The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-01-07
The NUMBER OF MUIR.
HAVE LARGELY IN
.AsED, THE NUMBER
OF HANGINGs HAVE
DECREASED.
Fast Year has Never had its
IA r. the yunaber Of Deaths
accident or Otherwise
Il rttrai. or the Vast
ns or Property
sroyes by
Fare.

Hoi the year just cio>c"
N any Of It's immediate
The long array Of names
Ooen prominently identified
spartmcnt Of the worlds prog
balsy field OF science, skill and
are have dropped out Gen. W.
Zen, ~ Chief Signal officer OF the
snitcd states army: Sir Joseph Whitworth,
ihc mycntornf the Whitworth gun; John
Eoacb, Abe Napbuildcr; Prof. y. l.. YOU
inans,Nhe eminent chemist who so long and
successfully edited the Popular Science
Monthly: James u. Eads. the civil engineer,
whose name Is prominently identified with
the first Sonboats OF the war OF the Rebellion,
the Mississippi jetty system, aud the pro-
posed ship-railway scheme which his death
interrupted; Lieut.. John Danenhower, the
Inflated victim OF the results OF Attic en-
ploration; Friedrich Krupp, the noted iron
master and giin-makcr OF Essen; Alvin
Clarke, tho telescopc-makcr OF Cambridge;
and Spencer II. Baird. the accomplished Sec
rotary OF the Smithsonian Institutions; The
church has lost Henry Ward Beccher, who
confesscdly was the ablcst OF American d.
vines. whatever view may be taken OF his
peculiar religious sentiments: Rt-itcy Hora-
ito Potter, the Episcopalan Bishop Of New
York Cardinal .Jacobini, the Papal Secre-
tary OF State, who was equally ycrscd In poll
itics and theology; Rev. Mark Hopkins, ID.
d., the venerable ex-Prcsidcnt OF Williams
College, who was equally prominent as di-
vpe and an educator; and John Taylor, the
President Of the misguided Mormon Church.
From the busy world OF politics aud d-
plomacy there have disappeared Sir STAFF
ford Northcote, the English statesman;
ex-vice-President William A. Wheeler
who nearly reached the top of the
ladder Of fame; NJ. katkcfi. the editor OF the
Moscow Gazette, who was the power behind
the throne IN Russian politics; Elihu Il.
|asliSumc, who made d brilliant record In
diplomacy during .he Frauco-German war
aud had frequently performed valuable SER
vices for the State Of Illinois; Lord Lyons,
one of the most eminent of British diplo-
mats; aud Daniel Manning, Mr.. Cleveland's
first Secretary Of the Treasury. Literature
has not lost many representatives OF the first
class, the most prominent names being those
of Philip Bourke Marston, the lamcntcd Eng
lish poet; Mrs. Henry Wood, the popular
novelist; James Grant. the essayist; Lady
Brassey, the adventurous and charming writ
err; and John q. Sake, the poet and humorist.
Tho most prominent representatives OF the
business world who passed away were Alex
ander Mitchell, President OF the Milwaukee
& ST. Paul X. r.. John :. Newbcrry of De-
troit; William X. Traycrs. the witty New
York broker; w. G.. DE Paw, the glass
manufacturer and noted philanthropist Of
New Albany; and stephen 5. Hoe, the print
ing press maker of New York. The most
prominent representative OF the law was JUS
tice Thomas Il. Woods of the u. S. Supreme
Court. The drama has lost John T.. Ray
mond, the American comedian; Louis Hya-
cinthe, the French comedian; Mile. Aimee
and Eliza Weathersbce, both brilliant per-
formers in opera boufie. Music has lost
many prominent names, among them those Of
Jules Etienne Pasdeloup, the French 8n-
ductor; Sir George A Macfarren, the English
composer and musical litterateur; and Jenny
Lind, the queen of all contemporary yocalists.