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Show r.mucii susi ii'i.ii (iii.'iour. I'atiiici: Haiishh.I) Oit.Moui:, tho well known bandmaster, Ulod of heart disease, In HI. Louis, Missouri, ou Saturday evening last. Of bla popularity popu-larity aud celebrity as a mtiililnn In this country little need be sail. In every hamlet, town and city In tin-United tin-United Htatta bis natnu bicaruo familiar, and In Halt I.akobls friends and admirers wcro numerous, Mr. Ollmoro was born In the suburb of Dublin, Ireland, on Christmas day, 18)2, Whllo bo waa on Infant bis family moved to Galway, lu thu west of Inland. At an arly age ho was placed Inn moroantilu bouso in Ath-lone, Ath-lone, but bis tastca Inclined entirely lo music. Ho Joined the Athlono baud, and toon acquired local fame ns a musician. Ills employer In thu mercantile busluets rclisscd him from hit Indentures. At tha age of eighteen ho left Ireland Ire-land aud camo to America. Immediately Immedi-ately on his arrival In Iloston bo la.-catnun la.-catnun bandmaster, aud before many care had a reputation aa leader nil through Massachusetts. Ho organized Ullmoru's band In 165S, In Hostou. With Ibis band ho attended tho famous Charleston Dimocratla convention of lbOO. Hen Duller was a delegate from Massachusutta at this convention. It was one of tha stormiest In tho ol!t!cal history of Hie Uultid States, At one period of its stations, a riot vims !m mluenL Tbo hot-blooded tiouthlrners ettllid for a battle air, and named tbo "Mariclllaac,"butGllnioro struck up t!iu"r!iarfjpnngled Hanncr,"aud notwithstanding not-withstanding the howls and protests of thn Houtherners bo playud It until Iho ball was empty. At the oienlngof tha war Gllmoru and bit land accorapaultd Huriisldca und served In thoCarollnns two aonrs. Ho moved next to Xew Orleans, aud became n favorite there even Willi tho lebelt. At tho Inauguration of Govern Hahn In March, 1831, Gllmore wns given ohaige of the musical part of tho ceremonies. Ho trained 10,000 children to ting "Ibe BtarepaDili,el Hanuor,"and nt thu Inauguration they sang It, though the fathire of most of them weruln rebellion at tha time. Hut not a word of objection was utteroJ, and Gllmore said bo hoped lo llvo to tie tho North nndBouth loin in tluglng tho national anthem, aud be did, for It Is at much n favorite In Louisiana tcday as It It in II tton. At ilia cleso of tho war (III-mora (III-mora dlreetou Ills attention to tho urgunizitlou of a peace ubl- lee. It look Mm two or tbno yean to prepare. Ho oolleclod $250,-000 $250,-000 for II o work, and lu lbOD the cele-Lratlon cele-Lratlon tune oft. Hit grand Interna tlontl ,u ileo took place in 1872. Jobanii rilraun and Fernet Abt attended. In 1S79 'Ollmoro Tlelled I'.uropc, amloblalnoJ prizes In every largo city on that continent, Ono notable feature of bla war career Is now reuiomberetl by both tides with pleasure. When In a po-tltlou po-tltlou that tho two armies could bear, ho Invariably played 'The Htar 8pauglod.llanner and "Dixie Land" and was cheered on all tldet. Tor tome tlmo he had In preparation a ppeclal production entitled "The Voyage of Columbus" for celebrating tho four hundretb anniversary ot the discovery of America. Thu composition composi-tion lllujtratct the main InolJentt In tho famous voysge. It begins with a larcwi.ll to Kpaln.theu r ttorm, a meeting, meet-ing, Columbus predicting land, and to ou until thu cry of "Jand'' It raised. Thnjleco concludes with a hymn of thanksgiving ami "Hall Columbia." Mr. (llhuort loaves a wife and one daughter. The latter hat putlhhed two volumes, one entitled "t'liaa from l'ralile Land" and another entitled "A ion of r.md." ltoth works weie rommendably montloued In tho Eastern East-ern p res. |