The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-19
OBITUARY.
GeueraI Httcbeoclx.


Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General of
Volunteers, aged seventy-two years, died on the
fifth of the present month at Hancock, Georgia.
This gentleman is descendent of the illus
trious Colonel whose name he bears. Ethan
Allen was his grandfather by his mothers side.
During the term of Office of President Wash
ington, the father of General Hitchcock held a
circuit iudgeship. His son the General gradu-
ated at West Point in the class of 1877, aud be-
came an officer of the Academy in 1924, which
connection he continued for about nine years.
He had charge of the Northwest Indian Depart
ment for a term of years, beginning in 1887.
He also did active service in the Florida and
Mexican wars, and in the latter was a member
of General SCOTS staff. At one time
he was in command of the Pacific
division, and resigned his commission
in 1854. On the opening of the rebellion he be-
came Major-General of volunteers, but did not
take any very active part in the conflict. He
was, however, much on duty at Washington, and
was a military adviser as we'll as a strong per-
sonal friend of President Lincoln. During part
of the war he acted as commissioner for ex-
changing prisoners. 1t is said that the imme-
diate cause of his resgning his commission in
1854 was on account of a difficulty between
General Scott and Jefferson Davis, the then
Secretary of War. After his resignation he de-
voted himself to literary pursuits and philoso-
phical researches. Among the works which he
published were Remarks upon Alchemy and
the Alchemists," 1857, "Swedenborg an Herme-
tic Philosopher" 1858, and "Christ the Spirit"
two volumes, 1859. Besides these there are other
works from his pen which attrac te considerable
notice at the time.
Joseph Hoxie.
Mr.. Joseph HoXie, well-known citizen and
conspicuous politician of New York city and
vicinity, died at Westerly, r. l., yesterday
morning, to which place he had gone in a vain
hope of bettering his failing health. Mr.. Hoxie
was one of the fast-disappearing stock of real
old line politicians. He was the personal friend
of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster when such
as they managed the affairs of the nation.
He was born in Charlestown, r. l., in 1895, in
very poor circumstances. He came to New
York in 1901 to do for himself and to obtain, if
possible, an education. After several years of
struggle he opened q school in Walker street,
where many of the now old merchants of
New York were his pupils This employment
he would have continued if his health would
have permitted. He afterwards successively en-
gagged in the importing and clothing businesses,
from which he was driven by the financial
reverses of 1887. He next held position as
county clerk, being before an alderman He
engaged in the Harrison canvass with great
ardor, and became much noted for hisspeeches and
his "Tippecanoe songs" He also took an active
part in the Clay canvass, but his political SER
vices in either case never resulted in any solid
advantage to himself. Mr.. Hoxie ran for Con-
gress in 1852, but was defeated by Mr.. Tweed
Since then he has organized and become presi-
dent of fire insurance company, also president
of life insurance company and collector of
internal revenue He married when twenty-five
years of age, and his family now consists of
two sons and seven daughters. At the time of
his death he was resident of Brooklyn, where
he has resided for about two years past. He
was connected with the church of which the
Rev Z. d. Cuyler is pastor.