The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-05-05
From the Binghamton Republican, Jan. 81.
REELOEF. TIE .ulTRDEYER.
His Culture and mplishments-A Personal
Reminscence-His Child


Reminiscence-His Child.
a letter received in this city, yester
day, by one of our we'll known citizens
from Clarion, Penn speaks of Elwaro
H. Rul!of's daughter, who, as the wri
ter says, is married 10 a young man Of
larlun county aod lives near Clarion
village. The writer of the letter is {
gentleman whose statements there is
every reason 10 trust implicitly. He
does not say the woman is the daughte
OF Rulloff, but it is evident he so be
lleves II RuIlof's child by his mar.
rage with Harriet Scbutt Is really living
--as, indeed, We have otherw ise heard
1t is due to truth and to the common
estimate of humanity that the fact
should be knowo.
We have received from A. 3. Rich
mond, of Meadvile, a distinguished
lawyer of Pennsy lvania, the following
article, in which he gives many interest.
ing details concerning the history of
RuIlof He was at he time men
tioued, as it was afterward shown, try.
Ing to escape from officers of the law
who were pushing him for burgary:
In the winter tune, about twelve
years ago, was sitting in my Office
when man come Ia, dressed 10 cheap,
plain garments, looking like farmer
He said that he had heard that | had
invented Il patent rnachioe, and wished
to know if | would be willing to get an
ageut to sell it for me. He said his
name was James Nelson that be could
give rue undoubted references as to
character, etc. There was something
peculiar 10 this mans appearance. He
had face the most peculiar | ever saw;
face once seen, never to be forgotten.
| saw from the tone of his voice that
he was evidently gentleman of culture
and education. | took him into my la.
boratory to show him the machine
lie seemed pleased with it, and wished
mo to make him proposition As the
machine was one | had invented more
as a matter OF pastime than for profit,
without any intention or thought of Pc
cuuiary recompense, | told him that |
would give him the undivided half in
terest of the United States for $780,
lie said he would take it; that he had
a brother who was quite wealthy, and
would assist him, and be would get the
money when he got the model ready
[ asked him if ho could construct
model. Yes,' said he, 81 am fne
mechanic
We went iuto the collection room,
and first came to case containing ma
rine shells. The shells had been lying
on cards and some visitors, who had been
examining them, had transposed some.
Ho Immediately stopped and called my
attention to the fact, saying, /" Mr.. Rich.
mond, that is certainly not correct.--
That shell is not correctly labeled.
That shell is surely not Spondilus Spi-
nosus, but is the Argonauti Argo. |
found, upon further couvers 'tion, that
he was perfectly familiar with the science
Of conchology, and also equally well &C.
qua;nted with the science of minerology.
My astonishment increased when, little
further along, he picked up the skull Of
an Indian, that had been found on a
Western battle field, and remarked, An
that man received terrible blow upon
the right parietat bone. See, it has
fractured the temporal bone and SygO.
matte process - aud remarked further,
- He must have been man of consid
cradle age, as the iambdoiddt Suture is
almost obliterated" Upon further co.,
versation with him, found that he
WAS a fine auatomist, science to which
[ had paid some atteution. We passed
then to the case of insects, and | found
that he was likewise acquainted with
the science of entomology, naming the
insects 10 my collection as readily as l
could. by this time my surprise was
uubounded, as | bad many learned men
visit my collection, but never found one
that seemed to understand so we'll all
the sciences connected with the objects
in my museum. He passed around the