Andrew T. McReynolds

   DEATH OD COL. M'REYNOLDS.
 Full of years, Col. Andrew J. Mc-
Reynolds yesterday closed a long and 
honorable career. The infirmities of
age had withdrawn him from an active
participation in the affairs of the
world, but his life is written in the
history of Michigan and his name will
be handed down to coming generations
as one of the notable men of this state.
He came to Michigan in 1833, while
Michigan was still a territory. He par-
ticipated in the famous "Toledo war;"
had a hand in the Canadian patriot
war; was an officer in the Mexican war,
and served with gallantry and honor
in the war netween the states. He
knew General Cass, long governor of
Michigan territory; was a friend of
Stevens T. Mason, the first governor of
Michigan as a state, and with the pos-
sible exception of Governor Pingree,
was personally acquainted with all the
governors Michigan has had since Gov-
ernor Mason's time. He was the old-
est surviving member of the Michigan
legislature, one of the oldest members
of the bar, and was counted the pa-
triarch among Michigan Masons. He
held many poblic offices during his
long life, and in them all acquitted
himself honorably and well. In private
life he was warm hearted and generous,
and in his family he was loving and
kind. Even advanced years did not
chill his interest in the affairs of the
world or in the welfare of his friends.