The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-28

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DEATH OF REV. PETER CARTwRIGhT.-Ihe
venerable Peter Cartwright, u. d., a we'll
known Methodist minister for seventy years
past, died Thursday at bis home, near Plea-
SAINT Plains, saDgamon county, Ill.,, IN the
eiybty-seventh year Of his age. lie was Dorm
September /, 17Sj, in Amherst county, va.
His father was revolutionary soldier, and
after the war removed with his family and
settled in Lincoln county, by. In 1875 he
removed to the Green River country, in Lo-
gan county, one mile from the Tennessee
line. Peter was wild boy, but in 1901.
when in his sixteenth year, he was convert
ell. He began to eXhort sinners to repent
ance in this wild and unsettled country, and
was called "'rhe Kentucky Boy" In 1906
he was ordained deacon by Bishop ASbury.
In 1908 he was ordained elder. In 1872
he became member of the Tennessee
Conference. In November, 1912, he was
elected presiding elder, and held the office
for many years. He spent eight years in the
old Western Conference, eight years in the
Kentucky Conference, and fifty-tlve years
in the Illinois Conference. In 1863 the illi-
nois Conference held jubilee in his honor,
and shortly after he was appointed Coulter
ence Missionary, in the discharge Of the du-
ties OF which he has since been engaged,
r. together with the delivery of lectures in
various parts of the country. He was
married August IS, 1903, in Barton county,
Ky., and lived with his wife in happiness
siXty-four years. In 1871 he had living
seven children, fifty grandchildren, thirty
seven great.gTandchildren, and seven great
great-grandsons. He filled number
of important trusts during bis connec
ton with the ministry with ability. HI
was man of indomitable energy and ar
earnest worker in the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He received 10000 persons into
the Church, baptized 5000 children and ZOO
j adults, preached 500 funeral and IA, 800 othel
sermons. He was opposed to any change in
tho rules of the Church especially did he
oppose the lay delegation. He lived to sec
the Church grow from seventy-tiye thousand,
when he joined it, to million and quarter.
and the wild country in which he laboretl
become wealthy and thickly settled. His
style of preaching was eccentric, but forci.
BILE. As Il man, he was perfect gentleman
ever polite, graceful, and dignified. His name
has become imperishnbly connected IN the
= memories of many thousands of the mem
hers Of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The STATE or New YoRK.-TLe Stat,
Board of Assessment of New York has just
finished its labors, and has reported the ng.
gregate eqlalzed valuation of the taxable
property In the State mt $2,0SS, go, 445 or
real estate, Sl,G41 ,379,4lO, and personal
: estate. SAT- ,2iS,055. In New York city and
county the aggregate equalized valuation OF
taxable property amounts to 81 ,04l ,253,633
or very nearly one-lalf of that of the entire
State. III New York the real estate is valued
ut S734, 500. 410, and the personal estate al
$306,947, 22S. In Kings county, comprising
Brooklyn, the aggregate valuation amounts
TO $195, 1Ss, 347 OF, real estate, Sl75,1Ss ,34I
and personal estate, $l9,726,75l. Westcbes
ter county, near New York, ranks next, the
aggregate valuation being $59,977, G94 or,
Tea! estate, So, 81, 207, and personal estate,
S7,685,4s7. Erie county has an aggregate
valuation of 81, 300,721 !; or, real estate,
S4s,94l 1896, and personal estate, S, 35S,SS5.
s3sssiJ JACOB TnoMpsoN. jacob Thompson is the
only living member of Buchanan's Cabinet