New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-13

DEATH OF A CoSyIcT II THE INDIANA PENITES-
TIARY AT JEFFERsoNyILLE.-A msn seventy-thrce
years of age died Friday night last OF an affection
of the heart-having performed on tie day previous
10 bis death his allotted task in apparent good health
He leaves property valued at 100000, and was In
corceraed for the period OF t~o years for the crime OF
forgery TO the amount of SIS The old chap was
IN serly in the Xeme denying g. himself the smallest
luxury beyond The prison fare of bread ami water and
ltef'shead broth. Many anecdotes are related Of
ilis cid scamp which 60 TO mark him as one of the
oddities of bis species. At the time OF his arrest 10.
the alleged forgery he rendered counsel, who
pledged themselves TO clear him Of the charge TOR Zee
of $500. To this the old man replied that IL Goa
" yctod the sentence would only be for two years,
" and he did MT think he could make his expenses aud
d" $3.50 year out Of the PenitentiaLy, and II would
cost him nothing to live there, and he would save
" that much any how ~
FAMINE IN MADAwAsKA-A letter from the Rev.
NJ. K. Kcfp, a home missionary IN Madawaska, whites
to The Portland Mirror, under date Of June a. thu;
the pCOple in that portion OF Maine are aud have been
for some months in state OF starvation de states
that probably 800 families with an average OF elsh.
children each, have gone without bread from one 10
eil ut weeks at a tim, this Spring. They keep alive
now on greens few sh and frogs, and II is said they
have eaten snakes. One or two cases OF starvation
ere said TO have occurred before the Spring opened
Eth and game Of AL KINDS scarce around the older
settlements and many OF the men sre too mucl fam
,hcd and dstesrened to take 10 the WOODS and ak
The greatest relief looked for the raspberry har
vest, and about The LIST Of July raspoernes ana
blaokberTios were me1hsusuble.
HARVARD CoLLEGE.-The graduating class num-
bers 80 of whom 30 assigned parts for Comn-nce
uent day lst of August. There are two " first scho
ars" in the class. The Phi Beta Kappa exercises
will take place on the 18th Ora iol by Henry Ward
Bcecher aud Poem by Nm. IL. HurbaL The Alpha
Dehs Phi Fraternity hold their convention G the
goth. An Grafton viii be delivered by james Cool
idee Carter, Esq, Of New-York and Poem by FL
bridge Jefferson Cutler, ESQ, OF HOstOn. The Har-
ward Chapter invites s members Of the fraternity aud
the public generally 10 attend. Bosi Times July IL
The SoHUILERvLLE BREAK.-Ar. Russell. the
SUPERINTENDENT writes the Auditor, that the Canal
Break at Schuyerville is repaired that water was let
in Yesterday, and that boats would pass to-day The
break was one of the mos, serious experienced on the
Northern Cana for many years. Eve. Jour.,Ju'y IL.
The Hon. Calvin Wheeler, who represented SArato-
ga County in the Legislature fifty years ago, add who
has, through long life retained the conifenee and
respe, of bis fellow citizens, died al Balloon on the
Alb, Gged Is
RfsresArIoS OF An NJ C.-HenrJ Morris, Esq.
member Of Congress elect from the Hampshire lass
Congressional District having beeA appointed uds'
of The Court OF Common Pleas, resigns the office o.
CONGRESSMAN.