Blakeley

Johnston, an American naval officer, born near Seaford, Ireland, October, 1781; entered the United States navy as a midshipman in 1800; commanded the “Enterprise” in the early part of the War of 1812; and was captain of the “ Wasp” when she captured the English “ Reindeer ” in June, 1814. Soon after this he sailed with the “ Wasp” on another cruise, but the ve el was lost at sea with all on board. _ Blanchard, Jonathan, an American educator, born in Rocking ham, Vt., Jan. 19, 1811; graduated at Lane - Theological Seminary in 1832; and was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1838. He was American Vice-President of the World’s Anti-Slavery Convention in London in 1843: and in 1846 became President of Knox College at Galesburg, [1], He was President of Wheat on College, Iil., in 1880-1882; and, on resigning, was chosén president-emeritus. He died in Wheat on, Ill, May 14, 1892.