The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-25

court adjourned.
will attend the funeral OF Mr.. Lamar.
Tnstice Field, who is in feeble health,
and perhaps some OF the other Justices,
will remain here, but majority oil the
court will make the trip. Justice La
mar has daughter living in Rockville,
Nd, married to n cousin, also named
Lamar, who will probably so with the
members OF tho court, Two nephews
Of the late Justice also reside here.
His Career.
Lucius @. Q. Lamar was born in Put
nam county, Georgia, September II,
1926, and after his fathers death was
taken to Oxford, Miss, where he re.
ceiyed q part Of his education. He grad
uated at Emory College, Georgia, in
1915, studied law in Macon, and was adj
mitted to the bar in l847. In 1S46 he
returned to Oxford, Miss, and for q year
held profcssorship in the University
Of Mississippi. Flo resigned and re-
sumed the practice Of law in Covington,
Ga lie was elected to the legislature
in 1853, and in 1854 again returned to
Mississippi and settled on his planta-
ton in Lafayette, being shortly alter
wards elected to Congress us a Demo-
crat. He served from 1857 till 1850,
when no resigned to take seat in the
secession congress Of his native state.
lie cast his fortunes with tho "lost
cause and left the army with tho rank
Of colonel, after having shared in many
engagements. At this time the lawyer
planter was widely known for his fiery
and ornate eloquence OF the style still
popular in the south, and he possessed
considerable influence aud political
prestige. When he entered the Conled-
crate army in 1861, he was made lieu
tenant colonel and was soon
PROMOTED TO A coIoNEIcY,
but his military career was ended in
1868 by an appointment mado by Pres
ident Davis as diplomatic agent Of tho
Confederate states in Russia. AT the
end Of the civil war Mr.. Lamar was
chosen to fill the chair OF political econ
omy and social science in the Univer-
sty Of Mississippi, and in 1857 he be-
came professor Of law in that institu-
ton. Soon after the removal of his
civil disabilities he forsook college lito
for public affairs, and in 1873 he en-
tered Congress- again. He was re-elect'
ed in 1874, and acted as chairman Of the
caucus which nominated Michael O.
Kerr for speaker, in December, 1875.
In January, 1876, tho eloquent repre-.
sentative was elected United States SON
ator for the term beginning in 1877, He
was reelected in 1882 for the term end
ing in 1880, but he resigned in 1885 to
become secretary Of the interior in
President Cleveland's cabinet Two
years later he resigned this
Office to accept an appointment
us associate justice Of the supreme
court While IN Congress Justice
Lamar was distinguished for eloquence,
high ideals of public service, especially
in the matter OF accepting gifts such as
railroad passes, and for his sensible
efforts to heal all differences between
the North aud tho South. On the
bench he was considered less learned in
the law, and less profound than most Of
his associates, II not all, but his natural
qualifications wero always rated very
high. His fairness and sense OF honor
we're mover questioned, and he was Of q
judicial temperament. Personally, Jus.
tice Lamar was popular, and was much
esteemed, ana while falling health for
tho past year OF more has III a measure
prepared his friends for the worst, his
death will be felt as q great loss to a
wide circle Of acquaintance and admir-
ers and to the nation.
Mr.. Lamar was perhaps as prominent
figure as any that has occupied q seat
on the bench OF that august body, but
for several months he has been almost
too Ill TO take moro than
A PERFuNcroRY INTEREST
in the proceedings. His health has
been failing for a long time and it was
almost a defiance Of nature that he
took his scat on the usual decision day
Monday. lilo left Washington Tor the
South about month ago. He had
then been for some time confined to
MS Houho IN lnub Clbyt uuu Wha uHhpld
TO attend all tho sessions Of the STU
promo court his absence causing some
little delay In tho rendering Of the we'll
known lake front case, wherein tho
city Of Chicago and tho Illinois Central
railway were the participants. Just be-
ioto his departure from Washington,
however, judge Lamar was thought to
hayo considerably improved. He took
advantage OF an improved feeling, and
the day before his departure from the
national capital he made two or three
calls on friends there. II was not With
out dismal iorobodings that his friends
learned after his departure that no had
been compelled 10 take ono or two In.
torvals oirost before arriving home, and
his death, while IL will cause q very co.
,y0rO shock ln this community, whore