Rev. David H. Taylor

Rev. David H. Taylor, a minister of the Congregational church, died at his home in the 6th ward, Friday last, aged 56 years, of consumption. He had filled pastorates in Saginaw, Lapeer, Fenton, and other cities of the state, and was greatly esteemed wherever known. He graduated from the University with the class of 1857, and his funeral sermon was preached Monday by one of his classmates.

The followitig notice of the deceased, taken trom the Fenton Independent, showa in u luit esteem he was held by his old parishioners : A telegram was recelved here by Dr. Rlker yesterduy annouiielng llie death of ltv. L). 11. Taylor, al hls home In Aan Arbor, at 8;44 yesterday mornlng. Mr. Taylor ha been ¦lowly deollnlng lor a year pust wlth ihat dreud dlHeae, consuinptlun, aud lt 1h wlth feellDgi ofdeepest surrow timt lt becoiuea the duty of llie Independuul to chronlcle hls 1 1 ¦ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ¦ - 1 .v ilraih. Fora number of year Mr. Xaylor ooouplad tlio pulpli oí the Presbylerlao cliurch In this vllluge, ably and well nu ATDMt chrl.stlau worker, devotluy hls wholu rl me und ublllty tu Llie luborn conuected wlth Illl mlnlstry. Uu leavlug Keutou he look up lily residenoe at Aun Albor, where he pursued hls studie at tbe Unlverslty and look the degree ol Doctor of Plillosophy. He waa un caiiiist Kiudeut and prolound tnlnker, and out otf as he is In the mature years of lils studt'iiiship, hl.i death Is made especia ly NHd. The news of hls death rn-.clics uh too late to make nu extended notlce of hls Ufe and work, but we wilt lake occasion to do so lit-i ruitt'i . The funeral services occur ut Ana Arbor next Monday atteruoon. The heirs of the famous LawrenceTownley estáte, In England, said to be of immense valuc, met at the Michigan Exohange, at Detroit, yestordny, and talked over their claims. There were present from Ami Arbor. Mrs. Hannah C. Barrows, and Mrs. C. C. Church; Mrs. Lucile 8. Briggs, of Salem; Alonzo Austin, of Ypsilantl. There are great fortunes, in expectatlon at least, for these heira. Sunday morning at about 4 o'elock, the walls of a sinall tenement liouso located in the rear of Patrick Brennan's shoo shop on Fourth Street, tumbled in, and buried eleven people in the debris. One woman, an invalid, the wlfe of Ausniun Bailey was Instantly killed, while the balance escaped wlth only sliglitscratches Tho occupants of the house at the time coneisted of A. Bailey and wlfe, Ben. Williams, wife and four children, Win. Bibblns, Wm. Hinch and S. Tolbert, all of whom are colored. It is also rumored that there were two white young bloods in the house who escaped without injiiry and before the lire alarm had gathered a crowd. It took about one hours' solld work to dig the remnins of the dead ivoman out of the ruins. Crowds of people visited the fcene during Sunday and the day following. Coroner Sulllvan einpanelled a jury Monday morning to set upon the body of the deceased woman, said jury coneistlng of Aretus Dunn, E. H. Clark, Moses Seabolt, Gottlob Luick, A. V. Robison, Wm. Allaby. The verdict of the jury was to the effect that deceased came to lier death from the falling in of the walls of the building in which she was reaiding; but exonerated the owner, Mrs. P. Brcnnan, from blanie, because she had notified the occupants of the building that if they remained there longer it was at their own peril. The jury further recominended to the city councll that a committee bo appolnted to Inspect the buildings in the city reported to be ia a bad condition, and order the tearingUown of those found to bo dangerous.