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land, Ohio ; studied several years at Hamilton, 

 and graduated at Union College in 1850. The 

 same year he was ordained, and was for a time 

 pastor of a church at St. Ann, N. Y. Subse- 

 quently he held a charge in Pittsburg, Pa., and 

 in 1854 sailed for Burmah, where he labored 

 till 1860. Eeturning to the United States, he 

 held a pastorate in Philadelphia three years, 

 and again returned to his missionary field, 

 where he remained until his death. 



July 22. LEGGETT, GILBERT, a veteran po- 

 lice officer ; died in New York City, aged 75 

 years. He was a native of that city, and in 

 early life was a sailor, serving in that capacity 

 on board the privateer Armstrong, in the War 

 of 1812. When the vessel was captured by the 

 British at a Spanish port, he was sent to the 

 prison at Dartmoor, England, where he was 

 confined for two years. In 1858 he was de- 

 tailed at Essex Market Police Court, and has 

 been a member of the Metropolitan force from 

 its organization. 



July 23. CEAPO, HEXKT H., formerly Gov- 

 ernor of Michigan ; died in Flint, Mich., aged 

 65 years. He was born at Dartmouth, Mass., 

 but early removed to New Bedford, where he 

 continued to reside until his removal to Michi- 

 gan, in 1856, after which he was largely en- 

 gaged in the manufacture and sale of lumber. 

 He held at one time the office of Mayor of 

 Flint ; in 1862 was elected to the State Senate, 

 and in 1864 was chosen Governor, and re- 

 elected in 1866. 



July 23r. SHEEWIN, THOMAS, LL. D., a prom- 

 inent educator; died at Dedharn, Mass. He 

 was born in Westmoreland, N. H., March 26, 

 1799. After seven years spent in the family 

 of a physician, with but limited advantages for 

 schooling, he was apprenticed at the age of 

 fourteen to the clothier's trade, in Groton, 

 Mass. Improving his spare time, however, in 

 study, and at the close of his apprenticeship 

 devoting his whole attention to mental culture, 

 he entered Harvard College in 1821, graduating 

 among the first in his class in 1825. Having 

 had in the mean time, and subsequently for a 

 year, experience in teaching, he was appointed 

 teacher of mathematics in Harvard. From 

 1828 he was a prominent teacher in Boston; 

 for many years was principal of the Boston 

 English High School, and was at one time 

 president of the American Institute of Instruc- 

 tion. He was the author of an Algebra and 

 other text-books. 



July 25. LANGE, ALBEET, born in Charlot- 

 tenburg, province of Brandenburg, Prussia, 

 December 16, 1801 ; died at his residence in 

 Terre Haute, Ind. Mr. Lange was graduated 

 at the University at Halle, where he joined a 

 conspiracy, while yet a student, to overthrow 

 the Prussian monarchy, and lay the foundation 

 of a great nationality based upon a free con- 

 stitution, and self-government. The organiza- 

 tion was exposed by the confession of one of 

 the members to a Catholic priest, and Mr. 

 Lange was tried, convicted, and sentenced to 



close confinement in the fortress of Glogau. 

 At the end of one year the severity of the 

 sentence was mitigated by order of the King. 

 He was held, however, as a political prisoner 

 a period of five years, during which time he 

 studied the Constitution of the United States, 

 read and translated into the German some of Mr. 

 Clay's speeches, as well as portions of Shake- 

 speare's plays, and formed the determination to 

 come to this country. Although sentenced for 

 fifteen years, at the end of five years he was 

 pardoned, and restored to citizenship, but im- 

 mediately sailed for the United States, arriving 

 here in the year 1829. In 1849 he was ap- 

 pointed consul to Amsterdam, through the in- 

 fluence of Mr. Fillmore, then Vice-President. 

 In 1860, as candidate of the Republican party 

 of Indiana, he was elected Auditor of State, 

 in which office he served one term of two 

 years, doing excellent service with Governor 

 Morton in obtaining means for equipping troops 

 at the outbreak of the late war. Returning to 

 his adopted city he was elected mayor, which 

 place he held two terms. 



In social and political life Mr. Lange was dis- 

 tinguished for his courtesy and refinement. 

 Possessing a fine classical education, and having 

 acquired a thorough knowledge of the laws 

 and customs of this country, he took pleasure 

 in aiding and assisting all who came to him, 

 and especially those who, like himself, had left 

 the Fatherland and found a home in the New 

 World. 



July 26. JEWETT, SIMEON B. ; died in Clark- 

 son, N. Y. He was formerly United States 

 Marshal for the Western District of New 

 York. 



July 30. KEEP, HENEY, a distinguished 

 financier and railroad manager ; died in New 

 York City, aged 51 years. He was born in 

 Jefferson County, N. Y., and, after suffering 

 many hardships through poverty, made his way 

 to Honeoye Falls, near Rochester, where he 

 obtained employment first as a teamster. Lay- 

 ing by a little money, he invested it during the 

 financial crisis of 1837 in depreciated currency, 

 which, upon its subsequent rise, yielded him a 

 handsome profit. Venturing more, he bought 

 up a considerable amount of Canada bank-notes 

 from people living on the American frontier, at 

 a discount, and, going to different towns in Can- 

 ada, had them cashed at par. In this way he 

 made sufficient capital for starting a banking 

 establishment at Watertown, and subsequently 

 established other country banks. Removing 

 to New York, where his field of operations 

 could be 'more extended, he was soon widely 

 known as a successful operator in railroad 

 stocks, taking his .place upon the list of mil- 

 lionnaires. He was treasurer of the Michigan 

 Southern Railroad from 1861 to 1863. In 

 1866 he was president of the New York Cen- 

 tral Railroad, but resigned at the end of six 

 months. In June of 1868 he was elected presi- 

 dent of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, 

 which position he retained till his death. He 



