New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-07

SUICIDE OF DENTISTS WIFE.-On Thursday az
teInoon Coroner Scbirmer held inquest the house
Of VIM. b. Laison, No. 1856 Eighth avenue, on the
body Of Mary Ann Latfon, who committed suicde the
previous night. J. appeared from the ,as my ELECTED
that the deceased had been exceedingly jealous Of her
hubbard for number Of years, in consequence OF his
profession bringing him in contact with many ladies.
She had often begged Of him 10 give up his business,
and DO somethioe else but be had refused 10 do
On Wednesday morning, disagreement occurred be-
tween them-Mr. Lstton taking some money from her
bureau drawer, to which she objected. Some hard
words appear 70 haze paced between them at that
time after which Mr.. Latson went into his oIics, in
the same building and attended TO his work. He did
rot zee bis wife again till about o'clock in the
ing, when be found her lying the floor Of her own
room, and quite dead. After having qnarreled with
her husband, Mrs Laison appears 10 have gone on,
with q market basket, and purchased quantity Of
cbaI coal. Returning 10 her room, che had carefully
stopped the crevce around the windows with cotton
filed furnace with the coal SET II fire, ard laid
down 10 die. When found, she was lying on the floor
with pillow under Der head her folded, and her
limbs straight A strong odor of charcoal gas per-
vaded the apartment. Dr.. Lstson az once raised an
alarm; the neighbors called in, physicians sent
for, and all Of res.oratives applied, but too
late The following note TO her hOsband written
an ordinary business card and left on table in the
room:
Farewell, William Forsiye me for all The trouble hays
caused ou but recole your business has driven crazy
and neither in pity for body soul would change
NY de- sister and ,Ometbng.o Adelne and the chden"
sitter Of the deceased testified that MrJ. Latson
had been much depressed in spirits lately caused by
sickness and jealousy Of her husband. She had often
told her sister that fhe sbould kill herself and had a.
tempted 10 do opce or twice before DIR. George Ii.
B)utoD made post.mortem examination of the body,
when be found the lungs very much diseased, aud he
liver somewhat deraoged From the c0ngested state
of the lungs, and the history Of the case the doctor
gave il as his opinion that death caused "by in
haaion of earboDc gas generated by charcoal" The
Jury rendered verdict of suicide" The deceased
was native Of England, and 80 years of age
TN TAuxASY CONTESTED SEATs.-The Tammsny
Hall Democratic General Committee met on Thurs
day night, for the purpose OK hearing the report
of the Committee on Conteste1 Seats. The re-
port recommended the admission Of the Savage
delegation from the Fifth Ward; the Rynders and
Tweed delegation from the Seventh the Rollins dele
CATION from the Eleventh; the Edward Mcconnell
delegation from the Thirteenth; the Hart delegation
from the Sixteenth the Smith and Jeremiah ticket from
the Seventh; the Herrck ticket from the Nireteenhi
the Waterbury ticket from the wentieth AMI the Kerr
ticket from the Twenty first TIE report adopted.
Upon the Eighteenth Ward case the subcommittee
could no, agree Messrs Fowler and Kissner reported
for the Irving ticket. Mr.. VIM. ID. Kennedy reported
in favor of a election; Mr. Vance in favor Of the
Cooper ticket, and Mr.. Pudy in favor Of referring the
case TO committee Of five, to effect II possible, com.
promise. The was laid until the next ms ct
ing, and committee appointedt to report upon 1t.
TIE PROPRIETOR OF THE GLEN Cove HOTEL Az
SECONDS "A great commotion has been caused in the
usually quiet village of Glen Cove by the flight of Mr..
Paxton long the proprietor of the principal hotel in
that place. Mr.. Paxton left the morning of Satur-
day, the 3lst u carrying with him s. 900 in cash and
everything valuable about his establishment. Having
borrowed horse and wagon OF friend he came to
this city, left bis conveyance at Brooklyn stable and
called for Europe by the steamer Fulton. Bssds
owing $1,000 in Glen Cove, he had liabilities in New
York and Brooklyn to twice that amount