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was also an extensive writer, contributing fre- 

 quently to the Universalist . denominational 

 newspapers and other periodicals, and also pre- 

 paring for publication a series of books under 

 the general title of " Tales of Labor," comprising 

 four volumes. He was of a fine, poetic, and 

 highly-sympathetic temperament, and possessed 

 of eminent social qualities that endeared him 

 to all with whom he came in contact. 



June 4. ABERNETHY, ELISHA SMITH, an 

 eminent lawyer of Connecticut, died at Bridge- 

 port, Conn. He was born in Torrington, Conn., 

 in October, 1805 ; graduated at Yale College 

 in 1825, studied law, and entered upon the 

 practice of his profession in Waterbury. In 

 1836 he removed to Litchfield, and was Judge 

 of the County Court. In 1847 he took up his 

 residence in Bridgeport, and was for many 

 years Judge of Probate for that district. In 

 1859 he was appointed clerk of the Superior 

 Court for Fairfield, and held that office until 

 his death. 



June 4. VEBNON, Mrs. JANE MAECHANT 

 FISHER, a gifted and estimable actress ; died in 

 New York City, aged 73 years. She was born 

 at Brighton, Eng., came to this country in 

 1827, and soon after her arrival in New York 

 married Mr. George Yernon, an actor, who 

 left her a widow in less than three years. 

 From that time she devoted her talents to the 

 stage, having previously filled engagements at 

 the Bowery and Chatham Theatres. About 

 1848 she appeared at Burton's, then at the Old 

 Broadway, and finally at Wallack's, where 

 she performed until within two or three 

 months of her death. Her dramatic career 

 extended over a period of forty-two years, 

 during which she continued to hold the sym- 

 pathetic admiration of the public. Her acting 

 was chiefly, confined to comedy and the drama, 

 and she was a perfect mistress of her art, 

 showing great skill and tact in the delineation 

 of character. 



June 5. CEOCKEE, Lucius B.; died in Paris. 

 He was a native of Albany County, N. Y., but 

 went to Oswego in early life and engaged in 

 commercial pursuits, and afterward in the 

 freighting and forwarding business. In these 

 he proved remarkably successful, and soon 

 became prominently known in connection with 

 canal and railroad enterprises. He was presi- 

 dent of the first railroad constructed across the 

 State of Iowa from Clinton to Omaha, forming 

 the present connection of the Pacific road, and 

 it was largely owing to his energy and capacity 

 that this road was pushed to completion 

 during the first exciting years of the war. He 

 was several times made Mayor of Oswego, and, 

 although not himself a politician in the ordi- 

 nary sense of the term, was well known to all 

 the prominent politicians of this State and at 

 Washington. About two years ago he went 

 abroad for his health, accompanied by his 

 family. After about a year's absence, his wife 

 died at Rome and her remains were sent home. 

 He himself, after an extended tour through 



Europe, Western Asia, and Egypt, was on his 

 way to this country, when he was seized at 

 Paris with the attack which caused his death. 

 June 5. EMEIE, JONAS REECE, an editor, 

 and former member of Congress ; died in 

 Mound City, HI. He was a native of Hillsboro, 

 O. ; was educated to the printing business, and 

 edited and published the Hillsboro Gazette for 

 twenty years. He represented his district in 

 Congress one term, and was nominated for a 

 second, but, owing to a change in the political 

 character of the district, was defeated. He 

 served for a term in the Ohio Legislature, and 

 for a considerable time was Judge of the Pro- 

 bate Court for Highland County. Owing to 

 pecuniary embarrassments occasioned by se- 

 curity debts that fell upon him, Judge Emrie 

 removed to Mound City in 1857. Here for a 

 while he conducted the Emporium newspaper, 

 which, however, he finally sold out, and then 

 engaged in the mercantile business. For 

 several years he occupied the responsible posi- 

 tion of police magistrate in that city; also 

 was township treasurer of schools, and master 

 in chancery for the county. 



June 9. VAN OECKELEN, CHAELES, com- 

 poser and professor of music ; died in New 

 York City, aged 41 years. He was born in 

 Holland, and spent his early years in Java, 

 whence he came to the United States in 1855, 

 in company with his father, an inventor of 

 musical instruments, among which the autom- 

 aton clarionet-player attracted much attention. 

 The son, Charles, taught music for three years 

 at the Rockland Female Institute, but, on the 

 death of his father, he removed to New York, 

 in order to be with his mother, and earned a 

 scanty support by taking private pupils. He 

 was an accomplished harmonist, and his com- 

 positions possess very decided merit, but they 

 never obtained the public recognition which 

 they deserved principally because the author 

 was too modest to trumpet his own glory. 



June 10. KITTEIDGE, WILLIAM C. ; died at 

 Rutland, Vt., aged 69 years. He was born in 

 Dalton, Mass. ; graduated at Williams College 

 in 1821 ; read law with Elijah Hunt Mills and 

 Lewis Strong, of Northampton ; lived a year in 

 Kentucky for the benefit of his health ; was ad- 

 mitted to the bar in Campbell County, Ky., in 

 1833 ; was six months in the law-office of Jona- 

 than Sloan, of Ravenna, Ohio, who was after- 

 ward United States Treasurer ; and was admit- 

 ted to the bar in Rutland County, December, 

 1824. For eight years he was town repre- 

 sentative, for two years a county senator, for 

 two years Speaker of the House of Representa-' 

 tives, for five years State's Attorney,' for six 

 years Judge of the County Court, for one year 

 Judge of the Circuit Court, for one year Lieu- 

 tenant-Governor of the State and president of 

 the Senate, member of one Constitutional Con- 

 vention, and for nearly seven years Assessor 

 of Internal Revenue. 



June 11. LTON, Mrs. MAEY Du PONT, 

 daughter of Major Jean Pierre Du Pont, of the 



