Halpine, Charles

GRAHAM, soldier and poet; born at Old castle, County Meath, Ireland, Nov. 20, 1829; graduated at the University of Dublin. In 1847 he went to New York and became connected with the New York Herald, Times and other papers; also contributed to the Boston Post; engaged in the Civil War, and became brigadier-general of volunteers; was also major and brevet major-general in the regular army; resigned his commi ions in the army in 1864. Author of humorous and other poems under the pen-name of PRIVATE MILES O'REILLY. Died Aug. 3, 1868. Hal's tead. MURAT, journalist; born in Butler co., 0., Sept. 2, 1829; graduated at Farmers' College, College Hill, O.; became a local reporter on the Cincinnati Enquirer ; news-editor of the Cincinnati Atlas ; literary. editor of The Columbian and Great West, and (1856) the chief editor and proprietor of the Cincinnati Commercial , of which he continued chief editor when the Commer cial and Gazette were consolidated (1882). In 1890 he became editor of the The Standard Union, Brooklyn, N. Y. Wrote The Story of Cuba (1896), and has contributed many special articles to various newspapers. Hal's tead, in Kansas , a city of Harvey co., on Little Arkansas river, 10 m. W. of Newton, on A., T. & S. Fé R.R.; has flour mills, grain elevators and a creamery. Ships largely of farm produce and live stock. Pop . (1895) 694. Ham'blen, in Tenne ee , an E. county; area , 150 sq. m. Bounded on the N.W. by Holston river, on the S. by French Broad river. Surface , hilly; soil , fertile. Prod ., corn, oats, wheat, white and sweet potatoes, pork. Cap . Morris town. Pop . (1890) 11,418.