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

10 be shaking tie social foundations Of the aristoc-
rney Of Madrid. The Spanish io0 have been dared,
It Is whispered TO speak Of the American Minister
a. Old Canary Seed"
David T. nornbaker, a prominent farmer, living
near Bonaparte, Iowa. met with On accident re-
Gently that Is likely 70 prove fatal He went out 70
his bnrnyard where bis boys were milking One
Of the cows became maddened at the mt king
operation and rushed at Mr. Hornbakcr. striking
him In the back with such force A. 90 hurl him
violently to The ground cutting deep hole in the
back Of his head, gashing his tongue between his
teeth, and knocking him unconscious. Physicians
were summoned, and every thing possible
done for the injured man. but he is in preCaTiOus
situation. Mr.. Horubaker enlisted in 1861 ia Co r.
18th Iowa; re-culis,cd in December 1868 and
served until the close Of the war. lie was among
the most noted foragers 10 Shsrman's army, and
was Of the best soldiers IN the gallant old Army
OF the Tennessee.
Capt. Sargent. who commands the relief steamer
Indiana. which Is now carrying provisions from
this country to the starving Russians commanded
that vessel when Gen. Grant made his voyage on
her around the world
Shortly before his death. when John Brown Of
OsaWatome expressed anxiety for his family when
he should have gone the way Of all flesh, there
were many Abolitionists who vowed 20 assume
that responsibility They, however. have not kept
their word. One Of these AboIitiouists writes from
California To Miss Kate Field here in Washington
saying that the old herO's ftvorite daughter Mrs
Ruth Thompson. is now dependent upon an aged
and iuf.rn husb band who is scarcely able to work.
and their daughter. girl Of II. Il struggling
through the Normal School at Los Angeles
20 support the family by her services teacher in
time Meanwhile Miss Fields correspondent Is
trying to help them by selling genuine autographs
of the oil ff-zft A fFf
home and some old siore-bilIs have been cleared
of. The writer says: Where the next dollar will
come from do not know. but I do know Il Is
needed. still hope 10 sell more % the letters,
have half dozen lei. I hear that dealers East
are getting from SIS to 32j each. Possibly you may
see the way TO interest some friend who would be
pleased % help" There would be no objection 70
paying even more than this. II ones enthusiasm
dictated II.
II il Indicative Of the change that IS going IN
the old order Of things that only three Of the dozen
men now prominently mentioned for The Pres;-
dency-Iiarsison Palmer and Alger-are men Of
military records. Yet more than half Of the Ma
tons Presidents, or to be exact Il ont Of the %
have had military training and experience.
Gen. Isaac = CaCin will command the Memorial
Day parade in Brooklyn, y. Y, on May 80 having
been elected Grand Marshal by the Kings County
Memorial Committee at its recent election Of OIL
GERS.
Gen. Wager Swayne presided at the annual ban
quet OF the Ohio Society Of New York. which was
given Saturday, Feb. % There were over 200
persons present Toasts were responded to BY Gen.
Swayne and ex-Gov. Campbell, Congressman Outh-
waite aud Murat HaIs,ead.
Gen. r. A. DonnelIy, Of Trenton N. j., who was
recently elected Commander of the Departments Of
New Jersey. Grand Army Of the Republic, has
appointed Comrade C. =. Magrath, editor Of the
Camden Democrat. Assistant Quartermaster- Cen
eraI
Mrs. John NeF who died at Somerset, Pa, Feb.
%, aged 81, was the daughter OF Capt Bateman
Webster, officer in the war Of the Revolution
and a member Of the Society Of the Cincinnati.
Comrade Howard. who has just joined the Grand
Army Post at GoTstown. n. H., is 81 years Of age.
| He was private Ia the ian n. H.
| Gen. Abram Daily, aged o. years, veteran Of
the Of 1872 in accordance with his annual
Washington's Birthday custom, attended morning
service on Sunday, Feb. q. at st. PauPs Church,
/ New York City.
p. b. Winston, Mayor Of Minneapolis. Mimi,
was officer in the rebel cavalry and served
under his brother-in-Iaw Gen. Thomas L. Rosser,
| when the latter commanded ia the Valley Of vir-
| ginis. Mayor Winston participated In many Of the
sharpest cavalry fights Of the war, and most Of
\ them with Clusters Cavalry. He says regarding
the late imputatOns against Gen. Ayers military
record that 1T Is a cruel and unea led-for attack
IL will be Just little credited by the Confederate
/ soldiers as by the Union men. We learned TO re-
| speet and admire bravery wherever we saw Il, and
our men recognized In Gen. Alger a brave and
gallant commander. He certainly stood very high
from the Southern standpoint. About the most
desperate cavalry battle in the war It to me
. L WA hal If ~
Gen. Rnsser's splendid forces opposed each other
| think Gen. Ager was then Colonel Of the ST.
| Mich. Cav. Gen. Clusters command was probably
| the cream Of SheFidRn's forces. When we were
arrayed in battle heard about Col. AIger. and We
| all recognized ia the man an exceptionally grea
fighter"
John H. Locke, e the learned shoemaker who
recently died at Charlestown, n. IT,. was the son o
/ a Revolutionary soldier Though widely known
for his learning In geology and kindred sciences
he could make good a shoe in his last years a
in his youth. RE cobbler who did not stick t
his last and one Of the few who have successfully
neglected to do He claimed descent in an un
broken line from the great English philosopher
John Locke.
An old lady who has during the past 40 years
devoted her life to the spiritual and Temporal
wants OF the men-of- war's-men at the Brooklyn
-
Brooklyn aged u years. Her full name was Nine
Adele NJ. Bayer, but she was known in her it'll,
world as the sailors Friend" devoted Roman
Catholic she found the enlisted men Of that faitl
entirely without counsel. and determined to dc
vote her time and means for their good. Ever,
officer and man who has been stationed at tin
Navy-yard will long remember the kindly face O
the old lady "a she made her rounds Of the ship
with Bibles, Prayer Books. papers, oranges, 10
bacco and other Injuries for the sailors Thes
she purchased from her own slender income o
with the contributions of interested friends. Re
gardless of the inclemeney Of the weather sh
visited the Navy-yard regularly for years. until O
| late the frngile figure became more and more ben
| under the weight of her burden. Officers and mel
held her in the highest respect, the latter when a
sea often leaving half pay 10 her order. This mone
she would draw for them and deposit In the saw
ings banks. IL proposed TO send the Navy
yard Band and a detachment Of seamen from tn
Vermont TO take part In the funeral procession
but, in Difference to the expressed wish Of the dc
eeased who objected TO display In any form, thi
had 10 be abandoned.
The remains Of Mrs Sarah r. Kmball who die
Mt Berlin, Germany. Feb. 2, were brought to Wash
ington and buried in Rock Creek Cemetery o
! Wednesday, Feb. 81 Mrs. Kimball was the mother
in-law Of Capt Stephen O. Miller who entered tn
service IA an officer Of the 7th Mimi. and was prC
/. NOTED Captain and COmmissary Of Subsistence,
He is now n clerk in the Surgeon Generals Office
War Department.
| Past AdPt Thomas T.. Johnson Of Georve r