Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
RECORD Of Deaths.

The venerable Israel Donaldson, the last sur
viving member of the Convention that framed
the Constitution of Ohio, preparatory to its
becoming State in 1902, died in Brown coun.
ty on the 9th ult, aged 95 years. In 1871 Mr.
D. was taken prisoner by the Indians, carried
to the Mad River country, but escaped from
them some ten days afterwards. Sa'
rah Day, one of the pioneer women of Hamil'
ton county, died on the 9th ult., aged 81
years. She resided on the same spot where
she died SO years.-Levi Hurst died in
Ross county on the 2lst ult., in the goth year
of his age. He settled in Chillieothe in 1901,
and erected the first brick house in that place.
He was married in 1870, and his wife also in
her 9O5h year, still survives him.-Asher
Ely Esq, died in Brandon, Wis, Feb. 2Ist in
his SD year. He emigrated from Massachu-
setts to Deer6eld, Portage county, Ohio, in
1899, and was greatly esteemed by all who
knew him Mrs. Abigail E. Williams,
aged Sc, daughter of the late Chief Justice
Ellsworth, died in Hartford, Conn, Feb. 26th.
She accompanied her father to PhiladeIphia in
Washington's first term as President, and was
VIM Emerson, for upwards of half century
highly respected merchant of Bangor, Maine,
died on the 4th inst. He left large estate
Hon. James Crooks, one of the oldest
members of the Canadian Legislative Council,
died few days ago at FlamboTo. He was one
Of the veteran pioneers of Canada West.-
Hon. G. C. Sullivan, leading member of the
bar in Butler county, Pa, died on the 9th inst
-Maj. A. W. Gaines, Paymaster .. S.
A. at Fort Smith, Arkansas, died on the 18th
ult. He was a man of indomitable energy and
an universal favorite in the Army. Rev.
Eiakim StOddard, a distinguished Methodist
minister, died at Camillus, N. Y, few days
ago, aged 81 yesrs.---Mrs. G. II. Tuttls,
an impressive trance speaker and widely
known In some portions of the west, died
recently at Winsted, Conn. she was a woman
of rare endsWments,---Wm. b. Foster, a
native of Pittsburgh, and for several years
Vice President of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, died of apOplexy in Philadelphia on
the 4th, aged 54 years.--J. G.. Boxer,
wealthy merchant of New York, founder ofthe
Dusseldorf Collection Of Paintings, died on the
4th inst The msrTisge of his daughter to the
coaehman Of the family some years ago, was
the subject of much comment Hon. Geo.
W. IngeTsOll, Attorney General Of Maine, died
~ DauBOI Ou tue Otn luSt.----11rs. I0eOe
Fountain died ct Richmond, Staten Island, on
the Ist, aged 80 years. She had been a mem.
Der of the Baptist Church 55 years, and was
buried in her baptismal dress used over half a
century agO.--Sir William Napier, the
great historian of the memorable Peninsular
War, died Feb. 18th, aged "a years. Hs was
a soldier of note as well as author, aud passed
through various grades to the rank of L;euten-
ant General.---Prof. J. @. FIR. SaIoman
died in New York Feb. llth, aged IS years.
Some years ago he was quite famous as the
inventor Of An engine operated by carbonic gas,
and flOurIshed for time in Cineinnsti---
Lenormand, the oldest French soldier, who had
served under Louis XIV, died lately in Paris,
aged l09 years. -s'