Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-05
POLLARD.
Sketch OF the Late Henry Rives
Pollard.

From the Richmond Dispatch.l
Henry Rives Pollard was still young
msn-not more than thirty-five years Of
age. He was son Of Mai. Richard Pol
lard, an officer in the old United States
navy. He was born in Alta Vista, Nell
son county, Va, ana was named after
Hon. VIM. G. Rives, OF Albemarle. He
passed year or two st the Virginia
Military Institute, and thence went to
the University Of Virginia, but, as we
are informed, did not graduate at either
institution. He commenced life es q
clerk in the Postoffice Department at
Washington, but in few months re-
signed in order to Join party going out
West. These were surveyors, employed
by the Government on mission to Kan
sSs at about the time Of the border war
excitement. He remained with this
party but short time, but did not leave
Kansas. He settled in Leavenworth,
and hege commenced his newspaper ca
reer as Editor of the Lesvenworth Her.
aid. AtsbOut this time he received an
appointment as American Consul at
Bangkok, SiamI ne declined il, owing to
his connections in this country.
We next hear Of him in Baltimore,
Md, where he was employed by DIR. G..
A. Moore, on the Southern Family Jour
nal. brilliant but short lived literary
weekly. He then went on the Balti-
nore Sun as news editor, 6 position
which he held until the breaking out of
the war. HE then came to Rich aond
and obtaiued an appointment under
John NJ. Daniel, as news editor of the
Examiner, then in the hight of his
popularity. His relations with Mr..
Daniel were agreeable, and that gentle
man was wont to express q favorable
opinion of his journalistic talent. He
was Mr.. Daniels second in his duel with
Hon. Il. G. Eimore, Secretary Of the
Confederate Treasury.
With Mr. Daniel Mir. Pollard remained
until the death of Mr.. Daniel, two days
before the evacuation of Richmond.
Soon Rfterws srds, in conjunction with
Mr.. Chas. II. Wynne, he started the
Evening, which afterwards became the
MOr'ailg Times. A misunderstanding,
resulting In q law suit, led to the dissO-
luton of this oopaFtnership. He then
revived the Examiner, and being with
out means himself, relied upon his
brother-in-IsW, Mr.. Samuel James, for
pecuniary help. Mr.. James falling him,
his paper was supported by means OBJ
tanned under an agreement with the
Adams Express Company, through their
confidential agent Ia this city. This was
about the time of the organization Of the
National Express Company.
During Mr., Pollard's connection with
the Examiner his difficulties with Gen.
Henningsep, Samuel James, and one
Fitchett, occurred. The facts in these
cases have been sufficiently ventilated In
the public press. In October, 1856, he
left the Examiner, selling out to Mr..
Thea. II. Wynne. The same month oo-
CURED his affair with Frederick Hipkins
In the streets of Baltimore. Hipkins, 1t
will be Temem beTed, vas manned for
life. 10 the spring of 1857 he hecommenced
a lecturlng tour, with hls essay on the
=" Chivalry of the South" It's delivery
In Lynchburg was interdicted by Gen.
Wilcox, but Gen. Schofisld withdrew the
interdict. The lecture was delivered
twice Rfterward, but did not seem to take,
aud this project was abandoned. On the
18th of June, 1867, Mr.. Pollard started
the Southern Opinion as an exponent
of extreme Southern views. He was its
editor at the time OF his death.
Mr.. PolIsrd's mother was q sister of
the late VIM. G. Riyes and Of Judge Al.
exandeT RlVes. One sister Is the widow
of Rear Admiral Charles II. Bell, United
States navy, who was drowned few
months ago Ia China seas. Another Ia
Mrs. Dr.. Parker, of Macon, Ga. and
another ia now residing iA Luoerne,
Switzerland. The elder brother, Ed.
ward A. Pollard, is the well
known hiHtorian and magasinist, now
resident In New York. The other Is Mr..
Richard Pollard, q well-known and high.
ly respectable citizen of Lynchburg.