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came assistant to the chair of chemistry and physics in the college of the city of New York. Meanwhile he had received the appointments in New York City of lecturer on practical chemistry and toxicology in Bellevue hospital medical college, and professor of chemistry in the American veterinary college. Doremus, Robert Ogden, chemist, inventor, was born Jan. 11, 1824, in New York City. In 1864 he was professor of chemistry and physics in the college of New York City. The cartridges patented by him require no serge envelope, as are ordinarily used in muzzle-loading cannon; and hence no sponging of the gun after firing is necessary. He died in 1906 in

New York

Dennis,

Domblaser, Benjamin, In 1861 he was

Illinois.

constructor of telegraph

was born Feb. 10, 1830, in Wooster, Ohio. He was appointed general superintendent of construction of the Western union lines,

telegraph company's entire system; and he was president of the American Cable and construction company. He died in Wooster, Ohio. Doren, Electra Collins, educator, librarian, was born Dec. 4, 1861, in Georgetown, Ohio. She began library work 1879; and in 18961905 was librarian of the public library of Dayton, Ohio. In 1905-06 she was head instructor of the library school of the Western reserve university. Dorgan, John Aylmer, lawyer, poet, was born Jan. 12, 1836, in Philadelphia, Pa. His only publication was a collection of verse entitled Studies. He died Jan. 1, 1866, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Alexander

Newman,

physician, lexicographer, author, was born Dec. 26, 1864, in Hilton Head, S.C. He is assistant instructor of obstetrics at the university of Pennsylvania; and since 1898 has been surgeon to the second troop Philadelphia city cavalry. He is the author of A Syllabus of Gynecology Cluster of Pearls Modern Obstetrics; The American Pocket Medical Dictionary; The American Illustrated Medical Dictionary; and other works.

in

Dorner, Armin W., musician, composer, was born June 23, 1852, in Marietta, Ohio.

He

is

now

professor in the Cincinnati colHe is the author of Technical

lege of music. Exercises.

Thomas Aloysius, naval officer, was about 1800 in Ireland. After being commissioned as captain in 1855, and while in command of the San Jacinto, he captured two slave-vessels on the coast of Africa with over one thousand four hundred slaves on board, and landed them safely in Liberia. During the civil war he was promoted to the rank of commodore on the retired list. He died April 22, 1874, in Norfolk, Va. Dorin,

Dorr, Benjamin, clergyman, author, was born March 22, 1796, in Salisbury, Mass. He was rector of Christ church of Philadelphia in 1837-69. He was the author of The Churchman's Manual; The History of a Pocket Prayer-Book; Recognition of Friends in Another World; Sunday-School Teacher's Encouragement; Prophecies and Types Relative to Christ; Memorials of Christ Church; Travels in the East; and Memoir of John Fanning Watson. He died in Philadelphia, Pa. Dorr, Charles Philip, lawyer, congressman, 12, 1852, in Monroe county, Ohio. He received a thorough education in the public and private schools of Ohio. In

was born Aug.

1874

A

Dorman, AUen, poet, was born Sept. 9, 1857, in Field's Creek, Mo. He is the author of a volume of poems published by the

he

began

the

practice of law in West Virginia; and he has since become one of the leading attorneys of that state. In 1884 he was elected a member of the West Virginia house of delegates from the fourth

tained in his devotion to the young republic, congress voted him a money conpensation and a western township; and also appointed him United States agent in Lisbon. He died March 21, 1813, in Steubenville, Ohio.

.William

was born

lieutenant and

adjutant in the forty-sixth regiment Illinois volunteer infantry; and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. He died in 1905.

Dorhman, Arnold Henry, merchant, diplomat, was born in 1748 in Portugal. In view of his services and the losses he had sus-

Dorland,

soldier, first

bom

City.

Doremus, Sarah Piatt, founder, philanthropist, was born Aug. 3, 1802, in New York City. In 1842, with Miss Catherine Sedgwick, she established a home for women from prison, now called the Isaac T. Hopper home. She was also one of the founders of the House and school of industry. She died Feb. 5, 1877 in New York City. Doren,

American publishers' association of Chicago, containing over five hundred pages. He is the author of Allen Dorman'S Poems.

district;

and was

re-

elected in 1888. In the intervening session of 1887 he was chosen sergeant-at-arms of the house of delegates. In 1897-99 he was a representative from West Virginia to the fifty-fifth congress as a republican. He returned to the practice of law;

and resides

in Addison,

W,Va.

Dorr, Ebenezer Pearson, sea captain, was born March 13, 1817, in Hartford, Vt. He v/as the first to organize a regular system of wreckage on the lakes; and did much to improve the condition of seamen and to obtain recognition of their acts of heroism. He died April 29, 1881, in Buffalo, N.Y.