The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-02-23
PERSONAL.

The nav engineering building Of the Pennsyl-
vania State College at Washington, Pa will be
opened on Washington's Birthday. and Secretary
Noble. oil the Interior Department.. has consented
to deliver one of he addresses of the occasion.
Ex-Secretary of War Endicott has inherited from
the late William Endicot. of Salem and London,
tho famous John Endcotl farm. of Salem. which Is
part of the original grant to- Gov. John Endcott,
and includes the old Endicott burying- place and
the Endicot pear tree. Judge Endcott, who now
comes into possession of the estate, is direct de-
scendant of Gov. Endioots The property has
never yet besn out of the Endioott family since
the original grant. about 1880,
Comrade Wainwright Gushing. the celebrated
dye manufacturer of Foxeroft, Me-. is a candidate
for Department Commander of the Department of
Maine. GAR. Comrads Cushing was born In
Sebec Me-, In 1SiI, and educated in the schools
OF that place and at the celebrated Foxcroft
Academy. In April. 1881. when but l9 years of
age, he enlisted as private in Co. A, 9Th Me-
When his term of service pred in that regiment.
he enlisted again. this time in the lat Me. Vet
Grams. When the war ended he mustered out
rs Second Lieutenant. having won promotion by
gallantry. He was twice wounded, the first time
in the assault on Marye's Nights In May 1863 and
the second wound was received at Spottsy lvana
Mays. 1864 Both wounds were severe. but he re-
covered from The second one in time TO go with
Sheridan on the Valley campaign. At the close Of
the war he returned to Maine and worked In
wooden mill. Later ne became the dyer for the
Brown Manufacturing Co., In Dover Me-, remain
ing there from 1869 to 1880. While here he marked
out for himself plan In life, the creating of alb
solueIy new business TO the world, one which was
destined to upset and put forever gu. of the
way the family dye-pot, then thousands OF years
old. He has been experimenter IN his line of
work, and has been I'm business for himself since
1880. He puts out 70 oolors for dyeing cotton,
wool, feathers, ETC., known as Cushings Perfec-
ton Dyes He ID enthusiastic Grand Army
worker, and would make an excellent Department
Commander.
Capt. d. F. Allen President Of the First National
Bank Of Frankfort, Ind, and prominent comrnde
of tho GAR, Is believed to be the coming Pension
Agent at indianapolis. under the new Adninistra-
ton. He was the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress in the District represented by Comrade Dan
Waugh.
Father Thomas Sherman, the Jesuit. delivered a
lecture Saturday, Feb. ii, at 81. Louis. No. before
the Sherman Memorial Association on the do
mestic life of his distinguished father He made
one statement which will be received with surprise
by great many people In this country. He said
that when Mr.. Lincoln suspended his father from
military command during the war it purely
on the ground that the General was insane. The
Generals friends went to Washington to protest
against the suspension. Among them was the
Generals father-in-Iaw. Mr.. Ewing Mr.. Lincoln
frankly told them he could not restore the General
as 1t was evident from papers before him that the
soldier was undoubtedly insane. Mr. Ewing
asked to see the papers, and scarcely had he
looked at them when he declared that they
no, the orgina! copies but CARRIED extracts. Mr.
Lincoln was induced to reopen the case. and o
result the General restored within . few
hours.
The Rev. T. Dwight Witherspoon, D. D., Of
Richmond, Va. was Gen. Lamar's sole human
companion on lonely journey at the close of the
civil war. With their worldly goods bestowed in
a cart hauled by a small OK, and themselves tired
and hungry, they wandered almost aimlessly
southwark from the scene of the recentIy-ended
hostilities. Eventually Lamar became Professor
in the University of Mississippi and DR.. wither-
spoon Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church In
Richmond.
Capt. @. B. Harrison, brother of the President
and United States Marshal, has offered a reward Of
$500 for Frank Sloan. Postmaster at Dry Valley,
Putnam Co.. Tenn, who has skipped for parts IN
known.
Mrs. Gen. Grant is in California visiting her son.
but she spent the greater part of the Winter at the
New York residence East Sixty-sixth street,
which presented to her husband.
About 100 veterans of the Burnside Campaign in
Roanoke Island dined Wednesday evening"
Feb. 8. at the Hotel Brunswick, New York
Among those present were Gen. John G.. Parke,
the only survivor of the four original commanders
of the expedition, and Gen. Henry W. Slocum.
Cornelius Gerhard, a veteran residing at Leb-
anon, Pa, has been unfortunate this Winter
Early In the Fall he made a misstep by which he
broke his leg just above the ankle. He was I'D
and about with the aid of crutches. when he fell
inst ms and he bo,
was broken.
Without doubt the only war horse living which
took part In the battles on the Potomac In 1852 Is
Mrs. Gaines owned by Col. Richard Auchmuty of
LenoX. Mass. and now tenderly cared for at his
Summer residence in that town. Mrs. Gaines Is
now in her 36th year, and her last public appear
auce was at the dedication of the Cen Patterson
monument in Lenox. May 80. 1892 She was capt
ured the age of five years by scouting party of
the 4h Mich. at Gainess Mills, Va, June. 1862,
and several months later became the property of
her present owner and served him faithfully in tile
war. She witnessed the seven days battles around
Pichmond and participated in those at Chancel-
louisville. Gettysburg. and Bristoe Station During
Gen. Jubal Early's attack on Washington in 1864
she was at Fort Stevens. and in the following
Spring WAS in the cayaicade which followed Presi-
dent Lincons body from the White House to the
Capitol being in the escort selected to guard Pres-
COL Auchmuty had become much attached to
this splendid mare which had done him such good
service, that he took her to Hyde Park. the
Hudson, where she spent year. In 1867 he re-
moved her to Lenox, where she was ridden by him
until . couple of years ago. when her advanced
age rather than her lack of vigor and activity re-
tired her from active duty that of honored
psnsioner on her owners estate. She has never
been under servitude in harness. and without
doubt tho call of the warbugles, the beat of the
drums and volley of musketry would fill her with
martial ardor. She Is housed in q large and COM
Portable box-stal, and after breakfastn each
morning q generous pail of fresh milk, In which
Is mixed oatmeal and bran, she Is let out for her
daily morning walk. She never fails on this occa-
sion to proceed to a brook of pure spring water |
which crosses the highway half-me distant from |
the barn. and after taking drink returns directly |
10 the home-farm. In the Summer she roanis |
about at will 200 acres, nibbling in clover |
patches. dnntily testing Juvenile oats and corn,
but never doing any serious damage. Only the |
kindest care and waichfulness has preserved this |
famous animal. and barring the marks of her |
great age Mrs. Gaines Is tolerably we'll.
Mr.. O. r. Whitman is the possessor of q letter
written by Lieut.. ii. M. Bearce, 32d Me-. to Capt
Noyes, from Richland jail, Columbia, 8. O., Nov.
49, 1854, while he prisoner of war. Here it Isl
:" Dear Captain: will now do what 1 should |
havA ita lin