New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-20
OBITUARY..
WILLIAM III. BURLEIGH.

Cd of February 1879, in Woodstock, Conn., during tenn
pOrary residence OF his father that place Precepor
OF its Academy In the Spring OF the following year the
family returned TO their permanent home in PlainGeld,
and there Williams cary lfe after his fourteenth MONTH
passed partly in attendance when he OF suita
bic age) at the common district school partly at the
Academy undershs fathers charge and partly IN work
upon his fathers farm. Impaired eyesigh compelled
his father 70 quit teaching before William had finished
his eleventh year, and thenceiorward, for five six
years, his Summers spent in farn-work and his
Winters at the district school. At later period, he
spent two three terms in the Academy, under the
tuition successfully. Of two Of President Humphrey
Of Amherst College AT H. after having served short
apprenticeship at the shop Of dyer IN the neighbor
hood and learned enough Of the business TO dislike it, he
became apprentice 70 printer IN the Office Of M
Faulkner, publisher OF Democratic paper In Norwich
Conn Here he liked the business but not its proprietor
and after stay Of eight months, he returned 70 the
In the Fall OF 1850 he began work as a journeyman
printer me S9Eingi0H PhcRr, and continued there
during the year OF that Journals existence. He was
also frequent contributor to its columns writing Tor II
both prose and lie published his first article in
the ufst numter OF that journal th0ugn ne had Degun
several before to put his uOuchts and feelings
upon paper anu Hal mus aoeumuled coh'lnCIa'iS5
quantity OF manuscript most OF ~ III verse aud ,oIhc ol
giving fair promise OF poetic merit iis ncIauQn 10
and traces OF It stu exist IN manuscdp's or ms i0I-
teenth year. IL not OF earlier date. After Tic PcniI eN
above stated, OF Humphreys. and employoda Win
district school teacher lie also contributed
parts of the country. In the summer OF ta OF 49, ne
became journey man printer and literary contributor
to The Schenectady cabinet Somo OF It's editorial articles
were from MS pcnor rather from hs Dran-being com
mtted TO type directly, without the intervention OF NE
pen. IN the latter part % 1888 he returned 10 Connect
Tmiogist' pnbIIsLed in BroDSIyn. tho first paper
in ew-Engiaud-except Of course the pioneer
Saver II had bcen es+Isbed in inc early Summer
of that year, with the specific purpose Of furnishing 10
the friends " Prudence CraAds cooTco school oi which
he was for short time assistant tcaeEcrl means Of
communication, with The public, well As with the gen
er aim 10 advance the AnttSyery cause. After paper
and school had gone down, he returned 10 SehehetIy
taking with him wife, whom nc married M lSii; ana
beside resuming his aoors on The CABINET published
small h,eraTy paper 70 when nus own pea atseIy con
Mass, merged las paper in ne Amdrdnh literary
journal published there, aud took the dbOrug oar IN
both It's mechanical ana It's intellectual department..
In the summer oI lS5S, me 4b'afG"m having eTpIeo
ture field agent OF the American Ant-Savery Soc
years approved himself Of tho most faithful, able
efficient abOrers IN the cause of freedom. He con
tuued a mis- work Ia and TIL the Summer Of lN1
added his still active services lecturer the duties
lust become the organ Of the Western Pennsylvania
AntiS.ayery Society. There he remained, doing yeo-
mans service in both kinds OF work. Tor six seven
years when the paper was discontinued for want OF ad
oquate support, and he ret rued TO Connecticut during
his stay In Western Pennsy vania ne ha also conducted
FOR some time paper devoted to the temperance cause
Not long alter his return 20 Connecticut DE called
the editoTsip OF The charter O1E published in Hartford
TbeTtV ,irty {yjie holding tis most DE- lad occasion
TO den0Uuce in fitting terms the h2eiu War; waged,
he believed, mainly jan the interest Of the slave Power
and speak severe Of citizen OF Hartford who
had served in the wal. Il state OF high excitement
Tho on2e of The Chter OAK and the house and person
~ IT'S c'itor were loudly Aetced win mon violence;
brit the EDITORS steady courage and tie support or lev
Trends o. kndied spirit al Ithgth coEEIiti Snt l,
that discretion Tor them was the better part u Naldr
| aud their threats we're uneNccuted.
