Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-28

BreVet D1ajor-General tOd1tey WeltHoi
U. s. Army, died at Philadelphia Wednes
day He was born In Cincinnati In 1888
and was graduated from West Point 10 1865
ranking second in his class. AT the breaking
out of the war Of the rebellion he was first
lieutenant of engineers, but was soon after.
ward promoted to be Captain in the Engin.
neer Corps. ITS was assigned to the stan OF
Gen Butler, whom he accompanied on inc
expedition to New Orleans in the spring OIL
1862, and where he was promoted TO DC
Brigadcr General OF Volunteers, and as.
signed by General Butler to the command oil
the city defense. Subsequently he COM
manded an expedition sent into the Lafour-
che and Teche districts OF Louisiana, and
where he defeated large forces opposed 10
him. lie was breveted major general oil
volunteers and major in the regular
army for these services. He was with
General Banks commanding the advance In
the operations Of April and May, 1868, and
was at the siege and capture of Port Hud
SOP, where he commanded a division OF the
10Th Army Corps. Early in 1864 Geoer raj
| Wctzel was assigned to the srmy OF the
James as chief engineer and commander OF
| the Second Division of the 18th Corps under
| General Butler, with whom he served in the
operations near Petersburg and Richmond.
During that year he repulsed the attack on
| Fort Harrison, for which he was again bre-
veted as colonel in the regular army. lie
was engaged in the fiual operations around
| Richmond and was among the first to enter
| that city. He was brevetted major general
in the regular army March 10, 1865. His
linea rank in the army at the time OF his
death was major OF engineers.
| The story that Mast has life contract for
$40, 900 year with the Harpcrs is authentic,
says a correspondent. 1t is not 80 true that
the artist is breaking down under the mental
grief caused by not seeing his designs APP
pear. The story to that effect which went
the rounds of the press not long ago was no,
true. He is rich, comfortable and happy.
He has beautiful home his house is de-
scribed at length in tie March "Lippincott's
Magazine" and his home life is delightful.
| His position is perfectly assured. He has
accomplished a greater work than any other
caricaturist who ever lived. His reputation
is fixed high. 1t can make no difference tC
him if circumstances have made his relations
| to his paper anomalous. If he chose, be
could break bis contract and use his pencil
elsewhere. If he chooses to draw q princely
salary for doing little or nothing it is nc
ones affair but his own.
The death of Rev. Caleb Sprague Henry,
D. D., LII. D., at Stamford, Conn, was the
twcnty-tourth death out Of twenty-siI grad
yates of the class of 1925 of Dartmouth Col.
lege. The survivors are John F. Emerson Of
| Brooklyn and Mark W. Fletcher Of Wayne,
| Iii. The class included Chief Justice An.
drew s. Woods of Maine Professor Albert
Smith, NJ. D., LII. d.; Chief Justice Isaac
F. Rcddeld, LII. d.. Judge Robert r.
Heath, LII. D., of North Carolina, and
Judge Horace Y. Soper of New York.
Mr.. Daniel b. Hopkins, who was widely
known as theatrical agent, died OF Brights
disease at Tampa, Fla, on Saturday. He
was about so years old and had been at var
ious times agent for Barnnm, Haverly, John
| A. Stevens and others.
John Jay Cisco, a well known banker Of
| New York City, and for many years Assist
ant United States Treasurer at New York,
| died Sunday morning. Mr.. Cisco was born
| in New York City in 1906. After having
| received common school education he
started in the cloth business In Pearl street il
partnership with Bronson Peck. The firm
was very successful, and thirty-hyc years
ago Mr. Cisco retired with a fortune. He
was always a Democrat and in 1857 was APP
pointed by Buchanan Assistant United States
Treasurer, succeeding John A. Dix. Mr..
Cisco held this office until after the war, and
had great influence with the Government or
all financial questions Secretary Chase
always consulted him before taking any I'M
portant step 1t was at Csco's house hat
the national banking system was decided
upon. After leaving the Sub-Treasury he
established the banking house OF John Jay
Cisco e Co.
Rev. Henry Morgan, the Boston preacher
and lecturer, died at his home in that city Oh
Saturday evening of pneumonia. Nr. Nor
gan was born in Newtown, Conn, March z
1925, For seven years he taught a country
school, and then, with Meth )dist eIhort-
er's license, he began to travel He general
ly spent his Sundays in prisons and Other
penal institutions giving comfort and coun.
sci to the inmates. Several years were spen
in this missionary work. In 1S49, he made
his fist appearance in Boston. After wan
dering around the country for several years
he returned to his old home in Connecticut
where he built church in memory Of hi!
mother and presented it to the Methodists o
that section. In 1859 he again went to Bos
ton. He hired Music Hall, where he preach
ed TO an independent congregation for ,
while, at the same time doing a deal o.
mission work among the Incorporate aud thu
poverty stricken. He wrote Ned Nevlns
the Newsboy.' "Boston inside Out" ant
numerous other books, and delivered count
less popular addresses.