The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-25
MRS. UTLITdNS.
Tue History OF One Of the Most Fascinating
Women of Washington.

Rsoiat Correspondent orns 81 Loufs R,pubAcan
Many old steamboat men who have
traded In .he upper Mississippi and Missouri
rivers will remember the name Of Can't Ross Is
Hughes. lie once commanded the steamer
Hindoo, a boat that Piled on the Mississippi
previous 20 lSO. Anefward Capt. Hughes, In
connection with others, built the famous old
steamboat Chouteau. which he ran for awhile In
the Missls,inli, and then took her around to tho
Missouri river, ascending a. high ns the lite nov
occupied ty Onan'. AZ the time Of which we
speak the gold fever" was raging throughout
tho country. Hughes put mis- boat to good use
at tnuicil Dufs ny converting IL INTO a ferry for
Transferring the "Outfts" OF the golden phi
gr.ms.' VINO were then strineing the rlains en-
route West In inultitudes. lie made good
thing" out Of the business. At that tme, and
for many years before, Hughes mad his re idenr
IN kenkuk Ills family consisted Of three
bright ana beautiful girls and one son. who was
pm sically ucformei by curvature Of the spine
Years ago. Just what year your correspondent
place wa supplied IN no lonI time 10y seco d
Wife. Hughes continued on the river for some
ycals. leaving his family at the home IN Kcnkuk.
The Lady VINO o. now known as Mrs: williams
was tho eldest 81 the daughters. Mrs krum,
wife Il Daniel krum. formerly Of kcokuk was
next IN age. and the Youngest was fair -irl who
answered To- the name Ut llettie. These girls a.
they grew 10 WON nhood revealed remark Die
personal G.. rms. They were handsome In fet-
ture, symmetrical in form sparkling and vi
NaciOus IN conversation. they did NOT fall to Sc
cure the admiration II she gallanis about kel-
give them at the adNant tges ~ intellectual ana
moral tranin'. Capt. Hughes Is represented to
have been rough man. with little education,
no asuir4ttons for hiEncr social lfe, AM his
moral character was much under par And vet
adverse a- were the circumstances surrounding
them, they succeeded in establishing tuein.t ives
II not IN the FIRST rank At least in respectable
social circles.
Cays Ross 49, Hughes died In a humble board
iuE SOuse ~ -. Louis many years ago, If we
credit the reports We hear, lamented by few
In course Of time time the elies. OF the girls.
aow . r.. Williams, then regarded rs surprsing-
" he lutiful. was married TO "a mau named Ivins
aud the couple left kcokuk. settling somewhere
In ONO. The least that can be said Of this mat
fimonial union Is, that II was very unfortunate
to lowe. In due course Mrs. Ivin. got dis .olu-
Uon Of tht marriage bonds, and next she con-
trac- ed a marriage with a man by the name OF
George. II is -ii M THAI this second matrimonial
venture was not hap.N one to the wife tr the
husband. At any rate they lived apart for a
cOu-ider4bI. time. George went We {, fell INTO
a GtC,luc, aud husband and wife wcre ac In
brought together. II il saic that she tended
him 10 his last illness with singular devotion.
George having uicI. she Was again widow. The
second sister having married MIR. u ui,l krum.
hal VITA him gone To OREGON, Mrs. George
having nlade the journey To that far N country
TO JON her sister. Hero she met Williams. who
had acted as her ATTORNEY in tue divorce suit,
and they were married. The surseQuen. career
OF her husband, hcr own Efforts to rise in the
ladies' at our republican court, and the final tri-
uui. IA OF her enemies, are al incidents which
have frequently been treated BY Washington