Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-06-24
[1H OF c. A, RODNEY
|esr ,N1oGnA xao was 81 HIGHLY
NAN "mONORED.

OFT sKElon. ~ uIGHLY
NAN WIZ w","RED,
HONonH
ca,ar A. Rodney on
death of Gs'a, sa,,sad no little ex-
AZ, by suicide s o"sn snhieot of much
ant and was the suoJoosd' ssd's mauy
ssion among the ,a. n.0'" TSe narticu.
in business H. clr.,ss. 7. svere briefly Civ.
the sad al stia'r IA sditiop, Wiop and q short
Mondays late .t,,1 e',,lS'I nn, he amiss at
ofbis life %l,' Sa was s' a prominent
ss man, and MS !; ! n".e q .shia interest. |
filed with consiG0d com sannd. however,
the body ~as;fed %ai ty1i and summon.
oroner was no.i''
following l.H.uce. Jury, George s.
llian G. sprHanGpp' Y Porter, ell Henry
10, Thomas ,owlanS ~ and K. T.
Charles W, :, moIf Ino,ion Of The body
ber, An fxanitnIIrUt na. RniIock and Ogle in
psdeby pfs; sia n rnroner and jury,
presence OF the ,,'ot 1,'J death had been
was tho"Eh, stsr ,n hearing the testi.
ptaDeoaS, ,,aaL hi M Higgins and
Of pr' p',i,o'f' tho inrv gave q verdict
Rodney .mG .n;c;da Ia,' during a period
ath iroih o.ration Sa The weapon,
atal aDefraIioh' ,Mo+ h;mseIf
when 1ne a, u'IY rorolver of heavy
i've GaEiei ae5 N Henry Rod.
re, whlch peiuHs ,,;ss;,ing in Virginia,
Nuo 10 zoe s,nnosed to have TAX n
Eho was >, snPpv,' f;,n
IeapoI VIII ,n.n n, r,,v II. 1s42. and
ceased was =. W. rI,rLso son Taylor's
Alca'e' "o aoo Of sixteen be en-
b. Al 'ho AZ % business under
the n,'i,'r na,I"" at Nh, 9O4 Market
IL. bahh.ns, e." -" work,d himself
wlefe ho soo a,,ob a remarkable
pa de'e'oteu ,,'"t Ia ara he attain
le% cal'a.''y ., ",ch,sed the busi.
is ms)'fl'S nv or ana conducted it
o. ,',il,l lS sipp,J ,tat he d sposed of the
Vet"in ~ n Is7o 10 McIutire &
reSs III ~ on t', ui,b a comnetency.
ts ahu ,1''.', ~ ,,rn,L Lila attention
Emht! 'nvm ,,',n and aft4r the inyent-
prfIl1en.t"s l.tIa,;na of screws. was
anu pt'r't,s u, s,,.;r mannfactnre
% epsato nfts79 caused such a
'ne pan.~ .s,on o ,b,t he deemed
ltSs .el,eI",pl .,hapl in Ihe en,erpr sc
s'% ~
AZ , I'nIe' 1873 h. became Presi
Osna", S.t rS,,,Ioor1zad , F,bre Compauy.
VI .no .;Is angayul in its man.
"As "ov,sI'' ,ho hsginn,ng of last
'elI ~ un', .,'',,, oas,,nsS ,n' the nosition Of
n;5nn' i't in," amI r,,ired from actiye
ls,G',,, L's,t'sN', =, @" ,h. wn,k If the con.
pylph..1n p.,a. "a ,t, daro,e his a,ten,ion n
III o'uaa ,",aa,s W u,sJr1 in ronnect;on with
'sIla'e f.n '.'o''''1 "s = 'ornms and car.
lla1a.aI,",. M .,o ,,orh0 " 81 ,be Dalaware
eeN a, nn,",nro s,e "Jn' Camnann nf Which
v anu paS;an, G",n,
40 paI'o aIa,u,"", ,,,os , dooc.,a.rtof tb.
NHiles W"UIa, "I' pn1nan of Prdney
w. "n',h ,hn ri,u ~ pr;sto, SONS =,
~ NV n,yond .Io W' u.bn nams IN m,
.le, ,ad s,,,sD m'5 'au ";,h W;Il;.n Penn in
Wv uo "'@',' roaa,a, " ;n phiiadelnh;a wber,
.H .e .OI"',u %,, aan, 80 Inat h;s w;fs and
a,'' man, - 'I" no'ar "aU" wh"a !, ieoe Il.
.;'S "S'r ca,,h ~ i'''' da',"h,.r of tho Lat,
III D 1an"s oa'" ,,o la.nos, ,o,d owna,
~, u,.I,h;o,. .vI;o' W. ,u,, e. .ho nrov;rca
,S;S %'n' "ninn o.n,a ~ n snn r.,sar whI
s5,,S @ AMY ai' h;s nranSf,.b.r,S wea,,t
vac I'M, ~ n r,,a cnl,r,a hntnevel
,D;S, a"r % nnh1;" nou;,,on uamar
Nav l'm,bt.r IF ths Pay Thoma,
(vto,i nsss", NJ ,ho ~ Va E;-st En;soona
rh NJ IaIaw.ra % and ,sft TOO SONS
Far, tbe ,icD@r ' nr tho T nacl,ration r,
4Dapj4nCs ant VI C1iInel Thoma,
lney, who served with distinction
patEiotalmy, and was a membe'
be General Assembly of Delaware
Of the Continental Congress.
de was Judge Of the Courts of Ad
laIiy and Common Pleas, and dice
let Justice Of the Territory of Mis-
Rodney, who studied law in Plila
PlIa and located IN Wilmington
served i'll 'he legislature and wa
cad to Congress over James A
yard III 1902. lie was attorre,
neral Of the Unit,d States unde
t"dtltJetierson and Madison. H.
lGanlrd tie forts at Wilmingto,
New Castle in tie war of 1912. H
Pda an embassy to the Southern
hTican States under president Mon
served in Congress and the Unite,
a'rS Senate and tiually died a
Ptlos Agrrs .'une 10, 1924, while Min
"a PrupptcuHary Of the Unite,
b> Ttmnas N. Rpdrey, fa,ber a
t,l'ccaSet, w"sa SOC Of Caesar A
,,r'ary OF legation AZ B"epns b" ' Avrc. "
Harr John Quincy Adams and Pre-
atut 4ay,or lie served 49, Consnl' n
'"la and Matanzaa, Cuba. He wa
.ecrYr Oh the Republican ticket i i
Ia 1851 President Lincoln n,
h. D,,ricr NJ ,',.T''o' I,,t, "a customs !,