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CHRISTOPHER PULLMAN.
Christopher Pullman died on Saturday, after a long and painful illness, at his home in One-hundred-and-forty-first-st. He was a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for thirty years or more, attached to the Twenty-seventh-st. church, where his funeral services will be held this evening at 7:30. During the war he was an earnest supporter of the Government. He was a private in the 8th Regiment, which was called into service twice, and he served six months. The 84th Regiment was organized during the war, and he was elected captain of Company I, and when the regiment was called to the field he also accompanied it, and was subsequently elected lieutenant-colonel of the regiment. He was active in political matters, a Republican from the organization of the party.

In 1865 he was elected one of the city's Councilmen, in 1866 nominated for Alderman, in 1871 nominated for State Senator; his competitor was James O'Brien, and he was defeated. In 1872 he was a strong supporter of Horace Greeley for President; in 1876 was nominated for the Assembly but failed of an election. He leaves a wife and three young daughters. An attempt was made to assassinate him in 1868, because of his untiring efforts to preserve the purity of the ballot-box. He was attacked in the street by ruffians, seriously injured and for some time his life was despaired of. A large reward was offered by the Union League Club for the arrest of his assailants. 
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Donaldson is here occupying my room. She came a week ago yesterday. Marion also is here. I went down into the garden. My flowers have grown but little and all the garden is very backward as the weather here has been cold and rainy.

Monday June 4" 1888. We had a fire in the sitting room nearly all day yesterday. Among my letters awaiting me here was one from Booth very kind in tone. His sister Mrs. Clarke has died recently and he was in N.Y. awaiting the steamer containing her remains. Sara has had two letters from Lucy. Gertrude was still with her and improving in health, but not certain that her ticket would allow her to remain. Joe had written that as he had never been West he might come on after her much to Lucys consternation. Girard brought over a letter from Laura to his wife in which she says she is to be here today at Mrs. Tompkins and wanting them to come and see her. Now for scenes and complications which ought to be avoided and could be. 

Tuesday 5". I wrote to Major Wilkinson yesterday and sent him $10. the balance due him on our trip. I had a note from him today in which he says I only owe him 7.55 but then he paid some things he made no note of. I wrote to Dr. Stinson on behalf of Wilkinson as a member of the Century and also to Thos. M. North a friend of Wilkinsons asking him to write a letter for him. I wrote Elihu Root some time ago asking him to second him he has taken no notice of my request. I went down to Rondout to do some errands. In at Deyos store it seemed strange to see some one else sitting in his accustomed place. He died while I was out in the woods and so another of the old residents of Rondout has passed away. I have been busy about various things over at my house I can hardly bring myself to come over here to sleep. My bed is all made and covered with the blue and white spread dear Gertrude made up at Uncle Bens before we were married. I think of her constantly here and this afternoon I tried to draw a portrait of her from an attempt I made to paint her not long before she died. It is very poor but I prize it not that it looks like her but because she sat for it. I feel very unsettled and it would take very little to make me unhappy. Sometimes I feel that I would be spared much sadness if we could sell out every thing here and go away entirely for there is every thing here to suggest the Past and the great changes which have visited us. 

Wednesday 6" I went over to the Cemetery before breakfast to see the stone at my fathers and Mothers graves which has been put up since I went away. It is very simple and substantial and is as satisfactory as I expected it would be. I am glad that duty is performed. Now I want to put one at Maurices grave and I would also like to put one at little Janes grave which has never been marked. It seemed very sad to me there among the dead, who were so lately living and active, this beautiful summer morning. In a very short time I shall be there too beside those we think of now so tenderly and regretfully. 

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