Ex-senator Chaffee Dead

Ex-Senator Jerome B. Chaffte, tlieil at the rcsidence of his son-in-law, U. S. Grant, Jr. at I'urdy's Station, Wesehceter county, N. Y., on the tfth ust. The rcmains wire takeu to Adrián for interment. J crome B. Chaffcc was boni in Niágara county, N. Y., April 17, 1826, and recelved au early cducation at the academy at Lockport. He went tu Adrián, Mich., ia 1844, whcu IS veare of age aud tauKht a country school that liül and wiutr. He also taught. in Adriantwo years. Froro teaching hc prancbed out, into the dry goyds business, fust us a elerk in the fture of VV. S. Walker, and soon afterwards In business ior himself at Ligonler, Ind. Alter remaining ut tbat plac,; for a time bc returntd to Adrián and bought out the dry gooda 8toreot Kaadall l'almer and theu took :i Mr. Cushin of New York into partnership. He was in the dry (rciDds tradc at Adrián lo.' tcveral years aml theu sold out, bccomlng i c'.erk in the V.r',u and kalamazoo bank, of wblfh he waa tinaliv madu roceivei. Later t-e was om plojed In the Michigan Southern ireieht office. In 157 hc went to Kansas turritory, us it was then, and engaged l.i land speculation. The lall of that jcar bc emraged in bai:k:nx "t St. Joseph, Mu. lic caught the gold fever in 1X) and struck out lor likes Peak, Ljo.i tb; devclopmeut of tlie Colorado silver uelda he was atiractci in that directiou, a:;d accumulated a lanri' fortune In silver. When Colorado was admitteil to the Union in ISitS he was clected a Unite.l States Senator nud Berved ooe term. He was not parlicuUirly cousplcuous ezoept as a bonanza senator. At. tbc of his term b removed to New Yorlí, wherc lie bad sineelived. In 18-) his daugbter, Fannir, on whose cducation and culture the fond father had lavished an ordinary fortune, wus married io DlySBOS S. Qrant, jr. Senator ChafCee'a aclmlratioo or Cjen. lirant a:id lii, ii'latit n wilh U.C lamlly invulved him in tbc (iraDt ,-c Ward aiïair, in which he is aupposcd to bave 1 s. ;i large part of liis fortune. Senator (Jbaffee'a marrisge ■" 'Si to Mirjam Comstotk, i'aughtr of Warner M. Comstock of Adrián, rcsultcd in four elüldren, of wliom only oue, now Mrs. Grant, turvlves. Mrs. C'haffeL' dii d in It57. Señalo.' Cbafïi'e'a fatber died in Adrián in 1805.