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Orcutt, Charles Russell – Ormsby, Thomas J

Orcutt, Charles Russell

botanist, and introducer of new seeds and plants, especially cacti. He is the editor and owner of the West American Scientist of San Diego, Cal., which was established in 1884.

Ord, George

naturalist, was born in 1781 in Philadelphia. He was an intimate friend of Alexander Wilson, the naturalist, and accompanied him on many of his rambles. After Wilson's death in 1813 Mr. Ord completed the eighth volume of the former's American Ornithology. 1825 he prepared a new edition of the last three volumes of the ornithology, and in 1828 issued his life of Wilson as a separate volume. He died Jan. 24, 1866, in Philadelphia.

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Ordway, John Morse

chemist, author, was born April 23, 1823, in Amesbury, Mass. He has been professor of chemistry and metallurgy in the institute of Technicology in Boston, Mass., for fifteen years, and is now professor of industrial chemistry of the Tulane university of New Orleans, La. He is the author of Plantarum Ordinum Indicator, and other works.

O'Reilly, Bernard

Roman catholic bishop, was born in 1803 in Ireland. In 1847 he removed to Buffalo and was made vicar-general of the diocese and president of the seminary, having also in charge the hospital of the Sisters of Charity. In 1850 he was consecrated bishop of Hartford. He died in 1856 at sea.

O'Reilly, Henry

journalist, author, was born Feb. 6, 1806, in Ireland. He was a journalist of Rochester, and the author of New York Sketches of Rochester; and American Political Anti-Masonry. He died Aug. 17, 1886, in Rochester, N. Y.

O'Reilly, Patrick Thomas

Roman catholic bishop, was born Dec. 24, 1833, in Ireland. He was consecrated first bishop of Springfield in 1870.

Orff, Annie L. Y

journalist, was born in Albany, N. Y. She is the editor and owner of the Chaperone Magazine of St. Louis, Mo., and since the death of Kate Field she unquestionably takes first place as the leading successful female publisher in the United States. She is also publisher of the St. Louis Elite, a weekly society journal.

O'Riordan, James

civil engineer, educator, author, poet, was born about 1840 in Ireland. He is the author of half a dozen novels; several volumes on educational subjects; and a number of poems. Although he is a civil engineer, he has generally been engaged in educational work in Stony Hollow, N. Y.

Orman, James B

state senator, was born Nov. 4, 1849, in Muscatine, Iowa.

In 1880 he was elected representative to the third general assembly; and in 1883 to 1885 he served in the state senate from Colorado.

Ormond, Alexander Thomas

educator, author, was born in 1847 in Pennsylvania. He is Stuart professor of mental science and logic at Princeton university since 1883, and the author of Basal Concepts in Philosophy.

Ormsby, Stephen

soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1765 in Virginia. He was a judge of the circuit court of Kentucky; a brigade-major under Harmer in his campaign of 1790; and a representative in congress from 1811 to 1817. He died Sept. 6, 1846, in Louisville, Ky.

Ormsby, Thomas J

soldier, lawyer, was born Nov. 2, 1842, in Petersburg, Va.

He served as an officer in the confederate army, and has filled various civil offices for the past fifteen years. He is a successful lawyer of Pine Bluff, Ark.; and has attained success as an apiarist.