The National tribune., 1891-05-21

Of Seven Pines ft win bs placed IN the Davis
mansion rs that house is made ready Tor The
reception Of Confederate relics. Tor which purpose
IL has been given by the city Of Richmond. Va.
Hon, Charles ". Pavsy, Auditor Of the state OF
Illinois, has contributed SIS toward building .
Grand Army temple &C Decatur I'D. In his letter
to MAJ. Frank T.. Hays. Of The Binding. COMMITTEES,
Comy6de PIyoy says. IL now blessed with
five children; our entire family unbroisen, thanks
to She Giver Of an good. I want to place for each
one Of them in this building s. 40 chat The future
after have received my final mgsstcr-oul they
may feel that they have an additional interest iu
this grand Memorial Hall" Comrades Pavey wasa
second Lieutenant in the 18th H.
Michael J. Rogtu, a veteran Of the late war has
failed in bis attempt 70 secure renstateneuE a. an
employee Of the Department % Public Works ia
New York City. Judge Lawrence denied his ap-
picstion for mandamus 70 compel the Commjs-
sioner Of Public Works 20 reinslate him. He was a
painter. and was discharged without cause being
assigned Judge Lawrence says g it - not common
sense TO assert that after veteran has been en-
pioyed in mammal occupation he must have con-
unued occupation thereafter for the term Of his
natural Iife IL he IS employed by a municipal cor
porntion."
John W Howard, old veteran % lhe late way
has recently made a remarkable claim 10 valuable
Etnd la the heart Of the city OF Milwaukee, Wis
Comrade Howard says he has had surveyed and
patented Governments land in Nilwausee that ihs
wisest real-estate men aud shrewdast lawyers
knew nothing about, aud that there will shortly
be startling revelations. The papers of survey aud
for patent have been sent to Washington. Tt is
said chat The land comprises about $50 acres that
had never been surveyed previously The prop
erty that Comrado Howard claims IL some % the
/ most valuable in milwaukee, and is worth fully
sj.0OG00O
Mrs. Elizabeth b. Custer. wife Of Gen Custer.
viii shortly sail for Europe where she VIII remain
until Autumn. spending most Of her time in Lon-
/ don and vicinity.
| The lot for the new home for Mrs. Jesse Benton
I Fremont. widow Of Gen. John C. Fremont which
Is 70 be givenher by the citizens % California has
been purchased, about miles from the center Of
I Los Angeles, and work = small house has been
begun thereon. The presentation has NOS yet been
made, however, and about 1850 is still to be raised
| In order TO complete the payment. II is thought
I the sum will soon be subscribed.
\ handsome monument Is being erected at the
i Jackson Miss Cemetery by Capt. Whitehead
over che grave Of the late Mai George c. McKee,
/ Huh H. II will be a shat Is feet high. upon one
side Of which Is engraved the badge Of the Grand
/ Army Of the Republic.
I Rudolph r. sigel, son Of Gen. Franz SigeI ex-
I Pension Agent at New York City, was arrested on
u AIddy morning. May 10 az the international
| Hotel in New York, and committed 20 The Bloom
I ingdale Insane Asylum on n commitments signed
/ by Judge Fitzsimmona. Young Sigel is 30 years
old, and for some weeks has been working very
hard at his profession, he being Assistant En-
. ginees in the Harlem Street-ImproysmenE Bureau.
. For some time he has acted strangely, and ON
Wednesday, May y, left bis home and came e. tho
/ hotel, and remained there until arrested He
. iinagines that there is conspiracy among his
/ friends to have him placed in an insane asylum,
and he also thinks that his family physician has
given him 50 grains Of strychnine, with the intsn-
ton Of killing him. Sgei's condition is not alarm
ing. and physicians think his confinement for two
or three months will effect a enrs.
Mr.. J. Watts Kearny. oS New York City visited
his summer home at KsarDy. " j.. recently aud
found that since the death Of his Waterman. which
occurred short time ago, She house had been
entered and FaBsacked by thieves. Mr. Kearny
could not tell what had been taken, but found
everything in disorder and Mrs Kearny VIII havs
TO make inventory before the extent OF the loss
known. The house was built by Cen. Phil KeaFuy
before the war. aud was modelled aher a French
castle. II stands back hill overlooking the Pas
sale River and is hidden by q dense grove Of trees.
The house is handsomely furnished throughout,
and the walls hung with expensive pictures,
but the family silver and other portable articles
are safe in Mr. Kearny's New York home.