Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-15
Ohifn8ry.

Departed this lie after brief illness, at
half past 5 o'clock, on the 10th of April, at
Springfeld Essex county, the residence OF his
ann, DR.. Alfred Fl. Garrett, MUsCoE GAR
NETT, in the S4th year of his aye.
He was the last of the older members Of
family which has borne conspicuous part III
the history of our State ard country Ii" was
the uucle OF Senator Hunter and Gen. Garnctt,
who fell at Rich Mountain; the brother OF
Robert S. GaIlett, who represented the f''S,A
district in Congress the father OF Or. a. l.
p. Garnett, OF Washington city, and the great
uncle OF the late NJ. r. H. Garrett.
We have never known gentleman WIN i
kinder heart, and many citizens from Fred
ericksburg who took refuge at his residence 10 IL,
Snotsylyania when that town was sheI'ed Will
naver cease to remember how he almost hey
cared himself and family to supply them With
iood He reached ripe old age, and died in
h;S native county, surrounded by the members
- his family,-Rtchnond Enquirer.
4aetans LAMA, ST., died on last Saturday
n;ght at his residence at Midway, from sud
den attack of pneumonia. nc belonged 10 an
old Seilian family, settled in Palermo, OF which
several members occupy eminent posI'l"hS III
the Kingdom Of Italy. tie received a superior
edncation in the Royal College at Naples, graf
mated with distinction, aud was appolntea "t"
tsoant Of engineers In 1858 he became As
siStant Professor OF Modern Languages a. 'AE
TToivers;tyot Va. and filled the place tor several
vea,s with erent success. Unfortunately, me
wnr led TO the abandonment OF the institution
If assistant instructors, and remaining 1altnlu'
to the South, although friends and relatives
often urged his return to the North, he prefer
red hard work great rrlvali3ns and much an
xiety with his new friends, to al the OH
made him in his former home. lie continued
bis beloved profession as teacher with rnanat
ing zeal md energy to tho last days 81 his lie.
| He was a gentleman of answering integrity,
and bossessed the highest sense OF honor. Dir.
LAM, was buried on Tuesday aitcruoon, III the
| University Cemetery, with Masonic hoHorS
The funeral services wers held IN tlie Chapel ~
| Charlottesville lntetHgenccr.
THE DULANY AND TAsKER FAMILIES. ~ {
are Informed by correspondent that Dau'c
Dulanv the eminent Maryland la"ycr whose
,ortrait has recently been placed iii the Su
norior Court room, married Re5Gcca, a daueh
fer of Colonel Benjamin Tasker Tor thirty 'wt
wears president of the Coun:u o! har'lahu
OF her sisters, Ann married Gov. halmhe
Ogle Elizabeth Christopher LoTndes. Esq
OF Bladcns0urr, anu r[ahCSs, l'""|,' -.
E.n. of virginia, member OF the MP"
TonnciI. Her brother, Benjamin Tasker. Jr.
was the owner Of Taskers SELMA, ty III
Godolphin Arabian, the most tamau* mare Q
her day, and said to be own sister to Babr'
ham. selma was bought of he Marquis o
Grady, and won the first great rae; Ftcor!e;
ia Virginia, at Gloucester, IN l'3l: bea'iE
Colonel Byrds TryalI and Colonel fayioc
imported Jenny Cameron. four miles, ior jo
nistoles. Mrs. Dulapy's portrait, haS'nI
peeu destroyed by Federal soldier during Il,
war, cannot probably be replaced this side tn
Atlantic. Her son, Daniel Dalauy. h.I.,
man Of great wealth and high position, wa
Iivinv in Downing street, Lonlou, in ISIS
and erected the beautiful monument IL =; Az Al:
napolis to the mcmor' OF his rrand fo ~ 81
BIadep, and who died in Annapolis in 1915, Il
the aye Of nearly one hundred years. Bat, SIM