The Portland daily press., 1895-04-20

Carnival. charmed

CdTQlNul. CDAF4b0N i P4tooAh WALL hAS 81 C6
and vivacity.
The general s birthday fell Oh Good Friday,
but he reserved the celebration for Sunday,
as he is fervent Catholic, having received
his baptism at the hands of Arehisbishop
Hughes at St. Patriek's Cathedral, New
York, Just after the close of his career as
a senator.
General Jones was member of the class
from Pennsylvania University, which. on
the Marquis de Lafayette's triumpbal tour
of America, escorted him through the state
of Kentucky; was the classmate at Tran
sylvania aud the comrade in the Black
hawk war of jefferson Davis, the fellow
collegiHn of Zachary Taylor and Lewis
Cass, the friend in congress of John Quincy
Adams. Andrew jackson, John c. Fremont
Martin Van Buren, and franklin Pierce.
the companion of Henry Clay and John G.
Calhoun; the partner in business enter
prises of Daniel Webster, with whom he
pun chased the site of Madison. Wis; the
colleague in the house Of Jams K. Polk,
John HeIl, Abraham Lincoln, and Alex
andeI H. Stephens, and in the senate OF
Thomas II. Benton, Charles sumner, Ste
phen a. Douglas. William H. Seward, John
G. Brec kinridge, John 6. Crittenden and
James Buchanan Over fifty years ago he
was the Chesterfield of Washington society
and to-day he retains the flashing eye. the
prompt and vigorous manner and the grace
and oallantry which distinguished him
when he was esteemed the handsomest and
hottest man ut the national capital. There
remsin. 100, the slender figure and the COM
plexion swarthy as Spaniard's: Lut the
n the shoulders
which rested the toga of the senator, the
we'll kept, soft-spun beard and carefully
rurIed nustache. which give Spanish ac-
cent 10 his delicate features these have
turned to silver.
Alpheus Fe1ch's just recovering from an
attack of ILLNESS which has con fned him
to his house for five weeks, and his physi-
clans positively refused to allow him to take
the railroad journey to Iowa.
No guest. however, could attend that
banquet with more propr.ety, and nothing
could delight the venerable ex-governor
more than to go. Besides being senators to-
gether, warm friendship exists between
tie two venerable men, and ex-senator
Jones was the principal figure at the Felcb,
banquet last fall, when the ex-governor
reached the age of 80.
Mr.. Felcli is probably the most prominent
man in Michigans history, and his remark
able age adds luster to the many honors he
has received. Born in limerick, Me. Sept
20, 1904, and left an orphan at an early age
lie struggled hard for an education. He
graduated at Bowdoin College, and studied
law. AS young lawyer OF go, barely start
ed in his profession, and in poor health, he
came west and settled in Monroe, Micb b. 1913
| he made Ann Arbor his home, and while
not engaged in public duties has practiced
| law in this town. He commenced his pub
| lie career al city attorney for the Monroe,
| and has since been a member of the first
Michigan legislature, bank examiner, state
supreme auditor general. justice of the
state supreme court. governor, United
States senator, regent of the state university
and bis last public dttf was to serve as
| Tappan professor of law of the university
| Of Michigan. He resigned in 1882, however,
| and has lived in retirement, but is still an
active and energetic old man. He bears
his years lightly. and is a typical old boy
In spriehtliness of manner. Nothing has
distressed him about his recent illness SO
much as that be is unable to take his reeu-
lar outdoor exercise. He dresses well, is