The National tribune., 1897-09-30
PERSONAL.

A medal of honor has been awarded to Capt.
Charles a. Varnum. 9TH .. s. Cav. At White
Clay Creek, S. D., Dec. 30, 1890, be was in CON-
msnd of Troop B and part of Troop E, eth
Cav, the regiment then retiring by detach.
ments before a superior force Of hostile In
dams. While executing order to withdraw,
Capt. Varnum saw that continuance of the
movement would result in exposure of another
troop of his regiment to being cut off and sur
rounded. Disregarding orders to retire, he
placed himself in front of his men, led charge
upon the advancing Indians, regained COM
msnding position that had just been vacated,
and thus insured the safe withdrawal of both
attachments without further loss.
A Medal of Honor has been awarded to Henry
Hill for distinguished service at the Wilder
ness. May s, 1854 while = Sergeant of Co. c.
50th Pa. Co. G incurred loss in this action
of one.tbird its numbers. Nathaniel C. Barker
has also been rewarded in the same way for
gallantry at spottsylvania, May IL, 1864, while
Sergeant in Co. E, 11th N. III.
The Republicans have nominated Gen. B. F.
Tracy, ex Sccrstary of the Navy, for Mayor OF
Greater New York.
1t looks az if Col. Geo. b. Mcclellan, son OF
nomination for Mayor of Greater New York
Hon. Hugh Reid Belknap, member of Con-
gress from Chicago, and son of the late Gen.
w. w. BeIknap, WAS married at Marion, Ind,
to Miss Marietta Y. Steele, daughter Of Maj.
Geo. w. Steele, Representative from Indiana.
A I'D
and the young couple received wealth OF
splendid gifts. They will spend their honey
moon at Lookout Inn, on the top of Lookout
Mountain.
The President has appointed Gen. A. J.
Sampson, of Colorado, Minister to Ecuador.
Gen. Sampson was born in Ohio in 1887,
graduated from the Cleveland Law School, and
Immediately enlisted as private. He passed
through all the grades to that of Captain,
which rank he bore at the close Of the war.
He was wounded at the battle of Hatcher's
Run. He has been an active GAR man ever
since the formation of the Ordsr, and WAS
Commander of the Department. of Colorado,
GAR. He is an exceedingly effective cam
paign speaker, aud has been offered more
places than he has cared to accept. President
Grant offered him the appointment of Consul
to Jerusalem, but he declined it. President
Harrison appointed him Consul at Paso del
Norte, which he took, and made inc record.
He writes much aud well, and frequent con-
tributons from his pen appear in the maya
zines.
Librarian Young touched soft spot in the
heart of many book-worms when he provided a
place in the new Library whore readers might
smoke. There is no bar az to the kind of to-
baceo to be used, aud probably even cigarets
will be allowed. One smOking-rOom will be
in the basement, for Representatives Gnd Sena-
tors, and the other in connection with the res
taurant. Books will DO taken from the read
ing-room into the smoking apartments by some
kind of check system. This provision will en-
nance the popularity of the Library tremen-
dousIy. Mr.. Young says smokers have rights
that should be respected, aud if they want to
read and smoke, as they probably would do in
libraries of their own. he sees no reason why
they should not be accommodated, especially
when they will not interfere with anyone else.