New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-06
HOPELESS or CURE.

CAUSE OF L. A. MANlCNS SUICIDE.
VAIN srAecu FOR POSITIVE REMEDY FOR HIS
DIsEAsE-rHR PROPERTY WHICH WAS LEFT 10
rHE FAMILY
The suicide OF Edward Augustus Manicc was
generally discussed in downtown circles yesterday and
the general opinion was that his mind had become I'M
balanced from Illness aided 10y The largo amount OF
ruas he had taken to eject n for maaria fever. lie
had long since become dsgusted with the prescriptions Of
physicians and persisted III prescribing ana using his own
remedies lie is reported. by those who were rs intimate
with him rs it possible Tor any man to bet have
been very changeabr in he mooG-at times ahabie ana
sociabIe and almost in a moment becoming mOrose and
melancholy. \ gentleman who dlncd with nm on Mon
day nj Delnoncos states lhaI hr' -"'ni,'
was more than ordinarily peculIAr N no ~
mpau0r his es beng restless ana NJ, 'n'iis
conduct btOkeninS man VINO was III uc p lir'.t' t
he complained OF his inability tn cure the a-e, ana
was anxious 10 hear of NV aud positive fenchy'
which, th. gen tcuan thinks. lac sought ID the revolver
" In all respects SAID bf9AC,' VINO j. wen
part OF MS dead fathrr-a man VINO did ms
own thinking. and took no one INTO ms cohi
economical habits happier In his household an III tie
world where h. was always c0i1 di,'iF Wy 30
lie wa. a member OF TIE Union Clue, and m former
,,3rs Il f-.qurut visitor lie took offence at something
that occurred one evening" and H. never Naileu INC
Tne Iat,i., De Forest Nance died in April, 1862 az
Hampstead, LOns Island leaving q WdOW 80 son, i,1
lon. one. and drawn with great care and rgid ADLER
rHce TO his peculiar views Oh rust ,if.on
ave RE f,pitIfr aud al the family stores, except
the sherry ana port VINES, when Ne!e gwen 10 "a.
sons william and Edward. Tne property IN winch tho
two brother had large interest, ant which was under
their control consist 0f eight lots a. he Ihtt'h :"
sxthayc. and Broadway, between Ihniy MN ana
ThriyNt-.fs, Tot on the northwest corner oi Ihrt
untu-,i. and SlXiLafe, anu t1ir ols on lit'. -li-
ST.. adjoining; two lois on the southeast corner Oh
on Fortitt,trer 90 De- held during tlcir natural Ns
and rir is-uc IL auy. 'o aS. 10 their dth, an estate
Tor Iic The widow wre to Dee allowed 5000 year the
mother, $500 and le sister Of me later Fl0o i,ga
child of De Forest Mluicc was 10 nave stated income
of ~ 800 year. E aliuon 10 hclr snare ih lie '
now eighty years Old. 5000 was 10 De given Co Yale
College. which To be- invested In NcW-1ork state
cuuuc'. o. on bond and Igorts1te on }, W-iofk
cry property until IL should reach tie sum OF
$4,000, when The interest on that amount was 10 be
used 10 educate continuously one son "I' 5..iii
their courses COLLEGIATE and scientific" Provision was
made ior division ~ th' estate az iir death oi me
widow. wncu lr rr'ilcrs were 10 dct ga trustees Tor
tLcr sisters. In addition 10 The property already
ic,ctiDcu, Edward \. Mance had IN interest IN
tuc b4iu.- No. f. and 4 Mass s- 80. J6 C.Jr-.i.,
lnc executors ot the viii were william De Forest Ma
nice. Edward Augustus Nauicr. George y Robins Bon
widow. c0dicl give, of the pr pey "a tfis Tor
grand son. Nanct be- Forest IcckWe , and uricrS the
ou the uptown p.i estate, taxing n'Au ahH hoil--e
therefor, the same 10 DE u'td a' "1 1W.NoN
meut fund. The brothers, william am Ei%atl,
carried tlc viii INTO count, IN order 10 secure .tsl
definition fp the trust funds, and "u tllI wills hat
hrc k the clause giving 5000 I'd Yale (nie-r Airr
reaching t4c Court OF Appea The Nll us WiIicn Was
,i,.t,in.t it its nrat Tuage Church tti,,rutIu.
r', i r.frte il, f.n,ted tn be valued at . GOnUuo.
and luc share of the dead was nearly ~-5',Vp',
"" 81 t III, - al ,aa from flo il.. D.. id .ura ~
Rev. John Cotton smith, pastor OF o." CrAth or ttr
Ascension whore the family attended, VII rdrHuct it
iy plot at Hampstead and viii bo laid beside those OF
Ia. father and sister.