The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-06
NUMBER 40.

10. John A. Sutter, the discoverer Of gold in
California at Washington, aged IS.
70. Lieut.. Gen. T. H. Holiness of the Confed-
crate service at Fayetteville, N. c., aged 76.
JULY.
g. George Ripley, President of the New York
Tribune Company, and distinguished author {;
at New York, aged 78.
g. 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 1849 to 1855, at Philadelphia,
aged SO.
u. Tom Taylor, the noted English dramatist;
at London.
IA. John A. Campbell, at one time Governor
of Wyoming, and later Assistant Secretary Of
State; at Washington.
19. Judge Jacob Brinkerhoff, of the Ohio
Supreme Court bench for several years at
Mansfield oh'o' .uc,1sr
6. 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
184S; at Carrollton KY, aged 93.
g. Ex-Gov. john Bigler, Of Pennsylvania at
Clearfeld, that State.
16 Adelaide Nelson, the celebrated English
actress at Paris. aged 80.
II. Ex-Gov. Herschel V. johnson, candidate
for Vice President with Douglas, in 1860 in
Jefferson county, Ga, aged 68.
IT, Ole Bull, the celebrated Norwegian viol-
mist at Bergen Norway, aged 20.
of War; at Richmond, Va, aged 65.
o. 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, famiharly known
as "Old Probs y at Buffalo.
"a. Chief Ouray, leader Of the Ute Indians !;
in Southern Colorado.
2s Ex-Gov Paul O. Hebert, of Louisiana, an
officer in the Mexican war and in the Confeder-
ate army; at New Orleans, aged 62.
49, 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 IS.
SEPTEMBER.
1. Brevet Maj. Gen. Torbert, cavalry COM
mander during the rebellion lost at sea OF
the Florida coast, aged At.
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 70.
OCTOBER.
s. Jacques Offenbach, the celebrated opera
| composer: III 1drlS, dReO Ol.
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 70.
90 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 AZ.
| 81. Mai. Thomas L. Butler, id-de-Camp to
| Gen. Jackson at the battle of New Orleans,
| and Surveyor General of New Orleans under
l. President Madison; at Louisville, KY, aged 81.
27. Bishop Daggett, of the NJ. E. Church at
Richmond, Va.
NOVEMBER.
8. Fayette McMullen, leading Virginia poll
tician, at Wytheville, Va.
| g. Ell. Drake, who put down the first oil
| well at Ttusville, Pa. as "a
II. Lucretia Mott, the well-known Quaker
philanthropist and abolitionist, at Philadelphia,
aged SS.
and prestdigitator; accidentally shot white hunt
| ing in New Jersey. rt
10. Sir Charles York, General and Constable
Of the Tower, who served with distinction OF
| Waterloo ; at London, aged 80.
| 90 Gov. james D. Williams, of Indiana at
Indianapolis, aged IS.
81. Sir Alexander Cockburn, Lord Chief JUS
| tice Of the Queens Bench at London.
%. Prof. James c. Watson, the celebrated
astronomer :; at Madison, Wis. aged 40.
~. Gen. George B. Crittenden who served in
| 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 Of
| ex-President Theirs.
10. Francis T. Buckland, the English writel
on natural history at London. The Duchess
| of Westminster, Mistress of Queen Victoria'f
Robes, whose husband is the wealthiest person
! on the globe.