The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-27
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nvsr IL Th0so Who were hla pOligieal
eneuies were Ais psfsonal friends.
@nd for evsry body wSo called on him
or whom he met he mad a pleasant
He had sssu dead bat : fsw minute,
Asn fercss OF men bsgAn drApinR the
STATE county ami city buildin9s In
hl>nes and throughout the night
elnlor emblems were placed on
u>Asts eli tsw prominent buaiuoss
Aoaseo and residences 20 that BY moya-
ins kns clty had put on Z general garD
81 monrntng. All the oily minislers
n their Thanksgiving servIcss made
ApproPitats mention Of the distin-
seishsd stst,sman.
nx Senator Jossph E. Macdonald,
who with Mr.. Hendricks has sharsd
me nonsrs OF nis party in this State,
said In conversation:
"Ms man Ia Ais day ocsupisd .
aigoer or more conspicuous poattlen
~ ala party, Or In public life, than did
Mr.. hsndricks, and verv few Rnblis
asn h-ve had their offlslAl condue,
leea criticised than he. ! think Mr.
deudrIcks IL fairly entitled to thu
Sooo name no has wrought out for
Aimeelf In both pablo aud private
circles, and hts des,h lonves = void Ia
political and sCeill circles In Indiana
thAs will not ao0n easily bs Alied,D
Lse expressions were heard ON ali
sides from leading members Of both
parties. Mr.. aud Mrs. Hsndrlsks had
lived In Indianapolis fer nearly -
veAru, and have boon prouiuent II Al
representative social festarss Of the
clty . existence. They had but OAs
shila, who died whom hat years old,
when they lived la Shelby esunty.
For = long tins sh0y had apartment,
10 hoteis, AZ Mr.. Hendrioks' of1islsl
duti6s kept hipl Ia Warrington nush
OF the tims. Afterwards they
had residence In the
northern part Of the city, bat
about Ave years ago moved down tewn
to M cid family reaidence dlrcosly op
posite the state house, where thoy Aavo
'lncY lived. Tnsy entertained thai,
rlends FIRE equently by parties and 70
ceptions, and were always at home 10
thoso VINO callo6. It wxs this that
made Mr.. Hsndrlsks 80 dsservsdly
popular, for 10 and his wife treateo
every body cordially and cours0ously,
and those whose positions In life wsrt
Inferior wero always sur8 of . kindly
rsss ption at his houeo.
Mr.. HendIisks was worry charitable,
aud oalln On him for aid wero frt susai
and never unheeded. For sevsra
years hs had been actively idontiasd
With the indianapolis Bensv0isnt 90
etety, au OrganiBsd charity, and lad
contributed literally 10 the cause t.
which II wac devoted, both in money
and work. He had been deacon In
St. Psul 1pisCopal church fer loug
inaa, aAd coRneotod with vAripu,
othpr rsiigtDus aud bsnevoient assu-
iislons. Aside from his political du.
ties he devoted mach time TO lhs pras
Ice 81 his profes Ion, being a mo = ksr
Of the Ara ei Baker, Herd 4 H~n-
dii0ks. Since the death or Mr.. BA
Her hs haa been the geAio,
member. His practice was LARGELY
la the FEDERAL e0urAs aHd prib.
sipslly In railroad csssE, hs havins
been employed III several cases Of ns.
ticnAl importance. His long sxpsrl
snoe In legislative ana governMc 81
afairs made him enc OF tho besy ex
poapders Of constitutional law In ths
country and his opinion on COS ,itu.
tional questions WAS 10 regarded from
all paris OF The country. He 0fssn said
she ambition OF hts early manhood wai
TO no either . justice et the supre n,
sourt OF tbs United States or tho au,h.l
Of works on Law. or the editor Of = lsga
|jpurnbl.
His domestic relaslons were Of tAs
most p assast chars ster, and Ars
Hendricks, who In = brilliant and ~
oomplished wnmsp, WAS OF great a,d
10 him Ia his political sareor, 90 she
hsa large and varied iAfor-
Mntien aud excellent judgment,
0ssides being greatly ambitious fei
her hpshxnd's political advAncsusn,
Since hsr husbands ssrious attsak
twQ yssrs ago both Of thsn have hsst
apprcbsnsivo Of tho sud06k end Of hia
lie, ard the attach ment bet twssn them
has gown very strong, almost acnti.
mentally sD. oo intense hau
this bssvrae, In fact, that h
would not eensont for biz
wife 70 hs away frsm him for aly
length Of time. Only laat week while
In Chicago, he accompanied Mrs. Hen.
drisks upon hor shopplpg expeditions
rhry had Frequently talked oyer she
matter, hts condition and the pr0bsbl
ity OF his early death, and II isevIdenl
shas for several msnths past there hal
been a growing fear Of this kixd on hI'
mind.
His msthsd Of living was simple and
uupretentious. His houso 10 On old
fashiOpsd structure, large and built q
~ TO give the most room. Il was far
ntahsd richly, bat In excellent tasts
and had q cheerful home like app. Or
snse. When not engaged with sallsri
Mr.. hendricks devsisd much OF hlI
lns 70 his Docks, and his literary al.
tslnmsHis wsre varied and general.
For years his services ~ an orator
had besn In alnaost constant dsnRnd,
ana he always had several adirssssl
IN course u preparation On genera
subjects. AZ meeting held las
aoith Of thu Survivors VI the mem.
hSs " the son nvention that framed the
prssest constitution OF the State Of In.
diana In 1850 he msdo the principal
addtess, aud since then ne hs'
spent much timo In rsvlsinG this
for tho reporS oi the proceedings Shat II
10 Dc published IN book form, aud ID
writing q sketch Of his ova career fol
he ssns vslums. He lad bssn IL IRE,
eusnt consultation with Hon. ". II
English over this matter, aud the lasl
tin~ he wrote hIs Dame was yesterday
at Aoon, when 10 wrote brief n0to q
Mr.. Roglish returning . book 10 hst
berro we'd, with his hanks.
Mr.. Hendricks has NO near rela
tlves exsepss brother, who lives Il
9helbyvitls, IsdlauA, aud Q sister, tlt
wife OF DR.. +. =. Pierce, sf New York
He owns considerable property IN tbiI
city, but HE entIre fortune 10 estima
ted 70 be no more than Slo00eo, tht
greater part Of which he earned By tns
prautice Of his profession.
| ts kn1Wn here that htu intoRtlou
was 10 sssndon politics at the end o.
h,s tsrm 20 vlee-prssidsnt. Only {
fsw days ago, Ia q confidential tall
~itk = friend, be said he sbould ser
tsfnly retIre fron public life ~ "
slqsc Of his ID dministrstion.
citizens Generally 10 Take Apprsprias
Astisn.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2s,-Tsast nish
an Internal meeting Of tho leading si,
lxsas wss held 70 take appropriate "