The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-08
Obituary.

compelled hun ~ regulate his diet With the utmost
care On rsDrsday evening he retired IN bis usual
health, but VAS awakened about mdniy ht in . so
we're spssm, and died almsst i'm nedi atoly Aud
thus has departed one OF the most valued and DO
beyolsnt ctizeDs Of Boston or bi n IL be truly
eaio thai he was the poor mans frieb i-his whole
HE having been devoted to acts Of charity. The
following interesting particulars We extract from the
Boston ay~ai -
Nr Lawrence WAS q native of Groton in this
State, and was born April Y. 1855 In 1906 he
10 this city to enter upon the a;sive pursuits
OF Ifs He embarked ~ y mer,hest, obtained a
stock of goods, and opened store on tho corner Of
WashiDgto n street and Dock square A year or two
after, his brother Aooott, then in his minority
came clerk into Amos store, and, after bssom-
ing OF age. was taken into partnership The new
6rI greAlv enlarged their business, and Abbott was
Quoted toe business at home At that period there
were no manufactures OF consequence in this c0uu
Try and our merchants were obliged to depend aoon
Eoei.pd for their stocks Of goods. Their busiaess
increasing, they removed in aoout the year 1919 to
CcrDhill from thenoe to Liberty square, and then
to MIX street, TO the quarters NJ present occupied
by ,he arm
For thirty nine years ending to day, Mr. Law
reDce has been leading, valued, aud respected
member OF tho mercai tile community. For the
past tWenty years. however. he mas given but Little
attention 70 zoe details Of the business Of the fem,
on account Of ia lrn health His life during tnis
long period has been spent in imitation Of bis Mas
Ter, gong about doing good" Beside the ten
Thousand acss OF private CHARITY, flowing from his
opsn hand, and tarnirs into streams Of Joy and
has given literally 70 tho oaass OF education and
religion
Willisms College was large rsoipient of his
tu,,on, towards rebaildisg the structure; at
another 81 SEQ towards increasing the library and
cthef different times, making the aggregate
gone $26 O00 At the tune of nis dostb, we also
uLdeystsrd, he was engaged in dcrifing plan Tor
she tnr her aid of this Institution.
The Academy At Groton, we believe, has ALEC bsen
literally helped oy him To the fund for the oreo-
tion az the Bar ker Hill Monument he contributed 1T
one time the sum Of SO, 900, and sums 1t othar
tinss 20 nearly OF qaito IN equal amount. Hs took
the deopesG interest in tho erection Of this noble
stroe ore, and by his personal exersioas aid mush
towards stan'ug the spirit which secursd its oom
PISTON His father Wa pa ticipator in the bloody
struggle wbich that towering sdsft DOM me morates
ard had his hat band shot from his hat in the
battle
Mr. Lawrence never but In one instance hold
pubic cficc For one year-some twenty or more
yesrs ag0-he . member OF the lower branch OF
the State Legislature A custom, showing shs
character Of the man Eore than tho public bestow-
heDt Of large charities, and which he prsctisod,
was TO devote all moneys he reosivsd from jury
duty ano similar service, to benevolent purp ,ses
he WAS one OF the WING electors ut the recent Pre-
sdeLtis) election, ana sitter drawing his foes. on
closed them to aid in the purchase Of tho slave
woman ana obid in Baltimore, in behHlf Of whom
al appeal was recently made to eur citizens
The Batavia Spai Of the Times announces the death
o. Ut David Log 81 D.,ln tones, county =, a Inc
be entered me army Of the United states and sts
tiepeu In the vicinity Of Boston At the expiration Of
his 5st se'n Of tervcs ne again enlisted and fr eight
NOV hs r,s,iogsd at Providence, North KinSron,
East Greenwich After this hs volunteered 10 asiot
ia the Of Busoyue psrtod In the service Of The
army OF Dearly two and half years
Died In Greene Chsnat go county, the I'd inst,
Charles Cameron In the Seth year Of his age He was
IN. last survvor Of Il ose who prominently con
&c With tre umsnoauent OF settlement 10 ali Of
Wsstern New York. There " no one nov living who
pai.cpaei In the founding Of sstlsmsnts In all this
gicn ~ SO early period
General Thomas Davis tbs founder and FIRST
mancsr Of the Boston Nslona Lanosss dei In that
city on the "a inst
Judge ascrgs W Pests. Of the most distinguished
citizens Of North western Lousaaa died on the 18th
ult in tbs parish of Claiborne after lingering Illness
q several weeks
Alderman Lyman Perry = member Of the past and
prsssn Soad q Mayor and Aldermen Of Boston, died %
OF ttle week. Mr. Perry o. tho hrm Of Perry
| g. jacobs, provision dealers.
