The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-06-27
The Death of Attorney General
ss~a Bissell. n

The Death of. Attorney General
The Hon. Frederick F.. Bissell Attor
ney General Of Iowa, died at his resi-
lence in Dubuque on Wednesday the |
18th inst. This unexpected event is the |
more sad because of the fact that Mr.. |
BiSsell's wife, n lady of the most lovely |
character and of the iinc9 accomplish
ments, to whom he was devoted with the |
warmest and most sacred attachment, |
lied only about three weeks ago. 1t was
the shock caused by this great bereaye-
ment wl.ch brought about the illness of |
which Mr.. Bissell died.
Mr.. Bissell has been a prominent man
- Iowa for many correspondent in |
his profession, and as n public man.
Nine years ago he was spoken of as a
cau11 mlnr the United States Senate,
y lkase been chosen had it not
!, - Talents uild public services
OF ycnlessw Grimes seemed to-point
him out, at that time, as pre- eminenly
the man for the place.
liz ILOll. IsulG ~ AllCH WHO WAS
elected Attorney General of the State in
1861, having become incapacitate for the
Office by reason of protracted i'll health,
and compelled thereby to resign, Mr..
WINS appointed by the Governor
1l3cpnex pired term. Hewas NOM
fMaSedNbfthe ofllice by the last Repub-
lean State Convention, without OPPOSE
ton, and elected by a large majority.
He has performed the duties incum-
bert upon him to the satisfaction of the
intelligent bench and bar of the State.
kesSseen was d imam Of fine talents,
0fgfsAtreAding, and OF admirable dis
positions. Hewas one of the very best
takers, in conversation, in the state OF
Iowa, and was very pleasing and afiec-
tive puplic speakers. You can count on
the fingers OF one hand the men in Iowa
who We're his superiors rs thinkers or
lawyeiss His untin1ely death will be
dceplySdcplore by thousands of person
al, professional and political friends in
all parts Of the State.
The death Of Mr.. Bisscll made it ell
cumbent upon the Republican State
CmYention to nominate a candidate for
Attorney General to fill his uncxpired
term. Maseutmc JosuWa2.
Ex-Gov. Wells of Louisiana takes his
expulsion from office quite philosophi-
cally. lie says: "fhcld the four aces,
but Flanders had an Arkansas hand
four lacks and bowie kniie-anu | had
10 cave.
4 gentleman on Central railroad
train while near Canandagua, n. Y,
last Friday afternoon, smelled some
thing burning, and traversed the car
several times, informing the passengers
that they might snake careful scrutiny.
AS he was about to sit down he found
that it was his own coat that was OH
fire, and that a large hole had been
burned in the lining.
- INC days OF Tho natriarchs, a wo-
mans .Q0Aduct was the index of her
heart. when, for example, the father
of Rebe!SAh asked her if she would go
with the servant Of Isaac, she replied at
once, II will go.' Had she been a
sla,,xhter, Of the nineteenth century, she
wOI lfnNe answered. "Ob, pshaw! go
with him? Why Mr. Isaac must be
sick! Go with him? or course / won't"
And then w0uld have gone with
him.
It is annos ~ ..Airs. General
Tom Thumb = psepesihg another sur
prise for her vigorous lord" If these
which appear every
~ nonfhe. were true, the happy couple
!Syddld L. Is many t1lunibsAs fingers.
But Barnum is the father of them, or
he father Of lies. This sentence can be
cad several ways.