SPRINGIER, Reuben Runyan, philanthropist, born in Frankfort, Kentucky, 16 November, 1800; died in Cincinnati, Ohio, 10 December, 1884. The family, originally from Sweden, settled in Delaware in the 17th century. Reuben's father, Charles, a native of West Virginia, moved to Kentucky, was a soldier under Gem Anthony Wayne in the Indian war, and afterward postmaster at Frankfort. At thirteen his son became a clerk in the post-office, and in three years succeeded his father as postmaster. He was next a clerk on a steamboat that ran between Cincinnati and New Orleans, soon acquired an interest in the boat, and thus laid the foundation of his fortune. Later he became a partner in a large and prosperous grocery house in Cincinnati, but retired in 1840 on account of his health, and never resumed active business. He went abroad repeatedly, buying many fine works of art, most of which are now the property of the Cincinnati art museum. He gave to the Music hall, the Exposition building, the Odeon theatre, and the Art mu-scum in that city, in all $420,000 ; to private charities of the Roman Catholic church, of which he was a member, more than $100,000, and at least $30,000 annually in the way of benevolence, besides contributing liberally and regularly to various charities and public enterprises. He left about $3,000,000 to his nearest of kin, having no children ; also annuities to the College of music, the Music hall and the Art museum, and nearly $400,000 to various Roman Catholic charitable institutions, among these, $40,000 to the cathedral schools, $50,000 to St. Peter's benevolent society, and $100, -000 for the education of priests.