The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-01-16
RECORD OF 1891.
Notable Deaths, Disasters end
Crimes of tho Old Year.
The Grim Reaper Kept Busy with His
Keen Sickle - Victims OF Disasters,
War and PestiIence-Etre Hang
iDgs, Lynchlngs, Etc.
DEATHS HARVEST.

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The neurology for the year 1891 EN-.
braces record of famous names in
the various departments of TIE worlds
work which has not been c iualed for
many years, whether in their mum Der
or in the eminence of the position
which they occupied.
Politics.
From the field of national politics
there have gone William Window. sec
retary of the treasury; ex-Attorney
General Charles Devens, Alonzo Taft,
ex-secretary of war; ex-Vice President
Hannibal Hamlin, United States Sena-
tors Wilson, Hearst and Plumb; ex-
Senators Mcdonald and Pomeroy and
Gov. Hovey, of Indiana.
The Stage.
The stage, too, has lost many Of its
shining lights. Sweet Emma Abbott
is no more. Lawrence Barrett is num-
bered with the dead of the year. Other
names on the roll are those of the
great and only Phineas T. Barnum, j.
X. Emmett, w. j. Florence, Samuel X.
Murdoch and Edmund S. Conner the
two last being links between the past
and the present generations of play
goers.
The Army.
The immortal Sherman heads the list
of those who made name and fame by
fighting the battles of their country.
Next on the scroll comes Admiral
David G. Porter, Rear Admiral Alfred
Taylor, Rear Admiral Carter, Rear
Admiral Cooper and Commodore Will
liam Rouckendorff. OF the prominent
ones that were on the "other side"
Gen. Joseph Johnston is no more.
Literature.
The worlds of letters and journalism
have suffered heavily. James Russell
Lowell is but memory, Don Piatt,
James Redpath, Amos f. Learned,
Rev. DR.. Prime, DIR. 3. j. LOSING,
George Jones, Maj. ]. M. Bundy,
James Parton, w. w. Clapp and Tom
S. Applegate, all authors or journalists
of national reputation, have passed to
the great beyond.
In Other Spheres.
But these are but few of the noted
dead. Farther down the roll are the
names Of George Bancroft, historian;
DR. Howard Crosby, humanitarian;
Bishop Gilmour, theologian; Charles
Pratt, philanthropist; DR.. Joseph M.
Saylor. the oldest clergyman in the
United States; DIR. Fordyce Baker, the
eminent physician, aud Monseignor
Paxton, who, had he lived, would have
been the next arch bishop OF New York.
Noted Women.
The list of noted women that have
departed this life during the year is
not long one. Mrs. Allen G. Thur
man, Mrs Cyrus w. Field and Nine.
Blavatsky, the leader of the theosoph-
lists, were among the best known.
In Other Countries.
Great Britain has lost Alexander w.
KinglalIe, historians; Charles Brad
laugh, the radical leader; Earl Gran
vile; Thomas Barring, the banker; Rt.-
Hon. William Henry Smith, first lord
of the treasury; Charles Stewart Par
nell, the home rule leader; Edward
BulwerLytt Madison Morton, the
dramatist France has mourned
the loss of Emil Won Marcke, the ami
nal painter; Cecile Montaland of the
Theater Francaise; Baron Haussmann,
the beautifier of Paris; Leo Delibes,
the musical composer; Joseph Theo-
dore Deck, the manager of the Sevres
works; M. l.. Jules Grevy, eX-presi-
dent; Gen. Boulanger: Albert Wolff,
the eminent critic. The prominent
men of Germany who have passed away
are: DIR. Ludwig Windthorst, the
clerical leader; Field Marshal Count
Won Moltlle; Carl Haupt, the organ
composer; King Karl l., of Wurtem-
berg. Besides these the list includes
Kalakaua, king of the Hawaiian ISL
ands; Abdul Rahman Khan, ameer OF
Afghanistan; Prince Jerome Napoleon
("Plon Plon'o; Sir John Macdonald,
premier of Canada; NJ. Henri Littolf,
the Polish composer; Balmaceda, presi-
dent of Chill; Dom Pedro, eX-emperor
of Brazil.