Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-29

tie was wakeful Monday night and
on Tuesday morning symptoms OF acute
bronchitis appeared, accompanied by in
scmnia and great ressiessness. His coudi
tiou Tuesday was not alarming, but on
Wednesday eircumscribsd pnsumor in
showed itself During Thursday
night he was eonf ortable and
/ no particular alarm was felt, but
at six o'clock yesterday morning
failure OF the hearts action was Observed
and at 6:i0 a. m he passed away. His
daughter. Miss Mary =. Waite. aud his
son, Mr. C. G. Waite, vice. president Of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton rail-
road were with him when he died prs
Caroline b wnsiow and Frank A. Gard
ner were in sttendsnee. Mrs Waite left
Washington for California about q week
ago. and is supposed now to be in Los An
gsies.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT II rHx SUPREME
COURT.
| Associate Justice Miller, the senior
member OF the court, after leaving the
residcncs Of the late Chisf-Justice, sent
invitations to his fellow-msmbers % meet
him at the consultation room OF the court.
/ where they all assembled at eisven
O'Clock. remaining closeted together until
I noon The Attorney General and lead &.
| ing members OF the bar were present in
the courtroom when the court assembled.
and the seats outside the rail were filed
with spectators The chair of the Chief
Justice was simply draped with Grape
but in no other respect did the appearance
! OF the chamber give any Indication Of the
mournful nature OF the occasiou- When
the Court entered the chamber the
Marshal announced .Ths Honorable
Associate Justices OF the Supreme Court, -
varying the usual formula by the omis-
sioa Of the title OF the deceased When
the court and the assemblage were seated.
Justice Miller, in . low, broken -soice, aid !:
1T Is my painful duty to Announce to
the bar of this court that its honored
Chief-Justice departed this life this morn
ing at half past six o'clock. This is not
the occasion TO make any extendsd OBJ
ssrvation on the subject which will Be
done In duo time. The court will ad-
tourn until twelve O'Clock on Monday.
! April ."
Thersupon the court and the assem-
blGgs retired
THE PRESIDENT xoTIFrKD.
The President was informed Of the
death OF the Chief-J Justics by Colonel La
mont The latter was as his residence,
preparing to 90 to the White House. when
. messenger arrived with . note from Mr.
C {. " ale, SO. "a sae Siief- ; Lassics an
ncuacing the death Of his father, and re-
qnesting him TO notify the President He
also received . Letter from Dr. Ruth, Of the
navy, giving him the same informa ton.
and adding a fsw details as TO the cause
Of death Colonel Lamont procesdsd at
once to the White House, and found
tbs President in ths library, open
ing his mail The President was
very much shocked az the intel
ligencs. He was aware that the Chief
Justice bad been in bad health for q time,
bat hs was not prepared to hear OF his
death Quite an intimacy had sprung up
between the two officials since the Presi-
dents term began, and the latter has
often been heard to express himself in
terms OF the highest praise Of the Chief
Justics's character and ability. The
President Immediately wrote q letter to
Mrs Waite, expressing his deep sympa-
thy for her in her ad bereavement, which
be said was not only . persona; loss to
himself bat . great loss to the public
service.
The following Official notice Of the death
of Chief Justice " ate was issued by the
Department Of State:
To THE PEoPfk or rHE UNITED STATES:
The painful duty deveiopes on the President 20
announce the death at an early hour this morn
ing II his residence in this city. Of Morrison r
Waite. Chief Justice Of the United States.
wh.eh exalted position he has nlled since
March 4. 1874. with honSr % himself and high
usefulness 10 his country
In testimony Of respect 70 the memory Of the
houored dead. IL IS ordered that the Executive
ofnces in Washington be closed On the day Of
the funeral, and be draped IN mourning for
thirty days, and that the Narsonal fa<s be dis
played a. half mast on the builcinss and 90 all
the National vessels The day Of the funeral
BIZ the President: TT. BAYxRD.
Secretary u State
Washington. March n 1855.
Aesioa by the S.aatc and House Of
Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 2-The president
pro tenn called the body to order,
and after ths reading Of the jour
nal handed TO the clerk, who read 20 the
Senate. the note signed by Justice Miller
announcing the sudden death Of the Chief
Justice.
Senator Edmunds Immediately rose In
his seat and in q manner Indicative OF his
deep feeling. and ths shock caused by the
sad announcement. stated that in JAM
1Ary, 1874 fourteen years ago,
Hsa- Morrison r Waite assumed
the duties u Chie< Justice q
tbs Supreme Court Of shs United ssstsA