The National tribune., 1893-12-21
PERSONAL.

L.arshall Cushing has become business manager
of the Washington Erenfng Ee,es. He was Mr..
Wanamakers Private Secretary, and the Historian
| of the Postofice Department.
Hubert III. Oberly. Park policeman of New
| York. has worn uniform for than half a
century. He has served seyeu years in his present
| place, 20 years the Brooklyn force and prior to
| that lie % years in the Army and three years
! in the Navy.
Capt. Magnus Anderson, who came over from
| Norway in the Viking ship. Il working found 6
Sailors Snug Hsrbor al Chris,iania Norway. like
that institution at Staten Island. He has already
received S.. 900 toward the object from Norwegans
| in Milwaukee.
The Hon. Galusa A Grow, of Susquehanna
| County, Pa. has been named among many others
to succeed the late Gen. Ley in Congress. He re-
tired long ago from political life but is still stsuuch
| In mind aud body. as well as in Republicanism.
| In the stirring days of 62 he Speaker of the
House of Representatives father OF the great home
stead law, aud always q champion of free speech,
free soil aud free
murderousI looking tomahawk, which be-
Ionged to the famous Chief Black Hawk, has lately
come into the possession Of DIR. w. s. C. Perkins,
of Norwich. Conn. 1t is of iron. with a sseeiedged
Ratchet side of the head and a long pick on
the other. Its short handle. encased in iron has
cruel steel pick The end This bsrbarous weapon
is known to have lifted many a scalp. Dr. Perkins
has another interesting relic, old powder. horn
skiIfuIIy carved with a correct map of the Hud-
son Valley. aud also the inscription: "Elazei
Carey's horn, date Crown Point, Oct 81. 1853" IL
has other carved maps showing the :" battery" the
East River. the Hudson, the city of Albany. Fort
| Edward, Lake George, Fort Johnson. and Schenee-
iady, all done with marvellous accuracy.
As Henry Kunrede an armless and one-leeged
4
.he railroad yards at Sedsla Mo-, ngsids of Mr..
George Gould's private sometime ago. Mrs.
Gould called him and gave him n purse of money
and sent TO his family large case of clothing.
Capt. Charles f Bowers died at hts home near
Boston Dec. 8. He had a fne record being
First Lieutenant in the 26lh n. Y. Cav. He was
wounded at Gettysburg. and operation per-
formed on the same wound caused his death. He
the founder OF the Nationalist Club in Boston,
and its first President. Three four years ago he
ran for Governor at the head of the Nationalist
ticket.
Gen. Horace Porter made quite hit at BAN
quot of the st. Nicholas Society in New York last
week. In excusing the absence Of Chauncy
Depew, he said that perhaps he had gone to
Europe for fear Cornelius Vanderbilt. during the
hard times. would want to borrow money from
him.
Frank 3. Fowler Postmaster-with grocery
store attschments-in the viiiage of Uncasvie
Conn. retained a letter containing q pension check
belonging old soldier who owed him q gro
Gerry bill. The United States District Cour, Judge
at Hartford did not agree with the Postmaster as
to what constitutes the power and rule of Post
masiership and Thought $40 about the right fine for
the Postmasler's misdeed. The breach which al
ready existed between the parties has irreparabiy
widened and the pensouer now buys his groceries
at 1.-The other store"
James A. Harvey. for eight years United States
Minister to Portugal. died at his residence here
Dec g. aged 76 years. He had been a resident OF
this city during the larger part of halfcentury.
Politically he n Wing. and opposed to the war
which fact evoked much bitter criticism when
President Lincoln appointed him Minister 20 Port
ugal.
Col. Henry Fl. Adams of Lafayette Post New
York, who was in Paris Memorial Day. and
with the assistance Of United States Ambassador
Eustis Consul General J. Meredith Reed, and the
American Colony, decorated the tomb Of Gen.
Lafayette with impressive ceremonies under in
struetoHs from the Post, has recently received
letters from both the Ambassador and Gen. Reed.
thanking the Post for the complimentary resolu.
tons passed by them. and also stating that the
ceremonies had produced q deep impression In
France.
r. e. Wilson. of Humboldt County, lows. In q
candidate for State Oil Inspector. He Is old
soldier with spleudid record. He entered the
army a. the age OF Is aud Immediately to the
front. and participated in every engagement from |
yicksburg BentonvilIe in 1854 He was q men, |
Der of the famous Crocker's Iowa Brigade. He has |
long been tn the front ranks of the Republican |
party working for its interests He Is prominent
GAR man, aud has done good service among his |
Comrades He wrote some telling letters the /
boys who wore sho blue. aud Ii had good enees In