COLONEL CHARLES L. FINCKE, WHO FORMERLY COMMANDED THE 23D REGIMENT IN BROOKLYN, DIED YESTERDAY, AT ASHEVILLE, N.C. WHERE HE WAS SEEKING RESTORATION OF HIS HEALTH. HE WAS 46 YRS OLD AND WAS CONNECTED WITHT THE BANKING BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE NY STOCK ECHANGE. HE HAD CHARGE OF THE BROOKLYN BRANCH OF THE OUSE OF HENRY CLEWS & CO. WHEN HIS HEALTH FAILED, ABOUT 3  YRS AGO. HE THEN LIVED AT NO 106 MONTAGUE ST. HE TRAVELLED IN EUROPE FOR A TIME AND RETURNED GREATLY IMPROVED., BUT CONSUMPTION GAINED ON HIM AND ABOUT A YEAR AGO HE WENT TO ASHEVILLE. FOR THE LAST FORTNIGHT HE FAILED STEADILY. COL. FINCKE ENTERED THE 23D REGIMENT IN 1869, AND ROSE TO BE CAPTAIN OF COMPANY E. IN 1886 HE WAS CHOSEN TO SUCCEED COL. RODNEY C. WARD AS COLONEL AND HE RESIGNED ON ACCT. OF ILL HEALTH IN 1887. HE LEFT A WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN.