The National tribune., 1892-01-28
PERSONAL.

lie was Circuit Judge for y years. and twice ran
for Congress against Mr. Bland the great champion
Of silver coinage. In May. 1890, he was appointed
Associates Justice % the Supreme Court Of Okla
boma. which place ne held until his recent APP
pointnIent as Governor Of the new Territory
Kate Field tells in her Washington about her first
visit to John Browns old home. up in the North
Woods y. Y, some time ago. and her scheme for
buying y when she heard il was for sale Hurry
iHS to Boston. she mentioned the case 10 Wendell
Phillips md Ralph Waldo Emerson who sent her
nice, sympathetic notes, but neither money nor
advice. A male friend then volunteered to rush
out on the street aud collect il among his friends
but he failed. Only person up there lady,
actually contributed any cash that il aside from
Kate Fields own 500 But within A. hours after
she had stated the oase to a New York gentleman
lie had picked up ~ subscriptions, each Of that
amount. With this 5000 the farm was bought and
n good tenant secured, who still remains. - When
] revisited she AdiFoHdacks recently" says Miss
Field, Il found our property worth three times
what We paid for Il, the house in good repair and
john Browns grave the Mecca Of AL tourists"
Dir. Charles A. Orr, who is seeking to be Pension
Agent NJ Buffalo, n. Y, il a veteran of the war OF
the rebellion. and has a splendid military record.
Comrade Orr has been member Of the New York
General Assembiy'twO terms and afterward
seTgeant-at-Arms Of that body More recently
C0mrade Orr WIS Clerk n Erie County. TIo is
said 20 be well qualified and would make a good
Pension Agent.
Capt Marvin A. Parks, who was a Second Lieu
tenant OF the lst Mich three monthsl afterward
First Lieutenant Of the 26th Mich, who was pro-
moted Captain and COmmissary Of Subsistence in
September, 1862, wrote several letters to friends
while he was prisoner in Libby in August. 1861
which have just been discovered. and form an
very carly period OF the war. Lieut. Parks must
have becn humorist ia those days. He speaks Of
leading very sedentnry existence" and says
that although his - first attempt TO subugate the
South " has not been exactly successful, he bears
no hard feelings, but has, on the contrary, pre-
scented his sword TO Col johnson" the officer
who captured hiu). and winds up by saying all his
letters are read by third person to correct mis-
takes"
The friends Of Past Department Commander
Goblin, Of Pennsylvania pushing him for the
Republican nomination for Representatives.
large. lie il now the Senior Brigader-Genoral
Of the Pennsylvania National Guard, aad was for
eight years in the State Senate.
VIM. II. Burns, OF Acker Post, 21, GAR, OF st.
Paul, Minn., one Of the old members Of the
Hawkins ZOuavcs oh n. ". prominent lumber
merchant Of St. Paul, met with a severe accident
spirited animal, running away with him and
throwing him oat Of the buggy, his head striking
the street curbing knocking him senseIess. Com
rade Burns sustained a cut on the forehead,
which took = number Of stitches 20 sew up. He
refused all OpiHtes from the attending Doctor and
passed through the ordeal like the old e-scarred
veteran he Is. Il was owing to a weak arm that he
was not able to hold his horse when he started he
having received gunshOt wound in the right arm
at the battle Of Antietam, where the Hawkins
ZouHves took such prominent part. Comrade
Burns proposes TO march on to Washington for the
National Eneampment and renew old times.
One Of The most distinguished men in the United
States Army, in point Of looks, Is Maj. Peter D.
yroom, Of the Inspector-GeneraIs Department.
The Major is SIX feet four inches in hight and built
on the same generous proportions. He said to q
military friend in 81. Louis recently: II see you
don't wear the Loyal Legion button. You are
sensible. I don't wear mine, for don't want
every body To know how old am" Maj. YrOOm
enlisted in the lst n. j., was promoted First Lieu
tenant and Adiutant la August ls62 and resigned
in September. 1868. to accept the Majority of the
2d n. ]. Cav. in which regiment he WAS brevettsd
Colonel for gaIantry. lie was honOrabIy mus
tered ont OF the volunteer service and appointed
Second Lieutenant. 81 U. 3. Cav, In 1866 pro-
NOTED First Lieutenant the same year Captain in
Alta dinner given on the birthday Of Gen. Robert
+. Lee Tuesday, Jan. l9) by the Confederate Vet
eran Camp in New York City, ex-Gov. John 8.
Wise of Virginia, IN response to the toast "Tho
Memory of Gen. Robert Il. Lee" eulogized the
great Confederate leader both as a man and a sol
dicr. Gov Wise also advanced the theory that bad
Gen. Lee Joined the Union instead OF the rebel
army. he would have become its Commander-in-
Chief, and the war would have ended before Vioks-
burg, aad the name of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant might
never have been known. IL would take a much
smarter man than John s. Wise to make the vet
erans who followed Old Grant during the war
believe that his military genius would have been
overshadowed by Robert Z. Lee Such abilities as
the great Union commander possessed would not
remain in the shadow Of any for any length
of time. This was proved time and again when
Gen Halleck tried 10 drive Gen. Grant from the
service Had Il not been that Haleel was Grants
supe rior in rank the wal Ina the West would have
been over q year sooner than IL was. which would
have permitted his being brought East crush the
rebellion.
Truly n civil war Is frightful. At the battle of
Shiloh two Kentucky regiments were opposed to
each other and both fought with terrible resolu-
ton. 1t happened that a member Of the Union
regiment wounded and captured bis brother, and
after passing him back toward the rear began fir
ing upon a man who was behind tree. Seeing
this the captured brother cried out, Don't shoot
In shat direction any more Bob for that's father I"
which proved TO be the case, as the old man was
| also taken u few minutes later.
Charles W Gale, Drummer OF Co. A, S3d Mass,
celebrated his silver wedding at his home In Ded-
| ham, Mass, on Thursday, Jan. H. Comrade Gale
| was married IN Boston 25 years ago. number OF
friends called during the evening. bringing with
| them tokens Of remembrance and esteem. AT date
of enlistment he only Is years old, and he was
/ shortly transferred TO the Regular Army as a
teacher OF the drum, being stationed at Governors
/ Island, " Y, and later at West Point AT the
/ latter place COmrnde Gale was introduced TO Gen.
Winfield Scott and he yet loves TO tell how the old
hero Of Lundy's Lane patted him encouragingly
| on the shoulder. ComFads Gale has drummed at
many notable celebrations, including the laying of
/ the cornerstone Of the Soldiers Monument on
/ Boston Common; later at the unyailing at the
| Contcnnials Of Springfield, Boston, Yorktown,
/ Bunker Hill and Dedham, and at the funerals of
4 President Abraham Lincoln, Admiral David G..
FarraEut and Vice. President Henry Wilson. Dur
ing his service In the army no lost the sight OF one
eye by a splinter from gun-cap lodging in IL. and
/ about four wears ago the remaining eye became