Show A TRIBUTE TO MAJOR WM PENN OFFLEY another noble spirit has gone goals fron fioti us major william iaan ailley is ii dead lie ile las has died fr far from liia lie re I 1 I 1 lotions lut amidst new made friends frieada won bonto to him 16 an ni a L luico nit to him by lis his ste steeling clin qualities of be heal ad and heart ill art it is pleasured plea surd 0 0 pay it the diio fal lowing will gribi tribute ito to his memory mojor oriley walborn wan born in ill the state slate of f delaware of quaker parentage in 1839 in lis lia early carly days le enjoy rd pa the el education du cation found flond in the family circle where a love of freedom and a detestation of tyranny and wron wrong q were the prevailing sentiments ilia his career through rough life was tag colored by A ahe broad liberal humanitarian pl C ples plea which he imbibed iu ill youth and which eier inalle him a ond and u coworker in all 11 movements ten tending ding to the increase of thy genera general I 1 rood although mini major offley never neter enjoyed tho lie opportunity or of obtaining a collegiate education jutca t to ilia his love or of learning and hig big studious habits babits enabled lim liioi not only to acquire a knowledge of the ho clit lao languages aiges ui but butt to ogain g 1 C batery da tery over nearly c very cry branch or learning ilia tastes were and am ilia hid instincts and bearing politic and polished until tho the liebing out ol of the late war ho he was engaged in drug business where lis his genial temperament sad and manly toane principles ensured him great popularity ana anil and gained a him bin a lost host ot of tr lenla I 1 siv when lien the be call to arms arma was c of the union major 0 y placed himself on the tide of bi jhc thc I 1 govern ir tent and thereby 6 the fico animosity of all it his is old ast til it of whom went into service W with wit L I 1 tile tho confederates lip he became a alieu I 1 leu tenant in the first delaware CaT cavalry alry aull and served with great distinction abron about the war and by ills ilia cour age belity fidelity and nd kaill rose tu to the ganv rant of bajor major which lie held at alio alose of the contest among all the none displayed a braver ar choller co oller tearing hearing under fi an fn e thinnie As a an accomplished foldier indall au the details of lis bia profession her among the 64 lir alAi r I 1 be vf tf hg war lie he was 23 31 appointed pointed au an agent of the freed we in niana it bureau and was stationed ned on the eastern shore share of virginia where tie lie remained almost the tion liou of that organization C ifill wing af abd delicate ear mit h exemplary xem plary fidelity and zeal for far which lie ic the warm leda ments or br bis aice sub he be rest resided d q d in den denver ier colorado i for a while yara years e sance ine le he camo came willis territory and nd entered the Ju internal Lornal I 1 I 1 aher r 1 0 ho he berred for some eona ate limi 1 wards lie performed tho iho duties 0 of amsl P I 1 ill for salt lalo in both these positions lie acquitted himself ilo the perfect satisfaction of lis his superiors since tiled then his health failed him and he be went as faris fr s california Cali furnia 11 his way to oi egrin to recruit ilia wasted ener gice but it wis was in tain ilia his cons titu tion lion hail bad been undermined by arduous in and protracted actea services in the geld field and soon poon began to show every sign of r railing rii 1 I ling ing lie ile was wai able to be about aboul ton lin t til it ten days since when his condition warned lim him that thai it was time to enter tile the mili military tiry hospital which was kindly thrown open to him Vell the un states barmy w whose hose guest lie be was lt up to the time of his death on this thin saturday morning diffay itay gah at 3 9 heros aged alway surrounded wiehl all the care and attention that could be le towe dupon upon lim him by devoted for rowe time lime ILO ho thoro a lis true situation stud and met tile iho advance of without fear or lie he las has lull left iu in salt lake city aud elsewhere a large circle of friends which will moura ilia his departure vi while litile they will long cherish liis ilia memory A military fun rat will ill be accorded haij 1 I 1 I 1 emmins tomorrow to lo morrow S Sun ID day dav af IL t on at 3 0 clacil cl ocil from calup douglas u under rider the iho command of rif fin n I 1 eral cral henry A morrow U S A and bit bia remains will willlie ie deposited biot the cementer cemetery y 1 l t deida De IdI I 1 a 0 17 WOOD rl I 1 JAS Z 13 ra BLACK OSCAR salt I 1 laic city 71 nty C G 1811 1871 jj |