New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-14

As EooESTRIc WrLL.-Nr. Railing Of New II am D.
shire, was among the victims of the last railroad
cldent between Brighton and London. Hi heirs.
after having paid him the customary funeral h0nors,
did what all heirs do in similar cases opened the viii
OF the deoeased to ascertain what share each to
have ID bis p0sthnmous liberaites. a. he hal never
given penny 10 either Of his relatives, during his
lifetime, they expected 10 be the richer, now that be
was no more. One may imagine the surprise caused
By the fret line Of the viii:
'Thi.s oy testament give and bequeah 81 my FOODS
preient future oybls immOvabe in Hnss9d the
the happbes with death that bessed delvence from
ny terfesiIil Prison"
Further on the teststor gives his for his be-
quest The idea had taken firm possession Of bis min
II be was destined TO die violent death and the most
desirable one in his view that caused by the ex.
plosiOn Of locomotive. He travelled, therefore,
silently on the railroads in England, Belgium and
France There was not a station where he was not
known. All the conductors familiar with his
peculiar costume He had narrowly escaped death
several times. Once he was shat up in car under
water another time he in the next ear 10 the
that shattered and be described with the grestes
enthusiasm those terrible accidents, when he saw
death near, without being able to obtain it, Dis
appointed in Europe be went TO the United States.
He made frequent excursions on the Ohio the Mlsss.
sipp, the Ontario. the Niagara, but notwithstanding
their frequent explosions, he returned with a whole
skin. He was destined 10 be crushed under car Of
the mother country. 1t s said that the relatives will
attempt to break the will the ground Of insanity
but II is probable tnht tDe r6ur0dd WALL WIN tue sui IN
spite Of the proverb that the murderer nherits
from his victim.
ESUIcIDE BY BoY.-We understand that most
remarkable suicide occurred near the Sweet Springs
in September last. A lad became displessed with his
father for denying him some request, and declared
that he would put an end to his existence. Those
who heard the threat paid but little attention to it
supposing that il merely idle ouburst Of tenn
per. But the boy was resJlute in his purpose; and
after procuring hoe and spade and digging himself
grave he got arope attached II to tree and tuay
hung himself until he was dead Such On instance OF
determination at sefdestruciion in mere lad has
never before come TO our knowledge.
lLynchburs yrginisn. Oct. 9.
DREADFUL FATAIITY.-We learn from The Rock
foyd H. Democrat of the Sd that in the town OF
Howard, Winnebago County, on Saturday, the oath
ult five out of one family-father, mother IN law
and three cbildren-were in the space of few hours
hurried into eternity. They were all well in the
morning and ate hearty breakfast, but ere night
five had ceased 10 exist II is thought by 90 ne that
poison was the cause-by others that il was cholera.
DEATH OF Mrs. STRvESs.-Mrs Sarah Stevens,
mother Of the Hon. Thaddeus Stevens of Lancaster,
depaIted this life at her residence ia Bescham, Vt,
on Thursday last in the goth year of her age
FIRE IN WEsTyILLE, COsS.-A fire broke ont in
Westvile on the evening of Oct. IL on the premises
Of Blake Brothers. which consumed the Office and
packing room. Loss from s., 900 TO $4,000.
A little boy we wot of, on being asked if he had
ever taken drive in an old family carriage belonging
TO bis grandfather replied, "Oh, no! was nothing
&" but dust then. dare say il has role overm me many
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