The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-08-24

Furey, depot quartermaster, Omaha, qoes to
Baltimore Gen. G. Il. UNDERGRADUATES
ter, atsSt Louis, will probably succeed Col
Ludington. It reported that Gen. How
ard is making q strong effort to be rlns ferred
TO the department Of the Columbia, instead
ofthe Plate. r. - - n 5
About two O'clock, Wednesday morning,
at his residence in Atlanta, Ca, Senator Hill
was found to be rapidly sinking. His
breathing was with difficulty. He contin-
ued to sleep, however, and at few minutes
after six his death occurred without strug-
gle. He died from exhaustion. For several
hours before Senator Hills. death, it was evi-
dent the end was near. Soon after daybrcak
his family were summoned to his bedside and
persons: Mrs. Hill, b. III. Hill, Jr,
and wife, DIR. R. 3. Ridley and wife, Senator
Hills daughter, his son, Chas. d. Hill, two
ncphews of the senator, and DR.. Wright, the
attending surgeon. Four hours before Sen
ator Hills death he madea sign for hypod-
ernie injection of morphine, which was
administered. He appeared to be awake
and conscious several times, but could not
speak. At G:15 he was apparently awake,
when he closed his eyes gently and died
without even tremor. Funeral Friday.
Benjamin Harvey Hill was born in Jas
per county, Ca, Sept. ii, 1928 and has al
ways been a Georgian: He was broad,
stout man, with a kindly judicial look about
him, and with a large high head whose in
tellectuality was strongly marked Mr..
Hill was lawyer devoted to his pro fession
He did not go into politics until 1851, hay
ing refused many calls to public life prcyi-
GUS to that time for the sake Of his profess
sion. He ran as Union candidate for the
ln<ric lof,,ro fhot a,,I II,
1854 he was defeated by GS votes only, but
was afterward sent to the legislature
again. He was good deal of why politi-
cally, and opposed the secession of Georgia
with immense vigor.
He went with his state, howeyer;;-eend be-
came member of the confederate senate,
became first leader ofthe opposition to JEFF
ferson Davis, and afterwards strong sup
porter. 1t was in the latter capacity that he
Yancey, who had just returned from an I'M
successful expedition to England, also en-
gagged and in which Hill gave Yancey the
lie, and then threw an inkstand at him, hit
ting him in. the face Mr.. Hill
opposed y the reconstruction acts as
a humiliation Of the south. He
was not, however, thoroughly trusted by
the Georgi ans on account Of the old leaven
of Whiggery in his ideas, until being elected
10 congress III 1919, he mace MS famous
speeches in debate with Blaine and others.
lie had been candidate for United States
senator in 1875, when Gordon was elected
Hills fiery speeches set at rest a feeling cur
rent in Georgia that he was not good DEM
ocrat, and was even liable at any time to
come out and declare for Grant and the re-
publican cause.
Senator Hill was buried at Atlanta last
Saturday afternoon. An escort of the At
with long line Of carriages, formed the
procession. Fully 10000 people assembled
on the streets to view the procession.
Election returns from all but five counties
n Kentucky give Henry Dem.), for appel
late clerk, $4,000 majority.