, 1870-10-15


cuticn.
. MI. Charles rlnson, who Is Ii his oo;h yeas,
=. %" the oldest clerk in the Treasury, and prob
3n5 Inc Oldest man In the emplpy OF the govern
men. Ills name IL On the rolls Of the Tnrl Au.
oitofh cftcc, to witch he has been nttsfhed as I
ssetK 1nr many yeatA He received his appoint
Een1 as clerk ID the Treasury Department In
saly' ISL, aud haa remained in ot1co ever a!nce
VI course Ar. Vtnson 4 now lnca2aettated from
te1s'ee 10 the department, although he Ee4atus. In
sfe'nukable degree, all his facu1ses exospt that
o. sight, which has a>Enoas eutifrty failed him.
nc 'lMts 1he od1ce, however, occanoua1ly, aud Is
tcee.sea On such occasions with marked attention
" ~! MS young and old aasoctans. Mr. Ylnson
to,s ue1e not now raah left alive who came
70 asaln2tn In the employ Of the government
when II Was removed there frou Philadelphia In
the year 1900,
-Henesal Sherman was serenaded IN Salt Lake
caof OF musical Mormonessea, and, In re-
htonse 70 I call for speech. said No. he'd rather
hear the gti1s sing.
-Commedore Vanderbilt. recently bought, fos
stMo' sae old Mercer Street Presbyterian Church
aol nus insnt, the 1teT. Dr. Deems who has styled
me ehutch OF the Strangers. The opening Of
the building, under hts auspices. took place on
eanoa5, the stht tnst Several clergstncn spoke,
ma me commodore attended With bis Joung Sec
oao VIE. ~ said that, previous to that occs-
' ~ 4 wv EI&sSd cookch curing seEslce-
for oser forty 5eass,
The following te,ecraphIc corrcspor de7ce
*aa recently cent, In Sew Orleana, between Frank
ftteft, c!erk at Station hous4, and +. Il. Boyle
the Secretary to the Chief OF Police:
~ Mof DON'T JoQ send messenger n this once
ssa a boFt, FssxS sf5xtss Sx4ss:
""h5 lid he hot come as dressed; -
ale gnt drunk ysssk rT1sss,n N
no hnnF3 ~
~ .f. II. Bo1Lnr
SEce o'c!1ck. FRANK Pk1Eks."
"SeId anothtt messenger, with las,lucuons
A'' '' se1 o'nnS oneas hc 1ssu'ns 3 I'm = no,vr
II hare doue SO. FKtsg re1EEs.~
The Hon. Gilbert Dean, formerly member OF
corg1ess, aaA Jasge Of the Supreme Court o.
eeW York died Oct II, a. hts rr.idence In Pongh-
leepsle. Ilc was born IN Pleasant Valley, Dutch
ess County. and graduaIe1 at Yale IN 1s&1. de
bcgan the practice OF laW In roughkeeps'e In
1874, and Fas In Congress fsou 1851 to 1888. Ia
1854. alter reelection, he resigned. having heen
| appointed bY Governor Seymour Judge OF the
Supreme Court At tho next election he WIS de-
| festeo. and becacae member o! the Law arm ai
| ceel,c, Dean uouohuc, Of New YORK city. Ia
1857 he mas counsel for Mrs Cunningham, who
| ~ss sccuscd nf the murder Of Dr. Burdet1. IN
1868 he was elected tc the Assembly, and received
the Democratic nomination 10: Speaker ID oppo.
/ S'Aoo =" ~&A@A'tV't WIZ haa AuA4!1 GAoStA- cul
two years his health has not allowed h.tu to at,
lend to business. Hw second wife, who surrlye,
tim. Is the daughter af AiTau Stewart, Ut Utica
UTE Of tie eatlteat Abo!iuonists-
| .-DE. Eawata Cullen, *. R. s. C., well know
among Scientific anu Henry circles In this coun.
ur as liusu.st and Central American explorer
dieu ~ tlontart. uuhap. on the 10Th OF SeF4em
sser last. In 1873 he determined to make hii
nome lor a"hhe among the indians on the 18th
nus .. Panama. With them be soon became .
5asof1fe. and Ieatned To speak their dialects With
great nuetcy. lie soon became devoted to ule
mea Of an International ship canal across tht
1stbnns, aud tsasetaed both coasts With u rlew o.
| nhding route 1of II III. CGlfen dnally dtscor
rzed route Which hts professional knowledge let
lin t. PRONOUNCE s.s les ss'c for The purpose and
'easl"n or pE7sAege to cat tae
sip co saa1e e him p,p,te e5 w nsR1s
Tondrr, I.a,1, St pets,shn,., Wanna srs ,,s.s,..
ns IT,; -" ,a,. ,etea 'lr"na aoe petnn
The zuute across tho nlsten 1sshuus which va!
recently pronounced lmposstbte l,y l,omu an,,e
sclfrt.se.s expctIt,oa was The nearest ann.oar.
winch ahs outnoflxed surrey has made to 'th'
Path proposed b5 Dr. Cullen, End be clattued Il
private iettcrs that, II Commander Selffi,,ge hat
.na s.,h,.s, ~ ...,s's' ~ .os' Aas sa'eNe. -
sue uo'ta"es' ne "oont na'e souua ee1'ecu
practicable route. Ut. Cullen gave many years o
I If works pcan It. liz atsn ,eavea .wn r,onorat
xorksin tnanuscrtnt entitled :. 1sthrnns or 1ssn,
ssna Tn Wstn,, eua s9a,, sn.a =. san,
Of Central America" which viii be ,ubti,hed b
his tite;ary executors,
-Tbomaa clapp pesktus, an eminent lawyer 9
natt'''o' tonn.' aisu oe1oeeI y, Asto - seatt
1Ie was married IL ls2', to daughter Of Lymn
| r,... So, '