The National tribune., 1894-07-19
PERSONAL

After prolonged contest in which $50 bal
lots were taken. the Republicans Of the Cham.
paign In.) District nominated Col Vespa-
sian Warner to succeed Hon. B. F. Funk Al
Representative. Col Warner was born in De
Witt County, H., in 1872 He attended the
public schools of Clinton. and later entered
Lombard University. of GaIesburg from which
institution he grad uated with henOrs. at ths
breaking out of the war he entered the service
as a private in the Goth H., June 10, 1861. He
served eight months as a private, when he was
commissioned as a Lieutenant He was
wounded in the battle Of Shiloh, and also at
Atlanta. In 1863 he was made a member Of
Gen. Logan's staff, Of the Third Division of the
Seventeenth Corps He returned from the
South In 1864, was Immediately commissioned
as Captain and went among the Indians,
where he remained until 1866, when be re-
turned home with the rank Of Colonel after
five years of army life. On quitting the army
he entered the law school of Harvard Univcr-
sity. was graduated with honor. and returned
to Clinton, where he was married, and has
built up All excellent practice.
The famous battle saber of Capt Samuel
Chester Reid, who commanded the United
States private armed brig of-war Gen. Arm
strong at the battle of Fsyal. Azores. in Sep
tember, 1914. in the celebrated conflict with a
British squadron, has been presented to the
Navy Department at Washington By his son,
Col Sam C. Reid
The Congress medal of honor has been be-
slowed upon Maj Charles C. Davis, of Harris
burg, by order of the Secretary of War, in rec
ignition of his bravery and gallant services at
Shelbyville. Tenn. 81 years ago last week
Maj. Davis, an officer of the 7th Pa. Cav,
charged with bis regiment in the fight at Shell
byviIle, June 81, 1863, capturing Confederate
battery, and killed in sword combat the COM
nander OF the battery, Capt Freeman, of
Huntsville, Ala.
letter from Levi p Morton, received By
local politician, has been shown, in which the
late Vice President states that bis health IS
fully restored. The intimation is plainly
given, moreover, that while he will not make
a contest for the Gubernatorial nomination, he
would not decline the honor il rendered.
The feature of an amateur minstrel PERFORM
snce in Mount Vernon, o., recently, was the
appearance of Daniel Decatur Emmett. "the
father Of minstrelsy," and author OF Dixie"
Although nearly 80 years of age Uncle Dan"
bore himself with grace and dignity it is said.
He played his ever-popusr composition on the
violin and was applauded to the echo
They are talking quite strongly in New York
of giving Col. Andrew Davidson. late First
Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, the RepuS-
lican nomination for Governor. They could
not ind better man. He was a staneh, true
soldier. He enlisted in the I2Ist n. T., became
Sergeant and Sergeant Major, and then accepted
a commission in a negro regiment. in which be
did good service before Petersburg. He was
severely wounded several times. and received
medal of honor for special gaIantFy. He is the
proprietor of an influential paper at 0tsego. is
an earnest member of the 6. R.. and leading
spirit in everything that promises to benefit
the community.
By direction of the President Reuben Smaw-
ley, of Greensburg, Ind. has been granted
medal of honor for bravery. On May %, 1868,
during the siege of Yieksburg. volunteers were
called for to make an assault on the enemy's
breastxorks. and among the number who re-
sponded to the call was Reuben Smawley, then
a mere boy. The assault was made, q vietery
was won, but out of the 150 men who rushed
into the charge less than dozen survived.
Comrade Smawley is justly proud Of this rec
ignition.
Louis c. Elson, the musical critic, in lecture
said that Yankee Doodle" was suggested by
the motley appearance of the Colonial troops
when they mustered for the Indian wars in
1755. An English wit composed it, and in the
slang Of that day, doodle" meant simpietou,
and "macsroni" dude. Mr.. Eson said that
Yankee Doodle 4" was the beginning and end
of the Revolutionary war. for at Lexington the
British played it in derision. and at the sur
render of CORVALLIS the Americans paid it
back with interest. making the British prison.
ers march by the same tune.
Elijah Bryan. of Nevada, No.. who is now 10
his 95sh year, as youth helped to defend the
homes Of the Missouri settlers against the raids
of Black Hawks warriors. His family is re-
lated to that of Daniel Boone, and he owns an
old hintloek gun which was favorite with the
froptiersman.