The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-29
RISHOP nOANE

consciousness returned on Tuesday, but his
physical system had evidently lost its reruperative
power, and in accordance with his own desire to
know the worst, he was informed by his physicians
that his end was approaching. He received the
announcement with his characteristic fortitude,
and the absorption of his soul in solemn reflection
which Immediately followed, found frequent and
ervent uterance in expressions of interest for the
diocese which he had so long and so ably pre-
sided, which he had so faithfully served, and so
well loved. AT midnight of Tuesday, he began to
sink rapidly, and at four O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing the shadow of death fell Enthusiastically upon
him. His family and the teachers of the Hall were
called up, the Holy Communion was administered
to him, and at one o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
with calm resignation his part, death itself took
the place of its shadow on all that was mortal of
Bishop Doane.
George Washington Doane was born in Trenton,
New jersey, in the year 1893, graduated at Union
College, Schenectady, New York, in 1878, and in
1921 was ordained Deacon, and in 1923 Priest of
the Protestant Episcopal Church. by the late Bishop
Hobart. For three years he ofiiciated in Trinity
Parish, New York. In 1924 he appointed
Professor of Bellies Letters and 0ratory in Wash
ton (now Trinity College at Hartford, Connecti-
cut. In 1858, resigning his Professorship, he was
called to Boston as Assistant Minister of Trinity
Church of which he afterwards became the Rector
on the death of Dr. Gardner. On the death of Bishop
Croes, of New Jersey, he called to the vacant
Diocese and was consecrated Bishop in the year
1882.
In the succeeding year he was chosen rector of
~. Mary Cnurcn, burlington, ana ne mas resided
there since fulfilling, besides his Episcopal du-
ties those so of rector and principal of st. Marys
Hall and Burlington College-insitutions for young
ladies and young men, established by himself. He
made visit to England in 1871, and preached the
sermon at the conservation of new church in
Leeds This was the first instance of an American
Bishop preaching in English pulpit under new
law authorizing the admission of the transatlantic
clergy.
The Newark Advertiser saws:
During his official term Bishop Doane has been
remarkable for the self reliant energy, indoitabe
WILL steadiness of purpose, and untring industry
with which be has striven to advance the interests
of his church, and has altogether shown an execu-
tive power rarely equaed in the Christian minis
try at the same time his contributions to literature
have been so liberal, and attractive, that he
a conspicuous place among the leading men of his
time collection of his sermons and charges
was published in London in 1912, and large volumes
of his discourses and addresses various public
occasions have been published in this country-al
of them being elaborated with as complete finish
of style if they had been written in the leisure of
a retirement. As poet, his numerous contribu
tions-many of which were written for our own
columns-have been greatly admired at home and
abroad, and extensively copied by the leading
journals.
Bishop Doane very decided leader of the
High Church party of his denomination, which
brought him at times into collision with the dis
senting portions of his ministry; but his party
were in the ascendant, and sustained him in all his
trials. Probably there are few men in any part of
our country who had more enthusiastic and self
sacrificing friends than he and like all men of his
decided character he had some bitter opponents
but all, we believe, acknowledged the rare eIo-
quence literary ability, and executivepower of the
man.
As the high church party have the majority in
the Diocese, it quite probable that his successor
will be selected from that branch of the church.
ARMY AND NAvY.-Two Paymasters left New Or
leans on the 18th inst, for Tallahassee, Madison,
Alligator and jacksonville, with funds to pay the
volunteers who were in the United States service
in 1857 and 1858.
Fort Arbuckle, notwithstanding the brisk times
the soldiers have had there isto be evacuated forth
with, the force to go to Fort Ridgey. Lack of
funds is the cause for abandoning this post.
The Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Wash
ington Territory and Oregon, having addressed
Gen. VIM. s. Harvey on the subject of establishing
new military post near Klamath Lake. has received
reply stating that, soon the requirements of
military establishments the Colorado river are
attended to,the northern portion of his Gen. Har-
ney's) Department will be properly cared for.''
Seventeen men, five freight wagons and 100 mules
arrived at Fort TETON from Benicia CAL, on the
18th inst, in charge of Mr.. Heath
Capt. Simpson has relieved Major Lee, Commissa-
ry of Subsistence for the Department of the Pacific
at San Francisco, and the Major arrived at Vera
Cruz few weeks since.
Previously to the departure from Mnntevdeo of
the steamer Harriet Lane Naval General Marine
Court-martial had been convened on board the
soop-of-war Falmouth for the trial of Lieut.
