Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-22
JEREMIAH Risk

General Jeremian Mci4 Rusk was
born in Morgan county, o, on June IL,
1880. His father was Daniel Rusk and
mother Jane Fakner Rusk lie r ceived
apublic school education. When he was
IA years old The support of his mother and
sisters fell upon him. He worked on the
home farm until he was 10 years old, and
then he engaged in driving a stage be
tween GAINESVILLE aud Newark.
In 1853 he removed 20 Vernon county
Chen called Bid Axe county,, Wis. mar
ried and opened hotel He was elected
sheriff and To other local offices and began
TO AXE an active interest in county affairs.
In 1861 he was j cite to the legislature,
where one Of his first acts was to have the
name of his county changed from Bad Axe
TO Vernon.
A Gallant Fighter.
In July, 1852, he enlisted in the army,
and was made mrjpr OF the Twenty fifth
Wisconsin reg ment He was offered q
ieuIentant colonelcy, but preferred being
I'm jor. He was present NJ the siege IT
Vicksburg, and NJ Helena Uau. Is, 1863
he Was made lieutenant colonel for gal
liant conduct. In 1868 he join Sherman's
forces and o k part with distinction in
the Meridian campaign. At the battle OF
Montgomery. of the Twenty h. who
was in command Of brigade, was
wounded in the lrm and capt ured.
Rusk commanded his regiment until
Montgomery was released from prison.
He continued To serve with Sherman until
the close of the war, and commanded the
advance of the Seventeenth corps In the
famous mar,h to the sea, serving as
brigade commander Al the battle OF
Salkehatchie he led the advance upon the
enemy's entertainments and carried them
by assault against heavy odds For his
services on this occasion he was made
brevet brigadier general of volunteers at
the clo lose of the war.
His Political Career.
At the close Of the war General Rusk
was elected bank comptroller II Wiscon.
sin for the term Of lSG6-67 and in 1867 was
elected for another two years term. In
1870 he was elected to the Forty-second
congress, aud WAS reelected to the Forty.
third and Fortytourth congresse I, serving
from March 4, 1871, to March 8, 1877. Dur
ing bis career In the house he was the
leader OF the Wisconsin delegation, and he
was earnest in his support of the arrears
Of pension bill.
In May, 1881, General Rusk was nomi-
mated to be charge d'affaires for Paraguay
and Uruguay, but he declined the appoint
ment. He also declined to accept an ap.
pointment as chief of the bureau Of en-.
craving aud printing In the fall OF 1881
he Was the Republ can candidate for gov.
ernor Of Wisconsin. and was elected by a
plurality Of 1885, He was re elected in
1884 and 1885 His terms of service covered
the period from January, 1882, to jan
uary, 1889, and he proved himself to be an
able governor.
During the anarchist troubles In the
west In 1886, he distinguished himself by
ting the movement down from the
very start. He ordered the militia to fire
OF the mob when they attempted To de-
stroy life and property. His action was so
prompt and vigorous that IL put a stop 20
anarchism in Wisconsin, and brought him
applause from all parts of the country.
lie was a candidate for the nomination
for president In 1883. His canvass was
conducted with dignity, but he received
only the support of Wisconsin in the con-
vention, and withdrew after the third
ballot General Rusk WAS secretary Of
agriculture throughout the administra-
ton of President Harrison.
other Deaths
Lord Ebury is dead. He was the third
son of the first Marquis Of West minister,
Was born on April "a. 1901. and had there
foe fully completed MS 9Sd year.
Mrs. epjamin Robert Downes, one Of
the oldest aud best known teachers Of
languages in Massachusetts,, d, ed at her
home in Bradford at the age OF 50 years
Captain Ira Andrews, a prominent citi-
zen OF Bi Z, ford. Me, is dead, aged n.
During the war he was captain Of the
company stationed at the Kittery navy