Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-11-19

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0cucral simon buckner, VINO re-
NAMED aud surrsndered Fort Denelsoa
70, Gnne Mter Floyd and Pillow ran
away. Wa narried At Richmond recent
b 10 Miss Della Claiborne. one Of the
society bellies of that city. He is 80
and she "a years Of age. Some of the
incidents directly and indirectly con-
nected with Gen. Buckncr's career are
full of romantic interest. They are
thus sketehsd In thsr New York Word:
He Nas'always p conspicuous man In 4
Kentucky society, and when he was
made General in the Confederate
army be was the popular idol of the
day throughout all the Southwest,
popularity which was Intensified even
by what was cdisiiered his misfortune
at Fort Donelson. Handsome, brave.
with fine figure and gallant bearing,
a perfect hofsefnan and On sccouip-
lished man of the world, he was the
typical young cavalier of the South. He
was married some time before the war
toa Miss Kingsbury, who died after a
few years of married life. and whose
brother was an officer in the regular
army. Lieutenant Kingsbury and his
lsister we're joint heirs to a large fort
une, mainly in Chicago real estate.
Before leaving for his post with the
army in Tennessee, Gen. Buckner had
an interview with his brother-in-law,
and made over to him all of Mrs.
Buckner's estate. This was to protect
it from confiscation, but it was verbally
understood between them that the prop
erty was to be held. in trust. Ii Gen.
Buckner survived the issue of the ap-,
preaching conflict 1t was to be returned
TO him. If not it was to be made over
to his only child, Lille Buckner.
Lieutenant Kingsbury fell mortally
wounded in one of the first battles in
Virginia. Realizing too late that he
had made no iestamentary provision
by which Mrs. Buckucr's property
should not go in with his own estate
he told to q comrade the story Of his
agreement with his sisters husband.
z For some reason his dying wishes were
either not communicated To lor weru
disregarded by his wife, his only. heir,
and she entered into possession of the
entire property, The war closed, Gen.
Buckner came back to Louisville and
asked OF Mrs. Kingbury the restoration.
of his daughter's estate. Mus. Kings
bury refused to consider the question,
and II suit OF recovery was brought 1t
was one of the great eases OF the day,
and. was finally, alter years of litigil-
ton, fully decided in Gen. Buckner's
favor. HIS counsel was Robert Wool
ey,l OF Louisville, brother of Colonel
Charles Wooley, of Cincinnati, and a
] near eonnection by marriage with
/, iSallie 2 Ward, the famous Southern
beauty. 1t was, said that his fee was
800, 600. General Buckner ut once
begun to extensively improve his Chi
cago property. The fire came, and in
a day he was poorer by half million
dollars. When, however. his daughter
married Morris Belknap OF Louisville,
two years ago, she was one of the
great heiresses of the South. d.
Mrs. Kingsbury lived in Newport utter
her husbands death. She was a beau-
tiful and charming woman, and re-
manned q widow only for few years.
Then she married General Lawrence,
eldest son oil Ex-Governor Lawrence,
the richest man III Rhode Island.
II will be remembered that, after the
peril which the arrival of Gen. Buffers
troops barely averted, the cadets and
appliances of the Naval School at An
napolis were removed to, Newport.
The young and lovely Mrs. Kingsbury
was easily the acknowledged belle
among the impressible cadets, and
q ..,l ~. IL n ,l,s,s.,,f 1QzQ p,,s .,,.s ~
it was generally understood that, she
had engaged herself to Hugh Mckee,
member OF that class from Kentucky
and a brother OF Major George Mckee,
of the ordnance. who is now stationed
lat Sandy Hook. Hugh Mckee was a
marvellous young fellow in his way. He
was brave to recklessness, with mag
netic elements ofcharacter which made
him not only the most popular man Of
his class. but even. without the circum-
stancesof his tragic death. the best re-
membered Of the young officers Of the
navy, He was killed while leading .
EsmaH detachment snp lthes walls sof
Core.,n fort during our short but de-
cisiveS wafs with that people some
twelve years ago, and memorial tab
LET to his memory hangs on the walls
of the academy chapel at Annapolis
one of dozen commemorating the
most heroic acts in the history of our
navy. The true story of what just pre-
ceded his death is thus told by one oi
his associates. aa8 to9&}5g s4a asigasi
sf When Hugh Mckee was ordered to
the Pacific SQUADRON he left these
shores with the promise from Mrs.
Kingsbury that she would become his
wife on his return. One day. in Ma
gasaki harbor, the American mail was
brought to the mess-room of his ship.
A young Lieutenant looked up from a
letter he was reading with the ejacula-
ton: Say. boys, guess who is mar
riedr' Mckee was standing just back
of him, fronting u classmate who knew
Of his engagement rIt's}Mrs. Kings.
n bury" continued the first speaker.
'.She was married to General Lawrence
o month ago" lEl2''t2a4t al@lti
The narrator says that Mckee made
one step forward, his handsome face
/. distorted, his teeth set and his fists
clinched as if he would strike the read;
er. Then he recovered himself, weni
above and walked the deck all thai
4 night. Itlwas shortly before that time
that an American trading ship, the
General Sherman, while ascending the
Piengyang river, in Corea, was attacked
by natives, destroyed, and her officer!
and crew murderedE r. Admiral Roger.
started with his fleet from Nagasak
Immediately on receipt Of the news