OBITUARIES, UNITED STATES. 



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House, and then of the Senate. In 1829 ho 

 was appointed Kegister of the Court of Pro- 

 bate for Hampden County, -which position he 

 held for over twenty years. From 1820 to 

 1822 he edited the Hampden "Patriot," 

 afterwards succeeded by the "Republican." 

 Throughout his life he was a frequent contrib- 

 utor to the newspaper press, and on every 

 variety of subject. 



April 12. GEEEN , a brigadier-general 



in the rebel army, from Louisiana; mortally 

 wounded in the battle of Pleasant Hill, La. 



April 13. LOVETT, A. A., died in New York 

 city. He was the Superintendent of the Peo- 

 ple's Telegraph Line, and it was under his 

 active supervision and direction that the line 

 was built and put into operation. 



April 16. BLANCHABD, THOS. (See BLANCH- 

 AED THOMAS.) 



April 16. CAHTLL, J. A., was killed by the 

 explosion of the United States gunboat Che- 

 nango, of which he was acting chief engineer. 



April 16. MUEEAY, ALBERT, was killed by 

 the explosion of the United States gunboat 

 Chenango, of which he was assistant engineer. 



April 16. ROOT, FRANK P., was killed by 

 the explosion of the United States gunboat 

 Chenango, of which he was assistant engineer. 



April 17. GILDER, Rev. WILLIAM H., Chap- 

 lain of the 40th New York regiment, died of 

 small-pox at Cnlpepper, Ya., aged 52 year-, 

 He was educated in the Wesleyan University, 

 at Middletown, Conn., joined the Philadelphia 

 Conference in 1833, and after preaching for 

 several years in New Jersey, returned on ac- 

 count of failing health to Philadelphia, -where 

 lie edited the " Christian Repository." He was 

 for seventeen years engaged in the work of 

 education : first as Principal of the Female In- 

 stitute at Bordentown, N. J., and afterwards 

 as President of Flushing Female College, L. I. 

 In 1859 he resumed preaching, and in 1862 

 accepted a chaplaincy in the army, following 

 his charge to every battle, until prostrated by 

 disease terminating in his death. 



April 18. TEACT, HENRY, died in Hancock 

 County, Tenn., aged 46 years. He was proba- 

 bly the heaviest man living, his weight being 

 600 pounds. 



April 19. ANDREWS, Capt. WILLIAM B., died 

 at Sacramento City, Cal. He was a native of 

 Charlestown, Mass., but emigrated to California 

 *n 1849. Happening to be in San Francisco 

 when that city was held in terror by a lawless 

 band of ruffians, and a Vigilance Committee 

 was organized in consequence, he volunteered 

 to go with two selected men and bring the 

 leader to justice. His offer was accepted and 

 the duty performed, and in consideration of 

 the service he was made Chief of Police. He 

 accompanied the celebrated Kit Carson upon 

 one of his expeditions across the mountains. 



April 19. BABLOW, BENJAMIN R., late Super- 

 intendent of the Five Points House of Indus- 

 try, died at that institution aged 44 years. He 

 was born in Syracuse, N. Y., but removed to 



New York City when quite a young man, 

 where he conducted a printing office for some 

 years. Subsequently he relinquished his busi- 

 ness, and for a time was connected with 

 the Children's Aid Society. In March, 1858, 

 he entered upon the duties of Superintendent 

 of the House of Industry, and from that time 

 devoted all his energies to the welfare of the 

 poor unfortunates who came under his charge, 

 with a most encouraging degree of success. 

 He died from a third attack of typhus fever, 

 contracted in the discharge of his duties. 



April 19. FirssER, Lieut.-Com. CHARLES 

 W. (Sfe FLCSSER, CHARLES W.) 



April 19. MORGAN, Capt. ELISHA E., died at 

 his residence in New York City, in the 58th 

 year of his age. He was a native of Connecti- 

 cut, but early removed to New York City. 

 For twenty-five years he was a commander in 

 the Star Line of London Packets, and the New 

 York agent of that line for the balance of his 

 life. He filled various positions of public trust 

 and responsibility in the maritime world, in- 

 cluding the office of Harbor and Pilot Commis- 

 sioner, Trustee of the Seaman's Savings Bank, 

 Seaman's Friend Society, and Marine Society. 



April 20. FAILE, EDWARD G., died at his 

 residence in "West Farms, Westchester County, 

 N. Y., in the 66th year of his age. He was 

 for many years one of the most prominent 

 merchants in New York, was the late Presi- 

 dent of the Agricultural Society of the State 

 of New York, and had filled other prominent 

 positions in public life. 



April 20. SLIDELL, Hon. THOMAS, died at 

 Newport, R. L, aged 75 years. He was a 

 brother of John Slidell, the rebel commissioner 

 to France, and was for many years a prominent 

 judge of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, and a 

 man of undoubted honesty and integrity of char- 

 acter. Some ten years previous to his death he 

 was struck upon the head by a slung-shot at an 

 election, causing an injury to the brain which 

 resu'ted in imbecility. The only cause alleged 

 for t.iis ruffianly assault was his attempt to ex- 

 ercise a citizen's rights. He was shortly after- 

 wards removed to Newport, where he died. 



April 22. FIELD, MRS. HARRIET DAVIDSON, 

 wife of David Dudley Field, died at her resi- 

 dence in New York, from bilious fever, pro- 

 duced by exhaustion from excessive labor in 

 behalf of the Metropolitan Sanitary Fair. 



April 22. KIBBE, HON. WALTER RALEIGH, 

 died in Somers, Conn., aged 82 years. He was 

 a native of that town, graduated at Yale Col- 

 lege in 1804, studied law and was admitted to 

 the bar in 1807, represented his native place in 

 the Legislature during the years 1828, '29, '31, 

 '34, and '38, and in 1832 was a State Senator 

 from the 20th district. He held the office of 

 Judge of Probate during a period of ten years, 

 and was Postmaster from 1821 to 1828. In 

 the latter year he was one of the Presidential 

 Electors. 



April 22. TOTTEN, Major-General JOSEPH 

 G. (See TOTTEN, JOSEPH G.) 



