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July 6. James Hooghkirk died, aged 37.
July 14. Annah Elizabeth, wife of John S. Goold, died, aged 23.
July 15. Robert Packard, late of the firm of Packard and Van Benthuysen, died, aged 66.
July 19. Linas McCabe died at Ballston.
July 20. A petition was presented to the common
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council, signed by Dr. Charles D. Townsend and 180 others, owners and occupants of property in North Market street, praying that the name of said street might be changed to Broadway.
A remonstrance of Teunis Van Vechten and 60 others was presented against the proposed change.
The name of Capitol street was changed to Park street.
July 23. Elijah Brainerd died, aged 56.
July 25. Joseph L'Amoreux died, aged 56.
July 26. Daniel Manning died, aged 38.
July 27. Rev. Robert McKee died, aged 42.
Peter Germond died, aged 60.
July 28. Isaac Van Wie died, aged 65.
July 30. Dr. P. C. Dorr died, aged 42.
July 31. William Smith died, aged 60.
Aug. 2. Margarette Ryckman died, aged 72.
Aug 3. Catharine, wife of John S. Putnam, died at Buffalo, aged 20.
The common council resolved to change the name of North Market street to Broadway, by the following vote : Ayes-Messrs. Boardman, Groesbeck, King. Mc- Elroy, McIntyre, Merrifield, Nelson, Robinson, Ten Eyck, 9. Noes-Messrs. Hewson, McClure, Van Vechten, 3.
Aug. 5. Alexander Cumming died, aged 76. Rebecca Hendrickson died, aged 46.
Aug. 10. Caleb Johnson died, aged 49.
Aug. 18. Nelson Sweet died, aged 43.
Mrs. Matilda Cunningham died, aged 43.
Aug. 20. Richard Marvin died, aged 53. He was a native of Lyme, Conn., and had been successfully en- gaged in business here upwards of thirty years. He was for a long time a frequent contributor to the columns of the Daily Advertiser, and was peculiarly felicitous and pungent in his style. The very happy and beautiful sketch of the reception of Lafayette in 1824 was from his pen.
Aug. 22. The draw of the bridge across the basin at the foot of State street fell, while a large crowd was
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standing upon it, attracted by the attempt of an insane man to escape, and 21 persons were drowned.
Aug. 25. Mary Pettinger died, aged 59.
Barent G. Staats died, aged 78.
Aug. 26. George Kirk died, aged 81 ; father of the Rev. E. N. Kirk.
Wm. McIntosh died, aged, 28.
Aug. 30. Elizabeth Anne, wife of Marcus T. Reynolds, died.
Sept. 6. Nelson W. Scoville died at Gaines, Orleans county.
Sept. 9. The Eureka, steam boat, Capt. Sherman, made her first appearance at the dock. The engines and boilers of the late Novelty were transferred to this boat.
Sept. 10. Jesse H. Montgomery died, aged 30.
Sept. 16. Wilhelmus Ryckman died, aged 81.
Sept. 19. A daily campaign paper, called the The Unionist, was commenced, edited by C. Loveridge and others.
Sept. 21. Lansing Visscher died, aged 42.
Sept. 24. John D. Smith died, aged 46.
The steam boat Albany made her trip in 8h. 272m.
Sept. 28. Mrs. Catharine Bonner died, aged 69.
Oct. 3. Elisha Kane died at Washington, where he was navy agent, aged 63. He was long time a merchant of distinction in New York.
Oct. 6. Charles B. Fry died, aged 26.
Oct. 7. John Abbott died at Georgetown, D. C., aged 71. . He was a native of Albany, and at one time en- gaged in commerce at St. Domingo, whence he escaped with the loss of his property during the massacre at that place.
Francis Walsh died, aged 29.
Oct. 13. Elizabeth Wendell died in Hudson.
Oct. 22. Jonathan Hoard, a soldier of the Revolution, died, aged 87.
