National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-18
STATESMAN AND SOLDIER.


One Of the most familiar figures IN Washing
ton for years has been that OF ex-senator Pool,
OF North Carolina, who died suddenly OF
apopleJy saturday. He had not been feeling
we'll aud was to have started lated IN the day
onR visit to his brother, Rev solomon Pool
who has church In North Carolina hut wnS
rallied. YIis wife died here about len years
since, but leaves two daughters aud son, who
reside In this city lie was born In Pasquo.
bank county, n. G., June l6 1876, and received
his education Mt the University of North Caro-
lima, and was graduated in 1917. III the same
year he was admitted to the bnr. Aiter tho
passage of the secession ordinance by his stuto
Mr.. Pool retired TO his plantation, where he
remained for three years denounced as ma
enemy to the confederate government. In
1861 the union men began to show themselves
in mass meetings in the various counties ana
to inaugurato what was called a peace move
ment. Amer much solicitation Mr. Pool CON
sentcd TO become Il candidate for the state SEN
ate, IN order 10 defeat Mr.. David OutlOw,who
was the recognized leader of the ScceSsiOnists.
lie succeeded In obtaining so large ina
jority of The home vote as to overcome the
army vote aud be elected. soon alter
taking his seat In the senate he introduced the
peace resolutions providing for the appoint.
mcnt of five commissioners on the part uf
North Carolina TO treat directly with the fed
crnl government for peace, and inviting tho
other soceding states to cooperate. Mr.. Davis
became alarmed nj the magnitude of the dan
ssgcs to the confederate congress calling for a
suspension Of the habcas corpus, no ms TO enable
him to cheek the disaiIection In North Caro-
lima. Anticipating the suspension he made
mnny arrests among the less influential OF the
peace men. and the press tccmed with denun'
Citations and threats. The names of the peace
leaders were put upon the black list in Rich
mOnd, and Mr.. Pool and eleven other members
of the North Carolina legislature were marked
for imprisonment In Castle Thunder. He was
elected to the United states senate In 1862 but
was not admitted at that ime. He was again
elected In 1868. and served until 1873, during
which period he performed service on import.
ant committees. Since 1873 he has prncticcd
law In this city under the firm of Edmondson 4
Pool, IN the Corcoran building. His funeral,
at which the Rev. DR.. Ingall, associate, rector
Ascension church, will oiiiciate, will take
place from his late residence at 800 p. nj. to-
day, and the remains VIII be Inferred In
oak I'M cemetery. The 9allbeerc!S WILL, VII, be
Hon. Jos. S. Fowler. Hon W. 4. Earle Col:
Rces b. Edmondsion, Col. W. q. Ford, Mr.. David
kcllett, Mr.. Isaiah Fearing, and Mr.. s. o.
beaver.
The members Of the Worlds Arbitration
league of which the late Senator Pool was an
active member, will attend his funeral.
Col t'ustnvus VI. llascom captain 18Th United
States infantry, died Saturday at Portsmouth,
months with his family. Last Thursday he
was driving on the beach I'm q village cart,
when his horse fell from stepping on rolling
NOnc anu TIC was tnrOWH out Violently, DTtltk-
ing two of his ribs, and otherwise injuring
himself internally. He was q native OF Ohio.
and first entered the service at the firing on
Fort sumter as captain M aide.de.camp oil the
Ohio forces which served IN the West Virginia
campaign. In August, 1861, he was made cap
tain and assistant adjutant general OF yolun-
tecrs, and continued on staff duty, with very
great credit until mustered out July ], 1856,
while on the staff of Gen. George II. Thomas.
He was promoted to major Oct. T. 1852, for gal
lantry at Antietam; to lieutenant colonel jan
Is, 1854, and was later brevetted colonel for the
campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta. Jan.
p, 1857, he was appointed FIRST lieutenant 18th
United States infantry, and was brevetted cap
tain for galantry at Antietam, and major for
Resaca, Ga, He was adjutqnt of his regiment
until the consolidation of the infantry regi-
ments in 1869, when he was unassigned for
short time, and then transferred TO the 18th
infantry, IN which regiment ne was regimental
quartermaster from August. 1871, to Dec. II,
1873, when he was promoted to captain. AT
the time of his death he was on recruiting
duty and stationed at Providence, r. i.