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ministry, and had been for some years one of 

 the most efficient and judicious trustees of the 

 Wayland Seminary at Washington, D. C. 



March 15. LATIMEK, Commodore WILLIAM 

 K., U. S. N. ; died at Baltimore, Md., aged 

 about 80 years. He was born in Maryland, 

 was appointed from that State, November 15, 

 1809, and was retired September 13, 1855, 

 with the rank of captain. 



March 17. PATTI, CARLO, a distinguished 

 musician, brother* of Adeline and Carlotta 

 Patti, died in Cincinnati. 



March 19. RANDOLPH, JOSEPH Frrz, an 

 eminent jurist of New Jersey ; died in Jersey 

 City. He was born in Freehold, Monmouth 

 County, in 1803, obtained an ordinary school 

 education, studied law, and was admitted to 

 the bar in 1825. For some years he was 

 State's Attorney for the county, was a Repre- 

 sentative in Congress from 1837 to 1843, was 

 a member, of the convention which framed 

 the State constitution in 1844, and in 1845 

 was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court 

 of New Jersey for seven years, after which he 

 resumed the practice of his profession at 

 Trenton. He was a member of the Peace 

 Congress in 1861. 



March 22. GREEN, Commander NATHANIEL, 

 U. 8. N., a gallant officer during the late war ; 

 died at Reading, Pa., aged 37 years. He 

 entered the navy in 1852, and served with 

 credit throughout the entire war, participating 

 with Farragut in the capture of New Orleans 

 and the forts in Mobile Bay. 



MarchW. MONEOHAN, MART, a centenarian, 

 died in New York City, at the age of 102 years. 

 She was a native of Galway, Ireland, and 

 came to this country at the age of sixty-seven. 



March 23. BAKER, JOHN LEWIS, a popular 

 actor and theatrical manager, brother of Mrs. 

 Chanfrau; died in Philadelphia, aged about 

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

 made his debut at the Arch-Street Theatre, 

 where he was favorably received. In 1851 he 

 married Miss Alexina Fisher, a popular actress 

 and vocalist, and with her played a number of 

 very successful star engagements throughout 

 the country. In 1852 they went to California 

 and remained several years. In 1857 Mr. 

 Baker managed the National Theatre in Cin- 

 cinnati, and subsequently other theatres in 

 Philadelphia and New York. 



March 23. COLLIER, JOHN A., an eminent 

 New York jurist; died at Binghainton, N. Y., 

 aged 86 years. He was a member of the 

 Twenty-first Congress, was State Controller in 

 1845 and 1846, and was commissioner to re- 

 vise the code in 1847. He is largely quoted 

 in law reports. 



March 24. METZOER, ISAAC, M. D., a Ger- 

 man physician of Mount Sinai Hospital, N.Y. ; 

 died there. He was of Hebrew extraction, 

 and a graduate of the college at Wurzburg, 

 Bavaria. 



March 24. VREDEJTBEROH, Hon. PETER, ex- 

 Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey ; 



died at St. Augustine, Fla., aged 68 years. He 

 was born in Somerset County, graduated from 

 Rutgers College in 1826, and was admitted to 

 the bar in 1829. He began practice at Free- 

 hold, Monmonth Connty, and was at one time 

 a member of the Legislative Council, under 

 the old constitution. In 1854 he was ap- 

 pointed Justice of the Supreme Court, and re- 

 appointed in 1862. He was a lawyer of emi- 

 nent ability, and some of his opinions now on 

 record are among the most carefully prepared 

 ever read from the Bench of New Jersey. 



March 25. DEANE, HENRY PADELFORD, a 

 prominent lawyer, politician, and Surveyor of 

 the Port of Portland, Me.; died in Boston, 

 aged 49 years. He was born in Ellsworth, 

 Me., October 9, 1823 ; graduated from Bow- 

 doin College in the class of 1844; studied law 

 in Portland, where he opened an office in 

 1847; represented that city two successive 

 terms in the Legislature; was twice elected 

 county attorney ; was surveyor of the port, 

 and a director of the Portland & Rochester 

 Railroad. 



March 25. MONTGOMERY, Rear-Admiral 

 JoiiNB., U. S.N.; died at Carlisle, Pa. He 

 was a native of Allentown, N. J., from which 

 state he was appointed to the service, June 

 4, 1812. He was a midshipman on board 

 the flag-ship Niagara in Perry's victory on 

 Lake Erie, September, 1814, receiving a sword 

 and the thanks of Congress; served in the 

 Mediterranean in 1815 ; participated in the 

 capture of the Algerine frigate and brig, and 

 the blockade of Algiers ; commanded the 

 Boston Navy-Yard in 1840, and the sloop-of- 

 war Portsmouth, in the Pacific squadron, 

 from 1845 to 1848, during which cruise he 

 took possession of California, and blockaded 

 Mazatlan some months, and, having been com- 

 missioned captain in 1853, was in command of 

 the Pacific Squadron in 1860 and 1861. The 

 following year he was placed in command of 

 the Boston Navy-Yard, and was promoted to 

 the rank of commodore. He wan commissioned 

 as rear-admiral July 25, 1866, and command- 

 ed the naval station at Sackett's Harbor from 

 1867 to 1869. At the time of his death he was 

 on the retired list. 



March 28. MASON, Judge THOMPSON, Sec- 

 retary of State of Maryland ; died at Annapolis, 

 Md. He was born at Montpelier, Washington 

 County, Md., in May, 1815 ; graduated at Prince- 

 ton College in 1836 ; read law in Hagerstown, 

 and was admitted to the bar in 1838. The 

 same year he was elected to the Legislature 

 of Maryland, and was refilected in 1889. He 

 was a Representative in Congress from 1841 

 to 1843, was elected a Judge of the Court of 

 Appeals in 1851, and resigned in 1857, accept- 

 ing the appointment of Collector of the Port 

 of Baltimore. Subsequently he was made 

 Secretary of the State, which office he held at 

 the time of his death. 



March 30. BARKER, Judge ISAAC, one of 

 the oldest pioneers of the settlement of Ohio ; 



