The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-04-04

tr,ct OF Arkansas: Oscar NJ Spcllman. United
States Marshal for the Eastern district OF
Arkansas; Walter p. Corbett United States
Marshal for the Southern district OF Georgia.
The nominations of Lewis Wolhy to be
Governor of Arizona and of John G. New to
be Consul General to London were reported
favorably from committee, but under indi-
yidual objection they went over until the
next executive session. when they will be
confirmed
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Robert Todd Lincoln is the only survivor of
the family of Abraham Lincoln. He was the
eldest son and was born ut the old Globe tavern
In Springfield, H., August /, iSi3. He attend
ed q private school at Springfield and the State
University until the year OF his fathers elec-
tion TO the Presidency. when he entered
Harvard He graduated in the early summer
OF 1864 and the following autumn entered the
law school OF the university. but In February,
1865, was appointed to Captaincy on General
Grants staf He served until June OF that
year, when the war closed. He witnessed tho
surrender OF Lee Ut Appomattox und was the
first man to carry the news in person to his
father, the President. After completing his
course at the TRfyard law school Mr.. Lincoln
came to Chicago. He was admitted TO the bar
In February, 1867 and has since prac-
ticed his PRO ession. He Is q member OF the
drm OF Isham, Lincoln and Reale. In 1863 Mr..
Lincoln married Miss Mary Harlan, daughter
OF Senator Harlan, OF Iowa. In 1889 Mr..
Lincoln was . delegate to the Republican State
convention, and was selected . delegate to the
National convention, but his place was filled
by Stephen A. Douglas, Jr. Mr.. Lincoln had
been mentioned for the Presidency, and re-
ceivcd y few votes at that convention. He
was chosen q Presidential elector for Illinois
in the campaign that followed, and when
President Garfield was making up his Cab net
r vrn Y,ln 6nf hanA Aaff fhs, Vnr
Department. He alone of the Garfield min
istry rema ned in office 6uring the administra-
tion Of President Arthur. Leaving the Cabinet
on the accession OF President Cleveland Mr..
Lincoln retired from politics.
Murat Halstead, nominated for United
States Minister 70 Germany, was born in 1920
at Ross, Butler County, o.. and spent his mi
nority on farm. At IS he began writing for
newspapers. In 1871 he finished his schooling
Mt Farmers College, near Cincinnati, and
then decided to study law, OF which
he soon tired. He did local news
paper reporting on several Cincinnati papers,
and in 1853 became manager OF n department
on the Cincinnati Commercial The following
year he acquired small interest in the paper,
and 1t began rapidly 10 increase In circulation
and influence, so that in 1866 il was considered
one OF the most potent newspapers in the
West. He reorganized the system OF col
lectrg news, and by encouraging young
writers in small towns he built up q fine and
efficient news service. In 1870 the paper ex.
perienced check. and for some time Mr..
Haistead's lines did not always fall in pleasant
places. He pushed his paper forward again
to its old place as leader of Western
thought and ideas, and the C0mme rcial com-
bining with the Gazette, its rival, an ex-
ponent OF uthe principles OF tho Republlcan
party In Ohio. the Cincinnati Commercial-Ga.
1ette Immediately became the recognized or
gan OF QAio Republicans. Mr.. Halstesd th0E