The Russellville Democrat., 1880-03-25
MRS. VIM. M. TWEED.
What is Remembered of Her Where She
 Spent the Happy Part of Her Life.

The announcement of the death of Mrs, Wm. M. Tweed in Paris, was ire quent topic of conversation in this city, especially in the Seventh ward, where she was born and brought up, where she was married, and where she lived with her husband until year or two before his downfall.
 Her father. who died aboutsix months ago, leaving her about S36,000, as her share of his estate, was Joseph c. Skaden. Her name was Mary. At the time of her marriage Mir. Tweed was about twenty five years old and she was several years younger. Her father was a well-to-do brush manufacturer in Pearl street. In lS49 they lived in Rutgers street, near Madison. MT. Skaden gave his daughter soon after her marriage, the three-story brick house, 197 Henry street, where she lived until the tune of her removal from the Seventh ward to the Fifth av- enue residence. This house stood on leased ground belonging to the Rutgers estate. She sold it when she removed from it for 5000.
 Mary Skaden is remembered as a brIght-faced interesting girl. She was never fond of dress, and when her hus- band controlled millions of dollars it is said of her by her friends i'll the Seventh ward that she remained as plain and simple in her maners-as eyer. She was deeply interested in her children, and is credited with bringing up good family notwithstanding the exceptional tempta- tions to which they were exposed. There were four boys and four girls. Two of the latter married two brothers, named Maginnis, of New Orleans, and another married Mir. Frederick W. Douglas, from whose house in east Seventy seventh street, Mir. Tweed's funeral took place. The fourth daughter, for whom he is said to have had a peculiar affection, died during his incarceration in Ludlow street jail. He said it was the severest blow he had received.
 Mrs. Tweed is said to have given gem erously to the poor. During hard sea- son, when her husband gave $60,000 to the poor of the part of the city he lived, | it is remembered she interested herself | in seeing that if was properly bestowed. | Neither Tweed nor his wife was Roman | Catholic. Just after his capture and re- turn from Vigo, Spain, ex-Fire Commis- | sioner Blair, who was his warm personal | friend, asked him how his wife took his | troubles.
 | OilI bttlti llt1 6ilS ID bNiilDiN hpA IT down by them. They would kill her if it was not for one thing. I can't under stand it. She keeps receiving letters of consolation from sisters of charity all 1 over the country"
 "Well. can understand it." said Mir. Blair. T remember, myself, of intro ducing to you two sisters of charity from South Carolina, and you gave them a large check"
 "Well, perhaps that is it." said Mir. Tweed, speaking rapidly, as was his wont. Perhaps that is it. should have thought they would have gone back on me like all the rest. And, now l remember it, my wife did receive let ters from South Carolina"
 You gave generously to them," Mir. Blair added, land now they are repaving it to her."
 "She gave as much as 1 did; she gave as much as did" said Mir. Tweed, rap idly.
 At the time of his death in Ludlow street iail Mrs. Tweed was in Europe whlther she had gone in the previous fall for the benefit of her health. Before she went her eyes were severely in iured by piece of percussion cap from a toy pistol fired near her by her grand son, son of Wm. NJ. Tweed, Jr. She completely recovered from this injury however, before she went abroad. Hel health suffered greatly from constant mental depression. The immediate cause of death was not telegraphed.
 At the time ofthe marriage Mir. Tweed was interested with his father and his brother Richerd in the chair making business, Their office ant salesroom was at 5 Cherry street, anC their manufactory was at Q Ridge street Mrs. Tweed owned the property a Greenwhich, Conn.,, on which the Amer icus club house was situated. ONE difference in Cincinnati between