, 1874-02-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE t3ILpIN BNAUE9T.

LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE a11p1N BnoUEsT.
TIM Tribune iiontionol Sunday morning tho
boquost Of $4,000 to tho Uhlcago iIistorloal
Bocioty by Mrs. Eliza Giipn, Of Philadelphia.
The following additional faots In rotation to thin
lady and hor will, doubtloss will 10 read with
iutoroat. Mrs Gipin wnB tho daughter Of DR..
John sihloy, Of LouiBana, and was born In
North Carolina wloro aho was otlucato1. She
loft school ut an carly ago, and Joined lor father
tn 1'outslann, whore sho was married 10 tho Hon.
josiah y. johnston, thon Judge OF lilo Western
Dlatr'ot Court Of lhat State. Judge Johnston
Borved III tho National House 0: Representation
from 1921 to 1928, and In Tho Senate from 1924
until hla dSnth, in 1888. During tho residence
huuae was celebrated for ite hospitality, and was
. fayorito raBort for tho loading minds Of tho
day. After Homo yonru Of wldowhood, Mrs. Jolln-
stone was married to tho Hon. Henry D. G3lpn,
Of Philadelphia, who wns ut that tlmD United
sta!cs Attorney for that diHtrlot. lIr. Gilpin
aman Of gredt ability, and, in 1897, aftor his
marriage, wits appointed Solicitor Of the Troas-
Try by lre'itsnt VIM Duron, htld; In l8i0, was
promoted to tin ponltun Of Attorney Qenera1 Of
the United States under tho aa.no AdnfniHtra.
tiou,
no wa. a vo1nnaiuoua writer and q great
bool;,eylleoter. md was, st ono tine, Vice
dent Of tue Aoadonly Of tho Fine Arts" A..
fow years after tho roturn of Alr: aud Mrs,
Gifrn to pliladolphta, thcy. accompanied ok
prcaidont Van Dnron and Ills ao. on a tour
Continent Of Europe aud tho Holy Land, and
aBconded tho Nile ali far as Tlehes. hIr. Gilpln
died in 1859, and since ILLS death b1re. aflpfn
lived in comparative retiromont, although 'aho
continued to take un active part tn a1 public and
private charities, aud to mako her holho attraot-
iyo to oil cultivated ninds.
Mr oilpin left large property s1oo, ,og9 l,o Of
retpaindor, ope.thira was to bc given to tho
Historical Society, OF Philadelphia, for the eroc-
tion Of Aro.proof library building, one-thttl to
tile Academy Of Elmo Arts, for the erection Of q
tiroproof CELERY, aud one.thrd to tho historical
The testatri1, in tho viii, after ro1orring to
Tint Of her husband aforementioned; says;
NY beloved husband, Henry D: ailpin hy ha last
1869 and remaining file III tho ncgister'a oice it
Fhiladelph'n having empowered me TO give; devise,
these persons to tako sfiect after my eath tEo sum
go ct the ns!nepa ct his ests DO heroby so
o Tc hovs sd o ho sa 9 a
most oarnestiy and hnosionaelY expressing tho hope
Ind desire to tho relavca Of belovel husband that
Institutions orr Or societies mentioned % IN his viii sl,a Be-
tsrEiod Into effect strictly III accordance With bis own
wishes, and tloy ought to 10 regarded a. sacrod.
After making IN absolute bcquest OF 100000
to = grandson, the tostatlix continues:
In ths hope and on tho expross condition and con-
enEency that the doyisos a1d bequeeta mado In The
md Will Of my beloved husband for tho benefit OF tho
academy Of tho Fins Arts, the Historical booisty
u Chicago not oppotcd by any Of tho relavcs By
nonsanguinity, Of my said husband but nllowod to
take effect according 10 bis will without claim. COM
tromse, controversy, opposition, litigation on their
lar, thon and In that evont give, devise, bequeath
oto my husband has substantially done Id his will
in tho event Of my failing to nrpoint by writing to tato
effect nfer my deceaao.
If tho loyises and bcquess coutaiucd in my hts-
bands will In fnvor Of the said three societies In
uttuons, as therein EXPRESSED, are opposed by any
to take effect according to his aaid will then tho
xcatno Of the nad sum Of that Ia TO Bny, tho
shares portions hercof which above appointed to
be paid to by copsaugulnlty Of my husband
who sh a make claim to other part Of his estate,
or neglect refuse f to release any claim thereof
tho sano M foows, to wt To my said executors and
their aucceaacrs In trust upon the following thnt
Ia TO aaY to oqual third part thereof for thu
and benefit Of the Historical Society Of philadophie
10 the other equal third part thereof for tho and
benefit Of tie Historical gocioty OF Chicago and to
benelt Of tho pennsyvann Academy OF Fine Arts for
the and ptlrp0ged declared respecting each Of tic
tad aocietiea III my husbands will, and atbo with full
power to my executors II thoy shall deem IL c1podont,
them. tho principal Of tho sun any part thereof,
herein boQueathBl for tho benefit Of Zach of them,
10 ay to them. 10 any Of them, the income nccTl,-
Ing from said principal 6unas at such periods my
kald executors may elect.
Hor executors aro tho Hon. IHaac Hazlohurst
md tho Fidelity 6nfe and TruBt-Doposit Com
pany.