The National tribune., 1894-01-18
PERSONAL.

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/ Potter. Of New Bedford, was the only clergyman
drafted during the war. Fl. w. Bell. of GIens Falls
! n. Y, says that his father the late Rev. Martin p
| Bell, WIS also drafted. but afterward rejected OF
account of heart trouble.
| Alexander r Shepherd once of Washington
and Governor OF the District is now n wealthy
| mine-owner in Mexico. aud he Is very popular il
| Chihuahua. He introduced paper money into that
part of the country. against the protests of the
people and the peremptory refusal of the Mexican
| Government. but Shepherds notes are now uni.
| versally circulated all over chihuahua.
Mayor NJ Warden. of wathnm Mass. is an ex.
| ceptional Tie Board OF Aldermen again
voted him increase of salary from $500 to 81 500
after he had vetoed the bill FOR the same aud now
he suggests that the Board appropriate the extra
500 for some public Improvements that will make
work for the unemployed of the city.
Interest in the memory OF the young hero Ma
than Hale has been revived by the unvaIing OF
his statue In New York. movement Is on foot
TO plant a huge bowider of granite on the shore OF
Huntington Bay, bearing inscribed bronze
tablet. This is to mark the spot where he entered
the boat of the enemy. whom he mistook for
friends. The project also includes erecting a
bronze statue of Hale in front of the Soldiers and
Sailors Memorial Building. The committee ap-
pointed TO solicit subscriptions aud carry on the
work are Robert Lennon Bekuap Temple Prime,
Charles r. Street. DIR. Walter Lindsay. Thomas
Young, Douglass Conklin, Rev. Samuel T. Carter.
Charles T. Shepard, Rev. c. p. Hail. Joseph Irwin,
and George NJ. TiIeston.
Capt. w. NJ. Bowen. President of the Franklin
Mutual Fire Insurance Company Of Providence,
X. l., Is fne-looking. soldierly gentleman, very
popular in his own city. Capt Bowen deserves
fame for one act of his life. He prisoner at
Libby. and one day learned Of his exchange A
fortune; but Capt Bowen unhesiiatingiy surren-
dered his opportunity to escape from the horrors
Of Libby Prison to brother officer whose life
would soon have ceased. and whose name was not
on the lucky list.
Frederic Cossum. Commander OF Seward Post
81 Auburn, n. Y, is popular among his COM
rades that he has recently been elected Commnn der
for the seventh term.
Congressman Stone, of Allegheny Pa, has
finally declared what has been known to his friends
all along-that he is not a candidate for the Repnb
lioan nomination for Governor, and has not been
at any time. He says that if Walter Lyon is a can
ddate for Lieutenant Governor he will support
him.
Horace B. Packer who has served In both
Houses of the Legislature from Tioga County Pa
will be candidate for the Republican nomination
for Congress in the Sixteenth District this year.
Under the two-term rule that has so long prevailed
in that district it is thought Congressman Hopkins
will retire at the end of his present term.
At the reqsest of Robert e. Pattison John Wana-
maker, Matthew s. Quay. John Russell Young
and others. Gen. John B. Gordon. Senator from
Georgia. has been invited to lecture in Ph;ls-
dslphia on Last Days of the Confederacy."
Judge Advocate General Edgar r. Champlin. of
Gov GreenhaIge's staff. has been presented by his
Cambridge friends with u beautiful sword Mr..
John Hopewell, formerly President of the Cam
bridge Republican Club, presided and Col. William
A. Bancroft. Mayor of Cambridge. made the pre-
sentalion speech. About I25 persons sat down to
dinner. after which the feast of oratory followed.
Chairman Hopewell opened the post-prandiaI
speech making with an address highly laudatory
Of the guest of the evening. He then introduced
Col. Bancroft, who made the presentation speech.
Gen. Champlin, in accepting the sword. showed at
once what acquisition he will be to the STAFF of
the new Governor, for he made bright speech
full of wit and interesting stories and sentiment
Letters of regret were read from ex Gov. Bracket
and Adpt-Gen. Dalton. the latter being unable to
be present. as he WAS attending the farewell dinner
Of Gov. Russell and his staff.
The only ex-senator from Vermont now living Is
Mr.. Edmunds. Frederick Holbrook Is Vermont's
oldest Ex-Governor. counting from the time of his
election.
Col. Ingersoll has been IN Washington q few
days. stopping at the Arlington. On Sunday even
ing he delivered a brilliant lecture on Lincoln"
to q crowded house.
Judge ID. M. Key. who Postmaster General
under President Hayes, Is now United States Judge
for the Eastern District of Tennessee He has said
that he will retire after his 70th birthday. which
occurs this month.
Mr.. Whtelaw Reid gave a dinner last week to
his Republican friends. A young man was sta
toned at the door of Mr. Reids residence to deny
that there any political significance to the
gathering. as there had been rumor to that effect.
Among those present were; Charles T. Saxton,
President pro tenn. of the Senate; Charles r.
Malby. Speaker of the Assembly; Chaunoey NJ.
Depew. Thomas. @. Piatt. James J. Belden,
Thomas L. James. Elihu Root, Edward Mitchell.
Danforth e. Ainsworth. Brayton Ives, Robert B.
Porter, Col. John A. Cookerili. John A. Seicher
l. X. Quigg. and Frederick w. sigrist. Republican
candidates respectively for Congress In the Four