The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-21
ConsuI.General to Japan,

Uf that class.
COnsul.General to Japan.
Colonel A. G. Dunn, of Pulaski county,
Va, leaves for his home tomorrow. He
has been appointed Consul-General to
Japan, and will leave for that place on the
10Th August next. This is but the second
native yirgnian appointed by President
Grant CT position or distinction.
Consular Agents.
The President to-day appointed D. 3. r.
Heine. of the New York Herald, w. j.
Armstrong and Il. d. Dennis, of Ohio, con-
suIar agents in Europe. They will be sent
hence at once.
Suicide of the French Minister.
NJ. Provost Paradol, French minister.
committed suicide at his residence In this
city last night. He shot himself while in
his bedroom 1t is thought he was suffer-
ing from sun-stroke. His body will be em-
balmed and sent to France. The Secretary
of State called ut the Minister'S house this
morning to offer aid and coincidence to the
children. The State dinner, which was to
have been given by the Secretary Of State
tomorrow, is abandoned. Mons. Berthe
mcr will return here from New York.
The suicide of the French Minister Gre
ated 4 sensation of horror in this commu-
nifty. When the Secretary of State informed
the President Of the fact the latter was 10th
to believe it. Secretary Fish Immediately
telegraphcd to Minister Washburne. Oh
Paris, and directed him to communicate the
fact to the french Government At the
suggestion of Mr.. Fish an inquest was held
over the body, and verdict of suicide by
shooting rendered.
The Presidents Summer Tour.
The President and family will leave here
tomorrow for Long Branch, and he will
return to this city on the 10Th Of August,
to remain only few days. He has &C.
cepted an offer Of the proprietors of the
Stetson House to use one Of their public
parlors twice week for the reception Of
those who desire to see him on public
business, and will transact no official bust.
ness at the cottage.
| Miscellaneous.
General Sherman has gone to Great Falls
|
The Secretary of State has received the
formal acceptance of Mr.. Frelinghuysen,
who will meet the President and Secretary
Fish at Long Branch and receive his in
structions. WALLACE.
SAssociated Press kilograms
Terrible Tragedy at Washington
Suicide of M. Provost Paradox, the
French Minister.
WASHINGTON. July 20.-M. Provost Para
dol, the recently-arriyed French Minister
to the United States, committed suicide this
morning at 2 O'Clock by shooting himself
with a pistol. On yesterday he suffered
greatly from the heat, and his mind seemed
wandering and disturbed, though he con-
tnued engaged in his business up to a late
hour last night. 1t is supposed he COM
mitted the deed while laboring under in
sanity produced by oyerwork and intense
heat. +.
M. Provost Parodol was about fifty years
Of age, medium height, strongly built, ana
tache looked like German rather than u
Frenchman. He bad with him daughter
Of seventeen, and a young son whose stu
dies he was supervising. HlSfame as lite
rary man in France was great. Up to 1856
he was persistent opponent of the pre-
sent Emperor, and the Courier du DinlGas-
che, with which he was connected, was sup
pressed on account of hiscomparing France
to q well-born woman degraded by living
with horse-boy tthe Emperor). During
the civil war in the United States he was
warm supporter of the Federal Govern
ment, and Mt the assassination of President
Lincoln he published long eulogy of him
in the Journal DIES DebafS. When he left
Paris on the steamer he had heard nothing
of the Hohenzoliern imbroglio, and first
heard of it on going ashore at New York.
After hearing OF it his anxiety was SO great
to reach Washington that ne left on the
next train. He had engaged cottage at
Newport for the summer.]
Second Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-M. Provost Para
dol, it is thought, was partially deranged.
He made preparations for some accident.
He wrote note to the Chancellor Of the
Legation on Monday last, to be opened here
after, giving directions regarding bus chill
dren and servants.
Heavy shipments OF American Gold
to Europe. IA
Nrw YoRR Juiy 20-,rhe steamer Java,