Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-24

Down.
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar justice OF
the United States Supreme bench. died at Ma
con. Ga, at $50 O'Clock last evening.
His death was great shock to the community.
1t was sudden in the extreme, for. although he
has been ailing for some time, the justice ap.
peared to be gradually gaining in health.
He went from Washington to Macon about q
month ago and had been visiting at the resi-
dence of Mr.. W. H. Virgin, in vineville, a suburb
of Macon.
Yesterday afternoon at about o'clock Justice
Lamar took his overcoat, intending to go to
the city, but he was met at the door by friend,
DR.. Lewellyn. with whom he returned to the
sitting room. At that time and during all the
afternoon he was in good spirits.
Justice Lamar went into the city in the after
noon and called at the Office Of Col r. E. Pardee.
where he conversed pleasantly on several topics.
He was accompanied by DIR. Llewellyn on his
return to the residence Of Mr.. Virgin.
At dinner at $50 last evening he seemed to
have good appetite. DIR. Llewellyn left the
house about o'clock. and q few minutes later
the justice was seized with violent pains in the
heart, and died at the hour mentioned.
The attack was very severe while it lasted
and the physician, DR.. A. H. Parker, who had
been in attendance, arrived only a few minutes
unconscious and beyond medical aid. Restora-
t1ves were at once administered, but were en-
tlrely without avail. He died with his head on
Mr. Virgins hands and apparently without
pain, the spasm having passed off at that time.
Bright's disease was the direct cause of Judge
Lamars death.
THE RECORD OF HIS LIFE.
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar. Secretary
OF the Interior in Mr.. Cleveland administration
and afterward appointed to the Supreme Court
bench by the President, was born In Putnam
county, Ga. September II, 1925. Having COM
pleted preparatory studies at Oxford, he en-
tered Emory College as student and graduated
in lS45. He then studied law two years and
was admitted to the bar.
In 1S49 he removed to Oxford, Miss, having
been chosen adjunct professor of mathematics
at the State University. While there he also
assisted DIR. Bledsoe to edit ,.he Southern Re-
Uier. He subsequently returned to Georgia,
making his residence at Covington. and re-
sumed the practice Of the law. Having spent
four years in this way, in 1854 he returned to
Mississippi.
Previously to this time he had served one
term in the Georgia legislature, the beginning
of his successful career as a statesman. He
was elected to the Thirty fifth Congress, also
to the thirty-sixth, but resigned his seat when
Mississippi left the Union, and took place in
the secession convention Of that state.
Mr.. Lamar entered the confederate army as
lieutenant colonel of infantry and was pro-
NOTED to be colonel, which rank he held until
1868. when he was sent to Russia by the con-
federate government, charged with an import
ant diplomatic mission.
Upon the close OF the war of the rebellion he
accepted the professorship of political economy
and social science at the State University of
Mississippi, but was transferred to the profess
sorship of law at the same institution.
hnld fha to%tA
chosen Representative to the Forty third and
Forty-fourth Congresses. and then elected to the
Senate to succeed Senator Alcorn. who retired
March 3, 1877. He was reelected to the Senate
in 1882 for the six years term ending March g.
1882
His congressional career won him much re-
nown. which Mr.. Cleveland recognized in his
appointment to cabinet position in March
1885, and then to the bench.
The last years Of his life were spent on the
Supreme Court bench. He was i'll for some
time, and a movement was on foot to put him
on the retired list by special act Of Congress
as soon as Mr.. Cleveland was inaugurated
When he was reelected to Congress in 1874
he was conceded the position of leader Of the
southern democracy. and he attracted univer
sal attention by a speech delivered in the House
on the 9th Of April, 1874, in euIogy of the late
Charles Sumner. In the course Of his address
on that occasion he paid high compliment to
MIR. Summers mental and moral qualities anG
| appealed to the people of both sections to for.
get all traces Of the late conflict take each othe,
by the hand. let the heart go with its grasp and
join in advancing the greatness and glory of thit
great country, although he, himself, was the
author OF the Mississippi ordnance of secession