Show JUSTICE LAMAR death to la reaping a great harvest in the field of eminent men of late his hib newest victim being lucius curteus lamar associate justice of the united states supreme court mr lamar was wag a native of georgia and was born on the let of september 1825 he removed to mississippi at an early day where he received the rudiments of an education and then went to a georgia college where he graduated studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1847 he returned to mississippi sis sippi and held various professional and political positions tiona being elected to congress in 1856 and reelected elected re in 1858 resigning his seat toward the clone of the latter term because of the secession movement when the war broke out he entered the confederate a army 11 as a lieutenant colonel being soon oon promoted and engaging in several battles his hia poor health made it imperative pera tive that thai he withdraw and he be engaged in civil pursuits to the end of the struggle when he be settled down in a college professorship he was elected to congress in 1872 reelected elected re two years later and then chosen united states senator taking his hia seat beat in march 1877 he entered president Clev Cleveland elands 8 cabinet sip as secretary of the interior and in 1888 was appointed to the supreme bench mr lamar in congress was one of the most effective orators on the democratic side he resembled the noted Bep benjamin Jamin H hill of georgia very much in all respects but impetuosity and alertness it is noteworthy that his greatest forensic battle was with the man who must soon join him in the dark beyond james 0 blaine this a was in 1874 d during url ag the celebrated confederate congress 21 2 4 1 when the democrats for the first time since 1860 were in power in id the house of depre enta tives mr blaine had bad been speaker of the house for three consecutive terms a d no doubt welcomed the opportunities which a place on the floor amid a hostile majority gave him and he made the most of them he lot let no occasion for prodding the brigadiers pass by unimproved and one day became so direct in bis big references that lamar woke up and sailed tiled af in it was a battle royal while it lasted with the honors resting in accordance with the political predilections of those who heard beard or read of it those who knew the southerner best however and who remembered that he was seldom on the alert and never actively so 0 o were surprised at the energy exhibited and the torrent of wrathful yet logical rhetoric which he be poured out upon the head bead or of his distinguished antagonist he was never quite so conspicuous in either houie iter alter that the effort required for or such an u occasion seeming to draw too heavily upon his failing system death was occasioned by heart disease aud abd was quite unexpected he will be sincerely mourned |