Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-01-25
Record of Deaths.

Record of Deaths.
The Hon. Jacob Perkins, President of the
Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad Company,
died at Havana, Cuba, on the 18th of January,
of Consumption, aged about 3s years. His re-
mains have been embalmed and will be brought
home for interment. Mr.. Perkins was grad
uate of Yale College, and man of mind and
mark To highly cultivated and refined taste,
Mr.. P united unusual business capacity, integ-
rity, firmness, and soundness of judgment. He
represented Trumbull county in the Constitu-
tional Convention, and was one of the Republi-
can Senatorial Electors of Ohio at the last Pres
idential election. Mr.. Perkins was a native of
Warren, and has left lar. estate.-Ex-
Gov. William Slade, died at Middlebury, Yer
mont, on the 18th inst. He was in the true
sense Statesman, Philanthropist, and Chris
tian He was a Clerk in the State Department
at Washington under Mr.. Adams, and was su-
1881 he was elected to Congress, and served
with distinction through six terms, retiring in
IS43, when he was chosen Governor. He re-
tired at the end of the second term, and devoted
the remainder of his days to popular Education
as Secretary of the National Board. He was
well known throughout the country by his very
successful labors in transferring female school
teachers from New England to the vacant dis
tricts of the West. Some twelve weeks ago in
furtherance of this work he visited the Eastern
cities, but the eff1rt proved too great for his
falling health AMI strength.-The Hon. James
E. Belser, formerly member of Congress from
Alabama, died recently. He was a Unionist.
and man of ability.-Col Francis Lee, of
the U. s. Army, died in st. Louis on the 18th,
of chronic diarrhea contracted during his SER
vice in Mexico He entered the service in 1878
as cadet, and won high distinction and honor
in some of the hardest fought battles in Mexi-
eo.--Deacon Adam Poe died at Ravenla on
the 5th inst, in his 6sth year. He settled in
Ravenna in 1919, stayed there three years, re-
moved to Maryland, and in 1928 returned to
Ravenna. He was just, upright, good man
Adam Poe, his father, was the hero of the mem.
orable hand to-hand encounter with the Wyan-
dott Chief, Big Foot.-Charles Allan, Mem
Der of the Canadian Parliament, died suddenly
at Hamilton, on the 18th, from affection of the
heart 1t is supposed that his JOY at the sue
eessful issue of business transaction fastened
his death--Silas y. Kendrick, actively en-
gagged in the iron foundry business in Detroit
since 1887, recently died at the age of As. He
was a member of the well known former firm
of Hendrick & DeGraff--Gerard Stuyvesant,
a descendant of the old Dutch Governor, died
in New York on the Goth, aged 81 He pos
sessed large fortune, which he dispensed lib
orally in acts of kindness and hospitality.
Capt. Mckinley, formerly editor of the Holmes
County Farmer, and Captain in the Mexican
War, recently fell dead in Wood county. He
contracted hlbits of intemperance in Mexico,
which cut shoIt his life.-Mr. Phillip Jes-
see, the Oldest man in Virginia, died late
ly at New Garden, Russell county, at the
age of 100 years The Richmond Enquirer
states that j short time before his death he was
able to attend to his house hold aflairs.-Rev.
Joseph II Eaton, L. LID, President ofthe Uni
versitv at Murfreesborough, Tenn, died on the
l4th inst.--Mr. Sands Bouton recently died at
Kansas City, aged 66. He formerly resided at
Warren, Trumbull county, and was writer of
marked abilty-Mr. Jededilh Hills died at
Painesville on the 18th inst, aged 80 years.
He emiarated from Enfield, Conn, to the Re
serve in 1911, when there was but one house,
a log tavern, between Painesville and Ashtabu-
la He purchased 200 acres covering what is
now a considerable portion of the site of
Panesville, and moved his family on to it in
1914 He was the Postmaster at Painesville
for over fifteen years, was Justice of the Peace
for a number ofterms, and opened the trst drug
store in the town.--The Rev. William Smith,
of Delaware, Mercer county, Pa, preached
sermon on the 9th inst, went home apparently
well, and fell dead while winding his clock
George T. Williamson, Esq, late wealthy and
estimable citizen of Cincinnati, died In London,
England, on the 25th of December. He went
to England on business in November. Mr.. W.
was one of the pioneers of the Queen City
John Gesey, Esq, an old and much respected
citizen of Richmond, Huron county, died on the
Goth quite suddenly.-Lemuel Shattuck,
well known statistician and historical writer,
died in Boston on the I7ih inst, aged IS. He |
was prominent mover in the Sunday School
Rev. David Pickering, formerly |
pastor of the First Universalist Society in De- |
troit, died at Ypsilanti on the 9th, aged II. |
Everett, aged 50. died at New Ipswich |
on the 18th. She was widow of the late David |
Everett, author of the celebrated little poem |
cOmmencing-'You'd scarce expect one of my |
age" and sister of the Hon. Nathan Appleton, |
of Boston.--Mrs. Margaret Stump, aged 73, |
died in Perry, Stark county, Dec. 3lst. She was
one of the pioneer women, having settled there in
1908, when there were only three white fami- |
lies in that now populOus township. Massilon |
was unknown, Canton had but four cabins |
Mrs. S. was the last female survivors of the |
first settlers.--Mrs. Lucy Sedgwick, widow |
of the late Timothy Sedgwick, died at West |
Hartford Conn, few weeks ago, at the age of
81. She was the last surviving member of the
Society of Friends, which was organized there
in ls05.-The famous Seminole Chief, Sam |
Jones, who could neither be driven or coaxed |
out of his loved Florida, died about the lst inst