Evening star., 1924-09-28

W. z. Frye Of Maine, James A. Car
field of Ohio. I J. Henderson Of
Missouri. Abram s. Hewitt of New
| York, Benjamin IL. Hill of Georgia.
George +. Hoar of Massachusetts,, w.
S. Holman of Indiana, Eppa Hunton
of Virginia, Frank H Hurd of Ohio,
J. 4. KasSon of Iowa, w. u. Kelly
pig Iron Kelly of PennsylVania,
Samuel j. Randall Of Pennsylvania
John Proctor Knott (of Duluth fame)
Of kentucky. Lucius Q. c. Lamar OF
Mississippi, Roger Q. Mills of Texas,
w. II. Morrison Of Illinois. T. c. Platt
| of New York, J. IL Reagan of Texas,
William NJ. Springer of Illinois, Alex
ander Hamilton stephens of Georgia,
Randolph Tucker Of Virginia. i. r.
Vance Of North Carolina and Fer
nando Wood of New York.
In the Senate were men who for
one thing or another are now historic
Americans, and among them Were
William L. Allison Of Iowa, Henry E.
Anthony of Rhode Island Thomas
+. Bayard of Della ware George 6.
Boutwell, of Maine. Blanche X. Bruce
(coloredJ Of Mississippi, Simon Cam
eron of Pennsylvania, Powell Clay
ton of Arkansas, Francis Cockrell of
Missouri, Henry G.. Davis OF West
Virginia. Henry l. Dawes of MaSSa-
cLusetts. stephen ". Dorsey OF Ar
kansas. George T.. Edmunds of Yer
mont, +. Il. Frelinghuysen Of New
jersey, John b. Gordon of Georgia.
Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. John J.
Ingalls, of Kansas, John /. Jones Of
Nevada John A Logan of Illinois,
Thomas &. McCreery of kentucky.
Justin 5. Morrill, of Vermont, Lot NJ
Morrill, of Maine. Richard ]. Oglesby
of Illinois, Matt W. Ransom of North
Carolina. Eli salisbury of Delaware,
Allen q. Thurman of Ohio, William
Pinkney Whyte of Maryland viii
liam Window OF Maine and Roscoe
Conkling of New York.
| MIR. BLISS came as the repre- sc nta-
4Nl tive of the fourth district OF
New York. being the ninth, four
teenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seven
teenth and eighteenth wards Of
Brooklyn and the towns Of Flatbush,
Flatlands. GrayeSend. New Lots and
New Utrecht In the directory of the
FortyfoUrth Congress is this sketch
Archibald NJ Bliss OF Brooklyn
was born at BROOKLYN January
p, 1896; received an academic edu-
| cation; was engaged for many
years in mercantile pursuits: was
| an alderman of Brooklyn in 1864,
1865. 1866 and 1867. serving in 1866
president Of the hoard; was the Re-
publican candidate for Mayor OF
Brooklyn in 1867: was a delegate TO
the national Republican convention
at Baltimore in 1854 and at Chicago
in 1865 and to the Liberal national
convention at Cincinnati in 1872; was
A member OF the board of water COM
missioners Of Brooklyn in 1STl-T2;
has heen president of the Bushwick
Railroad Co. since: is a director OF
the New York and Long Island Bridge
Co. and also a director of the I.oanerS'
Bank OF New York city. He was
| elected to the Forty-fourth Congress
as a Liberal and Democrat. receiving
/ 12.i39 votes against 1.S62 votes for
George e. Bennett. Republican"
The Rambler has looked up the
transfers OF many pieces of real es-
! tate to Mr.. Bliss in the eastern part
| of the District, and viii turn them
| over to you at another sitting. The
Rambler has been told by several
| persons beyond the Eastern Branch
! that the Bliss Havemeyer syndicate
was formed with the idea that Grover
Cleveland would buy a tract on that
! side OF the river for his country home.
/ 1t does not bear investigation. The
Bliss HaVemeycr deeds begin in 1899.
! The Cleveland deed was four years
earlier. That deed was dated May
IS. 1886. and was from Albert \. WI
/ son and his Wife. NJ. \. Virginia
Wilson. to Grover Cleveland of New
/ York. In consideration Of a2l.Soo the
Wilson's transferred to Glen cldud ~
! acres. parts of tracts, known as the
/ tresuryey on Terra Firma and Pretty
! Prospect, and as the deed recites.
| now known as RoSedale." The metes
! and bounds are described in detail.
and the northerly line Of the land is
/ described as 'tun the county road
| known as Woodley'S Lane"