Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23

"ueH tuey Will come 10 the CITY ana get GOOD
prices for their cargo. Harbor- master Sutton
| intends to do what he can to keep the river
clear, but the police boat is not strong enough
| TO break heavy ice as it was originally built
for pleasure boat.
| A Literary Coincidence.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
clip the following from your article on Gen.
| jackson, which appeared in your issue for
| Wednesday, the 10th inst. The epitaph written
| by the general himself is marvellous combi-
| nation OF simplicity, loving praise, and pathOs,
while that composed by Charles Reade, the
great novelist, is SO strikingly like in form and
sentiment as to sugge st-well, a very strong CO.
] incidence at least. The latter also was copied
| from a number of the STAR in 1887, and is cred
tied to previous number of the London Times.
| Respectfully, Z. r. r.
Here lie the remains of Mrs. Rachel jack
son, wife of President Jackson, who died Dec.
~, 1928, aged sixty-one years. Her face was
| fair her person pleasing, her temper amiable,
and her heart kind; she delighted in relieving
the wants of her fellow creatures. and cult
| waited that Divine pleasure by the most liberal
| and unpretending methods. To the poor she
was benefactor, to the rich an example, and
10 the wretched comforter. Her piety went
| hand in hand with her benevolence, and she
thanked her Creator for being permitted to do
| good; being SO gentle and vet so yirtuous
| SANDER might wound but could not dishonor
| Even death, when he tore her from the arms of
her husband, could but transport her to the
bosom of her God"
Wrinkled physiognomy lies! Look at the
| rugged and stern portrait of ''Old Hickory"
| and 1t tells us OF a warrior-'By the Eternalr'
while his pen teaches us that he was a broad
hearted man and poet.
CHARLES READE's GRAVE.
"Charles Reade was buried in the same
grave, side by side, with a lady who, together
with her husband, had been almost lifelong
friends of his. and to whose memory he erected
a marble tomb with the following inscription.
composed by Mr.. Reade himself: Here lies the
great heart of Laura Seymour brilliant
artist, humble Christian, charitable woman.
loving daughter, sister and friend, who lived
for others from her childhood. Tenderly pitt
| full to all Gods creatures. even to some that
are frequently destroyed or neglected, she
wiped away the tears from many faces, helping
| the poor with her savings and soothing the
| sorrowful with her earnest pity. When the eve
saw her it blessed her, for her face was sun
shine, her voice was melody and her heart was
sympathy. Truth could say more and sorrow
| pines to enlarge upon her virtues; but this
would i'll accord with her humility, who Justly
disclaimed them all and relied only on the
| merits of her Redeemer. After months of
| acute suffering, borne with gentle resignation
and with sorrow for those who were to lose her.
| not for herself, she was released from her bur-
den and fell asleep in Jesus September ~,
| 1879. aged ffty-nine years. Blessed are the
| merciful. for they shall obtain mercy Matt,
v,7) This grave was made for her and for
himself by Charles Reade whose wise counsel
| Tor. loyal ally and bosom friend she was for
twenty-four years, and who mourns her all his
| days Mrs. Seymour was, in her time, an
actress OF some celebrity"
To THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING STAR-Sir:
In your most excellent paper of the 30th of
November last there appeared an article taken
from the Orphans Court record. and sundry
| other articles at different dates being partial
| extracts from the court records, all of which,
without hearing the answer of the defendant
| to the allegations contained in the petition and
amended petition of the plaintiffs in the cause
therein named, are calculated to do great in
justice to an innocent party, which the writer
feels sure you do not intend. Had your reporter
been present and reported the fact that the
first petition of the claimants in said cause was
quashed by the hon. court, and that an
amended petition, which was prayed for and
granted, an answer filed, and on final hearing
| the cause was dismissed at compliments cost.
Had these rulings of the court been given the
| same publicity that was given in your paper to
the other proceedings in this cause, then no
special necessity would require any further
notice of these private affairs. Since that was
not done the writer claims that very brief
statement of this litigation is due to the de-
| PENDANT, Mrs. Caroline NJ. Pitchlynn, whose mo-
have been seriously called in question
without any foundation whatever. Gov p. P.
| Pitchlynn was an honored representative of
the Choctaw people to settle their business
| with the United States, and resided in the city
| of Washington temporarily from 1858 to the
| time of his death, in 18S1-except during the
late unfortunate war, which time he and his
| family resided on his farm in the Choctaw
| country. Some time previous to his death he
made will, in which he appointed his wife his
executrix, and left the will in the care of j. B.
Luce. MIR. L. was instructed not to place the
| will On record in the Choctaw Nation til! the
| final settlement of the nations business with
| the United States.
In 1887 Mr.. Luce died, leaving the will with
| his own papers. In July last the final adjust
ment was had with the government Up to
| that time there was no estate. consequently no
| administration under the said will Soon after
| the appropriation was made by Congress the
delegates who succeeded Governor p and
| others to bring the met proceeds claim" to an
| end being authorized by act of council, drew
| from the United States Treasury the amount
| due by acts of their council to themselves and
| all former delegates. Council also authorized
| those men to make settlement with the former
\ delegates. WhereupOn they at once went to
| the Choctaw country and did make settlement
| without the knowledge or consent of the widow
| or heirs of said decedent P. p. Pitchlynn and
| in the month of August they sent to the widow
and heirs in this city, through an agent a
statement OF their settlement. and the amount
| they had allowed to each person under the ratio
set forth in the will. This agent of the Choc-
taws paid to each individual to 1 cent the sum
thus set apart by said authority. Neither the
| widow nor any one of the heirs knew of or had
| any voice in the settlement of the amount paid
to them, or Of its division until the amount of
money each one received came to hand. and
each heir has managed his or her money since.
The allegations by those plaintiffs both in SUBJ
| stance and implication vanish into thin air
when the test of facts is applied. The de-
| PENDANT in this cause. Mrs. Caroline M. Pitch
F, lynn, whom the writer has known well for
! twenty years, regrets exceedingly that her
pane. without any just cause, has been associ-
ated with newspaper articles. Mrs. P. is the
| soul of honor, truthful, generous. a most
worthy and exemplary Christian lady--full of
aims deeds and good works.
FRIEND TO JUSTICE.
WASHINGTON d. c., Jan. 81, 1889.
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