New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-23

A SINGULAR PHoPEssuY-THs Boston Trareder Of
the 18th says There rerdes in Boston gentlem IN who
10 possess sort of mania for attending ACTIONS
Ii il about eight years since this propensity WIS first
noticed and that time he has been In attends st
particular auction every evening that has been
opened Rain shine spring SIMMER autumn or winter
it matters not with him. He usually enters the room
about half hour after the sale commences, takes his
poson in particular part Of the rOom abOut a foot
from the wall and there he stands without leaning
moving from the spot until the sale is over. tie was
known TO bid for single article or to speak to
single person. but always assumes kind OF carefor
nothing air and swinging gently TO and fro, watches
they about him. He is a sort of world within
himself in sympathy with no one about him II is
for nearly eight ears nce he first noticed particn
lary, and as before remarked. he has never been
known be absent Several times the sales have been
suspended for few evenings for repairs, &c, bat punctu
adv hs post he 10 be found t1e first evening the
room IL reopened The mOet violent storms have never
been severe enough to keep him away. This singular
personage bachelor apparently about fifty hve years
Of sge and is well off in this world goods, living ON the
ntei est Of bis and occupying room by himself
few months since his brother celebrated divine OF this
city died and the evening of the day of the funeral
was supposed he would be absent To the surprise OF the
suconeer he panctusy at his post little inhl
enced by the appeals Of Going going, gone
ATrIPARrY rs ONE or THE " RuaaL DsrRIcr."-A
venerable mairon Of North Adams Mass only % years
of eye gave an Old Folks TeaParty, few days since,
and among the guests who present were four ladies'
Of the respective ages of So 81 60 TO- and three gentle
Of s5. co. 49, making the united ages OF he eghi
persons fncudng the hostes Gi9 years average Of
ST. And what most remarkable, adds The SeHtHsf,
.x of the above D. farms which they reside
all in one neghborhoood Of less than mile squEe-and
have been residents Of the town over fifty years.
Az Jyrlsous PUBIIciTi0S.-We are not so surprised
thai Vincent Note shoud be the author of the infamous
publication which has recently appeared at The North IN
Ergh dress a. hs production ss that the cau an Gus
and mendacios rubbish could find place in any book
store iD city. More false, malicious or infamous
abIicaiiOns put IN PRINT IN youme oi tue
ssn dimensions and the stupd malice of the writer Is ia
perfect consence with his past career OF chcane n-
trgue discrimination and swndlng. The catchpeuny
volume only ut TO be burned oy he hands of tue han-
man. n. o. True Delta, Aug -.
ss.Krs Nervous people may pass over this article or
brace themselves up for extra twtch OF the nsrVes
On Wednesday last, Mr.. j. y BaDks Of Bernardston,
killed two moccasD snakes From one 81 young snakes
disengaged themselves after the death OF the old one
through hole made by ptchfork, and from the other
AZ making 70 in all II was rather sqls"mHS times there
this paragraph (Gireenfeld Mass Am Rep, Aug 81.
braska has taken but slave with him. it thinks that
under the Popular Sovereignty doctrine Of Senators
Dorglas Butler and Petit h- would be perfectly safe in
taking his entire plantation with him. This is the way
the Slave ogarchy intend to let the people rule.
At the recent Commencement exercises of Yale Col
loge in New-Haven, Conn, the degree OF LII. D. was
conferred on William II. Seward and William ii. Seward
delivered the Grafton before the Alumni IL is time for
SoutheIners to give this Abolition College the cold
shoulder. Huntsville (Ala) Advocate.
FIRE ~ LONDONDERRY, n. H.--On Sunday night the
house, barn, and all the oubuildngs OF Daniel Watts,
ESD op ether with forty tuns Of hay fourteen head OF
cattle carriages furniture, &c entirely consumed
by FIRE. Loss from 81 900 to $1,000. Insurance about
81 500.
Dr. Samuel Patton, editor OF TIE Kn0rsiAe Methodist
ChristiaA AdrOeate died on the LIST inst.