The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-25


OF them from the known reputation their constructors
The detailed her have been here M SON" time
spssiBenaiag her atting she wtd 60 ircn this
port u the China station where she VIII JOIN a1' acs VIVA
The squadron under the 81 CemmJdoro
Tatnsu
Gilbert A. Gran, has obtained ve~dic, Tor $500 against
the proprietcIs Of the Ersninq Bnta,a, for heoi Tue
plaintiff member OF senate, aud supported
bill providing the construction bukhe ior the
harbor Of San Francisco Il ~ beyoaa dispute "a q
lga majority OF ctxeDs strongly opposed 70 the
m,asnfe and the hostility % Il pons tho mere sas,'e
casss WAS OF the msst intense Description rne press 81
the ciy sa the exception ii ,ne MovnsY CaA ana A*~
gTan alsu objected 70 the passage OF tue oil was
charged that iis rOsisi0Ds into bed to deprive tue CITY
of valuable frauch,se for The b.nent VI private
u.s the advocates OF rms bill wese either igaa
rant corrupt. Tho Evening haiesn cassed senator
GRAFT among the latter, and published communication
which in pla words SAID that ne was corrupt, had
been purchased, and that Il was knoSh NJ tho ume
Of his election that be (Gran for the highest bid
o oel rnnsn nsd q mo-. s.,'m.rs c,s,ssa insd
few tins city hsd larger number Of friends II
generally expected that heavier damages would have
been aSscsssed. Tho judgmen TINS been paid
SUICIDE OF Z. PAiGR, s'Dow, JR-" j.
The Herald contains tho following particulars OF tho
S:s.s y .s q as every
man Of 10 ordinary fame q aterateur one who has
achieved catering celebrity, who was at one time rch
Sunday night, In the most abJect poverty No
describe, language EXPRESS the intensity Of fth the
sanao ness o. o1ysr y e nrao.s misery q 'as apart
hreahed his last and resigned bis soul 70 the Creator
We tpeak Of EihridgeF Paige better known under h's
famous "Pa,ent Sermons" which have male him
known to great portion Of tho reading world
Paige was .Se editor aud proprietor q tho New York
N,vury paper at that time remarkable Tor its pun
gent w.t. proverbia good humor, and the practical
well charitable views It expressed Of men and things
The paIent sermons OF "Dow Jr., collected and
published in b, * FORM and achieved celebrity, part
author Reveises, however, overlook Mr. Paige aud he
lacked the moral courage as appears, TO loox them in
the and rampe them under his and aft short
contest he 70 this country to better his fortunes He
bad however contracted love for strong drink aud this
terrible hend pursued HIM to hs grave, ADD drove han
into the presence his Creator. Soun after his arrival
he wrote for the Sum- then its meridian, and his
hfs universally Commended. " late years Me-.
Paige has been connected with the Golden Era, whose
pages be nas enriched with many kindly and generously
conceived contributions.
About oioe O'Clock last night police officer was in.
formed that dying north OF Pacific
stree three doors east Of Kearuy and elaely
ceeded the spot; but he arrived tho spirit had t
and he found prostitute closing tho eyes and jaws of
what WAS once mao of mark and fame AS we said
BEFORE would be utterly vain to attempt giving tns
sRbtest description the reeking hth and So adness
e h's apartment The bed Innocent OF uen Of any
kind, saturated with water. The toor indie
scribabiy hthy, aud the walls dsnk with and
fitted With fungi. On the table st,od two plates that
had probably been used for tRe aud cleaned
trom the momeUt they first soled; these contained
the remnants FL his last supper. In of
small keg of picked herrngs the which
lar numerous THAI the fish, aut most rvaed
them in s'ze On small table near his bed were two
bottles containing aaorthe curse OF hrs latter life, aud
undouht,d Of his death. His feet resting
the fotboara o his ,oatsome cot and portion OF his
clothing had been removed except hia hat Thus diei
Eidrioge T. Paige oace man OF wealth. position ami
celebrity.
