Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-26


Mrs. Brush, wife ofthe atc Col. Elijah Brush,
Of Detroit, died last week, aged ~ years, Mrs
B. was the daughter Of John Askin, noted
Bd ish merchant OF Detroit before and during
Il Iutionory Gmes, and what Is nov the
Brush farm in Detroit was then his homestead.
Mis- Elizabeth Dean, mother in law of Mr..
llowells, ofthe Ashtabula Sentinel, died at Mar
tinsyille, Belmont county, Ohio, on the 18th
inst. in the 76th year'of her age Mrs Dean
emigrated from Pennsylvanis to New Lisbon,
Ohio, in 1905, and fell asleep in peace after a
long life Of usefulness Mrs. Hannah Her.
rick, widow ol the Rev Claudius Her ick, a
New England mother in Israel, died at New
Haven on the l3lh, in her s4th year. For up.
wards Of twenty years Mr.. II. was teacher ofa
Ladies' School, aud Mrs H. was mother in
deed to upwards Of l,50O pupils of her hus-
band. Mo. John Snyder, SO long identified
with the Bank Of Pittsburgh as its Cashier, died
on the 18th INST at the ripe old age OF 81 He
was one Of the old citizens of Pittsburgh, and
greatly spected.--Alr. Collins W gilmore, one
of the Oldest inhabitants OF the vicinity of Ash
tabua, died few days ago. He was well
known, and was noted for his sunny disposi-
tion, kindness Of heart, and correctness OF life
---Nlr. Jonathan Burlington, an old Boston
merchant, a link between the merchants Of the
past and present generation, died last week at an
advanced age.--Dr Alexander Mcintyre, au
eminent ply sician and surgeon of Palmyra,
n. Y, died on the 22l lust, aged sc years.
lie was a surgeon in the war Of 1912 Mr..
David Acer, one Of the pioneers Of Western
Now York, died in PlttsGeld, Monroe Co, on
the l2th inst aged 76 years. His parents en-
lgratcd from Hadey, Mass to the then far
West Of the Genesee in 1892, and as Mr. A.
grew up he did his part To beautity the garden
of he Empire Stlte---rhe celebrated ludisn
Chief Shau bee-nay, died at Morris, illinois, on
the II Och Inst, J.. ed 75 years lie was a POtta-
wattamie Of ren0wu, aud the friend Of the white
man during all the frontier tioubIcs, doing
good service in the Black Hawk war. Since
S29 he received from the Government an an.
nulty of S20G, and some years agO he purchas-
ed a farm of 20 acres near Morris, where he
resided. Shau bee nav came from a line Of
kings, and a nephew of Iecumseh.--
Joseph Francis Oscar | King OF Sweden,
died at Stockholm, June Sth, aged Gu years.
lie - as the son of the famous Marshal Berna.
dOtte, and asCended the throne in lS44--a good
King and popular with his people. His son,
the new King, is about 80 years OF age, is said
to have capacity, and has good Swedish edu-
cation.--Mr. James NJ. Bunce, an old and
well known merchant Of Hartford was thrown
from his carriage on the 22d inst. and killed.
--Capt T. Murray, formerly a citizen of
Delaware, Ohio, and a Representative of Del
aware county IN the Legislature, died in Deca-
tur, III, ON his way home to Huntington, Ia,
from Kansas, aged u. lie was widely known
in the Wabash Valley - Jesse Bennett,
Esq, an old resident OF Oswego, died on the
! 18th. He left IN estate worth S3OO,OOD For
several years he kept a stone coffin Tor himself
/ IN his house, to be sun. with him on his death
in Lake Ontario but when his house was
burned and the coffin destroyed, he remarked
! it it would not stand such heat as that, it
would not answer his purpose lie then pro-
cured another, which he often lay down in to
see how his body fitted and in which he was
finally buried.--The Hon. John W. Nash,
Judge of the Petersburg District, died on the
goth. lie was an eminent jurIst, and fr quently
| served in huth branches OF the Virginia Legis-
Ilature.--F. A. Mafiitt. a son OF the Rev John
| Newland Maiiitt, the eloquent preacher who
! lOurished some years ago, died in the st. Louis
Jail of apoplexy on the 10th. He was disspa-
ted, and was imprisoned for forgery Mr..
! Thomas Pease, an old aud active citizen OF
Rochester, died on the 10th inst, aged 6l years.
| He was a contractor in the construction Of the
Erie Canal, and was once the owner of the
" Merchants and Millers' Line Of boats, and
also of the Shawmut Mills" About ten
years ago he failed in business, and gave up
all to his creditors The lion. Jacob Jon
of Charleston, for many years President Of tn
South Carolina Senate, and a memrcr of the
Convention which, in 1892 put the State upon
her sovereignty, and passed the ordinance o
Notification, died on the 18th at the age of II
Mrs Thos. J. Drake an estimable lady il
Pontiac, Mich, was killed recently by being
thrown from a carriage. She was the grand
daughter of Commodore Truxton.---Hhe Rt
Rev Edward Maltby, d. D., late Lord Bishop
of Durham, died recently in London, in his
Goth year.--TwO suicides Of wealthy mel
occurred last week Mr. L. II Hemmenway
a bachelor of Worcester Mass worth 500,
0OO, and President of the Peoples Mutual IT,
surance Company, hung himself on the l7tl
inst On the 18th, Mr.. John Smith, o
Barre, Mass, well known manufacturer o
great wealth, hung himself to the banni,ter
of the stairs of his own house. He was 90
years Of age, appeared cheerful and happy, ant
no cause is assigned for the deed lie left Z
wife and two sons, and fortune of S3OO,0OO
VIM. b. Crew, a well known auctloneer il
Toronto, shot himself on the goth, in cOnse
quence of business difficulties,