The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-26
Death-Roll of the Year.
JANUARY

| Death-Ron OF the Year.
| JANUARY.
| 2-Ex-Gov. Joel Parker, OF New Jersey
| s-Bonamy Price, NJ A., professor OF political
! economy in oxford University. Ex-Congress-
man james 5. Rollins, OF Missouri
| D-Gtn Washington SeHwell, u. >. A.
| 13-Frclk. SchN aka 1ntler OF Lieut.. Sshwat-
ka, one OF he founders o. oddfeliowsnip in tho
United States.
| zl-Nrs Elm Ballou Carried another OF the
! late President Garfield. aged year
2s-Rsar Admiral Clark II. Wells u. S. n.
| 3y-Prof. Asa 4. Gray, the eminent botanist.
FEBRUARY.
| 11-William Kelly. inventor OF tho Bessemer
| process OF making steel
15-DaY Toss Locke, widely known as Pc
| troleum " Nasty
2,-(ieorge II. Coriss. famous mechanical en-
| gincer anu manutactur5r.
| phlanthropist, of Washin ston, ID. G.
25-Col h. Is. Cash, of south Carolina, noted
duelst
MARCH,
4-Amos Bronson Aicott, well-known author;
Boston eyed SS
| 6-AIiss Louisa NJ Alcott, tho charming writer
| and fait alul daughter OF A. Bronson AlcOtt
Seen. ID. H. strothor tPorte CrGyon j.
artist, author and soldier.
9-triedrich Ludwig Wilhelm, first Emperor OF
Germany ana seventh King OF Prussia, aged 81.
Thomas j. Potter, Vice President and Gen raj
| Manager OF tho Union Pacific system, aged As.
R-Henry Bergh OF New York, II warm friend
| OF dumb animals, and organizer Of humane
societies.
17-Ex-Gov. Horace Fairbanks, OF Vermont.
/ D
2l-Gcn. George w. Cass, organizer OF the
Adams Express.
2J-Monison Remick Waite, Chief Justice
United states supreme Court.
| 2i-Ex-Gov John 4. Hoffman, of New York.
| 26-Ex-I4ieut. Gov. VIM. Dorsheimer, OF New
York. Felix o. c. barley, designer and Illus
| TRAITOR.
29-Gen. Charles A. stetson for forty years
proprietor of the Astor House. New YorA.
| APRIL.
4-Benamin Harris Brewster, ex-United
| States Attorney General
| 5--Jacob Sharp, tho Broadway New York;
street railway manipulation.
| 6-Rev. Mr. Sutherland the New York evan
| gelist better known TO tboater-goers as "Sena-
| tor Bob Hart, formerly of the minstrel stage.
| Quincy A. Gilmore Brevet Major General
| 16-Matthew Arnold, noted English poet,
| critic, and scholar.
| 1s-Ex-Senator Roscoe Conking o. Now York
| l9-Dr. Cornelius H. Agnew, of New York, last
| survivor OF tho once famous Unitei States San
| itary Commission. A. y Abel, founder OF the
| Baltimore sun; twenty times millionaire,
| eyed 3.
2J-Wiiam b. Dinsmoro, President of the
| Adams Express Company.
| 2l-John ~ Rice, OF Chicago well-known
| hotel man. Roar Admiral CHARLES Stewart
| Boggs, at New BrunswicA, y. j.
| N-Judge samuel ID. Lecomp.e, eX-Chief
| Justice OF the Territory OF Kansas.
| MAY.
4-General Warner Lewis, distinguished citi-
zen of Iowa and distant relative or General
| George Washington
| 5-Norman Mcdonald OF Cape Breton n. S,
| last known survivor OF battle OF Waterloo, aged
| 10.
| s-Martin II. Bovoe, OF Wisconsin, chief
mover in abo!ishing capital punishment in
| many States
iO.Commodoro Norman W. Kittson, of st.
| Paul.
| 1j-Brother Quinton leading elder OF the
| Dunkard denomination, while on his knees
! ole ing prayer the German Baptist Confer
| encs, Nor ii Manches ,er, Ind.
| 2J-Josie Mansfield, who inquired prominently
| in the lisk-Stokes tragedy in New Ork in'l5l2.
