The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-04-06


Thin giftad. charmjrg ana w,aah
known lsdy died vesterdsv' &C., A..
gusta. Ca alter 4 long life' which 10
not without trouble, but which ~
4 also fall Of honors and succer ~. Nine
I.e Vert came of DISTINGUISHED astock
Her. grandfather. /, Georrr Walton ,
native OF Prince Edward Countr. Va
was one 81 the signers az the Daclara'
ton OF Independence. Ia was { nam,
Der Of the First Congress-. convened .,
1 Phihdelphin. and held s,,ccess;v. ~ M
Offices Of Governor a. l(;eovr5a' an
Judge Of the Supreme Cm,rt ! csao,.ge
Walton, the second son ~ tbis co,,nis
was educated at Princeton. N II. and
married Miss Sallie Mince Waifar 40
daughter OF <listinvujshed lcvrer ~
!. Georgia. Ocnvia va the. resrh ~
| this marriage. having. been horn ~
Belle vue, near Augusta. Shortly aftSr
her birth her parents n,ove6 M Fior;ds
|ol (which State General Jnck Am vas
then Governor. ,nIs~- ~ 80
Col. Walton succeeded tho Caner.v
in the Governorship of the now Stat.-
The seat Of Government wu.~ sho,, 81
Pensacola. but durinv Gov Waltor,s
administration was removed u ssTs1Ias
hasseo.u this Indian name s,Crifv;.g
the sbeautiful land. BEING seIectea To-
the new capital by his danchter Gcts.
via. The hrst public nof;ce tatan ~
the younv Octayia WAS ~ Mch,,e d,,r;, - !
the last visit there ~ Gan an = ss~at,s7
This distinguished General havinsr hsan
on terms Of intimate frindshin with
her grandfather d,irino fhe Ravoi,
tionarv struggle. the (sommstfan ~ \
Reception presentefl tho vourg c;rl -
his notice. The old General gazed ~
on her for a few minutes then hrrst
Ing into tears. CAUGHT The child ~ ~
heart. exclaimino. "Tha ,;v;ra ;r,.s.1
Df my brave and noble friendf,s Yonng
Octavia, encouraged by his affect;on
orattled freely IN his nat;ve tong,,a ~,
me was even then an accorpl;s hea IN
yuist), and after n lone interv;aw ~
General tnrned ~ ors e 80 aa' s.o
eemen and remarked. "a 80, 49,.
lerful child She has ,,een car,,ar 49,
II this while with intelliccnce ana tsn,
n the purest French. prsdict Tor her
brilliant career Her history s;nca
hat time has fully borne ont this nred;c
ion. Shortly after the removaI ~ har
arents 10 Mobile. Octav;a il co,rran,
nth her mother and brother ,nada
BUR throughout the princinal c;,;as 30
he Union: and then commenced IA 9
career AZ social gen;ns
hich gave her world-w;de ca,s hr;,s. :
! the most select circles she was ha;,
bv exclamation ~ the ra;rr;rr haIla
It this title never afFecte3 ha- ,;nh'
ned and comprehensive mind ~ s.
ring this tour that ME- Wai,x !
me acquitted with WASHINGTON Irv.
e. The acquaintance was t6e resnlt
accident in the first place hut oriv
ased with the death az M. Trv;ng :.
heir last interview ~ Spnnvs;da -. u
the most interestino charac,sr "a
parting the author ~ ia &c. a .,h
,ok'' said. ~ feel ~ II ira s.nsh;ra
Is all going away with vou n,v OF
ild.r Miss Walton wa ! cons,ar, -
tsndant Of the stormiest session ~ Il
,ngress under President Js.Lsan,s G
ana cocm;,,ad - 49, =.
textbook the salient no;nts - -. ~ ali
eeches Of Wehsfer flav al 90 es
I'M. With Mr. CLAW sha vss 49, q
$3.50 -. .A"J shc was ever *,
forltes ana 10 his memory she has
rem a glowing and affact;onata ,es,;s ~
,nial. In 1856 Miss Walton marr;sd -
Z. Henry lie Vert. Of Mobile whosa ~
her was Fleet surgeon wnJsr II
and who was nresent !, p
siege Of Yorktown. n $50 NJ a.,
Vert was visited b. LADY, .Emel;rc w
lart Wortley. who was thsn so;..,,r ~, tns
. in this country. III the simmer - AIN
'S she accepted a invitotjon fror, lats
Duke Of Rutland. and. 81 comnanv nv
n her a,hor ara da.a NJ
- "''u unus nbers sailed &c
England. erreceptiOn in England 0yl
throughouf thu conf;nort a,.-. isia
almost to an ovation, and she added s s1eI
Ter to all the brilliant Courts ~ n