The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-03-01
PERSONAL.

friend OF ex-State Senator and ex- Congressman
Frederick Lansing. who died recently in Water
town. N Y, says Of him: "A gallant soldier in the
civil war; from one of whose baitlefields he was
carried away. was supposed, wounded to death,
lie spent the last 30 years of his life in Watertown
He WAS a champion of the right from his earliest
years, and his nobility of character was recognized
by all who knew him."
Garushs A. Grow, when he fist entered the
House. the younges. member. He now goes
back with the largest majority ever won by Rep
resentatve in Congress.
Admiral Benham continues to win commends-
ton by following up his previous course of action
at Rio. He is teaching British and BrazIians alike
respect for Uncle Sam. When the insurgents tried
TO prevent q British ship in the hsrbor from OBJ
tanning water he placed the water-b boat under the
American flag.
There viii shortly be two more equestrian statues
erected in Washington-one Of Gen. Hancock and
the other of Gen. Logan.
Ex-Secretary of War Elkinss portrait for the
War and Navy Department gallery is being painted
by first-cass artist. The fact Is generally COM
mended as many of his predecessors have collected
low-cost artists. who have turned out poor work.
On account Of conflicting statements about Secre-
tary Gresham's war record the following has been
published from Gen. MePhersons report: BRIG
Gen. Gresham, commanding the DlVlStOH
Seventeenth Corps. WAS wounded in the leg below
the knee by n mimic ball. which shattered the bone
and am afraid he will lose his leg" And again
Mcpherson wrote to Gen. Sherman July s.
Early this afternoon Greshams Division, of Biair's
command, charged and carried line of rebel rifle
pits the Turner Ferry road and then pushed
forward until clock p. M, when they gained a
position on Nickajack Greek. within about 500
yards of the rebel intrenchments on the Chatla-
hoochee."
Mai. Hildreth. Councilmen Halpin, Stevens and
Hand. of Cape May, N. j.. are making every effort
to have the Summer Encampment of the GA. r,
State of New Jersey, big success A soldiers
monument will be erected at cost OF s.. 500. and
be unvaied during the Encampmen,. George G.
Meade Post and o. S. Grant Post, Of Philadelphia,
have already been invited to be present
The names of dead soldiers and sailors who were
awarded the Congressional medal of honor for dis
tingushed conduct will be- read from the roll at
future meetings and bauques of the Medal of
Honor Legion, and it has been decided that all
members will remain standing while the roll is
being read.
1t was part OF the bequest of Augustus Graham,
who founded the Brooklyn Institute that Wash
iugton's Birthday be celebrated every year by
address ON Washington some other eminent
American. Among the notable addresses before
George William Curtis Charles Sumner and
James Russell Lowell and that of the Rev John
w. Chadwick years ago on George William
Curtis This year Bishop Thomas NJ. Clark
chosen to speak on Phillips Brooks
Miss Anna Ella Carroll. of Maryland. died in
Washington last week in her 10Th year. She was
one of the most remarkable women in American
history, being the author of the plan which broke
the backbone of the rebellion" Her services to
her country are described in the report from the
Committee Military Affairs submitted to the
House of Representatives a few years ago by Gen.
Edward s. Bragg. of Wisconsin, and the following
ia quoted therefrom: I'm the Autumn of 1861 the
great question to whether the Union could be
saved or whether IL was hopelessy subverted de-
pended upon the ability fthe Government to open
the Mississippi and deliver a fatal blow upon the
resources Of the Confederate power. Presi-
dent Lincoln had reserved 10 himself the special
direction Of this expedition but before il pre-