The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-12
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Mr.. JOIN F1rkBs The daguerreotyp!st recently c,mm
ted suicide in Dubuque, Iowa The West Urbans IlnoiO
Press thus speaks of him" Mr.. Plumbe was about tho
nrs 10 Introduce daguerrean art into this country and
for several years had extensive establishments New
York, Philadelphia Baltimore, Boston and Albany lie
was . gentleman, an able writer, and universally
respected wherever known. We give him the credit OF
being the frat man who publicly advocated the feasibility
and need OF railroad route TO the Pacific We heard
project discussed by him long before II referred TO in
our columns. He was not that the world calls go,d
fnanccr, or at least he never awaited himself little
nesses which many others have seized upon and by them
been raised TO tmnence BY never taking he advantage
buslness transactions, when he had opportunity,
In others, and ofsn found his ankness taken adyau.
.sge Of by little souled men, who left him
extensive business, Mr.. p might have been a wealthy
man had be lived for himself alone, but when he
prosperg be wanted all those around bin 70 share IN bis
prosperity and be gave others opporluniteA " swndla
him, and never having reAaed In turn or al ali desFsn
TO, we presume that In hi, latter years he uight have
found hmseif IN rather limited crcums an,cs, which has
ambitious man, but Il was laudable and manly ambiu,n
which filled his soul he saw opportunities OF raising him.
sen oy others eowna but preferred to be the victim OF
circumstances rather than swcrve from recude and a.
lowed small lean iculs 10 win. We know him 10 Boston
some fifteen years ago, ami Afterwards met him The
Pacific coast His Is run; he has yielded up his he
and aid him down IN sleep. He not weak brother
and unable 70 cope with the world had he wled there
would have been way for him 10 allaence and posl.on
among his fello rs, but having moerament peculiarly
organized he chose 10 stand aside AMI let the pass
heediessiy on its course.
Gen. MICAH Books died very suddenly Tuesday eve.
ming, July the residence OF his son, Oramel Ale
gany county, N Y. He left home In the sernoon in his
Ssua health but zter taking hts the hon he
ELL upon the loor and almost Instantly expired Gen. 3.
the OF David Brooks and born at Cheshire,
tenn, In l.75, and there ore SO years OF age His
1rn journey 10 " the Genesee country" all western
New York then called, made a SECOND journey;
and although he had been N school year all his
hfe--his father, however, literally educated, and
probably Instructed the son-he engaged O school
TEACHER in Bloomfield helping 70 build his log school
howe. At subsequent period he uaversed the wilder
ps n tbe Wis OF Niagara, along the lake Shore to Bur
fao batavia No following Old Uais, ADD seldom meeting
Win civilized ss-,s. IN l7es he purchased farm in
Bloomfield, and has frcm Tia. line onward bccn actively
engaged In agricultural pursus, He was appointed q
Justice Of the Peace 1906, and was sdge OF Ontario
county for about twenty years In the war OF 1917 he
was oul In two campaigns Colonel IN tho Fourteenth
Congress he represented with John Spencer the double
district composed Of the present counties OF Aegany.
Ca:arsgus Erie, Gsnesee, Livingston Monroe, Niagara
and Ontario. In 1871 he q memoer Of the Constu-
ortl Convention from Ontario county, and in 1874
chosen py TIC Lrssatpre one vi tas PRESIDENTIAL electors,
when the vote ri the State Was divided ~ follows
Adams, 20; Crawford, 9; Clay, 4; Jackson, 1.
Hon FIas BRowy died bis residence in Carroll county
Nd, the Sd inst The deceased filed many ON OF
dIst,nciit and responsibility. He Vas many years ago
representative IN Congress- member 6 the State Iegsla
turk Of Maryland and delegate 10 the State Constitution
81 Convention in lsY!.