Barns, William
clergyman, was born in 1795, in Ireland. He was very successful in his preaching, and during his various pastorates large accessions were made to the churches under his direction. Among these charges were several of the largest in Philadelphia and Harrisburg. He died Nov. 25, 1865, in Philadelphia, Pa.
BARNUM, MRS. FRANCES COURTE- NAY, author, was born in 1848 in Arkansas. She is a novelist now living in Savannah, Ga., and the author of On Both Sides, an international novel; Behind the Blue Ridge; Juan and Juanita, a juvenile tale; and Claudia Hyde.