The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-09

Obatuary.
Mr.. A. Noise Jr., Esq., died st Madison Ga, o. ks
vsy 10 Charleston He had Iled the once 81 assistant
ssk q the Bank Of chssstoa nearly nfsesn years
vita signal ability, but resigned his situation in March
hist n scnesquence Of prctracted ~ health.
VIII. chsss formerly Of Cincinnati aud brother
Of senator ChAs died st St Louts the st instant
Hn. A. Ball sitter q the late Rev John Nevlsna
nst disa = Dswnievie, california the oh Of Oos-
judge Jshn vsndyse we'll known citizen Of Prince.
sca. J., died the 50 inst in the SD yesr Of his
ago. He had been suffering from III health for loas
DIED On the Sd inst at Fort McHen.y, musician uc.ry
%ilrDs, Of Light Company second artillery He we.t
out to Corpus Christi with Duncans battery In 1916 aud
served In throughout the entire war He was engaged
Sn The bsttss Of F.lo Ate ana Re.sca de- Ia Palms hs
.6orde San Antonio, aAA ChaIubusos the ssoruns Of
Chepultepec and tho Gata Of San Cosmo Fer his good
S9Ssss ressrs sod.r can Teesy."s osriAoas Of me-
rit from the President Of the United States
BSn JOIN Grceis o. s.n ~ n. o.sprs
scd Davy Crscket and wss, fev years since member
ut Cspgess from Tsnns,sse-ths Same district we BE-.
father He was Afterwards connected with the press
New Orleans. but returned 70 Tennessee 9 year or
Swo since aud delegate to the Wing National Con-
renticn ofls52 from that State. He able AID
rscnt and the choice OF the Tennessee delegation
and ps.tis. Of the Ohio delegates for candidate for
The Northern (Keessvills) Gr..ne announces the
sroor,ssos Of u. MONTHS Frspsh psu.r ~ Mns In
jsi7 this patriotic printer raised his voice In defence Of
Canadian rshis and liberties, through his newspapr 1t
Three Rivers. Ten years Afterwards he edited La Mnerps
n Montreal which he compelled to abandon In 1887
when his pess destroyed and he and other patriots
driven into exile He however did cease his labors
bot established at Burlington VI la Patrots Conadisn
snd several later returned under the amnesty to
Aonuse where he re -estabishsd his old journal La Nj
scyre He was founder and President Of the et. jean
Dsptiste Society.
Monument IN Col. Richard n. johnson.
prom the Frankfort (Ky Woman Dec. IL
This beautiful structure, dedicated to ono OF
stands upon mite in tho cemetery whore it will at
arrest the attention Of the vstsr by its adai
Iabe proportions ana symmetry, and its chsstensss
OF design, Is well ~ the artistic skill with which it
Ans been executed.
The monument, CONFUSING pedestal and column,
IL of the Doric style Of architecture, strong solid
sid plain, Like the character Of the whose valor
and virtues it commentaries. The die OF the
pedestal, resting on . hAndiome moulded base 10
relieved on each corner by upright cannon, in full
,slief supporting the sntaSlatsrs. On tho front Of
khe.as IL scuptured IN basso reiisUo, representa-
1ion Of Col. Johnson killing Tecumseh. Col john
sen, seated on 6ery charger il in the aot of firing
his pistol ut the Indian, who, wounded, has dropped
OF bis knee, still grssplng his tomahawk with his
tight while the LEFT hand il raised to his breast,
Indicating his dea.h-wound
Surrounding trees, stripped Of their foliage, de-
hote the Scene Of action TO have been In the wilder
ness Of the West and the time Of the year after the
On the reverse side Of the die Il portrait Of Col
Johussn, IN bosso ysilevo The mouldiugs below and
above the frieze ornamentsd With beads, and
she fezs with raised stars, giving tAst part Of the
structure chaste and rich appearance.
A cap or psdinent finishes the pedestal, on which
rises the column The column, about eight feet
high, il futed and beautifully polished, thus dsubly
relieving the "star spaagled banner" which, in
graceful folds, ID thrown over il, A noble looking
eagle hearing = civic wreath, appears to have just
1lIghtsd on the column being in tho at Of folding
Its wings, and gives the monument . beautiful
finish
At the bottom Of the column, above its round
base, placed front the coat Of Of the
United States, and on the ether that Of Kentucky,
suro1aaed BY branches u oAk and laurel, thus dc.
poting that Gel johnson devoted his services with
energy and success to bstA.
The inscriptions On the monument Are in hne
tasts-no Ligh sounding phraseology msrrine the
harmony Of the whole, but in plain and simple Ian
xuags, expressing The leading features in the history
Of the here and Statesman whose fame it psrpe-
1uates On enc side We have
Richard Mentor JoAnsen, bern 1t Bryant's Sta.
N Frankfsrt, Ky on the 18th of November, 1850 -
On the other side, the inscription runs
8. To the memory Of Col. Richard Il. johnson, .
Faithful public servant for nearly half century, -
p member Of the Kentusky Legislature, and Repre-
sentative and Senator IN Congress- author of the Sum
day Nail Report, and Of the laws for abolishng i'm
prissnnent for debt in Kentucky and in the United
Bates. Distinguished BY his valor ~ Colonel Of
Kentucky regiment at the battle Of tho Thames.
For four years Vice President Of the United States
Kentucky his native State to mark her sense 81 his
eres,sd this monument in the resting place Of her
Inst dasd ,,