Oct. 23. Mary Cassidy died, aged 52.
Oct. 29. Charles Cotton died, aged 32.
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Oct. 30. John Cutler died, aged 55.
Nov. S. Nancy, widow of John Gray, died, aged 49.
Nov. 12. Calvert Chadwick died, aged 45.
Nov. 13. Charlotte, widow of Benj. D. Packard, died, aged 52.
Nov. 15. John S. Godley died, aged 26.
Maria L., daughter of the late Dr. Elias Willard died.
Edward H. Cooke, formerly of Albany, died at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Lois Maria, wife of Henry Holmes, died, aged 33.
Nov. 18. At a meeting of the St. Nicholas Benevolent Society, held at the Mansion House, the following were elected officers for the ensuing year :
Harmanus Bleecker, president.
Teunis Van Vechten, John S. Van Rensselaer and J. V. L. Pruyn, vice-presidents.
Robert H. Pruyn, secretary.
Charles B. Lansing, treasurer.
Isaac N. Wyckoff and Samuel Kissam, chaplains.
John S. Van Alstyne and John H. Trotter. physicians. Wm. H. Fonday. B. S. Van Rensselaer. C. Ten Broeck, J. C. Van Schoonhoven. P. W. Groot, S. Van Vechten. P. E. Elmendorf, Francis Pruyn, A. Van Vechten, P. G. Dox, managers.
John V. D. H. Van Wie died, aged 24.
Cornelia, wife of Lawrence L. Schuyler, died, aged 33.
Nov. 19. Minerva, wife of George Wait, died, aged 25.
Nov. 20. Lucy, widow of Ephraim Snow, died, aged 60. Alvin F. Baldwin died, aged 45.
Nov. 24. Jane Elizabeth, wife of H. H. Little, died, aged 24.
Nov. 26. David A. Kerker died, aged 28.
Nov. 27. Mary, wife of David Hosford, died, aged 54. Nov. 27. William S. Boyd died, aged 32.
It appeared by the report of the harbor master, that the trade and commerce of the city was as follows :
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Steam boats, 27
Tow boats, . 51
Schooners,.
166
Sloops,
202
Scows,
1
Brigs, ..
1
Total tonnage,.
39,016
Nov. 29. Thaddeus Kingsley died, aged 82 ; a soldier "of the revolution.
Nov. 30. Mrs. Catharine Coyne died, aged 28.
Dec. 1. Mrs. Eleanor Lloyd died, aged 74.
Dec. 4. Margaret, wife of James Young, died, aged 71.
The population of the city was reported by the can- vassers to have been 33,627, being an increase of about 36 per cent in the lapse of ten years ; the population of 1830 was 24,209.
White males.
White females.
Colored males. 197
Colored females. 245
Total.
First Ward,
4,531
4,810
9.783
Second
3,192
3.483
56
69
6,800
Third
1,902
2,135
38
65
4.140
Fourth
....
3,418
3.666
61
80
7,225
Fifth
..... 2,686
2,927
26
40
5,679
15,729
17,021
378
499
33,627
The population in 1835 was 28,109.
Dec. 16. Jane Ann Morrison died, aged 22.
Dec. 21. Mary, wife of Alex. H. Beatty, died, aged 46. The common council were making examinations with a view to introducing water from the Patroon's creek, James McClure from the select committee on the subject reported that Mr. Van Rensselaer would lease water from the creek for $800 per annum. A survey was ad- vised, and an application to the legislature for a charter.
Dec. 24. Benjamin Covell, a revolutioner, died, aged 88; formerly of Troy.
Dec. 27. Sarah Jane, wife of Tho. Dobbs, died, aged 39.
Dec. 28. Jacob Leddings, convicted of the murder of his wife in Bethlehem, was executed in the jail.
