Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-02

Vi tne apparition OF one Mrs. Yea" writ
ten to sell a heavy book "Drelincourt on
Deathl; "a Tour through England and
Scotland "A Plan of the English
commerce Giving Aims no Char.
ity;" and The Memoirs of a Cavalier Z"
during the Civil Wars in England. De Foe
Is SAID to have produced 2l0 books and
pamphlets, and in all he was excellent.
de Is acknowledged to be one of the master
spirits of English literature.
.. NJ. Mitchell was born of virginia pa.
rentage in Union county, KY, August %.
1910. His father died when he was about
three years old, and the family removed to
Lebanon. Ohio. There he received his first
education, and at the age Of thirteen began
life as clerk in a store. In 1925 he en-.
tered West Point. He was a bright, zeal
GUS student, and graduated with credit in
the class of 1929, as Second Lieutenant of
Artillery. He remained two wears as as.
| slstent professor of mathematics, and was
then stationed at ST. Augustine, Florida,
In 1882 he resigned his military commits
sion, engaged in the study OF the law, was
admitted to the bar In Cincinnati. Ohio.
and practiced for two years, when he was
appointed professor at Cincinnati College.
From the successful prosecution of his ia.
vorite science, Professor Mitchell was
called by the opening of the great rebel
| lion. He fastened to offer his services to
his country, which were accepted, and
| he assumed command of the Department
OF the Ohio as Brigadier General of volun-
teers. He rendered distinguished service
| IN command of division of Buell's army
IN the advance upon Bowling Green, KY,
the occupation Of Nashville, Tenn, and
the subsequent movements in Alabama, in
the spring campaign OF 1862 For his ener-
getic capture of Huntsville, Ala, he was
made Major General CT volunteers. In
the autumn of the same year he sue
ceeded General Hunter satsHilton Head,
). e., IN command Of the Department of
the South. There, while he was engaged
with his habitual ardor,4 he was stricken
by yellow fever, and died after few days
illness at Beaufort, October 80, 1862.
Rev. William Lisle Bowles, born at
Kings Sutton, 1892; died 1850. Edu-
| Gated at Winchester and Oxford became
vicar of Bremhill, prebendary of Sails
bury, and canon resIdentiary. He wrote
many poems, and some OF his carly sonnets
were highlys esteemed by Wordsworth,
Southey and Coieridge. His chief works
are est Micbaels Mount" 1.-THE Battle
of the Nile" The Sorrows of Switzsr-
land" The Spirit of Discovery, or the
Conquest of the Ocean," The Missionary
of tAe Andes" "The Grave of the Last
SaxQn," st. John in Patmos," eden
Gray" etc. He also published an edition
of Pope's works and several volumes on
| religious subjects. He has fine eye for
the beautiful and the true and, although
his enthusiasm was tempered, we never
miss cordial sympathy with whatever is
pure, noble and generous.
Albert Barnes, the eminent commentator,
was born in Rome, New York, Decemher
l, 1898; died, 1870 He entered the senior
class in Hamilton College, and graduated
| in July, 1920 He had intended studying
law, but feeling it his duty TO study theol-
| ogy, he went to the Theological Seminary
at Princeton he remained three years, and
was licensed to preach April %, 1923 He
! published an edition of " Buffers Anal
ogy," with an introduction of rare ability !;
Sermons on Revivals ;" Practical Ser
mons :" "Episcopacy Tested by Script
ure :" 1.-THE Way of Salvation y " Tracts
on Temperance and Slavery :" "The Su-
premacy of the Law" Inquiry into the
Scriptursl Views of Slavery" "the
Church and Slavery :" Inquiries and
| Suggestions in Regard to the Foundation
of Faith in tine Word of Gcd :" Life at
Three-score and Ten" sermon, etc. His
commentaries are eminently practical, and
among the best of the kind in the language.
| Roger Ascham tborn 1915, died 1861,
| University orator at Cambridge, at one
time preceptor, and ultimately Latin Sec.
rotary, to Queen Elizabeth. he must be
| considered as the first writer on education
in our language, and it is remarkable that
many of his views on this subject accord
with the most enlightened of modern
times. His writings themselves furnish
an improved example of style, and they
| abound IN sound sense and excellent in
structious. Ascham was born in 1915
at Kirby Wiske. a village near
Northallerton, in Yorkshire His IA
ther was house,steward in the family
of Lord Scroop. Through the patronage
of Sir Anthony Wingfeld he was entered
at st. Johns College, Cambridge, and he
was afterward Professor of Greek in the
university. In 1916 he had grant of
pension of fl0, which was continued 20
him by Edward VI, whom he taught to
write. He was sfserward sent out as
ambassador to the Emperor Charles v;
and on his way to London had an inter-
view with Lady Jane Gray.