New-York tribune., 1874-08-25
OBTTUART.
LEONARD HAZELTINE.

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his residence No. &c East sxtYhrs He had been In
excellent health all his life until about six weeks ago
He was then passing his Summer vacation In Nyach'
and during great thunderstorm he remained TOT over
hour on the balcony OF the hotel, watching tne to-
markabe electrical display which accompanied IT, is
supposed by of his friends that the Atmospheric
! Influences may have superinduced paralysis Az any
rate when he went indoors he complained OF partial
numbness in his arm This numbness increased until IL
| became paralysis and ended In his death.
Mr. Hazletine was born In Rockingham, VT, on Oct.
a. iso3 His father. Jonas Hazetine, was one Oh 'nc
Minute Men OF Lexington" and became captain VI
the Continental Army IN the course OF the heVoiuon'
IA zetine was reared on his fathers farm and en-
ioved only those advantages which the life OF farmer
hoy IN those DAYS possessed-bard work and connoh
school education He taught district schoo durns 'u
Winter in order pay for his own instruction In ls1
he came to this city. where he opened ana taught o
many years a private school. known as ST. Jonh
Academy at Chapest. (now West BROADWAY ana LIS
nenard In 1886 he was appointed Assistant Princlpai
OF Public School No a. situated In Houstonst; ana one
year later he was made Principal OF the same scnoo
Under the designation since gwen them OF Ward 9 0r
stands at No 239 oustOnst. He retained this position
until his death. In accordance with the method Oh ,ne
educatonal system the city at that time, he was APP
pointed also one the OF the Saturday normal
school, where the younger teachers OF te p,t pn".cf
schools required 10 attend saturdays 10 peect
their own education, diplomas rom the norma ~
being necessary qaallncaion ior one I Iss Mr.
HazeIne was APPOINTED Principal OF the normal school,
and retained that position untl 1901 when .S p
normal college took the place OF the old SATURDAY
school. He had retained his position as Prncipa Oh
Grammar School No. 49, and had IN the mean tie oo1 y,
the CITY of New-York, President Of The Teachers
Association OF the CITY President of the State Teach
ers Association He also at the date OF MS deatn
President of the Teachers Life Assurance ooceiy oi
ths city Mr. Hazeltine was considered an excellent
Teacher in most branches. He especially fonf OF
mathematics and Of late years he had experihen,eu ~
the manufacture Of magic squares great extent and
with ".
astronomy and the physical sciences he was oL
necnIiarIy amable and aeconae disposition, and had
80 strongly endeared himself TO his pupils that the old
Ninth Cass of No IA organized In 1861 an ASSOCIATION
for the purpose dong aim honor at an annual dinner
This association was the model of dozens OF similar
associations that now exist IN TINS CITY. u,o,,
Mr. Hazeltine lost his wife several years ago. ne eit
behind him three and two daughters. the SONS
RoOt NJ Leonard, jr and Joseph NJ al n ia ss
doing business The funeral will take p,cs at 40,
n lp to-day from the Rev DIR. Crosbys Cnurch az
Twenty-second-st. and Fourth-ave.
SYDNEY DoBELL-
A London telegram states that Sydney
Dobell the British poet, is dead Mr. DoDelI, whose
name was we'll in the literary world 20 years ago.
was descended from old Sussex family. aud was porn
in ,s14 at Peckham Rye He eldest son OF John
DobeIl author of "Man Unfit TO Govern ana OF
Julietta daughter OF Samuel Thompson, leader OF
political reform and founder OF denomination Vi
Thinking Christians" At the age OF l? his cduca-
tion which had been conducted entirely at nome was
deemed complete and he entered the countingroom OF
lltner-a
in the capacity of a clerk fifteen years Mr Dooeli
married AZ the age of twenty having 1t said fallen IN
love at ten and become engaged at fifteen While act
ing ss clerk be devoted his leisure hours 10 literary
pursuits and In 1850 produced under the pen-nae OF
sydney Yeudys" which he retained for severai years
his poem entitled the RomaD." Afer the phphcatioh
q, this hook he resided time in Switzerland.
and in 1s5. published Bader." This and his former
work found many admirers who hailed the author
| ~ the originator of a new IN English poetry.
