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Show The death of General John Adams Dix, announced in this morning's telegrams, ends the career of one who has lived 81 years, and for more than half a century of tbat time has been prominently before the couutry either as soldier or citizen. Dix entered en-tered the army when he was 14 years of age (1812) and was successively lieutenant of inlantry, lieutenant of artillery acd adjutant of a battalion before 1816. He was subsequently aide de-camp to General Brown, commamler-in chief of the United States army, and was thence transferred trans-ferred to the artillery and promoted pro-moted to a oaptaincy. In 1S28, after making an extensive tour of Europe, he resigned his commission, commis-sion, opened a law office, and became a professional politician, uniting unit-ing with the democratic party. He held numerous offices in New York, was ndjutant general, membor of the state aieembly, and in 1854 waa elected United Stales senator. He was oflered the secretaryship of the state by President Pierce, but declined. de-clined. In 1858 he was assistant treasurer of New York, in 1S59 postmaster post-master acd duriog the last year of Mr. Buchanan's presidency was eccretary of the troasury. It was while holding that office that he acquired ac-quired the title ot "shoot bim on the spot." The captain of a reveuue cutter, cut-ter, at New Oilcans, being in sympathy sympa-thy with tho secessionists, refused 10 obey Dix' orders to take his veeeel to New York, whereupon Dix telegraphed to an army officer to arrest the mutineer, adding in the dispatch: "If any one attempts to haul do. vn the American flig shoot him on the spot." His firm adhe-rance adhe-rance to tho Union and hia gallant record during the civil war are well knonra. He changed bis politics and became as vigorous and earnest a republican re-publican as be had been a democrat. Iu IS06 be was appointed minuter to Franc?, but resigned in 1SG8, and in 1S72 was elected governor ol New York. Sicca the expiration of his term of office he has been in private life, only occasionally taking active part in politics. Gen. Dix was tbe author of several intereating and valuable val-uable books of travel, and also published pub-lished (wo volumes of hia speeches. America has redeemed herself in the matter of speed and endurance, and once more leads her British cousin. England sent her Rowell over here and he walked away with the 6ii days' international pedestrian match, as well as the belt that O'Leary bad brought across the Atlantic. At-lantic. Now Tobacco Lorillard'd horse "Parole"' has fairly run away from tbe beat EujflUb racers, and won a good deal more money and honor than this country lost ou the walking contest. A few days ago ''Parolo" came out ahead in the Newuiuket handicap, Ou Tuesday, at Epsom, he was tho winntr of the city aiid suburban Btikus, and yesterday be cap'.urcd too metropolitan stakes. Tea Sntfli.h were dipo-d to look upon Mr. Lorillard's horse with con- J tempt, but tiie result of the races shows that tbe confidence in their own blojda wua eudly and expensively mUplaced. "Parole" bus the fortune, or ruis'ortune, lu ha regarded with light tsicem beloro a race; but he manages to change the current ot popularity and make those who bet against him very sick when be comes uowu me noma stretch. He U the horaa thut won the two-and-a half mile dath at Baltimore Bal-timore in the fall of 77, beating tbe famous "leu Broeck, '' of Kentucky, and "Tom Ochiltree." In the Doola he brought only $200, while "Ten Broeck" sold at $1,200 and "Ochiltree" "Ochil-tree" at $100, but "Parole," who lagged behind until near the end, daited forward aud croaaed the line two lengths ahead of tba Kentucky animal, and sir ahead oi "Ochiltree," 1 winning the race in 4 S7J. |