The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-01
Obituary.
MR.. g. r. HOPKINS.

MN. 70. H. hOrhlNS.
Our Panama correspondence, dated September 49, and
published in Sundays HERALD, noted the death Of Mr.
G. r. Hopkins Chief Engineer Of the Cali and Buena.
Railroad the last named place. the Goth
Of August
Mr. Hopkins, who held high rank In his profession,
offered his services some time since TO the government
OF Colombia construct the great wagon road from
Call Buennventura the Pacific through the fertile
valley Of the CAnca and employed by General Mos
guerra assistant engineer with salary OF $4,000 per
annum, In gold He took with him Schor Tarc0 gradu
ate OF the Polytechnic Institute at Troy Now York state
He performed his duties most creditably and was so
much by his superios and subordnates that
no promoted to the position Of engineer-n-
chief In which capacity he increased bis staff by the ad
dtion of other we'll qualified Americas In late letters
written 10 his friends he stated that no getting
with his work very successfully, and nads complaint
against the climate beyond It's great hapdlty the rain
failing Sy n ~ bs
sure incident to his professional duties.
His death will be greatly regretted By the Colombian
government as we'll as BY large circle Of friends 10 the
united stases - *. sT-S ssAsiSS.J 1tfsissss
DEATH or THE LAST or THE cnocTAw CHIEFS.
Greenwood Lcnore Indian half breed and about
the last chief Of tho Choctaw tribe residing in Missis
spp died the 3st OF August last his residence In
Carroll county, Miss, aged IS years. He the
,Idest resident Of the county He proud Of
his descent from the Choctaw tribe and used often
refer the boast Of the tribe that had never fought
against the white man, but always for him. II was
chiefly through the influences Of Colonel Lcfore a. he
was called that the farcst portion Of Mississippi
coded by tho treaty OF Dancing RABBIT Creek the United
States thus redeemng the State from Its protless uses
and giving II up 70 the culture Of civilization. When
Mississippi Colonel Leforc remained and became cit.
zen OF the State He was member OF tho State
Senate and his counsels upon the political questions Of
the day were always listened TO with respect
DEATH OF A FAMOUS OLD NEGRO.
Clay Smith, an aged negro, the overscer and foster.
hvnt NJ fha rche IF M,xSix
spp died lately in Mississippi He boosted that his
had belonged to and been part of the Claiborne
family for hundred and Nifty years His father Jack
Smith, coachman TO Colonel Thomas Claiborne for
thirty years member OF Congress from Virginia. and
British partisan Tarcton while driving his masters car
rage. Tho four splendid bays which he drove wcro
turned over TO the dragons and Jack was made groom
To Colonel Tarleton few nights Afterwards Jack made
his escape Tareton's favorte charger Scpio which
purchased from him by his master and presented 20
sSs is ne ss; 1Da
hore named Scipo On every plantation whero one Of
the family was to be found tho name was preserved, alb
scrub. After the surrender Of CORVALLIS Jack
cmnncpaicd but continued in the service OF the family
and removed with the late Governor Claiborne to Nachez
Clay Smith in early youth was the body servant Of the
late General Ferdinand Lee Claiborne OF Natchez father
or the rebe General Claiborne Clay took part In the
battle Of the Holy Ground where a he used to boast
che and Msssa Sam Houston were severely wounded
He was IN Fort Minis and only escaped that dreadful
borne from the III fated commander Major Beasley two
hours before tho Indians surprised the fort During the
Murrcll excitcment 10 Mississippi, in 1890, when the
central counties OF Mississippi were under martial Law,
from apprehended instruction Of the negroes, and
many persons white and colored, summary
executed Clay had charge Of one hundred negroes in
Madison county the focus Of the excitement and by bis
prudence and discipline and the universal confidence re-
posed in him, was almost the only plantation In tho
country that escaped suspicion There was overseer
tho place. for six weeks he permitted one 10 leave
enter the premises and he stood guard every night
around the dwelling Of his mistress On his masters re-
turn from Congress he offered him his freedom and
farm; but he refused 70 accept hem The Governor Of
Mississippi 1.-THE late Hiram O. Runnels) who had been
eyewitness Of his conduct presented him certn-
cate, parchment OF his fidelity; and Colonel r. N.
williamson Colonel John NJ Elder, Colonel Fulton,
General G. NJ Price, Colonel O. r. Fall and other astn-
gushed citizens, made purse Of three hundred dol
lars for him.
He was buried with the ceremonies Of the church, and
as a soldier OF the War OF 1918, would have been In
TERED with military honors had the weatherpcrmitted.