Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-01-07
The Eminent Dead of 1875.

THE harvest of death during the year,
which is now so near its close, has been
a fruitful one. The scythe has mown
with impartial sweep and the neurology
exhibits list of eminent names quite as
long and remarkable as those of former
years. If there is any special feature to
note it is in the number of artists and
politicians of the old school who have
passed away. Literature has lost large
number of eminent scholars and writers,
among them the following: Charles
Sprague, the poet; Henry Clapp, the
King of the old New York BohemiaLs !;
Charles Dawson Shanley, the humorous
essayist; Samuel G. Drake, the antigua
rian and historian Mortimer Thompson,
C' DOesticks'O; Joseph E. Babson {" Tom
Folio'O, of Boston; the Rev. g. W. Up
ham, the Salem witchcraft historian; j.
Ross Browne, the traveller, and Frederick
Hudson, the eX-manager of the New York
Herald. These named belonged to our
own country. Europe has lost Charles
Kingsley; M. Cretineau Jolly, the French
historian; John limbs, Arthur Helps and
Augustus Mayhem, the English essayists 4;
| Winwood Reade; NJ. Achard, Edgar Qui-
net and the Marquis de Belleval, French
authors; NiscOunt de Castillo, the POrtu-
guest pOCts llC NJ -lNtN' OOhuCI luul-
wall, the English historian of Greece
Seidl, the Austrian poet and author of
| the Austrian National Hymn; Hans
Christian Andersen, the delightful Danish
novelist; William Rayle Bernard, the
| English dramatic author; Nicholas Muel-
Ter, the Swabian printer poet, and DIR.
Oscar Peschel, the German geogapher.
The arts have met with very severe
| loss. The stage, both lyric and dramatic,
\ we leave for detailed notice at another
time. Painting has lost in this country
Gilbert Burling, OF New York; William
j. Hayes, the animal-painter; Pietro
/ Vaini, of New York, who committed sui
eide; William Craig and William Oliver
Stone, and the eminent American sculptor
| Horatio Stone, who died IN Italy. Eu-
rope has lost some very eminent men,
among them the painters Millet, Corot and
Pelette, of France; Hotfner, of Alsaee
Melbye, of Denmark; Won Ramberg and
Klein, Of Munich; Ruben, Of Vienna
Pickersgill and Walker, of England.
Among the sculptors are Philip and
Stephens, of England; Carpeaux and
Barye, of France. This list should also
include Edwin Welby Pugin, the English
architect.
Death has been specially busy among
the old politicians OF this country, the list
including Vice President Henry Wilson
ex. President Andrew Johnson; ex-Gov.
Bramlette, OF Kentucky; Garnett McMill-
an, member Of Congress elect from Geor-
gia; Nathan Sargent, Commissioner OF
Customs under President Lincoln; Win.
lam A. Buckingham, Senator from Con,
necticut; Samuel f. Hersey, member oi
Congress from Maine; Samuel Hooper
member of Congress from Massachusetts
James ButiintOn, member of Congress
elect from Massachusetts; Thomas Bid
die, United States Minister at Ecuador
Gen. John G.. Breckinridge, of Kentucky
Jesse ID. Bright, of Indiana; Henry w
Barry, member Of Congress from Missis
sippi; Gen. Duff Green, of Georgia
Judge McFadden, delegate from Wash
ington Territory; ex-senator VIM. A
Richardson, of Illinois; E. A. Warren, ex
member of Congress from Arkansas