The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27
PERSONAL.

handsome old warrior who will take a
prominent part in the unwilling of McClellan's
statue, soon to take place, is Gen. w. F..
C'Baldy") Smith, who was highly distin-
guished in many of the campaigns of the late
war both as an engineer and commander in
the field. Many would suppose from the
affectionate nickname given to him by the
men of his command to distinguish him from
other Generals of the same surname that his
badness was striking popularity; but at the
period when the sobriquet, was first bestowed,
this was by no means the case, and only in an
army composed chiefly of boys with abundant
locks would his slight deficiency of crest have
been compared with that of the American
eagle. He was warm personal friend of Gen.
Mcclellan before, during, aud after the war.
The "oldest Postmaster in the United States
has been turning up in all parts Of the country
but the friends of Roswell Beardsley, of North
lansing N Y, claim that he still holds that
honor. He was appointed a Postmaster by
President John Quincy Adams in 1928, and is
still in Office. His commission, signed by the
President aforementioned, hangs in his library,
and he has been offered large price for it by
the New York Geographical Society, but is
well-to-do and able to keep it. Mr.. Beardsley
is in his Seth year, and has been Postmaster q
few months over &c years.
Mrs. Ann Rogers, aged 60, sister to Gen. John
A. Logan and T. N. Logan, died Saturday night
from the effects of dose of morphine, at her
home, in Murphysboro. Ill. She for several
years managed the Logan House, the chief
hostelry of the town. Her last husband W.
a har of tha fap of
the 34th Illinois Legislature, which, on May 10,
1885, elected Gen. Logan to the United States
Senate and shaped his course for the Vice
Presidential nomination. Mrs. Rogers has
seen her property gradually disappear, and
this caused dependency aud resulted in sui
eide.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris has returned to
Washington with the intention of making it
her future home. She has leased house on r
street, between Twentieth and Twenty first
streets. At present she is busily engaged in
getting her home in order, as we'll as settling
upon a school for her daughters, whom she
wishes to have near. 1t is rumored that the
widow of Gen. Grant will spend at least por-
ton of the coming Winter with her daughter.
Blake III. Durant, Familiarity known as "Old
Shady" because of his color, died last week at
Grand Forks, N. d. Durant was a faithful
servant of Gen. Sherman. and was mentioned by
him in his Memoirs of the War. "Old Shady"
once received q visit from Gen. Sherman and
he attended the Generals funeral. Durant
was a private in the list Ohio, and was detailed
as cook to Gen. Sherman.
Gov.-elect Woodbury. and Lieut. Gov. -elect
Mansur, of Vermont each lost an arm in the
civil war;
In September. 1862, on the battlefield of
South Mountain, Nd, John Tyler, of Co. B,
45th Pa, took from the pocket of dead rebel
soldier love letter dated July 3. 1862, written
to the latter by his sweetheart, who then lived
in Richmond County, N. c., and who signed
herself Kate" 1t Enclosed lock of her hair.
Mr. Tyler carefully preserved the letter, and has
long been trying to find the writer. A copy
of it was recently sent to the Governor of North
Carolina, who caused it to be published in the
local papers This found the writer, Kate"
who is now widow, and lives at Riverton. N.
c., and who has written to Mr.. Tyler. The
latter returned the long lost love letter and lock
of hair by mail to the address of Mrs. A. G.
McNeill, Riverton, N. G.
at the foot of Wards heroic statue of Wash
irgton, on the high steps of the Sub-Treasury
building, is broad piece OF stone carefully COW
cred with wire grating. 1t is so placed that
should the image come to life and step down from