The sun., 1891-06-22

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JOSEPH EWING M'DoNALD.
In the presence of all. he said. he wished to
give testimony to his faith in God's saving
grace. Then no erasped each by the hand and
bade him good by saying that he could see no
moro callers.
Joseph Ewing Mcdonald was born In Butler
county, Ohio. His father. John McDo nald.
was farmer. His mother was a Miss Eleanor
Pratt. She possessed refined aud cultivated
tastes, was pleasant and forceful writer. and
for tho amusement and advancement Of her
children wrote many stories. sketches and
scraps Of poetry and song. Joseph remained
on the farm until he was twelve years Of age.
but two years Of that time he attended school
In crawiOrd.ys In his sXsllsh YEA, he
@ Sssrs eicsps three G months attend lug a SCHOOL f
studies with viacr at such times as he could
e"Ms aue aiH pTocsn. T n tho Enesh brancSes
So Sea q a.pss Al os Fl
Ss was "ossitle. Hs H' oantinued lis stSaiss az
college until ths spring Of ls4o. ss1cep. 70. a
setsd 81
hS then sgypT ths bid for the Va
GreencastIe. and remained, there six months,
returning to Cf.wfoIdsvlle where he stayed
the @ sprina Of a 1911 lie Vent % TO William sport.
Ind, and took place In tho store of James
Nc Donald. his brother. where he resided for
he Of 1872 hs bsss9 th ost study
OF the forem ost lawyers In Indiana. as his pre-
dss i s HI xonsg Ssia, Ss 1
ceived his license to practice. and was elected
ut the August election following. over Robert
d Indiana bar. M I'M This VAS VI H tho rst eIsciion Of
ss 81 Gfes bss 1y the vo,
married to Miss Nancy 1 Ruth buei al %iIams.
port she Vas the daSaghtes OF DE. n Buell.
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Ropald died in washington in 1857: NJ.
LAWYER ana politician. in August; lsi5. serving
L FL per9S1 Of anS the a Of
Snni u isss W5is = S s'izs% q STswfoIasyiiis
asd Tss seved
Attorney General OF Indiana. being the first
s Scf sy III not s
candidate for q third term,
In the spring OF 1853 he removed to In:
the law, forming a Partnership, with Judge Ad-
Olson L Roach who hsa served uPan ISs, he sI-
Donald was nomihated ior Governor BY the
Democratic State Convention against Oliver
psry r HSsy the mad. ssd Dn s as d s s
NJ Mcdonald was defeated, but he received
skse r hs
years previously.
). Prstt. and took @ his scat in thst BODY March
8. 1874, H 9 wa. Chairman Of the Committee
rSc aHSs anf %s%ssf Of
OF the senate committee which Visited New
s OF the ,es ss6
fTsuds II the elections II IN Massaehuse,ts !, ,N and
wns ss snd h' q sRo
sss GsntsS nf GemEtoo during tho CAM
opsned . law once in washington. i. VAS
engaged IN imGotMtant M sl,a eases before me sH. ~
which were those that grew out Of the tele-
settioment Of Mormon affairs. 'N A 'A
AZ AZ the nemosrstlo National! Gonysntlon Of
stage Of the convsntion's proceeding. ono Of
the most sagacous members Of the body said,
II vii be Slthsr the old ticker Of Mccponald"
1872. and ON Sept. is. 1874. he married
AramI Inta W.Vancs OF Crawfordsvills who died
Feb 2. 1875. He remained n widower until
the tclose OF his career In the Sena'e OF the
United states, when he married Mr.. Barnard
isxton Of the New York Avenue Church of
Washington performed the ceremony. Among
silver presented By members Of the lover
House OF Congress- and solid silver gold
colleagues Of the Senate
Senator Mcdonald was of counsel in the
noted case Of Beebs ". the State. In which
the SUPREME ,s CoRFs decided that the snsstment
He made the principal arg!l-
she SbsStCTs IN the q The
Of the Presidential election OF 1870 Mr.. Nc
Donald thought that the creation OF this Com
mission was the exercise OF O doubtful power
In case OF apparent necessity.
Gon Goos s ssss Was OF
spread demand Of the pSmG%Srats % %rs Of I1diana
when naming MIR Nc Donald as the choice OF he
Indiana Democracy for the Presidency. said:
MI. Mcdonald has besn};a student Of the
Tn!t.d States what Il Is to:dsy., he Is ian.iiaT
opinions are based upon tho sentiments that
came to him from their pages. He is OF clear
psrception. OF strong Judgment. OF earnest
ronytctions. Fair minded and lust no man
When afso he shall fsHp be You shall honor
occasion 10 And fault with the candid and
frank manner OF his reception"