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Box 876. Toccoa, Ga
NO FORTS, NO GUNS. 1
DEFENSELESS CONDITION OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Contrast Iletwaen Fort Wayne, Detroit,
and the Citadel, Quebec—Strategic Im¬
portance of tho Canadian Pacific Rail¬
way.
The possibility of a war with Canada over
the fisheries question is being talked alxiut in
n pretty lively manner just uow, and while
there is little probability of a war w ith Can¬
ada just at present, tho discussion now being
waged may servo to open the eyes of Ameri¬
cans to the fact that, in the event of a clash
with the Dominion government, she would he
better prepared for it than “Uncle Sam.”
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In one resj>ect particularly is Canada’s ad¬
vantage very clear. The Canadian Pacific
railway, while it is built sufficiently near
the boundary to be available ns a means of
transport for troops, ammunition, supplies,
etc., is nevertheless far enough away to l>e
safe from tho depredations of marauding
bands of United .States troops. Forces might,
for instance, bo landed from England at
Halifax, Nova Beotia, and thence whirled at
u rapid rate to tho points where they might
be needed most.
Tho Canada Pacific railroad was built by
government aid, and there is no doubt that
this aid was given for the reason that Eng¬
land appreciated how valuable tho road
would be, in case of trouble with the United
States, as a means of communication with
lt3 various dependencies, Thus whilo af-
fording a means of transport for her troops,
St would also furnish an uninterrupted postal
service. It was possiby a prophetic omen of
the future imperial importance of this rail¬
way, that tho first loaded train that, passed
over its entire length from ocean to ocean was
freighted with naval stores, belonging to the
Imperial war department, being transferred
from Quebec to Vancouver. It was also a
remarkable commo:ci:d coincidence that tho
first, cargo of merchandise consigned to Brit¬
ish Columbia was a cargo of Jamaica sugar,
refined in Halifax and sent to the Pacific ter¬
minus, about 4,000 miles under tho British
flag.
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PORT WAYNE, DETROIT.
Of all the American lake cities perhaps no
oue occupies so vulnerable a position, while
at the same time affording so convenient an
entry for foreign troops, as Detroit. This
city, therefore, would l>o the great objective
point in case of war with Canada, and a
glance at the map above will show bow easily
it could be reached by rail. Tho question
which naturally presents itself to the mind
of the reader is: “Has Detroit sufficient
fortifications to successfully withstand a
well organized attack?” Most emphatically
it has not.
Detroit is protected by Fort Wayne, which
is said to l>e the strongest American fortifica¬
tion on the upper lakes.
The fort is situated about three miles below
the city, and is at present occupied by Col.
H. M. Black and four companies of the
Twenty-third United 8tates infantry, con¬
sisting of 170 men, with those at neighboring
fortresses upon whom ho could call at a mo
ment’s notice, bile Fort ay no is appar¬
ently in excellent condition, still its usefulness,
if put to a practical test, has always been
questioned by many. Its parapets are of
brick filled in with dirt and the whole sur¬
rounded by a wide ditch. Its equipment is
scarcely worth mentioning, consisting as it
doos of platforms for sixty guns (with no guns
upon them.) The only pieces of artillery at
present within the fort are six pieces of
brightly polished brass, which are located on
the parade ground. They are very pretty,
but of comparatively no value, as they are
all twelve-pound Napoleon guns.
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citadel.
Now that we b.vo «*»,„«! th.t Canada
■would wage au aggressive warfare, let us
turn about and suppose that tbe United
States should force matters and attack
Quebec. Quebec, as is well known, is situ-
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ated upon a lofty bluff, and but ono army—
that of Gen. Wolfe—has fever succeeded in
penetrating into the city. The citadel is
practically SSSSSESS» impregnable, and even if victory
expense
this end.
“MOTHER BICKERDYKE . 0
The Famous Hospital Nurse of the Civil
War.
“Why don't yon write something
‘Mother Bickerdyke?’ ” was an inquiry put to
a New York reporter by an old army captain
recently. This resulted in an inquiry as to
who “Mother Biekerdj'e” might lie. Said
the captain: “There are few soldiers who
served in the western army who have not
heard of or known Mother Bickerdyke. In
the early months of the war she was the only
woman nurse in the large hospital at Cairo,
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open the store® and rifling the re¬
frigerators and pantries of the delicacies that
were furnished by the sanitary commission
for tho sick. Mother Bickerdyke stood this
for two or three weeks and then appealed to
Ulysses 8. Grant, then colonel of the Twenty-
first Illinois volunteers, to whom she pre¬
ferred charges against the surgeons. Grant
was astounded, With a determination to
make certain of the situation he put on citi¬
zen’s clothes one evening and went down to
the hospital, where he saw enough to confirm
the worst statements that had been made to
him by the faithful nurse. There was prompt
action tho next, day. Tho surgeons were dis¬
missed ami the hospital was reorganized.
