Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-20


The death of Abbott Lawrence was annoanced
on Saturday BY telegraph from Boston. We have
since learned that on post moitem examination
Il was found that, not only bis liver, but bis sto-
mach, kidneys, and intestnes were greatly dis
eased. His burial will probably not take place
until Wednesday. The remains win be inferred
at Mount Auburn.
Mr.. Lawrence was born at Groton, Massachu.
sets, in i792. He was the son of farmer in
moderate circumstances, who was unable to give
but one of his children liberal educaton-the
late Luther Lawrence, of Lowell.
The Evening Post has the following notice Of
Mr.. Lawrence:
In 1908 he went TO Boston, whittier bis elder
brother Amos had preceded him, and engaged in
business on a limited scale as retail merchant.
Having been successful In his undertaking in the
course OF few years he went into partnership
with Amos as an importing merchant The firm
did large business in British fabrics, and for sew
eral wears Mr. Lawrence resided In England as
purchasing partner.
He continued In this branch of trade, with a
high reputation for integrity and business capac-
ty. until the establishment of manufactures in
New England, when he left the importing bust
ness and invested largely In the calico mills OF
Lowell, with which he continued ever afterwards
to be intimately identified. In this business in
which he amassed a princely fortune, and aided
largely in building up the city of Lowell to it's
present prosperous condition, he was for many
years the head Of the great firm Of A. & A. Law.
renee Co.
In 1885 Mr.. Lawrence first entered public life,
and until 1889 served as representative from
Boston In the twenty fourth and twenty-fifth Con-
gress. I
In 1913 he was appointed one of the commits
sioners for the settlement of the northeastern
boundary question. In politics he was an ardent
Whig and after the rise Of the manufactures in
New England, strong advocate for protection,
and for long time liberal friend and firm sup
porter Of Mr.. Webster, from whom be separated
on the question of the fitness of the nomina-
ton Of General Taylor, which the latter never
could heartily adopt, but which Mr.. Lawrence adj
vocated, during the canvass Of l848, with great
energy.
In acknowledg aent of his services and support,
General Taylor appointed him Minister TO the
Court of ST. James, a post which Mr.. Lawrence
filed with general acceptance. Since his return
from England he has hesa- almost exclusively de-
voted to the extensive business in which his i'm
mense fortune is employed.
He was a man OF remarkably fine personal ap-
pearance, of frank and cordial address, and un-
bounded hospitality. His lberality has also been
exemplifed in the magnificent donation Of $780,
I 900 to establish the Lawrence Scientific School,
connected with the Harvard University. Without
displaying any marked ability as public man, he
occupied respectable position, and, in the man
agement of his private business, was active, and
generally successful.
Mr.. Lawrence married daughter Of the late
Timothy Hgeiow, of Medford, man of great emf
nence in the law, and a prominent member of the
Federal party, as well as of the Hartford Conyen-
tion. Mr. L. leaves widow, three sons, and two
daughters, and fortune of $S,0oo,0o0.
FROM Iowa. letter from Linn county, in
the Baltimore Clipper has the following news :
In the result Of the election which took place on
Monday last the 9Th instant, for county judge,
treasurer, recorder, sheriff, surveyor and coro-
,ner, Sans men were in the field. All elected are
friends Of Sam, except one. Pretty good for Sam
in cid Linn county. Sam has more friends away
here in the Far West than you are likely to sup
pose. He numbers some thirty thousand in this
State, and stin they come.
The Oskaloosa Herald adds the following:
LucAs--Lucas county has elected the whole
American ticket by an average majority Of about
Sc votes
WAPELLo --Wapeil0 county has given major
ity Of S02 for the American ticket
KEoKUK.--Anerican ticket elected, spd county
seat to be removed to Sigourney. close vote,
80 says rumor. s..
PoLk-Reported Democratic by small major
ity. al
MosRoK.--Reported as having gone for Amer.
can ticket
VAN BuRKs-American ticket triul aphant.
LKK.-Gone Democratic.
DAvB.-Six hundred for the american ticket
HESRr.-American ticket elected by three hun
dred.
wAsHIsGros.- Three bundled for the American
ticket.
DIS MoIsEs--This county gives large Iusjori.
ty for the American tickft
LARGE SALE opPRorERTr.-Aessrs d. 4 II.
Furrer have sold sall their partnership, property,
lying in Page sad Rockingham Counties Virginia,
to Messrs Richards and Moore formerly of Penn.
sylvania, for $4,000. This property consists Of
almost thirty thousand acres Of land, all of which
is mountsn land, except some four thousand acres
which Is arabic. The chief value Of this property;
says the Rockingham Register, consists Of the In.
e1haustible bed ofrvh iron ore, which Il contains
The Shenandoah ron Works, which have been in
successful operation for several years, and the new
6,-..n. 49,. In .,urae nj erecton In RacL; ch.n,