The New York herald., 1864-10-29
Obis ary.
DEATH OF AN OLD VETERAN.


Or. George Brown, Old soldier OF the war OF 1872
fsed yesterday a the residence OF his In this CITY,
spi o. yesre full OF honors deceased was born
Salem, Westckester county 10 this state, 10 the year
17SS While yet child his parents migrated TO the
sreen Mountain State passing pioneers the
ror o. sparsely populated region. Here young
Brown grew til he approaching maturity, when
he 20 Berlin gton study medicine At the break
hg out of the war OF 1879 Mr. Brown joined the national
forces under General Mscomb and present at the
t-iiles Of lake Champlan and pattsburg His probes
those battles Drew upon hun the at
tsrtion OF his commanding officer, who recommended
hm TO The notice OF the government and at the close Of
abe be offered the commission of surgeon IN the
army. Desiring Ire of moro varied ulness Mr.
R-c~n decnaed ard seeking to he the architect Of his
own fortunes, he settled IN Rome r., where he Drac
ssed IN he profession msny years. lie snoseaue.t
snae % Nor York Were be has resided for The last
twenty years MIR Brown was democrat OF the Old
Jackson school ardent lover Of the Union desiring
Ah h'se s things It's restoration in all lie integrity and
Ahoush iaiDr 10 see that contamination ali his prayers
~ere sdirected to that much to be desired end. Mr..
tsown was Just seventy tive years old when he died.
TUX VERY EFv. d. W. cAuiLL, d. ..
private telegram from Boston, Mass announces the
sad intelnaencesad = Ill Irish Catholics at east-that
she DIVINE Nroloupd scholar, the Very Rev
i. " Can, D. II rs This win astoush many
Of readers for very few Of them kLow OF bic ucss
He died al Boston last rhursdey October 81 where
bad been staying for come weeks. He went there TO
lecture FOR charitable purpose but took quite
ceoy aud recovered HIS disease q softening
er tbe brain, having been sunslruck in Brooklyn last
,smmer, from the effects Of which be never quite
recovered.
The sbeo, Of this sketch was about exynve years Of
age aud native OF Queens county, Iresud. DR..
rshll was by his mothers side, OF Spanish extraction.
Ps pi gyiqa woeid Indicate much In stature he
tbe ordinary size OF man, being about six feet
I've nebes 10 height He was gnay intended for the
ssmyi but more glorious held OF operations Was his
sestny lie rejected the physical, and enlisted 10 the
spiritual army of The ord and While msre youth
Ila
Carlow College Tor time, after whch no went
Jesuit nsituiioD here be won much distinction. 10
.cl theology and phiioscp by under the dsp.
svshed II ielahogue and Dr. Achale now Archbishop
of Iuam
N Hebrew he had few equals and in Greek French
German and Italian ne exceed all Others the college.
after completing his o. studss 10 Maypooth. he
sne elected 70 the Iuaboyne establishment OF Aaynooth,
vbere be seRt additional years periecting himself
tseoiogy aud ecclesiastical history 10 due time he
ordained priest aLd has been less before the
pubic c.n,roversalst ever since. IL, has held
hsh positions n he Irish church lie selected
for the lro'es shp q natural philosophy Carlow
Cclese Il under tue charge o III dist ngu he'd
nr Doyle TIE degree ~ Doctor of vlnity con.
,erred ~ pr t,hH by tne Pope own rap s an honor
.,icom he4tsNed upop y lest me uactur slso
gveSt Che mist, hLv st1deo that science rom
~ hfNef, Ol 'tfhy .ehtse UDh1. ne vas
SIS ino astrcuuuicr, and Tor some years delivered
annually cougses Vi lectures Oh this science students
Dupla hs ASTRONOMICAL apparel =, which &c brousht
- with him. liars.
AIc - rcrhaps, next q inat q tue late cen Ncheis,
Tie bs in tGis counry re came 10 TINS oountrs in the
fell n 1867 ard has remain he since lsetvsng
fcF rim sf sd chartab insutoti1rs M lecturer hss
together such larse audiences ss Dr Csbl
ard no ere has given much sien,s aud time,
she ~ puttlUg 70 much m0rey into the
- religious institute No other
'hs country c0ud have drawn such gOmber Of peope
Aesr hin. His sermons we're Always very f0rcihle
an arguncptstve. He a o. nue intellect. 81
profound learning aud Lne social qualities, which 90.
deaurc1 I'm 10 an who knew him. In m the Catholic
church Las lost one q Der brightest ornaments mud
from 10 Ion, Monday next a number - tne clergy
q tbs city viii attend the obsesucs