, 1879-01-31

Henry Ltndnrfntsn. ex- Dltoutor Of tho uu1tsd
statcs Ntlnt.
4Xs'o Fork Htrdid, Jan. "a.
Dr.. Henry Lndermnti, ex-Dlrcctnr OF the
United States AlInts, died At Ills resldencr. No.
5l0 l street, Washington City, yesterday. lie
was a son Of J.. j. Lindcrnan, practtclug ply
slciant anti was botn LII 4 small village In Pike
County, Pu., Dec. u, 1S25. Consequently he
was In tbs 9th year. lie studied medicine un'
der hts father aud afterward At the Now York
College of Physicians a,ll Surgeons, where liz
received his diploma. lie then returned to
rkc County, whae t,o practiced three or four
years, then removed to Scsauehon!ng. Carbon
County. wl.trs h. ttna ne1 onIy ,. sort . tin'e.
wherc !Ia tcniaped for several ycara, and carried
eta.e man, H. took asye I srest ia
noiittcs aa lleH!ocrat, un3 befoee the eud o(
President Picrcea tnsn, OF 'ot,lcc. in lSio he rs
celyed al appointment from tle Executive as
chief rlerk nf tho Mint In Phlade1phil. under
Col. James Ross anow'len, who was thcn d.
rector. In this official position Ur. LtndcrnlRn
remained until tut, whtn cx-tloy. Pollock was
made Director Of til" sl,lt, aiat. under hlm, Dr..
1854 hr resigned fri'tn tho Mtnt UNI, went into
prtyato business as H. partner In firm os stock
brokers In Philadelphia. 1n 1865 e1t,oy. Pollock
RESIGNED from tug nlrcetorsiip NJ the rhtla,'
helplIia Slut, ant President johnson NOMINATED
William stilward. who Was relected by The
se,1ate, whcreupon Dr. Llnderlnan was named
and sonaFnc.. in this position BE- fcn'asaet'
or aut three 5eass r. IT, Ltntsfns f1na,sn ..n
and was u member Of tlls, Presidential Con:
vent!un which nominated Seymour md
I'!alr. Ttis activity In !hs party, tu opposition
PresIdcul 0r4ut in My, lsa0, a,,i sx.iioy. poi.
lack was rrappulntea To the Philadelphia M!nr.
nr. 1.ndcnn4n WAS devoted student. uuti tatk
made ',lmself u master Of the scIcptiue knowi.
retapyni il WA found ,ha, h's srryts"s wr1o too
valuable TO thr tiuyrrnnent to bo dlApcnset!
with. He was atrosdlncly hcnt som after by
stwrctdFy t3',ltWellun ih'saaon 10 California to
WIS sent to Lnndou, Paris, nnl Acrlln to Oh.
! acrye tfe workings Ut The Government mints At
those places, with view Of n,nkInx the, ,knuwl-
edge useful r. hon'e. lie was sbseue eight
| months. In Isl! he lnads An ,einbyrAtu report
tIpn tile condition nj tts narkgt 1ar silver, und
predicted III. decline IN It's relative value IL
| E0'l. Whfch hns ainre taken p'aca. Wtthn ytew
| to nhtafnin:s MI advantageous lnarket fur Tie
llrEe atll increasing production of tut metal tn
lla GNttcI states lie rejected ll,e r0hagu Ut It's
trade dollar. which WIS subsequently authorized
BY law, an'l successfully introduced into the
| Oriental markets with marked advantages 70
| American commerce. In thu saiuu report lie
called attentInn to the disadvantages arising
from the eos!tai ion n'ui quotation Vt exchause
will! 0rcat Htllsin OIL tht; old ntwl complicated
colonial basis, and from tho undcryalnatlnn Of
foreiYn cons, IL computing tl!s value of Tor
slgn fnvo!rcs alul leyJlnx ali collecting duties
! on ft,rp!gn merchandise At the untcu States
Custoa:ilouacs DR.: 1.tndestnan was the author
| VI lie CoInnge art Ut 1879, secured Its passage
hy Congress, and after !ta saduptlon was ap-
pointed to tho. Office of Dlscrtuf Of al tie
Mints. haylug charge 1f thu eulire workings Of
thls reapousi6la department. llo wns appoint
Cd for i've years, and his term 81 otl1cs expired
| nee. I last. The attacks of Congressman
Glover upon Dr. Linderhan'a management Ut
/ thr nltuts (auuslug hitu ol. spcculstlng in
bullion alN! olher public nunuy.) are
declared By tho butos'l t4lnliy to
haYe aggravated bis strkuess anl llastenet!
Ills death. Tic Immediate CAUSE OF Ills death
was q scYero u,ld contracted W. tliu lsle oi
Sloals last summer. Ths developed into rapid
consumption, which Frustrated DR.. LIndermut,
for naNy mouths. Siure the expiration Vi Ills
serus of ofliga ll!o President l,as made no new
sppolntMtnt, and 1t wua understood tlIat had
| Dr. LtnIcrmau recovered be would undoubtedly
huve bten urged tu aerept lts ot1ieo for another
teEm. Dr. l.ndcrmap Was ths hrst to recon.
uend thu adoption Of system ot redemption
for tho Inferior votns used ~ change money, aud
thts for the purpose OF ksrptuk their purchasing
powes on LII equality with tli9 ulonuy Ut unli!si-
lied le9al.tcnlcr. During hls official career hs
published, !u l677, his views W lhu 6nuneal
| queations in his book, ''MoueT aud 1.egal-Ten-
I der ln the United stales." lila annual report
for ls17 WAS iii exhaustive review of tlu metal
!ic stsndard al the capacity of Tho mtnca Ok ths
United s:ates 10 supply tAs world With the
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