The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-22
OBITUARY.


shooting himself through the head, was o son OF ex-
Postmaster General Dennison. OF ONO. nc en-
tered the Naval Academy at Newport al ieoo anu
was Immediately promoted to high caaet rank.
During his course OF four years prooatoh IN that
institution his career was distinguished py con-
spcuous onicer-like qualities by renned
sense OF honor and general superiority
in manly sports and exercises which rem
dered him very popular among his mess
mates. In person he was regarded as the
handsomest mdshpman in his class being man
OF athletic frame and possessing marvellous skill
with the foil, single-stick and broadsword. Far
from being OF the melancholy, retiring nature OF
the suicide, he was always genial and companiona-
bic, and 1t was therefore most likely only by rea-
son OF some intense afiiction that he was induced
to sacrifice himself In the flower of his youth and
while yet with a brilliant career before him. Few
OF our naval officers were ever gifted with his COM
handing presence, and none excelied him IN the
delicacy and refinement OF his nature. He went
into active service in 1857 and since that date has
performed duty among the various American
squadrOns OF the world
Montgomery j. Bailey, M. ID.
The death Of this gentleman, which took place at
his residence, in Brooklyn, after long and pro-
tracted illness, resulted from paralysis. He was
born in Connecticut in the year 1900, and was con-
sequently in his seventy-third year. At an early
age he entered college for the study of medicine
and surgery and graduated with honor. and after
wards removed to this city, where in very few
years, he built up extensive practice His duties
becoming so arduous, his health rapidly declined.
and he was forced to discontinue his practice and
remove to the South. He resided for some years in
South Carolina, and during the days OF Calhoun,
Clay and Others when the subject OF slavery was
agtatlng the political world, he returned to
New York. and took an active part in behalf OF
the democracy. For some years he held the posi-
ton of Naval Onicer at this port, and after his
term OF office expired he set actively at work pen
ming the law prohibiting the Importation OF spuri
Gus drugs and chemicals, which at that time were
q W
mental in having that law passed by Congress in
1s4S, and was appointed by the government Spe
cia Examiner OF Drugs for the Port Of New York,
which Office he filed for some twelve years. and
afterwards In consequence OF declining health re-
tired to private life. He held honorary member
ship in the Medical Society OF Geneva, Switzer-
land; the State Medical Society OF Ohio and the
Pharmaceutical Association OF Philadelphia. He
leaves behind him a VOID in the hearts Of host Of
friends.
Lizzie Davidson, the "Female Snug
gler.''
From Scotland learn that Elizabeth, better
known all over Deeside as "Lizzie' Davidson,
the last OF daring band who during the first quar-
ter of the present century, carried the traffic in
struggled whskey between the Illicit distillers in
the Highlands and the "Sassenach'' consumers in
the low country has just died at Kincluny, on the
estate of Durris at the age OF seventy-fve years.
She was the youngest and last survivor OF family
of smugglers and was born at Inver. near Bamo-
raj, where her brothers, men OF great fame in the
district for agility and prowess, Tor many
years lived In state OF chronic warfare
rae tie s OF Inc ana n @ aege
frequently joined the brothers on their smuggling
excursions and, like most or their class the whole
family were nearly ruined when they found 1t
necessary to adopt more settled mode OF lille. The
last Duke OF Gordon kindly conferred a house and
small croft on the two sisters, where they carried
small shop and inn till about twenty years
ago. when, on the death Of the elder, Elizabeth
gave up business.