The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
THE NEWs S.
THE DEAD STATESMAN
Cause OF Gov. washburn's DEATH
Sketch OF His History sc.


Cause OF Gov. Washburn's DEATH
Sketch of His History &c.
MILWAUKEE, May 15.-News was re-
ceived here al midnight by special of
the death, at Eureka Springs, Arkan sas,
general of United States volun teers,
member of congress and governor of
this state.
MIR. Washburn Was prostrated by q
stroke of paralysis about "A year ago,
but recovered sufficiently to go To Eu-
rope in the summer in the hope of Sc
curing benefit by treatment and
waters at Calsbad, but returned in De-
cember last somewhat improved, and for
q short time was under the care of DR..
W. Mitchell at Philadelphia. Symp.
toms of Bright's disease appearing, he
was sent to Eureka Springs about three
months ago. At first il was believed
that he would recover, and encouraging
reports were received from time 10 time
About a week ago, however, an attack
of weakness amounting 10 paralysis sci
| in, and from that time there has been
little hope of recovery. Friday last he
began to fail rapidly; Saturday he sank
| into an unconscious state, and died nj
5 80 O'Clock to night.
GEN. wAsHBURN's CAREER
Elk congressman and Gov. Cadwalladel
| C.. Washburn, of Wisconsin, was born al
Livermore, Maine, April %. 1918, en-
| tered the legal profession, and went &c
Illinois in 1889, and TO Lacrosse, Wis
| in 1854, and served in the Thirty-fourth,
Thirty fifth and Thirty sixth congresses
as a Republican. At the breaking onl
of the rebellion in 1861, he declined {
| reelection To congress, raised Tegi
l f.fn 0u.slrtF araH hs.S.a ma Rnlnrpt
| In July, 1864, he was made brigsdieI
general. He was promoted to major
/ general in November of the same yeaI
and served with distinction TO the end
of the war In 1866 he was again elect
ed to the Fortieth congress and reflect
ed to the Forty first. In 1871 he wa!
elected governor of Wisconsin by the
Republicans over ex-senator James X
Doolittle. In 1878 he was again the Re
publican candidate for governor, bu
was defeated by Democratic anC
Greenback coalition. Since then ne ha!
been largely engaged in the manufac
ture of lumber at Lacrosse, Wis, and o
flour at Minneapolis, MINI. He reached
the age of Ga last month. He was q
son of Israel Washburn, "A Maine pic
neer. who settled al Whites landing, on
the Kennebec river, in 1906, and died in
] 1876, at the age of 81. Among hi
brothers are Israel Washburn, jr., Re
publican congressman for ten years be
fore the war, war governor of Maine
and collector of customs at Portland
since 1868; Elihu B. Washburne, 9TH,
only one of the family who spelled hi
name with an e, member of congress
continuously from December, 1852, Il
March, 1869, became the so-called "fs
ther of the house" by the longest con
tinuous service, and was secretary O
state and minister to France undo
President Grant; Charles A. Washburn
an active Republican politician ant
editor in California, and minister 4
Paraguay under President Lincoln
Samuel B. Washburn, Wisconsin
lumberman, and q naval officer durin
the war; and William ID. Washburr
of Minnesota, an active Reput
licau politician and at present
member of congress from the Mime
apolis district. Rarely have there bee
so many industrious sons of one father
and Gov. Washburn, of Wisconsin, wa
by no means the least able and success:
ful of the Washburn family. He leave
an estate that must amount to coupl
of millions of dollars or more.