The National tribune., 1894-10-25

were Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg. Brandy
Station, the Wilderness, Spottsylvanis. and
many others equally severe. He now pursues
the peaceful vocation Of a contractor.
Senator Sherman. in his address to the l .0GO
veterans OF tho Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home.
reminded them of the services they and their
comrades bad rendered in the war for the
Union, and assured them that the loyal people
Of this country were still rs grateful for their
services as when the war closed. To them be-
louged the real glory Of saving the Union. His
address was non political. and after it was over
he shook hands with every soldier present.
At the fifth annual Convention Of the Medal
of Honor Legion. held in New York on Monday
and Tuesday. tossts at the dinner were re-
sponded to by Amos J. Cummings Gen. James
Z. o'Beirne, Gen c. II. T. Coils Gen. Daniel
Butterfed, Gen. Whsslock @. veszey. Gen
George ". Mindil, John II. Cook, Col. James
Quinlan. Col. Edward VI. Knox. Capt. Harry
May Munsell and Maj. John D. Terry.
The Oxford Club. of Brooklyn. will give
complimentary dinner to Cen. o. o. Howard
when he relires from active service on Nov. 3,
and also TO Cox LOOMS L. LaugdoH, who re-
tires on Oct %. Col Laugdon has seen long
and active service. He was one Of two officers
to hoist the Union flag over the SlatehoGse in
Richmond at the citys evacuation by the Con-
federates. 1t was the same flag raised at the
capture of Mobile.
1t was % years ago last Sunday since the
famous old ship-ef-var Constitution, better
known as Old Ironsides." which Dr. Holmes
in the early '30s saved by song was finally
launched. The lanehiug WIS ''third-time-
never-fails" affair, for on Sept 20 and q IN
successful attempts had been made to get her
off the ways into the water. There must be
souvenirs of odd Ironsides" round the cOun-
try, for when DR.. Holiness youthful and en-
thusiastic outburst saved fer the reconstruction
the old war-ship, whose deck had been trOdden
by many heroes, not to omit Lord Byron. its
old timbers bad been made a varied use OF.
The original designer had a cane from them;
so did President Jackson, Martin Van Buren,
and Mr. Joel Poinsett. Of South Carolina, sll
of whom were present at the docking Of the
Constitution in June. 1888
On Gen. Harrison camp aigning tour through
Indiana, as on his journeys as President, tie
children with their flowers and flags, and old
veterans Of the late war with their Grand
Army buttons. formed conspicuous feature Of
each gathering. His last speech, which was
the Goth Of the trip and the 18th Of the day,
was at Edinburg. and his voice rang out az
clearly as when he spoke first.
Samuel Lister who died last week at the
Philadelphia Hospital, was apparently un-
known aud friendiess, bat his wife, who lives
in that city, saw the announcement of his death,
and called at the hospital TO secure the body of
her husband. The aged woman was overcome
with grief at her loss. She stated that her nus
band had been an inmate of the Soldiers Home
at Erie. and had secured transfer to the Home
at Hampton, Va. On his way thither he bad
stopped to see her. After talking for few
hours he had left the house TO take a short
walk, which was the last she heard from him
until she read Of his death.
There is preserved BY private family at
Baltimore Maj. Robert Kirk woods certificate
as member Of the Society of the Cincinnati.
The certificate bears the signature Of Washing
ton. The parchment is framed under glass and
is worn through in places IS though it had
long been kept folded. The Major was a
Revolutionary hero of Delaware, and village
of that State bears his name