Show DEATH OF HON E WASHBURNE WASHBURN K I 1 tur THE bring the news of the death of llon HOD elihu B washburne Wash barne which sad event occurred ut at the borne bome of his son in chicago at 4 saturday afternoon rhe fae cause of death wits was congestion of the th beart eheart and brain f from born which it seems he had been a sufferer for some time but of late he had bad taken such a decided turn for the bettor that his physicians announced that it was probable he would have a co considerable period of life remaining ma ining so 60 that the blow to the family is emphasized by a bitter disappointment mr washburne was born bora in livermore oxford county 1 maine on oa the of september 6 and was therefore a little past one years of age like many other men prominent in the public places of this thin generation he be began bean an life as a printer primer his drist experience as a worker in the all preservative craft being in the office of the kennebec journal after a course of law at harvard university its he emigrated west and entered upon the practice of law at the town that has since become famous thron through gla the antebellum ante bellum residence there of the late general grant balena he served some seven or eight can consecutive terms in the national 1 house ot of representatives being a member ember in of that body when grant gram became president he was at once rewarded lor for the conspicuous part he be took in the great and exciting canvass watch resulted in the overwhelming overwhelm in defeat of the democrats by being appointed secretary of state in the cabinet that this thia was intended merely as a high honor however the highest the president could bestow was evident aft a day or so later when the long deferred lef eprea erred demire of the gentleman to ue no minister to france was gratified with the he appointment and he gave up the state portfolio to hamilton fish ile he remained in franco france as our representative during the whole of 0 GrI grants ants two and in this capacity pa through the miseries and dangers of the german siege of paris where by his efforts in behalf of german he rec received the undying gratitude of that nation mr washburne was an unusually bright politician and ana a man of many accomplishments pa ish meats he spoke french fluently anti and german with tolerable ease was an excellent public speaker and one ot of the greate friends frie to his friends tri ends in this connection it would be proper to state that the late rou hon W H ta hooper stood is in the dead states mans esteem second perhaps to general grant but we doubt if any other person than the captain came next he always had bad a good word for the people of utah whenever they were mentioned and seemed to be a roan man disposed to speak of men ashe asbe found them rather than as interested partisans spoke of them for which alone we delight to speak his bis praises and wish him hita a sweet repose in his resting place |