The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-11-06
Death of George wilkins Kendall.

We were startled ana palneu u ledrns
last evening of the death of Mr.. George
Wilkins Kendall, one of the proprietors
and the only surviving founder of our es-.
timabse contemporary, the Picayune. The;
dispatch communicating this sad intelli-
gcnce states that he died on the 2lst ult.,
at Post Oak Springs, near Boern, Texas.
Mr.. Kendall was q native of Vermont,
but for upwards of thirty years had lived
in the South, making his home in this
city or in Texas. In 1887, in conjunction
with the late F. A. Lumsden, he estab--r
lished the Picayune. A compositor by
trade, the fruits Of his practical knowledge
of printing, combined with the results .of.
energy, versatility and tact possessed by
few, soon4became visible in the enterprise,
spirit, sprightliness ard popularity Of his
paper Having succeeded in giving it
such start, he was fortunate in obtain
ing for it q still more substantial basis
and securing its permanent and progress
i've prosperity. by the accession OF Mr. a. :
NJ. Holbrook, who has tor number OF
years actually presided over its destlnles.
Yet rarely successful as Mr.. Kendall
was in his connection with the press, and
much and arduous as was the labor ne
thus devoted, it may be said that: his
new spaper duties and achievements con-,
stitnte but an nconsiderable part OF his. hls.
existence. He was one of those natures
which arc rich in all the clements of va.
rious vitality and vigor; natures so ex-
expansive buoyant, exclusive, that they
will inevitably grow beyond what they
work in. wbetherit be one of those voca-
tions which are apt to subdue the mind
or only cnslave the body. In this he re-
called the yearning for largencss which
was a passion with Daniel Webster, of
whom it was said that his love for the
Union arose from sense OF sutfocatlon at
the thought of having to confine his po.s
lilical life to Il part OF it. Mr.. kendall.
was never more at home than when ira
vcrsing the wild stretches cf Texas. He
obcyed a constitutional tendency when /;
he ioincd the "buff;llo hunt" which turned
out to be the Santa Fe expedition, and :
resulted in the capture of the whole party
beyond the Rio Grande, and their inn
prisonment for many months in Mexico.
\ like spirit led him to go. first with
Taylor's army, and then with Scott,s,
when the Mexican war occurred quitting
the former after the capture of Monterey,
and the latter after the capture Of the
City OF Mexico. While with Scott's army
he served as volunteer aid on the staff of
Gen. Worth.
Returning from Mexico, Mr.. Kendall
almost at once set ont for Paris, and to
his great delight, was there during the
exciting and interesting days of lS4S.
After his return from Europe, Mr.. Ken
dali resided for the most part ON his farm,
near Braunfels, Texas devoting himself
with eminent success to wool culture.
The social qualities of the deceased
were so prominent and attractive that
they tended to throw into the shade his
sterling abilities and his literary accom-
plishments, which were far above theS'
mcdissrc and common place. s:
lie leaves a widow, Il French lady Of
fine mind and many graccs, and daugh-
Ter who we believe is ut Paris where she
has been educated O. Crescent, 26thult. I.
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