New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-09

FORGERY asD AIILHPTED SUIcIoE.-inr -.
Louis Repubhcan IT the 30ih sy. that bona
Ben,on Bruce. neph,w Of Hon. r. H. benton
and recently committed to Jail in that city for ha'
n- forged check on firm Their, seat Tor hl'
vie. a. he had important business with her. Sh'
,.,r,e bu, wa. told she could not ham alone
Mr. Kurn. the keeper OF the Jail went into ii"
room with them. While hire, Bruce ASKED T."
writing materials, and for a PenAaiie. lie too.
the knife and pun.e I'd It into hi' neck 'e'ers'
times. intending evidently to Kill himself bnt b
was prevented.
Tbs R.rubl;can gives = sketch o; this man =
history, from which it appears tnst n was one
convicted of stealing money from the ma" WIN
Postmaster in North Carolina. and sentenced !"
The Pcnitentiary. bat parioned out by ''''i'' 'a'N
son. probably through the influence OF his il'n'tr'
ous uncle. tie altersard. went IN dashhs >'!'
"a spruce young felow-to Maysviile. n.y. mucI
after the simili,ude, We suppose. OF Col. Edwards
where he cour,ed captvated and married A rci
widow. with whom he made tour 20 Saratoga
and on hi. return towards Mays'ile, stopped a
Pitt,burg. wh,re her father resided. On reach
INC home he WI. seized with the small Pox. and
he news of his carer as Government oi'lcia
reached Mnysvic His wife wrote to Goycrno.
Chambers about it, and received from HIM tai
confirmation of the whole affair. He was the
escorted to the wharf by ssmc OF the citizens and
.onewbat earnestly advised never To rc-arpear
which reasonable counsel he scrrWuously fol
Owed. tie went 20 Scott County, Mo.-in'rf'''
another rich wdow-swamped Sl3,0OO o' hc'
propcr,v bv mortgagc-sot tire to her house and
earns. and dccampcd. Nothing more was hno"I
Of him until his arrestfor forgery before mentioned
TuE JARVIS CAsE.-Ihc Committee IN n,
Connecticut Legislature on Divorces have reported
IN the petition OF DR.. Samuel r. jarvis tor I'll
yorcc. They recommend that the divorce be gran,
ed. so a. to deprive Mrs. J. of all right To dove
IN the estate OF Mr. Jarvis. and decrceing to heI
700 a wear. Mr.. Billings who presented the he
oort. made a .tatcmcuto. the circumstances whicl
led to the pet,ion-lhot IN 1892 Dr. }. had lett HI
wife while in Europe. where she had cifcninie'
slandcrous report,couccruins his character that Il
| 1899 she had left him under circumstances wheel
that in 1912 she had returned AID asked forgive
ae.. Tor the purpose of cutting him of from a'hln.
| Tor divorce lie said also that DR.. Jarvis was 4
man celebrated for his pe;y and beneyocnce, ant
engaged upon work Of great importance to tn
country. But his efforts have been paralyzed b,
| these domestic difficulties. Mrs jaws 700 wa
represented "a an estimnble woman, but her con
duct towards her husband bias been such a 10 pre-
cludc their ever living together. Tie thought !
better therefore for hem boh and for their chil
| drcn that the divorce should be granted. The mo
ton was opposed alb, and earnestly, but tie rcp"r
was finally accepted rnl he dirarce grdbfed
recommended So this great case which In, ~
cited so much feeling throughout tie county ha
been finally in this msnncrbroughit to a conclusion