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banker, and music and art connoisseur, died in 

 that city of dropsy. He was widely known 

 for his connection with music, criticism, and the 

 literature of the operatic stage. He was a son 

 of William Fry, who for many years published 

 "The National Gazette," a celebrated daily 

 newspaper, which for a long time enjoyed a 

 high reputation for its articles on foreign pol- 

 itics. In connection with this paper, Mr. J. E. 

 Fry, like his brother William, acquired a pen- 

 chant for literary and art pursuits, which ad- 

 hered to him through life. He was an accom- 

 plished scholar, well versed in several lan- 

 guages, especially familiar with the history and 

 literature of music, and wrote with facility and 

 taste. He translated and adapted Bellini's 

 great opera of Norma, from the Italian, for the 

 celebrated Wood-English opera troupe, and 

 with his brothers, William and Edward, super- 

 intended its production here in a style truly 

 memorable. He was the author of the libretto 

 of the opera of Leonora, of which his brother 

 William composed the music, and also of the 

 libretto of the opera of Notre Dame, which was 

 produced under his direction at the Academy 

 of Music in such splendid style. Mr. Fry was 

 a man of truly remarkable energy in whatever 

 he undertook, and the events of his life abound 

 in illustrations of the success with which he 

 achieved seemingly impossible things by mere 

 force of character. The production of Norma 

 and Notre Dame here under his auspices was 

 in each case far beyond all rivalry, and marked 

 the man as a phenomenon in his way. The 

 Union League Brigade, raised for service in the 

 field at the time of deep gloom, was largely in- 

 debted to his efforts for its existence. Through- 

 out his life he was thoroughly identified with 

 the growth and prosperity of the city of his 

 birth. 



June . BUCZMINSTER, WILLIAAI, the found- 

 er, editor, and publisher of the Massachusetts 

 " Ploughman," died at Framingham, Mass., aged 

 82 years. 



July 4. DUNBAS, JAMES, a prominent cit- 

 izen of Philadelphia, formerly president of the 

 Pennsylvania Bank, died at Philadelphia, aged 

 77 years. He was a native of Alexandria, Va., 

 and at the time of his death was president of 

 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 



July 8. MULLIGAN, BILLY, a notorious rough, 

 was shot and killed by a policeman in San Fran- 

 cisco. In 1856 he was the leader of a gang of 

 outlaws infesting that city, and together with 

 others was expatriated by the Vigilance Com- 

 mittee. In a fit of delirium tremens he fired 

 upon and killed two men, and was about to fire 

 again when killed as above stated. 



July 10. TILLOTT, FRANCIS R., an eminent 

 jurist and ex-Eecorder of New York, died at 

 Tillietudlem, N. J., aged 70 years. He was a 

 prominent city politician, and for a time Gov- 

 ernor of the Almshouse. 



July 13. HESTON, Eev. NEWTON, a Congre- 

 gational clergyman, and pastor of the State 

 Street Congregational church, Brooklyn, L. I., 



died in that city of apoplexy, aged 44 years. He 

 was a native of Pennsylvania, was converted at 

 the age of fifteen, united with the Methodist 

 Church, and at nineteen was considered a 

 preacher of great power. He subsequently (in 

 1802) became connected with the Congrega- 

 tionalists. As a pastor he was devoted to his 

 work, and his faithful, self-denying efforts for 

 the conversion of souls were abundantly blessed. 

 He was the author of several books for chil- 

 dren, some of which had a large circulation. 



July 16. JORDAN, AMBROSE L., an eminent 

 lawyer of New York city, died at his residence, 

 aged 76 years. He entered upon the practice 

 of his profession in 1812 at Cooperstown, N. 

 Y. After a period of some years he removed 

 to Hudson City, and remained there in business 

 until 1838, when he took up his residence in 

 New York. He was a member of the Assem- 

 bly, a State Senator, Judge of the Court of Er- 

 rors, and Attorney-General. In each of these 

 positions he filled with honor his sphere of duty, 

 discharging the responsibilities of his office with 

 rare fidelity and skill. 



July 16. JUMEL, Madame ELIZA B., a French 

 widow, who married Aaron Burr in 1832, died 

 at Washington Heights, New York city, in the 

 92d year of her age. She was born of an Eng- 

 lish mother, Mrs. Capet, in the cabin of a 

 French frigate which was carrying troops to 

 the West Indies from La Brest. The mother 

 dying at her birth, she was placed by the cap- 

 tain in the custody of a Mrs. Thompson, at New- 

 port, E. I. Soon after attaining the age of 

 seventeen years, Miss Capet became acquainted 

 with a British officer, Col. P. Croix ; an elope- 

 ment followed, upon which they took up their 

 residence in New York city. Brought into the 

 highest circles by her position, her beauty and 

 attractive manners made her a favorite with 

 some of the most prominent men of that time, 

 among whom may be mentioned Patrick Henry, 

 Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Gen. 

 Knox. She was a woman of unbounded am- 

 bition, and it is no matter of wonder that her 

 reputation suffered materially, by the scandal 

 of those who witnessed her triumphs. Early 

 in this century she married a French wine- 

 merchant named Stephen Jumel, who became 

 noted for his wealth and liberality. They 

 went to Paris, purchased a magnificent estab- 

 lishment, and under the social patronage of 

 Lafayette and his contemporaries, Madame Ju- 

 mel became as noted in the salons of the 

 French capital as in the parlors of the Western 

 metropolis. But her life of prodigality made 

 sad inroads upon her husband's fortune, he be- 

 came dispirited, and, failing to arouse him to 

 the necessary exertion, she broke up their es- 

 tablishment, returned to New York, and retir- 

 ing to an estate of her own, devoted herself to 

 the restoration of her husband's fortune, with 

 such success that in 1828 he returned to this 

 country, once more possessed of ample means. 

 After his death business led her to seek legal 

 advice of Aaron Burr, with whom in earlier 



