The New York herald., 1866-06-17
Obituary.
HON. JAMES HUMPHREY,


Member OF Congress from the Third Congressiona dis
trict OF this State which Is formed by portion Of Kags
county, died yesterday morning a. his residence ia
Brooklyn. Mr. Humphrey q native OF Conneotious,
he having been born Fairfield in 1872 and thecs-
fore In tho year Of his age He was tho son
OF Rev. Herman Humphrey Preslae.. OF Amhorss vos'
lsge, at which institution he graduated whom only
teen years old After perfectpg himself study Of
law ut Yale College, he took up his residence In Lo9s-
vlle KY, where he practiced bis profession for
years In 1888 he left that city and removed tn New
York. and has since resided in this vicinity. In poitcs
Mr. Humphrey was an old limo whig, and as such made
his erree in bic life as Alderman Of the First ward Il
the city Of Brooklyn 70 which position he was cnoscn
by his party friends He was subsequently
sent to the Legislature ana finally was selected
Tor the post of Corporation Attorney OF BROOK
freesoIsm and in 1856 he took s stand with the re-
publans and bsted fur Fremont for the Presidency.
In the fall of 1858 be was nominated for Congress. IN
what then the Second district, the republican
ticket; and, although the district largely demo-
cratic he was elected owing To split IN the ranks OF hin
opponents aud the running II two candidates In the
Congress to which he chosen the Thirty -sixthhs
member Of the Commit ee Foreign Affairs. and
also served the special committee Of thirty-three
the rebelous States Ho again candidate In lsGe
but defeated by hou. Moses T. 0del just deceasaA
Two years niier the same Candidates were put IN nom-
nation by their respective part es, and similar result
followed. Undannted by defeat, in 1904, he, for tie
fourth time, came upon the political track for Congress
sional bonors and gained comparatively eaT
victory over his anti-war democratic opponent, and
his seat a. the opening OF tho present Congress
the representative OF the Third district He
member OF the House Committee on Commerce aAd
Chairman OF the Committee on Naval Appropr attons
Mr. Humphrey was by means brilliant in debate, and
never caused much sensation by hs movements, bas
what Is styled working member. Socially ho wa9
much respect d. and njoyed largo rcic Of friends and
acqnaintances.
COLONEL W. " sEATON.
The telegraph announces that Colonel w W. seatsa
died yesterday in Washington in the eighty year of
his age Mr. Seatcn was ono OF the oldest editors 10 tbs
country, he having beea connected for nearly half
century With that stAd Old journal the National Inss
q ncer of Washington which was carried on during ue
greater part OF s existence under the firm Of Gales
Seaon Daring the exciting Presidential campagns q
jackson Adas,and Clay, down to that Of Harrison ana
Van Duron, the hs'iatdf lseRtgsrcsr and the Ggos,
which published by Blair RSes, were the only
two daily papers published a. The national capita. and
they eacL battlcd for the Of th r Respective
parties end candidates with zeal which Ia hardly
equalcd by the partisan papers Of the present day.
Death OF senator Summers Mother.
Bosros, Juno 10. Is0s.
The mother OF SeaatOr Summer dod nj her resydonon