The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-11

Obituary.
WILLIAM DARBY, ESQ, OF WASHINGTON Ury.
1has venerable u.sfal rsss died his rss,dsnsa
IN wa-siSssos City sondsy morning 9th inss<ns, 10
the som year Of HE sgs he held Odiss 10 tue Do
psrsmsss Of the Interior: formerly resident Of
PENN yivania, where he beSs dlstingu'soei may
yeaIs since - osrspher and historian His Goos-
kdss Of ogrspDy, scisnce and fseoite study Sss
perhaps superior to that Of any other 10 the
United states The Late Doctor Morse f.ther o. the
veDt"r Of the electromagnetic teIssrsph, may
sderoi the pioneer Ii researches N the ga"grsohs
North -me.ca, ani bis punicstons on tue sanjsot
were for mspy years the lief of reliance fr
formal n rmcsicao g-osr.phy, both in th's 9" 90
try ssd In Euroos siac~ his time but fss an sii.ns
baSs Hfstinga thsms ves IN this branch OF knos
lscys except in piA of ssnool Biographies
K.ny Of " hch works bava boao contem stin cnlr
actsT aad la behi nd school oks othcs br mos
e-iucaion Hut Oar y's c,ntributons 10 sge.yh
statistics have bssn OF high or ser nj no ign o.
Gaz+ tcer and t,6azeteer Of ths United sts,s. !" /.
who, be assisted oy NJ Tloodore Dw'ght, hs va
the au'no- q as'eIips.se Tar from nes sr ri =
the g. sblet OF emory" pnnshan IN 1899 sad =
View Of she United states; Hissarich, Geogrtphie.t
and stats isal," published in 1928. lie aio the
an,bor OF her works minor importance, 81, ost-o
contr p+riociss an1 partic dairy
to be- National Intsuigeacer, OF Washington Cry. tn
best desc ,,ons o. tho OF tho Usi,o s.stss
nr, ca and hak a other top graphical tdforma
ton are t. b. found Dar,y's pvosfach'cai ~ok.
pnpnl1 acn, Teen remarkable for accuracy AID
fortthopgbt
JAMES coGG EsHALL, ESQ.,, OF NEW YORK.
Died IN ihis city, the ioth Inst, JAMES COG iE-HAtL
Esq, late msl OF Light Houses Of the district ~
New YORK, aged about 90 years Mr. Coagcsaau was
rga prominent polisi.n of the wt'g aart,, aid b.
ts.e varons Offices here .srscnlsriv wing beeD ap.
srN Light Homes under tho administrations ~ Ts'r
Ta'lr, and ii. lie camc to this city from Ia y,
.slano many cara sns' hasiug psss'se; o'nsae'a'
1it.-r ~. nTn
c'nseciec 50 ifu. tctieah Il patty snove cert
and waa highly in tho various ras'ons " hs
as man Of integrity and uaefnlpess
DEATH OF Cart CHARLES q. BETSBY.
We reported in va,ions pa psrs tka this esna-
bic and ply g'ettcd individual 10 supposed have
mittso suir;e ny wiiiuly WALKING the Hudson
River Railroad :r9ck .onday morning Snca thu
O'Clock coming aiorg 1854 street, Now
far i.m such beicg the case, Capt Bobby most
unb oily to ctmmit such act no was in god
chcns tanees and enjoyed ell the blessings usualy BE-
slowed upon rotr DoI.als
appears that the Captain left his house CO rromp
street. ehero hi5 family reside, and TOOK the half
past O'Clock for iecl street for the purp
visiting Mr. barrs nt the gar rcloerS in ic1st ret
w,.n Snsm ~ mad Susin,ss ~ 'ointm ns M.dsas
foot OF Jny street, ct O'Clock, with Mr Kadotd he
hu,rd uicog the nc TO arrise ut tho l52d steet sta
ton ref re tho coming In crossing the tack hs
met his untiipely Had it been Captain B-iby's
sire to tuf ion ihere waa no necessity
TO g., 10 f,r 10 fulfil his differentiation
The ost part OF this affair s that the Cap
tain faa Lit wife AID FIVE small children
the loss wi bout any adequate of sapp oct,
Il eCApsain had only purchased tho Electa six
M tbs cgo; consequently ne has mad tho
NIFTY Of realizing fortune We had the pie of tho
Captains acqs a,ntanco, md a Agreeable kind
h.ai tied and adaos upanion kuev, and thnu
.ahds oAn teatfy TO the truth OF observations. He
was ever reaay to aid the needy aud afflicted.
JOHN MKINNEy.
The telegraph yesterday informed of tho DEATH on
Monday night Of John Mckinney al Clifton Springs
Y, Of corsumpic n Mr.. Mckinney has been long ane
farorably known in this city Geographic msaager,
ard for two pas. has been connected with tue
Reuse Boston nle which, under his udio.ous direction,
aided bv his assistant r Lovcst hos become the
ms st reliable and best managed out OF this city
The state Of Mr. McKs heath sach Is to compel him
to retire from acsc business year 20, but tbs
ditey dangerous character Of lis disease clear
y developed until abort time previous his deaf, He
leaves vito a6d one child, and very largo CIRCLE
NEST devoted friends, to mourn his loss.
GSo KxpALI, printer generally known to the
craft In Boston, died ON the 7th lust c0nsurnp ion,
the age Of % Deceased WAS born In Dover, l., aud
was memocr OF the Boston Printers Union, and also
OF the Mechanic Infantry.
MIR HENRY cBoolCaAsT for very many years "a n,llsr
to oil eyss in Mobile member OF tho various theasct
cal companies thst have occupied tho tacae nearly
eighteen years psst died in Mobile toe 25h nit. He
was under gage mert with Manager De.r, OF New Or
leans, Tor nett season