Dec. 30. Cornelia, widow of N. Kittle, died, aged 78 [ Annals, x.] 27
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Dec. 31. A meeting of citizens was held at the Young Men's Association rooms to take into consideration the propriety and importance of purchasing a plat of ground for a new public cemetery. Archibald McIntyre was called to the chair, and Ira Harris appointed secretary. Resolutions were reported by a committee consisting of Teunis Van Vechten, Amos Dean, Marcus T. Reynolds, Thomas W. Olcott, Gerrit Y. Lansing and Lewis Ben- edict. A committee was chosen to select a site and sug- gest a plan of organization, which consisted of B. T. Welch, Stephen Van Rensselaer, John A. Dix, John Q. Wilson, James Horner, Anthony M. Strong, Peter Ganse- voort, Thomas W. Olcott, Ezra P. Prentice, John Y. Wendell, Ellis Baker, Ira Harris, Otis Allen.
Dec. 31. James W. Daniels died at Woodstock, New Brunswick, aged 27.
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Jan. 5. The publishers of the New York American ran an express from this city to New York in 12h. 40m. This was thought to have been the quickest trip ever made by land.
Jan. 8. The warm rain which had fallen in torrents during two days, cleared the ice from the river, and flooded the streets near the docks.
Jan. 9. The freshet was within a few inches as high as the extraordinary one of 1839, and every thing in the lower part of the city was afloat.
Jan. 10. Josiah Burton died in New York, aged 34.
James McKown resigned the office of recorder, which he had held fifteen years with distinguished ability. During the term of his office he had often presided in the mayor's court, without ever losing a day. He was suc- ceeded by William Parmelee.
Jan. 13. Mrs. Ann Thomas died, aged 85.
Jan. 19. William Bement died, aged 75.
Jan. 20. Jacob T. B. Van Vechten died, aged 40 ; some time judge-advocate-general of the state.
Jan. 23. Charles E. Dudley died, aged 60. His father
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was the king's collector of the customs in Rhode Island, at the commencement of the Revolution, and educated his son at Newport ; who came to Albany in 1819, and engaged in mercantile pursuits, during which he made one or more voyages to India. He had filled the offices of mayor of the city, and state and United States senator; and his name was associated with most of the improve- ments of the day.
Jan. 30. A meeting of citizens was held at the Young Men's Association rooms to take into consideration the propriety of an application to the legislature for a charter to build a bridge across the Hudson river at this city. The mayor presided, and the meeting was addressed by Samuel Stevens and John V. L. Pruyn. The frequent breaking up of the ice during this winter, which rendered the river impassable for many days, and the near comple- tion of the rail road to communicate with Boston were thought to be strong and sufficient reasons for providing without delay the means of crossing the river at all times. A committee was appointed to make the proposed appli- cation to the legislature, and to take all other necessary steps to expedite the business in hand.
Jan. 31. Hannah, wife of Edwin Thomas, died, aged 39.
Feb. 4. Thomas Waugh died, aged 37.
Feb. 5. Mary Sanford, wife of Peter Gansevoort, died, aged 27.
Hugh H. Van Steenbergh died, aged 21.
Feb. 6. Cornelia Maria, wife of Moses Cooke, died.
Feb. 10. Matthew Gill died, aged 68.
. Feb. 12. Anne, wife of C. F. Pruyn, died at Bath, Rens. Co., aged 47.
Feb. 15. Mrs. Janet Winton died, aged 68.
Lydia Sybil, daughter of Oliver Kane, died in New York.
Feb. 18. Ann, widow of George Knower, died, aged 60.
Feb. 19. Mr. Nichols, manager of the Amphitheatre appropriated the profits of the performances to the Ap- prentices' library, which yielded $173. The tragedy of George Barnwell was enacted on the occasion.
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Feb. 20. James G. Brooks, formerly editor of the Al. bany Daily Advertiser, died.