Law Intelligence.
srrRrME CouRr OF rHE UsrrEp STATES, January -
No 80 Samuel Do~n.y plaintiff in erros vs. Joseph
I Hiehs exocutrix -fha argument OF this cause wa,
ess,,pusa by MIR v. Howard for the tefssdsnt in
srT.r aod concluded by ur Bstssr for tbs osintia in
- Jacob saskInan -Tais s.bmittsd to the
Court ON he .oold and printed arrumeDs BY Mr. ssss
| the pa,nt,ns In error. hdjourDed
Jan. 4--JosbuA D. Bal. Esq Of Massachusetts,, wa,
admitted ., an attorney and ocunssor Of this court
En- ps'< IN re Thcssaa Kane sc This oss' vas ar
sa,d ~ Messrr Busted and Brady behalf Of the
ttsoDsr Asjcurssd
An crrr 70 the circuit court Of the United States fer
AiaoSma. Mr. Joste- Nelson delivered tho opiaoA Of
th. reversing the jpsgmsnt Of tho circuit court
and rtmaDdiag this cause ;or further pr oee6ingr
| n conformity TO the h opinion Of this court Nc
% the loorss. court Of Arkansas Mr Chief Ju.t,o,
Tsnsy delivered The opinion Of this court rmsng the
judgment Of the saG suprssae court In shis cause. With
M " II Nj assls
! Mccre OF FL Tho Argument Of this com Heuo
ed BY Mr.. Reve,dy Joauson for tbs appellants sud
Adjourned
cocRr OF ArPs,Is Jan THE court com mens.d II,
Jer usry tern the Capitol this merncs at 10 O'Clock
Present Chet Judge Rnss,es Judges dsxiipsr, Js~stt
Joi,rson Morse, willard Hason aod Taggart Motion
were bret heard ~slsce. respondent against Latsor
appesDt; No 2l2 GA calendar Motion by appslAat 80
csnte atnisd With scots. Benedict FOR motion: n.
hpi r opposed Kispe and Kline. appellants against
Pafch!n refpondent ~or the calendar hoion by re-
fpohaent dsmise The sopeal IN This cause denied win
eoss iiilt Jr Tor 'ion;J q. Reynolds opposed
DECKER isepepesnt agstsst Mathews appellants No $50
OF the calender Motto, by appellant % aside for
per ortsr diois-sg the appeal under rule arsntsd
o. ysyrg o. cost. q that order and costs OF opposing
tn calendar See than taken mp No reserved: Nor
Sssi truck Of % consent, Nos ard called and
PISSED No resrrv-d; Nos. 3 ana struck ID by con
sent No ~ or The calendar by cake No IL reserved
NO IL or calendar by mistake No. Is called and passed
No - ,et Down tor Jsnusry 6ta No. 10 cas1 AMI
w ~ tduoA VI. py cNcstSs, NO ~ calen an
pae~o NO 10 set down fcr Jsnusry 7Jh; No 10 called
npj pes-d This making tea causes called under u,s
rule txciudcg those stf aek or IL stated that any
csus' b@ae ready for asgu0eaG would be heard No 81
Decher spp liant sssiost Gsroer and another respond
sn''. Argued sonu-i se.rdiey for appellant; N all,
Jf IL, rspobdshs Nor ~ - as respectively struck
ron VI calendar by oonssnt No. 234 Palton and
oher executors 80. sppsilass. agsiast sheldon re-
spondsnt Submitted upon printed arguments snd
points. N. Ecsard Jl, counsel Jan. 5-No Is, Bs
her spp.llrnt against sosS re p,ndent Argued Hen
=, Hegentn fJr sppel,aet; K Miller fer respondent
Nos - nd z. struck OF Jan. No. a. Hart respond
ert sfAirs the Ressse aer and Saratoga Railroad Com
parry appellants Argued Job Pier on for spssIa
hii Jr Tor respondent Nor oonc luded
foURr OF ArPEALs, JAN The court com
nsr".o the call Q, the eslrnder at No 49, which ss
fsrysd No. a. ttiicken OF No So oalsd AMI pissed
so. sc gces dorn to 1917 No ~, judgment affirmed
by oefpult Nokou counsel f,r respondent Nos
~ ~ ard 49, ce,lsd sod passcJ No. 81 reversed No
az called ard psssed There being ready for
Argument tbs court adjouspsG for want Of business.