The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-02
HISTORY or A YEAR.


h. s7-Gen. Mason. Brayman. ex-gov-
br OF Idaho. at Kansas City, Mo: aged
ID. 2s-Ex.Congressma Ward, at ches-
er so--Gen. Philip st. George Cooke. In
toit, Mich, aged 3d.
kr. 2o-Maturin NJ Ballou. Of Boston.
pr. publisher and writer, in Cairo.
pt: aged rs.
pr. s-Judge and ex-Congressrnan 4.
Il Sloan, at Beaver Dam. Wis; aged IS.
br. CIV, Jennings Demorest. . founder
he prohibition party, in New York.
pr. ts-Robert G. Wyckllffe, ex-governor
louisiana, at shelbyville, Ky.
pr. 22-Ex- United States Senator James
Wilson, at Fairfield, Ia. aged s..
pr. 3o--Levi b. Taft, eminent jurist, at
ny 7.Ex. GOV. Robert s. Green. Of New
Ecy, ct Elizabeth: aged g.
ny s-Ex-Gov. James A. Weston. Of
Hampshire, at Manchester, ,.
ny g. Ex-ConCrcssman a. M. Hamilton
Fort Wayne, Ind aged 81,
ay 12-Gen. Charles Sutherland Gre
d). In Washington. Ex.Gov; Rev. Ira
Chase. of Indiana, a. Lunsc' ne; aged
fSident OF Amherst college. at Amherst,
ss.; aged ii.
lay i6-Rear Admiral John J: Army, z &
Havy retP5s Y n,rnHt sGfIa 70
~ at San Francisco; aged g.
Inv N--Congressmnn William Cogswell.
ffaiem. Mass, at Washington; aged &.
2sMden npys, A. Shis s Mt c RhllaS
'ssHged 10 :, Hugh McCulloch, Lincoln's
n Arthur's secretary Of treasury. at
Ellington; aged SIS.
tham aged CO. -. Congressman
smith w Hewitt, Mt birmingham. Ala. !;
In. s-Ex-Gov Lewis n. Parsons, of
bama, at Montgomery.
In; 2e-Gen. Green Clay Smith. once
bhibtion candidate for president, at
darlington: AGED g.
Jun. S0--Ex- congressman William F..
rrott, at Evansville, Ind: aEed 70.
iul, 4--Chief Justice Harlow s. orion, of
sconsin, at Madison: aged rs.
Jul. e--Ex-Csov, E A. Stevenson. of Idaho,
omitted suicide at Paradise Springs, Cal.
M. l.-Congressman Frederick REMAIN.
Vandalia, H.; aged IS.
Jul. So-Judse John Dean Cation. In Chi
kug. 7--George Frederick Root. composer
war songs and love ballads, on Bailey's
land, Me-. aged "a,
Aug. s-Howell Edmunds Jackson, ASSOC
hte Justice OF q. s. supreme court, at
lest Meade, Tenn; aged So
Aug. l6-Ex-u. 8. Senator. Sam Bell
|sxey from Texas, at Eureka Springs.
Sep. S-Ex-U. s. Senator j. s. Lewis,
BAR Harrisonburg, Va; aged 81. .Ex-
Pv, Charles Anderson. of Ohio, at Kutta-
|Oct 4--Prof, Htalmar Hjorth Boyesen. of
olumbia college, noted Norwegian au-
Tor, in New York; aged A.
Oct, 7-William Wettmore Story. dis
tlguished American sculptor, In Rome.
oct. SEX Sena tor Gen. William Malone,
Washington; aged 60.
Oct. l4-Ex-Gcv. Elisha P. Ferry. of
Washington, at Seattle aged 70.
pct. 22-Ex-Gov. Oliver Arles. of Massa-
)usetts. in North Easton, LASS. aged ca.
Fyck. of Nebraska, In Washington; aged
ENov. 4-Eugene Field. poet and humorist.
Chicago; aged IS.
Nov. 7--Rear Admiral Robert w. Shu-
|ldt (retired). In Washington.
Nov. 1G--Rcv. DR.. Samuel Francis Smith,
lthor of America" at Boston.
Nov. 22-Ex-Congressman Henry Snapp.
Nov. Sb-senior Bishop A. W. wayman,
8. African-American church, at Balti-
lore.
Dec. 12--Ex-U s. Senator Allen G. Thur
Ian. at Columbus. O.; aged S.. y. Eek Con-
erssman II. s. Bundy. at Wellston, O..
bee. is-Brevet Brig. Gen. w. d. Royal.
g. A., retired, at Washington; aged 20.
Dec 15-Ex-Congressman Edward Nc
herson, at Gettysburg, Pa. FIX Con-
I eastman w. A. Mckeighan. at Hastings,
Dec lex Congressman b. NJ Kitchen.
Martinsburg, w. Va.
Dec 1T-Gen. Moses d. Walker, hero OF
at Kenton, o.
Dec. lS-Capt. Isaac Bnssett. assistant
porkeeper Of U. s. senate.