The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-05
DEATH OF aovERNoR STEPHENS.
Oraeorgia-The Last Hours ofthe South
tern statesmnu,

ATLANTA, Ga, March "A. II. Stephens
death occurred at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
About 2 o'clock this morning 1t was evi.
dent he was much weaker and the crisis
was approaching. At $50 his extremities
became cold, clammy and assumed pur-
pie hue. As the end drew near Mr.. Ste
phens was lying on his back, with his head
turned slightly to the right. The husky rattle
in his thoroat that had been plainly percepti-
BILE earlier in the night had ceased entirely.
At q quarter past the family was called in.
After breathing almost imperceptibly for
lew moments he died without the slightest
tremor. To-day the remains laid in the
State Executive Mansion, and were viewed
by 10000 people. This afternoon meet
ing OF citizens was held and addresses were
delivered by Senator Colluitt, Judge War
ten ]. Crawford, Judge Logan Z. Bleckly
and other prominent citizens. The re-
mains will lie In state at the Capitol, COM
mencing tomorrow, until burial, Wednes-
day or Thursday.
AUGUSTA, GA, March 1.-THE Chronicle
SAYS the death OF Mr.. Stephens is u
calamity to the State. All denominations
and classes, irrespective Of party are pro-
ioundly moved by the death oil the states.
man, patriot and philanthropist. Though
dead ne will live as the most illustrious Of
Georgians. ,'E. Ir.F..
Alexander Hamilton Stephens, was born
in that part Of Wilkes county, Georgia,
which now forms a part OF Taliaferro
county, February II, 1872; graduated at
the University Of Georgia, at Athens, in
1882: taught school eighteen months; was
admitted to the bar at Charlottesville in
1884; was member OF the House Of Rep
resentatives Of the Georgia Legislature
from Taliaterro county, in 1885, '37, '3S,
80 and 40, and was a member Of the State
Senate from Taliaferro county in 1912,
was elected representative to the
twenty.eigath, twenty.ninth, thir-
tieth, thirty.frst, thirty.second, thirty
third, thirty-fourth and thirty.hfth con-
gresses, (hat is from 1S43 20 1850 when he
declined a reelection; was run as Presi.
dential.elector for the State at large in Geor-
gia, on the Douglas and johnson ticket in
1860; was elected to the secession conven-
ton OF Georgia in 1861; opposed and voted
against the ordinance OF secession in that
body-but gave 1t his support after It had
been passed, against his judgment as to its
policy; was elected by that convention to
the Confederate congress, which met at
Montgomery, Alabama, February 4, 1851,
and was chosen vice president under the
provisional government by that congress;
was elected Vice. President OF the Confed.
crate States for the term OF six years, under
what was termed the permanent Govern
ment, in November, 1851; visited the State
OF Virginia on mission under the Con-
federate Government in April, 1861, under
the invitation OF that State; was one OF the
commissioners on the part Of the Confed-
crate Government at the Hampton Roads
conference in February, 1865; was elected
to the Senate Of the United States in 1868,
by the fist Legislature convened under
the new +. constitution, made under
the johnson policy, but was not allowed
to take his seat; was elected TO the Forty
third Congress in 1873, Ito till the vacancy
caused by the death Of Ambrose r.
Wright;) was elected to the Forly.fourth,
Forty.fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses,
and was reelected to the Forty.seventh
Congress as q Democrat, receiving II, l4S
votes, without opposition. He served dur
ing the first term Of the present Congress
and resigned last fall 10 take the Governor.
ahin nj Georpia.