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orders of both men and women. He was given a coadjutor in the person of the Rt. Rev. P. Dufal, •May 14, 1878, who resigned in 1880. Bishop Dubois himself resigned, July 13, 1881, retaining the title of bisliop of Galveston. He was succeeded in 1882 by the Rt. Rev. Nicholas A. Gallagher. Dubois remained titular bishop of Galveston till Dec. 16, 1893, when he received the titular see of "Arcae" and was promoted archbishop. He as- sisted the archbishop of Lyons in Episcoiml work till his death in Vernaison, France, May 23, 1895. DUCAT, Arthur Charles, soldier, was born in Dublin, Ireland, Feb. 24, 1830; youngest son of Mungo and Dorcas (Atkinson) Ducat. He was educated as a civil engineer, came to America in 1851 and settled in Chicago, III., where he was employed on important raih'oads and on public works. He was secretary and chief surveyor of the board of underwriters of Chicago, 111., 1857-61, dm-ing which time he introduced the paid fire department system in Chicago. In April, 1861, he raised a corps of sappers and miners for service in the Union army, and on the government refus- ing to employ them he enlisted as a private in the 13th Illinois volunteers, served in Missouri, Illi- nois and Kentucky, imder Lyon and Grant, and was rapidly promoted lieutenant, adjutant, cap- tain and major. For bravery displayed at the captvire of Forts Donelson and Henry he was pro- moted lieutenant-colonel and continued under Grant until August, 1863, participating in all the battles, including Pittsburg Landing. He served as outpost officer, commanding the grand guards and pickets of the army of the Teuiie.ssee, insti- tuting that system afterward adopted by the war department. He was appointed inspector-general on the staff of Genei'al Rosecrans and his chief of staff when that general commanded the army of the Ohio. He fought in the battle of Corinth and was inspector-general of the 14th armj- corps and subsequently of the army of the Cumberland. He inaugurated the bureau of the inspector-generars department as used in the war department and also organized a signal service corps for the army of the Cumberland at Nashville. He served in all the battles up to and including Chickamauga, and when General Rosecrans was relieved he was made inspector-general on the staff of Gen. George H. Thomas and served as such imtil January, 1864, when he resigned on accoiuit of failing health, having declined to be transferred to the invalid corps with the rank of brigadier- general. Upon returning to Chicago he assumed charge of the business of the Home insurance company of New York citj' in Illinois and several adjacent states and subsequenth' added to his business the agency of four other New York companies. In 1875, by direction of Governor Beveridge, he reorganized the militia of Illinois.

He framed the bill for the development of the national guard of the state, passed in 1877, and Governor Cullom appointed htm major-general of the first division. He resigned this commis- sion in 1879 and the state passed a law abolishing the office. He was elected to a companionship of the first class in the Military order of the Loyal Legion. He prepared and published: Ducat's Practice of Fire Underwriting. He died at Down- er's Grove, 111., Jan. 39, 1896.

DUCEY, Thomas James, clergyman, was born in Lismore, Ireland, Feb. 4, 1843. He was brought to America by his parents in 1848, at- tended the public schools, and became a clerk in a law office. In 1859 he was adopted by James T. Brady, the celebrated lawj-er, bj- whom he was sent to the College of St. Francis Xavier, and in 1864 to the theological seminary at Troj', N.Y. He was ordained a priest in 1868 and was assist- ant at the Church of the Nativity in 1869. He there began his crusade against municipal cor- ruption and complaints were made against his sermons by the city officials. The joung priest was sustained by the archbishop and in 1873 he was transferred to St. Michael's church. In 1874 he began to organize young men into societies for social and religious purposes, and maintained the organizations at his own expense. In 1880 he founded the church of St. Leo at a cost of $200,- 000, and in 1885 he again raised his voice against corruption in city affairs. He was a voluntary assistant chaplain at the Tombs prison for many years and in 1887 founded a home for indigent servant women. He made numerous public addresses on current, political and economical questions and was in especial favor with Protes- tant clergymen and laymen. In 1899 he erected in New York city, at a cost of $65, 000, the ' ' House of Repose for the Dead, ' ' free alike to Protestants and Catholics, to which tbe unknown dead may be borne to await the la.st rites of their faith.

DU CHAILLU, Paul Belloni, traveller, was born in New Orleans, La., July 31, 1835. His father received a government appointment as consul at a Fi-ench settlement at the mouth of the Gaboon river in western Afi'ica, and in this settlement the son was brovight up and educated, principally at a Jesuit school. He soon became familiar with the native language and mode of life. In 1853 he came to New York as supercargo to a shipload of ebony, shipped by his father, and while in that city contributed to the Tribune a series of letters on the Gaboon coimtry which atti'acted general attention. This interest deter- mined him to become a citizen of the United States and to acquire a still more extended knowledge of the west coast of Africa with a view to lectm-ing on the subject. He passed four years in these explorations, travelling on foot