/
| 1-General Henry w Birge, one Of the COM
mapders OF tho Army OF the shenandoah during
| therebeliiou.
| S-Rev. James Freeman Clarke distinguished
| Unitarian divine; Jamaica Plain, Mass, aged 10
Z0-Dr. J. H. Zukertort, champion chess-payer
| of the world. Hon Joseph VI. sterrett, Penn
| sylvania's Oldest editor an / ublisher
| 2}-Hon. John Turnkey, a sociate Judge SUI
| preme Court OF Penn sylvania
| 2S-ThOmas y. Lincoln, grandnephew OF Gen.
Lincoln. Of Revolutionary falnS, and the only
| man tried for treason during the lat, civil war
near Elkton, Md, aged 49,
JULY.
| 15-Sir John Henry Brand, President OF the
Orange Free state. south Africa.
| 20-Ex-Governor Thos l.. Young, of Ohio.
| 2-EX-Gov. Thos. Carney Of Kansas.
| 3l-Bartley Campbell we l-kncwn playwright.
| 3l-Dr Robert Morris, disting uished Masonic
lee urer and poet laureate OF Masonry.
| AUGUST
5-General Philip II. Sheridan L. s. A.
| Lawrence NJ, Donovan made famous by
| several daring leaps from bridges in tins coun-
| try was drown ID after jumping from the Hun
| rford fridge tho Thames. London En-
| gland aged p. William Il. Davidge, comedian /;
| en- route TO san Francisco a5cd~i
| H-Char.es Croker, Vice President OF the
| Southern Pacific Railroad Company Co'ouel
| James l.. ID. Dom Mor son, noted Democratic
| politician Of Illinois.
| f12L-Tne Right Rev. Samuel s Harris, Bishop
| OF the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Michigan
| SEPTEMBER
| Chester Wa.lack, the veteran actor and man
| ager.
| 12-Professor Richard A. Proctor, astronomer
| and lecturer.
ls-Rev. DR. Ravolll founder OF tho kinder
| Carton system of education in America Pitts
| burg, Pa, aged 80.
| 2i-Willam Warren, veteran comedian.
| 23-Fraut o Achille Bazans, once famous
| Marshal If France, a Madrid, spain General
| Solomon, exiled President OF the Republic OF
| Hayti, at arts, France.
| 5-Tom King, ex-champion pugilist OF En-
| gland, who in his time defeated Jem Mace and
| l6-Hon. John rLong john Wentworth, a
| pioneer citizen OF Chicago who during his career
| had been n frontier editor farmer Mayor of
| Chicago. and member of Congress.
| I-Marceina Campos, negress, at Havana,
| Cuba, nged Ia years, leaving 9J-yoar old son
| and n II year-old great grea great grandson.
] 19-Rt Rev. +. Il Welles Bishop OF tho
/ Episcopal Diocese OF Milwaukee.
| 23-At Sandusky, Ohio, Willis J. Cook tho
| "Bif.'
2O-Ex-Gov. VIM T. Hamilton, of Maryland.
| General Ii Nu Doc u famous Chinese soldier
1
| against he French in Tonqun ,2Oi Chinese,
all in white, marched in the funeral procession
| at New York.
29-Judge William X McAIistor, Of the Chi
| cago Appellate Court, aged 40. Hon. John r.
| Campbell, OK Congress from kentucky.
| NOVEMBER.
| 6-John Halton, of Pennington, Mich who
| was parelytic. desired 10 live long enough TO
vote for Cleveland his wish was gratiled, as he
| was taken 20 the polls, whore his bal OF was de-
posted and he died soon after returning 10 his
| home
s-Mrs Hannah Sharkcy, of Youngs own,
| Ohio, nged Ill years.
13-Esther Gaines. colorod, agod 1913 years, at.
| Newport, Ark.
17-Rear Admiral Charles II. baldwin, U. s.
! N, who had been placed on the retired list
| 23-Mrs. Gen. VIM. T. sherman
| DECEMBER
! Judge Thomas So5tle, OF North Carolina
| 1O-Roar Admiral Leroy, u. S. N.
| 12-Chief Colorow, tho celebrated leader OF
/ tho Utes. aged 20.
| llama Langley colored at New York aged
IL believed TO have been the tallest girl in the
| country feet 2 inches; one Of her an estors
| was an Indian chief
| I6-Dr. James Scott, Of Columbus, Ohio, au-
thor of the fam1us Scott liquor laws.
| Thames G. Morford last Of the old defend
ers" OF Fort McHenry Baltimore, aged %.
The Years Disasters.
| JANUARY.
| 1.-Two express trains collided near Meppel
| Holland; 70 persons XII ed. American ship