m the Revolution, and led 400 men in Shays's re- bellion. Her father was a prosperous farmer. In determining to obtain a collegiate education. -In was largely influenced by her de-ire ID li-arn ID read the Bible in the original, and satisfy herself that the tests that were quoted against the equal rights of women were correctly translated. She was graduated at (tberlin in IS 17, and in the same year gave her first lecture on woman's rights in her brother's church at Gardner, Mass. She be- caine lecturer for the Massachusetts anti-slavery society in 1848, travelling extensively in New Eng- land, the west, and Canada, and speaking also on woman's rights. In 1855 she married Henry 1!. Blackwell (brother of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell), a merchant of Cincinnati and an Abolitionist, re- taining by his consent her own name. A few years later, while she lived in New Jersey, her property was seized for taxes, and she published a protest against "taxation without representation. In 1869 Mrs. Stone was instrumental in form- ing the American woman's suffrage association. In the following year she became co-editor of the Woman's Journal" in Boston, and from 1872 to the time of her death she was editor-in-chief, with her husband and daughter as associates. Mrs. Stone again lectured in the west, in behalf of the woman suffrage amendments, in 1867-'82. She hail held various offices in the national, state, and local woman suffrage associations. " Lucy Stone." says Mrs. Stanton, " first really stirred the nation's heart on the subject of woman's wrongs."
STONE, Melville Elijah, journalist, b. in Hud-
son, 111., 15 Aug., 1848. When he was twelve years
of age his parents removed to Chicago, where he
was graduated from the high-school in 1867. Two
years later he purchased an interest in a foundry
and machine-shop, and was doing a good business
when his earnings were swept away in the great
fire of 1871. He then resorted to journalism, and
a successful experience of four years as correspond-
ent and editor prompted him to establish an even-
ing paper. On Christmas-day, 1875, he published
the first number of " The Daily News." since which
time he has been its controlling spirit. He soon
became associated with Victor P. Laws in the
management of the journal, which has an average
circulation of a million copies a week.
STONE, Ormand, astronomer, b. in Pekin, 111.,
11 Jan., 1847. Jle was educated at Chicago public
schools and at the University of Chicago, where he
devoted much attention to astronomy. In 1867
he became a tutor in Racine college, and in 1868
he was made professor of mathematics at North-
western female college, Evanston, 111. He was
appointed as-istant at the U. S. naval observatory
in Washington, D. C., in 1870, and in 187o was
given charge of the Cincinnati observatory. In
1882 he was called to the chair of practical astrono-
my in the University of Virginia, with care of
the Leander McCormick observatory, both of which
places he now (1898) holds. Prof. Stone is a mem-
ber of scientific societies, and is the author of vari-
ous papers on astronomy. He edited the " Pub-
lications of the Cincinnati Observatory " (No. 1 to
6, Cincinnati, 1877-'82), containing observations
of nearly all the known double stars between the
equator and 30" south declination, and since 1883
has edited "The Annals of Mathematics" at the
University of Virginia.
STONE, Samuel, clergyman, b. in Hertford.
England. 30 July, 1602; d. in Hartford, Conn.. 20
July, 1663. His father. John, was a freeholder of
Hertford. Cotton Mather's statement in hi>"Mag-
nalia " that Samuel was the son of a non-conformist
clergyman of the same name has been recently
proved, by the registerof the Church of All Saints,
Hertford, to be without foundation. The SOB was
astudenl ai Kmamiel college, Cambridge, in 1623-'?.
Fleeing to the American colonies to escape religious
persecution, lie landed at Boston. Mass.. 3 Sept..
1633, having as companions in his flight Rev. John
( 'otton and Rev. Thomas Hooker, with i IK latter
he was an associate in a church at Cambridge until
1636, when they both removed to the present site
of Hartford, Conn., which was named after his old
home, the spelling being conformed to the English
pronunciation. He was distinguished as a con-
troversialist and celebrated for his wit and humor.
Being a man of strong convictions, he engaged
during the latter part of his life in theological dis-
pnte- which caused part of his congregation to
secede and found another church. On his decease,
his old companion. Hooker, succeeded him in the
ministry. Mr. Stone published -A Congregational
Church is a Catholic Visible Church ; Examination
of Mr. Hudson's View" (London, 1652), and lie-
left two works in manuscript, a " Body of Divinity "
and a confutation of the Antinomians. Of the
former, Cotton Mather says : " This rich treasure
ha- otten been transcribed'by the vast pains of our
candidates for the ministry; and it has made some
of our most considerable divines."
STONE, Thomas Treadwell, clergyman, b. in
Waterford, Me., 9 Fel>., isni : d. in Bolton. Mass.,
13 Nov., 1895. He was graduated at Bowdoin, and
was pastor of the Congregational church at An-
dover. Me., in 1824-'30, of that at East Machias in
1832-'46, of the 1st church (Unitarian) at Salem,
Mass., in 1846-'52, of the 1st Congregational church
at Bolton. Mass., in 1852-'60. and of the 1st eccle-
siastical society, Brooklyn, Conn., from 1863 till
ls71. when he retired from the active duties of the
ministry. He afterward removed to Bolton, Mass.,
where he had since resided. He received the degree
of D. D. from Bowdoin in 1868, was principal of
Briclgeton academy. 1830-'32, one of the early
members of the Transcendental school, contributed
to various religious periodicals, and published
"Sermons on War" (Boston, 1829); "Sketches of
Oxford County. Me." (Portland, 1830); "Sermons"
(Boston. 1834); "The Rod and the Staff " (1856) ;
and separate sermons and addresses.
STONE, Warren, physician, b. in St. Albans, Vt.. in February, ixos; d. in Baton Rouge, La., 6 Dec., 1872. He studied medicine in Massachusetts, settled in New Orleans, and soon became one of the chief physicians there. He began teaching anatomy in 1836, in 1837 was appointed professor of that branch in the University of Louisiana, and afterward accepted the chair of surgery, which he held till his death. Dr. Stone was at the head of his profession in the south, and when Gen. Grant was thrown from his horse near New Orleans in September, 1863. he was called to attend him. lie contributed numerous articles to medical journals. His son, Warren, physician, b. in New Orlcanin 1*43: d. there. 3 Jan., 1883, was educated at the Jesuits' college. New Orleans, and served in the Confederate army during the civil war. On returning to New-Orleans, he began the study of medicine, was graduated at the University of Louisiana in 1 si;;, and at the opening of the Charity hospital medical college of New Orleans, in 1874, was appointed to the chair of surgical anatomy. In 1873 he made what is thought to be the first recorded cure of traumatic aneurism of the subclaviaii artery by digital pressure. He gave his services to the' people of Brunswick. Ga., during the prevalence of yellow fever in 1874, and in 1878. when that disease was raging
