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Show HUTU OK r. T. lit KM. II. TilB dlipalclm announce that I'.T. Ilariium ilk-. I lt oveiiliur at Ilrldge-poif, Ilrldge-poif, Conn., from Renernl ilcblllty, cauml by oJJ nge, afier an Hlnum of nearly flvu monltm. Ho wan one of the moat remarkable men of inodiMi time, Ivlni; prolnbly tho grrnlvat ahowmaiiof nllhlaton. "I'lilnmm Taylor lliriium wae boni In IWIiel, Uoim July Mil IMO. IIIfitliT naa an innkeeir end nountry men hanl, wltndUHltu HA, iMirlnx no proiierly, an I from tlm aenof llilrlenii to rlithtreti Ihoeon we Itl buolneM In varlo'w place, part of the time In llr.oklyn an I Vew ViirkCfly lltvlni anniniilUlelallltlo mon , he ret irne.1 to IteihH an 1 ii,nol a email ebr Hi re lie wav cry eii'tieaa. rul, aeiolally af or lakiog the ageney for atfirnfa lu tery rlitrlere.1 liy the Mtalo r.rbtilldliu the Urdtioi tonuineiil oh lniie.New fintm. When the loiury charter raplml, hn bultt a larger elore lu lllhel,blit(liroilghld iteUa therliler-prUe therliler-prUe prated u riltiire. Afier Ida mar ruuro In lxill.. i-.I.Mu,li..l anl nlllnl a weekly tiewawr entltlml 7Ve ileraM of cWeiivi, ami for the free eaprewlona if hh opinion he wa lniprloiie.l alaty daya f r llhrl. Ill ISII he rrmove.1 to New Yolk, hla prii rty having Ikm omo tniifh mliieed lie Kn afterward vlalt. ed 1'hllailelphU, an I aw there mi pxlilb lllon a colored alnvo woman nainrl Joyro lleth,a.liertln,l aatlio liorw tldeonre Whlnaloii one hmidre'l an 1 eUlymo yraraold. Her owner rlhllillnl auan. tlctit looking, tlineHYilired bill i f eahs riatiil VZ7, Mr. lurniim Uiughl her for IIOW, adtrrllxtl her ah llaltely, end hi rnlnti imn.ii reoclxHl HVr) a wek. Ullbbiayefir Joyce .lloth ilkl, and i nt mortem examination proved tlut tho Virginia plainer ha I added about eighty yearab, her ofo Having Ihui auiulrrla taalefor the abow biialneai, Mr. lurniim traveled through the Houth with email khor., which were gen. rally uoiuccpWuI. ll 1811, alllioui(ll without a dollar of hla own, be purchirdf'tld ler'a Auierloan klimtitn, liaimel It Kirnum'a aluteiioitaul,by aiding novel curloab lie and advertising freely, ha wa able ti iy f or II llio lint year, and In HI ho had M.Ma.1 to It two other oaUmlro iiU Iretlon. )M.fLleaMcral mtuor onoe. In IMi he nnt heard of L'hkile M, Ntraltnti, ottirldfrpirt, IVntlttheil leva then two feat bigti aod weighing only aialevn imunl, who eoii leame known t. the worll, iindir Mr lurnuin'atllte. Hon, aa Om. Tom Thumb, and it mliiui.-l in the tlnne.1 hUle and K irope w Ith great euro-". In HO Mr Itanium, aner lug negotlatlona, engaged J, liny fjnd to elug In America for IM nlghta at l(V0 u night, an Iaconieftoooli4iiy waafunuoJtoauii portlier. I inly iilnety.iWe eoni-en wore glien.butthegroii reeelpta of tho tour In lituo uinnlh of 153 aia.1 lid wire 7I3,IC1, Uioii which Mr. Ilanuin made alarKeprollt. In IK aflr being con neolotl with liuny euU'rprlvea liealdea lhoo nattie.1, he retired to au oriental villa In llri lgrrt. whlrh he ha I built In 19IJ, lteieivled Urge ejma In iui I roving that city, built up the eltv of IJ.t llrlt.'iiiort, made