, 1881-05-26
EBENEZER PECK
He Dies. at the Ripe Old A.. =,
Seventy-six. @' VI
a Sketch Of His Career as po,,,,.,.
and as Lawyer.
Meeting Of the nar 10 Ia ,,.,a ,,
- Afternoon. 4u's

IA
- Afternoon. os
Judge Ebenczor Peck, ono Of ,bo o,,,., .
zeas OF en'oaRo ahd Of 1ll!nots,-a nau s. elt!'
.'ent ~ !a*yof aud pdltic.an,-uIeiI y psSe!.
sEs.o'uas .,t ~ atseFnooh At bis homo, No ii VIA
p.neg; ss tao ose q 70 ycara liz hai bs.s bs'oa
vao live loF 'on9 t'ne. suffering from ,s,n
ttstn' and n week. Or 10 npow n. ..l 'asafnl-
With winter cholora. hi. "a ss!actea
hte strength rapidly, and Mon5.x seauesa
OBLIGED to no tn bed. lie a,ew 1o,ts nc ms
though he hnd tho best OF meacn, 'e. a.,'s. md,
us aEo anu feoblenesa prevcutcd hi,,"ocs, hi',
overcoming rho dtscase, and he Died n, .,., .soa
aadgo Pcck WIS born !n yrr,uoa. ea
parohts otnlgsatod to Canat]a when h. . hla
nero boy, ami she' semp,nel tha.1 Hu sfs
long t'mo. Ito studied and 4e'o s lot
Inv nt stanstcad, Just ucross lin u.as'eel a"
"hen quito young man was pro.cr,,,"a' aaa
torney Tor une Of tho districts OF rannSa rk ~ al
now Quebec, md was elected to l,orlama.."a't' "a't'
Hotormcr durang tho lncirlcncy Of The ,t,,,.',I n
which led to tho Canadian rebellion IN is7 iIsr9ssea
Ao eamo to Chicago In lsli, ana im,net,,..
took az active part In politics har.
nc naa III Canada. iie became An ~ y
ont nenoerats and Was cIectcd ~ =.
.no Dc4hacfacy 10 tno State Senate from lbo III,
tfict tnoh composed Of CdNk. VIII. and MeIi,a'.
Counties. Tho term for which hr v,,. .,'sn'! .,.!
ran from 1888 to 1s40, but ho rcsenet, .oon
bis election for tho purpose Ut taking a n. s!'et
Commissioner Of tho ueneral Assen,l,lr ~ ~
Az WIS only natural In a person rer.,s...,s ~
tho Counties Of Cook and VIII, which rsee y
much Interested In tho IltInuia & MIcbIaonr.,'.
Mr. Peck WINS, an eurncst champion Of i,.s
atiu liberal syatem of public Improvement, ~
the part or tue atnte. ilo touk Hreat iniesstgts ~
WoMs 'nsmea W. 10 oo tllo extravasans and In.
w,se N&linatiea " which tho State con-. on.
n1Ltea Haett 70 a., eysiem Vi IN,
p'ohHemendis h 1Gds by wh!G al !hs stream. xso
towns not IN tGo riyers wars ii lo "aCn al tto
railroads, ii was, shorcfnre nnIv II atnsesed ratd "
he who had taken 50 prominent usrt IN It. ~
vocaoy Of these ntornRl imrroyennn,m ~ srsa log ~.
which WIS TO carry thotn M mi ''|'a'eslon " 1aeG
tho Internal Improvement i"is;no... I'M; :. Ivy
Ing gono to smash, ho1evcr.' r."'is r.. nas.
scaeG,ss ear 81 r 3o tho H.,, GsGs5s y Asss
1alo During this porio asoso sha cnn,s.I suaag
memorable 10 tho history VI the StatS ~ ts
to tho Denoh Of tho Supreme Court for ssa nr.
puso OF robuklng tho then JltliKes for @ cc,o. Hn
wn!th they 6ad tnado: fho ~ Oil 'sis,!Et Gon;t
1na st uGS,nsu aiaaa taS, aEeas could not
fTmi,c, ai"tna 1ov whnrnn. hn,1su ~ g, Mnder shs
cunning !nto th9 State WIRE entitled to sotc st,ef
9ne yeaT res'uonea. Ihat 1!. falnE ot sho Court
itoyed By lie 3 nomoo!soy @ ys Wa III baJ ton i ~.' E
3as!ty 10 Tue Lcsaq.re M tint + youi eoa.is:
nte ,,t 10 WIZ tnrow nr tae ~ stats A. o the bang.
a,. o. ~ TnH H p.tXi eq ~ w ~ uencrsl Assembly
num s, Gn H. oG, tne ,sa GInEcn GSuf1 Inc judicial
s93 a,3, ~ ,t;, !n,ot tne p,tl 10 no 0eae.l
ot, WI n ~ t H. aa VA :,