The National tribune., 1893-06-08
PERSONAL.

Thomas F. Pende usher at abe White House,
remembers President Lincoln quite we'll Mr.
Pendel is nearing 20 years OF age His love for
Abraham Lincoln has been the ioy Of hss life anA
IS the eonfor. Of his old age. MY hand il vvas
that held his the last when he lef the White Houss
on that fatal Ifth OF April I went to the e,rriays
with Linn and he said TO me: Good night PendcI
was still at the door when they came with shs
news that the President had been shot, and I
ran upstairs at once aud told Capt Robert
his SON." Many more sad stories does he tell Of
those grisyous times. and then he shows his SOU
veniFs--a photograph OF beardless youth which
Is inscribed To Thomas f. Pendel with kind re-
CARDS of Robert T. Lincoln -; photograph Of
Abraham Lincoln aud Tad" and one OF Mrs.
Lincoln; letter 20 His ExcelIency, Andrew
johnson. President" which says: "You will con-
Ter personal favor upon me by retaining
as principal doorkeeper Thomas F. PENDED
He has been q sober, honest. faithful, aEd obIIg-
ing servant" Il is signed Yours respect
tniy, Mary Lincoln" letter of similar i'm
port from Robert T. Lincoln is also among his
treasures, snd biz of the coat which was worn by
the President when he shot These relies arc
rs dear 20 him babe to its mother and tho
paihns of his story IS enhanced by the tenderness
with which he handles them.
The last letter written by George Washington has
recently been sold at auction in Philadelphia for
$3.50 Il was offered for sale by Arthur Anpelfoef
formerly OF the revenue steamer Crawford for A
Swedish lady to whom it descended after many
veissiiudes, from Capt John Scholl. IL was given
to the latter by the recipient, james Anderson. Of
Norfolk. Va in 1900. The letter is dated Dec. Is.
1893, the day before Wsshington's death and re-
iates to business connected with the farms near
Mount Vernon, and 10 the construction or repair
Of csttle-pens.
Gen. Daniel r. sickles is thoroughly aroused over
nf
electric road. and he vigorously denounees the
vandalism. He first was aware of the extent OF the
dissertation about the latter part Of April when he
was ON the field with Gems Howard Gregg Alex
ander, Longstreet and Malone The General says:
1t seemed 10 me that something ought 10 be done
to stop It before it had gone far that its work Of
ruin could not be prevented. Ispeak biuntIy when
j am indignant. / am not considerable as Slocunn
Is nor Of gentle habit, is Gen. Howard; there
fore said exactly what was in my mind that the
state of PenDsy wanna ought TO have permitted
this thing 10 be done. did not know exactly how
these money-makers had secured the franchise for
their trolley railroad, nor do l now know. but
whether they acquired It by the right of eminent
domain, by act of the Legislature, or by local
charter, there ought to be power enough in the
State of Pennsylvania, in the Gettysburg Battle
field Association and in the War Departments at
Washington 10 stop it, had only one purpose in
going to Congress again, time afEer I
left my seat in that body Ny purpose was TO
bring about the adoption of a law which would
make Gettysburg battlefield a National park and
believe 1t cam be done. But you imagine how
heart-sck was when that this noble and
sacred spot was being devastated by men who caro-
for nothing but money and how can 1 ask Con-
gress to make this National park, when it is
threaded by trolley railroad?
Gen. Dan Bulterfed has returned to New York
after trip of several months abroad. He is in
better health than he ever was and says he feels
like young man again.
Gen. Wade Hampton, United States Railroad
Commissioner, Hospitality entertained at Dem
last week, his way to San Francisco, by
Superintendent Deuel. of the Union Pacific The
party accompanying him-consisls Of p. ]. Nichols,
w. L. Park, Miss Daisy Hampton, the Generals
daughter; Miss Long, of Charlottesville Va; Miss
Herndon, of Fredericksburg; Miss Haskell grand
daughter of the General; DIR. Taylor. who was q
Medical Director of Gen. HamptOn's Division dur
ing the war. and C. E. Thompson. his Private Sec
rotary.
The wife of Gen. E. Burd Grubb ex-sIinisser to
Span has passed the crisis Of her Illness and her
chances for recovery are favorable. Gen. Grubb
hasannounced the fact+O his large circle of friends
Maj.-Gen. O. o. Howard royalty received last
week by the citizens of Burlington VT. He visited
the city upon the invitation of the Vermont CoIu>
station by Col. lie Grand b. Cannon, whose guest
the General was As the carriage in which they
rode passed through the city = Major-GeneEaTs sa-
lutte of Is guns fred. The General attended a
reception given in his honor By the Algonquin
Club. which was a brilliant social event.
Mrs. Hannah Stevenson, of Brookfied Mass,
celebrated her Tooth birthday June . She is a
pensioner of the of 1912. and has taken snuff
and smoked tobacco ever since she was Is.
The last resting-plaee Of Gen. Hancock was fit
tiHgiy remembered On Memorial Day Hancock
Veteran Legion of Philadelphia journeyed to
Norristown. n. j., where the remains are inferred
nddecorated the grave.
Gen. Russell A. Alger. Past Commander iu- Chief
of the Grand Army, in q recent interview said:
II have been amazed at the magnitude of the
World Fair itself Nothing like it seen
will be again in this generation" Discussing
the Sunday opening Gen. Ager said lie believed in
the observance of the Sabbath. i have always
claimed" he remarked, that man do
work in six than he can in seven days. and in my
business / never allow any Sunday work. But
believe that if the machinery could be stopped
Sunday the Fair should be kept open for the benefit
of the working people. regard the exhibits as .
means of education and therefore beneficial