General Sweeny died at his residence, 126 Franklin street, Astoria, Long Island, April 10, 1892. He was buried in the family plot, Greenwood cemetery, with military honors, six batteries of the First U. S. Artillery furnishing the escort. The following are a few of the many tributes paid the deceased soldier: Gen. W. T. Sherman: “One of my ‘Old Guard.’” Gen. J. M. Schofield: “General Sweeny was regarded by all who knew him as an exceedingly brave soldier and an ardent patriot.” Gen. F. Sigel: “He was an eminent soldier and a patriotic citizen.” Gen. Robert Nugent: “His gallant and unblemished record in the army is a matter of history.” Gen. John P. Hawkins: “He was a brave soldier and an honest man.” _Army and Navy Journal_: “As gallant, warmhearted and impulsive an officer as ever wore the uniform.” Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia: “Many noble qualities distinguished that truly Christian soldier.” _Harper’s Weekly_: “A distinguished soldier of three wars, whose conduct at Shiloh won Sherman’s especial praise.” _New York Recorder_: “From lieutenant, to brigadier-general, he honored every position held by him during a period of service commencing with the Mexican War.” Military order of the Loyal Legion, Commandery of the State of New York: “General Sweeny was a man of noble heart and the highest aspirations.” PAPERS READ BEFORE THE SOCIETY, OR CONTRIBUTED FOR PUBLICATION. Since its organization the Society has been favored with twenty-nine papers and many addresses, on topics within its line of work. Following is the list of papers: By Thomas Hamilton Murray, Secretary-General of the Society: “The Irish Bacons who settled at Dedham, Mass., in 1640,” one of whose descendants, John Bacon, was killed April 19, 1775, on the fight at West Cambridge (battle of Lexington). By Hon. John C. Linehan, State Insurance Commissioner, Concord, N. H., a paper on “The Seizure of the Powder at Fort William and Mary,” by Maj. John Sullivan and his associates, some of which powder was later dealt out to the patriots at Bunker Hill. By Edward J. Brandon, City Clerk, Cambridge, Mass., a paper on the “Battle of Lexington, Concord and Cambridge,” during which he read a list of Irish names borne by Minute-men or militia in the battle of the Nineteenth of April, 1775. By Joseph Smith, Secretary of the Police Commission, Lowell, Mass., on “The Irishman, Ethnologically Considered.” By Dennis Harvey Sheahan, Providence, R. I., ex-Clerk of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, “The Need of an Organization such as the A. I. H. S., and its Scope.” By Thomas Hamilton Murray: “Matthew Watson, an Irish Settler of Barrington, R. I., 1722.” By Thomas Addis Emmet, M. D., New York city: “Irish Emigration During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.” By Hon. John C. Linehan, Concord, N. H.: “Some Pre-Revolutionary Irishmen.”