, 1874-07-26
GOV. CALDWELL.


ffo4u Hs Hal.a:h {N. C.} Crexceni
Gov. Tod Il. Caldwell died at HiIlsboro Sa:ur
day evening ut Is minutes to 6 o'clock. Ho LETT
this city in apparent good health Thursday, and
thet morning he WAS III the stockLoidcrs' meet
ing ut 11i!lsboro. Death no doubt was on him
then. About o'clock that day he saw Maj.
Tom Cain Oh the street and told him that Le
didn't 1eel well; that he 20: y mean drink OF
went to Col. Tom Rutlln'a and shortly COM
planned Of pains in lis stomach. lie suffered
tue whole night. On Friday Dr. Strrdwick
called: Friday evening tho pain seemed to ba
better, and so thought all his frionds;
but the phyacians knew better for
his pulse WAS getting weaker. Friday night at
u o'clock Or. Strudwick sen; for DR.. L. l;urke
haywood, Of this city. the Governors private
physician. Saturday morning the Governor
train arrived about ociock, bringing Dr.. Hay
wood. His mind seemed clear aud has strength
w:ls wonderful. Ho was continually falling into
ti:ful maps that would last about five minutes.
Not ono hour before hc died they had him up on
the floor. and Maj. Tom Cam and his wife end
brother took hold Of his arm to help him back to
bed, ana tho Governor said to him, . Never
mind, Tommy, tb4nk can walk back more
thug ole knce aud his bands on tha bed and then
hxiuging his other knee, and ho tell osor in bed
aod exclaimed, "Now I feel more COM
fFa'o foFs 10 AoS' doa IL hs ssea an Mr. h'qs H.h ns
to lift him up in bed. and naid: III you don't
lift mo up, I will get up myself" He lifted him
and ploppod him with pillows, and tho doctors
being present. ho went down stairs to take o
smoke. Returning in about twenty minutes, ho
found Gov. Caldwell lying ont Oh his back and
breathing rs gently az III iufant Or. John X.
lsuifin, a son OF Judge Eut1u. was holding his
pulse. LII very low minutes Lo had fal1cn
asleep in death. without stir or the move Of
muscle. The doctors say that lis whole System
1r.;y arid frt1n hI5 liver
and kidneys, aud thai it had even reached lis
bvaiu.
Fro,;: the R,e;gh Is. C) Meas.
Gov. Caldwell was born in Moryunton, Burke
County, Feb. ", 1877. His fataer. John Cald-
we'll, was an 1lishnlau, who in 1900 settled III
Morganton, and became q leading morcaant Of
tho place. He was educated ut tue Uni
graduated will distinguished honors
admitted to the Bar, aud tho sano year vas
elcctod Prosecutins-Atto-ncy, for liz native
county. He took All active part in politics. aud
.uas elected to many Positions Of trust. He was
for several years a member of the North Caro-
lima House of Commons from Gurke County.
and in 1S50 WAS elected to tho State Senate In
1888 ho WAS on the Electoral ticket Which cast
the vote of tile State for: Taylor aud Fillmore.
sastic stripe. In 1865 ho was appointed aid to
Provisional Gov. Holden, and tho same year WAS
elected delegate from Burke to the first State
Convention which WAS called after tho Var. In
1867 he was nominated by the Republican party
for Lieutenant Governor, to which Office he was
elected. Ho was inausurated Oh tue 1st Of July,
1868, and Us presiding officer OF the Senate,
discharged his duties i'll Frch q man.
ncr Us to eecure the encomiums of
tho members OF beth political par
ties On the deposition Of Coy.
Holden by the Legislature in December 1871,
Gov Caldwell succeeded to tho Executive chair.
In April, 1872, he was nominated on the first
ballot as the Republican candidate foE Go Govern-
or, and WAS elected BY majority Of 1000. As
a criminal lawyer, Gov. Caldwell stood at the
head OF his profession in tho circuit where ho
pract1ced and in all the mutations OF pazt1cs
never failed OF an election before tho people
when he was candidate. His family reside IL
Burke County, at his home, in the same house
where Gov. Caldwell was born. Gov. Caldwell
leaves Z widow and three married dauEhteie.
Mira Ca|dwell's maiden name WAS Minerva
Kane, She WAS raised in lIilsboro. Tho Gov
ernor WAS sent By his father TO school to Elng-
ham in HIlsboro, and he there became 2cq1a!nt,
ed with Miss Kane. Their only son was killed
(aced III at the battle Of Ge;tysburg- It Is q
sai coincidence that at u!llsboro. never his
| home, Gov. Caldwell sought his early education,
married his bride, aud met his death. .