New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-17

OBITCA ny.
ROBERT CATER.


CiuBRDGE. Miss. Feb. 15.-Robert Carter,
tie Wei.-anOgn OF letters aud iourn alist di-c
to-day
Robert Carter WAS born in Albany, n. Y.
February >. 1919. HIS IaOtler beng u the Roman
Catholic iairh, he placed for very short at
the Jeslis Coli-ge Chsulhiy But from boybood he
was constant AMI curious student. and IN time
came to possess fluid % general knowledge a.
quired by very few men At niteeu wears %
axe be WIS Assistant Librarian in %" si'--
Liorary az Albany. ere be rema ned uut 1888 He
had been converted 20 the doctrine Of the Churc the
New jerusalem in ms eighteenth year. aud when he
went TO Boston u Is4l. he found employment among
the professors o. that faith In ls43 hr
rroj'cte. in conjunction M jane Rus-
sell Lowell. The Pi,H>sr Iuseaziuo. The excellence
OF his periodical be couiec urrd when II stated
That among IL contributors Pov Hawthorne, r. W.
Parsons William W. story Joan Neal AID Mrs. Eiiz beth
Bir-.tt Browning The magazine was not c,mmer-
c'aIiy successful, and soon stopped. Mr. Carter for
time was clerk IN the Cambridge CIas-) Pos Oticr.
In October 1916, be married Miss Ann Augusta Gray
lady Of literary ability. In 1s47 he became secretary
10 Mr. Prescott the historian. and that capacity
CURED The taste FOR Spanish literature which he after
ward 20 successfully cultivated. When NJ. Prescott
died Mr.. Carter contributed 20 THE TRmTyE valuable
article on the literary Iersola habits Of that
ueLt writer.
Sir Carter IN $50 for The Boston alas series
OF articles In rens ~ the sttAk- OF Professor Francs
Bowen upon the Hung Iss urreCtiontsts, which
were subsequently, collected 10 pamDhlet lie aiso
edited a W containing a fun account OF the
visit OF kos-1th 10 Mass. hust5t-. Mr.. Carter
As from the first identified sIth the Pee
81 party 81 Massachusetts,. Tie was The assist
aui ediOr 81 + organ 7hs Commonwealth. and ,i-
maiet CRANE IT. CHIEF editor. ,u- Al hal capacity
M l-HZ tie was Afterwards secretary OF III" Ere
-"t etste Commute. H Wa ElsO. III 1850.
eH-dgeu ~ r. Hte-arT assistant by the f~r kst III .
mousse OF L'ite d brown. For a very -..-t
-.lr. ~ l-5b. hc editor OF he B1s.S.
AHfs winch Was in a. noriuuHd condition: d
tI Met 10 Washington n the CORES lnIdeir - I'M
tIIS 81 lie dlscuaf Ze tie duties ~ this position tH-
DIV NJ eylousy acted 40 iar capacity Tor lHE llE-
lNh Ia Dos on. A Series Of .tsIS tur
49, IuHrn H. ae-,rn -ctsiihc tour fruir Boston 10
" CAT - scr r. -uhssQ nfl. collected "a q volume
"a 't'F-i ,Opu.ar ali Das Lite.y a'7.u 4-IG --c4
Do I-5c Mr.. Carter vas .n-ag - iu general literary
IA H NcN-1urh. IN -i3 Ms wi- d d, aud T. j. !
90 N,rt o. EYo.est,r Goo eol- The D'm'J. -a, "a
aa''' ne" .rtr- Fog ga months p-yi Us -
'.r ii---rr- Departments residing Beaufort. $. q.
I' also --iTi-. l-6i, = - susan NlfhH.,, of Cam
VINO +t- 80 .ra.t If,..tA- OBJ iiD fe'ni.r =
>rp'4 il 20, t- ia,it te. A-ttrlltII- Eyo tatr,
- l-''. -" n-.l. .l-f- ir 30 "Ily pursuit. 300 ih-
O.. Il- ...I Ia ii-, he tlre. danes VISITED Lu-'I
I. l-7t tnH $3.50 fl view GO ff- t..t.r flr.. Gone
lutu- JOB 10 e ruiurle'! .o taubr tc. Mass. "lcr.
lr ti-l
H. Carter was p.r-au NJ -rst eri accurate E'..y.-
s-~r oi Wof4 sI. .ua.u- ais eco lr o.. ut- 0ars ~
..c r4F-r - t~ ads. ii, ,nl-at, II he Aad % --l
Cd" rr !-r impairment. have D. eu ct-i .u--l' "a
u.u; uut h- krl unt..uz r'ff 3 tlau Ire A""H- a-i
firru az % r4.--f lie -.4fr NJ lI4t .-tt
.a' -c.ru.r which. however proso'.ae. 10 "as 4Hp.s-
-l..C 4.drr-. s.tl.