Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-28

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'"N sT@~ brought relief. DIR.
Stanley Matthews William w. Johnson
was summoned, and finding his patient
suffering SO intensely, administered OPT
| ates which, toward morning, induced a
| state of semi consciousness. in which he
remained until the end. Occasionally he
would partially revive and recognize the
loved ones near him by glance OF
pressure of the hand, but a relapse soon
followed. For a number OF hours previous
to death he was practically unconscious.
| IN his last hours the dying Justice was
surrounded by members OF his family
who have been with him throughout his.
illness. Mrs. Matthews, his daugh-
tiers, Miss Matthews end Miss Eva
Matthews, and his son, Paul
Matthews, and Mr.. o. B. Matthews, his
brother, of Cincinnati. who came to Wash,
incton a week or ten days ago. DR.. john
ston and the faithful colored servant, who
only few days ago announced to callers
with great satisfaction that "Justice Mat
thews is ever so much better' were also
present. The tightly drawn blinds along
the avenue front of the residence this
morning afforded the first indication to
neighbors and passers by that all was not
we'll within. The reports OF Justice Mat
thews' condition during the past week had
been of such cheering nature that APP
prehension was in a great measure sub
dued, and the news of his death came
with q shock even to many who had been
prepared for the announcement at any
time during the winter.
The Justice was ever a cheerful and
hopeful patient and naturally the menu
bers of his family endeavored to be as
cheerful and hopeful as he, and it was
owing to his own belief that the favor
able reports of the past week were given
to those who inquired after his health
Only Yesterday morning Justice Mat
thews was discussing with his family
various plans for the future, when he
should be able, as in the past, to take
part in their execution. But at no time
since his return to Washington" said one
of the family this morning "have we
really felt that there was hope OF his re-
cOvery."
Justice Matthews had been an invalid
for year or more. During the winter OF
1887 and 1888 ne frequently complained of
indigestion and muscular rheumatism,
and as the spring wore he began to suffer
from obstinate diarrhuaa, from which he
lost great deal of strength and flesh.
At this time it was thought that his great
devotion to work. was, to a large degree,
responsible for his illness, as no doubt
it was, and acting upon the advice Of his
physician and friends, who had great
hopes that a change might prove last
ing benefit, he went to Massachusetts,
stopping for some time at Lennox, and
then at Nantucket but he continued
to lose ground. During the sum-
mer he had several attacks
of muscular rheumatism, associated
with high fever, which would confine him
to his bed for several days at time. On
his return home he began to improve
somewhat, but he continued to suffer from
the intercurrent attacks, which always
greatly reduced his strength and flesh.
These came on at intervals of three or
four weeks. Between them he would have
periods of marked improvement. and sew
eral times when DR.. Johnston was conf
IDENTIFY hoping to be able to get him out,
another attack would PROSTATE him and
make him weaker than ever. During last
February he suffered greatly with COM
plication of cystitis and iritis. About
this time an ulcer of the cornea appeared,
with an effusion into the pleural cavity,
which were attributable to his rheumatic
condition. He recovered, however, from
both ofIthese latter complications. Yester-
day afternoon he had prolonged chill
and high fever which brought on intense
local suffering. This was followed in
few hours by another chill from which he
could not rally He continued to lose
strength and died few minutes after
ten O'Clock this morning. The immedi-
ate cause of death was exhaustion of the
heart and congestion of the kidneys, with
partial suppression of the urine.
Beside his regular attendant, DR.. WILL
lam w. Johnston, other eminent physi-
cions, including DR.. VIM. Pepper, of
Philadelphia, and DIR. S. N. Lincoln, of
Washington, were called in consultation
from time to time.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Justice Matthews was born in Cincinnati,
July q, 1924. He graduated at Kenyon
College in IS SO. studied law and was admitted
to the bar, settling in Maury County, Tenn.
He shortly afterward returned to Cincinnati.
In 1916 ne became editor Of the Cincinnati Her.
aid, the first daily anti-slavery paper in that
city. He became Judge of the Court of Com
mon Pleas in Hamilton County in 1851. was
State Senator in 1855. and in 1861 United
States Attorney for the Southern district of
Ohio He served with distinction in the
Union army during the war, but
resigned his commission Colonel
in 1863 to become Judge of the
Superior Court OF Cincinnati. He was presi-
Dental elector on the Lincoln-Johnson ticket
in 1864, ana on the Grant-Colfax ticket in 1863.
He was defeated as Republican candidate for
Congress in 1876, and in the next year was one
of the counsel before the celebrated Electoral
opening the argument in behalf OF
the Republican electors of Florida and making
the principal argument IN the Oregon case. In
March, 1877, he was elected United States Sem.
ator in place of John Sherman, who had re-.
signed. In 1881 he was appointed Associate
Justice OF the United States Supreme Court.
The remains will be inferred at Spring
day next.