The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-31
PERSONAL.

| been engaged as counsel BIZ the Rev. A. C. Dixon,
| OF the Hanson Place Baptist Church, Brooklyn. in
| the suit for libel ngains: him by Col. Robert G..
| Ingcrsoli.
| VIM. Handy, old. decrepit colored pensioner,
com planned TO the police OF Washington City last
| week that he had been robbed of SIT pension
money BY a young negro. The young colored
man was arrested at the depot OF the Baltimore &
! Ohio Railroad just as he purchasing ticket.
When searched $3.50 of the money was found
about his person. aud me locked up a charge
| Of larceny purse was made mp by some kind
/ hearted gentlemen who were present and the old
| pcnsioner went on his way rejoicing.
! At banquet given by The Irish Societies of At
| lania. Ga, st. Pitrick's day. Gen. Daniel f.
| Siclsies, of New York, "a spcciAlly-invited
| guest, and responded to the toast 1.-THE Empire
| State of the North" As the old war-horse arose
| on his clutches he was greeted with thunderous
| applause. He said that he hoped in the funess
| of years. pence and good fortune would come 10
4 Ireland. 1T is great pleasure Co meet tonight
| and sit opposite my good friend Gen. LonGstrcet.
| fApplause.1 How well we like fellow after we
| have fought him. And how well will one like the
lion of the Confederacy after having fought him.
And i. most of all, after he shot my leg off [Grest
| appause.l I shall never forget the warm embrace
| with which he welcomed me. would that every
| soldier who fought in the late could have seen
| his arm around tho grizzled veteran. As one man
800 rose to their feet and yelled and yelled.
| They mounted the tables and screamed. 1t a
| scene never to be forgotten. The two Generals
! stood with their hands around each other, with
| every eye upon them. Here we stand together -
| snid Gen. Sickles but not as we mo. at Gettys-
! burg. If Gen. Longstreefs honor ever needs de-
| Tending, it will be defended at my hands" The
band struck up Dixie" Three cheers for Sic.les
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| Longsirect, and he again arose. He was deeply
affected, and pointing dramatically 20 the Union
flag, sang the opening lines of the Star-Spangiod
Banner" Tie audience went wild. Cen Long
street made but short talk, referring to the battle
OF Gettysburg, where he met Gen. Sckles His
few words created the widest enthusiasm and the
band again played Dixie"
Senator Proctor. ex-Seeretary Of War has offered
Department Commander Henry and his Staff, OF
Vermont, the OF his private residence In Wash
fngton during the National Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
The appointment of Cornrade c. T. 8 Pierce, Of
Vergennes, Vt, as Aid-de-Camp the staff of
Commander-in-Ch Chief Palmer Of the Grand Army of
the Republic meets with the hearty approval OF The
Grand Army men of Vermont Comrade Pierce
enlisted the 23d of April 1861 for three years in
the I'd Conn, returning home with wound re-
ceived in battle. In the following November he
enlisted in Capt. John Hammond's company of the
9Th N. Y. Cav. for three years, and In February,
1854. reeElisted in the company and regiment
for three years more, or during the war. He was
wounded five times. and once with saber IN q
hand-to-hand conflict. He WAS never absent from
his regiment, except when unable TO do duty by
reason of wounds. He mustered out Aug 81
1865, as Sergeant. The 5th y. 7. and the 1st VT
Cav. were in the same brigade and the soldiers of
those of the latter. They participated In over IS
battles and skirmishes. and were together in some
OF the greatest cavalry fights Of the Since the
war Dir. Pierce has made his residence In Yer
gennes. He was charter member of Ethan Allen
Post. 3, GAR, and has held some office In 1t since
Its organization, having been elected Commander
in 1887 and again in 1892. He was Aid e-Camp
and Assistant Inspector on the Department Staff
Of Vermont in 1889, and elected Delegate to the
National Encampment at Detroit in 1891.
Mrs. Charlotte Post Smith, who died on Sunday.
March 90 of the grip. at the home Of her grand
daughter In Brooklyn, n. Y, celebrated her lois.
birthday May %, 1891. One hundred aud forty-uine
direct descendants survive her. These include six
children, "a grandchildren. 81 REORGANIZATION.
and 70 tgreat-grandchildren Her eldest child
is 70 years old, and her youngest greagreat-grand
Child was born her Tooth birthday. Mrs Smith
had clear recollection Of incidents connected with
the of 1872, in which her husband, Stephen
Smith, was a soldier She was married in 1919. and
her husband died in 1885. Five years ago Mrs.
Smith led dance at the silver wedding Of friend,
and she was quite briak woman up to within 20
days Of her death.
Miss Ada c. Sweet. of Chicago at one time United
States Pension Agent. Is forming street cleaning
league. Her aim is to secure 600 volunteer in
spectors. all of her sex, among whom the
streets are to be divided, and the organization Is
TO cooperate with the municipal authorities.
Mrs John Weaver, Of Chicago. ILL.,, is the daughter
of Revolutionary soldier, William Warrington,
who, during the greater part of that war; served on
the personal staff Of Gen. George Washington.
Mrs Weaver was born In 1905, and is the offspring
OF her fathers third wife.
Gen. Neal Dow. OF Portland, Me-, the great tenn
perance advocate and the gallant Colonel of the 18th
Me-, but who was promoted Brigadier- General
early In 1862, celebrated his SSth birthday Sun
day March 20. It will be remembered that Gen.
Dow had lively experience In Libby Prison. He
Is as strong mentally as he wss when go years old.
A st. Louisan recalls joke that was perpetrated
on Gen. A. Med. McCook when he was command
ant Mt Fort Levenworth. At q banquet OF the
Loyal Legion Gen. hfcCook, in response to toast,
gave the assembled company a temperance lecture
that chilled even the glasses on the table. The
next toast was responded TO by Gen. A. J. Smith,
who said You have heard McCook's temperance
lecture and now will tell you how he makes q
mint julep." And he proceed with acircumstsntial
description of McCook's skill as a mixer that con-
vulsed the bauqueters with merriment.
Pension applicants often retard their own claims
by nss,aiing their cases. This illustrated re-
Gently when q prominent newspaper man from
North Dakota went to the Pension Bureau to stir
up the case Of Mrs. John W. Halberg. Of Illinois,
In her application Mrs. HaIberg stated that she
the widow of John w. Halberg, Captain in the
55th Ill. The was sent for, and it was found
but the record Of that regiment showed that he had
been discharged for promotion in the SD ILL., The
widows application also stated that her husband
had been drawing pension as Captain In the 18th
The case was finally fixed up, and before long the
widow will be granted her pension. as her husband
was an officer of the SD Ill. But this has been
hanging fire for several years because the claim
ants papers were improperly made out. There
are hundreds of similar cases. without doubt. on file
in the Pension Bureau and claimants should take
particular care to give the service of the soldier
properly.
The new warship Texas which Is rapidly nearing
completion at the Norfolk Navy-yard, will have
some pretty Texan belle come all the way from
the Lone Star State to ctristen her. When it was
learned that the name Texas was to be given to
the new warShip, the Galveston Evening Tribune
at once instituted voting contest in its columns,
promising that the young woman receiving the
largest number Of votes should be sent to repre-
gent the State at the launching of the vessel. and
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