New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-17
Personal.

John G. Leake, the founder of the Leake and
Watts Orphan Asylum, resided for more than % years
in an aristocrate mansOn the City Hall Park and
that entire time was but an uninterrupted history OF
benevolen, acts performed mosentatiOusly and 40
ekillfully that the hand of the giyer was seldom
known. During the desoiating ravages Of the yellow
fever which nearly depopuated New-iork, he was
constantly seen near it, forssken victims, and
the parting breath of hundreds yielded IN
prayels for their unknown benefactOr. faithful
memo was lis sole attendant IN life, and the only
witness Of his death for tie Of relationship bound
him 10 living soul The only written record which
be left behind was will by which he bequeathed bis
princey fortune for the erection aud support of an III
stitution for destitute orphan children, and this day
more than two hundred orphans receiving susie
nance and education within IL walls. Each succeed
Ing wear nearly a hundred leave that institution dis
ciplined and educated for business and their warrant
places are filed by hundred Others the wrecks OF dis
severed home crcles who gather in there as children
gait ct around fathers fireside.
The IFo5rcs'cr Mass Syy says: The infant found
on Cushmau- doorstep in Ellington few days since,
10 he named STEPHEN A. Douglas, for the reason that
the little sucker was in search Of his mother
Judge W. r. Weeks, tha late Reporter Of the
House of Representative Of Texas died suddenly at
Houston last week. HI at time filled the Office Of
Chief Justice Cf Bexar County having previously
occuried the came position in the County Of Harris
He reported the full proceedings Of the Convention
that framed the Constitution, and was for many years
the Reporter Of the House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Reuben Gulliver If Williamsiown Mas,
revolutionary Tensioner, who died the I'd instant,
woud have been % years Of age the 9th Of Feb
ruafy, 1851.
A correspondent Of Tie Manchester Mirror mar
rates the death Of a singular person at New HaInpton'
Since his death manuscr pt, written IN cipher,
has been found among his paper and after much search
tie key 70 tie mysterious characters employed ha ALTO
been discovered. II ths writing If to be credited
which from some unaccountabe desire 70 preserve the
rem erbrauce Of his crimes, certainly pre-
pared by fis hand, during three year. subse-
auen 10 lsl6 he led tire life OF an expert and success
ful burglar Having emiqaied TO Quebec, from Bfis-
tol In ENGLAND lie made the former city, Montreal,
and son Of the nephboring villages the scenes OF his
lawle4s exTloits. His first act was probably the
uuluiniug OF ring valued al only few shllIlngsi
lis lat appcars TO have been The seizure OF twenty
three bundled dollars in French coin. AT the time
h omit Canada he uOzesed not less than $bOJo the
iT-oo'ien flit- Of his crimes The remembrance ~
one. al leaet among those who suffered from ms
wIou.s seems TO have haunted hs mind through ne
with yi,iCuess which neither circumstances nor tIe
ErAe of tire could reIair for hy informal VIII ne
heGueathcd sd0 10 Alvin Craig, name winch occurs
.-o in tle manuscript in cipher, though other pirer
are I'm no instance specified. Last week an agent VIZ
tied Que, co. and edcd in ludinQ two OF he grand
children of Mr. Criig now dead. TO whom a. his only
lep1esertatiyes tie begue-t was delivered