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AsHEvILLE's TRIBUTE.
AsHEvILLE, August G.-The remain:
ofGen. Bonham were brought here thi:
afternoon by the committee of SoutE
Carolinians and citizens of Waynesvllle
They were carried to an embalmer
where they will stay until tomorrow
morning. A message was wired to the
Hon. C. D. Blanton, mayor Of Asheyille
by the mayor of Waynesville, inform
ing him of the death of Governor Bon.
ham, and that his remains would be
sent home by way of this city.
AS soon as practicable Mayor Blan.
ton conferred with Major w. E. Breeze
as to the manner of paying Asheville's
tribute to the distinguish dead. Itwas
decided to appoint a committee OF
prominent people to accompany the re-
mains to the South Carolina line.
Mayor Blanton accordingly ap-
pointed the following committee, who
will act as palIbesrers: Mayor c. D.
Blanton, chairman; Gen. Theodore S.
Davidson, Major w. E. Breeze, Col.
Frank E. Cox, Col. Edward Croft,
Capt. V. E. McBee, Gen. T. L. Cling
man, Col. L. NJ. Hatch, H. E. Wright,
T. Rawls, Gen. Pierce NJ. B. Young,
Capt. E. P. McKissick, R. NJ. Furman,
J. P. Kerr and the Rev. Jarvis Burton.
Profound regret is manifested here at
the death of the old hero, and many
"reminiscences are being related here to
night of his noble deeds in war and in
peace. E. P. MIX.
A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
The citizens of Charleston, as of all
South Carolina, were grieved to hear of
the. sudden death of Gen. Milledge L.
Bonham at Haywood, White Sulphur
Springs, yesterday morning. The
very mention of the name, to those of
middle age, brought food of sad but
-lorious recollections, for Gen. Bonham
played a distinguished part as citizen
and soldier in South Carolina before
her foreign or domestic reconstruction,
when she was the peer Of the proudest
of tue States. And outside of the State
the fame of the Bonhams does not rest
entirely on the military and Congress
sional services of him whom South
Carolina now nourns, for his brother,
one of the great trio, Crockett, Travis
and Bonham, will be remembered until
the heroic defence of the Alamo is for
gotten. -
Miliedge Luke Bonham was born in
district, South Carolina, May
6, 1916. He received a classical educa-
ton, graduating at the South Carolina
College eanshis a.th. yea. Mith.=the= see
ond honofs of his class. Singularly
enough, Charles P. Sullivan, who took
the first honor, was afterward defeated
by Gen. Bonham in an election for
Representative in the 35th Congress.
Young Bonham began the study of
law, but was interrupted in 1885 by the
Seminole war, in which he immediate
ly volunteered, rendering efficient ser
vice as an aide to Gen. Bull and as Ad-
jutant General of the South Carolina
brigade. The war over, be returned to
his law studies, was admitted to the
Bar in Columbia in 1887, and COM
meneed practice at Edgetield Court
House. He was eminently successful
in his profession, which he prac-
tieed with honor and profit until the
breaking out of the Mexican war in
1916. He served in that war with dis
gallantry, commanding the
18th regiment of United States infan-
try and having Winfield S. Hancock
as his adjutant. Resuming the practice
of law he was soon elected solicitor fol
the Southern circuit, which he filled
from i84S to 1850. Meanwhile he had
become major general of the State mill
tia, had served four years in the Legis-
lature and was steadily growing in
public favor. In 1856 he was elected
Representative in the 35th Congress as
q Estates Rights Democrat" receiving
l 800 majority over Charles P. Sulli'
van, aud was reelected to the 36th
Congress without opposition, serving
from December 7, 1857 until he with
drew with the other members Of the
South Carolina delegation December
q, 1860. Gen. Bonham served as q
commissioner from South Carolina tc
Mississippi and took prominent part
in the secession movement.
At a mass meeting for the discussion
held at Abbeville, then one Of the great
centres of political influence in the
State, Gen. Bonham made perhaps the
most eloquent and effective speech Of
his life, which went far towards con-
yincing those few who were still doubt,
ful of the expediency, for none probably
then doubted the right, Of secession.
Upon the secession of South Carroll.
ma, Gen. Bonham was detailed as
major general to command the South
Carolina troops. At the first call tc
arms he hurried on to Virginia, and
was ordered by Governor Pickens to
report to Governor Letcher, Virginia
who detailed him to report to Gen.
Lee.
He was appointed brigadier general,
and was placed in command of the Isl
brigade, 1st corps of the then army OF
the Potamac, consisting at Bull Run Of
Kershaw's ID, Williams's Sd, Racon' s
7th and Cash's Sth regiments South
Carolina volunteers; of Shields and