Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-27

The surrfTas az Mrs.. Hendri<ks
suxxestz 1he fscx thas pe>x1y al the
nsumfnens xctorx ID tho Int va.
whether soldiers 81 statesmen. have
died before their wires Nj. Hen
dYsrks was one az he members 81 the
sensse from 1883 90 1854. His swo
zresa Democratic compeerx durinE
me ixster part OF his term, Messrx-
Tharm2n a5d Bsysrd. are both living.
and 80 sre their wives Mr. Ls=coIns
wife lived twelve or fifte<n years
after his dramatic death. In April.
ls1s. and died II her old home. Ia
Springfield. Ill, the more Gnfoftu
nate. perhaps, Tor being 30 ioaw .
widow. The wits Of Mr.. Liacolnss
great Democratic opponent IN Iii
noss nHa esn1pesitor for the Presi-
denry, IN Ik68, Ssephen A. Douglas.
Il living with her second husband
Mr.. Douglas died At the opening Of
the war. The wife Of John G. Breck
inridge. another candidate for the
Presidency, in 1880. and still iater 3
Iezding general ia the Confederate
array, Is still living At the old family
home In Lsxiagtoa, Ky Gen. Breek
inTidge himself died twelve years ago.
Gens. Mcclellan add Grant, the first
and lass commanders Of the army OF
the Potomac. have bat recently died.
both leaving widows. Gen Lees
wife, though aconfirned invalid dur
log the entire war, survived her has
band short time Mrs StonewsIi
jackson Is still living So Is Mrs
Gen Thomas and Mrs Gen. Custer
Mrs. Andrew johnson was confined
TO her bed during most Of the time
her husband was President and was
for several years after. but she was
the last TO die. The tragic story OF
Garfield, who was leader IN the
House Of Representatives duringIhe
war, Is still fresh in the minds OF
every body. His widow is COM
paratiseiy young woman and lives Ia
Ohio. Gems. Sherman and Han cock
married before the war aud their
wives still survive. General Sher-
idan was the last of the war
heroes TO marry. He locks TO be
sixty and is not far from that, but
his wife is both 3 young AND beauti-
ful woman. Jefferson Davis Is still
living, but his wife. who is daugh-
Their OF Gen Zachary Taylor, Is far
more robust than he. OF all the
great men Of the war that | now call
TO mind, Gen. Beauregard Is the ON.
" one who has survived his wife.
fie has been q widower for several
years, but yet wears monrning out OF
respect TO her memory.
We might 20 away from home and
say that the King OF Spain has just
left widow who Is but twenty seven
years OF age. Alfonso's mother.
ex Queen Isabella. Ia yet living, and
has been a widow for many years
Victoria has reigned q quarter of
century, since the death of the
Prince Consort, and Eugene has liv-
ed In weeds at Chiselhurst since
Louis Napoleon died in 1879. The
late Gar Of Russia left consump-
tive, broken-hearted wife, and We all
know the story of unhappy Carlotsa,
the widow of Macmillan, who made
the i'll fated venture to Mexico. The
Emperor OF Germany II the Oldest
Of all the rulers OF Europe, being
past eighty, but bis wife seems to be
determined that he shall not be q
widower.
Il Is fact that nearly all great
men die before their wives, and it is
another fact that the widows OF great
men very seldom marry the second
time. OF all the widows of men
who took distinguished parts in our
late war, mentioned above, not one
married second time II is not at
all probable that Mrs. Garfield or any
OF the widows OF her class who yet
survive will ever re-marry. Even If
they had disposition to do so, pub
lie sentiment would strongly oppose
II, however young and fair the wo-
man. Last week | spoke of the fact
that all the heroes of history have
been married men. This Ia the high
est tribute that eouH be paid to wo-
mankind, and the world demands in
return that the widows of its heroes
shall be faithful to their memories. -
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