dei DEA deith DEATH TH OF GEN GEM FERGUSON j I 1 gen james ferguson a well known citizen citizens departed depante d this life at his big residence ia in this j city at a quarter to one clock on the morn ing of the uit sunday last an even event t which whick his bia friends bad expected for months would occur at no distant day as his bia health bealh had bad been declining rapidly during the last few years yeara ana and all efforts made to stay the tide of death bad proved una un avalli vaili g he was wan in the year of bis bia age having been born on the of february 1823 in bel bei belfast fast ireland of the early history of the deceased we havo have but little kno knowledge aledrge havin having first become acquainted with him in bla bis this hia city in the fall of 1 1851 we have been informed that he emi emigrated t rated to the united states when he was but bat a youth and came to nauvoo before the he exodus of the saints from illino I 1 in the spring of 1845 1846 when ue truc call was made far five hundred men from among the outcasts as they were encamped on the banks barks 0 of the Mis Afis eurl euri without the confines of civilization in july following to serve their country the rulers of which had p armitt d them thein to be driven from their inheritances or were accessory thereto in the war with cohe was one of the volunteers and served berred in the mer mormon battalion aa als major and aud shared in the toils tolls privat privations lons ions and burfe sufferings eringa rings of thelong the long iong fedio tedious usand and weary neary march of the them battalion Batt alioa from western iowa lowa via vim leaten learen worth santa fe over the mountains and deserts of new mexico and lower califor nia to the pacific after his term of service ex expired ad the battalion was disbanded be came to salt nike lake valley where many of thos thoa he be had bad left in the wilderness on the banks of the missouri river bad come and arid formed a settlement he soon acquired a deput which but few could emulate as a oung oun 11 man of promise endowed with gifts which if rightly improved provid im could not fall fail to make him a UK use lui lal respected and honored member of society eo citty from tile tiie time of the organization of the provisional government et of the state ot of deseret on the of march 1849 till within the last six months he held successively many responsible nubie nuble efm efT ices ices both in the gift of the popie popie and of the legislature among r which the office of sheriff of great salt lake county attorney general for the territory adjutant Gene Genera raland kud kui and member of the legislative coutt council were not of minor importance importune amanat As an attorney and at law he wag bas was nai n ai preeminent and ia in the profession profusion could coull easily have shone as a star of the ki list at magnitude his last appearance in court was on the of august when be he assisted faes fees isted in the defence of dives who was on meal weal for la larceny reny ile he was wai quits quite indisposed on that day ang ani on the adjournment of the court he be retired ret rel rei to his bia room where he remained till death terminated his bis earthly existence of the unwise course pursued by the deceased during the last three or four years of his life which res resal resul tiled cd in an ua timely death we domet do bt wish to refer particularly lehow we however deplore such each occurrences and wo id a that in such buch cases esses otherwise good men might successfully resist the power of an aneny which has and blin slain its tens ot at thousands the funeral ceremonies were performed oa on monday bionday forenoon commencing at 10 A large concon ee se of friends ani citizens were in and follow followed ed the remains of the departed to their resting place in the city cemetery the process processo pro cessn leri ivri n was preceded by capt thomass brass band who on hort hort horl notice assembled for that purpose aa as from some cause a bani which was expected was not in attendance in cons quence of the early hour in the day at which the funeral was held and other inhibitory circumstances the members of the bar could not conveniently pay that respect to the deceased appropriate OB on buch such occasions A meeting however was held that evening at which the following proceedings were had and reso unions passed at a meeting of the members of the bar held this evening august to perform a last duty to one of their members wm win L appleby Arp leby esq was called to t the h e chair and aurell aurelius u s miner miners esq chosen sec detary the ile chairman stated the object of the meeting briefly alluding to the time honored custom among the legal profession of 1 meeting and adopting resolutions rebo reto lations appropriate to the occa tor lor chen when when one of their associates was called to anether another sphere of existence e and aad he be then appointed a committe commuted to ta draft dpn fre blye eire af 9 the we meata aud 1 feelings of the gentlemen gentl men present pren prea ent in hait balf an art hour bour the committe game came la in and presented pre seated th the a following e whereas it has pleased divine providence to remove from our midst by death a friend i and brother attorney in the person of james ferguson Fer euson and I 1 whereas circumstances existed which h ir habited us as members of t the h e bar f from r 0 m paying appropriate honors to th dead 1 therefore be it resolved that while abile bile we ac c knowledge the band of god in this bereave 1 ment we do sincerely regret the ioas loas of one i i of our number who was waa a briga rising star ambitious in his profession ever courteous to I 1 bi bixb birb 4 b others oters equalled equal led by few aud surpassed bi none in eloquence beauty and estyl of ad j dres I 1 resol resolved that while we admire his talents i as a lawyer his bis refined social qualities as a gentleman and his bis sterling worth as a citi zen zeb dt emulation we sincerely regret the last few years of bis big life bir bin hi devotion to the inebriating cup brought him to a premature grave resolved that we condole with the family of our departed brother brothers at their loss losa and misfortune resolved that a copy of these resolutions be to the editor of be debert deseret news new with a request for their publication in hig bis next issue ly tu th foregoing res lations were unanimously adopted after which the ibe meeting dissolved IV 1 I ary Arr leby LESY chabrunn Chai chal funn runn MINOH secretary