New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-14


clme puissancs in the city Of Cork. Such was
the case An idol oftie poor, he had at the same
tine made the particular acquaintance OF almost
every Catholic family that had any social preen-
sions in Cork. Indeed, the number of his &C
quantances was extraordinary. and his menary
for persons may be called wonderful. He never
passed the most casual acquaintance in the street,
without speaking 10 them, and inquiring wlh
singular precision and mnuteness after the val
Gus members Of ther family. Schoolboys wepc
often surprised when a friendly stranger woUit
stop them in the streets to say, =" How 90 you Dc
Master - hope your mamma and papa art
very we'll VII! zen give them my compliments
ny dear Is your cousin, little Harry -, OF
Tommy -. still at Clongo~es' a Jesuts' col
ege in Ireland 1hope his papa enjoys his health
Well, my dear, nope you're good boy, and at
tend to your school very well That's right
give your heart to God. and there wall never br
any fesr Of youn this world. nv de=rl,le fellow"
And then If there was confrcuoner or fruiiere.'s
near at hand, nc would give his little acquaintance
some oranges Or cakes, and dismiss hun 10 trundle
his hoop or spin his top, wondering who The very
kind gentleman could DC that knew all ebon'
hlm and had treated HIM 80 generously. ihis
habit Of recognizing and speaking 10 almost every
one was more remarkable Ior the precision With
which he never confounded persons, or committed
mistakes when making his family inquiries. HIS
memory for faces and his rt collection of relation
SHIPS. were quiet royal IN their way lie has not
been known To take any public part IN political
manifestations, nor did questions exclusively Of
that nature attract his attention IN private. JuGg
;r by his personal character, he IS altogether uo
iltcd Tor parry warfare. lie Is far too censc!en
nous 10 become partisan, and he Is too calm
and cunsderate for The violence that political ex
c,tement necessarily produces."
PERJURY AND FR,uu.-A Mr. ". D. Chapman
arrested in ST. Louis Ih lst in>ta Il, on Il re-
QUESTION from the Coz ernor oi Mississippi. upon the
charges of p-rIury and obtaining the property OF
deceased citizen thar State under false pre'ences
The Repuhicnn states that CEapnun VS. engaged
editing and publishing II paper III MI>SiF-IpPl IT.
company with man named Lester, and at Tie de-
cease oi Mr.. l., who Tho principal o." nrr
OF the establishment, Chapman dee Jared himself In.
heir OF the deceased out letters vi adunisiia-
non upon the estate, and appropriated 10 his Own
use somewhere between six AMI ten thousand dol
lars worth ofproperty. Testers brother, who Is
resident of New-Ynrk Citr- proserrtod Th"r''.-';
for the perjury, Hnd The accused having departed
from the Stale, rrquisItion obtained for his ar
rest. The agent employed by Lcsters brother 10
pursue Chapman, arrested HIN III ST. Louis, after
travelling in search of hi;h distance Of near,y tel
thousand miles.
The Republican adds We obtain the above
from oil the police employed 10 assist in the ar,
rest OF The uccuse-iow far il agrees with the real
facts We afe unable 10 determine"
CAUGHT Ix A TRAP.-A farmer in Sieuben cour
10 New iors MISSED gruIn from his barn, and no
oeing able 10 detect Inc lh!c he lad recourse 10 II
trapping operation 10 ascertain who the rosne
was. He procured large hsar-trap, weighing
about 30 pounds. and II in hiS grnnary. SOM
time in the night the hct came, and had 10 sooner
entered the portals of plenty Than liz found hlmseii
cutched in the ponderrus jaws oi The ugly Gus
toner He made oil, taking the rao wi!h INN,
though leaving about pint o blood Oh lie floor III
exchange.
MONUMENT TO GEN. BEETRAyD.-Our citizen
will lie pleased To hear that subscriptions have zee
opened ut Ciatcauroux, Frunce, lie hrt-face 81
General Bertrand, for The erection Il Ii splrndi'
monument; 10 his memory IN that place. ne III,
subscriber was the Prince de Juinvlr, and the only
irouble appenrs IN he ,n; ;.ar. - =! b. ""b
scnpJons received than will be necessary for H.
completion. 1t will be great affair. Whr cannot
the NEWCOMERS start OF in ike style for the pro-
posed Washington monumeri!
Mogs MulrARy MovgME*Ts.-ihe st. LOUIS
Republican. If The 3rd, says:
..Orler. wer. Yesterday received !or the depaf
ur, of the -,th regiment United States infantry IRON
| Ietf,rson Barracks 10 Fort Jesup, on the leHa" @
| inr. They Lave, we hear, on IL suaE neA''
I'd regiment lett jefferson BuraCks lust Saturday
| lur the same point.
FIRE AND Loss or LIFE-On the night OF the oIll
wooden building teonginc 10 MIR. Prrlcy, situated
near the railroad depot in Old iown, Me. WAS en-
tireiy consumed by ire. The building was occupied
| nv two French fames by The name OF DevouH-
One of the nien who slept the second iiIor per
ceisng the fire, rushed down stars bur Ieco,'sct
ing that he had cit three OF his brothers chiid'e
asleep he returned, but, instead of saving, peri.ed
with them.
The BosTos IcE CRop.-It is stated on good
authority tina, $500 tons of ice shipped fam
Boston during the last year ior Tive warmer climates
-Hlndo,tzn China end the East indies Cost IL
,he shippers Sl2,430. Average receipts for sale
inc freight i. 10 be deducted, leaving princeiy sun
| to &, the pioit account:
JUDICIAL DurTEs.-Judges Field and Johnson
Together with batch Of attorneys, set of on h
srliall circuit of 400 miles in Arkansas, IN hole
| Court, but from the rains and state OF The counri
| il is supposed they vii! have 10 Sr,m uhnu, OIL
third of the distance with in. r horses. besides Ell
counteriug other iuconyenicnces bs lnnd and w.icr
LSt LOUIS Argus.
~ Marv Aun, daughter OF AInonv Hmenover
/ of Byram \. J. an interesting slr III ~, cUmnttf
suicide il, hanging herself un the 5tb instant. Re
ligious excitement is S,id TO hive been The cause.
Il The >t. Louis Reporter of t1c 26th al
nounces the irsasing dO'cn ef IN Ea'thfudks
Strange things are happening sure wher
! .Cgrthguqies which have always heretofore
broks up things, are n"w aking down. |
says: fine Earthquake left here last iuesdA!
Tor Washington County, but broke down beiof'
ri.ht. and was compelled to return.
u A very large piece Of silver ma be seen q
Mr.. Blackbnrn's, No. 90 Exchange ,rlrd story
l. Weighs 1876 pounds. and was oh,aned from !:
tons OF lead, in about 80 hours, at Greenfield c
Co.'S smelling establishment, superinisnded b!
VIZ. Edmund Waters, at Dyotville, kens'ngton
r. is quite n CURIOSITY Pnll. Ing.
O,,s.a ExaYer.-Anong rnc records of th'
good old town of Ipswich, Mass. We And the io'
lowing under date OF l65l =" Single persons ~li'
are under no government. ere ordered to Pu
themselves under the care OF some head of Ia
mily. Daniel WuIdrom is required to return Il
his wife according TO law
II We regret 10 learn that the publication o
the Army and Navy Chronicle Will cease uPoi
the frs, Of July There will then be no loufna