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OBITUAEIES, UNITED STATES. 



Mass. He was a man of strong, clear intelli- 

 gence, keenly alive to every thing of public 

 interest a man of social, and, in the true sense 

 of the word, democratic instincts. In politics, 

 lie was a stanch and uncompromising Eepub- 

 lican. 



Nov. 21. FOLSOM, AETIIUR, Haytian Consul; 

 died at Orange, N. J., aged 75 years. He was 

 a native of Maine, but resided for nearly fifty 

 years in the Island of Hayti, during the greater 

 part of which time he was engaged in mercan- 

 tile pursuits, first at Jeremie, and afterward at 

 Cape Haytien. At the latter place he filled 

 for many years the office of American consul ; 

 and on the overthrow of Salnave's Government 

 and the accession of President Saget to power, 

 in the early part of 1870, he was offered the 

 post of Haytian consul in New-York City, which 

 he accepted. He was highly esteemed by the 

 Haytians of all classes for his many virtues, and 

 for the deep interest he ever manifested in the 

 welfare of their country. 



Nov. 24. CARTER, Commodore JOHN C., U. 

 S. N. ; died in Brooklyn, L. I., aged 65 years. 

 He was born in Virginia, in 1805 ; was appoint- 

 ed to the naval service from Kentucky, March 1, 

 1825 ; served on the sloop Lexington in 1827, 

 tke frigate Delaware, of the Mediterranean 

 squadron, in 1829-'30 ; June 4, 1831, was pro- 

 moted to past midshipman, and commissioned 

 as lieutenant February 9, 1837. He served 

 on the frigate Macedonian in the "West Indies, 

 in 1840 ; the receiving-ship at New York, 1845 ; 

 the steamer Mississippi, of the home squadron, 

 1846 ; the frigate Earitan, and the Massachu- 

 setts, both of the Pacific squadron, besides per- 

 forming land duty in New York and elsewhere. 

 On the 7th of February, 1837, he was com- 

 missioned a lieutenant, and September 14, 1855, 

 was made commander. In 1862 with the com- 

 mission of commodore, he commanded the 

 steamer Michigan on the lakes. After the war, 

 he was placed in command of the receiving- 

 ship Vermont, and more recently had been 

 stationed at the naval rendezvous at San Fran- 

 cisco, from which he had just returned. 



Nov. 24. JACOBSON, Eev. JOHN CHRISTIAN, 

 bishop of the Moravian Church, died at Beth- 

 lehem, Pa., aged 75 years. He had been in 

 active service as minister and bishop for more 

 than fifty years, and was greatly esteemed and 

 beloved. 



Nov. 26. BASSINI, CARLO, a music-teacher, 

 composer, and writer ; died in Irvington, N. J!, 

 aged 58 years. He was a native of Cuneo, 

 Piedmont, and was born in 1812. His parents 

 being musicians, he was placed at an early age 

 under the best masters in training for a violin- 

 ist, devoting himself so wholly to his studies, 

 that in his twentieth year he had already at- 

 tained to some distinction as an instrumentalist. 

 Soon after he accepted an invitation to proceed 

 with a Genoese operatic company to South 

 America, and so much musical knowledge did 

 he evince, ihat he was elected to the post of 

 director of the troupe shortly after their arrival 



abroad. "While here he made the acquaintance 

 of his wife, a Cuban lady of Matanzas, by 

 whom he had one son, who survives him. .With 

 the money gained in South America, he came 

 to New- York City, where he undertook to give 

 a concert, which proved a failure and exhausted 

 his resources. In this dilemma, he recorded a 

 vow to wield the baton no longer, and coura- 

 geously set about giving lessons in vocal music, 

 thereby relinquishing his prospects as a brilliant 

 orchestral leader. For years he worked in an 

 untiring manner, commencing his labors fre- 

 quently at seven in the morning, and working 

 until ten at night. Although not gifted with 

 a rich voice, he was an admirable trainer. 

 Among his works may be mentioned as the 

 best known: "Abridged Art of Singing," 1857; 

 " Method for the Baritone," 1858 ; " Method 

 for the Tenor," 1866 ; " Melodic Exercises," 

 1865 ; " New Method," 1869. As a composer, 

 the love-song he dedicated to his wife shortly 

 before his marriage is considered very bril- 

 liant. It is entitled A te Accanto, and is a 

 melody in the cantabile style. His Salutaris 

 prayer, for a soprano voice, also contains much 

 merit. Feeling his end approaching, he com- 

 posed, in an inspired moment, " There is Light 

 in the Sky," an exquisite and touching piece 

 of music. 



Nov. 26. STONE, Eev. BENJAMIN PERKINS, 

 D.D., a Congregationalist clergyman, editor, and 

 author; died at Concord, N. H.. aged 70 years. 

 He was born in Eeading, Vt. ; graduated at 

 Middlebury College ; studied theology in An- 

 dover, in the class of 1831 ; was a pastor for 

 six years, and from 1837 to 1859 was Secre- 

 tary, and also a portion of the time Treasurer, 

 of the New-Hampshire Missionary Society. 

 During these years he travelled 65,000 miles. 

 Since 1862 he had been a director of the 

 American Home Missionary Society. He sus- 

 tained a high rank as a theologian and writer. 



Nov. 27. GOWANS, WILLIAM, an antiquarian 

 bookseller and author ; died in New York, 

 aged 66 years. He was born in the parish of 

 Lismahagow, County of Lanark, Southwest 

 division of Scotland, on the 29tla of March, 

 1805. His parents were farmers of the genu- 

 ine Scotch type ; strong in their integrity and 

 sense of right and wrong. The son was edu- 

 cated at the parish school at Greenhill, near 

 the falls of the Clyde, to which region his 

 father removed soon after his birth. At four- 

 teen he was called from his books and placed 

 upon the farm, but the work proved unfavora- 

 ble to his health. In June, 1821, the family 

 left Scotland for Philadelphia, where they ar- 

 rived in July following. During the same 

 month Mr. Gowans removed with his parents 

 to Crawford County, Ind., where he remained 

 until September, 1830, when he commenced 

 business as a bookseller in Chatham Street, 

 New York. His capital was limited, but he sup- 

 plied in energy, patience, and economy, what 

 he lacked in funds, and little by little advanced 

 to the position of one of the most celebrated 





