Tilden Dead

Samuel J. Tilden, died at his home in Greystone at 9:4) a. m. Aug. 4. Notwithstanding Mr. Tilden hnsbeen in very feoble liealth for many months, his sudden demiss was entirely unexpeote.l. The end was peaeeful and quiet. The ira. me liate cause of Mr. Tilden's death w.is the failure of the heart, following an acuta attack of diarrhoe and niu ei, Thsre were present at the time, Mr. Tilden niece. Misi G:uld, and Drs. Charle.; E. Simonds and Samuel Swift. Paralysis and bodily infirmities, incident to oíd age had reduced Mr. Tilden to a mere skelelon and hit lat dayj wera marked by extreme feeblencs Hts EARLY niSTOKT. The statesman who has gons to his reward was born nt New Lab inon, N. Y., in the year 1S14- the year which turned the fortunes of the great Napoleon. One of his anceitors, Nathaniel Ti den. was mayor of the city of Tenterden, Kent,England, in 1633. He was succeeded in that office by his couáin John, as he had been preceded by bis uncle John in 155 and lfi.0. Here moved with his family to Scituate, in 1034. His brother Joseph was one of the merchant adventuren of London who fltted out the Mayflower. This Nathaniel Tilden married Hannah Bourne, one of whose si-ters mirried a brother of Gov. Wiuslow, and another a son of Gov. Bradford. Gov. Tildsn's erandf ither, John Tilden, settled in Columbia cointy. The eovernor's mother was descended f rom Williain Jones, lieuten int governor of the colony of New Haven, who in all the historie; of ('onnecti'-nt is repre ented to h ive been the son of Col. John Jones one of the reicidejudfre- of Charles 1., who is saidlo have married a sister of Olivor Cromwell and a cousin of John Hampd;n. The governor's father, a farmer and merchaut of New Lebnnnn. was a m n of notable judgment and practical ense and the acceptjd oricle of the countv upon a!l of public concern, while his opinión was a!so eagerly soufrht and justly valued by all his nefghbora but by nune more than by the late Pre-ident Van Buren, who till his de ith was one of his mot cherished, intímate personal friends. Young Tilden enterad college in his 18th year. He was jut about to enter Ya!e when the Jack on campaign began. Aa efïort was made to effect a coalition betweeu the natioual Itepublican and the anti masons. The suceess of the Democracy douended on the defeat of that coalition. Young Tilden had heard the question discu-ised in his family. He sidol with the demojracy, and ho had some ideas of hisown. For a d ly or two he confined him-,elf to his room and when he emerged it was with a written statement which he read to bl father, and whioh wa printid throughout the st ite as a Democratie pronouncemeut on the subject. This was his fir.-t connection with and he wai done the honor of havinghis work aseribed to the [en of Murtin Van Buren. At college he wrote .similar polttisal paper-, but fmling health oblied him to withdraw from ecclantic dnties. On his recovery he entereJ the aniveraity of the City of New York. and on the completion of his acade:niü educution tiegan the study of law. Hjsdmision t thp h ir in iuis .,♦ u Immndiate'y on enterina upon the practico of law he took an active part in politics, and was at on?e resognized by the Democracy as theirsi,okeman. After Polk's eletion in 1644, he was snt to the asembly from the city of New York, auJ while a meml er uf that body nsitedin remodeliiig the tate constitution. He lelt his impresson thenew work. espen il y in the provi-,ions relativo to the nnancial mmagementof the &tate and the canal system. Tilden at this time was a poor man, with nothing but his talents and his prospects, ani' he withdiew from politics and set himseif to the practice of his profe-sion, which he followed assiduouslv and with marked u cess. until the b eaking out of the war. D ning the winter of lsüü-öt he attended a meeting of the leadiug men of both parties in New York city to con-ider wh :it meaKures might bc taken to avert a conflict between the free and the slavo States. He urged on ihe north the neoesity of reconcili itionand forbeirance, nnd on the south the importance of remem bering that within the union con-titutioirü reliet was alwiys pos-ible. while out iile the union therd could be noiliing but conflict and deleat. When the war came Tilden was as-ociated with the leadin" advi-ers of the Democratie party. He did not believe that Lincoln appreciated the situation when he made cali lor Tö,ucO troop-, and alwarg ur eJ that the cali abo ild h ive been tor half a mil. ion men, that the South might havo beca overwhelmed at once by tha immense di proportion of numbers" He argued that it wa idle to hope for the pÏiearance of any greut military genius. 'he advent of one of these was the ev ent of an era and the e w is nuthing to base a hope o( such a tbing at the ure-ent tims. A.though his advise was disi egarded at this i riti al time, in les; tlian a year the secretary of war acknowledgeil th it bil plan was t h _■ best and lamented that it had not I een fol.owtd. But the most important political lahor of active eventful li e wa his connectiou wit.i ths TwesJ rlni, the most barefaced systein of theft that ever disgriced any governnient. the woi'kingi of which are too we 1 known to need repetitiou here. Ti.den by the aid of such men as Ch irle O'Ounor, John Kelley and otnera venu victorious in his etïo. t and tiie rug a broken. His candirlncy for ' he [esidency in lSTfi, the i'ull bistory oí teventcul campaign and his ub eqnent lifo. me oí too r iceut hi tory t nea.l rjcapitul itlon now. Although for several years in ill lieaitb, aml living in retirenient, he h is been constant in his attention to j)olitical mattere, nnd I y word and ktters to tliose actively engaed in the struggle. has conviiicea them that he w is still a living l'orce il) tbu allair ofliU party. I Hmvy MiilToVer-r. Tho postottictf nxpectois on the potal división betwaenSt. Uul and Sew Yoi-k are lOoblug (or the author f uie flrst iraport.mt mail robbeiy on tliat divi ion. The theCt oocurred noarly a monlh ago, but the atnount lost va so 1-irye that tho inspector h ive taken uimsu il precautlom , to keep it secret. A postal tlerk who i knows the fa ts, huwcvor, lias made tlicra public and they are as tollow-: '1 he p al c.ir wliicb luft York tor St. Loun June 'S, had among it miil a pouch. No. ;j=vï, for St. Louis. It c-outained al.out ?JU,COÜ in mone3' and druft.i boinls, and ; other valunbles, and ]aier aiul inoperty vulued at Si.tfJO. At Fittsliurg the far : f.ir vet mail was transferreU, paa-lng into the hands of Chieí Clerk Jamea Fcr..ld. ; ïhe train as usimI made a very hort stop at that place, and also. ns usual, the ehief clerk ugned recelpta for the various pouohes w.thout inspectlng thein. DurinK the run to Indianapolií ho fonnd Ih. the had receiptud for the St. Looi iiou li wiieh was DOtinhlspos'sesBion, and which probably h ld DOt l een turneil over to him. He imniediately reported the robbery, and detec:tive- have In-en working on tne case ever inc-e. No arresta have yet been made. It is lelieveel that the pouoh was stolen betwecn New York and Fllttbarg by a nmnber ofclai'k whohave siuce then lelt the service. Glaisrone s A lvice toParnellMr. Gladstone has lndlrectlT advised Parnoll agaiu-t pur.iuiug au obstructivo Imiiry in thti coming pailiauient, sime in 3 0 the tactiel pursued by tne lrish ineinbers did inue to tlnow disundit auou the lri h causu. (ilad .t ne liotiel the Paruelliles would not revert to the methods pi'uoticed duriutf that MaMÍod. Faritell has ■- ïilii'd lh.it ne is desirous of following Olait t.n e's lend. re eiving entire liberty of actiun ia lh vent oí tlm Torios trying i cuei'uiuo.