Show GENERAL LOGAN GONE GENERAL JOHN A LOGAN died at his residence in washington on sunday at p pm in of acute rheumatism its effect ill apparently inducing Lin mental paralysis his sufferings toward the last being intense he was born in jack son county illinois on the ath of february 1826 and was therefore nearly sixty one years of age though he came of a hardy long lived stock and did not look to be so old by at least a decade logan who had previously gained prominence as a local politician at the outbreak of the war raised a regiment of sol soldiers diets having baying formerly been tendered a colonelcy through the influence of president lincoln and the active services of governor yates tales of illinois he had previously been a staunch democrat Demo coat and bad even on one or two public occasions expressed sympathy for the southern cause but what whatever everl may have been the impelling power he be enlisted in the service of the union when it became a question of actual hostilities and fought valorously toabe to the close of the great conflict he was Oro promoted for meritorious cou duct until he be reached the post of major general of volunteers tile the highest position a soldier not in the regular army of the united states can attain to in 1866 he was nominated oy the republican state convention of illinois as candidate date for the position of congressman at large and elected by a large majority being reelected elected re to the same place two years later he had not served out the second term when lie he was chosen united states senator by the legislature of illinois taking his seat in the senate Sen ateon on the ath of march 1871 the remainder of his political history is pretty well known to the general reader As a soldier and a statesman logan was bold and aggressive to an extent running oft tirres ies beyond the point of discretion he knew no motive but interest acknowledged no criterion but success and as a par aisan his record possesses the distinguishing feature of unswerving fealty he was the most stalwart of the estr extreme eme stalwarts stal warts and was always atthe at the frontas front as the champion of any measure looking to the furtherance of republican republican interests and the defeat and in discomfiture offis of his former allies the democrats he was not in any sense a nationally great or strong ma man n lacking the judgment wil which left should temper combativeness and the education necessary to round out the successful politicians politician lb career his prominence was due mainly to a certain ability to push himself the certainty of his party friends friend snot not being mistaken in him at any time or in any place abid the possession of decidedly good judgment of men and methods coupled with sound sense and unremitting industry As a man he had a host hoskot of friends sot ot all of whom were of his own political faith and as a husband and father he was above suspicion and beyond reproach general logan was in salt lake city during the visit of the i grand arm army I 1 1 and made one of his characters charac characteristic teris til speeches at a campfire campf lre held in the pavilion av ilion he seemed to in the best of health then and his bis sudden sadder death at this time will create quite a shock throughout the country |