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Show THOS. F. BAYARD DEAD. Thomas F. Bayard died'nt'Knrlitoln, Mass., last Wednesday, after a lingering linger-ing Illness, Ex-Senator nnd cx-Em-tmssndoro Bayard has been prominent as n public man for many yunrs, and conies from a distinguished family. He was a natlvo of Delaware and dur-lug dur-lug the civil war distinguished himself him-self as an opponent of thu north and ft staunch friend of tho Confedorcy. Ho early becamo prominent prom-inent in political circles and belongs to tho gold sido of tho nnclent Democracy, De-mocracy, bolng one of Grovor Clove-land's Clove-land's chief assistants. IIo also found fame, such as It was, In his nsslstanco to Senator John Sherman In tho demonetization de-monetization of sllvcr.and to the dny of his death was nn ardent .advocato of Hie cause oT his masters, gold monometallism. mono-metallism. Dining the latter years of his life ho was known chiefly ns a friend and partjsan of Great Britain' Whether ho was a truly great und good man only time will tell. |