New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-14
DEATH OF THE HON. DANIEL q.
DICKINSON.

| OF the Courts festerday-EulOgtes Judge
shipman, Me.sr.. stoughisn and Webster
Letter from Marshal Murray 20 tho Hes.
| VIM. III. seward-Reply Of MIR. Seward
| etc., etc., etc.
We regret to be compelled to the decease Of
the Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson, U. S. Disrct-Attorney
for this District which occurred Thursday evening"
the residence of his sonn-aw, Samuel j. Courtney esq.,
| of this city.
Mr. Dickinson was taken sick Monday afternoon hay
ing been engaged during the day in the trial Of the
| of the steamship Meteor. Nothing alarming IN his
symptoms appeared until Thursday morning about
II o'clock when they became very serious. When his
son.in-law, Mr.. Courtney left his house on Thurs
day morning at o'clock, Mr.. Dickinson wa
up shaving. He told him that he had ordered
his breakfast and felt much better, saying in his oculn
way, to Mr. Courtney You can run the Office to-day;
| shall be all right Tomorrow But he gradually
grew worse until $3.50 o'clock in the evening,
when he died His disease was strangulated hernia.
lie leaves widow and two daughters. lie had always
enjoyed excellent health and hardly sick in his
lfc except last Summer, when he attacked with
typhoid fever Mr.. ID. born in Goshen, Connecticut,
Sept. H. 1900 and consequently nearly 90 years OF
age When he six years OF age the family removed
to New-York and settled in the valley of the Chenango
He was admitted to the bar in Chenango County in 1896
and ten years later chosen member Of the state Senate
from the Sixth District. He then ardent member OF
the Democratic party and continued in the service of the
State four years He elected Observation-Disclosures in
1872, and in December of 1874 was appointed United
States Senator, which seat lie continued to hold until
March, 1851 He shortly afterward retired to his rural
home at Bnghamton and devoted himself to the practca
of his profession until called upon to fill the United States
District-AttorneyshIp.
DEATH OF THE HON. DANIEL s. Observation-Disclosures
NENT OF THE COURTS.
At the opening of the T. s. Circuit Court yesterday Mr. f.
W. Stoughon rose and stated that since the adjournment
of Thursday the bar and public had sustained very great
loss in the death Of the Hon Daniel s. Dickinson after
very short but very severe Illness lie had e MN Dui
long life. lie a very distinguished man. aGi had
filled large space not only in the profession, but IN
public life He by his efforts, as all men who
real distinction must do He not more remark
able by his abilities lawyer and orator and statesman
than by the personal qualities which endeaTed him to a
those who were connected with him. But very few
hours since seemed 10 the speaker he was sitting by
him, talking to him Of anticipated enjoyment durng the
coming months in visit to his place. IL was only last
evening that he had heard for the rs time OF his Illness
He hardly say that his loss called for public recog
nition and he trusted that further opportunity might
be granted for the bar to express their OF bis loss
Under the circumstances he need only move that the
Court out of respect for his memory, do now adjourn. He
presumed that Of the bar would take measures
20 express their feelings in more formal manner.
Mr. Webster said it not needed that he should add
anything what bad been said. II certainly an i'm
portant event when high officer Of the Court
stricken down by DEATH but is snperadded in this
that he gentleman distinguished as lawyer,
statesman and patriot II happenedto me TO be aSsociat
ed with him in the last in which he engaged,
and had never known him in better health and spirits
than during that trial On Monday last, he compliance
slight temporary disorder lie left the Court at half
past 2 never 20 return Ia secondDg the motion, can
only add that meeting be called of the bar 70 meet in
the District Court Room, az II a. m, on Monday next
Judge Shpman-The very high official position OF tho
late United States Disrct-Attorney will justify the call
for some public recognition Of his DEATH butt aside from
lilo cha
require that the Court should recognize Its misfortune III
the sad event and that there should be more formal
recognition OF 1t than isPossble now The Court VIII,
out of respect TO the memory OF the deceased, now al
ourn and the Clerk will enter this order the minutes.
The Court then adjourned
The u :. District Court not being in session, no pro-
ceedings were had there to-day.
In the General Term OF the Supreme Court Stae after
the transaction of business, ex-judge Pierrepom
and said May il please Your Honors, nse to an
the sad OF the death OF that eminent lawyer
statesman and patriot the late Daniel ;. Dickinson,
United Dstrct-Attoncy of the southern District
of NewYork who died suddenly last evening at the house
OF his son-n-law Mr.. Courtney On more MT occasion,
when the bench and bar and other mourning citizens shal
have assembled TO do honor TO the memory OF patriot
whom the nation will mourn, addresses will no doubt be
made appropriate to the sad event and expressive OF the
high appreciation which is so generally felt for the great
OF the lustrious deceased move that, ~
mark Of respect to the late Daniel y Dickinson, the
Court do adjourn. Mr. William W. Eyart5 seconded
the motion; and Judge Barnard the presiding Justice,
concurd with what had been sad and directed the Clerk
to enter the adjournment on the minutes
In the Chambers of the Supreme Court. on motion
made BY Gen sanford aud seconded by John McKeons
similar adjournment was ordered by Judge Clerke.
Both the Circuits had previously adjourned.
In the Superior Court Part ,, on amoon made by Mr..
Holmes and seconded by Mr. A. :. Cohen, Judge Jones
adjourned the Court TO Monday.
Judge Mcneil after paving high compliment to de-
ceased, directed an adjournment.
The various parts OF the Common Pleas took similar ac-
ton on the announcement of Mr. Dcknson's deceasc,
and Judge Gross of the Marine Court or motion OF Mr.
Joseph Bell seconded by Mr Patterson, also adjourned
In the superior Court Trial Term Judge McCunn prs
siding Mr.. Henry l.. Clinton announced the painful IN
elgence, and IN few remarks tributary To the great
worth emnence and distinguished public services of tho
deceased moved that the Court stand adjourned amark
of respect 10 his memory.
Mr.. Cunning s. Bedford it, seconded the motion.
Judge McCunn, concuring in the remarks made and
approaching the eminent worth of the deceased and tho
loss sustained in his DEATH ordered the motion TO be
tered on the minutes and the Court adjourned.
Marshal Murray last evening sent the following dispatch
to M Seward Secretary of State announcing Mr. Dick
insons death:
To ths Hon. WILLIAM II. SEWARD Washington. d. C.; The
Hon Daniel = Dickinson. DstricAosney for the United
spoke request addressed the President and YOURSELF
and Senators Morgan and Harris which will Communicate
This morning Mr. Murray received the following dis
patch from Alr. Seward:
WASHINGTON, April 49, 1866
RoBERr Nj RRAY. esq s. Marshal learn with profound
the death OF Daniel Dickinson late District Attor
zs me to tender omy friends Of
loyal and single hearted whose sounded
like animate patriots during the through which
we have successfully passed by without the loss
stain upon the national honor. WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
The Late Mr. Dickinson and his Tow"sascs.
BINGH,MroS y. Y. Friday April - 1850.
The receipt of the telegram announcing the death OK
d. s. Dickinson U. s. District Attorney, filled his follow
townsnen and ncighbors with profound sorrow Bells
are t0llng and stores aud public buildings are being
draped in mourning. He universally beloved, and
all feel his death IA personal affection Arrangements