The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-18

V00 O080 Ox 1850:
From the chiladslphia Bulletin.
Pausing on the threshold Of the new wear.
we cast glance backward at the roll Of
names of those distinguished in the yarious
pursuits Of life, who
"Fear no more the heat Of the ann.
Nor the furious winter RACES,
They their earthly task have DONE"
In the political world of the United States
there have been many losses. Among them
we note Hon. John Nelson, of MARYLAND:
Hon. @. j. Ipgersoll, of New Haven: Hon.
D. A. Bokee, Gov. Willard, of Indiana:
Gov. Tazewell, of Virginia; Gov. Bissell.
of Illinois; Hon. w. g. Preston, of South
Carolina; Hon. SD. Ingham, Hon. J. M.
Davidson, Of Tennessee; Hon. B. e. Mar.
tin, of Alabama; Judge Boucher, of Ohio:
q. &. Eastman, Of Vermont, Hon. Benia>
min Cowell, Of Rhode Island; and the fol.
lowing Pennsylvania celebrities w. g. A,
Lawrence, John Swartz, j. Gilbrath, Jo-
.seph Fry, State Senator Nunemacher, s.
d. Patterson. s5T pr i-a % ~ .
The United States has suffered the follow.
ing literary losses Thomas F. Gordon. the
legal author; j. K. Paulding, s. G. Good.
rich, and the Rev. j. H. Ingram. Of those
famous in our legal arena, we note Judge
Peter V. Daniel, of the Supreme Court;
Judge 8. Beardsley, of New York, and the
venerable George Griffin, of New York.
Daniel Fanshaw and Benjamin Levi, two
well-known printers and publishers, the first
of New York and the latter of New Or
leans, are also among the dead. The VEN
cradle Joseph Gales, of the National Intel.
hgeucer, also deceased in 1860. ~ b ~
At the head of the roll of military men,
we place General William Walker, as the
best known. The army of the United
States has lost Generals Jessup, blanche
and Robert Butler-the latter Jackson's
Adjutant at New Orleans Major Gaines
and Major Orsby, who was killed in dis
astrous fray with the Indians in Carson
Valley: FL. IT,. 3. at e.,...
In addition to the death of Rembrandt
Peale we recall the landscape painter,
Joshua Shaw, and the venerable Charles
Frazer, who died at Charleston, in his 8Oth
year. Of American clergymen the list
comprises Theodore Parker, J. Addison
Alexander, Cramore Wallace, w. G..
Brownlee, DR.. Proudft, Archibald Maclay,
Cortlandt Censsalaer. The scientific world
has lost Prof. James P. Espy, of Cincin-
natl, and Prot. Chaplin Harris, the dental
author of Maryland. '
Among other prominent deaths in the
United States are those of Van Best, an
eminent European marine painter, but died
in New York; Mr.. II. G. Gould, sometimes
famous Spectator = J.O. Adams, of
"grilzly bear" notoriety; Ralph Farnham,
noted as the last survivor of Bunker Hill |;
DR.. r. H. Thomas, distinguished physi-
clan of Maryland; the widow of Col.
Crockett, of Texas William E. Burton,
the comedian, and T. D. Rice. of like, though
lesser renown; Don Juan Bello, the minis
ter from Chill to the United States, also
died in New York, and in the same city
died M. V. de la Oordova, Spanish schoi-
ar of credit, and of a distinguished Mexican
family. En- .,i' +g., =, -.
OF foreign celebrities, the literary world
mourns Mrs. Anna Jameson, the delightful
writer upon art; G. P. R. James, the novel;
ist; William Grimm, the German author;
Baron Bunsen, the great scholar and diplo.
matist; Able Hue, the Jesuit Missionary,
whose works on Thibet and China have
been SO popular; Albert Smith, the comic
writer and comedian; Rev. DR.. Croly, author
of"Salathiel" and the CANCEL of the Word;"
Col. Leake, the Orientialist; Sir VIM.
Napier; Herbert Ingraham, of the. London
Nes0s; Judge Halliburton; Lady Byron,
(whose celebrity, however, would have been
but as farthing rush-light, had she not
been the wife of the author of I" Childe-
Horold') Col. Mure, the geographer.
The old world has suffered but few scien-
tifc losses-the principal death being that
Of Sir G. Barry, the English architect, and
Joseph Locke, the British, engineer. Of
musical composers, we observe Julien, w.
Schroeder Devrient, L. Ricco, the former
being the most familiar name to American
ears '
Considering the wars which have been
waged in the old world during the past year,
the military roll of deaths is not large. Sir
Charles Napier and Lord Dundonald head
the list, which also contains the names of
General Pimodan, of Italy, Sir George
Simpson, and General Sir H. Smith, of
East Indian renown. ...-.
1t is placing royalty rather down in the
list to speak of them here, but we have
neglected them only to recall the names of
those who became famous through their
own personal merits. Of the kings and other
personages of high station deceased during
the year we enumerate the Tycoon OF
Japan, Prince Jerome Bonaparte, the Grand
Duke of Mecklenburg,S trelitz, the Grand
Duchess Stephanie of Baden, the Count of
Syracuse, the Shah of Persia, Prince Gar
toriski, Russia, the Duke de Terceira, Of
Portugal, and the Earl of Aberdeen. ~
A Graceful Compliment to a Wife. +"
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