The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-02
SKETCHES OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

GENERAL 'sBALDY" SMITH.
William Farran Smith was born at St. Adams,
VI, February IL, 1924, and Is consequently little
over nity-one years OF age. He was entered at the
Military Academy OF West Point as q cadet in lsll.
He graduated fourth 10 1s45, In the class with
General Fitz John Porter and General Gordon
Granger, President Grant being cadet IN the
Academy at the time. After graduating ne was
assigned to the Typographical Engineers, q branch
the service In those days considered the nenest
in the army. From November Q, ls<e, to August
81, ls45, ne was Assistant Professor Of Maine
mates at the Academy, and was &C different times
engaged IN the surveys OF the Lake superior
region, OF the Rio Grande, Texas, on the military
road to California, anu IN the Mexican Boundary
Commission. lie was O simple captain
wnen the war broke out-a RANK OF
no neon importance then in the regular
army. and was acting as the secretary or the
Lighthouse Board at Washington. he obtained Q
leave OF absence and took command OF tue THIRD
Vermont Volunteers, and on August 10, 1851, vas
appointed briRadier general He was In General
william b. Franklin's corps Of the Army OF the
Potomac and was ia command OF O division OF IL
when Franklin was detailed from MCDOWELL and
Joined Mcclellan on tue peninsula In the Chicka-
hominY campaign General Smith greatly distin.
oulsned himself and the Recommendation OF
General Mcclellan was promoted TO major general
or volunteers, his commission dating from July 4
1902 he participated In the battle OF Antistam
in September Of that year, and was In
command OF the sixth corps In Burnside's
unsuccessful attack on Fredericksburg. He was
some time afterwSrd transferred TO General Grants
department, then under General Rosecrans, with
General Hooker, and became quite prominent "a
stan oficer OF General Grant. In 1857 General
smith resigned his commission as major general
OF the regular army, and since thar time has been
q resident OF tnis city Tie - now President OF the
international CaOie Telegraph Company.
JOHN y. HAYwARD.
John ". Hayward ls member OF the General
COMMITTEES OF TAmmany Han aud an out and out
democrat. tie Is = mau OF means and was At one
time Commissioners OF Edncasloa, serving FOR four
successive years. Dir. Harvard has never been
prominent la politics. but nas always been an 40
tive worker IN the party.
VINCENT c. KING.
Vincent g. King Is resident OF the Seventh As.
semuy district ana althougn ne ID not probes
slonal politician he has 0een known as on active
man democratic political circles Tor many years
past. lie 10 native tnis ctty and ~ aVons iorty.
three years OF sae. 10 1854 aud ls62 We was
Department, 10 whIca position, under the rules or
the department tnen, no one could be elected wnI
least three Yeas, Dir. King. besides, IL prsetl-
cal avenian, a. he served long enougn ~ tas old
department. " teacn : lole1ansblp old Huse
company No. ~ claiming nlm "a foreman Tor sew.
sral years.
Ar. Dimock, tue DOCK COMMISSIONER. IL about
thiTty.iour ears OF age. lie was born Ia south
Coventry, Conns lac kEA0uateu NJ fAla C0keE6 ~
1888 studted law o. Harvard aud some time alter.
ward was admltted 10 tne bar from toe vnies "
Abranl x, Lawrence. now justice OF the Supreme
court He practlsed law Tor several ya0rs sue.
cessiuuy, but IN 1852 he abandoned the ,awyer's
profession ana accepted the position or agenl Of
the Meropontan steamship Company, wh0ae
steamers ply between ms port and Boston. He
mas ever sIuce Ueeu representative nisp aaong
the merchants MOO ore tile head anu irous OF our
steamship and shipping interestz he wAa specially
recommended 10 tae position 70 winch he nAk been
appointed w capitalists and merchants peueralU
Interested in the steamboat aAd snivpiux In
rerests Mr. Dtmoek has BEEN Tor several years
a msmoer oil inc executive Committee OF sne
Yale AiuInAi Association, ahd n2s oeen considered
BY the ASSOCIATION Ne Que " tno aulest business
men tnat lave OF late Years graduated nom any Of
our great eJAsges.
EDWARD G, JAyEwAY.
DR.. Edward u, JanowRY - physician or recog-
nized ability. lie As Dorm IN New Jersey In L8ax,
aud IL consequently only tnrty.three years OLD,
but ha<, nevertheless, nau considerable experience
ia MS profession. lie Is tne a0n Of Dr. Janeway,
b! New grunswlcs. Dr. Edward q. JauoWay
graduated az the New YORK College oil Phystllans
aEd Surgeons and has been practising 10
TINS oy slnce 1855. Ito - ut present the
WISHING physician at Bellevue Hospital aud
also professor ~ pathology aud practical
anatomy aud lecturer on maierIa medlcA In The
same college. he mas oeen connected vito the
hospital Tor the iuptureu ADD crippled IA Fvrly.
seeoad street. anN IL ~ preseat Wee President 81
the Pa,h0ioFlcal society, Dr, Jane Ray wts Iors
merry vtsltinR pnyslciHn ~ tha cuariEy hospital
A aRa 10 ice hSADitat ios epnepnes ana paraynsa.