The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s. 1870.
DEATH OF MR.. HABTRIDGE, OF GEoRGIA-sICK-
NESS AMONG OTHER CoNGREssMEN-REsoLU
TONS OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Roth branches of Congress adjourned quite early
to-day, the House doing Immediately after the
reading of the journal upon the announcement of
the comparatively sudden death of Mr.. Hartridge of
Georgia, conspicuous, able and popular member.
There something of CONSERVATION percep-
tible in the haste with which the House suspended
business Mr. Hartridge is the sixth member the
present body who has died, to speak, in his seat,
and the third within few weeks who has paid the
debt Of nature his immediate predecessors being
General Williams of Michigan, and Beverly Douglass,
Of Virginia The other three Mcssrs. Quinn. of
New York; WEIGH, of Nebraska. and Leonard. of
Louisiana. Such q rate of mortality, out of 293.
in the brief space of little than year. is be-
licved to be unprecedented. except when the great
poisoning accident at the National Hotel at the time
Of Buchanan's inauguration wrought such wide
spread fatality among public men at the capital.
HARTRIDGE's ILLNESS.
Tho apprehension inspired by Mr.. cartridges
death is all the acute that he q of fine
physique> and temperate and orderly in his habits.
His trouble originated only few nights ago when.
in company with friends. he partook Of some plain
rcfreshment. comprising chiefly dish of fried
oysters and an accompanying glass Of punch. Upon
retiring to his he was taken with violent
pains in the bowels. and his agony became so Sc
that physician was sent for. who pronounced
his illness case of pneumonia. As consequence
he compelled to forego his intention of visiting
New York to conduct, behalf of the Judiciary
Committee. tho investigation Of tho charges against
Commissioner Davenport. But his illness was not
regarded dangerous until late last night, when
fatal symptoms showed themselves verifying them.
selves in his death about six O'Clock this morning.
CAREER DECEASED
Mr.. Hartridge had been o member of tho pre-
ceding Congress, and offered tho nomi-
nation for the next, but no declined
third term for the reason, he said that he was
too poor to remain in Congress, and that he was un-
der the necessity Of prosecuting to competency for
his family the law business which he had already
too much neglected II Ii generally believed that he
would have been the next Governor Of Georgia,
his name was first on tho list Of candidates for the
nomination, and his nomination meant success. He
only fortysx years of age and leaves wife and
six children. Fortunately for his family his life
insured for $4,000
OTHER CoNGREssMEN I'LL.
This sad record has given prominence to the fact
that several Congrcssmcn arc Lying quite ill., among
them Messrs. Schlcicher, Of Texas, and Chapman
Freeman. Of Pennsylvania. while Messrs. Walker, Of
Virginia; Money. of Georgia. and Danforth of Ohio,
aud number of others but recently convalcscent
from severe sickness. Much concern il expressed
FOR the condition Of Mr. schlciehcr who, after maxi
ing New Years call at the residence of the Secretary
of the Navy. cut his leg slightly in stepping into his
carriage and was taken down next day with chills
and fever. erysirclss supervoning in the wounded
leg. He unconscious part of the time this morn
ing and is in prccarious state.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
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House Judiciary Committee. Of which Represents