The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-15
Death OF q GEN. en-. Frank r sia1tr. i.

- A ST. Louis telegram of the iSth IN:
nounces the death Of Cen 'FfahkO p.
Blair which occurred at .about MIDI
night Thursday at his korie fl that
city. The Immediate cause9 Or his
death was fall he received Whit
walking from necfoom TO an other in
his house. He had been cut lf0i' a
drive in the AFTERNOON, ,retui1iiSg bolt
five O'Clock, and seemed 10 have heiiJ
joyed it very much and received con-
siderable benefit, but Willie walking
in his room he was attacked with 'diz
illness and fell, stikiiig his temple
against . piece Of fnrnitnree, rendering
him insensible." Medical Aid Was i'm
iaediatery stinirnonef and every efror.
was made to restore Him to CONSCIOUS
ness, but without success, until; at haif-
past eleven he quietly passed afwsy,
surrounded by all the imembers Of his
family. -
Francis Preston Blair was born 81
Lexington, Ky.,c Fsbruary nl9, 1921 !;
graduated at the College of NewJ1er-
sey in, 1871 and began the practice OF
law in st. Louis. In 1915, because OF
Ill health, he went to the rocky Noun
tains with company of trappers and
was in New Mexico when the MeNi,
can war began, He eptered the army
rs q private and served till 1917, when
he resumed his practice in st. Louis.
In lS4S' He attached himself to the free
soil party, supported Mr.: Van Buren,
Tor President, and publicly opposed
the extension OF slavery into the Ter
riteries. For time he was editor OF
the Missouri DeiaGcrdt. In 1852 and
1854 he was elected to the Missouri
Legislature, and in 1856 he was elected
to Congress by. the Republicans. In
Congress he first distinguished him
self by speech in favor OF col ioniziug
the . ored population of the United
States in Central America. He was
again elected to Congress in, lS60-62.
When the rebellion. approached, he
was most active and prominent in sav
ing Missouri from its large'population
in sympathy with the secession move
ment He entered the army, as Col
onel of Volunteers in 1861, and was
appointed Brigadier General, August
7th, and Major General Nov. 18th,
1852, resigniug his seat in Congress in
1868. He commanded q division DUR
ing the Vicksburg campaign, aud ,ip
1S6465 the 18th corps in Sherman's
campaign. In 1866 he was appointed
Collector of f.Customsiat st. Louis, and
of the q Pacific railroad,
but becoming dissatisfied with the;
peiicy OF the administration, lie left
the Republican party, and in 1853 Vas
the candidate of the Democrats for
Vice President. In 1870 he was chosii
ell United States Senator from Mis-,
souri, 10 fill vacancy, which expired
March 4, 1873. or late years he has
been in feeble health, from wlIich it
has for some months been hoped he.
might be restored by TRANSMISSION, OF
blood, which was indeed, for O. time.
successful. :
1t was Gen.. Blair who predicted
that Prssid ent Grant would not, will.
ingly leave his office alive, a .predica
ton the force of which has already
been proven. He was a firm friend, a.
strong hatef,ia brave han, whose se;'s
vices to this country. at the outset of
the rebellion, were such as he only
could have perfsrmed. He saved St.
Louis and MISSOURI to the Union but
he was mainly instrumental IN driving
{, On. Price from the Union to the rebel
side, = r nHoo p ,i! ..tT hft""