The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-02
THE DEATH RECORD.
Notable People OF All GLASSES Who Have
Died Daring the Year 1887.

1
Died During the Year 1887.
iiedgo Ialsr oeocn.
Death in the year 1857 has cut q wide
ysth. The number Of those who have
lllen before the reaper's scythe Is start
ngly large. Wealth, power, fame, beauty
ave ali been within its sweep. Every
~ and calling contribute % its e!ore.
IA month passed that did not witness
oue Whltened field leVeled. And the
lose OF the year marks the gathering In
4 many golden Hheaves to the latest Of all |
laTvests.
The theological and church world has
ost some Of It's most distinguished sons.
Phe Episcopal Church nouns ita Bishop
Ioratfo Potter (died January 2)i Bishop |
Alfred Lee (died April 10y, who was the
irss Bishop Of the diocese Of Delaware,
md senior Bishop Of the church in Amer
cs; and Bishop William Bacon Stevens
died June III, also leading churchmAn.
The United Brethren have lost for tho
Dreeent one Of their honored leaders in
.he death Of the Rev. j, j. Gloss
breuner, Bishop Emeritus (died January
n The Congregational Church and liberal
began another yeBr without
tho crest preacher, lecturer and patriot
Henry Ward BeeCher (died March 81. ke'
ligious poetry has not had RBWeeter ginger
IN the past generation than the Rev. Ray
Palmer, D. D. (died March 29). The col
ored Christians OF the A. NJ. E, Church
will long remember Biahop James a.
Shorter (dled July u. The Mormon sect
and party found In John Taylor chiei 1T
10 follow Brigham Young, but has joined
the "prophep (died July 26). Mothodism
recognized in Bishog v l. Harris (died
yJp;smSrsl1- a 9f eaG-s. 60. .9-Sse:h, -EESss sr
grand men who made that church go
strong as pioneer, and pious, progress
giye body with the people. Among the
Reformed Mennonites, who eDdeaYored to
adapt themselves to modern and Ameri-
can environment, the Rev. John kohri
bishop (died October 29), was q prominent
figure, but he has joined the great ma
jority. i,
yisiona have been compelled to lay the
laurel MT upon the brow but on the bier.
Benjamin F. Taylor (died February 24l
was one OF the purest and tenderest OF
those touched by divine spirit Of song.
John g. SAKE (Dled March 81, one oil
the mos! sadly afflicted, brightest, wittiest,
Misunderstanding OF the royal band, plays
no more with tongue and pen. Emma
Lazarus, the jewish author and poetess
(dled November 1877, wrote and worked
for her people and won fame, only to
oross Jordan to a promised land as her
labors were beginning to receive the rec.
ognition they deserved from the general
public.
Bench and bar were levied upon. The
calls to higher Courts were needed by
some OF the great iuriHts. Judge s. II.
Treat, OF the United States District Court
Of the Southern DiatriCt Of Illinois (died
died March 27), served since March 2,
1856, the second oldest iurigt in the
United States in that court. Chief Justice
D. X. Carter, Of the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia ,(died April 17), had
served In that offise since March II, 1873.
Chief Justics Ulysses Mercur, Of the Su-
premo Court CT Pennsylvania (died June
o., also heard and needed the summons.
And James Speed, who was President
Lincoln's Acknowledgement, has also been
called hence (died June 25).
Those who have 60 long and well con-
tTibuted TO the pleasure and enjoyment
and profit Of the public have given Of sew
eral Of their most talented sons and dRugh.
teIs. The genial and mirthiul John T.
Raymond (died April 10y will never again
convulse his always largo circle Of ad.
mirerB. Away OF in New South Wales
the actor, William L. Sheridan, found q
resting place MAY lS). The great presti.
digitateur, Hermann, paEsed forever from
the boards ct Carlsbad, Germany June
81. Aimee, the opera bouae artist, re-
turned TO Paris after many iourReyings,
to take the last journey October 81. Jen-
ME | ind Mime. Goldschmidt, the STed-
ish nightingale, died near the gcene Of
some Of her greatest triumphs, London
November e.,
Several vacancies have been made in
the army and navy during the year. Gen.
w. B. Hszsn has ceased to be the chief
signal officer OF the United States army
(died January 49, Lieut.. John w. Dam
enhower, the young arctic explorer, pass.
ed forward april 20). And Rear Admir-
al ]. W. A. Nicholson joined the ever
increasing feet to the land beyond the
tide January 2S).
The Nation has Lost some OF It's most
mRtured, tried and best known leaders.
Ex.V Vice. President William A. Wheeler,
OF Malone, N. Y, long sufferer, patient
and patriotic to the last, was finally re.
leased June Al. One OF President Oleve-
lands trusted lisutenants was ex-secretary
Daniel Manning (died December 24), who
was Journalist and politician, and equally
suCcl saful in both. Ex-Governor Will.
lam B. WsshbuIn, Of Massachusetts, who
was Charles Summers successor in the
United States Senate, and o prominent
philRnthropist Of New england, died Oct
ober 5. And the Hon. E. B. Washburne,
statesman, diplomat and author, Of Chi.
csgo, followed October 22) his wife who
was borne to the grave only little earlier
in the year.
Every line and calling has parted from
some Of Its eminent representatives:
John Roach, the shipbuilder, Jan. 10;
Captain James B. Eads, the engineer and
protector OF public works, March s; Alex
ander Mitchell, Of Milwaukee, the railroad
and capitalist, April 10; Dorothea
L. Dix, the philanthropist, July 10; John
b. Finch, the prohibition leader, Oct. 8;
5. P. Rounds, the editor and publisher,
Dec. II; Mark Hopkins, the educator,
juno II; Professor Edward 0lney, the
mathematician, jan, l6; Professor E. L.
Youmsns, the scientist and writer, Jan.
Is; Professor o. s. Fowler, the phrenolo-
Hist, Aug. IS, and many othera only less
widely known, though probably not lees
useful in. their work FOL mankind.