New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-08
MrRcAsrIrE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Clinic

| Hall (AsToR-PLAcr) AsD No. NAssav-sr-rhe L..
! brsTy, comprising 4, 900 volumes ia alread ,
one Of tie most complete aud comprehensive in t5s
United St4tes and il d4iy incre .sing By donations
and the pa chase Of all rev publications of int Ell
- sooP - they ara Issued. The resding room il
regularly snrpcd aih al i adng PERIODICALS. Of En-
land. Amsrics and toe Continent. Newspaper ars
slsc received from the principal cts> in the United
State and Europe. Glasses ere arranged in al the
most important branches II mercantile education.
and wei worth the attention OF the CLERKS OF our
City who DESTROYS % qusli, ing themselves 10 de
charge properly the duties Of TIER profession snd the
oces Of soci4 lie During the lecture season pop
ular snd Instructive lectures are delivered by the
most able ard isleR'ed men thst can be procured
To The Ebtraiy of the merchants Of this City they
ere indebted for their presen, extensive aceommods
tons, on scale o. comfort convenience aud ele-
farce unsurpassed RI no; unequsled by any similar
structure in country The managers earnestly 10
wife ihose merchants and clerks who not already
nfnben OF the Association 10 Wit the rooms and
examine for the nselves The many attractions. and.
10th by their influence and example, assist in this
woik Of mutual Improvement. A'hou. this ins'tu-
ton is decidedly mercantile in its character ts doors
open 20 all others a. subscribers. There is
already large number Of lady subscribers. who
avail themselves Of the advantages Of the library,
end We woud gladly see this lit increased. A
Ils also been set apart for ladies reading room.
Terms Of Subscription. -Cle-ks e IN tia;ion fee
and 81 annual dues all others. S. per snnum. Sub
scTiptions received al the Of the Association in
Astor.plsce and at the Office, No. Nassau-si. The
library is open from O'Clock A ". until clock
p. NJ. and the resding room from o'clock A. W.
iii 10 o'clock ?. ". Contributions Of books manu-
scripts, maps, charts or other literary matter, will be
thankfully received and duly acknowledged. A sub-
scrptipn Of 500 to the capital stock OF the Clinton
Hall Association entities the shareholder to all the
privileges Of the library and reading rOons free Of
cherge.
UsToM-HOUsE.-Mchael Hoffman, Esq., lately
one Of the Deputy Naval Officers, has bsen trans
ferred to the Collectors Department, and appointed
Deputy Collector. Col. Thomas Dunsp fills the va
ca1cy in the Naval Office.
.roHs G SAVE, who was lately reported III Of fvor
ut Chicago is sgsin on bis travels, anil lecture 10
Brooklyn lat evening.
DIcEAsE OF "CHARAcTER."-Last summer we
briefly alluded TO a remarkable old lady in this City
named Jeanne De Lux. a. included in the category
Of d" New. York Characters" To this allusion aud
partial description she took umbrage aDd repaired TO
the editors sanctum for redress. The poor old lady
Is now gone. Last month while crossing Broadway,
she was ruu over by an omnibus and had one leg
broken, receiving injuries which caused her death
last week at the ago of 65 years. The assessors Of
City tolls always encountered in her most reluctant
taxpayer, and ptoous appeals were ms1e to their
clomeDcy; for TO all appearances, she was in great
pecuniary disress living in excluded apartment in
an upper story, with a scaniy supply of antique wear
Ing appaTe nDc Tcs Ell furniture denying herself me
ordinary comforts Of life. Ia consideration of her *
IRENE poverty ard OATH, she vas last yesr asessed
for only $40 OOO though tn; house abe occupied and
owned wa well worth S2J 900. The bureau Of the
Public Administrator now shows that she Owned
bor6s to the value Of go ooO-mqkiug her entire
property at least 500 OO0 Size is not kn0wn 10 have
had any relative in this country except nephew, re-
SIDING In Cincinnati. When inquired OF as to what
dis position she intended 10 make of her property she
sai5 she mt ant to build splendid hospital. After
al she died without leaving any will, though often
urged To prepare one. Ol1 Madame De Lux, though
Of FrenCh origin was remarkably fluent in English
billir gsgate when her accustomed equanmity was
disturbed. Once he was brought before the Crinl-
raj Court charged with stealing neichb0rs cap bat
Mr. o COnoT rs defendant got the case Altogether,
her life has been of varied experience, and 1t may
some day serve to "pont moral or adorn tale.
She adhered TO the Catholic faith, and ded IN are Of
some of the SISTER journal OF Com.
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