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Rh Charles III. During the intervals of his grave occupations he took part in editing the " Benova- teur," and contributed political articles to the " Quotidienne." In 1884 he published a transla- tion of a work by Col. Hamilton, " Sur les homines et les moeurs des Etats-Unis." He had planned several important works, which his premature death prevented him from accomplishing.

DUTCHER, Addison Porter, physician, b. in Durham, Greene co., N. Y., 11 Oct., 1818; d. in Cleveland, Ohio, 30 Jan., 1884 He was educated in the school of Benjamin Romain, began the study of medicine in New York city, and in 1839 was graduated at the New York College of physi- cians and surgeons. After practising in Cooks- burg, N. Y.. and New Brighton, Pa., he established himself at Enon Valley, N. Y.. in 1847. and re- mained there until 1864, when he accepted the chair of the pi'inciples and practice of medicine in Charity hospital medical college, Cleveland, Ohio, which he held for two years. Since 1866 he has practised medicine in Cleveland. He was active in the movement for the abolition of slavery, and has taken a prominent part as a speaker and writer in that for the prohibition of the sale of intoxicat- ing liqiiors. He has published " Selections from my Portfolio. com]>i'ising Lectures and Essays on Popular and Sci('ntiti<' Subjects " (Pittsburg, 1858) ; " Pulmonary Tuberculosis " (Philadelphia, 1876) ; " Sparks from the Forge of a Rough Thinker " (Cleveland, 1880) ; " Two Voyages to Europe " (1884) ; papers on " Epidemic Dysentery " and " Incision of the Uterine Neck," and lectures de- livered at the Charity hospital.

DUTCHER, Jacob Conkling, clergyman, b. in 1820; d. in Springfield, :\lass., 27 Nov.,' 1888. He was graduated at Rutgers, and at the theological seminary. After holding pastorates in Kew Jer- sey, and from 1858 till 1866 in various churches of New York city, he was settled in 1868 in Bound Brook, N. J., and was subsequently ajtpoiiited U. S. consul at Port Hope, Canada. He pub- lished " Requisites of National Greatness " (1843) ; " Sketch of Captain Demming,"' written at the re- quest of the New York legislature (1864) ; *' The Prodigal Son " (1870) ; " Our Fallen Heroes " ; " Washington," an oration (1872) ; " Tlie Old Home by the River " (1874) ; "America: Her Danger and Safety" (1875); and "Frank Lyttleton, or Win- ning his Way."

DUTCHY, an Apache Indian. He was a member of Geronimo's band, and one of the most vindic- tive of his race. When the band submitted to Gen. Crook in 1885, Dutchy showed the sincerity of his peacemaking by entering the U. S. cavalry as a scout. He tiirned the knowledge, skill, and dar- ing that had made him a formidable foe into such use that he soon became famous. He was unerr- ing in the use of the rifle, and claimed that he never missed his mark. He became especially at- tached to Capt. Emmet Crawford, of the 3d cav- alry, and attended him in the treacherous attack when Crawford was killed. Dutchy sprang for- ward, laid his dead master on the ground, and killed not only the Mexican who had shot him, but the commanding officer of the Mexican de- tachment to which the slayer belonged. He is ranked as one of the most faithful as well as dan- gerous scouts in the western service.

DUTERTRE, Jean Baptiste, clergyman, b. in Calais, France, in 1610; d. Paris in 1687. He served at first on board the Dutch fleet, then en- tered the array, and was present at the taking of Maestricht in 1633. After escaping numerous dangers, he went to Paris and entered the Dominican order in 1635. The confidence of his superiors in his piety and knowledge of affairs induced them to send him on a mission to the Antilles in 1640. There he passed eighteen years, returning to France several times in the spiritual interests of the new colonies. He not only preached to the natives, but gave useful advice to the authorities, as- sisted in maintaining peace and order, and care- fully took notes of all that was interesting or curi- ous in his surroundings. After his return to France he made preparations for publishing the history of the islands he had visited. In 1656 the Work was interrupted by an invitation from a M. de Cerillac, who wished to form a colony in Amer- ica, and for that purpose asked Dutertre to go to that continent and, as his agent, with Duparquet, purchase the island of Grenada. He yielded re- luctantly. His ship had hardly left port when it was captured by the English and Taken to Plym- outh. His friends obtained his liberty, and also letters-patent ordering his effects to be restored. " But," he says, " one knows not what it is to find one's self in a country like that. My robbers, seeing that I was tired of such a melancholy residence and ready to abandon everything to get out of it, kept the letters, and never spoke of them until after my departure." To avoid such difficulties in future, he embarked at Texel, and landed safely at Martinique. Then, having examined Grenada and concluded the purchase of the island, he returned to France toward the close of 1657. In pursuance of his promise to Cerillac, he sailed from Havre with him for America ; but a terrible storm forced the ship to put into an English port, when Duter- tre abandoned the enterprise and returned to France. He was sent to the convent of Tulle, where he remodelled his work and added to it the new documents he had procured. He was after- ward recalled to the house of his order in Paris. His works are " Ilistoire generaledes iles St. Chris- tophe, de la Guadeloupe, de la Martinique et au- tres de I'Amerique, ou Ton verra I'etablissment des colonies francjoises dans ces iles, leurs guerres civ- iles et etrangeres, et tout ce qui se passe dans le voyage et retour des Indes," containing a transla- tion into Carib of several prayers of the church (Paris. 1654), and "La vie de Ste Austreberte, pre- miere abbesse de Tabbaye de Pavilly, pres de Rou- en, tiree de I'ancien manuscrit de Sainte-Austre- berte de Montreuil sur mer " (1659). He wrote also " Histoire generale des Antilles " (1667-'70, 4 vols.). The first comprises a narrative of all that passed in the founding of French colonies in the Antilles from 1625 to 1667, and also the natural history of the islands, as well as curious details concerning the savages, Creoles, and negroes, and has often been laid under contribution by writers on natural history.

DUTRA E MELLO, Antonio Francisco (doo- tra-a-inayl'-yo), Brazilian poet, b. in Rio Janeiro, 8 Aug., 1823 ; d. 22 Feb., 1843. At an early age he lost his father, but through the efforts of his mother he finished his education. In his spare hours he cultivated poetry, writing verses that have be'en pronounced among the best productions of American poets. He was a corresponding mem- ber of the Polytechnic society of Paris, and mem- ber of several other scientific and literary societies. His principal works include " A'noite inspiracao poetica," " A'noite de S. Toao," " Novo curso prac- tico, analytico, theorico e sinthetico da lingua in- gleza applicado a lingua portugueza": and "Ilis- toria critica da lingua latina."

DUTTON, Aaron, clergyman, b. in Watertown, Conn., 21 May, 1780; d. in New Haven, Conn., in June, 1849. He was prepared for college by the