The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-08
The Late ]. w i .awa,lan.

We desire to add few editorial words to
the notice Of the life OF the late j. w. Lew
ELLEN which appeard in Yesterday issue Of
the Dispatch.
Mr.. LEwELLEN was . man OF great indus
try. He devoted himself with unfagging
energy to anythinghe undertook. In news
paper enterprise he was o man to be trusted.
BE was perseyering and ingenious in the
gathering up Of facts, and the careful and
elaborate recording Of them. As reporter
OF the details OF casualties and exciting
events he was both competent and active
one Of the first Of his profession. In Rich
mond he inaugurated the system Of report
ing local events with minuteness and COM
pleteness not equalled by the press in any
other city, we believe. He had not
only perseverance anu tact himself,
but he had the genality and art that
secured for himself the cooperation
OF many persons who had the means of in
formation that made their assistance valua-
BILE The amount Of work he accomplished
| in this way was often wonderful. Hc had
the habit Of arrangement and OF system
atising things so that he was valuable man
in public proceedings. For instance, in the
annual fairs of the State Agricultural So
ciety he was OF great service.
Mr.. LEwELLEN was very practical man
about matters Of agriculture, horticulture,
and the domestic economy OF country and
| farming life, notwithstanding that he spent
the greater part OF his life in the city. He
was one amongst the best Of judges Of the
horse, and it was crcditable to his character
that he was also great friend Of the horse.
He was a BERG in his sympathy for the no
bic animal, and many are the instances ei
his interpoSition for the welfare OF horse
kind. He was noted for the spirit and
fidelity Of his reports OF the remarkable
contests upon the turf. They were graphic
and plain to all rea ders.
In short, Mr.. LEwELLEN was man whom
all Journalists know so well how to apprc-
ciate for his fathfulness and reliability in
all journalistic enterprises. Such man
holds Il high place in the society Of the press.
But Mr.. LEwELLEN in his personal charac-
ter had yet higher merits than he displayed
In his profession. Whatever were his faults
land who is without faulty he possessed in
remarkable degree that chiefcst OF the three
first of virtues-CHARITY. His heart was
always open to the warmest and most active
sympathies with the afflicted in their sor-
rows and sutfcrings. We knew him well in
this respect. When calamity came he was
amongst the first in the field; and we knew
no man who could do more by his
personal solicitation in collecting means
to supply the wants OF the unfortu-
nate and to console the heart stricken with
the assurance that they were not abandoned
to fate, and there were not only hearts that
sympathized with them, but hands stretched
forth to lift them up from despair. For the
bright manner in which Mr.. LEwELLEN dis
PLAYED the noble virtue OF which we speak
he ought to be gratefully remembered by
many, and his memory deserves to he re-
spected by all. We cannot for moment
contemplate the memory OF man who
showed so much true humanity in his ma
ture without feeling assured that in the
flight Of his spirit to the undiscovered
land" his browning virtue will not fade
but will increase in lllstre.