Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-01

bridge u. IApnam, ear-huinhn, ",,s
Kadford. Congressman william ". neLtey r
Blaine, Duke Of .Aosta, formerly Ming OF
Spain: Franz Lachner, musician and com,
poser, Hon. John McE Sweeney. o noted
Ohio lawyer: ex-senator II. II: Riddle
berger Adam Forepaugh, the Snowman;
General Lester Il. Faulkner; Sir william
Whitney Chill, physician to the frincc OF
Wales, and Count Andrassy, the Austrian
In February died Mrs. Coppinger, dnugh-
ter of Secretary Blaine; Cardinal Peccii'
brother 10 the Pope; the Sultan OK Ianzl-
bar, B. II. Sulgrone. q veteran Journalist;
Count Napoleon Daru, French statesman;
John Jacob Aston, Martin Is. Anderson.
ex-presldent University of Rochester.
March witnessed the death OF few dis
tinguished men. In this month ex-Gov-
ernor English passed away, as did ex-Con-
gresham G. l.. Mitchell, o. Connect,cut;
Edwin Cowles, editor of the Cleveland
Lerfley. Abraham Lincoln. the son OF the
Minister to England; Major-General George
Crook. General Il. G. Schenck. and VICE
Admiral Rowen.
In Anil the distinguished statesman,
Samuel s Randall, died; while Nav sent
10 the grave Senator Beck, of Kentucky, as
we'll as Hon. Andrew Shuman, editor Chi
cago Journal; Fletcher Harper, of, Harper
0rothers, and James O'Connor. Catholic
Bishop of Nebraska. -,
June was A busy month for the dread
reaper and the following were gathered 70
rest: The queen dowager of Corea. General
p. j. Chamovio. ex-president of Nicaragua; ;
the dean OF Manchester. Hon. Francs; M.
Hill, of Maine; Judge John A. Jamison,
OF Chicago; Robert A. Ward, the
champion half-mile runner; u. W, Nc,
Crary, ex-Secretary of War; President
Menedez of San Salvador, Hon. JOIN Nj;
Crelis. ex-congressman and distinguished
soldier. Miss Phoebe Thomas. prominently
identified with missionary work tranciss
G. CARMEL. vice-president Lehigh Coal ana
Navigation Company. and Monsignor NC
Mains, vicar general of the diocese OF New
York.
july has long and distinguished list OF
dead. Professor William Elliott, principal
OF the Baltimore City College, died IN That
month, and was followed by Hon; Beverly
Tucker, Of Virginia Edwin Chadwick, the
was the candidate of the American party
i1r the presidency; General Clinton b.
? isk. the prominent temperance advocate /:
Major General John g. Fremont, Colt
fried Keller, the Swiss roet; Eugene
Schuyler, consul-general at Caro-; Dr.
Christian Henry Peters. the astronomer
CONGRESSMAN James Peter Walker, OF MIS-,
souri,, John Harris. known as the largest
man in the world: George Lee Schuyler,
the veteran yachtsman, and Captain
Robert Boyd, United States navy.
The worlds losses in August were fewer
among the dead, being Henry Herbert
BRYAN, editor Pittsburgh Chronicle Tele;
qrdph John Boyle 0'Reilly, the poet and
editor Boston P,lOf; ex-COngressman
Horace Z. Page. of California, and Con
gresham Lewis L. Watson. OF Pennsyl-
vania.
September saw many deaths Among, the
losses were ex. Governor Noyes, OF ONO
Isaac Christiancv, ex-Judge. ex-senator,
and ex-Minister; Rev. Henry Parry lid
don. canon of st. Pauls Cathedral Robert
Raw Hamilton, General John ). Crocker,
Dion Boucicault, playwright and actor ;
Colonel F.. Boudenot, the weil-known
Cherokee Indian leader. and Hon. Isaac w.
Hammond, State historian for New lamp
shire.
a number Of distinguished personages
were carried to thor graves during Octo-
Der. as follows: Jean Baptiste, Alfonso
| Karr. the French author; ex-Secretary oil
the Treasury p. +. Thomas. AssOclate-Jus-
| tice SamuelF Miller, of the Supreme Court
General W. w. Belknap, ex-Secretary OF
War; Mrs. Booth, of the Salvation Army
/ John II IAN Benton. inventor OF the niGkIe-
in-the- lot machine, and Sir Richard Bur
ton, traveller and explorer.
November left many mourning departed
great ones. In that month died John
Scott, inventor of the locomotive cab;
Major David j. McKibben, Daniel ;. APP
plet0n, Rear-Admiral Charles Steedman,
Rear-Admiral Oliver S. Gibson, John
Watrous Beckw1th, Bishop of Georgia
i. ". Fox, prominent journalist; the King
Of Holland, and August Belmont. g.
December witnessed the death Of Gene
raj CadImus Wilcox, Surgeon-General Bax-
ter. Joe Coburn. the pugilist; Washington
Mclean: Judge Mitchell, of the Indiana St-
preme Court: Adolph Belot, the Erench
dramatist, and Octave Feuillet, tho french
author and dTamatist.