New-York tribune., 1868-08-12
OBITUARY..

Adah Isaacs Menken, the actress to whose
example may the successful origin OF the nude drama
be attributed. died in Pars yesterday. In the noontde
OF e surrounded by everything that could render the
intoxicating nature Of her profession even more charm
lug she has been suddenly called away. The European
journals have in their notices of the late Miss Menken
during her professional visit to Paris mentioned
that on several occasions she had been pre-
vented fom sustaining her role through sick
ness but no indication OF fatal illness
was given US until the Of her death reached this
city last evening by Atlantic telegraph Miss Adah
IsaacsfOr such was her maiden name-Was porn III CI
cago about 1882, and consequently, at the ume Oh
her decease, about 36 years OF age She was Wel eu
Gated Her first husband was Mr. Menken 10 Wnon sue
was espOused ere her extraordinary adventures nau
made her name celebrated. In 1860, Miss Mehken was
introduced 10 the New-YOrk public by Mr. James
Nixon then proprietor OF the circus IN sixteenth
ST. Previous to this her laison with John c. Heenan IN
California to whom she claimed to nave oeeh married,
after her divorce from Menkeh nauo I1, s9,ii.
stranger to the quid nuncs OF Gotham hee.aus s'15
queut dsavOwa of the marriage viii sun DE resh III the
pubic mind By this time indeed Adah was the subject
Of public attention IN most renarhaplc uoE,te,
Menken's success the stage has been at
trbuted TO her fine figure, easy carriage anu
thoroughly debonnaire department Shortly after the
breaking ont of the Rebellion she became the hepmeet OF
Mr. h II Newell better known to the literary world as
Orpheus c. Kerr. Tisyaiance however as III the pre-
ceding was far from beng happy ana Deioeh year
had passed the nuptM tie had been again broken.
Theater Royal, Astleys London, engaged
Miss Menken for season, 10 appear IN
u
be forever connected This produced al Easter, and
entire md indeed part OF the season fol
lowing was the rage OF the English metropolis. Despite
the Of criticism her appearance IN the character OF
Mazeppa evoked. the enormous success In
pecuniary point of view. The season following Miss
Adah Isaacs Menken appeared I'm an original
entitled "The child OF the sun" This unlike its prede
ccssor was an utter failure After this, Miss Menken
spent her in Europe, and during tho present year
was PLAYING I'm Paris crowded houses. The more re
cent celebrities with whom her name has been associated
in unenyable notOrety. were Alexander Dumas. the
novelist and the young English poet, AlgernOn swim
burue whom rumOr has credited with beng engaged IN
editing volume OF the late Miss Menkcns pOeca com
positions.
Peter IlaCkett. many years one OF IIlE lRIB-
UNEs accO1npl CompOstOr- died on Monday aged
Al years. He was born IN COumcl. County llpptIarN.
IreaHd and grated to this country m l47 short
time after his arrival Ia this city he was employed ~ Inc
DqU ErUrcsS Office and 1852 he became one OF lHE
TRBtrNE's staff, aud thereafter employed IN TIE
TRIBUNE Office with the exception OF one year. "heh nc
started Job printing office, enterprise winch proved
unsuccessful Mr.. Hacket was for many years an il-
hucntIal member OF the Typographical Uniou ana was
there as c,cw beloved The funeral takes place IN
morning at 10 o'clock from No. 25 MOuroc-st. The
remains To be taken 10 bridgeport Tor mteiinent.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug, 1l.-Gen. Melancthon
: Wade son OF David Wade. of the nrst settlers of
Cincinnati died suddenly at AvOndaie, Mo- Yesterday.
At the commencement Of the war Gen. wade was aI-
pointed Brgadier General aud In command of Camp
Dcnuison for time. He was prominent member Of
the Pioneer Association, and much respected.