The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-30
OBITUARY.. .

Commodore Lawrence Kearney, U. y. ",
We regret to announce the death Of this dis
tipguished naval officer at Perth Amboy, N. j.,
Yesterday. Commodore Kearney was born at
Perth Amboy on the Both OF November, 1889,
and would have completed his seventy-ninth
birthday to day had he lived. He entered the
naval service as a midshlpman on July "a, 1907,
and after serving W S on s1r sWo years
subsequently, to the frigate President. After
serving on various other vessels, and being
promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the
meantime, he was in lSl3 placed in command
of the hotllla of galleys and barges, and dis
tinguished himself by capturing tender under
the guns of the British fr1gate Hebrus. FOR the
performance of this exploit he received great
ppraise and gained an enviable reputation Tue
war with Great Britain closing soon after.
Lieutenant Kearney was placed in command
of the brig Enterprise, and engaged in the sup
preston OF piracy in the West Indies. 1t was
through his energetic conduct that the noto-
rious pirate Gibbs and his band were broken
up In 1926, as commander of the sloop.of-war
Warren he was despatched to the Mediterra-
mean for the purpose of protecting American
vear fne Se 6ombarded Mtcon Ia the the
Levant, and compelled t1e restoration OF
American property that had been plunSered
and despoiled In the town by the pirates, who
were also surrendered TO him. In 1910 the de-
ceased, who had become a captain before this
time, was placed in command of the East India
squadron, and rendered important service to
the country in opening an intercourse with the
Chinese Government, and thus aiding Ameri-
cans IN their efforts to obtain part OF that
commerce with China which was then wholly
monopolized by European powers pSoS aud aud prlnci;; p;
on The retired list, and although there is no
official record of his having been in active ser.
Ss s s Ma s he EGs'eT Ss whe@ t1s
his last cruise expired, 50 that he must
tired. He did not. however, take an active
part in hostiltties during the Rebellion. In
1865 he was commissioned Commodore, which
rank he held at the time of his death. With
the single exception OF Rear-Admiral Charles
Stewart, the deceased was the old officer in the
naval service of the United States His precise
term of service was sixty one years four m )nths
and five days, of which twenty four years and
three months were spent at sea. The brilliant
achieVeme ents of other officers OF the navy dur
ing the Rebellion, when old age in measure
rIevented Commodore Kearney from sharing
The dangers aud honOrs of his comrades, have,
for some years past kept his name in the back
ground, although the brilliant promise he gave
of attaining great renOwn In the navy when a
young man, ana his many important services
10 the country, have never been forgotten by
the public For some years he has been resid-
ing at Perth Amboy, the place of his nativity.
Pierre Antoine Berryer.
The. death of Pierre Antoine Berger is re-
ported by cable. NJ. Berger was born In Paris
in January, 1890 His family, who had long
resided in Lorraine. were of German birth and
originally, IL Is said, bore the name of Mittel-
berger. Nj. Berryer became lawyer at "a very
| early age, and when quite youth threw him.
| self into politics. He sided with the B)uroons,
and underwent no little persecution on
that account. He was one of the counsel
| for Marshal Ney, and his name was identified
! with the pleas in defense of Lamennats. Cha
! teaubriand, Audry de Puyraveau, Voyer d'Ar-
! gensop, and Prince Louis Napoleon. After the
decline OF the elder branch, he did not follow
! his friends TO foreign shores, but remained
| in France, and consented to submit TO the new
order ef affairs. AS will be readily believed, he
opposed the proposed laws relating TO the exile
! OF the Bourbons, the marrying of priests. the
| re-establishment of divorces, as well as all
measures having a tendency to strengthen the
| July monarchy. On the other hand, however,
| he stroVe by all possible means 10 prevent the
| fomenting bv the Duchess de Berri of an insur-
| rection in NCndee and when he saw that his
| advice was not needed he sought to leave the
| country, but WAS arrested and i'm plicatei In
| the proceedings against the insurrectionlsts in
| the West. The trial he underwent resulted in
his triumphant acquittal.
| But 1t would be TOO great task to note the
numerous important incidents OF NJ. Berryers
career Until within O. few days of his d 'ath
he was an active member of The French Bar,
| and in most of the great criminal cases that oc.
| cupied the attention of Europe he took part
| too prominent to be forgotten. His speeches
| 10 behalf OF Seguin, Castains, and Dehors will
| always be looked upon as models OF eloquence.
| In 1854 M Berger was elected member Of the
| Acad emie Erancaise, and for some years past
| he has enjoyed the distinction OF being the
| ooHen or senior of the French Bar.
AS member of the Corps Legisatif, he was
win NJ. Theirs, the greatest opponent OF the
Imperial Government Many of his oratiOns
| against the policy of the Emperor are master
pieces OF elcquence a legitimist of the strict
est type, he regarded Louis Napoleon as q
ueurper and scarcely concealed this belief His
death will be q severe blow to the opposition
party in France, which must now depend
almost entirely upon M. Theirs for a leader. AS
"a private character Berger was great spend
thrift. Although his practice brought him an
enormous yearly income, his reck less eXpeudi.
lures of money compelled him to frequently
appeal to his friends for assistance.