New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-29

light and by strange phenomenon, his movements had
become automatic He could hardly hold himself up,
ana ne had become to move about within
e ts OF his harrow cell that he could take
t Two steps forward without turning round though
NE mao struck against wall and taking two steps back
ana so on alternately He lived for only week
alter MS liberation"
The London correspondent of n country pa
per s the following story: The courts ~ law will In all
prooabty be occupied early In the ensuing with
one vi those remarkable which often I'm ro
manees but so seldom IN real life II appears that about
Nv years ago large estate cl0se 10 OF the most i'm
poitaht OF English manufacturing towns In the pos
session OF the greagraudfather Of the parties the
present litigation Since that time the land has been
Duiit on 10 great extent, and now forms tine most
wealthy suburb of the In question. At the death
Oh the owner his eldest son. uding that there was no
Will naturally claimed the estate The children of
ond marriage, however who had never lived on good
terms with their half brother protested against his title
on the grounds that hs parents were never married. ana
that he was consequently egitimate 10 seemed at first
that there ground for this statement The parents
had always boon received IN society and no one had ever
heard Of any scandal IN connection with them On max
any OF the marriage and the eldest forced
TO submit and to leave the home he had always consd-
embarked In trade apparently without success
his grandson is at the present moment shoemaker in
back street, and In very small OF business The
tradition Of the lost estate has however always been pre-
served and some time since this descenden Of the elder
recommended the search for proof OF marriage IN
question: After much trouble he succeeded la getting at
tho copies Of tho registers which are preserved in the
Chancery OF Chester aud there I'm the index he dscov-
ered somewhat earlier than was expected the Of
me orgn" possessGr oil Inc estate ana his first wife
book Az last however ON going through It for the last
together. and their being separated copy of the
entry OF the marriage from the books OF Manchester
church duly found On referring back the church
itself the book was produced but the entry not there
Further examination showed, however. that this book
had also been tempered with, but In different way-a
leaf had been with scissors the marks were
even then distinctly visible On these the action
will he brought and when 1t is remembered that pres
ent family have been ~ possession for nearly century,
aud that they are highly respected. aud their
married among the weatleSt people In the county il
may readily DO imagined that tho inatterIs creating
good deal Of Interest The value the properly at stake
Is between one or two hundred thousand pounds
The following from The liverpool Journal of
Havrc sept S0 IsGs-rhe Uavre Intcrnaiionai Marine
Exposition IA virtually at an end. although the nrcs
have not made their awards public yet. The Exhlb
ceremony and multitude OF promises, which have NOT
and cannot DO fuldled aud. considered whole, the
affair has been without Importance. especially rs "A ma
rne exhibition; aud but for the display Of British and
American goods, the marine part OF II would have cou-
sisted Of few pairs OF boots oil clothing, few
ancient models OF fishing boats net two, and couple
Of score of tho most impraccac marine dcyccs II IL
true over twelve acres Of ground have been covered with
exhibitors stalls and most OF them well ned hat tho
character OF the goods displayed given the exhibition
tho elements OF grand bazaar aud nothing more The
rcgatas the regular OF the avre Regatta So
cety. The racing was by an entirely distinct body OF
mem and IN fact everything that has been attractive
here has been done by outsiders new soundng-cad,
10y French Officer something new and good Ia steer
ing elcgraphs the Pneumatic Company Of London show
the best instruments In use The results OF expcr
Hents board the Reerophon prove this. The telo.
