The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-12

mr. Chiisty has been laborin9 under an alteration
Oh INC mind. He conceived the strange ides that
ne southern rebels would be s,cce ssf,i and that
heir armies would overrun the North And rem
ar his property valuelcss, and he would be re-
un'ed 10 want No efforts or liza friend. could drve
us IDEA from his mind few DAYS sine. be
went TO tie Pacific Bank. Ia c1ruueny viii r.
Councilman Wild and drew out fi,Io0, vp,n
ecU.nf " into bis hands he exclaimed -" There
ID ti'''' aud il is notii. N; paper, and Ia worth
tl'ng' lie seized u'cn the suggestion H. turn "a
mt gold a. being ~ Tt By which TO establish it,
V'ihe. In company with another party Of friends
he remarked " am worth a hundred thousand
dollars, bW VIII take 10 cents on dollar for tho
whole oih" In rnlny other ways he slowed h,s
mental c0nlitioato lie one of ulsound character,
hut none q his friends supposed he would make
way With himself On Friday morning, NJ If lie
had rrcme lita,ed the fatal deed since committed,
he sent for his co.. hm,n T. come 70 the house,
and :. &c in charge two fine dogs which be kept
about the pr miscA Ms % jrt being undoubtedly
to have tie coachInan or hand at the TIM
Of the event, The latter person arrived n, M
| house between three aui four O'Clock on Frids
atetn ION. NJ. Christy had appeared YER; raiions
th'ors the day and was sitting ut the time with
us we, In a back porlor on the second floor.
| Upon 'he plea If bc.ne 10 warm he dves,ed him.
sell oI coat ond OTIS aud seated himself near the
window. Mrs. Chrisiy turned and left him f,r
moment ID in the interim he dashed through tho
window sink 'ng violently upon the tagging 81 tho
courtyard below, iractutng lis skull, breaking
one OF his lower limbs, disiocsting his right wrist
AMI nuriis hi' spine 81 badly 10 cause parsy sis
I" u" To-, The coachman ss.i-tcd IN taxing him
nr-siais. Medical advice was called. hut he had
am. a =. .,,1.
eral physicians were In attendance, however Its
failed very fast through the day, and IL VA,
though, lie could not I've tie night out. Mr.
Chii''y Ia about friy yeats Of age and for some
time past las resided in brown stone cos,tagc, 4
No. Is Fast EisAt,cuth street lie came TO this
city from Buffalo and opened IN the minstrel bust.
ness, Il. ~ broadway, sixteen ycars rgc. Ills XII
and tact as manager crowned him with mort alum.
dant success, aui he has aiuas4ed property, az
said, If nearly 100000. 1t is stated ly some Of II
mos, intimate friends that they dis,,,,fcd more
than six months AGO thi,he no longer ,nr i y.
Christy of former days, So great Lot been T.,
change in him. Physicians wue with lin ~
through saturday night but he WAS unconscious ~
cosni1cd no one, and appeared to be sn. iag rapidly,
NJ. CArs,y remained Ia very PIE, 4-a,iis aists 1
yesterday, lut iail,d l,to wards ,ve'inl.. rri
showcd signs Of consciousness. At ten p',l4,l NJ,
,n'.,.
~ ''' " 'l''' w.
''' '','' - -
.,, '' ~ '''''s' Wy
stat, but unable 20 speak.
''''' A"''-ih our death column tim
morning Will W syu's -. $50 81 Nrs Mary
T..rne. r.,.,t ~ th, 80. Captain Il bert Taoruc,
la,.. it.r II one ,t,i.r,.,r,t. uayulr,lun, AID
M. tfpr-in.,,vs or Jhn : an. "a, ~, ,..--r a
the NV Yorl. Fire p,n,rt,,e,,. II, t,c on,
icra,c. The deceased wa, ,,r,, II, u,is c,, 4,
ITO In O icrn stree, nov, ps,,, ,,d ,bo. ,-,.
thtn known o.. Govt, mn nov rr,,.l,in s,,,,~.
Her father removed ,yi,,,bi. family 4, ,.,,. ~,
1,,s and on te brc,kiny ant If H.. p,,.,,,,-.
Joined the Continental army M ,,,a-
tcr'naf'cr. Ia i'So the Division to which he he.
"agcd NY IN the Highlands, aud hls wife, with her
Two eih!iren-a younger brother and the deceased
Cam, down the ii,ls u see him During thel,
VISIT NJ 'jor Andre uhe British rryl wss captured
ana hnh2' md they wore present At the execution
Ms Thorne was tie lat living witness Of the death
Ahite IL her i"'il relations she w.s uivcrsaliy
h'oyd she was piln, unassiinins aud kind
sea 'n 70 ",' she leaves behind her n large circle
'''' "''' NV" ''' "''lhs me ana lament bel
ihE ASSivEnsARY OF TUE SUNDAY ScIoot
'r'.N"d to ~ II rcsn M 3, Church, on the COR
mr. %; Boz Vi ani Downing streets, Rev DIR. d v,
.r Plstlr' took place last evening atAae Church.
which wa' crowded. Tie children Of the scho,,
occupied the galleries, hui took no part In the ex
'rtis's' beyond singing The annual rcrou wal
rc0d iy tic Secretary, showing tho number d
scA'''r' t. Doe ~. of ',h, m 81 can read the rp