New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14

A,,,.a C,.,.r narncS was born IN Philadelphia on
| October 81 IsAo. II" T. tho eldest son "f wv "'o
Alfred :. Barnes long o'c Of thr most "'"cN h'"
ho,k publishers Of the country and ono Of ~" most
amman, and ,,ul,c spirited citizens If brooklyn for
forty wears Mr. barnes removed t. BROOKLYN III i-f'
and hi. son educated in IA" pvaf" schools OF mat
CIV lie was 81 IN" first Ntud"nt' IN INC roy
zoe nuic and COLLEGIATE Institute Wien " ""> ny
opcncd in LID completing his preparation if
Y,Ic lie entered III, fathers publishing h'n'r III He"
York in the ,umuer vacation and .cnc =" "i':n"rrd
| with im,nc., HE that hc gave up hi '"i''f'"c
| career. lie a,on faui.iIr'"d mn'"i Win "" W.
| tail, 81 the business AID ~" in'ih "a" Pl""
| Of mailin- olcra "a" head Of IN" l''
Ling Department. In l-ij b." VA adhl''Nd
To member hip IN the firm Of r. < l'arrN " ." II"
| has hny been tho general uihLarI 81 tie frii
since his fathers death L. and i' four brothers ha'o
conducted the business under the old firm name Last
winter school hook business 81 III" hr'n was h"o
| over 10 the American h"nk Publishing COMPANY OF
which General Larn~> l. president. The hrn III
| ( E.rucS a co r'taIn the irht 10 pruit fh"f
rr,cr rrb,i. ,:innS Tor The rrw firm General Barh"S
| /. .tI the slcr7 r1aiac"r FOR III" firm 81 A. : h''"'
| !, Co. elm,c oicc ha~ -. n r'i"itN from H"'' ~
| Ard Il3 William =. T. III. ,'l IN'"i" ~ Ne" ''T"'
,,s .uc,ls, attention (, .vru {" he publications. 81
.,c firm on, Idle Il cdGclti"iHl Lines ana :" '' H"'
and other s,rrialtics Of ~" hn-n''-. IN" %'h"l""g
| t,c,n,y Of The firm cccupr~ ~" tn k hn't'!hc W
N,.,au t. iroo,vn. not Gar from TIC lr!d'" entrance
| The firm IN, no irt"ril'n 81 r"n"'": th'' '""'h"
from Tr,phym. and n III" properly "'np''i "''"' "
,,,., Gar u,idrc prpn>c~ viii r'hu!ld elsewhere" Inc
, ,,, ,,o nr.,,ertv ~! oonGrfu"d ly IN" itdg"
h,, prevented An enlargement ana itTrr'" VI VI"
| facilities " The pr"s"h hrHd'ne
General Iailr- 1t rah -"Tial a''eh"'' w. ""!'''
.uht.r,, for the r-r. and edited Ia" Fhu N'" "''
lc,n- f,r a number 81 vcar' u" was Iaic'N II, ''
c,c, go, ia r.,irg m harness Ere! History "i 'i'
| United state" TIE firm lh- Al" i--i"d 'H' "'''
t.uc Of American Ilt-to:v.' ia" l.'""ta' "hH h'
! ,u. vr, Martha T. 1rul'S " HISTORY 'H So" "rR,
and other snccc.,tll rn! ation> '"-W"' 'i'r '"''
rooal hnol, In 10 Central l"oi>"ll"r' A--'E''''h
and other He organizations General larn"' ha' U'h
pr ,unii"ri Gcir".
