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years was connected with the Indian office for 

 the District of Michigan, first as a subordinate, 

 and afterward as chief, but always as the most 

 efficient person, whatever his position. All 

 his pecuniary transactions between the Gov- 

 ernment and the Indians were conducted 

 with the strictest honor and integrity, under 

 the conscientious belief that his duty was to 

 devote his entire time and strength to the 

 public service, and that he was at liberty to 

 make no gain beyond his salary. Carrying 

 out in good faith all the means devised for the 

 education, Christianization, and civilization of 

 the Indians, and protecting them as far as lay 

 in his power from the rapacity of greedy spec- 

 ulators, he accomplished a great work, and his 

 sudden death is an almost irreparable loss, not 

 only to that people, but to the region round 

 about. It was his thorough devotion to the 

 interests of others which led him to be a pas- 

 senger upon the ill-fated Coburn. He had a 

 large amount of money in his possession for 

 the purpose of paying off the Indians. His 

 duties required him to visit Lake Michigan 

 ports, but he stated to a friend at the Sault 

 that the season was getting so late, and the 

 lake so rough, that he did not wish to take all 

 the funds in his possession to Lake Michigan. 

 He therefore determined to carry them to De- 

 troit, and go thence with such small amounts 

 as might bo required at the points to be vis- 

 ited, and it was while engaged in this duty 

 that he was lost. 



Oct. 21. PIIELAN, MICHAEL, a skilful bil- 

 liard-player, and manufacturer of billiard-ta- 

 bles ; died in New York, aged 55 years. He 

 was born in Kilkenny County, Ireland, in 

 1816, and at an early age came to this coun- 

 try, and apprenticed himself to a silversmith 

 and jeweller. During his leisure hours he 

 amused himself with the game of billiards, 

 and soon became an accomplished player. He 

 served engagements with several billiard firms 

 in New York City, and went to Ireland in 1851 

 to give exhibitions for the benefit of his suf- 

 fering countrymen. On his return he opened 

 rooms on Broadway, where he remained a 

 few years, and finally went to San Francisco. 

 After a ssries of unfortunate speculations he 

 returned to New York, and entered into the 

 manufacture of billiard-tables. The spacious 

 billiard-rooms over which he presided afford- 

 ed an opportunity for a higher order of patron- 

 age, and the game was introduced into the 

 home circle through improved appliances of 

 his manufacture. He took a prominent part 

 in billiard-contests, and was uniformly suc- 

 cessful. 



Oct. 22. SHERWOOD, WILLIAM, a venerable 

 teacher and author ; died at Great Barrington, 

 Mass., aged 86 years. He was born February 27, 

 1786, in Greenfield, Conn., where he received 

 his early religious training under the pastoral 

 care of the Rev. Timothy D wight, D. D., af- 

 terward President of Yale College. Removing 

 in his youth to Newark, N. J., he pursued his 



classical studies under the instruction of the 

 Rev. Dr. Griffin. Having decided to make 

 teaching the business of his life, he opened a 

 classical school in New York in 1815, which 

 he continued with marked success. Many 

 men of high position, both in mercantile and 

 professional life, owe their celebrity to his 

 faithfulness in their early training. During 

 this period of labor he prepared a valuable 

 school-book entitled "Self-Culture," having 

 for its object a correct and natural elocution, 

 and which received strong recommendations 

 from high authorities. Nothing ever appeared 

 in print from his pen after this, with the ex- 

 ception of a few pieces of fugitive poetry. 

 During a few of his last years he spent his 

 winters in Charleston and St. Louis. In his 

 eighty-fourth year he took an overland trip 

 with some members of his family to Cali- 

 fornia, spending a winter there with his chil- 

 dren. 



Oct. 28. TUSTIX, Rev. SEPTIMUS, D. D., a 

 Presbyterian clergyman and author; died in 

 "Washington, D. C. In 1836 he was chaplain 

 of the University of Virginia; was elected 

 chaplain to the House of Representatives of 

 the United States in 1840; was subsequently 

 reflected to the same position, and afterward 

 was chaplain to the United States Senate. He 

 was formerly pastor of the F-Street Church in 

 Washington, and of churches in Pennsylvania 

 and Maryland, to all of which he ministered 

 with fidelity and success. Upon several occa- 

 sions Dr. Tustin served as moderator in the 

 several courts of the Presbyterian Church, and 

 was distinguished for the ability and courtesy 

 with which he presided. He was president of 

 the Board of Trustees of Lafayette College, 

 Easton, Pa., and at the time of his death was 

 acting pastor of the Fifteenth Street Presby- 

 terian (colored) Church. The honorary degree 

 of D. D. was conferred on him by the trustees 

 of Jefferson College, Pa. 



Oct. . DAY, Rev. SAMUEL STEARXS, an 

 American Baptist minister and missionary to 

 India; died in Cortlandville, N. Y., aged 63 

 years. He was born in Leeds County, Canada 

 West (now Ontario), in 1808, united with the 

 Baptist Church in 1825, entered Hamilton Lit- 

 erary and Theological Institution (now Madi- 

 son University) in 1831, and graduated in 1835. 

 He was ordained and sailed for India in August 

 of the same year, landing at Calcutta in Feb- 

 ruary, 1836, and proceeding at once to Viziga- 

 patam, and in 1837 to Madras for greater con- 

 venience in acquiring the language and enter- 

 ing upon his work. He was designated to the 

 Teloogoos, a large and intelligent race of Hin- 

 doos, numbering about 14,000,000, occupying 

 the country between Orissa and Madras, on 

 the southeast coast of Hindostan. Mr. Day re- 

 moved to Nellore, in the centre of his field, in 

 1840, and labored zealously among the Teloo- 

 goos for eighteen years, except a short visit to 

 this country in 1845. In 1863, completely 

 broken in health, for the climate of the Madras 



