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| ~ MS residence tn Frederick city, on the
i''h instant, the Hon. Jons l. HARpiNe, chief
Justice oil the Orphans Court Of Frederick
County IN the 59th year Of his aye. The,
deceased was open aud sincere, smiable and
upright On NIL his moral duties, and of mann,r,
unassuming and bland.
On Friday last, MAasAAEr El,x.nrru 81
daughter Of Henry and Ann Lee, aged 6 year,
months aud 10 days.
teonsvsic ,rEp.l
Departed this life. on Monday the 9Th inst,
IN the 2lst year Of her age. Mis-, SAaAn Ann
ApAas, daughter OF William aud DruziIl,
Adams Of harPers-ferry.
Tie Gu tom Of age, permits IN, 20 in.cr;,,.
upon the tomb of the dead a permanent and
public record Of those virtues which di,tin-
guish the living. Thi, IL n pleasing aud easy
Task with reference TO the subject of this no
lice In all that constitutes tho esteemed
friend the delightful companion, the pious
ah- etonzie, and devoted daughter, thi. Young
lady was exemplary. Kind and ,,mpa,het,c
IN feeling, religious from principle. there wa.
no society To which she vas not n w.lcom.
and pleasing acquisition; while in those with
whom she was connected by nearer ties, these
claims 10 affection iouoly Increased the force
OF natural impulse. She - gone from among
us-she has changed this lat best) but chez
qnered existence, no doubt for an eternity Of
bliss. Aud though this confident beIi.f of
unsarying happiness may in some measure
reconcile W. 10 our deprivation, vet a long
tune must pass ere We cease 10 mourn for OF. a
so loved, so innocent, and 80 early lost
The voyage Of life is at an cod.
The mortal atIliction is past;
| The age that Ia heaven she'l spend.
Forever and ever shall last. A.
cossUs,c .rxpl
| Died, near Shepheristown, ua tl.. I.th in
slant, sally J. LAvAIscE UN,r,p. ,of,n,
daughter Of Mr.. John L. UnseId of Ii,rper,-
Ferry, aged months aud 2 days.
" The loved, the dear Of earth
Are doomed Co sink and die.
| The sweet infant at its birth
Must heave the mortal sigh.
J Parent. give DER your grief 80 vain,
| The lost on earth will live on high.
Her soul has joined the happy train
The cherub train above the sky"
On Sunday last, JAooH BELcHER FEAAAx.
son OF Mr. George Feaman Of Shepherdstown,
aged about ? years
Departed tins life. on the 9th Of septem-
Der, at the residence Of her father, MIR. Tho
mas Dak'n, formerly Of Harpers. Ferry. Va.
Mrs ApALISE GAscoisS. consort of Henrico
0aseo'ns, OF GreenVille, Bond county, Illinois.
The Hon DAVID BARroH, departed this
life, AT the residence Of Mr.. Gibson. near
boonviile, Cooper county, Missouri. on
thursday goth ult. The deceased was one
OF Inc most distinguished lawyers and poli-
uciehs IN the West. Ills name ~ con.picu.
ousiJ ldentiiied ~iih the history Of Missouri.
from the organization Of the State Govern.
meht TO me present time-he presided over
we oehoeraiionS Of the Convention thai
formed our Stale Constitution, was Gr,t Che
zen U. >. Senator In 1890, and reelected in
1874, IN which capacity he served with dis.
Hnsumhed ability. The last public capaei-
Ia which he served was ~ Senator from
Tue county of 81. Louis, 10 the rzvisaI srs-
son OF 1884 and '3J-when he aided eff
csentlj 10 the compilation Of our present Re
,sed statutes. There ended the political
'hs and services Of David Barton. n man
AhEe distinguished for his sIoausoce and
profound legal requirements, and who un-
s'ded by fortune or alliance, rose by dint of
indomhable sPirit, and his own cspaciou,
'"u' from rustic o6scuriIy, to fame and af.
luenee. -
During the session OF the legislature of "a
and ID, Judge iarion was observed IN he
unusually ab-irseted and moody. .Io,y
out depending melancholy seemed IN h.
PreJing upon his faculties, which eontiouod
'" 1sssN hita until lac sunk nj last into hone
'eS snd desperate insanity, tho inevitable
symptoms Of which were frs, recognized b.,
hs iriends, IN series Of numbers which an
peared IN this paper during the past " inter.
over the signature OF Cora Planter" Hi,
malay increased With the most frightful eC.
ieeis-'eaVing nsught Of the oace highly R:ft.
ed Statesman, aud critical Jurist, save an
eSAe'ated frame sud a ruined and distracted
",hd'--~hen on Thursday the 2Gth instant.
80 minute, before ~ Of the clock. ". he
breathed bis last. Thus he, closed a.. -
tai career Of, perhaps. one Of the mo,t e,.
raordinar5 mon Of the present age.
BoOHriHs Hsrah