. Omaha illustrated : a history of the pioneer period and the Omaha of today embracing reliable statistics and information, with over two hundred illustrations, including prominent buildings, portraits, and sketches of leading citizens . , he withdrewfrom general practice and con-fined himself to few, and onlyimportant cases. In 1875 hewas a member of the Constitutional Convention whichframed the present State Constitution. In 1877 he camewithin a few votes of receivingthe Republican nomination forUnited States Senator, his can-ilichcy being urged by hisliiLuds m lecognition of his I 114, peis
. Omaha illustrated : a history of the pioneer period and the Omaha of today embracing reliable statistics and information, with over two hundred illustrations, including prominent buildings, portraits, and sketches of leading citizens . , he withdrewfrom general practice and con-fined himself to few, and onlyimportant cases. In 1875 hewas a member of the Constitutional Convention whichframed the present State Constitution. In 1877 he camewithin a few votes of receivingthe Republican nomination forUnited States Senator, his can-ilichcy being urged by hisliiLuds m lecognition of his I 114, peisistent and sucessfultil Its to compel the two lead- II .; lailioadb of Nebraska to] n ta\Ls on their immensehn 1 flints, and also of theji ?inuKiil position taken bythe Judge m the ConstitutionalCon\ention on all questions asa lepiesentatne of tlie peoplesinteiests. In the hope of re-gaining health Judge Briggswent to Europe in 187S, andtraveled extensively there withmuch benefit, but qji his return ? his ill health still continuing, he traveled much in California and the western States and rprises in the interests of the city and State, among which was the .till engaged in some important law at the time of his death,. ill ..n at journey from South Carolina, and he grew worse from day to day after b He died on the iSth of October, 1S54, at the old Presb)-terian missi( that tiine was in charge of Rev. William J. Hainilton. By virtue of eached house, office Secretary Cuming became acting-governor and at once entered upon the discharge of hisduties. On the 21st of October he issued a proclamation ordering the taking of a work began on the 24th and was coinpletcd within four weeks. This census, which wastaken in rather an infonnal manner, gave the population of the Territory as 2,732, excludingthe Indians of course. Upon the completion of the census Governor Cuming called an elec-tion to take place on December 12th. At that election members of t
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