Smyrna times., 1873-01-08
The Neurology Of 1872.

Thedeath roll of the year just closed includes
the names of many persons who acquired dis
tinctiOnin therrcspectivc pursuits. journalism
lost Horace Greeley founder of the Tribune;
James Gordon Bennett of the N. Y. Herald,
Mr.. Spalding of the n. Y. World Edward A.
Pollard, formerly of the Richmond Examiner;
I. b. llOlcOmbe, formerly editor Of the Indian
apolis Sentinci; the Rev. AmaSa Converse,
editor of the Christian Observer; Adolph |
Gueroult of the French press, Joseph B. |
Lyman and VIM. f. Beers Of the Tribune staff !
and d. O'C. Townley.
Literature lost Charles Lever, the genial
mOralist; Theophile Gautier, the French art
critic, moralist, and poet; DAubigne, the
historian of the Reformation Prof. Maurice,
Frederick Gerstgcker, Prof. Hadey of Yale,
Sir John Bowring, the reiOrmer, writer, and
versatile linguist; Robert Prutz, a. w.
Fonblanque, Sara Payson Parton Fanny Fern;
Norman Mcleod, MOrlitz Hartmann, Scotch
churchman and author Horace Maynard, the
English novelist, and Franz Grillparzer, who
enriched German dramatic literature.
Many great names have been lost to science
Among them Prof Lee, eminent in medi-
cine; Major Gen Chesney, the pioneer of the
overland route to India Prot. Morse, the great
electrician; Feuerbach, the German specula-
tive philosopher; Babinet, the French savant;
Dr. Francis Lieber, the publicist; Professor
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the English astronomer; Nj. P0nchet, the
French Psychologist; DR.. w. Baird OF London,
, and Prof GCldstucker, the phloogist.
The pulpit has lost DIR. Francis Ninton OF
Trinity Church; the Rev. DIR. Henry Ostrander
of the Reformed Church, Saugcrties, \. "
Peter Cartwright, the Metho list backwOods
: preacher; the Roman Catholic prelates Cardi
t nal Amat, Archbishop Spauldng, Bishop
, McGill of Richmond, and the Very Rev.
> | NIL, 4 l,,Ft IL
n of Virginia.
i Among the great soldiers who died were
d Major Gems. Meade and Iialeck OF the regula
i army, Marshal F0rey Of the French army
e Lieut. Gems Ewell and Patten Anderson an,
II Gen. Wright of the Confederate army, Fiel,
l. Marshal Sir George Pollock, Constable O
lie London Tower.
b. The death-roll of artists includes Kensett
IS the landscape painter; Sully, Ames, I
it Buchanan Read, both painter and poet,i an
:, Robert 5. DuncansOn, aud George Catlln, a
ii. Americans; and Westmacott, the Engls
tn sculptor.
a, The stage lost the veterans Forrest an
le Sedley Smith; also, Miss O'Neill, who W;
lis popular in England 50 years ago; Eliza LOgal
MS Mexican Buchanan, Bogumil Dawson an
en- Emil Devrient. Few eminent musicians died
u. the art, however, lost Hastings, the writer
of church music; Lowell Mason of New EnglaT
he Ialne, anu IIenTy ". CHOrleyi tne CIltIc VI u
on London 1tI,enount.
IS Among Americans in political life who die
NO were ex Secretary Seward, px-Mnister lnge
bi- soil, ex Postmaster General Randall, Humpr
,ty Marshall of Kentucky, ex.Gov. Bragg
nd. North Carolina, Norman Eddy, Secretary
sh State for Indiana exUnited States Senate
,m Wall OF New Jersey, Grimes Of Iowa, Walk
use of Wisconsin, Van Wlnkle of West Virgini
he Garrett Davis Of Kentucky.
Among the foreigners distinguished
of political life who died were Juarcz, Preside
ith of Mexico Earl Mayo, Governor General
ON India assassinated by religious fanatics j.
ner Thorbecke, Dutch statesman; Mazzini, t
IN great Italian revOlutiOnist, Duke de PersigI
,sy, the ardent adherent of Napoleon Ill; Con
and another devoted friend Of the ex Emperor;
ith Henry Bulwer, brother Of the novelist; LC
Lonsdale, once Postmaster Gencralo EnglaI
iect and the Duke of Bedford.
our Royalty and royal houses lost King Char
, to XIV of Sweden Archduke Albrecht of Austr
,ar- the Duke de Guise, Don Angel lturbide,
the Of the first Emperor of Mexico PriI
I'm Frederick Albert of Germany, King Kama
ers, meha of the Sandwich Islands, Arcbduch
to Sophia of Austria.
bli- Among the men prominent in business Giro
to or well known in private life on last yea
yely death-rol are David Paul Brown Of Phi
for james Fisk, Jr., Samuel N. Pike, Eras
.esi. Corning, John A. GriswOld OF Troy; Joseph
the Scranton, who founded Scranton, Pen
the Paran Stevens, Simeon Leland, ViscOunt
!, in BeacOnsfeId. The legal profession lost j I'D
lne, Pierrepont Isham, Henry Hogeboom,
,nry Sosson, all of New York; also James
ent. Whiting on Philadelphia.