The New York herald., 1863-11-07
Obituary. ~


Mr. John Nost, old resident Of this city and well
known all over the United States the inventor or pa
tentss OF AoAts Life Pills and Pbenix Btters died yes
terday at the ripe age OF seventy six. Mr. Mon COM
meuced business In this city as dry goods merchant,
but failed. with very largo liabilities. This was some
twenty ve or thirty ago. After being busi
Dsss for or two and In great pscunisry strss,
some medical < hs suggested that hs shood
THIS was the origin Of Moifats Life PMS md
street, employed at first woman 10 working up and
packing the pills. while hs son. William r. Moiat, was
engaged After school hours In distrbutng business cir
culars through the city. the gradusted 10 medicine
and after residence In Europe returned this city
this time the former creditors Of Mr Hoas began 70 s
cover that he was making some money and no. In order
70 evade their opportunities transferred the business 70
the son and 10 course OF years produced an immense
income The profits wore principally invested n real
estate Broadway other Streets SO with the
ranked as nins .
ever. when the father and sca disagreed. This
till about middle life. resolved to take wife
The father called him for division Of the proper
all the time The denied aud urged that be had
already amply provided for al the members Of his family
ago to compel the son to acooont with the father The
latter claimed that the occasion Of the leaving
Eur pc some wears before there had been prepared
duly executed deed of partnership. which paper had
subsequently fallen into the hands OF the and been
stroyed This was totally denie1 the part aud
finally the decision was against the father The
went up higher court, process of litigation
whom the died. little year ago. and now the
father having followed him. the has beenfuy re.
moved to the highest OF all tribunals Thus have the o
pills been swallowed in death and the Phoenix btters
await resurrection 4
Died at Northampton Mass, October 25 Lewis Strong,
Esq. aged seyenyeeht years, graduate OF Harvard Col
Of the first Senators n Congress under The
tution and ten years Governor q Massachusetts,
Rev. John Hooker, the successor OF President Edwards
pastor Of Northampton and descendant Of Rev Thomas
elected corporate member Of the American Board
and bore an mporatap part 10 its deliberations whe
his professional and the state OF his health
allowed him to attend the annual meetings
JOSEPH WELD, THE YACHrsMAN, HEAD OF THE LAY
CATHOLICS OF ENGLAND.
[From the London Times, Oct. 2l1
Joseph Weld, OF Lulworth castle, Dorsetshire. Mr..
Se e @
founder OF Stonyhurst College His eldest brother,
us~ss the hs s % @ made :
him 2 cardinai-the first English cardinal since the
not die till April, 1887. In August. 1880, Mr. Weld
received Charles re-: <. and she eIied royal family
James IT,: George III and dsorse ". (when Prince Of
rood Palace. Mr.. weld was Roman Catholic, his
family had been for centuries, but he was liberal and
tolerant gentleman His tenatry in Dorsetshire
felt the pressure Of tho religious escrow" and IL
known hroughout te estate t the word and the honor
religious bigotry. I'm
Mr.. Weld, who has also been widely known for his
prowess n yachting, always very fortunatein the
construction and sailing o, his vessels and his success in
the many contestD In which his yachts have been CO.
gagged was remarkable.
VETERAN wRrrER AND PRINTER
A(Frona the London Post, Oct 90
We % sonounce the decease the veterans
NIcHofs Of sbs three registrars a ~ tsry fspd
Society. He the only son OF Mr. John Nichob, the
Anecdsses oT the Eghteeph Century with whom hs
formerly assocated in conducting curing many years
that prototype q our monthly pqrioAest ersAurps ne
Gentemans 9 hAGaxhe" Mr. hfeholS hsA bsen fSf NOTE
than sixty year, Of the princes Of the votes nd pro
ceedings Of the House Of Commouh Nowas nearly ths
oldest member the statopers ctmp6sy q which he
served master n 1850. he died o - morning Il Neo
day, the 10th inst, in the s6th year rT his ago..