Mons E Bamot st Leger committed suicide fow days
since the Pfesioo, by shooting himself through
the French army and OF noble BIRTH He but short
time in California Oa Tuesday last he observed
walking about without aim object and considered
insane he, however disappeared, AMI again
uutl man who was bunting discovered his dead body.
pistol grasped in bis right aaad aad the bali hal
just entered The orbit IT the et eye passing out at
top of bis head b. ST. Ieger boarded Win Mr Brown
TO whom, he addressed letter few days before his
death, Of which the appended is a transls,ioa'- -
Nix JEAN BRowS--On acrount Of news received bV ne
40 indefinite tine ne |. with CAIN dss rnson sss hsVs
But taxing this s,so hsve
he which you ss ia %s sSn
III and herewith letter addressed 20 my sse sad besides
Rent from 18th March LIS. December .......... $ss
Note OF sundr5 expenses. 81
Total. .;,,..-....*..,.... slsl
WHICH c~c you when please St Jus you
receive S,e snc amount ,ntu.,. ,,..
su.ard ,haA could have any doubts Of being aecsved.
sos m s as he s% ssst my
seeoe, IN France :hau hss. 40 q for only s oS and that
q he c.1 q :ns my sister
my relations with ms mo-h.r me expect
De ess fer .s nd s.u 5. . s
Ad.eu Monsieur be happy. This Is the last wish tha.
( HANOI ST. LEGER.
The deceased had brother ana sister living ia France
He left package Of letters latter He desired 70
France, and anxousy watched for the arrival
Of every steamer In the hope Of receiving remittance,
unit, the arrival OF the last mail when he to give
up despair The father of deceased under the
First Napoleon. ST. Leger OF superior address,
correct habits ana was highly esteemed by his acquant
On Moucay last, Nov. %. about P. n, Peter Burns
~as killed by Philip Robinson, Jackson street, in
this Deceased bad returned Fraser river
where be quite successful, having Accumulated about
$4,000 NJ the course of eighteen months Tue two
H,ll's Bar together About four mouths ago RI
binson left for Caiorns, accompanied BY a
woman named Margaret Mccormick, about whom
be and the deceased had qnarrei'ei while
living the bar. On Lis arrival Robinson married
Margaret and opened low drinking esabishm on
jackson street Burns arrived the Lab ,ucisre
las Monday, and in company with two three VI his
reuds came 10 K"pinsohs saloon, where DC proposed
that they should go and drink he said ne was &C
quain.eo WITH Rebinsons wife I've Of his COMPANIONS
assented, and one Of them, from whom obtain this
account states that entering they found the psce
confusion, though there mai been fight there
bottles broken Oh the door, and other like evidences He
that they entered, they Robinson .hs
seated the bed IN the back and the former
and asked the visiters what they wanted when after
ew wordr, in which Robinson ordered out,
fused the drinks tor which they called Margaret seized
bottle aud dashed it at the hcad Of Burns AMI the
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eight inch revolver) and fired twice at Burns, the
second shot taking effect in his left breast, two
inches below the nipple. THIS rather d4jpiated &C
count does not agree with that gwen by woman
named Elizabeth Flynn, who also In the
room. From her statement it appears that she AMI
Margaret had been ntoxc aid during the afternoon
when Burns ana h,s comparisons cams in Roou-
asked Burns what he wanted when the latter asked
times in toud voice. ''Wnst, you GOT
piEn at astT' Margaret then flew at him crying out,
"you cau my husband pump, do yOnS" when Robinson
made her seat herself upon the bed, and ut the
slant drew psto snd bred above stated The reports
Of the pistol a acted the attention Of special officer SchimD
who got " the place time Burns of the
door, and tn. street, fell his face
trout Of Dutch Charley dancing celer SchnD then ran
10 the door. where Robinson was struggling with OF
the companions OF Burns and trying the pistol away
from BIN. lie arrested and took him the no se
Burns survived about ten minutes. He OF
Canada, but lived the greater pas OF his life Ia Albany
New York. before ENGRAVING tn California Burns W Is
about twenty old and had my friends
Robinson is prison awaiting the action Of tho Grand
jury AT the inquest subsequently held the Jury found
that Rcbt6son FREQ the pistol with nteut To kill Burns
In the delinquent tax at Of Marosa county, Colonel
Gff AZ in p0 TAu.ra