New-York tribune., 1873-01-01
THE NEUROLOGY OF 1872.

The death-roll of the year Just closed in
cludes the names of many persons who acquired dis
tnction In their respective pursuits journalism Lost
Horace Greeley, founder OF THE TRIBUNE, who was
mourned by the whole American people, James Gordon
Bennett OF The Sew York Herald. Mr. spaldng Of The
NeV York World, Edward A. Pollard, formerly OF The
Richmond Examiner; Thomas B. Hocombe, formerly
editor Of The Indianapolis Sentinel the Rev. Amasa
Converse. editor of The CbrisaGn Observer; Adolph
Gueroult Of the French press Joseph B. Lyman and VIM.
(. Peers Of THE TRIBUNE staff, and D. orc. Townley
Literature lost Charles Lever, the genial moralist
Theophile Gautier the French critic moralist
poet DAubigne, the historian OF Reformation Prof.
Maurice. Frederick Gerstecker Prof HadIey of Yale,
sr John Bowring tho reformer writer, and versatile
lnguist Robert Prutz A. W. Fonbanque, Sara Payson
Parton Fanny Fern) Norman Mcleod, Moritz Hart
mann Scotch churchman and author; Horace Maynard
the English novelist. and Franz Grinparzer, who en-
riched German dramatic literature.
Many great names hsye been lost 70 science-amOng
them PPef Lee eminent in medicine; Major Ches
ney the pioneer Of the overland route to India Prof.
Morse. the great electrician Feuerbach the German
speculative philosopher Babinet the French sayant
Dr Francis Leber. the pubicist; Prof Upham of Bow
dom College Mary Somerville, the English astrono
mer; NJ. POncheS, the French physiologist DIR. W.
Baird of london and Prof Goldstucker, the phologist
The pulpit has lost Dr. Francis yinton OF Trinity
Church the Rev. Dr. Henry Ostrander Of the Reformed
odist baokwoods preachers the Roman Catholic prelates
Cardinal Amst Archbishop spauldng Bishop McGill OF
Richmond and the Very Rev. Thomas Muirey, Vicar
General of the Diocese Of VirgiRia.
Among the great soldiers who died were MajorGens
Meade and Haleck OF the regular army, Marshal Forey
the French army. Lieut.GeDs Ewell and Patten An
derson and Gen Wright the Confederate army, Field
Marshal Sir George Pollock. Constable Of London Tower
The deahro of artistsincudes Kensett the landscape
painter; Suly, AInes, T. Buchanan Read both painter
and poet; and Robert s. Duncanson and George Catn,
all Americans; and Wesnacott, the English sculptor.
The stage lost the veterans Forrest and Sedey Smith
Also Miss ONeill who popular in England 80 years
ago; Eliza Logan, McKean Buchanan. Bogumi Dawson
and Emil Devrient. Few eminent musicians died; the
art however lost Hastings the writer Of church music
Lowell Mason of NewEngland fame, aud Henry q.
ChOrey, the critic Of The London Ahezse1cnt.
Among Americans in political life who died we're eE
Secretary Seward ex Minister Ingerson, eKPostmaster
General Randall HUMPHREY Marshall Of Kentucky, ex-
Gov Bragg of North Carolins Norman Eddy Secretary
OF State for Indiana United States Senators Wall OF
New-Jersey, Grimes Of Iowa Walker Of Wisconsin. Van
Wrinkle Of West Virginia, Garrett Davis OF Kentucky
Among the foreigners distinguished in political life
who died Jgarez President OF Mexico Earl Mayo,
GOvernor-General india, assassnated by religious
fanatic j. r ThOrbecke Dutch statesman Mazzini the
great italian revoutionst Duke de Persgny, the ar
dent adherent OF Napoleon III; CONT another devoted
irlehu Oh the eA1hnpelor' OH AAoilAS D~A" oO'0
the novelist Lord Lonsdale PostmasterGenera
Of England and the Duke of Bedford.
Royalty and royal houses lost King Charles XIV. OF
Sweden, Archduke Albrecht Of Austria, the Duke de
Guse Don Angel Iturbide. of the first Emperor of
Mexico; Prince Frederick Albert of Germany, King
Kamahameha Of the Sandwich Islands. Archduchess So
phia Of Austria.
Among the men prominent in business circles or well
known in private life last years death roll are David
Paul Brown of Philadelphia; James Fisk jr, Samuel
n Pike, Erastus Corning. John A Griswold Of Troy;
Joseph H. Scranton. who founded Scranton, Penn
Paran sevens Simeon Leland Viscountess Beaconsfeld
The legal profession lost Judges Pierrepont Isham.
Henry Hogeboom. and sesson. all OF this State also
James T. Whiting OF Philadelphia