The National tribune., 1894-03-08
Childs by George W. ohdds Drexei. the present
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publisher OF Mr.. Cbilds's paper.
The statue of Treasurer Spinner, which was cast
in Philadelphia. is eight feet high, OF enduring
BRONZE" and fine piece of work. The women
clerks Of the Treasury Department Mt Washington
bore the expense of its construction, out OF graft
tude to Gen. Spinner for first introducing the serV-
ices OF women into that Department
Senator Stanford's favorte seat. q comfortable
willow chair standing at y window where the Sena-
tor used to sit and watch the scenes ofthe street and
the bay is kept by his widow just he left 1t, ex-
cept that across its broad leather strap has
been buckled 10 prevent occupancy
Asst AdJtGeu. Thacher, of Connecticut. re-
oently reappointed by Department. Commander
Brakeman, has held his post eight years, He Is
the Cashier of the Connecticut Fire Insurance Co.
He was in the a private soldier in the Goth
Conn, and was instrumental in rescuina the
Chancellor famy-Mrs. Chancellor and her daugh-
ters-from the field Mt Chancellorsviis. He has in
his possession testimonials from Mrs. Chancellor
recognizing his gallaniry.
Capt n. II. Creagher the newly elected Presi-
dent ofthe National Association of Master Builders.
is Baltimore man. He fought throught the late
war, and won his tile By honorable service.
Gen. James a Beaver of Pennsylvania. will be
the orator Mt the annual meeting of the Society of
the Army of the Potomac. to be held in Concord,
\. H, In June next.
1t Is stated that when GaIusba A. Grow entered
politics Lincoln and Sherman were country law
yers, Grant an obscure Captain the Pacific
Coast, and Garfield a mue-driver the Ohio
Canal. Mr.. Grow Clay and Webster in their
old age and Sumner and Everett in their prime.
He will be 20 years old next August.
A remarkable letter has been received at the
Pension Office in Buffalo 1t is refusal TO accept
a pension OF sl2 month and back pension for
two years at the same rate amounting 10 1898.
Theletter reads ms follows. the names being with
held: " Mrs -. of this city, brought to US your
card Of the 24th inst. inquirng why che did not
draw her pension. She says she has heart trouble,
aud drawing the pension aggravstes that trouble.
She Is supported by her children and she seems to
feel better while she il not drawing the pension"
1t is the second time only that pension has
been refused In the other instance the sum re-
fused was 81 month.
II is singular fact that after the sad disaster by
fire in the house of Secretary Tracy at Washington
three years ago he should have been again threat
ened by flames in his New York home last week
While he and his family at dinner the butler
rushed into the dining-room and announced that
the house was fire. He said that he had smelled
a strong oder of smoke, and discovered that the
woodwork about the parlor fireplace was abIaze.
When the fremen came they found the paror
filled with smoke. 1t was soon discovered that the
fire did not amount to much. though It was neces-
sary to tear away part of the marble mantel and
the fireplace In order to get at the flames When
this was done the blaze quickly extinguished
The entire damage amounted to about $500. The
fire was caused by heat from furnace in the cellar
igniting the woodwork about the fireplace.
Gen. Horace Porter, who has been made Pres-
dent OF the Grant Monument Association, in his
report says: THE present rate of progress indi-
hat he ctr
Rbouttwo years from this time The amount of funds
in the Treasury year ago was S476. SO. Since
that time there have been received additional con-
tributions of 81 24sS7 making total of $40 3O3 76
There has been expended on the work during the
year S47 070 leaving hand at this date excl usiye
of accrued interest si33. 23S.76.
The new Commander of tile Connecticut G. AR.
Selah g. Brakeman of Shelton, enlisted as a pri-
vate in the 18th Conn. from the town of Stafford
and. after three years service. was mustered out
rs Sergeant in his company. He elected at
Danbury two years ago to the post OF Junior Vice
Commander, receiving the vote of the Department
a unit. He last year received the united vote
of the Department at Wilimantic for the second
highest office, and this year was advanced to the
Commandership by similar vote. In this respect
he stands alone among the veterans who have COM
manded the Connecticut Grand Army. It is a fact
of considerable interest that not of the present
officers OF the Connecticut Department served out
side of the ranks in the war. Senior Vice Com
mander John NJ. Brewer of Norwich, was a pri-
yate soldier in the war, serving in the 10th Conn
The new Junior Vice Commander. Oscar W. Cor
nish of Waterbury was also private soldier be-
longing TO Gen. Hawley's regiment. His father
Stephen A. Cornish was private In the 23d Conn.
Casper Noble, of the captors of Jefferson
Davis was made member of the Cavalry Post
AR, Philadelphia. recently. He is now the
youngest member of that Post. and was but Is
years old when he looked into the tent in which
the Confederate leader and his family reposed and
inquired: Is JEFF Davis In here." Though he
was the first of the advance guard to the rebel
President he not the first to identify him, as
that honor belongs to Corpq Manger Of the same
company, Noble retains of Daviss collars as
a memento of the occasion. He received but s2ss
out of the large reward paid.
Serg't John A. DAILY. Of Howard Pa has been re-
newing his acquaintanoeship with his comrades of
the 45h Pa. He served his country four years and
wounded in front of Petersburg and at Cold
Harbor. He lost his in the Ford's Theater
wreck. and was soon after discharged from the
place which he held in the Interior Department.
The cabin built by Abraham Lincoln and his
father in 1880 bought by syndicate for $40 COO
with the expectation that it would bring $50 600 at
the Worlds Fair; but the project failed. and the
cabin is in the form Of pile Of logs obstruct-
ing Chicago alley.