Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-03-17
.iUs;. Q. H. E:sssIoTf.

mouth Of July. 1882 and WAS the secon
10! a family Of four children. HIS al hel
Frvncs II Bri>iow, Was widely know
! hrai,= h,it tn, Sfntn l~--..se- esf . y :.
and the le.1iny minti Of lis section. !!
1seO-1 ha ren-esented the Thlr>: Dists!c
tof Kentucky IL he longte 8 Of the Uni
Tel States, AID held Offices OF RESPONSE
thi.ity and honor 81 various times. III
was Il momne. of tie Constitutional Con
|vetton, IN $50, which framed the prts
lent State Constitution. lie died d.rins
The war lis mother. VITO is now living
In Els.on, was Emily Helm, daaghte
of Ben iatnin Helm. o; Eilzabeili'oWn
Ken ueI>v. His TWO sisters. Mrs, P.etret
anl Mrs. Gil, and his BROTHER Franz
B.isteW, alse residn in f,lkton.
Al "a early ag". :-fser receiving a pre-
ttmiaaiy education in lis native place. ht
attended Jefferson College. At Como s.
burg, Pa, and went diligently through the
Course Of study there afforded. His ability
as deba.cr gained for him some .dm!ra
;ion among his classmates; otherwise
here was netting in his college career
deserving special mention.
On leaving college, in 1913, he entered
the law office of hs fl be- at Elkton. AID
continued til study and practice OF law
with his father until 1857, when he re-
moved 70 Hapkinsyill, Christian county,
where, IL pa. J1erShsp with Judge T. J..
Petree, he pursued his profession witt
reasGna',le success. until the break ng out
of the war. very soon after which he ea-
tered the Uoiiel States service rs Lieu
tes.aatColoL.i OF the Twenty fifth KoH-
tacky Regim Mt, commanded by Calone,
Shack, ford aad distinguished! hiG,aelf
for GOODNESS ID bravery a. tn. bulls OF
faorf ilenry. F ,rt Doneison, aaj +. is
burg Landing (sh 'oh).
Re.u.niag hom in istj2. he was active
in ra ne the f 9Th Kentucky Cava ~,
1T Whics re acaln entered the service
IS Li1u en- int-C Colonel. and was soon made
Colonel Yhi3 regim ut Was iii many
memorable batt 5, and was with 'ha'
portion of the army wi,ich tif-c,ad the
c cep,ure of the celebrated Confederate raie!
:, ussii, O. 1:es.-aa.
IN the Fail Of 1868. he was elected to
the sta.e Seuste from the IIopkinsville
D;s'ric, of Kentucky. lie was on the
Commttce Oh Military Affalrs. and stood
bv H., Union in those stormy tim's OF
1863-f-5. when he res gtel his s. at
and located IN Lonisulllc to prac ice his
profession
In 1866 he was appointed Assistant u.
5 District Attorney for Kentucky. and
about year thereafter succeed d Joshua
reyis, rs Distrlct-Attorney. This Office
H., held at time when nothing but the
most intlinchlng courage would hgye sus-
aiuea al officer of the United States in
he prosecution o. n,any eases growing
II, OF ihe threatened conflict Of Stale with
.'ea raj authority.
The ability manifested in the aefmln.s
ration Of the Office of District-At'orney
vas what first brought Colonel Bil>luW
prominently before tue cou,ttry. l. was
hat thorough kuowied. .e of the internal
revenue SYST N. which fas been r.een ~
SO much service TO b IN ana tase ceHn-
,ry. He resigned The Office OF Distrlct-At-
torney III 1870, and formed a law partner.
ship with General John NJ. Harlan OF thl'
city. FROM which he was cailed II les
han year 10 fill the office of Solicitor
u eral of 9th United States, 1T that time
created. After about two years OF life II
Washington, he resigned the Office, ant
retired 10 private life and tho practice o1
is profession in Louisville. The Judge,
of the SUPREME Court held him in higl
esteem for the ability displayed in th'
cases conducted before them for the Gov
er.,mept 1t was in the Wlni.f OF 1S,-
roionel Rristow was nominated for At
orney General OF the United States. t
succeed Attorney General Williams, VIII
was nominated Tor Chief Justice. bu
he nomination of Williams not haVln
ne,n confirmed. ColoHei BristoW did no
AXE his seat.
In June, 1874. after the office OF secre
ary OF tho Treasury had been made VI
ant by the resignation OF Secretary kici
ardson. the country was surprised by III
4ppoin,ment of Colonel BristoW to TIL
important place in the Cabinet. froi
his dafe. however. he has, Wlihol
doubt. been one of the most promintf
men in the country Once fairly settle
| and made familiar with the maehihtry G
t i, department, he begin most SWEEP
ling aud inexorable warfere lpon Il
frauds which had crept in to rob Il
government Of its revenue. and as
! suit. gained for himself the most heart
hatred of rtain bad men, whose eY
lplans had been discovered and merclles>
lstruck down, but won by it the admir-
itiou of honest men in all political partl
land walks of life. Having begun b
iwork of reform. and confirmed those wh
first doubted that his only purpose was
make sure the collection Of moneys ~
the government, information which TIA
before been hldden or sli9hed, poured
from all directions. Then began, real
the difficult part of his work. for,
shitld the guilty and throw suspicion
the right track. much of The false W
mingled with the true information Sc
i him. which he had to digest ard S
t out.
a War on crooked whisky was soon col
il menced, but not until he was certain OF
. s,ena. In the face of obstacles such
made even his friends doubtful OF & Q pc