The National tribune., 1894-10-04

| all honorable means within our power to de-
nounee the present Administration for their
utter disregard OF the legal rights Of the SOL
diers and sailors Of the late war and for dis
| eliminating against those who held positions
| under the Government by system Of whole
sale dismissals and reductions snd that we
pledge ourselves to oppose ali subsequent Ad-
ministratiOns who may disregard the rights Of
ex-Uniou soldiers and sailors. their widows
and orphans. under the laws Of 1870 and 1872"
DR.. Vim. n. Hamilton, who died the other day
at Odessa, Del, at the age OF 80, bad practiced
medicine for nearly so years. lie was once
Resident Surgeon at Fort Delaware. and be
sftermard served in the 1st Del Inf and the
5th Del. Cav. He was also Auditor Of the State.
He came of a good north of ireland family and
obtained part of his medical education in Lon
don, but received his diploma from Jefferson
College. Philadelphia. His wife was daugh-
ter of DR.. Arnold Naudain, once United States
Senator from Delaware.
prominent person at the Republican Con-
vention held at EIkins, W. Va, was Uncle Tom
Allen" of Taylor County. Mr. Allen is 1Oi
years old, and besides being at Waterloo was a
soldier of the war Of 1872 participated in tho
Indian war, and was a soldier during the war
of the rebellion. He attended the reception
given by ex-Seeretary EIkins to ex-Presidens
Harrison at Mr.. Elkins's beautiful home Tho
old man was met at the door By Gen. Harrison,
who conducted him into the house. When Gen.
Harrison met him he inquired, Did you drive
or ride up from town, Mr. Anenp" To which
the old soldier replied: II did neither, Mr.
President. walked up with the boys"
monument erected by the State Of New
Hampshire. in memory of Gen. John Sullivan,
her Irish hero of the Revolution. was dedicated
last week. The monument stands in front Of
the old Sullivan homestead, which is still pre-
served and inhabited. It is OF Concord granite,
and is inscribed "In memory of John SuIli-
van. born Feb. II, 1740. died Jan. %, 1875.
Erected By the State Of New Hampshire upon
the site of the Westinghouse under which was
stored the gunpowder taken from Fort William
and Mary" The memorial was erected in ac-
cordanee with An act of the Legislature Of
1892, appropriating s., 900 for that purpose. The
exercises of dedication were held in large tent
furnished by the town.
DR.. Minegerodc, who is well known as the
Rector of the Episcopal Church Of which JEFF
ferson Davis was parishoner in Richmond,
and who was conducting service at the time
the news was received in Richmond of Lees
surrender, is lying at the point of death in
Alexandria.
Maj. A. II. G. Richardson Of Washington,
celebrated the 26th anniversary of his entrance
into the Grand Army Of the Republic by a
dinner to few of his friends last week The
menu was all that could be desired, and there
were many interesting stories told Of the vicissi-
tudes that the Order has gone through in the
District of Columbia Maj. Richardson was
one of the early members of the Order and he
has held all the hOnors that could be given
him in this Department, being Past Depart
ment Commander. Capt. A. J. Cunning who
was for years Quartermaster-Gene of the
Department, and who, in that capacity, was
fully acquainted with the financial trials Of
the Order when the membership got as low az
20. contributed some interesting "reminiscences
as did also Capt A. Hart, Capt. Bernard T.
Jsnney and DR.. Frank T. Howe.
Martin Freeman, for many years keeper Of
the Horn Island (Mississippi) Light Station, is
dead. He will be known in history as the man
who piloted Admiral Farragut's squadron into
Mobile Bay during the war;
Gen. Harrison, in letter to Chairman Tan
ner, of the Republican State Committee, stated
in reply to requests for speeches in Illinois that
he had decided not to go out of the State Of
Indiana, as he did not think it would be right
for him to enter into the general campaign.
He adds: 81 have promised our own people to
make couple of short speeches in this State,
and if / go beyond this and visit Illinois or
Iowa, as / have been invited to do. or any other
State, could not put any limit on the demands
which would be made upon me-"