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80 DASHIELL, George, clergyman, b. in Stepney, Md., in liaU; d. in New York" city in April, 1852. He was licensed as lay-reader at the age of twenty, and admitted to orders by Bishop White in 1805. Ho was in charge of sevei'al parishes in Maryland, was distinguished for pulpit eloquence, was a dele- gate to the general convention, and became rector of St. Peter's church, Baltimore. Mr. Dashiell was violently opposed to the election of the Rev. Dr. Kemp as suffragan bishop of Maryland in 1814, and with a small number of sympathizers began a schismatical movement, by which (as he said) it was proposed to make " the evangelical part of the church a distinct body, and to enlarge its bounda- ries by admitting faithful men to labor in the work of the Lord." Attempts were made to get some one of the bishops to consecrate IMr. Dashiell for the purpose, but without success, and lie was degraded for contumacy early in 1816. Some adherents of his in St. Peter's church endeavored to aid him in keeping possession of St. Peter's, but loyal mem- bers of the church invoked the help of the courts to prevent it. As the judges disagreed, no result was attained. A new vestiy was elected, and the difficulty was disposed of by choosing the Rev. Dr. Henshaw to be rector. Mr. Dashiell, however, as he could not get Episcopal orders, undertook to ordain ministers for what he called "The Evan- gelical Episcopal Church." In this he was the forerunner of the movement, half a century later, known as " The Reformed Episcopal Church," originated by Dr. Cummins, assistant bishop of Kentucky. Mr. Dashiell's movement lasted only a few yeax's, and bore no fruit. lie removed to a western state in 1826, and spent there most of the remainder of his life.

DASTON, Sarah, one of the later victims of the witchcraft delusion in Salem, b. about 1013. In January, 1693, when "the jails were full, 150 pris- oners awaited trial, and 200 more were under ac- cusation," the grand jury went into session, and dismissed more than half the complaints. Public feeling was changing, but the party of superstition desired one conviction. The victim selected was Sarah Daston, a woman eighty years old. In Feb- ruary she was tried in Charlestown, but the common mind was disenthralled, and she was acquitted, while her persecutor. Minister Parris, was soon afterward driven from Saiem.

DAUCHER, Louis, musician, b. in France in 1837; d. in Nancy, France, 16 Aug., 1878. He came to the United States when still a young man, and early embraced the musical profession. He was for over six years organist of St. Ann's Roman Catholic church in New York, where he was at one time the proprietor of a music-store. He was the author of " Daucher's Mass " and several other works, and received the first prize for original com- position at the Paris conservatory of music.

DAUILA, Alonso de (dah-wee'-lah), Spanish soldier, b. in Toledo in the latter part of the 15th century; d. in Guatitlan, Mexico, in 1536. On 16 Nov., 1518, he sailed from Santiago de Cuba in the expedition under command of Hernan Cortes as a lieutenant in Juan Velasquez's company. He assisted in the whole Mexican campaign, begin- ning in 1519 in Tabasco, and is said to have taken part in seventy battles. When Narvaez, sent by Diego Velasquez, jealous of Cortes, landed in Mexi- co and was defeated, Dauila was commissioned by Cortes to go to Hispaniola and ask of the audien- cia of that island that he might not be hampered in his enterprise by further interference from Ve- lasquez. He obtained a favorable result of his mission, and returned to Mexico on the day of the entry of Cortes after his victory of Panuco. To recompense Dauila for this service, and also be- cause he mistrusted him on account of his friendly relations with Bishop Fonseca, the president of the Indian council, Cortes, besides giving him a con- siderable amount of gold, appointed him military governor of the village of Guatitlan. In 1522 Dauila was commissioned by Cortes to carry to the emperor a tribute of 80,000 ounces of gold in bars obtained from the treasure of Montezuma. With Antonio de Quiiiones he left Vera Cruz on this commission with two ships, 20 Dec, 1522, and reached the Terceira islands. During their stay there to take stores, Quinones was killed in a brawl. Dauila set sail for Spain, but his ships were captured by the French corsair "Jean Flo- rin." As the French demanded a heavy ransom for him, he was for a long time prisoner, but won the friendship of the olficer that guarded him, and was enabled to send the despatches and letters re- ceived from Cortes to the emperor, who at the time was in Flanders. Later he escaped from prison and went to Spain, presenting himself at court, and returned to Mexico in 1526 with the appoint- ment of treasurer of Yucatan; but in later years joined Cortes again in the capital.

BAULAC, Adain, b. in France in 1635; d. in Long Sault, Canada, in 1660. He was ti-ained to the profession of arms, and came to Canada in 1657. He was appointed commander of the garrison in Montreal soon after his arrival. As the Iroquois were devastating the French settlements, he adopted a desperate plan to repel their attacks. He persuaded sixteen young men of the garrison to devote them- selves to the safety of the colony. They took their way up the Ottawa in canoes, and, on reaching the foot of Long Sault, landed and took possession of an abandoned palisade fort, constructed of small trees, and almost defenceless. They were joined afterward by forty Hurons and four Algonquins, who asked to be allowed to share their enterprise. Next day tiie Frenchmen fired on two canoes con- taining Iroquois, killing several. The survivors rushed to the woods and informed their compan- ions, who, to the number of 200, attacked the fort, but they were repelled with great loss, and built a fort at some distance. In a second and third as- sault they fared still worse, and then sent for 500 warriors who were on their way to join in an attack on Quebec. On the arrival of this re-enforcement, the French were deserted by all the Hurons except the chief. Daulac, however, still held the palisade, and for three days repelled every assault of the 700 Iroquois and their Pluron allies. Many of the In- dians were now desirous to retreat, but others in- sisted that a final attack should be made, led by a body of their bravest warriors. This assault was successful, a breach was made, and Daulac and his companions were killed after they had slain a lai'ge number of the enemy.

DAUVRAY, Helen, actress, b. in San Francisco, Cal., 14 Feb.. 1859. Her true name is Gibson, and she was also known as "Little Nell, the California diamond." During her childhood she resided in Virginia City, Nev., and made her first appearance on the stage in San Francisco, playing Eva in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Afterward she appeared as the Duke of York in "Richard III.," as the child in " The Scarlet Letter," with Matilda Heron, and in other roles. About 1869 she was announced as a child star, and her first tour, opening in the west, was made in protean plays, such as "Fidela," "No Name," and "Katy Did." She continued eastward, meeting with indifferent success, reached New York in June, 1870, appear-