The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-05
PERSONAL

| Tho oldest Republican in West Virginia is
| Comrade Thomas Allen. of Pennington, who
was born in Northumberland, England, April
2S i19l that if no lives till the 2Sth of next
| April he will be 106 years old. lie enlisted in
the British army in 1909 at the age Of 1S. and
was in the campaigns in Spain and Portugal.
and fought with his regiment at Waterloo
where it gained great credit He shook hands
| with Napoleon after the latter was prisoner
! lie came to America in 1923 and after a short
| service in the Black Hawk war, finally drifted
to West Virginia, whore lie has lived ever since.
He was an Incorporating Unionist, and at
the outbreak of the rebellion enlisted in the
Sd w. Va, which aftcrward became the 9th w.
Va. Cav. He was II when no enlisted, and 10
| when mustered out. He has been quito simple
and regular in his habits, in spite of his stir
ring career, drinking very little. but using to-
bacco for 20 years. He quit tobacco about 10
| years ago. He was never married. and is a
Presbyterian. He cast his frst vote for John
| q. Adams.
Lieut.-Col. George b. Davis. formerly Of the
| War Records, and now Professor of Law in the
Military Academy at West Point, will this
month deliver course of lectures at the
Army Medical School, Washington.
| Gen. B. F. Tracy, Secretary of the Navy
under Harrison, appeared in a new role before
the New York Supreme Court recently in max
| ing application to practice before it.
Comrade Henry A. Tower of North Adams.
Mass, contributes to the North Adams Herald
most convincing reply to some structures by
Prof Bascom, of Williams College. upon
veterans and pensioners. This is an effective
way OF meeting our opponents. Let it be
understood everywhere that no man can raise
his voice against US without being called to
account
Zeralda G. Wallace, the noted Temperance
lecturer and worker in the w. c. T. T. and
WR-C, is still lying i'll at the home of her
daughter at Cataract, Ind, in a serious condi-
tiOn. Reports sly she will hardly recover.
Mrs. Wallace is not the mother of Gen. Lew
Wallace, as is generally supposed. She is 81
years old.
Comrarde A. J. Rutherford was born in Wis
consin Nov. %, 1849, and in 1862 at the age 10,
enlisted as a drummer in the 29th Wisconsin.
He was in Is battles; was taken prisoner and
kept ii months, and houorably discharged at
the close of the He had always taken
great interest in dancing, and made such a sue
cess as a teacher that he was induced to leave
Watertown, Wis. aud try his fortunes in Chi
cago. He has made fine success there. has
one Of the very best dancing academies in the
city, and in it fine band of thoroughly
trained musicians.
All veterans will be delighted to hear Of a
tinguished Gen. Cyrus Bussey. late Assistant
Secretary of the Interior. More than year
ago he was knocked down by a runaway horse,
attached to a sleigh, at the Ebbitt House corner,
Washington, ID. G.. 1t was wonderful that he
escaped being instantly killed. He has been
suffering very much since, but recently his
pains seemed to leave him all at once, aud now
he appears as well and vigorous as ever.
The very many friends Of COL H. w. Fuller,
the able General Passenger Agent of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railroad, will be panied to learn
of the death of his mOther-the wife of the
Rev. s. j. Rushing, of New York-who died at
the home of her daughter, Lexington, KY,
Feb. q, 1896 at the age 73 Tho remains were
taken to Morris, n. Y, for interment. Col
Fuller is still suffering greatly from the effects
Of a railroad accident more than one year ago.
In all this Col. Fuller will have the deepest
sympathy of all veterans and their friends, for
not only was he a gallant soldier during the
war aud valued member of Gen. Sheridan's
personal staff. but no man has done more TO
promote the success of GAR. National En-
campments by his wise and liberal manage
ment of the passenger department OF his great
road. aud has always been ready to meet the
comrades more than halfway or any just con-
cessiOns necessary for the success of their
gatherings.