The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-12-08
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL
Gen. Longstreet will soon have the manuscript
for his book in the hands of the publishers. 1t
will be remembered that il was nearly finished
when destroyed by fire few years ago. His hand
someiy furnished residences, with library, war
records, and manuscripts. was entirely consumed
and he had to rswrite the book.
Tho violin upon which the wedding march was
played NJ George Washington's marriage has come
into the possession Of the sunbury pal Musical
Society.
Col. A. 8. Gage. Of the Hotel Wellington. CHI
cago. has taken the biggest restaurant contract on
record. II includes all the eating places deemed
necessary to breakfast. dine. and lunch the mil
lions Of visitors TO the Worlds Fair. As q con-
sderaton for this concession be Is TO pay the Ex
position managers Is per cent of his gross receipts
Mr.. Gage is the man who had the contract 70 feed
5000 people the occasion Of the dedication
ceremonies. The Colonel was in the Commissary
Department during the war. and knows how to
feed lots of people.
The ex Confederate Col W. A. Harris. who was
o candidate for Congressman at Large ia Kansas
was not only handsomely elected. but ran 2ooo
votes ahead of his ticket This absolutely settles
It; the is over when She soldier State elects
ex-Johnny.
mont, Cal. with the view Of making II their per-
mauent residence. Mr., q. 8. Grant will probably
visit them during the Winter. Col. Fred d. Grant
and Mrs. Grant are shortly expected from Europe.
Mrs. Grant was a sister of Mrs. Potter Palmer.
During their recent visit to St. Louis Gen. and
Mrs. Schofed were rendered a reception by the St.
Louis Club There wore present upon the occasion
Gen. and Mrs Dody. Col. Michael Sheridan. Col.
G. NJ. CadIe. Col. W. NJ Wherry, Gen. Eugene
Carr, Gen. Young. w. T. Sherman, jr., and Miss
Lizzie Sherman. In the afternoon OF the same
date the 18th ut, the Genera-in- Chief of The Army
and his young wife were rendered q reception at
the residence of Mrs. Gibson, Lafayette avenue.
That some Of the comrades would make good
soldiers get Is evidenced by the fact that a
target practice of the Carson Guard of Carson
City, New, several old veterans were among the
competitors and they head the list of expert marks
men, the highest score being made by Comrade
George G. Thaxter Of Custer Post, s. GAR, of
Nevada. while Comrade George Wilcox. of the
same Post, was No. in a liz: of ss. All the Grand
Army men are well up On the list of good shots.
Judge w. L. Putnam, of Maine. one Of the new
United States Circuit Court Justices. never was
much of genius for mechanics. although, Ike
most Yankees, he could at least whttIe. But he
now finds that many OF the cases he Is called to
pass upon involve patents, and this has led him to
study class of subjects that he had not previously
had fancy for. And what he undertakes he does
thoroughly. For instance a few days age he
industriously investigating the construction OF
frecracker, and he learned just how to make
before he got through. Soon afterward he tackled
the harrow question, and very soon found himself
able to talk "harrer' with Farmer Peters regard
ing it's action on "the siIe," and with Inventor
Plum. who claimed that Inventor Steel had In
fringed his patent by using roundhead screws In
tho whiffletree hook.
Last October James II. Coe. of ottumwa, Iowa,
went a visit to Georgia He was on curious
mission. At the battle of Winchester. Sept. 10.
1854 Coe, who was serving In Co. g. 159th N. Y,
was wounded In q charge. His regiment was in
front Of battery which was supported by the 44th
Ga. The Union charge was repulsed and Coe left
on the field. A man named John d. Pope belong
ed to the 44th Ca. and seeing Coo lying there ap-
parenuy dead, picked up the Yankees gun.
Pope was shot right there. and fell upon Coe. Pope
finally revived and picked up few things from the
Yankees knapsack among them being q prayer
book, Testament, and portfolio. These he took
home to Georgia with him. Pope wrote to the
friends of Coe, whose addresses were found in the
prnyer-book, not long ago. thinking the man from
whom he had taken them was dead. This letter
Gee answered. and last October he resolved to visit
Pope at Fayetteville, Ga. and SO notified him.
Pope met Cos at the train. they were at once made
acquainted with one another. and embraced like r
pair Of longlost brothers, while the crowd Of By
ISLANDERS shouted out their welcome to the supposed
dead Yankee, as the news of the meeting of these
former enemies had been nosed around. Coe was
taken to Pope's farm, where he splendidly
treated during his stay, and he brought back TO his
Iowa home the keepsakes which his rebel friend
had had in his possession over % years. Coe re-
placed the keepsakes with handsomely bound
prayer-book, Testament and portfolio.
IA,
Mai. Merritt Barber, Assistant Adjutant- General
IT, g. Army tells how much was due to the gal
iantry of Gen. L. A. Grant, Assistant Secretary of
War, for the victorious charge made by the Sixth
Corps on the enemy's Notifications at Petersburg
April 2, 1865 Maj. Barber relates how Gen. Grant,
then commanding the celebrated Vermont Brigade.
had been for several days ont on the skirmish.ins
looking for good place to make . Judgment In
the attack which he knew was coming. and that
by his vigilance he found the spot In which the
yermonters broke through the rebel lines. Maj.
Barber was the Adju,ant- General of the Vermont
Brigade at that time, and he knows what he is
talking about. His whole account of the matter Is
a high tribute to Gen. Grants sodiery qualities
oomrade sends us the story of q man who
served through the war (which is vouched for)
with a cork leg This man is said to be Charles A.
Guider. who served in Co. L. lIth Ohio Cav. Guider
lost his leg som time before the war; but low down
siceable. When the regiment accepted the
medical examination was superficial and the cork
leg not detected. Comrade Frank Weller,
who served in tho same company with Guider,
states that until the regiment reached Fort Lara
mie, hardly q man In the command knew that
Guider q cripple It was found out by the Off
GERS that he wore a cork leg and he was offered
discharge. He refused this and served to the end
of the war. and proved to BIO one of the brayess
and best soldiers in the regiment and was made a
non-com missoned officer for efficient services.
Comrade J. N. Stanford, who sends US this case,
thinks there is nice point of law involved In the
case. Suppose this comrads had received wound
in his cork foot had it shot of. would he, under
the old law, have been entitled to pension? The
law makes provision for the loss of legs arms.
but does not stipuaie they shall be of flesh and
blood. The Government received him q sound.
abie-bodisd man. fit for military duty. Hence
hold tho position that he 10 entitled to pension"
This Is the comrades point, which we will no.