The National tribune., 1893-11-09

proceeded to Comrade Tnylor's residence In n body
and delivered their hearty congratulations.
During the Presidential campaign of 1872. Presi-
dent Grant. at a small dinner given in his honor
by Gen. Harvey. OF st. Louis. amused the
pany by recalling OF his old memories.
Among other stories, he told. modestly enough, OF
his movement around Vieksburg In opposition
to Gen. ShermzIl's protest. In conclusion he
said: sherman dead against the plans
had proposed and pat his protest in writ
lag, demanding that it be forwarded to the War
Department. ! took the protest. made the move
uient as planned. and the world knows that Yieks-
burg fell and Pemberton surrendered with more
than $1,000 men, / afterwards called Sherman
into my tent. handed him the protest and said lie
might forward the document tear it up, a. he
pleased. Sherman and myself had good laugh
over the thing. and sealed friendship by
draft from old csnteen."
Manning A. Bruce, OF Springfield H.. Is 81 years
DID, and on his recent visit to Chicago had large
assortment of new anecdotes of Lincoln. There
are two events In Mr. Bruce's life Of which he Is
equally proud. One of them is the holding Of
umbrella over the head of Lincoln when the latter
was answering Douglas in one OF their great joint
debates The other Is the bringing Of 1900 bushels
of corn into Chicago by canal boat In 1884 Lab
me, boy" he said, 81 KANT tell you nothin' new
about Abe Lincoln. You see, / settled down at
Winchester. Scott County, in 1854. Steve Douglas
that was Guvuer afterwards, a student over a.
the Ellenoy University at Jacksonville. I knew
Dick well, and he used to tell me about q queer
character over Mt Berlin. He a big, tall,
boned young Teller, Dick said, and he used to like
to lay around and read tho newspapers. That odd
character Abe Lincoln. One day. after
lad got our little town Of Winchester made the
COnniy-seat OF Scott County. Lincoln came along,
riding the circuit with the crowd of smart young
Iaxv utss naNo.
were the days Of patent rights and had bought
The sole right to thrash wheat by machinery for
whole County. The farmers began to infringe
me, and asked Lincoln to start suit for me. He
heard the case, and then he said: Bruce you'd
better let 'em thrash the wheat. II you DON'T
they'll thrash you.'"
DIR. VI. J.. Nardi. who Gen. Grants physician
during his tour around the world. lives in
San Francisco, where he is deyoting himself to
making anatomical casts of the human body. He
has just finished the largest cast Of the human
heart ever made, for the BIidwinter Exposition in
San Francisco. 1t Is IS times the actual size Of the
human organ.
Rev DIR. John r. Paxton the noted New York
Presbyterian divine. has been compelled by ILL
health to resign the ChspIainey of the famous
Seventh Regiment. When the war broke out DIR.
Paxton a student at Washington and Jefferson
College. He enlisted in the 10th Pa, and served
to the close of the war. being mustered out with
the rank of Captain.
Gen. Francis J. Heron, who recently received q
medal of honor for gallant services at Pea Ridge,
performed good service in the Department Of the
Gulf, in command OF the Thirteenth Corps, Head
quarters at Brownsville, Tex. Under private in
struetions from Washington he gave such orders
as he was able to give to President Juarez Of
Mexico, and prevented MsximiIian's troops from
establishing themselves at any point on the Rio
Grandc frontier. Secretary Seward acknowledged
Gen. Herron's services in his State papers, and
President Juarez af,erward offered him high
command in the Mexican army. In March, 1865.
be assumed command of the Northern Division OF
Louisiana. Headquarters at Baton Rouge. and Co
operated with Gen. Candy against Mobile and the
army of the Confederate General, Richard Taylor.
In May he arranged meeting with Lieut. Gems.
Buekner, Price. and Brant at the mouth of tile Red
River, and subsequently received the formal
render of Lieut.. Gen. Kirby Smiths trans-Missis-
sippi army, with 1000 men and all the artillery
aud war material of the Confederates west Of the
Mississippi
Mai. Gen. James W. Latts, of Philadelphia. has
been placed upon the retired roll Of the Pennsyi-
wanna National Guard after long and distinguished
service. Gen. Latta entered the volunteer service
during the war as Captain in the 18th Pa, and was
afterward placed on the general staff of the army
and served Assistant Adiutant- General in the
Sixth Corps. then in the Military Division of the
Mississippi and finally on the plains In the Mill
tary District of Colorado.
A part of the last letter ever written By Stone
wall Jackson is in possession of old Confed-
crate soldier in Charleston w. Va. The letter was
written by Jackson after his wound received on the
fateful field of Charlottesville the poetess Mrs
Margaret j. Preston, the sister of his first wife.
Here the closing lines Of his letter But Gods
time is the best time, aud thank Him for ena-
bling to say that His time is my own" and
then upon the other side is the signature, Your
brother Thomas Jackson"
Ia memory of her husband the late New York
millionaire. Mrs. Josiah NJ Fiske has sent 500
check TO Mrs. A. q. Wellington toward fitting up
the rooms in the hospital at the Chelsea Sol
diers Home.
Gen. Russell A. Alger has again shown bis gen
crosby in a manner which will do q grea, deal of
good. He made arrangements with President Hig.
ginbotliain. of the Worlds Fair Executive Board.
by which Nov. was made newsboys' day. He
also made arrangements and carried them out,
taking train-load of newsboys from Detroit to
Chicago Nov 2. They. under charge of Coils.
r. G. Butler and ]. 7. Sterling. spent one day In
viewing the wonders of the Fair and started to
return homo on the next day, Nov. T. All the
expenses of the trip were borne by Gen. Alger.
Jordan Bailey owns quite large-sized farm in
Georgia, and one of the wagons he uses now once
belonged to the train of Gen. Sherman, who aban-
doned it on his march to the sea.