The National tribune., 1893-02-16
PERSONAL.

Cook TaIcott. who died in New York City few
days ago, enjoyed the distinction of having de-
feated Gen. Grant for the position Of County Sur
veyor OF st. Louis County before the war, and but
for that defeat Grants later career would probably
have been very different from what 1t proved to be-
At the annual banquet of the Ohio Society Of New
York this week life-size painting Of Gen. w. T.
Sherman. by ]. ". Beard is to be presented TO the
society for Its Fifth avenue headquarters by an
Ohio man who purchased it from the noted artist.
Gen. Thomas w. Bennett, who died at Richmond,
Ind on Wednesday, Feb 1. was Governor of Idaho
by President Grants appointment and was dele
gate from that Territory to the 44th Congress
Gen. James B. Weaver. the late Popuist candi-
date for the Presidency, delivered political adj
dress at Cooper Union, New York City. on Monday
evening, Feb. 8.
In his youth j. Fl. Boss. who now, an old man Of
rs, is q resident of Baltimore q postal mes
senger boy, and it was his duty to carry the mail
from the postohice In Washington to the White
House. Andrew Jackson President at that
time. and Mr.. Boss Gays that "Old Hickory" fire.
quently used TO to the door himself to receive
his letters. Sometimes he was clad In dngy
Office suit and wore slipshod slippers. He was
thoroughly democratic, and occasionally said TO
| the boy, Come in and warm your toes, for they
must be cold"
But little remains Of the old prison-pen at Ander
sonvie. There only few half-rotted posts
left to mark the line of the stocksde and few low
| earthworks where the gates Some OF the
wells and tunnels dug by prisoners who hoped to
escape thereby also to bs The grounds
now the property of the Grand Army of the
| Republic.
Among the historical Washington papers Is q
| contract entered into between the Father of His
Country and the foreman of his farm. There is a
clause In it which provides that the foreman may
get drunk a certain number of times each year
without suffering the dspleasure of his employer.
Only few weeks before his death ex President
Hayes told Western interviewer tina. he had
turned over to his all his business matters.
" For instance" said he, II intend to make trip
| to Baltimore tomorrow. and in the morning just
| before start. will get down to the bank and ask
Rud for some money. will probably say to him:
Rud, am going to Baltimore, and think I had
better have about 500 for the trip And just
like not. Rud will answer: Father, that's too
| much; don't think you need more than $780,
And suppose i will take IL. That's the way I
used to do with him, and that's the way he does
with me now"
Jared NJ. Davis, formerly OF the Fighting 5th
N. a., who lost his Mt Chancellorsville, was
promoted to Captain at recent election of Off
GERS in the Newburyport Veteran Artillery Asso-
a member Of Maj. Howe Post of that city. He al
ways visits the office Of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
when in Washington.
Areport was telegraphed from Omaha. Nsb., re-
gently which is to the effect that 1t has been dis
covered that ex-Gov. Thayer. who created such .
great sensation two years ago by refusing to allow
Gov Boyd TO take possession of the Office, Is being
sheltered by poor soldier in the suburbs Of Lin
| coin. All his wealthy political friends turned
against him after his exit from Office and he Ia
penniless 1t has been hitherto understood that
| he in Texas. Another telegram, this time
| from Lincoln, Neb. states that Gen. Thayer. now
at Lincoln. emphaticaly denied the report that he
without funds and the subject of the bounty Of
his friends.
The Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, rector of Trinity
Church. New York, has ordered from the Clinton
II. Meneely Company, OF Troy. N. Y, bell to be
placed in the Episcopal Church at Coopertown
memorial to his father, Gen. John A. Dix.
Gen. Daniel Buterfed Of New York, gave
dinner Tuesday night. Jan. 81, to ex-Secretsry
Bayard and several of the alumni OF Union Col
lego. Gen. and Mrs. Butterfeld sailed for Europe
Saturday, Feb. 4. They will visit jap IN before
| turning to this country.
Mira. Custer attended her husband Ia bis camp
life for several years moving from fort to fort but
she says he never conded his military plans her.
In the late war q militia officer who was in
| emergency. promoted to . Generalship In the
army was very ambitious to have q large staff.
Gov. Curtin referred him his Adjutsnt- General,
Meredith, who opening the list of nominees,
exclaimed: why. General, this Is not staff; it's
q club"
H. o. Thomas was born In Warehsm, Mass,
June 49, 1910. His occupations In life have been
clerk and merchant Enlisted In New Bedford
City Guards, Co. L, Capt. Ingrsham, Sd Mass. Vol.
Militia Col. Wardrop, April 16. 1861, for three
months service under the first call of President
Lincoln for troops to suppress the rebellion; at
the expiration of term OF service reenlsted In &c.
| D Capt Stephen Thomas's Middleboro company
18th Mass, for three years. belonging to the First
Brigade, First Diyision. Fifth Corps, Army of the
Potomac; participated In the siege of Yorktown,
the battles before Richmond, Va, Antieam, Shep-
ards Ford, Second Bull Run, and at Fredericks-
| burg; in the latter battle was shot through the
right arm, necessitaiing the removal of broken
bones and causing the loss of use of In con-
sequence Of this permanent disability he was dis
charged from service on Surgeons certificate In
| the Spring of 1868; recovery from
| wounds would permit he returned to the front as q
citizen, marching and camping with his old
rades and associates, and In time of battle entering
the field hospital and officiating with such ability
and noticeable aptitude to receive special praise
| from SurReon-in-Chief Dewitt and Surgeon-ia-
Charge Thomas, of the First Division, Fifth Corps,
aeid hospital, all Of which service he rendered at
| his own expense; he became known "Citizen
Thomas" sobriquet bestowed upon him by his
| old comrades. In this manner without pay or any
desire for compensation, he served until the end of
the war. He IL q member of Fletcher Webster
Post, 49, GAR, at Brockton, Mass, his place OF
residence. He one of the committee to receive
the veterans and entertain them, appointed by the
| Massachusetts, Legislature at the National En-
oampment at Boston in 1890.
Judge Joseph r. Reed, of Council Bluffs. was
married at Malvern. Mills County, Iowa, on Sun
day, Feb s. to Miss Edith Evans. Of that village.
Judge Reed has long been Republican leader In
Iowa politics. Daring the war he was Captain Of
the I'd Iowa battery, serving from July 1851, to
June 1865. He q member Of the Iowa Senate
1866 and 1868; was Judge Of the District Court
from September, 1872 till January. 1884, and Judge
Of the State Supreme Court from the latter date
until 1889. He elected to Congress from the
Ninth Iowa District, and served through the 5lst
Congress- being defeated for reelection by Thomas
Bowman, Democrat. After his defeat for the SD
Congress. President Harrison appointed Judge
Reed Chief Justice of the Court Of General Land
Claims, which position is life one, which he still
holds.
George 8. spsllman died at Hamilton, o.. Jan.