, 1860-03-23
!: WILLIAM II. BISSELL,
.GovEnSoR OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
/: Born April 2jth, 1911.
s: Died March lSll,, 1861.

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TIE HOUSEHOLD.
4 numerous md interesting family circle
nled the place Of cnie1 modfnefs. Cor. lis
sell leaves two daughters, aged respectively
sixteen and nineteen years, tho fruit Of his first
marriage It is interesting in this connection
to compare the full honors OF the l'lustrlous
dead Will tue apparent promise ol the poor
young schoosmastc1 Phss'c'an OF " afren CO..
who having heen rejected at the os- LOUIS bar
RACKS o1t o. nea''n, maoe a1oot journey OF
iorty miles into Illinois, found home will Gen-
James, commenced school, and married a
daughter Of his host, Of which union these two
daughters. Then,loved as his own children ere
two adopted daughters one taken into the lam"
ily as Washington duF1og MS Congressional
career, the other younger. and adopted from the
Chicago orphan Asylum IN lso9. Inc thFcc
orphaned daughters OF tue tate sa'iant Colonel
Kinney fasc shared as Lis wards h's aaect'on.
ate pa<ernal ca1e ana regard mus hoaseaoia
Of se7cn daughters, who we're with h'm during
the last hours OF his lie, and received to the
last, most touching proofs OF his nhectlon.
With this brief reference TO those whose rela-
ton 10 the solemn pageant Of The day filled all
with sympathy we turn before reference to
the last solemn rites 10 BRET details ot
LAST uocas AND ILLNESS
GOT. bissell has been LOT several years past
an Invalid and much OF the lime severe suffer-
cr from painful disease His services in Mexico
impaired his health, but not as seriously as was
the case with many Of his gallant companions III
arms, hundreds Of whom returned to their
country to die lingering dca'i'' torturlng and
inevitsble. It is the impression of Dr. Tra2P,
his family physician At BciieS'llc and at Spring
field that Col. Disselt had nearly shaken oil his
nnalady, when in 1851, while acting as solicitor
for the Illinois Central Eaiload, he received an
injury near the base ofthe spine, which first by
neglect to seek treatment, becnmc-d deep seated,
involving portion Of the spine, mud becoming
Of q fstulous nature. lie received the best
medical advice in eastern cities, but without
marked benefit. and his disease growing worse,
m almost entire paralysis Of the lower limbs
was the result. DR.. Trapp informs us that this
difficulty had assumed mere promising type
in December last, and with more encouraging
symptoms up to tue time Of The event our peo-
ple have been 50 widely called to mourn, which
| WINS caused by pneumonia or lung fever, TO The
xiolcnce Of which tho already weakened sys-
tam of the invalid NAV hare yielded more
| rc,a;,v. lie took a severe cold On Thursday
attended with the usual and not alarming symp
toms. After two or three days Of mild treat
rnent he was better, and en- the following Tues