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Show ROSCOE CONKLING'S SISTER. She is Krnorted lyl"5 at a Klpe Ohl Age. New Yokk. Aug. 1. Mrs. Margaret C. C. Steele, who is reported to be dying at her home, No. 213 York street, Jer- j sey City, was employed in the custom house over eighteen years without a J break. She was appointed July 20. 18(59, at the request of her brother, now dead, Koiscoc Conkling, whose name is signed iu the appointment book at the custom house as her reference. Moses II. Grinnell, who is also now dead, was the collector of the port then, and she served under every collector since then until the administration of Collector Magone, when she: resigned from the service, her resignation taking tak-ing effect October 1. 187, making her period of active work for the government govern-ment eighteen years, two months and live days She was a widow when she was appointed. It is said when she expressed ex-pressed a desire to earn her own living, her husband not having left much urouertv. her brother did not like the idea, and tried to dissuade her trom taking such a step. She, however, had the same independence of character w hich so largely entered into his makeup, make-up, r.nd persisted in her intention until he tiually came around to her way of thinking, and, using his influence iu her behalf, obtained for her this appointment. ap-pointment. As soon as tho appointment appoint-ment was made she was assigned to duty as au inspectress. examining women passengers on incoming ocean steamers, and an iuspectress she remained re-mained until she gave up work. She is now 70 years old, and the custom house officials, in consideration of her ago and her long period of faithful work, made her duties as light as possible. |