Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-01-05
Record of Deaths.

Record of Deaths.
William A. Carpenter, one OF the pioneers
of the editorial profession in Western New
York, died in Buffalo last week, aged 1S. he
came to Buffalo in 1910. and worked off the
Buffalo Gazette in 1911. Mr.. c. was well
known as editor of the Buffalo Patriot, and was
a warm and jealous partizan OF the Antl-Ma-
sonic school of politics.-John Hancock,
nephew of the Revolutionary patriot of that
name. died in Boston, Dec 3Oth, aged s5-
William Henry Caswell, formerly Treasurer OF
Huron county, an early and enterPrisIng c'tl-
zen of Sandusky, died Dec. 26,h of Ossifcation
of the heart, aged 5s years.-Hon. George
Eustis, ek-Chief Justice of Louisiana, died re-
Gently in New Orleans, aged 63. He was an
able man.-Rev Isaac Braman died at
GEORGETOWN, Mass, Dec. Goth, at the age of
So. He was pastor of the same society
for sixty-one years.--Capt. J. Knauer, for
mauy wears commissioned officer in the Corps
of u S. Typographical Engineers, and as such
identified with much of the West, died
at Jacksoa, Mich, on the goth ult. From
Is42 to ls45 he was employed beyond the Mis-
sissippi, and in 1867 in the survey of Michi-
gan north of Saginaw and west of Thunder
Bay, and amid the swamps of that region con-
tracted the disease which caused his death
Mr. James Galbraith, an old and much re-
speeted citizen of Cincinnati, while suffering
from an affection of the brain last week, went
out upon his roof and jumped 80 feet upon the
payement. He survived but few hours
Hon. Henry L. Ellsworth, of Lafayette, Ind,
died at Fair Haven, Conn, Dec. 9th, aged 6S
years. He was formerly Commissioner of Pat
ents, and may be considered the Father OF the
present admirable system. In lS45 Mr.. Z. re-
signed, and removed to his great farm near
Lafayette, one of the largest in the West, He
left his large property, by will, except about
500, 900 to Yale College. 1t Is thought the
College will get 0,000.--Capt Ludlow,
of the steamship Ariel, was so injured during
gale on the last trip of the Ariel, that he sur
vived but few moments. terrible wave
came over the bows, and crushed him with
such force against the bulwarks as to rupture
blood vessel His last words were-"Tell the
| Commodore died at the post of duty."--
John Arentrue, a prominent and much esteem
ed citizen of Knox county, died at NJ Vernon,
Dec 10th, aged 50.-Gen. James Gadsden
died at Charleston, Dec. Goth In the war OF
1912 he was aid to Gen. Jackson, and under
President Monroe had much to do with the
Florida Indians. Gen. G. was appointed Min
lister to Mexico by President Pierce, and he ne
gotiated the ''Gadsden Purchase, by which we
acquired Arizona and the Mesilla Valley
Mrs. Rebecca Cartright died in Upshur county,
Va, on the 5th ult., at the extraordinary age Of
IO6 wears. She came to Western Virginia
when quite young, and lived with her husband
in hollow tree, at the mouth OF Turkey River
The deceased retained her faculties IN re-
markable degree, and her descendants number
between four and five hundred souls.---Rooer
Gardner, a well known citizen of Boston, dIeC
suddenly last week, aged 63--JosePh W
Clark, civil engineer and late U. S. Consul a
AFRICA, Peru, S. A, died at Albany, Dec 18th
aged %. At the age of l9 he accompanied
corps of engineers to South America and as
sisted in constructing the first railroad IN tina
hemisphere. J. A. Tucker, membe
of the Senate of Georgia, committed suicide ol
the 18th ult., the result of stIong drink. ii
was a man of fine genius, but fell into disSipa
ton and selEmurderer's grave.--Dr. Jane
Tanner, Mayor of Wheeling, died on the 27tI
ult, aged 62.-Mrs. keyes, of NorthbOro
\. Y, while at work Christmas eve maxim!
grave clothes for deceased friend, by som
means caught her own dress on fire with tn
lamp, and was burned to death.--Hon. 5.
Barnes, member elect of the Wisconsin Legis
Iature, died at Fond du Lac few days ago
Benjamin Wyon, Chief Engrayer of her Males
tvs seals, died recently in London. He ranke
as the best medalist of the age.-The gallan
Gen. Ardaut, who fought through the Crimea
war. lately met his death by singular acciden
; at Vincennes. With other French ottlcers
1 IL. ,o4- II
r l.N-.I,- f-~-S~ hlaal- hl1rlsa aranta
for the purpose, when a fragment passe
through very small aperture and scattered hi
; brains on his brother officers around. -Mrt
, Beggs, the youngest sister of Robert Burns, tn
Poet, and the only surviving child of that fam
lily circle of which he was the eldest brothel
died at her cottage, near Ayr, Dec. l4th.