Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-14
Death ofs Venerable Woman.

ed, not alone fer its severity but sill more for
| the remarkable mortality amo1g old peopls.--
| Ia single nuubar Of cur paper receuIy were
announced ,he deaths of four venerable cllz'n'.
bstween the ages OF - and S7-a mortality as
startling as it was bsioiu aud suggestive. We
add another to this list this morllag.
Mrs. ETA B. L,oghorne, one OF the poolest
| of ksp,ucky womru, and truly "a mother 10
Israel" di ID ct l2:45 q. u. Gu Iusstiy, teo
ruar5 1879 at the resideEc, OF her daughter.
Mrs Juiiu Fry M,rsnail, 10 tits city, lu ,ho
eighty hrst year Of her sge. She was Ill but
few days, aod her miad Vas Gear to the last.
Ooly iiulo Wills before her death she gave
ai,s clilos that her body should bo lskeu 10
Ma, sye, Ky, where Der home had been f,r
Dearly sky years, AID there buried by Lhe Sdo
# bcr husband. john 7. L.ughorue, WIGS
widow she bas been Tor f,ry SIX years. F)ur
children survive bar: Mcs. Etz.os,h B. Gceen.
f HeuEy couoty, Ky; Hrs. H-org Wa!Ier, Of
chicago, H.; Mr3. Charles b. Marsha!l. Of
L9u..vl!le, ao1 Lieu. Joho D. Liughorn,, ct
Lyucbburg, Va Her ed:ss s1n, Captaia
Maurice Lloehcr1c, one CT Inc most popular
s,eamboatmen On tbc Oal 10 and Mississippi t't
,hirty years, died 10 Si. LUIS IN 1869.
Mrs L,oghUruo vas the eighth OF remark
able family Of children, '~e.va in numb-r.
Scarcely one died uodcr 10, several over 50;
one died at So. aud tn:ec are IiSlug, aged ~,
81 and SS respectively. Her t.lher and lhfee
or four Of her tr0thers were soldiers CT the
war of 1872 two OF them quite distinguished.
rbe electors whu cast the vote Cf keuluckY fot
James Madison for President Ct the Uuited
States in 1918, fcr James Monroe for Pfesi-
deot 10 1871 ard Tor John Qul1cy adams tVc
President 10 1926. He vas the Seuatur from
Mason ccuuty, 1907 H. aud Representatives 10
The Kentucky l. stature IN 1901: 'O2, '03,
II aud '2S. Her brother, EEouis y. Psycr.
distinguished lawyer OF Maysva, was Sen
ator from tic slme couaty, 1899 '43. aud rep
resenative, 1850. Her sCn-il.aw, Henry
Waller. represented the same county IN lS43
and 1916 ; be l5 now p:oulnent lawyer Of
Chicsgo. Lii. Her son-n law, the late Chas.
+. Marshall, was n representative from Ecnry
county 10 1876. Her neghew, Judge VIZ. II.
Payne, of Bowling Greeu, wGs Senator from
Warren and Allen cjunties 10 lS67-'7l. der
oldest sister, Pcnclope, the f:ss W!iv ct the
LITE DlGel Vertner, OF Lexington. WAS icr
years acknowledged the most beautitus woman
10 Kentucky; and other woncn Of the family,
of later generation, have been celebrated 10
several States for beauty, Til, refinement aud
popularity.
The grandfather of Mrs L,nghornc was
Wm. Payne, of Fairfax cou1ty, Va, OF whom
Cellius' History Of k.u!ucky preserves tho
following loc,drnt:
"At the time Gen. Washington was stationed
at Ait 1andria, Va, asa colonel OF Brlllsh
regiment, b.iuic the Hsr Of the Revolution. an
alteration tock place 10 The court house yard
between him and William Payne, 10 which
Payue kaockcd Washina!ou dOwG. Great tX
citemelt prevailed. as Payne WIS kGosn to tc
FIRM, and Wasbioston WAS beloved Gy all. y
ught's RI rih:c:ioo, hoYe2cr, satisfied Washing-
too hat he was tic aggfcss0r aud ID the WroDi;
aud in the 0ornog be, like true AID mag.
nsnimous hero. sought au interview with Paync,
which resulted iu al epoloay ftom Washicstoo,
ard a warm sDd lssug ireudshlp betWeen tho
two, fLuaded on mutual esteem. Du!lcg the
Revolutionary var, while Washiogton vas on
visit to his family, William Payne, with lis
SOD, DeYall, went to pay bis respects to the
great American chief. General Washiogton
net him some distacce fon the houc, took
him By the hand and led him ialo the prescoce
ct Mrs Washington, to whom be introduced
Mr. Payne IS follows My dear, here Is the
little nsD, whom you have SO frequently heard
NE speak Of, who once had lbc courage to knock
zoe downiu the court house yard, in Alsxandrla,
Zig as anu"
Mrs. L,ughorrc had for !oog ycars bean au
carnest, ,aIous, faithful, and i0huen'!a! mem
Ger Cf the PfesbyteTila cSutc0, aad 10 her calm
| aud peaceful delth geye beautiful evidence Of
TIE finn f.l.I ard Tus; that had so long sus
taiued 1sr. Her remaiHs gIli he taxc1 this
no;njcg to Mlyssil,e, via L:xinston, for inter
rneur, in ored,nuca 10 her dying rtque5t.-
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