The National tribune., 1894-05-17
PERSONAL.

Gen. NJ. s. Mcmahon delivered another free
| lecture to the Brooklyn school children, the
| subject of which was THE Battle of Gettys-
| burg" Gen. McMahon illustrated his re-
marks with a map showing the exact
position of the different armies He told
how the forces of the opposing army were
mustered and of how unexpectedly the final
fight began. The death of Reynolds, who was
in command of the First Corps, was patheticaly
referred to. An important document in the
handwriting of Gen. Meade, giving the minutes
of a council held by the Generals, was read In
it Gen. Slocum is reported as saying in answer
to question as to what should be done, "Stay
| and fight it out" This was received with most
enthusiastic applause. The lecturers descrip-
ton of the last day of the fight, with all its sad
ness, was particularly touching. He spoke
stirringly of the advance of Pickett and of the
repulse of the Confederate army. In closing
Gen. Mcmahon said: 81 feel sure that should
circumstances ever demand, the boys and girls
OF 1894 will not prove unworthy of the examples
set by the boys and girls Of those sorrowful
times"
Mrs. q. s. Grant is now in San Francisco, ac-
companied by her son, q. s. Grant, his wife
and daughter. The party has the same suite
of rooms at the same hotel occupied by Gen.
Grant and suite IS years ago when they stopped
there on the famous tour of the world. Mrs
| Grant said she has not decided yet whether to
live with Mrs Sartoris in Washington or to
reside in New York. "Ireceived letter from
Mrs. Sartoris a few days ago." she added, in
which she spoke enthusiastically of the pleasant
time she was having at the Capital. They al
ways liked her there"
Carson Lake. the New York newspaper man
whose wife led the 20 minutes cheering for
Blaine at the Minneapolis Convention, died of
paresis in the Middletown Hospital few days
| ago.
Col. Joseph Moore, who died last week in
indianapolis, aged So years, will be remembered
| as the man who planned and constructed all of
the pontoon bridges used by Gen. Sherman on
his march to the sea.
The late Jesse Ssligman was great believer
in Grant. The men met when Grant, not long
out of West Point, and stationed at Sackett's
Harbor, N. Y, went into Seigman's little store
| at Watertown, in that State. Grant came again
and again, and the men developed strong
friendship. The next place they met was in
San Francisco, where their friendship was re-
newed. Grant impressed Seigman with his
breadth of view, and the latter wrote his
| brothers that if this man could put off his
modesty he would do great things. When
Grant settled the rebs at Donelson and Fort
McHenry, Seligmsn said to his Wall street
friends: s. know him; knew him when he
was young officer. If he is not killed or
disabled in battle, he will suppress the rebel
lion in the West within year, if am any
judge of men,"
Gen. George 8. Green celebrated his Goth
birthday at the home of his SON, in Now York
| City, last week. The General is the oldest
| living graduate of West Point and, in spite of
his years. is still as hearty as he was 25 years
ago. Gen. Greene was born in Apponaug, R. l.,
and graduated from the Military Academy in
1923. After leaving West Point he engaged in
civil engineering for several years At the
breaking out of the war he again entered the
army, and in January. 1862, was commissioned
Colonel of the Goth N. Y; on April %. 1862,
he was appointed Brigadier- General, and in
the battle of Antietam commanded the Second
Division, Twelfth Corps. In 1866 he was bre-
vetted Major General, and soon after retired
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Public Works in Washington, D. c., in 1871
Maj Gen. o. o. Howard has been elected to
succeed John Wanamaker as President of The
National Temperance Society.
Capt. Corn illus Nye, pensioner of the war
of 1872, recently celebrated his 9sth birthday
at his home in Lynn, Mass. He first voted for
James Monroe, and last for ex-President Har-
rison.
Comrade Cyrus Condit, who for 10 years has
been located in Kansas City, Mo-, has sold out,
and, after few months vacation. will open up
again in Boston, Mass. His present address is
1 Lexington street. Everett, Mass
Gen. Grants "Memoirs" are said to have
returned larger reward than any other book
ever written in this country. Up to the present
time the Grant family have received $440,O00
in royalties from the publishers of the work.
while the sale still continues good. and as a
cheaper edition is soon to appear it is within
the range of probability that the Memoirs"
may finally yield $4,000.
William Chambers, of Chatham, Ont, who
is claimed to be a survivor of the battle of
Waterloo is reputed to be we'll and hearty at
the great age of 107 years.
The recent death of Col. A. B. Steinberger,
at Dorchester, Mass, recalls his career as Pre-
mier of Samoa nearly 20 years ago. He was
sent to Samoa by President Grant during the
Winter of 1915 as a special agent of the
United States to deliver letter and presents
to the Samoan Government; but after fulfilling
his mission he resigned, and chose to remain
upon the islands, where he exploited the pres
tige he had obtained as the representative of
this country by establishing miniature King
DOM with regular Parliament and crowned
sovereign in the person of King Malietoa-
Col. Steinberger being the power behind the
throne.
The voucher for the pension of the late Geo.
w. Underhill, of Elgin. H., arrived shortly
after his death. It was for services in the
Mexican and civil wars. and included back
pension of over 81 200. There being no widow,
it is said none of the money can be secured by
the heirs.
Ex-President Harrison arrived in New York
from Cincinnati last week. He was seen by
reporter. and in the course of conversation
said that his visit to Cincinnati had no political
significance, and that he had come to New York
merely to attend to some private professional |
business. He said that he would not discuss |