Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-28
Obituary.

MARK LEMoN.-A cable telegram
from London announced a few DAYS
since, the death of Mark Lemon, the
well known editor of Punch. He was
born in the English metropolis on the
Seth Of November, 1909, received a
fair education, and engaged in literary
pursuits while a young man, writing
for the stage and for newspapers. He
was also q member of the Guild of
Literature and Art, and as such Oeca-
sionaliy dOnned the sock and bus
kin. In 1871 he took part in establish
ing Punch, and from the first was
editorially connected with the paper.
On the retirement of Mr.. Henry Nav
hew from the position of editOr-in-
chief MI. Lemon was chosen to sue
coed him, and until his death presided.
over the fortunes of the great comic
and satiric weekly of London Asan
author, the deceased was well known
for his dramatic pieces, Of which he
wrote upward of sixty, and of
numerous tales, Of which "The En-
chanted DOLL" "Loved at Last,v
/" FaIkner Lyle; Story of Two Wives"
and Leighton Hall" and other tales,
are best known. In addition, Mr..
Lemon was the author Of numerous
articles written for the literary publ
cations, and Of about a hundred
songs. He was also the editor of a
collection of jests published some
years ago. az
X The RI. REV. JACKSON KEMPER.
The -Rt. Rev. jackson Kemper,
Episcopal Bishop of the diocese of
Wisconsin, died at his residence, in
Delavan, at 2:20 pm, on yesterday.
The deceased was born in Duchess
county, New York, on the 18th Of
December, 1889. In the year 1869, he
graduated at Columbia College, and
TWO years later was ordained to the
Episcopal ministry at PHILADELPHIA,
when he at once became the assistant
of Bishop White, in Christ Church, Of
that city. He was subsequently as
signed to the agency for the advance
ment of Christianity, and in that ca
pacity visited nearly every portion of
Pennsylvania, and also sought out
and ministered to isolated communi-
ties of EpiScopalians in Ohio. He
was the first EpiScopalian minister
VINO ever preached west of the Allie
sheny. About the year 1880, he be-
GonS rector OF a parish at Norwalk,
O2ns', where he remained until 1885,
pisban "e Was appointed missionary
III me Northwestern States
nIscod nnder Il: The territory thus
ity was perhaps the laSSort ~
ever been iRtrusted to anS9. .Hae nds
the days of the apostles, ennaan slnce
what now constitutes twelve di3oEEacIus
viz: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, VIZ,
cousin, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Ne I
braska, Colorado, Montana, Nevada
and Oregon. On removing to the
West, Bishop Kemper took up his
residence at st. Louis, but his labors
kept him away from home the greater
portion of the time. In the year IS43, |
by which time the geographical extent
of his diocese had been largely re-
dueeda Bishop Kemper removed to
Delaheld, Waukesha county, Wis,
locating on a tract of land adjoining
the then newly established Nashotah
Theological Seminary, where he re-
sided at the time of his death.
The st. Louis Republican announces
the death of Colonel Joab Early,
of General Jubal A. Early.
occurred at the residence of his
son, Robert IL. Early, in Lafayette
county, Missouri on the LIST instant.
Colonel Eariy was a native of Vir-
ginia, having been born in Franklin
He removed to Missouri at
the close Of the late war. He was a
prominent Mason, and was buried
With honors by that order.