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SCHOONER ALICE DUDLEY.

February 9. 1855.
MIR. EDlToR-Oon the 9th of ,Ianu-
airy, Capt Edward Richardson and my
self We're captured by the Oyster Navy
steamer Chesapeake, the first officer be-
ing in charge as Commander Foster was
at Matthews c. H., attending the trial
Of other dredgers. From what | could
learn, he ordered the steamer to be
takeE from Pialkitank to q place up
East river, called Williams wharf, and
while OH their way they overlook us
and carried us along. They kept us
there till the 10Th the day ftrial. The
witnesses testified the offence il any, was
committed on the :3ti;h and not on the
9th. We had in oysters, but where We
caught tllm-whether outside or inside
o. Thimble Shoals they could IN; say
The magistrates were ai'aut to discharge
is when the Commonwealth attorney
spoke up an! told the magistrates to
l.i,iht uS poN I'LL C'iSG- Nnlc VIZ u.tl W
60 tothe tune of $3.50 as the bill send
shows. hal a notion to tell .i3l what
] heard said Oh my way up, but knowing
where was, held my tongue. | will
tell you a part Il it. left Williams
wharf alone to walk out to the Court
llouSp on. ;lie 9th; us he officer in
command told me l might 90 where l
pleased. On my way l WAS overtaken
H. a man who, as l wore Il cap like those
of the Chesapeakers, mistook lie for one
cf thai crew. He aske., If We had
ta.ken any more dredgers?" Irepled,
YES. two, which are lying at Williams
Wharf. He Was nightly tickletl. and
sid, there's the place W vi; 'em to
{ me. they'll milk EN- before h get
way . After We were sadd!ed with the
oostS coul] not help thinking the old
Ian prediction was ab,ut true
p Rad
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D. ]. " healton. the proprietor of
Chincoteaguc Islands, negotiating with
parties in Philadelphia for the purchase
of an oyster saloon on Vine street Of
that city. Should his offer for the prop
ertv be accepted. he will remove there
10 sometime during the present year
and take cliaTge.-Pocomoke Times.
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Messrs. =. j. Whealton & Bros store,
Chincoteague. is headquarters for the
sale of J. & p Coats best machine spool
cotton. They will deliver it to any place
on the Eastern Shore free of freight and
assorted to suit purchasers at IS cts. per
dozen, less 6rer cent discount for cash.
Cabi,ets scut free 10 purchasers OF 25
and 100 dozen spools.
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Mr.. Alfred Colonna. of Belle Haven,
willie reckleSSly driving through the
streets of Pungoteague, last Thursday,
capSized his buggy and WIS thrown there
from. receiving injuries pronounced Ia
tai b. ;te physician called 10 examine
him
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Mr.. Georse II. BaSwell, county sur
veyor having sold his interest III the
drug business in Onancock TO his part
ner. Mr.. VIM. Wise. will in the future,
be prepared to attend promptly to all
matters in the line Of his profession
See his card i'll this issue.
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NOTICE.

The public will please take notice
that cur
STEAM SAW s. Girls? MILL
is again in good running q. ~. sfnd
That satisfaction is @Iiafanf"rl nil
who favor It's with their patronage
Ali persons shipping to lis by rail
road will send to EIaIlSton Station,
and their shipments from and to
that point will be taken and re
turned free Of charge.
All grinding done the last tour
days oi the week.
Meal, Brand, Flour and Mill See'i
KEEP; constantly on hand. and ship
ped toany point omrairoatt OH sior
notice, and ut market rates.
With thanks for former patronage,
Respectfully,
d. II. Dennis
j. Il. Jones.
TemperiDceville, Va.
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Messrs Lee Il. Kcllam and James
Richardson Of LocuStvile, left on last
Tuesday for Poughkeepsie, New y ork,
to take :, course of lectures 1T Eastman
business college heated there
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Mr.. Henry a. Ward of Northampton
AMI Miss Nette Matthews If Accomac
wrre married at Charlottesville last sun
,la: Nv Rev. J. E. Humphreys.
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ACcoMAc COURTHOUSE. VA:
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1885

sa y cross-marK on your paper. before
s4a- your name, made with pen and ink.
50 indicates that your subscription has
- expired. or is due. and You are re-
ss SpectTully solicited to remit or re-
Gsse new.
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LOCAL NEWs.

