The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-11

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DIR. George wellington Bryant. Of that city. told
4 the colorea people of Baltimore and Washington,
| In a Baltimore meeting Thursday. July %. that
$50 600 Of the si25 900 desired already secured
| Robert Lincoln has retained but few Of the In
| Vulnerable relics and souvenirs he once possessed
| of his iustrous father He himself has but little
reverence for relics and nearly everything OF the
kind he had has been begged away from him.
Ex-President Hayes who just now happens to
| be In Bratiieboro, where he makes . visit every
Summer Is believer Ia the negligee shirt, even At
a city hotel II the weather requires 1t. During the
| war Gen. Hayes often uniforms that many
/ line officers in his command would have given to
their servants He never put much style whe
| In the army while occupying the Presidential
| chair
bitter but seemingly proitless dispute is raging
| between Larne and Washington Counties IN Ken
| lucky. for the honor of being the birthplace of
Abraham Lincoln. Considering the hard lot Of
| the future President while he lived In Kentucky,
| the contention suggests that Of the seven GrecAn
4 cities which
"Strove for Homer dead
Where Homer living begged his daily bread"
The rotund little body aud jolly laugh OF Gen.
4
4 ton House in Omaha the other day, and group OF
| old-timers gathered about to welcome him. Gen.
Easement lives at Painesville o., now, but IL well
remembered west of the Missouri as the builder OF
the Union Pacific Railway, which he pushed along
| at the rate Of five miles q day. previously un-
| precedented achievement. The General was IN
intimate friend Of the late Sidney Dillon whom he
characterizes a warm hearted. honest Irishmsn.
true to his friends plain tn his ways and Indifferent
/ Tn ato ais lin WIN mil
iionajres Of to- day their fortunes" Gen. Case
| ment was the Major Of the 7th Ohio three months
and three years., and was promoted Colonel OF the
| 103d Ohio being brevetted Brgsdier-General for
| gsiIantry.
Col Charles P. Lincoln. Deputy Commissioners
| Of Pensions, IL q candidate for COMMANDMENT
Chief of the Grand Army Of the Republic for next
year. Comrade Lincoln has excellent war
1 record and has been prominent In Grand Army
| circles in Washington for many years. He does
not think that the fact that he Is now holding
| Government position should initiate against him.
| and cites the of Commander-in -Chief Feazey.
who was elected while holding the very responsible
position of Interstate Commerce Commissioners.
Col Lincoln Is well equipped for the position,
| being gentleman OF the finest character and an
eloquent speaker
Lieus-Col J. b. r. streator the officer Of the f9th
| Pa. Militia, who gained considerable nosoriety
while his regiment was stationed at Homestead
queuing The riot there, long ago earnsd the sobr-
| quet of " Natural Gas" because OF his excess OF
enthusiasm in promoting the interests Of the Ma
tionai Guard. He is man of gigantic strength, of
| which he made peculiar exhibition during the
| Division Encampment at Mount Gretns In 1890.
One night while he was Officer of the Guard he
ordered some roisterng miIitamen, six In all, back
to their quarters. They refused to co. and one Of
! them insuted Streafor, who thereupon picked up
the offender by main force, and. using him as
bnstering ram, dashed him against his friends with
such effect that they were glad to beat a retreat
| Gov. Thomas G. Jones, Of Alabama. who has
just been reelected In native Of Jonesboro. Ga,
and was educated at the Virginia Military Academy.
He entered the late war. on the staff Of Gen. Cor
don. At 10 years Of age After the close of the war
| he removed to Montgomery, Ala, and began the
| study Of the law.
1 The obsequiss over the remains of Charles W.
Riggin. the Boatswain's Mate Of the United States
| cruiser Baltimore, who was murdered by Chilean
mob at Valparaiso, took place at Philadelphia Aug.
1 TO- and were very extensive A large number OF
Grand Army Posts, Patriotic Order Sons OF America
Naval Veteran organizations and other civic and
military societies took part In the ceremonies. The
remains OF the dead seaman were permitted by the
city authorities to lie In state in Independents
| Hall.
has been elected delegate by the New York Coun-
eli to the National meeting Of Sons Of Veterans to
be hsld at Helena, Mont, Aug. g.
| There is quite little stew In indianapolis over
the scope which shall be allowed Its great soldiers
monument in commemoration Of Indians's
services. The point Of contest Is In the vigorous
objection by the veterans of the civil war against
| sharing the memorial with the veterans OF the
Mexican war.
Gen. Nathan KIn,ball, the hero Of the battle OF
Winchester. will attend the Reunion of his old
regiment, the 18th Ind, which occurs At Clinton,
Ind. On the 1st and I'd Of September next. Gen.
| Kimbail Is now Postmaster q: Ogden. Utah.
| A fve-year-old son Of Seymour Hart Of Utica,
N. Y. fell from the wharf ct New London, Conn,
| Wednesday afternoon July q, and but for prompt
action on the part Of Capt. c. r. Williams. United
States Marine Corps, of the PhiiadeIphia would
certainly have been drowned. The li.tis fellow was
sinking, and had almost ceased TO struggle when
Capt Williams happened to approach the end Of the
| wharf and saw the commotion in the water. With
| out moments hesitation he plunged to the chid's
rescue. Had he waited to call ths boatmen or
loungers at hand 1t would have been too late.
Capt Williams is portly, and veteran of the civil
war, having served as private in the lst Conn.
! He will soon obtain his Majority.
| Among the names prominently mentioned for
| COMMANDMENTS Chief of the Grand Army of the
| Republic for the coming year is that of Comrads
| A. g. Wcssart, of the Department of Wisconsin.
| Comrade Weissart resides in Milwaukee, and is
we'll known to all Grand Army men.
J. w. Vannatta. pension attorney at Erie, Pa,
was convicted by jury last week of receiving
excessive fee In pension case. The jury also
made recommendation of mercy to the Judge.
Mrs. Adelia Delaney lizard Newton, widow of
the late Commodore J. T. Newton, o. s. N, died
at her residence in Washington, sl2 Connections
Avenue, Friday evening, July %, at the advanced
age of 81 years. Services were held at her late
residence Sunday, after which the remains were
shipped 10 New York for internent.
During the Seven Days battles In front Of Rioh-
mond. q gaunt and hoilow-syed South Carolnian
was being ministered to In one of the hospitals In
the Capital of the Confedcracy. The good lady
offered the rebel soldier some delicately-served
trifie from her own kitchen, and was much sur.
prsed at his refusal to eat the nice food. The SOL
der, in answer to her remark that the food was
just what = man In his condition needed, replied:
Jes. you say, old miss; amt a-contradctin'
you. 1t mout be good for me, but my stomick's
kinder sot sgin It. There amt but thing I'm
sorter yarnin' arter, and that's a dish o. greens On
bacon fat with little moarses poured onto It"
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