The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-30
PERSONAL.

The War Governor of Michigan, Austin Blair,
once told a correspondent how his feelings to-
ward President Lincoln underwent change.
He said 81 was greatly opposed to his nomi-
nation, and it was a long time before he won
my entire confidence. He was not only a
strong. wise man, but he had the great faculty
of knowing how to bide his time. ], as well
as others, believed that proclamation enamel
patng the slaves should have been issued
months before it was done. Finally, weary of
urging and waiting, we called convention, to
meet at Altoona, Pa. The very day we met
the President issued his emancipation procla-
nation. leaving Us little else to do but send to
him g delegation thanking him for what he
had done. 1t was hard to get the start of him,
and he seemed to know just when the oppor-
tune period had arrived to perform public
act"
Capt. Malcolm, of the schooner Relief. arrived
in New York City last week with the three
flags of the Kearsarge. Capt. Malcolm said that
he would fly the flags on the Relief for several
days but did not know what final disposition
he would make of them.
1t is reported that Teresfta Canzio, Carl
baldi's daughter, is writing life of her father.
The work. it is said will give the most init
mate details Of the career of the italian patriot.
Mrs. Mary e. Harris, of Roxbury, Mass, has
for 80 years been collecting buttons. Her col
lection now numbers 10000 different kinds.
Thirty years ago she made a wager that there
were more than 800 different kinds of buttons.
She reached the thousand mark inside of a
year, but once started in the destinations of
collecting" her pursuit was kept up. Mrs.
Harris has some interesting buttons in her COL
lection. One was worn By soldier in Eapol-
cons army; another by soldier in Washing.
toms; there are buttons from the uniforms of
half dozen European Armies as we'll as those
of the South American Republics. the Confed-
crate army and tho uniforms furnished by the
different States during the civil war.
. The project for the erection of monument
to John Brown at Harper's Ferry has advanced
SO far as the formation of a committee composed
of citizens of IIarper's Ferry and Washington.
1t is proposed to rear granite shaft at a cost
of &c., 600 or $4,000, aud the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad company have granted the committee
the land OIL which to place it, and. inclosed by
the railroad property, it will be secured against
vandalism.
James A. Roberts, the Comptroller of the
State of New York, who is the Erie County
candidate for Governor, was born at Water
borough, Me-, March 8, i647. He served dur
ing the latter part of the war in the 7th Me.
battery. He was present at the capture and
siege of Petersburg, and in the series of con-
flicts which followed, until the 9th of April,
1865, when Gen. Lee, with the remainder of
the Army OF Virginia. surrendered to Gen.
Grant near Appomattox Courthouse.
Andrew Franklin, of Burlington, Kan, is one
of the oldest pensioners on the rolls of the War
Department.. having been born on Christmas
Day, in 1891. He fought in the War of 1872
in two Indian wars, and served as tesmster
in the civil war.
Henry c. Work, the author of Marching
Through Georgia" was printer, who brought
his first song, Kingdom Coming" to DR.. Geo.
F. Root, then q member of music publishing
firm in Chicago. It pleased the latter so we'll
that he induced the composer to give up his
trade and devote all his time to writing songs.
He became prosperous business man in Chi
cago, but lost all he had in the great fire and
never recovered his prosperity. He lived the
last years of his life in Hartford and died there;
and, though he was not soldier, the Grand
Army of the Republic decorates his grave with
flowers, and an effort is now being made to
erect monument to his memory.
In the death of ex- Gov. Charles Robinson at
Lawrence, Kan, Aug IL. there passed away
one of the men who was prominently identified
with the great conflict in Kansas preceding the
civil war. Gov. Robinson was essentially
pioneer and as such will occupy q front rank
in the history of the building of the great West.
At the age of 80 Mr. Robinson turned his face
westward and became prominent and fearless
champion of law and order in the days OF vigil
ance committees in California. Before he was
40 he had como to the Territory of Kansas aud
at onee took the foremost part as Agent of the
Immigrant Aid Society in settling the State
with New England blood and establishing in
it New England ideas. The lsbors and perils
and the final success of Gov. Robinson and the
determined men associated with him in this
contest form one of the most exciting chapters
in American history and one of the most i'm
portant. The position of leadership which had
been accorded to him by reason of his native
force and fitness made him naturally the first
Governor of the new State.
William Payne Lord, present Chief Justice
of Oregon, and Governor-elect of that State, is
So years old. and has for 26 years resided in
Oregon. Judge Lord graduated at the SEM
mary at Fairfield, N. Y, and began the study
OF law, but soon entered the Union army as
private. He was mustered out as Major. He
finished his law studies at Albany.
William Ell. C. Michael, 18th Iowa aud u s.
S. Tyler, presented to the State of Iowa a naval
flag, the ensign which foated over the Tyler
during most of her service. This flag was
sealed up with others on Battle Flag Day"
1t is reported that ]. r. WATSON, of Sedalia,
No., formerly well-known officer in the
United States Army, has been summoned by
the Japanese Government to repair to Korea
and take command of the Mikado's forces Col.
WATSON was at one time connected with the
Japanese srmy as military instructor, and 1t is
said the Japanese officials have a high regard