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DEATH OF PRoF. SIMs.-Rev. Edward D. SIMS,
Prof OF English Literature the University Of Alabama
died suddenly on the 18th inst. While in apparent health
and experimenting some work in his garden, he suddenly
FELL and was borne to his dwelling IL! state of insenSib
ity which continued until his death mex; morning. Med
ica aid was speedily called but had effect on his stu
alton, It supposed that rupture Of blood vessel aud
sufsou OF the BRAIN had taken place, which baied all
human remedies. He distinguished member OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church On the 9,h inst Rev Dr.
Manly President of the University delivered an impress
sive funeral disc the Methodist Chu ch. before
large audience He followed to the grave by hundreds
Of his fellow citizens.


The Tuscaloosa Monitor from which We have gathered
these facts, says


''Us learning various, extensive and sccura;e es-
pecaly In the department OF language III general Besides
the ordinary classics Greek and Latin he wrote and spoke
French and German He had given especial attention 10
the Anglo Saxon and all The dialects rem which The Eng
ish Language is drawn. These he had studied with per-
severance and Success and had collected materials for an
Anglo Saxon Grammar, and also for English Grammar
which he designed publishing the present year HIS r
for knowledge ardent and urceasing. and so were MS
lahors to acquire it, Few men, the Of forty, had
mastered Ike Sims. the philosophy OF language and
almost The entire circle Of the sciences.