New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-28

or planting trees and bushes, or with coarse apo '
carciessly about him. jackpane anu hammer ~ no
hand he might have been encountered arouho inc ou
fixing shelves or mcndng locks and attending " quo
thousand and one duties OF modest honsenouer pu
,be.e were only few minutes comparatively sha,c"ou
from the more serious occupations vi
ture. s...
One feature that most gratifying to tho friends OF the
oad se,a,, a. tho upanmity with which ALL including
his most bitter political opponents bear teSuony ~ us
supreme honesty. His income consisted almost Windy "
his salary and from this. without stntng his iay no
,onoocd IN save annually q trine fund for future
nceds But wthal he has died poor IL IL sad thl no
carried a $4,000 policy OF insurance on MS ne. hi'
home In Chicago is estimated to be worth ABOUT T-o.oo'
but even this It L. thought. is heavily encuhoereh
farm Of about 1000 in Illinois, OF whon nc was
mart owner was an Improbable Investment ms was
no, true Of his recently purchased home IN Wash
inpton however, which has advanced In
yaue probably $4,000. But his lack OF reany
money compelled him TO enter an agreement u
make periodical payments upon It, The Responsiveness
assumed by him In this connection 1t Is sa Pronp'eu
him to write his book lately published The reception
with which IL met wasa OF disappointment anu
chacrn out Of the funds thus derived he had hoped 10
free himself from many annoying debts Had the work
been undertaken earlier and before the DOCKS Oh "ehe
Grant and Mr. Blaine appeared there Is no doant tn'
wonld have met with larger sale HIS own poor scee'
comnared with that cheged in the same direction by the
wonnding his pride STILL his indomable spirit was NOT
snbdued and NJ the time of his death he was ~
new work entitled e. The Volunteer Soldier HOW Iar
this has advanced toward completion Is not yet 1en-
nj ely friend, however had secured , Ias
n, oposton from Boston publisher, though the terms
had not been communicated to the anthor when NE III
ness assumed its final stage tiS sad tnat nc hu Snon
assurance Of his ability to complete the DOCK Dy june
next No examination has yet been made OF the man
uscrut TO ascertain how much has been accomplished or
whether sufficient data are available 70 render us COUPE
tion nv other hands possible The Congressional Drec-
tory so useful a biographical eplome, mas always
failed TO record the age of General Logan Inc TACT was
also known TO close friends that he was especly
sensitive uIon the question OF his age, without any APP
parent therefor IL Is stated however: On s
authority OF who knew him N cary iIe' thae
ZION IN a legislative Office, had not attained 10
The age required by law for qualification and ma, was
desire to avoid controversy upon TINS POM te %
him Ia Withhold tAo date OF MS URN HUN MS "''o'''
shortly after his fatal Illness began DR. Baxter on the
occasion OF Of bis early calls iounu ms pa.e' SUI
rounded by q number of friends. The General was
ca,ty and I'm Jolly mood for sex man ne uhi ~
The doctor somewhat the alleged himbuggefy oi tn
rotrrcdlv A. tho doctor departed the General waved
lis hand toward him aud said 10 his listeners:
know these chaps My J1laGr was aocU youn% p
| had To mix the medicines In one OF tnoso
biz mortHrs with pcsue fcopie .N MJuiu ,S
and ok nj their Tongues and tell me Ia mix up some ps
nut i'm lot of stun that wouldn't hurt anyDOdy incS
take the medicine and of and imagine cured tnen.
They would have got well Just az quickly they Nun
tsken ANYTHING Tho old gonilemun used TO put me 10
etud, ing anatomy and knew all about inc DOhs anu
muscles and organs but ddn take 70 u ne.S a3
Tused 10 saw 10 him Father why don't you make man
here so I'VE got all material You know now 10 pun
me bones together and You know where the esh anu to
muscles 20 and what al the parts are ha1G "a d ~ a.,
can't YOU build and then TURN III inc uoou anu ac
the machine agoingl' lie would look al me anu SAY
John don't THINK you've SJ sense enough 70 'Ao
Doctor"