The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-31

DuresQueS.
life Tafourd earned his livelihood by reporting for the
daily press Of London he from this position to the
elevated post from which he called by sudden dest.
His name is honored wherever the English is
spoken. Commander Pcher, the celebrated engineer,
at Rome, aged 81 The Duke of Sodermanland,
the young prince of Sweden and Norway, at Copen.
hagen, aged fifteen months The Crown Prince has only
another child his first born daughter who cannot
coed to the throne; should he have other male
heirs, there may therefore, be serious complications.
None of the other sons of King Oscar married
n-Isaac Jones, suddenly in New York aged 81 years,
15.-n New York. after long and painful illness Mr..
Robert Conckn in the 9th year of his age Mr. Conck
lin was gunner Of the Y > brig Argus when she
thence transferred to Dartmoor prison, where he -,
NAMED till the close of the of 1sl2-l4. - -
l6.-Col Charles E. Gordon . -
Artillery Of ENGLAND, saas..rs
. DEsshsrs charged with fixing the
cong the Pyrenees, at Madrid.
E.--Uommander Jacobni Minister Of Commerce, Fine
fts and Public Works at Rome in that city, aged 63
years.
/ 1e-w P, Duval, Governor of Texas, in Washington
aged 10 years. In 1872 he appointed Governor of
Florida by President Monroe, and re-apponted by
Mr. Adams and by Gen. Jackson. In this position he
acquitted himself to the entire satisfaction OF the
administration and the people of the Territories
over which he chosen to superintend. The
Earl of Iichhela, in London, aged 50 years. His
name will be long remembered in connection with the
celebrated "litchfeld House Compact The deceased
peer always strong adherent to the political prnc
pies of the wing party and from 1885 to lS4l he held the
Office Of Potmaster General under Viscoun Melbournes
administration The first Lord Arson the celebrated
ADMIRAL who left to inherit his honors, and his
estates descended TO his nephew, George Adams, ESQ.,
who thereupon assumed she name of Arson, and his
eldest father of the deceased peer created Wis
count Arson and Baron Soberton The Earl of Lcbfeld
succeeded his ather in the vscountcy in 1878 and the
eardom was conferred in 1891 The penny post system
introduced during the time Lord Lchfed held the
Office OF Postmaster General.
21.-Majcr Selah b. Hobbe, Assistant Postmaster
General OF the United States, in Washington aged 81
years.
22.-Isabea Campbell, in Greenock, Scotland aged
los years
23-James Raymond. well-known manager Of cir
cuses and menageries at Carmel Putnam county, N. Y
He originated the business about thirty years ago. and
imported the first elephant shown in the United
States Among his property which is valued at 81 $780,
ooo are the Broadway theatre and Washington Hotel in
24.-Benedetto Negri the distinguished profess
of singing, at Turin, aged Il years. AT Marseies,
birth, and went from Cairo with Napoleon.
10. The Dowaser Princess Kohary great grand daugh
ter of King OF Portugal at Vienna aged 81 years She
left large fortune but the greater part 1t was held
in aef, in Hungary, and returned 70 the State.
the CITY Hotel, New York destroyed, in New YORK.
ON Alexandra de Bodisco, Russian Minister at
Washington at his residence Georgetown aged 10
NJ Bodisco had held his office for sixteen years having
come the United States in 1888 Patrick ODonohoe
of the Irish exiles of 1s4s in Brooklyn New York
James Chesterman, one of the oldest citizens and mil
enaires Of New York in that city, aged 10 years Mr.
advanced years and engaged in the active pursuits
Of monetary life until within two three days of his
country in his youth, being by occupation a tailor.
2a.-At Santa Domingo, Senior Jose joaquin Delmonte,
voted sixty years of his life to the service of his
country during which time he held numerous important
Occupied that Of President Of the Supreme Court Of
Justice in the y % regus oana0 Of tho United
States Navy, in Florence.
