The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-12-31
NECROLOGY.
Persons OF Prominence HHo Died 80
1879.

hrSthcr of Secretary y and Gens saA Shertasn-
Cleveland; Ohio; % ....2. Caleb Cushinr
prominent Anne rican lawyer and politician;
NewhurgPort. Mass; 79.-..4 Jnsn Mon
cast, would-be assassin o. SPANISH king.
executed in Madiid; 22....e. Morton Ne
Michael, ex-mayor OF Philadelphia ana pub
Usher oi the North -9siericaa; Pniiaielphia;
62i- Julian Hariridge, Congressman
from Georgia; WsshiDg;oa, ID. C; g.
10. Gustaye schleicher, Corgre sman fncn
Texas; Washington; 56;.. .I2. Commo-
doro John Guest, U. S. navy; Porthsmon:h,
n. H.: ST.. ...-20. John Blair Scribaer, head
oil well-known publishing house; New
York; 2S....2i. George S. IIllliard, Ameri-
can author of note; Longvood, Mass; g.
....zI. DIR. Henry II. Lindernan, d1ector
United States mint; Washington 81
Richard Henry Daua, elni-
nent American author; Boston. Mss: g.
....3. General George Cadwsiaaer, veteran
OF war with Mexico; Philadeiphia, 7S.-
T. Thomas Lord, well-known New York
millionaire; New Yosk, SILL. Henry
Goodyear, rnEter manufacturer; Paris.
IL. Miss flandren. weighing 5l6 pounds;
on exhih;tion in a New York InenagerIs. II
....2l. Shcre Ali, ameer cf Afghanizian:
IS; Field Marshal Theodore Eu1il
Won Room, German minister Of war; Berlin;
20.
NAUCH.-s. William Eowitt, veI-knovn
English author; Rome, Italy; s7..-.6
Eiihu BuIritt, g the lcarned blacksmith: q"
New britain, Conn; 69.-..s. Rev. John
Weiss, notet lecturs and esssyizt, Boston
hnss.; 6i ...- l6. Maior-CeaerzI a.. W.
Sherman, United Stats army; EewperS,
r l.; 66....i7. Ex-Uni.ed States Sraato.
George Goid,hwaite: Montgomery, Ais. !;
CO.. 20. John n. Elliott, chief Justice
Kentucky cour; OF appeals; Frankfort, ~. (;
So. %. II. Y. Ridlle, member OF s5,b
II
APRlL.-S. Judge James a Stewart, O. the
Maryland court OF appeal; Cambridge
Md Tt. Madam Pslt -BonapaEte.
vile of the brother OF the first Napoleon;
BalIimore, Md. e4....5. Tn1 Henry WI
liam Dove, celebrated meieoro. agist arid
writer; Berlin. Germany; 56.---l2. Lien
tenant General Richard Taylor Cauiede1nis
army New York. 53.-.-2I. Maior-GeneIHi
John A. Dix, cx-Goverpor, eE-Uuitai
States Senator, etc; New York; SIS.
Bishop Edward r. Ames, @ the Methodist
Episcopal Church; Baltimore, Md. "a.
80. Rash Clark, Coz grcssmRn from iosa /;
Washin ton; -. Clinton L Cobb er-Cori-
gressman; Elizabeth City, N.C.s So
MAY.-l. Mrs Sarah J. B. Hale, for ulorl
than ffty years editor of Gsofstsg Lazy
BOon; Philadelphia; so. DR.. Issal
Butt, NJ. p. and leader OF the irish HONS
Rnlers; Dubiin; 63....l5 Jacob StasmU-
Ncll OWES Pp1AAa~hAA4 a&taN s44z-laa'
Der OF the Geneva Court OF "A AlhitEA,ioa on
Alatama claims; BeIne, Switzerland. 50
III. Rear Admiral Sylvanus ". Gordoa
on retired list United States navy, Blois
Franco. Judge Asa Pacler, president
LsLigh Valley railroad and riches man IN
Pennsylvania Philadelphia s2.....2s
William Lloyd Garrison, ee.e5rai ed anti
slavery rgiiator; New YORK; 95..-.2i
Eoen c.. Ingerscn, ex-memnev q ConguEgt
TlIsnnss nd
Washington; As.