| The military c,-ccr q General Fares hgan ""h
te VA cl,cc', year, old for Il" evil ted ia Company
I. I'm E,...u,ca, in i-to. lie Lad n"' br"A lone
with it wien ~" REGIMENT Wa N"if - inc Hh'' AZ
the beginning. Of the var. ard he wa III ''' r'"N'
| at The f.mou; march "f t"c ~ Gown 'i"'""'N'
If. r,,rrtl With The regiment. and III 80 W. tran
icr:cd TO Con.Ianc T.. I'D E"cfr'n lie a'Aih "a"
service OF, the field when the regiment Wa ~''' 'h'"
rcu.yl,,ra In the Getty ,hur. DAYS. In l-'i'. Win
the rank 81 l"utcnant. t"Lci'h iaiHr' i''''"' ""
the National Guard. and VA, MT acah '"h''"'' VII"
| II until l-1G when lie "h7 mao" mayor "' NV -'
IN ,,, service If the state tioop- At Coming AID
Ilnrnrll,y!c he active, a'd one " WS
,c,, Yea, Ia ride with 100 at his bark and r.
voycr and a drawn sword In his hands. oi an engine
,h,olgh a crowd Of rt"rrs VINO wri" aW'n W m'
l,,yorv IN Ira Governor Cornell apl"lh"o MN
General Inspector Of Fin" irafti'c "h MS H'h'' VIII"
~. rank az briy,dcr general. He CRAFTY improved
the standard OF rite practice III thc aa' "V' "'''"
duecd many notifications for the better III ms VI ''' !"
~ military service lie had general shpcr\ 'Hi'h Oh
tho Crr,-imrr and other practice er"'d'' All" a"'"
in the selection Of thu site for the pcrhah' "'''o
} camp at lcck,kil When Governor 'I'Vciahd as
r-.d oricc II. was succeeded Is General Robbins.
, IN ,a,I General I,arnc- was unanimously elected
colonel OF the 18th Regiment. to Succeed "''c' aus
ten who had resigned He at first declined the placc
Int WAS aftcrWard induced Ia accpt' ana 'crNru
for two years ut tie head OF this popular COMMAND
Lieutenant Colonel Farhncr slc'rcdch hiih anu ia"r
D c,,uc, Austen resumed command Of the regiment
Colonel Barnes held the rank OF bfe'ct brgadiT gen
oral Willie at the head Of tho l:nh kcslh'he Tile Only
Instance of the KIND In the history "f tho regiment
Colonies WOODWARD DalIn. Jourian and Others
ATTN commanding 1t rose to the rank OF general b''
t,cncral Barnes be lame colonel aftcr holding Inc
, hirhc, rank since his retirement from tho colonccy
~ the 18th General Isr1ics has not been active III
q y,t,hoal Guurd affairs After the death Of General
fou,n General barnes talked Of a his snrcrssof
: I'm command OF the second Division. now SECOND
Eriao and that honorable place may yr' bs III stoic
D for him lie Is n member OF Lafayette Post. o. ~ H.
. General Barnc, has always bocn stanch Ropabh
;. cau lie has served president Of the Twentieth
Ward Republcnn Association. and hs delegate to Tho
state md other conventions. ana has frequently
been talked Of candidate for public once' but ma
Il declined to permit his name to be used. AZ The
+ citizens mass meeting In the Rink IN 1881. which
r nominated the late Ripley Ropes for Mayor. he pre-
i sided and aitcr both Mr.. Ropes and General Tracy
| had withdrawn he presided at tho meeting In Tho
; Academy OF Music When seth Low became the can
y | dldate In 1879 he appointed member OF tho
board bridge Trustees, and no has been roappolned
i've times. Ne has been the longest In office Of any
OF the present trustees, and Is the only Rcpublicli
In tie body since Vice lrc.dent Adrlance Bush W.
retired last yoAr In favor OF one OF Mayor GRANTS Ap
d | poII,tres AZ trustee General Barnes ha,
upon the Finance Committee and IS IT, chair
| man at present. Hc 10 regular In attendance At The
meetings and active In the performance Of his duties
lilo suggested the plans adopted more than two year
tween Sands and High Sts with an open paIa on thu
iulton-st side. but tho plans for the work have moi