New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-17

In lSa9 he removed with his family 70 Philadelphia,
where he resided until his death.
M Ysrdley, gentleman formerly residing ia
xs,,inrs,; committed suicide Sunday night, at the
S,.,.rset House. Niagara Falls He arrived there on
A.. Yr,day previous with two companions. They de-
,a,ted the next day, leaving him alone. He attracted
no psytieular attention. bus Monday moropg when the
chsubermaid went to his room she found II locked.
She mentioned the circumstance at tho Office and after
while, as no answer could be obtained by repeated
calls, view Of the interior Of the room was taken
through the window, when the occupant was dis
covered lying upon the Aoor with frgatful cash in
his throat and the weapon of death lying by his side.
The room was forced at once, and on the table was
found note, written by deceased, stating that the
writer was out of money, that he had misused his
friends, and I'd desire to live. Reference was mace
to people from Cincinnati, who were stsyiog AZ the
house. and directions given about notifying ms inenos
ct home of his decease.
Miss Courier spiDster of forty-two years, lived
with her mother ct Chsgford, near Dartmoor, In En-
gland For the sake Of society and, perhaps, too for
the pecunisry in the transaction
they let lodgings Among their dodgers was Mr.. JoPe
draper and tes-deser Miss Courer has lasely sued
SIr Jope for breach of promise of marriage. His de-
fense was that the lazy hsbtual drunkard and
often seen her intoxicated though they had
her drinking anything Under even these unpromi,ing
circumstance the British jury returned verdict Of
ESQ in favor Of the bibulous maiden.
The st. Petersburg journals publish criminal
statistics extracted from the returns Of the Ministry of
Justice for the year 1885, The total number persons
tried throughout the Russian Empire amounted in that
yen to 4O4,7i7 of whom rs S7s still in prison,
IL. 1 Al ~ ,ha,
were condemned to punishment involving the loss of
civil rights; 1894 sentenced to hard labor, and
$500 bsnished to defiant Governments. Among the
convics condemned to the Ices of the prerogatives be-
longing to their class were 90 hereditary nobles 80
joyDg personal nobility % ecclesiasics merchants,
and 1854 individuals belonging to various classes
The Paris correspondent Of lie Nord says: " The
famous Lola Mon,ez, who appears to have determined
to finish her singular life in America will leave
the signcston of which is very different. Lols does
not mean honor, nor Montez fidelity. Fantasy was
the gift of this exorbi creature who could not be
prevented even by her baseness, from succeeding in
the world. The United States papers tell us that she
lie dead; we will not believe it; some of the renowned
are capable of using even a tomb for change of Pc
dests In any case we will keep funeral Grafton
for another occasion"
Prince Alfred is about to VISIT or was the latest
advces about TO visit the Cape of Good Hope in the
Euryalus, on which he serves midshipman.
Great preparations were making TO receive him.
Alterations were TO be made in The Government House.
a suite of apartments, embracing reception-room,
private sitting room, beichamber and bedrooms for
one of his fellow midshpmen and for bis tutor,
prepared and there general gliding and painting
In progress. a.-.
-Pietro Boccomini, a Roman tragic actor, who
formed part of the Ristoi company has just died at
Amsterdam, at the age of 80. In l849 he received
two stsbs with poignard little below the heart,
and at bis cries the murderer away, excaiming:
" My God have mistaken my man." Boccomini
never completely recovered from the effects of bis
wounds the author of which could never be found.
The Phare de Loire says tuat q convention has
been signed between France and England for the
emigration of 5000 coolies to the Lie of Reunion.
The management of the recruiting will DO entrusted to
French house at Calcutta. This arrangement has
been brought about by the exertions of M. Imhaus,
the Reunion delegate.
The Hon. Willie p. Maugum has partially recov-
cred his physical powers for some time impaired by
paralyeis though he neither speak walk with
ease His mind, however, is clear and calm.
The Embassador of the Emperor OF Morocco and
the other members of the Embassy have just sub
seribed sum of 5000 francs for the Christians in
Syria.
M. LAuvray, for many years the financial aud
commercial editor Of the Paris Presse, recently died,
at the age of AZ years.
A correspondent of The Portsmouth Chronicle
gives the following particulars of the death of lady
by lightning, at Hampton, on Wednesday last:
'"Duripg the thunder storm on Wednesday evening
by Mr. Dearborn and Mr.. Brown, was struck by light
ming and Mrs. Brown, an Irish lady, was ins aaty
killed while at prayer, having Just made the remark 10
Mrs dearborn that if the Lord TO take them, she
knew of nothing better to be doing than TO be at prayer
She leaves four small children TO the care OF her nus
hand The house ia 30 much damaged as n II to be
worth repairing
The Prince and Princess de Jdnviue, with their
family and numerous suite, arrived at Ostend on
Tuesday, on the route to Switzerland bytCologne.
"A Liverpool paper has the following obituary
notice:
"Op the 10Th ult, after short but severe illness,
Mrs. Henry j. WalIack. This highly accomplished
LADY So better known to paygoers under her maiden
name NJ Miss TurpiD She made her first appearance
al the Haymarket Tbe&ter in the Summer OF lo32,
having previously acquired considerable repatat % as
a vocalist -Four years afterward Miss IurPin became
ON. of the principal members Of the Coventgarden
Tbeater and It was during professional career at
this theater that she married TO Mr.. henry var
lack, who then held the Office ef stage-manager.
Mr. Martin, who is rowing from Boston to New
York had an exciting accident at Eastman, on Monday
afternoon. Large numbers Of persons being anxious
10 see him afoat he launched his whery although the
wind was blowing gale and the surf was running
very high He shot out the waves in fine style, hlS
boat riding like bird. On returning to the shore, one