New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-05
personal.


in H. bot the chepis; who made up the prescription
put in thirty drops The symptoms produced by this
overdose were for sort time alarming, but the actress
coon recovered sufficiently resume her performances
Mrs. Juliette II. Beach, in review of Walt
whitmans Leaves of Grass" makes some frank
srvowals; " am not at all squeamish" she says.
" Not easily shocked either. adore the beautiful
snd grow impassioned drink in the voiuIduous in
art poesy. Amorous poetry, so far from being TO
offensive is delightful, aud the soft liquid nes
tender love, and the ceep strains of burning passion
seem 20 me alike fit by INNS for man to offer up" As
for Whitman, however, II il her candid opinion that
" he certainly has not soul enough to be saved. l
hardly think he has enough to be damned
A young lady. named Martha Work daughter of
Mr.. Hastings Work Of East CRANKY, Conn.,. died sud-
denly last week at Simsbury under singular aud mys
FERROUS circumstances She bore an unblemished char
acter and tie day Of her marriage was fixed for Tues
day, May %. Her intended husband Mr.. Walter
Loomis of Windsor, is q young man of excellent
character, in good circumstances. and is universally
respected. Miss Work taught school hast Summer in
Windsor she had done previously, and subsequently,
IN other places. She was an esiimabe, prudent
girl; had a good education; saved her money, and
had little Of her own, against her wedding
mad been engaged to Mr.. LOOMS for we beevel more
than half year, though when rallied by her female
friends about her approaching marriage she has on
move than occasion during the last three months
said that she would never be marrisd-jhat her death
would occur to prevent it, She stated this last Writer
to lady acquaintance who ralyng her about her
expected marriage with the remark that eiemise
upon which she was working was to be wcrn on the
so ~ III rnur x-ha Work
that she would be laid ont in it for her funeral She
had also subsequently, requested sister give
nous things to Mr.. LOOMS l'ings, sc J, AID had
pressed desire that if she died, she might be laid
in her wedding dress. A post norton examination was
made, conducted by Drs. Kellogg and Newton of Suf-
field and Halnlin of East Grauby. Upon opening the
stomach the presence of prussc acid at made
manifest by its powerful and peculiar odor. The Doe
TOTS unanimously decided that death had been caused
by prussic acid and also tba; this strong and usually
instantaneous poison had in this case been rendered
slower in It's work by probable protraced exposure to
tie air. DR.. Rising of Sufield subsequently, confirmed
The fact Of the pre- of prassc acid in the stomach
and there can be no doubt that Miss Work committed
suicide. But for what reason, no mortal can say.
Her inexpeable has plunged her family and friends
into the deepest dir tress while the mysterious char
acter Of it has aroused the interest of the whole
nunity where she lived
At the Unitarian festival held in Boston on Tues
day the Rev. James Freeman Clark passed high Gu
looium on the late Theodore Parker, speaking of him
as follows:
The news came TO as this morning, from the other
side of the world OF the departure Of brother The
OdOre Parker, who for many wears IN tins hall has
Iaanfuy stood up for what to him the highest and
best idea Of truth and right and religion and think
now that he Is gone and we shall never rec his 30
cratic head in the streets Of Boston any more, aud snail
never bear bis voice again. and never read those burn
ing vivid words which came from his pen, fresh with
tbe hot blood OF manly heart, think all of Ms
onite end sey in the words which our Brother King
has addressed TO us Peace be TO thee our brother!
IT. many things he differed from u.s. many things
is4red from him; but after all he was the fruit of our
bOdv II be went further and H. IN gong further ne
si away from US still he was IN The line OF our ira
iitiou and be believed himself faithful 10 the principles
which he Lad been taught while he was III TINS hOine
He yas a thorough specimen Of a kew-England man
Of a manly New-England man; man not only wltn
manly heart and manly intellect ready 10 grapple WIN
al tie great problems OF fe and to utter freely ano
orrenly his word God gave 70 hun; but ne was De-
sde this what all do not know we'll, man Win
tender heart-Wih feminine tenderness OF heart
with a heart which Oyerfowed with affection toward
those he loved We stall see hlm no more; we shan
hear him no more; but think there are many hours
y; come in the great crisis of our history, when we
is miss his manhness his freedom, his energetic de-
V, lion 70 TIE truth God, and tbe right could not
Sir rise in this place where he has STOOD 50 IohS'
without doing great injustice 70 my own feelings and,
I think great Injustice 10 the feelings Of many OF you
here If not all if had down without az much as
thhse few words
brigham Young, with several Of the dignitaries OF
HE church. but with fewer if any, Of bus wives, has
bean in Philadelphia for the past ten days lie is ne
gotating for the purchase of paper mill, which he
proposes to se; up in his city.
Mr.. Francis Mcdonnell, a well-known Western
scblrtor was on Sunday last married to Miss Kate A.
Garrett Al Cleveland Ohio. Both are oeaf ana DUMB
Words were not necessary in the season OF courshp'
a.d the marriage ceremony was accomplished by
f--Veotlv bowed assent to written promises.
A youne girl, about seventeen years Of age was
fpDa wandering about the streets OF PhIadepha Oh
Friday. weeping bitterly. Upon being questioned 0y
an officer sbe stated that she homeless and Without
friends. Her story was az follows: She was seven
,oe, years Of are and native Of Salem, Nd I"o
wears ago Ter father purchased plant near Ne"
o,lears and with his family, removed there Inc
al ,yert 70 school few miles from home and hirea
-, 90 IN the habit of carrying her backward and
foyvard in wagon. During these rides be snceeeoeu
r. winning her affections, and in persuading her 10
.lo, witb him. She stole 800 belonging to her ia.net
and ,be couple came 10 Philadelphia where '"e '''i
.ec,ed her ruin. and after obtaining all her msney
and pledging nearly all her clothing nc oe'eI'ou "'i
Having 10 means left, the poor creature was 'u,"'u
into de streets by the proprietor OF the hou'o
sbe had been staying. The girl refused 10 maze -
d,, AGAINST the scoundrel who bad betrayed her' cue
Nc. sn 10 the House Of Refuge until her i@ialy couiu
be communicated with.
prpf Pierce of Harvard College mas Son7 " IN