New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-18
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smbeSzIed the funds Of his empIoye. At tbs time Of
bis arrest he attempted 10 commit 'ede BY shooting,
hnow that he nnoceys OF the crime charged
The Grand Jury have found no bill against him, and
he has been discharged.
"A correspondent c<an Eastern paper, writing from,
Montreal gives an illustration Of the prevailing eno,.
ance concerning american politics; he says:
"a man well dressed, and apparently Of high stand.
ina. asked me if Mr.. Senard no, man OF ,onr
Dfominence in Nsr York and suggested also thar n
Douglas might DO put forward for the Presidency h.,
the Convention shortly 10 assemble in he ehy olks
restdence."
"A letter from the Rev. Samuel c. Church, Of Ii.
Genessec Conference Of the Methodist EpiseoraI
Church, informs ms that the General Conference nov,
in session at Buffalo has reversed the decision Of Tho
North Ohio Conference, expeIlng the Rev. Alpha
Wright and has restored him TO his former position in
the church.
"A Paris journal says that Yankee was polixlv
invited by Chinese merchant 10 make him yisi, :,
his house, and that the Oriental host over gbeed hs
Occidental guest with hospitality, providing for him
splendid sort Of throne in biz best ROOM and inviting
a continual conconrse Of his friends to pay their re-
spects to the distinguished stranger. The house
swsrmed from morning till night wth courteous, oh.
sequious, and admiriug Cinnamon till Brother Jona.
than began to be abashed by the homage be received
But one day the Yankee having picked up rudi.
nentary knowledge Of the Chinese tongue, aopped,
on entering bis friends abode, 70 peruse magnificent
inscription over the door, which be found 70 run az
follows:
Here will be seen a real live North American;
speces of creature rare in this country. Admission?
ents, payable on gong OUT
1t il said that the other day Madame de Persigny,
the wife Of the celebrated Bonapartist Embassador
at London, met Madame james Rothschild, who be-
gan 10 abuse Louis Napoleon account Of his nnous
financial measures. Madame Persigny yehemenly
defended the Emperor and the heat Of the discussion
the Embassadress dropped the word cochon tswinel.
Madame Rothscbild retorted by slap or scratch On
the face of her antagonist. As Madame Rothschd is
ALWAYS very elegant besides being an orthodox
Hebrew, the epithet coehon was especially offensive
to her.
AT the late term of the Scott County Miss. Court,
Matthew Jordan was found guilty of betting dime
with minor, and was sentenced to pay fine Of $500,
and to be confined in the County Jail for three month";
He did not know that the youth was minor; bad be
known this fact, still betting, he would have gone 70
the Penitentiary for two years.
Tile Halifar British COlOHist says that the Com
ntee on the election and return Of the Hon. Attorney
General have reported of direct bribery against
that gentleman.
The late Clarke Clayton Pekman, who died in
Boston last Friday, at the age of SO, bequestheda
large and valuable private library to Harvard College.
Alexander Dumas has left Paris, at last accounts,
for Marseies to start on his voyage on bis little
steam-yacht Monte Cristo. He takes with him five
companions protessed photographer, three COM
rosors pressman and press so that the records Of
his voyages will be printed almost as fast as they are
written The trip will last fifteen months, and NJ.
Dumas expects to write and print two volumes per
month.
Male, the fugitive slave lately arrested and rescued
at Troy, has been purchased for $3.50. He viii now
return from Canada and resume his situation in the
place from which he was forced 10 fee
Mr.. Williamson, while riding near Petersburg,
Va, was aecosted by woman who appeared weary
and asked ride. He complied she handed up q
basket and was about to step in herself. when, think
ing he saw masculine Indications he dropped his whip
and asked her to pick up, and then quickly started
is horses. The basket contained pistols and bowie
knife. Mr. w. had large sum of money with him.
The marriage settlement of La Fontaine has just
been discovered in noarys Office at Ia Ferte-Milon,
Aisne). This document shows that he was son of
Charles La Fontaine Captane des Glasses and Super
utendent of Forests in the district of Chateau Thiey;
and that bis wife was Marie Hericart daughter Of
Judge ut La Ferte Mon; that she received from her
fther2O 600 francs and from her mother TO- 900 francs
and that La Fontaine at the time of the marriage pos
sessed some real property coming from his mother,
place in the Department of Forests, and a sum Of
10000 francs. The settlement stipulated that 10000
francs of the wife and 5000 of the husband should
form tie funds of what the French law calls the
common property. The marriage took place on the
10th of November, l647.
One Perkins, alias Frank Hays, alias Henry
Brown was arrested the other day in Groveland, Mas
sachusetts for having four wives now alive. They
distributed follows: in Derry, N H., one in
Concord, n. H., one in Danyers, Mass. and one in
Groveland.
The Hon. Greene G.. Bronson. writes 10 The NcE-
York Observer to say that in moving the adjournment
at the meeting of the Tract Society he acted
tircy On his own impulse, and without previous