New-York tribune., 1900-09-26

physician was summoned al once. The General
fell asleep again and did not awake until o'clock.
nothing could be done 10 afford relief The dying
man couversed calmly wita his wife for time
and then passed away
John McAuley Palmer hal record of public ser
vice extending over more than fifty years. He was
a lawyer by profession. ard had held several pub
lie Offices before the outbreak Of the Civil War.
when he took up arms to help save the Union In
the course Of the he rose 10 the rank OF
rnator-generaI Of volunteers. But, brilliant
his record. ne attained stiIl greater emineuce in
civil life
He was born in Eagle Creek. Scott County Ky.
on September l3. 1871. where mis- childhood was
spent and where he received a common school
education In 1891 his father decided ant-slavery
man. determined TO emigrate to a free State and
accordingly removed to Illinois and settled about
ten miles from Alton, in Madison County. In the
spring Of 1894 John N. and his brother Elihu
entered Alton College, organized on the manual
labor system. but the want Of money compelled
John TO leave college and abandon further study
in the fall Of 1885. He worked while IN a Cooper's
shop then became peder. and finally in the fall
of 1893 became q teacher of district school near
Canton In the winter Of 1859 he obtained q
copy Of Blackstone" and began reading with
view to the study Of law and the following spring
entered the office Of John L Great thouse. IN Carn-
vile, Macoupin County. Less than two months
after this. at the request OF leading Democratic
politicians. he became a candidate for County
Clerk but was defeated.
In 1883 he began practise law, but was not at
once successful II 1910 he engaged actively IN the
Presidential canvass, supporting Martin y an bureh
He was married in December. 1872 He was elected
Probate Justice in 1913. In 1877 he elected to
the Illinois State Constitutional Convention. but
owing to q combination against him was defeated
for Probate Justice at the election. In lS4s.
however. his victorious competitor having re-
signed. he was reelected by 4 large majority IN
1919 under the new Constitution, he was elected
County Judge which once he held until lS5l, when
he was elected 10 the State Senate Tor four years.
In 1854 he opposed the Nebraska bill and, differing
rror1 his partv he resigned went before the people
Sarsra f~ 1S-5 when he became the warm sup
porter OF the free school system. homestead "a "
president Of the first Illinois Republican state Con-
Feullon 1t Bloomington. lie was aIso L4eIIiO-E OF
In 1893 ne was nominated for Congress, but was
defeated but in 1865 elected electoral large or
ne Republican ticket, and cast his vote Tor Aora-
nam nam I--.o - - Jt-esTi-rron and Favored ina
When the second call for troops was MADE ne came
forward ana was Anahiu"u-y StscLeu gdeI l
Was commissioned bris9dier-generaL He com
M - a J5vi-io7 N the battie ot Chicka ma uga
ana ,,as promoted to command the Fourteenth
one-y-ioTs around Chattanooga Including he bat
t{Lss ., 1IoIog; Mountain and Missionary Ridge n
November IN 1854 General YaInsr commanded the
F9gTi.srth Army Corps. In March and Aprt OF
~. r,l,1,,,Inr war he commanded division under
CansraI Pope the operations against New
I[adrid and Island No. 10, ara later took part II
- aTsa-ed in the battle OF Murfreesboro iE De
cenbcr 1862 For hls galiantfy IN lhe Dattie ol
ct0ne River hs vac soon promoted 70 be Major
General ot Volunteers lie TOOK p9rt "a sIs ops[- @
pai-n and vas relieved at his own request on Au'
SIS > I' P,lr,er Was placed in command OF ths
Military Department o. kentucky ~ rtnruaFy
1886 ard retained it siil May q the foHo"lhs year
The next year he removed 70 Springfield III. In