The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-10
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vague, hut under = ruing OF COmmander-in-Chief
Palmer the application was finally accepted. sena-
tor ingalls, was Judge Advocate on the staff Of
Gen DeitzIer during the Price raid, which position
he held over three months, but IL claimed he
saw no actual service. The ruling Of Gen. Palmer
settled that question in the SENATORS favor.
Col G. L. Godfrey. lat Ala. Cav fUnion). one Of
the members Of the Utah Comm issiou. has just
turned To his home in Des Moine- Iowa. from
tour Of the Hawaiian Islands
One Of the last Of the British survivors Of the
war Of 1872 was Commander Ramsay, who died
recently at Redhnl England lie was present at
the destruction Of Barnsy's fotIla on the river
PatuGent. in the Regulus, Of which ship his father
was Captain. Commander Ramsay was employed
Ia the coast guard service for than 30 years
One 81 the soldier hating newspapers, commenting
on scarcity 81 English survivors Of the war Of 1872
says: THE fact that there are so few British
vivors Of this is due. doubtless 20 the lack on
the other side Of psnsons-thase unftiling pro-
motors Of Iongevity-for the men who fought in
that struggle"
BY the death Of a wealthy uncle in New York,
Lieut. William r. Cla.on, OF the q. s. Navy comes
in possession Of large for,auc. which. added to
the estate recently Iefl him by lis father will make
him millionaire, and perhaps the richest officer
in the United States service. There several
heirs TO the uncIe's estate, which is estimated at
several millions Of dollars Lieut. CIason married
daughter Of the Inte Capt sand. Of the Revenue
Marine service. lie entered the Naval Academy
Cadet NIidsbipman IN 1866 receiving his appoint
msnt from the State Of Rhode Island. He gradu-
Rted with honors, and made Ensign IN 1872,
Master ia 1873, aud lieutenant ia 1885, Lieut. Cla-
sons present duty il "a the Naval Academy en-
gagged in the Stewardship Department. Al the ex-
piration Of his service there ne may CRAFTY the
tya Of bfa Far1fry aud frora Mauv
Before going TO the Naval Academy. Lieut.. Clason
served Inspector Of steel for the cruisers.
Senator John Sherman il quoted by George
Alfred Townsend "a saying that his brother, Gen.
w. T. sherman. ought TO have lived longer than he
did. The senator stys that after the General
retired from the rervice his desire be among the
people took him out dinners aud entertainments
Of all sorts, and probably was too much of tax
upon his years. think he woaId have been living
yet IL he had kept in 40 nights. When he came TO
Washington he stopped with me- and we gave him
a key 10 come and 90 he pleased. but we we're
in bed before be would come in." The surviving
brother Of this famous officer Is about 10 build a
new house in Washington, not for his own use. but
an Investment.
Richard Yates, son Of the War Governor Of Iii
nois. Is working up boom to 90 to Congress as
Congressman-at-Rrge.
Rev. A. c. Dixon, pastor Of the Hanson Place
Baptist Church. Brooklyn, n. Y. has not only re-
fused TO retrac his utterances made in ssermOn on
Jan 81 rejecting upon Col Robert G. Ingersoll, but
reiterated them on Sunday last at his afternoon
lecture. Col Ingersoil has already begun suit
against AIr. Dixon foe SANDER, placing damages at
5000
The Washington correspondent Of the Louisville
Courier journal has the following good words to
say aboui President Harrison: Thirty years ago
/ be a soldier in the Federal army, and he was
/ good soldier. too; he distinguished himself In
| battle. and earned a Major-G Generals commission.
IL withheld from him. however. for the reason
| that Ben Harrison thought himself ~ good n man
a. Oliver =. Morton. The great War Governor
would brook no rival in the Hoosier State and
| Harrison refused to be Of his henchmen, and
hence it was that when il WAS raining promotions,
/ only one and that little one, fell 20 Harrison.
/ Morton attended to that. After the Morton
kept Harrison down in civil life, but day death
tapped the great leader on the shoulder aud took
| him away from among men. The prmacy in tie
/ State Of Indiana that is the Republican primacy,
feII to Harrison, and he has main tsined IL from
that day TO this. despite the pOpu arty Of Gresham
/ and the ambition Of Porter"
After serving 90 years Of a life sentence in the
/ West Virginia Penitentiary John MsIey may now
be released, il appearing that he IS not guilty Of
/ numbering his yOnnG wife by poison, for which he
H was convicted. Maley was sent up from Harris
Vile Richie Co. short time after the war. he was
a soldier and had fought calamity in behalf of the
/ Union for which he Il receiving pension
Now after 20 years hard labor as u convict il turns
out on what IL considered good grounds for belief
/ that MaIey was innocent; that the poison ad.
minis,ered by a servant girl through mistake for
medicine, and that, frightened at the result she
| gave the evidence that convicted her master. An
| investigation will be had at once sad effort
made by old soldiers to secure MaIey's pardon.
Gen, John NJ Palmer's wife. like those Of many
other large men, IS = little woman. Mrs. Palmer il
described a. a mite Of a woman" One of the
/ preltiest pictures to be seen the Senate res
taurant. says n correspondent. is that Of the stall
| wart Illinois Senator, trimming over with health
and good humor, taking luncheon with his de
voted young wife. Mr.. Palmer Is very popular n
Washington society. with which she mingles quite
| freely.
T. +. WiIloughby white haired veteran Of =
years. Ike every other who went to the war
likes 10 think he achieved some personal distinc
ton and talks about him self when he fights his bat
ties over again. WillOughly recently appeared
before AN indianapolis Court and divuIgsd the In.
formation that he owned and carried and cared fol
the famous fighting eagle Old Abe" which WA
borne by the sth Wis. in all its engagements. 4
| ia said that old Abe devoted MS, rather her
time after the war to laying eggs. II WHiOughhy Il
what he claims TO be- his has been even a.
ambitious as that Of the bird since the close Of On,
war.
| Gen. j. A. Ha!derman, eX-Minisler to Siam wa
mustered into Custer Post Of the Grand Army q
the Republic at Leavenworth. Kan. on Washing
tons Birthday. A special meeting Of the Post wal
held for this purpose, and the distinguished vet
eran was made "a member of the GAR. amid
general demonstration of eordality Since return
ing to Leavenworth Gen. Halderman says he feels
like he used to years ago-at home, and therefor,
thought il IL proper time TO associate himself will
his old comrades Of the army. Gen. Haldermal
WINS Major OF the lst Kan.
| Comr,ds AusbuHn Towner recently wrote
long and interesting sketch of the rebel prison a
EImira. " Y, which was published in the Elmiri
T,IsOrGBL
John VI. Garner, Chaplain of the 18th No.. re
Gently delivered interesting address at Union
VILE Mo-. the occasion being the public installation
| Of the officers of MeCroskey Post, GAR.
| The romance Of ring which The JstOsIsrs
| Monthly OF New York, has just published will re
call the fact that Anna Ella Carroll, a descendan
Of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. is one of Lh,
great women of the war period who is dying o
deseriion and inEratitude, ia an Eastern hospital
Anna Ella Carroll had n fine estate and manl
| slaves When the war broke out she freed he
slaves and sold her property. With the proeeed,
| Of her property she wrote. printed aud circulated
literature which President Lincoln declared haC
| very much to do with holding Maryland true Il
the Union. She planned the Tennessee campaign