The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-11-22
eEVoLUruONAnY DAYs RRcALtEp.
4 Death that nriags HpiG Memories Of PaHi
I9nes ana .Cnptaim MIncman.

L.
The romantic story Of Paul Jones
has been revived in octagonarian circles
by the death, ct Fairfield, Connecticut,
on September 23d, Of MIRA Ann Ifinmar
kelIueg, youngest daughter Of the fam
oua Captain Elisha Hinman, OF the
| United States Navy, who was commits
stoned by Congress in tho latter part Of
1876, and whose gallant and important
services hayo been the theme Of many
iireside legend II waa on board iis
own ship, the Aktred, that tho first
American flag was hoisted by the he.
roie Paul Jones in the Harbor of Phil.
adelphia Captain Humans instruc.
tions from tho Naval Committee on
thakspccaaion are still extant n faded
aud yellow doetment having She sigma.
two of Benjamin Franklin, Richard
Henry Lee, Robert Morris and others
well known in connection with the
Revolution. One sentence Of il reads
as follows: at Is unnecessary 10 rec.
ommend 10 you humanity aud kind
treatment TO any prisoners that may
fall into your hands" Captain Hin.
man captured British ship-ofwar in
l777, the Captain Of which, on being
exchanged, sent him gold.haaded cane,
with an appropriate inscription, in rec
ogniton of his kindness and humanity
This memento and the family bible,
from which those dates arc transcribed,
arc now in possession Of his grandson,
Thomas u. Day, Of this city, while the
naval instructions just mentioned, with
many valuable letters bearing the sig
natures Of John Hancock and other
distinguished Revolutionary leaders,
have become the property Of John /.
Day, President Of the Sun Mutual Gas
Company Of New Orleans. When the
good ship Constitutioa-tbe "Old Iron
sides" Of popular tales-was built, in
1894, the command was rendered to
Captain Hinman, but his advanced age
compelled him TO decline the honor.
Paul Jones bad long since gone into
the service of Russia. Tho vet Gran Of.
iiccr, after the war was over, took up
his residence in Naw London, Conn,
where he could smell the sea, was for
some years President of bank in that
city. and finally died in 1907. His
wife was the grand daughter of Sir
John Dolbearc, BaIonct, and his eldest
daughter married Sheriff Dimon, of
Fairfield county, Conn, whose son, DIR.
Theodore Dimon, was ti.. I ~ ily physi-
clan Of William H. Seward. an attend
ed him in his last moments Captain
George Dimon, q graduate of West
Point. who died ia 1896, aud Rev. oil
yer Dimon, who died more recently,
were grrnlSona of tho gallant old Cap
tain Hinman. Hon. Thos. l.. Osborne,
who served two terms in Congress 80
years ago, married daughter Of old
Sheriff Dimon. The second daughter
of Captain Hinman became tho wifi. OF
Captain James Day, Of New London,
whose sons are in possession Of the "a.
rious relics enumerated.
The third daughter, who has Just
died ut the advanced age Of SO, has
been twice married, but left no issue.
Tho husband Of her youth was Major
General Thomas Davis, of Troy, n. Y,
who died many years ago. Her second
husband was the late Alexander Kel.
logg, for many years identified with the
large iron interests Of the city of Troy.
She was buried in tho old burying-
ground at Fairfield, Connecticut.--H
y. TfDes.