, 1875-11-07


su sa:r 4 Capt, J. D. MEADOWS, member Of tbs lst.
:Sssr.t1r1tiousl Convention.
OBITUARY.
THOMAS /. JKHCKEs.
r. +hs dsath Of the Hon. THOMAS L. JENcKEs
,s,5. 1sl.nd has lost one OF her most eminen,
.t;v.,s. He WIS born in Providence in 1878,
.nd Graduated 1t Brown University in 1888.
.n.r stud5ing law. he rose to great eminence
hin profession. He first appeared in political
-. IN 1R4o. ss Clerk OF the Rhode Island House
- tpenrnseutatives-a position which he held for
s<a Ye..s, In 1545, he Was made Adjutans-
e.n.ra1 Of the State Militia, and held the Office
t,o xxs.s FROM 1854 to 1858 he served in the
.at,ts Lekis1ature, in both branches. In 1868, he
"a, elected to the Lower House Of Congress,
nd served until 1871 He was Chairman Of the
f,unmittee on Patents and OF the Special Com
rattee On the Bankrupt law. During bis Con-
.,.<.5mu1l service he made himself known to the
FbAe country, not slone by many brilliant speech
s int also By two bills Of which he waa the author
,-1rst, Of tho bill which established uniform
r,sseta of bankruptcy throughout the country,
Ehsch psssed in 1864. aud which, as amended, il
nox The lsw Of tho land and second OF the bill
1s4oduned By him in the Fortieth Congress- ito
,ssuIssa the Civil Service OF the United States,
nd 10 promote the efficiency thereof, "A meas
mn which he elounent)y advocated, aud which
oves to him wh1teTer Of efficacy it u1sy possess.
H. ~ very enthusiastic Republican, and
gum supporter OF the present Administration.
HoRAT1o BA1cH HAcKKTT.
Our dispatches announced yesterday the death
q. tho Rev. HoRAr1o BA1cu HAcKEr1, D. D.,
MD Professor in tho Rochester, N. Z, The
olueiel Seminary, and the most eminent Bib
Ea1 scholar in this country. He was born st
ea1isbu1y, Mas. Dec- q, 1908, and graduated ut
.ahent College in 1880. He finished his studies
q tbs ministry at halle and Berlin, Germany.
Gs Ms for four years Professor OF Ancient
Languages ut Brown University, and from 1889
to 1858 waa Professor ct Biblical Literature ut
ths Newton Theological Institute. OF his pub
leasions, the New York Erentnq Post says:
In ls44 he published m edition Of P1rrAncH's
1nsa x.,a notss I n ~. naaslAoop of MlSEns
Grammar md Hebrew Resder vere both Published
II 1877; 1sA, hta t1ss volume OF hia Commentary
..r.d M txo vss, istrr. h 1sS be- nnh1;ehed I1s'
hstons q Scripture. Suggested b. ; Tour Through
soe aoy A9o ~ ~9asn Mss 1spsantea IN EnSnnd and
sppsa-ed m 1set. Dr. H1cnIT W. eanstant cnn-
butR to the chriatan Kere1c and Bibliotheea Sac4a
t1e eaaso o[ ~. =. Haf, ea1uon o. sa1Hs N
eropeuy q American reyiscrs Of The New Testa-
tneat, rho wo1k IN oo-opesatna With the Enslish
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xba .,ar,;o, -, ~, n,a1r ;, 3o77 H. -.
.l.o President Of tn. Weatern T+nn.oorta+ioo
Comosny in 1861. In 1871. he ramovad II pbiIa-
dsinbia and in th.f ctv bas taan aasoci.,ad Nth
Col. soorr in nnmarons jnterast. A. tha r;rne
ef hi. death he m. President Of thu phi1ade1.
hi. Warehons;no comnanv IA . cip;1 1.uvar
u VA reunited to hava no snnerior in pannsv,.
mia
a1a JOIN GARDENER WILKINSON,
Tho cable yesterday announced tho death OF !