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when young man. Commencing bis career 

 as a merchant, be was enabled, by thorough 

 devotion to business, to gather a competence, 

 ad by judicioot investments in real estate 

 became one of the wealthiest and most in- 

 fluential citizens of that part of the State. He 

 was one of the projectors of the Albany & 

 Snsquebanna Railroad, of which he was a di- 

 rector until his death, lie was also foremost 

 in encouraging religions, educational, and in- 

 dustrial improvements, and bis benefactions 

 were liberal and judicious. During the late 

 war he contributed largely to the aid of the 

 Government and tbe support of soldiers' fam- 

 BM, 



July 24. COLLINS, ABEL U., a minister of the 

 Society of Friends, one of the editorial staff of 

 the Tribune; died in New York City, aged 45 

 rears. He was born at Narragansett, R. I., in 

 May, 1838, and was educated at Providence, 

 K. I. He early adopted the profession of teach- 

 ing, and while yet a young man removed to 

 Dutches* County, N. Y., where he became 

 principal of a large boarding-school. Subse- 

 quently, in 1858, he conducted a school in 

 Wickford, R. I. In 1860 he removed to New 

 York City, where for several years he was en- 

 gaged as a produce and commission merchant 

 in Washington Market, and in April, 1873, be- 

 came connected with the Tribune. 



July 26. SPEAB, Major WALLACE M., Cliief- 

 Enjiineer of Norfolk ( Va.) Navy- Yard ; died at 

 Lii'llow, Vt, He was a resident of Wisconsin. 

 In 1S85 he was commissioned for duty at the 

 nary-yard in Norfolk, and in 1867 in that of 

 Pensacola, Fla. 



July 27. OAIIOOXE, BENJAMIN J., Commo- 

 dore U. 8. N. ; died in New York City, aged 73 

 years. He was born in Rhode Island, and at 

 an early age entered the naval service. On 

 November 13, 1830, he received the appoint- 

 ment of pay director in the navy, with the 

 rank of commodore. Of the thirty-eight years 

 daring which he was connected with the de- 

 partment, he had seen sixteen years of sea-ser- 

 vice, and left behind him an excellent record 

 of diligence and faithfulness in the discharge 

 of every duty. He retired from active service 

 November 1, 1868, his last duty having been 

 performed on board the receiving-ship Van- 

 dalia, in Portsmouth Harbor, N. II. 



July . HICKOK, Rev. MILO Jcueoy, D. D., 

 a Presbyterian clergyman; died at Marietta, 

 O. He was born about 1815, graduated from 

 Middlebnry College in 1885; was tutor and 

 ProfeMor of Languages in Delaware College, 

 Newark, Del., for a time, and for ten yean was 

 pastor of the First Church of Scranton, Pa. 

 In 1847 he was laid aside from his pastoral 

 work by an attack of paralysis, and since that 

 time had lived in Marietta. 



Auanit 2. WATERMAN, Rev. THOMAS TILES- 

 TOW, D. D., an eminent Congregationalist cler- 

 gyman ; died at Stratford. Conn., aged 72 yean. 

 He was born near Bridgeport, Conn., in 1800: 

 graduated from Yale College in the class of 



1822, and, soon after completing his theological 

 course, accepted a cull from a Congregational 

 church in Providence. U. I., where lor several 

 years he labored with great acceptance. In 

 1837 he became pastor of a church in Philadel- 

 phia, where he remained until 1N43, and thin 

 returned to Providence as pastor of the Fourth 

 Congregational Church. In 1852 he removed 

 to Galena, 111., and later to Winona, Wis., and, 

 after a few years of successful labor, returned 

 to the East, as pastor of the Congregational 

 Chnrch of DanielsunviUe, Conn. He was a 

 popular as well as powerful preacher, and was 

 instrumental in organizing a large number of 

 churches, especially in the West. 



Au-junt 3. CIIKW, ROBERT S., Chief Clerk 

 of the Department of State ; died in Washing- 

 ton, D. 0., aged 62 years. lie was a native of 

 Virginia, and was appointed to the chief 

 clerkship on the advancement of William Hun- 

 ter, the second Assistant Secretary of State, 

 having served in that department more than 

 forty years. His position was one requiring 

 wide and almost cyclopedic culture, and the 

 most unflinching integrity ; and in both quali- 

 fications he was invaluable to the Government. 



An'junt 4. LIVINGSTON, Axsnx, an eminent 

 scholar and accomplished gentleman; died at 

 New Brighton, Staten Island, aged 66 years. 

 He was the son of Chief-Justice Livingston, 

 and was born in New York, May 1, 1807. At 

 an early age he entered Columbia College, from 

 which he graduated with honor, and subse- 

 quently studied law, but never entered upon 

 the practice of his profession. In youth he 

 was remarkably fond of athletic sports, and 

 excelled in physical as well as mental culture, 

 often performing feats which at thnt time were 

 regarded as prodigies of strength and courage. 

 Upon the completion of his education he 

 visited Europe, and spent several years in 

 traveling on the Continent. On his return 

 he assumed the management of his extensive 

 estate, giving his leisure time to study. He 

 was a man of fine culture, worm and true in 

 his affections, and greatly beloved by those 

 with whom he was brought into close contact. 



Aufftut 4. PEARL, STEPHEN II., Principal of 

 the State Normal School at Plymouth, N. II. ; 

 died there, aged 40 years. Ho was at one time 

 editor of the Fountain, a temperance paper, 

 in Hartford. 



Auyutt 6. CABS, GEOROB W., a brother of 

 General Lewis Cass, and a man of great intel- 

 ,1 ability; died in Dresden, O., aged 87J 

 yean. He removed from New Hampshire to 

 Ohio, with his father's family, in 1796. After 

 his father purchased the military section on 

 the Mu.skingum River, he took his family to 

 the new home in 1801, where he spent a long 

 and useful life. One of his sons was General 

 George W. Cass, of Pennsylvania. 



Augutt 6. STODDARD, Prof. Jons F., an 

 eminent teacher, and author of school text- 

 books; died at Kearny, near Newark, N. J., 

 aged 48 yean. He was born in Greenfield, 



