New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-27

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the bedside when the end came. There were a'So
in attendance the senator's nephew MT. b"hn' anu
his private secretary The end was apparently pain
less.
The death Of senator Colquitt made to-days ses-
sion Of the Senate brief one. The opening prayer
was made by the Rev. Mr. Cauer, OF the Me'hoil7O
Episcopal Church. of which the dead senator han
been a member. The announcement OF the "ea'"
WAS made by MIR. Colqutts colleague. Mr. Gordon
VII, referred briefly to the lifelong friendship be
tween them in peace and in war. ana VINO olerel
the usual resolutions Of regret committee Oh -"
WAS appointed 70 take order for the FUNERAL 10
The House also adjourned "a a mark OF respect.
Brief funeral services will be held In the senate
chamber tomorrow At . O'Clock The funeral party
Will leave Washington at II o'clock in the morn
ing for Macon, Ga reaching there at IL o'clock the
next day. and the service in that city VIII take
place at noon.
Senator Colquitt died a poor man. entirely de-
pandent upon his salary for support. Before the
,,r he was wealthy. After the Rebellion he made
4 number OF business ventures. but success never
crowned his efforts. 40 man In Georgia perhaps
stood closer 10 the people. than I'D Senator Coqulu
and he was repeatedly honored 10y positions oi pun
lie trust lie bore The reputation among ms coz
leagues and lived the NE Of a consistent ami earnest
Christian the denomination with which he was
affiliated being thu Methodist Episcopal CAurchii
Senator Colquitt VS. also 4 Jealous duNoci'' an"
champion oil t@' lem. s,@ n',, ~" senator began
March T. 1885,; am would have ,nici M"fIn I,',,
Norih.n VIII .r c'i"l Il ,r 10 - ~ 'eor.i vii meet
IN ia. ram ami a. that time new Scnai 1F YOUR
have % br elected TO I'LL ont the rrnainler 'l Ut,
vacaaey ana for tn ne% tern he, r. %''' e MN
Tho irapretsion .u The Capitol to-day was that
Governor Noriheh VIII not appoint any 9l ~,
ayow.l candidates for On" S"natorshp To- MI "ut
The remainder OF the pr--ent session Of Congress,
Neither Kcpreseutat.vs Turner nor Speaker rri.p
has announce himself a, Gnnl,4t'. ann, yyll
be- pre.crtrI ?, tl- LEGISLATURE when thnt n2IE
considerable number Of his friends IN me 3i,e
Scu1tor wrrr feloer fri. nds and 10 j. thought me
latter a.ihercnts may desire go see his mantle iaI
2oa iae cS sngahsf I"i his 70 bd '4s' e' viii
IA addition 10 tae i,r"song Gentlemen, Mr up NJ
o''tt-i J, %, 49, candidates AZ an early day.
Hi'r in"y. ~ ~ S,ate Mr Bacon is regarded as
he ,bi.,t tarllam,nfarian In Georgia. re- Is =
yrars a, Speaker u jhc General Assemsy Mr
was the author n thc plank IN IN" m5 .>s.',-"'
Democratic platform ~hc1 Irovd,s Ior me
Walsh. the Editor OF Tho Augusta CnTonit,ie u,
Iikelv 10 secure thr nomination 10 serve out the
remainder OF the present term OF Congress.
Alfred Holt Colqultt was born In Walton County
Ga Aprn ~. ls-i Ills grandfather. Henry '0iquit,
a native OF virginia tt..l IN '',';Et u, 'g ,lr
- h.fh branches Of Congress Alfred Hot 'o4gut.
U.s. graduated at Princeton College IN thr cids5 Oh
lsti and In 1856. after studying law WIN MS ia'h,I,
was admitted To the bar AT columbus ", ~
bepan practice at Macon. In 1871 b" served WIN we
ARMY in Mexico major acting nj Eu'iii ~ 1
"a nm aid to General Taylor lie returned % M
pr,f"sson In lSl, and four years later was eleclgl
To- tho XXXGf1l Congress as a D.npcrdt, re maj
a Good IMPRESSION In Congress. bur declined Il -,
ton on account OF tn" death or MS VIE III
ts-c and 1850 h. was delegate 70 the NhN"l"l
F..rfa 4 nts
an doctor on the I.r,cNinridge and Lane ticket
Nr c,'ouitt entered the Confederate Army carry
I'm the Rebellion captain In the pm ,rols't
Regiment. lie rose rapidly n RANK p'',nIiil.N
hri,nJl'r-gencrai September 30 1862. In this ca
paclty he had command OF the GIN l''n -'' - ~
and eSih Georgia regiments, the bIIE"''S $50
crn virginia he tr,k part In al thr RrraI en-,
palgus in virginia. performing mefl,"F'9uS SrrN,cT
~ Arftl-qm AMI Sslrpsburs. lie wt~ IA ClhIHI
AZ fhc BATH, Of Ocean Pond or Q!usiec: Fiorlli:
ami mere he gained The tn, OF Hero ~ Oiusce'
for his DASH coO,nesS and III" gcncra.Shlp III tu'
camullgns around Petersburg h" won ms com
m.sslon AZ maiorgen' raj. bur In the confusion III,
cid.nt 10 the c.ose % the war. 1t never ieachel
After the war General Colquitt WAS engaged Tor
some time I'm the Insurance business. ana Ntcr n'-
ross and In the cause OF religion ana or promo,
| zion I'm Gcorglf. For a long time he d'c!lnrI al
nvc.nf nor political offices lie was % delegate,
10 the Democratic National conventions of lS6H ana
and was reelected in 1850 for two years under the
now Consultation. 49,,
| In 1872 Governor Colqritt was elected 70 me
Tinted states senate for III" term beginning MarcA
| 1 ISS2 and wns reelected for the term beginning
I'm 1889 lie was twice married, first to Miss Dollic
| Tsrvy by whom tne only child now SURVIVING ~
| Mrs Tarvcr. born Miss Bum. by her senator
| Coluuitt had FIVE children.