New-York tribune., 1895-12-16

was from Connecticut. and also Of Revolutionary
stock. Judge Darte was educated in the common
schools and Wyoming Seminary, KINGSTON,
Penn studied law with his father the late CORONER
Alfred Darte at Carhondae. Penn. and was ad-
mitted 20 practice Just before the war lhe re-
belon broke out. he enlisted as private on April
49, 1851: was afterward made a Lieutenant OF COM
pany X 9th Pennsylvania Infantry. In the three
months service. and honorably discharged IN
July 1861 lie rc-entered the service on August lS'
lsl in the ith Pennsylvania Cavalry; was promoted
from second Lieutenant to a captaincy IN lN@' was
wounded at Tre,illian Station. Va, In June. lNi.
and honofably discharged In september l>oh py
reason Of disability arising therctrom. lie recoV-
cred from his wounds and has never applied Tor
pension lie has been twice commander OF fost
No o. at Wilkesbarre. Penn: has been chief mus
terms officer and senior vice-comnander OF the De
partmcnt Of Pennsylvania. twice DMtrct-At'ofheE'
and Is kpw Orphans Court Judge Of i'uzethe
County. tn that State.
Distinguished soldiers and eminent citizens VIII
gather around the hospitabic board of Lafayette
Post No l40. when the rose post of New->ork
gives a complimentary dinner for Comrade Nelson
Niles to congratulate him on his promotion 10
the place OF commander-in-chief OF the 'hteu
States Army. The Committee of Arrangements
has nxed December lS the nfteenth anniversary
OF the posts organization. as the time, anu the
Hotel Netherland. Fifth-ave. and ttfty-ninth-st'
n the place The reception viii begin al p' n'
and dinner will be at $50 ANY comrade desiring TO
treasurer. care of Tiffany q Co. Union Square with
the names OF friends mot necessarily comrades) for
whom he wishes TO purchase tickets and he respon-
slhle The price OF each ticket will be s.
Many we'll known guests will be present and IN
dicatons point 10 another memorable occasion.
,omrade Chauncey VI Depcw will act as toast
master. General Ruger and Admirals Sicard and
Meade Goyernsr Morton, Adiuisn'-General Me
Alpin. Governors Hastings of Pennsylvania. ana
Coffin. OF Connecticut. James NJ. Ioyt Of 'ieve-
land Ohio: the Rev Dr. James NJ King. District
Attorneys Graham. OF Philadelphia. and Fellows.
of New-York Presideht Raymond. Of Connecticut.
ana COMMANDER Wnmon W hsckmar OF Boston.
ARE among the speakers n,i,.3 Commander II II.
Adams will preside
COLONEL ADAMS SERIOUSLY Ill.
Comrades will regret 10 hear tina, Colonel J. NJ.
Alarna past commander of Phil Kcarny Post no
h. lying SO seriously l in Philadelphia that he h
not expected 10 recover. Colonel Adams was an
officer OF the 1t Missouri Cavalry. was with Cen
etai Lyon al the Battle of WILSON, Greek. where
Lson Was Killed lie vas aiterward assistant
. adtutant general ON the stan Of General Curtis
commanding the Department Of Missouri Although
h. served with distinction tor four years and was
badly wounded. Ae has never aehsd Tor a pension
The printed proceedings Of thc Department En-
chmpmont held in May. at Saratoga. writes "iiirh
Private from Albany. have bcon r'c oiyed from the
Public Printer. but held for correction of errors
By some strange oversight OF tl' binu'r the Whol"
Lon volumes were stamped back 1884, when ~
should have bocn lsl, When the binder has cor
iocted this mistake the copies viii ne Issued 10 tho
posts Ruuors OF taking ihc room m the Capitol
now occupied as q. A. u Department lleadquar-
tcrs) Tor n committee room and mo, INK the head
quarters oflciol 10 some other building. seem TO
have died out FOR the present go least Let hope
that the Capitol officials viii leave The q. A. X ia
quiet possession.
TAe annual dinner Of the ilth corps Veterans A.
sociaton will take place on December 10. at Nor
al. 1 Ia ID
one OF the Old commanders of The corps viii attend
General Franz siege, the nist commander ~ me
corps was obliged decline on account of Illness
General Hsmlin tho coips historian. win be- there
and give some interesting facts about the corps
The officers OF J. /. Riker Post. No g. elected
December II. are: Commander Peter Ew9id, senior
yice-commander Nicholas Falter Junior vicc-cOm-
mander Micheel DAVIS; quariermaster. William
Wolf. surgeon. Jacob Cuiimtn. chaplain John /.
IIsy of'icer OF the day Peter Masiagiio officer OF
the guard John ksscl. council OF administration.
John rhieic Henry Schoeniag. John Kssel. William
Rohling and Nicholas Kuhn. trustee. Michael Lang,
chairman post Memorial Committee, Lucas Hans
ler. delegate 20 department encampment. John
schmidng. with william DierOf a. alternate.
delegate 20 County Memorial Committee. Nicholas
Falter and George "A. Mocser. with Lucas Iiansler
ard Peter Mastaglio as aiiefn1tes. Past Commander
John schmldlng Was appointed chairman Of the
Committee on Arrangements Cor the annual mas
qu.rade ball. 20 be hell February ~ AZ Tammany
Hall Adutant Charles n C0iyin win be reap
pointed fof another term 81 DO wii accept.
Koies Post, 40 g has elected ne following