The evening times., 1897-05-20


King, and wife, of Boston; his nephew,
Prof Theo. T. King; Mrs. Laura o. Talbot,
Mrs. Cyrus King, and his faithful nurse.
William Campbell.
Gen. HordtIu King, of Brooklyn. "a
brother OF the deceased, came to Washing
tor at o clock yesterday, and was called
away at midnight by a telegram announc-
ing the serious Illness of his daughter,
Ethel, eighteen years OF age. She died at
2 O'Clock this morning, Lefore the arrival
of hes father.
Mr. Kings remains viii be buried ON
Sunday afternoon, and services Will be
held from his late residence at 8 O'Clock.
Horatio King was born in Paris, Ne.
June 81, 1911. His father was far
mer, ard his mother was the daughter OF
Jonathan Ball, an early settler in Paris
from Massachusetts, from which State his
father also came. Like most OF the CoGn-
try-reared young men OF that period, ne
was not literally educated. though he sup
plemente3 by careful study and volunlinous
reading the education W hich the common
schools afforded. To q strong, practical
training he added hy his own cXeTtions
unusual literary culture. In the spring
af 1929 Mr.. King went into the office of
the JeffcreonIan, a Democratic paper then
published III his native town. In about u
year he bought the paper in partnership
with Hannibal Hamlin, arrerw ards Vice
President Of the United states, and six
months later became sole proprietor. being
then about nineteen years of age. In
1882 he cast his first vote for Andrew
Jackson He edited the Jeffcysorian
until 1898. In the fall of that wear Mr.
King came TO Washington 70 look for
new spaper Opening, but not finding one to
his mind, accepted a $1,000 clerkship in
the Possorfiee Department, rendered hm
by the then Postmaster General An.os
Kendall
In 1859 he was transferred to a CORE
spending desk. having charge OF the for
eign mail service. To his comprehensive
genius and that Charac cteristic energy
which MT King possessed in an eminent
degree, the nation is primarily indebted
for those splendid results which have ex-
tendci our postal arrangements TO every
part OF The comm erCial world. In the
spring OF 1854, without solicitation on
his part, he was appointed by President
Pierce to the office Of First Assistant
7, Stmaster General, and on February 12
was confirmed by the Senate as Postmaster
General, serving in that capacity until the
inauguration OF President and the appoint
ment of his successor March Z, 1861
After retiring from the PoStoffice Depart
ment he was appointed, in April, $50, one
Of a hoard Of commissioners to carry out
the provisions Of the emancipation proc
lamatiop in the District. This position
was rendered him by President Lincoln,
unsolicited. in recognition OF his services
during the previous Administration.
The service OF the commfSsi on was limited
TO nine months, and on finally leaving Of
flee, Mr. King became an attorney prac-
ticing before the executive departments
and the international commissions, which
profession he followed until about 1875,
when he retired as far as practicable from
active business. He originated here the
series OF Saturday evening literary enter
tainmeats at his private residence which
became so popular and which contributed
TO a great extent to elevate the literary
tcne Of thecity. Thefmal meeting was held
February 2. 1854
While not a fluent speaker, he was for
years a ready and strong writer for news
pdfcis "bu AhoSeHiieo III 1910 he pun
iShed 'Sketc hes Oft Travel; or twelve months
in Europe" and in Ss3, Turning on the
Light" dispassionate survey of President
Buci,anan's administration. q June l, 1896.
the honorary degree of L. L. d. was CON
ferred upon him by Dickinson c-Ilege
at Carlisle, Pa.
As public officer Mr.. King was inde-
fatigable, and as a politician he was al
ways a firm and consistent Democrat. He
lent a willing aud hearty support to every
Democratic administration from the time