The New York herald., 1865-05-07
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GENERAL WILLIAM COOK. M
who dind at Hoboken j., on the 2lst uit. had been
for humber o. years the ineer OF the Camden and
Amboy Ra lroad He graduate Of West Point and
rod the Untod States cavalry service where he ro-
ained until tho construction OF the above ment cnco
ralroad whom resigned his pos ou In the army and
accep ed tho appointment Of engineer In the company
Ho was o delegate to the democratic convention which
at Cincinnati in 1856 and elector ON the fusion
ticket OF 1850 In 1851 no offered hiso 70 the govern
ment Of the United states 70 aid in directing s arnics
Inl802 h, received from the Governor of New Jersey
the appointment Of major general by brcvet He vas o
broth rnlaw Of Robert J. Walker, and very ipfuen
tisi man the councils Of the S,ate'4 '.+-
CAPrAIN WILLIAM o. BARNETT. 8t
Among tho killed In the late battle of Ayerasscrc,
Norh Carolina March 10, Canain William q. Bar
mott Of the Sc eneenth New YORK yountcera at the
outbreak of tho rebellion Captain Barnet, organized Com
pany B, Ninth New York Volunteer, known The
Hawkins Zouavcs, and was compiss oued caPtaia on
May 1851 He participated In all Of the battles OF that
celebrated regiment, except Camden, Norh Carolina
After the term OF this command EXPIRED Captain Bar
nett returned to New York and endea 70 recrgnize
it, He made lieutenant colonel but falling To re-
cruit in the timo allowed. tho required number n men
mated the Seventeenth nianry. Captain Barnett was
thus consol dated t, but unda nted, ho accepted
captancy in ths Sc cntccn,h: He has since Served
faithfully in the cImngns o. General Sherman noe
tho fall OF 1868 Captain Barnett WAS Gno tactcan
and carly 1851 attracted tho attention Of his sup
+ or officers He was hi ,hly conp,inc nod BY General
Phelps and other officers ~ tho reg lar army Captain
Barnett much behaved bv his soldiers or tho excel
lent care no took Of then, and was onriar among all
grades OF the service He largo Circle Cf friends
ana relatives 10 mo I'm his loss. ff
SPENCER x. DoAN.
a native OF Bucks county, IA, and for a number Of
years employed q composior in the Ngw YORK HgrALD
Office died tn 23d e December 1864 in Salisbury,
N. c., where nc was confined prisoner of Some
three years ago Mr. Doan flied with tho patriotic spirit
of the times enlisted the brooklyn Fourt enth reg
ment and after participating many OF the battles
which that regiment took part was taken prisoner at tho
BATHS Of the 9th OF August tho Weldon road and
conveyed tn Richmond and from thence to Salisbury,
where he was confined until hi, naturally strong consii
tuition, Welding to tho Inhnman treatment which he re
ccved was broken down. and he died. adding one moro
30 the HERArD's contribution tn the for the
vaton Of the Union : Mr.. D0sn was about thirty-hye
years OF and was mrch respected by his comrades
soldier and his assccintes ms man. Ho loavcs wifo
and one child In this city. o4s I Biatesi7f o. 4
LIEUTENANT JOHN HOFFMAN. o'
Lieutenant Joay HcFyxAS, OF tho One Hundred srd
Sixty second regiment New York voiuutoer died IN this
city recently. Lieutenant Hoffman enlisted on the 21h
Of August 1882 private, and by bravery and good
conduct upon the battle neld his way to the rst
lieut. NANCY Of his company He participated in the
capture Of Port Hudson, and honorably mentioned
by his superior officers for his galiantry that
able accession. Ho also bore conspicuous part In the
Rcd river expedition under General BankA Upon the
transfer OF his regiment the Army OF the Potomac e
stiil chung TO II, although suffering with sickness
tracted at the Southwest and took part In every battle
skirpishes before Petersburg he captured BY the
rebels, and for eight months langushed In Southern
:, Belle Isle and s%os sasS enduring u: .Ss sS
similarly situated few weeks ego be was xrhanged,
but only TO como home 70 die Pence 70 his rmains.
