New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-28
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Mr. Groua on his first witt 20 Boston. signed
will, which was drawn up by Mr.. Choate, by which
bis body solemnly devised 20 the profession OF
this country if he died on the American continent
The members Of the bench AMI bar of Nova Scotia
resident Of Halifax waited Chief Justice Halliburton
in body few days ago, and presented 10 him an adj
dress upon the reception of his honors OF knight
hood. Sir Bren.on Halliburton, who j. now No years
old was born last before our Revolution N Rhode
Island where his father was au eminent physician,
and became a refugee. The father married into the
Brenton family, which is well known 10 the annals OF
that Safe.
Mrs. Mercy Jackson, an aged colored woman,
who died in Newark on Wednesday, in her 18Th year,
" las slave belonging to the COe family She was
part of the marriage portion Of the mother of Messrs.
Coe, being ut the time only II years old, and has
since lived in the family. When the law aboishing
slavery was passed in Nsw-Jersey, Mrs. jackson was
too old to take advantage of the manumisson, and
years che has been very feeble and unable to walk.
She was probably the last remaining slave in the
State.
M. Bgelow writes to The Post from Paris, that
the concert the 18th inst, of Madame Guerrsbela
the daughter of Mr.. Ward, the American Consul, at
Bristol England, at the Hotel de Louvre, drew TO-
gether q large proportion Of the American society
in Paris She was assisted by Rstori, who recited
sentimental story in Italian about young woman
who fell in love with young man. aud went crazy
because she could not marry him, and died just when
she could Madame Guenabella sang in four or five
pieces and satisfied her audience that she is handsome
that she has easy, selfpossessed and impressive
manner melodious and capable contralto voice, and
thorough musical education 1t is reported that che
comes soon to America as prina donna.
The Hon. John Harerton Read died in Charles
ton, May ., in the Of his friend, Henry a. De
Saussure. Mr.. Read was born in Charleston in 1873,
and was son of DIR. VIM. Read of the Continental
army under Gen. Washington. In his 18th year, he
was graduated at the College of New-Jersey, at
Princeton. The bulk OF his long life Mr. Read spent
in this city, and as planter near Georgetown. lie
was rarely absent from South Carolina, having but
once made the European tour. Mr.. Read vas not
ambitious of Office though he consented TO serve his
fellow-citizeDs upon several occasions. He was an
aid to Brigadier General Jacob Read in early life, and
was many years President of the Society of the Gin
cnnati of South Carolina which office he held at his
death.
Bishop Otey of Tennessee is gradually recovering
his health and hopes TO be able to resume his
official duties, from which his illness has long de-
barred him.
Bishop McIlvaine of Ohio, who recently returned
from Europe, is still far from well, and it is proposed
to elect an Assistant Bishop, who, however, to exc
out his salary, would be obliged also to oficiate as
rector of parish, fill professors chair at Gam
bier College.
The Christian Adgocate and Journal acknowl-
edges the receip; of q g breastpin' from devout
Methodist which piece of property is to be sold and
the proceeds appropriated to the missions in india
The Adroeote, however, requests the brethren to sell
such in other market than Ne~-York, as
the proceeds very small here.
Deacon EHhu Dickerman and the Rev. d. II.
Thayer, of the Mount Carmel Congregational Church
at New Haven, have been before the Superior Court
in that city for calling each other hsrd The
pastor told the deacon in an anonymous letter that
he was the sewer through which all the filth of the
Society emp.ies itself" This made the deacon angry,
and at prayer-meetiDg he exposed the secret in a
somewhat turbulent manner, and arrested for dis
turbiDg the peace
Mis- Wealthy L. Paul of Auburn carried over
Huxley Falls on Saturday afternoon. The falls are
about twenty feet in hight, and the immense body of
water that rushed over carried her along ike wooden
top. Her fate seemed certain, when young man by
the name of William Marks rushed forward, threw of
his coat and vest kicked of his boots and plunged
head-rst from the high and rocky shore into the water
hight of thirty feet; he disappeared for moment,
but soon came the surface and in few quick strokes
had reached the drowning woman, seized her and com
menced the difficult and dangerous feat Of rescung her,
The banks on either side of the outlet PERCEPTIONS
and abrupt; and he was, consequently obliged to swim
with bis burden some twenty rods down the stream.
With the aid of Mr.. Marks, and of her crinoine che
was finally rescued.
The following letter seems TO speak for itself:
"sr. NICHOLAS HorEL, May n, 1850.
"RoEERr bonner, Dear Sir The offer you have made
e1ceeding y liberal that do feel at liberty decline it:
viii commence contributions 'one time during the mouth Of
June next and hs Truly ul' yours SGs'' PAUL MoRPHY
Archbishop Franhi, the Pope's Nuncio has been
expelled from Florence.
The King and Queen Of Prussia have arrived at
Trieste.
The Grand Duke Constantine is making pill
grimage to the Holy Land. The Greek patriarch
has left Constantinople TO meet him at Jerusalem.
The Emperor of Austria has frequent interviews
with Prince Mettenich, who reached his seth year on
May Is.
The Fund Directors and work people on the
Austrian railways have been dismissed.
The only of the late Archduke John of Aus
tra by his marriage with the Positions daughter.
Anne Pl6cke il First Lieutenant under the Russian