New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-02

composer. The closing scene Of bis life was mean
choly. While on tho eve Of carrying into execution
plane for sn orchestral campaign, moro extensive and
magnificent than his previousexplots embracing
tour throughout the whole civilized world, sccomps-
MED by army of orchestral performers, vocalsts,
and men-of-sll-work- as be was collecting his
forces at Paris for this purpose he bee harassed
with pecupisy troubles TO such en- extent that first his
health and then bis reason gave way. In this condi-
ton be was conveyed 10 an Inne Hospital, where he
died on the 18th day Of March. Julien was in his
18th year, having been born at Sisteron, an Alpine
town, on the 23d Of April, 1872. His father was
bandmaster of Swiss Regiment, and from him
the boy leaned the rudiments Of the art In
which he was 10 become 80 renowned. Having lost
voice which was singularly beautiful and strong in
childhood, he turned his attention exclusively to
orcbestraton; first learned the Of the violin and
successfully studied the practice and capabilities of
eva6 orchestral instrument. When young man, he
led military life conducting regmenial band, and
being present at various batee, at of which he
was severely wounded in the shoulder. Finally he
went to Pars where receiving ms ruction from such
masters Cherubini and Rossni his peculiar orches
trail powers rapidly became developed and he soon
found himself before the public as director of the con-
balls. The jealousy Of rivals st his instantaneous
popularity finally became powerful enough to drive
him away from Paris and he took refuge across the
British Cbapnel. Then at London during twenty
year,, eusued series Of those grand popular
iriumphs which only Julien could achieve, aud with
which our readers are familiar from their recoect
of HE late American campaign. 1t was in 1854 that
be made the grand tour of the United States,
Il L. min At midi
ences, and admirably adapting our national melode, TO
TIE purposes Of mulitudinous band. There was
marked scorn of conventionasm in his management.
If he wished produce certain effect, and could only
do 80 by the Introduction of gun-shos aud boatswlns
VIII tles the shots and whistles fe4rlessy intro
duced If his music was not classic it had at least
tain lsrgeness of combination and was marvelously
effective, as rendered by bis own orchestra, under hs
own guidance. 7, ere something inseparabe between
our recoections of the and of superb wastcoat
and the whitest of perfuned gloves but, for all the
amer that seemed affectation and the citation so
plainly vsbe after his conquest Of applause there
a real greatness in the power by which he brought
thousand performers into harmonious action and car
red the listener along, from tie delicious fneness of
single violin note through wave after wave Of sound,
to the grand clash ard clang Of the inDumerable
shiDged and wind instruments, bells, cymbals, and
drums, that worked together to overwhelm with the
tempest Of their sound.
MIR. Alfred Willis died on Friday night, very sud-
denly in Brevoort place. He was the son Of the late
John Il. Willis, prominent member Of the Society OF
Friende. On The death of his father be elected
Director of the Fulton Bank as bis fathers successor
an office which he held for sixteen years. Deceased
was for a long time member of the house of Willis &
Brothers He retired from active business in 1872 in
possession Of handsome fortune.
Senators Latham of California, and Mallory of
Florida, are at the St. Nicholas.
Mr.. William Euston of Charleston, S. c., who
died recently worth om 50, 600 600 to OOO OOO
He leaves all the income Of his estate, real and per-
sonal, to his widow, having heirs, charged, how
ever with the payment of certain requests and annui-
ties to relatives After the life interest Of the widow,
and the reverson or lapse Of the several charges men,
toned the whole estate is given in trust to the City OF
Charlie son, for the establishment and support of re-
treat for aged indulgence under certain conditions one
of which is the building of cottages for the Of the
poor, free Of expense.
Mr.. George w. Scatter Of Cincinnati, passenger
by the midnight express train to Boston on Wednes-
day ose from his seat while sound asleep, stepped out
upon the platform, AID leaped Off upon the ground
while the train was in rapid motion about four miles
east of Worcester Fortunately he fell in soft place,
and was not much hurt.
The Picavune Of the Goth states that Dr. T. C..
Thornton the venerable divine and President of aadi-
son College, departed this life at his residence in Sharon
on the 22d inst.