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Show liKUllUt' KN.-liO'K!lNG;i Mliil.l.tt. --On Wedne.'d-.iy mornintr, tl'Hh u!t., Juhu liigier, well known for ninny years as one of the public men of Cali-foiuia, Cali-foiuia, di-'d at his re.-idonce in Sricra-mento Sricra-mento of the disca.-e of dropsy, at the age of aixiy-MX years. The governor was born at CarlUle, Fa., and was par-tia'ly par-tia'ly educated at JJickeci'On college, and learned tho trade of a printer, in I 27 becoming the editor of a itemo-eratie itemo-eratie paper at liellelbnlc, Fa., which poeiii n ho occupied for five years. Then ho :-ludjgd law, was admitted to (he uv in IS and praciisd at ilt. Sterling until 1S-P.hwhen.with his wife and only child, he look up bis march with other gold hunters for the Pacific coast. It is l;nown lo be a f'uet, say.'! tho Saerumcnto L'niuii, Lhzt !;c drove nu ox team nerosfl the plains, and Look !:!s turn at standing guard with the rest of his companions. The long and weary Journey was ended on the ;ilst day of August, whan he pitched his lent for a final retting place in Hao-ramcnlo. Hao-ramcnlo. Accustomed lo labor, he sought employment, and obtained a situation in ihe fctorc of an auctioneer. Afterwards he cut wood out of town and hauled il in for sale, aud .-till later assisted in unloading steamers a.H a common hand, at two dollars an hour. u tho fall of the year of hi.i arrival he was elcelrd to the legislature of California and was its first speaker. During the visitation of tho Asiatic cholera, John Kiglcr nobly vindicated his elainia as? a friend to tu fieri tig humanity- J n F-.'H lie was elected governor of the State over the Whig ind'tdaL', Pearson hi. Heading, and was ro-elex:ted to the same high position po-sition two years after. Knjc.yiug the lull confluence of his parly, he was again a candidate in !S.)5, but was deicated by J. Necly Johnson. Ho advocated Ihe election of James Buchanan Bu-chanan and was appointed by that President minister to Chile, and .subsequently .sub-sequently was appointed hy Andrew J nh n :-ori one of the Pacific railroad rail-road commissioners, since which lime he has held no olliec, but he was a delegate from California in the national na-tional convention of his party that nominated jMcCic!!.n;j and Seymour. -When minister lo Chile, and residing ' at Santiago, Harry Mciges presented himself and asked the friendly assist-iinue assist-iinue of governor liiglcr in procuring a place for him in fcouie mercantile house. The governor exerted himself Mo procure his eounlryinnn, though under tho ban and an exile from California, Cali-fornia, n ,-ilualion, and with success. The friendly act was remembered by .the Qoy South American railroad king and millionaire, and less than a year ago the governor received a cheek by which he was enabled to purchase a comfortable homestead in Sacramento, in which his last breath was drawn. |