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wliile lie wrote several plays, whioli met with some success. He witlidrew from the publishing business to accept the position of literary reader for Harper and Brothers, and in 1867 he entered the publishing house of D. Appleton & Co., be- coming two years later associate editor of Ap- 2)leton's Journal. In 1872 he became editor and manager of the magazine. Among his pub- lished writings are : The liomance of the Revolu- tion (1852) ; A Bachelors Story (1859) ; Life Before Him (1860) ; Bensley (1863) ; Bachelor Bluff: his opinions, sentiments, and disputa- tions (1881); Don't: A manual of mistakes and improprieties more or less prevalent in conduct <tnd Speech (1883) : My Hotise : an ideal (1884) ; Fair TT ords about Fair Women. Gathered from the Poets (Compiled 1884), and Timias Terry- stone (1885). Among his plays are : Fate or the Prophesy, Marco Bozzaris (1849), and Love in '76 (1856). He died in New York city. May 15, 1890.

BUNCE, William Gedney, artist, was born at Hartford, Conn., Sept. 19, 1842. He pursued the study of art in New York city, Munich, Diisseldorf, Brussels, and later opened a studio in Paris. His Venice Night was exhil)ited at the Salon in Paris in 1876. and his Venice Morn- ing two year's later. In 1878 he also exhibited La Luna Veneziana at the societj' of American artists in New York, and Ap>proacli to Venice at the Paris exposition. Upon his return to America, after twelve years abroad, he opened his studio in New York city. His later works include: Watch Hill, Rhode Island (1880); Among the Sail, Venice (1882); Bit of Harbor, Venice (1883) ; In the Lagoon. San Giorgio (1884) ; Venetian Day (1885) ; and Venetian Night (1885).

BUNDY, Jonas Mills, journalist, was born at Colebrook, N. H., April 17, 1835. When he was a child his parents removed to Beloit, Wis. From Beloit college, where he was graduated in 1853, he went to Harvard law school, and was after- wards admitted to the bar, but never practised, his tastes leading him to adopt journalism for his profession. His first experience in newspaper work was on the Milwaukee Wisconsin. There he speedily created a new department in the market reports, which was of great value to the journal; but in a short time the civil war broke out and he entered the army in the artillery service, in which he acted for a time as aide-de- camp to General Pope, and received a major's commission. Subsequent to the civil war he settled in New York city, and entered the office of the Evening Post as literary and musical critic. In 1868 he became chief editor of the Evening Mail, which was afterwards bought by Cyrus W. Field, who retained Major Bundy as

its chief editor, which position he held until his death. His vigorous attacks on the Tweed ring caused his appointment as a member of the committee of seventy which exposed the corrup- tion of the New York city government. He wrote President Garfield's biography in 1880. He died suddenly at Paris, France, Sept. 8, 1891.

BUNN, Benjamin H., representative, was born near Rocky Mount, Nash county, N. C, Oct. 19, 1844. After a limited academic education he en- listed, at the age of sixteen, in the Confederate army, and before the close of the war was promoted to the command of the 4th company of sharp- shooters of McRae's brigade, army of northern Virginia. In 1867 he was admitted to the bar, and in 1875 was chosen a member of the constitutional convention. He was a state representative, 1883 ; presidential elector, 1884, and representative in the 51st, 52d and 53d congresses, 1889-'95.

BUNNER, Henry Cuyler, author, was born in

Oswego, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1855. He was educated at

the public schools, removed to New York city,

anJ engaged in joxu-nalism as a.ssistant editor

of Pack, 1877-"80, and as chief editor, 1880-'96.

He is the author of : A Woman of Honor (1883) ;

Airs From Arcady and Elseichere (1884) ; Tlie

Midge (1886) ; Tlie Story of a Neto York House

(1887) ; Zadoc Pine (1891) ; The Runairay Broims

(1892) ; Made in France (1893) ; Short Sixes

(1894); Jersey Street and Jersey Lane and Love

in Old Clothes (1890). He died in Nutley. N. J.,

May 11, 1896,

BURBANK, Sidney, soldier, was born in Massa- chusetts, Sept. 2P, 1807. He was gradviated from West Point in 1829, and served on frontier duty until 1832, when he took part in the campaign against the Sac Indians. The following two yefirs were spent in recruiting service, and in 1836 he was appointed assistant instructor of infantry tactics at West Point, holding the position for three years. He was promoted 1st lieutenant in 1836, and captain in 1839. In 1840 and 1841 he was engaged in the Florida war against the Semi- noles, then served on frontier duty at various posts until 1859, having been promoted major in 1855. In July, 1859, he was made superintendent of the western recruiting service at Newport Bar- racks, Ky., and remained there until the civil war. In May, 1861, he was promoted lieutenant-colonel, and the following year, colonel. He took part in the battle of Chancellorsville, Va., in the Pennsyl- vania campaign, and in the battle of Gettysburg, where for meritorious services he was brevetted brigadier-general. From 1866 to 1867 he was presi- dent of the examining board of candidates for army appointments, and later was superintendent of general recruiting service. He was retired from active service. May 1, 1870, and died in Newport, Ky., Dec. 7, 1882.