The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-10
OBITUARY.

Tho Rev. Samuel b. Halliday. formerly as
to Henry Ward Beecher, died Of apo
plexy yesterday afternoon at the residence Of
his niece, Mrs. Phineas p. Staunton. In Orange,
J. The body was taken to his homo In Brook
and tho funeral services will DO hold at his
residence, II Hicks street. Mr.. Halliday
born in Morristown. N. j.. in June, 1912.
He worked on . farm until 1925. getting his
in the evenings. His parents moved
to this city in 1928. and after Mr.. Halliday had
attended school for some time he became a
G msinod In for = ts EFessF ye.r store ho "a sSe9 Worked as I'D
in q wholesale dry goods store on Pearl
i isESst; work %Ga ' ss . e ssSa %i..l iassFs''ef 10 "a det ssS
% %asssm to az sn sieo .as IiP r. i. Ia snS @s ss, so%sai ies
Allen, a New York banker, and began mission.
Of years. He was afterward engaged by the
FeSmsi sm Gusf d. nos sec sna t as s . miss,01af AZ fu 70
nishod the library on the first steamship ever
He aiso . game : liHSBa aIit TO tor tf The Si GossTn%e aho
His next post was at Providence. +. /,
A. Ni::ioa-ry for nth, The s YSGns Men, MsDrs
DO remained for several years. HIS health broke
down and he had to give up this line OF work
I sIa Fs sa ea%o m 10 New Y pas,n and bScans tho
financial agent for the Five Points House OF In
dustIy and subsequently, 81 ~ s RIpss Poinas Ho %, ,h ne
still engaged in this work he was ordained and
OF Lodi, in Bergen county. II. j., but he soon felt
compelled to give up This charge. On resiEnins
tTom ,h he '9bS peams Msnry Ward sa' Beeoher's pas:
tora! helper in Plymouth Church. He remained
a II ply% aSs soS Gh sfsar Dr. Snti Ab st,sr b ss: SsI passos
he retired and organized the Beecher Memorial
Church on Herkiner street, near Rochester
OF tho brooklyn Home for ~Consumptives. Owing
to his increasing inhrmities he gave up all pas,
t t%o S mDrh re-" i EsnfI s 4sD; chi tIsEeI and i0 seven Sea
great-grandchildren.
Charles NJ. Thompson. political leader OF St
h nsRd ,o S tns o ensils P she most Ct p poSit%nAi in a .Se;
State. died in Opelousas to-day. aged -; NJ.
attained NATL ioh pa ,s ssp 3Se Renuh " eho
Democracy or the parish led BY Fontenot II
p was > snV Wepe iamgs'e or Wounded. The white
supremacy. men rode through the parish organ.
and violence to prevent the negroes from regis
tering and voting. They succeeded In most cases.
and only a small pTop piIs mo OF ~ me tb heE camnS TsIe
Opelousas. the county seat OF the parish. was in
a state Of siege. the Thompson faction being en-;
energy, carried the election by a small majority.
He was a politician Of tho aggressive type. and
istration Of Il. Landry in 1875. Postmaster Of
Opelousas in 1876. Mayor IN 1879. COUNCILMAN
Court npeH In 1855 and again in 1892. For twenty
his region, starting as Repu6lican' then be,
coming a DEMOCRAT, and returning In the last
election to his Republicanism.
Josiah Tuthill Smith. a well.known business
man in Brooklyn. died Yesterday morning Of
s sssnd sc ! Of 3 y co ol' josiah Josiah smith, who fought In
long w Island q. 'h He s's settied In Bfootiyn VI q
rst9T in that city ns!so 6iS 3, active Stty sSs.ne1 4. H Ns OK.
Democrat ali Ills life. and, had frequently re-
fused official recognition By his party, He was
f SnSs lnf ie %u 10 q. r' old TT Fe AlosF ma w sad fo @as al,
a member OF the oxford Club. He had q fne
h n0Si he H leaves YES an h'e estate Valued at over 5000. 90.
He leaves a widow and Ave children.
Mrs: Priscilla DslsnoI G Sanford orc spo9ner w c
was known throughout d,sS as st the ne stf h : oi q;
her daughter, Mrs. Il. T. Sawyer Of Kent
O.; on Thqg5Ss s H:a I nST ss SeH va IN iS Ssr years Sss s %n ID, :
mUn;hss sp She SS Was born on Dec. IL i7Ss." at
Plymouth, Mass: Her ,%girlhood was spent IN tho
came a widow, and two years later she married
DR.. Ward spooner and lived with him until
seven years ago. when he died, at the age OF %.
Thomas Holt died at, his home in Waterbury.
reaidcd In Port Jefvis. n. Y, where, in 1851.
s Sor Sni Voisn. in eG IsiSsiGs'a br 3ssdes'f Tho G srss
coInpany from The town OF Deer Park. OF which
he was Captain. He was promoted 70 Colonel.
and returned home at the clOse OF tho war a
Brigadler. He fought In every important battle
times. Mrs. John Swinton,. Jr., of Port Jervis
is d daughter, and survives him.
Morris Washburn, 80 years old. who was we'll
known I'm the Greenyille section OF jersey City
for his ecccntricitiea, died on Thursday night at
his home In Linden avenue. IL IL believed by his
nnighbors that his death was hastcned by grief
for his mother, who died q few months ago. He
,.rnE IauntaHlV Aftuilln IN hAT. HG erected "A
costly monument over her grave In Bayvtew
Cemetery and visited the grave every day.
After her death he lived alone and did. all his
own homework. He left u comfortable fortune.
The death of George w. Alexander OF Brook
Ign at Windermcre, England, on June ~ was
mains are now on The way to this. country and
will he buried in Greenwood. Mr.. Alexander
was in his sOth year. He retired from business
Gcvcral years ago. Ho was u member OF tho
MOntauk Club.
Jacob Haubcrt. President OF the Mozart Maen'
ncrchor, died on Thursday evening al Ills nome
DIS East sixteenth street.. He WAS one OF tho
founders OF the society, which WAS established
forty years ago. Mr.. iiaubert loaVeS Q
widow, TWO sons, and four daughters. The
funeral will he held On Sunday.
Adoluh Ranc died on Thursday at his hom,
at 60 Eighth avenue. lie was born seventy
three years ago in Germany anu Tor u numpel
Indies Of several German, firms. For the pas
thirty.seven years he has beer a broker In for
eign exchange here.
Sewport's second Casino Hop.
NEWPORT. Il. l., July 9.-The second Casino
hop OF the season, held this evening. was mor'