mile nf alriwU, and Ihnrelu pljiito.1 lhouanJi of treua. lie encouraged liunufactiilxra to moo to hl new illy, which hoe elnoo boen unlleit ullli llri Ignpjrl, liul In IVA-l, toencouragoa largo nitnufalturliigooiii. pany to remove lliere, let heroine ai tin preaw.1 wlh noilldenre hi their wealit) anl certain euveta that ho endoreod their notoa for nrarly fl,i)0'J,Qju Tho rniani wint luk, bankruptcy, wlplug out Mr. lUrnuin'e pniportyi but ho lud ettUcd a f irtiine Ukii hi wire, I le went to Kngland again with loin Thumb, and lettiired with ui"e In I, in Ion and other l.ugllah iltlea, returnlug In 1H5. Ilia earning an I hla wlfe'a aalalanoe enabled htm to emerve from hla Uiianclal inlafortune, an I bo ouoe moru took thargeof the old inuaeuiii on the oorlier of Ilroalway anl Ann rtlrcct, and con-duitud con-duitud llnlthaucceaatlllllwaa burned on lJlh July, IMV Anotlier luuaeuni whlrh ho opened waa alaoburmvl. Ho then. In the aprlnguf l;i, ctabllhej u gnU traveling mueuui ami niviiaglrle, lutroduclug raro cqueatrlau and athlollo performance, whirh.ancr tho iidlltlon of a repieaiiititieii if the ancient llonun lilppnlromt rao, ho en at ilohant Juuiho, and other noriltlea, he callwl 'I'.T. Ilarnum'allniaUntHliowoii ILirth,' Mr. Itarnum hu Uin four llmta n mam Iwr of tho Uonnoitltiii bglalaturn, and mayor of llri Igriwrt, to which city ho pre.ented ni.ublw park Hit oilier benefaction bene-faction have bnra lr,o and iiuintruiia, among them a atone milHeuin building prreuulod tu Tufta rolligo near ltoon, Mau., filled with epocliuen of natural blilory. Ho lu dclliarnl huudro.la of Irctnrn on temperance an I the practical aifilra of life. Ho publUhul hla aulobt-ignhi aulobt-ignhi (Newoik, lit; eulargud .). lion, llariforl, IMO, with yearly apien dk)h 'Huinlniga of the. World' (.Vow York, lb(OI an I 'Moil Jk' u htory (IWc),1' Mr. Ihrnum Uraltouly Inaliamior it intalii clau, and tho hunibuga lio manipulated for tho amuti ment of tho public weritiioeud by hla own n, ao that what w ai deieptlon on hla mrt In one way waa not In nnolher. Hu waaoedtoeoclol,iolltlcnl nud ro. hgluuniintanl hicrly,nnd ho Il i atrUtly tiuiiratu nud moral Iff... t Irui u ha nevrr licanl u hint of an) thing to the contrary. Ho vlalted L'tali a nul many i ura ngo, nud took iiiiihlutereat Inlho cuiiiiiiion iifiii. lommunll). Hehal pmvluuali known nothing of the Uirinoiu"Mldvfroiu hat he I a I ria I, an I thoae awnro cf he pujudlcuj waj lu whlth our k. i le are almnut tinlvvfiully Iru.ilnl know what Hi it nuain. ju u ai. uuu.ledl.nn I that the Halnli ixhlb ..idaoiuany vlriuiana ore charatltr. tloi,f thilr cour,o HuhMijuvntl lu ho i.t ho lkiiMid hllu.ilf will, Hiking vlg.r on tho auljutt through the run, or duliur IhUhuwuvna. ailed bj aull.".Moriiioii' blgota, hut, milling ilaunUU, ho roltirainl nnd ihlcd t lila etulcliuillalll Uifuuouf ioBIiiu,i.iouIuk that hla lovu of ullcoaw atrong that ho unheal allngly rxiriMtd It nt thu rlk' of Ming adjected ly J)nuljr leiuurv. 'urlngMaeventful life Mr lUrnuiu ftavo rnaujr evidence of llng j man of car wa brain, lrrr rraalblo energy nnd rnagnanbnoua illafaialtlon. H |