The Dickinson press., 1885-03-14

slie; a sn@ the - same ne yss5 vas Defeated for dis.
Democracy. Sw VII .n to c inc adase Of the Reform
Party. He was actively engaged in the canva q
Wayo SeS Wissh1 IN the election Of Gov. Tilden and
rs at the reception AS si oae Of It the PRINCIPAL speak
club in December, 1874. MI. Whitne We a1, 1S n :
md. .sii a ple eag for eensS hard Of an Inflated currency
ley became the official adviser Of The m msv mni \.
ses pr.o and a as. a barrier between the public
ing frauds. There were already over TuS . = s sne
,1tss nh ps! ~ InS against the city, Involving SIS.
dining eo sIo'dd av hy "a. and new ones We're be-
,tiice until, December, 1852, hayinr 1w icaa I'M, snls
seappo,nted, when he resigned the position IN
mo.c. II Il M is es sn1,.ied TO TOGO continue for two years
y shi NE ne SoH was ITS council directly amounted to o
s2'ooo'ooo, and indirectly to much more. W
THE PosTMAsTER GENERAI
william II. Villas was born in CheIse, nr,,o.
iiountyi Vermont, July Q, 1910. His tathere'
Judge Levi B. Villas, was a member of the Yer.
prominent old-school Democratic noliticiSn e
me Green Mountain state, so that his SON cnme Oh
; aone = ny y. his MS, BonIbonism. The judge was
states senator. presidential elector. etc, 'a anS
eprescnted Vermont in several national DeI1.
' smily to o9WRy isann ein i Judge Villas moved his
he practice of the law at Madison. William, = ~
VINO lnherlts SO many sterling traits. phvsicai
INC. !astd mental al from his sturdy, hard-headed an
tate tel univ Was yf IN 1ssa =. from ON the Wisconsin
Two years later he won his degree Of q fTi III" ! = =.
ne Albany law school, and was adj
areine courts Of New York and Wisconsin, inc s su5
nesan the active practice of his profession At
naelson o., MS Sis !, swinging his shingle to the
July, 1860. In 1862 the war spirit oyercame
him; ne raised Company A. which electeI aim
;ap1a IN. and the 25th Of August was mustered
, mIu tne iimsnsy-tn1r re-, regiment Of Wisconsin
(; the front in a few weeks, and Joined the
;Srces under Sherman. who was then preparing
. ga an ah a.eaca a on vlcksbure. It took part in sew
+ Hi,a the xs city; The 25.h Of February following
;he 23d OF March its lieutenant colonel. Fr%n Tr
Iune . to Aug. 25 he was in command Of the
iTSin, nario dW iaaaiE,t to the Ill health Of Col. Guppey.
mn. rnds n pelioa l INC the last month Of the siege
Goth OF August, 1858, Col Villas resigned his NJ
ms ao1 ma having been in the service but one year,
sctlve campaigning. On returning from the war
vol; Villas resumed the practice of his profession
u Madison, IN which he has been remarkablv
i iseaSS he was sn1 magryod - The hs,,: Sd Of ]Jannary.
laughter Of DIR. William Fl. Fox of the village Of
oregon, Wis, one of the pioneer physicians Of
O@AAS ttA LII d KcQlleTQan or mnch wealth
ind high reputation. ~
Col; and Mrs. Villas have three children now liv-
~ who will be eighteen years Of ago
Isl si and Df M May E ae1s; Henry hern d born ;, Nay y0 %,
nioy nave lost one son, Levi B., born in Sls69.
Mss Cordoba, Familiarity known as "Neilie." is a
p sdu I u p bright, well-educated vivacious Young
guy, VINO ls alreday exceedingly popular in So
slal circles at Madison. She is we'll Calculated In
nmc 70 really shine in Washington society life,
Yrs. Villas herself is a lady Of charming DISPOSE.
