Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-05-15
Suicides very Frenchy.

he Paris correspondent of the New York Times has the
following:
the following suicide is reduced farce French
who had in the the new houses
in thel Rue| de RiVo and found himself In great embar
money before he had finished the furnishing
the house. found dead two mornings ago. suspended
the chandelier was to be suspended Under him on the
floor was found paper bearing those words:
kind of chandelier invented by M Potel, vexed
at not having money enough to buy better one to put in
its place!'
Some time ago in state of int.xication attempted
to commit suicide by jumping rolling into the Sene with
stone tied his neck The Seine Paris s bordered
the rolled off first leaving the stone attached
object the wall He hung thus dangling between earth
and water, life and DEATH until he and drawn Up
Happily the rope did not choke him WELL and he got off with
a cure from his intoxicatlon.
But the remarkable suicide is the following which
occurred this week Two young married couples farmers
living Paris lately moved close each other One of
theIyoung fell in love with the wife of his neghbor his
love recprocated and a1som prang between them
His wife and the other husband long in discovering
the nfdey, and in revenge formed similar connection
But they had knowledge of the conduct of the Others while
their own remained Thus they jealous and
determined put the other of the way resolution
which they accomplished by of poison Justice took
cognzance Of the matter and the guilty pair fed to Pas
here they traced from place to place. by the police
until finally desparing of hiding their crime, they in
destroyed themselves Their bodies found in the Seine
embrace The young owned exposed at the Nor
que, is said to be remarkably beautiful.
Oceam Steamship Contracts.
The contracts with the Ocean Steam Navigation
Company for service between New York and Bremen,
and New York and Havre, touching at Southampton,
expires on the Isl of June next The pay on the
Bremen line is 100000, and on the Havre line
$15O 900 year, for twelve round trips each route.
Much anxiety having been manifested On the part Of
the public to know whether this service is TO be
tinued. we happy in having it in power to
state that he Postmaster General has concluded
temporary arrangement by which the trips will be
regularly performed on both lines until Congress. al
the approaching session. shall have time to determine
upon what basis the transatlantic mail steamship
service shall be maintained.
The new contract for the Havre line is with the
New York and Havre Steamship Company, Mortimer
Livingston, esq, president, the perform
ing the service under the contract with the Ocean
Steam Navigation Company. 1t is to be for J ear
from the first Of June, and provides for thirteen
round trips. The COM ensallon to be allowed is TO
be limited to the gross amount of United States post
age (sea and inland) upon the mails they convey.
The contracts for the Bremen line is with Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt, esq. 1t is Tor the same period and
number of trips, and upon The same terms 10 wit
the gross receipts OF the lne.-Washimgton Union.