The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-10-26

Brlef <ket~h % the Cnr~>r ~ : Man Prom
taesssa the Political ssisssrv % chic ego
fev <ess>y usif cessasy aaa
Ee~samy' shs wsschwssd That NaIs
uiin wealthy sad Pspalsv-
CmcAoo. Oct l1-Fsllowing Il a brief
sketch o. the career az John Wentworth.
better known as ~Isons John." whose
death was announced yesterday: Mr.
Wentworth. who was - we'll known a.
any man In the West WAS one OF Chica-
COS oldest residents aud In his day was
mayor of the city. Congressman aud edi-
tor of tho principal daily paper here.
About month ago his general health ie.
gan 20 fail and death resulted. ".
Wentworth was seventy.threc years Of
age. He was : man % wealth. his est ate
being worth ~ least <i.o0c.o09 Nr.
Wentworth was : giant In stature
height. and % very large frame.
There il no CONN in the shops ia
Chicago large enough 20 cucass his re-
mains. and IL will b. necessary 70 MAKE
one for the purpose. Il Is calculated that.
with the relaxation Of the tissues caske;
six feet and ten inches or seven feet in
length, inside measurement will 10
necessary:
John Wentworth was born ~ Sandwich. \.
H.. on March 5. ISIS His nickname Was ear,
given 20 him on account Of his neshf. whicA
Vas sin feet seven inches He was descended
from the nrst settlers o. New England. ana \,
4 said that no foreign blood ran In the rc.ns a
his family either side later than i-l His
paternal grandfather was one OF the kirners az
The Articles Of Confederation. and his mater
nal grandfather was famous cfficer
In the Revolutionary war. In -s8
I.Ef f1f
neyed by stage. canal railway and on foot 10
Chicago. He had one hundred dollars in his
pocket when he started. He failed In an en-
deavor 70 set = place a. = school teacher IN
Michigan while en- route. and not long after his
arrival in Chicago he took editorial charge Of
the Dsmoeraf. with which paper he was con-
nccfet for twenty-five years. No subject did he
advocate more pesissently than the establish
ment Of public schooi<. and one Of his nrs, or.
nccs vas that OF school inspector. He became
= political power in Chicago and from i>s1 10
$50 he held many oflices- being elected several
times 20 the Legislature and seven times 70
Congress- He was also Mayor OF Chicago for
two terms Besides these cfhces he
niied several others such A. police commits
stoner and delegate 70 National conventions.
While he Was mayor he succeeded in
paying every dollar Of the ctys debt and dur
ing his last term In Congress while johnson
vas President. he was an uncompromi<ing ai-
vocste Of the resumption Of specie payments.
He introduced steam IRE engines into Chicago.
and the first three we're named Long Joha-"
''Liberty- and Economy the latter TWO dcs-
ignations comprising his war cry when in po-
liticai canvass He declined more nominations
for Office than he accepted and Il l. not known
that he ever suffered defeat Prom early man
hood he kept copious diary Of his experiences.
but every gage vas lost the great fire Mr..
Wentworth was made an LII. D. by Dartmouth
IN issx Politically he was 4 Republican. aud
one OF his last acts - practical politician
IN ezrnest endravor 70 secure the nomination
q General Grant for = third term