his
bedside at the time, for his wife, who had been there all day, had left
for a few minutes to see a caller, and it was she who first made the
discovery of his death. For more than two years Mr. Hendricks had been
in ill health, and recently the apprehension had been growing on him
that his death was likely to occur at most any time. He had a gangrenous
attack arising from a disabled foot in 1882, when, for a time, it was
feared he would die of blood-poisoning. After his recovery from this he
was frequently troubled with pains in his head and breast, and to those
with whom he was on confidential terms he frequently expressed himself
as apprehensive of a sudden demise from paralysis; but he said that when
death came he hoped it would come quickly and painlessly. He was at
Chicago the previous week, and upon his return he complained of the
recurrence of the physical troubles to which he was subject. His
indisposition, however, did not prevent him from attending to business
as usual. The night previous he attended a reception given at the
residence of Hon. John J. Cooper, treasurer of the State. The death
following so soon after that of the late ex-President Grant, has cast a
gloom over the whole country. His age was sixty-seven years. The
interment took place on the first of December, at the family grave in
his own town. There were present members of the Cabinet and
representatives from every part of the country. None will regret his
loss more than the friends of Ireland, at home and abroad. His recent
speech on Irish affairs, which was published in the November issue of
our MAGAZINE, had more influence on the stirring events in England and
Ireland than any other utterance for years. The nation laments his loss,
and the Irish people throughout the world join the mourning.

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SOUTHERN SKETCHES.--We are obliged to lay over the interesting "Southern
Sketches." The next will be a description of Havana, Cuba.

CONVERSIONS.--The Rev. Wm. Sutherden, Curate of St. John's, Torquay, and
the Rev. W. B. Drewe, M. A. (Oxon), who for twenty-three years held the
Vicarage of Longstock, Stockbridge, Hants, have been received into the
Church--the former by the Cardinal-Archbishop at Archbishop's House,
Westminster; the latter by the Very Rev. Canon Mount, at St. Joseph's,
Southampton.

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PARTICULAR NOTICE.--This issue of our MAGAZINE commences the eighth