Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-09-11
DEATH OF GENERAL MOVES.

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DEATH of GENERAL MOVES.
Ex-Governor Edward F. Noyes, Judge
of the Superior Court, of Cincinnati,
dropped dead on the street in that city
on Thursday, while on his way home
from the Court room. His death was
due to apoplexy and came without
warning, causing general sorrow to
those who knew him as man, soldier,
a statesman, diplomat and a jurist.
General Noyes was born in New Hamp-
shire, So years ago, and his boyhood was
spent on farm. At IA years of age he
entered printing Office as an apprentice.
Shortly afterward he become student
at Dartmouth College, and after gradua
ton read law. He removed to Cincinnati
in 1858, where he entered on the practice
of his profession. When the tocsin of
war sounded he entered the army as
Major of the 39th o. V. l., and he was
mustered out of service with the rank
of Brevet-Brigadier Generol, after suffer
ing the loss of limb He held various
offices about Cincinnati, was elected
Governor of Ohio in 1871, but was de-
feated by VIM. Allen in '73. He was
Minister to France under President
Hayes, the duties of which position he
discharged hon orably and creditably to
himself and country. During his whole
public life he was above suspicion and
reproach, and was in all senses a
man. His funeral occurred on Sunday.
Concerning him Murat Halstead writes
as follows in the Cincinnati Commercial
GGzette.
In the death of ex- Governor Noyes, of
Ohio, prominent and interesting figure
passes away. When the war broke out
he was young lawyer in Cincinnati,
well-known as man of talent, whose
pleasing presence, fullness of political
information and enthusiastic devotion
to the Republican party and striking
gifts as an orator, made him to his
partisans a most acceptable stump
speaker. While very pronounced in
his partisanism, he was personally
courteous, and had happy reputation
for fair dealing in controversy. He got
into the army as soon as he could when
war came, and was Colonel of the
Thirty-ninth o. V. l., when, during the
Atlanta campaign, he was shot through
the ankle and disabled, having to suffer
the amputation of his left leg His
heroism and misfortune, added to his
high qualities, made him a public
favorite, and he was held in the most
favorable estimation He became Pro-
bate Judge, and was Jealous, kindly and
competent in that place. He made a
spendid campaign when nominated by
the Republicans for Governor, and was
elected by large majority. When a
candidate for reelection he was defeated
by the apparition of ex-senator Allen,
combined with the tendency then
strongly exemplihed by Republicans to
seek reforms through third parties. The
plurality against Noyes was very small,
but enough to retire him for a time.
He presented the name of R. B.
Hayes to the Republican National Con-
vention in Cincinnati in 1876, very
effectively, assailing no opposing candi-
date, but stating that Hayes had de-
feated in succession the three National
Democratic statesmen of Ohio, George
II. Pendleton, Allen q. Thurman and
William Allen. This had great infu-
ence in the nomination of Hayes. He
believed in the fair election of Hayes,
especially that he carried Florida dis
tinctly, and that the exercise of authority
by the election boards was simply the
use of the executive power, under well
devised and drawn laws, to prevent the
usufruct of murder at the polls and,
among other things, save the country
from President elected by assassination.
During the term of President Hayes
General Noyes was q. S. Minister to
France, and his military record, his
affability and sincerity and the admir-
able qualities of Mrs. Noyes made him
successful as the American Representa-
tive at critical period in the history of
the French Republic. He was hospitable
and constantly attentive to Americans
abroad, always at their service, and en-
joyed his position the most of all because
it was one in which he was in contact
with the two great Republics. On his
return home he resumed the practice of
the law, was prominent in pursuing
election frauds, and was elected Judge
of the Superior Court of his city last
year by very large majority, attesting
his popularity, strength and public re-
gard for the fact that, though he had
held lucrative public offices, he had
given more freely than he had received.
He was faithful, upright, chivaJrous and
generous.
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL seems to be |
imbued with the idea that he draws
$4,000 of the peoples money to pay his
expenses in junketing over the country