The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-08-16
DEATH OF MILES VRE1LLY.

DEATH OF MILES 0REILLY.
Since the lamented death of this gentle
man the papers have given copious notices
of his life and services-all highly eulogis-
tic of him as a man, soldier, and ittera
teur. We take the following from the New
York Erening Post of the Sd instant, be-
cause it condenses the materials into a
smaller compass than we have met with
elsewhere:
Charles G.. Halpine, we'll known for sew
eral years past as the writer of numerous
poems and newspaper articles over the sig
nature OF" Miles O'Reilly," died at the AS
o'clock this morning, of congestion of the
brain. He was Frustrated by sunstroke
about two weeks since, from the effects of
which he probably did not recover. He
suffered much from headache, for which his
physician had prescribed chloroform with
evident benefit. Gen. Halpine undertook
afterward to use it himself at his own in
stance. He had done this several times
with apparent advantage, although several
of his friends thought he displayed symp-
toms Of cerebral disturbance.
Last evening, suffering again with par
oxysm of headache, he inhaled an overdose
of the anpsthetic. Symptoms of wildness
were perceptible; nevertheless, he CONT
nucd to hold conversations apparently IA
tional. The physician who was with him
apprchendcd no danger until the moment
he expired.
Gen Halpine was born in the neighbor-
hood of Dublin, in November, 1929, and
was educated at Trinity College, in that
city. His father was n teacher of mathema-
tics at a private school for boys.
In 1917, Gen. Halpine arrived in Boston,
and became connected with the Pilot in
that city, and also with the Carpet Bag, a
periodical which Mr.. Shilaber (Mrs.
Partington) was the editor. In 1913, he
came to this city, and, for years, made a
handsome income as an editorial writer,
reporter, and correspondent for nearly all
the leading dailies and weeklies.. He pub
lished also book called Poems by the
Letter H.,
He was the writer of the celebrated Mica
ragua correspondence of the Times, when
Walker made his famous expedition to
Central America; and also wrote the Wash
inGton correspondence Of that paper. He
was also on very cordial terms with Mr..
Greeley, and wrote for the Tribune the
stanzas to the American flag
''Tcar down the Haunting ic!"
Having written considerably for the
Leader, he became, in 1859, n part owner. of
that paper. He relinquished his connection
with it on the outbreak of the rebellion in
1861, and joined the Sixty-ninth New York
Regiment as a second lieutenant. AT the
close OF the three months service he became
assistant adj general on the staff of
Gen. David Hunter, with the rank OF major,
and Joined that officer in Missouri. He sub
scquently followed him to South Carolina,
and from there was appointed assistant adj
.jutant- general on the staff of Gen. Halleck,
whose headquarters were i'll Washington.
When Gen. Hunter was ordered to the She
him, and resigned in 1865, when he became
".iit"r .,.d P..rt 1,r~rrieter Of tho Now XarI
I Citizen.
He achieved his greatest literary distinc-
her supposed to have been given at Delmo
nico's to Private Miles O'Reilly," which
was so graphic and particular as to lead
many to suppose it to be the sketch of a
real occurrence.
Gen. Halplne was elected register of this
city in 1866.
He was married before coming to this
country. His eldest child, a Daughter, is
seventeen years of age. He has four other
children, one of whom was quite recently
born. His remains were taken this morning
to his residence, No. So West Forty-seventh
street. 4" '-:, - Cat.r .s'.
Gen. Halpine's political history was as
versatile ss-as literary character. He sup
ported Mr.. Lincoln in 1864; was elected
register in 1866 by a coalition Of Republic
ans and the Democratic Union; supported
Hoffman in 1867, aud for several months
earnestly supported the nomination of Mr..
Chase. Yet o wrote a campaign song in
favor of Gen. Grant, for whom he enter
tanned great Admiration bio 90
Gen. Halpine was brilliant and scholar
ly writer, II forcible and wonderfully ready
versifer, and one of the best song writer's
in the country. sz-A 90. 49, '---.'-
ANGELICAL .SALuTATIoN.--The Angel
cal Salvation is so dear to the militant
Church, that, reading it in the same Cos
pei where she finds the Lords Prayer, she
feels for it a similar respect and love and,