Feb. 23. At a special meeting of the common council, Mr. McElroy from the committee to whom the subject was referred, reported favorably on dividing the city into ten wards, and the holding of the annual charter election on the second Tuesday in April, the day on which the town elections are held, and the charter election in New York also. It was thought that this change would prevent the presence of traveling voters. Application was directed to be made to the legislature for the pro- posed changes in the charter.
Feb. 26. James Aikman, late of Albany, died at Charleston, S. C.
March 1. E. P. Prentice and others, owners of pro- perty in Fox street, petitioned the common council to change the name of that street to Canal street.
March 3. The chief engineer of the fire department reported that for a period of more than six months there had been but three fires, and the total loss occasioned by them, did not exceed $250.
March 4. A jubilee was held by the friends of William Henry Harrison, who assumed the duties of president on this day. The ceremonies began with the firing of cannon at sunrise; fire works were displayed in the evening at the Capitol, and an inauguration ball closed the pro- gramme.
David Godden died, aged 58.
March 6. N. L. Arms died, aged 47.
March 7. Hetty, wife of John Van Zandt, died.
March 10. Dinah, wife of Peter Keyser, died, aged 36.
March 13. Catherine Augusta, daughter of John Trot- ter, died, aged 25.
March 14. Augustus C. Dutcher, died at Mobile, aged 27.
March 21. Jotham Hancock died at Suffield, Conn., aged 48.
March 21. Joseph Ives died, aged 55; formerly a highly respectable merchant, but for many years the victim of
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an incurable lunacy, which led him to enact the most singular and grotesque freaks.
March 23. The ice broke up opposite the city, but re- mained firm below.
March 26. The steam boat Utica, Capt. Shultz, ar- rived, the first boat of the season. The river had been frozen up nearly four months.
The assembly committee on the bridge over the Hudson at Albany, reported adversely.
Henry A. Bancraft died at Sandy Hill, aged 42.
Gen. Solomon Van Rensselaer was reinstated in the post office, from which he had been removed but a short time before.
March 27. Henry G. Wheaton was appointed district attorney of the county of Albany.
March 29. Elizabeth Van Rensselaer, widow of John Bleecker, died, aged 73.
March 30. Susan, wife of William Cooper, died.
April 2. Timothy Powers, a revolutionary soldier, died, aged 90.
April 3. William Akin died at Greenbush, aged 73.
April 4, Edmund Van Loon died, aged 24.
April 5. William Easton died, aged 77.
April 6. Intelligence of the death of president Har- rison was received.
April 10. Funeral honors were paid to the late presi- dent Harrison. The exercises were held in the Second Presbyterian church, and in the evening of the following day, the fire department had a torch light procession ; it was delayed by the inclement weather.
April 11. Lydia, widow of Matthew Visscher, died, aged 88.
April 13. The charter election resulted as follows:
WHIG.
' DEMOCRAT.
First Ward.
Mayor,
Teunis Van Vechten, 89 G. Y. Lansing, 205
Aldermen, Joseph Fry, .. ...
95 John Simpson, 203
Wm. Bissell, .. .....
81 Francis Bryan. . 206
Supervisor, Peter Van Buren,. ... 73 Andrew Moore, 229
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Second Ward.
Mayor,
Teunis Van Vechten, 207 G. Y. Lansing, . 266
Aldermen, Thomas Guest, ..... 222
Thos. Blank, .. 255
Daniel Fry, ... . 209 W. P. Malburn, 265
Supervisor, Peter Van Buren, .... 216 Andrew Moore,, 259
Third Ward.
Mayor,
Teunis Van Vechten, 364 G. Y. Lansing,
230
Aldermen, G. V. S. Bleecker, .. 382
B. W. Hand,. 333
Wm. Stead, . . . 371 John J. Hill, 306
Supervisor, C. W. Bender, . ..... 372 Lemuel Steele, 326
Fourth Ward.
Mayor,
T. Van Vechten, .... 419 G. Y. Lansing, . 284
Aldermen, John D. Hewson, ... 441 Samuel Cheever, 266
Chas. S. Olmsted, ... 420
Benj. Thomas. 270
Supervisor, Horace Meech, ..... 441 Fifth Ward.
