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10. John A. sutter, the discoverer of gold in
California at Washington, aged 7S.
Is. Lieut.. Gen. T. II. Holmes, of the Confed-
crate service at Fayetteville, N. c., aged 76.
JULY.
8. George Ripley, President Of the New York
Tribune Company, and a distinguished author /;
at New York, aged IS.
6. William E. Carter, Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court Of Connecticut
10. Jos. r. Chandler, for many years editor
Of the United States Gazette and member Of
Congress from 1S49 to 1855, at Philadelphia,
aged SS.
Il. Tom Taylor, the noted English dramatist;
IA. John A. Campbell, at one time Governor
of Wyoming, and later Assistant Secretary of
State; at Washington
10. Judge Jacob Brinkerhoff, OF the Ohio
Supreme Court bench for several years at
AUGUST.
g. Gen. William o. Butler, an officer of the
war OF 1912 and the Mexican war, and candi-
date for Vice President with Lewis Cass, in
1913; at Carrollton, KY, aged 50.
y. Ex-Gov. john Bigler, Of Pennsylvania at
Clearfield, that State.
16. Adelaide Nelson, the celebrated English
actress at Paris, aged 80.
IT, Ex-Gov. Herschel v. johnson, candidate
for Vice President with Douglas, in 1860 in
Jefferson county, Ga, aged 6S.
H. Ole Bull, the celebrated Norwegian viol-
mist at Bergen, Norway, aged 70.
10. James A. Sedden, Confederate Secretary
of War; at Richmond, Va, aged IS.
Il Mrs. Charles kean, widow of the cele-
brated English actor, herself known on the
stage as Miss Ellen Tree in England.
a. Brig. Gen. Albert J. Meyer Chief of the
United States Signal Service, familiarly known
as old Probs y at Buffalo.
q. Chief Ouray, leader of the Ute Indians ;
in Southern Colorado.
%. Ex-Gov. Paul o. Hebert, of Louisiana, an
officer in the Mexican war and in the Confeder-
ate army; at New Orleans, aged 50.
20. S. r. Clifford, the well-known artist at
New York
80. Robert McClelland, Ex-Governor of Mich
igan and Secretary OF the Interior in President
Pierce's Cabinet at Detroit, aged 70.
SEPTEMBER.
1. Brevet Maj. Gen. Torbert cavalry COM
mander during the rebellion lost at sea off
| the Florida coast, aged Al.
10. Marshall o. Roberts, the well-known New
York capitalist aged &c.
10. Hon. Lafayette s. Foster, Senator from
| Connecticut from 1855 to 1867 and acting Vice
| President of the United States for time, dur
| ing Johnson's term, at Hartford, aged "a.
%. Donald Mckay, the builder of clipper
| ships at Hamilton, Mass, aged 10.
OCTOBER.
s. Jacques Offenbach, the celebrated opera
composer; at Paris, aged 81.
II. Julia d. Bates, widow of Hon. Edward
Bates, Attorney General under President Lin
coin at St. Louis.
10. Chief Justice E. G. Ryan, of the Wiscon-
sin Supreme Court at Madison, aged 20.
20. Mrs. Lydia Maria Child, the well-known
American authoress at Wayland, Mass. aged
| IS. Alfred Henry Thesiger. Lord Chief Justice
of the English Court of Appeals at London,
aged 42.
| 81. Mai. Thomas L. Butler, Aid-de-Camp to
| Gen. Jackson at the battle of New Orleans,
and Surveyor General of New Orleans under
| President Madison; at Louisville, KY, aged 81.
81. Bishop Daggett, OF the NJ. E. Church al
Richmond Va.
| NOVEMBER.
8. Fayette McMullen, leading Virginia poll
| tician, at Wytheville, Va.
9. Ell. Drake, who put down the first oil
| well at Titusville, Pa.
II. Lucretia Mott, the well-known Quaker
philanthropist and aboliiionist, at Philadelphia
aged ss.
| ing in New Jersey.
19. Sir Charles York, General and Constable
Of the Tower, who served with distinction a
Waterloo at London, aged 80.
20. Gov. James d. Williams, of Indiana Al
indianapolis, aged 73.
q. Sir Alexander Cockburn, Lord Chief JUS
tice of the Queens Bench at London.
%. Prof. James G. Watson, the celebrated
astronomer !; at Madison, Wis, aged AZ.
n. Gen. George B. Crittenden, who served il
the Mexican war, and later in the Confederate
army at Danville, Ky.
80. Evarts W. Farr, member Of Congress from
New Hampshire aged 40.
| DECEMBER.
II. The venerable Madame Theirs, widow o
ex-President Theirs.
10. Francis T. Buckland, the English write
on natural history at London. The Duches
of Westminster, Mistress of Queen Victoria
Robes, whose husband is the wealthiest perso
on the globe.