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Show OltlTl.LKV. U EL I'd. Iunion, 8. Arthur Helps, the English author, died yesterday, aged 57. Arthur Helps was one of the ablest of English authors. As an essayest he wad unsurpasotd. Of la'.e years he hod devoted much attention to political politi-cal economy, taking ground in opposition oppo-sition to the school of Spencer and Mill, who advocate tho let-alone or lo izesx aire policy of government. Helps eruilt-iukd that this policy was only udopud to a pastoral population, or a 3nirH"ly settled country; and that the rcquii ciueuts of government increase in-crease with the growth of population ml civilization, it must be said in at tic tendency ot evenu in this- country ius led many of our moat astute lublic mi n to support this view, I MATHIEU. Pari, 8. Claude Louis Mathicu, ho French aMnmumer, died here t-.ilerday, d 'J-. The docT-aacd bus hold a high place in ong .French astronomers from nearly tho beginning of the present c ntury. Ho was at one time a member mem-ber ul tho chamber of deputies, and in 1S48 was elected to the constituent assembly. He was decorated with the cross of tho legion of honor, and became be-came it) commander in 1863. BITFINGTOX. F ill Ri v?r 7 1 ton. Jaa. Bnfnncton. representative from the 1st congressional congres-sional district, arrived home this morning from Washington with his family, and went to the residenco of bis fton-m-Uw, where ho died within an hour. Ho was 58 years old, and bad been indisposed for a long time. He was the member elect from the 1st district. Mr. Buffi ugton Iwas a native of Fall Kiver, and was actively engaced in mercaulilo pursuits before he took a part in politics. His congressional career commenced with the 34th congress. con-gress. He 1ms served as a member of the house for 14 years and was reelected re-elected last fall lo tho 44th congress by the republican party. J GRANT. London, 8. Lieutenant General Sir James Hopo Urant died yesterday, yester-day, aged G7. The deceased entered the Biitish army in 1S26, and has. served with distinction iu China and India. He was in command of the cavalry division divi-sion at Delhi And at the relief of Lucknow under Sir Collin Campbell. Pie commanded the British forces in Ulima in tnc campaign oi jlcou, wnicn terminated with tho capturo of Pekin. In 1S61 he wns appointed commander-in-chiof at Madms. In 1S71 he was transferred to the command of the i':vision at Aldorshot, in succession to Vq late Sir James Scarlet. MRS. SMITH. Nttw York, 8. Mrs. A. C. F. Smith, widow ot the late Cierritt Smith, died at i'eterboro on Saturday, aged 71. .1HS. FIELD. New York, 7. Mrs.-Henry M. Field, wite of tho editor of the New York LvawjUist, died on Saturday evening. |