New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-11
RECENT DEATHS.

DIR. VIM TiRRELL Of Sparta Hancock County,
Georgia. died the Fourth of July. 1t is due to the
history Of Agriculture that record the death of this
good man. for he did moe in pecuniary point for the
benefit of his State than all the politicians it has given
birth to- DIR. Terrell ,Tonated sometime before his
death to the Athens College $4,000 the interest of
which is TO be devoted forever toward procuring
Course of Lectures every year on agriculture as
"Science and the Practice and Improvement of Differ
cent People Chemistry and Geology, 50 far as they
" NAV be useful in Agriculture; on Manures Analysis
/" of Soils, and Domestic Economy, particularly
"rcerring to the Southern States-the Lectures to be
Z" Free"
DIR. Terrell had devoted his mind for many years
to the almost vain attempt Of trying to convince his
felow-citizcns Of their great folly in literally destroy
ing the soil by the bad manner of catyatng it, not
only in Georgia but in all the Southern States The
doctor had Travelled much in this country ana Europe
and had seen what science can do in producing
crops without wasting the SOIL His death is public
loss.
Mrs. CATHARINE ScHoLEY DEAD.-Mrs. Catharine
Scholey, tie largest woman in the world whom our
citizens will recOllect being exhibited by Colonel
Wood in this city, learn, died in Scots Township,
Pqua County, Ohio, while sitting in her chair on the
5th inst.
Colonel Wood has been on tour with the Black
Swan through both provinces of Upper aud Lower
Canada with great success, and having Just returned
TO this city about 10 start last evening for OHIO
TO take the fat woman through the provinces aud show
the British subjects specimen of - human naur
from the States when he received Geographic dis
patch from the husband of tie lady, OF which tine fol-
lowing is copy, VIZ =. ,o,.., v.,.- ,u,us ,es,
dear CoLoNrLI have sad news Tor received your
the ming Of the Fourth Of July about 10 O'Clock
that 10 about six hours thereafter Mrs
Schoey corpse. She complained on Monday, and her
She died sitting her chair without either struggle
iced she supposed 70 be asleep when was found upon
effort being to awaken her, that she had thus calmly
expired. =, ..,,
with you moment might cay for her anti
psng much pleasure IN the enoym Of the cooler climate
Of the Caladss IN travelling in your country during the heat oil
sumner Her heath had S''n good t scHofFY
We learn that Col Wood had a life insurance on
Mrs Schoey to the amount of $25 900, 5000 in the
the Companies of Hartford. Conn., and $4,000 IN
Ohio Companies. Philad. Ledger, July 10.
DEATH OF UNITED STATES CoSsUL.-We have
by last steamer of the death of Samuel p. Col
hngs Esq, the gifted gentleman appointed by Pres-
dent Pierce United States Consul at Tangier Mr.
Ceilings left in feeble health but made most atlen-
tive and energetic representative at the important
post for which he was selected. Mr.. Ceilings was a
leunsy lvanan, aud had been long connected with the
democratic Press in that State, of which he was most
conspicuous member. He possessed high qualities Of
head and heart, and will be mourned by large circle
of friends. Washington Union, July 10.
Mrs. JUDsoN's MOTHER DRAD.-We learn from
The Hamilton y. " Journal of the Sd instant that
Mrs. Lavinia r. Chubbuck died IN that village on the
evening of the ID at the good old age of 10 years
Mrs. Chubbuck was one of a t,pe of women whose
passing away We greatly resret-the od-faShioned
Mother.
She was the mother of her who was known to the
literary world as Fanny Forester and TO the religious
as the wife of the great missionary TO Burmah