, 1877-03-17

WAS appointed chairman OF committee
on ways and means. In 1860 he was
elected to the 37th Congress, and in
1861, on the resignation of Senator Chase,
he was chosen L. S. Senator for the term
ending 1867. He was chairman Of agri-
cultural and finance committees, and
member of the Pacific railroad and judi
ciary committee. In 1866 he was re-
elected, and again in 1873, He is man
of considerable ability and warm friend
of the inaugurated.
Richard NJ. Thompson, Secretary OF
the Navy, was born in Culpepper county,
Virginia, June 8, 1909 He received u
good English and classical education.
Before he was of age he went to the
wids of Kentucky, and in 1881 settled
in Louisville in that State, where he he
came clerk in an extensive mercantile
house. lie tired OF that, and removed
to Lawrence county, Indiana, where he
taught school for few months. He
tired again OF that, and commenced mer.
chandising and studying law at the same
time. He was admitted to the bar in
1884, and almost Immediately afttrward
was elected to the Indiana Legislature
He was reelected in 1885; went to the
State Senate in 1886, where he remained
two years, during part of which time he
WAS President pro tem of that body and
acting Lieutenant Governor. He was a
Presidential elcctor in 1940--v voting for
Harrison; elected to Congress in lS4l
for the term ending lS43; was elected Il
Presidential eIector in 1874; was chosen
to Congress again in 1s47, and in lS49
declined a reelection. President Taylor
offered him the place of Charge d'AIlairs
to Austria, but he declined, President
Fillmore offered HIM the recordership OF
the General Land Office, and he declined
that also. In 1864 he was again elected
Presidential elector.
David McKendall Key, of Chattanoo-
ga, Tennessee, was born in Greene cOun-.
ty of that State, June 27, 1924. His
parents moved to Monroe county in
1929, where he was raied on a farm.
Graduated at Hiwassee College in 1850.
He was admitted to the bar in 1858,
and practiced at Chattanooga he was
Presidential elector on the Buchanan
and Breckenridge ticket in 1856, and in
the Breckinridge and Lane tickc. in
1860. Entered the Confederate army in
1851, and served through the war as
Lieutenant. Colonel of Add Tennessee in
tantry was member of the State Con.
stitutional Convention in 1870 ); elected
Chancellor of Third Chancery District
same year and appointed U. s. Senator
by Democratic Governor in 1875 to fill
vacancy caused by the death of Andrrw
johnson. He took his sent Dec. 8, 1875.
When the Legislature met J. e. Bailey
was elected to fill the expired term. Key
has taken q conservative course in the
Senate.
Carl Schurz (Shoorts) is a native OF
Libla, near Cologne, in Germany was
in the revolution of 1S4S fled first to
Switzerland /; thence to Paris; thence to
London from thence he came to Amer
lea in July, 1852. He stayed three years
in Philadelphia thence went to Madi-
son, Wisconsin. In 1856 participated in
the Presidential campaign made his
first English GRAFTON in the Douglas
Lincoln contest for the Senate in 1858
praeticed law at Milwaukee went on q
lecturing tour in 1S59-'60; was in Re
publican National Convention in 1850
and favored Mr.. Lincoln, who appointed
him minister to Spain. He resigned
that Office in 1851 and joined the Union
army as brigadier general be rose to be
a major-general, and for short time
commanded the 18th army corps at
Gettysburg. lie was appointed at the
close Of the war commissioner to exam
inc and. report the condition of the
Southern States and the Freedman's Blu.
Bureau. His report was distasteful to
Andrew johnson. He was elected to
the U. 8. Senate in 1869. He advocated
Grant in 1868, Greedy in 1879 and Hayes
in 1876. He has been very much OF q
newspaper man, but is chiefly known as
an orator and politician.
George W. McCarty, Secretary of War,
was born near Evansville, Indiana, Aug