Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-06-22
JOSEPH Z. M'DONALD DEAD
THE GREAT INDIANA STATES
MAN NO MORE.
He Calls KAis Family About Him
ana Tells Them OE His Faith i'm
God, and Awaits the Solemn
Change with Perfect Serenity.

anu TeAAO NMem Oh 4lo FaAth In
God, and Awaits the Solemn
Change with Perfect Serenity.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 22.-Ex-Scn.
ator Mcdonald died at 1895 last night
He passed away peacefully, without a
struggle, surrouned by his family, who
were all in attendance at his bedside.
Early yesterday imorning unfavorable
symptoms ofseveral da 70 ago reappearcd
During the forenoon the sufferer had an
attack Of vomiting and DR.. Runnell took
the vessel to the window to examine the
contents. and shook his head obviously
Mr.. Mcdonald followed every movement
and when the physician returned to his
bedside he inquired us that your vcr,
dict, doctor?"
Yes said the physician sadly.
The announcement did not disturb the
patients serenity at all.
DO you contemplate the change with
any trepidation ?" inquired the doctor.
"Not in the least" was the reply with
a smile.
During the day the patients condition
continued to grow more serious. He
could retain no nourishment whatever
and the little remaining Of former strength
slowly ebbed away, but consciousness
never departed. During the afternoon
Rev. Mr.. Milburn was sent for and ad,
ministered the sacrament. Then Mr.. Nc.
Donald called his family and some inti
mate friends about him, and calmly and
scrcnely as if the occasion were one of the
most ordinary kind, he gave direc
tions for his funeral arrangements and
the disposition of some of his personal
affairs. In the presence of all he said he
wished to give testimony to his faith in
Gods saving grace. Then he graspcd
each by the hand and bade him goodby
saying that he could see no more callers
His auditors thus dismissed, the dyine
man surrendered himself to the care o
his physician to await the coming of tn,
inevitable.
Joseph Ewing Mcdonald was born il
Butler county, o., August 20, 1919, ant
taken to Montgomery county, Ind, il
1896. At the age of IL, after a brief pc
riod in the village schools, he was ap
prenticed at the saddlers' trade in Lafay
cite. While working at his trade III
studied law and when h,
finished his apprenticeship he wal
prepared to enter Wabash collcg,
in the higher classes. In 1912 he entered
law Office at Lafayette. The next yea
he was admitted to the bar. Before h
received his license to practice he wal
nominated for county prosecutor ant
elected over his Wing competitor. Al
prosecuting attorney he served two
terms, and two years after was clcctet
10 congress, serving one term. In 1S5(
he was elected attorney-general of th'
state and reelected in 1858. Dcclinin,
for the third time he resumed his Law
practice and the following year movet
to Indianapolis.
He stood by his party through the war
but he was not a southern sympathizcr
In 1864 he was his party's candidate 70
governor, and canvassed the state in ;
Joint debate with Morton. He was dc
feated, but there was cast bigger vOt
than had been cast two years previous
In 1875 he was elected to the Unite'
States senate. He failed to be his owl
successor because of the republican en-
thusiasm that swept Indiana in 1880.
McDonald's career i'll the senate wa
honorable alike to that body and to him
self and creditable to himself. After Nc
Donald had been chosen by the caucus
delegation Of Observation-Disclosures
democrats waited on him and threat
eued him with defeat unless he swore a
lcgiance to fatism. He told them
wouldn't change his hard-money view
for forty senatorial positions" Th
greenbackers changed their views an
voted for Mcdonald.
In his private life Mr.. Mcdonald was q
the head of one of the largest law firm
: in indianapolis and one Of the thrs
foremost at the Indiana bar.