OBITUARIES, UNITED STATES. 



died at Athens, Ohio, aged 94 years. He was 

 bora near New Bedford, Mao., February 17, 

 1779. In 1788, upon the organization in New 

 England of the Ohio Company, trig father, then 

 a young man of thirty -four, went West in com- 

 pany with others, and spent tin- winter in the 

 settlement afterward called Marietta. Re- 

 turning in tho spring* he disposed of his 

 estate, and, loading his family and effects into 

 a Urge wagon, drawn by a hone and a pair ot 

 oxen, set out for Ohio, performing the journey 

 in eight week*. Securing a tract of one hun- 

 dred acres opposite Blennerhassett's Island, a 

 settlement was commenced, but the hostilities 

 of the savages compelled them finally to take 

 refuge in the garrison until tho spring of 1798, 

 when the family removed to Athens. In 1815, 

 Judge Barker opened an hotel in the village, 

 and was for many years a popular landlord. 

 Ho held many important offices in the county, 

 and from 1841 to 1861 was Associate Judge of 

 the Court of Common Pleas. 



March SI. BARB AS, CHARLES M., a dramatic 

 author; died at Cosoob, Conn., aged 47 years. 

 He was an actor of considerable merit, and ac- 

 quired some distinction upon the stage in the 

 personation of the Hypochondriac, an adapta- 

 tion from Moliere. His eccentric character 

 and unconscious drollery made him a popular 

 man in theatrical circles. He was the author 

 of ' The Black Crook," from which play he 

 derived a Urge income. 



March 81. BBXXBTT, Mrs. HENRIETTA. Ao- 

 XES CREAK, widow of the late James Gordon 

 Bennett, died at K6nigstein, Saxony. She 

 married Mr. Bennett in June, 1840, the event 

 being heralded to the world in his peculiar 

 style. Though in comparatively humble cir- 

 cumstances, Kiss Crean's beauty and vivacity 

 had made her a decided belle before her mar- 

 riage, and she had attracted the attention of 

 some of the gay men of the wealthier classes. 

 Her marriage to Bennett, who was then sup- 

 posed to be poor, and not particularly attrac- 

 tive in person, excited surprise among her ac- 

 quaintances. The latter years of her married 

 life were not harmonious, and much of her 

 time was spent in Europe. She was a stanch 

 friend of the late Napoleon III., even after his 

 downfall. 



March 81. MAXWELL, Huon, an eminent 

 lawyer of New York ; died in that city, aged 

 M vears. He was born in Scotland, in 17^7. 

 and came to this country with his parents in 

 his fourth year; graduated at Columbia Col- 

 lage, and, having studied law, commenced il..- 

 ice of liis profession in 1807. In 1814 he 

 was appointed Assistant Judge-Advocate Gen- 

 eral in the U.S. Arr.iv; in 1819 was elected 

 District Attorney for NVw York County, and 

 was successively reflected until 1829. Return- 

 ing to the practice of his profession, he be- 

 came one of the leaders of the bar ID his city 

 and State. In 1849 he received from Presi- 

 dent Taylor the office of Collector of the Port 

 of New York, holding that position through 



the administrations of Taylor and Fillmore. 

 He wan a fine classical scholar, and his library 

 was one of the best private collections in the 

 attar. 



March 81. ROLFE, EDWABD, C. E., an i-mi- 

 nent American civil engineer; died at Valpa- 

 raiso, Chili, aged 47 years. He had been en- 

 gaged in railroad construction and survey* in 

 * America since 1849, and had taken an 

 active part in all those great railway enter- 

 prises in Chili and the Argentine Republic 

 with which Mr. Meigs, the South-American 

 railway king, bos been identified. 



March . BURBANK, GIDEOX W., a wealthy 

 citizen and philanthropist of Rochester; died 

 there, aged 70 years. He was born at Deer- 

 field, N. H., in 1803. In 1889 he removed to 

 Rochester, and entered upon mercantile pur- 

 suits. His energy and devotion to business 

 were rewarded by great prosperii y, mid. among 

 his other liberal gifts, he endowed the Bui-bank 

 professorship of Intellectual and Moral Philos- 

 ophy, in the Rochester University, which was 

 in effect the endowment of the president's 

 chair. 



March . MOGRATH, Mrs. MART, a cente- 

 narian, of Irish birth, but for the last thirty 

 years a resident of New York City ; died there, 

 aged 100 years. 



March . WIIEELOCK:, Rev. ALONZO, D. D., 

 a Baptist clergyman, died in Fredonia, N. Y., 

 aged about 72 years. Dr. Wheelock was a na- 

 tive of Vermont, of a studious turn from a 

 child, and, though hampered by poverty, had 

 acquired a good classical education, and had 

 nearly completed a course of medical study 

 when he was converted, united with the Bap- 

 tist Church, and resolved to enter the ministry. 

 His theological course was pursued at Hamil- 

 ton Literary and Theological Institution, now 

 the Theological Seminary of Madison Univer- 

 sity, N. Y., and, in 1829, he graduated with 

 distinction. His ministerial life was passed, 

 with the exception of one year, in the St.-tto 

 of New York. He was for several years a 

 pastor in New York City. He was a thorough 

 and accurate scholar, an able, sound, and elo- 

 quent preacher, and was remarkably success- 

 ful in his various pastorates. He was greatly 

 beloved in all his social relations. Failing 

 health had compelled hi* retirement from the 

 active duties of tho ministry three or fonr 

 years before his death. 



March . WOODBITRT, Rev. SILAS, a Pres- 

 byterian clergyman and teacher; died in Sliel- 

 byvillc, Tenn., aged 76 years. He was born 

 in Winchendon, Mass. After his graduation 

 from college he entered upon teaching in New 

 York City, and for ten years was the associate 

 of Harlan Pago and Arthur Tappnn in the 

 tract cause and the city missionary work. 

 Turning his attention to the ministry, lie en- 

 tered Lane Seminary, near Cincinnati, and in 

 1888 was licensee! to preach. After ten years 

 of missionary labor in Michigan, a bronchial 

 affection induced him, in 1843, to remove to 



