Conkling Dead

Roscoo Conkling ilicd at bis borne in New York on the morning of the ISth inst. t was a terrible struggle that tlie brave man fought with death, but he passed away peaeefully and with out a struggle. Koscoe Conkling wasborn in Albany, X. Y., (Jet 30, La89. His fatber was Alfred Conklinff. an able New Vork jurist and author of several works on legal subjeets. Young Koscoe received an acalemi ; education an 1 studied law three years under hi father's tuition. In 14 i he entered the law oitice of Irancis ernan, afterwar.I his colleague in tho senate. and in 1850 was admitted to the bar and became district attorney of Oneida connty. He was elected mayor of Utica in 185a, and at the expiration of nis term a tie vote be tween the two c uididates caused him to hold over for another term. In November, 1S58, Mr. Conkling was chosen as a republiean to congress, and took bis seat at the lieiinnin? of the first session of that body in Ueceml'er, 165 - a session noted for its Ion? and bitter contest over the speaker hin. He was reeleoteil in lS'iO. but in 1 -.( '2 was defeated by I rancis Kernan, over whom he was elected in 14. Mr. Conkling's fir-t im I portant speech was in support of t.ie 14th i amendment to the cnnstitution. He I vigorously attackeii tl. o genernlship of McClellan, oppose l Spiulding's lesal tender act, and firru'y upbe d the governmeut in a vigorous prosecution of the war. Mr. Conkling was re elocted to the house in 1868, but in Jan -ary, IMi7, beforetakine his seat, was chosen nited States senator to succeed ira Harris, and re-elected in 173 and 1870. In the sonate ne was from the flrst a member of the ju iciary committee, and connected with nearly all the leadinsr committees, ho'ding the chairs of those on commerce "nd revisión of the lawa. Senator Conkling wis a zealous upporterof Presiden tUrant'sadrniniHtration and largely directe-i it-i general policy towards the South, advocating it in publie anl by his personal influence. He wa also instrumental in the passage of the civil rights b!H; and favored the resumption of specie payments. He took a prominent part In 'riming the electoral commission bill in 177 and supported it by an able speech. Mr. Conkling received H8 vote-i for the reptiblican no ination for president in t!ie ('incinnati convention in [876i n the ü'iicago convention he advocated the nomination of Gen. Grant for a third term. n IS'1 Senator Conküng became liostile to President üartield's ndministration on a question of patronage, asserting. with his colleague, Thomas C. Platf, tho right to control federal patronage in his state. The president havine; nppointe I a political opponent of Mr. Conkling to the colIeetor8hip of the port of New York, the latter oppo-e.l his conflrmation. Finding thathecould not prevent thn conflrmation. Mr. Conkling on May 18 resigned his 8cnatorhip, as did aso his colleasue, and returned home to seek a vindication in the form of a re elecion. 'n this, howeyer, af ter an exciting canvass, they failed, and two other repubiicans were elected to take their place-. Mr. Conkling immediately resumed his law practice in New N ork City. In ti Mr. Conklins: was counsel for the state senate committee, appointed for the purpose of disclosing the fraud and bribery in the granfc of the Rrondway horse railroad franctrse by the board of aldurmen in 1854. After the takine of testimony, lasting about three months, Mr. Conkling mude an argument, toe ther with i'larenee A. Sewaid, which resulted in the repeal of the Broadway railroad ehartor, drove the ''boodle'1 aldermen either to Canada or Sing Sing, and Jacob Sharp to his grave. Since that time Mr. ( 'onklinghas added much to his reputation not only as a briliant but remarkably successful lawyer. He had nppoared ín a ma ority of the noteworthy cases tried in the state of ew Vork since his retiremeut from the enate. Mr. Conkling's health had been excellent up to the time of the recent great hliz?a d in vew ork, wben, in returning to his homo thro gh the heavy dril'ts, he nearlv perishe I from cold and exhaution. To that terrible journey is laid the disorder which culminated in b's death.