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OBITUAKIES, UNITED STATES. 



Eemoving to Buffalo, N. Y., he, in the ten 

 years, 1836 to 1846, made several inventions. 

 Those by which he is known are the expansion- 

 bellows and tubular reed-board now used by all 

 American makers of reed-instruments. Joined 

 by Mr. E. P. Needham, who supplied the 

 necessary financial ability, the firm established 

 the manufacture of melodeons in Buffalo. He 

 invented very ingenious machinery for making 

 reeds and reed-boards, and they removed to 

 New York City, and commenced this manufac- 

 ture for the trade, adding that of melodeons 

 and organs. His manners were genial, and his 

 career in business quite successful. 



Aug. 16. OOMSTOCK, Captain JOSEPH, long a 

 popular commander of the Collins steamers, died 

 in New York. He was well known as a careful, 

 faithful, and vigilant seaman, and was selected 

 by Mr. Webb to take the ram Dunderberg to 

 France. 



Aug. 17. VANDEEBILT, Mrs. SOPHIA, 

 wife of Commodore Vanderbilt,- died in New 

 York, aged 73 years. She was a woman of 

 uncommon loveliness of character, united to 

 strength and energy of purpose, and much -of 

 her husband's success in business is owing to 

 her early efforts as a helpmeet and counsellor. 

 Aug. 19. BONNEY, Judge BENJAMIN 

 WEST, a politician and jurist, died in New 

 York, aged 68 years. He was a native of 

 New Hampshire, and graduated at Dartmouth 

 College, in the close of 1824. Having studied 

 for the law, he was admitted to the bar of his 

 State, and practised his profession more than 

 forty years, and throughout his whole career 

 enjoyed the confidence of a very large class of 

 financial men in the State. He was one of the 

 trustees of Dartmouth College, and one of the 

 commissioners of the Board of -Audit, from 

 the date of its organization. In politics Judge 

 Bonney was a Whig, and afterward a Republi- 

 can. He was a man of unquestioned integrity, 

 and eminently faithful in the discharge of his 

 duties both public and private. 



Aug. 22. IEVING, EBENEZEE, a brother of 

 Washington Irving, . died at Sunnyside, aged 

 93 years. He was a merchant by occupation, 

 and manager of his brother's property. A 

 man of the strictest integrity of character, and 

 greatly beloved. 



Aug. 25, FINNET, DABWIN A., a mem- 

 ber of Congress from the fourth Pennsylva- 

 nia district, died in Brussels, Belgium, while 

 travelling in Europe for his health, aged 54 

 years. He was a native of Shrewsbury, Yt., 

 but took up his residence in Pennsylvania 

 while yet a young man. He graduated at 

 Alleghany College, in Meadville, about 1841, 

 and soon after commenced the practice of law 

 in that place. He was originally a Whig, and 

 on the demise of that party was an early 

 champion of the Republican party. He rep- 

 resented his district two terms in the State 

 Senate, serving one term as Speaker. After a 

 protracted contest, he was nominated and 

 elected to Congress in 1867. He was a man 



of pure character, stern in integrity, faithful 

 in his friendships, and generous in his impulses. 

 As a lawyer, he had few equals in Western 

 Pennsylvania. 



Aug. 26. MANN, JAMES, member of Con- 

 gress from the second congressional district 

 of f Louisiana, died in New Orleans, aged 46 

 years. He was a native of Maine, and re- 

 sided in Gorham many years, commencing life 

 as a teacher. In politics he was a Democrat, 

 and was honored by his party with positions 

 in both branches of the Maine Legislature. 

 When the war commenced he joined the Fed- 

 eral Army, having obtained a captain's com- 

 mission in a Maine regiment. He immediately 

 went into the field. Subsequently he was made 

 paymaster, with the rank of major, and was 

 assigned to duty in New Orleans, whither he 

 went in 1863, remaining there until the close 

 of the war. When the war had been closed, 

 he was appointed by President Lincoln Treas- 

 ury agent in connection with the customs, 

 and subsequently by President Johnson Treas- 

 ury agent in connection with the Department 

 of Internal Revenue. These appointments in- 

 dicate clearly the confidence that was placed 

 by both Presidents in his ability and integrity. 

 In 1867 Colonel Mann entered heartily into the 

 attempt to reorganize the Democratic party in 

 Louisiana, and worked strenuously to effect that 

 object. His labors were so highly appreciated by 

 his party that they rewarded his fidelity to the 

 cause by nominating and electing him from the 

 second congressional district of the State, in 

 which capacity he served during the last ses- 

 sion. His sincerity and honesty made for him 

 friends, even among those who were opposed 

 to him in their political views. 



Aug. 26. YEOMANS, EDWAED D., D. D., a 

 Presbyterian clergyman, died at Orange, New 

 Jersey, aged 39 years. He was a graduate of 

 Lafayette College ; was first settled in the min- 

 istry at Warrior Run, Pa., afterward at Tren- 

 ton, N. J., and Rochester, N. Y., from which 

 latter place he was called to Orange, about a 

 year since, upon the organization of the church 

 of which he became the pastor. He devoted 

 himself with great assiduity and success to the 

 work of building up the church, and the mem- 

 bership was doubled within the year. He was, 

 at the same time, engaged as one of the trans- 

 lators of Lange's Commentary, and the over- 

 taxing of his brain doubtless induced the disease 

 which caused his death. 



Aug. 29. SMITH, General WILLIAM R., a 

 prominent politician of Wisconsin, died at Quin- 

 cy, 111. He was born in Montgomery County, 

 Pa., August 81, 1787 received a liberal edu- 

 cation, and studied law. In 1837 he removed 

 to Wisconsin and became identified with 

 the history of the State. In 1853 he was 

 elected Attorney-General of the State. For 

 many years he was President of the State His- 

 torical Society. He also wrote the document- 

 ary history of the State, under authority of 

 the Legislature. 



