Lauterbach, Edward
lawyer, was born Aug. 12, 1844, in New York city.
In 1864 he graduated from the College of the City of New York, and has attained prominence as one of the foremost lawyers of his native city. He was instrumental in procuring legislation necessary to secure the removal of the telegraph poles, and the construction of sub-ways in the city of New York; and was at one time president of the company having in charge these important improvements. When the affairs of the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad company were in such an apparently hopeless condition that the enterprise was almost abandoned, Mr. Lauterbach stepped in as a reorganizer, and by his skillful direction placed it on a successful basis. He is a director in extensive southern railway systems, and in various other corporations. LA VALETTE, ELIE A. F., naval officer, was born about 1790 in Virginia. He was a favorite with Commodore Isaac Hull, and accompanied that officer when he took command of the Mediterranean squadron in 1837. He was made a rear-admiral on the retired list on July 16, 1862. He died Nov. 18, 1862, in Philadelphia.