The National tribune., 1892-12-29
PERSONAL.

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PERSONAL.
President Harrison recently appointed a we'll
known and popular Buffalo man to succeed Mr..
Scheukelberger as Pension Agent ut Buffalo " Y
the term of the latter gentleman having expired
In April last. Mr.. Schenkelberger appointed
by RTr. Cleveland during the last year OF his Ad-
ministration and he was permitted to remain IN
Office by President Harrison for eight months
beyond his regular term. Comrade Orr. who has
been appointed Pension Agent Is as fit and capable
n for this particular Office could be found
In New York. He took par. in nine engagements
in the civil war; has held high Office In the Grand
Army Of the Republic; has been a member OF
Assembly and County Clerk and has the con-
ideHce OF the community. No applicant from
Erie County for any Office ever had so general and
powerful backing for position as Mr. Orr was
able to send to Washington in the contest for this
position. No other Endorsement compared with
his. THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE congratulates Mr..
Orr and the Veterans of Erie County who pressed
his appointment the honor done him and them
by President Harrison.
A. the banquet of tho Maino Commandery Of
the Loyal Legion. held at Bangor, Me- the
evening of Dec Z, Rev. DIR. Henry s. Burrage, Of
Portland, the Recorder OF The Commandery. pre-
senteG it with two rnsgnifcently- constructed auto
graph DooES. One contains the letter from RrsSi-
dent Lincoln to DIr. Seward Offering him position
In the Cabinet, and the reply, with note by Han
nibal Hamin explaining the circumstances Of the
sending OF the letter On another page Is a letter
of transmittal from Mr.. Hanlin to DIR. BuTTEge.
Other autograph letters of Lincoln and Seward,
and several different portraits Of all three gentle
men, make the rest of the volume. The second
volume Is devoted to Gen. Grant and the late Hon.
Lot NJ. Morrill,. and contains letter from Grant to
-.
the penciled first draft of Mr. Morrilps reply,
together with portraits of both gentlemen. Mai.
Burrage has the material for the preparation OF
companion volume, with the letters of Gems Burn
side. Hooker, Mcclellan. and Meade, Commanders
of the Army Of the Potomac. which he proposes 10
present to the Maine Cotnmandery.
A man named Samuel Hopkins received the first
patent granted to an American inventor. II was
Mr.. Hopkins who set the fashion for inventors 10
die poor.
Gen. Dabney Fl. Maury, in recent letter to
Senator White, of Louisiana, pays tho following
tribute 10 the late Senator Gibson My personal
acquaintance with Gen. Randall Gibson began, as
you know, when ne came to Mobile with his
| famous Louisiana Brigade after Thomas and Soho
field had destroyed Hoods army. He
markably gentle and refined young fellow, though
veteran. of more than four years of active war, in
which he and his brigade had borne the brunt.
When Candy moved TO attack Mobile with his great
army and Farragut's feet Gibson was placed in
command OF the lines of Spanish Fort. With about
1900 men, representatives of every State of the
Confederacy, he held these lines for than
three weeks. when he ordered to abandon the
position and retire upon the city. He brought of
h.s command in splendid order. During his fire.
uuent exposure he was wounded He forbade the
fact to be reported, and continued his srduous
duties of defense second only TO that of Fort
Sumter. His career since the close of the war has
justified its high promise. Courteous. graceful,
gentle and able, he illustrated the high dignity and
purity of Senator from louisiana" Some OF the
people who have recently been claiming the capt
of Spanish Fort will object to its evacuation by
Gibson's troops
Capt. H. c. Ward, Of the 10th Q. 8. Inf. who is In
charge of the recruiting station at Nashville Team,
a few days ago received in q roundabout way an
interesting letter. It was sent from Rowan County,
". O., to the Postmaster at Worcester. Mass and
from him sent TO a nephew of Capt. Ward, who
forwarded 1t to Nashville The letter is from Phil
Alexander. the man who captured Capt Wards
sword when the Captain was taken prisoner in the
Virginia campaign. nearly 80 years ago. In front of
Petersburg. Mr. Alexander writes that he had in
tended keeping it as a trophy. but as the late
election proves convincingly that thers Is
North, South East, and West. and that all
of one common country, 1 have concluded to re-
turn the sword to its proper owner" Capt. Ward
served private and Sergeant-8Iajor of the 18th
Mass, and First Lieutenant and Captain of the 57th
Mass. He appointed Lieutenant in the
Regular Army in 1856
The late Gen. Lucius E. Polk, whose death Is
reported from Ashwood. Tenn. commanded
brigade of Gen. Cleburnes Division. Hill's Corps,
at the battle of Chickamauga. His record through
out the of gallant service, and he
ceived several wounds.
Had not the Rev. DR.. Scott insisted. against adj
vice, in going out to indianapolis to follow Mrs.
Harrisons remains to the grave it is quite possible
that he would be alive to-day. II Is thought that
the fatigue of the journey was too much for him.
The President and his family urged him to remain
in Washington, but he insisted strenuously that
they did not have the heart TO say more.
The Harrison Veteran Legion, Republican
organization of old soldiers living i'll Camden. n. j.
has interfered to prevent the oustng from office of
Charles Curry, Superintendent Of the Camden
County Insane Asylum and Capt. Gaui, Com mis-
sioner of Soldiers Burial Claims. According to
law soldiers cannot be removed without cause
who hold Office in New Jersey.
Comrade George ID. Green of River Point, r. t.
has a relic of the war in the form of q diploma OF
the late Thos. o. Dabney of King William County.
Va, given by the University of Virginia. on July
T. 1888. 1t Is a diploma of moral philosophy. Com
rade Green has found nephew of the deceased,
who has written for the relic and he will forward
the same to Mr.. L. d. Robinson, the nephew. OF said
County of old Virginia. The identity of the nephew
is certified to by the Clerk of the Court and he will
no doubt be pleased TO receive the family and war
relic of 6l-65
A veteran of the late who resides at River
Point, r. l., and who Is the possessor of an old
rebel musket. recently thought he would load the
shooter and try it. II Is said he rammed pound
Of powder, more less, into the barrel. and
steadied himself against the northeast corner of
the house he pulled the trigger and awaited de-
velopments. Bangl went the gun and away went
the veteran TO the southeast of his domicile
He picked himself up, not much the worse for
wear. and declares he is ready to sell the spteful
old relic to the first applicant
Princess Angelina. the daughter Of Chief Seattle
Is still living at Seattle Wash, and 10 supposed to
be over 100 years of age She may be seen most
any day seated on the sidewalk, clad in an old
calico dress and smoking short black pipe.
Capt. Adams. of Addison. VT, has been fishing
cut OF Lake Champlain the timbers of Benedict
Arnold's flagship Congress- which was sunk In
ZIG.
William T. Marine. whose death Is announced ct
Des Moines, Iowa, the uncle of James Whit
roF(t