Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-31

tected by a fort, has barracks, +.
wharves, etc Cuban refugees make
up majority Of the inhabitants since
the troubles between Spain and Cuba !.
The both meridian West and the
160th meridian East of Greenwich, r.
form great circle, which divides
the earth into an Eastern and West
ern Hemisphere. The Eastern Hem
isphere contains Europe, Asia, africa
and Australia The western Hefnis-' -
phere North and South America, a
small portion of Asia. and h. portion 2
of the Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
10 The Cattle King" IN ~
The Career of the Late John T. AIesander-
oJ His Wealth ana his Experiences.
fo ou[Correspondence Of the Quincy whfg.l
9 JACKSONVILLE, 1ll., Aug %, 1876. ~
@Great Cattle King Of the Mississippi Q
Valley" died at his home in this
county at III O'Clock last night and
his remains will be Inferred in Dia-
mond Grove Cemetery, at this city,
to- morrow morning. = +
1So AIKxAspEr's WORK. aot
81 Mr.. Alexander was ii, f1fs 55th year.
and few men have done more TO sd-
vance the interests Of the West. He
was virginian by birth. but spent
his early years in Ohio, and assisted
his father in driving cattle from that
State over the Alleghany Mountains
TO the Philadelphia, Baltimore, New
York. and Boston markets. HeaWas
thus brought up in the cattle trade.
and when, at the age of 20. his father
suffered a severe financial reverse,
young Alexander came. West 10 try
his own luck he came to st, Louis,
and afterwards travelled through cen
trail Illinois, from which region he col +
lected and drove, on foot his first
venture in Western cattle to the East.
| OPENING HIS FARM.
After trading for three or four
years, he began, in 1S4s, to open his
farm in this country, now on theo
Toledo, Wabash -and Western Rail-
road, near the station known by his
name. These,lsnds were brought 20 7
a state Of excellent pastunge, aDdT
then Mr. Alexander started out on his
venture, which was one ofothe very
first of the kind, dealing in Texas
cattle. Although it was then neces-
sary to drive them to Logansport, :
] Ind, the nearest railroad terminus,
thence ship by rail to Toledo, and
| thence again by steamer and rail to
New York, he fast accumulated for
tune. He continued 10 ship from
II, 900 to 1900 head yearly, but with
little further gain, till the breaking
out of the war, when be lrainched out
at full length in the mule trade, max
ing his purchases mostly in Missouri.
where prices were. for time, remark
ably easy. Not 20 dwell On The exi ; q
gencies of this enterprise, it's enough
to say that by the time the war was
over, he had settled of large amount
OF debts in which he had been in
volved in previous transactions in
Texas cattle, was out or debt entirely
had 1900 acres of land valued at $75
an acre, and had deposit OF over
1 $1OO,c 600 IN bank. a
1t would appear that such an accu-
mutation of means could hardly meet
with a reverse; but such was not the
case. Hepnrchased the Efhrn known
as the Broad Lands.r near the Iole-,
do, Wabash and Western Railroad. in
Champaign County. a tract OF 26.oo0 J
acres, and began its Improvement.
About the same time he suffered
heavy losses by the repudiation- of !.
contracts with certain railroad com !
panies, so that his entire loss In the
space OF a year and half amounted
10 near $2b0. 600, and he stood, appar. 81
fently, face to face with a crisis in his
affairs. He found what seemed to be
a way out OF the trouble by sale OF
the Broad Land farm for $625, 900; j
but the company failed to ratify the
purchase, and he turned his entire
estate into the hands of three as Z
signees for the benefit Of, his credit
ors. ecii-igetff- 81 aif .i.It - y
HIS LIABILITIES.
1t was estimated that at this time
his liabilities were about $1,200.000,
but his estate was ample to pay it
dollar for dollar, and he was deter
mined it should be done, and it is be-
lieved that it was done, and that by
his own exertions several thousand
acres OF the land were left
| In 1873 he began to recover from
these reyerses. and has grown in
WEALTH and influence year by year.
His energy has had It's influence on
the cattle raising Of the region for
miles and miles around, and among
the great cattle dealers of the West
he has scarcely an equal and never
superior as man of energy, integ-
rity, and perseverance. He was as
well known In the money centers OF
the East and West as in his own
neighborhood. and his name was as
good as the best paper on the market.
1t would be difficult to point to man
whose career had been more check
cred with the ups and downs OF
hazardous business. or one whose Ia
! bors were OF more benefit TO the com
munity atlarge. q. ait
4 Paris G. Dunning. prominent In
diana Democrat. can't swallow the.
4 double headed ticket, and has de- !.
4 clared for Hayes andWheeler.
/ Recumbent Bison is the classic
name of the military gentleman who
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