Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-05
Death OF Peter Cooper.

Death OF Peter Cooper.
New York, April 4sh.-Peter Cooper disd
of pneumonia ct half-pass 8 this morniog,
sged 90.
Mr.. Cooper celebrated his ninety.second
birthday February 12sb. He had been Ril;ng
some time with . slight cold, and Sunday was
compelled to remain in bed. The family
physician was summoned and at cnce diecov-
cred the patient was suffering from severe
attack Of pneumonia. Cooper's advanced
years were great drawback to his recovery.
About o'clock this morning he called his
son, ex-Mayo- Cooper, and Mrs Abraham
! Hewitt. his daughter, snd her family to tbs
| bedside, saying 20 them that he knew he had
not long 60 live, and thsy must become recor'
| ciled to the fact. He remained conscious up
| to the time of his demise. and mads several
remarks about his family affairs. Many
| friends OF The family and prominent citizsns
called at the house this morning to eympa-
| thize with the bereaved family.
Peter Cooper was born in New York February
| r. 1871. His father Lieutenant in the Rev
olutionary War, at the close OF which he set up
| small hat mandatory. The son attended school
for only half of each dav for year. At II he
apprenticed to coachmaker, and afterwards
gagged in the manufacture OF machines for shearng
| cloth. Subsequently he became cabinetmaker,
grocer, and finally manufacturer OF glue and isin
glass; IN which latter business he acquired for
Baltimore where he built the first locomotive
CINE ever constructed in America. He subsequently
disposed OF bis iron works, and erected rolling and
wire mill in New York. in which he was the frslsto
successfully use anthracite coal in the pudding Of
| iron. In 1845 these works were removed to fr5n-
ton, n. j., where he erected large rolling mill for
| the manufacture Of railroad iron, and he was the
first to roll wrought iron beams for ireproof build
| ings About 1850 he resolved to devote part OF
his fortune to public use, and erected the Cooper
Institute at cost of $3.50 coo, a6d added an endow
ment Of sl5o,ooo. He devoted the greater part Of
his declining years to the development and improve
ment of the institute, which comprises library,
reading room, evening schools and art schools, and
provisions for popular lectures science, etc. and
is especially designed for the benefit OF the working
| classes
New York, April 4th.-The fuaeral will
| be as private as possible, under the circum-
stances Many learned and charitable socie-
ties and the various Exchanges have signi6ed
an intention to send delegations. The inter-
insnt will be in Greenwood Cemetery, where
| the remains of the philanthropist's wife are.
DIR. Hull hes issued corrected statement
OF Coopers illness. He says Cooper had
| been troubled with sore throat some weeks,
but otherGise was in fair health. Sunday
revealed pneumonia, and yesterday the
symptoms became worse, leaving no hope Of
recovery.
BodY Found Through CIergyman's
DICdhA.
OH CRY PA, April 4th.-The people Of
this section ere much excited over the finding
of the body OF John Pierce, drowned in Tt
tusville during the great food. A vigorous
search had been made for the body. and re-
wards offered, all to no purpose. Last week
Methodist clergyman named Hoover
dreamed Of the spot where the body was to
be found, and it impressed him so that he
spoke of it to many persons, and the local
papers published the matter. Yesterday
morning the boys father and the clergyman
started to hunt for this body, and mile and
half below Titusville found it, half buried
in the sand, at the foot of clump of willow
bushes. The body had been well preserved
by the frost.
Railway Construction.
CHICAGO, April 4th.-Tbe Railaay Aqe
will tomorrow publish statement Of rail.
way construction for the first quarter OF the
year 1885, which shows that the latter part of
the winter was extremely uufavozsbls TO road
building, on account of the severity Of the
weather, heavy snow-storms, floods and the
furry 10 the iron trade, causing tinia hold
off. The construction of main tracks fer that
time YVES 766 miles, against 200 fer the same
period of 1882, when the weather was very
mild and all conditions favorable. The mile.
age for the year is estimated at s. 1000. Among
the leading amounts by States are the follow.
ing: New York 314, Arkansas 81, Arizona
62, Pennsylvania Is, Montana 40, Florida 49,
Missouri 40, Illinois 81, Idaho rs, New Mex
leo s. Utah %.