graph company now To lay lts cable between Malta ana
Alexandria have put sixteen sets OF these instruments
the Unod States steamship IiconderogI hs been hted
with them also This Il system of pneumatic tele-
graphy, with metallic air chambers. The day OF electric
been exhibited and system Of steam cylinder
packing. obvating the OF oil, has been shown, and
meets with general fvor steam geasef-a Liverpool
inyenlion-is one OF tho good things shown and, win
few chronOmetets and other nautical instrunents
all Of English make the list of new aud useful articles
closes. Let every one believe that n any lrdhls are
awarded, Frenchmen will receive them Col Norton, one
of the United States Commissioners at tho Pans Exhibit
tOn here few days since. lie has Just published
Exhibition VI the beet books OF the this
subject Col Norton Is at present ~ tho head OF On
banking house IN Paris, and II doing much
for the credit Of the United States Lately he pubshed
circular OF the United states Treasury Department ana
United States bond, have advanced !. per
lie also had reprinted the able hnauca article by
Mr.. Atkinson aud sent II TO every banker IN EUROPE
MIR. Harrington. United States Minister Ia switzerland
was here few days ago visit 10 the sea baths Tho
Company General TRANSATLANTIC are 60 build three new
their paddle steamers 10 screw.
The success Of Mdc de Ia PGrlne in Paris,
DO steadily the increase. She BATTERED by
attention IN all quHticrs The dscovcry oil pretty
girl Ia kosk selling new papers has given the French
journalists oncih,ng to write about which at least VIII
scrvo - divert their attention fron subjects OF more
seems strange that lie 0auiols Hgaro and half dozen
other Journals Of lgu literary and political pctension'
should ocCupy Themselves day after day, with the All
peariIce manners, morality, history aud bsndNnthg 81
little spanish if! VINO sells journals Tor haptbce on
e.,Irc: bat the Tiynlry scIwcen "Mdlc dc Ia P6rne
aud isabelle. The flower girl u much safer " no. quite
"a
lie GdHloS which IL 40 proud OF tho exclusive inter
Mgruoe IL obtains from iOr AZ least concerning SPAN
may also. Hud believe does, claim the honor 81 having
hNontcd tho Spanish noSsYeudcI-ia ceHe Jgm-
the ySgaro IL not bchindhnnd IN sounding
her praises aud 81 the illustrated journals pabsrs
her portrait accompanied by como critical roInaihs on
the Young ladys appearance and disposition aud the
history Of an ss attempt made 10y the editor 10
obtain from her materials for biographical ncln"r
The fc OF girl OH, who sells hc~epal'ts 10 ino
Of Paris must have been 40 exceedingly htctcruhgl
Mdc Gabrielle de la Periue Es scarcely hcrh nue 'nah
a week before tho Partisan public. and already her pYp
larlty seems 10 have oehpsed at OF IA L''dne. o
has been the TOPIC of tic day Tor soin'hin
like eight days In sncccsson. lie 0dm"is re
commended her 10 the notice OF the JOCKEY
Club; aud the Jockey Club has held solemn stungs 70
bouqurt6re Isabelle be dismissed ny rrhrDh OF
her departing figure aud of her sterrotypcd smile Inc
Figaro described her physioguomy Ia eloquent Terms
Dsder lost time Ia asking her To sit Tor hcr pu
tograph, OF which innumctublo copies arc reported
10 have been sold An account OF the meeting OF
this Jockey Club duly published In 10 GdniHs
which gave touching picture Of Isabelle waiting
the steps OF tho Club House tO learn her fael~bbeo
whO ten days ago sil had tbs reputation Of being the
prettest h0wergirl In PIsl IL Is said that aie IN INC
evening the poor ONcrgf became 80 excited hh sue
was unable o. contain herself any longer and rushing
10 the kiosk occupied by her rival executed Wild dauce
accompanied by insulting gestures immediately IN ion'
Tauce Grand Hotel has been described IN scNtfa
urua and the Figure declares that the belle t0r a. bct
Iagififre IN dcfyng the bce JOpHdtcre, made use OF
language which might have beru employed ny c htIo',
f Homer provoking another 10 battle. Inc crown
collected round Mile. dc Ia ieriues Kiosk on thls ana
other occasions has been made 10y the other occupants
NAVAL of Mile de la Ierne whose presence on TIC boue
ward Is alleged To be public nuisance Inc pot1n 80
orh that Nile de la perino attracts purchasers by INC
cyy of her dcmeanOr but her defenders ~ the pirs
declare that this Is oaumuy tho part OF her On
Vious competitors