The National tribune., 1893-06-08
ABOUT PEOPLE.


EO. Leech, who has resigned as Director of
the Mint to fill the position of Cashier of the
National Union Bank. had been employed in
the Treasury Department for % years, and rose
from clerk to Director He was delegate from
this country to the Brussels International Silver
Conference and has achieved considerable rep
utation as an authority on monetary questions.
The late Logan II. Roots, whose death at
Little Rock was recently announced, was well
known in Washington. He was native of
Illinois. served in the Union army, with the
rank of Colonel, and after the war settled in
Arkansas where he engaged in planting and
banking. At one time he was considered the
weaIthiest man in the State He also made
money by organizing telephone exchanges in
Mexico. He was a member of the Fortieth and
Forty first Congresses, and always took an act
i've part in behalf Of the Republican party. He
had a cordial manner, generous disposition,
and possessed many friends all over the country.
Miss Caledonia Mccall, daughter of the late
Col William Wallace Mccall, a well-known
criminal lawyer of Florida, should be beyond
the influence of change in the politics of the
Federal Administration. Unsought by her, the
Florida Senate and House of Representatives
have done her the extremely unusual honor of
requesting Secretary Hoke Smith to see that
she be retained in Office through all the whirli
gig in the Pension Barean.
The first American commandant of the
aueenly city of San Francisco. Gen. John B.
Frisbe, of the City of Mexico is guest of the
Arlington Frisco looked lot like being
queenly when young FrisBie got there in 1916,
for it was only struggling, dirty little village
of 300 souls. At the age of 20 the old veteran
of the Mexican war is full Of energy and youth
full fire. For the past 10 years he has been a
resident of the Mexican capital, whore he has
been engaged in large enterprises. His wife is
a Spanish woman, connected with some of the
best families of Mexico.
Postmaster General Bissell has appointed
Miss Carrie Kirby Smith to he Postmistress at
Sewanee Tenn. She is the daughter of Gen.
E. KIRBY Smith. and her application was in
dorsed by many former ex-Coufederates, az
well as Unionists This reminder of old war
days is intensified by the fact that Miss Smiths
Assistant Postmaster will be Preston Brooks,
son of the famous Carolinian who made the
historic attack upon Charles Sumner in the
Senate during the days of the slavery debates.
Col John M. McCook, of the Fighting Nc
Cook family. and the ninth son of old Daniel
McCook. was a member Of the late rcsfy terrain
Assembly, aud was maHifestly the wheelhorse
OF the pros cutting committee in the case OF DIR.
Briggs Col. MeCook is now elder in DIR.
John Halls Church in New York, mem Der
of the law firm Of Alexander & Green. and a
Director aud General Counsel for the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Road.
Mr.. Quinby, who will represent the United
States in the Netherlands Is the editor and
principal proprietor of the Detroit Free Press.
Mr.. Quinby is nearly 60 years old, frail in
stature. and of very quiet temperament. He
has always been very conservative i'll his
Democracy, and even in the recent disagree
ment between Don N. Dickinson and the
Michigan State Committee maintained absolute
neutrality. He is very friendly with Mr..
Cleveland, and has been frequently consulted
on Michigan appointments. While a man of
considerable means, he is not wealthy. lie has
never held public office.