Warrington, for drunkenness and Capt Ridpelv of
the Atlanta. Capt. Ridgely's arraignment arose
from the following circumstances which have been
kept wonderfully secret in spite of the correspon-
dence from the expedition One of the Atlanta's
crew having committed some trivial offence, the
captain concluded to shave his head The poor
fellow pieously begged to be spared this humilia-
ton, asking any amount of other punishment in
preference, but his entreaties were not listened to-
When he found that the captain was MEMORABLE he
fbnfi IL, Il. i 1
jump overheard. The captain had his scalp divest-
cd OF every particle of hair, and in few minutes
atterward the unfortunate man threw himself into
the sea, and sank to rise no more For this, Com
modore Forrest preferred charges against Captain
Rdgely.
The U. s. steamer-of-war Michigan, a small craft
of $50 tuns burden, built at Erie Is years ago. for
looking after Government interests on the Lakes,
left Cher native city, on the 2lst inst to com
mence the first cruise of the season. She remains
a few days at Detroit, and on her return to Erie
will drop in at Cleveland to sojonrn there awhile,
and then will steam from place to place on her lmi-
TED station until locked up by the ice again The
Michigan's officers
Commander, Joseph Lauman; Lieutenants N.
Collins, }. P. De Kraft, and P. G. Wa?mough; Pur-
ser, Charles G: Upham; Surgeon, w. II. Wood;
Engineers, J. S. rutherford Fl. w. Spooner and
w. G. Buckler; Forward Officers. Thomas Bull;
odell and VIM. Houton.-N Y. Tribune.
OBIrUARY.-The New York Post announces the
the earliest of the homeopathic practitioners of
medicine in New York, and who occupied high
place among his bretheren for professional learning
and ability. lie was at one time the editor of
medical periodical, the Homeopathic Examiner in
connection with his eminent brother-in-law, DR..
John A. Gray, and executed translation of the
Materia Medica, and Repository of jain, works of
reference which have always held high place in
the esteem OF practitioners of the HOMEOPATHIC
school, and are still constantly in their hands DR..
Hull was also the author of a valuable and much
esteemed work on Domestic Medicine. on the basis
of small treatise by DR.. Laurie, of London.
Judge Gray, father of DR.. John A. Gray of New
York, died on Saturday, at Forestville, in Chau-
tauque county, New York, in his ninety-first year.
His father wasan efficient member of the Commit
tee of Safety, and every male of his house. six in
number n was actively engaged in the army of the
Revolution, from the first to the last of the contest
AT the age of fourteen he himself was enrolled in
Willetts command, and for six months before ces-
sation OF hostilites did duty a minute man on
the western frontier of the State. When the new
government went into action he became firm and
consistent member of the federal party. Yet so
Tree was he from the narrow minGedness of party
spirit that he was twice raised to the bench of the
Court OF Common Pleas in Chenang0 county, by
councils of appointment of opposite sides
Francis NJ. Dimond, for several wears United
States Consul at Vera Cruz, and more recently
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, to which
Office he was elected BY the democrats, and at one
time acting Governor died at his residence in Bris-
age.
NATURAL WELL OF ICED WATER-A gentleman
OF tins city, widely known as engineer and che
mist of high rank, furnishes an account of re-
markabe stratum of ice found in digging a well in
Vermont, which he visited and examined last week
His description of the ice agrees with an account
given by another of our citizens who is native
OF the neighborhood, and who has inspected the
famous well.
The latter part of last November, Mr.. Andrew
Twombly, of Brandon, VT, commenced to dig
centre of the village of Brandon, on tolerably
level plain. Having excavated to the depth of
fifteen feet, through sand and gravel, the workmen
came to ground frozen solid, through which thew
continued to excavate the further distance of fifteen
or sixteen feet before getting through the frozen
ground.
At the depth offorty feet, sufficient water having
been obtained, the we'll stoned in the usual
manner. The character of the ground was the
gravel and sand-the frozen portion interspersed
with Jumps of clear ice. At the time the well was
dug, the surface of the ground was not Frozen Ever
since the well was dug, up to the present time ice
forms IN the well and incrusts the stone at from
fifteen to thirty feet from the surface land the sur
face of the water which is thirtyve feet below the
surface of the gound, freezes over every night On
several occasion, when the bucket has been left in
the well under the water over night, it has been
found necessary to descend the well, and with a
Ratchet cut the ice in order to extricate it-Boson
Trans,
LoBBYIsM AND MURDER.-The "Lobby" at Albany
appears to have added the crime of murder to its
other enormities. Senator Doherty, from New
ork city, aged thirtyfour years. died Just at the
close OF the session. 1t is asserted that he fell
victim to plot of certain lobby-men interested in