Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-20
Record of Deaths.

Col James ". Crawford, resident of Dell
aware county for AZ years died at Delaware On
the 9Th inst, aged II years. He was soldier
of the war of 1872 the father OF twenty child
ren, and quarter of century ago n me Iber
Of the Ohio Senate --Mr. Daniel Wilson, one
OF the oldest and most esteemed citizens of Bus
cyrus, committed suicide on the 9TH inst, by
cutting his throat, in a fit ofmental ALTERATION.
Mr.. w. was a man of irreproaehable character
and So years of age. Suicide is a hereditary
trait of the family, two brothers and an uncle
having previously taken their own lives
Mrs. Phebe Miranda, pioneer woman of South
ern Ohio, died recently in Warren county, aged
SO years. She was the daughter Of Maj. Ben
jamn Sites, who, with John Cleves Symmes,
was interested in ths original Miami Valley
purchase.---Mrs. Nancy Fowler, another of
the pioneer mothers of our State, died IN Pick
away county on the ssth ult., aged n years
Mr.. Washington Martin, long connected
with the river department of the Cincinnati
press, died on the 10th inst. He had many
friends Mr. Whipple, the venerable father
of Bishop Whpple, of Minnesota, died sudden
ly at Adams, N. Y, few days ago.--Mrs.
Catherine Benoist died in st. Louis on the Sth,
aged 79 years Mra. b, had passed her whole
life in st. Louis, and witnessed all its changes,
first Spanish village OF but a hundred or
two, again under the government of the French,
and then under the more prosperous American
dominion, until it had become a city Of nearly
two hundred thousand souls. Her father was
Charles Sanguinett, Canadian gentleman, who
settled IN St Louis in l773, and her husband
| + NJ. BenOist, was one of the earliest merchants
of st. Louis. Up to tue last her spirits were
I buoyant, and her mind lucid and active, happy
| in being surrounded with great grandchildren
--Roy. DIR. Cooley, one o the patriarchs IN
/ the New Englaod ministry, died at East Gram
vile, Mass, ON the 18th inst in his ssth year
A graduate of Yale, he preached his first SER
mon in Granville in 1875, and continued pastor
there until 1884, when he preached his farewell
serhon.--Norman Seymour, Esq aged 7S,
died in Livingston co N. Y +, on the 18th. He
was a most estlmable mar, and became a western
| pioneer from Connecticut in 1903 Hon
George ScTipps died at RushVil!e, ILL.,, Nov.
| 29th, aged 70 yeaTs. He was afronGOr-man from
| Virginia, having settled in Missouri when il
was a part OF Louisiana Territory. He had
served with distinction in the Missouri Legis.
lature, and was the emancipation candidate for
the county Of Cape GiFardeau for the State
Constitutional Convention Hon. Jerome b.
| Kimball, Attorney General of Rhode Island,
died in Providence on the 10th inst He grad
uated at Harvard ia 1882 u Howard Sleep.
er, one Of the editors of the Pacific Commsrs
cial Advertiser. died at Honolula Oct 35th,--
He was a native of fMessachusetts-- John
j. Pippy editor and proprietor of the Middlesex
Journal, Mass, died on the 18th inst, aged 33
years Mr. d. p, Colburn, Principal ofthe State
Normal School at Bristol, r. L., was killed a
few days ago by being thrown from a carriag c.
-Mrs. Edmund Sehriyer, wife Of the Pres
ident OF the Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad,
was killed last week in New York while at
tempting to jump from a sleigh the horses hAv.
ing taken irght.---Dr, Barry, the Catholic
Bishep Of the Diocese OF Georgia, died 10
Paris few weeks ago. He emgrated from
Ireland to this country in 1899, and was well
and fav0rably known throughout South Catoli-
ua, Georgia and Florida, as having been identi.
fed with the Catholic CbuTch for thiltysfour
years, as pastor, Vicar General and Bishop.
Capt. 8 ephen West,of Nantucket, a child
Of the sea from the age Of ~ yesrs died re
Gently in bis S6th year. Ia his numerous VOy-
ages he obtained $4,000 barrels Of oil, his last
voyage being made In le22.--Capt. NJ o.
Kenny, the popular commander Of the Ma
= 1911 f"""aEs Roaion.- shot himself dead ON