The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18
Death of Senator Miller of California.

Death Of Senator Miller of California.
Senator John F. Miller OF California,
died in Washington Monday, March s.
His death was the result OF complication
OF disorders arising principally from u
severe wound in the eye, received during
the war. The bullet remained in his head
twelve years before it could be extracted,
and the wound Slapped his strength and
rendered him an easy victim to disease
Loss OF sleep debilitated his system and
asthma kept him almost in constant pain.
Bright's disease and dropsy followed, but
through all his illness the senator showed
such nerve and will-power that his physi-
possibly recover. He was conscious to
the last, and took sad farewell OF his
wife, who had been at his bedside all day.
The remains will be taken to California
for burial. 49,
: Senator Miller was born in Indiana in
1881, OF parents belonging to Virginia. He
ATTENDED a classical academy atSouth Bend,
and afterward pursued his studies in Chi
cage, with q view to enter college. Suisse
quently he altered this intention, and in
1849 began the study Of the law. He was
graduate OF the New York State Law
school with the class OF 1862, and soon
after returned west and opened an Office at
South Bend, Ind. Before long he went to
California, where he practiced as q lawyer
Tor three years. He then returned to
Indiana and resumed professional work
in that state. Mr.. Miller was q member
OF the Indiana senate in 1860. He re-
signed to enter the army as colonel OF the
Twenty-sixth Indiana volunteers.
AS commander Of a brigade he served I'M.
der Generals Sherman, Buell., Rosecrans
and Thomas. He was severely wounded in
the battles OF Stone River and Liberty Gan.
Subsequent to his promotion to the rank
OF brigadier. general he commanded the left
division OF 8, 900 men in the battle of Nash.
vile and was brevettcd q major general for
conspicuous courage. .ss>,
The senator was wealthy, his fortune be.
Ing estimated at from $4,000, 900 to So
.OO0, 600. he was a large stakeholder and
president OF the Alaska FUR seal company.
Gov, .Stoneman OF California, who is a
democrat, will probably appoint a demo.
crat to I'LL the vacancy until next winter.
Death Of ex-senator Chaffee Of Colorado.
& Ex-s enator Jerome B. Chaffee Of C,lor.
ado died Tuesday, the 9th inst, at his
home at Purdy's Station, Weste hester
county, New York. Mr.. Chaffee lett New
York to look after some new mining inter.
ests in Colorado. He was in unusually
good health and spirits. He had scarcely
reached his destination, however, when
n, Inexperienced o renewal OF an
old kidney trouble, SO severe as to make
him decide to return home at once. He
reached New York about q week ago very
i'll and went directly to his son-in-law'a
horne. Since his return his malady has
grown steadily worse, and Monday after,
noon he was attacked with acute
meningitis. He suffered intensely Through.
out his illness. Mr.. Gbafiec had suffered
from the troubles that resulted in his
death for seven or eight years, and he was
III from this trouble in 1881 when it was
feared that he could not live. He lost
$500, 900 by. the failure OF Grant & Ward.
but leaves 81, 900, 900, the most Of which
Is In real estate. This will all 20 to his
only daughter. the wife OF q. s, Grant, Jr.
jerome B. Chafiee was born April Ii, 1926. in
Niagary county,N. Y. In early life he went I'd
Michigan and kepta store with his wife, who
was a clever business woman. In the
early days OF Colorado's prosperity he was
Attracted to the mountains BY the oppor.
6tunities Tor mining speculation. and was
elected in 1861: '62 and 1873 to the terri.
torial legislature, serving during the Iast
term ns speaker OF the house In 1855 he
was elected by the territory, which was
then asking Tor admission as state, as
one OF its United States senators. He
served in the Forty second and Forty.
th M congresses. On March 4, 1876, he
took his sent in tho United States senate
ms ono Of the first two senators. from the
Centennial state. This office he held til
March, ! 879, when he was succeeded byN,
Phil. 4: 3 =. s. - :.
ca Congressman Strait, Of Minnesota, who
opposes the Blair educational bill Ia n
member OF the committee having the bill in
hand. he thinks there are enough mem.
BERG OF the committee who oppose it Ia
strange ,1a it and keep it pigeon-holed. 80
4 First Comptroller Durham has approved
requisition OF SIP, 900 to pay the SALARIES
OF the members OF the Utah legislature.
The spectacle OF reconciled wife elmo,
ing to her husband, who had tried to LII
her, caused his acquital at Homer, Ga.
=. George Campbell s;of Beaver Falls Pc
quarreled with his sister, a Young lnily
seventeen years Of age, and picking IN \
butcher; knife, with a terrible oath, plunged
table. h 'tsI IS: -. - 81 ' sA'
Mount Etna is again in state OF ernn.
ton. Shocks Of earthquake have also
been feltsat the loot Of The mountain. s''
7. 2. NJ tman, an INSURANCE subapent al
y Detroie. embezzles $4,000 from the New
& :, Mary Blocker, relict oil ex- Gov. Horatio
Seymour died ct the residence 81 Mrs.
y; Conkling, at Utica, N. Y, recently.
inc l.te governor removed Afrs. Seymour
from bis country home to Mrs. CoIklin' i
on account OF her illness, md WITH attend.
ing her WIS attached with Ills fat1 illness.
9, !, The roundup 81 the scrutiny Of COUNTY
treasurer !, Holltnsworth Of Vincennes. Ind.
= shows his !. shortage to be $7s, 27s,3s.
Z Capt. Brou aud N. "a. Grace quarrel over
q, law case in the United States court IN
New " o,rleans, and fatally riddle each other
Handy Woodward, colored, is lyncied at
q little girl. ~, ~. =
p. r.. ]. Fitzgerald ofMinneipoliss We,
oil ffpfIs q =.