The Late Gen. A. S. Williams

Gen. Alpheus ÍS. Williams, meniber of Cougress froiu the B'irst Michigan District (Wayne Couuty) died in Washingtou, du Saturday laat, at 4:20 a. ni. The story of Gen. Williams' Ufe cannot be more briefly told thau in the following paragraph copied from tho Congressional Directory : Alpheus S. Williams, of Detroit, boni at Saybroolí, Connecticut, September 20, 18 0 ; graduated at Yule College iti 1831 ; was a stuilunt in the Yale Law School in 1832 and '33 ; traveled in Europe in 18 4, '36, and 36; removed to Michigau ni 1836, and commenced the practice ot law ; wos Judga of Probato for Wayue Couuty, 1840-'44 ; Aldermuu of Detroit in 1843, and Recorder ot the city in 1844 ; was proprietor and editor of the Detroit Daily Advartiser" iu 1843-'48 ; was Lieutenaut-Colonel oí the Firat Michigan Yoluuteer Infantry Reginient in the Mexican War, 1847-48; was Postma8ter of Detroit, 1849-'53 ; was a member of the Detroit Board ot Education 1856'57 '. entered the Union Army by appointinent of the President as Brigadier-General ot' voluuteers in August, 1861 ; commanned the Twelfth Corps in the battles of South Mountam, Autietam, and Gettysburg, and the Tweutieth Corps in the siege of Atlanta, ou Shormau's " march to the sea," aud in the campaign of the Carolinas, and was ínuntered out of service in Jauuary, 18G6 ; was appoiutcd in August, 1866, by the Presideut, one of the Commissioners to adiust the military claims of Missouri ; was the Democratie candidato for Goveruor in November, 1866 ; was Minister Resident to the Republic of Salvado.r 1866'69 ; was elected to the Forty-fourth Congress, and was re-elected to the Foriy-fiifth Congress as a Democrat, receiviug 14,471 votes agaiust 12,417 votes for Henry M. Duffield, Republican, and 1,736 votes íor John V. Keuhle, Greenback candidate. Funeral services were held at Washington on Sunday forenoon ; the remains of the deceased arrived in Detroit on Monday afternoon, accompained by s Congressional Committee of escort ; and on Tuesday afternoon the last obsequies took place, the military and civil nuthorities and citizons goiifirally joining in paying tribute to the worth of the dead soldier, official, citizen, and friend. Gen. Williams was not a brilliant man ; but, botter, he was an honest one - as bis official career has proved, and as a soldier, a brave one. In every official position he has held the duties have been faithfully discharged. As a member of Congress he was always at his post of duty, and the tongue of Madame Kumor has not dared to charge him with being the tooi of the lobby The country would have reason to rejoice if the eanie words could be truthfully spoken of more men in public lifo.