Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-03-14

and after graduating at its law school,
began legal practice in Franklin coun-
ty, Mass, IN 1S41. He served in the
State Senate in 1S47 4S, and was
United States Marshal from 1S49 to
1853. While holding the latter
Office he offered to pay the sum
demanded for the freedom of Sims, 6
fugitive slave who had been returned
from Massachusetts,.
In the spring of 1861 Gen. Devens
entered the army with the rank OF
major. Some months later he be-
came colonel of the 18th regiment,
which took part in the Peninsula
campaign. While before Yorktown
he was appointed B-igadier General
He subsequently served in the Army
of the Potomac, and lost a limb in
battle. Since the war he has been
most of the time on the bench, and
is now a member of the Supreme
Court of the State.
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Postmaster General David NJ. Key
was born in Greene county, East Ten
nessee, in 1924. His father was a
Baptist minister. Young Key was
reared on farm, and after receiving
a common school education, taught
school himself to obtain means to pay
his way through college. In 1850 he
graduated at Hiwassee College, East
Tennessee, studied law, was admitted
to the bar in 1853, and settled in
Chattanooga, where he has ever since
resided. In 1861 he joined the Con-
federate ARMY, entering the service as
lieutenant colonel of the Forty-third
Tennessee Regiment, served through
Tie NEi. anu suiItiutIeu III NOI III
Carolina, under General Joseph E.
Johnston.
In 1865 his old friend, Andrew
Johnson, pardoned him. He return
ed to his home in Chattanooga, and
renewed the practice of law In 1869
he was elected to the Constitutional
Convention, and was earnest in secu-
ring the right of full citizenship to
the colored people, with whom he
was very popular.
In 1875 Mr.. Key was appointed by
Governor Porter to fill the vacant
seat of Andrew johnson in the Sen
ate. He was recently defeated for
election, lacking only three votes In
1876 he delivered speeches In favor
of Tilden.
At his home he is regarded as a
representative Confederate, a Just,
liberal, honest man, who thoroughly
accepted the situation in 1865, and
has done all in his power to promote
good will and harmony between the
sections.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
To Carl Schurz has been confded
the care of the Department of the
Interior. Mr.. Schurz was was born
in Sivlar, Prussia, in 1929, and edu
Gated at the Gymnasium of Cologne
and the University of Bonn. He
took an active part in the Liberal
revolution of 1S4S, in Germany, and
when that failed, escaped to Switzer-
land, anu from there came to the
United States in 1852. In a short
time after landing te embarked in the
anti-slavery movement N the North
west, and was member OF the Re
publican Convention of 1860 He
was appointed Minister to Spain by
Mr.. Lincoln, but returned, entered
the army and was present at the bat
ties of Bull Run, Chancellorsvill and
Gettysburg. In 1867 Mr.. Schurz
assumed editorial control of the Vest
fche Post, German paper published
at St Louis, and in 1869 was chosen
United States Senator from Missouri.
When Horace Greeley was nominated
for the Presidency Mr.. Schurz gave
him an ardent support, and at the
last election spoke and labored for
Hayes.