Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-22
DEATHS HARVEST.
Demfse of Congressman Williams, OF
Michigan-A Brief Sketch of His Life
The Peaceful Death of Fsayard Taylor
Other Mortuary Matters

! Dsmfse of Congressman Williams, O
Michigan-A Brief Sketch of His Life
The Peaceful Death of Bayard Taylor
Other Mortuary Matters.
!, WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-Representatiye Alphe
as s. Williams died shortly after O'Clock THU
morning. His remains will leave tomorrow
in charge of Congressional committee, fo
| Detroit.
| AT DETROIT,
| DETROIT, Dec. photographic advices from
Washington report that General Williams
Democratic Representative in Congress from
the First district which included this city,
died at 4 o'clock this morning. The announce.
| ment, although not unexpected, is received
with regret by all. The remains, under escor,
OF delegation ofsCOngressmen, leaves Wash
ington for Detroit at 7 o'clock this evening
and is expected to reach here late to-morrow
night or early Monday morning. The city hall
and other flags displayed at half mast in
memory of the dead General. The date Of the
funeral is not yet announced.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Mr.. Williams was born at Saybrook, Connec-
ticut, September 20, 1910; graduated at Yale
College in 1881; was student in the Yale Law
school in 1882 and 1885, travelled in Europe in
1894, 1885. and 1856; removed to Michigan in
1886, and commenced the practice of law; was
Judge OF probate court for Wayne county, 1840-
"A; alderman of Detroit in 1843. and recorder
OF the city in 1884, was proprietor and editor
of the Detroit Unily Adyeriiser in 1843-'4S:
was heueGa ant Of the First Miehigan
can war, 1947l49; was postmaster Of
Detf0lt, lS49-53; was member of the
Detroit board of education l856'57; entered
the union army by appointment of the
PRESIDENT as brlgadier general of volunteers in
August, 1861; commanded the twelfth CORDS in
the battles of South Mountain An.ietam and
gettysburg, and the twentieth corps in the
siege OF Atlanta, on Sherman's march to the
sea, and in the campaign of the Carolinas and
was mustered out of service in January, 1866;
was appointed in August, 1866, by the Presi-
dent, one OF the cOmmi ssIoners to adjust the
military claims of Mid burr; was the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor in November,
1865; was minister resident to the republic of
Salvador, l866-'69; was elected to the forty
fourth Congress-, and was reelected to the
forty-hfth Congress as Il Democrat. receiving
14,47l votes against II alt votes for Henry M
Daffield, Repu blican, and 1,736 for John v.
Renkle, Greenback candidate.
TEE FUNERAL.
The funeral of Representative Williams will
take place tomorrow morning Gen. Sherman
and staff will be present. All the regulars in
the district and the Washington light infantry
Will form an escort. Representatives Hubbell
Wlllets. Cannon. Aiken, Mayhem, Dickey and
Townshend will accompany the body to De-
troit.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
At q meeting of the citizens Of the district
tonight resolutions of esteem and coincidence
were adopted, and speeches expressive of the
Warmest appreciation Of his character as q SOL
dler, legislator and man were made by Gov.
Shepard, who presided, Gen. Boughton, Gen.
Mitchell, Col. Kennedy and many old comrades
i'll arms.
BaYARD TAYLOR.
BOSTON, Dec 2l.--Doctor Loewe Kalb. q phy-
stefan and old friend of Bayard Taylor, gives
the following account of his death: About
:3O P. II. the patient, who was compelled to
pass the previous day and night in an arm
chair, asked to be permitted to sleep in an out
stretched position. Alter about two hours he
awoke but lived only short time and very
soon closed his eyes forever.
SOLOMON GARDNER
DETROIT, Dec. 2l.-Solomon Gardner, the
well known steamboat and vessel owner, died
at his residence in this city last NIGHT