The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-04-28

Duchy OF Sake Wlmear, ElSenach, yer
many, on the 31st of December, 1882.
His father was Professor of Theology
and Oriental Languages at the Univer-
sity, and gave his three sons, OF whom
the subject of our sketch is the young
est, the advantages of an early and
thorough education. After having at
tanned his fourteenth year, the Doctor
was sent to Eisenach to attend the Gym
nasium, one of the very best in the
country He finished there his classical
and philosophical studies, graduated and
returned to Jena, where he commenced
his medical studies. After two years
study there he visited the Universities
Of Wurzburg and Erlangen, at which
places he acquired the degree of Doctor
Of Medicine. Afterwards the Doctor
spent one year i'm visiting the Medical
Faculties at Vienna and Prague. and
after his return home was one of the
Assistants at the Hospital of his native
country.
In 1856, the Doctor emigrated to the
United States, arriving just in time to
witness the memorable Presidential
campaign of that year. Having been a
republican in Europe, his sympathies
were naturally with the great Republi-
can party of this country. and he has
worked with zeal for the success of his
party ever since.
In 1860, after having lived most of
the preceding time at Chicago, the Doc
tor removed to Valparaiso, Indiana,
where he remained until he was com
missioned as one of the Assistant Sur
geons of the Ninth Indiana Volunteers,
in which capacity he served until April
1866, when the regiment was sent home
from North Carolina, to be mustered
out of service.
After his return home, the Doctor set.
tied at Logansport, Indiana, where he
has been engaged in the practice of his
profession.
FOR AUDITOR OF srATE--MAJoR j. d.
| EVANS.
Major John D. Evans our candidate
birth. though that happened at such an
early period in his life that he has no
distinct recollection Of the event, and
would feel just as we'll over the matter
if he had been born in some other place.
At the commencement of the war he
was in fourishing mercantile trade in
Noblesviile. Up to that time he had been
identified with the Democratic party.
When the first call was made for troops
by the President he closed his store and
raised the first company that was ac-
cepted from Indiana in the three months
service, of which he was made Captain.
After the brief term of service had
expired, he took an active part in rails
ing the Thirty ninth Indiana Regiment,
and was made Major of the same in
which capacity he continued during his
term of service; and his name is init
| mately connected with all the thrilling
history of that famous old regiment
which is too familiar to all our people
to need rehearsing now. He was never
a candidate for any office before, but
| his education, which was finished at Vel
low Springs, Ohio, and his fine business
| talents eminently fit him for the duties
of Auditor OF State. He is thirty three
! years o age an; will make himself
known to the whole State during the
pending campaign.
FOR TREASURER of sTATE-GENgRAL MA
THAN KIMBALL
| General Nathan Kimball was born at
Fredericksburg, Washington county, In
diana. on the 22d of November, 1862
His father Nathaniel Kim ball, located in
Jeffersonville, in 1916. His mother was
the daughter Of James Ferguson, who
settled in Indiana Territory in 1896,
and was one OF the first Of the hardy
band of pioneers to clear the way thro'
Indian warfare and open up the wilder
ness for future settlement. His ances-
try was identified with the earliest his
tory of the West, one of them being
that old and successful soldier, General
George Rogers Clark.
He was left an orphan at the age of
six. Reverses in business had previ- I
ously swept away his fathers estate,
and all young Nathan had left him for /
an heritage was an honorable NAME
Cared for, however, by his relatives, he
was sent to school, and at the age of ten
becam e a pupil of Hon. John /. Morri-
son, late Treasurer OF State, then Prin- |.
cipal of the Washington County Semin.
ary. remaining under his tutelage four
years. In 1889 he became student in
the Indiana Asbury University, at