The National tribune., 1892-08-18
PERSONAL.


Iowa. and Commissioner of the General Land Office
during Gen. Grants Administration. died at Las
Vegas. N. NJ. on Saturday Aug. 8. sged n years.
The body was brought tn Washingtoa md buried
from Gen. WilIlafnson's house ON Nineteenth
Street northwest on Thursday Aug. II, the inter-
ment being at Rock Creek Cemetery. Mr. VIII
hanson was, at the beginning of Gen. Harrsons
Administration, appointed Postmastef at Albu-
qucrquc N. NJ, but had TO give up his position on
account of his health he suffering from con
sumption.
Brig Gen. Alexander NJ. MeCook, who spent
few days in Washington last week, is IN command
of the Department of Arizona He belongs to The
famous family of fighting McCoosa He conf
mauded q corps in the fight at Perryvie and for
his services there he made Brcvet Brigad'er-
General in the Regular Army. Gen. MeCook hsd
| several brothers who wers soldiers. and all were
killed while in the service. Gen. Mct,ook WIS .
graduate from West Point, and afterwards aH IN
structor there. He WIS stationed in Texas eight
years, and about two years ago was transferred to
the Department. Of Arizona. Although So years Old.
he does not look to bs 80. His faco ia round
and red and his appearance Is that Of robust act
! i've man IN the prime Of Iife
Corporal Peck says that he "likes his job real
well" and finds it much nicer to be Gov. George
Peck, of Wisconsin, than to be plain old George
Peck, of Milwaukee," II certainly must bs fine
thing 10 be Governor to sit In state at the Capital
and have Gilt-edged staff, asrayed In all tbs
panopy of the military tailor, attend you when
you go about and yet tastes differ. Thsre have
been men who cared more about writing Nations
songs than making its laws and thers 10 a suspicion
abroad that Mr.. Peck enjoyed life just As much
when he writing funny paragraphs for his
newspaper he does in signing bills or veto
Ing bad legislation.
The volume Gen. Sherman, in the Great
Commander" series Of appleton. Is to be the work
of Gen. Manning F. Force. Gen. Henry Il. Davies
is busy with biography OF Gen. Sheridan, and DR.
Henry Coppee is engaged upon Gen.
Thomas.
Gen. James H. Wilson, Chairman OF the Repub-
lfcan State Central Committee Of Delaware. u a
West Point graduate, soldier of splendid record
and IS years of age. Gen. Wilson commanded ths
great cavalry raid in the West in 1865, and was
Thought by Cen Grant to be one of our best cav
airy leaders.
Mrs Gaines' was captured by scouting party
belonging to the 4th Mich. Gaines's Mil Va. IN
June, 1859. Some month. later s,s becams the
property Of her present owner, Col. Richard T.
Auchmuty, Of Lenox, Mass, who was an Assistant
Acknowledgement q. 9. Volunteers during the war.
Nrs. Gaines" witnessed the Seven Days battles
around Richmond. and was At Charlottesville,
Gettysburg. and Bristoe Station. She was in Fort
Stevens during Early's attack Washington Ia
1864. and the following Spring followed Lincoln's
body from The White House TO the Capitol, being
in the escort detailed to guard President Johnssn's
carriage After the war she was taken to New
York, and then spent year at Hyde Park, on the
Hudson. In 1867 she taken to Lemon, where
she has since remained. having been ridden by her
owner until two years ago. when her appearance
Of age rather than her lack Of activity, prevented
her use. The mare has never been In harness.
She occupies spacious box.staH from which, after
consuming pail of milk mixed with oatmeal and
bran, she is let out every morning. She then walks
to brook which the highway about half
mile distant, and after taking drink returns TO
her owners farm, over wIhoh she Is allowed to
roam. picking out clover patches, nibbng at the
young oats and corn. but doing no serious damage
Toward evening. when the weather is threaten
Ing. she returns TO her box STALL and at night has
another pail Of milk for her supper. Mrs.
Gaines" was FIVE years old when she WAS captured
and IL now in her 36th year. There are probably
few, II any horses now living who were with the
Army Of the Potomac in 1852 II she Is not the
oldest WIT horse In the country, Col. Auchmuty
would like to hear from others.
Ex-senator Chsries III. Van Wyck whom the
Peoples Party Of Nebraska has nominated for
Governor Is Of the pioneer settlers of the State
Before the outbreak Of tire WAR he led q caravan Of
coIonisfs from New York. and pre-empted a large
tract Of land near where the thriving town of Nc
brasea City stands Gen. Van Wyok owns q
fine farm Of 800 acres.
Col Roosevelt United States Consul at Brussels,
who recently returned to his post from q cure at
Hamburg IL confined to his house, suffering greatly
from his old wounds. which have reopensd. He
lost a leg at the battle of Gettysburg.
Capt. John A. Barnes, our newly appointed Con-
sui to Chemnitz, was graduated at Union Colleges
S,.kt oyo nj LATE h. ;iof{
company Of soldiers at Delphi. Ind, and was COM
missloned its Captain by Gov. Morton. He made
. gallant record in the army. Since 1873 the Cap
tain has resided at Decatur, and has been prom
inently identified with the progress Of that city.
He has always been active Republicans, and for
Is years Secretary of the Republican Central
Committee OF his County.
Col. John Sobieskf the candidate of the Pro
hbtion Party for Governor Of Missouri. is said to
be direct descendant Of the famous King John
sobieski of Poland. the deIiverer of Vienna. The
Colonel. who was the son of Count John Sobieski,
aud is Count himself by right of inheritance.
born in Warsaw In 1912. His father and uncle took
part in the uprising against Russia in 1s47. The
uncle was killed In battle. while the Colonels
father shot for treason. The Countess left
Poland with her little John aud settled la Eng
land where she died in 1854 When only IA years old
the boy came to America and enlisted in the army
ana served IN TIE Army OF the Potomac. In 1860 he
entered the service Of the Emperor Maximilian in
Mexico. Upon his return to the United States he
settled in Minnesota and soon became q member
of the Legislature. He has lived In Missouri since
1882. The Colonel Is a large. handsome man, with
weil-cus features and a heavy mustache.
II Is rs we'll for q General as for a prophet TO Be
not without honor Mt home. A Chicago man visit
ing in New Orleans met dapper little Creole a
Colonel in the Confederate army, whose admira-
tfon for Gen. Beauregard approached alteration
" He was the greatest General in the world. The
South nevair hecs equaI-nevair," said the
Colonel "What about Lee?" asked the Chi
cagoan "Leei LeeI" said the Colonel. "Ah,
oui; Gen. Booragar spik vari well of HEM"
In the matter OF hospitality we might learn many
fine points from the Coreans, who appear. from the
following story, to keep alive the ancient notion
that nothing should be too good for the stranger
within their gates. When Admiral Shufeldt went
to the Hermit Nation to arrange for q treaty, Miss
Shufedt missed a valuable braoeet, the theft of
which duly reported to the proper authorities.
Suspicion rested on two natives, who were taken
before the tribunal and subjected to rigorous az
amin alton The officials fouad that ncriuinat-
Ing evidences could be obtained against the sus-
pec.ed enlprts aud informed Miss ShufeId. of the
fact, but added. in spirit of courtesy, that eff
Madam wishes, however, will at oaes cut of
the heads of both men"
One of the most momentous incidents in the life
Of the late Ger. Speed g. Fry his killing of
Gen ZoIIicoffer at Mi Springs in 1862 the circum-