The Oldest Pontunwlrr. . The St. Louis Globo-Deniocrat publishes the following sketch of the oldOj't jiortmHKter m the Vnited tute, who tins served continuously fince 1828, having' been appointed by John Quincy Adumu. ' The Globe-Duiuocrat hus recent ly published pictures and sketches of ft nurnlwr of arsons who be lieved themselves the oldest post masters in the service of Uncle Sam. They were interesting in themselvw, but what is still more interesting they have served to bring to the front the man who is reully the oldest, whose cluira to that distinction is backed by the postmiwter general, and is, there-, fore, beyond question. 1 his pos tal j a iriuch is Dr.' iioswell Bearda ley, who was appointed postmaster ut North Laving N. Y., by Johu Quincy Adams, June 28. '1828, and has served in that capacity at that , plat ever since, nearly 74 years. This is fifteen years longer than the was not conducive to his health, he) utwernor rilon lnKrm. left for other parts. It is said that ' Salem, Or., Jiino 19. Governor he forgot to say good-bye to. his . (Seer this afternoon granted a full young wife. A warrant lias been I pftnlon to Frank Ingram, it life issued for his arrest. Not long ' prisoner from Linn County, an a since McMilnit wrote a letter to the i ruwaid of his bruverv in savin ih Examiner to see how the. music business was -running over here but received no encouragement. A few months ago he won the love of Miss Edna Mitchell, a Klamath Falls young lady, well known in Lake view, and they were married. Farmer Bo) Cunvlut Hunter. A motley crowd of convict hun ters stepped off the 0. K. & N. train Wednesday morning and a general smile passed over the face of the bystander as the mission of the newcomers was made known. "We are Hood Kiver men," one of the five said "and we are going QUt after that reward.? ' 'i ;' ' The naniea oi the members of the party were given as t. F. Louts, Harry Hampshire, James Hughes, James Moberly and Aleck Uillwjii, record of any other postmaster tn C. A. Bell, they said would follow . 1 U ... .....1,.....- I it... n..l tt..til. Uliftl llllkl-t. itfllTU. me service, savs iiicwaiainui""" uh mu ha uhu. ...... ...... v ..-e. ties at Washington, Mr. Beards-j The sleuths are simply farmer f Erank 8. Ingram is single man, ley Is now 2 years aid. .He built! boys who are probably used tojfurnief by occupation, and is now i i. . . . .i ii ........ .1.1 ti . the store wherein the postoilice is hunting bear ana grouse in uiu LvRtflH m-pr eixtv vears taao. Of woods about the base oi Mount course Postmaster Beardsley has life of Guard Girard ,ln- the recent penitentiary outbreak. Ingram, who suffered the loss of a limb in1 consequence of his brave act, will not be informed of tlie commutation of his sentence and restoration to citizenship until tomorrow morn ing, and theu ihe'news will be carefully delivered to him, tinea it is believed the sudden announce ment of the welcome news might aggravate his weakenedjCowiition, n hile the pardon dates from to day, Ingram will probably nut, bt removed from the penitentiary un- til he has entirely recovered from the operation necessary 'from his wound, which will not be many days., Ingram has never discussed with the prisou ollicials his plans for the future, since he has never had, un intimation of the reward that awaited him.' not depended upon his oltice Balary for support, but has been engaged in the merchantile business and other ventures, whereby he has amassed a fortune aggregating 150,000. His salary for the first year us postmaster was 11953, and ut no time has -it exceeded $200 During all these years of active life he has never indulged in a va- kj yeurs om. lie was m-nteinwil lor itie, Having tieen covicted of Hood and the- dogi they have along murder in the second degree, iiml have good records ws bear trailers, (was received at the penitentiary but what a burlesque on the canine March 22, 18D2 iMiice his incur. breedl One was un old, fat, red eeration he has worked in the cation. He never could tind tlie time. Every three months during his long service he has made out the reports of . the oftice and for- canine, evidently a. cross betweou a British bulldog and an Irish set ter; two were diminutive fox hounds; a fourth wus a three-quarter greyhound; and they were all led along tlie depot plulform with as much care as a woman would bestow onjier lap dog. 'Don't you worry about the said: shops, and has learned the black smith trade. A tine specimen of his' handwork may be seen in Governor Geer's ohW It is' a miniature anvil, and is used lor a paperweight. i J fcpeakini Ingram's record as a prisouer, Superintendent Lee "He has been a model prisoner, industrious, attentive and diligent'. Many of his Linn County aequaiiu- looks of these dogs," said Louts, as he saw the smiles, "They have all . . A tl'.