The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-11
CABINET BIOGRAPHIES.
Peep into the Lives of our Present
Ministers.
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WILLIAM MAXWELL EyABTs,

Secretary Of state. IN . native of Boston. He was
born on The 9Th Of February, 1915. He Yves e9u-
Gated in Yale college, and wss member OF the
class Of 1887. In ,8i1. after course OF study in
the Harvard law SCHOOL, he was admitted to the
bar Of New York, where by force OF intehec and
bis superior power as an inventor OF ten-miie
cues tions, he very coon rose TO O prominence
whloh he has since found himself able TO improve
upon, He reoe ived the degree Of Ii D. from
Union college In 1857; from Yale in 1855; and
from Harvard In 1870. Mr. Eyarts has
never, until this appointment, held but one
public position that could IN the usual sense OF
the word be called al joeies. La 1868, he
was the leading counsel for the defense of An
drew johnson, who was then President OF the
United states, and under impeachment; and
from the close Of that trial until the end OF ar.
| Johnsor's term. he was the Attorney General.
| He was counsel Of the United States in the Ala
bsma arbitration at Geneva in 1872. His name
| has frequently been mentioned In conneosion
| with high posts N the Government, bat owing
to it's having In every instance, but that sluded
to, not been mentioned by the right paftifs, he
has never been favored will al opportunity to
decline, but he probably would not have i'm
proved Ii IL he had. Mr.. Evarts, most rect mt
| notoriety was gained by his participation in the
geecher- Triton smuttIness CT two years ago.
-.- SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN,
of Ohio, Secretary Of the Treasury, was born at
Lancaster, o., in May, 1928, He studied In the
| Mount Vernon school q while, and at the age OF
IA was sent out to make his own living. He
earned il on the Muskingum, In the employ OF
| the huskingum Improvement Company. where
| be became ac suainted with the science Of engi-
neering. At 16 years OF age he dissolved part
nership with the Muskingum company, and went
to Mansfield, where, in the Office OF bis brother
Charles. he applied himself to she study OF the
/ law. When ne reached his majority, he was
arly admitted 10 the bar, and for eleven
Years thereafter was partner with his brother,
doing the outside busi less fJr the firm. Sher--
man first got into political notice 90 member OF
4trHr.u and
| In the latter years dc wee presidential
| slector, Two years later hs was elected
| to Congress- a2d was subsequently re-
electod-twica. In 1861 he w&s aga.n sent to
Congress, and in the following year the Leslsla-
ture OF he State lifted him up into the Senate,
| in which body be WAS put upon the finance COM.
mittee. 10 him IL largely due tho existence, IN
it's present shape, OF ihe greenDack IS w9ll as OF
national banks. In the thirty-ninth congress- he
| faathered the reconstruction law. In the fJr.
| tieth Congress he was again put upon ths finance
COMMITTEES, and introduced the measure known
| az the Sherman resumption act. secr6fafy Sher-
| man is gaunt cadeserUus 'pecimep, hollow 1t
| The stomach and sharp a. to features. he may
be most accurately described as having she ap-
pearsnce OF 8 CROSS between western farmer
| and q sandhill crane. When the writer OF this
met him one afternoon in SeDtember last, at bis
handsome home In Mansfield, he had every
seeming Of having just been asleep In d hay-loft
| with his clothes on.
| RICHARD W. THOMPSON,
Secretary of the Navy, 10 Yuginisn. He was
born in Culpepper In 1900. In 1919 he pushed
west as far az Kentucky, and in 1881 took posi-
ton % clerk in store in Louisville For some
reason that Western courtesy forbids inquiring
into, he did not rema n there. he went TO In
diana, where, for short time, he taught school,
| and then, In 1874, was admitted to the bar. In
the same year he was sent up to the Legislature
for three months, which time he served out, only
10 find his way back again the next year. The
l nnvt voa aftor that hpinO bv this time old
offender, he was sent TO the State Senate Tor TWO
years. While serving this term be was, . part Of
the time, called upon to act % Lsutenant Coy
ernor, and part as President OF the ssoase' ne
was 1 Harrison presidential elector in 1910.
Tho same year he was remanded te
Office and sent to Congress. He WAS in fol
endowment of his liberty after that unit
1874. when he was sent back to Congress-, aHd
then again in 1849. He was q presidential cleo
tor again in 1864. This was the last public Office
he held. In the Cincinnati convention OF June
last Mr.. Thompson was the mouthpiece Of his
deieg ation made the speech nominating Morton,
and made one in the little rowprecipitated between
Mcpherson, Of Pennsylvania, an member o
the delegation, who accused MCPHERSON Of ger
lrymandering the vote OF the State. Mr.. Thomp-
son wears q blue swallow-tailed coat wi h brass
buttons thereupon, and looks altogether qul 9 a.
though he had bsen forgotten when the death
angel went about gathering up what was left O
! the wing party, many years ago.
CARL SEIZURE,
Secretary OF the Interior, was born In 1920, a.
ILiviar, village near the city OF Cologne, Ger
mans. At sevt nteea years of age be enter th,
University of Bonn, TO which irs tuition he wen
from the Gymnas iun OF Cologne. He was
Obliged to leave in 1s48 for tryipg TO inclte Bonn
TO insurrectioR. He proceeded TO the tslatina'e
and there assisted In the defense Of kastadt
whence he escaped to Switzerland, leaving hi,
bo.6m friend and co-conspirator. one Gottfr1eo
Kinkel, in the hands Of the enemy. In 1850 he
tsnrrentitiouslg went back ag4in and assisted
nukei to escape. Two years iser he came Il
America. and almost instantly took ar
with the anti-slavery people. When
4 aass;n : nosasion which be resigned In order te
i come nome ana enter the army, where he rose
i 10 tle rank 81 usjor general. Two years sfIel
the close 81 the war be sfactsd to the United
States Senate. His course hon that time cut
lraeeousnees of Gxant hls part u tue LIBERIA