St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-05-31
DEATHS DOINGS.

The Last Hours and Death of Charlie,
VConors the Eminent Jurist-His Career
Death of C. Il. Mccormick, Head of tin,
Celebrated Harvester Firm.
NANTUCKET, MASS, May 49,
Charles O'Conor died at his home in
Nantucket yesterday at 1925 D. m,
When taken i'll, three weeks ago, he told
his physician that he did not care to live,
All ne desired was that the medicine af-
lord temporary relief For the last FIVE
days ne had taken nothing but water and
medicine. Three minutes before his
death ne reused up, opened his eyes and
put out his hand to the doctor and in
clear, strong voice exclaimed: s'My God,"
and then expired instantly without
apparent pain or struggle. O'Conor's
written request was that his immediate
attendants should perform the last duties
superintendent by DR.. Roth He did not
wish any journeymen undertakers. The
family leave Nantucket with the remains
this morning en- route to New York to the
tIftieth Street Cathedral, from whence
he will be inferred in the family vault,
according to his Instructions.
HIS CAREER.
Charles O'Conor was born in New York
CITY in 1903, and was of good Irish fam
lily. He received only common school
education, and was admitted to the bar
in 1924. He soon rose to the highest en-
inence, but has never held an office except
THAT OF District Attorney for fifteen
months. His greatest cases were the
Forest divorce case I851)s the John
Mason will case (1853); the Parish will
case (l6621; the Lennon slave case
1850; the case of the slave Jack in 1885.
He defended Jefferson Davis after
the war, and represented Tilden's case
before the Electoral Commission. In the
Greeley campaign, when the Democratic
Convention at Baltimore accepted the
Liberal Republican ticket, the straight
out Democrats assembled at Baltimore |
and nominated Charles O'Conor as theft
standard-bearer for the Presidency. He
was twice offered position in the SUI |
preme Court of the United States, was |
offered a foreign mission by Andrew |
johnson, and was frequently solicited to |
become candidate for the GoYernorship |
Of New York, but he invariably declined |
all public honors.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May H.
Cyrus H. Mccormick, the head Of the
great Harvester Manufacturing Com
pany, land supposed to be one Of the richest
men in Chicago, died at his home in this
city yesterday morning, aged seventy
five years. He had been an invalid for q
number of years. q
Mr.. Mccormick was born in 1909 In
Rockbrfdge County, Va. He was son
of Robert R. Mccormick, the farmer who
invented the original reaper In 1876, but
afterWard abandoned it, owing to it's iks,
projections. Deceased brought the in.
yention to successful completion in
1881, when tWenty-one years old. For
this invention, he was elected by the
French Institute as member of the
Academy of Science and received the
Of the Cross Legion Of Honor.
In politics he was Democrat, and had
been prominent in his party as a member
Of the National Committee. He founded
and literally endowed the Theological
Seminary of the Northwest, conducted
under the auspices of the Presbyterian
Church, and also endowed professorship
in the Washingtonands Union Theological
Colleges in Virginia.