The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-22
PERSON AL.

| the bust Of Gen. Grant, which was made by the
same artist, Rupert Schmid for the tomb in
Riverside Park. At the base of the shaft, in
front, will be a group of war insignia and
trophies in bronze.
There is good deal of talk in Philadelphia
about erecting statue of Admiral John A.
Dahlgren, who was native of that city, and
a number of naval societies are moving in the
matter.
Miss Florence Nightingale, at the age of "a,
is enjoying excellent health. She is rich
woman, having. besides some private means.
the $250000 publicly subscribed for her by the
English people at the close of the Crimean war,
and which in their country is not held to be
too large a reward for her priceless services to
the wounded soldiers.
Several cities will be honored by visit from
the new COMMANDMENTS Chief, Col. Thomas G.
Lawler. the last week in this month The
! Adiutant General writes that the Commander
| in-Chief has in contemplation an Eastern trip.
He will leave his Headquarters at Rockford.
| H., accompanied by Gen. Jones and other
members of his staff. on Nov IS. The day fol-
lowing he will spend in Toledo. o., going from
| there to Washington. where he will remain
| Nov. 81 and % From Washington the Com
mander-in Chief will 60 direct to New York.
and will make that city and its immediate
neighborhooi q four days visit, extending
! from Nov. % to 26, inclusive. Comrade Law
Ter will go from New York to Philadelphia on
| Nov. 81, starting homeward on the day follow
| ing.
| Judge Nathan Golf looms up as the most
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would have for the West Virginia Senatorship,
were it not that his election would make a
vacancy on the United States Circuit bench,
| which President Cleveland would fill by ap-
| pointing Democrat-prohably VIM. L. Will
son. Comrade Golf is undoubtedly the most
popular man in West Virginia, and it may be
that lie will prefer the Senatorship to the
Judgeship, though the latter is life office.
| Tho aged housekeeper of President James
Buchanan, Miss Hettie Parker, fell and broke
her thigh at her home in Lancaster Pa. As
she is 80 years old the injury will probably
prove fatal. She was Buchanan's housekeeper
for many years and up to the time of his death,
at his famous country-seat. Wheatland. As be
was bachelor, Miss Parker attended to all the
Presidents domestic wants, and looked after
his affairs very faithfully. She has been active
in Church work, and did much in charitable
way.
Gen. Geo. r. Smith Post, No. SO, Department
of Missouri, Sedalia shows up well in the
| cent elections. Col. John P. Tracey was elected
Representative from the Seventh District to
succeed John T. Heard; the Adjutant OF the
Post was elected Probate Judge of the County;
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Treasurer, and Quartermaster James A. Capen
was elected County Assessor.
The first piano owned in the State of Maine,
and which was the property of Gen. Knox, is
said to be still in use in Knox County.
The widow of Stonewall Jackson says that
when he was counting her he made it rule
never to read one of her letters on Sunday,
send one to her so that it would be likely to be
carried through the mails on that day.
Charles Wise, or Governor" as his friends
called him, who died last week in Washing
ton, had an eventful career He was one of
the followers of the great pathfinder. John c.
Fremont, and participated in all the hardships
of that first expedition through the unknown
| Rockies" Georgetown furnished several
moro men for that expedition, among them
Jacob Dodson, Mr.. Rohrer, father of William
Rohrer of Washington, and Henry King. Mr..
Rohrer met his death on the trip, and Henry
King. who joined the Fremont ranks the after
noon of the day of his marriage, was another
of those who never returned. Mr. Wise also
| figured in the Mexican war and its hardships.
In Georgetown, during his most prosperous
days. deceased was contracting stevedore of
large business.
Comrade John Jeroloman's friends are re-
joicing that he is now the newly elected Presi-
dent of New Yorks Board of Aldermen. With
such leader the name New York Alderman"
will soon wear out its generally-aecepted sinis-
ter meaning. His election to the Office is not
the smallest of his party's victories.
Col. Wilson has requested Gen. Harrison to
have portrait of himself painted, to be hung
in tho White House. The ex-President is to
choose his own artist the expense to be covered
by sum appropriated by Congress for the pur-
pose.
Private Dalzell is eking out livelihood
for his old age by writing speeches and poems
for special occasions for persons too busy to write
them for themselves. 1t would be a strange
occasion that the versatile and volube pen of
the Private could not grace with proper elo-
quence, indeed. We commend him to such of
our readers as may have occasion for any
assistance of the kind described.
Charles Wilson, now an aged veteran, who
was captured, together with number of COM
missoned officers, BIZ Confederate soldiers while
on board the San Jacinto in 1862, has been hay J