Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-15
Death Of judge Evans.

The mantle Of mourning has again been
drawn on by the State for the death of anoth-
or of her distinguished sons. Hon. josiah
j.. EVANS, Senator in Congress from South
Carolina--ripc in years and honors-slccps
with his fathers. The sad event occurred in
Washington on tho 7th instant The follow
ing account ofhis last hours is correct:
''Thc sudden death of Josiah j. Evans, u.
States Senator from South Carolina, has cast
gloom over the whole city. Mr. Evans was
in his place in the Senate Yesterday, and nt-
tended n dinner party at the residence of his
colleague, Gov. Hammond, last evening and
left that place with Speaker Orr at ten o'clock
and proceeded to his lodgings on Louisiana
avenue. Shortly after arriving there he be-
gan to complain of severe pains in the stom-
ach and in the region of lie heart. lie sent
for MIR. Mcqueen, member of the House from
South Carolina, who boards in the same house
and informed him of his sudden illness Mr.
McQuecn observing that Mr. Evans was an
intense sufferer, despatched messenger for
DIR. May, who soon arrived and administered
to the wants of Mr. Evans, but to no purpose
"A few minutes before eleven oclock. less
than one hour aftor leaving the circle of his
friends at Gov. IInmmond's-he was n corpsc
.Apoplcxy and disease Of the hoart caused his
death"
Judge Evans was a graduate of the S. c..
College, and admitted to the bar in 1872
He was Commissioners in Equity for Cheraw
several years, and in 1916 was elected a mem
Der of the State Legislature. The next year
he was elected Solicitor of his Circuit and
succeeded to the Judgoshipin 1929, where he
remained until 1852, when he was sent to the
United States Senate.
Here, he was indefatigable in the service
of his State and country, and, like many of
our distinguished public men, :. died literal
ly with the harness on" Although passed
the age of impetuosity, he was as firm as the
hills of his mourning Commonwealth, and
possessed of.true Southern chiyalry and high
toned character. He passed away in his sew
enty-second year. Peace to his memory
An exchange thus sketches the singular
fatality which has attended our Senatorial
representation in Congress:
4" Mr.. Calhoun died in March 1S50--Judge
Butler then his colleague. Gov. ScabroOk
first appointed Cen. Hamilton and then Col
Elmore to succeed him. Col Elmorc died at
Washington, and was succeeded by the Hon
Robert Barnwell, who served during the fa-
nous long session of 1850, when the CaIfor-
MIA Compromise was passed. during which,
in very able speech, he uttered the noted
remark that his constituents would "put their
houses in order, not to-die, but to live" He
declined an election in December 1850, when
the Hon. II. Barnwell Rhett was elected,
beating our present Senator Hammond. Mr..
Rhett resigned in 1862, upon the refusal of
the State to scccde, and was succeeded by
the Hon. VIM, f. DcSaussurc, who served a
term. He was succeeded by Judge Evans,
who was elected in November 1852 Judge
Butler continued as Senator until the Sum
mer oflast year (l8j7,) and the vacancy caus-
ed by his death was filled in December last
by the election of Senator Hammond"