The National tribune., 1897-11-25
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Minneapolis veterans are much pleased with
the reinstatement as Examining Surgeon of
Dr. Charles H. Norred, who was a member of
short time when he was commissioned as As
sstant Surgeon. from which time on he served
in various military hospitals, until he was
ordered to the 7th Ill. Cav. and placed in
charge of the Medical Department of the regi-
ment where he was on duty until the close of
the war; DR.. Norred has bsen Examining
Surgeon for and Consulting Surgeon to the
Minnesota State Soldiers Home for several
years and medical director of the Department
of the State of Minnesota Grand Army of the
Republic. He was United States Examining
Surgeon under President Harrison, and was
recently ordered reinstated by the Civil Ser
vice Commission as United States Examining
Surgeon at Minneapolis.
Gen. Powell Clayton, Minister to Mexico,
has selected his son--Lieut. Powell Clayton,
jr., 9th L. s. Cav.-as Military Attache to the
Legation. Lieut.. Clayton was appointed to
the Army i'll 1892.
1t is stated that Gov. Pingree succeeded in
buying some valuable asphalt deposits in
Venezuela for q company of Detroit capitalists
Gen. Albert Ordway died at the Hoffman
House, New York, Nov. 81. of complication
Of diseases He was born in Boston, Feb. "a,
1S43. and at the outbreak of the war was a
pupil in the Scientific School of Harvard Uni
versity. He at once enlisted in the 4th bat
TALON Of Massachusetts, Militia, and in the
Fall of 1861 was appointed First Lieutenant in
the oath Mass He showed unusual gallantry
at the battle of New Berne. and was appointed
AdjutaHt. He served on the staff of several
Generals, and paid especial attention to artil
lery and ordnance. He WAS promoted to Major,
and took command of his regiment during the
Petersburg campaign. He attained the rank
of Colonel at the age of %, and was brevetted
Brigadier General after the fall of Richmond.
After the war he served as Provost Marshal
General Of Virginia until February, 1866, and
wa. one of the last volunteer officers discharged.
He was offered the position of Major in the
Regular Army, but declined it. He went into
business in Richmond, and married one of the
bellies of the city. He removed to Washington
in 1877, and engaged in indexing the Congress
ional Record. which he did with marked abil
ity. In 1885 President Cleveland appointed
him Brigadier- General for the purpose Of
re -organizing the National Guard of the Dis.
trct of Columbia. He did this work thor
oughly and brought the National Guard mp to
condition of drill and discipline that COM
mandsd admiration from all. He retained
command unit the day of his death. He was at
the head of the Hotchk iss Ordnance Company,
and executed a number OF large contracts for
supplying arms to other countries. He fur
nished arms to China for the war with Japan.
Ex-senator VIM. A. PETER has sold his paper
the Topeka (Kan.) .4drocafe-And will retire
from politics. He soured badly on the leaders
of his party when they would not re-elect him
| Senator, aud has since had no utilization with
| them. He says that he will devote himself to
| literary work.
| Gen. Chas. E. Hovey died at his home in
| Washington, d. G., Nov. II. He was born in
Vermont in 1927, graduated from Dartmouth,
and went West and became very prominent in
| educational matters. When the Illinois Nor
NAL School was established a. Bloomington he
became its Principal. He raised the 32i H.,
and became its Colonel. Owing to the number
of teachers in it it was known az the "School-
masters Regiment" He was assigned to the
| Army of the Frontier, fought with great gal
| lantry at Pea Ridge and elsewhere and was
| promoted to Brigadier, General. After the war
| he came to Washington, where he has since
resided Gen. Hovey was man of unusual
abilities and broad public spirit. He was al
ways strongly interested IN the subject Of cd
cation, and no man did more effective work for
it, He was member Of Kit Carson Post, No.
| 2, Of Washington cd
| Speaker Reed denies utterly the report that
he intends removing to New York. Maine is
| good enough for him.
A statue of Capt. Esek Hopkins, the first
Commander in Chief of the American Navy.
has recently been set up in Providence, II. l.,
absolutely without ceremony or public atten.
ton. t@t
1t is asserted that Gen. A. p. Martin, Presi
dent Of the Boston Police Board, is about to re-
tire from tlat position and become the head OF
large manufacturing concern. There has
been some friction with the Governor, and
though Gen. Martin was sustained by the
| Board. he feels himself aggrieved He was
born in Maine, and was salesman for boot
and shoe house when the war broke cut He
was member of Cobb's battery Of militia, and
| went with 1t to the front at the first call He
then became First Lieutenant and afterward
| Captain of the Sd Mass. battery, and was in
| command of the artillery reserve of the Fifth
| Corps when he was wounded In the Wilderness
| Ho was trevcttcd Colonel for gallant services.
and received his title OF General from, the
| Governor OF MASSACHUSETTS,, on whose staff he
served. Hs has been President OF tho New
England Shoe and Leather Association, and
was Mayer OF Boston one year.