Philip Phelps, 268
Mayor, T. Van Vechten, . 273 G. Y. Lansing, 261
Aldermen, J. Q. Wilson, .
274 John K. Paige, . 26 L
R. C. Russell, 269 Ed. Brinckerhoof,. . 254
Supervisor, Geo. Dexter, 283 E. R. Satterlee, 255
Sixth Ward.
Mayor, Aldermen, Thos. McElroy,. ....
T. Van Vechten, .... 275 G. Y. Lansing, 185
244 D. V. N. Radcliff, 168
Thaddeus Joy, .. 275 C. Ten Broeck, 220
Supervisor, Samuel Pruyn, ... 277 A, Colburn, 181
Seventh Ward.
Mayor,
'T. Van Vechten, .. .. 178 G. Y. Lansing, 252
Aldermen, Jas. F. Whitney. .. . 177
Chas. Chapman, 254
John W. Cluett, .... 182 John Kenyon, . 244
Supervisor, J. M. Newton, ..... 161 D. D. Shaw,.
264
Eighth Ward.
Mayor,
T. Van Vechten, .... 132 G. Y. Lansing, 267
Aldermen, Wm. Davis, ... . .
135
John McKnight, 272
John Pemberton,. ... 133 Wm. B. Stanton, . 258
Supervisor, Wm. B. Scott, .. 148 Jas. A. Putnam, . 247
Ninth
Ward.
Mayor,
T. Van Vechten, ..... 325 G. Y. Lansing, 229
Aldermen, Geo. Merrifield, ....
341 Eli Perry, .. 248
Thos. Kirkpatrick, .. 335 J. Smith Jr., 175
D. H. Cary,. 215
Supervisor, J. D. Livingston, .. 350 Tenth Ward.
Mayor,
T. Van Vechten, .. . . 187
G. Y. Lansing, . 160
Aldermen, Michael Artcher, .... 191
R. W. Peckham, 170
Joshua I. Jones, .... 179
Jacob Henry, . 158
Supervisor, J. D. Livingston, . . . 187
D. H. Cary, . 164
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Notes from the Newspapers.
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April 16. The steam boat South America arrived, to take the place of the Rochester in the People's line.
April 18. Hosea Hewlet died, aged 53.
April 21. Daniel Peck died, aged 55.
April 26. The name of Bass street was changed to Bleecker street, in honor of G. V. S. Bleecker.
Isaac A. Quakenbush died at Schenectady, aged 74. He had recently resided at Erie, Pa., and was a lawyer.
April 27. Mrs. Catharine Phelps died, aged 78.
An act passed the legislature incorporating the Albany Gas Light Company.
April 28. Mrs. Maria Denniston died, aged 89.
April 29. Ariantje Wendell died at Greenwich, aged 92.
April 30. Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Norton, died, aged 77.
May 1. Simon Glen died, aged 68.
The low buildings, south-west corner of State and Broadway, were taken down, and a four story block erected, known as Douw's Building.
May 2. A great snow storm set in about noon. The river was already so much swollen by rains, as to over- flow the docks.
May 3. The trustees of the newly organized synagogue of Beth Jacob applied to the common council for a burial ground.
May 6. Rhoda, wife of Charles Barker, died.
May 7. Gertrude, wife of Cornelius Duane and daughter of the late Wm. Robison of this city, died in Schenectady, aged 28.
May 8. It was announced as a march of improvement that some one had started a cab in the city. That kind of vehicle entirely disappeared in 1857.
May 10. James Carmichael died, aged 68.
James Requa died, aged 52.
May 11. Waldo Corbit died, aged 44.
May 12. George W. Weed was reelected clerk of the common council.
May 13. Lydia, widow of Salem Dutcher, died, aged 63.
