New-York tribune., 1868-01-04
OBITUARY.

TIE PIONEER GOLD MINER OF CALIFORNIA
The telegraph announces the death OF Isaac
Humphrey at victoria on ths ist 81 e cSa
acer In the history of California He wasa Georgian by
BIRTH and had worked n the pacerS Of hat Sae DglOf %
Suffers MIL Cooma, on the lyth of January iof he
declared that the metal was gold pnt e .2a ma nov prov
H. His associates did not believe ul ana ms ulseYVey
had no influence The men In the neighborhood knew
nothing about gold mining, aud al, Intending saIsha
continued their abors on the m ana miiliaee anu OF
dinay work Just though there had been no GOA 10 te
neghborhoOd. Nevertheless, they Would oeeisioialy
pick up bits OF yellow metal III tne fhce' h ~ teso
.ood the tests OF Mrs Wemers soapkette-the only test
and two months and o half after the diseo'siy
OF them, named Bennett came down 70 eis en-
Francisco WITH some specimens to post hlWseH
lie showed his little nuggets to some aclualntaneess
aud OF them happened TO know mat humphrey aH
sstsed the Georgian OF the character Of the metal and
when he told that these humps were picked UP y
had been rich diggngs IN hs native state thie
was place there as rich as the race al sutsr MIL
e determined go tithcr at once, ana tried 10 per
suade some friends To accompany him but failed so no
went alone. The morning after bis arrival at tie % IA
the first week OF April he went out wih shower ana
pan aid got several dollars In his first PAINFUL ana after
trying number Of places ana n h9s 70 tso resSar
washing out gold rapidly Marshall and his friends
saw how t was done and In three days after Humphrey
arrival every occupation gold mining was abau,
doned in that ncghborhood and men who had been glad
tent unless they were making SO or $50 The news
spread and California became famous and great and
sOO 100000 have flowed from The fountain that was dis
covered by Marshall and opened by Humphrey.
ALFRED W. HARRINGTON or CHICAGO.
On the 3lst ult, Judge Alfred W. llarrng-
ton prominent member OF the bar, died al Chicago at
tho age OF 81 lie was English descent born IN North
Carolina and when quite young WAS Il Methodist
prcacler In Indiana and Missouri Thence he went TO
Arkansas. member Of the legislature aud
Texas where he was IN 1850 elected Judge OF
the Twelfth Judicial Circuit OF that state, the Dlstrct
bordering on the Rio Grande. He held the Office Tor six
wears when his health falling hc forced to resig
The climate being unfavOrable 10 his rocuperation He
came north In search OF more braoing cline stopping
few months New York City Thence he went to Mad
isOn Wis. where he also remained short Tune In 1907
he visited Chicago with the intention OF remaining ana
since that time hrs fame has been portion Of the legal
history Of the city He took, at once high rank poth "a
Jury aud constitutional lawyer. Ie gained much repu
taton by the ability with which he argued case before
tho United States Supreme Court after his location
in Chicago His mind peculiarly adapt0i TO the dis
u1,On OF constitutional questions, ana IN that branch or
his profession he believed to bo equal not superior
10 any OF his compeers IN the State.
DEATH OF A VETERAN OF 1Sls.
Major John Thompson of Vergenncs died n
few days In that city aged IS years lie was one OF
early settlers OF that place held Captains commits
sOn and commanded company Of Green Mountain hoys
at the battle Of Patsburgh, and company OF BRUSH
regulars surrendered TO him during the fight He held
many positions OF trust within the gift Of hs fellow ctl-
zeus, and was Mayor of the city several years