Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-20
Record of Deaths

Calvin Covell, an old citizen of Delaware,
Ohio, died on Friday evening-Wm- ID.
Wierick, clerk in the Office Of Register Of
Treasury, died at Washington few days ago
Mr. ". was formerly much respected citizen
Of Knox County.--Benjamin Capen, suppo-
sed to be the last surviving original member of
the Rising Star Lodge of FreemasOns, chartered
by Massachusetts, IN 1873, died at StoughtOn
recently at the advanced age of So Laurens
Hamilton, a member Of the New York National
Guard, was drowned while acting with his
coros as escort Of the remains Of President
Monroe from New York to Richmond. He was
grandson of the celebrated Alexander Hamil-
ton, a graduate of Co lumbia College, and a
Young man of fine talents.--Mr Levi Beck,
one of the carly settlers of Hamilton County,
died in the vicinity of Cincinnati on the 2sth
ult aged 76.-Micah Balloon died at Meth
uen, Mass, on the 10th inst at the great age
of 100 wears and IL months--Mr. c. J.
Dudley, of Delaware, Wisconsin, member Of the
Sophomore Glass in the Hamilton n. Y. Uni
vefsily, and teacher of Spanish in the Female
Seminary, was drowned on Saturday of last
week. He was bathing in Madison Reservoir
with friend, aLd sank in 40 feet water
Mr.. S. ). West, the young man who became
paraIyzed while bathing at Marquette from
sticking his head on the bottom in shoal water,
has since died. He was an excellent young
man, and belonged in New York Two OF his
sisters are missionaries at COns:antinoPle.-
Mr. franklin Faber, an upright and well known
citizen of Pittsburgh, Penn, died on Fri
day morning.-Miss Mary Harbeguss, died
near Cincinnati last week, in her 97th year
This venerable spinster was huxster and gar
dener, and for thirty years prior to her death
attended the Cincinnati markets, and industri-
ously applied herself to her avocatiOn until
prostrated by her last illness. She accumu.a-
ted $4,000, which she left to a brother with
whom she found home.-Mr. Thomas
Campbell, aged 81, died at Plymouth, Richland
County, on the 18th inst Mr.. G. was a ma
tive Of York County, Pa, and was one of the
Defenders OF Baltimore during the last war with
England He was an Old School Presbyterian
and after leaving his native town connected
himself with the Westminster Church in Cleve-
land, under charge of the Rev. Mr.. Brown
Mr.. sohn n Wilder died in an apoleptic fit at the
Dslevan House, Albany, on the 10th, aged AZ
He was widely known and esteemed, and was
one of the founders of the University Of RO-
chester. His time and wealth were always at
the service of benevOlenee and religion
Mr.. Joseph Hedges, one of the oldest citizens Of
Ohio, and original proprietor of Iiffin, died on
the 18th inst, aged so years. His career was
an active and successful one, and he filled many
responsible public stations faithfully and honor
ably.--Mr. Charles Martin, one of the Oldest
and best citizens of Chilicothe, died on Mon
day He was volunteer in the war Of 1872
and was appointed Postmaster by Gen. Harri-
son--Mr C. c. Alien, for a number Of years
publisher and proprietor of the Scioto Gazette,
died at Chillicothe on the IIth Luis G.
Osollo, the most conspicuous military man OF
Mexico at the present day, died at San Luis
Potosi on the 18th of June, of fever, in the 30th
wear Of his sge-Mr. Meyer, a professor of st.
Joseph's College at Bardstown, Kentucky, died
very suddenly on the % inst----Gen. John A.
@ Iitman, one of the mcst distinguished citizens
Of Mississippi, and member of Congress from
that State who opposed the Lecompton bill,
died near Matches on the 18th inst, Of the dis
ease contracted at the National Hotel last fall.
Father William Barrett, of the St. Thomas
(Catholic) Church, Cincinnati, died en- the 18th
inst, of congestive fever. He was 90 years OF
age, I'D oficiated five years in the Church Of
st. Thomas, and was regarded as a man OF
much promise.