, 1861-01-07
Fear no more the heat OF the sun,
Nor the furious winter ra.es;
They their earthly task h4Yl done

Of those distinguished in tie various pursuit
| Of life, who
l. Fear no more the heat Of tho sun,
Nor the furious winter RACES:
| They their earthly task have done.
Naturally VIC turn first to the losses fell
more Immediately in our vicinity; from among
| the number Of those who celebrated Christina:
In 1859, and enjoyed the festivities Of Tho
opening Of the year, the following wcll-knoaz
names hare disappeared: Henry D. Gilpin
Lewis G: Levin. Judge Joel Jones, Rembrandt
Pealc, Henry E Strong, Henry II. Fuller,
John Binns, John :; Watson, Judge Sergeant
renee johnson and Peter A. Browne-all OF
whom, III tho domain Of literature, politics,
science, art or active business, held high
places,
Among the Philadelphia clergy there hnve
been an unusual number of deaths, The Rc.
man Catholic Church. lost Bishop Neumann
branches Of the Presbyterian Church lost Rev.
George Chandler, Rev. YIN Neill and RcY.
Thos. II. Bevcrldge.
In the political world Of the United States
there hare been many losses. Among them
re note: Hon. John Nelson Of Maryland :
Hon. G. J. Ingersoll Of New Haven: Hon, D.
A. Bokce. Gov. Willard Of Indiana; Gov. Taze-
we'll OF VIRGINIA; Gov. Bissen Of Illinois.
Hon. ". C. Preston Of South Carolina; Hon,
s. D. frghau, Hon. J. II. Davidson Of Tenn.
Hon. D. G. Martin Of Alabama: Judge Bouch.
er Of Ohio; C. G. Eastman of Vermont; Hon,
BENZ. Cowell Of Rhode island, and the follow
ing Pcnnsylrania celebrities: ". c. A. Law
renee, John Schwartz, John Gnlbraith, Joseph
Fry, State Senator Nunemncher, Samuel b.
Patterson.
The United States has suffered the following
literary losses :-Thomas F. Gordon, the leeai
author; J. X. pauldins 8. G. Goodrich {s Pc
ter Parlcy,') and the Rer. J. II 1ngrslam.
Judge Peter Y. Daniel Of the Supreme Court,
Judge $. Bear1slcy of New York, and The yen:
cradle George Griffin Of New York. Daniel
FanslaW aud Benjamin Lew, two weIl-k1owl1
printers and publishers, the first Of New York
and the latter Of New Orleans, are also among
the dead. The venerable Joseph Gales Of thI
National lnte'ligcnctr also deceased in 1SGO.
At the head of the roll OF military men, VIC
place Gen. William Walker as the best known.
The army Of the United States has lost Gen.
erals Jesup, P1anche and Robert Butler-thc
latter Jackson's Adjutant Mt New Orleans
Major Gaines and Major Orrnsby, who was
killed In \ disastrous fray with the Indians in
Carson Valley.
lii addition to the death Of Peale, noticed
above, NC recall the landscape painter, Joshua
Shaw, aud the venerable Charles Frazer, who
died ut Charleston, In his 60th year. OF Ameri-
can eicrgylnen, the list comprises Theodore
Parker. ]. Addison Alexander. Cranmore
Wallace, " c. Drown1ee, Dr. Proud1t, Ar.
chibald Maclay, Cortlnndt Van Rensselaer,,
The scientific world las lost Prof. James r.
Espy Of Cincinnati, and Prot. Chaplin Harris,
tho dental author Of Maryland.
Among other PROMINENT deaths in the Uni
ted States, arc those of Van Bccst, al eminent
EUROPEAN marine painter, but who died III
mons "speculator;" ]. G. Adams Of "crizz!y
bear" notoricty; Ralph Farnhanl, noted us the
last survivor Of Bunker Hill; DR.. R. IL Thon-
as, a distinguished physician Of MARYLAND !;
the widow Of Col. Crockett Of Texas; VIM E.
Burton, the comedian, and T. D. Rice OF
like, though lesser, rcnown; Don Juan Br1lo,
the minister from Chill to the United Etates,
also died in New York, and in the same city
N. V. de d CoEdova, a Spanish scholar Of credit,
aud Of distinguished Mexican lady,
Of foreign celebrities, the literary world
.mourns Mrs. Anna Jameson, the delightful
writer upon art, G. P. Il. James, the novelist,
William Grimm, the German author. Baron
Bunsen, tue great scholar aud diplomatist,
Abb Hue, thc;,Jesuit Missionary, whose works
on Tibet and China have been SO popular, Al
bert Smith, the comic writer and comedian,
Rev. DR.. Croly, author Of Salath;c!" and the
"Angel Of the World" Col. Lcakc, the Orien-
ta:isf, Sir William Napier, Ierbe.t Ingrallam,
Of the London Nc,cs, Judge halliburton, Lady
byron; {whosc celebrity, however would have
bren but as farthins rnsh-1isht, had she not
been the wife of the author 0f '.Chille Har.
Vld': Col. Murc, the geoyrapher.
The old world has suffered but few scientific
1osses-thc principal death being that Of Sir
e. barry, the English architect, and Joseph
Locke, the British engineer. or Musical com.
roscrs,lwe observe Julien, ". Schroeder De7.
1ient, L. kicci, The former hciug the most fa-
miliar name to Americsh ears.
Considering the wars which Lave been
was,el in tho old world during the past year,
the military roll Of deaths Is not large. Sil
Charles Napier aud Lord Dundonald head the
list, which also contains the name OF General
Pimodan Of Italy, Sir George Simpson and
Gen Sir Il. Smith, Of East Ind!an reaown.
It Is placing royalty rather far down III The
list to speak Of them here, but VIC have neg.
lccted them only to recall the names Of tlloa.
who became fasnous through their own per
sonal merits. Of the kings and other persons
Of high station, deceased during the ycar, VIC
cnunlerate: The Tycoon Of Japan, Prince Jc
rome Rouararte, the Grand Duke Of Mcchlell
burg Strc1itz, the Grand Duchess Stcphanic o
Baden, the Count Of Syracuse, the Shah o.
Persia, Prince Czartoriskl Of Russia, the Duke
dc Teiceira Of Portugal, and the Earl Of Abcr
deem