The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-04-28
A DEAD DICTATOR.


Old Ern. dc Rosns, the Ex.Tyrnnt Of BucnOs
Ayrrs.-II0w lie Exercised Ills PHrsIOn
for Tyranny OH Ills Farm In England.
His excellcncy Gen. Juan Manuel dp
ROsaS, ex-governor and dictator OF the
Argentine confederation, died lately at
his farmhouse nj Swathling, about three
miles from Southampton, England. He
was born on tho 30ll Of March, 1893,
and was consequently within ii fortnight
Of eighty-four years Of agc. The de-
ceased, who bus resided ut and near
southampton for the last twenty-five
years, was seized with inflammation Of
The lungs Oh the eighth Of March, after
having lmprudently exposed himself to
the inclemency Of the weather, Unt,
despite the careful md uuremitting ut
tcMtiun Of Dr.. John Wiblin, F. r. G. S.,
who lIts been his medical adviser AMI
confidential friend throughout the whole
period OF his residence i'll England, Sic
cnnibed to the attack ut the huur named.
La bona MNnUCls tie ROsas de TerrcrO.
the devoted daughter md companion Of
the eX.dictNtor, arrived from London the
,lny previous to his death, and wns in
attendance upon her father during his
lust hours. Her husband, Don Maximu
TcrrerO, LEFT southampton SO lNtely lis
the oath of February, in the Royal Null
companys steamship, Mimic, for Bucnos
Ayres, with MI the necessary authentic
documents to recover his wlfe's aud the
generals property, which they Inherited,
apart from that acquired from the state.
AlUnucla WIS the deceased general 5 only
child, but she Inns two SOILS, aged rcspcc-
lively twenty-One and nineteen years, the
eldest Of whom completed his cxNmina.
ton recently ut thc School Of Mines in
London. Gen. RoSas arrived III Eng.
land, after his overthrow III BurnOs
Ayres, i'll 1852, being brought over i'll MI
English mnll.Of.wAr, Under the command
Of Capt. Day, member Of u Southamp.
ton family, and at once adopted
southampton Ms his place Of residence.
He occupied large house in RockstOne-
plaCc, CNrlt0n-crescent, forseverAl years,
mud then removed to tile farm, where he
remained till his death. This place,
called l'urgcss-strGet farm, Of Tie extent
of about four hundred acres, he rented
under the lnte Mr.. JolI" Fleming, Of
StOueham Park, and Oh it lie lms en-
pended immense Sims Of money, finding
Ills amusement and pleasure III its daily
personal uperintendence.
hegcueral has been quito infirm from
govt for some years, but he might he
seen constantly riding about the grounds,
and his greatest happiness seemed to be TO
sit OH his horse and give orlers to those
employed. His love of what may he
termed despotiC command WIS 50 great
that 10 one WIS allowed to speak word
except by way Of acknowledgment Of
commands or in answer to questions.
General Rosas always pnid his farm ut
tendnnts md laborers about one-third
more than the current wages in the dis
trict, but he Ind the popularity OF only
engaging them dry by day. Each man
was paid daily, and told whether he
would be required OIL the morrow or
not. This singular feature OF his char
actGr sprung from u determination never
to he bound by any permanent engage
mcnt, but in the result the men found
themselves generally in rcgulnr employ.
mCnt, and very few changes were made.
So strictly lisciplinarim were his habits
That cNcl mau's time was calculated hour
by hour he worked, and fully To carry
this out, particularly in the summer
months, lie Ind always night witch