Show CALLED UP HIGHER the Is or notion of fit colonel anon den from tho the greek tu to the colonel archibald london snowden inov den tho the new dew envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to spain was lorn born avs aug 10 1837 iu in carlisle cm Cai lisle cumberland coun county cypa pa tho family was binens the early pioneers having havivi settled on oil ti the then their frontier in igge and tho the colonel s father was a surgeon of great nence in ilio last war with great Dilt britain aill hose hos ived elved is as an aimy surgeon under tho the command of if general jackson tho the son ws graduated from wa washington ii and jefferson college at husli wa it ington pi pa which was also the alma alina mater of james ct blaine ile he after became soon register gitter re of fr r the mint at philadelphia iii by L appointment of his undo uncle bobas ho was a directo raud soon 11 acquire acquired a such a in uin astery tery 0 of f mint details that his judgment was generally decisive ile he has since broil been superintend COLONEL SNOWDEN ent cut of the mint and in 1878 was wa offered the post of general dim director letor of at al tile the mints in the united states but de dc dined it ile ho entered the army in 1661 as lieutenant colonel of pennsylvania altu volunteers anil and later was captain of the firt fir t city troop of philadelphia in 4 74 he was postmaster of philadelphia anil and for a few years past lias has been united states minister to greece saria and Rouina Roun iania nii his anol anil inventions vent ions relating to coining machinery machin pry are of value and lie has written scientific works on coining and tho the great seal of tile united states |