The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-08-14

are are e srplyed from Narragansett Pier. The
thS could be said at present about the will IT,, q
NJ disposition of the estate. Three n
FIJI %n; Illden's nieces arrived to.nipH
Colonel ew s Lebanon in company Will
ME-; Swan and the Misses susie de% and RTE,
hbnaheh; It Is expected that the funeral vii
Mi uJ htiu al Gfeystone and that the intermen
G Gan eS at New Lebanon in the Presbyterian
howeverS h.o Inc arrangements. have not
h have not been placed on ice vet, but are
sWsltlng the arrival of Mrs Pelton.
80, Ing common council of the city of Yonkers
Inet tonight and passed resolutions of re-.
gret ana sympathy for the family of the dead
| Greystone to-day 0" :"
| J.. AS soon as the death of Mr.. Tiden became
| known to the country at large kilograms be
Esr 10 come IN from his leading political and
| Mr.. Tilden rarely put his hand to taper; the
| iast tlme was to write the telegram of con-
H3lence TO the father of Huber o. THOMPSON
- tne iast letter which he signed was written
last fte ana Daniel Manning, who was the
mouse ;s. Mr.. Manning was there for a week.
ana !e1t ABOUT eleven days ago. For some
months past Mr.. Tlden has busted himself
NH Mntn inc composition of family record of the
ioh ueT Ta enIdmly; ne traced the line back to
III.
H ttu OF Kent, England, in 1853. Some OF
l1e family still reside there. Mr.. Tilden com.
P,eted thls work last week. and on Monday of
A its week ne dictated the preface-his last
pied fro,, IN " ne says the record was COM
mere, lotted down and tossed into a drawer
Inese ne had placed together by the aid of
i athn and from what help he could get from
H he tSouyb he T. wrote wrote. he says. because
younger nr1 members of the family as it showed
r men mat they sprung from an honest, sturdy
t race Oh whom they could be proud. 1t wifi
, illus De seen that Mr.. Tilden's mental vigor
petite wai snod oy Ms long illness His ap.
me- men. ne dlned regularly with the family,
una only differed from them in that he ate at
more frequent intervals. He was perfectly
aole TO masticate his food He rarely ate
Vegetables out was fond of fruit.
n s Pan Jones Tilden was born on February
u 1914, in New Lebanon, Columbia COUNTY and
was therefore " years old. He leaves one s sis.
s yer, tne mother of the late Colonel Pelton, and
sseveral nephews, children Of his brothers.
noses and Henry rlden. He graduated at
t = le college, and having studied law III
to : Oil, the bar Of the metropolis. He
achieved ACME, reputation for great legal
ski, particularly in railroad litigation.
nHIvi.lng interested himself in local and State
POi.siSS, Ho was Hldue CHAIRMAN or the Demo-
cratle state Committee of New York, a posi-.
a ion ne nc held 1d for thirteen years. In Sl aud
state Assembly, and in 1874 was elected Gov.
fpnGr n OF the tie State by the Democratic party
cratic National Convention at st. Louis as can.
t daat e1e OF the party for the At
ceived a majority of the popular vote. but
Inc " so vote in the States Of Louisiana. South
carolina, Oregon and Florida being dis |
puted, great popular excitement ensued, |
ana the the two political parties were forced
. agree upon compromise A commits.
;lon was appointed of five Senators, five |
stntge OF the Supreme Court of the United
commission divided on party lines. and voted |
,ignt Republican to seven Democratic; and |
,y their decision the disputed votes were
'sven to rutherford B. Hayes, the opposing |
,ont h who was declared elected Presi-
: Mr.. Iilden was again in question for the
democratic nomination for President, but
lecllned in letter read before the Demo.
ratlc National Convention at Cincinnati.
snce that period he had lived in retirement,