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OBITUARIES, UNITED STATES. 



native of that State; educated a lawyer; and 

 was a Representative in Congress from 1853 

 to 1855. He also served ten years in both 

 branches of the State Legislature, and was 

 Speaker from 1842 to 1845. 



Oct. 29. MoViCKAE, Rev. JOHN, D. D., an 

 eminent clergyman of the Episcopal Church, 

 and late Professor in Columbia College, New 

 York City, died at his residence in Blooming- 

 dale, in the 82d year of his age. He was a na- 

 tive of New York State ; graduated at Colum- 

 bia College in 1804, and in 1811 was ap- 

 pointed to the parish at Hyde Park, N. Y. 

 In 1817 he was appointed Professor of Moral 

 Philosophy, Rhetoric, and Belles-Lettres, in 

 Columbia College, the duties of which position 

 he discharged for many years. He was obliged, 

 on account of his health, to sever his connec- 

 tion with the college a few years since, and on 

 retiring from active service was created Emeri- 

 tus Professor. Dr. McVickar was the author 

 of several valuable works. Among these were : 

 "A Domestic Narrative of the Life of Samuel 

 Bard;" "Outlines of Political Economy;" 

 "Early Years;" "A Memoir of Bishop Ho- 

 bart ; " " The Professional Years of Bishop 

 Hobart." 



Oct. 30. GTJNTHEE, CHKISTIAET GODFREY, an 

 eminent merchant of New York City, died 

 there, aged 73 years. He was the senior mem- 

 ber of the firm of " Gunther & Sons," fur- 

 dealers, and was a man of integrity and worth. 



Oct. 30. PKITCHAKD, DAVID, M. D., a prom- 

 inent physician of Norwalk, Conn., died there, 

 aged 58 years. He was a native of Waterbury, 

 Conn., graduated at Yale College in the class 

 of 1831, and afterward at the Yale Medical 

 School, and entered upon the practice of his 

 profession in Madison. Subsequently he prac- 

 tised in New Jersey, and in 1861 removed to 

 Norwalk. He was a skilful physician, and was 

 noted for his benevolence. 



Oct. . BLANCHAED, JOSHUA P., a re- 

 markable philanthropist, the eldest Apostle of 

 Peace in the United States, died in Boston, 

 Mass., aged 86 years. He entered the service 

 of the cause of peace at an early period, under 

 the 'lead of Dr. Worcester, and in connection 

 with the eminent Dr. Channing. For more 

 than fifty years he bore that cause continually 

 on his heart, and in many ways labored for its 

 advancement. For it he gave money, time, 

 thought, and the products of a vigorous pen. 

 On the peace question he was one of the most 

 radical ; but to the credit of his memory it 

 must be said that he was throughout consistent. 

 Having settled upon the principle that Chris- 

 tianity not only discountenances but forbids all 

 war, he accepted and advocated all the legiti- 

 mate inferences to be drawn from it as binding 

 upon the conscience. 



Oct. . HOETON, GUSTAVUS, Probate Judge 

 of Mobile, Ala., was killed at Huntsville, aged 

 53 years. He was a native of Massachusetts, 

 but for nearly thirty years had been a citizen 

 of Mobile, his business a cotton-broker. He 



was deeply interested in the cause of educa- 

 tion, and the prosperity of the public schools 

 of Alabama is in a great measure owing to 

 his unwearied energies. He was President of 

 the first Public School Board organized in Mo- 

 bile, and held that position until in 1862 the 

 Board ejected him in consequence of his politi- 

 cal sentiments. In 1865 he was restored by 

 order of General Meade. During the war Mr. 

 Horton was persecuted for his adherence to 

 the cause of the Union, but, after the riot in 

 that city, he was appointed Mayor by order 

 of General Meade, and held that office until his 

 election as Probate Judge. 



Nov. 2. ABBOTT, AMOS, formerly M. C. 

 from Massachusetts, died in Andover. He 

 was born in Andover, September 10, 1786, and 

 was educated at a district scheol, but spent 

 most of his life as a trader and merchant. He 

 served three terms in the Massachusetts Legis- 

 lature, and from 1840 to 1842 was a member 

 of the State Senate. From 1843 to 1849 he 

 represented his native State in Congress, serv- 

 ing on the Committee on the Militia and on 

 Manufactures. He was a member of the House 

 during the trying period of the Mexican War, 

 and, though opposed to the war, voted with 

 Mr. Winthrop for making the appropriations 

 therefor. 



Nov. 7. WOETENDYKE, JACOB R., a promi- 

 nent lawyer of New Jersey, and formerly M. 0. 

 from that State, died at Jersey City. He was 

 born at Chestnut Ridge, Bergen County, N. J., 

 November 27, 1818 ; graduated at Rutgers Col- 

 lege in 1839 ; and was for several years teacher 

 of the classics and mathematics. In 1849 he 

 commenced the study of law, and was admit- 

 ted to the bar in 1852, commencing the prac- 

 tice of his profession in Jersey City. He was 

 elected a Representative in the Thirty-fifth 

 Congress, from New Jersey, serving on the 

 Committee on Public Expenditures. 



Nov. 8. FALES, Mrs. ALMIEA L., a noble phi- 

 lanthropist, of Washington, D. 0., died in that 

 city. She was a native of the State of New 

 York, but in mature life removed to Iowa. 

 Her husband, Joseph T. Fales, having received 

 an appointment as examiner in the Patent- 

 Office at Washington, she accompanied him, 

 and thenceforth made that city her home. As 

 early as 1860, from her extended knowledge of 

 Southern feeling and action, she foresaw and 

 predicted the struggle, and, much to the sur- 

 prise of less discerning and incredulous friends, 

 began the collection and preparation of arti- 

 cles for hospital use. When the war broke 

 out, she entered, fully prepared, upon the du- 

 ties embraced in the care of sick and wound- 

 ed soldiers. At Pittsburg Landing, and dn 

 other battle-fields of the West, Mrs. Fales was 

 busy in ministering to wounded and dying sol- 

 diers. Through the entire war she devoted 

 her energies to this department of philanthro- 

 py. Appreciating her efficiency and sound 

 judgment, the Government placed an ambu- 

 lance at her command, and with this laden with 



