, 1879-01-02
The New Year Begun with a
Notable penth-Roll.
Decease Of Robert w. Mackey, the
Pennsylvania Politician.
PennsJlTanfaps Acclaim Him as One Of
The Greatest Of Republicans.
Sudden Demise Of Judge Charles
r. Sherman at Cleveland.
The General and the secretary His Brothers,
and Senator His gon-in-Law.



The List Bwoi1ed by the Names Of 8ev~
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GRAZ donoreo Ctt1zena anu
pivines.
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RonE1sr ". MAcKrr.
op>e'o' Dana's" 70 80 17oa"@
fhit! nEnfnlA' ra'. jan LIN tue death o1
t,o c.,neror ts,.s,v ,,.a, ~ xa.s hsri,hor.
wv ea"e'"n .'. o'.as ioss' 1ts 'etJ ny"
oF' as some would fny. lis bruins. Col: A1eran-
der Mcclure, 9ttnon Caneron'a sLoutcsk opuo-
oe,, rsu,a,l, t,,o, os tic n,.s ~. ,,xa IL,
"en'' ssa'0' y" '"n., W NV "'eh WI" aase VI"
during tho LAST decade. Cameron IL Tho rnost
Sono,~,ntc tr amounting a nl,rn.d ,.n,r.,rr
40tp,eo'"s -, eAee4'.oE p"'lnen '"u''"'Aat
ano quay II tne tnost 1erf'ie anu Fa9aclous III
conception, but atackey was great in all the
qualities In which hts associates cxcrlicd, and
excc,Icl them in tlto cca.eIcA. Offices which
!. recn n ,,,r,x IN In y II. md NJ, m ..,.nr
MackcY was only II years Of agc' and las
been for twenty yeare a sufferer frum lunG dis
case. lie was a Plttsburr boz, aud tho early
ycars OF HI, manhood were passed In banking
.'ouse. Qua5' then as now camcfo"'s nc
knowledRcl manager, took him out Of tho
PittsburR City Council and made him tho Rc-
nubl,can canifdote fnr ntate Treasurer In 1sfga
aoo, a,toousn @ eo'lpatal'seE unso"n' he was
eIecteA. IN l6su no was cai1dtuatc Tor re-
election. bat was defeated by Irwin, the caudt-
date of the Democrats and boitipg Republicans
pnaa 'Ai siea. Ieat u au M
tauee' aae4ey sones'luentS aade HAnaos'!'e
enorH to saTe Anderson !runa bankruptcy
when the rcyulsion In the oil trade casnc around,
for tha hencrt ~ hts ,,fd enrrnv md ,atcr g,f.na
~. ~. " ",e w , e'S! ai" !a's' 's'e"u
~ ~ !ou, auu aea'u IN !o'a' a'aeacs "as e'oetea
State Treasurer BY tho Legislature. and. BY
1T .f-Fn 1..i t. a.
Constitution. he held oyer In 1s79 wlthont hav-
tna -. 49, ~. xs,,..,,. - ..,',....s. =.
~ ~, ~ -" sAo tH1n.I' ~ 'No Ley ~
1913 ne wa fa-clccteu bY popular vote OF
him ineligible to n suceceed[ur term, he retired
~ a.a!' .e's, ~ A'1sa "at"s pss~su wv, .no
ananciai policy ot tue State than any othcr % on.
who preceded or followed him. Tia 1ovstcd Ia
ph,la,e,n1,fo ami ,ce.rtc1 ths I,r.s,derrv NJ b.
ra..I..s,.., n"n.~s. Eas..s..u NV 49, ru..no
had developed and partially carried into effect
bis the5ry Of funding tho loans and tsanster.
ring nil taxation for real eatate Ia cornoratlons
nu1 .nccnfn,iyc ,nten.s,s nnl Mocscr fo,Inrcd
a'a spe"s'sc insses's' aoa alnncs 'o.so"so
No revenue measure ha. beeu enacted DURING
she faat Ten YEAR, taat ild not emsn.ts from OF
5aat Wa no. ene'y sosie~ea DY henloio aa4
~ aIa snc sen as" ~ a1anG.ot . POLICY u
Ms.tcx ~, hory dnnnrf*r ~. ~" sas ss ns,t9nc
1nsehno a. spprrwurS cnnn1sa iii, urcat h,.aaa
Of c.nprehcnsinll. n NUT iutiu,ate Enowtcdre Of
oil tho naionai intercats Of tho STATE aud tv his.
cst measure. Of 3clf-rcltanee md courage to exc
cute his plans whcn .ntsuFed. 1t !. as poll.
ticlan. hawe;ef that MnekeI was most influential,
,o ws. tno prn1posehtiary VI tho came svnH and "
iasEs Iat,,s4 intsteaM .h 40 VEL: ~ natts1a5e
iii y H. ~ ,Ieosr";, Inv nsx ~.
T,cry rctrymnndsr Wa ii. h.ni,wnrs on.t orsrv u"
capdiasIs rsaaTea iii Enforcement for sueee,s.
II was be WHO Numbered the districts odd or syen
to make the doubtful districts with chances ia
favor Of hs uarty elect for fonr yexra In tue heat
OF Prest dental battle. How well he aia It was
DOT epp1ce'9@ted @ ~ TIC oppos'tson until sncr the
ecet!nn o. 1nlo' wmen W. alacnFetea mat o.
o ce ftn,s ts1ns w 9s1a I" "sea 70
,xs,, IL tanuhI'rsn anI f"nr tvern ~ nsnsc.tst.
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H. 1x7,t ",ars. isi,;no ~ 49, t,sa.H -. a.
."nt ~ 1hs ,,nonimnns .wrcn-t ~ ~. Nsinn
sfatcsn,nl,. wh,ct, youiJ hayU Illuminated hin.
Tue man who oyerrulcd tho Cabinet Caalrt,,at,