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88 from the trial and suspension of his predecessor. (See ONDERDONK, BENJAMIN" T.) His administration resulted in the restoration of order, quietness, and peace, and in great development and prosperity. Among the notable events in his episcopate was the subdivision in 1868, when the dioceses of Long Island and Albany were set off. He was among the chief members of the house of bishops, and took an active part in the Lambeth conference- in September, 1867, and July, 1878. He entered zeal- ously into the measures that had for their object the reunion of the dioceses that had been separated temporarily from each other during the civil war, and was among the prominent figures in the gen- eral convention at Philadelphia in 1865, at which the southern bishops, appearing in the persons of two representatives, were received with general and enthusiastic rejoicings, and without conditions or questions, or allusion to the past. Bishop Potter wa- a man of remarkable good sense and tact, i-alm, wise, and patient, an able administrator, one whose judgment was rarely if ever at fault, always temper- ate and conciliatory ; and to these qualities were due the good order, peace, and prosperity of his dio- cese. He was a man of unusual literary culture. Among his personal friends and correspondents outside of his own country were such men as Bish- ops Wilberforee, Selwyn. Jackson, of London, Ham- ilton and Moberly. of Salisbury, ami Medley, of Fivderieton. St!inlin|>e. Archdeacon Sinclair, and the Rt. Hon. Sir J. T. Coleridge. The growth of the diocese of New York under his administra- tion may be inferred from the statistics taken from the convention journals, though they are imper- fect. Ill lS,-)4 tll'eili -e reported '.".11 1 ], .|-gy. '-'.71 H) confirmations, 4,482 I KI i it isms, 19, 730 communicants, and $207.341.35 in contributions. In 1868 there were reported 446 clergy, 3,930 confirmations, 6.314 baptisms, 33.000 communicants, and $1,005,138.21 in contributions. Bishop Potter took a lively in- terest in city mission work among the laboring <las-.es and the poor, and devoted to that subject a great part of his annual addresses to the conven- tion. His publications are limited to pastoral let- ters, addresses to the clergy and laity of the dio- cese, and occasional sermons. In person Bishop Pot- ter was tall and of a dignified and noble presence ; he belonged to the old high-church school, of which Keble. Pusey, and Isaac Williams were among the best illustrations, yet his sympathies went out. free- ly toward all Christian people. He was buried in the cemetery at Poughkeepsie, where an appropri- ate monumental stone marks the place of his rest. Horatio's son, William Bleecker, mining engi- neer, b. in Schenectady, N. Y.. 23 March, 1846, was graduated at Columbia in 1866, and then, entering the school of mines of that college, received the degree of E. M. in 1869. He continued for two years as assistant in geology at the school, and also served under Dr. John S. Newberry (q. r.) on the geological survey of Ohio. In 1871 he was called to the chair of mining and metallurgy at a-h- ington university, St. Louis, Mo., which place he ha- since held. During these years he has built up an extensive professional practice in the line of examining mineral depo-it- ami minim: processes, with reports on the same. Prof. Potter i- a mem- ber of scientific societies, and in 1888 he was elected president n( the American institute of mining en- gineers. His scientific papers have been confined to proceedings of societies to which he belongs.

POTTER, Chandler Kastinan, author, b. in Concord. X. II.. 7 March. 1S(I7 : ,1. in Flint. Midi., 3 Aug., 1868. He was graduated at Dartmouth in 1831, and was principal of Portsmouth high-school in 1832-'8, except during 1834-'o, when he was a member of the legislature. Mr. Potter then studied law in Concord, ami began to practise in East Con- cord, but in 1844 removed to Manchester, and for four years edited and published the Manchester " Democrat." He edited the ' Farmer's Month- ly Visitor " in 1852-'4, The Granite Farmer and Monthly Visitor " in 1854 '5, and was co-editor of t he Weekly Mirror " and the " Mirror and Farm- er "in 1864-'5. He was colonel of the Amoskeag veterans of Manchester until his decease, and had command of the regiment at the time of its visit to Baltimore and Washington during the admin- istration of Franklin Pierce. He was active in the New Hampshire historical society, and its president in 1855-'7. Col. Potter was well known as an agri- cultural, historical, and general newspaper writer, and also devoted much of his time to the study of Indian languages, in which he was more competent than any other scholar in New Hampshire. He edited and compiled all that part of the adjutant- general's report of New Hampshire that included the military history of the state from the beginning of the Revolution down to the civil war (1866-'8). His other publications include a " History of Man- chester. N. H." (Manchester, 1856). and articles on the Penobscot and other eastern Indians in Henry R. Schoolcraft's " History of the Indians," and he partially prepared for trie press a new edition of Belknap's " History of New Hampshire, with Notes and a Continuation to 1860."

POTTER, Edward Eells, naval officer, b. in Medina. N. Y., 9 May, 1833. He entered the U. S. navy as a midshipman on 5 Feb., 1850, and after service in the Home and African squadrons during 1850-'5. spent a year at the U. S. naval academy. On 9 July, 1858, he was commissioned lieutenant, in 1861 lie was attached to the " Niagara," of the Western Gulf squadron. and in 1861-'2 he was execu- tive officer of the " Wissahickon," of that squadn m, during the bombardment and passage of Fort Jack- son and Fort St. Philip and the capture of New Orleans. He also passed the Vicksburg batteries twice and participated in the engagement with the nun Arkansas." On 16 July, 1862, he was promot- ed lieutenant-commander and attached to the "De Soto," of the Eastern Gulf squadron, then passed to the " Wabash," of the North Atlantic squadron, and in 1864-'5 he had command of the iron-clad ' Mahopac." He was given the "Chippewa," of the North Atlantic squadron, in 1SI>5. ami took part in the engagement at Fort Fisher and in the bom- bardment of Fort Anderson, after which he was executive officer of the " Rhode Island " in 1865-'7, and was executive officer of the Franklin," Ad- miral Farragut's flagship, in 1867-'8, on the ad- miral's last cruise. Sul>-ei|iieiil ly he was on shore duty until 1871, having in the meanwhile been promoted commander on 3 June, 1869. lie then had the "Shawmut," of the North Atlantic squad- ron, during 1871-'2. and then until 187H was on shore duty. In 1880 he commanded the "Constel- lation," on her voyage to Ireland, carrying supplies to the sufferers, and he was commissioned captain on 11 July, 1SSO. lie then served at the I'.rooklyn navy-yard in 1881-'3, and commanded the Lan- castiT." of the European station, until September, isxii. ('apt. Potter was made commandant of the navy-yard at League island. Pa., in ISSU. madecom- i lore in 1SJC5, and retired in May. 1895.

'''POTTER. Edward Elmer''', soldier, b. in New York city. 20 Juno. 1S23 ; d. there. 1 June. 1SS<. lie was graduated at Columbia in 1842. studied law, went to ( 'alil'ornia. but he returned to New York and turned his attention to farming. Early during