About the year 1850. the political AntiSlayery sent-
mcut having mostly embodied itscr first in The Free
SOIL ana subsequently the Republican party, and The
Cl0Tter OIf having become--wth change Of name aad
ediOT-thc organ Of the latter, MI BuTc4gh went q
IN. STATE Temperance society though stu giving side
blow 81 slavery occasoncd offered Here also bis
service Jealous and effective. When the stale Tenn
pcrlucc organ was removed 10 Albany ~ went titIDr
continuing 10 be its editor tn in lSj5 he received rom
| Gov CLARK OF whom he was one Of TIE most trusted
he ,dioc Of H3ror Master in tho City or New-York.
Office De flied for two terms to the entire sat
isfacton all concerned lie was afterward appointed
one of Wardens Of the same city, an Office which
ne held by successive appointments til di placed ~
Gov. Hoffman. ID 1870 TO make room for Democratic
X6out the same time his health began 70 yield to the
pressure Of his almost unoeasing mental ac,ytS; iQ,
during his various employments and ofaia duties he
had always found time for arge amount Of literary IA
Tor in the shape OF contributions % the periodical press
- -, ,6. itica field or The eve OF iu,poIt3pt cleo
hons Gradually, than year pat, his most III
tiuate fcnds have seen that MS strength was !ahhs,
though his intellectual industry continued His Last pap
lie appearance was ID the deliver, Of lecture at wash
IuCtOI Penn. tie 9th OF December last from which
he returned fnl Of spirit and high hoIc o. an indefinite
zee OF active usefulness. Bat few days after
came renewed attack OF the disease TO which his once
vigorous constitution has at last Welded end now de-
part4 Il when 10 would seem as D. many years
might vel FOR him, he leaves AT least the con
ilst lie 5 ong which answers li'os great end"
In the Srring Of 1864 his first vile med as ao previously
two OF has children Ia the Fan OF 1865 lie vac married to
his second wife, well known The graceful writer
eloquent lecturer, Celia NJ Bureigl, - whom, as
his literary executor, he leaves the aOhoaht results OF
years of Literary liberty TO be arranged ana prepared IoF
/ future publication. .
born Of parents who devoutly held the faith OF the
Pilgrim Fltners-and, indeed On the maternal SIDE,
ncnt Of the men Of the Mayhower, GOV. Bradford-hs
father for years more, the Deacon Of an Orthodox
Gated in the doctrines OF the Westminster Catnechsm,
and grew up bclever-iuieLe[t uaiiy-,il ~ unIl,
tivaI in tbat Year warmly enlisted MS feelings ana no
ioined the church Of his parents Of wLcn lie continued
member through the remainder Of his LIE. As he grew
older however his views changed, and be came, at last
10 be in hearty sympathy with the religious movement
sometimes Indicated by the term Free Religion, and
with its friends both in and out OF the Unitarian and
other Liberal denominations. During the last years OF
! ms lite he was member Of the Church in Brooklyn 20
which samuel LOngfelow, y. A. staples, and John W.
| Chadwick have excessively miHistercd.
JAMES HOY.
| The death of James Hoy, esq, of the firm
OF Hoy Kennedy of this city, which occurred on Fri
day. has from midst valuable member OF the
business community, and one whose genial and winning
manners endeared him 10 a wide circle Few men have
achieved more enduring reputation IN the business
world for integrity, industry, and sasacity. h early
embarked in the business OF constructing gasworks aud
the perfection Of those works in most OF our cte' Is
mainly owing 10 his enlarged and liberal views.
During President Iyler5 adnlulstiation ne was APP
DOutCd the once o. POSTMASTER OF
he filed with great satisfaction 10 the cOmu t lnsti
tuting that complete system which ever since las made
that Office q model for all cities He possessed
splendid mental and ply steal constitution an intellect
clear comprehensive, strong aud lnYlnclOie "l,
together with genial and happy Temperament In his
appropriate sphere business man OF large
ana responsible trust, as a social beng ana
the center Of domestic confidence and affection, as
citizen earnestly Observant OF public affairs and DC
srous of national integrity, and Christian TccOg-
nizng his duties here and his possibilities hereafter,
he was never found wanting. He was not man OF
large learning or extensive reading His whole me
being devoted 10 business pursuits prccuded this but 20
was a man who thought for himself and intensely ana
on variety Of themes. that whether the subject OF
conversation religion politics, OF financial Char-