New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-17


The well-kD"wn actress, Mrs.. john Wood, ar
rived from California Saturday in the Star of the
West.
The Paris lKy) Citizen Of the 9Th learns that
on Tuesday last, Mr. Henry 4. Duncan and General
Leshe Combs had rough andtumble fight in the
banking room Of the Northern Bank in Lexington.
Duncan rather got the start FIRST but the youth and
yigor of the General stood by him. and he quickly raj
lied and commenced Furnishing his adversary, when
bystanders rushed in and separated the cOmbatants.
These young men ought to set better example. Gen.
Combs is only about seventytwO or three and Duncan
over sixty.
The Hon. Joseph II. Mather, prominent member
Of the Bar Of Ekhart Co., Indiana died few days
since at Goshen, III that State. He was member of
the last Constil uliOnal Convention of Indiana bcug
elected from district at that tim. largely opposed TO
him in politics lie also served term as Judge Of the
Common Pleas.
Tile Fort Smith Ark Times announces the death
of Billy BOwlegs, al the house Of John jumper on
and loud wailing among the people, the Seminolcs.
The late igrants had not arrived in the country at
the time Of BCwlegs's oeath.
"A young couple belonging to Minneapolis were
married at the Fails Of Minnehaha in the open air
The ID inst.
-Mr. Van Anden, a well-known organist of Charles.
ton, S. G., committed suicide Sunday last by
taking arsenic. The Ckarlest0n Mercury says: " lie
had been visited within the past month by gentle
man from abroa1, who accused Van Anden of having
run away with his wife. Van Anden had been ar-
rested, and in default Of $4,000 bail, committed 10
prison, which oppressed hlm heavily"
We are informed, says Tie Hopsa,oaic RepnJH-
tan, that Nh. Wheeler Green of Ashley Falls, Mass,
who has attained the age Of over 100 years,
was recently married to II Mrs. Schcmmerhorn of Nor
folk who has also arrived at the respectable age of 80
years.
Tile Troy Times of Monday says that man
named West, who resided in the neghborhood of the
Eiskeyuna Shakers, having been discovered in main
tanipk an Illicit love with another woman than his
wife, committed suicide yesterday by sabbing him.
self with " jack knife" lie accomplished his
"tsking.off' in very sklIful manner, and before
the physician arrived he was corpse.
Miss Maria McMsnus daughter OF the Chaplain
iptbe United States Army a, Fort Arbuckle, was re-
ce0ty burned to death by her clothes taking fire.
-Mr. Charles b. King, Il native of Newport, but
for many years residing in Washington, has made
bare his studio TO enrich the walls of the build
ing Of the Redwood Libary of Newport. Mr.. Kings
beDefaction includes nearly hundred pieces.
The Summer migration to Newport commenced
last week. X. Van Limburg, the Minister from the
Netherlands has taken residence Mann avenue
for the season. +. L. Barreda, Peruvian Minister,
has taken a residence on Kay street.
- Some ten months ago the wc-known Ismail
Pasha, of Kalafat commissioner the other day to
Jiddah, and now colunauder.inchief of the army
OF the Danube fell in love with the sister of Ger
,I;co, rank of inStfUc-
tor in the Turkish army. Isnai rich and ardent,
but the Teuionic beauty was deaf to everything but
marriage and marriage on her terms, which
were, that in case Of the now devoted but possibly
changeabc lovers divorcng her, she should be
guaranteed an indemnity of 3nO,OOOp., tabout
E2,OooA and that the children, if any, should, II
boys be brought up Mussulmans, but If girls as
good Catholics. Hercules Of kalafat, more eager
than orthodox closed the bargain on these CONDITIONS
and the Austrian Dejanra became first lazy OF his
barem. The other day child was born, and being
daughter il was TO the great scandal OF al good be-
Ieyers but TO the credit of Ismails honorable regard
for his engagement, baptized by Catholic priest
Comparatively trinpg as this incident now lS IL mas
no unimportant significance. it is a verahle sign
ofthe times" which may, IT Is true, be read eHher
saprool of the growing hbcray or the growing
pfdely of the Turkish mind in matters OF religion
ON Sunday morning, while the venerable Dr
1erks of Roston vas sitting in his library reading
the Bible he was seized with violent fit and fell TO
the floor. Medical all was immediately procured,
and after the lapse of hours he partially re-
covered his CONSCIOUSNESS. lie quite comtorta-
bic in the evening, aud hopes were entertained tna'
the illness would be but temporary.
The Rev DR.. Murray of Elizabeth, y. d., and
the Hon. Robert c. Winthrop, retired politician, OF
Boston are about to visit Europe.
The Rev. Mr.. Dempster, OF the baptist Socle'!
in Jay, Me-, was found lying dead in the road on
Thursday last IL is supposed that ne ha" III "u"
fell from his wagon.
The Rev J.I. T. Coolidge, who recently resigned
the pastorate of Unitarian Church III Boston, has
accepted call to become "a colleague with the rev
DR. Croker rector Of the John Episcopal Church
in Providence.
--Louis. Murat hueal descendant of Joachim
Murat King of Naples under the reign OF Napoieor
Bonapare who arrived in this country IN ls's, having
considerable means and letters of credit, was lonnC
drunk in the streets Of San Francisco, and taken u
the station. house a few weeks since.
A correspondent of The Baltimore american
under date of Marseilles, April is writes a. follow
concerning the health Of Bishop Potter; " regret t
state that lac regards his health IA little improved h!
his residence iii Europe and the aid OF the best med1
cal and surgical skill of Paris. lie suffers with IN al
fecton Of the spine that operates ON the brain, an
has so reduced his physical condition that we scarce.
recognized him at first.
Christian Esseuen, one OF the most iccomplishe,
scholars and most sincere spirits among the German
emigration to the United States died at the Lunstt
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