The National tribune., 1894-06-28

Col. D. J. Hurley. of Texas made Sd address
at the dinner of Lafayette Post, No. 40, In
New York, last week Among those pressns
were b. Wright, John ROks. Capt J. J. Jardins,
the Rev. Wilbur Fiske Wood. Capt E. L. Is
linski. Gen. Duryea, Mr.. and Mrs Whitfield,
Miss Whitfield. J. A. Cantiug, Col. and Mrs p.
II. Murphy, sr and Mrs. Raynor, Dr. j. L.
Beyea, Mr. and Mrs. r. D. Evans, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Johnston, A. G. Tourtellotte, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Long.
Mr.. and Mrs Bartlett, Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker
man. Charles GarmaD, d. S. Swinney, Warren
E. Shepard and William Banta.
1t is said that the PenDypacker family ef
Pennsylvania sent more soldiers TO the civil
war than any other American family. OF the
descendants of HendTiek Pannebecker, Dutch
surveyor, who came to Pennsylvania before the
year 100. IA were in the Union OF Confederate
armies and q of the IA were commissioned
officers, two of them being Generals and four
Colonies. There were 03soldiers in the Union
army and Al in the Confederate service These
statistics are from Judge Pennypacker's BIZ
ography of his ancestor, which has recently
been printed. Hendrick Pannebeeker was a
surveyor for the Penns. and surveyed their
manors and many Of the townships and present
roads of Montgomery (then PHILADELPHIA
County. Gen. Galusha Pennypscker. who
Gen. Terry said was the hero Of Fort Fisher,
was the youngest officer in the Union armies
to attain the full rank of General, having been
made Brigadier and Brevet Msjor-General az
the age of %.
bronze cannon which has long been stand
ing in front of the Government building at
Pittsburg has been taken away to the melting
pot. The piece was given By the Government
to be cast into badges and souvenirs for the
delegates to the National Encampment of the
GAR. which meets at Pittsburg next Septem-
Der. Its weight was l,725 pounds, and was one
OF the cannon which Secretary Floyd ordered
to be taken to New Orleans before Fort Sumter
was fred upon. The attempt 10 move the old
ordnance from the arsenal to the steamboat
landing caused much excitement in Pittsburg.
In, an interview ex-vice-President Morton,
being asked if he would run this Fall for Gov
ernor of New York. declined to answer directly.
but left the impression that he would obey bis
party's commands.
Nelson's old battle-ship the Foudroyant, Is
being exhibited at various ports in Great Bril-
tain. 1t is said that every timber Of the old
ship is as sound to-day as when she was launched
100 years ago.
Mrs Alice Ramsey, niece of Andrew Jack.
son, died recently at Phoenix, Ariz Her hus-
band, BOW dead, was Captain of the 9Th ny
Cav. She was field nurse during the late
war. Mrs. Ramsey was born in 1916 in Algiers,
La
comrade in New Albany, Ind, sends rs
note Of the following incidents which occurred
some time ago: Dr. Frank Wilcox, of the Board
of Pension Examiners, has returned from Cory
don, where he was sent to examine Daniel
BantoD, Mexican war veteran, for an increase
of pension. Banton was in his coffin when be
arrived there, having died the day before. He
also went to the penitentiary at Jacksonville
to examine Jesse Lyons convict, but found
that Lyons had also died the day before he was
ut the prison.
Gen. Lew Wallace, the author of Ben Hur"
is arranging with his publishers for the publ
cation of new novel, founded on incidents
which happened in the United States. 1t is
said that it is semi-tropeal in character, and
that Coxey and his army are to be introduced
in the background of the story.