26.-Anna Maria Jones, novelist of repute, in Lon
don, eng , in ma abieet poverty :, -. u.u
ment Of the Virgin Islands, at Tortola aged 81 years
29.-In Paris Charlotte A Thackeray, relict of John
Rtchie late merchant Baltimore United States and
London) and aunt of william NJ Thackeray, author of
'Nanity Fair and sPendennis."
s-count reyronnet formerly Minister Of Justice
Charles X, at the time Of the famous ordinances, aged
70 years. at the estate of Montfeand Bourdeaux,
during this month.
FEBRUARY.
WEDNESDAY 1.-Silvio Pelieo, aged 81 years, at
Turin Italy. Slvio Pellco of the few italian
prose writer's who have been extensively known out of
Italy He born at Saluzzy, Piedmont, in 1889. His
father was a manufacturer of silk at Pgnerol and he
gave his excellent education and the boy natur
ally of studious disposition, improved upon the lessons
of his tutors In 1906 he visited France, where, at
Lyons, he resided several years with married sister
Here he acquired thorough knowledge of the French
language read voaire Rousseau, Moliere and Cor
nellie in the vernacuar He became thoroughly acquaint
ed with the French people, and mbbci from the leading
spirits of the republican schools the principles which he
afterwards so ably advocated Returning to Italy, he
resided time in Milan where he became the intimate
friend Of sismondi and MONT He was .variously en-
ployed--s sometimes tutorand soon commenced his
career as an author He published his tragedies Lao
dicea'' and Francesca d Rimni,r which raised him
high in the literary world Only short time after this
the celebrated Journal III ConcilidIore commenced
The writers for this journal were Peico, Sismond /,
Remagnosi, Gloja and Manzon. Though proessedly
ts Wer
and the Austrian government in 1870 suppressed IT,
The doctrines of II Cone,iotore bad an effect upon the
people and only weeks after its suppression ns
rectiops broke out in Piedmont and Naples. With Sc
yeral others, Pellco was arrested imprisoned and in
February 1922 sentenced to death. This sentence
was commuted 10 fifteen years imprisonment and in the
dungeons of Speilberg, in Moraya, Pellico wrote his
greatest work . My Prisons It's fame soon spres cal
English most Of the Continental snguages He also
wrote several other prose works, and volume OF poems
After eight Of Imprisonment Peilico was released
and up TO the time OF his death he resided at Turin
Here he passed life in classical retirement occasionally
contributing to the literature Of his country but never
interfering with its politics Several Of his tragedies
have been acted in English with success
AIT Copenhagen, DENMARK Jacob Peter Mynster,
Bishop Of Scllsnd, nearly so years OF age man FOR
pctv eoquence and zeal famous throughout the north
He was, according to his ability and views shining
light, Pillar and apostle in tho Danish Church His
ioss low church and state church, but he was
s.-ITcnry Edward Stevens, stage manager of the
Bowery theatre, n. " in this city aged 40 years.
12-senor Herrera, ex.rresident OF Mexico, in Vera
Cruz. At Victoria, (Chna) surgeon Gamhul, oil o. .
/ Navy.
17--General William Pauldng, at Tarrytown West
chester county " ", aged IS years. During the
with Great Britain from 1912 TO 1919 Mr. PauldinS
active Ia promoting the military spirit of the citizens
New Yor and vas advanced to the rank IL General ~
tlc militia Al one time during that period the city and
country militia assembled Tor the defence q the city
when on attack from British naval am MI tary force
was expected accounting TO about twenty thousand
men Io} y Nartin the celebrated Enyish painter IA
the Isle a Man srod - years The u nd * tac erti
kept Is zone his hand It's power to the ast Iic wa
working on II auges iliushatyc o. the Last |pdg
Ineut within i few weeks OF liz dcAththc Judgu,rt
she "Day 81 Wr.fb and the i'riains Of Heaven. ~
these large works he had been employed for foui
years al tlcfn 10 may be said e have spout the las
efos ~ # rcnius. lie was painting On The Plains q
Toryt III an hour OF starting for the ltsse islNnt
vtst fca his last
a. -Tnr, india, Coz. Anime slucoe
g u, Aide-dc.( smp 70 quecu fict0ris
- Asrs! " ber M.e,t sioreas II lnila.