From that time Mother Bickerdyke always
had access to Grant, and her recommenda¬
tions were generally carried out. As he rose
in position in the army her power in the hos¬
pitals bocame greater and greater, until she
overshadowed all with whom she came in
contact. She remained in the volunteer nurse
service until the close of tho war. If she
could 1 k> induced to write her experiences
they would prove as interesting as any chap¬
ter of the great rebellion.”
A volume might b3 added to the captains
brief story of Mother Bickerdvke's army
work. What many old soldiers, who were
the recipients of her kind services in their day
of misfortune, would like to know is: what
has become of Mother Bickerdyke since the
war? It would bo a hard task to follow her,
so unostentatiously has her work been car¬
ried on, but she has been engaged in philan¬
thropic work until she has become too feeble
to help others than herself. Her marvelous
ability was called upon during the Chicago
fire, and since then through suffering occa¬
sioned by the grasshopper plagues, droughts,
forest fires and other public calamities. She
brought carloads of seeds and food from the
east to suffering Kansas on several occasions.
In the intervals she has maintained herself
by acting as matron, nurse and housekeeper
in charitable institutions.
The soldiers of the west proposed to tax
themselves ten cents a year to maintain her
above want, but she refused to accept the
money. For eighteen years there was an ap¬
plication for a jiension for her pigeon holed
in Washington, but last year it was granted,
allowing her $25 a month. Now, at the age
of 74, she earns the balance of her living in
the San Francisco mint, her home being at
2244 Mission street. To an acquaintance she
said not long ago: “Good-by! I shall be
mustered out before long and shall not see
you here again. But we shall find on© another
sometime, somewhere 1”
THE SMALLEST SECT IN THE LAND.
The Church In Which the Wliole Body
Worship.
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SANDEMANTAN CHURCH, DANBURY, CT.
In tbe old cemetery at Danbury, Conn., rests
the bones of Robert Sandeman, oue of the
founders of the sect called Sandemanians, and
in the same town is the only meeting house of
these people on this continent The iilustra-
tion given is from a photograph and gives an
excellent idea of the appearance of this church
which is in size 25x30 feet Here assemble
every Sunday a faithful band of ten people
who comprise the descendants of the followers
of Sandeman who settled here in l .64. So
that this sect was in existence when the *V es-
leyans and Baptists w ere almost unknown.
In England there are yet a few conp-ega-
tions of this sect One of their chapels was
located in St. Pauls alley. Ix>ndon. and it
was here that tbe great scientific phtlosopcer,
Faraday worshiped. He who cou d
fill the largest hall in all London with learned
men from all parts of the world to hear tm
lectures, would on Sunday walk to this chapel
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XormofnSpiLTh,t One of the peculiarities of the Sandemanian
they haveaw«*ly
Jove feast in which tho whole congregation
HIs. She was a
woman of strong
character, fine ex
ec u t i v e ability,
much energy and
reserve force m
emergencies. The
hospital at Cairo
had become noto-
j iousfor the iiuoin-
petency ami intern-
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I h 0 y neglected
their patients ami
speut their nights
in riotous living,
Devoted to News, Politics, Agriculture and General Progress.
TOCCOA, GA., FEB. 11, 1887.
dine together. It was the original intention
to have this take piaefe in the churches, where
a dining room was provided, but in Danbury
they fin?l it more convenient to have this din-
SSSSS
vulgarly called “Kissite,”
Their rules prohibit games of chance,
prayers at funerals, college training as well
as most Nineteenth century innovations, while
in food they are forbidden to use flesh meat
and “all things strangled.”
A . MATYI?P\T MODFlljN TABT I U It 1.
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METHOD OF COAST DEFENSE WHICH
W , LL L1KELY BE ADOPTED.
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Gen. Sheridan Favors Sunken Farts with
Almost Invisible Steel Turrets-The Ex-
Foments , with ... the , Grnson „ Turret _, . at .
Spezia.
