The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-04

NECROLoGIcAL.-The New York Herald publishes
list containing the names of a great number Of
persons who died during the year 1887, who. du-
ring life either adorned the highest places in 81
most every country of the world or have advanced
the interests OF mank ind in the paths of science
literature, the fine arts. war, diplomacy. or the
preaching and practice of Christianity. The Uni
ted States have to mourn the loss of some of THEN
most eminent sons. William l.. Marcy. vino served
his couutTy advocate, a soldier, Judge Stat.
Governor, legislator aud Cabinet Minister Laid
down and yielded up his spirit in peace, on the an
niversay OF her independ nee. last Fourth of july
/ Mr.. Dobbin. cx-Secr etary Of the Navy, Senators
/ Butler, Bell, and Rusk, Honorables Preston 5
Brooks, John Barney, Andrew Stevenson. Franklin
! Dexter. Louis McLane, IL L. Turney, and other
prominent lawyers aud statesmen have dieda as did
/ George Nashin gtOn ParEe CuStis, who long forued
| living link between onr people ana their iibera-
| tor. COmmodores Newton, Parker. and Snoot
valiant officers OF our navy, were taken away
| Doctors Name and scoresby, Arctic explorers:
| G.iIdon and Leigh. Eastern travellers; Lieutenant
| strain explorer Of the Darian isthmus; Anders.
| son, the swedish traveller; Crawford aud Ranch
| the scup ors: West and Rauney, the painters
Btunshof the botanist, and piayfair, the architect
| have all ceased to exist. England lost duruf- the
| twelve months John Eritton. the antiuugran. 10.
feph Brolherton, most zealous popular reformer
the Earl OF EilesmeTe, an accomplished writer and
liberal patron OF art; the Earl of Harewood one of
| her keenest sportSmen; Lord Ftzwilam, an aristc-
cratic corn law repeater; the Duchess of Gloucester
| last surviving daughter OF George the Third Lord
Amherst, her famous Envoy to China; Douglas Jer.
rold Doctor Marshall Hall. Bishop Bloomfield and
others of great note aud war. The ranks of her
al officers were thinned by the deaths of Admi-
rails Rodgers, Rowley, 0Arien, ,Gesselin and Dillon
| whilst her war in Persia and India cost her the
| lives of Commodore Ethersey, Generals Anson.
| Wheeler, Lawrence. Barnard, Neill Nicholson,
Stalker and Jack. with that of Lieutenant Salkeld,
| the hero of Delhi all OF whom fell in the gallant
endeavor TO uphold her flag in the East. Generals
Sir James Macdonnei, who held HougCumont on
the field OF WATERLOO Egerton. Ralneavis and
! IIutchesson died nearer home, full of years and
! honors. France was Mortified the Sd of Jan ID
| airy by the assassination Of the Archbishop of
| Paris, who fell by the hands of priest, and the
execution of Verger, the murderer, followed
poleon were removed, including the Prince OF
| Canine, Joseph Napoleon Ney, Prince of Mosko-
| wa, NidUcl. the famous thief catcher, and the
| last Adjutant General, of the sold Guard" Gen.
| Cayaiguac, one of the most disnterested Of her
modern PATRIOTS died suddenly, and Beranger,
Eugene Sne, De Musset and the Duchess of Ne
| mours, daughter-in-law of King Louis Philippe,
| have also passed away. VI. Demorest, an execu-
TONER in Paris during the "Reign Of Terror. also
died ia 1857. Russia lost Prince Chernishoff, Gen.
| Dwerncki and some other talented officers attach
ed to her military, financial and executive depart
ments well the celebrated Princess of Liegen.
| the confidential correspondent of three Cars and
three Empresses. and the most active female poll
tcian of this century. Faustn the First of IIayti,
! has TO lament his Minister. the Duke OF Band du
| Nord. Tho NiZam of Ocean, and Goolab Singh,
ruler Of Cashmere. died in India, whilst four of
the sons with grandson OF the old King Of Dehi,
were executed by the British troops i'll aud around
that city.