Both poems were, however, subjected 10 mnch
severe criticism and the latter OF them was irayesed
by Mr.. Aytoun IN his rInan ID d''S cn mI met
associated with Alexander smith, the ocoeh p%oes' %
produced "Sonnets of the War; suggested Dy the nos
pnssis He pusshed the year following volume en-
titled England in Time OF "pri In which MS PeGu Gu
larit1es OF rytnn, language. and ht on P1ra-
veoped. His last work was panptndd' gradnated
mentary Reform in which be anvOcaed sIauup T :,
suffrage and pluraty q Totes his a niosa5SicaI
Observed exhibit singular re VI ine
and poetica spirit Many OF bis passages -. 10 Sp'.
usl in conception lavish III imagery as the hnesI
portions of Shelley Others again are AS opseare, IN
tricate and involved the rhymed enlgnas OF CONVEY
and Donne. England in Time OF War Is on tns
whole his book and contains many passages Iu VI
nathos and natural feeling, and sometimes even an en-
tire poem of almost fauitless periecoh' suou aS hen
OF Ravelstol." -
Charles G.. SissOn, who died at his late resi-
| deuce In Tenafy n. j., ON Friday, was one Of the
yealthiest men in the State, his property being esu
mated as worth from sOOOOoO to sloOOooOO He began
his business grocery clerk, and having aecu
mulated little money, established grocery store Oh
his own account. About 80 years ago he removed 70
Jersey City and engaged extensively in railroad con
tracts BY saving judciousy aud investing shrewdy,
he succeeded finally in accumuiating large fortune
| He built the Northern Railroad OF Now
| Jersev and owned the largest part 0i
| It's stock His temporary inability 10 pay 'he
| vorkmen employed by him on the Bergen tunnel our
ing the manic of 1857 led the tunnel riot, which
| iasteS two days and was suppressed by the state
militia. His name was last prominently ooiore ore IN,
public In connection with attempt 10 oust number
~ sma property holders Jersey City Hight based
/ on an informaty in their title Tue SUIT Is sun qn
decided. Mr. Sisson was IN his sxI-sevehtn tsat' s
/ msrrd twice having been divorced from his nst wiie
i Both his first and second wife are dead
II WILLIAM C. ALEXANDER.
Il Col William G.. Alexander died suddenly on
Il Sunday evening the sturtevsnt House IN this city
II where he has lived when in town, and to which place
\ he recently returned from saratoga Mr. Alexander
was the eldest OF the late Rev. Archibald Alexander
4 D. D. of Princeton N j., and was about 65 years old
the time Of his death For series OF years he was
lawyer Of repute New-Jersey, having been graduated
from the college Princeton in the class OF 1924. HI
was once the Demoratic candidate for Governor OF hi
State against Gov. Newell who was elected lie wa
also for President OF the Senate OF NewJersey
and other honors was appointed delegate IRON
Washington IN 1871. Upon the organization OF th
EQUITABLE Life Insurance Company IN 1859 ne was @
held until now, and the duties of winch he has per
formed with honor 70 himself aud his friends. hs DIS
II ease vas rheumatism Of the heart.
/ MRS. JULIA ANN PRIME.
Mrs. Julia Ann Prime, widow Of the late
Rev Dr. Nathaniel 6. Prime, died Yesterday of paray
sis at the age sc years Mrs Prime had great force
OF character coupled a way with very gentle
disposition She was born Sag Harbor L. l., and her
maiden name was Germaine. Two OF her sons are now
editors OF The Observer and another, william e. Prime
funeral will take place from Tie house Of daughter o
| the deceased, Mrs. Cummings OF White Plains next
| Thursday.
| THEODORE L. KNAUTH.
| Theodore L. Knauth, a member OF the firm
representing the Eagle steamship Line which is en-