The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-27
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Mrs. Eliza Davis.

Mrs. Eliza Davis widow OF the Hon. John
Davis, and sister OF Hon. George Bancroft,
United States Minister to Germany, died az Worces-
ter Mass, on the oath OF January, after long and
painful illness, at the age OF eighty years. Mrs.
Davis was an excellent woman and greatly es-
teemed and respected through the years Of her long
lie. Her husband was Representative In Congress
elected tx Governor Of he ss
rial once to become United states tate senatop
which position he held Tor one term.
also lie
enjoyed the popular appelation OF '.honest John
Davis".a fact IN which his wife. the lady now
sensible Of the pleasurabe enjoyment OF the refine
ments or society and intellectual life. She possessed
ciating with types OF the highest political genius
and wisdom OF the age. Among Others, she became
tenden and Benton. Her power Of epistolary cor
respOndence was remarkable. She was satisfied
great love for absolute truth, and, as some might
deem, too impatient utterance and imperlous
assertion OF what she considered tine truth was and
must necessarily be.
Lord Fitzroy Lcnnox-Was He Lost With the
Steamship Presidente
London journal OF recent date publishes The fol.
lowing extraordinary and romantic statement:-
There has Just died at Battersea-rise, Wandsworth
person VINO some few months since was expected
ing and OF wider interest than the cause celeoe OF
Tichborne now dragging Its weary length along.
It Will be within the recollection Of those whose
memory dates back to the time OF the loss OF the Ill.
fated vessel the President that among the voyagers
who were at the time supposed to have found,
without one single exception, watery grave, two
were singled out as more than ordinary passen-
gers, and their loss was specially dwet upon In
OF his universal popularity as an actOr-tne
gifted Tyrone Power; the other-Lord Fltzroy Len
authenticity OF the story, and 1t being proved be-
yond all reasonable doubt that Lord FltzrOy Len
nox had taken his passage and embarked In the
President his loss was duly mOurned, the sudden |
and special circumstances adding the distress of
the grief-strlcken parents
But If we are to believe the story of the person
whose deQth we are recording, and who claimed to
be Lord +. Lennox himself, ne was not wrecked, |
nor at the time Of the wreck was he even on board |
the President lie did not leave New York at all; |
but, after gong on board, returned ashore; did
statement without the falntest trace OF eccentrcity
or symptom OF alteration OF MIND, he MAIN |
in full possession OF. CONSCIOUSNESS, which has, we
Know been acted upon, was that he should be buried
con pate Should he Inscribed with his An stys s
and tte-vlz., Lord FitZroy George Charles Gordon
Lennox. Monday, therefore, saw the remains III |
and accepted in the spirit OF the truth tablets should
generally carry with them) or Lord Fitzr0y Lennox |
by three mourners ana some twenty fellow CLERKS
was followed as last mark OF special respect Tue
coffin plate bears the following nscriptiOn:-"Lord |
FltZroy George Charles Gordon LennOx, aged 81. |
Died December 3, l87L0
The ground for this was deceased's statement, so |
far removed from halucination that 1t fully salts
Ned many well able to Judge, and more especially
one medical gentleman OF some emlnence as a Lon.
don practitioner who, after spending much valua-
bic time In investigating the truth OF the story was
so convinced OF his Identity as the missing memDer
or the LennOx family that he treated him on all oc
casions not as impostor but as friend and con
fdant; and In his professional capacity sanctioned
the making out OF the certificate Of death In the full
style and title OF the Lord FtzrOy Lennox. Passing
under the name OF Henry Clay, but generally known
as the "Captan," the deceased obtained situation
with the London and Southwestern Railway Com
pany, and has been employed clerk at their Lon
don Goods Terminus for the last twelve years. earn
ing the respectful esteem OF all bis fellow servants.