The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-08

CAPTAIN WILLIAM c. PEAsE, u. 8. N

CAPTAIN WILLIAM c. PEAsE, u. 8. N.
This officer. lately commanding tho United States
steam revenue cutter Kewanee, stationed at Charleston,
s. c. died OF typhus fever, board his vessel the
18th u He had been sick about week. Captain
Pease native OF Edgartown Mass, and born In
the year 1918 He had been in the United States
service for the last twenty three years During the
ter of 1858 he was promoted to cap'aincy. and,
although the youngest officer in the service given
command Of the United States revenue cutter Jefferson
Davis and sent on special mission TO California. On
the passage gale caused him to Put into Charles
ton Just time to learn OF the loss, of Folly Island
the day previous, of the United States cutter
Hamilton, with all her officers and Captain
Pease Immediately manned all his open boats aud not
whstandng the continued severity Of the gale went 10
the scene Of the disaster 70 if possible any OF
the survivors tho bodies Of the dead. He
succeeded in recovering the bodies Of Captain Rudolph
and several Of the officers For this act of galanry the
citizens and merchants of Charleston presented him
with handsome silver service The deceased was uni
versay esteemed and almost reverenced by his subor
nate officers and men, As seaman he bad few " any
superors; as man and citizen he won the hearts ana
affections OF all who had the pleasure OF his acguant
ance.
THEODORE FOSTER, MICHIGAN.
the publisher Of the frs and only exclusively anti
slavery paper Michigan, the Signal Of Liberty died ON
tho eth uIt He formerly Superintendent, of the
Michigan state Reform School, AZ Lansing.
FEMALE cESTENARIAN
Mrs Mary Williams, aged one hundred aud i've years,
nine months and thirteen days died near White House,
Huntcrdon county, n j., on the 2sb ut She never
had sick day, be confined TO her bed until the
last few weeks OF her life II Is said that her eycsght
continued good usual she Away little near
sighted, and who CHANGED to visit her, even
she passed her hundredth year. would find her
assisting her daughter in the domestic affairs. Her
faculties retained during her whole lie Her hus-
band died seventy years ago she had hye children,
two OF whom died before her.
JOSEPH WARNER. OF MIDDLETowN VT.
Joseph Warner, CASHIER OF the Bank OF Middlebury,
w. organization, died at his residence on De-
cember 81 1865. After attending church and eating
dinner hs usual spirits he stepped into the ward tel
and died IN a few moments.
SIR JOHN EAsTnorE.
Sir John Eashope 6rs and last barouei OF Fir Grove
near weybrdge England and for many years one OF the
propie,ors Of the London Morning Chronicle, died De
cembs, a. 10 London Among the writer's engaged per
sonay by him the poet Noore, who contributed
saubs forgotten. Moore speaks in his diary of NJ
Eathopcs liberal and friendly conduct towards him AZ
member Parliament Tor Leicester he warmly espOFSd
the cause Of Thorogood, known Ne the chnrch'rste
martyr Mr. Easthope was created a bsronet August
"a 1871. The title Is now extinct
An OLD VETERAN or THE cRiME.S WAR.
The French papcfs mention the death of Joseph
Frouty q regular OF the Forty sixth reg mcai OF nfAn
try who greatly distinguished himself the assault
the Manelon during the siege Of Sebsstopol Hi
battalion attacked the Russian batterics but then rank,
having been thinncd by discharge OF grapeshof and
OF the officers Killed wounded the heststed
forward and sounded the charge the men advanced,
and the Hamelon vert Carried. The old buger re
cevcd tho of the Legion ~ Honor for this dar
Ing act HIS brother. laborer like himself attended,
he funeral likewise wearing the Of the Legion ~
Hon which he had received Cor saving several lives
durius the foundations