1834. Gilbert Blane, a distinguished Scottish physician, died, aged 85. His career was marked by a zeal for the mitigation of the evils of war and a sea life, and a diligent cultivation and exertion of solid talents.
1835. Enoch Crosby, the Harvey Birch of Cooper's Spy, died. His services were of great benefit to the commander in chief during a part of the revolutionary war.
1848. John J. De Graff died at Schenectady; formerly a representative in congress.
1848. Edward B. Phillips died at Brattleborough, leaving an immense fortune, which he did not know how to enjoy. He bequeathed Harvard university $100,000.
1849. Panama rail road stock ($1,000,000) subscribed, without effort, in New York city.
1849. The great crevasse in the levee of the Mississippi river was stopped.
1852. Ralph Wormly, a British admiral, died at Utica, New York. He was retired from actual service, and had resided for some time in Boston.
1853. The czar of Russia issued a
manifesto respecting the Turkish question to his own subjects, pretending to act as the champion of Christianity.
1855. John J. Guion, a Mississippi jurist, died, aged 54. He held various important offices of state with ability.