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Death of Bishop Onderdonk.

--Benjamin Treadwell Onderdonk, Episcopal Bishop of the Eastern Diocese of New York, died in New York on Tuesday, after a protracted illness, of dropsy, aged about 71 years. One of the papers of that city says:

‘ About fourteen years after his consecration, in the year 1844 we believe, a circumstance occurred which cast a cloud over his character. A charge of indiscretion in conduct was preferred against him, which, not to be too prolix, resulted in his being indefinitely suspended from Episcopal functions by command of the House of Bishops. The scandal created an immense sensation at the time, having been published in almost every paper in the country. The suspension took place on the 3d of January, 1845, and has never been revoked since that time. Bishop Onderdonk never made what can be called a confession, and a strong feeling has ever been manifested in his favor by warm friends, who regarded him as a persecuted prelate.

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The Daily Dispatch: May 4, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. May 4, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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