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CAPTAIN LEVI D. WOOLSEY.

Newburg, N. Y., Feb. 4 (Special).——Captain Levi D. Woolsey, over eighty-eight years old, who was twenty-four years superintendent of Washington's Headquarters died this morning at the home of Mrs. Charles Mapes, his daughter. He was born in Milton, Ulster County, on January 28, 1800. He was on the sloop Neptune which was capsized and sunk in the Highlands in 1824, when thirty-eight lives were lost. He was captain and part owner of the steamboat Hudson which ran between Kingston and New-York in 1831. He settled in Newburg in 1838 and has lived here ever since. Mrs. S. H. Blackman and Mrs. Walter Reeder, both of New-York, are his daughters.
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DEATH OF MRS. N. ELMENDORF.

KINGSTON, N.Y., Feb. 15.——Mrs. N. Elmendorf died in Leeds, Greene County, on Tuesday. She was a daughter of John Van Vechten of Catskill, whose ancestors were among the first settlers of that part of the country. She was recognized as a woman of many accomplishments, of high character, great beauty, and one who held a high position socially. In 1849 she became the wife of the late Nicholas Elmendorf, grandson of Judge Lucas Elmendorf, a man of wealth and distinction in his day. For many years the deceased lady lived in the Elmendorf mansion on Green-street here, and her home was long noted for the generous hospitality that was dispensed.
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evening. Mrs. Pinchot was at home but she had a dinner party. I staid only a very short time. Pinchot is at Fortress Monroe. Still very cold but moderated somewhat.

Friday Feb. 17" 1888. Somewhat milder this morning. I painted on a little Autumn picture yesterday and have made a pleasant little picture of it. A letter from Auburn wanting me to send something there for exhibition. Eastman called to see me and I showed him all my pictures. He said they were even more interesting than he thought they would be and predicted I would get a good deal of money for them. Attended an illustrated lecture by Mybridge, at the Academy on animal locomotion. It was most interesting, afterwards Calvert and I went to the club where I wrote to Daly to ask when I could have five front center seats in the balcony, after Mar 9" to see the Midsummer Nights dream. Wood and I went around to the Salmagundi club just before dinner -

Saturday 18". Has snowed a little in the night,but is mild and threatening. Received a note from Philips & Wells last evening saying that Mr. Sanderson can not at present consider the purchase of our place. Went home by the 10 oclock train. The snow was melting and the roads full of water at home. I found Cousin Rachel with Sara. Commenced a letter to Lucy. Sara had had one from her with extracts from one she had received from Laura, in the same vein of being the aggrieved and injured party. Sara, Rachel and I went over to the toboggan slide in the evening and Sara and I rode with Geo Coykendall and his wife until ten o clock. It was just freezing a little and we had an enjoyable evening. There was quite a company there. 
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Sunday 19" I walked down to Johnsons but the servant said he had just gone to ride. However shortly after I got back home he drove up for me to go for a ride. We drove out to the bridge beyond Glen Erie, crossed over and came back by Plattskill church and through Kingston having had a charming ride, not cold and not thawing perceptibly. The sleighing is fine and the snow very deep making it difficult to turn out.- After dinner Sara and I went over to Girards. The little girl has the whooping cough and looked thin and ill. From there we called on the Cantines who told us all about entertaining Charles Dickens, who made a most agreeable impression upon them.- I came back to N.Y. in the 7.45 train which however was nearly an hour late.

Monday 20" Rained in showers at intervals all day. Ortgies came to see me and all the final arrangements are attended to. He is to advance me $750. to pay my note due Mar. 6" which puts away one anxiety. I went on Monday and he will send for the pictures Tuesday morning and put them in the frames and send them to the gallery Tuesday afternoon, and I am to go there Wednesday to see the hanging of them. I went to the Century to look over a Brooklyn Directory and met Laurence Hutton there. He told me a good deal about Edwina (Booth) Said he had been disappointed in her and that she was a weak character, had given up her fathers friends and become entirely absorbed in the Grossmans - that  

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