Show MEN OF THE HOUR some aro are bom born great some achieve greatness and some havo have greatness thrust upon them za 16 GENERAL BEALE A MAN or MANY pants no man in washington is is better known than gen beale ilia ills wealth and position his varied and roman romantic career and eminent services t to his country give him great distinction in the capital in its society and on its streets the man ilan who knows how ilow to keep a secret the president of the united states may appoint him to the Secreta of f the navy gen grant is ao gen n beales very intimate int imato friend gen beale is sixty years cars old straight as an all arrow rn and possessed of vigorous health he is emphatically an old age frosty but kindly for though very gray he be is unbent his eyes are bright his body formed for active exercise and his countenance expressive of strong resolution and kindly feeling the general is from a distinguished family in pennsylvania his ills father ther w was as a paymaster in the navy and his grandfather was commodore truxtun in early manhood he lie married the daughter daught cz of samuel edwards of delaware he ile has two daughters and one son on one daughter is still unmarried umar ried the other is the wife of a russian gentleman of rank truxtun his only son on is in in california a thriving young man of 25 years aur our subjects first distinction was during the mexican war ar when he be was 24 yeara years of age lie was presented with a sword bearing this inscription in feri t ion 41 presented resented by the officers of the united states navy on the station a san diego cat cal to E F P beale of the U S navy for his gallant conduct in the charge upon the mexican forces absan pasquale and san bernardino and his carrying intelligence to san diego odthe of the pos position of gen kearney through the lines at great personal risk on the oth and ath of december der before his promotion from the same rank ho he carried to washington dispatches announcing the conquest of california commodore stockton highly complimented him upon this occasion in in the letter appointing liim him to the honor wherein occurs the following passage I have selected you to bo be the bearer of the accompanying dispatches to the navy department in consequence of your heroic conduct in volunteering to leave general Kear kearnes nys camp then surrounded by the enemy to go to the garrison of san diego for assis assistance tance and because of tile th perils and hardships you underwent during that dangerous journey to procure aid for your f fellow e 11 owa soldiers ol 01 diers before the close of the war mr beale was appointed su superintendent erin of indian affairs for I mexico and california in which office he lie won folden golden opinions from front all with whom his is business gave him association later in life the general acted as united states minister linister AL to vienna for which position he be possessed great fitness including that of being a skilled linguist in short general B beale eale has distill distinguished ul med himself as a naval and military officer as a diplomat as a scholar and a ma man 11 of society and affairs his mansion in washington is situate on lafayette square the selfsame self belt same house built in 1819 b by y commodore Comm doro stephen decatur it is is an elegant and aud historic residence one of the ornaments of the capital adjoining arc are the stables in which some of the tile most noted liers horses of the country are kept general beale has been claimed by californians as resident for the last thirty seven years his ills gmt great ranche containing two la hundred undred thousand acres acrea of land with large flocks and herd herds issn kern county he occupies country house at chester pennsylvania and has a farm at ash hill near washington in all these diverse places of abode there are striking evidences of the generals love of horses in his care of the noblest of brutes and hia his attention onto to his improvement training in and good breeding general be beale gle deserves well of his country he is an exceedingly busy roan man traveling almost incessantly and we trust destined to the enjoyment of many more years of activity |