, 1881-03-26
OBITUARY..
COL. FREDERICK 1IECEEK.
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COL. FREDERICK 1IECKER.
Yesterday the telegraph brought the coun-
try tho sui 1luws Of the death of Col.
FreacrIclz Chnrtrs Francis iirckrr, one nf
the most prominent German citizens of tlls
Stutc, ~ well AZ Ut the United States lle
died on his farm in st. Clatr County, Illinois,
wheru lie I,as resltie, ever since 1873.
Col. llcckcr WIS horI, MI tic 18th of Sep.
tcubcr, 1911, III Elchterseim, tirand-Dachy
Of Baden. lie commenced his studies ut tho
Lyceuin III Mannheim, AMI afterwards visited
the Universities Ut Heidelberg mil Munich.
Having pAssctl n very crctfttahlc examination
rs Doctor UtrittsQne, lle settled III Athnn|lcint
MS ntturl1cy-at-law, whcro lie sonlI ncuuired
by his talents large practtrc. Here
ha married tho daughter Of n
distinguished citizen. md Ills wife l,as
been true companion and l.eIp,natu to lin
through, veal and wo,, ,a'Id survives him
with several children. Ills political career
conl,llenccA In lS42. when llc WIS elected II
l,leinber Of the CinnIt,er nf Deputies III tho
Dnsi'y9f DatleM. ilete ne i,rea'ae Y M;cq%ualntctt %
hlld wss snoi, recognized rs one OF tho Ghief
leaders of the opposition In isi5 e Visited,
accompanied. lN ltzstr't, the City vi berlin,
9s ~ns , s.tely ssrySa wlt 9 o's ,S,,
Imprisonment. Tho ycar 1Hlss also1, found
iieckor. us tho sole leaser III tho Extreme
fssng fsff " ny9ssss ess siy 1sS F'tSS!!esx t4Ssoat
Gernlany, a1ll. III Ills opinloli. the people wero
ripe for open rnbclaion: lle went to Con-
HtAtlz uni proclaimed tho Republic IN the
teerK were In conflict With tl!e rcgulnr troops
of l}n,lcn nnd llesseil Tile IlessInn General
yon t;agcrn feIl, but lIeckcr could nnt hold
WITH his forces. There 10 lived i, I'll: City ot
whiia reslIng thsrrs elrctc'i by some dis
tricts In 15aslstt ns thetr representative to
II the," lraltorn, was ,eclare.l 10 i'e null md
void BY t'at bo.iy. TT September, lSls.
nfter tho gre;,ter p0rtion Of Ills posscsstoas
lad been cnntiseatctl, he e!ngratesl tn
fur lis lit,u bcing ia family il, switzerland.
IIa caule 10 81. Clair County, Illinois, md
9nnSt fafn,, wle1; 'e re;lc4 II! t. nn1i ''i !, is
cu,'lc Y Western farmer, But wlsn, tho pco;
government WIS Instituted under BrtntAno.
i!ssksf Mas rcea1s fro qa,,1, Msr(c" by ts ais
SSttrtaa:sb.,rg, tho T'irussians, u,"ier "Kar.
taetschcn' Prince" ttlle present i!lI-
psr"r t!'iIa f, l Gfsa'e1 ;if I'm s KspS1l;a M Se;
an1 Ito proceeded Immediately 10 llayrc.
frDn wtlelce tlB sAlett In tlle latter part Of
August, ls40, far, .Anlcrlcu Aenln: Returning
tp tlls lNrt,, ilo iivea oilly ior ts lMtlilf ah!
nntle 0t Ill excellent Agrtcu!tnriat. When
tno nnfl.sshvety Sshtiitlhilt tnfoMsho!ll tiao
Anrih iliil!liy illuminated m tlie i,r'htioh Ut
the itepubllcnti party, NJ tfase!Gu HatlhK
pa.Iy with Frederick Alug!leil tFar Wcst)
through tho 13nst and West, everywhere
nr0i'siilg tho usri!nlis ny MS s'n.iuent Ap-
penis Tor tho stH'Hlnr!i-DeArer of dsln lteplb-
the ELECTION of 1AneoIn. the SoItll cut
loas1, f@r9m @ TIC Nortil n'ni 1 inu11g.l.
oas pt tIo l|{st !. iaks tito t|xIa: IL eo'n.
teer lnlnlltry, mug rendered eXcrllnl1f srytcS
" Missouri nnt koillicky, lIut llo Resigned
ls nsliot ~ c Cnloe Or t'. reElaelt 1' n,n III
Of lsl's., As II purt ,of t!lo Eluve!lth. Army
GurEs Ills regiment WIS 1tk'lEtal III t!le i,at.
n u liz sase sy II thst II o%y s% batsu Il CT CT
Herker, while cl1eerl1g l'ls tt1ops on t3
rcsistu1lce against tho ai"rlca 1f Stonewal!
Jackson. WIN eanlelnwn upon ny culIill,'ii'tl
| llku III avalanche, Wna dangerously YnuiItlctl
In tho thigh. lle Succeeded il, AEtgganE
c.pc,l tic uUtleu Of tho elnniy, ilNrtIiy
".,nin ~ fhn r"t,f,nant nui fnI,frht n,,.i"r
s,t =" ~ t!G,,.Hs;ns,n H. "ia 1nt l' s,4rn, Mri
ttni., ~ E.a.tEni I nn H. , Mn ss,.i sar.."ie.y =.
Men'en Mu!st aens.ii MN - ~ ~, W. l"!eei y.
Hntt tlla SuffleE. rEthc1llnE u H!S lalr1ll. En
llFeker always touk part III public n1Ml pHtls-
| lGAl life. Iln WIS IL member Ut thu Cfncln-
n.ti Convention IN tH7a1, but refused to In
u0rse Ureujcy. during lk;ij mid tSSO Io Wig
r,,,,sIr .,,,'t;nrt,s1 ~" 'itrumIi""n m"minanS III
.t.2, s..rG iii ~, hirth -. n,, n
| !ttchct MnS NcpHHlGnn s - tttt" x ~ .u.Ns
| not ~ nHytalilE e!sf MtlltIlt IsG. Hlots NM
| hlhtl!cIa0h ~HGe lAiIl1hg u htlls ny never
| nSked For ntu llo never He'll III Dtilce, NX-
ceptl'lg nll tllo bHttleieltl. its k'lowlrtiEo
w1.s l'rof1i!u, ny cl'1tIetet tr1ln t!sl1i sput'