The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-03
Personal.

Senator Chesmore OF Chittendon county,
we regret to learn is very Ill.
Hon. Herman Carpenter of Mortified,
on Saturday was decidedly better and the
physicians said the crisis of the disease had
passed.
Il. f. Ingham of Davenport, Ia, some
what noted as a bruiser, invited j. S.
Drake, editor of the Rock Island, ILL.,, Ar
gus, to help him drink bottle of wine in a
saloon at Davenport, Ia, the other evening
and while they were sitting together at the
table, gave him blow on the head with
the bottle which is likely TO prove fatal.
He escaped, though there were several per-
sons in the saloon. The affair grew out of
revenge against Drake for denouncing Ing
ham in the paper. Drake is native of
Malone, N. Y, and was formerly student
at Middlebury college. His partner is J.
B. Danforth, formerly OF Barnard, Vt.
Tommaso Gaglard, former agent of
Larkn G.. Mead, the sculpture, has brought
a suit against Mead, in Florence, to recover
the money paid by him (GagiardD to two
Italians, who, he alleges, designed, modelled
and executed the Lincoln monument, which
Mead claims as his own work. Gagliardi
says he was engaged by Mead to hire ltal-
ians to draw the designs for the monument
Two men-Passagla and Bardo-were en-
gagged "In the two designs for the monu-
ment of Lincoln, he Mead did not even
sharpen the pencil This, of course, is an
ex-partc statement 1t Is SAID that Gag
liardi has been associated with Mead for
several years, and brought the designs of the
monument to this country.
The citizens of South Hero and Bur
| lngloA remember Jcwett w. Adams lie
was born on the island. His father, Will
| liam Adams, died when Jcwett was quite
young, and he was with difficulty support
ed by his mother, who was in poor circum-
stances. lie received very common COM
mon.school education clerked it while
in u. +. Grswod's store, went to Burlng
ton, served as clerk for G. +. Stanford and
5. l.. llerrick. Finally, he and his mother
succeeded in raising money sufficient to
take them to California. Settling in Ne
vada, young Adams rapidly advanced in
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elected lieutenant governor of the state.
Owing to the illness of the chief executive
Adams is now acting governor. On the
I'd instant a grand legislative reception was
given by the citizens of the capital, Carson
City, at which acting Governor Adams was
an honored guest. Adams is now about
thirty-cight years of age.
General John Bedel of Bath, n. IL. +,
whose death has been announced, was born
in Indian Stream Territory, now Pittsburg,
N. H., July 90, 1922. lie was the son of
olutlon, and an officer in the United States
infantry in the war of 1879. The son was
educated at Newbury, Vermont, read law
with Hon. Harry Hubbard, and was admit
ted to the Grafton county bar. He enlisted
as a private in the Mexican war, and rose
to the rank of lieutenant in the United
States infantry. Returning to New Hamp-
shire he practlzed law for time, and then
went to Washington whore he was clerk
in the third auditors office, and was after
wards in the first comptrolleIs office, where
he superintendent the revision and ad just-
ment of all judiciary accounts arising from
expenses of the United States Courts in
the United States and Territories. In July,
1861, he returned home and was appointed
major of the third New Hampshire volun-
teers. He SERVED through the war, rising
to the rank of colonel, and was brcveted
brigadier general for gallant and merito.
rious conduct on the battle field. He was
captured at Fort Wagner in July, 1868, and
was prisoner af war at the state peniten.
Tertiary of South Carolina till December
1864. For about five months he was in sol
itary confinement. Returning at the close
of the war he represented the town of Bath
in the Legislature, and was two years the
Democratic candidate for governor. Gen.
eral Bedel was good citizen and brave
soldier. He left family.