William R. Brewster

   DEATH OF GEN. BREWSTER.--Yesterday Briga-
dier General William R. Brewster died in this city.
General Brewster, during the late war, after the promo-
tion of General Daniel E. Sickles, commanded the Ex-
celsior Brigade. He won honor and distinction in the 
field. He was a native of Brooklyn, and before the war
was connected with "G" Company of the Thirteenth
Regiment. Since the close of the war he has been in
public life, holding a position in the Internal Revenue
Department of the United States.

                  DIED.
 BREWSTER.--In Brooklyn, on Monday, Dec. 13,
General WILLIAM R. BREWSTER, aged 41 years and 5
months.
 The relatives and friends of the family, also the mem-
bers of the Excelsior Brigade, N.Y.S.V., and mem-
bers of New York Lodge No. 330, F. and A.M., are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral from the
Church of the Holy Trinity, corner of Montague and
Clinton sts., Brooklyn, on Thursday afternoon, at 2
o'clock. Remains will be interred in Green-Wood.