The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-22

q Here happy portion Of his life was spen
q The newspaper was fulfilling all his ey
epectations he had n taste for gardenin
4whlch he could indulge, and his family
zchildren were growing up promisingly.
! In those days he was an active membe
1of the Henrico or Tuckahoe Farmer
SClub, in which throughout life he retaine
zundimlnished interest, ana was never be
ster pleased than when summoned to atten
Rlts meetings. Anthony Robinson, Jr
father OF Claiming Robinson; John Re
2binson, the clerk; Chief-Justice Marshall
lAndrew Stevenson, at one time Ministe
10 England; Barton Iaxall, Tom RitchiC
gand many other distinguished men. wer
imembers OF the Club. or all OF them, Nh
kCowardin, ever fruitful in anecdotes, ha'
pheasant "reminiscences which he delighte,
70 relate at the retini0ns. The Club wer
always glad to see and hear him, and con
|sldered him one Of their most yalIiabl
|members for, though but little OF a prac
Itical farmer, there was nothing that h.
could do 10 advance the interests OF agri
couture that was not pleasure to him.
BEAUREGARD-EvACUA
The Groye-Road place Mr.. Cowardil
Isold for $4,000, and then bought tha
|most beautiful and valuable homestead ant
tract in Greenbrier county near the Whit
Sulphur Springs, known as "Jericho.
This he named Beaurcgard at tim
|when that general was the idol OF the Con
A lovely spot it was, and Is now as a par
'of the White Sulphur Springs property.
The capaciOus old brick mansion front
what is really grand park; near by Is
Spring OF wonderful volume and GOODNESS
AND the fine fields, watcrcd by consider
able stream, are shut out from the wOrl(
by tall hills, which make the place natu
ral amphitheatre.
The delights OF Beauregard Mr.. C0war
din could not enjoy very much during tn,
war (and some years after the war he sole
iD on account Of the exposed locality, bcins
on the bordcr-land Of the Confederacy, ant
he took his family to Halifax county. Sat
urday night he went to visit them in Hall
fax. Sunday President Davis, sitting il
81. PauPs church, received the TELEGRAM
from General Lee that his army must re
treat. Sunday night and Monday the city
was on fire, and the Dispatch Office wa
destroyed.
Owing to military restrictions, Mr. Co
wardin could not get to Richmond from
Halifax for six weeks. In the mean time
Mr. W. l.. Cowardin, his brother. actin.
for him, together with Mr.. Lewcllcn
sought permission from the military au
thoritics to revive the Dispatch.
\ positive refusal was the answer.
NEWSPAPER REVEALS.
The JVhD Office escaped destruction. and
that paper proceeded with Its publication
The Job Office Of &. II. Wynnc, northwest
corner OF Main and Fourteenth streets, also
and from there i'm q few days is
sued the Richmond Tines, Of which II.
Riycs Pollard, who had been on the Endmt-
rer under Daniel. was the Nanagiug editor
and Patrick Henry Aylett editor in chief.
Then spang into existence The Rtp1bic,
issued frem the upper floors Of the build.
ing where nov the STATE il, thea but lately
occupied ythc Confederate Government a.
a bureau for the printing OF small currency
Other papers soon followed.
1t was not until December that Mr..
Cowardin, having joined with him Mr..
Henry X. Ellyson, under the firm-name Of
CoWardin 4 Ellyson, editors and proprie-
L'l~, itNNtu iH' DtHp HpUtt"' MY >ttuItu
the building on Governor street Just in
rear OF Purcell, Ladd IL Co.'S. aud now 4
part Of that establishment. There, juSi
opposite where the paper was first issued,
il was revived and remained for 4 few
years, and until removed To its present
northwest corner Main and
Twelfth Those were days OF great news
payer rivalry. The Ithiq Times, Repub-
ic, enquirer, Sentinel, Examiner, aud Dis
morning papers and the Ere
ming BuiietiR-wcre all published daily,
md il required. for time, MI Mr.. Cowar-
lin'> chccriuncss Of heart and >anguincncss
)f temperament To believe that all would
md well with the revived paper.
EDITORIAL HARNESS.
Until October, 1879, Mr.. Cowardin kept
steadily in harness, working hard, reading
md writing a great deal, laboring with un-
selfish purpose for the welfare Of the city,
md overwhelming younger and less hope
iu spirits with his glowing predictions Of
Richmond'S future. When others could
see no outcome in hcr-When she seemed
lown-hc was confident that she would
lrisc more prosperous and beautiful than
.yer. He loved every inch OF her ground,
md watched with q jealous eve every
move that threatened her welfare, and was
among the foremost in every undertaking
for her advantage.
SICKNESS.
Mr.. Cowrdin, after having long suffered
from liver trouble. for the relief OF which
he had first resolved TO live in the country.
and after di-poSing Of his farm, had taken
long jaunts intO the mountains and 10 Ten
ncssec and North Carolina, was IN 1879
struck BY paralysis, which chiefly affected
one arir: and side. That practically ended
his editorial career, though until recently
he every morningre OF had read TO him.
the paper. Though always full Of interest
itS conduct. and constantly
confcrring with his son i'm reference there
to. he could not help it with his pen. His
mind was at first able and willing enough
but the good right hand that had 50 long
guided his pen refused TO DO it. office, and
never having been used 10 Debating ht
found it irksomc beyond endurance.
In 1850 he spent several months III the
Hot Springs Of Arkansas. He went there
buoycd with the hope and belief that the
water. would do him great good; bat The
be0tUtS, II any, WIRE ttilIpoldll' AbVN'
the middle OF June OF this year he wa
taken to the Healing Springs. in Bath coun'
ty: there, on July -, great illness camt
upon him.
DEATH.
These mountains and valleys, that were
To him incomparably lovely, were almost
the last Of earth that he saw. The water:
in which he had such great faith which N
his infancy, as he believed, had cured hin
OF an almost mortal illness-coud now dc
him no good. This attack brought hin
almost to Death, door, and it vas all tha
the tenderest affection and utmost mcdica
skill could do TO nerve him with strength
TO stand the trip back to Richmond. Once
more at home here, beneath his SOM
roof. he for q time seemed to i'm
proye. and in his best moment, en-
loved the visits Of old friends. Thougl
he could ta& but little he loved 10 b.
talked TO, and his fondne,s FOR joke sur