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sicians to reaction from the over-excitement of 

 his army life. 



April 27. GILBERT, Mrs. JOHN, a distinguish- 

 ed actress, wife of the comedian so prominent 

 in Mr. Wallack's company, died in New York, 

 aged 65 years. She made her first appearance 

 upon the stage in Boston, and acquired her pro- 

 fessional reputation in the strong characters of 

 old English comedy. Some years since she with- 

 drew from the stage. Personally much esteemed, 

 she received the fullest social recognition of her 

 genuine worth of character and of culture. 



April 28. AUSTIN, CHARLES L., lateEecorder 

 of Albany, died in the city of Mexico, aged 50 

 years. He was a native of Orwell, Vt., studied 

 at Chambly, graduated at Burlington College, 

 and then went to Europe, where he pursued 

 a course of studies at one of the German uni- 

 versities. While there he was an intimate asso- 

 ciate and friend of Schelling, the philosopher. 

 On his return to this country he gave his atten- 

 tion to law. Though a great student, he was 

 sedulous in the discharge of his duties as re- 

 corder, never swerving from the right. Taking 

 a sea voyage in one of the Panama steamers, he 

 landed at Vera Cruz, and was making a brief 

 visit in the capital, while awaiting the return 

 trip of the vessel, when he died. 



April 28. KELLY, Kev. JOHN, a Roman Cath- 

 olic priest, and formerly a missionary in Africa, 

 died at Jersey City, aged G5 years. He was 

 born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and was educa- 

 ted in that country. For three years he was a 

 missionary of the R. C. Church in Africa. Af- 

 ter coming to the United States, he was sta- 

 tioned successively at Albany, St. Louis, and 

 Jersey City, remaining twenty-three years at the 

 latter place. He was a man of large liberality 

 toward the poor and helpless. 



April 30. CLAPP, WILLIAM W., a prominent 

 editor and printer of 'Boston, died in that city, 

 aged 83 years. 



April . TENNER, E. D., M. D., an eminent 

 physician and author, died at New Orleans. He 

 was a native of Tennessee, and early in life had 

 practised his profession in that State and in Mis- 

 sissippi with great distinction and success. In 

 1841 he removed to New Orleans, where he be- 

 came professor of the School of Medicine. He 

 was editor of the " Southern Journal of Medical 

 Science," and wrote on medical and other ques- 

 tions with great ability. 



May 2. HTJTOHTNGS, WILLIAM, a Revolu- 

 tionary pensioner, died at Penobscot, Me., in the 

 102d year of his age. 



May 2. KIRKPATRICK, Rev. JACOB, D. D., a 

 Presbyterian clergyman, died at Ringoes, N. J., 

 aged 81 years. He was a native of Long Hill, 

 N. J., graduated at Princeton in 1804, and taught 

 for a time in the classical academy at Somer- 

 ville, while pursuing the study of law. In 1807 

 he was converted, and, relinquishing his legal 

 studies, devoted Ms attention to theology for 

 the two following years, when he was licensed 

 to preach. In 1810 he was ordained, and ac- 

 cepted the charge of the territory now embraced 



in the townships of Amwell, West. Amwell, Rar 

 itan, and Delaware. His labors here extended 

 over a period of 56 years. 



May 4. DAILY, WILLIAM, an Irish emigrant, 

 died in New York city, aged 106 years. Ho 

 came to this country at the age of 88 years. 

 His father and a sister attained to the age of 

 103 years. 



May 4. BROWN, THTTRLOW WEED, an Amer- 

 ican editor and author, died at Fort Atkinson, 

 Wis. He was for some years editor of the 

 " Cayuga Chief," and since 1860, when he re- 

 moved to Atkinson, has edited the " Wisconsin 

 Chief." He also published a volume of Miscel- 

 lanies, mostly on the subject of temperance, of 

 which he was an eloquent advocate. 



May 5. BARD WELL, Rev. HORATIO, D. D., a 

 Congregational clergyman, and formerly mis- 

 sionary to Bombay, died at Oxford, Mass., from 

 injuries received at the burning of his house, . 

 aged 77 years. He was for six years a mission- 

 ary of the American Board at Bombay, resign- 

 ing on account of his health, and was pastor of 

 the Congregational Church at Oxford for many 

 years. He was widely known and beloved. 



May 11. KENNEDY, SAMUEL, the last sur- 

 vivor of the Wyoming massacre, died near York 

 Springs, Penn., aged 93 years. Ho was a na- 

 tive of Northumberland County, and was a boy 

 of five years at the time of his escape from the 

 massacre. 



May 11. MOEEY, Hon. GEORGE, a prominent 

 lawyer and politician in Boston, died there in 

 the 77th year of his age. He was a native of 

 Walpole, Mass., graduated at Harvard College 

 in 1811, and the two following years was pre- 

 ceptor of the academy at Framingham, where 

 he studied law, and after his admission to the 

 bar, removed to Roxbury, and entered upon the 

 practice of his profession. Subsequently he set- 

 tled in Boston, where he remained through life. 

 In politics he was an ardent member of the 

 Whig party during its existence; for thirty 

 years was one of its most efficient members, 

 and was for many years chairman of the Whig 

 State Central Committee. He was representa- 

 tive in the State Legislature in the years 1830 

 and 1831 ; was a senator in 1839 and 1840, and 

 was a member of the Executive Council in 1842 

 and 1844. He was also a member of the State 

 convention for revising the constitution in 1853. 

 He was a strong advocate of the railway system, 

 and was for many years clerk of the Boston and 

 Worcester Railroad Corporation, and for a 

 portion of a year, in consequence of the death 

 of its president, Hon. Thomas Hopkinson, acted 

 as president of the corporation. He was placed 

 on the electoral ticket in 1860 as an elector at 

 large for Massachusetts, as a recognition of his 

 long-continued services and sincere devotion to 

 the liberal school of politics, to which ho had 

 given his strength for upward of a generation 



May 14. WASSON, JAMES DTJANE, a distin- 

 guished citizen of Albany, died there, aged 73 

 years. He was a native of Duanesburg, and 

 having lost his parents at an early age, was 



