Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
death which occurred at $50 yesterday
morning.
HIS CHARACTERISTICS.

his CHARACTERISTICS.
Nearly every one met in the street yester-
day had one expression when he met a
friend-regret for the sudden taking off of
the genial p ysician. Among the probes
sion he was highly regarded for his qualities
OF head and heart. With his patients he
was one of the most popular physicians
that ever practised. He was one of the
most generous among a profession nearly
all OF whose members are practical philan.
throplsts and given to deeds of gratuitous
~beneyolence. He never was without more
business than he really had time to attend
to, and would sacrifice his personal COM
tort at the call OF a sufferer at any hour of
night or day, no matter although he knew
That he would never receive any pecuniary
reward. But that was bis characteristic
a~bnegaling, with Il great heart that beat
Tor humanity. Had he been less generous
and indifferent to sordid gain, DR.. Bishop
would have been a wealthy man, AS f. ia
he accumulated a good deal of real estate
owning, among the rest, a house and hospi-
tai on Granite street, two or three | ts and
houses in Leggat & ,Foster's addition, houses
on Copper and Montana, a house near Cen
~terville. besides mining and ranch property
elsewhere. His life was insured in a mutual
insurance company for IS, 900, and in the
United Order of Workmen for SIS, 900
more.
TURN VEREIN MEETING,
A largely attended meeting of the Turn
Verein was held last night to take action
on the death OF their deceased member
About thirty-ive members were present
with w. Gehrman in the chair. Judge Will.
cox and Msssrs. Haslett and Fieblke made |
9 m feeling remarks in euIogy of the |
deceased. Judge Wilcox, Simon Hauswirth
and w. Clark were appointed a committee
draw a set of resolutions expressive of
the deep sense OF the society of the affection
mat had visited the family of the deceased
which they are to present to the widow.
The society also rendered their services as
IN escort to the remains and offered to
a band if agreeable to the family
A FRIENDS TRIBUTE.
Sic itur ad astra! In the lives of men,.
ssues potent for good are immortal. The
'anlty oil the coxcomb and the hollow
nockery OF pretense sink to oblivion, but
ne cardinal virtues of man live forever.
Death measures the gap, and lays upon all !
arthly inequalities the level of exact ius-
squared by the right angle of omnipo-
ent power. When the good man dies the t
'eople mourn, but through the mist of c
n ss surrounding the solemn bour, the I
OF sympathetic sunshine pierce and
gnten the leaden clouds of grief, until a
aio OF enduring glory centers about the i;
ast abode and p~ropagates everlastipe
upon the hero's grave.
LIZ. AVA 7. Bishop died yesterday morn.
lg at his home in this city. The simple
announcement OF this fact CONVEYS to all
no knew the doctor every detail that it ia
ecessary to give. To those who are nott
lready apprised of the fact it will come as
ne messenger OF personal sorrow. Those
no knew the deceased, who enjoyed his
acquaintance, knew him only as a
AN OF honor and integrity, true as steel
} his friends, and firm as adamant in his
rinciples and convictions Of right and
rong. When the ~dissensions of 1861
rose and distrust and suspicion possessed
cry Northern heart Alva G. Bishop was
ne OF Inc hrst to assert his loyalty and
demonstrate his allegiance to
10 nag that had sheltered him from his
rtn. Born at Vandalia, Illinois, in 1899.
Incidents OF the civil wal found him
TN patriotism, influence and acquaintance
enable him to raise a company OF volun.
ers from among the young men OF the
ilage That up to this time had been his
'me. AS captain OF this company in
with the Eighth Illinois Infantry
took a most active part in the great
atlonai strife, participating in many oil
most bloody encounters. Particularly at
did Captain Alva C. Bishopl
stlnguish himself by bravely leading his
mpany through a shower of lead, never
lverlng, absolutely refusing to .'about
I" until himself and the remnant of his
nan band turned their faces to look ,
m the SUBMITS Of the captured works n,
on the CHASTITY, upturned faces of their til,
and dying comrades Who had onlv col
ited at the command OF death alone. we
Eighth Illinois was first mustered in ~