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Rh philosophy. He published " Thirty Sermons " ; " Philosoiihy of Mesmerism " (New York, 1847) ; "Philosophy of Electrical Psychology" (1849); " Immort.-ility Triumphant " (1852) ; and '' Spirit Manifestations Examined and Explained" (1854).

DODWORTH, Thomas, musician, b. in Shef- field, England, in 1790; d. in Morrisania, X. Y..m April, 187(5. He came to the United States in 1836, and organized in New York the " City band," which became by his efforts the National brass band, and was the first independent military band of music in the city. He was the originator and business manager, his sons, Allan and Harvey B., assisting him. He was fond of athletic sports, was one of the original members of the St. George's cricket club, and spent much of his time in sporting amuse- ments until he had passed his sixtieth year.

DOE, Charles Henry, journalist, b. in Charles- town, Mass., 28 Nov., 1888. He was graduated at Harvard in 1860, and, after a year's trial in business pursuits in New York city, devoted himself to journalism, beginning on the " Brooklyn Times," and later going to the Boston " Daily Advertiser," where he was assistant editor from 1862 till 1868. A year later he became editor and publisher of the Worcester, Mass., " Evening Gazette." In 1876 Mr. Doe invented the map-type in use in news- paper offices for diagrams and maps. In addition to stories that appeared in the " Knickerbocker " and " Galaxy " magazines, under the pen-name of " Samuel Blotter," he has published a novel, first as a serial in the Boston " Sunday Courier," en- titled " Buffets " (Boston, 1875).

DOGGETT, Daniel Seth, M. E. bishop, b. in Virginia in 1810 ; d. in Richmond, Va., 27 Oct., 1880. His father was a lawyer, and the son began the study of that profession, but changed to the ministry. He was educated at the University of Virginia, and became an itinerant minister in 1829, traveling through the southern states. In 1866 he accepted a professorship in Randolph Macon col- lege, and in 1873 was made a bishop. He was about to take charge of the California conference, when he was seized with the illness that resulted in his death. He was the author of " The War and its Close " (Richmond, 1864).

DOUGETT, Kate, reformer, b. in Castleton. Vt., 5 Nov., 1828; d. in Havana, Cuba. 12 March, 1884. Her maiden name was Newell. She was educated at the Albany, N. Y., female academy, and mar- ried William E. Doggett, of Chicago, in 1858. She was elected a member of the academy of science in 1869, and given charge of its herbarium. She attended, as a delegate of the National woman suffrage association, the Prauen conferenz held in Berlin, Germany, in Novembei", 1869, and on her return delivered lectures on art. Several French and German clubs were established by her, also a literary society called the Fortnightly, of which she was the president. Mrs. Doggett translated the " Grammar of Painting and Engraving" (New York, 1874).

DOGGETT, Simeon, clergyman, b. in Middle- boro', Mass., 6 March, 1765 ; d. in Raynham, Mass., 19 March, 1852. He was graduated at Brown in 1788, was a tutor there in 1791-'6, meanwhile pur- .sued a course of theology, and was licensed in 1793. In July, 1796, Bristol academy at Taunton was opened, with Mr. Doggett as its first principal. He remained for seventeen years, and then in April, 1813, resigned, and settled as a minister in Men- don, Worcester co., Mass. Unitarianism was a new thing in that region, and the society by which he had been called was large, and supposed to be or- thodox, yet he made it one of the conditions of his acceptance that the chvirch creed and covenant, which he "neither understood nor believed," should be altered. This was done, and he remained in charge of the church until 1831, when he removed to Raynham. Bristol co. The winter of 1834-'5was passed in a journey through the south. He resigned his active ministry in 1845. He published several orations and sermons.

DOHERTY, Patrick, Canadian clergyman, b. in Quebec, 2 June, 1838 ; d. there in 1872. Pie re- ceived his early education in the schools of the Christian brothers of Quebec, was graduated at the seminary, and appointed professor of English. I» 1864 he joined the novitiate of the Jesuits, but had to leave it owing to feeble health. He was ordained in 1865, and at once became noted as a pulpit ora- tor. He was elected president of St. Patrick's in- stitute, and delivered courses of lectures before this and other literary bodies. In 1 869 he traveled through Europe and Palestine, and wrote a journal of his travels. He accompanied the Canadian papal zouaves as chaplain on their return to Cana- da in 1870. In 1871 he was appointed vicar of St. Roch and chaplain to the hospital of Quebec. But his health was broken by his labors, and a series of lectures before the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, on the principal incidents of his travels, completed his prostration. A collection of his French writings was published in Quebec in 1873.

DOISSIN, Louis, poet, b. in Martinque m 1721 ; d. in Paris, France, 21 Sept., 1753. He was a Jesuit, and became noted at an early age for his Latin poetry. His principal poems are " In Na- talibus BurgundiiB ducis Ecloga" (Paris, 1751) and "Galli;e ob restitutam delphino valetudinem" (1752). Both works are found in the collection published by the professors of the college of Louis le Grand. " Sculptura, carmen " (Paris, 1752) was reprinted in 1757, with a French translation attrib- uted to Father Boissin himself. " Scalptura, car- men " (Paris, 1753) was accompanied by a French translation by a brother Jesuit. The two latter poems were published in a volume of the " Poema- ta didascalia " (Paris, 1813). The publication of the poems on sculpture obtained for Father Boissin a high reputation among European scholars. He was peculiarly happy in rendering with dignity and precision mechanical details for which the Latin language offers only equivalent terms.

DOLBEAR, Amos Emerson, physicist, b. in Norwich, Conn., 10 Nov., 1837. lie was graduated at Wesleyan university, Delaware, Ohio, in 1866, and with the degree of M. E. at the University of Michigan in 1867, where he received the degree of Ph. D., in 1883. In 1866-7 he was instructor of chemistry at the University of Michigan, and in 1867-'8 assistant professor of natural sciences in the University of Kentucky in Lexington. From 1868 till 1874 he was professor of natural sciences in Bethany college, W. Va., and mayor of that city during 1871-'2. In 1874 he was appointed professor of physics and astronomy in Tuft's college, College Hill, Mass. He has made valuable contributions to science. Among the inventions that he has perfected are the electric gyroscope, used to demonstrate the rotation of the earth, in 1867 ; tuning-forks, for the exhibition of Lissajou's curves, in 1872 ; and the opeidoscope, for the exhibition of vocal vibrations. In 1873 he began to study the convertibility of sound into electricity, and in 1876 perfected and patented his magneto-electric telephone, and the static telephone in 1879. He has published " The Art of Projecting" (Boston, 1876); "The Speaking Telephone " (1877) ; and " Sound and its Phenomena " (1885).