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Newton, N. J., aged 60 years. He was a mem- 

 ber of the Commission on the Alabama Claims. 



June 11. WINLOOK, Prof. JOSEPH, director 

 of the observatory at Cambridge, Mass. 



June 14. DRAKE, SAMUEL G., American an- 

 tiquarian ; died in Boston, Mass., at the age 

 of 77 years. He was born October 10, 1798, 

 at Pittstield, N. H., and was educated at the 

 common schools of the neighborhood. At the 

 age of twenty he became a school-teacher, and 

 continued so seven years. In 1830 Mr. Drake 

 established his noted book-store in Boston, 

 where he dealt in old and curious books, giv- 

 ing special attention to such as related to the 

 early history of this country. His labors as an 

 antiquarian began in 1824, as editor of a re- 

 print of Colonel Church's "History of King 

 Philip's War." This was followed in 1832 by 

 the "Indian Biography," and in 1833 by " The 

 Book of the Indians.; or, a Biography and His- 

 tory of the Indians of North America," a valu- 

 able work, of which over ten editions have been 

 published. In 1836 Mr. Drake published " The 

 Old Indian Chronicle," being a collection of nar- 

 ratives of the early colonial wars. In 1839 he 

 prepared " Indian Captivities," a volume con- 

 taining the accounts given by settlers of the suf- 

 ferings they endured while in the hands of the 

 Indians. Mr. Drake began in 1847 the " New 

 England Historical and Genealogical Register," 

 and some years later published "The History 

 of Boston," a large work, profusely illustrated 

 with portraits, autographs, and views of build- 

 ings and localities. Mr. Drake contributed to 

 numerous periodicals, and imparted informa- 

 tion freely to authors intent on studying the 

 annals of the olden time. 



June'W. CASSEL, DOUGLAS, lieutenant-com- 

 mander U. S. Navy ; died at Germantown, 

 Pa. He entered the Naval Academy in 1860, 

 but, owing to the exigencies of the civil war, 

 did not complete his course, but was ordered 

 into active service. He participated in all the 

 most important naval engagements in the Gulf 

 and Atlantic squadrons. He was, in 1868, pro- 

 moted to the rank he held at the time of his 

 death. He had lately returned from the China 

 station, where he had served as a commander of 

 Japanese troops in the expedition to Formosa. 



June 20. LORE, DALLAS, p. D., was a na- 

 tive of Philadelphia, and died at Auburn, N. Y. 

 In 1847 he was sent to Buenos Ayres as a mis- 

 sionary, and preached there to the English- 

 speaking residents. Upon his return he or- 

 ganized a mission in New Mexico. In the 

 course of his ministry he preached in the 

 Philadelphia and New Jersey Conferences. In 

 1864 Dr. Lore was elected editor of the North- 

 ern Christian Advocate, published in Syracuse, 

 for the conferences of Central and Northern 

 New York. His daughter, Miss Julia Lore, 

 was educated and graduated as a physician, 

 and recently sailed for India as a missionary. 



June 20. MASON, M. W., inventor of the 

 locomotive head-light and other useful railway 

 improvements ; died at Rochester, N. Y. 

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June 25. THOMPSON, MORTIMER, a humor- 

 ous writer, well known as "Doesticks;" died 

 in the city of New York. He was born near 

 Rofchester, N. Y., about forty years ago. In 

 his childhood his parents moved to the West. 

 He was graduated at the University of Michi- 

 gan, then went to New York and obtained a 

 position with Sackett, Davis & Potter, in 

 Maiden Lane. Some letters from Niagara 

 Falls, published in the Tribune, first brought 

 him into public notice. He next appeared in 

 the character of reporter of the Police Court 

 for the Tribune, his paragraphs being in rhyme. 

 He then wrote a series of sketches of the for- 

 tune-tellers of New York, afterward published 

 in a volume, entitled " The Witches of New 

 York." He also wrote biographical articles on 

 the actors of the day. Mr. Thompson wrote 

 several other books, among which were " Plu- 

 ribustah," "What he Says," and "Nothing to 

 Say." His literary name was " Q. K. Philan- 

 der Doesticks, P. B." Mr. Thompson was 

 twice married, first to Miss Olive, a daughter 

 of General Clive, of Minnesota ; secondly to a 

 daughter of Mrs. James Parton, or "Fanny 

 Fern," of New York City. 



June 27. HORSFORD, Prof. SAMUEL CURTIS, 

 a well-known educator of Paterson, N. J. ; 

 died in that city. He was born in Falls Vil- 

 lage, Litchfield County, Conn., in 1842, was 

 graduated at Wesley an University, Conn., and 

 in 1850 was admitted to the bar in that State. 

 He had been an instructor in Paterson for 

 about twenty years. 



June 28. CHUBBUCK, SAMUEL W., inventor 

 and manufacturer of telegraph apparatus ; died 

 at Utica, N. Y., aged seventy-five years. He 

 was born in Yermont. At an early age he re- 

 moved to Eaton, Madison County, N. Y. He 

 went to Utica about thirty years ago, and es- 

 tablished a shop for the manufacture of tele- 

 graph instruments. He made, it is said, the 

 first telegraphic instrument ever manufactured. 

 One of his inventions was that by which the 

 paper on the reel could be used forty times. 

 The circuit-closer attachment to the key, and 

 the famous "pony" sounder, were also invent- 

 ed by him. He had a practical knowledge of 

 chemistry, optics, and many other sciences. 

 During the "coin-fever" he gathered a collec- 

 tion which was at one time valued at $30,000. 

 Of late his taste ran to musical instruments, 

 which, together with his former collection of 

 mathematical, optical, and philosophical in- 

 struments, the accumulation of a lifetime, filled 

 a " curiosity-shop." 



July 2. WARREN, EDWARD A., ex-mem- 

 ber of Congress from Arkansas ; died in Ne- 

 vada County, Ark. He was born in Greene 

 County, Ala., May 2, 1818. After receiving a 

 liberal education he studied law. He served 

 in the Mississippi Legislature in 1845 and 1846, 

 and in the Legislature of Arkansas, in 1848 

 and 1849, as Speaker of the House. In 1850 

 he was elected State's Attorney for the Sixth 

 Judicial District of Arkansas. In 1853 Mr. 



