New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-22
BEN All U1GGIN.
SOME FALSE RUMoRs AND CoNJECTUREs SET
ASIDE

SOME FALSE RUMoRs AND CONJECTURES SET
ASIDE.
The recent death Of Zen Ali Iaggin has caused
sincere grief TO many warmly attached friends. His
relatives and friends suffered an added aihlctloh
when 10 their sorrow over the bereavement added
the regret caused by the publication III many news
paper, of great variety of unfounded surmi>es, com
mens and fctions concerning Mr. liaggin, his family
descent. connections and career. The exact truth
concerning Mr. Ilaggn's ancestry and his life Is
contained in the following SKETCH which Is obtained
from absolutely authentic sources:
Zen Ali Iaccn. who died Tuesday. February IL,
thirty yea of lie was born In oacra-
mentO. California, and passed much Of his youth III
That state In 1865 he went with his family to Paris,
where he remained at school about four year. Aftcr
that he school at Exeter New Hampshire, ana
from there went to ST. Marks school, soutILo 0, MasNa'
chusets. shortly after this, for the purpose of com
plct NJ his education, he, with friend near his OWN
age and accompanied by professor, made tour
round the Jld. For short time after his return
from this trip he lived salt Lake city engaged in
mining From there he to NewlOrk. aud com
mcnccd business with X. i. LOUn>bcry, under the hrn
name % Lounsbcry IIaE;in brokers and bankers, IN
which he continued for several years. Recently he dd
little or no business, lie had great fondnc>s for the
tnn and for race horse, particularly. and occupied
himself more les with his fathers stables. His
father. J. Il. Iiaggn, is keutuckian by birth and
the son Of eminent lawyer OF that state
The name. Ben Al, was the maiden nan' OIL MF.
J. H. Ilasgiu's mother Her father, lbramm Ben Mi,
was Turk q Janissary Of rank, and a Christian.
iii, mother. also Christian, was a Greek. lie was a
phv, cian and ef, his country and engaged In the
wars between the Turks and the Russians, in which he
wa, captured, and for long time was prisoner in
Russia In consequence OF MS skill In relieving some
Russian princes, of Opthamic disease, ne was
rewarded with his liberty. lie returned 10 III, own
country. found his family scattered, and being per
secuted for religion. lie then went 10 England.
remaining there time close and intimate friend
of the celebrated divine DR.. Adam Carrie. From Eng
land he came fhc tned states, and lived for II
time in Philadelphia and later in baltimore III
America he married "a lady OF English parcntagc, and
| early in this century died at or near Baltimore Of
yellow fever, OcCasiOncd by his inCcSsant and unrc
hitting attendance upon those afflicted at that time
with The disease. 1t one Of the few times at
which the yellow fever has appeared in tho
northern part of the United states, and very vru
lent and fatal Many erroneous rumOrS remarks and
cOnjectures about Mr.. Iiaggin his name and It's
origin have crept into prt. These have been simple
IMAGINATION. ilis family well known in Kentucky
and occupied prominent place there socially, and his
pacrna grandfather one Of the Kentucky pioneers
from Virginia. }. Is. lrsgn himself born in
Murcer County, KY, educated in Louisville and at
Centre College, Kentucky, aflerward studied law In
Frankfort and WOOdfOrd counties. and began the
practice of his profession In shelby County in that
state Thence he moved 10 Mississippi. and from there
To NewOrleans, from which latter place he to
California His wife. Zen All IIaggin'S mother.
Miss sanders daughter Of Colonel Louis sanders a
prominent lawyer, hrs in Kentucky then in Mississippi