Rev. j. W. Carroll will preach to the
children in the Methodist church at
Drummondtown, next Sunday, at B
=. "
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Contractors g. Builders

Have Il large corps CT competent work
men constantly employed. and will make
contracts for building houses on any
part of the Eastern Shore. Plans. speci-
licati0ns. estimates of Churches. Houses.
Barns and Bridges furnished on short
notice. All shop work finished with care
and dispatch. With an experience OF
several years us practical mechanics, we
believe we can give perfect satisfaction.
Thanking onr former patrons, we re.
specifically ask continuance OF tllelr pa
tronage. ]. RI. BIRD & BRO.
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An Independent Newspaper Of DEM
ocratic Principles, but not Controlled BY
any Set Of Politicians or ManipuIatos,
Devoted to Collecting and Publishing all
the News of the Day in the most Inter-
esting Shape and with the greatest pos
sibIe Promptness, Accuracy and Impair
TALLY; and to the Promotion Of Demo-
cratic Ideas and Policy in the affairs Of
Government Society and Industry.
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For blacksmith and shoe
maker e shop ut GuilforJ. The stands
for both bushes are lrst-claSs. and men
with proper energy uall ciumlnand all
the work they desire. apply to
Thoro.ocd B. Mason
Guilforti. Va.
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FoR RENT.-IIonse and Lot in Mnd
rs; VII belonging to Mrs. a. L. Nor
than called Plateau Lot. Apply TO
Ben L. GUntcr, Acc0Inac &. II.
Or Jciln ID. Wimbrougl, Modes
town, Va.
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gg'2 81 & OTHER PROPERTY
E.laH S;ALT..

of. ,.;' -. nrr !,it' Or ti,e
whal.. =! he -s:i,o,,ilsi. PALESTINE,
ili.,v T;.sl. I'D, 81 oii.. n,gistcr. . II
carr ,.,i.;' in,>ilrls 81 ny te,'>, III
good nl,le. i,:.,:ci,i. hi'il;. q: iilst
tim.:a. audi good anrsill,'nShl mp.
>:llt. ,-.;;. ~. zen ut M wharf ''vei,A,
Thursday and i'si'lay of every
week during potato season.
will also seila cost for cash or
produce, my entire stock OF goods
Except groceries 1rnnsi~ting Of Dry
= q ~ ~. II ~ SECS, Boots.
:i.i,;,s 49,. 81 ,"wi, Cast
az. ,a al "s;sliii'ie my
:. o. '.;.-t.5,> nlTii.'.iilg +lseSs'are,
iin! y,,'i can SHY" iiie nsy.
al persons indebted 10 The firm
Of w. j. Rue 4 Bro. will please
come forward and settle their ac-
counts al once. rs | am anxious to
settle NJ, The bn-IirSs OF r.e firm.
Respectfully,
". J. RUE,
i;tiir Haven. Aronac county. Va.
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For SALE-Fast trotting mare. also,
Il good box buggy. If not sold before
Fcbr ry court-tlay, Willie exposed Of.
at AUCTION. Mare and carriage i'll pos
session Of L. Elliott
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Rev. l. C. Fosnocht will preach his
sinai sermon at Modestown next Sunday,
ut p. IN Before leaving for confer
ence he will preach two sermons ut
.tyres chapel, one at Leatherbury chap
Il and four 1T Onaucock
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For SALE-A fnc'Morrell colt. three
years old last May, well grown, good
roadster and gentle to Ill harness en- re;s-
solmble terms. Henry T. Mason.
GuilfUrd, Va.
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Goods a. Cost
Storehouse For r ent

AL 1JHN ~ w y, V a.
The undersigned having decided
to discontinue business, offer for
sale At Cost. their entire stock Of
goods. consisting OF Il general as
sortment Of dry goods. hardware,
queensware, boots, shoen. hats, caps
groceries, ETC.. etc.
We offer for rent on reasonable
terms, our StorehonSe. a irSt-class
stand torany enterprising business
man, and being extensively en-.
gagged in the oyster trade, will use
our influence to throw the patron.
age of our large number Of employ.
ees into the hands Of whoever Oc
cupies it. Neare closing mp our
mercantile business because We are
otherwise too much engaged to
give it proper attention.
j. S. JOHNSON & Si)N.
- ;I.ruto,v,; Va.
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NOrthW:lr(l
Southwark,

hI1IVt =. y TT.+IH.
II" Stops for passengers on signal.
Does not stop for passengers.
Trains and S run daily; all other
trains dali except Sunday.
James McConkey, Sup't,
Princess Aunr, Nd
R. B. c Ike. Gent Freight and Passen-
ger Age n rfolk, Va
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A horse of Mr.. B. I. Parker ran sway
Sith The driver Mr.. JOHN Watts while
On his way from the station Wednesday
norning. He WAS tiiruwnfsom the car
t;;lge and badly bruised. Tie carriage
WAS completely wrecked
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FLOUR Ar COST!

