The National tribune., 1896-11-19
PERSONAL

En-. Senator Stephen W. Dorsey of Arkansas,
has raised in London the capital necessary 10
develop group of gold mines % miles from
Yuma. Cal, in which he is interested. He
will erect 100 stamp mill and employ 400 or
500 men. Comrade Dorsey served with great
credit in the Ist Ohio L. A.. going in as a pri-
vate and coming out as Captain of Battery III.
Comrade Wellington Schuyler is very proud
of the distinction of being the first negro APP
pointed the police force OF New York. which
was done last week by the unanimous vote Of the
Commissioners, that he might have charge OF
the building OF the New York College of Phsr-
macy. He celebrated the event by appearing
in his GAR. uniform, with his breast deco
rated By his GA. f. badge. Thirteenth Corps
badge, a Masonic badge. and a Mckinley Gold
badge. He is very popular with the students
OF the College Of Pharmacy, where he has been
janitor for eight years. aud they also celebrated
the event. He is a splendid specimen Of physi-
cal man, measuring six feet one inch high. and
well proportioned He was born in Flushing.
i. l., so years ago. and enlisted at the age Of
16 in Rhode Island heavy artillery regiment.
He made good record, was wounded in the
leg at Matagorda Island, and came home
Coior-SergeaDt. About year ago he attracted
attention by arresting two sneak thieves who
had been working" the building. They
claimed TO be detectives, but did not fool him.
He gave them both good thrashing and then
took them to the police station.
medal has been awarded to James VI. Rut-
ter, Sergeant. Co. C. 1881 Pr. at the battle
of Gettysburg. July /, Rutter behaved with
distinguished gallantry.
Police Superintendent William J. McKelvey,
of Brooklyn, has been unanimously nominated
for Commander of U. 8. Grant Post, GAR,
and he will be formally elected at tho Decem-
Der meeting. Superintendent McKeivey was
member of the Guard of HONOR over Gen.
Grants remains, and was charter member Of
the Post. ~
Nov. IL the wealth and fashion of PhiiadeI-
phia gathered at the welding of Campbell
Emory McMichae son of Col. Clayton Nc
Michael. formerly of the Third Corps staff and
Miss Ellen Nixon Harrison, daughter of the
Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, and
one of the wealthiest citizens of Philadelphia.
Past Capt W. z. Davis, S. of ", Cambridge,
Mass; Capt. Eugene B. Estes, Camp IL, Brock
Ton. and z. f. Andrews, jr, of Camp as. Rox-
bury. were elected to the Massachusetts House
of Representatives at the recent election.
Miss Violet Gratz Brown, daughter of the
late b. Gratz Brown, OF Missouri. who was Cox
onel of the 4th Mo-, and ran for Vice President
on the ticket with Horace Greeley, was engaged
to he married to Fred NJ Somers, editor of out
ing. When Somers died he bequeathed his
property, valued at $4,000, to her. His family
contested the will. but the New York Surrogate
has decided in her favor.
It was announced last week in New York
that Gen. Michael Kerwin had several months
ago married the widow of mis- old friend. Gen.
Denis F. Burke, formerly of the 6Sth N. Y.
Gen. Kerwin, who was Colonel of the 18th Pa.
Cav, was Collector of Internal Revenue under
the Harrison Administration, and Police Coin
missioner under Mayor GiIroy.
At Hyde Park. Mass, lives real daughter
of the Revolution" Mrs. Adeline GouIding.
Her father, Gen. William Hildreth, died at
Concord in 1918, when Mrs. Gouiding was three
years old. At Andover, Me-, .tbo-e is another
"real daughter" Mrs. Catherine Montgomery
Poor. She, too, is SO years DID, John Alex
ander Montgomery, her father, volunteer.
and afterward an officer under Washington. and
at the close of the war received ring from him
as token of recognition for meritorious COM
duet.
COL Richard B. Robbins. 4th Mich. Cav. re-
ceived an unusually high compliment at the
recent election in his election to the office Of
Probate Judge of Lenawee County, Mich. for
third term by an increased majority. This
is the first time that Probate Judge has bees
given third term.