Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-24
.ITSTICELAMARDEAD
mis- Demise Sudden and Unexpected
in the Extreme.
ur SEEMED TO BEIMPROvING.
r,,.d NJ $50 Ia Good spirits and with
Appetitc-ht $50 lie
Was Corpse.
.r.,.,.rrann 70 ihe plsnAtch. }

,,.oox GA. January 2S.-Justico Lamar
AL bo-e sts.5O O'Clock this evening. 1t
,o-r,hle shock 70 the community. The
81 ,rss sudden 10 the extreme. tor al
-b fo has been ailing for some time,
T..,ice appeared TO be gradually gain
hea,th. He came from Washington
,r...a about month ago and has been
...., ai tho residence OF Ar. W. IL.
,..r ~ yineyille. a suburb Of this city.
onernoon AZ about 3 o'clock Justice
took his overcoat. intending 20 GO
...,tg. but was met nj tho door by q
.. p,. Llcwellyn. with whom he re-
...... O. the sittine-room. At that tsne
.rr.nc al the afternoon he was IN
-l-rite. aud at dinner, at 6:50 this
..... ho seemed TO have a good appe-
DE- Iewcllgn eft the house abont 3
a1l few minutes later the JUS
..s seized with violent pains IN the
....,l a.cd at tine hour mentioned.
JUSTICE IA,iAu's LIFE.
r.. Driutus Cinciunatus Lamar was
rrtnam county, Ga, September
ta.r his fathers death. IN 1884. he
....r t1 oxford. Miss, whero he re-
~. primary education. lie gradu,
Emory College, Ga. IN 1915, studied
Hur1u. and was admitted To tho
Il. Ia loiJ he returned 70
Miss. and held the place
.rrt professor Of mathematics
.vorsity Of Mississippi for year,
l.r.-.suci and resumed the prsc-
.sy 70 Covington. Ga. lie was
..ft1the Legislature IN 1853, and IN
..trfrel acun 90 Mississippi, ana set
lis ulautatlon. In Lafayette. He
he. Congress rs a Democrat from 1871
r.-ifuue Lis seat 10 tuEe part III
... ...,,lu Convention oi his State.
UIs WAX RECORD.
r. r--a-el the army as lieutenant
nj .ae Sincteouth Mississippi Rcgi-
.t q which he afterwards became
DE shared ia many OF the en-
LIS # the army Of Northern Nir-
I..t va. compelled % leave active
..- account o. his health, and was
.t.. .frui-eIOn,r 10 Russia, but when
.....i iur,pe lu 1863 circumstances
....r.3. auI a successful mission was
..r.r possible.
t.,.-t tl. close of the war Colonel Lamar
-..r,,i 'o N-s.s.ppL He was elected
.r.s.r q poiitca economy ana social
...lu t.a University &C Mississippi IN
.rI in l-E, was transferred 10 tae
...ruf law. butaftor~ards returned again
.l. bar.
I.-I-YYfIuN CoEGRr fIOHtL sRRVICE.
I0. Was elected again 20 Congress in 1872,
...r. for TIE first time III many years a
,rn-ratic House ol Representatiyes Is
...tIei and bee WAS selected to preside
..- tr, Democratic caucus. whcro he
&c.. noteworthy address. outlining the
..t Of his pertr. He was ro-eiected IN
.uA then chosen % the United States
..-.,. tahiug hi- seat March 3. 1871 In
.t. u1us- and Senate Colonel Lamar
....e Rrply and not ,ften al great length,
.+ sb,u be did speak 10 was usually ON
.....a. occasions, au1 with much power
.ul ,fectiycHess.
"a. hni great independence If thought
... action, aul az ono time. when he was
. f.uttei by the Legislature of ms state
.. vote on tine currency question against
. convictions. he refused 70 obey,
.qpoalol 90 the people. and was sustained.
.i,ltAai oF IHE ISTERIoR-sCPBEMH-co COURT
JUDGE.
On thr 5th of March. 1885. Mr. Lamar
became Secretary Of the interior IN Presl-
..nt Diey,lands Cabinet, and as such de
...r.l "a number ot important opinions
tIrO. ac public lands. lie retired from
-. Calumet June ~. 1898, when he was
..r..-ar.ned Associate Justice Of the Su-
...-.. Court of the United States.
ar,iIc, Lamar POSSESSED tho judicial fac
...r luy.rg high degree. He took broad
... c.ulreh,u we views of legal and con-
..I.U.nai questions, and his opinions and
.....4.l.us were stated with ciearness ana
.,... ue wgs scholar by taste and
.fg.e. a tue Ihctouclnn. u careful stu
....t flr principles Of law. and be had a
turl cnuceutiOn of the nature OF
I.....r.. Government.
I,--E OF TIE JUDGES DFATH.
.. lNl.hJs disease. with angina
.... W4- the direct cause of Judge
.... death aud is given by the physi-
.l.. l. uaug the chicf complication IN
.... Justice Lamar came INTO the
... t.l. Gft.ruoou aud called at tho office
.u. IL. D.. fardec. where he con-
f. i.,l autlv ON several TOPICS. lie
r...... ulmci by Dr. Licweliyn on ms
... Il thc residence OF Mr ". ii. VIZ
n.. ..... married Mr Lamar's daughter.
Iar NIAD. sU1EW.
fI. attack was very severe while il
un4 the phys clan. Dr. \. H..
who hll been in attendance, ar
.. .u.t uf.w minutes before death. At
f.. t.., Il-tIco Lamar was unconscious
..t r.url medical ald. Eostoratlves
....at tIu.r administered. but were en-
nl't.ul avail. ie died with his
aI Ou tr. \Iruu's hands and apparently
vl'lolf ruu. the spa5iu having passed of
n, tDa. uue.