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The steamboat Troy made the down ward trip from Albany to New York in 8h. 101m,, which was claimed as the quickest trip that had ever been made.
May 20. Levi S. Chapman died at sea.
May 21. The common council resolved to remove the South Market and lease the ground for a steam boat landing, $1,500 per annum being offered for it on a lease of five years.
May 22. Thomas B. Hewson died, aged 37.
Parmelia, wife of Wynant Crannell, died, aged 39.
May 23. George Loomis died, aged 79.
May 25. The Jewish Congregation of Beth Jacob de- dicated their synagogue No. 8 Rose street, believed to be the first in the city.
Charles L. Astin died, aged 26 ; formerly at- tached to the Amphitheatre.
The books for subscriptions to the Albany Gas Light Company were opened.
26. The legislature adjourned after a session of 140 days, and the passage of 352 laws.
May 31. William Hughes died ; he had long occupied the Mineral Spring Garden.
The chamberlain reported the city debt to be $395, 532.43. The actual cash receipts were $241,662.46 ; the expenditures $237,739.13.
June 1. Richard Rosekrans died, aged 20.
June 3. Eunice Eliza, wife of Solomon Drullard, died, aged 30.
June 5. Mrs. Mary Ann Dey Ermand, died, aged 54.
June 7. Elizabeth, wife of William C. Locherty, died, aged 41.
Wm. Brandon died, aged 27.
Mrs. Sarah Goodwin, died, aged 69.
June 9. Sarah, wife of Jacob N. Clute, died, aged 85.
June 14. The common council after several unsuccess- ful attempts during more than a month, succeeded in electing officers.
Hazael Kane, police justice.
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June 14. Robert H. Pruyn, city attorney.
W. R. Coulson and Calvin Pierson, high con- stables.
June 16. Aaron Thorpe died, aged 52.
June 18. Reuben Fuller died, aged 72.
June 20. James King, an eminent lawyer, died, aged 52. He had been a member of the board of regents of the university, and since the death of Simeon De Witt. chancellor.
June 21. Samuel S. Lush, an eminent lawyer, and some time a member of assembly, died, aged 58.
June 22. A fire on the dock destroyed five small buildings of little value, but a laboring man lost his chest containing $240. It was the largest fire that had occurred for nearly a year.
June 28. A law was passed by the common council for filling a part of the Hudson street pond.
Suly 2. Alexander Davidson, died, aged 80.
July 4. There were three distinct celebrations of the day.
The civic and military procession marched to the North Methodist church, where the oration was pro- nounced by John A. Dix, and the Declaration read by Thomas McMullen.
The Young Men's Association marched to the Second Presbyterian church, where the oration was delivered by Arthur C. Southwick, and the Declaration read by E. N. Horsford, and a poem by F. W. Cole.
The Temperance societies made a procession through the principal streets to the Second Reformed Dutch church, where an oration was delivered by Benj. Nott, and the Declaration was read by Matthew Trotter.
July 9. Catharine, wife of Charles Coates, died.
July 11. Mrs. Angeline Brinkerhoff died, aged 63.
July 12. Charles R. Wands died in New York, aged 47.
July 13. Andrew Berger died, aged 72.
July 14. Thomas Morgan, died, aged 84.
A Bethel church was opened on the pier, near the
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Hamilton street bridge, for the accommodation of such as were employed upon the river and canal.
July 20. A meeting of citizens was held at the Capitol for the purpose of interchanging opinions in regard to a general bankrupt law. The meeting was called to order by John Q. Wilson, on whose motion Thaddeus Joy was appointed chairman. Officers were appointed, Teunis Van Vechten, president; and resolutions were offered by John S. Van Rensselaer, expressive of the expediency of the measure, and a committee appointed to proceed to Washington with them.
