The National tribune., 1891-11-05
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f9th for conspicuous bravery che third day 40 L
Gettysburg" where the gallant Colonel lell desper-
ateIy wounded inside the lines Of PicSetts advance
The medal has been forwarded to Chicago. where |
the Colonel IS serving a. Judge Advocate General
the staff Of Maj. Gen. Miles, U. 3. A. public /
presentation Of the same will be made next week /
at Headquarters Department Of the Missouri Gen. |
Miles officiating Al the ceremony.
Capt VIM. Fowler, cOmrade Of Hancock Post |
New York. Right WorshipfII High Muk-a-SfulE /
Of the Thileen Club. and member Of 6l3 different |
Organizations celebrated his 6ith birthday We'd
nesday evening. Oct. q last, at his residence on
Jersey City flights. The house was illuminated
from cellar to cupola, likewise the ground. The
Captain with n handsome red neck tie, and the
lapel Of his dress ooat decorated with dahIia,
received his guests with that bon hOHlme for which
he il noted The presents numerous and
costly and II is needless TO say that the banquet
which took place at I o'clock was in the hosts
we'll known style. Wine, Webster punch, and
other fluids were not lacking in quantity well as
quality.
Lieut.. Henry G. Hodges. 22d InH son Of Col Fl.
G. Hodges Of the Quartermaster's Department,
will be married Oct. Ito Miss Meta EIaines daugh-
ter Of Col Haines, at Poughkeepsie n. Y. The
wedding will be quiet affair. and the couple will
go 10 their future station Ia Arizona.
Miss Rachel Ewing Sherman. the daneee Of DIR.
father the General She Is beloved by all who
know her. Her erect carriage shows her devotion
% caisthenics She is well read n current litera-
ture and s very fond Of the theater. She has a
magnificent collection Of old manuscripts and autO
graphs. ~ appearance Miss Sherman IL Of medium
hight and slight, graceful figure. Her hair. OF
which she possesses an abundance, is In color a
beautiful auburn, that could under no eircum-
stances be called red and her complexion the
- .ssE
auburn hair. Her eyes dark gray. Her
social success is due largely TO her charming man
Her. In il Miss Sherman il most happy and success
full II combines mixture Of dignity, reserve and
cordially, with the prettiest way Of saying sin
eerely charming things, aud makes for her hosts
Of acquaintances. whom her strength OK character
and charm OF disposition turn rapidly into
friends, But successful as her is now u Is
the result OF attainment and IS not Of natural but
recent growth. At u she was extremely bashful,
and declared then, before her debut, that she was
convinced that she would never be able to enter
drawing fun Of people with ease. Her pres
ent social successes prove how mistaken she was
/ ia her judgment Of herself In n word says the
/ writer in The Ladies' Home Journal. Rachel Sher-
man i a girl OF intellectual and artistic capablI-
| ties Of charming presence and manner, and with
a disposition and heart so good aud helpful that
she Is loved aud admired by all who know her
The marriage Of Lieut.. RennIe Pierre sehwerin.
U. ). Navy, and Miss Mary ElIicOtt, Of Baltimore
was event Of much social interest which took
| place on Saturday Oct 81. Il was purely Naval
wedding, all the officers assisting being in fll-dress
/ uniform DR.. Isaac Lee Nicholson, soon to be or
/ dained Bishop Of Milwaukee. oficiated. DR.. Mich
| olson Is brOther-in. law Of the bride, and left his
/ Philadelphia parish for Baltimore In order 70 OBJ
/ tain permission from Bishop Paret to oflieiate OF
the occasion. The marriage was solemnized at
/ Mount Calvary Church. The Bishop wore vest
I meuts handsomely embroidered in cream colcred
| silks, the cape fastened with clasp Of gold and
precious stones and the entire outfit being the gift
Of the ladies Of 81. Marks, his former parish in
/ Philadelphia. He also wore cross Of gold and
| jewels presented by clerical society in the same
| city. The Bishops ring Of amethyst, containing
the seal Of the State in gold was sent to Dr. Mich
olson b. q prominent Baltimore lady. The bride
Is a sister Of Mrs. Nicholson and popular belle in
Maryland.
| Mrs. Mcclellan, widow OF the late Gen. George
Il. Mcclellan. and her daughter Mary. arrived in
New York last week from two years absence
abroad. the Summers being spent in London and
the Winters ia Tangiers or the south Of Europe It
is probable that the widow and her daughter may
take a house for the season in New York. During
their sOjourn in London Mrs. and Miss Mcclellan
| were warmly received at the homes Of many OF the
nobility while the guests of Lady Heathcote Amory
at " Knghtshsyes," her country seat at TiyertOn.
The speech Of Gen. Dan Bfaeauley at the Reunion
of hts old regiment 9th Ind.) az indianapolis Is
considered by the newspapers as gem. After
hearing this speech 1t is little wonder that his old
comrades thought the General shOuld occupy a
higher position under Government than he now
does, and recommended him by a unanimous vote
for Commissioner Of Pensions. II would hardly
have been surprising II they had on the impulse of
the moment have named him for the Presidency
Gen. MacauIey Is now the Appointment Clerk of
the Treasury Department at Washington.
Lieut. John c. Fremont, O. s. Navy son Of the
great Pathfinder, and Lieut.. Lawrence, grandson
OF Don't e-up-the-Ship" Lawrence, dined to-
gether one day last week. Both young men are
said To possess qualities which made their ancestors
famous.
Gen Henry W. Sloeum has just been visiting
Atlanta, a city that was surrendered to him by the
Mayor q years ago. With son Of that official,
Col Lowndes Calhoun, Gen. SOcum has now ex-
AHMED the spot 90 which the authority Of the
Federal forces was then recognized. and many
| incidents Of the affair were pleasantly discussed.
Miss Emma Conner Is heroine. Her father died
for the flag OF her country and she recently de-
eIared her intention Of following his fllustrious
example should il be necessary. Miss Conner Is a
teacher In the public school Of Clark TOWNSHIP
near Charlottesville. Ind. Not long ago a United
States flag was raised over the schOOi-hOu with
suitable ceremonies. The flag was found on Fri
dsy morning. Oct. 81 torn from the staff W hioh was
broken Miss Conner suspected that Frank Null
who had previously given her trouble, had a hand
in tearing down the flag. aud she boldly accused
him Of the Dissertation. lie acknowledged that he
| and two other men-James Slater and Walter Clark
were concerned ia the act Of vandalism. Miss
Conner then saw the other men and, after making
a hjrssv excuse for their action, they frankly de-
elared that they had hired Null to tear the flag
down and had vowed that It should never float
over the sehOol-house again. The spread
rapidIy and at night alarge crowd gathered at the
| school house some determined that the flag should
90 up and others that il should not The debate
grew heated aud there prospect of fight.
I Then Miss Conner arose and informed the assem-
blage. with great pOsitiveness. that she going
| to get a new staff, and il nobody dared help her
nail it mp and unfurI the flag she would do 10 her
self She said her father a soldier and died in
| the defense OF the flag. and she would die II need
be Ia order to keep the flag floating over the
schoorhouse. The crowd thereupOn dispersed,
| and the brave schOoI-teaoher has given the names
Of those implicated in the affair To the Grand Jury
| to be indicted for malicious trespa5s
Commodore Perrys statue at Cleveland. o.. had
acquired such heavy coating Of smoke and SCOT
a. to render il uBsghtly, and ID was scrubbed re-
Gently which had the effect Of making II look worse
than ever The black came OIL, but the 5mudge
deepeued ia the shadows The brave old sailor