, 1881-05-22

facilitate the movement Of tho laying Of n.
Potomac. then westward to Cairo, Ia tbs Stais uns
i to perfect. the military transportation in rss
WESTERN wnters, nt1tF' afterwards to ~yurio1s
other points, He became known MS wa
}1YuE GREAT -RALEOAp.D,r or. .ru,,, =,
| ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES. -.
t. In June, 1867, he resigned the position, OF 4.
'sfstant Secretary of War, and resilnef n n.
DUTIES as vlce=irestdcnt OF the Pennsyisannslss nls
there aoarc'ty of IL an
da4ns eel 95SNR I
loaded With Hot hoxes were notIcae M eass as
neas!y fEeeeea aai = hals sbaaoa aIsat til s3
trnin was hurried on despite the fvrnidahn,ea ne
cars arrived Ut 46s point where tass sers Sere
the spectators, wiz 'blazii:; wheels. -, y: =
In 1858 he was very active, ln connection with
the Peansytvanln Road. iu SECURING proper
pseparation to meet .tht: approaching INVASION
Of Penusy lvanfa, and 1T was hugely ul.uccount
Of the timely steps he: advised and aided fnss,
LEGS aggressive movement WAS Successfully
III ..AT GETTYSBURG. ~:",::: :: III Ifx
| In September: :1sCj, ne. wus aynia formoiv1::
prcssed, fnro the National serycc, being an
| pointed Colonel aud Assistant Quartestuaster%
Hooksr: The. pecuilaf task win which II be usn; Ws:
lntEus1sd .yns the tor,yardiIKf4f troops u tna{
Officer oyer railwar .lre5. leudn.e tFQ|ha
point toward Chnttsnoos:l:* ,He WAS authorized
to take possession Of anY r.'a;!, Or the property
Of any road that was n:eded. Armed viii
these powers, be forwarded !iooaer's and How.
nrd's corps to Chattanooga. with wunlerfu;
raptdity;-utilizing Old railways and construct.
tn:z new oaes, rsR!r!ng !!!s,nAyes, deysing ex-=
order out Of ctnos 50 cd ecsu ually that 510o mem
with needed supplies and equipments, wess .
safely transpqprted e where thsy M were wanted
ices fn tEc army were truly renG-kable. H.
fought y t thqMeaspsy AZ e M45a Sean Ea''Esss!. 9 ~.
Of the Peunsylyania Hniroad Cnupany, and b, !:
June, 18Th, succeeded j. Edgar Thomson as =: i;
PRESIDENT or THAT CORPORATION, ..SSs=
He had been virtual President for several yes1s
previously. SUCCESS With which be: 1naaa9ed
the financial and business atfairs durli,g Ia \
puntc, and subsequently. is best evidenced;by.
the prosperity Of the road at the present tIsue !:
In May Of last year, ut.a meeting OF the Direc-: !:
tors Or the r0Nd, he handed IN his resignation IN
take effect the fp!iowln@ June: !: :. =: :::
THE RESIGNATION WAS 4 SURPRISE .S$
to the Directors. After it was read for several i
minutes the Directors maintained complete, ~
lence: All attempts to: induce nil TO Withdraw "
He fu4Ied r,ptdiy> during rle past year, and biz !:
death hntl pcen anticipated for some time. #
Three weeks ago he. determined to attend the. !;
got into bis :curriage and was driven to hit: &
Cuylers door When the ft,otmAn opened Id 4
carriage door he sy::3 AS+unlshed to 0ud tha =
Colonel reclining. on tue seIr: -: :;;:*: ;::2
!, A DEATII-L1kE PAILoR = ;j$::* ~:
was on bis face, and he Eas evidently very III. VI
He wus driven to his house, carried upstairs. i (:
aud Dr. S. Weir Mitchell. Dr. Wilson, aud othes !:
physicians p; were "a husEiedly @ su1anoned- glanca
applied, and the patient r.1ii!ed slowly at isst,
hnt ,,. wiIb astonishing rapieiIty in few dnys.:
illness throuEh he Newspapers, Sete eSpeSts e
to hear of his denth, Col Scott was fasr gettt1i
better, aud within u week ot his a1tack was abH 4
to get OUT o. bed and walk ucross the tloor. He a
Wus removed 70 r. ~74s7;:s r.: II 4
Ills COUNTRY SEAT At DERBY # I: 4
soQn after Thursday night: 1t becnuse evfdent.:;
that he was about TO recs,ve anotner strpke ind 4,
every precautton WIS thSen to relieve him. his r
condition grew worse, and his deuth was hourly /;
During all his tlaes5. Col. Scotts +:
ng, when Il WIS noticed that lis memory s5 vas
and jokcd With his attendants long after every Y
hope Of saving his life had vanished. His bed (:
side was surrounded uli day by his -Wre and. 4
3earest e friends including ht5 son, James r,
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TIE LATE GEORGE c. HARDiNG.r#: i:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 21.-The remains Of: f:5:'
ieorge G. Harding we're buried yesterday. 1t +:
yas ahs ,ts Of Mn asa aH4qng a. so
mated, but the directors Ut the creIQatOzy. at Il.
Washington, Pa., refused to receive the body of St
person who bad died With eryslpelas. Ez:i III
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= BARTLET CAMPBELL, sR. R*.& { >;i5 I'll;
01so1SEAT1, AIay e1.-Barrley Campbell se, Is: 4:
ne Of the oldest OF the Cincinnati pork merch- I'd:
nts. died last evening, tn hts ~ yeaE. u: :. A.
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=. r. ~ MRS. sRE~ YOUNG.
SAN FRANCISCO, May sl.-alrs. Amclia, motler V: Y:
t the De Young brothers, Of the San Francisco T.
hrontc'e died Thursday, aged X, :<** :<*
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