The sun., 1899-07-08
OH TEIR J.

Private adviccs received here yesterday from
Panama. Colombia. announce the sudden death
OF Henry Icfcvrc, for many years the general
agent at that place OF the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company. Mr.. I.efcvrc was - years
old and was born on tho Isle OF Jersey.
His family wns am ong the many that left
France at the time Of the edict of Nantes Mr..
Lef"vrc arrived in this country Il mcr" youth
and at tho outbreak OF the civil war, served in
the phym hstcrs department OF tn" Union
navy; After the war he went to Central ana
Sout America as the representative uf New
York capitalists. lie sctted in Panama and
wns next to the oldest member of tn" American
colony. He leaves a widow and seven children.
Mr.. Lefevre wns an intimate friend Of Fer
dinnnd dc Lesscps. and was prominently dcn-
titled with the Panama Canal project.
Colonel" Alcxnl dor r. Brittum. n leading
lawyer and business man Of Washington; tiled
suddenly Yesterday morning, at his rrsid"nT".
Of 3yfn" "r hG" aE I
Trust Company and head Of the la" firm OF
Brltton 4 Gray dealing largely IN Ia d coSH,s.
Britton invested heavily in real estate twenty
years ago ami was reported to he rich rlap.
ness life OF the capital and wns Chairman ot
tho Citizens Committee at tn" inauguration of
benjamin. Harrison. He leaves widow and
several children
statesmen Of the reconstruction period and
member Of tie coGgrrss commit"% tnnt Bat Pre-,
Johnson died at his homo in III" suburb of
Irvingt,Tn. Ind. ycss'crnny. IN his"lghty; second
t. nrm 1na S%a T @ '"I % H!%g
After retiring from Congress he practccd law
till 1SS5. when he was appGlnt"d surveyor
General Of New Mexico hy President Glove
land
Barnet Early. cashier OF the United Statos
Sub-Trensury in Philadelphia sine" 1861. died
at his HTmO If that MoI city cS yESmTr4@y il w. WAS
sickness hcing attributed To- the close couilnr-
mfnt for H. T 2my MmS years ~ me- y" M Eds r
His successor viii tc selected by AsSistanr
United States Treasurer Finn"y.
Jnmcs, Smith, 17 yeas old: fath"ro,f Eolcrt
y. q. \. j: nnd President Of III" Jersey city
Street aud Water Board. died Yesterday morn
Sy III at M Ri. I%3E G%% "I 5 cS "rTo %S az "rTy E
pcnitcntinry for fifteen years. Two sons and
married daughter. Mrs, Matthew Harms, sur
vive him.
eat"naI m al rrr!cncher. is dad ot FftrEbWrg, Mas
9Gru'U Ho was u graduate Of ,:Amh%re, Coz
Langdon, 4 H.. in IS+ and a:tor v v ri""s pa4.
torate- became agent Of the American Tract
Society q Boston. and later li'!cd a similar
place in New York CITY
James A ZcGI"r custodian Of 'hr ~ rGc rds IL
Common Pleas in Phl!adrlrhin. !T?rr"d dea'l
Yesterday while nu the way to his humu at
I'% w2S nrp'gth @ :" "
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tarv William Is. Mann, and had held tho place
continuously sine" that dat"
Howard Drake 9f Ea-ron, I3., died YESTERDAY
morning. aged - years, OF heart trOuDl" AZ
Walk ns. y. y. where h" Lad .,on" for his
health. He was a mcmh"r Of fhc wholesale
firm OF Drake & Co.. and was unr ~ th" h,'s0
known citizens in EnSIon. II" was at one TIM"
connected with IN" New York uilir' OF the
Thomas Iron Company,
John e. Kau,icr., n wcll-known member. Of
the Philadelphia Stock ENchlngr Al"d at h-
home in HoNhprouGh Phil4irIph'o, Yesterday.
He was 30 years old. Death was due 20 h'Hr'
| disease. Although engaged In IT," grail hu-i-
ness Mr. Klauder wa IL fine mechanic and ia-
| vented many improvements for machinery
| John Arh.dson. Il former Uilot ola tn" Pacific
! coast, who in recent years COnun"trd n school
| OF navigation In Brooklyn. died las might in
| Bellevue Hospital OF heart disease. lie wa-
| taken to the hospital on Wednesday from 347
| Jay street, Brooklyn
Scvierville. Tenn. lie was a native Of North
Cnrona, but pionerr in Tennessee, A. tho
age Of 20 StallinRs saved an Indian chici from
murder and was thereafter immune from at
] tacks by red men.