Jon, elegant manners and fira J,n,r;o,.
hostess she has few equals in Wisconsin. In al
nit1on TO LIS large and lucrative law pracice,
VOL: vllas nils and has filled several positions Of
public trust. He is one of the professors OF law
n me wisconsin state university law school,
, ,elhs a regular lecturer gu practice, pleudings
t ihe W Syidemee, He was for some years trustee Of
tuo secretary OF the board. He was one of the
.hree leading ATTORNEYS appointed to revise the
s.atnscs OF Wisconsin in 1873, and personally
sIperlntended the publication of the revision.
ne Is one OF the most active members of the
Misconsln board of state university regents
yol. villas was one of the delegates from Wiscon-
5ln 10 the Democratic national convention at
chicago, and officiated as president Of the con-
1'entlon, being prominently mentioned himself
.or a place on the ticket. He afterward made the
speeches OF notification to Cleveland and Hem
tricks. He is now member from Madison in the
over house of the Wisconsin legisIature-the
1rst elective Office he ever hcld-andis the leader
u the Democratic side Of the house. The colone
was recently Endorsed by his Democratic fellow
members for a position In the cabinet. Col. Villas
Is conceded by Ill to be the leader Of the strong
Madison bar. and is one of the most able and
eloquent advocates i'll Wisconsin. His national
reputation as an orator began with his famous
;lioGy OF Grant at the Chicago banquet. Col.
Was Is worth from 5000 900 to $500, 600, most
u 1t acquired from his practice, and the rest in.
herited from his father, who left a goodly for
tune: The colonel is the state solicitor in Wis
sonsin for the Chicago & Northwestern railway.
md is associated in the law with his younger
brother, Edward P. His brother Charles ii. is
! Chicago physician. His brother Levi NJ. is a
NYry III ~ nt No., J-s-1 W. ID -
aow being talked of in connection with The sue
session to Associate Justice Taylor on the state
supreme bench.
H ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Augustus Il. Garland was born In Tiptou
:ounty, Tenn, June IL. 1882. His parents re-
moved to the State of Arkansas the following
liver valley. At a suitable age young Garland
was sent 10 Bardstown, Ky, to be educated in
% :. ats was then the most famous seat Of learning
pursued in the Catholic colleges of st. Mary and
st. Joseph. During the latter part of lis residence
n Bardstown he read law, and attended the trial
opportunity. At that. time the local bar was
very strong. Garland protited greatly by this
practice, as we'll rs by his studies, which he
pursued with persistent devotion. Returning
acme he continued to WOO that jealous mistress
;le law, and i'll 1888 was admitted to practice at
Washington. Ark. In 1856 he removed to Little
Rock, me capital OF the state. He was admitted
20 practice as an attorney in the supreme court
If the United States on Dec. 26. 1860. By that
lime he had obtained professional reputation,
and in the same year was q Bell and Everett
%slector. He opposed the secession of Arkansas
- long as there was any hope IF a peaceful solu-
ion of sectional differences. When, however.
war was inevitable, he threw in his lot with his
state. He was a member Of the provisional con-
zrcss which met at Montgomery, Ala, in May,
1861, and took part in drawing up the constitn-
Jon Of the Confederate States. During the
struggle between the Federal and Confederate
governments, he gave his COUNSEL to the Southern
cause, first as a representative and afterward as
senator. He was serving as q senator
in its congress when the Confederacy collapsed.
In 1868 Mr.. Garland .petitioned the supreme
court OF the United States, to practice therein
! without taking the iron-clad oath" at the same
time submitting an argument in support Of his
petition, which was u masterpiece OF reasoning.
He won his case, which was not decided until
he December term # the upr mo court, 1867.
While it was pending he was elected United
States senator from Arkansas; He appeared to
lake his seat in the senate March 4, 1867, but
was not permitted to do so. In 1874 Mr.. Gar
land was elected governor of Arkansas without
opposition. His election Ns senator took place
IL January, 1876, without opposition. He be-
gan his term as successor to Powell Clayton, Re-
onblic.n Il, on March S, 1877. In 1853 he was
:e-elcctcu to the senate for six years.