New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-22
PERSONAL.

H. O. Evans the sonin-law Of General Weaver 'h'
popuI,t candidate for the Presidency last year. has
been appointed chief Of division In the Office OF the
soc md Auditor of the Treasury. Mr.. Evans i Sii
10 have supported the Populist ticket IN NcDs. Us.
wear. and various people out there are ashi'H
Why he has been singled out for GOVERNMENT o'''''
Miss Eva lowering shcrey, the new president oil
the Ladies' Aid Societies Of Maine, Is Only twehly-oe
years old shr WIS born in Bridgton, Me-, and alter
being graduated from It's high school became The
business editor OF The Erldston News published o.
her father She possesses the Journal tie nsti,et and
can do good work in nearly any drpirlm'n' , oi las
paper. She /, II lineai descendant OF General warren
war veteran Of note Major H. y. ehorey the historian
Of the 18th Maine. aud tue present Assistant Vu''ei
master General of the Maine c. ~ X.
Rear. Admiral sir George Tryon. who went down
with IN. Victoria wa, Il grandson of Colonel william
Tryon who was Governor OF North CIiolm In lI0o Nv
hi, impcrous and eNoronate coiduct h, caused the
revolt Of the Regulators which he put down at
The battle OF Aamance. showing great cruelty 10 .he
prisoners. This was the first blood shed In the kevo
luton soon an"rwaru. IN .'2' 'oi'"cA ''S'"
was appointed Governor OF New-fork.
The body of Dwight ;. Wheeler, OF Chicago has
recently been consumed Mt the Detroit crem'oiy
For years Mr. Wheeler had beca possessed OF the idea
that upon hi, death he would like to be burned ana
have hi, ashes buried and II rose planted over ms
remains so that he might finally become incorporates
into that flower. His family understood that wish
and Will follow il TO the letter
Osman pacha rativc administrator OF the Egyptian
Statcthat is, secretary of Agrculure-ls one of inc
DISTINGUISHED visitors to the Columbian Exposition.
Ills especIal purpose I'm visiting America Is 10 study
hr cot on plantations and such other forms OF asri
culture rs may be most useful To his people
Daniel ColIador. who has Just died In switzerland
was the first man t. apply compressed Sr to the
transmission Of force. In loi1 he first applied the
results OF his observations upon the properte oi hlliS
in carving luminous waves projected at their source
and at the Paris Exposition OF lor3 III" luea WAS
rnrried ont a.. "A grand scale. Colladon first III
GENEVA with cas- in I.i3 ana in 13G2 he asked TO
illuminate Naples in the same way
During his brief visit to the United states Mr..
Walter Besant has found many things 10 excite his
admiration In particular he was so greatly pleased
and impressed by the Literary congress hed IN on''
caco which It was his special mission to attend that
he hones TO organize something OF the same kind
I'm England on his return home. The novelist 1t
appears thinks extremely well OF our Mest ana eA-
vrop.d there ny our West h. means. OF course
Chicago which will naturally take kindly To Dr.
Bcsant in return for his good opinion
Comanche, the only living thing that escaped The
massacre on the Little Big Horn when Custer ana MS
command were annihilnei by the sioux, died lew
years after the battle and stuffed by order oil tue
Government lie Is now to be- seen at the Kansas
state Buildng AZ the worii, Fair having been loaned
to the State by the National Government Comanchc
was the horse of gallant Captain Keogh. who was
killed with his chief ut the Last Rally Tile
horse was wounded in the battle and his life
was with difficulty preserved Reno's men cared for
him as though he had been human ana alter ms r.,
covery he was sent to Fort Lincoln, Neb from which
point he was sent To Fort Meade. Later ne was
transferred to Fort Riley. Kan where he passed hi:
rounded out the ripe term Of thirty one years.
Captain Kcogh was the last man who rode
vok'-i to save the old horse from the ndignity OF
serving In the ranks.