July 22. A meeting of mechanics was held at the City Hall, who were opposed to the system of state prison labor then in vogue, by which advantageous con- tracts were made by manufacturers for prison labor, which were disadvantageous to the state, and injurious to the industrial classes by reason of the competition it engendered. George Vance, sen., presided, and the meeting was addressed by H. H. Van Dyck. Although a considerable effort was made by the mechanics of the state to abate some of the evils complained of, nothing of importance was effected .
July 23. Ann Eliza, wife of James Christie, died, aged 27.
July 26. The common council removed Hazael Kane from the office of police justice.
July 27. The Board of Trade was organized, George W. Stanton, chairman; Daniel Fry, secretary ; a constitu- tion was adopted.
July 29. ,James Born died, aged 28.
Aug. 1. Maria Gansevoort died, aged 90.
Aug. 9. Cicero Loveridge was elected police justice.
Charlotte, wife of Edward M. Larcher, died, aged 41.
Aug. 10. Lydias, widow of Stephen Lush, died, aged 82.
Aug. 13. John Fisher died, aged 81 ; a native of Scot- land.
Cathline, widow of Henry Van Benthuysen, died, aged 79.
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Aug. 15. Martha, wife of Robert Bromley, died, aged 65.
Aug. 16. A fire destroyed all the out houses belonging to the Almshouse ; loss $4,000.
Aug. 22. John Ezra Reese died, aged 28.
Aug. 24. Albert Ryckman died, aged 77.
Mrs. Susanna Van Heusenburgh died, aged 85. Ambrose S. Townsend died, aged 28.
Sept. 2. A meeting of citizens favorable to the pro- 1 tection of American industry by the government, was held at the Capitol ; Thomas W. Olcott president. Re- solutions presented by Messrs. Reynolds, Stevens and J. V. L, Pruyn were adopted, and Joseph Blunt of New York addressed the meeting.
A State convention of mechanics was held for the pur- pose of organizing an opposition to the state prison system.
Mary Jane, wife of John Burley, died, aged 31.
Sept. 3. Huldah, wife of Richard Wilson, died.
Sept. 5. James Purcell died in New Orleans, aged 21.
Sept. 6. Gerrit Visscher died, aged 49.
Sept. 9. The sheriff Adams, having been obstructed in the discharge of his duty in the vicinity of the Hel- derberg, went out with a military posse, to make a sale of property for back rents. Very little was accomplished, most of the property having been removed, and there were no bidders for what remained.
Frederick Van Wormer died, aged 56.
The Board of Trade was fully organized by the elec- tion of John. Townsend, president ; Erastus Corning, Charles Chapman and John Taylor, vice presidents ; Daniel Fry, secretary ; and William McElroy treasurer.
Sept. 15. Elizabeth, wife of Thomas J. Wood, died, aged 27.
Sept. 16. Dr. John W. Van Loon died, aged 33.
A meeting of citizens called by the Board of Trade condemned thechange of the terminus of the Mohawk and Hudson rail road, abandoning the head of State street, and adopting the foot of Ferry street. On the following
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day another meeting was held consisting of another class of citizens. which deprecated the proceedings of the Board of Trade, and sanctioned the change made by the rail road company.
Sept. 19. Joshua Weldon, a soldier of the revolution, died, aged 84.
Sept. 20. Mary B. Douglass died, aged 22.
The ancient building adjoining the American Hotel on the east, having been underminded in excavating the ad- joining lot, fell to the ground. This was formerly the house of Thomas Shipboy who died in 1798. (See An- nals, vol. I. pp. 284-286.)
Sept. 22. Isaac H. Bogart died, aged 77.
The Mohawk and Hudson rail road company having commenced breaking up their track from the late depot in State street to the Junction, certain citizens organized a line of stages to compete with the road, which was so successful that on the 22d, they had taken a hundred passengers over the old turnpike road before 10 o'clock in the morning. The following statement shows how lively a business sprang up suddenly on the Schenectady turnpike, which was unknown to it in the palmiest days of staging on that ancient thoroughfare.
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