The Situation in Indian Territory.
WASHINGTON. April Aha telegram re-
ceived at the War Department, forwarded to
the Indian Office to-day. reports that Chief
Spiochs and the Creek Indians, who recent
ly left their reservation. have gone into camp
with the Comanches thirty miles west of the
Sac ard Fox reservations. The peaceable
Greeks will hold Council with the seceders
tomorrow, and If the latter refuse to return
TO their reservation, and are supported by the
other tribes, all the available military force
at Forts Reno and Sill will be needed. The
dispatch further states that Major Platte has
directed Major Bates, of the Twentieth In.
fantry, to call On the commanding officers at
Forts Reno and Sill for troops, if necessary.
Amusing Letter from an Indian.
WASHINGTON, April 4sh.-Ths following
letter from the Sioux Indian reservation was
received at the Indian Office to-day:
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, March Goth.
To Hon. Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, Wash
ington-Sir: am friend Of the Great Fathers
and am going in the white mans ways. l have no.
ticed white men cutting wood, and thought would
be like the white man and chop some wood for my
wife. piece of wood flew up and put out my eve
Now would like the Great Father to send me an
other eye. can have it put in here. l have always
been friend of the white man, and am bringing
my children up in the white mans ways / am get
ting old, and wish my father would send me cane
when you send the eye. Please send brown one
as that is the color of my other eye. hope the
Great Father will do as ask. l shake hands with
good heart. Your friend,
BLUE HORSE.
BEsiBess Outlook In New York.
NEW YORK, April 4.h.-The Pu5lic's clear.
syn, fafn AMT IF
month of March. and for the quarter ending
March 3lst, shows heavy loss at New
York, which gives the returns dishearten-
ing appearance. Outside of this city the ag-
gregste of exchanges is larger, both for the
month and for the quarter, than last year.
At New York, however, the decrease has
been due only in part to the collapse Of
speculation in stocks. After deducting the
double market value of stocks sold, the re-
manning exchanges for March were 81, 31S,-
773. GAL, against S671, $40, 391 last year-a de.
cline of 13h per cent. Il is certainly
remarkable that in each month there has
been a substantial gain in the aggregate else.
where while in each month there has been
large decline in exchanges at New York
This is supposed to be attributable to deal.
ings in stock.
Smallpox In Nashville.
NASHVILLE, April 4sh.-There has been
some increase In the number of snail pox
cases in Edgefeld and in tbs eastern portion
of this city during the psss week, but no new
case was reported yesterday. To-day we
learn from the Health Office that the city
population Is pretty thoroughly vaccirated,
and that physicians have no further sppre-
hension of the spread of the disease. A more
careful quarantine OF the infected houses has
been ordered by the medical authorities, and
recorder instructed to enforce the law re-
garding vaccination.
NASHVILLE, April 4th.-The number of
smallpox patients Is increasing, and is Great.
ing great deal of alarm among the inhab-
itants Of the city and country.
Extraordinary sale OF Seats.
CINCINNATI, April 4th.-The auction sale
of choice season reserved seats for the dra-
matte festival began this morning at College
Hall. The place was crowded and the bid.
ding unusually lively. Procenium boxes sold
for premiums in addition to the regular
charge for season tickets as follows First
choice, $500; second, $500; third, $50
fourth, $40; fifth, $50; sixth, S37. The
first single seat sold for Sl10, and the second
and third 800 each. A large number of sales
wers made at $780, and at the SEVENTEEN
choice the premium had not dropped below
$40. The sale, so far, excseds any fo,mer one
for a musical or opera festival.