Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-09

pected. At no time since his arrival in this
city, TO attend the session of this Congress.
has he been regarded as entirely out of
danger but he showed such wonderful
recuperative powers, and rallied SO often
from attacks which were regarded at the
time as necessarily fatal, that his friends
had been encouraged, and even looked for
his ultimate recovery. His death was the
result OF complication of disorders,
arising primarily from a severe wound
in the eye received during the war,
twenty-three years ago. The bullet re-
manned in his head about twelve wears
before it could be extracted, and the wound
Slapped his strength and rendered lin an
easy victim to disease The loss of sleep
debilitated his system, and asthmatic
symptoms kept him in constant pain.
Brights disease subsequently began its in
siduous work, and then dropsical disorders
were developed; but through all his i'll
ness, the Senator showed such nerve and
wili-power that his physicians were en-
couraged TO hope that he might possibly
recover. Several operations were performed
and seemed to give much relief. When
the storm passed over the city last night.
the Senator complained of feeling much
worse, and complained of asthma. His
physicians were quickly summoned,
and their attention seemed to have built
him up again. This morning DR.. Pope
made careful examination of the patient.
and reported his ondition as more favor
able than it had been for several days past.
Miss Miller reminded her father that she
had made an engagement with her cousin,
o. Z. Miller, to go to the Capitol but she
did not think she ought to 90 under the
circumstances Her father said it was
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on his account; the doctor had said he was
better, and in fact he did feel much
stronger himself. He urged her so strongly
that she at last consented and thus it hap
pened, by her fathers own consent.
that she was away from his bedside
when he breathed his last. The
news of her fathers death unnerved her
completely. The Senator remained quiet
up to about II o'clock, when he became
restless, and asked for the doctor A mes
senger was sent for DR.. Pope, but before he
arrived Mr.. Miller had passed away. He
was conscious to the last. and took sad
farewell of his wife, who had been at his
bedside all day. Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ
Davis had called in few minutes before
and were also present when he died. The
Senator leaves a wife ard one daughter
The remains will be taken to California fol
burial
GOSSIP AS TO THE SUCCESSOR OF SENATOR
MILLER.
WASHINGTON, March Sth.-Among the
Californians here, the persons spoken of a:
likely to receive the appointment from the
Governor of California to succeed Mr.. Mil
Ter in the Senate, are ex-Chief Justice O.
California Wallace, George Hearst, Demo
cratic caucus nominee at the last election
General RoSecrans and Mr. Delmas, attor
ney for the State in the railroad tax case:
now before the United States Supreme
Court.
DEEP REGRET EXPRESSED.
HoLLIsTER, March 6th.-Mr. Delmas i.
here as the leading attorney in the Prewet
case. He expressed deep regret at the
death of Senator Miller, but declined to bt
interviewed as to his probable successor.