JUNE i. Prince Louis NsPolson Bona.
parte, son of Napoleon Ill aDd Eugesie.
South Africa; IS. Major. 6euaEal James
Shields, veteran OF Mexican var, and Il. s
Senator from three States; utrUmwA, Ia.
69....3. Baron Lionel Nsthan Ne Ra'La-
child head O. famous Loldoa banking
house; London; 7I....4. Jalues Woodruff
protector Woodruff scientific expedition
around the world; New York ST. 10
Commodore Foxhsll A Parker, Command.
ant United States Naval Academy Anna
pciis, Ind; rs. Albert Weber, lead
ing New York pisnoforte makers New
York; 4s.
JULY. IL. William Alien. ex-Governof O
Ohio; Chillicoihe, Ohio; 73....lS. kaigI
General William r. Barry, commander n
Fort MeHenIy; Baltimore, Md; 6I.-.,
-. Baron Frederick Won Geuolt, pzivy
councillor TO the Emperor o. Germany an,
eS-minister 10 the United States; Bonn
Germany; 80. ...29. Bland Ballard, dis
ir;ct iadgc o; the United States Court q
Kentucky; Louisville, KY CO.
AUGUSf.-Chsries Fechter, famous sc.orl
Richland Centre, Pa; 81. Iuianta Mar
del Pillar, sister OF the Spanish kisg; Spain
49,. rs. Hon. John c. Ten Eyek, OK
United States Senstor from New Jersey
Mount Holly. y. j.; 65...-21. Sir Row
land Hill, originator OF the cheap postag'
system; England; 81. 80. General J. B
Hood, Conieierats army, New Orleans; IS
SEPTEMBER.-7. VIM. NJ. Hunt eminsu
American artist; Isle OF Shoals, Ne; 5,
49,. Count Amadee de Noe, known ~
"Cham," the celebrafed French oaricatur
list; Paris; so -. Il. Suleinlan Pachs
prominent Turkish general; BaEdGd; s
..-.l6 Bernhard Gotta, eminent GarnaI
geologist; Germany; S5 .... Is. DAME
Drew, well known New York Gualcier
NV York; 81 -. 20. R.y- Joseph 7
Thompson, noted American divine; Berlin
Germany; CO.. 80. Francis Gillette. eN
United States Senator from Connecticut
Hartford, Conn; ~.
OCrOB ER.-l3. Henry G. Carey celehrsto'
American political economist Phlladel
phia; S6....l4. DIR. F. Julius le Mayne
ia her of cremation in the United States
Washington, Pa; SILK. Carl Eokhari
composer; Berlin. William r. Whit
TN 5naIl, ID. u, Lib, fr0NektEnb r. fszscO
pa. bishop OF Maryland; Orange, N. j.; .
....20. Herr Won Buiow, German dipio
Inst; Berlin; 81 49,. 81. Aaj0r Genera
jose; n Hooker, distinguished officer OF tn
Federsl army; Gaidcn City, Long Island
Oh
NOVEMBER.-l. Hon. Zachariah Chandler
United States Senator from Michigan
Chicago, H.; 66.-.-S. Margaret T. Easoz
All low If President Jackson secretary q
war; Washington; 49,. 10. Richard Sche
prominent Wall street i1anoier; NeE
York; 69.-..l1. Rear Admiral Aueustu
III. Kitty, United States nayys Baltimore
T3. 10. Colonel Frederick Won werdei
ave;eran Of Waterloo and MOSCOW; Bait
more; 100 II. Peter Goelst. eccenrn
New York millionaire; New York; So.
%. Mrs. Charles Dickens. widow OF th
novelist; London. ...23. Countess de Nor
tijo, mother of ex-Empress Eugene
Madrid, Spain; 79.
DECEMBER.-l. Maior-GeneGuI Jeferso
G. Davis, United States arm; C-icag'
III 6l....6 Hon. Winthrop ". Keichslz
Judge OF the u. S. district couTt Tor th
western .istric. of Pcnnsyl wanna; Pits
a;lrgb, Pa; SO. William John Scott Ben
~;ck, NTH Duke oi Portland; EnEland
i....S. Hon. A. Morrison lay. Congress
nnn from Missouri; WashinEteu; S..
II. .Ca'crait, the notorious Ensitsh hAas