The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-26
OBITUARY..
MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES W. SANFORD.

MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES W. sANDFoRD.
| The venerable soldier, Charles W. Sandford died
| suddenly yesterday morning at seven o'clock at
| Avon Springs in this State. He had attained
the age OF eehty-iohr years, but when be
| lett this city Tor the SPRING. on Monday
last IN usual health none OF his friends expected SO
sudden termination to mis- earthly career Perhaps
| few were better known to od New Workers tnan
Major General sanford. Being for many years The
| commander of the FIRST division OF The militia
Of tho State OF New York he frequently before tho
eyes OF the public, aud upon all festive occasions be
was central figure. Iu the reception Of the
Prince OF Wales, which made SO great
stir 10 the United States, ana out OF which
grew the famous controversy caused by the refusal OF
Colonel Corcoran to parade The Sxty-ninth regiment
in honor OF the Prince, the name OF General
sandtord became well known. He was man
Of urbane manners thorough gentleman
OF tho old school, but withaI having
particular regard discipline everything which
tended toward the dignity OF tho militia service
private General sand ord warmly entered INTO the
discussion OF political affairs, aud gave strong moral
support 70 his friends and their movements IN the
State.
| General Sanford took prominent part ana his
General Order No. was made tho OCCASION OF GOOD
deal Of adverse criticism Cuon tho arst outbreak
OF inc insurrsction the requisition OF HIS Honor
General Sandiord with prompitude ordered out the
whole o. The division in the . Sy liable
5000 IVY men Of" Of tho " rational guard q.
the seat Of he Obliged 10 call
on Major General Wool, commanding tho Department.
OF the East number OF regulars report TO him
| Tor duly. This service was promptly rendered
1einorce~en,s owing TO the deeoton Of Breve. Brs.
adler General Brown, but those troubles were soon
overcome aud General Sanford nad tns satisfaction
| the mobs rioters dispersed aud the city
cleared OF the dangerous elements Of the population
the north and wet sides from Fonrteenlh 70 Fifty
MIN outt rnm n eA North
river. In the street battles with tho rioters MAJOR
saasq do use bullets works. SG sIs
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets AMI the
various manufactures threatened by the
| ores in buildings occupied by colored people were
ext'nguishcd by the nrcnen alter the rioters were
Sanford reported that Major Fearing, Of his division.
vary seriously wounded whiio leading a charge
ways personally al tho head of his men. subject
which ocoasionsd a good deal OF discussion in tho
was tue affair Of Colonel Joachim Maidhon, Of the
Eleventh regiment N.Y.S.N.G wuo was court mar.
tailed by General sanaiuro anc the nndnss . o.
Seymour, then Governor. There was considerable
exoilement and comment, IN September. 1866,
throughout the First division. N.Ys IN g., when It
was whispered that General SANFORD had been sus.
pended by order OF Governor Fenton. The order
| was received by Adjutant General DAVIS, and in
pursuance OF paragraph No 90 OF the general regula-
i,ons which provides Tor the removal OF any COM
mandng general who may have served as such for
the space Of ten years There were great
! many rumors the cause OF tho removal,
but the fact however. remained that General Lloyd
Aspinwai, commanding the Fourth brigade. has been
| appointed TO tho temporary command Of the First
division. TINS seemed 10 be q source OF great hum-
! iation to General SandforJ.
Of late years his increasing age has tawen him
active participation IN either military, iesai or poIt.
matters yet he the vice president OF the Bar
Association. As lawyer he was said 70 be acute
honorable, disnded and just aud certainly New York
In his death has lost noDle ciiizen ana one VINO
| served well The interests oil Manhattan Island.
/ NJ JuLEs-RoMAIN BARNL
| Tho death is announced by mail from France,
| In the slxtieth year Of his age oil n. jules
Roman Bsrn., a distinguished French lit
terateur and philosopher. N. Barni was
| born at Lille, Department du Nord,
| on Juno /. 1918. studied at tho Royal College at
| Amisns ana entered the Norma School At Paris in
| 1897 For few months no took charge OF the class
IN philosophy in the Royal College al Rheims, but
was socn called back to Paris Starting adjunct
professor OF philosophy, he for ton years lie
tured that subject In various colleges He became
Sa,e secretary OF M Cousin. The coup d'sat
in 1851 found him tho occupant OF the chair OF
dately sent In his resignation and emigrated
to Switzerland. After several years OF resi-
| dence, 1891 the Council OF State OF Geneva
called him 10 the chair Of philosophy in tho academy
Of TIA. city. HIS reputation made great strides in
by his courses Of tree lectures he was
one OF tho orieinators and oreausers OF tho
| international peace congresses Inc philosopher,
whose advanced metaphysical opinions brought lin
DAY into ,uSf's sing I'm re- e.
tho Empire. A series OF translatlons
Published from 1s36-ls51 fully annostedo Kant and
| Fichtc, of whom he mi h. be called the French
apostle formed n important part Of hts literary
work. The criucal analysis oil the contents which
accompanied eacn work was Of the highest order.
He one OF The active contributors 10 tho
| Ltccrfy Of Thought review which sprung up during
| the republic OF lS4S. wrote 1855 Tor
| L'Apenu ana IRON ls54-57 Tor the Revue
| de Paris. He published IN Geneva several
Of his lee ures upoer the title OF che Martyrs OF
| Tree Thought" In 1866 he gave to tho world two
voiumes "hstory Of Moral and Political Ideas
IN France the Eighteenth Century which series
| he left uncompleed. In 1871 he issued "Thc French
| Moraiisis Of The Eighteenth century"
| CHRISTIAN kUNSELL.
| Pm Moyf-