-l. ...... I'i . : 1 ... lu...t. in tt.i. warded tnem to iisumgi.uu, ouuwinnunra w uv it is said to his credit that there woods and these two fox terriers can , ances have been calling 6h him hit never been an error discovered j tVilek a man just as well." j regularly, and somebody volunteer- in one of them. ' Until a few 'years , And' the guiis. h was a, little ed to aid him in getting a pardon, ago Mr. Eeardslcy had always been! 22 caliber breech loader; another . Quite a strong eflort was made in a democrat, but in loao ue gave Waa an extremely long singie-un- mv uenuti, om part ot ins relatives rel muzzle-loading shotgun wun,were against lnui, and . rendered accompanying ramrod, such na j the work in his behalf very dim were qtiU couinfon 40 years ago;! cult. Ingram has always claimed practical exhibition of his belief in independence in politics by break- ing away from-Bryan . and voting forlfcKinley. The postoffiee de partment at Washington regards its subordinate with manifest iutr: e.t. His picture was secured by the private secretary of one of ' the postmaster generals 'some years ago, and his long record of serv.ee ; 16 familiar to the heads of bureaus. ' Moreover, 'the postoffiee - depart ment has given evidence that it would deliglit to honor the man who has been one of JitB faithful ' employes during so greit a pprtion of its existence. At the second in augurtion of Mr." McKicley, an invitation was sent to Mr. Beardsly iiU.h5 name of the department to visit, Washington as its guest. This invatitation, however lie could not accept, much to his regut, ' for he wus sick, and da red not make the journey.' 1 , , ' Tuok FrcneU Leave. another was a double-barreled shotgun, breech-loader of an an cient pattern, and there we.e two that it was to save Ins own life that he took that of his brother." TI -j. . I ... . I me uci mat won ingram s par- they will simply, take those old guns away from you and kick you out of the woods. Thty 'would not deign to hurt you-" Not daunted by these remarks, however, the maiiliunter struck up bixth street looking for a place to obta.n breakfast, vrior to their de- , parture for the firing line. What- Word comes from Klamath Falls ever their fighting abilities may be that A. P McMllan, teacher of brass they certainly have as much self instruments, string music, baseball Icjnfk'enee as any ot the' pose now repeating rifles that had probably (Ion was the saving of the life of done good service in exterminating - Guard Gitard at the risk of hiring the bear from Hood Biyir, Valley I his own, when Tracy und Merril since' the close of the Divil War. escaped from the penitentiary. UVhere i Chief JleLauchlan; lie - After murdering rihop Guard Fer promised to be here to meet u' j rell, the convictB started after queried Louts', but the chief was, Girard. They, were chasing him not on hand. Dikective Cortfanoldown a narrow corridor, in the was, however, and as he sized up j foundry building and closing in on tiie outfit he said: "Well, if Tracey j him" rapidly,. Just as , they had and Merrill ever get eight of you ; taken aim to kill Girard, Ingram, enthusiast und late candidate for Justice of the Peace at Klamath's shire town, has taken French leave without consulting his wife or any body else, says the Lakeview Ex aminer. Mac also took a bicycle t mt belonged to another man, and eperated several confiding friends fr.im their Bjiare Ci.sh on a borrow, tie did not want to overlook any body, desiring to be remembered by all bis friends, so he appropria ted $75 or $80 that had been en trusted to him to purchase instru ments for a young ladies brass band he proposed to organize. He learned that the., authorities ot SSeattle. Wusb, wen.- on bis trail foi some .offense committed in that otty, and not desiring to go Imck o Wwluugtou because the climate on the trail of Tracey and Merrill. Telegram. who was standing neur tlie corridor intercepted Tracy, the foremost of the two, and grabbed his rille, at the same time receiving a bullet from Merrill' gun, that lodged in his (Ingram's knee and necessita ted amputation. By this1 time Girard had reached a place of safe ty, and the convicts went to the penitentiary enclosure, killed two guards and made their escape. Baves Two From Death. "Our little ilmighler had mi almost laul attack of whooping Clinch and i . it, r I... :i oii'iif.niti, wrus iur. n . xv. nvn- ...-,. u..,.. n...,; ui ; hikI, of Armmik, N. Y., "But, when sll I V)id' ', ,,,'' . reineun.'s iiintHi, we vuveo A Terrible Explosion. "Of a Kiuoline stove burned a lady heie friglitfully," writes N. K. Puhner, of Kirkiiuin, la. "The best ductm couldn't heal the nuiniiiK sum that followed, hut Buekiiii's A ruicit Sulve eisiiiely cureil her." lufullihle for otlier reined ii.'o (niled, we mved her hie by Dr. Kings rew Hisntvery. 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