Gen. Sheridan expresses tbe opinion that
th(J forts to be constnicted for the defense of
our d tie 9 and harbors should be so built as
tQ a g- ord as syna ll a target for an enemy as
possible, ]Ie believes they should be under
ground, w'ith the exception of the part in
-wHicli the guns arc fired. He would place tho
guns in turrets or sunken pits and raise the
pi ec . es a t tho moment of firing. It is the pur-
p ose c f this article to describe a lately de¬
signed fort, which is more or less in use in
the defenses of nearly every nation of Eu-
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A TURTLE BACK TURRET.
In building one of these sunken forts a
number of circular pits are first dug; ono to
bo the fort proper and tbe others to be used
as magazines for the storing of ammunition,
provisions, water and oilier requirements of
a long siege. These auxiliary pits are also to
be used for the placing of steam engines for
developing the power to move the turrets and
guns, to furnish the electric light and work
the water and air pumps. These subterranean
chambers are connected by tunnels, tho walls
and roof of all being solid masonry and con¬
crete. As the possibility of such a fort being
injured by shot decreases precautions must be
taken against oilier modes of attack. Conse¬
quently the roofs of these forts arc made un¬
usually strong to withstand the charges of
dynamite and other high explosives that
will lie dropped upon them. Then
bombs containing burning fluid which will
emit deadly fumes to poison the air and
smother the men who breathe it, will undoubt¬
edly be usod in tbe next war. A fluid has also
been discovered which when thrown in front
of a breastwork or fortress will burn for a
long time giving forth a dense black smoke.
To provide against this, air pumps have be¬
come a necessity to furnish pure air to the
interior of the fort and to blow away the
smoke which unless a wind was blowing would
shut out the view of the enemy as with an
impenetrable wall. This air supply must be
drawn through many pipes with secret outlets
located at long distances from the fort.
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INTERIOR OF A MODERN FORT.
The form of fort adopted in Europe, and
which is now considered to be well nigh im¬
pregnable, is largely the result of Yankee in¬
genuity. Away back in 1843 Mr. Timby, of
Washington, advocated the use of inclined
armor instead of the vertical walls then in
use. Then tho conception and application of
the turret is of course due to Ericsson. How
these suggestions have been applied is well
shown in the accompanying sectional view of
a modern turtle back sunken fort
Experiments conducted last summer at
Spezia prove that the dome and side armor
of such a fort can be made of chilled iron so
as to withstand shots from the heaviest
guns now made. The occasion for the ex¬
periments was this: The Italian government
having decided to erect two of these turtle
back forts, each to carry two 120-ton guns,
invited Gruson, the inventor of a turret, to
submit a section of it to the fire of a 100-ton
gun at a distance of 43S feet. If the armor
would withstand three shots under these cir¬
cumstances the contract would be given
him. The Gruson armor stood tbe test and
the contract was awarded him.
It was shown that a turret capable of witb-
standing the fire of a 100-ton gun, and large
enough itself to cover a gun of that size,
would weigh 1,450 tons and costs about 8150
to 8200 per ton. To build a plant for con-
structing just such fortifications is the object
of at least one bill now before congress,
tYasliington’s Love Letters,
A f ter Washington’s death, .Martha burned
^ }oye , etters for fear lhev migbt fal i ^to
improper hands, and only one escaped the
flameg Tbig was written just before Gen.
-tUashington accepted the command of the
of tbe revolution. It is very affeetion-
^ ^ it w j t h “My dearest,” speaks
her in it ^ -My dear Patsy.” and compli-
mpnts her by t<? ii in g h er that he would enjoy
more real happiness in one month with her
than he could possibly find abroad, if his stay
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mark that he has no doubt that the provision
forher n^ll be tut agmtnhln o„a-Frank ft
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A Anj AnA’S PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS
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. r ivho Are Contendin'- for
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f donaid, P of feel the confident that the elections ill
result i “ a J^r'pdlYrif BYke- 0 ^
I>OK >* A h !c , * ■ ‘ the
standard bearer of «» tiherak Libera s ^equally is emiallv
sanguine o vie ory the^ricdit
west territories will enjoy . i n v the right ^ of
franchise for the fli-st time, and it is claimed
by the Conservatives that bir John s prompt
and decisive conduct during the ^ms Riel
half-breed rebellion fully justifies them m ex-
peering that section’s support «t the pol s.
^ New the Brunswick maritime etc.-the provmc^-Nova vote w U Scotia, be ex-
ceedingly close, both parties claiming them.
The new parliament will convene on April 7.
upon which date the writ ordering the elec-
tion has been made returnable. Ike new
franchise will for the first time be tested. It
j s equivalent almost to universal sulferage.
