The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-30
GEN. PEYTON Wise DEAD
tie Never Recovered from Effects Of HIS
Work During Confederate Reunion.
THE DEATH OF GENERAL W. R. TERRY
Ihe distinguished ola Nero. Com.
n"nssed u Confederate Brigade mt
the H"tticoi GettysburE-A Gnrn-
hlcr's Rcmnrknblc ConversiOn Yin.
der Dr. Stnrr'a Preaching.

:, tichmond. Va, March 29.-(Speclnl>-
s'eh. ieyton Wise died at II O'Clock this
morning after u long Illness. He had
neell ~ Tor some time from a cancero,s
way into his throat.
1 Inc Generals health had not been
good Tor L year and he overtaxeG him
SER III his work for the Confederate re-
u.ilolt aleld last summer. he being the
cnnirh1an OF the general committee.
General Wise was a man Of charming
manners. n true Virgininn and a gentle-
man or the old school. He was q neph-
ew OF cX-Governor Henry D. Wise and
q prot ther Of Hon. George D. Wise. He
them Hon. John II. Wise Collector of the
foft or san francisco. General Wise en-
Tered the Confederate service as d lieu
tenant and rose to the rank OF lieutenant
colonel. After the war Governor Gil
bert G. Walker appointed him hrlraflier
general ofthe Virginln militia General.
WISE beganihis business career as
'DanS clerk, but later engaged in the
tobacco trade. He was several years
looacco Inspector During two terms he
y Mus c!etk lor the lIouse Committee on
interstate and Foreign Commerce. OF
which Ills; brother, George. was chair
man. General Wise leaves u widow ,'but
no children The, arrangements for his
funeral have not'Deen made.
Dl1AT1I OF GEN. TERRY.
Gen. W. r. Terry died yesterday morn
ing at his county residence, in Chester
neld. IN him passes away one Of the
heroes Of The late war. He commanded
IL brigade in the celebrated charge at
Gettysburg. During the war he was
seven times wounded. General Terry
served In the Legislature after the war
and later OH was superintendent of the
Penltentiary. When he retired from
That position he became superintendent
Lee Camp Soldiers. Home 5s,,A few
years ago he bought a. farm and since
has lived a quiet country llfe He leaves
several sc ,ei children. a few years ago one
or his boys lost his life under most dis
tressfng circumstances. The young
man killed q man ut Bedford City for
some trivial offense and an angry mob
took Terry from the jail and lynched
him. =
a CONVERTED GAMBLER.
Among those who heard Rev Dr. w.
q. starr preach last night was a gamb-
ler This morning the Doctor met the
man on the street and the gambler
thanked him for the discourse he had
listened to. He told DR.. Starr that he
had, after hearing the sermon, made UP
MS mind to return $1,000 to q person
from whom he had won it in q gambling
deal. and. that he went this morning
and delivered the money up. DR.. Starr
would not give the name Of the gamb bier,
but he is confident the man Will live q
changed life. q
1t istsaid the. antiLamb, Republican
leaders will SOON make ano ther cali on
President Mckinley to discuss the ques-
ton OF patronage with him. They arc
not very much pleased with the reports
or the cordial reception Col. Lamb re-
celved at the hands. OF the President.
MT. John C. Sheehan. late chief, Of
Tammany, and brother Of Hon. W. r.
Sheehan. is at the Jefferson hotel with
his wife. Ills visit Is one purely Of
pleasure ana he.Will go to- Old Point.