The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-07-09
PERSONAL.

Cen Gustavus w. Smith, who died recently
at his home in New York City. was man from
whom the rebels ex pected much but were badly
disappointed. 1t was always claimed by him
and his friends that his failure was due to JEFF
Daviss Jealousy and hatred. He was born in
Kentucky, and graduated in 1872 from
West Point the eighth in a class Of which John
Newton, Rosecrans, John Pope. f. W. Johnson,
Seth Williams, Abner Doubleday. George Sykes.
N. j. I. Dana, ID. Fl. Hill, 5lcLaws. Van Dorm
and Longstreet were members. He resigned
from the Army in 1886, and became ous of
Fernando Woods henchmen and was appointed
Street Comm issioner Of New York City. He
resigned this in 1861, to go into the rebel army,
and JET Davis appointed him Major General.
He did not give satisfaction during the PENN.
sular Campaign. was relieved and in retiremens
during the rest OF the war, until Sherman be-
gan the March to the Sea, when he was put IN
command of the Georgia Militia. He wrote a
book to explain that his failures were not due
to his incapacity, but to Jef DaVis's jealousy.
a. Z. Lawton, who was educated at West
Point, and left the Army to join the rebels,
became Quartermaster General with the rank
Of Brigader. General, and after whom the
prisOn-pen at Million was named, died last
week at Clifton Springs N. Y. He had to have
his disabilities removed when President Clevs-
land. during his first term. appointed him Min
lister to Austria.
Miss Caroline Upham, only daughter of the
eonrade who is Governor of Wisconsin. is en-
gagged to be married TO Phil Fl. Sawyer, grand
son of the Senator from Wisconsin. Miss
Upham is lovely girl, with fine mind, well
cultivated, and devoted to good works for those
around her. Her affianced, who will inheFis
most of the ex-senator's wealth, is fine young
fellow, graduate Of the Wisconsin University,
an all-arOund athlete, aud very popular.
Secretary Lamont has directed that the FORTH
fcation and army post at David's Island, ~ Y,
he named Fort SlOeum, after the late Mai. Gen.
William II. SlOcum.
Mai Z. w. HaIford, who was President Har-
rison's Private SECRETARY, and is now Pay master
of the United States Army stationed at Dem
yer. has sustained a compound fracture of his
right leg by falling from bicycle. Maj Hal
ford served during the war as a Paymaster's
clerk.
r. d. Ward, who was Captain in the rebel
army, and during most Of the war commandans
of Castle Thunder, at Richmond. died at that
city July 2. He was lawyer by profession.
and had been for years Tipstatf Sf the State
Supreme Court of Appeals.
The London Chronicle says Mckinley is the
most striking personality who has arisen on
the Republican side since Mr.. Blaine.
1t is said that nearly every person in West
Fryeburg Mo- is the descendant of a soldier Of
the Revolution or war of 1912.
Col. Robert NJ. Douglas is the son of the dis
tinguished Stephen A. Douglas, and was Private
Secretary to President Grant who appointed
him United States Marshal of North Carolina.
He held the office several years, and has since
made the State his home. His sob, Robert Dick
Douglas recently graduated with high honOrs
from Georgetown University, winning two gold
medals.