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402 (1878). owned by Smith college, Northampton, Mass.; "Nubian Sheik" (1879); "A Quiet Mo- ment " (1879-'80) ; " A Chapter of the Koran " and ' Paquita" (1883). An exhibition of his works was held in Boston in 1884. He is well known as a teacher, and has been connected with several art academies in New York and Philadelphia. John's daughter. Emily, artist, b. in Philadelphia, 17 March, 1841, first practised art as an engraver un- der ner father. She studied from 1864 till 1872 at the Pennsylvania academy under Christian Schues- sele, and then, until 1875, with Evariste Luminais in Paris. Her style in engraving is a mixture of line and mezzotint. She has engraved some fram- ing prints, and a large number of portraits for book-illustration. As a painter, she has devoted herself principally to portraiture, painting genre pictures occasionally. Her "Reproof " was at the Centennial exhibition of 1876, where she gained a medal. The " Mary Smith prize" was awarded her at the Philadelphia academy in 1881, and again in 1883. Prom November, 1881, till February, 1883, she was art editor of " Our Continent," and since September, 1886, she has been principal of the Philadelphia school of design for women.

'''SARTORI. Lewis Constant''', naval officer, b. in Bloomsbury, X. J., 3 June, 1812 ; d. in Philadel- phia. 11 Jan., 1899. He entered the navy, 2 Feb., 1829. was promoted to lieutenant, 8 Sept., 1841, and during the Mexican war v;is attached to the bomb-brig "Stromboli," in which he participated in the capture of Goatzacoalcas and Tabasco in 1847-'8. He next served in the Mediterranean squadron, and was in the sloop "John Adams," of the Pacific squadron, in 1855-'U, during which time he commanded an expedition, and had engagements with the Feejees. Upon his return from tin- cruise he was on duty at the Philadelphia navy-yard in 1857-'8. He was promoted to commander, 7 April, 1861, and assigned to the steamer " Flag" on the South Atlantic blockade. He commanded the sloop-of-war " Portsmouth " in the Western Gulf blockading squadron in 1863-'o, and the steamer " Agawam," of the North Atlantic squadron, in 1865-'6. He was promoted to cap- tain, 26 Sept., 1866. served in the North Pacific squadron in 1868-'70, was made commodore, 12 Dec., 1873, and retired, 3 June. 1874.

SARTWELL, Henry Parker, scientist, b. in Pittsfield, Mass., 18 April. 1792 ; d. in Penn Van, N. Y., 15 Nov., 1867. After receiving a classical education, he began to practise medicine at nine- teen years of age. He was a surgeon in the U. S. .IMM (luring tlie second war with Great Britain, and subsequently settled in Bethel, Ontario co., N. Y., where he devoted himself to the study of botany. He removed to Penn Yan, N. Y.. in 1830, where he continued to reside. His botanical la- bors extended over a period of forty-six years, and his collections of American plants are found in many herbariums in Europe and America. About 1x41; In 1 gave his entire attention to the study of the irenus Cares, one of the most extensive and difficult of the vegetable kingdom. He then con- ceived the idea of gathering and grouping all the indigenous species of Carex in North America, which resulted in his publication of his work en- titled " Carices Americana? Septentrionalis Exsic- cate "(2 vols., New York, 1848). The third part of this work, intended to include fifty new species, was begun, and more than forty species had already been collected for it, when he died. His herbarium, the labor of forty years, containing about 8,000 species, is now in Hamilton college, N. Y. Dr. kept daily records of the weather for forty years previous to his death, which were published in Penn Yan. and sent to the Smithsonian institution. Hamilton college recognized his work by conferring upon him the degree of Ph. D. in 1SG4."

SASNETT, William Jacob, clergyman, b. in Hancock county. Ga., 29 April, 1820; d. in Mont- gomery, Ala., 3 Nov., 1865. He was graduated at Oglethorpe university in 1839, and studied law, but abandoned it for the ministry, and speedily rose to eminence. He was professor of English in Emory college, Ga., in 1849-V57, president of La- grange female college in 1858, and the next year became principal of East Alabama college in "Au- burn. He wrote and spoke constantly in favor of the higher education of women. He received the degree of D. D. from Emory college. Dr. Sa.snrtt's publications include many magazine articles, " Dis- cussions in Literature and Religion" (Nashville Tenn., 1850), and " Progress " (1855).

SASOONAN, or ALLODIAPEES (“ one who is Well wrapped tip "). Iitdiait chief. (1. iii the autumn of 1747. He was king of the Delawares as early as 171:4. and iii that year headed the deputation of Italian chieftains at Philadelphia who signed an absolute release to the proprietaries for lauds “ situate between Delaware aitd Susquehanna from Duck creek to the mountains on this side Itecliay." which lands had been granted by their ancestors to \Villiaui I’euu. In ITEH he removed to the Susquehanna. lie was friendly to the whites. and an hottest. true-hearted man of good natural sense.

SASSACI'S. Peqtiot chict'. b. near Grotou. (‘onii.. about 1-560: d. iii the Mohawk settlement iii June. 1637. Ile was chief of the Pequot Iitdiaits. a brave warrior. and thought by the other tribes to be endowed \tith supernatural powers. He was. iit consequence. the terror of the New England coast. and a tll‘unllt‘ll foe to the settlers. llis domain cotttpriscd the present towusof “'aterville. Slott- iitgtoit. North Stoiiiugtou. and Grotou. and his tribe numbered ’Ttm warriors. besides women aitd children. In 1637 they attacked a small English fort at Stiybrook. murdered several \touteu at \Yetlicrsﬁcld. and carried two girls into captivity. The colonists then mustered all their able men. and. under command of John Mason (q. LL). attacked the Pequot settlement at Porter‘s rocks oii Mystic river. 5 June. 1637. The colonists w-re aided by several Italian tribes. including the Narragansetts. who were so alarmed by the fact that Sassaciis was iit command of tltc Pequots that. when the hour of the attack came. they fell back iit terror. exclaim- ing: "Lt ssacus in the fort ! Sassacus iii the fort ! Sassactis all one god! Nobody cait kill him 3" The whites were ﬁnally victorious. but the chief escaped to the Mohawks. by whom he was soott murdered.

'''SATTERLEE. Yates'''. clergyman. b. in New York city. 11 Jau.. IH-lii. He was graduated at Columbia iit 156:}. atul at the General thenlogical Seminary. New York city. in 1566. was ordained deacon the saitte year iii the Protestant Episcopal church. and priest iit lHtST. lie was assistant rector of the church at \Yappiiigcr's Falls. Itutehess co.. N. Y.. in MUS—'75. becante its rector at the latter date. and siitce 13h“: ltas had charge of Calvary church. New York city. Union college gave ltittt the degree of It. I). in INNS. lu IRHH he dccliited the assistant bishopric of Ohio. Itr. .'tt tcrlee has been actively interested iii the Episeopal church congress. the parochial utissious attd temperauce movements. and iii the ltoitte attd foreign missionary work of the Protestant Episcopal church. He ltas published serial articles iii the magazines. aitd several seriuoits. and manuals of religioUs iitstructiott.—Ilis cousin. Walter. artist.