The Worthington advance., 1881-08-25
Ills Death At Worthington- Of His
Life.

EA-GOV. STEPhEN 4lLLERs
Ills Death At WorthinSton- Sketch Of Hi,
Life.
Ex-Gov. Miller, who has been in i'll health
for several y6ars, declined very rapidly
Me forepart of last week, ahd died on Thurs
day night at Worthineton, Mobiles county His
funeral took place on Saturday afternoon, at
Window, and was largely attended by friends
from abroad and citizens of that place.
Stephen Miller was born in Perry, Cumber-
ing David and Rosenna borkes Miller. He ro-
ctived common school education, aud later
learned the milling business. In 1887 he be-
came a forwarding and commission merchant
at Harrisburg, and two years later w&s elected
prothonotary Of Dauphin county. being re-elect-
inspector of Philadelphia, which position he
held until 1873, when he removed 70 Minneso-
ia, a confessed invalid, locating in st. Cloud,
where he conducted . merchsntlle bust
ness until the breaking ont of the re-
bellion In the spring Of 1861 Mr.. Miller en-
lis cd as private soldier, and was appointed
fantry, serving in the army Of the Potomac un-
til September, 1902, when he wae promoted to
the command of the Seventh Minnesota in
fantry, hurrying with his regiment 10 ths
frontier Of Minnesota where the Sioux we're
nlassacreing men, wemen and children. In the
fall Of that year Col. Miller caused the exe-
cution Of thirty eight OF the captured Indians,
who were hanged at Mankato.
In the fall Of 1868 Col. Miller was promoted
to brigadier general OF volunteers, and shortly
afterwards elected . governor Of the state Of
Minnesota. Ho filed the executive chair dur
ing the closing years OF tie rebellion and in
zeal for the welfare Of bis state and country.
Gov Miller was rendered civil appointments
by presidents Lincoln and Grant, which were
not accepted, and since the close of the war he
has held no public position save one term "a
member Of the assembly in 1873, and presi-
dental elector At large in 1876, being chosen
ington. In 1889 Mr.. Miller married Mrs.
Margaret Funk Of Dauphen county, Pa, the
iesue being three sons and one daughter. OF
these Wesley F., . lieutenant in tue
nra n1frmy, vas killed at Gettysburg:
with the rank Of captain, and now resides il
Washington. Tho other son resides in Penn
sylvania, while the, daughter died In infancy:
Gov. Miller is IN ardent republican, and In
1860 headed the electoral ticket Of Minnesots
in the convention which nominated Mr.. Lin.
coin: From 1883 to 1855 he edited the Tele:
burg: From 1871 to 1873 Gov Miller lived
at Window and was employed - field agent OF
the St. Paul l. Sioux City railway company.
He then removed to Worthington. where he
lived at the time of his death. Gov Miller was q
practical and efficient business man, and wae
for his valuable services in the field aud as gov.
ernor OF the state.
Thomas Donohue, Of Howard Lake, has lost
three children by diphtheria within the past
two weeks.
Manager Willard Of the trans-C Continental
railway sends 900 to New Ulm collected
through his personal solicitation in New York.
The houses Of Thomas Lowry and Henry T.
last week, each losing about $500 Of silver
ware.
A new town is to be laid out on the railroad
four miles east of Hector, in Renville county,
to be called Buffalo Lake. after small lake in
that vicinity.
The Illinois contribution to the State library
Of law reports, statutes and executive docu-
ments numbers 23O volumes, and will prove a
valuable acquisition.
A little afterclap Of the New Ulm tornado
brushed across the town Of Vernon Center,
empty house into kindling wood and doing
some damage to crops, but probably killing no.
body.
The wedding Of Mr.. Herman Stookenstrom,
Office editor Of the Ska6eren, the Swedish
weekly, and Miss Mary A. Nelson. daughter Of
n. Nelson, Esq, was solemuized 1T the
first Swedish Evangelical Luthern church, St
Paul.
Prot. Kings big balloon which is to 20 ul
one hundred and eighty six feet in circumfer-
ence by ninety-five feet in length. and is by far
the greatest and largest air ship ever construct
ed in any country.
The adjutant general has received from the
Moorhead Rifles notification OF the election oi
officers as follows: Captain. Benz. u. Gur!ey,
vice: Capt sloggy, resigned; fret Lieutenant,
second lieutenant, All. J. Smith, vicc Partridge
promoted.
A waterspout deluged Lakevicw, Lake
county Ore, an unbroken stream of water
pouring from the clouds for nearly thirty
minutes The loss of life and property has moi
yet been ascertained on account of the con.
fusion it occasioned, and the remoteness OF tht
scene from telegraph facilities
In the case Of Edwin LAvor, covicted at Wi.
mona at the October term o. the district court
1880, Of the manslaughter OF James Malone
on July ~, 1879, and sentenced to states
prison for i've years, the supreme court has at
| frmed tho judgement and ordered the eentenc<
to be carried into execution. Pending this de-
cision LAwlor has been confined in the jail q
Winona.
George McGowen, who recently shot An
drew Dick at Hartmann's saloon, Minneapolis
lived At Brownsville, Mower county, two o.
three years ago, but left the place under ,
cloud, having attempted to collect debt from
farmer by whom he had been employed b.
perforating the latter with = pitchfork. He va
kno wn then % lawless and ugly sort Of ,
pilgrim. and the people wero generally afrai'
! Of him.
| A man named v. Shubert, while troubled
with the nightmare, jumped from the window
OF the Market hotel in St. Panl, . distance o
four stories. Strange to relate, Shubert wa
only slightly injured.-a few scratches ON hi
his fall, and muddlea by poor whisky of whicl
ho had partaken before retiring, he jumped u]
and ran down Seventh street until takel
charge Of.