, 1876-01-02

The Newly Elected President OF Chi
cayO University.

The NesrIy-E3ecIca President OF Chi
cayu University.
| Spte7af cory..nontieuce If 7hr chirooo 7,;bvn.
Drs Mo,xrs In Doc ooSC,caro I-n,..o.
~ oHe'oo oiu'"s
slty mas made WISE selection Tor It's Preslden
in the election Of the Hon. A1onzo Abornethy
at present State Superintendent Of Public In
etructjon.
49,
n1' Aoetnesn5 "as oosu Ii s1oo'1sAy eoao T.
on!o' Apsil IL, 1856. LIS 1atAer WIS direct
descendant from Irish people in tho north OF
| Ireland. uia mother. is Of Holland
nntoh d.soort w., von,. - ~
1000 IT, xs4.'.7 -
4oo3 Aas 1otaes removed 10 besiesGc, u,
where he began farming. Hero A!onzo labored
| on the farm during the summer. aud in tho win
tel" tel months On 1s: acquired M a, eomonsshoo eduea-
ns % 40 -o. 10 4H''el tsno'ea " tsse'se
couusy, Iowa. II tao WINTER OF taas year,
] Alonzo began his first work as q schooi-t eacher
| receiving 513 ror mouth. In 1856. having saved
the sam of eGo from }.a eorninrs vhan not on,-
n1or.d ~, ~ fs..z, - ~ rast :" "en T..-, Wv .m
P.osoo on .t'o .ai1n' no "ens ~ pufnnston,
"here lie entered the University. Ao remained
three years and half, and, during all the time
he vas mora than one wear ohead of his class
H. 5a{-.raa Ls a1nonsas I,.;r t,;a 1870 1850 10.
teaching Fnlnr t:,as th;s schnoi you'll ~,
so+;sf. h;s Jan.nn3, ~ rnovIa5Sra ~ n',t.aJ ~
tho Chicaro I;1,'yer,ity in ian In tsSt SKI wh;le
visitjnr 1,s homo ho en1isscd ns nTiirata IN
Con1ran~ Ninth Toro Tnfantrv
Whep tha Tac;rnen, vas ore,n-ed ha 80 ,naaa
Orderly SERGEANT OF bis COMPANY. lie followed
the tryine des:inies Of TINT nnbia reo1n,nnt %
thronch tne comna1en a1ainst Prico. in S1;ssonr;
1t tbs btttlo Of Tea RIDGE. March + 1s69 ho
fni, viz o33 ~ h;a re1;mont hn,-;,r ~. ' -
vera1v wonn1cd IN Tho r;rh o,;s'e IA wes A.
ahetnaar;y iva months md ro;oinad a ra1T,na,,.
at Helona. Ark. there 10 fnd ). second I,ienran.
ant'a ,comnission awaitin, him Wbiia IN so-.
yice in tnat rarnoaien tie ieatI NJ rhe f;9ntoi,,
tanancr ''@' ~ WV = AA'' 14'oo-
n tIa o4aar1, ~, y;.:s,,r, Nav o. ,cca a..
Ninth Rao,1nent Icd tn atttei, of ths E,rst NJ
vision. Fifteenth Army corns'NTnsh,e, ;n1o 10
and }erriblv isastrons 1rhe mar rnn+ 4arn 5aIrr,
i;i,a sra;n hofn-a tha rn.rar. n IIa1 ~ aomn '
msnasr su fall .so,nIo1 atis u eon
tbo iaa, color ruard uera eot 5rhan ia cs; ~
retre.t sonnded 1. tj,;a i,,nr,nrs ;en, sh ~
natl,v found hneelf in y ravina not 20 feet fro,n
tno Rehcl esrtworaz hare e i.v Law dee teet from
-ha RoheI nnsLatrv 80 r,,,.;1 5s-1-.oss 80, 80.
ored fis ratroae a. to n;,f,t ~ tha n,5 -
fo;low;nr Envonhar. hi, 1cn,mcnt reaohoJ tha
foot of Lookout Mountain. barely in time to
taIe n.rs in tha famed ..hsftia ahnra ~
clonds!" ''''o 'Ao
with tne e,ose or this var .,aea tba +arr, ~
HIS enlistment. Int on fha Tat ~ 1anurr w
with son OF his reeiment. he re.onl1stei and
;o;no3 tho Grand e-mv ~ vatar,,, ,o1>,..o. 49," |
IL nad INV F Easchcd ts rostion nT can.a aa.eo's'
in tha AtIsnts canlnairl,. ha aarVad a. Dr..
yoat Marshal IN the stafY IF Cen 0sta,-
hans At tho c,n.nea ~ oea s.r.nzs,, W5.1.-
Ca. hs VAS commissioned N.1or Thaane
be followed tho grand arny to the Grand
Thence he moved bis raeinient tn T ion;sr;1a
Kys. where bo received tho comm,ssior ~;
Colonel; and. on the 2ttl, Of JuIy Of
Ehat year. was mustcred ont and with Int
we're left-ho returned to Fayatte County. M 'N'''o
Aftar ahort roat ha rs,rrno5 ~ T.;o