Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01
Death of William OrtOn.

New York, April 22-Hon VIM
Orton, president of the Western Un-
ion Telegraph Company, died this
morning. The immediate cause of
death was apoplexy with which Mr..
Orton was stricken at IL O'clock last
night. -. -
Last week Mr.. Olton, on returning
home evenings, complained of being
very tired. Yesterday he attended
church with his family, and during the
day, while not complaining of feeling
i'll, he stated that be was very much
fatigued. Last night at II o'clock be
was stricken down With apoplexy. A
physician was summoned and some
friends Of the family called in, all of
whom remained with Mr.. Orton until
he died. ~, 3aitnoo Il 80 I3'le9
y, Mr.. Orton was born in Cuba, AlIe-
ghauy County, N. Y, June IA, 1926,
and at the time Of bis death was still,
comparatively, a young man, From
'l845 to the beginning of the late re-
bellion, Mr.. Orion was connected with
the book trade, and was member OF
prominent firm in this city, and in
1855 was appointed commissioner OF
internal revenue for the sixth district
in this city. In 1862 he was appoint
ed commissioner of internal revenue at
Washington. This Office he conducted
with signal ability and upon his retire.
ment received from Mr.. McCulloch,
secretary Of the treasury, graceful
acknowledgement of his distinguished
services. ja.sf '.t 3 4o
The occasion of his retirement from
government Office was the tender of
the position of president OF the United
States Telegraph Company, unani-
nously voted by its board OF directors.
Mr.. Orton remained at the head of
this institution until its consolidation
with the Western Union Telegraph
Company, union which he himself
was mainly instrumental in accomplish
ing, wher be was chosen vice-presi-
dent. of the companies thus united.
Two years later, in 1867, Mr.. Orton
was unanimously elected president OF
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany; an Office which be continued to
hold until his death to-day. :,
The famous New England manu-.
featuring city Of Fall River, Mass,
did not suffer its worst afliction by
the recent discovery Of the banker
Chace's financial delinquencies. One
Hathaway, the Treasurer of two man.
ufacturing companies of that place, is
now ascer.ained to be o defaulter to
the amount Of a million end half of
dollars, more or less. Both the COM
panies which have been drained by his
rascalities have suspended. These two
disastrous events are very severe
blow to a manufacturing community
which has long been prosperous and
progressive. Capitalists and laborers
alike are heavy sufferers. It seems
that Chace and Hathaway, the two
men who have been ''going it with =
perfect looseaess" With other peoples
money, we're intimately connected in
schemes of fraud and speculation. ~
The French papers give full par
ticulars Of the approaching auction sale
of Queen 1sabella's jewels, They Dc
not include the Grown jewels, for the
sufficient reason that these we're carried
of BY the French, bat are made up Of
the gifts Of the ex- Queens father and
mother King Ferdinand VII, and
Queen Maria Christins. aud Ct her hus-
band. Don Francisco d'Assisi, and Of
her own purchases while she was on