The National tribune., 1897-04-01
PERSONAL.

The memory of Col. Thomas A. Scott, AS
sistant Secretary of War during the war. and
the greatest of Presidents of the Pennsy lvania
Railroad, is revived by the appointment OF his
son, Edgar Thomas Scott, Second Secretary
of the United States Embassy at Paris.
There is one Ohio man who is desperately
an xious to get ont of Office. He is Larz Ander-
son. of Cincinnati, who is Secretary of the En,-
bassy to Rome, and he wants to be relieved, so
as to como home and marry girl worth
$3 900 900 in her own right. But our Embas-
sador to Rome has resigned, and tho State De-
partmeut refuses to consider Mr.. Anderson's
resignation until somebody can be sent thither
who will care for the interests of our citizens
in the Eternal City.
The oldest office seeker in Washington is
Col. Geo. V. Lawrence. of Monomgaheia. Pa,
who wants to be District Attorney for the
Western District of Pennsylvania. He is 80
years old, and for the last 81 years has been
almost continuously in Congress or the Legis-
lature. When he first went to the Legislature,
| in 1S43, he drove the 210 miles from his home
to Harrisburg in buggy, drawn by single
| horse. Being reelected to the Legislature in
| 1892 lie expressed desire to make the trip
| the same way, and the Legislature appropriated
| sufficient money to buy him Horse harness,
and buggy, and he was received at every town
| on the route with an ovation. He has strong
recommendations for the position he is now
seeking.
That gallant old soldier ex-Gov. Thomas C..
Fletcher. is being strongly pressed for Register
of the Treasury. He was one of the earnest
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| save the State for the Union. He raised the
| 32d Mo, and commanded it until he was pro-
NOTED to Brigadier- General for gallant and
| meritorions service At Chickasaw Bluffs he
| was wounded and taken prisoner. He was the
first native born Missourian to became Gov
ern0r of his State.
Col. L. C.. Baker, who was Superintendent Of
the Military Telegraph for the Southern Con-
federacy, died at st. Louis. March 3d. Since
the war he had been in the employ of the
Western Union, and for many years had been
Superintendent of the Central Division of its
lines, with Headquarters at st. Louis.
Gen. Frederick Solomon, who died at Salt
Lake City, March 10, was one of the ablest Of
the great number of bright capable young
Germans whom the failure of the Revolution
of 184s forced to fly to this country. He wa
born in Prussia in 1923. trained as civil engi
neer and architect. aud commissioned as
Lieutenant in the Prussian artillery. in which
| he was serving when the troubles of 1874!
broke out. Hetook the popular side, and hat
to leave the country. He settled at Manitowoc
Wis., but while temporarily in St Louis, il
the Spring of 1861, lie enlisted in the HON,
i g ia n:k
missioned First Lieutenant in the 5th Mo-, ant
: took part in Gen. Lyons campaign through
: the State. The Governor of Wisconsin re
ouested him to return to the State and raise
regiment of Germans, which he did. aud becsm
| its Colonel-the 9th Wis. He was shortly Pre-
| NOTED to the command of the First Brigade
} ARMY of the Frontier, and with it took par
in the battles of Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, ct,
In May, 1863, he was promoted to the com
mand of division and stationed at Hele
: M, Ark. He Immediately began fortifyin
that place, and did this with so much ski
: that with force of about 5000 he was able t
r repulse a rebel force of about $4,000, July
1863 He remained in active service until til
: close of the war, and was brevetted Majo
General
A son of veteran met with heavy loss
il fire last Sunday morning Col. A. G. lyle
son of Gen. r. O. Tyler, who made distir
. guished record during the war, had fir
5 cottage, 1.-THE Elm," at New London, Conn
which was we'll known for its expensive an
Q hospitable entertainments. The Colonel an
g his wife were absent on u visit. but the servan
;, were awakened by the flames aud everythir
possible was done. but in vain. to save u
ss house, which burned completely down. In q
;, dition there were lost about $780, 900 worth
diamonds, valuable library, splendid oil pain
IL ings of Gen. Tyler and Jonathan Edwards, ar
- the finest collection Of souvenirs. artistic o
jects, ETC.. in tue State. The loss is estimate
1t 100000