Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-22
Record af deaths,

Geo. W. Burnet, son of the late Judge Bur-
net of Cincinnati, died recently in that city,
a bachelor aged about so His property, amount
ing to about 100000, he wilIed to his brothers
and sisters, and their children.-Henry Wal
bridge, aged sc, an esteemed resident OF Lock
port since 1927, died suddenly en- the 18th inst
He was father.in-law of ex-Gov. Hunt of New
York. and father of Rev. H. B. Wslbridge of To-
ledo-The venerable Nathan Nye, the Oldest
inhabitant of Monroe county, n. Y, died IN
Pittsford on the 18th. Mr.. Nye settled on the
farm where he died in 1890. At the Pioneer
Meetings he wore medal as the Oldest among
his compeers.-The Medina county Patriarch
of the Revolution died in Granger on the 18th
of January. Mr. John Wizard was the last sur
vivor of the shines that tired mems souls" in
the county, and he fell asleep at the great age
of SO years, 8 months and IL days. He was
born in New Haven, Ct, May 29th, 1853, and
served under the command of Col. Bray
Mrs Catharine Judah, venerable mother in
Israel, died in New York, on the l4th, aged "a.
She was one of the true old school women
Mrs Tracy Gray, aged 100 years and 4months,
died in Philadelphia the last of January. She
enjoyed good health up to her departure. Her
husband was formerly an officer in the Navy,
and she was with him on board Com. Perry s
ship at the battle of Lake Erie.-Gen. John
A. Brown, Postmaster at Portage, Wisconsin,
and editor of the Badger State, died on the 10th
inst at Madison He was an able man and much
respected.-Col. Charles 5. Morgan, State
Superintendent of the Virginia Penitentiary,
died at Richmond on the 10th, aged 60 years.
He was elected to the House of Delegates at
the early age of 81 years, and repeatedly served
the people of Northwestern Virginia in both
Houses of the State Legislature a Mrs.
Alvord, wife of the Hon. Thomas G. Alvord, OF
Syracuse, died suddenly on the 18th. She was
| noble woman.--Rev Reuben Hubbard, the
Oldest Episcopal Minister of the New York d.
ocese, died in Cortlandville on the 10th inst
The Hon. Campbell P White, for many years
member of Congress, died in New York on
| the 18th inst.-Dr Thomas johnson, former
| ly an eminent physician and Professor in the
| Medical College of Virginia, became a victim
of strong drink, and died few days ago in the
Petersburgh poor house.-Mr. Thomas L.
Jennings died in New York on the llth inst
| aged 6S years. Mr.. j. was a native of that city,
/ a man of color, and in his early youth, when
| New York was Slave State, he paIaded the
streets of the metropolis with banner inscribed
with the figure of black man, and the words
sAm not man and Brotherl" He was one
of the colored volunteers who aided in digging
trenches on Long Island in the war of 1912, and
was one of the leading actors In the celebration
of the abolition of slavery in New FORK in 1927.
Mr. Jennings took very active and efficient par
| in the movements of the colored men of thu
United States, and for many years was sue
cessfuI Clothier in New York. He invented
method of renovatmg garments, for which hi
obtained letters patent from the United States
These letters, signed by John Quincy Adams
and William Writ, and bearing the broad sea
of the United States of America, recognize hin
as ''citizen of the United States" The let
ters were issued before the days of Democratic
Dred Scott decisions. Mr. Jennings had large
family, whom he educated carefully and success
fully, taught them useful trades, and accussom
ed them betimes to rely on themselves for sup
port-Paris journals announce the death o
General, the Duke de Plaisance, Grand Chan
cellor of the Legion of Honor, aged a. H.
was one of the Heroes of the Empire.-LorC
| Northwick recently died at Gloucestershire
England. He was liberal supporter of the
fine arts-Mr. F. T. Fowler, the manager o
the London Morning Herald died last month
--Henry Hallam the eminent author of "Eu
rope during the Middle Ages" and other His
terieal works. died in England on the 22d ut.
aged 81 For impartiality and integrity he hat
| few equals among historians