New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-13
Personal.

The Paris correspondent Of The Boston Trdre'er
writes from Paris, Dec %, of the death of several
eminent Frenchmen:
~ regret 10 record the untimey death of one of the
most promising young literary men OF France. mean
M. Riesult. He M. vost.Paredol, Nj. Taine, and
M. Edmond About, were the most promising men OF
letters now rising to succeethe present generation
He was working in his study last Thursday In perfect
health when all at once he found his memory gone.
Physicians wers summoned. They recommended a
little re.t and country air. He went TO Eyreux; be.
came rapidly worse, and sank Tuesday. lie retained
his consciousness to the last and died with all the re-
senation and all the hopes Of the Chrisan. lie was
only 50 years DID, You may remember similar meiah-
Who fell victim to his ambition and over-prolonged
study. He was Mr.. Charles Summers predecessor as
reporter of the decisions delivered in the United
District Court. The medical profession have lost ~
Bersrd, q Professor in the Medical School here. lie
was a Psychologist Of great scientific attalnments,
although he never shone a discoverer. Prince
Jerome is said to be gradually sinking INTO the grave
Dr. Rsyer and two other physicians visit him daiiy
"A desperate pen and ink war is raging between
Alphonse Kar, at Nice, and Madame de Solmes,
daughter of the ambassador at Athens, who edits a
Journal at AK lea Bans, in Savoy. The quarrel fills
the paper of Figaro and is of rudely personal cha
racter.
We learn by private letter from Sevastopol, dated
the 5th ult., that the Hon. Thomas IL. Seymour OF
Connecticut for the last foar years United States Min
ister at St. Petersburg, then in Sevsstopo hav-
ing recently made tour through the Caucasus. lie
intends to travel in Italy and France, and will return
home in May next.
Prof Peck, one of the indicted Obern (Ohio
fugitive slave rescucrs writes to The Cereand Herald
that the prosecution has granted struck Jury for the
trial of the indicted, and adds that this unexpected
libersty seems to give promise that the prosecu-
ton will conduct the trial with fairness, and that The
defendants will be permitted to enjoy the ordinary
privileges Of parties charged with breach Of laws lie
says that the parties willing not anxious to be
tried, and that they have no especial appetite for
either jail fare or fines it would be agreeable to all Of
them if Attorney Belden should enter without
delay nol pros" against their indictments.
Mr.. Lequesne, the sculptor, has executed in mar
bic q very fine bust Of Mr.. Morpby, which has been
placed alongside Of those Of Lsbourdonnage and Ph-
dor at the Chess Cub over the Cafe dc la Regsnce.
Small duplicates Of this are on sale about town.
Gen. Quitman attributed the cause of his decline,
up to the last moment of his life, to poison, admins
tered to him in the shape Of arsenic while resident o.
the National Hotel, Washington. He used to assert
that il was mixed with the sugar, and substsntiated
this by the fact that during the entire term of the NAL
sdy, which afterward assumed the of the hotel
no person was taken ill who refraned from the of
that article.
-Floridians will take interest in the fact that Old
Sam Jones is dead and that Tger-Tail has been
appointed Chief in his stead. The latter expresses
desire to remain in Florida and is willing to comply
with anything the Government may require Of h'm;
bat asserts that, uDess compelled, he will not go
West.
"A delee alton Of Israelites from Philadelphia has
arrived in Washington, to wait on the President WITH
memorial from their reGgonists in relation TO the
Mortara case. The Rev. Isaac Leeser n the princpA
Of them.
During the first game between Morphy and Az
derssen, The Times CORES pondent says:
ANDERSEN moved much more rapidly than his ad.
versary. Not a word was spoken by either player
during the whole seven hours. No demonstrations or
false moves were made by either party TO indicate to
the other his plans. There seemed 10 be more orgi-
nality, more genius more Of the impr<r0 in Mr.. Mor-
phys moves snd more Of study and experience in
those Of NJ. Andersen. The two men are evidently
more nearly matched than they were before. On
Tuesdsy the game recommenced at II o'clock and at
the close was a draw. On "Wednesday Mr.. Morphy
beat N Anderssen two games in rapid sucoession the
first one in a few The young giant is getting
reused up.
Ut. fu-ti ntS VrcD ~ sn4Ss C|AVHb SN'F~-
known as Lydia ye Superior.
"A moI ument to coet g. 600, Is to be erected over
The rtmains Of ex.Goy. Peters Of Connecticut.
The editor Of TIE Cowiey and EnqHar. in meas
uring BuchEnan's fall, says:
"We might If we iDdulged in such propensity,
give day and date for transactions, facts interviews,
visits dinners conversations and intercourse between
the President and the editor OF TIE Herdif and
member OF has family, which voud afford as pretty
,s,, Of scandal as could be d<sired; and leave
doubt on the minds of our readers in regard 10 the
present intimate personal relations between the Pres
dent of the CDited States and the who years
,i.ce he denounced as "a hyena tearing open the
grave Of the long buried dead and called upon Ms
friends ~ cut off his ears.
"A negro by the name Of jack, died in the Poor
House q Redfeld, CT, few days ago. jack ~as
stolen from the coast Of Africa and cr many yesrs
slave of Col. Dbble, Of Danba-y. On referring to
the odes: nhab ants, il is believed that JACK, at the
time Of his decease. rnus. have been la years old
The VIII Of the irnpacable Tnorndlke came up
before Judge Ames in Boeton for Probate on Fndsy,
the Hons Rufus Choste and b X Carts for the cor
xstsuss and John l. Engt.b for the vii. Lieut.
Marin vss in CSrh dsring The rrocesainga Tee esss