Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-26
Judge Masons Death.

The Paris correspondent Of the New Work Post
writing under late oct, 3, gives the subjoined.
rA culArs ia regard t, Minister Mason. death,
s,}S the correspondent:
The II u. Juo. Y Mason Minister of the | nitrd
: ties ~ thl> Court died ut his residence in the
K.ade T. ui,n This morning, after m illness of
only c 'ht hours. lie attacked about one
o., ock th,, morning. He had retired, aud was
t., ding with Mrs. Mason about some ono who Ind
d,.l Of ,pl'xy AZ it chancel, when she noticed
4,ncthng strange iii his speech, and asked him
wat Wi, the matter Nothing. was the reply.
i 10 upon Locking she observed his tongue was
~ Hen, AMI he wa. srccchlcss. DIR. Blgrlow,
t'c ply ~ician If the family sent ior imme-
II ntcly, and such RENE hes the seemed
g. require were administered hn he never spoke
nj 'r his attack. II, haI hnl company with
h. n AT dinner bat dII not digest the irtd he
tie, VIII he vumitcl IA almost unchanged
s.a}c.
i'houg!. ajs llmiIJ lave always arprehcaled
IL nrn OF the ,''okc wLi:h was >" neh. proving
IL ii to the Judc - Soro wear, ago they wrrc Who
IL unprrp red tor hIS attack last night. H. an
T. trcd +, be Va is usual health, though unnsaal.
l., SLEEPY, and tHc day previous was attending To
lnNlnc :. His death /, 50 recent aud Sudden dat
tu' fanny have come To tt" conclusions FIR the n
ia Has w., except t. base The body emhame
an sent hone At tar earliest convenient oppar-
tuuuy.
Ihey vii probably l,lnw Us soonas suitable ar
r,n gcn'uts can he made for their g,ing.
Fortunately. Mr. Anderson, Judge Ma>on's
u, Jaw, n'r". lie was to leave this city far
AmericA with his bride tomorrow or next day
lie will 'cmain with his family for the present.
Il / until their plans are fixed.
he legation iA in charge of Mr.. W. Ransom
Calhoun, ESQ fr,, Soc, eiary. assisted hy NJ.
" .lhour, the -et"nd secretary. both of whom
base lrcn associated wlth the mission since
1871, aid the latter, believe, for u much longer
pcupd.
Mr. Mason was accredited at this Court. Jan.
=. lS1 !, nm! has held the office for II longer time
lhau any of his predecessors, believe. at ieas,
Wlthin the present century.
TIE innerai will be splcmnizel on Wednesday,
| ua,cr and.
i,r same correspondent, writing on the Glh of
q t. =, .rrs to the funeral ms follows:
lHc funeral If the late Judge Mason was sol
emn,2''l ut the America Chapel, Mr.. Secley pas
tor, AZ O'Clock Yesterday afternoon. The attcn-
dance was large. mostly Of Americans. among
whom were Mns>r, OSuliivin aud Spence, who
| tin lately held Diplomatic positions the first ut
| Lisbon und the other at Constultinup,c Cunt
Sat,go@, the American representative # this gov
| ernluout was also there. Tho Persian ambassador
AMI Vi. Rumh were believe, the only resident
! n,,.t,,ers present.
| \, the Emperor i absent from the city,
| the resumption is TINT they also are taking
!
celyci ut twelve p'ulcck from the Emperor. direct
! inc his Chamberlain to attend with guard Of
| honor, Which arrive Just rs the exercises had
commenced The tuur nj services of the EpiS
roiai Cuurcl was read by the Rev. Mr., Lam.
>or, and II en-, Ky was pronounced hy the Rev
| Mr, Sceiry.
The following notice If the proceedings appears
| III Cali mani this m ,ruiug:
"Fhc funeral oh cquc, of the Hon. j. Y Ma
son. American Miuiscr at Paris, were celebrated
/ Yesterday in the American Chapel # the Rne lie
| D'rrN. The luuy of the deceased had been irns-
| vel 10 the chalci early in the morning. and the
! cerrn ry took place without any pomp. IT the
! appointed hour all the memhrr, al the dip ipmatic
houN uuN in Paris. the ,onsui~ {" the foreign pow
err al.i - number # tnurtouarics had arm ed ut
the charel. lhc Emresor was reprrsca.ei by
Nv uiicrrs ot a., hou I'D. aud a biy II trns y.
WA n aUendl;., tn j Ii tin, Ia ,n,r Ia TIE de.
EEL ed. The death at Mr. Mason will be Il treat
Us to the d,p'uu,,tc ". ot hs coul,try; his
MI, Dili' " Of maUacr an bis sr rt Vi cone Ii tian
| hai ,eci,rcd for aim general esteem. The news ni
hi, leath will rgolure lrep regret NJ Washington
| VIII, re ne was much ts,ccmei rs in Paris The
| buuy VIII remain in the chapel until the IN J.
| me t arrives for conveying It to America for in