Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-02-09
AUSTIN CORRESPONDENCE.
AUSTIN, February 5.


Cadwalader is dead Gen George the
grandson of the Cadwalsder who was captain
of the "Siik Stocking Company" which drilled
in revolutionary days on gentle slope op-
poste the old "LoxleS House." at the inter
section of what is now Little Dock and Sec
ond streets, in Philadelphia, and where now
stands the International Hotel. The Cad
waaders have always been known as patriotic
and high toned family; and their history, like
that of the Dallasses, is the history of the
Commonwealth. George married Fanny
Macs, sister of Pierce Butler the husband of
Fanny Kemble. I'll tell you story pres
emily of that alliance. George was no heir.
Washington and Napoleon and lots of other
great men were in the same boat The race
and name ran out in such instances, like the
last shot from Roman candle. | first saw
Gen. Cadwalader at a ball in 1886 He was
gay dancer and jolly fellow then, and, be-
ing rich, put up wine galore and oyster
suppers "to no extent" He was captain of
military company, and when the war broke
out with Mexico he offered his own and his
company's services to the Government but
he calculated without his host; his company
would not 90. Some had married wives,
some had bought oxen and some had other
excuses, and the Captain swore he would
never march at their head again; and he
didn't He went himself and served with
Scott through the campaign. He was second
1Ln
hill that ever entered field and did the
State some service When our ''unpeas-
antness" broke out in 1861, he went down to
the Potomac with Gen. Patterson and did
some dashing work, but, tainted, like Nc
Clelan, with the "divne RICH" of slavery,
he did not remain long at the front, though |
think he worked hard and faithful in organi-
cations at Washington. The last time | ever
met the General was at reunion of the
Scott Legion at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
General Patterson presided at that dinner,
and Professor Coppee, well-known in literary
circles and who was in the Mexican war with
Scott Il think he was on Woods staff, was
vice president. Cadwaladar made one OF his
dry, witty speeches, and old Hendrick b.
Wright, now in Congress, related some of
their experiences in Washington and Gen.
Patterson reviewed his course before the
Battle of Bull Run, with satisfaction to him
self; and | thought of the time when he
furnished maggoty pork and mouldy biscuit
to the poor boys in tho field. Your humble
correspondent sang them old camp song,
composed after Cherubusco, and sang many
night over Pulta But am running off from
my subject Gen Cadwalader was appointed,
long time ago, agent for the Penn estate in
America, and it was said, made heaps of
money out Of it. He made money somehow,
that Il certain, for he was rich. His residence
WAS for long years on Chestnut street below
Zenith, mex door TO the Pennsylvania Mutual
Insurance buiiti1g, till business drove him
out | was his nei9hbor for over twenty
years, and between us lived the celebrated
Dr. Robert Hare, who first introduced the
calcium light, stolen by lieutenant in the
British army and known as tho "Drummond
Light, Nearly opposite lived DR.. Bird, the
author Of the Gladiator, Netamora, etc; a
small angular faced, massive headed man,
who neither looked scholar nor author but |
who WAS both. DR.. Birds widow has sculp- |
tured in Italy beautiful piece of statuary
which is now in st. Stephens Church, and a |
beautiful work of art, in memoram of the |
little doctor.
When Dir. ken1ble and his daughter came
to America, they swept everything before |
them. Fanny highly educated and refined |
lady, though the first actress of thesaday, |
never liked the associations of the stage, and |
her father was equally anxious to marry her
off we'll party of young bloods were en-
joying an oyster and champagne supper
in the restaurant under the old Arcade |
"a high toned place in those days. after
the play, and among the lot was
Pierce Butler, little five and half foot
fop who first introduced high heeed boots to
prop up his insignificant figure, and who by
changing his name from Macs, was putative
heir to his uncles plantation on Sea Island.
During the evening Pierce made wager that
inside of a certain time he would marry
Fanny Kemble, and he did. Both father and
daughter, eager to gain fine social position,
and without knowing of the source of Perces
wealth. dropped into the trap, and poor
Fanny bartered away her independence for