The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-06
Correspondence Of the Republic.
New YoRK, Sept. A p. m

MELANCHOLY FATE OF LAMARTINE.,
You have already the announcement that
the patrimonial estate of Lamartine, on which the
illustrious patriot and poet was born, has been
brought under the hammer, after all his desperate
efforts to it, amid the wreck of his fortunes,
which followed the general CONFUSION subsequent
to the revolution. The last steamer brings still
more melancholy intelligence relative to Lamar
tine, which is communicated by M. F. Gaillardet,
formerly editor of the Courier DIES Etats- Unis 1.-THE
communication above alluded to has already APP
peared in our paper of the 5th inst.l
THE FOREIGN NEWS.
The general details of the last foreign news you
have seen. In a commercial point of view the news
was regarded very favorable here, and the effect
has been to give additional stimulus to business.
FANCY BALL NEWPORT
Quite amusing controversy has been going on
here among some of the newspapers about the pub
LEGATION of reports of fancy balls. Some deny the
propriety of the publication altogether; others think
that "decent descriptions, they call them, may be
given and others go into the thing with perfect ADAM
don describing not only the costumes, but the per-
sonal appearance of the actors in these be-
lieve gave you some specimens of the latter style of
reporting at the Saratoga ball. The Newport ball
figures largely in the Express and Herald. 1t APP
pears to have been snowy affair, in which great
many silly people and some wise ones mingled.
HORRIBLE MURDER SEA.
On Saturday afternoon, while the stevedores were
engaged in discharging the cargo of the-ship Wash
ington, lying at the foot of Rutgers street. lately
arrived from Germany, their attention attract
ed by stencil proceeding from the hold of the
vessel. On examination it was discovered to pro-
coed from the body of man which was found lying
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ear, and in much decomposed state. The coro-
ner was Immediately summoned, and Captain John
Foster, master sf the Washington, being sworn,
deposed that he arrival here from the river Ems,
the 23d of August with It's steerage passengers;
that the lower hold of the vessel was stored with
goods in boxes; that the 18th of July one of the
passengers missed; that search was made for
him throughout the ship, but trace of him could
be obtained; the passengers said that the deceased
had jumped overheard; the night that deceased was
missed was very dark and stormy; the crew were
engaged on the upper deck.
Doctor John H. Whitaker being sworn, testified
that the wound in the throat had been inflicted
before DEATH and sufficient to cause death.
On the being submitted To the jury, YER
dict rendered that Carl Pretesh, the deceased
came To his death by wound inflicted on his throat
by some of the Storage passengers of the ship
Washington, on the night of the l4th of August,
who unknown to the jury.
The deceased was twenty zone years of age, apd
born in Pittstad, Prussia
CHOLERA
continues to decline rapidly. II has almost wholly
disappeared, indeed, as an epidemic To-day only
seven deaths are reported.
The following table will show the gradual de-
crease in the general mortality, well in chol
era from the highest point on the 2lst of July, to
the present time: