The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-11-20
Personal.

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As is well known;-the grave of Gen.
Nathaniel Greene, the BLACKSMITH Cen
eral' of the War of the Revolution, and
who stood next to Washington in point of
military ability, was for many years abb
solutely unknown. The South. for which
he had done so much, sssnpletely neglected
him. and when Congress passed an act to
provide monument for him. no one knew
where to place it. and it was finally erected
in Savannah. The Society of the Cincin-
natl of Rhode Island, which was Gen.
Greene's birthplace and where he grew to
manhood, took the matter up, and then
the South awakened to their culpable
neglect. Quite a controversy resulted. The
grave of Gen. Greene was at last found,
and a compromise was arrived at by which
the remains We're to be reinforced in John
son Square, ut Savannah, at the base of
his monument The ceremony took place
Nov. ID, in the presence of the Daughters
of the American Revolution and represen-
tatives of all the other State and local or
ders. Col. Asa Bird Gardiner was the
orator of the occasion. In the parade
which preceded the exercises all the mill
tary of the city took part, assisted by the
Federal troops from the neighboring forts.
A case in which the veterans and their
sons have had much interest is that of the
trial of Roland b. Molineux, of New York,
for the alleged poisoning of Mrs. X. j.
Adams some four years ago. He has been in
prison ever since, and was once con-
demned to death. MOlineux is the son of
the gallant Maj.-Gen. +. l.. Molineux, of
the 10th n. Y, who was brevetted for
distinguished bravery mt the Opequan,
Fishers Hill, and Middletown. Young
Molineux belonged to the Sons of Vet
Grams, and is an intimate friend of Past
Commander-in-Chief Weeks. who has been
his counsel throughout, and stood stead
tasty by him. Gen. Molineux has also
stood firmly by his son. believed in his in
nocence, and shown greater feeling at the
trials than he. The case has been ON re-
trial for several weeks, with n great deal
of interest manifested. and last week the
jury returned verdict of mot guilty"
which terminates the whole matter.
Molineux has received the enthusiastic
congratulations Of many thousands.
Gen. VIM. Thompson, of the Soldiers
Home at Hampton, has had to go to the
hospital to have an operation performed
on the left eye for cataract, and during
his absence. which is hoped will not be
longer than a week or 10 days, Gen. N. NJ.
Curtis, Assistant Inspector-General of the
National Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers, will exercise the functions of
Governor of the Home.
Col Andrew Davidson. Commandant of
the New York State Soldiers and Sailors
Home, died there Nov. 10, following an
operation. The body was buried at Coop
erstown. Col. Davidson entered the ser
vice in August, 1862, in Co. T., 121st n.
u, and was later commissioned First Lieu
tenant of the 18th U. S. G. T. He served
on the staff of Gen. Chas. T. Paine, COM
handing the Eastern Division of North
Carolina. He was shot through both legs
at Salem Church, May 3, 1863, wounded
in the hand ut Hatcher''s Run, in the face
at Petersburg, and given medal of honor
for distinguished c6trage. Returning
home, he bought the EOtsegO Republican
at Cooperstown, was Elected to the State
Senate in "a, and waFappointed by Presi-
dent Harrison First Ileputy Commissioner
of Pensions. He wasEDeputy Secretary of
the State of New Ybrk under Secretary
Palmer, and later DEPUTY State Treasurer.
He had been Command of the Soldiers
and Sailors Home f0f several years. He
was strong, genial manly man, made
friends of all who mel him, and was very
popular in Washington. He is survived
by one son, Clarenca-,W W., who conducts
the Otscgo Republican, land two daugh-
tiers. w.
Mrs. Mary NJ Glass, widow of Corp'l
Jacob Glass, Co. l, Hath Ohio, died at
in Deerfield, O., Man s. 1875. She was
the daughterCof Rev Swayze, ana grand
daughter of Col. Loring Peck, an officer
of the Revolutionary army. Comrade
Glass enlisted early in the war of the re-
bellion, and his wife remained at home and
supported their three children largely by
her own labor.
Oct. % there was at Audubon, Iowa, a
notable celebra ton of "Grandma" Coles
9Oth birthday, when the ladies' of the w.
X. G. and the Rebeccas gave her recep-
ton. at which five generations of Grand
ma" Coles family were present. Among
these were her son, J. S. Cole, who served
in CO. ID, 37th Iowa. and his sons, E. ii.
Cole, Co. Il, 2Sth Iowa, and J. w. b.
Cole, Co. c, 10th Iowa. Grandma Cole
has three sons living, 16 grandchildren,
20 REORGANIZATION, and three great,
great-grandchildren.
Mr.. Benjamin C.. Thorp, who belonged
to the 55th n. c., and who resides in Nortl,
Carolina, believes that lie fired the shot
which killed Gen. John +. Reynolds OIL
the morning of the first day at Gettys-
burg He says that he was stationed in
a cherry tree firing at the Union skirm.
ishers, when his Captain attracted his at,
tention to General who was posting ar
tiliery about 800 yards distant. ThOrp
took careful aim and fired, and the Cen
eral fell from his horse into the arms of
a soldier. Later in the day, he learned
that it was Gen. Reynolds that he had
killed. MIR. Thorp will not give his post
Office address, for fear of being involved in
u correspondence. He says: Il feel Keen
~ the sorrow over the death of as brave
ans! gallant a soldier as was the victim
of my shot. 1 was, as l supposed, doing
my duty as soldier"