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can war, 1846-47; accompanied the Perry expe- dition to Japan, 1853-55; and was commandant at the Philadelphia naval asylum in 1857. In 1861 he was assigned to the command of the steamer Mount Vernon of the North Atlantic blockading squadron and in ISO'3 saved the transport il/(ss('s- sippi, with General Butler and 1500 men on board, from foundering off Hatteras. While on the blockade of Wilmington, N.C., he burned a Con-

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federate ' ' light-boat ' ' so near to Fort Caswell that the sentinels could be heard giving challenges. In 1868 he commanded the Mohican in x>ur.suit.of the privateer Alabama. He participated in both attacks on Fort Fisher in December, 1864, and in January, 1865, commanding the 3d division of the fleet. After the war he commanded at the League Island naval station from 1867 to June 10, 1870, when he was appointed rear-admiral and placed in command of the European squadron. He was retired Jan. 18, 1871, and made his home in Philadelpliia, Pa., where he died Nov. 20, 1890. QLORIEUX, Alphonse Joseph, R.C. bishop, was born in Dottignies, West Flanders. Belgium, Feb. 1, 1844. He was graduated in classics at the College of Courtrai in 1803, and in theology at the American college of Louvain in 1867. He was ordained a priest at Mechlin, Belgium, Aug. 17, 1867. He emigrated to the United States in December. 1867, and became missionary priest at Roseburg, Ore., from which place he estab- lished and conducted missions in thirteen stations in Douglas count}'. He was transferred to the church of St. John the Apostle, Oregon City, and thence to St. Paul's church, St. Paul, Marion county, the cradle of the church in the archdio- cese. His duties here extended to the spiritual over.sight of St. Paul's aeademj', conducted by the sisters of the Most Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. In 1871 he was made the first president of St. Miciiael's college, which he had helped to found at Portland. He attended the third plen- ary council at Baltimore in 1884, and on April 19, 18S5. he was consecrated titular-bishop of Apollonia and vicar apostolic of Idaho by Cardi- nal Gibbons and was transferred to the ne-nly created diocese of Bois6, Aug. 26. 1893. Under his vicariate the Catholic population grew from

2300 (including 800 Indians) to 9100 when the see was created, and in 1898 he had seventeen priests, thirty-three churches, fifty-five stations, nine academies and parochial schools, and a Catholic population of 10,000.

QLOSSBRENNER, John Jacob, Moravian liishop, was liorn in Hagerstovvn, Md., July 24, 1813. He was a silversmith, and in 1830 became a convert to the Moravian faith and studied for the ministrj', being licensed to preach in 1833. He was missionary, circuit preacher and presid- ing elder, and in May, 1849, was made bishop. He was re-elected at the quadrennial conferences, and in May, 1885, was appointed bishop emeritus. He travelled extensively through the pioneer set- tlements on the Pacific coast, and his sermons were published in The Telescope, the denomina- tional journal. Lebanon Valley college conferred on him the degree of D.D. in 1884. He died in Church ville. Va., Jan. 7, 1887.

QLOVER, John, soldier, was born in Salem, Mass.. Nov. 5, 1732. He raised a regiment of 1000 men, chiefly hardy sailors and fishermen, resi- dents of Salem and Marblehead, and marched with them to Cambridge, where he was of great service to Washington in organizing and drilling the new army. He was given command of his recruits, organized as the 21st regiment, after- ward known as the 14th, distinguisheil as the model regiment of the Continental army and known as the " amphibious regiment " by reason of the former calling of the men. When the army retreated from Long Island, Glover manned the boats and ferried the entire army across the river. His regiment also manned the boats when Washington crossed the Delaware river to attack the British army at Trenton, N.J. He was pres- ent at the battle of Stillwater; shared with Washington the hardships of Valley Forge; was appointed brigadier-general. Feb. 21. 1777: served under Schuyler at Sai-atoga, and conducted the army of Burgoyne as prisoners of war across the country to Cambridge, Mass. He was with Gen- eral Greene's division in New Jersey in 1778; was in Rhode Island under Sullivan in 1779; was superintendent of drafts in Massachusetts in 1780; and a member of the Andre court of in- quiry at Tappan, N.Y., Sept. 29, 1780. William P. Upham of Salem, Mass., prepared an interesting memoir of him, published in 1863. He died in Marbleliead, Mass., Jan. 30, 1797.

QLOVER, John Montgomery, representative, was born in Mercer coimty, K}-.. Sept. 4, 1824. He attended college but was not graduated, and had practised law for a short time when the civil war broke out. On Sept. 4, 1861, he was com- missioned colonel of the 3d Missouri volunteer cavalry, with which command he served till 1864, when failing health compelled him to resign.