New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-13

DEATH OF SENATOR RUsK.--We have intelligence
of this sad event (says TIE NecOyLans P'ccyHne OF
tie 4ih init by gentle man who left Ndcosdocbes,
the late residence 81 Cen Rusk, on 'he owt uiI. io
anv.d on The JOS Holden, from Alexandra, yester.
day. and has called in to tell us that he was present
at The funeral of Gen. Rusk on that day II {. more
painful 10 add that Gen. RuSk committed suicide ~
Shooting himself through the b, al with ra9 on the
sgth. The event caused great consterDation and
oiief The town clothed 10 mouripg i1r The loss
Of this distpg usbed man uneer such terrible crcum
,arces No cause il assigned for the dr. asful deed
aId we shall wait with intense anxiety i"r develop.
ment Of the causes which overthrow so fine mind
and broke down SO lofty a courage as have through
life made Thomas j. Rusk Tpsn of marx ana pro-
mise There aIe few men in The whole Union moro
widely esteemed with fassr prospects Of advance
mt 10 the highest posts Of ambition. To the South
ard Souhwes lie was true outsp"ken. earnest, in-
d, faUgable, labo,ing hitnd, md his ceath VA be
their great loss. We have reIthtr words nor space
10 enlarge upon The theme The news Is too sudden
ar Startling ard there is hope that II was not TOO
sadly true.
PrMARKABIy DFATU.--A man Demed Ceii Iiausss
while feirg trees at Knowton's Mills On the Behn
VI, u.iain Rensselaer, County, came to his death as
follows: He preceded to the woods arc, as was
shown BY the testimony upon the nquesf, felied one
tree which stripped clean. lie fhcn cut down anotn-
.r which in failing, logged in The branches OF sap
lirg son IS feet high. This nc cut d)wn ti'o wren
b,b GeII end lode in It'll .msler ssplog standing
near The trunk which be had eIlcd and stripped; lie
proceed, to cut this down ao t'andng ss he dds 10,
npon The fallen tru,k When the second sapliog was
nearly cut through it gave wsy from ibe sIaIn upon
II. ard the three trees together came down upon
Hsuss striking bin in he back. hnd pTosua,fg MIN
at foil length upon the fallen trunk. Upon this, pro-
trudipg for several inches sharp knot, aud az
Hauss fell his head struck upon II rear the center OF
The os ftontis So great WINS the force with which he
WIS prefsed down by the weight ~ me ianinB HeI',
that Thu kIot was thrust through bis hcaa rom tne
forehead back and such was ifs veioc'y tha' ne VS.
pn.bed upon ii until it had cut through the head.
which il severed entirely from the scalp - The verte-
bir of the spine the neck being di.iocsted. The
lead az Their cut into h,yes, which lay open on e-
iher side, hanging at the back Only by come
Of The scalp and lnteguments. The brains and broken
scalp had bespattered the trunk Of the tree and tho
ground in the Immediate vicinity. There was no SEM
Llsnce VI humanity left 10 the features of the ani-
,rbate man. so horribly had be been d.hgures. Inc
verdict OF the Coroners Jury was, accidental ceatb'
Orp FoRyrc. RyLATroSs The National Tatci',-
ocn,er states that our Governmental relations VITA
lie foreign world are In state oi un"0nted hot W
unprecedented, taD9uiity-the only unsettled ms's';
we believe, being the claim Of indemnify @ ssaasds
N.w.C;ranade for damages suffered by cersin Hn,
c.pr in the riots at Panama in ls11 In rega!o
Affair." Il il stated that the negotloon does moi r.oase
an early conclusion, though in what ths
s We are not aoVkeo. No. Y;..
scuyy1yR CorsTY SPECIAL CorRTs'-1os. nns
-, ;a'r'd ryoclamation appointing an extraordhay
,s, of the Circuit Court md oyer ana '.
StuSl.r CouIty at Havana, on the FRS tuesday Oh
sepsnbt,TT ns1 The t is"I Sixth D,rie but
3eseIai III, ,piaua Was absent, and JGdge Gray
1sesed biz signature, it held by some that
,si"s.S wss invalid, On account Of not being made
nth The concurrence of oil the judges Of the District
Tie GOytr Dor uses ba' au'""'''J W o'''A'' ny -
Gully on that score.
A family Of six persons residing in Bell County,
Ttx.s were burned u death few weeks since Their
house was surrounded by cedar brake, which took
ire from some cause. and before they could escapS
thew were 20 badly burned as to place them beyond
I'll hope Of recovery.
SHOCKING Dy,ru.-A ron Of j. Knox Walker, whs
was triyote Secretary to President Polk, wss k.lsd
on Saturday week a. Memphis Terp., oy aee.aeh1uT
falling from his pony pis foot became sa s y
The s,irIup; the horss taking h,en', i 'H ~
about l2 years old.
Ri, stated that George ID. Prentice OF zee Los,.'
y;n, JanrTSl ard Hitherto Ge leading Am'i y,
rsrty edi.o- Of tie cout,ry. d;a cot vote ." W
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