Anecdotes of public men; by John W. Forney.

442 INDEX.
Pike, Albert, the Wake of, 274; his "Fine Religion in politics, 145.
Arkansas Gentleman," 275; his speech, Republican National Convention in Phila.
276; his own death song, 277; his person- delphia, 336.
al appearance, 278. Reybum, Dr. W. P., anecdote related by,
Plantation patois, the, 194; eminent speak- 290; what a cavalry charger did, 292.
ers using it, 197. Ritchie, Thomas, journalist, sketch of, 107.
Polk, James K., Presidency of, 22. Rives, John C., of the Washington Globe,
Mrs. J. K., in the White House, 312. anecdote of, 395.
Porter, General Andrew, his command in Roberts, Marshall 0., New York, 69.
Mexico, 292. Royall, Annie, newspaper satirist and novPrentice, George D., journalist and poet, 76, elist, 1 5.
327- Rupp, I. Daniel, a historian of Pennsylvania,
Presidential election, comic side of, 327i 346.
satiric writers in, 327. Rush, Richard, describes Washington's
Presidential tours originated with Washing- opening of Congress, 262.
ton, 26I. Russell, William H., Times correspondent
Presidents' wives, 304. in Washington, 76.
Press, the Government, in Washington, 104;
Thomas Ritchie, io6. SAVAGE, JOHN, at Albert Pike's Wake,
Press, The Philadelpihia, its conflict with 277.
pro-slavery Democracy, I20; names Gen- Savannah visited by President Washington,
eral Grant for President, 287; with Presi- 259.
dent Buchanan, 363. Schlomberg, the Automaton Chess Player,
Pryor, Roger A., a prisoner-guest, 38; as an 417.
orator, 57. Scott, Colonel T. A., of Pennsylvania CenPublic Ledger, 427; its early history, 428; tral Railroad, 99; Assistant Secretary of
present position of, 429. War, ioi; his business rapidity of action,
Public Printing, the, formerly a job, 384. 103; his habits, 104.
Purvis, Robert, of Byberry, his interesting Seaver, William A., of New York, 70.
experiences, 205; a representative man, Sergeant, John, of Philadelphia, I97; a mod337; an ornament to any circle, 339. erate fee, 199.
Seward, William H., sustains President AnQUEEN, JOHN, his emancipation papers, 206. drew Johnson, 286; defeated at Chicago
by A. Lincoln, 326; as a biographer, 353;
RANDOLPH, JOHN, of Roanoke, his duel with death of, 372.
Henry Clay, 18I. Shunk, Francis R., Governor of PennsylvaRawle, William, Philadelphia lawyer, his re- nia, 68.
lations with D. P. Brown, 213. Sickles, Daniel E., 69; Secretaryof Legation
Rawlins, John A., President Grant's friend- in England, 318; his mission to Spain,
ship for, 288. 426.
Read, T. Buchanan, early death of, 330; his Slavery created changes of political opinpatriotic poem, "We Swear," 331; his ions, 54.
"New Pastoral," 333; "The Apostro- Slidell, John, reply to by Robert J. Walker,
phe," 335. I21; his secession speech, 152; his life
Reade, Charles, a realistic romancist, 56. and death, 156.
Reed, William B., editing James Buchan- Slocum, Frances, a Wilkesbarre child, her
an's Diary, I4; a fine political writer, 55; life among the Indians, 208; marries and
verses by, 82. grows old in the tribe, 209.
Reeder, Andrew H., Governor of Kansas, Smith, Gerritt, of New York, 151.
13; removed by President Pierce, 32; in long-lived family of, in Philadelphia,
Congress, 1 o. 96.