The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-01-16
The Dead of 1856.

The New York Herald has the following
in relation to the distinguished dead of tile
, past year {:
NepubliSh this morning our neurological
index to the year which will close in a few
days, and trust that an attentive pcrusal of
! lis contents will have a Salu.ary effect in re-
straing the cxccsscs of the HOLIDAYS rs well
as in clcva,inS many minds from mean pur-
suits to All admiration Of The dignity of vr-
| tue and patriotism. 1t is impossible for anys
one not TO be more serious when hc reflect
on the number of busy minds and brave and
ambitious hearts which have been s,iiled
within the short period of twelve months.
This republic has lost Mr.. Bcrricn and Major
l.aton-mcmbcrs of Gen. Jackson's Cabinet
Senator Clayton, Gov. Troup and Com
, , modorc Morris, and others who counscllrd
for her interest in the Cabinet, and upheld
| her dignily amidst the contention Of flctious
and during the pcrils of war.-Ensland has
to regret the death Of Lord ITanlinge, the
| hero Of many bloody fights, Sir Henry Pot
tingcr, 4 military diplomat Sir John Ross,
the Arctic navigator Buckland, the ccnlo-
gist, AMI Wcstrnacott, the sculptor. Russi.
! ,nourns for Prince PaSkicwtch, the brilliant
III t"' NL'ttS I'LL OIitIlu TlncC
Woronz"ff, faithful aud sagacious coun-
seller; Gen. Rudigcrs, n valiant soil,lcr, and
Admiral Surcow, whcsc name is immortal
izcd for The planning and carrying into opera
tion the bridge which lcl his comrades
from the south TO the north side of Seba,to-
pol after the cuptnre of the Malakotf
Poland still regard the name of 1gnatus
Turkul rs that borne by one Of her most
unspottcd patriots although lie returned to
her soil to die in the trarn Of the autocrat of
Russia. Same Of the old statesmen of
France have died in different parts of the
! world, whilst many of her modern lights
have been cxingnshcd in the capital. A
page of Napoleon the Great cxpircdin Paris
and ono of his companions on the retreat
from Moscow yielded up his life at Buffalo,
in this State, refusing for thirty years
to speak the language which lie said had
been used for the destruction OF his chief
Count l>ombelle:, who married Maria Louise
after the first Emperor OF France died on
the Continent, in great Indulgence. Count
Estcrhazy, of Austria, was carried off rather
suddenly in Berlin, where lie represented
the Emperor Francis Joseph MS Minister
Sir William Temple Lord P;lmerston's
brother, who for long time held the post
of English Minister at the Ncapolitan Court,
is also dead. Science, literature and the fine
arts have been stricken in the persons of
Shape, the gcologist Perciva, the American
geologist Sir William Hamilton, the met
aphysician ; Won Bicla, the astronomer :;
Henri Heinc, the German writer Caroline
Lee Hentz, Tbicrry and Count de Tocque-
vile, and host Of others.
The musical and theatrical circles have
lost Madame Vrstris, AdoIphe Adam, John
Braham, Bochsa, and Lindpainter, who COM
posed rs well rs he painted. NJ. Sina, Of
Vienna, who was worth four millions of
pounds sterling, snccumbed to death, whilst
John Sadlier worthily represented tho gigan-
tic swinders of the age in the manner of his
death, as he did during his entire career.
We could not in summary manner classify
all the fainous--or infamous as the case NAV
hc-pcrsons who have been Summoned to
their account during 1856. So the read er
must attempt that task himself The disc-
pies Of temperance all over the world have
to grieve for the loss of Theobald Matthew
who died at Cork in Ireland, on the 9th of
this month. The widows of Mr.. Hukisson,
of England Henry Bell, who propelled The
first vessel by steam in British waters Clark
son, the famous abolitionist, and of Nicolas
Biddle, our gigantic banker, have also pas
sed away. The sudden death of George
Steers is fresh in the memory of all, and we
may say that the year has been fatal to many
eminent mechanics.
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