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Show Kear Admiral Skerrctt. Rear Admiral Joseph S. Skerrett of the Asiatic squadron, who came to his rank on the loth ult., has for his middle name Salathiel. His parents, impressed im-pressed with Eugene Sue's story of "The Wandering Jew, " gave their baby the Jew's name. The admiral was Ohio bora, and a great friend of the Hayeses. His assignments to duty during the civil war, owing to suspicion of the loyalty of some of his family, were not such aa tp. secure him as Great chaacea forfiaht- , ing service as otners or nls rant enjoyed en-joyed He is a great seaman, a great ; reader, a great family man, a member of the Brotherhood of St Andrew and I a devout Christian. He is 61 years old. |