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, the Con-
servative leader, was born at Kingston, Up-
per Canada, Jan. 11, 181o. He was educated
fey
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SIR JOHN A. MACDONAUD.
grades his career has been upward and on¬
ward, until to-day he is the responsible head
of tho government of Canada. Sir John’s
great abilities were never more strikingly
manifested than while he was minister of jus¬
tice and attorney general of the Dominion.
He has been honored by degrees from Oxford
and other universities.
Hon. Edward Blake’s father, Hon. William
Hume Blake, was a law¬
yer, having been at
ono time chancellor
of Upper Canada.
The subject of this
sketch first saw the
light at Middlesex,
Out.) Oct. 13, 1833.
He graduated from
the Toronto uni¬
versity with high
honors in 1S57. Ho
first entered politics
as a member for
South Bruce, in tbe
Ontario assembly,
1867, acting os
leader of the
sition for several years. He has also repre-
sented tho same constituency in the Dominion
parliament. In 1871 he succeeded Hon. John
Macdonald as premier of the Ontario legisla¬
ture. He was minister of justice and presi¬
dent of council of the Mackenzie ministry
Temporary ill health compelled him to reftis«
two very important offices which were ten¬
dered him. Mr. Blake is an Independent-
Liberal in politics, audit is universally con¬
ceded that lie is tho brainiest man in the Do¬
minion parliament. The Liberals follow his
lead without question.
Prayer Before the Battle.
Judge O. A. Loekrane, of Georgia, is cred¬
ited with tho following: “Governor Gordon,
Senator Colquitt and Gen. Benning were to¬
gether in the southern army. The first two
are very religious and always engaged in
prayer before going into a battle. One day
just before the Federal troops were about to
charge, Gens. Gordon and Colquitt started
toward a little log cabin. On the way they
met Gen. Benning, and they asked him to
join them in the cabin. He supposed they
were going in there to take a drink and fol-
lowed them. ‘Give me a drink quick,’ said
Gen. Benning, ‘as there is no time to lose.’
‘We did not come hereto drink,’said Gen.
Gordon; ‘wo came hero to pray.’ ‘Oh, ex-
euse me,’ said Benning, as he hurried out of
the cabin. His conduct horrified the generals.
They could not understand how a man could
tie so indifferent on the eve of what promised
to be a very fierce battle. After having
prayed fervently they went into the conflict
full of confidence. When the battle was over
it was found that boti Gens. Gordon and
Colquitt had been seriously injured, while
Gen. Benning had not received a scratch.”—
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
A BRIGHT RAILROAD MAN.
Henry Monett, Newly Appointed New York
Central Fassenger Agent—His Predecessor.
Daniel M. Kendrick, the late general pas¬
senger agent of tbe New York Central rail¬
road, was born in Cambridge, Mass., St«pt. 1,
1846. In 1872 he entered the service of the
Paris and Decatur railroad, and continued
with that road until May 31, 1877, firat as
clerk in the auditor’s office and later as gen¬
eral passenger and ticket agent June 1,18S7,
he became southwestern passenger agent of
the Cleveland. Columbus, Cincinnati and In¬
dianapolis and Indianapolis and St Louis
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DANIEL M. KENDRICK.
filled so well as to attract the attention of the
New York Central and Hudson River rail-
at the grammar
schools of his na-
five place, and was
admitted to the
bar at the age of 20
years. His first
appearance in the
political arena oc¬
curred in 1844, in
which j'ear he was
elected to parlin-
meat from Kings¬
ton as a Conserva¬
tive. Through tho
various official
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railroads. On Jan.
1, 1878, he was
made general west-
ern passenger
agent of tbe same
roads, which posi¬
tion lie held till
Feb. 3, 1880, when
he was made gen¬
eral passenger
agent t >f tbo In-
and St.
railroad.
Jan l' .I 881 ’ h<s
, ^ la
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ware and Hudson ,
company as
general passenger
which position he
road authorities, who made him their general
passenger and ticket agent, the position he
held at his death,
Henry Monett, newly appointed general
S52HS-S52
a^oMO he ente^l the Tffire oY the PUts
Cincinnati and St Louis railway nt
Columbus, and remained with that company
for thirteen 4 years. During that ti mo he was
^ ^ dI i<m clerk , chief clerk general
passenger £ department, assistant general paa-
en „ er agont aml chief assistant general
£ asseno ? ^,. aKe „t. July 1, 1882, bo became
passenger a-ent of the New : York
March
i«s VV n« mmlp West rpnpral nasmn^r awnt nf
York Shore and Buffalo rail-
in which £~ ition lw httS colltinued to
tim His experience in dcvelop-
» passe v nger traffic of new roads is con-
* a ,ud his ability is shown by his sue-
^ ^ he Nlckel Plate and W est Shore
railways.
GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE, JR.
How lie Has Been Rewarded for His In¬
genuity.
The Westinghouse air brake has carried
the name of its inventor to every land in
which is found the iron rail, even the cars of
tho single railroad in Japan use this brake.
Mr. Westinghouse lias given his attention to
other mechanical appliances until a list of
his inventions covered by patents now num¬
ber 1,000. The subject to which he has
given his latest attention is the utilization of
natural gas, and in this he has so well suc¬
ceeded that gas is about the only fuel burned
in Pittsburg.
It is only fifteen years since Mr. Westing-
liouse began the manufacture of his own in¬
ventions ; to-day his factories are located on
two continents, giving employment to be¬
tween 3,000 ancl 4,000 men. About 1872 the
Westinghouse air brake works were erected
at Pittsburg. Two years later branch works
were established in England, and since then
works have been built at Paris and in Gcr-
many.
After the brake manufactories were or¬
ganized so the whole railway world could be
supplied with his invention, Mr. Westing-
house turned his attention to other fields. The
Union Sw itch and Signal company next came
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different works is about as follows:
The air brake company employ’s about
1,500, the Union Switch company 350
men, the machine company 150 and tho elec¬
tric company 300. The number employed by
the natural gas company varies from about
400 in winter to 2,000 in summer or the pipe
laying season.
Many people have an idea that Mr. West¬
inghouse struggled from poverty to his pres¬
ent millions. This was not the case. He is
the son of a Schenectady, N. Y., manufact¬
urer of agricultural implements, He
graduated from Cornell in 1861. He enlisted
in the civil war first as engineer on the war
ship Mustwetah and afterward as a member
of a New York cavalry regiment. His ex-
perience in repairing railroad wrecks after
Confederate raiders suggested to him a device
for replacing derailed cars. This was tbe
beginning of his career as an inventor. lie
settled in Pittsburg and has since lived there,
Mr. Westinghouse’s home is situated just
outside the Pittsburg city limits. It is mis¬
named “solitude,” for Mrs. Westinghouse is a
most charming hostess and their residence is
the scene of many and brilliant social gather-
ings . Receptions are held every Friday and
the Westinghouse dinner parties are said to
be elegance itself. Mrs. Westinghouse was a
Miss Walker of New York. She has but one
child, a boy of 3 years.
BISHOP SIMPSON’S MAUSOLEUM.
Erected to His Memory in Eaurel Hill
Cemetery, Phila.* By Hi* Widow.
The picture here presented is a good repre*
sentation of tbe mausoleum containing the
remains of Matthew Simpson, Bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal church. The mauso¬
leum is in Laurel Hill cemetery, Phila¬
delphia, and was erected by tbe widow of
Bishop Simpson as a monument to his mem¬
ory. It is of plain and simple appearance,
the material used in the construction being
white granite. The dimensions of the interior
are nineteen by ten feet, affording ample
room for tbe sarcophagus.
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bishop srapsox’s mausoleum.
Bishop Simpson was born in Cadiz, Ohio,
on June 21, 1811. His student life was
^ afc Madison (afterward Alleghany)
at Mea dville, Pa., and he received
bis appointment from the Pittsburg eoti-
ference, In 1835 be was ordained deacon by
Bisll0 p Roberts. In 1837 he returned to his
a j ma ma ^ r as professor of natural sciences,
- isSO he went to Greemastle, Ind,
NO. 27.
into existence, fol-
lowed by the West-
inghouse Machine
company, later the
Philadelphia Nat¬
ural Gas company
and about a year
ago the Westing-
bouso Electric
Light company.
In all of these enter-
Westing-
house is the control-
spirit. The
number of men
employed in the
TOCCOA NEWS
JOB OFFICE
We are Prepared to Print
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BILL HEADS,
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MORTGAGE NOTES;
MARRIAGE LICENSE, &C.
where he became president of Indiana As bury
University; He was ordained Bishop in 1S52.
He was one of the most prominent ministers
' in the Methodist Episcopal church beside be¬
ing a noted orator and author. His writings
include “A Hundred Years of Metiiodisim,’’
and “Fall Lectures on I Teaching.” Ho was
also the editor of the “ Cyclopaedia of Metho¬
dism.” Many will rememlier Bishop Simpson
in connection with the Centennial exhibition
in Philadelphia, 1876, os he was chosen tor
make the opening prayer on that occasion.
