Having been sent to Rome as a hostage

he was there educated, served in the Roman army and for his valor was raised to citizenship and knighted. But his attachment to his native country induced him to revolt and he became one of the most powerful leaders of the cis contented German nations. He drew Varus, the Roman commander on the Rhine, into that ambuseade in which he and nearly all his troops were slain, and completely baffled Germanic us; but, after having for years withstood the vast power of Rome, Arm in i us was a a inated by one of his own countrymen, in the 37th year of his age, A. p. 19. H., ar American merchant, born in New York city, Dec. 16, 1807; was trainec to commercial busine by his uncles and became a member of the firm of How land & Asp in wall in 1837. He is best remembered as the chief pro moter of the Panama railroad, and of. the Pacific Mail Steamship -Company. The eastern terminus of the railroac was named in his honor, but has since officially been given the name of Co: lon, He died in New York city, Jan 18, 1875.