Mr. Washburn’s life was a most successful and honored one. He graduated from Yale College in 1844 with the Christian ministry in view, but being called to straighten out some entanglements in a business firm that had become badly involved, he revealed such business capacity that his continued services were deemed indispensable. He settled in Greenfield, Mass., and built up a large business in the manufacture of wooden-ware. He took an active interest in everything that pertained to the welfare and prosperity of the town in which he lived. He became director of the leading bank in Greenfield and afterwards its President. He was a director of the Connecticut Valley Railroad and several other local corporations. Early in the war he was elected United States Representative, being complimented with the _entire_ vote of his district. He was so popular no one was put in nomination against him. Five times he was sent to Congress by successive reëlection. Massachusetts elected him its Governor in 1871 by 27,000 majority over John Quincy Adams. He resigned his seat in Congress to be inaugurated Governor in January, 1872. He was reëlected Governor for two more terms and resigned his Governorship to fill out the unexpired term in the U.S. Senate caused by the death of Charles Sumner in March, 1884. In 1881 he was elected President of the American Missionary Association. His valuable services as presiding officer at the annual meetings, his wise counsels and wide influence, greatly advanced the interests of the Association. His funeral, which was private, took place Saturday, Oct. 8th, at his residence in Greenfield. The Association was represented by Secretary Powell and Treasurer Hubbard, and Charles L. Mead, Esq., of the Executive Committee. A life full of honors worthily and modestly borne is ended here, but it still lives in the works that do follow and in the immortal life beyond the grave. * * * * * NEGRO “AUNT” AND “UNCLE.” A correspondent of the Atlanta _Constitution_, who signs himself or herself “Georgia,” asks: _Editors Constitution_: Why is it that so many of the respectable white people of this country claim blood affinity with the Negro race by condescending to call them “aunt” and “uncle”? An “aunt” is a father’s or mother’s sister, an “uncle” is a father’s or mother’s brother. Now, why should a Negro be made to believe that he is a blood relation of white families by calling them “aunt” and “uncle,” terms of the highest family respect? Is there any wonder that some Negroes think they are as good as a white man, when they are called by these endearing names? The Negro is an imitator of the white man, and if we are to keep the races apart, let no such example be set for the Negro’s imitation.