, 1875-10-23
OBITUARY..

[NflAHhfk A4-CAs
ISDrAsAHoIla, 1utl.. Oct. 2l.-A psiyalo dir
patch received this forenoon by Senator Morton
announces that Gen. Sol l1ercuitil died at
o'clock this morning, ut bis homo near CaEa-
bridge City, Wayne County after MI illness III
several wooks duration.
Solomon Meredith. wsa born In GusIfor1 Coun-
rs, N. G.. May 20 1o11. and kott1etl III Wayne
County. Ind, noar RicAnluad. in 1a132. 1Iera ha
was employed by tho mouth % common fagr.-
hand, hut Ais mental strength og,'allpg his phys
icat, his worth ns Citizen nnl1 political worker
Was quickly recognized, and In 1881 lo WAS
male Sheriff oi tho county, ard ra-
elected iu 1906. In 1888 ho eumsnenced tho
mercantile business in hillton, aud continued it
IN Cambridge CITY IRON 1859 to lH43. III l3iU.
and aEa'n III 1S4s 10 was fent as 4 delegate to
tie Wig National Contention, and to tile Re-
publican Convention in 1856 III 1916. ~, ~,
aud II ho was olec:el otho Legislature. IL 1875
President Taylor appointed lin United States
Nlarahal ior tue D.strlut OF Indiana, an oleo ho
hold nntll removed By President Pierce iu ls53.
Alter sorslng his fourth term in tho l4eaisIa-
turo he lccanlo connected with John 3. Now
man aa financial asent Vi tho Indiana Central
lsai!roatl. and dHunsulunntiy Waa mulo proeidoht
was elcs!ed County CIezk,' which he resigned
il lSbl for tho purpose Of entering
tho army. in July Of that year lie
was commissioned Colonel Of thp Niuctco,.th
Indiana sounee!s. !,s OUT III .Lo tolloylng year
received thn rink ot :lnior-t@ouornl by hroyst.
After Tho War. In 1860 President johnson u;,-
pointed Lin, Assessor Of lntc1uAl Neycnuo for
the Wayno County District, a,u iu 1877
made LIN 6aryeyor.Gencial or a[ou:aua Tei-
ritory, au oilco which he held until July,
1862: Besi'lca 'llliug 1keas public places of
trust, hh l'as. heen IL Trustee ot Cambridge Hcnl.
mary. President Of Tho Hoard of Trustees of
cambridge City. md mcn,hcs Of t1p board Of
Directors Of tho White Wntcr Cauai
AH d builicr Gen. Meredith was trnyc. bot,3
oficer although nut q brilliant ono. i1o held
his grnFa+, and If l.o crcr lett the liela le.
foso ths cncny waa whipped. lllH co.l.
.rudeH boro lin OF Oh u ttrclcLrr
AZ tho battlo Of Gaincssillc, whilo riding i,
trout III lid u,on, wla vern FILLING abou. lin
uss shut and foil heavily upon linn, compeliiu,
him to rutlre. Again, ~ Gettynblry, he foll, ,
lpiuuie-ball breaking threo Ut Lis rihs, 'rh
lattcr wound Has a SERIOUS oue, frQ.n ths olfoct
of which ho never fully recovered. Hls las
nichnpps IL directly trhceable to it..
Gen. Meredith wns tho ta!lest man In Iud
ana standing 6 feet 7 lnchus in hls stocking,
POUNDS and upwards. lilo was cauBlncreA oIn {
tho ptrongcAi and moot muscular men iu h!s he,
ton Of thu staso. Ho struck from tho ahoutlc
and tho man who cAfgllt his htt took 4 Ao,
zontal position At oucc. In later years. lowrye
Ae hat grnun thin aud e.nacated and, NTH tho
ception Of bright. sparhtinG eyo, looked titts IL
biz former sof. For many years he laa bo
tho lstgeHt denaor IN bloodod htoch ~ thn Sta
lle Ealsed tIott1nE hut tho finest btoeus, 4
bought nothing but thu finest blood. Ills fa'
at Cambridge City ta nutcd throughout
West, aud as at advertised sale ot siock p'
ehaecFA hayo como froM England. lilo lcni
property valued botWoen *9hVuU aud LOCO