Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
Adventures orc neral MacIver.

New York World: Mr.. Maclver s.
father was Ronald MacIver OF Ross shire,
Scotland. and his mothers maiden name
was Anna Douglass. She was of Vir-
ginia family. General MacIver was
born at sea. and his early boyhood days
were spent near Lynchburg, Va. He
was educated in Edinburgh.
AT sixteen he was engaged in the bat
tie of Thansi, and during the conflict he
was separated from his regiment. He
had to fight his way through crowd of
sowars, and in doing so he had to run
his sword through the bodies of two of
the enemy He was badly wounded in
the hand-to-hand contest. General
Graham complimented him upon his
valOr.
In 1860 General MacIver was fighting
under Garibaldi, and entered Naples
with the liberator. He was with the
British legion at the bombardment OF
Capua. His first duel was fought at
Salerno, Italy; his opponent was IL
young man who was noted swordsman
and duelist. General Wheat, who was
killed while fighting. The duel was
with swords, and. much to the astonish
ment of eye-witnesses, young MacIver
ran his sword torough his opponents
body.
When hostilities between the north
and south were begun General Maclvcr
was in Washington. His sympathies
trying to get through the lines
he was arrested and thrown into
prison at Alexandria. He escaped, how
ever, and joined the confederate army.
He was at first despatched to do special
duty under General Tremble. At the
battle of Port Royal MacIver, who held
the rank of lieutenant, was slightly
wounded. He afterward olght in a
number of battles under Stonewall Jack
son. AT the battle of Massas Maclver
was wounded and taken prisoner. In a
short time he was exchanged. He next
battled on the Mississippi and Red riv-
ers. His record and adventures in the
southern army would fill good-sized
book.
After the war he joined the Mexican
royalist army. Before leaving Vicks-
burg he killed ior Tomlin of Vermont
in duel. MacIver joined General
Mejia's forces, and while fighting under
the Maximilian flag was wounded i'm the
battle Monterey. When Maximilian's s
forces surrendered and Maximilian had
been executed Maclver sailed for Brazil.
He took part in the war between the
allied armies of Brazil and the Argcn-
tine Republic against Paraguay. He
fought two duels in South America. but
| neither proved fatal to the principals.
His last duel was fought in April,
| 1875, near Paris, when he killed a no.
| bleman. Deaving South America he
| received n commission in the Cretan
provisional government and served un-
| der COrroneus; then he went brigand-
| hunting on the frontier Of Thessally,
| after which he returnce to this country.
In the Cuban expedition he was APP
| pointed to the command of a corps OF
| officers, and when peace was restored he
enlisted in the Enyptian army. He
| was appointed colonel OF cavalry by
Ismail Pasha. General Mclver has
fought under General Chanzy in the
| French army and was wounded at the
| battle of Orleans, In the German war
| followed the fortunes of Don Carlos.
Many stories are cold of his warlike eX-
ploits in Greece. General Mclver has
| been repeatedly decorated for his valor
on the battlefield.
Mrs. Henry Clews, wife 81 the New
! York banker, is said 70 be the only Am
erican lady who owns chariot. This
chariot is very large, aud is hung ON
springs that swing gracefully up over
the back ann 'front.' y high seat heavily
| upholstered is for the coachman, while
at the rear is a step for the footmen t.
stand on, with the wide straps for then
to cling to as the chariot bumps over
the cobble-stoncs. Around the top O
the chariot on all four sides is row o
coronets in raised brass.
| A monkey exhibited at a museum cs
tablished at Tacubaya, Mexico, wa
condemned to be shot under judiciu
sentence, for having bitten man anc
caused his death. The family Of tn,
deceased brought complaint before The
Judge, who instituted criminal proceed
ing against the monkey. The manager
OF the museum succeeded in obtaining
change of the sentence TO imprisOn
ment for life. The monkey is now be
hind the bars of an iron cage mt the mus
cum serving his impri sonment. ...