count Bena-
havis, which WAS occupied by bis predecessor
Minister Palmer.
Col. Charles B. Stoughton, a nephew OF the
late Mr.. StoughtOn who was formerly United
States Minister to Russia, and Is a welI-known
man among New York City society people, was
arraigned before United States Commissioner
Shields In New York City, Dec Is, charged with
swindling a veterans widow out Of 81 600 Of her
pension money. StOughton LEFT New York, but
was finally traced to indianapolis Ind, where he
was arrested and returned to New York He was
held In 81 600 bail for examination. If the ofense
can be proved against him he will 20 to the peni-
Tertiary for several years.
Gen. ID. II. Hastings, Adjutant- General Of Penn
sylvRnia spent his Christmas at his home In Belle
fonte, Pa. One of his holiday remembrances was
check for $500 to the widow Of John Murray.
who lost his life recently In the Sterling coal mine
at Houlzdale.
An old soldier named Harry B. Osgood passed
the night OF Dec. 26 at Zanesville o. He was on
his way to his home in Upper Sandusky. Osgood
enlisted in the Regular Army In 1913, and was con-
stantly in service until captured June d 1863 He
was confined in Andersonville, but was finally
taken to Fort Brown, Tex. He was released at The
close of the and received his discharge papers
On his road home he was captured by Mexicans and
taken to the Sierra Madre Mountains and he was
held In captivity until last September when hs
was shot in the breast while attempting to sscape
He was then loaded on mule and the party started
for their mountain fastness, when they were over
taken by body Of United States soldiers, who put
the AIexieans to flight and released Osgood. He
then sailed from Vera Cruz 10 New York and he
has been working his way toward his home in
Upper Sandusl<y on foot. He has not visited any
of his people in 80 years. He carries i've bull
lets in his body, and the wound in his breast is still
open. and the movement of the invariably sets
il to bleeding and for this he cannot travel
by rail- and ne refused preferred assistance to that
end. lie has had a remarkable and varied career
Judge G. @. Hines was stricken with paralysis
on Tuesday evening. Dec D, at his Summer cot
tage, which is situated between Ludlow and Proc