The New York herald., 1851-09-30
Obituary Notices.

Obituary Notices.
Lieutenant Wilson r. Mckinney, Of the United States
Navy, died at Marseiles in France, the 16th ult
He native Of Tennessee, but appointed to the
navy from Alabama He attached to the razee Inde-
pendence, Of the Mediterranean squadron lie had been
seriously i'll for some time and his disease assuming
more favorable aspect, 1t was deemed advisable to
him from the ship to the shere the opinion OF the
surgeon being that he would He lived but a
few hours after his removal to the shore. He was
generally beloved by his comrades On the occasion
his funeral all the American shpmssters in the port
large number ef French officers, attended pay the
last tribute Of to whom, in life, they all
spected and admired He entered the service on the
Goth Of March, 1884, and received his commission as
Lieutenant the 81 Of March, 1847 Lis fellow officers
Of the Independence will erect q monument to his
memory.
Mr. Elias Barcroft died of cholera at Jefferson City
ouri on the 26th ult at the age Of seventy years
Mr. B. q native of New Jersey About the year 1905
he emgrated to oKentucky-from thence he removed to
Kaskaskia, in Illinois, where he remained until absut
the year when he removed to st. Louis there he
remained prr cpay employed In the Surveyor Generals
Office and in surveying the public lands of the United
States until about the year 1872 when he removed to
Howard county in Missouri and represented In part the
district composed Of the counties Of Howard and Cooper
in the Senate Of the State for two sessions in the years
1921 and 1922 In the winter Of he appointed
Auditor Of Public Accounts for the State Of Missouri
Office Of great labor and responsibility In this ONCE
he remained until the spring Of 1885, nearly years,
discharging the duties and performing the labor, in
person, with absence Of a single day lie
Of extraordinary industry and energy of exsm.
pary moral character and sentiments lie removed with
the seat of government in the fall Of 1926 Jefferson
City where he continued to reside until his death.
Rev Henry Mcvicker died at Morristown, New Jersey,
the 18th list in the thirtyfourh year Of his age
His first ministerial labors spent missionary at
Gcns Falls In his native state after which he removed
te Mariana, in Florida lie universally beloved as
faithful and self denying minister of the church
Mr. Nathaniel Henry died at Floyd Court House. vir-
gina the 9th inst at the age Of sixty years lie
con Of the great orator, Patrick Henry
Mrs Mary Griffin died recently at warrenton Springs,
Virginia, at advanced age She slic Of the late
Major Thomas Griffin, Of Yorktown, Virginia. and of the
revolutionary army This truly estmable lady we'll
known and esteemed throughout lower Virginia for her
many virtues and truly benevolent and christian cha
ncter ehe is DEEPLY regretted by large family circle
and by al who knew her and knew her but
her She niece of the present Earl Of rraquAr In
Scotland being daughter Of the Ears sister the Lady
Christina Stewart, who married Cyrus Grifn Esq Pre-
sident Of the first American Congress
The Earl Of Donoughmore died at his residence Pal
sixty fourth year Of his age He was for some years
known as "Lavsctte Hutchinson for the aid he
dered In the escape Of General Lavalette nom French
prison after the downfall Of Bonsparte while condemned
70 death for treason agsinst ths Bourbon family. lie
Privy Counsellor.
Mrs. Elizabeth Prudden Tucker died at st. Gsorges
Bermuda the sth inst age of thirty six years
She the wife of Hon william Tadsr Tucker the Con-
sui Of the United States for that place who together
~k,l fus,
death
Mr.. William Nicon RS T., died at Inverleth on the
I'd inst. in the eighty third year Of his age Mr. Nico
commenced his assistant TO the late DR. Moyes
the eminent though bind lecturer natural philosophy
DR. Moyes at his death bequeahed his apparatus to Mr.
Nco who then sctured the ams subject as his pre-
decessor. Mr. Niools contributions to the EiinJwsh
Phosphicai Journal were various and valuable the mbre
important being his description Of his successful repsti-
ton Of Dobereners celebrated experiment Of ignitlng
spongy platina by stream Of cold hydrogen gas: also
his method Of preparing fossil woods for microscopic in
vesgaon which led to his discovery Of the structural
difference between the arucaran and coniferous woods
BY far the mott important in fossil botany Blu. the
valuable contribution to physical science and with which
his si be associated was his invention Of tbs
single image prism Of caicareous spar known 10 the
scientific world a. Ncols prism.
Lord Riveiston did at his residence near Galway,
IIeiahui On tie oeh INST In1s peerage granted
James H. when he fighting In Ireland for his crown
hut not schns wlecged by the English government
Lord Riverston heir Iresumptive TO the Eardom
westmeath.
Patrick Nsn Eco, IL d., died at Canonmiils, Ireland,
the ID inst DR. Nel ~ss the senior partner Of tn
well known printing 6rm Of NELL Co. and was the au-
thor Of the article HORTICULTURE in the Eacyp6ia
Britannea, which has been subsequently, reprinted and
has gone through several editions under the title Of the
"Ktchen, Fruit and Flower Gardsn.r lie also contri-
buted largely to the transactions Of various literary
and scienti6c societies.
Rear Admiral Samuel Leslie Of the British navy died
Ct Rosebank Donsghsdee, the ID nst IN the seventy
third year Of his age lie entered the navy In May Ie3
and in full pay service for thirytwo years He served
In the battle tf the Nile in 17es and wss taken prisoner
by the french s Malta In 1900 He commasasd several
ships Of the line Of the British navy and dtinguished
himself the conflict with the pirates In ths Persian
Gulf In 1907 and at ssmba in Borneo. He vas put
half psy service 1893
Paddy Consely the celebrssed Irish piper died scar
Galway In Ireland on the lIth inst lie wss blind aud
vas employed by all the leading families ef Galway to
psy the bagpipes, bot woud receive compensation
when employed by the humber glasses
Sir Beary Fletcher died at Ashley Park on the 9th Of
Sept, In the forty fourth year of his age
hr Fndlay did st Greenock recently. she vss one
Of the sin "Mauchin bellies" Of whom Burns wrots In.
Use She was then In the opening Of vomanhood She
vss an intimate sequaintsnes Of the peasant poet.
Major Geu william Cispham, h. A., old on'eer Of
the Esst India Company service died recently, s
advanced sss and sssw susthasd geziel If 0ssrIis.