Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28
Record of Deaths.

New ! Ork until $780, Wuen Ae AOSe q PSA'-
of his property by the great fre--MaJ-
Pitcher. who served in the Mexican war; died
in New York on Friday. He was a son of the
late Lieut.. Gov. Pitcher, of New YOrk.-Mrs.
Eunice Beardslee, widow of the late Deacon
John Beardslee, died at Vermilion on the Sd
inst. AGED "a. She, with her husband and six |
children, removed from Cayuga county, y. y, \
to Vermilion, in the fall OF ISL In the |
gloomy summer of 1913, to escape the British |
and their savage allies, the family buried what |
articles they could not carry in the sand, and
fled to Euclid, where they remained until they
could return with safety.-Mrs. Margaret
Hoyt, Kentucky pioneer mother, died Sept
I4th. aged 81 years. She landed at Maysville
from New York 20 years ago, and was the first
white woman in Cincinnati.-Dr. BenaJah
Ticknor, Assistant Surgeon in the U. ). Navy
since 1911, died near Ann Arbor, Michigan, on
the Goth inst, aged Il. he was in active ser
vice the greater part Of his life--Nr. John
Northrop, aged 75 died in Dallas City, Ill, Au-
gust 29th He removed from Connecticut to
Trumbull county IN 1915, where he lived for
over forty years. Many Of the Oldest settlers
of Ohio will remember him good neighbor,
and one who loved to see Others happy
Walter Hopkins, one of the editors Of the New
Orleans Courier, died on the 10th inst Of con-
sumption. He was a man of talents and
thorough gentleman The Hon. Aaron HO-
bart, of East Bridgewater, Mass, died on the
10th inst, at the age of IL years He gradu-
ated at Brown University in 1905, and during
his life filled many important state otticcs.--
Dr. Timothy 2. Beers, noted New Haven
physician, died On Wednesday. In the war OF
lsl2 he was for while attached as surgeon to
a Connecticut Regiment at New London DR..
B. was of revolutionary stock, being son of Dea-
con Nathan Beers, Lieutenant IN the army OF
the Revolution, and officer Of the guard having
in charge Major Andre before his execution -
DIR. B died at the age OF 20. His mother fol-
lowed the remains Of her son 10 the grave, hsy-
ing reached the patriarchal age Of 81 years.-
Dred Scott, the negro whose name has attained
such historical prominence in the country in
connection with the Missouri Compromise, the
Supreme Court, and the general question OF Al
rcan slavery, died in st. Louis on the 18th inst,
at the age of about so. Dred was born in Viz
ginia, removed with his master TO St. Louis,
was sold to Dr. Emerson, then a surgeon in the
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Fort Smelling, where he resided for some years.
| Dr. Emerson died, and his widow became the
wife of Hon G. c. Chaffec, n c. from Massa-
ehusetts, who manumitted Dred Scott, and he
died free man. His history Is an eyentful one
At Fort Smelling he married slave Of Major
Taliaferro, of the U. 5. Army They had four
children, two of whom are living. After the
| death of Dr. Emerson Dred became the body
servant OF Capt. BainJridge, and was at Corpus
Christi on the breaking out Of the Mexican
War On his return to St Louis he made ap-
plication to his late mistress on the subject of
purchasing the freedom or himself and family.
She refused TO entertain the proposition. The
Dred Scott case was commenced on the ground
that having been voluntarily taken into free ter
ritorv. Illin,is aud Minnesota, he by that act be-
came free Tne Clr,uit Court of st. Louis de-
CT led in his favor The Supreme Court of
Missouri overruled the decision and thence 1t
came before the Supreme Court of the United
States, which refused 10 entertain Il on the
ground that the descendants of Africans who
had been sold here as slaves, were not, under
the Constitution citizens Of the United States,
and therefore not entitled to sue in the Su-
preme Court. Among the dicta laid down by
Justice Taney in tie decision, was the afro
cious one in substance" That negroes have
no rights which white men are bound to re-
spect David Carson, one of the most
honorable and successful paper makers in
in the United States, died dt Dalton, Mass, last
week. lie began as jOurneymcn IN lsOS, com
menced for himself in 1911, and realized during
thirty one years of active business an ample
fortine.-Rev Ira Young, Appleton Professor
OF Natural Philosophy, in Dartmouth College,
died on the 9th inst, aged 50. He had been
connected with the College as Tutor and Pro-
fessOr nearly thirty years, and was father of
Prof Young, Of Western Reserve College
The Hon. Chiffon Allen, Kentucky pioneer
of considerable celebrity, died at Winchester on
the 81 in [ aged 73. He was 4 member OF
Congress in 1881 H o. CuretOn, a cele-
brated English Goldsmith, died recently in
London, at the age of "a. His fortune of $780,
900 sterling was left TO charitable purposes,
f4, 600 being to ths. Goldsmith's Company for
the poor brethren of that guild.--Ebenezer
Francis, the richest man in New England, died
in Boston on the 2Ist. 50 years Of age He
came 10 Boston poor boy in 1857, after a time
engaged in the foreign trade and became large
ship owner, then money shaver, and died IN
the possession Of fortune of $4,000, 900, of
which -, 100000 were on deposit in the Banks
of Boston, He had oEly two children living,
daughters married TO men already wealthy
The bulk Of misery heapngs up Is entaiied up
on the grand children, with a grant TO the
daughters of the income during their lives -
He left few legacies 10 his relatives who are
not numerous, but not dollar to charitable
purposes. One grandson, young Thayer, who
would have heen the wealttiest New Englander
of his years, died Of an eFieptc fit in Paris,
quite recently. The character Of Francis is
given IN a line-penuriOus IN his habits, selfish
in his aims, and grinding in his bareains.-
Among recent deaths IL New Orleans, are By
ron F. Cook. Vice President Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, and George Marion,
another active member of the Association
They were actively aud bcneyolently at work
when struck down by the fever. H. II
WaiieOmb, a well known printer, and from
1853 to 1857 Secretary and Treasurer of the
National Typographical Union, recently died
in New Orleans of the prevailing epidemic
He was the fourth printer cut down by the fever
within a month-Edward Thwing, well
known in Boston. died in that city last week Of
disease of the heart He served as Lieutenant
in the Massachusetts Volunteers in Mexico,
and recently edited Democratic Journal in
Wisconsin.-TeIas has recently lost several
prominent citizens. Among them Col Samuel
Williams, of Galveston. who was one of the
leading spirits of the Texas revolution; EK-
Gov George I. Wood, at Trinity River, Colo
mel Of a regiment of Texas Volunteers, and who
distinguished himself at the storming Of Mon
terey; and Hon. Wm. Field, Engineer of the
State of fTexas.-Thomas X. Joynes, of Ac-
comac, Va, died on the 18th, aged 60. he
was prominent member Of the State Conyen-
ton OF 1929.
Fight Between Professionals.
In conducting a suit in Columbus, few days