The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-21
Suicide Of One Of the Hutchinson Family

InO telegraph suud. ns In1aGru dcCUuuis
Of tho suicide. on tho llth inst, of Nv. Jud.
son J. Hutchinson. one of the members ut
tho Hutchinson Fumi,y, ouco SO popular
here. IL is some fittoun years siucn this
band of singers, consisting OF tho three
brothers, Judson, john aud ASA, and their
sister ABBY, first appeared hero A brother.
jesse, since dGad. was their financial mana.
ger Their concerts were q: tho ti.no as
much the rage as tho opera io now. Good
music was not so frequently heard in New
York then as at tho present day. and tho
simple quarte,ies and songs of the Huchin.
sone. with the accompaniment Of an asth
matte seraphine, were enthusiastically al
mired. They went to Great Britain. where
they wero well received, and long biogra.
ply of the family, written by Mary Hewitt.
appeared in HUrriA's journal, travelled all
over the United States, uutil tho marriage
Of Abby, aud her retirement to private lite
broke up tho troupe.
The brothors however, obtained tho ser
vices of another soprano, made visit to
California. became followers of various isms
and interlardud their concerts with abolition
songs and chronological speeches. OF late
years they have not attracted such good au
dicncus public tHkto has changed mud the
Hutchinson Brothers have not recently ap.
peared in public
They mQ3o considerable money by their
concerts, aud several years ago built a curl
ous house Mt their birth place, Lynn. Mass
uchusotIs, Directly behind this town RISES II
bold, preclpitous granite hill. known in the
vicinity as the " High Rock On the
slope of this, and near tho top is pcrchcd
tho home at the Hutchiusnns Ii il an odd
nffair OF wood, painted brown, and OF u non.
dose, ipt sly 10 OF architecture. 1t commands
noble view of Lynn and various adjacent
towns, whlo tho peninsula of NahnnI
is seen nearly in trout. s,reHching far out
into tho ocean. This house has been closed
during tho absence Of tho lIuchinsOns on
thuir concert tours but tho public had fre"
access through tho grouEds of the summit
of the High Rock. which is often visited by
strangers and others dusirous OF enjoy iDl
the beautiful prospect.
Mr.. Hutchinson committed suicide by
hanging himself, heing probably drraECcd "a
the time. Mrs. Patton. {Abby.l JOHN an,
Asa ara all that aro now lotr OF the once ia
nous Hutchinson family -.Nrw York Past
DoS'r TAKE on READ THE PArERs.-A
letter from Washington 10 the 81. L0uiS
Republican says Much has been said and
written about careless lugislnton in Congre
bur case has just cnme under my Obsur'
vation, exhibiting extraordinary carccssncs'
on the part Of certain members in conuCc'
ton with tho interests Of thoir constituents
IL appears that Charles Waldron, of Brook
lyu, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, o,petitioned Con
Rress in 1872. for an allowance OF TlSC 80
for cpsn. beef, etc, furnished tho Unltct
Ststes rr0p,.s at Fort Defiance, in 1898 an'
1886. A bill va passed and approved Jan
8, 1916. for his renSt The petition wa
again presented in 1856, when ir. uulhrI
informed tho member having charge OF th
case that law had already heen pass'd L"
Waldrons benefit, and that tho money wou''
DO paid him wheuevnr ho applied or woui'
notify the Department Of hls post Office
Strange 20 say, tho same member has agaiI
presented the same petition for tho same al
l,wancs. aud although the money has beel
Apprnpriated for over ten years. the claim
ant has never been notified, and he is NJ
doubt censuriug Congress iUr Withholding
from him his just demand.
PRoaREss IN RAILRoAD BUILDING 1t
1928 the only railway IN tho unItod state
was ono of three miles in length, from th
praui,n ouarries at Quincy, Massachusett
20 the tide water OF the bay Now W. ar
operating twenty-eight thousand two hun
dred and thirty.eight miles OF railway
about ono mile Co every thousand OF ou
population. Tho Quiucy railway dates bac
90 the beginning OF this century. and ca
cars were, as a matter of course, drawO b
horse powar. Many years after iis constrn'
ton. tho Mauch Chunk aud summit H.
RIrold, in PonnBylSauia, WAS butt: an
ampng uthors OF tho ilrst OF this de'criptlo
OF railway were tho S 'uth Carolina,lh Ba
tirnnrs aud Ouin. tho Ha4son aud Mona" }
tue P0ncnartraIn, &c.i and Ouward 10 1873
tha rate of construction graddaiiy increase,
From that period 20 the present the buiic
iug of rail Says has progressed at u mOr
rsoid rate. aud at least threo,iourihs Of IN
total mileage now IN operation have Lro
opehed TO lrsysi md comnerce within tb
paa sssea Or oigbs years