New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-25
Deafh of Thomas Trenor.

From Albany I've journal
This venerable Irish Martyr has been gathered
as We are informed BY friend almost unnoticed' 10
his fathers His death which occurred on the oth OF
September, IN the -1th year of ais age escaped our
attention. And yet his life was 90 eventual and his
character esumable that we must review II briefly
Mr. TRENoR born ~ Monaghan, In ireland, on
the nth March l70l he was bound after receiving
good education apprentice u 4 shipping House ia
Dublin This before grass grew along the whafyes
of the Lihey and when Dublin enjoyed portion Of that
golden commerce which Liverpool and London mo
nopOlizcd after the disastrous Union
in l79e Mr. TRENoR was merchant Of extensive bus
mess and large fortune He was owner m whole or IN
part of thirty merchant ships. But ne was an ardent
lover of Liberty and cntered-as HANCOCK, CARROLL,
MORRIS, and other American merchants entered INTO
our Revouton-with Lord EDwARD FITZGERALD. the
ENNETs NCN!vENs, and other Irish Patriots into the
which contemplated the eniranchisemeni OF
their country.
Mr. TRYNoR was the Treasurer Of the United Irish
Society lie was arrested with his compatriots, for
treason and confined in the Birmingham Tower OF Dub
lin Castle from which he made his escape, and after
hiding and waiting some time tor Lord Elwood, pr
vately embarked in one OF his ships for Norway.
whence he went to England where he was arrested
and lay nearly four years IN prison
Ruined in fortune, and with impaired health MI
TENOR, in 1906, got released from prison, and de
parted for Portugal whence, in l-O7 he came with h-
family to America aud resided for several years AZ
Lansingburgh. subsequently Mr. I. established him
self manufacturer Of iron in Vermont where he re-
sided for II wears For the last IS years he has held
situation IN the New. York Custom House.
Though banished for life, Mr.. TRENoR obtained per
mission of the English Government in 1892 to spend
80 days in Dublin for the purpose Of arranging urgent
business affairs.
Mr. TRENoR during his forty years residence in
America has enjoyed the respect of all who knew him.
and the friendship of many OF our most distinguished
citizens prominent among whom was the late Governor
CLINTON.
The aged widow Of MIR. TRENoR and two sons reside
in New.iork. Another son (MaJ. EUsTAcE IRENoR, oil
the Dragons died within the past year
The brother of Mr. TRFNoR, mentioned III the follow
ing paragraph from Mckenzie Lives of Remarkable
rishmen the late Mr.. JAMES TRENoR, most anna
BILE man. for many years Clerk IN the Office Of our sec
rotary OF State
Mr. Treuof brother brought ladder the PRISON round
bus body which NJ bad purchased 90 Dublin for he g1aeas fen
made sham sickness than he @ and then hunted grave
humane Doctor that corbti thought he wa poisoning n
w6eh his dag s's we're goi mo 9 oi be S a' .,
ladder wa thrown over ne wall Tory Two irr lSh az
stomet aud blew eanuly that night -Corh secfeiei
two the wall made the ladder itireuor Cor
and eade the sentinel at prom Dabn be eot safe To
lending hun hundred guneas for has eSpenses
bed and was fortnight missed tie isaer
Majors SIR and swan then Kmanham guard.
and inquiry place Mr. Teno protested that he knew moth
relation OF bis wife he would have been sent chains TO e lower
dungeons Mrs rs maiden name Caiharne kiace she IL
cousin Of Sir frans Burton formerly Lieutenant Governor OF Low
Cansds and bad relatives among the dominant party aon
~
MYsrERIoUs.-The mysterious affair in Alleghe
ny has occasOned considerable excitement and II
would be surprising If it had been otherwise
stranger is found dead, sitting bolt upright in buggy,
with a wound his forehead no blood Is
found him. but al considerable distance Oh, say
quarter OF mile, large quantity OF blood is found
he is without shoes. and yet his stockings unsoed
with dust To believe this died by suicide, or &C
cdent IL also be believed that he from his
bed, walked quarter of mile, feel or threw himself
from prccpice got up after he had ceased 70 bleed
and walked in his stocking feet another quarter Of
mile along dusty road to the buggy in which his
body discovered without any dust adherng TO his
feet sat himself bolt upright and died No man in
HE Qhar hell hu fplI
midnight murder has been committed and the body Of
the murdered man carefully carried, after he had
ceased bleed and deposited in the place in which
discovered 1t is the duty of the police to be &C
tive in ferretng out the perpetrators of this foul deed
and every citizen OF Allegheny should urge them TO
uniiring vigilance until this bloody mystery is
eled. Pittsburgh Dispatch, 2lst.
| ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH INTENT TO KILL.
Much excitement occasioned last evening in the
vicinity Of Front and Prime sis Southwark by the re-
por, of two pistols being heard to proceed from the
house of Mr.. Eli Schohed, At the northeast corner
Police Officer Rice arrested Patrick Mcdonald. a re-
turned volunteer, who had discharged pistol in the
face OF Mr. SchOdeld infcting serious wound though
! the pistol was charged with only powder and wacding
Mcdonald drew out second pistol but II accidentally
fell TO the ground going OF without injury 10 any per
son The prisoner was taken before Alderman Donald
son. who held him 20 bail for another hearing The
excuse he made that he had placed $40 in the
hands OF Mr. Schohed for keeping but on the lat
ter refusing 10 surrender the trust he had presented
the pistol for the purpose of frightening him lie said
I
! Philad Ledger, 2ith.
! MAIL ROBBED El 4 CONTRACTOR.-The W0uf-
g0HoV (Ala) Journal states that John Curry arrested
the other day for mail robbery stsge owner and
msi contractor between Pickensyine in this state AMI
Columbus Mississippi lie has robbed the mails OF. u
is supposed, many thousand dollars snd among them
/ the missing packages Of 81. John, Power Co This
effected very easily as he and his coniederses had
keys of the patent brass locks and could open them II
their pleasure. His detection and effected
by great skilhe almost taken in the very act and
forced disgorge the packages which he had pur
| Joined the night before.
FALLEN GREATNESS ehemet Ali, Nlceroy of
Egypt aud the cOHquerer OF the armies OF his
master the Sultan has been superseded hy his the
aged chief having been pronounced by Commission
amt 10 govern The new dcuitary upon his return 20
Cairo did not visit his suffering father who takes his
daily drives IN his carriage and lives IN the style
he wont 10 do in his own palace but no takes
any notice of him and indeed one is permitted 20
approach him His mind Is perfectly gone.
CF- 4 hro broke out at about q O'Clock this
Sunday morning IN a large dwelling house in this VII
age owned by n d. Buiium, snd occupied by several
Irish families. The IRE confined to the upper story
where II csught and soon eXtngushed. We re
sIet TO add that persons lost their lives by this
casually Their names Michael Nurvin and John
NcSloughln both young Il Is said they were
yu' parry the evening previous snd did not enter
Se mousse vi about oclock-half an hour previous %
'ne o1esNns Out OF the IRE lWoonsockei (l) Patriot
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