We sell the best standard family
flour by The barrel at Ne; Cost.
The ,kcen competition between
our merchants to sell, has tended
50 strongly in the direction of the
article of -four, that the profits are
really TOO trifllng to be Il consider
alton in business. We therefore,
have concluded 10 give nnr custom
ers and the entir- public i he benefit
of Baltimore wholesale prices, AMI
will supply to them the best grades
Of standard family -four. rs follows
to wit:
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BUSINESS NOTICES

For sALE.-A two-horsc wagon of
Jersey make. PRICE $50.
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Fox sAl.N.-soo. 600 feet of white oak
timber suitable Tor ship building.
4. j. Lilliston. Acc0mac G.. II.
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We will warrant every brand we
sell to give satisfaction or to he
returned. The foregoing figures
are based on present values, any
change up or down willbe followed.
We require the cash in hand at the
time of delivery.
Respectfully,
T. G.. ELLIOTT s. CO..
HAWKS NEST.
Jan. 90, 1885.
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For sALE.-Tyo horses, young. gen.
tie and sa,lntl, well broken and suitable
etheras roadsters or farm purposes, at
fair prices.
Lecmont, Va.
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OEeEcOck.
Fosque & Bro, are agents for the Po-
comolle super phosphate.


Mr.. George w. Powell. who has been
quite sick for several days is now i'm
proving.
One or two of our citizens will be ben
Gifted by the passage of the French
6poliation Bill
The Friends of Temperance had
pleasant entertainment in town hall,
Monday night. The members were
made happy by music, confectionery, &c
Mr.. Stephen Hopkins and VIM. +.
Knox are the candidates for the postof
zee Of our town. Petitions are being
circulating freely and signed for both.-
Either Of the candidates would make u
faithful officer
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For SALE-A bagatelle table insgood
repair. with 4 complete set Of balls, cues,
for $40. delivered at station at Eastville.
Original cost $50. j. Amber Jarvis,
Eastvillc, Va.
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Ordered that David d. B. Miles re-
pair six bridges in road precinct, At
antic district, and S23.O5 allowed him
to buy timber and nails for that pur-
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DIR. 5. P. Nottingham, VIM. T
Fitchett and L. NJ. Scott were appoint
ed by the court to inspect the jail OF
this county.
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PERSONAL.

Attorney General Garland Gays. II never
did and never will, wear = dress coat"
Whitelaw Reed has been elected president
and Horace Porter vice president ofthe Loto'
club
DR.. Thomas Dunn English, the author OF
Ben Bolt" is lying i'll at his home in New
ark. with tumor of the throat, possibly
attributed to his smoking habit.
Thomas j. Brady has assumed active con-
troll Of the Washington Critic, which he has
owned since the first few months of his term
~ assistant Postmaster General.
Miss Maud Banks, daughter Of General N.
p. Banks, and Miss Emma Sheridan, daugh-
ter of General Marx Sheridan, make their
debut on the Lyceum Theatre stage, New
York. on April 6.
Mr.. John G Small, for thirty-three years
q clerk in the mailing department of the
Boston postoffice. died suddenly at his resi-
dence at Cambridgeport. Mass, on Saturday.
Mr.. Small WAS born in Gray, in 1919, and in
bis younger days was a telegraph operator.
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AN AGED BAPTIST MINIsrER
Two More Important Cases.


