Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-27
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. GENERAL LOGAN DEAD A Great Shock To The
 Country. THE END SWIFT AND SUDDEN. Sorrow And Gloom Over The
 Land.
EXPRESS ROBBERS RUN DOWN.
Jim Cummings And His
 Gang Trapped.


 GENERAL LOGAN PASSES AWAY From an Acute Attack of Rheumatism Which Goes to the Brain-F1is Death Sudden and UnexpecIed-Mrs. Logan PrOstrated by Her Great Sorrow Much Surprise and Grief When the News of His Death Becomes Known. WAsH1NaToN, Dec. 26.-Senator Logan died at his home here few minutes before o'clock this afternoon, surrounded by the members of his family and great number of his political associates. His death adds another name to the already long list of Con gressmen and prominent public men who have died during the past two years. AL though the Senator had been sick for some time and his condition for the past day or two was known to be critical his death was not looked for SO soon. In fact everybody hoped that with his robust constitution he would be able to recover. His case was regarded as hopeful by his physicians up to Friday night, but then it became apparent that he was sinking rapidly. From that time on rheumatic fever affected his brain and brought on frequent periods of stupor and unconsciousness. Yesterday his condi- ton remained unchanged, but so critical was his condition in the evening that Dr. Hamil- ton one of the physicians, remained at his res idence over night. Early in the night he grew weaker and his entire family, with General Beal, Congressmen Symes and Hall remained by his bedside all night. At intervals during the night the Senator was conscious and seemed to rally. About midnight during conscious moment his wife leaned ever him and spoke to him. He murmured "Mary" and this was the last articulate utterance that passed his lips, although he seemed to recog- nize some of those about his bedside as late as o'clock this morning He sank gradually and at three minutes before three this after noon died without struggle.
 About two weeks ago General Logan was first confined to his home with rheumatism and later on this was followed by rheumatic fever affecting his brain. The fever made terrible inroads upon the patient and early last week he was so reduced in flesh that his friends could hardly have recognized him. His suffering up to within a day or two ago was intense. Senator Logan complained of agonizing rheumatic pains while he occupied his seat in the Senate the first two or three days of the session. His disease, which was acute inhamma- tory rheumatism, was not thought dangerous until fever set ill. Then his pulse ran so high and the fever became so intense that he sank into stupors. Long before noon to-day Senators, Congressmen and others, political associates and friends of the Sena- tor, apprised by the morning papers of his condition, began to arrive at Calumet Place to make inquiry about the condition of their friend, and by the hour of his death probably five hundred friends had come and gone only | | Sherman. Voorhees, and a score or more of Congressmen were among the anxious in- quirers.
 John A. Logan, of Chicago, wass born in Jefferson county, H.. where here he received a common school education and subsequently graduated at the Louisville university. He enlisted as private in the Illinois vol unteers and became quartermaster in the war with Mexico. He was elected clerk of the Jefferson county court in 1S49, studied and practiced law, was elected to the legislature of Illinois in 1859, '53, '56 and '57 He was prosecuting attorney from 1853 to 1857; was presidential elector in 1856, was elected to the Thirty-sixty and Thirty seventh Con- gresses; resigned and entered the Union army as a colonel and reached the rank of major gen. eralin the war for the Union. He was appointed minister to Mexico in 1865, but declined. He was elected to the Fortieth and Forty first Congresses. He was elected to the United OtACeS senate aS x RopuDllcdu u SucCccu IAiCIl- ard Yates, Republican, serving from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1877. He resumed the practice of law at Chicago and was again elected to the United States Senate Republican to succeed R. J. Oglesby, Republican, and was reelected. His term of office would have expired March 3, 1891.
 General Logan's age does not appear in any of the congressional directories pub lished since he was first elected to Congress. He was, however, born on February 9, 1926, and at the time of his death was in his six ty-6rst year. During the last week of the last session of Congress an insurance agent called upon the Senator and solicited him to take poli- cy on his life. The agent says he had long talk with the Senator about his age and health and believes he realized that his phys ical forces were waning. He refused to take out policy because he stated that he was in debt for the greater portion of the purchase money invested in his home in Calumet Place where he died. When the agent proposed to take his note for the premium during year without security or interest the latter said: ''Your propositson is generous and realize that ought to have policy for am poor man; but the money should have to be paid sometime and do not feel able financially or otherwise to assume the debt."