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antly fought for shall exist asa
14.ff HON. WILLIAM o. GRAIN. IB3,.s
The Hon. william @. Grain, . prominent citizen Of
Central New York. died 1t his residence In Hsrkimer
county on the 10th utmo Colonel Grain was Speaker
Of the House Of Assembly in 1s4e and was the cand.
date Of tte Democratic party for the oco Of Leutent
Governor at the Presidential election OF lSo0 Hc
gentleman Of most agreeable social qualities and highly
cultivated intellect.
ALEXANDER 8. BENSON.
Ono OF the victims among the nremsn kined At the
recent terrible catastrophe in Brooklyn ALsxAxDm
BsNos aged ~ years. Of tho Registers oncc in that
CITY, and late Assistant Foreman Of Niagara Hose Com
pany No. H. Tho deceased buried from tho church
of his uncls the Rev. D. D Pise where solemn high
mass Of requiem offered for tho repose Of his SOUL
and touching euloGy pronounced by the Rev. Dr.
NslleGan, In which he warmly euoszed the merits Of
and at tho conclusion Of th DISCOURSE headed by the
Chief and Assistant Engineers Of the Fire Department.
Cemetery OF the Holy Cross. On passing the City Hail.
the ong Of the bell added to the deep soemnity OF the
OCCASION and the flags the City Hal and other public
buildings were displayed at hafmast.
BARON BONNIE, Rx-AMBAssADoR OF PRUSSIA AT
WASHINGTON.
Berlin tANil l2 speci. sorrcspcndencs Of tho NEW
On Friday Baron Rome, member OF the House Of
Representatives and formerly ambassador OF Prussia In
the United States ded here after short Illness in the
sixty seventh ycar o. his age. He is doubt well re-
membered in Washington where he was more rpectcd
than any Pruesan Minister before or ATE hm ne was
an ardent admirer Of America aud her institutons
spok very oerable English and was generally present
the festivities In which the American residents Of
Berlin meet to solemnizc tho great aniv rsar OF the
republic He fell victim TO the bad ventilation Of the
Ho se OF Repr sortatives VIII ch Is temporary build
not having thought nt W erect cd nce
suitable for the ons Of the LEGISLATURE which they
probably look upon as merely temporary institution,
tunty The funerai OF the deceased took place Mon
day. and was attended bv the aie Of Berlin society,"
including thc Unitd States legation and many native
aud adopted citizens
JAMES M'pAsrrL, lO7 YEARS OLD.
An Australian paper says:-wc have To chronicle this
week the d. mise OF ccnteunrian--one Of wcingQu's
veterans named James Mcdaniel, who died the i1lh
OF January Ia Ops He was born In Fermanaph, Ireland
the 4h OF January 17bs and Joined tho Fifth ROYAL
Irish dragons the 10th Of June 17s3 and Afterwards
transferred 10 tho Twelfth lt drasoons ho fought
In the Il sh rebellion In 7So, md In Egypt In 1901 al
undr Wellington In The fehnSuln IT III lrVS 'o ~ ',
and received clasps for batls 'ought IN Egypt Saa-
manca, vittoria, and medal for services from i7J3
10 1si4 He was also a. wetero, In 1913, for which be
received "a medal from her Majesty Queen Victoria We
saw him last summer waing Into this village from hts
residence, n distance Of about sir miles ard he then
LOOKED remarkably strong eui erect. We und rsand
that hc very temperate throughout his entire lisc
DEATH or AN AGED CoUrLE.
GArxs-In Rome, on Monday, April 10, al THREE
o'clock Ir. Oates aged 70 ysss 1G 1,Iy On G.,a o..
wife of tho above named, aged % yeara
Deceased were old residents Of ths town, quiet ye
widely known and rla.h respected Their deaths 90
CURED but thirteen hours apart
MADAME rx SAINT QUENTIN.
The Paris journal ds Ds,dfs records the dccease o.
Versailles, tho 2lst ult, Of Madame a. saint oucnun
having been born at Sc Dizicr, October r. 1756 Sh'
enjoyed the full Of all her faculties up 70 ono hundred
and four years going regularly every day and maknl
end receiving frequent calls She was always dcsiro