, 1881-02-25
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SENATOR CARPENTER.
Dealt, of The Lawyer, Orator.
and Statesman Yester-
day Morning.
eo1er,n Religious Scenes at
tho Bedside Of the Dy-
ing Nan.
Tia IIcutl C1cnr to tho End,
u1ld IIia Brain the
Last to Die.
Account Of the Persistent Siege
Urged by Bright's Dead
ly Disease.
Tim Senator's SoIicitude that Nothing
Should Be- Said about His
Health.
Belief Of His Acquaintance that He
Was the Most Brilliant Man
Of His Time.
nh Tvo Lfhrnrics-fstttNr Grief OF Ills
frlcn,ls--A Life. Insurance Of
$15,00O.
Political Complications Precipi-
tated by His Death at
This Juncture.
4 Chance for tho Wisconsin Legislature to
Adjourn in n Hurry,
Relief Of His Acquaintances that He
Was the Most, Brilliant Man
of His Time.
gh Two Lil,rnrics-Isittcr Grief OF Ills
Frlcn,ls-A Life. INSURANCE Of
S75,O0O.
Political Complications Precipi-
tated by His Death at
This Juncture.
4 Chance for tho Wisconsin Legislature to
Adjourn in Hurry.
WASHINGTON,

NASIiEN GION.
bead.
Sptefd' Dt.pueh to The Chicago Tribune.
TASulSTt,S, u. c., Frt, Ex-senator Mntt Car
ppntrr brcatc,l Ills last III this city thls tns,r-
tny, nj N:;h E,lrrul,sllird hy Ills fan.!iy, who have
tcnlcrly n,,rsc,! htm truuEb his long i1luess, BY
hl. hurne physician. Dr. Fnx of Milwaukee. his
1onl physicull, u,nl Iy Representatives Williams,
Of Wiruts!ti. I,r. 1nrct, ur tho Episcopal Church
Of THU city, read tho survtCp or tho dying M tho
life Of thu atc Sa1ttijr alDwly uhle'l nwmy. From
tho hnslr tllt L}r. Fox urrlyc.! here, ycstrnluy
n,r,li,.t "n his rnnl,l trip FROM Milwaukee. nll
hupt w.ls nlnIl,lnnc,l. nr. INK. vim know Mr.
Carr:ntcr's condition su wrII. and who. uslo ycnr
pgo, hail told h'ln tat his dscuse WIS ncurnble,
INSTANTLY 1t:ffl.ED
mt tho hours Hf tho sick lnni were numbered,
and informed his fntnily thnt hiJ denth might he
expected In II few hours. 3Irtarpenter wAs nut
himself nlaile acquainted with his cOntlIt,nr,
Glhnuah It WIS evident. frnn numerous [il,ttca-
lions during tho day, thnt he knew t!it thu hul,r
Of Ills 1atc hHd come lI,,slnR tito curly 1,nrt nj
the evening ho WIS fully cunsct,,la, anll recug-
Elzel bis family. After o'clock he sntlk
into srtn,.nconscl'1s condition. from which,
however, he w0llld arouse whenever remarks
werca..aresseuto Inn. Occasionally ,uc,nbcrof
bis family wu,lI seek 10 ohtain from him ant.,c
tEn of recognition, aud tlle sufferer by wurti, or
lock. or pressure IF the hand. WIS uble to re-
fpond to tho lust arpenls Ut love.
AIH,lr u'cl.ock THIS Moi,SISH
lr. Carpenter seemed 10 bo sinking. Ills pulse
almost ceased, and 1t wns thought tnlt tho Btt-
preuIo notncrt hui! arrived. lIe rallied suu,l
after lint. however. a,,i was less UNCONSCIOUS
Until oclntk. 4at TINT hour bis wife, his sut,,
"A Ind uf 1t,-unl his tlnuglltcr, n young
"o'nan pf ~, weru gntttored nbeut his
bedside. Thu physicians hat indicutcA
TINT tho remaining hours Of the
hasban and fnthor Wero fow. Tho doath-pnll
was settling ,wn ul',u tiae chamber, yet thore
Tas HI outward demonstration uf grief.
