National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-21
ADMIRAL PowELL's WILL.

An Endowment Fund 10 Enable
Young Men TO Prepare FOR the Naval
Academy Bequeathcd TO Columbian
University.
Tho will OF the late Rear Admiral
Levin NJ. Powell, United States navy,
was filed with the register yesterday.
The deceased bequeathes to Jeapnette r.,
daughter of Mrs. NJ. j. Manning, of Bal
timore, Nd, 81, 900; to Julian Ii. Thurs.
ton, Of Cumberland, Nd, $1,000 in trust
for his mother and her children and $500
to himself; TO Mrs. Charles b. Thurston
$1,000 in trust for her unmarried daugh-
tors and son Charles; to Alfred b. Thurs.
ton $4,000 in trust for Mrs. Jeanette Il.
Reader and her children; to Gates p.
Thurston and Mrs. HOuck $4,000 to be
divided equally between them; to Alfred
b. Thurston $4,000; Chas. S. Powell, Of
Alexandria, Va, $500; DR.. Robert @.
Powell, of the same city, 81, 600; Cuthbert
l.. Powell of Danville, Va, $1,000; Chas.
S. Powell, in trust for Rev. G. s. Powell
and Levin Powell, $500; Vir-
ginia Taylor, of Alexandria, Va,
$1,000; Harriet Chiffon Stewart. $4,000;
Daniel b. Conrad, late of United States
navy, $1,000; VIM. Il. Webb, $4,000 in
trust for Mrs. Brand, of Louisville, Ky.
The income to be paid her during lifo,
and at her death to pay tho bcquest to
tho Garfield Memorial Hospital. To
VIM. G. Moore and VIM. s. Mitchell a
testimonial of regard and acknowledge
ment of many kindnesses, $500 each;
Mrs. Lucy l.. Powell, 81 900; Bedford
Colwell, of White Sulphur Springs, Va,
$500; DIR. Alfred Ii. Powell, of Baltimore,
Nd, $1,000; Catharinc, daughter of DIR.
l.. Powell, 81 ,O00 Maria Powell, of Fau-
quier county, Va, $1,000; Archibald At
kinson, of Baltimore, Nd, $1,000. The
testator divides his pictures among his
relatives and friends. The residue Of
the estate remaining after tho payment
of debts and legaces is to be divided in
equal shares and given as follows: Ono
each to DIR. A. III. Powell, Mrs. Harriet G.
Stewart, Mrs. Jeanette T. Reader, Mrs.
Alfred b. Thurston, Alfred b. Thurston
lin trust for Mrs, Sidney Brawncr), Maria
Powell, Laura Randolph Tucker, of Lex
ington, Va; Mrs, Mary Barnes, widow Of
the lato Surgeon General Barnes, Rev. j.
ID. Powell, of Portsmouth, Va.
TO THE COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY
is given lot @ and part of d. Kings sub
division of lots l, 2, 3, 32, and SO. square
126, with all the improvements thereon,
to create an endowment, to DO known as
the Admiral Powell endowment, and to
take the rents or to lease rs the trustees
of the university shall deem hest, and the
profits arising theTeirOm to DO devoted
to the FREQ education Of such young men
as may desire TO take advantage Of tho
endowment by way Of their preparations
for entrance in tho Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Md, or such as may fit them
To become mates or masters in tho mer'
chant marine service of the United
Statos, such preparation to DO confined in
the case of leach young man embracing
the advantages Of the endowment TO
ono year, and to include principally
the studies of arithmetic, geometry,
trigOnometry, and astronomy, with tho
use of astronomical Instruments, the con-
struction of tho charts, and tho appl!Ga.
tion of the knowledge TO photographic
survey by latitude aud longitude, and, If
possible such study as will give to such
young men knowledge of scientific
voyages Of discovery and other matters
relating to war and commerce on tho
high seas. 1t is further the testatOr's
wish that tho endowment shall embrace
IN its benefit such apprentices as having
filled their time in the great steam manu-
featuring establishments Of the country
may apply for appointment from civil
liio in tho steam engineer department
Of tho United States navy. II IL should
BIO impossible for the Columbian Uni
vorsity to carry out this project then tho
endowment is TO DO placed with the
Johns Hopkins University Of Baltimore,
/ Md. Messrs. Charles d. Drake aud VIM.
B. Webb are named executors,