Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-20
OBITUARY.

We fegreL TO announce the teaLl. al
Brussels, of the learned musical critic.
theOrist and historian. NJ. Fetis, at the
age of seventy-seven. In a letter re.
Gently written, the venerable professor
complained of the consequences Of the
late war, which obliged him to give
an asylum to not fewer than ten mem
bers of his family. Nevertheless -
said the patriarch, 81 am steadily at
work with my great History of MI
sic and have just terminated the
fourth volume.
The eminent German author, George
G0trfried Gervinns, Is dead. His two
most popular works were a History
OF the National Poetic Literature OF
the Germans and a History Of the
Nineteenth Century" which has been
considered an apt continuation of
SchlOsser's History Of the Eighteenth
Century, The aforementioned work
is held 70 be wonderful for the vast
erUditiOn which it evinCes. His other
works were a History Of the Anglo
S8XOus,' 1.-THE Characteristic of Ma
cbiavelli +" "N Venetian Letters on Mod
ern German and Old italian Art" and
Shakespeare" Gervinns was born
Nav 20, lS05, at Darmstadt, and died
at Heidelberg on the 18th of March.
1871.
DIR. Felix Won Niemeyer, director
Of the medical clinic of the Universi-
ty Of TUbingen, died there on the 18th
Of March. He was the most
celebrated teacher Of clinics in South
Germany, and most Of the medical
P~rOiessOrshIps of South Germany were
held by his pupils. His E" Lehr-b uch
der PI8cktischen Medizin " Gle
ments Of Practical Medicine) has
been translated into six languages,
and published last year by ID. Apple.
ton d Co. His death was probably
accelerated by the ardOr Of his ser
vice during the late war, at Metz and
at Nancy, where he was EMPLOYED as
consulting physician. AS ar 8cknOwl-
edgment Of his faithful performance
Of duty, he received the Iron Cross
a few days before his death.
The collection OF books belonging
to the late A. II. Halliday, A. NJ, has
been left by his viii, dated in 1917. to
the Royal Irish Academy. This col
lection is very rich in rare entomology
ical tracts, and it is expected that a
catalogue Of il will be formed under
the direction Of the librarian of the
Academy, Any duplicates of works
1t present in the library Of the Acad-
envy n to 90 to the library of the
Natural History Society of Belfast.
The chronological collection of Mr.. |
halliday was beqUeatbed to the Mu- |
.eum Of Trinity College, Dublin. /
This collection chiefly consists of
Diptera and Hymenoptera. 1
md contains the type specimens of /
many classical monographs and pa
Of Mr.. Halliday. IL also contains |
he results of some years collections
n Italy, and especially the insects, /
many OF them Of great interest, taken
Turing a tour IN Sicily In 1868 bv MT. /
and Prof Z. p. Wright.
Mr.. sampson Low, jr., of the firm
q Low, Son q MarstOH, died March
I, IN London, at the age Of f0rty,efght.
III. Low was greatly respected bv ali
Who have had dealings with the pub
house Of which he was longan
Give member. His book on the
Charities Of London" which has
1n through many editions. has mer-
s above those of a mere compilation
was followed By a Handbook 10
BE- Charities, from the same hand
b. Low was q benevolent and ener-
etc man. He greatly contributed to
he successful establishment OF the
metropolitan dre-escape system, which
as uD to recent times wholly sup
1rted by public subscriptions. He
we'd to see the recognition of the
that the rescue Of human
r. Is as worthy Of the attention of
.Unicipal authorities as the pr0tec.
on Of property; but 1t was only az
n years Of labor that that useful in
ututiOn was brought 10 the high
ate Of efficiency ia which it was
aally handed over, nearly four years
nee, 70 the Board Of Works. !
The members of the French TnsH-
tie have learned with deeD regret &
Re death OF one Of its most caIebrafad 7
eLnlIs' N; Lartet died in the de- {
Itulent u Ine Gers during the in !
gHte1t u Fafls. II Is ia that verv \
apartment mat he discovered an i'm
ense quantity Of fossils at Saint d
lut. n Lartet was Professor IN q
technology at the Museum Of Nat {
al History, filing the place of he i
meBted d'Archiac. He was iI from r
time Of his nomination, and was T.
70 deliver q single lecture. ex- g
ut his inaugural address. NJ. Lar Z
D. is known TO the whole scientific a
Drld by an immense quantity of
ademicand scientific memoirs. His
ly work Of consequence was pub
he'd in connection with Mr.. Henry
an English merchant. we'll
own for bis love Of geology. That
~blicatiOn, which marks a starting
int in archaeological inquiries, IS 4
led ReIiquj0 AQaHGHice, and cost "a
e late Mr.. Christy an immense sum
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