New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-22
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her lover, resolved upon Sithholsipg the letter and
fighting herseh lncre tls o. il may appear, this In
tenton che carried 4. Dressed 10 manly habilments
she met the cnaF mgr IN the Junefern Hdd', forest
in The Deiehbor Good Of the capital and her opponent
having but rce sesD and that imperfsc.y az night,
the man '<bo had offended him. unconscously accepted
the pew conner ss his legitimate foe. Distances
measu red, teconds psesd pistols fred, when the lady
care eff scatbless, after wounding her antagops in
sheshouder. The name of the 6ghtDg fair is unknown
but Judicial inquiry having BEEN set on foot concern
ing the crime Of intentional mansaughter" the de-
tails ofthe affair viii probably crafty the curios
ty Of the public.
An English paper says tba. a young damsel who
Is eDgogsd and will shortly be united TO gallant son
of Neptune, lately visited the Mariners Church Dur
ing the sermon the parson discoarsed eloquenty and
with much ea,nes,ness Of the dangers and temptations
of the sailor He concluded by asking, Is there one
who thinks anything Of him who wears tarpauin
hat and blue jacket, pair Of trousers made Of duck
In short is there one who aught for the poor
salorp little girl, sister Of the damssl, jumped
up, aud looking aIehy q. her sister, said, in tone
loud enough for every one to hear, "Yes, Sir, our
Becky does"
An aged gentleman, planter in one Of the South
EN- States has Just died. leaving fortune OF 800 oOc
which lie to be dsp of according TO the provisions
of bis will aud I'd at document is as folio US:
az bequeath all my effects 10 the children Of my
BROTHER the following conditiops DESTROYS OF mark
ing my 81 nse Of the service which my Newfoundland
dog rendered me in saving my life one day when was
drowning, and wishing also TO provide for my house.
keeper appoint my said housekeeper nurse tutor,
and mother TO my dog Ny natural heirs shall, on this
account pay to her. out of my entire fortune daily
I'll. Ia,lxr nj cln
continue 80 long the dog shall live, but not one s'
cond longer During the first year after my decease,
or go much as the dog shall live, my house, keeper
shall receive IS day; the second year she shall re-
eeive $40 day; the third year sloi and 50 on une
the death of tho dog In the course Of the month in
which the dog shall die, there shall be paid to my
houae for every day Of the dogs existence $l2o
On the day of bis death abe shall be paid per hour OF
the dogs life, $3.50. In the last hour OF his LIE she
shall receive for every minute that be lives s35; and
for every second Of The last minute $500 My notary
is charged with experimenting the carrying out OF my
WILL"
This eccentric gentleman appears TO have entertained
for his dog, sentiments similar TO Byrons. What the
heirs will think do cannot say, but we shall be
much surprised if that dog lives many hours longer
Surprising him to die at 50 minutes and 50 seconds after
o'clock on the Both day of thu month"; the sum to be
paid TO the boufekeeper will be:
Thirty days at $l2S. :....................."ss1S
Eleven hours at $780,. Z.S0
Fifty nine minutes, at s375................ 2l2S
Fifty nike seconds, at $3O0..............,.. B,oW
Total. .....''''''''''''''p'oilI'
"A Paris correspondent Of The ". Y. Albion thus
W ties Of the CAFES;
"Yet while waiting TO find suitable nest wherein
to shelter my Muse, ! am never weary Of louugng
along be B0uevards. And still marvellous 10 truth Is
the sight for there one learns TO appreciate Paris and
to criicise its From the rue montmautre 10
the Madeleine, there may be seen daily after noon,
ost curious and animated spectacle All the eegancas
and all the vices of Paris there displayed You are
struck in the first place, wi the innumerable multi
tude of Cafes. There, to late hour in the evening",
are seated and women before smell round tables,
slipping their cup of Coffee their glass Of beeT or their
sberbet. Cast Your eyes the articles consumed and
you nay generally determine the class OF society to
which the consumer appertains. Remark especially,
at al hours of the dsy certain connoss'uI devotng
Themselves TO delicate operation; the right hand
armed with decanter of fresh water, they let Il fau
drop by drop into glass; at the bottom of which is
eeen thick Hqueur that becomes modified and psler
in color as drop after drop falls in. Batre a6s'ne
ia the term given to this performance and when tho
reacherous and supplying dink assumes the tint OF
young parrot pumsge emile cresps over the lips OF
the connoisseur and the poisoned cup s forthwith
ried to Them Drinking absiuthe s called, in the slang
of these gentlemen etoger des perro9uets. Poor Al
fred de Musset Il 10 this miserable practice tina.
lie lost his reason and his hfe."