The National tribune., 1900-10-25
PERSONAL.

Gen. Cyrus Bussey, Assistant Secretary
of the Interior, under the Harrison Ad.
ministration, has been assigned by the Re-
publican National Committee for three
weeks campaign in Indiana. Gen. Bus
,sey spent IS years of his life in Indiana.
where his father was a minister of the NJ.
E. Church. The General left for Indian
apolis last week.
| Ex-GOv. Samuel J. Crawford, of Kan.
sas, has come out for Bryan and anti.
| imperialism. He was Colonel of the SD
| u. ). &. L. and in his second term as Gov
ernor resigned to raise the 10Th Kansas,
and lead it to the rescue of the women
and children captured by the Indians.
Col. Jas. W. Scully, Assistant Quarter
master General, stationed at New Orleans,
will be placed on the retired list Nov 1
by operation of law, on account Of age.
Born in Ireland, he made his home In
Tennessee in his early childhood. In Sep
tember, 1886. he enlisted as private in
Co. X, LIST Art, and at the outbreak Of
the rebellion he was a Sergeant in that
company. He served gallantly in the vol
unteer establishment, first as First Lieu
tenant and Regimental Quartermaster Of
the 10th Tenn, and was mustered out as
Colonel of that regiment in May, 1865.
He was brevetted three times during the
war, once for the battle of Mill Springs,
again at the battle of Shiloh, and again
for the battle of Nashville. He was ap.
pointed Captain and Assistant Quarter
master in the regular establishment in
September, 1865. and was promoted
through the various grades in the Quarter
masters Department until he became
Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster Gen.
eral in February, 1898.
Luther Bradford, a veteran of the 18th
Me-, was found dead in his bed at his
home in Portland, Me-, on the morning
of the Sd inst. He was born In 1889 in
the town of Turner, Me-; enlisted in 1862;
served three years and lost IN arm in the
service. He was a member Of Bosworth
Post and Past Commander of the Union
Veteran League He leaves a widow and
two daughters.
After the sharpest Senatorial fight in
the history Of Vermont, Gen. W. W.
Grout was defeated Oct IS and ex-Gov.
Dillingham; elected The third and final bal
lot resulted: Dillingham;, 1852; Grout, 96;
Hazelton Oemocrat), 8; Prouty, 8; Ross,
1. Two were paired and two were alb
sent.
William Paul Dillingham;, son Of Gov.
Paul Dillingham;, was born at Waterbury,
VT, Dec. II, 1S43. He comes of good
colonial stock, his great grandfather hav-
ing been killed at Quebec in 1859. He
read law with his brother-in-law, Senator
Matt II. Carpenter, of Wisconsin, and
was admitted 20 the Vermont bar in 1851.
He has served as States Attorney, State
Tax Commissioner, and in both branches
Of the State Legislature. He was elected
Governor of Vermont in 1888 by one of
the largest majorities ever given. Gov.
Dillingham; is one of the foremost lawyers
Of the State. As an orator he stands at
the head of the public speakers Of Yer
mont. He Is a man of fine presence, high
personal character, and great popularity.
The original copy of Lincoln's notebook,
which is to he published in fac-simile by
Phillips & Co, this Fail, has
,een purchased by Col. W. Fl. Lambert, of
Col. Lambert is said to have
he finest collection of Lincolniania in ex-
stence. The Lincoln notebook he obtains
rom the sons of Capt. Brown, to whom
lincoln gave the book in SO.