The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-01-13
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before the November AsslZes IN Paris, was
that Of NJ. Dubois, Header ofthe orchestra OF
The HippodfomeS for an attempt to kill
4 appears that the wife OF Nj. Dubois had
been guilty of infitelity, which her husband,
in his excessive fondness for her, had been
weak enong to overlook; but at last, con-
,nues The correspond ht, his patience being
exhausted, he followed her to the house OF
her companion in crime, and attempted to
strike her with Pt ignard. On the inter-
ference IF her paramosr, he charged the
direction y. the blow, aud dealt him q seri-
Gus but not fatal wousd on the temple
He then delivered himself quietly into fhe
hands of the police. The Prosecutor Gen.
eral, on the trial, submitted the highly extern
uating circumstances uD. er which the tack
was IA sde, and said that If the prisoner ere
condemned, he would himself ask pardon Of
the Emperor. HE advocate for the defense
said that after such statement, he was will
ing to leave the case with the jury as it was.
That honorable body returned in five minutes
with verdict of acquittal. Great applause
ensued. as was natural enough, Tor the audi
cnce was largely sprinkled with gentlemen
and ladies OF the theatre. The orchestra of
the Grand Opera, Of which NJ. Dubois is a
member, crowded round him and proffcred
him 100 shakes Of the hand. What viii be-
come of Madame Dubois, il is difficult to say.
She styled herself, in heartless letter read
to the Court,"a non-repentant Magdalen."
The same correspondent gives the follow
ing account of an interview witfa runaway
slave in Paris:
Twas standing last evenig at the corner
of a deserted street the fog almost quench-
| ing the light of the lamps, when was ac-
costed by voice that spoke English
Are you an American, STRIP
! My questioner was negro boy, prehaps
eighteen years Of age. tall, somewhat ema-
ciated, let black, and dressed in blouse or
smock -rock. .,.-.,l
Yes, am. What then?
| beg your pnrdon5 sir, put | ran away from
home, sir, and don't know what am going
to DO, clear off here. am slave, sir, aud
some people told me t was better to starve
than be slave, and | shipped for Mar
sesilles, and Eve come up here foot, and
haven't got cent, and don't know what
Pan going to do, so far off, sir. wish you
give me al few coPpers to get nights lodg-
ing. sir.
Well, that's pretty account to give of
yourself. So you ran away. Didyour mas
ter ever beat YOU!
\
Well, what are you going to dol
| am agong to get down to Havre the best
way caa, and work NY passage back TO the
States, sir.
| You wer0bet:er off there than you are
here.
| L ,rd gracious! should think was
| Well, here, take that, and be CAREFUL with
liz; and another time don't mind what "sume
i laDs toll
Thank you, ST.; am very mnch obliged TO
you, sir; il ever get back. III stay back
Good bye sir.
| And he hurried off into the fog.
We venture TO say. that il every negrowho
has ever been en,iced from his home 10 nom
inal freedom would answer sincerely the
question, "Were you better off slave
than freeman! the response of nine hun
dred and ninety nine out of every thousan +,
would be that of the runaway in PATS
l"Lord gracious! should think was."
From the same correspondent, We learn
that Alexander Dumas is about To issue a
newspaper, lie Aousqaetaire, which will
shortly make its appearance. lie will here
defend himself against his critics, publish his
suspended memoirs, and continue bis Isaac
Ldquedern. Not satisfied with the employ
ment which this will give him, and lest time
should hang heavily on his hands, NJ. Dumas
has applied to the Government for the yet
unbullt Theatre Rivoli, near the Hotel de
Vile. The Government is favorable 10 the
proposition, in order to increase the security
of the neignborhood. nj. Dumas, adds the
correspondent, works faster than he did fif-
teen years ago. "i1e related, in chapter
of his memoirs, published last month, tn at he
) walked the streets fortnight, while engaged
upon his drama Of "Richard Arlington; seek
ing descent method OF making that indvid.
ual throw his wife out Of window. Ten 10
one the audience would not permit such a
catastrophe at al but he determined To try it,
, lie at last hit upon plan. "Arlington"
drags his victim TO a window, so that the au-
dience sees nothiI g but the reflection of a
confused struggle. Arlington comes back
pale, torn, horror struck The infamy had
been accomplished This plan succeeded,
and there were no protests heard, except the
iainting Of woman. Thus, fifteen years
ago, Dum~s spent fifteen days in conirivng
a scenic effect, and he now writes five acts in
as many days"
n The question now is. says the Times cor
respondent, when Dumas has published his
mornings paper, and has written his even.
ing's play, what is he going to do with him
! self the rest of the day
OF TIE Speaker OF the House last Tues
day announced the following additional
standing Committees:
TRUST FUNDs.-Messrs. Wilson, New
comb, Dunn. Bonner, Mcconnell, Carnahap,
: aud Frazer.
FEES AND SALARIES. -Messrs. Smith, of
Perry, Smith, OF Lagrange, Hardin, Landers,
; Tackett, Usry and Humphreys.
> AccoUSTs AND MILEAGE Messrs. Schoon-
over, Cotton. PeYton, Stanton Rrazelinn,