Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-14

Another name has been added TO the death
list Of the Fifty-second Congress Representa-
tive Eli T. stackhouse, Representative from the
sixth district Of South Carolina died at his res
idence, in this city, At an early hour this morn
ing from attack Of heart failure. Mr.
Stackhouse's death was as sudden and
a. unexpected was the death Of the
late Senator Plumb. and in fact there was a
striking similarity in the two sad events. Mr.
Stackhouse had been in robust health for a man
Of his age-he was sixty-eight wears old-and
was one Of the party that accompanied the re-
mains of President Polk Of the Farmers ALI
ance to Raleigh last Saturday. He returned to
Washington yesterday and in attendance
upon the session Of the House early in the
afternoon.
AFAINTING SPELL
While talking with Representative Livingston
(Gs.) Mr.. Stackhouse seized by fainting
spell, but this attributed to the intense
heat, and after he had gone to his residence
near the Capitol and rested for a time he ap-
peared to recover completely, and returned &c
the House, where he Was needed to
help make quorum After the
adjournment Mr.. Stackhouse repaired to hi,
rooms and listened to some articles on political
| subjects, which were read 10 him by his son.
When he retired for the night his son proposed
to sit up with him, but he refused TO perni,
him 10 do So About 80 O'Clock his son was
awakened by the sound Of stertorious breath.
ing, and, fastening to the bedside Of his
father, found him in the last stages of dissolu-
| ton and unconscious. Representative Cate oi
Alabama, who resided in the same house, wa,
hastily summoned, as was also physician, but
before the latter arrived Mr.. Stackhouse had
passed away without regaining consciousness
HIS REMAINS TO BE TAKEN SOUTH.
81. D.. H.
will be removed tomorrow morning from hii
late residence, just across from the Capito
building, TO the Pennsylvania station, where
they will be put on the Atlantic Coast line
train leaving here at 1857 O'Clock
They will first be taken TO Marion, s. C..
at which place the train is scheduled to arrive
at 12:45 Thursday morning. At O'Clock in the
morning the body will be taken overland TO the
home Of the late Representative at Little Rock
which place, it is expected, will be reached
early enough in the afternoon to have the in
terment made the same day.
Several months ago Mr.. Stackhouse lost hi
wife, who died suddenly at her home in South
Carolina
| SKETCH or HIS CAREER.
Mr.. Stackhouse was born in Marion county
s. c., near his late residence, March "a, 1924
He was educated in the public schools ana
worked on his fathers farm, teaching schoo
! -FOUR years between the ages OF nineteen anC
twenty-three years. He left his farm in 1862 {,
serve in Longstreet's corps, Army of Northern
Virginia, and was surrendered as colone
Of the regiment Before reconstruction he wa
three times elected to represent his county il
the state legislature. Since reconstruction b.
devoted his time and attention to the improve
ment Of his farm and the education of his chil
dren, finding time to write agricultural essays
Most of his life was devoted 10 the effort ..
elevate and improve southern agriculture, an,
these efforts doubtless caused him to be electe,
and reelected president of the Farmers Stat
Alliance. He was prominent in councils o
the national alliance and was elected TO tn
Fifty-second Congress as q democrat largely b.
the alliance votes