John E. Mulford

   Brig. Gen. John E. Mulford.
 Brig. Gen. John E. Mulford, who be-
came known to soldiers of both the Fed-
eral and Confederate Armies during and
after the civil war while serving as Fed-
eral Commissioner of Exchange, died on
Sunday at his home in Montour Falls,
N.Y., at the age of 70. He will be buried
this afternoon at 3 o'clock from his late
residence.
 For a number of years after the war
Gen. Mulford remained in the South, mak-
ing Richmond, Va., his home. He en-
tered into the civic life of that city, and
took an active part in the politics of the
State. Coming to New York, his native
State, he went into business.
 He was President and a Director of the
Prentiss Vise Company and of the Lewis
Tool Company, Vice President and Di-
rector of the Elmira & Seneca Lake Rail-
way Company, and a Director of the Gen-
eral Pneumatic Tool Company.