iowr agent being In Columbus, Ga, few DAYS
ago. and meeting the venerable brother J. II Camp.
bell. we asked him for the news. His reply was, N
have two more important cures effected BY Swfts
specific to report" This venerable man Ia known
ar and wde for hs unrcmiting abors Of love In the
bella Of the poor Of Columbus II will be rpmein.
sered thar the swirl Specific Co has donated quite
an amount OF their famous medicine, 10 be distrb'
uted by Mr.. Campbell among the poor Of the city ,
hence his remark. He said:
81 have just seen n lady who has been greatly An
noyed by letter In one Of her hands. II bad gives
her much ouble ana pain. She said she had be- q
or four years with the old remedies, but without
giving any relief. | suggested wv ft's Specific aud
she took four bottles and Is appareu perfectly
well: Her hand Is 'lnooh. and not a single sigu u
the disease lie left. II IL marvellous how this mcdi.
cine r. novates the system"
"What about the other casc!"
"Well, that was d lady also. She had been badly
affected with TO- four years. Her lace, hands
and arms, well her body, were covered with
sores and scabs. IL WAS one Of the worst cases u
this terrible disease that have zen. The suf
ferDg Of this poor creature beyond expression,
She tried every remedy at hand, including mercury
and iofide Of potash. but she only grew rae. IN
was In this condition when first the case. !
soon had her taking Swifts Specific. and she has
now only taken two bottles, but every mark OF the
disease has almost entirely disappeared Her general
health has greatly improved. II Is one OF the mos,
remarkable cures thar has come under my notios.
and In ministry Of sixty years have mingled with
every class of society and observed closely the vari
ETY. OF diseases which affect humanity. Blood discsses
are the most numerous and the mot difficult 70 n
move. To overcome these diseases, II IL my delibr
ae Judgment that Swiit's SDeciAc Ia the grandest
blood purifier ever discovered. Its effects are won
derful, and consider them almost miraculous Thrrr
s no medicine comparable 70 IT, If
KEW. JEsss II. CAMPBELL, Columbus, %
Treatise on Blood aud Skin Diseases mailed fire..
IHE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co Atlantis. Gs.
febi6drod&yiyo-wky
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Advice to Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and broken OF
your rest by sick child suffering and cry
ing with pain Of cutting teeth2 If so, send
at once and get bottle of MRS. WMsLows
SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEErHISe.
Its value is incalculable. 1t will relieve the
poor little sufferer Immediately. Depend
upon ii, mothers, there is no mistake about
it. 1t cures dysentery and diarrhoea,
regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind colo, sottens the gums, reduces in.
fsmmstion, and gives tone and energy to the
whole system. Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING
SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEErHrse is pleasant
TO the taste, and is the prescription of one Of
the Oldest and best female nurses and phv.
sicisns in the United States, and is for sale
by all druggists throughout the world. Price
q cents A bottle.
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General NNXA.

Rutland. VT, has year old baby weighing
10 pounds.
The three selectmen of Wilmot, N. H.,
together weigh 649 pounds
A Yarmouth, Mass. boy recently ate sc
corn cakes in 20 minutes.
Apartment house rents in New York have
been coming down with a run.
Mrs. Elizabeth Granger of Pittsfeld, Mass
if she lives, will be one hundred years old in
May.
The London and Great Northern Railway
has put in buffet cars between London and
Manchester
A bashful couple In Stratford, Conn.,. it i.
said, have been keeping company" thirty
one years.
Shelton, Conn man drank eighteen
bottles of birch beer for wager of twenty
Ave cents,
/ Northumberland, N. H., i. out of debt for
the first time in twenty five years, and has
surplus of $500.
Heavy frosts visited numerous points il
northwestern Texas, Sunday night, and the
early fruits are badly injured.
A Southern newspaper proprietor recent,
sent up balloon as an advertising dodge -
PHILADELPHIA Press Most newspapers thi.
way do not care to dodge advertising.
The largest locomotive ever built has Jus
been finished by the Baldwin Company OF
Philadelphia, and will he sent to Brazil next
week. Its weight is 224 900 pounds.
| firm of Connecticut bed-qult manufac
turers have purchased the entire village OF
Fitchville, consisting Of two large stone mills
% tenement houses, church, school-house
and public hall
1t is common error to call the Central
American Republic "San Salvador" I,
should be noted that that is the name of tn.
capital city. The name of the republic i,
simply Salvador"
The owners of the Lake Winnipeg. which
permitted itself to be towed into port by the
Alaska. when the latter broke her rudder
demand $3.50, 900 salvage. q price declared b,
all vessel owners a. outrageous.
| A fountain is to be erected in Back Ba,
Park, Boston. to commemorate the early visi
Of the Norsemen to this country 1t will
cost $1,000, and will be ornamented will
Norsemen, galleys and bas-reliefs.
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The increase in entries of land in 1884,
81 some of the land offices, was so remark
able that the st. Paul Pioneer Press has
obtained the statistics from the officials
In Dakota. the acres entered in 1888.
amounted TO i2.t57 $50. but in 1884 the
entries dropped to 7,915.64s acres, and
of these entries over 400. 600 acres were
At offices not opened in the previous year.
At Fargo the entries fell from 1000. 00O
Scres in 1885 to only s66. 900 in 1884, and
=, Bismark from 100000 IN 1888, to
about 10000 in 1884. In Minnesota the
entries were , .149. 464 acres in 1888, and
1902 100 in 1854; the entries IN Wiscon.
sin were AL .2eo acres in 1888. and $780,
s64 in 1854. The spectators appear to
have taken up most of the land rendered
desirable by railroads built thus far in
these States, and in Dakota the decrease
in entries indicates that the same is true to
a considerable extent
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STATE OF MAINE.
fiscathquis, ~.
Court Of County Commissioners,

