The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-27
PERSONAL.

A Mrs. Jones. of Raleigh n. c.. proposes to sell
the bottle from which Sherman and Johnston took
drisk at the time of the latter's surrender.
Gen. Grants birthday. April q. is to be ceIe-
brafed by the Union League Club OF Philadelphia
with elaborate banquet and much speecl-ma<-
ing. Among those who will respond to tossts
ex-Seereisry George II. Robson, Gen. o. o. How
ard. Gov. Pattison, Admiral Ammen. Congress
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, and Gen. H W.
Slocum-
Mrs A Howard Hinkle. who has been appointed
State Regent for Ohio of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, is a greatgranddaughter of
Rufus Landop, soldier at the battle of Ticon-
deroaa, and also a descendant of Holden Davis
the SurgeonGenersi of the Port of Boston in Revo-
lusionary times. Mrs. HinkIe once declined the
Office which she has accepted.
David Mccoy, of Redlands. southern California,
celebrated this year his I02d birthday. He is still
hale and happy, and hopes to live down many
younger men yet. lie was born in Burke County,
n. c.. May 2. 1890. When 81 years old he
moved to Frankfort. KY, and in the of 1912
he joined Col. r. NJ. Johnson's 1st Regiment of
Kentucky Volunteers TO go up against the British
and Indians who were menacing the United States
border from Canada Ia Is40 he moved to Green
CASTLE No., and in 1856 to RoIIa. BIO. In 1868 he
went to California. but after residence of some
years there returned 10 Missouri He is finally in
California again.
ReaF-Admirsl Benham. who commands enc of
the sqnadrons in the Hampton Roads Naval Re
view, the commander of the vessel that bore
Gen. Grant around the world.
Gen. o. o. Howard met q beggar in Chattanooga
recently part of whose hand had been amputated.
Tie Chicago Tribune tells this story about the incl
dent: Howard, holding out his own empty sleeve.
remarked. smilngIy: You better Off than
an for you have Your arm left. while lost miGe.'
Tho beggaV gravely searched in his tattered jeans
pocket, produced Is cents and turning 10 Gen.
Howard said Here. this isall Pve got; but you're
welcome to it While the bystanders laughed, the
General got out silver dollar for the beggar."
Gen. Schuyler Hamilton. the grandson of the
first Secretary of the Treasury, is IS years OF age
and great sufferer from rheumatism. The gallant
old veteran makes his home at the Hotel Savoy,
New York.
Mrs. e. Burd Grubb. wife of the late Minister to
Spain, has become the mother of fine boy It
will be remembered that Gen. Grubb's marriage q
little more than year ago, when he led the beau
tifui " Rose of Lismore" to the altar, event
of unusually romantic interest, not more because
of the beauty of the bride and the stalwart pro-
portions of the bridegroom than because of the at
tendance at the ceremony of the Philadelphia City
Troop, arEayed in all the ghtterng panoply OF
peace.
The Wedding of Ensign John Flayel Hubbard,
T. S. N. and Miss E. McGregor, of New Brighton,
8. T., is to take place in Trinity Church, New York
City, April 20. Ensign Hubbard graduated from
the Naval Academy in the class of 49, and Is At
present attached 10 tina Vesuvins.
Mrs. U. s. Grant has completed her Memoirs, to
which she has added noles on the Harrison Admin
isration. The book is not to be published during
the authors lifetime.
Gen. Delevan Bates elected Mayor of the
city of Aurora, Eeb., at the late election Comrade
Bates Mayor in 1sss and assisted materially in
providing the city with its first system of water
works He has been n member of the City Council
for the past four years, and now assumes again the
duties of the Executive Department.
The Comte de Paris sud his brother, the Due
de Chartres both of whom served on McClellan's
staff in the Army of the Potomac, sent, with con-
gratulations handsome presents TO the daughter of
their old commander when she married re-
Gently In Paris France. The gift of the Corte de
Paris was designed by himself 1t was badge of
the Army of the Potomac in red enamel, with
gold laurel leaf and pearl scorns. The DUO de
Chartres sent a superb bracelet of diamonds and
uncut sapphires which by the bride at
the altar.
Gen. Lew Wallace Is not Of the literary
lights of the land who in conf lent expectation
of piece of pie from the Presidential cupboard.
but he Is not unhappy. The latest returns he has
had from his publishers show that fully 100000
copies of Ben Hur" have been sold to English