Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-03-02
The Dead of 1860.

Pausing on the threshold of new year, says 9
PHILADELPHIA paper, we cast glance backward
nj the roll of names of those distngu lshed III tue
various pursuits of life, who
Fear no more the heat of the sun
Nor the furious winter RACES;
They their earthly task have done.
! Naturally we turn first to the losses felt more
Immediately in our vicinity from among the
number of those who celebrated Christmas in
| 1859, and enjoyed the festivities of the opening
| of the wear, the following we'll known names
have disappeared Henry D. Gpn, Lewis c..
Levin, Judge Joel Jones, Rembrandt Peale,
Henry X. Strong. Henry NJ. Fuller, John Binns,
John F. Watson, Judge Sergeant, VIM. b Foster,
Judge VIM. Bonne, Lawrence johnson, ana Peter
A. Browne--all of whom. in the domain OF
literature, politics, art, science, or active bus-
ness, held high places.
Among the Philadelphia clergy there have
been an unusual number OF deaths, The Roman
Catholic Church lost Bishop Neumann and Rev
Drs RYDER and Box; the various branches OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church lost Rev George Chandler,
VIM. Neill and Rev. Thomas II. Beveridge.
In the political world of the United States
there have been many losses. Among them we
note Hon. John Nelson, of Maryland Hon. e..
]. Ingersoll, of New Haven Hon. D. A. Bokee,
Gov. Willard, of Indiana Gov. Tazcwel of
Virginia Gov Bisscll, of Illinois Hon. W. o..
Preston, of South Carolina; Hon. s. d. lngham,
Hon. J. NJ. Davidson. of Tennessee; Hon. Is.
G.. Martin, of Alabama Judge Boucher, OF OHIO;
G. G. Eastman. of Vermont Hon benlamn
Cowell. of Rhode Island aud the following Penn
syivania celebrities: w. g. A. Lawrence, John
Swartz, John Gilbrath. Joseph Fry, State senator
Nuncmachcr, Samuel d. Patterson.
The United States has suffered the following
literary lossees: >,
Thomas f. Gordon, the legal author j. X.
Paulding, S. G. Goodrich, {" Peter Parlcy,") aud
ID II
legal arena we notice Judge Peter V. Daniel OF
the Supreme Court, Judge S. Bcardsley' Of New
York, aud the venerable George Griffin OF New
York. Daniel Fanshaw and Benjamin Levy,
two we'll known printers and publishers the hrSt
of New York, and the latter OF New or'eans are
also among The dead. The venerable Joseph
Gales, of the National Mteihgencer, also de-
ceased in 1860.
At the head of the roll of military men we
place Cen William Walker, as the best known.
The army of the United States has lost Generals
Jessup. Planche, and Robert Butler-the latter
Jackson's Adiutant at New Orieans,,- MAYOR
Gaines. and Major Ormsby, who was killed IN a
disastrous fray with the Indians in Carson Val
ley.
In addition to the death of Peale noticed above,
we recall the landscape painter, Joshua ohaw,
and tho venerable Charles Frazer, who died at
Charleston, in his 80th year. or American cier-
pymen. the list comprises Theodore Parker, j.
Addison Alexander, Cranmore Wallace. W. G..
Brownlee, Dr. Prouddt, Archibald Maclay, Cort-
landt Van Rensselaer,. The scientific world mas
lost Prof James =. Epsy, of Cincinnati, and frot.
Chaplin IIerrs, the dental author OF Maryland.
Among other prominent deaths in the United
States, are those of Van Beest, an eminent
European marine painter, but who died IN New
York; NJ T. G. Gould, sometimes famous
"speculator - j. c. Adams Of "grlzzly bear
notoriety Ralph Farnbam, noted as the last
survivor of Bunker Hill; Dr. Il. H. Thomas,
distinguished physician of Maryland the widow
of Col. Crockett of Texas; VIM. Il. Burton
the comedian, and T. d. Rice, OF like though
lesser renown; ; Don Juan Bcllo, the Minister
from Chill to the United States, also died in New
York, and in the same city died NJ. " de la
Cordova, n Spanish scholar of credit, and OF
distinguished Mexican family