The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-04-11

The Ne~ Aei"'sss~to oetuaany.
The United States Govssnln1ns needk .
strong representative At Berlin, , diplomat
of winning mannsrs and pleasant address,
and arm and sagsoiona. We gain greatly
by German Immigration; ~ lose By tho e.
clusion from that country Of American
hog products. The two subjects Indicated
constitute 4 grieyaE,es respectively on that
and this side Of IT, Atlantic. They, and
other mattors growing out of them, need
tohehen1ls1w with visdon By tn United
Siates Representative q Berlin Sc far IS
is ret seen, the appointment Of ex-senator
George. HINT Pepdletop Of Ohio to that
posittn is sregsrdedes judictous one. +
is one Of the best 81 shs foreign missions,
worth IN sussry 81, zoo pr aa1uD, and
carryise ~iAhsit ~ sgioryrand henor Of
Envoy Extraordinary and Miafster Pleni-
poteltiay. IA 81 j
AEE pdlstdn 'stern 4 n ysar1in tn
United States Senate terminated with the
Forty eighth Congress. He was chairman
Of the committee having civil seEyice re-
form in hand, and a. such introduced the
bill providing it, which, as amended, be-
came law ia 1882. His greatest distinction
% statesnsn uae gained by his connec-
ton with reform In the matter Of the
tenure of inferior Federal ofices.
He WAS born in the Congressional dis
trict including Cincinnati, in the year 1926.
His father was member Of the National
House of Representatives at the time.
After receiving good eilnaatioa here, Mr..
Pendleton studied in Germany. He re-
turned home after two years absence in
Europe, in lsA8, The sane year in which he
took to wife Alice Key, daughter of Francis
s. Key, who composed that famous anthem
'.The Star-Spangled Banner" Miss Key
was niece Of Roger B. fancy, Chief JUS
.,oe Of the Supreme CONT # the United
States. q
Mr.. Pendleton entered thsaprofession Of
the law He was o member Of the Ohio
Senate ii 1854 and 1866. A period of
eight years. service as q member Of the
House Of RepreaAntstivea in Washington
snaed with ta14 Thirty-eighth Congress-.
From that time until his election 10 the
Uuitsd Statss apsats, Mr., Pen4eton
quietly p1ssued TIE pssctjss By which he
has assasssd = considerable amount d
wsajth. y!: ~
When ~ secession Of the Southern
States vss thrsatensd NJ Pendletun was
in Congress. He advocated coercion for
the maintenaDce Of the Union after the
policy Of Cancellation had failed in the OBJ
ject. Hls nam1 appeared . the pe,ao-
cratie candidate 1or lie vice Rfesideney,
in 1854, when George B. Mcclellan was al
the head Of the ticket. In 1863 he iran .
for Governor of Ohio, but was defeated.
He VIVA elected President Of the Kentucky
Railroad Company in that year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pendleton have three chill
dren. One, son, does business in New
York city a. an attorney; the other two are
daughters.
The home ofsMr. Pendleton is in Cincin-
natl, where he is eminent for hospitality.
His beautiful residence in Washington was
the scene of many brilliant receptions dur
ing his term in the Senate. It is hardly
aeccessary to describe Mr.. Pendleton's
personal appearance, AZ it is suggested in
the above excellent likeness. He is taller
than the medium height, stout and portly
His dress is exactly fitted and evidences
care in the selection. In manners the new
Minister to Berlin is refined to that degree
Of nicely which, twenty years ago, origi-
mated the pleasant title, Gentleman
George" BY which he Is still known.
Rough On Cougha."
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