, 1870-08-23

dent In connection NTH the tragic deash OF H. !
Preyoss- -Par...nl, late Minister Of France % the
United 4&a,cs Some years ago there hpptaseu
ooyei, by Nh anonymous hntheft u tne 1tee1e 1@"
Dtux Moadfs. enusled "Mademotselle ue Mtf
say" The authorship WAS nstr1s'utea 10 ~ fata-
dol, who denied Icing the author, aHaoASa NC
admitted that he had Inspired SOME OF the 1de4
.aat haA given Fise to the novel the singular
mart Of the stosy however, is the LAST part OF Tue
Mot Of the novel, and the fate OF the hero. The
latter, famous journalist Is appointed Anbassa-
dor Of France at the Russian Court anu there
commits suicide by blowing bis brains out "tsa a
pistol, shortly after his asF!yAi At hts post IN
fact 1t Is the history OF ~ Paradol himself, Will
ten Jears before the eyents chronclea therein oc-
0ufred.
IL letter from Saratoga, Angnsf 18th, says:
"Cemmodore Vanderbilt, 1nstead Of being pasa-
iyzed and In the aEonies OF DEATH spent the eEe1-
ing with william Tu1ubnll and his other csonies
playing such1e, and, IS usual, retired from the
card table at II o'clock, hay!ng won about SOD.
He slept sound1y, and was up IN time 70 be among
the hrst at the spring." .H
Joseph Nox1e died at Westerly, R. l., August
IS, aged IS 5ea18. He came TO New York cttJ at
the age OF ID. IN 1881 he received the Wing noml-
nation for County Clesk. lie Was at the una an
Alderman. The State, before Democratic. now
gsye the wings an overwhelming majority. and
Nj. uoxte was elected. lie became, after this.
morp distinguished 10 political clrcles- On the
nomination Of General Harrison, Mt. Unxte entet-
I'd heartily into the caaF1sS. AZ political meetings.
he was speclat fayoyite- His forte WAS anecdo1e
and song, and none could rival him in telling
story Of singing The poltical doggerel OF tne nar
"T.ppecanoe7 songs were popular vita she maa-
scs. and the manner In which nozle rendered
| them, with accompanying facial cohtorttons anu
| nacr,tzr ves,trn,e.s~,i .,vsps aacnEed for him
EeEIliHeffdofs applause. In tue next r.r.,-
| denual campaign Mr., uoue warusy sup
| ported bis lre-loug fs4cnd. uenr1 Clay. In 1852
he was nominated 1o1 Congress in the Fifth Dis
tr1ct, but was defeated By William u. Tweed. In
| 1859 he was the Republican candidate for CountT
Clerk, bu, WIS unsuccessful, though he had very
large sofe. He Tas appolnted in 1854, by Ar. Lin
| coin, Collector Of Internal Revenue In the Fifth
District, anu 10 the last Presidential campaign he
delivered addresses t. Staten Island and New JeF-
SEP tn which tho "reminiscences Of political life he
Introduced were much appreciated. About 1853
the Commonwealth Fire Insurance Company was
established by Mr.. Hox1e. In conjunction with seE-
era1 leading Citizens, ana In 1868 6e accented the
6irce Of President Of the Aucab1e Life Insurance
Company, und held that position at the time Of
his death. The deceased was familiar With the
| leading public men Of 4 former generation, and
was warm, personal, as we'll 3 political friend,
Of ueury Clay, and SGT ut his death-bed.
Robinson, the man who Tas aceused Of mtr-
.!erinE Hclen JcTesr, wls clerk 10 Mr. Hoxtef
employ Al the time, Aad his employer took zeal
Gus part IN his defence on the trial.
"A correspondent OF the Chattanooga fTcnn.]
7,a&s. writing from Treuton, tells The following
| grarhtc stDry:
"john Robson 17a.tc circus Exhibited at Trea.
TOD. On nth. Res.sns passoa Smith VAS sitting
neT tne canvas in The shade ras!ng the Eg Of cur
tit when Watchman Rave him severe blow on
The he'd with htckrJ club indicst1ng ceTiona
wound though not consid1fd fatal, he objected
l n. IEnHfAHT Ennn1Gpf1