The National tribune., 1893-03-09
PERSONAL.


diers he only gives $780, To the city of Charleston.
8. C.. the General gives sword which was pre-
sentod to him by some ladies Of Now Orleans in
1861. as token Of honor for his services In captur
ing Fort Sumter. To the State of Louisiana he
bequeathes life-sze portrait of himself, painted
by MIR. Genin. the artist, of New Orleans. and by
him presented to Gen. Beauregard. After dspos-
ing of the property the ,estor nstructs his exec
utors to have his body cremated; provided, how
ever, that there be a crematory in successful opera
tion Ia near New Orleans at the time OF his
death. The General gave . reason for wanting
his body oremsted that he considered cremation
botter for the sanitary condition of such climate
rs Louisiana than the present mode of burial. As
there Ii no crematory anywhere near, this request
was considered void.
Congressman Beknap. Of Michigan. who did
such heroic service at the railroad wreck In Phila-
delphia on Wednesday, Feb. 22, served for three
In the army and Ii years in the Fire Depart
ment of Grand Rapids, and rose to the position Of
Chief II was to be expected therefore, that In an
emergency like that of the other day ne would
show himself q man of nerve and action and he
goes around now with several cuts on his hands,
acquired In that very way. dispatch says that
he saved the life Of one young woman who was PIN
ned under the wreck with the arteries Of her wrists
severed. She rapidly bleeding to death, when
rubber bands, which he had in his pocket. bound
the wrists and stopped the flow of blood. The
Surgeon, who arrived time after. said that this
course saved her life. The roof of was raised
with jack. and the daring Congressman crawled
under with saw to release several persons.
The gold medal for proficiency In the Railway
Mail Service at San Francisco was awarded last
week to young coored man, originally from
North Carolina, but who has served seven years in
the Regular Army He has been In the Postofice
Department about one year.
Maj. Fl. e. Alvord. Of Virginia, formerly Of Green
field. Mass, Is a candidate for Assistant Secretary
OF Agriculture under President Cleveland. Maj.
Alvord was formerly Professor Of Agriculture at
the Massachusetts State College at Amherst. He
was Captain In the I'd Mass. Cav, and has
splendid war record.
Gen. Beauregard was one Of the numerous Con-
federate commanders whose services were sought
by foreign Governments after the fall Of the Con-
federaoy. In 1866 he was rendered the command
of the Roumanian Army. and the Khedve twice
offered him the Chief Generalship of the Egyptian
Army. All these offers Gen. Beauregsrd declined.
George Yerkes. Of Philadelphia, is the possessor
of \ sword and pair of god-link uf-buttons that
belonged to Gen. Howe, who commanded the
British forces at Germantown. Gen. Howe left the
place In such hurry that he forgot to take them
with him.
The oldest ornaments among the household
goods Of the White House the two gold bronze
oandelabra that stand the ends of the mantel in
the Red Parlor. They six feet tall and were
presented to President Jackson, during his occu-
panoy Of the White House. by Gen. Patterson.
special dispatch from Albany, n. Y, announces
that Col. Webster. Capt. Pierson. and Corp1 STAN
ton executed flank movement on Assembly lyman
Butts, who has never seen military service. and
sent him to the badly disabled, taking with
him bill that he wanted to pass. Citizen
Buttss bill provides that all honorably discharged
soldiers of the late war should be exempt from
jury duty. Assemblyman KIalby innocently
brought the battle by asking him to explain the
provisions Of the bill and tell ths House who
wanted 1t passed. Citizen" Butts in his reply
said something about the veterans of the late war
wanting tho bill passed He made q strong bid for
the soldier vote by talking just as though he was
in a position to speak for them. Col Webster
piled that a great many things were done in the
name of the old soldier which really he did no.
want done He declared that any man ssho made
3 good soldier would make q good citizen. and
that all good citizens would do their duty and
serve juries when required 10 do 80. Capt.
Pierson declared that the veterans were not asking
for favors from the Government, and that when
they did so they would ask through some one en-
titled to speak for them. Corp1 Stanton agreed
with what had been said by Capt. Pierson and Col.
Webster. Only AZ members voted for the bill.
while 81 voted against It.
Gen. Abrsm Daily last survivor of the war of
1872, who always hosied the American flag
the old bockhouse in Central Park, Now York
City. on Evacuation Day, died on Wednesday, Feb.
Is at the house of his grandson, George w. Daily.
50 direct descendants. He was born In Cherry
street. near Pike street, New York, In August.
1885, and went to school to Thaddeus Whitock in
street. His father ship-chandler,
and at one time owned several vessels. Abram
went work in his fathers store at the age OF l5
and at II took part in the war with England, then
near its close. He enlisted in the 1ith Regiment
Of Heavy Artillery of the Militia of New York.
The regiment Was commanded by Lieut. Col. Cor
nelius Harsen and Abram Daily Corporal in
Capt Brennenz's company They were assigned to
duty first at Fort Gansevoort where they stayed for
three months, and afterward for month at the
blockhouse in Central Park. On Jan. 2 ISIS. he
was honorabiy discharged. He married at 20. and
raised family of Is children. but met with poor
success In his various business ventures. By the
time the elder of his children had become self-sup
porting he grew more prosperous. In 1850 he and
Col. Raymond opened a land-bounty and pension
Office in City Hall Place, New York City, which
for the following "a years afforded him MAIN
tenance He then retired. In 1850 John s. Van
Rensselaer,. of Albany, formed association of
the 1872 veterans, and through this organization
MIR. Daily advanced steadily in rank from the Cor
poracy which he held in the militia to the rank of
Brigadier.General which he held to the day of his
death. He aud his partner were active in getting
through the bill for pensions for the survivors of
the war Of 1872 and since IL was passed, in 1871.
Gen. Daily has drawn So month from the United
States. On Evacuation Day, 1850, the veterans of
1872 mustered $50 in New York City for their pa
rade and now there none. Gen. Daily was
buried beside his wife in the soldiers plot in Cy-
press Hills Cemetery Sunday, Feb. 10. The
Continental Guards, the Veteran
Zouaves, the Washington Light Infantry, Mansfield
Post SIS, GA R., and Court Harrison Of the Ameri-
can Order of Foresters attended his funeral.
Thomas Sailor. old soldier, who lives at Sailor
Springs, H., and has both springs and artesisn
we'll which produce health giving waters, says that
90 there for their health
Can't Jack Crawford, the Poet Scout, gave an
exhibition at Hermosa, s. D., recently, and at its
conclusion turned over to Mrs. Wood, the widow
of poor soldier. 5000.
Many of the Western comrades are talking OF
Capt. Jack Crawford for Commander-in- Chief
some time in the future. Not bad idea by
any means.
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