The National tribune., 1892-07-21
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Hon. E. G. Rathbone, Fourth Assistant Post
master General, is the defendant in suit
| entered in the Court of Common Pleas at Ham,
| ilton O., by Miss Grace Campbell, his sister in
law, to recover from him possession of her share
| of realty of the Campbell estate, which she
sold to him last April for $l06. 600. She charges
| that she made the sale under misrepresenta-
| ton of the facts in the case by Rathbone and
her own agent. Miss Campbell is the youngest
| daughter of Hon. L. ID. Campbell, OF Hamil-
| ton.
| John Philip Sousa, the noted leader of the
Marine Band, will soon leave Washington to
accept the position offered him 10 Chicago, to
establish what will be known as Sousas Band.
| The last appearance of the band under his lead
ership will be July 80 in concert in this city.
| This concert is in the nature Of testimonial
| to Prof. Sousa by the citizens and was brought
about by letter from some of the leading cit-
zens to him, complimenting him on his past
| successes. and asking that the city might have
one more exhibition of his skill before finally
losing him.
The Marine Band has always been popular,
Prof Sousa more SO, personally, and the thea
ter where the concert is to be held under such
circumstances will be too small to hold all his
admirers who wish to bid him good-by.
President Harrison has appointed Gen. Geo.
ID. johnson, of Louisiana, United States Civil
Service Commissioner, vice Hugh s. Thompson
sor. He came to New York from New Orleans
about year ago to arouse the country, through
the metropolitan press, and other means, to the
iniQuity of the Louisiana lottery and the
necessity of the North aiding in its suppress
sion. 1t was through his unceasing efforts that
all the daily papers in New York, except one
of small influence, were brought In line against
the lottery, and in raising about SO, 900 for the
anti-lOttery organization committee at New
Orleans
The United States Consul, Capt. E. FL. Plu-
macher. Maracaibo, Venezuela, is now in the
city. Capt. Plumacher thought this good
time to take h is vacation, since the VeneZuelans,
like the other hot headed South Americans are
amusing themselves with revolution, and
consequently business is at standstill. The
Captain is rortly man, with long, dropping
mustache, and is of German descent.
STATEHOOD FOR INDIAN TERRITORY.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs last
week agreed to a resolution authorizing SUBJ
committee to proceed to the Indian Territory
during the coming recess and make an investi-
CATION into the conditions prevailing there
among the people, the object of the investiga-
ton being to ascertain the fitness of the Terri
tory for admission into the Union as State.
DEATH OF CAPT. THURSTON, Sd ART.
Capt George A. Thurston, commanding Bat
terry G, Sd Artillery, at Fort McHenry, died
last week in Baltimore Of Brights disease.
Capt. Thurston was So years Old He was born
in New York, but at an early age moved to
Nevada where, On April 10, 1864, he went into
service as First Lieutenant in the 1st Nevada
Inf Of the Federal Army. He was mustered
out as Captain in 1865 On March T. 1866, he
was appointed Second Lieutenant in the 4th
Cav, Regular Army. In this branch of the SER
vice he made the compaign with Gen. McKen-
zie during tho border troubles with Mexico,
proving himself an able and courageous officer.
On Feb. 49, 1858, he was promoted to First
Lieutenant, and on June ID, 1874, he was trans
ferred with the same rank to Sd Art. He was
promoted from Light Battery C, December 10,
1889, to Captaincy, and assigned to Battery g,
which he retained until his death. He leaves
a widow. His remains were inferred In Ar
lington.