THE LATE A. A. UPCHURCH.
Founder of the Order of the A. O. U. W«
J. J. Upchurch, founder of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen, who died at
Steelville, Mo., on the 18th of January, aged
67 years, was buried on the following Sunday
in St. Louis with impressive ceremonies. The
body lay in state at the Masonic Temple ami
thousands came to view it At 1 o’clock tkd
officers of the An¬
cient Order of
United Workmen
assembled at the
hall, and the mem¬
bers of the various
lodges completely
filled the great
lodge room.
Crowds gathered
in the streets in
the vicinity, ren¬
dering them almost
impassable. Grand
Master Workman
II. L. Rodgers
the services with an address and
was followed by the Rev. John D. Yincilf
past grand master and grand receiver of thd
Ancient Order of United Workmen, who
preached the funeral sermon.
Dr. Vincil spoke of tbe life of the deceased#
and dwelt upon the wonderful work accom¬
plished by him in organizing the order. It
was founded in 1808 at Mcadville, Pa., ancl
now numbers 175,000 members. $550,000,000
are pledged for the charitable objects which
were the reason of its existence. No simpler#
gentler, grander man ever lived than Mr. J.
J. Upchurch. It was announced that a
monument would be erected to his memory
The remains were interred in the Bellefon-
taine cemetery. An immense procession fol¬
lowed the funeral and was a testimonial of
tbe esteem and admiration entertained foi*
Mr. Upehurcli.
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ELBRIDGE G. SPAULDING, ~1
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Author of the Legal Tender Act an/I
Greenback Currency.
On the 28th of December, 1861, the banks
and the treasury of the United States sus¬
pended specie payments. Two days later
Representative E. G. Spaulding, of NewJ
York, the chairman of the ways and means
committee, introduced in the house the legal
tender act, which passed both houses and
was approved by President Lincoln Feb. 25,
1802. This act authorized the issue of green-
backs, which, though devised as a war
measure, have been found a convenient form
of currency since.
Mr. Spaulding is now nearly 80 years old.
He lives in Buffalo,and is said to be worth
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E. G. SPAULDING,
ticed in in the supreme court of New
York in 1836. Tbe same year he was ap¬
pointed city clerk of Buffalo; five years later
ho was elected an alderman, and in 1847
mayor of the city of Buffalo. Tho next year
found him in the state assembly, and the fol¬
lowing year a representative in the Thirty-
first congress. He also served in tbe Thirty-
sixth and Thirty-seventh congresses. He was
elected state treasurer Of New York in 1853»
Of late years be has been a bank president.
Again Senator from Nebraska.
Algernon S. Paddock has once more been
chosen to represent Nebraska in tbe United
States senate. He was bom in Glenn’s
N. Y"., in 1830. In
1857 he removed to
Nebraska and took
up a resilience at
Fort Calhoun, near
which be pre-empt-
ed 160 acres of land,
which he yet own c .
When the Republi-
can party was 01 -
ganized he was a
delegate to the first
regular Republican
territorial conven-
tion and was a dele-
gate to the conven¬
tion which nominated Abraham Lincoln*
He afterwards made many speeches irt
various states in support of Mr. Lincoln.
In 1861 tbe president appointed hin*
secretary of the territory of Nebraska and
at times he became the acting governor. He-
was appointed governor of Wyoming terri¬
tory in 1848, but declined the office. He harf
bei n engaged in the manufacture of bydrao-
lie cement at Beatrice, Neb., and lias always 1
taken a lively interest in the internal im-
provements cf bis adopted state. He had a-
largo fortune, but !>eing of a speculative turn
he dipped into Wall street on a pointer give*
him by Jay Gould. As one of his friend*
puts it: “Gould told him when to go in, but
neglected to tell him when to drop out ot
Wall street,” The result was he lost heavily.
He is yet a wealthy man, however^
Better a “V" Than a "C.”
“Pa,” asked a small boy, who was just bo-'
ginning his education, “do you'ever miss any
of tho letters in tbe alphabet?’'
“Yes, sonny,” answered the father' readily,.
“I often miss a V.”-Detroit Free Press*
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A. A. UPCHURCH.
000,030. His career*
has been a notable
one. lie was bom
in Cayuga county,*
N. Y., and was
educated at the
Au bum academy.
When his school
days were over, he
taught school, then
law and
was finally admit¬
ted to tho bar. In
1834 he removed to
Buffalo and prac-
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