, 1860-12-27

ychy, co1 Hamilton, came to Chicago. the
r,,,rrf,,n1intr country was i'll the possession .!
the Potawato,nie Indians, and ne rendered IN
rortaut seryics TO his fellow citizens III coll
NJ, nnf. 7. tEc ercamet ri eas2 they became d.~
6sro,,s The rtcp,e rf'o had settled or. ::
freulaine. xnd tic Du PaEe having 1eettWa
t;Ine1r warning, brought their families 1na ieit
them 1i.rort Dearbo1n, and GROVE the1T T7ttls
oIhc settlements u.'on the " noasb* Col: ia!o-
,,,ose % fa,ni.lc. n TN fort. In May s1nbll
cnrn a:nT VA orc,1isr;: fe steure 1he county
- he Fox Ri7er Capt Brown Tas eom.
1,,,,f]rr and Col UrniltOn Ha5 one o. ""
e.a,. TUey visited the v.-?ors gc1al! scttlc.ncts
and arrived at Indian Creek the morning. Atsa
tt1c massacre Of tho families Ut DAVIS, 1ias! aa1
l'etigrew. Some thirteen 1cad G9e:ss M Neie' t1
ri rol. lIa1u!...c1's virid description u that
f.r.ib,e ,cs,,,.. In Sertsm5sy, Ss3 the 1ndiaps,
N fhe number ol seven Thousand, 1.5tinb!ct!
in CLic:go, un,l OH the :stta OF t.Gt lnon1t
tb.y ocded 10 the United Statca all tue terrific
u Sv1"rn IlIncIs na p.s, IN taH ,1i ~ oe
MINI Arr,,,. stAr,e.l :gttn them }"r their new
home vest OF the MiesoIil. ...
Ar iii cxa.p1le OF the condition OF tha catT
In thosYrt7,rly TINES, We mention that the df.t
rew.uaner ever printed In tic town '52s NOT
issued till more than two ye2Ts sou ah9A S!ses
caro- p7,:o.r0f, started ,hE the Ete Juhn Co.
| loun, Esq. Tlle Gsst number Was pnoi1nea
| on tie 2Gih ci November, 1s't;.
I Cp!unri lfu,niltun lived in tho garrison fo,
SON. time :flc: A1 Game here u. s lien nsen
III tue CID inisn Aeney noGsc hams n .,a IS o":
! 1;auod 10 ,iys On I'll. Atr:h S:d:-ln all. eons
| twenty {c,rs. liz renewed IL bis LotHGsteau
IN Wrsl Madison strict, uelr .ha ctf Iimi1e,
In Dcce,aae-, $50, and bea;:::'c:l the latte!
yra-s tf liz life in orlamepti:i:; the btaat1ia!
grounds around his lAst earthly home. :c
t1ird In ISL Iu 1875 lle MAS married TO Nis6
Harriet l., Hubbard. who n'so died in Fcbrii-
| nr- -1GfO He married lila thirit wife, Mrs, T.
! C.'Tully, in Louisville, Ky, in 15is.
! Cnl. Hamilton lad several children, oae u
,,l.on, Elc., did sho nov reside IL tes etE;
n1.;rt. .'iuliabitant:'' shs noed net, howe7tf. he
a. al, ashamed OF her age, for she VIZ born n
| Fort Dearborn in the early part Of 1s*:;S..
We make no apology for occuprinE.o much
rpsce with this sketch. The life Of Col Lam
il,un las necn most evclitiul "nc- re" ne'l
hart. ryer been permitted to kcc changes 80
,woudtrfu, as lie. When the city sl,all haVa
.:.uwn 10 million Of inhabitants, how Ntsz,
c.,;ug and curious will tho above !actta al'1 ssr:
I;r uxcd not trace ,nerc mIrute!y his c"nnec'
{;oa VIII. tho growth Of the city. lie vas io'
yc.rs one Of oGr leading aud most "sclul Gu.
| .ens. Wise III c0n1l5el, lcIsAc ~ -
md in .lrylsipg means TO advance the interest.
of the city, and With lndomitahlc energy ~
the execution Of bis plans, he vas Jus: tnt
mun for the carly times in which he Hired
with Ill the opportunities lc had to "cqu;r'
an orer-rown fortune, be was BY no mean:
ons Of Our woalthiest citizens: lsis gcne:oa;
nature forbade that; but be has left vsry hand
eome competence to biz taInilyvenousI To-
I'll useful purpoces. Tint he has lived J., se
| long, aud left 50 LoEoratle Il aalac ::u:"uS Al
feIluw-citizcns. must be source cf great com
fo5t to lis ia1nii; aud; friends. Iii. hl'tor.
shows 10 young men what industry, integr't:
and perseverance, can accomplish: at1I Try
Initiate Eli example, and they will *ureiy o'
tain lib reward.