The Lincoln County herald., 1871-01-12
Distinguished Dead or 1870.
[Fr.m the Philadelphia Ledger

eliminating under which category to place
the respective individuals here noticed,
it Is interesting to notice how busy
Death has been with the distinguished
of the earth during the last twelve
months. Giving precedence to the
Church, the first name on the list, as we'll
as the latest added to it, is that Of Rev.
Albert Barnes, who for forty years had
filed q prominent position in this city as
a minister, and in the theological world
as q writer and commentator. Dr. Row.
land Williams, Of England, one the most
brilliant writer's in the celebrated "Es-
says and Reviews" is another to be men
toned also Bishops Calvin Kingsley and
Edward Thomson, of the Methodist
Church Bishop Chase, Of the Episcopal
Church, and Rev. DR.. McClintock.
Death has been more busy among states
men of all ranks, especially IN Amirica
but among those of worldwide celebrity
whom he has called away may be noticed
Lord Clarendon, Hon. Anson Blrlingamc,
Hon. Pierre Soule, Earl Mayo, the Count
de Montalembert, the Duke dc Broglie,
A. r. Marie (of the French Provisional
Government Of 1s4s), p. J. Baroche
and President Salnave, of Hayti.
Literature has sustained by far the
heaviest losses. Foremost stands the name
of Charles Dickens, and next to it that Of
Alexander Dumas. Then follow those of
John E. Reade (the poeD. Mark Lemon
editor of the London Punch), E. T.
Blanchard, Cyrus Bedding, John p.
Kennedy (author of Life Of Wirt"),
George d. Prentice, VIM. Gilmore Sims,
Captain F. Chamier, r. N. (naval nov.
elist), DR.. Adolph Boettger Qrauslator
of Shakespeare and Byron into GERMANY.
Edward Brayley (he Antiquarian),
Brough (the dramatisD, Villemain, Miss
Costello, Jules de Goncourt (novelist,)
Neumann (the OriontalisD, Armand
Barbs, Prosper Nerimec and Paul de
Cassagnac Gourualists), Holtzmapu and
Thorp Qinguis,s), and, Though last 10,
least" Joseph W. Harper, the publisher,
of New York. In the department Of art
the world has lost Mrs. Anna Cora
Mowatt Richie (actress and authoress),
Michael W. Balle, Lefebvre Wely, Leigh
Wilson, Moschelles, Straus, and De
Beriot Composers and musicians),
Joseph Mozier and Robert L. Launitz
(the sculptors) and Daniel Maclise, one
of the greatest Of English painters Mr..
Macise was engaged to be married to
Miss Fanny Hogarth Qhe eldest sister
in-law of Charles Dickens), whose mel
ancolly cud -(sho dropped dead after
dinner)-has been pathetically alluded to
by the great novelist.
The military service at home and
abroad also mourns its losses; so does
the naval; indeed, tho mortality among
the superior naval officers Of our own
navy has been extraordinary. The names
of Admirals Dahlgrecn, Farragut and
Breese of Commodores Champlin, Rit
chic, Boyle, Madigan, Carter, and Gard,
ner, and of Captains, Meade, Robinson,
end Harrison, will occur to every one
And in the army and the recent military
service, there is to DO recorded the loss
of Gen. Geo. II. Thomas, McGroaty,
Granger, NOVEL;, Liddell, Ripley, Hall,
Hamtlin, Seebach, Leech, Brooks, aud
Hitchcock; and their adversares in arms
Generals Robt. L. Lee, W. f. Brantley
and j. W. Sanford. The mortality
among distinguished foreign military
men has also been considerable. The
list includes the Prince Of Salm.S Salm, the
Count de Fiahault, Sir De lacy Evans
Marshals St. Jeand' Angely and Hess
Generals Lowcstine, Guyon (of Hun
garian famo), Chruleff and Douay. some
Of them belonging to the first Napole
onic Empire, some to the Hungarian
and Crimean wars. Of foreign nava
men, the only one known by repute here
is Captain Cowper Coles, the arth,tect o.
the unfortunate turretship captain,
who went down with that ill-fated vesse
off Cape Finisterre, on the night of th'
ninth Of September.
The law has lost at least one distin
guished man in our country, the lat
Justice Grier, and two in England, VII
Sir Frederick Pollock (Lord Chic
/, Baron of the Exchequer), and Lor,
Justice Gigard. Medicine has to mourn
for Sir james Y. Simpson and Professo
Syme, Of Edinburg; Sir James Clark
Sir VIM. G. Hood, DR.. Bright and Doc.
tor COPELAND, Of London and Docto
,, Cabarrus, Of Paris and Won Graefe, tn
! great ooullst, of Berlin. The stage iii
!, addition to Mrs. Richie) misses th
gifted Lavasser, Leigh Murray. Lem
attire and Marie Taglloni. And of thos
who may be olassed as celebrities. with
out being great, may be named Jerom
Napoleon Bonaparte, Of Baltimore
; Baron Nathaniel Rothschilds, of Paris
Richard Tattersall. Of London (the grca
horse dealer); Reder Qho great deale
in champagne), and Greene Ohe Englisl
!. eronant, immortalized by Diokcns). i
. these days royalty comes last. Their
: are the Guleowar of Baroda, the Sulta
: Of Zanxiba, the Dowager Queen Of tn
!, Sandwich Islands, Leopold H., the ez
Grand Duke Of Tuscany,) the Duchess {
> Berry, tho Duchess Of Saxouy, tn
Prince Frederick of Wurtembcrg, Prime
Henry of Bourbon (killed in q duel b
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