Anxious to sccurp unothor recognition, tho
stricken wIfo asked:
"MATr, no you KNOW Ill: ?''
Tho dying ,.nn aroused himself fur IL moment,
and fcrbly answered: "Of course, tlo." These
were his Inst wersls oil enrtl. From tl,lt .It,c
Until thc hour 0f his tlccc.lse, lso ronnncd III
Painless inrnnsc1oi'sncss. l. lttlg before p::aD
lao physician announced thnt tho llt'Ml tlonlcnt
Aas soon tn cult!e. Thu clergyn1nn. Dr. puret,
then fnrlnnly rrst'l tho lyinx service, and az
y WIS coI'a'lr'lngi tho spirit Ut stutthow II.
e1tpcntcr hui paHse'l from GHrth, II wls et,Ar-
acter'st'u of tho wonderful Intellect ut tho mnu
thaa
Ills nEAn DIED Last.
Ills physicians say tl,nt. eu.1truey 10 tho us,inl
sou'se With such II dsrust. hsH lnlntt WIS Gltmr
'the lust moment. 1t hui been evident to Mr..
lArIHHtrr'A rrirn,,a F,,r ,unuv ,,,,,uth. If IL,
xpul nut realize II h,usc,r tl,nt In w.a atricr"t
@i'h shAt terrible nandy called Iir!ghts ise,st,.
'Ao stAE~nrt fnrnI hu'l httOniu 10 wasted tllut
o"eaollcs hung ln"srly about him. Thero WIS
m nshS Wtl1r M his fntG. T'p yt>lcn hHtl Eruwil
''.h 'itat US s1lsery Notex rOst very icchy tu
ho galleries. --
'.pu'i, "he ycar ng0 t,r consnltotl with his ply
nc'an In Wisconsin,. l}r, Fax, who nnuUut,ceA to
,, n.' ''a sau iuct that Ills nalntly WIS IirfKhts
cas-, u.,s t.,,'',., u u""'""eeo ~ '"1 Iua1 HIS
..,.'.'
a,., 'i"M iHAF 1tnallt,
% u,or n's pnysleian Yesterday, "ho was man
wnud r,u in.tta,... :. .'... %."ti wv ~
1n,r1Irai ~, .e''o't IT, He i'"FeHasca many
.ut,..1 ,,N'', a 't'"t1aR ~ tAht sHp1eet. ntlu
s'aneo 1ho ''lsrnse with thu th,rut,Klness whlc!,
sa"e'th' "ll lls Investigations. lie cutlsci
sss nm's |" d" in'''Ie, uni, when trrtHln symr-
that hi4 "s'o ""ntH ""nu "ecl!'o
had Il u,rs LII ''.n. "oio n''s"heHt "'!o t"ae ~
En,st,... u"t o'l me. lie rolli1isled III t0rrlli
FIN. 49,, 'i thu Inst s'.tntncr. Thu phys-
sea linn un, r., !. .a"m 'ytS n.y.
sh1.,:b rn, ..,,', 'o' iva. " "a1Ea c"'H'"e'
pc,af,,,, . .n't tha cht'nao tu II cco!er to-
u,n,' n''s"' 9Sa!It III tcuotou That would
Af.cn,n.u,v
utoa2a the heal unl ,,!u,tlrtu md sun,nor tor
iiuc f,s, ',e rer"l,ets Unused uring tho 'ay.
tl,t law nrar1,,, '.,.,' "so'u"ou'ly VI "!a oa1c-
WFaure WIS 1no,, ,n,,lrr,,t, rt,,t,,,.
"o'lt Tho strrr.s In M nn..p currI",,.,
10 grt hrcatl, ri wn,, ,ts ,,,.'. e"s'"'eo
sssxus Ii, ls sst IN % tnarns. ", "n.us , o" n
tnn. "aa seh!Gin tlsru aitorwlr4s. iiv suat,u
sps rs,c,ni,s VI tta csl;sIlActt nplinAruica. Itu