The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-03-29

Stanley Adtthe1os. 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
renamed until the end. Occasionally he
would partially revive and recognize the
loved ones near him by a glance or
pressure Of the hand, but q 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-
ters, Miss Matthews and Miss Eva
Matthews, and his son, Paul
Matthews, and Mr.. o. B. Matthews, his
brother, of Cincinnati, who came to Wash
ington 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
1 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 ap-
prehension was in great measure sub
/ dued, and the news Of his death came
&
/ prepared for the announcement at any
/ time during the winter.
The Justice was ever a cheerful and
8 hopeful patient and naturally the MEM
/ bers Of his family endeavored to be as
cheerful and hopeful as he, and it was
4 owing to his own belief that the favor
& able reports of the past week were given
n to those who inquired after his health.
1 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-
cOyery."
Justice Matthews had been an invalid
for a year or more. During the winter of
1887 and 1888 he frequently complained OF
indigestion and muscular rheumatism,
and as the spring wore he began to suffer
from obstinate diarrhPa, 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, no doubt
it was, and acting upon the advice of his
4 physician and friends, who had great
hopes that change might prove last
ing benefit. he went to Massachusetts
stopping for some time at Lennox, anC
| 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 hin
to his bed for several days at a time. Or
his return home he began to improve
/ somewhat, but he continued to suffer from
the intercurrept attacks, which always
, greatly reduced his strength and flesh
These came on at intervals Of three o.
four weeks. Between them he would hav'
| 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 prostrate him ant
, make him weaker than ever. During las
} February he suffered greatly with com
plication of cystitis and iritis. Abou
this time an ulcer of the cOrnea appeared
) with an effusion into the pleural cavity
= which were attributable to his rheumati
= condition. He recovered, however, from
[ both ofIthese latter complications. Yester
s day afternoon he had prolonged chill
, Hnd high fever which brought on intens
Q local suffering. This was followed in
s few hours by another chill from which
9 could not rally. He continued to los
strength and died a few minutes atte
ten O'Clock this morning The immedl
ate cause of death was exhaustion OF tn
/ heart and congestion of the kidneys, VIII
partial suppression Of the urine.
o Beside his regular attendant, DR.. Will
lam W. Johnston, other eminent phys
d" cions, including DR.. VIM. Pepper,
Philadelphia, and DR.. s. N. Lincoln, {
r Washington, were called in consultat1o
a I from time to time.
= BIOGRAPHICAL.
2 Justice Matthews was born in Cincinna1
July 81 1924. He graduated at kenyc
College in 1890 studied law and was admittf
Is to the bar, settling in Maury County, Ten
!. He shortly afterward returned to Olncinna'
In 1916 he became editor OF the Cincinnati he
u aid the first daily anti-slavery paper in Tn
n CITY. He became Judge of the Court OF Col
mon Pleas in Hamilton County in 1851, W
- State Senator in 1855 and in 1861 was Unit
" states Attorney for the Southern district
o Ohio He served with distinction in
le Union army during the war,
s. resipned his commission Colon
r. in 1869 to become Judge Of t
n, | Superior Court of Cincinnati He was a pre-
, DENTAL elector on the LncOln-Johnson tick
X. An 1894. and on the Grant-Colfax ticket in lSl
Id He was defeated as Republican candidate
Congress in 1876, and in the next year was o.
z of the counsel before the celebrated ElectoI
i ! Commission, opening the argument in behan
the Republican electors Of Florida ano maxi
C the principal argument IN the Oregon case
tn March, 1877, he was elected United States -
IS ator in place OF John Sherman, who had
signed. In 1881 he was appointed Associs
y, Justice of the United States Supreme Court
The remains will be inferred at Sprl
E Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati on Wedne