The National tribune., 1892-02-04
PERSONAL.

to England. Dr. Tod was a Surgeon in the rebel
army and was for long time with the Texas
Rangers on the Rio Grands He remembers the
great war President he appeared in 1874, when
he a member Of Congress. and says he was at
that time about six feet siK inches IN hight, with
black hair and dark complexion and blue eyes,
which seems q some what remarkable eombina-
ton. When he was in the White House President
Lincoln did not appear TALL as he really was,
because Of a stoOp in bis shoulders.
Mai. G. II. stovits, Tooth n. Y. made most sx-
eeIIent address recently At Buffalo y. Y the
sion being the presentation 10 che sor cal Society
Of the flags Of the regiment with which the gallant
Major served. He gives history Of the l0Oth NY,
how they wsrs presented with the 4 ags which he
turned over 70 the Historical Society, telling how
they presented to the regiment by the Board
Of Trade % Buffalo and delivered TO The regiment
by the Chaplain in neat address at Morris Island
3. c.. in 1859. and how they we're ever aftsrwnrd
carried to victory by the gallant Of the Tooth
y. Y, the Board Of Trade Regiment" In con-
nectou with Maj. Stowits's address he had read n
letter from LIeut.-CoI Warren Granger. ir, Of the
regiment. in which he SAYS that the coIors were
borne by the Tooth in the campaigns before Rich
mOnd under Butler in 1861 and under Grant in
1866. In their torn and mutilated drnperies they
bear memorials Of many and we'll contested fields.
In their defense many soldier OF the Tooth laid
down HIS life. The eagle which surmounted the
staff Of the State colors and which send with the
latter, shot OF by minie-bail In the assault
on Fort Gregg. Petersburg, Va. April 2, 1855. On
that occasion these oolors were foremost in the
fight and planted on the enemy's works." The
colOrs wers received by the Historical Society in
an address by the Presidents, George 9. Hazard,
and placed I'm The archives OF the society.
Col II. @. Otis. I2th and 23i Ohio. the President
and Manager Of the Los Angeles Times the second
Republican newspaper IN California, is = leading
Grand Army man Of the Golden State, and well
known on the Pacific Coast friend Of the vet
Grams. Col. Otis has a magnificent warreeord, and
does not beIon. 10 the Z" Association Of Loyal Vol
unteers" az he thinks this Government can never
do enough for the brave men who gave The best
years Of their lives that the country might live and
become the leading Nation Of the world The
CoIonePs paper, under his wise management, adj
vocates every In the interests Of the vet
Grams.
The Government representative Ia Boston,
Mass has received orders from Washington to
proceed in the United States Court against Gen.
Nathan tel p. Banks 10 recover the amount Of the
deficit hch alleged in regard 70 the accounts
Of his Office when he held the position OF United
States Marshal several years ago. At that time an
indictment was fonnd against Deputy Marshal
Poole. who was held to be personally responsible
for the shortage, which amounted to between
81 900 and 81 O0O but the Indictment has never been
pressed against him.
William Ordway Partridge the young Brooklyn
! sculptor. has obtained commission from the
| Union League Club Of Brooklyn to make an
| equestrian statue Of Gen. Grant 10 stand in the
| plaza In front Of the club The statue aud pedes-
tai will cost S27 coo.
The late Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs was rsspon-
II
people Designate IL, known a. the Pension Bureau.
/ The story goes. Kate Field tells it, that Gen,
| Meigs once took Gen. Phil Sheridan TO see the
| building, and asked him what he Thoughts Of 10
well. MeiEs." replied sheridan, " there IL only
| one objection so far 10 can see" What's thatP'
| I'm told the - thing is freprOof"
\ It IL told OF Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont, widow
ofthe first Republican candidate for the Presidency
and daughter of Thomas n. Benton, Of Missouri
\ that she once went TO Mr.. Lincoln to seek thu
| restor alton Of her husband to the military com
msnd of which he had been deprived. Being re
fused the lady whose loyalty TO the most preeiou
ties has become heirloom to every American
daughter. wife and mother. exclaimed: Beware
| Bfr. Lincoln, we make Presidents" Thereupon
ths President. without raising his eyes from tn
historic table on which hs was writing answered
| And very poor Jobs you have turned out for tn
| most part" Lincoln never made = more ant re
partee; no ever left his presence more hurrie'
by his rare gin Of saying the right thing in Oh
| proper way at the oppOrtuns time than did Mrs.
Jessie Benton Fremont on that occasion, as sh
many years afsrward found occasion TO pubIicl
admit. Many American women Of beauty an
brain have had notable careers, few have travele
farther from the common place than the now sill
| ver-haired lady who Is passing the afternoon hour
of her life in that plessantness Of the CaIifOrni
| climate which never seems to have an end.
An officer Of the United States cavalry now &
Texas looking after the CARA revolutonists, VIII
saw service In the war Of the rebellion, says tina
one of the most interesting sights along the ri
| Grande is to see n regiment Of Mexican soldier
taking a compulsory bath. II is only under con
puIsiOn that the rank and file Of the Mexican arm
ever do battle and when the ceremony is ia prog
ress one-half Of the regiment enters the wato
while the other half stands guard on bank, rifles
hand, to shoot down any man who attempts
desert When the abIuton has been finished IL
men resume their places I'm line and guard the
com rades while they battle.
Rear-AdmiraI John L. WOrden, now on the r
tired list of the United States Navy, commando
the Monitor in her encounter with the Merlin,
in Hampton Roads His nerves said never
have been just the same since that memorable da
when Ia the course Of the cannOnade shot struC
the tuFret in which hs sat directing the BATTLE al
knocked him, blinded and bruised to the foo
| The dauutless old sea-dOg didn's mind il muG
but his nerves never recovered from the shock.
Mr. Hugh r. Beknap Of Chicago. recently pr
sented q handsome portraits Of his father, &c
William w. BeIknaP, to BeIknap Post, Sls. GAL
| Of University Place. Lincoln, Neb The present
ton speech was made by Mai Fl. O. McArthr
Co II, 18th lows, who was an Aid on Gen. BelknaE
staff. in which the Major recounted the gala
deeds performed by Gen. Bel<nap during his loI
service as commander Of the 18th Iowa, Croker
Iowa Brigade Fourth Division, Seventeenth CORY
which terminated in his being the last command
of that corps the one which was organized in Il
early part OF 1868, and was first commanded
the noble James b. Mcpherson. A letter from
BsIknap was also read, I'm which he wished loi
life and prosperity to the men who had nam
their Grand Army Post In honor of his below
father A gavel, made OF wood from the stOeka
| Of Andersonville prison, the gift of a cOmrade
Washington, was presented to the Post at the san
meeting
p. There are said to be 81 veterans Of the war
1872 stilI alive in the United States. At Waukssl
:, Wis lives one of the oldest In the person of Sill
10 Ware who was born at EnOsburg. VT, I'm IL
He enlisted ia the company commanded by Ca
| Erwin. This ut French Mills, N Y, whe
= his father was n tavern keeper at the time. He
10 sill a man of remarkable vigOr.
- Jan. 8, 1852, while the I'D Mass. lay on Hal
Hill Va not far from the Chain Bridge. which
few miles above Washington, Marshall g. Pill
the Drum-Msjor of the 22d. was presented will
. handsome baton by the officers Of the regime
- During the fight at Gaines's Mills, Va, Dru
M.;or pike WINS captured and he sDent ssye