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abandon it in consequence of ill health. In 

 1865 she removed to Milwaukee, where she re- 

 mained until her death. She was a woman of 

 high intellectual attainments, and her sympa- 

 thies were deeply enlisted in the cause of edu- 

 cation. 



May 5. RIDGLEY, Commodore DANIEL B., 

 U. S. Navy, died in Philadelphia, Pa. He was 

 a native of Kentucky, but a resident of Balti- 

 more. He entered the service in 1828, and was 

 made commodore in 1866. 



May 8. POPE, Judge BUEBELL THOMAS, died 

 in Gadsden, Ala. He was born in Oglethorpe 

 County, Ga., January 7, 1813 ; studied law in 

 the office of Judge Clayton, of Athens, Ga., 

 and was admitted to the bar in 1836. The fol- 

 lowing year he removed to Wetumpka, Ala., 

 where he practised his profession until 1844, 

 when he removed to Ashville, continuing his 

 practice until 1867. From thence he went to 

 Gadsden, Ala., where in the summer of 1867 he 

 was appointed Judge of the Twelfth Judicial 

 Circuit of Alabama by Major-General Pope, 

 which office he filled faithfully and efficiently 

 until his death. 



May 12. HABEESTGTOET, GEOEGE N. (" George 

 Christy "), a " negro minstrel " of decided talent, 

 died in New York City, aged 40 years. He 

 was born in Palmyra, N. Y. In 1847 he joined 

 the Christy troupe, whose name he was induced 

 to take, and very soon became one of the most 

 popular minstrel performers in the profession. 

 He visited California, and realized large profits 

 from his performances, but his free and gener- 

 ous nature prevented him from accumulating 

 property. 



May 15. WALCOT, CHAELES M., Senior, a 

 comic actor and dramatic writer of much abil- 

 ity, died in Philadelphia, Pa., aged 60 years. 

 He was a native of England, and studied his 

 profession in his own country, but entered 

 upon its practice in America. He won for 

 himself much popularity in New York at the 

 old Olympic Theatre and at Wallack's, as well 

 as in different parts of the country. In 1866 

 he removed his residence to Philadelphia. Mr. 

 Walcot was a very prolific playwright as well 

 as a popular actor. Among his numerous 

 dramas were the following: "Hiawatha, or 

 Ardent Spirits and Laughing Water," "Wash- 

 ington," "Don Giovanni in Gotham," "David 

 Copperfield," "Richard III. to Kill," "The 

 Customs of the Country," and "Snip-Snaps." 



May 19. DEACON, BENAJAH, U. S. Marshal 

 for New Jersey, died at Mount Holly, N. J. 

 He was appointed to his office during Presi- 

 dent Lincoln's first term. 



May 19. WICK, Judge WILLIAM W., died in 

 Franklin County, Ohio. He was born in Can- 

 onsburg, Washington County, Pa., February 

 23, 1796. He received a classical education, 

 and was pursuing a collegiate course, when the 

 death of his father threw him upon his own 

 resources ; he then devoted himself to teaching, 

 giving his leisure hours to the study of medi- 

 cine until 1818, when he was induced to adopt 



the law as his profession. In 1820 he located 

 for practice in Fayette County, Ind., and was 

 the same year Assistant Clerk in the House of 

 Representatives, and the following year Assist- 

 ant Secretary of the State Senate. In 1822 he 

 was President Judge of the Fifth Judicial Dis- 

 trict ; in 1825 Secretary of State ; in 1829, At- 

 torney for the State ; in 1839, a Representative 

 in Congress, also in 1845 and 1847; in 1850, 

 President Judge, and subsequently postmaster 

 at Indianapolis four years. He served in the 

 State militia as brigadier-general, quarter- 

 master and adjutant-general. In 1867 he re- 

 sumed the practice of his profession. 



May 21. DYCKMAN, Colonel GAEEETT W., 

 U. S. Volunteers, died in New York City. He 

 was a native of New York, and commenced his 

 military career in the Mexican War, which he 

 entered as captain of Company K, First New 

 York Volunteers, and participated in the siege 

 of Vera Cruz, the battles of National Bridge, 

 Cerro Gordo, where he was severely wounded 

 in the shoulder, Contreras, etc., and was also 

 engaged in the reduction of the city of Mexico. 

 At the close of the war he was brevetted colo- 

 nel for bravery and meritorious conduct ; and 

 on his return home he was elected Register 

 of the County of New York. During the late 

 war he served as lieutenant-colonel of the 

 First New York Volunteers, and, on the retire- 

 ment of Colonel Allen, succeeded to the colo- 

 nelcy. 



May 21. LYON, Rev. JOHN C., a Methodist 

 clergyman, author, and scholar, died at Caton- 

 ville, Baltimore County, Md., aged 66 years. 

 He was the founder of the German Methodist 

 Church in America, and was a minister of that 

 church over forty years. He was a fine scholar 

 and linguist, and the author of several theo- 

 logical works of note, and translator of many 

 theological writers. 



May 22. FAGAN, Rev. PETEE 0., a Roman 

 Catholic priest, died in Brooklyn, L. I., aged 

 34 years. He was well known for his chari- 

 table and philanthropic nature. At the time 

 of his death he was pastor of St. Patrick's 

 Church, Brooklyn. 



May 27. L'HEBITIEB, ANDEE, an editor and 

 scholar, died in New York City, aged 28 years. 

 He was a native of Paris, and, after completing 

 his education at the Lycee Bonaparte, em- 

 braced the profession of journalism, and soon 

 distinguished himself as an elegant writer. In 

 1858 he accepted an appointment as secretary 

 to the French ' company whose intention was 

 to cut a canal through the Isthmus of Nicara- 

 gua. The undertaking proving a failure, he 

 returned to New York after two years' sojourn 

 in the tropics, with shattered health, from 

 which he never recovered. For the last four 

 years of his life he was managing editor of the 

 Courrier des Etats Unis. 



May 31. McMtrEEAY, WILLIAM, a prominent 

 New York official, died in that city. About 

 1853 he was elected State Senator from the 

 fourth district, and served one term in the Le- 



