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r, died in Deposit. Delaware County, 

 II ' was a native of Berkshire County, 

 ; graduated with honor at Williams Col- 

 OOnduotor of the Kinderhook Ai-ad- 

 i > Parsippany, N. J., and thenco 

 M, K. I)., where ho founded the 

 Yoiui Institute. In this enterprise ho 



iirhly successful. His high eharacter was 

 acknowlc Iged by every" one who came within 

 the circle of his influence, and liislife abounded 

 in labors to promote the interests of philan- 

 thropy, learning, and religion. 



Dee. 14. TKUYENS, Rev. CHARLES S. J, a 

 Roman Catholic priest, died in St. Louis, Mo. 

 11' was born in Belgium, February, 1813. 

 Mulshing his classical studies he emigrated 

 t'i'Am !'; "a in 1837, and entered the Society of 

 . at St. Louis, as a novice. At the close 

 of the term of probation ho was stationed at 

 nivr-ity in that city, and subsequently 

 at St. Charles College, La., whore ho became 

 lent. In 1847 he was recalled by his su- 

 ;-s, and then devoted several years to mis- 

 sionary labor among the Indians. Later ho 

 was appointed pastor of St. Joseph's Church in 

 Hanlstown. Ky., which he left to aid in found- 

 ing :i house in Chica-.ro, but in 1860 returned 

 thither, and continued there until two months 



;s to hi-* death. 



!> . !"). M.YI:TIN, CKORGE, Chief Justice of 

 Michigan, died at Detroit, December 15, aged 

 ile was a native of Middlcbury, Vermont, 

 . (1 to Michigan in 1836, and located at 

 Grand Itapils; 1> came county judge, and in 

 1851 a Judge of tho Supreme Court. In 1837, 

 on the reorganization of the Supremo Court, ho 

 was made Chief Justice, which oflioo ho held 

 until his death. Owing to physical inlirmities, 

 he had taken but little part in the business of 

 the court for the last three or four years, and 

 his Miccexor had been chosen to take his place 

 at tho beginning of 'the succeeding year. 



Dec. 16. - SLOUGH, JOHN P., Chief Justice of 

 the Territory of New Mexico, was killed by a 

 senator of the New Mexico Legislature at Santa 

 !'-' , N r . M. Ho was a native of Cincinnati, and 

 in the year 1850 was elected to the Legislature 

 of Ohio, from which ho was expelled for strik- 

 ing one of tho members. He was requested to 

 apologize to tha House, but upon his refusal to 

 do -o that body expelled him. In 1852 he he- 

 iry of the Central Democratic 

 aittee of Ohio, which office he tilled satis- 

 factorily. Soon after this ho went to Kansas, 

 and in 1860 to Denver City, Col. Ter. Upon 



paiiy of volunteer-, ::iid : nimand of 



Fort . (iarland. II'- tinully rose to the rank of 

 roltine! of volunteer-, and was sent into 



> and took command of Fort Union. 

 Ili-iv In- I'.-iiirht his lir.-t ba'tle. cmi-in^ l] 



l.-xan troop.-.. 'I he battle was 

 fought in direct opposition to the order- of his 

 superior otlirer. Gciier.il Canby, but terminated 

 I hi-, praise was in the mouths 

 of th> : and near. Immediately after 



this In- threw up his rommis.-.ion as colonel, and 

 repaired to Washington, where he was ap- 

 pointed and confirmed as bri_ ral of 

 volunteers, and assigned to duty at Alexandria. 

 He continued as military governor at that point 

 up to the close of the war, and throughout his 

 career there his record is one of the most favor- 

 able. At the close of the war he was appointed 

 Chief Justice of the Territory of New Mexico, 

 but his imperious temper rendered him very 

 unpopular, and a series of resolutions were 

 passed in the Legislature advocating his removal 

 from his position, which so incensed him against 

 the senator who introduced them, that a per- 

 .sonal encounter with him resulted in the death 

 of Mr. Slough. 



Dee. 19. SCHNEIDER, WILLIAM B., died in 

 Philadelphia, aged 55 years. He was for twenty- 

 five years Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge of 

 Pennsylvania, and at .the time of his death held 

 several high positions in the Masonic order. 



Dec. 22. DANA, lion. JOHN W., ex-Gover- 

 nor of Maine, died of cholera near Rosario, 

 New (Jranada, South America. He was a na- 

 tive of Fryeburg, Me., and an active politician 

 of that State for many years, being Governor 

 from 1847 to 1850. In 1861 be was the Dem- 

 ocratic candidate for the same office, but was 

 defeated, and soon after went to South America, 

 where he had since resided. He contracted the 

 disease from his kindly ministrations to an 

 American lady, a Mrs. Barker, a native of 

 Maine, who was residing near Rosario, and 

 who was attacked with cholera, and died on 

 the 21st of December. 



Dec. 22. HAMILTON, Hon. CORNELIUS S., 

 member of Congress from the Eighth District, 

 Ohio, was killed by his son in a paroxysm of 

 insanity at Columbus, Ohio. He was elected in 

 October, 1866. 



Dec. 23. DE WITT, Rev. WILLIAM R, D. D., 

 a Presbyterian clergyman, died in Harrisburg, 

 Pa., in the 77th year of his age. The earlier 

 part of his life was spent in mercantile pursuits. 

 His classical studies were pursued at Washing- 

 ton Academy, Salem, N. Y., and at Princeton 

 and Union Colleges. His theological studies 

 he pursued ur.der Dr. John M. Mason. In 1818 

 he was licensed by the Presbytery of New York. 

 IK- accepted a call as pastor of tho Presbyterian 

 Church of Harrisburg, and there remained fifty 

 years. In 1854 he found a colleague in the 

 Rev. J. H. Robinson, to whom of late years in- 

 creasing infirmities compelled him to yield all 

 the active duties of tho pastorate. 



