New-York tribune., 1896-06-23

| y, Sunday His death was caused by perltonitis
following appendicitis. disease from which ne
nearly died two years at the buckingham Hotel.
He was attacked with his last lllnes6 on Thursday
~ last week with him when he died were his
wife his daughter Mrs. Ebcn s Draper. OF Hope
dale Mass, and her husband. Mr.. Draper WAS 'he
chairman Of the Massachusetts delegation 10 the
Republican National Convention. ana came 10 thiS
city direct from st Louis. Mr. Brstow's only son.
william Il. Bristow. who Is member OF the law
firm was in London yesterday. and will sail to-day
on the Paris He has been Informed by cable
dispatch Of his fathers death
The funeral OF Mr.. Brlstow probably VIII ne h'ld
on Thursday at 10 n. m. In the Brick Presbyterian
Church. OF which the Rev Dr van Dyke is the
p,sior After the funeral the body of Mr.. Bristow
probably Will be kept in n vault in WooAawn Gene
terry until after hc arrival OF his con In 'his CITY
when it will be buried in plot owned by the faH'-
fly.
Mr.. nristow's prominence in public fe began wheH
No was made Secretary OF the Treasury in 1874 ana
he was the object OF much attention In 1876. when
he was candidate for the Republican NOMINATION
as President and defeated for IN" NOMINATION
! by General Hayes. He was born In Elkton' I'd'
County Ky not many miles away from the birth
place of Abraham Lincoln HIS ancestors wfr" Eng
sbrne, ~ go,d family who settled in Nirgira. AMI
ono Of them was killed at the battle II the Brandy
wine. His grandfather went 10 keniucHy IN IN"
| days OF Daniel Boone and freed his slaves h's
father was Francis II. Brstow. on" OF the most
!
member OF Congress Mr. Bristow read law win
his father. and vent to Hopknsyillc IL tho south
crn part OF Kentucky 20 practise la" afier ne was
married - Miss Abbie Br.scoo.
The Rristow. had been Wings and they were Re-
publirans wncn Lincoln wac nominated for th'
Presidency. Mr.. Br!stow stumpei hs Stat" Tor
Lincoln \; tho outbreak OF The VAR Mr iri@tow
went into the Union Army as a lieuicnani-coon"I
Of volunteers. and he fought under General Grant
until he wounded .criousy at shiloh ana ms
regiment was cut & pieces. His injury at Shiloh
made him deaf for several months. ana d" LETT the
service. In lSe3 when the Proclamation Of Emanci-
patton went forth from Washington. Kentucky
wavercd IN her loyalty % tho Union. Nj bri%to"
Vac erected TO 'hc Stat" Senate. and went home 10
help a.. tnlo. men 20 save the state from seces-
sion. lie took advanced ground In favor of free
dom advocaii.g the abolition OF tie constitutional
! clauses that stool in the way.
when tn" war closcl he resigned his Sena' a'orship
AMI aen, TO Louisville. In 1865 hc was mad" As
si~aui United state, Dlsiricf-Attorney. an! In th"
next year became chief % the department in K"n-
tucky. In that office IA" showed signr and per
severance In establishing tho principle thnf saver,
was dead anI order belonged to the Stat'. Ills
" paraton for the campaign against IA" whisky
dlsfillers. which vas Inter pror"cuicI ~ "ld"r
field began IN Kentucky IN i's, that state beir-
then the largest producer 90 whisko" and tobacco
of any o, tho States. He acquired a thorough IA
miliari;y with the workings ~ N" revenue system
bat al not attempt any thorough prosecution %
abuses In 1870 he resigned his Office and prnctscl
law In the next year the of,'c - Spilcor-G"n"rnl
OF The United state Has created. and President
Gran. called him to It, He nll.l the place two
years giving his attention wholly 10 cases In the
Supreme Court la 1913 when General Grant nom
mattel Mr. Williams ior chic, Justice %; the United
states. he asked Mr.. Brlstow to become Atornoy-
General. Mr.. Williams was not confirmed. ana Mr.
Er.s;Ows appointment failed 10 take rncci Ia ~
Mr. richardson resigned me srcfriaIyship ot ING ,ho
by nominating Mr.. Brist1w. Under his admins
ira.i0u os the Department IT'S entire machinery
r!cic ana efficient. But 10 one division Of II his
energy especially directed WIN great skis!
AMI cneggy a campaign against the Nhiskey KING
was organized The abuses Of the system ncrc
broken up In all parts y the country ana the chef
ms career suggcsicI him to the minds Of many
people active IN the Interest," OF reform az can
were under discussion his name Vas proposed 10
the Union League club of this city FOR mcinbcr-
ship. He was blackbaueI-by men. II was sag
whom he had offended In matters conncctrl with
the revenue. Charge u corruption In ~" Mary
Merritt case were then made aga! MS him ana
the Hous' OF Representative, ordered An lnvestigh-
tlon Nothing wns established. COmplcaticrG
which haI been growing 'or several months with
the Prr-.dent at last irducci him T. resign his
office IL waa generally believed that ne had been
requested to do THIS wtH on Jun" ~ lafb IL was
sad for several days pr,vous TO that that nc
! wond lenve the cabinet. on June II the ON
,iq yot.s. o., he fourth I.s: on tho last O. ia
' Connecticut During tn" campaign h' mnlc sew
.ral speeches N support ~ Haycs and Wheeler
After practising law IN Louisville FOR nearly two
years. Mr Bristow cam" 70 this city. 10 connect
himself with the law hrm In Nassau-st. and since
then he had been kno%n as me attorney ior a
tcrcst In politics. and ne made no "n9rt to become
active n political work. being unwilling 70 accept
any Office His home was ~ the buckingham lio-
tc r. Frfih-avc. until he went to live in the house
in F,tieth-st several months ago. His Law practice
IN this city had been large and remuncraivo.