fbcathquis, S.
Court Of County Commissioner,
December Term, 1854.
Upon the foregoing petition II IL considered BY the
Commissioners that the petitione responsible
and that tbev ought 70 be heard touching the matter
set forth In thei. petition and therefore rider that
the County Commissioners meet at the dwelling
house Of Henry A. mold In wiIlimantic on Wed
mes day. the 10th day Of Juue, 1856. Mt one
O'Clock =. NJ, and thence proceed to view the route
mentioned In said petition, Immediately after which
view hearing OF the parties and witnesses wiz
be had at soBe government place In the vicinity. and
such further measures taken In the premises rs the
. mmissioners shall judge proper. And II is
further Ordered, that notice of the time,
place and purpose Of the Commissioner meeting
aforesaid be given TO all persons and corporations
interested, by serving an attested copy of the
petition and this order thereon upon the
clerk Of the town Of Willimantic and by posting
up attested copies aforesaid In three pnbis
places In said town thirty days at least before the
time appointed for such View and ALTO BY publishing
the petition and order thereon 10 the Piscataquls
Observer, public newspap printed NJ Dover. y
said county, also In the Kennebcc Journal, q pubns
newspaper printed at Augusta, In The county OF Ken
nebec,by the printer to the STATE, six weeks suoees
syely In each, and the last publication in each 70 b
thirty days At least before the time designafed fof
said view and hearing. that all persons and or.
porations interested may attend and be heard tsey
see hf.
Attest: HENRY b FLINT, Clerk.
true copy Of the petition and order thereon.
evil Attest HENRY Il FLINT, Clerk.
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SIX etches of the New Ministers

Edwin J. Phelps. who has been appointed
minister to England, is a prominent lawyer
of Burlington, VT He is about 80 years of
age and the possessor of moderate fortune.
He is an ex-presideat of the American Bar
Association, has practicei before the SUI
esteemed as a lawyer and man of culture.
He has several times been the democratic
candidate for Governor of Vermont, but, so
far as known here, has never held public
office. For two years past he has delivered
lectures on Law to the graduating Glaze at
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49, c.II.a. ~ YseIps i : con of 81.

Yale College. Mr.. Phelps il . son OF ex-
Senator Phelps Of Vermont
Robert N. McLsne Of Maryland, nominased
= minister to France, wss born in Wuming-
IN, DeA.. 10 1915. he US edneated . o.
usry's College, BaltimoFe. andst the Cealeee
Bourbon in Paris, Francs. He sas appoins-
ed 4 cadet 1t West Point. and after gradua-
ton there in 1887. served in the FLORIDA var
and in the Northwest - lieutenant OF afiii-
lery He resigned from the army IN 1910,
studied isw in Washington sind reDoved 70
Baltimore. where he began the practice OF
lax. He was a member of the AsYyis1d
legislature in 1856: was . member CT the
Both and 3lst Congress; vas appointed oy
President Pierce in 1852 to be minister 70
China, and was appointed by President
Buchanan minister to Mexico in 1859. but re-
signed in 1860. He was elected TO the 46th
and 47th Congresses. and declined the nomi-
nation for the 45th Congress. He vas erect
ed Governor Of Maryland in 1883 Tor tne
term of four years. beginning Jan. ., 1881
George II. Pendleton of Cincinnati, .ne
new minister To Germany, was born q I'm
cinnsti, O., July 8, 1925, received an academ,
ic education in the schools Of Cincinnati, and
aftervard in Europe. Studied Law, vas 40
mitted to the bar. and has continued ever
her of the State Senate of Ohio in 1854 and
1855. was q representative for Ohio in the
35th, 3sth, 37th and 3Sth Congresses, was the
Democratic candidate for vice-president on
the ticket headed BY George B. Mcclellan IN
1864. was the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor Of Ohio 10 1869; vss elected to the
United States Senate ~ q Democrat TO sue
coed Stanley Matthews. Republican, and
took hi. seat March Is. 1879. His term OF
service expired March 3, 1885.
Harry Rootes Jackson, nominated a. min
i.ter to Mexico, is a native of Georgia and is
s4 years Of age. He graduated at Yale Col
les e in 1889. and was shortly afterwards ad-
mitted To the bar. He Was colonel OF
Georgia regiment in the Mexican war, and
for four succeeding years was judge OF the
eastern circuit Of Georgia. In 1853, he was
sent to represent the United States at Vienns.
where he remained five years. During the
rebellion he was Southern brigadier- gener-
al and had command on the upper Potomac.
Since the war Mr.. Jackson has practced the
profession of law in Georgia. He has OF
late wears held no public Office.