The sun., 1891-05-01

JOHN Lr coNTE.
the New York College OF Physicians and Sur.
Reons. and in 1856 10 was appointed Profess
sor Of Natural and Mechanical Philosophy In
South Carolina College. ut Columbia, &. C. In
1869 he was appointed Professor Of Physics
and Industrial Mechanics In the University Of
California. and discharged the duties OF that
position until 1881. From 1876 to 1881 he held
the Office of President OF the university In con-
nection with his professorship.. At the expira;;
G6ysies: which he oecarled until his leah:
century. was devoted 70 seisniilc investisa.
tions: ilrst n the line q medicine. hut
sn o ssss Ss rs.u ~ OF hs lis d. Ia
bors was disclosed in a great variety Of
commnnicatiqns r., 10 seisn,ife jc9rnsIs IN this
OF the American Association for the Advance
ment Of Science" Of which organization he
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sonian institution vt MnshiHstS,n s t,n aPd In 1857
before tho eabody Institute in Baltimore. He
the asE a & nss bssn
9rsatlss :aS SsnsrS PhSsics whiS had
ns HGst 81 It lss in the ws. surn
and physiologist.
Or. Jes. Leldy. tns physician and naturalist.
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died yesterday morning. His brother; Pr.
was % porn IN Phiiadsrhia on Sept. 8. is2s. IL
early ACQUIRED knowledge OF mineralogy and
~ 2, ,an as eve sn snasd Mas
sylvnnla e ls44: AZ flrs. hs became @ sn assist.
esp.Ins during .hs siyil xs1 ~ when he snt.sed
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aDsteny il .Ss Tni niy.rsity Of Psnp.siysnls:
G 'he e Fra 1antn % &sdtea colisSs Hs wsiad
Eprops in is4s and o. his return s1S lscsursd on
cal Institute. = = is5s s. 1;s!ay beam:
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Of his death. In ISL he was also called to the
chair or natural history il swarthmore College.
mint Of biology In the University of Pennsyl.
vania; he became its director: which ONCE hs
sbsinea ,ss @sHsr prlse Of $685. from
1885, ana also !he Lyell medal with Jig sum 81
to y palson!oos! 3 and nd reesissq 1853 sSs q:
Was member Of ali Of the prominent societies
81 his pr1tsssipn at home no. and s6rosd YhS
number al on
which many are on the :pscimene obtained on
ssross s DSs the HntsS @ stsy ssss.
Hs first paISon1ooEes pfRGsr DusshfSd IL
Marsh. has been used In the illustration Of the
theory OF evolution.
RSswell johnson died H ct Farmington. Minp;:
on Tnssday: aged "a. he was admlttea to "a ths
aud settled in the practice OF his profession ct
Sherburne. Undor the old system OF desRna-
81 coanss 10 az Ss snd 5udss
Hf the Court q Common plsas h IN Fsbruary fol-
Hfter The % adoption OF The e'q M consttation
and nj the election OF 1851 he was chosen
County Judge for a term OF four ye9rs. OF late
nesOta.
Herman Won Kapi; senior member Of the
well known TOBACCO firm OF !on Kapf Ahrens.
5sd year q his age. He had long been identi;
fled with Bsi,im9es, Sommereial .h Interests and
az a s me % the sanss
Bank Of baltimore n director also Of tho Balti-
Ere and
dren. two sons and two daughters. survive him.
Charles HIns well;kuown blaeksmith. for
merry OF LoeEport. died in Hartford; Conn: yes;;
n On Tie tn s%s
ooins rsSS hoo
learned his trade in the town Of Nswfane.
Niaeera county. snd was noted am%ong moi horse.
for his admirable work.
carolIRs; aisd nesS Hii!sboro en s %sdnssSay.
now now over s iSo Years old. They % we're Born near
Hilisboro. were farmers and temperate. and
d ~
Afshi|Ssiaa "a vailed Seven miles to ai Vote ici
mr. William n rinob diad at KIN yaton m
Wsdnesday night. aged ss. He vas born q
Hyde Park: Ra5chess S county He went t9
medicine there for a quarter Fl a century. He
married daughter Of the hcv. Dr. Wacker-
hagen: Lutheran cl;ssyman M a OF p, ,DutchSsss 81 s
Ulster County National BANK dlsd ~ year Fl ago 60
Josiah GIIftith. one OF the foreWoSt citizens
oof the Welsh colony at kemsen. n Y. died on
ana abO Ss onis!s e 9 1neda a souaty IS saI
rriIsd I iity.nine years. and By i've children.
DIR. Levi Pierce. a well-known. .homGopsthic
rhysieian Of Eye ett Mass, died on Tpcsdsy.
sso VIII hossr q
Hahnemann School q Medicine. PhIladelphia.
II rss.t etsT pTssns bis studies In the a''
Of Weslport, Essex county. dropped dead on
board the steamer Chateangay. while crossing
Death resulted from rnptursd blood vessel.
Jacob Hendrickson died on Wednesday,. at
bis home on Benson avenue. Bath Beach. In his
10th year. He was Q descend mt OF the old
Dutch IIendrickson family which settled In
New Utrecht more than century ago. He bad
been o resident OF the Town all his life.
Henry Warrinca. the wealthiest man In
Bridgeton. y. j.. died yesterday. He was I'M
and left no heirs. He made no will
He made his money in the milling business
and was worth million and half. He was
~ years old.
Timothy Landy. a veteran Of the war and an
old resident OF Eliza bethport. dropped dead at
his poet as gate tender nj the WHll troet CROSS
ing OF the Long Branch division OF the Jersey
Central Railroad yesterday.
Capt. Isaac Snmnis, an old and resneetsd
,ltizen OF Northport and general m manager OF the
Northport Clay and Fire sand Manufacturing
COMPANY. ded on Wednesday. aged IL years.
George d. Magic. q Forty-niner and contract
5r. died In Fan Francfsco yesterday OF paraly- |
,is He was tho builder OF the Nevada block |
and OF Millionaire Floods mansion on Mob Hill. |
Maria sahler the only sister OF sx-Intsr; State
Commerce Commissioner Augustus SchooD-
nnker. Ia dend AZ Alligervil!e. n. T.. aged GO. !
She was q widow and lott one child.
Anna l. Streetsr. wife Of Charles NJ. Streetsr, |
J well-known Hudson River brick man ufac-
.urer.. is dead at Flstbush-on the Hudson. |
aged "A yeRre.